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factor aiding the buyer in fixing his
own price. National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce figures show
but 11.7 per cent Of the capital OF this
enormous industry is borrowed. In
459 companies engaged in other indus
tries, borrowed capital represents 24.6
of the total.
The stockholders equity in the auto
mobile industry is 88.3 per cent. A
large percentage of these stockholders,
moreover, are car owners. Many Of
them know that they benefit directly
through their own progressiveness in
purchasing new cars just as often as
new cars offer advantages commensu-
rate with the increased investment.
With the automobile industry
financed by the general public, rather
than by greedy short sighted money
lenders, everything is in favor of
even larger quality production Of
popular cars.
Clearly, prices are up to the motor
list. The moment he fails to see the
advantages of keeping abreast of the
conveniences, comforts and safety of
newer cars production will fall and
prices will mount.
Copyright. 1926.)
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NEW JERSEY WILL WIDEN
ROAD TO ATLANTIC CITY
Eleven-mile Section of White
Horse Pike. to Be Improved,
Beginning April 1.

Thousands of Washington motorists
driving to Atlantic City each season
will receive with interest the word
that widening of the White Horse
pike between the Camden County line
and Absecon, n. j., on the 11-mile
section between HammontOn and Egg
Harbor, will begin April /. An
nouncement to this effect is made by
w r.. Sloan, State highway engineer.
His Office makes it known that after
April / no openings for gas or water
mains will be allowed in the pike for
five years 1t Is the plan of the high
way commission to add IL feet on
each side of the pike and 10 keep one
side open while work is progressing
on the other. The work will take two
Summers, ii is estimated.
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into the cylinders before igniting It,,
and by not wasting the ignition
at The start, he does not divert good
current from the starter-motor which
needs all the amperage the battery can
supply to provide a snappy spin of
the engine shaft
Neighbors never see Smith register.
ing satisfaction when he has made the
wheels lock, Instead, he always Is
displeased. He knows that the most
efficient braking system is the one
that holds the wheels just short OF
the locking point, and he Is never
satisfied until he succeeds in at least
approXimating the ideal.
Making Safety Safe.
Even when Smith uses chains as an
extra safeguard when the streets are
slippery, one never sees him driving
any faster than he would were he
running without such protection. In
other words, safety devices to him
are safe only when he is conducting
himself and his car, as he would
If without such protection. Most
drivers step on the gas the moment
they add some protective device.
Thus, the device is given more work
than it can do.
For instance, IL a safety appliance
will provide security up to a speed Of
25 miles an hour and the driver in.
sists upon running 35 there is mar
gin of excess danger amounting to 10
miles an hour. The situation is the
same as If the driver were running
10 miles an hour without any safety
device.
Smith has worked out all these
angles himself. He is thinking. Con-
sequently he is driving better.
Next week, No. 144-Speeding the
Stop.
(ronvrIUh@ yAoRN
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YEAR'SAUTO THEFTS
REACH HIGH MARK
Dealers Association Reports
Figures Obtained for 1925
in 28 Key Cities.

Mass abduction OF automotive We
hicles in 1925 was maintained upon a
ratio comparable to increased produc.
tion, figures compiled by the National
Automobile Dealers Association for
2S key cities show. The association
has kept statistics on these cities for
the past eight years. In 1925. T,174
motor vehicle thefts were reported,
against 1881 in the previous year
and 27, ,445 in 1918.
According to statement by the
dealers association, while more cars
are stolen in these cities yearly than
are recovered, there has been steady
betterment in police efficiency, as the
number Of recoveries has risen stead
lily since 1921. In 1925 there was re-
covered SO per cent of the number of
cars stolen In these centers as COM
pared with 83 per cent in 1924 and 79
per cent in 1913.
Figures for Eight Years.
The recapitulation of the figures for
the 2S cities for the last eight years
i, foIl
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MOTORISTS NOW
DICTATE PRICES
OF AUTOMOBILE
Continued from Sixth Page.)


live prospects for new cars. Again,
production goes up and prices come
down.
While 1t Is likely that there will be
ups and downs in prices because the
cost of raw materials is high at pres
ent, there Is no reason why car prices
should not be lower in the near fu.
ture, with the trend downward, as long
as production grows through the pub
liGs keen interest In the new models.
The prices of raw materials should
follow those Of the cars, instead OF
vice versa. II automobile production
is unusually high, manufacture OF
glass, steel. copper and everything
else that goes into a car must be
stimulated automatically. The great
steel plants of the country will be ex-
panding to an even broader quantity
production basis. which invariably
means lower prices.
There are the exceptions, such as
rubber, but the economists are con-
sidering the general picture. Recently
"a number Of the high-grade manufac-
turers have gone on quantity basis
a trend that further tends to lower
prices by removing the temptation to
break up the production scheme
through the purchase of cars that are
fctitiously exclusive.
The singular financial structure. of
the automobile industry is another
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PROGRESS ISSEEN
IN TRAFFIC SAFETY
10 Per Cent Increase in Acct
dents Held to Be Challenge
to All Citizens.

That the 10 per cent increase in
motor fatalities during 1925 is chal-
lenge to every American citizen, is
the declaration of George NJ. Graham
chairman of the traffic planning and
safety committee of the National Au-
tomobile Chamber of Commerce, in
connection with the publication of the
years figures.
1.-The fact that vehicle registrations
increased 1871 per cent while fatal
titles increased 10 per cent is no pallia-
tive" Mr.. Graham asserts. There
are two encouraging factors. however.
One is that three great States and
IA cities have shown that they are
meeting this situation. The other is
that each year we have increasingly
complete and prompt records by
which to check performance. At no
time in the past has there been such
a volume Of reports available from
SO per cent OF the communities after
the close of the year.
Progress Is Seen.
This in itself shows the increas-
ingly scientific approach to the
problem and gives promise that the
situation will be handled with increas-
ing efficiency"
Mr.. Graham points out that con-
Sti uCtIhe newspaper puDllclIN mas
been one Of the important factors in
lettering traffic in New York. 1t has,
he says, pilloried the careless driver
and published the names of those
whose licenses were revoked or sus-
pended.
Six Causes Given.
The National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce has made an intensive
study of the matter Of motor accidents
in general, and has arrived at the
conclusion that the reduction in fatali-
ties is traceable to six important
causes. These causes are as follows:
Strong State law including revoca-
ton of licenses of careless drivers.
Cooperation of cities with State
authorities.
Vigorous policing of State high
ways.
Efficient enforcement of law.
Engineering progress in road con-
Struction and street traffic control.
Newspaper aid in publishing lists of
license reVocationS.
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Pity the Motorist, Too.

One shouldn't give all ones pity To-
the poor traffic cop who stands out in
the wind, the rain and the cold when
the facts are known. It's a case OF
pitying, too, the poor motOrist who
has to stand for the inefficient traffic
management which police must in
dulge in when working under such
handicaps. Some day city officials
will see the advantage in providing
comforts for those who are charged
with such important duties.
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MAY EXHAUST BATTERY.
Easy Throttle Movement Advised
When Car Is Cold.

If the car has been standing out in
the cold for a long period and the
battery is not overly strong it is best
not to open the throttle too wide at
the start The wider the throttle, the
more gasoline and air enter the
cylinders and the more vapor there
is for the pistons to compress. This
excessive compression, plus the natu-
raj stiffness of the engine, may prove
too much for the battery,
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Marking Valve Heads Will Insure
Their Replacement in Proper Holes

that the valve has been part way
open during the running OF the en-
gine. The burning gases have played
around 1t and overheated 1t. Use a
new valve, and be sure that the tap
pet adjustment shows sufficient clear
ance.
Emery -four and kerosene make the
best abrasive compound for use In
grinding In the valves. Put d little
of it at a time around the valve seat.
Only a little. Too much may mean
getting abrasive into the valve guides
where wear means leakage and loss
of power at low speed.
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No need to fear getting the valves
mixed up when taking them out.
Lightly punch dots on the head of
each valve to correspond with the re.
spective number of the valve Read
ing from radiator back, the fourth
valve in line should have four dot
marks. Five should indicate valve
No. S. Unless all new valves are to
be inserted it Is necessary, or at least
advisable, to place them correctly
This plan solves the problem.
If the head of an exhaust valve
has a reddish appearance, 1t indicates
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ACT OF CARELESS DRIVER
Making Car Skid By Improvident
Use of Gas.

Making a car skid by improvident
use of the gas is one of the common
features of careless driving. Some of
the most serious accidents follow as
direct result of applying too much
power when traction is poor, many
cars overturn when the spinning rear
wheels suddenly dig themselves out of
ruts and swing the rear end around
before the driver knows what's hap
pening.
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AVOID RAIN BLOTCHES.
Car Bodies Should Be busted When
Curtains Are Used.

When the rain curtains are being
used regularly for any length of time
be sure 10 dust the body occasionally
where they overlap it, otherwise the
curtains viii leave marks on the
doors and other parts where they
touch.
Don't be misled on the prices of
paint jobs in off seasons. AS a rule,
the quality of paint job is in direct
proportion to the cost, but in slack
seasons good painters will ofttimes
do the work at prices which may be
mistaken for cheap work.
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Oil Leak. Explained.

That oil leak around the fywheel
may be nothing but an accumulation
of dirt at the end of the engine pan.
Water and oil which have dripped
from the engine get damned up in
stead of running off to the road, and
the fywheel in dipping into it splashes
the LIQUID compound all around under
the fioorboards. Where hywheels are
entirely encased, of course, this does
not apply.
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RULE FOR NARROW ROAD.
Advice for Turning Autos in Mud
and Snow.

Whether in Winter or Summer, the
safest rule for turning on any narrow
road or street where the shoulders or
cutters are likely to be filled with
snow or mud is to keep the rear
wheels in the center of the thorough
fare, steering the front wheels off the
road where necessary. So long as the
rear wheels have traction the front
ones can be pulled out. Any observ-
ing motorist has noticed that stranded
cars invariably are found with the
rear wheels, or one of them, off the
road
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Back Out From Garage.

It's better to put the car away in
the garage at night in such a position
that 1t backs out the driveway in the
morning rather than heads out. It's
easier for the engine to drive the car
In reverse. as this is the lowest gear
ratio. And the engine needs all the
help you can give 1t when it's cold.
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Safeguard Against Theft

If 1t becomes necessary to leave
loose articles in the open car at least
see that they are placed on the ton
neau floor and over to the side furth-
est from the curb. Things that are
out of the passerbys reach are not so
likely to be stolen.
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Cities covered in the report are. New
York, Chicago. Detroit, Cleveland, Los
Angeles, Kansas City. Portland, Den
yer, San Francisco, st. Louis, Seattle.
Indianapolis, Boston, Salt Lake City.
Oakland, Omaha, Columbus. Cincin-
natl. Oklahoma City, Albany, Buffalo,
Newport, r. l.; York. Pa; Richmond,
Va; Dayton, Ohio; Lowell, Mass, and
Evansville, Ind.
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Drive Slow on Gravel Road.

A gravel or loose stone road is not
an aid to quick stopping. A greater
margin of safety should always be
allowed on such a road. This means
driving slower IL unfamiliar with the
territory and keeping a safer distance
behind the car ahead,
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CHALLENGES CHICAGO.
Baltimore Claims Priority in Sys'
tenn for Traffic Fines.

Baltimore Is challenging Chicago's
priority in the Inauguration of sys-
tenn whereby motorists may waive
trial for minor violations of the traffic
laws and pay their fines on the spot.
According to police Of the Monumental
City, this plan was used there five
years ago.
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Record of Recoveries.

The recovery record is an indica-
tion Of improved police effectiveness.
according to c. A. Vane, general man
ager Of the dealer association. and to
the valuable help given by certificate
of title laws. Nearly all the larger cit
les Of the country now have automo-
bile theft squads, composed OF men
who specialize in the detection and
pursuit of automobile thieves.
They have developed a comprehen.
sive system OF Identification OF the
professional automobile thieves who
generally work along certain recog-
nized lines, and have thus been able
to effect recoveries OF cars months
after they have disappeared and often
hundreds Of miles from the point from
which they were stolen.
Title Laws Great Aid.
The certificate of title laws have
been of great help to the police de-
partments because such laws enabled
the interchange of information in re-
gard to motor and serial numbers
when a car is offered for licensing
after II has been stolen. Stolen car
records are widely exchanged by State
registration officials. and when such
car appears for record or when a car
appears with defaced identification
marks. police are promptly notified.
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John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSEl

should welcome He
willing and glad
benefit OF
the 9th or mOre of the mOto
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The recapitulation Of the figures for
the 28 cities for the last eight years
Ia a fnllOuvS.
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The car illustrated here
10 the Do Luxe Sedan,
priced at %ill5, at Lansing.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22
Prisoners Testimony

Two prisoners at the county
Jail. Gilman Forsness and Leo
Bruguir, were witnesses as to
Schlaps' conduct since they had
been in contact with him at the
Jail. Both men said they had
talked with him at the Jail but
that he was reticent in his re-
plies. According to their state
ments the other inmates of the
jail played cards together but
Schlaps never played with them.
He often played solitaire, they
said. Forsness, who recently was
brought to this city from Deer
Lodge where he was serving a
term, repeated the substance Of
his conversations with the accus-
ed, saying that they consisted
mostly Of questions and answers
and also said that he had frequent
ly tried to joke with Schlaps. One
time, he said, he told Schlaps that
he had used poor judgment in
planning the Geisler murder.
Bruguir told of a mock hanging
scene enacted by the prisoners for
Schlaps benefit. One of the 9TH
Or prisoners told him that hanging
stretched a fellows neck about a
loot. Schlaps laughed and said
le didn't believe that to be true.
Mother on the Stand
Mrs. Schlaps, mother of the de-
,endant was called to the witness
stand early Wednesday. She testi-
led on cross examination that the
5chlaps family had always talked
German at home but that at school
he children talked English and
.ad studied from English text
looks. She explained that he had
cen confirmed in the Lutheran
hurch at the age Of fourteen. He
ad had as much education as the
est of her children she testified. Z
'erdinand had always been a d
God worker at home whether !
'orking with machinery or with =
orses. AT the age of ten he had Y
with a four-horse gang
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22

berstand the same fully, and
know that the same will be used
against me in any criminal prose
|cution in connection with the
death of Tony Geisler and Lud-
milla Geisler.
81 also wish to add that | knew
it was wrong when I shot ard
Tony Geisler ana Iudm.lla
|Geisler, and know that it is wrong
now; and that I would not do it
again.
~"(Signed) Ferdinand schlaps.
"Subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me this 18th day of May, A.
d. 1926.
Hugh N. Marion.
"Notary public for state of Mon
tana, residing at Wolf Point.
My commission expires Aug.
%, 1926.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22
DEFENSE PUTS DEFENDANT ON
STAND AS LAST WITNESS
Continued from Page Three)
Continued FROM Page Three)

witnesses:
"Charles Council,
walter Johnson,
81. C. DeWane."
Wednesday
Dorothy Bond, a diminutive
blond with a boyish bob, was the
most interesting witness called to
the stand Wednesday. Miss
Bond described fully her questions
and the responses Ferdinand
Schlaps made when she gave him
the Binet-Simon intelligence test
at the county Jail, May 22nd, with
the view of determining his mem
tai age. Miss Bond gave her age
as nearly % but looked more like
a fifteen year old school girl. She
gave Kenmare, N. D., as her
home and said that she was a
graduate of the Kenmare high
school and the Minot teachers col
The witness said that she
had given the Binet-Simon test to.
fifteen or sixteen pupils prior to.
it to Schlaps. When asked
il she had formed an opinion as
to the mental age of the prisoner
she replied that she had but she
not permitted to say what
this opinion was.
A Good Witness
Miss Bond said that the only
way in which the test which she
gave Schlaps was any different
from others she had given was
hat there had been a third party,
Charles Council, present when she
vas questioning the prisoner and
hat at other times there had been
10 witnesses present. The slight
title school teacher, we'll known
o many in the court room as she
.ad taught in Poplar last year,
lade a good witness and was clear
nd to the point with her state
rents when cross examined. I
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22
EYES TRAINED TO SPOT LOST GOLF BALLS,
BOY DISCOVERS SITE OF LONG-LOST FORT
BY f Service

by NEA Service
lTHE buried ruins of old Fort Nc.
Kenzie. outpost of civilization
nearly a century ago, have been
discovered. and the Fort Benton
(Montanal Commercial Club is
breathing easier
The mail brought a bombshell to
Fort Benton recently in the form of
an announcement that a train bear-
ing the Columbia River Historical
Exposition would stop here this
month The party was TO participate
in a ceremony on the site of Fort
Mckenzie while en- route to the Pa
cifc Northwest %on a monument
defeating tour
The trouble was that no n knew
where the old fort had been And
here a distinguished body of histor.
ians was coming to lavish much
pomp and ceremony on something
that Fort Benton had forgotten all
about!
Records Disagree
lu6lT ignorance WAS uioSAoSNAuif
they all agreed. and something
should be done about it. They
couldn't nonchalantly inform the his.
torians that the fort was some
where above the mouth of the Marias
river" Some of the city fathers be-
gan to wonder if it wouldn't be a
good plan to locate" the spot by
half -burying a few charred timbers
on the river bank.
All of the old settlers and records
disagreed as to the location of the
historic old trading post. So Tom
Sharp, a school boy who had devel-
oped his eyes by hunting for golf
balls. went out to look
He found it. Seven miles above
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22

to small marbles. and all of bright
color.
Other objects brought to light were
clay pipes, lead musket balls, hand
made iron nails. a knife and broken
pieces of blue pottery-probably
Delft ware-all of which objects
were of trader origin.
Indian tools and ornaments also
were found. There were hide scrap
ers. bone needles and ivory beads. An
ivory ornament, ornately carved,
was found in one of the piles of
stones. Perhaps some white man had
bought it from an Indian and placed
the treasure on his mantel, where
it was forgotten in the rush to
abandon the fort.
Fort Mckenzie was established by
the American Fur company in 1888
and did a thriving business with the
redskins until. in 1912, F A Chardon
was placed in charge. Jesse James
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22

would have been in the amateur
class compared to this t lder, who
didn't make friends with 1lie Indians.
Finally. a~Negro slave belonging to
Chardon was killed by a proving
band, and the trader determined
upon stern vengeance.
He loaded a cannon and trained
ii on the gate. Then, with a brace
of muskets to finish off the strag.
glers, he waited for the killers of
his servant to enter. Accounts vary
as to the extent of the massacre, but
it aroused such hatred among the
northern Indians that the fort a
abandoned and burned t the ground.
The Indians are welding toma-
hawks in the Happy Hunting
Grounds. the buffalo and elk and
antelope are gone. Only a few little
piles of debris remain of old Fort
Mckenzie. but the memory of it
lives again.