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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
Indians Ride im
Their Own Packards

In early frontier days the n,o.
perity of an Indian was evlders.,
by the character of his riding hors.,
The Indian was one of the. grea,..s
lovers and one of the best Judges !,
a fine horse. Because the bor...
provided him also with his orlv
unit of transportation he fnsistea
upon having animals which not orI.
were fleet of foot but sturdy III
which could carry him the grea,...
possible number of miles wi,boa,.
firing.
Today the Usage Indians. tbro,os
the finding of oil on their lauds :
Oklahoma, are the most prosnaro, 4.
of any remaining tribes. Modern,ts
has seized them too and their forms,
allegiance to and love for the bors,
has been transferred to the automo
bile. The prosperity of the modar,
Usage is evidenced by the charaets.
of his motor cars. The love u,
fine automobiles which perhans
comes from the love of fins AM
sturdy horses is believed by G
Parrish, Packard distributor at Tulsa
Oklahoma, to be the reason wby tbs
Packard eight is favorite motor
car among the wealthy Osages
Fully twenty-five per cent of IN
Packard Fights sold in Oklahoma
he says, go to Usage Indians.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
Why Closed Cars
Dropped in Price

Today's enclosed cars sell at less
than open car prices. What is the
story behind this achievement, many
motorists ask. The history of this
remarkable development is outlined
by an official of the Hudson Motor
Car Co., which invented and exhibit
ed the worlds first coach model four
years ago.
"Closed cars are selling today at or
below open car prices" he said; be
cause they are now made by the same
efficient, simplified system of manu-
facture which has been applied to
motors, axles. frames and oEsn
bodies for many years.
1.-THE Fundamental idea behind the
coach was to make the motor car an
everyday utility rather than play
thing. For such a purpose 1T is OBJ
vious that the closed car is better all
around for the vast number who can
own only one car.
1.-THE trouble was that in the earlier
days the industry learned how to
apply the economies of automatic
machinery and assembly the chassis
and to open car bodies--but not to
cost 81 900 or more above open ones.
At the Hudson plant a study of the
subject led us to the conclusion that
a simplified car could be produced at
an open car price-not comprised in
strength, staunchness or any other
practical quality-but simplified,
standardized, and given the advan-
tages of twentieth century manu-
featuring methods. The buyer could
then have both his good chassis and
cosed car comforts-and pay only
what he always had for an open car.
That program has been substantially
realized.
THE 1926 exhibitions mark an i'm
portans epoch, for the whole industry
now acknowledges the supremacy of
the closed car designed for utility,
and now is working. on improving the
chassis. That foreshadows a new
period of usefulness, service and
economy to the nations motorists"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
The Saturday Motorist
The Old Mechanic Says:


believe firmly in the idea that 1t
doesn't pay to knock down a good
piece of machinery unless there Is
somethin' vitality wrong. I'm a great
one for prevention but can't see any
use in havin' my appendix out on the
theory that 1t may give me trouble
some day.
Nevertheless I'm Just a firmly
against the idea OF postponin' q trip
to the repair shop until there are
lot of things to be done. The car
owner who follows that sort OF
policy is sure to get into a lot of un.
expected trouble.
Troubles breed troubles. II there
is somethin' wrong with the radiator
the first thing you know there's
somethin' wrong with the engine.
1t pays to remedy a trouble right
away, and all by it's lonesome
There's no economy in waitin' until
the repairman has long list of Jobs
because he'll find a lot of things to DO
that wouldn't have been necessary at
all had each job been attended to at
its proper time.
If the radiator overheats. the thing
to do is to have it remedied i'm
mediately. Here's what happens If
that job is postponed too long:
The engine runs too hot and this
causes the valves to hold slightly
open when they are supposed to be
closed. This means loss of compress
sion and power. Besides, the valves
start to burn because the flame Of
each ignited charge of gas gets I'M
der their heads.
The overheated radiator even may
cause a gasoline fire. Figures 1t out
II the intake valves expand so as to
hold open. what is there to prevent
a backfire through the lcarburetor
and a fire if conditions happen to be
just right?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
Can You Invent These?

Motorists of a mechanical turn of
mind may be interested to learn that
there Is a big demand for more auto
motive inventions. Possibly it might
stimulate inventive genius to know
what some of the needed improve
ments are.
There is ready money waiting for
the person who can work out a
simple method of eliminating the
poison gas fumes from the motor ex-
haust. The method must be simple.
When clever mind conceives a
means Of attaching the air hose direct
to the dust cap of the tire. without
the annoyance of unscrewing or re-
moving the cap, there will be some
new encouragement for inventors.
One of the biggest opportunities,
according to a successful inventor
lies in the field of self starters. He
contends that no self-starter. to date,
has equalled the whipping effect of
hand-PraDkino
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
Women Must Voice
Approval of Car

Some unusual circumstances among
car buyers are reported by WHY'S
Overland dealers throughout the
country that reveal new buying
tendencies and new factors having
entered into the purchase of a motor
car.
Never before On the history of the
automobile industry have women
played the part in the purchase of
the family car that is noticeable at
the present time, according to dealer
reports. There once was a time
when the head of the family decided
he needed a car, investigated all
available makes within his financial
limit and then purchased the machine
without so much as quizzing the
other members of the family as to
whether they were in favor of the
purchase or not.
Not 50 these days, dealers declare,
for the wife is responsible for the
actual purchase of the family car in
more than seventy percent of sales
made to family men. 1T is distinct
! departure from the old type of buy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
Engine Bore important

In shopping for car. engines in
variably are judged by their size
from appearances) and what they
do in a demonstration. The matter
of bore and stroke. particularly bore,
seldom is considered. The salesman
may say something about the engine
being 312X5 but. if he does. the
prospect is sure to ask what sort of
gas mileage the car delivers. or any
thing that would seem to get away
from the mystery of bore and stroke.
The bore of an engine is very i'm
portant. 1t tells a great deal abolt
economy, power and endurance. A
motortst would be quick to suspect
that he was considering a cheapened
product if the salesman said there
We're five leaves in the springs when
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
speedometers Flatterine

Fortunately for those who have a
mania for running at high speed
most speedometers are flattering.
The situation, however. Is not so
fortunate for the man who desires to
reach his destination In good time
and who Is going only twenty-five
miles an hour when he thinks he Is
travelling thirty. 1t is not difficult to
check speedometers. II the top speed
Of an engine is so many revolutions
per minute and the rear axle gear
reduction is known, one can figure
the possible highest speed Of the car
on the level. In the case of one car
commonly supposed to hit seventy
three, the top speed is just a little
short Of sixty miles an hour. Re-
latively few American cars can ex-
coed a mile-a minute. 1t may be
disappointing to speed bugs. but it's
the truth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
8. What is the difference betwee

8. What is the difference between
a brake "shoe" and a brake band?
4. Aside from quality and use,
what is the chief cause Of brake lin
ing wear?
5. Why does an exhaust pipe
steam on a cold day just after the
car starts?
(Think these over during the week
and look for the answers in, this de-
partment next Saturday. You may
be wrongly
Copyright 1926 by the Ullman
Feature Service)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27

greatly Influenced by displacement 1t
is important to remember THAI gear
ing and engine design play an i'm
portant part as well. The general
tendency has been toward smaller
engines. Just because bore and
stroke are small is no reason to as
sumo that the engine may not handle
the situation as well or better than
a larger proposition. 1t depends up
on the car, it's design and its price.
What's The Answer?
l.. What is the principal objection
to the supercharger?
9 Why are universal Joints used .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
Did You Do That

Lustre can be added to lacquer
finish, or restored. by using lacquer
finish polish?
1t keeps the car cleaner to drive
slower when the streets are wet?
1t is not necessary to retard the
spark when cranking an engine
equipped with semi-automatic adj
vance?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27

the former model had seven. but a
reduction in the bore does not seem
TO mean anything to him.
With a stroke of Az inches, six
cylinder engines vary in total piston
displacement as follows for the var
ious bores:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27

ing, but nevertheless true.- reno...
a WHY'S Overland dealer, shat s ~
family man prospect enfers v .ass
store he either brings friend r W.
along with him. or else makes an -. ~
pointment with the salesman e. ap. s
demonstration where his spouse ~ Z
be present" cah.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27

A 4X4A four-cylinder engine has 8
displacement of 227 cubic inches or
more displacement than a six-cylin-
der engine of the same stroke but
with a bore of 8 Is.
While power and economy are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
Tin To Fast Drivers

When driving with a wide open
throttle, where this practice is safe
and permissible. it is important to
close the throttle fully for a few
seconds every minute or so. This en-
ables the engine to create sufficient
vacuum to suck up oil and prevent
itself from burning up. 1t is a
rule for race drivers to close the
throttle for eight seconds several
times on each lap Of the race course.
This is done at the curves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-27
Real Design Defined

Mention Of clever engineering
features In the automotive line re-
calls a statement made by Charles r.
Kettering, chief Of the General
Motors Research Corporation before
a recent convention. Mr.. kettering
said that an automobile engineer Is
successful only when he designs his
part Of the car SO 1t will not be ap.
parent to the user Of the car.
In other words, some OF the most
clever and successful features on
cars are those that pass unnoticed.
According to this new definition OF
good automotive engineering. any de-
sign that continually forces itself up
on the drivers attention is not good
one. Good engineering ideas and de-
signs must work while the automo-
bile driver forgets.
Motordom is inclined to praise
those stunts that attract attention
even though they do not always work
or require constant servicing, mean
while forgetting the clever little
stunts that work so well no one gives
them a thought. Some Of the finest
engineering is to be found in the
transmission where gears go ABOUT
their business in such way that the
driver does not know. nor care, what
is happening. In engine pressure
Iubricating systems there Is also evil
dence of much fine work.
Any engineer can work out COM
plicated arrangement for q novel
operation of the valves. but it takes
real genius to perfect an arrangement
that will operate so faithfully as to
make the driver forget there are
valves on the car. The same theory
applies from the steering gear to
the rear axle. Mr.. Referring. II
seems, has said a good word for the
engineers who do the really big
things for the American automobile.
Phoenix tribune., 1926-02-10
New C.. NJ. E. Preacher
EX-Service Man and
Erudite Pulpit Orator

of the local G. NJ E. church. comes
highly recommended by Bishop G.
H Phillips, as man of rare talent
and an outstanding christian gentle
man The Rev. DR.. Clark is a native
of Georgia, and comes from Augusta,
where he served as pastor of the
End C. NJ E. church for the past
two years. He has been in the min
istry only ten years and has pas
tored charges at Conyers, Ca, and
other places in that state.
He is a graduate Of Paine College
of Augusta, Ca. having received the
degree of Bachelor of Arts from this
institution. He taught school five
years in the city of Augusta and
made an enviable record as an ed
ucator. He was director of young
men and boys clubs and in charge
OF the night school at the Bethlehem
House, a community center fostered
hy the M. E. church South at Angus
to, Ga. He also was director of
the Y M. c. A. of that city and
member of the ex-service mems
corps. DR.. Clark is member of
the Masonic order and a man who
takes an active part in civic organ
izations that tend to uplift the race.
Since coming to the work here,
Dr. Clark has been received with
church and the citizens in general.
He is an able minister, logical and
forcefuI speaker, and knows how to
grip and hold his audience, sway
ing them at will with his masterful
eloquence That he will succeed in
the work here is a foregone conclu-
sion, for he already has exemplified
the qualities of a real leader and is
received everywhere with acclaim.
To assist the Rev. DIR. Clark in
his work is his cultured and refined
wife, Mrs Gertrude G. Clark,
product of Spellman Seminary of At
lanta, Ga. Mrs. Clark is a woman
of pleasing personality, affable dis
position, and shows a deep interest
in the work in which she is engaged.
Mrs. Clark also is a graduate of
the Dermis Cura School of Hair and
Beauty Culture, and has had expert
ence in the practice of this profess
sion
The Rev. and Mrs. Clark are fa-
vorably impressed with Phoenix and
it's good people, and expressed their
delight at having been so fortunate
as to be stationed at this place.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
DIAN PIC PICNIC
pAV1Y FOR DAIRY
nav rEIEpR ALTON

Plans for the observance Of Dairy
Day in FL Centre on February p,
were placed before the city council
last night bv a delegation from the
I'll Centre Chamber of Commerce,
headed bv D. L. Zinn.
The delegation requested that
rart of the city funds appropriated
for chamber of commerce use be
used for the Dairy Day picnic. and
after consulting with i. S. Larew,
citv attorney, the council gave per
mission for the sum of 5000 to be
used fer this purpose.
Zinn informed the board that the
chamber plans to give = picnic for
all dairvmen i'm the valley TO slim
ulate activities in dairving and
that several prominent speakers
from the California Dairy council
viii he here for the occasion.
Although no Observance of Nairv
Dav was held last year =" former
wears it drew hundreds Of d5ilymen
to II Ccptro ard resulted Nv much
good to the dairyinq industry
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
By PAUL E. MAITON

United Press Staff Corresponds ent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. - Offic.
ials Of the department. of justice and
federal trade commission were or
dered to appear before the senate
Judiciary committee tomorrow morn
ing to tell why prosecution of the
so-called aluminium trust con.
trolled by Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon, has been held up for more
than a year.
The committee decided on this
course after an hour s heated session
behind closed doors in which Re
publicans voted down the plan OF
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Democrat
Montana, to call the witness this
afternoon.
Officials Summoned
The witnesses summoned include
Attorney General John G.. Sargent,
Assistant Attorney General William
J. Donovan, Vernon w. Van Fleet,
chairman of the federal trade com
mission: Otis 3. Johnson, secretary
of the federal trade commission and
Millard F. Huson. chief examiner of
the federal commission
The committee agreed with Walsh
that the investigation was of such
Importance that it should be con
Quoted bv the full judiciary com
mittee instead of by a commit
tee as is usual in such cases
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
WILL COORDINATE
FORCES IN FIGHT
FOR RIVER WATER

Closer cooperation between the
people Immediately affected by tho
development of the Colorado river
is urged by the American Conser-
vation club, which has appointed
committee composed of s. +.
Robinson, Carl Brown Quincy C.
Webster, Gordon Schneider and
Earl c. Pound, 70 confer with rep.
resentatives of other communities to
achieve this end.
Visits win be made TO Coachella
Valley, Palo Verde valley. the
'arker project and other commun.
ties. Officials of the Yuma Cham
Nor of Commerce have signified
-hcir approval Of the plan and IL
will be further considered az
meeting Of the directors IN Yuma
tomorrow night when representa.
tiveS from here VIII be present.
Saturday night meeting win be
held at Somerton. isbwFrfases r
ings win be held ia the uesp ~
ture, and due announcement Of the
time and place win be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
Fam TROOPS
pATPnI. STREETS
TN VOTERS ROW

AFRICA, Chile. Jan. :. - Trcons
were on patrol during the night in
the city Of Tarna. following = now
outbreak Of passions stirred by the
tension of the Tacna-Arica plo5iscite
situation.
street fighting occurred IN Tacna
before the guards were nosted and
five Peruvians required hospital
treatment. one of whom had rcvcl-
vor and knife wounds.
The trouble arrived when 36
Peruvian electoral workers arrived
at the Tacna station. Chileans
shouted patriotic cries, to which
rhe Pcruvians responded, General
fightinc followed and the police in
terVcned.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
SWING DEPL0RES
WITHDRAWAL OF
VALLEY FORCES
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-Rcpre-
sentative Phil ID. Swing, Republican
California, today issued a statement
dtploring the enforced withdrawal
of Imperial Valley advocates Of the
Boulder dam project from Wash
ington because If an injunction in
California against them.
GA more critical time could not
have been imagined said Swing,
'nor is II possible to imagine the
damage that NAV ensue.'
Swing charged that the legal OBJ
stacle was the work Of "officials
and others who while rendering lip
service to the cause. are seeking he
hind the scenes and by everv mans
possible to block the efforts to se-
curc the development Of the Colo.
rado river interests of the people. -
Unless the Boulder Canyon-Tmpe.
Iial Valley problem is solved
Swing said, "the Imperial Irriga-
tion district may soon have no
functions to perform because the
Community it serves may cease to
exist. -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
I'll CMENTs EXACT
T0FI TN EETP0pEE'. T.
DAMAGE Is HEAVY
BY United Press Leased Wire

LONDON. Jan. AT the end
Of week marked with snow, rain,
thunder, gales, floods. landslides
and new eruption Of Mount Vest
vius high water in Pcloium and
the Rhincland was reccding today.
disclosin" considerable damage, es-
reciallv in belgium
While improved conditions were
roted in Gcrmanv and Belgium,
floods were roportcd from Frcrce
and EnglHrd.
England has already passed the
January average of rainfall and the
usually narrow Thames is swollen to
width Of miles at some paintS,
causing abandonment of bus lines
forcing workers in some eases to
row 70 their stations, while here
and thcrc . riverside HVrgalow is
seen floating down stream.
Sun 7nots, somo think. nov have
caused the unusual weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
DEPT. OF JUSTICE
OFFICIALS CALLED
in ALUMINIUM QUIZ
Will Be Asked to Tell
Why Prosecution Has
Been So Long Delayed.

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Jan. T.
Secretary of the Treasury Mel
lon is mot Interested in the
congressional investigation of
the Aluminium Company of
America.
Mellon, it was said at the
treasury department today, in
quired of Aluminium company
officials whether there was any
thing to support charges that
the company was violating the
antitrust laws and was inform
ed there was nothing tangible
of this nature.
The inquiry is proceeding but
Mellon believes there is moth
ing to it,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
RATES AND LOANS
TO Be DISCUSSED
At FARM C0NFABS
Utility Expert to Give
Talks on Subjects of
Interest to Ranchers.

Freight rates, power rates and
telephone rates, together with the
possibilities of securing loans for
Imperial Valley farmers at a low
er rate Of interest, will be discuss
cd before a series Of three mass
meetings Of farmers and business
men, to be addressed by J. J..
Deuel.. The first of the meetings
will be at the Imperial high school
tonight.
Arriving this morning from San
Francisco. where he makes his
Headquarters, Deuel., who is chair
man of the law and utilities de-
partmcnt of the California Farm
Bureau Federation. is spending the
day consulting with 3. D. Irvine,
new manager of the County Farm
Rureau and other community lead
ers.
viii Talk at Imperial
Tonight Deuel. viii sneak at the
Imposial high school, following a
rot luck dinner 10 which everyone
is invited. Tomorrow night he win
address . gathering at the McCabe
school. at which renrespntatives
from farm ccntcrs in the south end
Of the valley win be present. Seel-
ov and NelolaNd cpnters have Civ
on up their regular meetings to
ioin M@Cabe A social and enter
tainment program viii follow
deuel. : talk.
Arrangements for IN extra meet
ing were made TODAY, deuel. having
consented to remain IN the valley
dav longer, SO that Il meeting might
he Jheld in the north end. On Sat
nrdav night he VIII speak At the
N'"uolia school, the Nacnola-
NVlhorrv confer having changed
its meeting date TO that night in
order that their members may hear
Deuel..
Will Explain Raise
Application of the railroads for
n horizontal raise in the freight
rates which is now/bofore the Cali
forOia Railroad Commission and the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
will be explained.
The matter of the new inventory
of the Southern Sierras Power
Company, which would increase the
voluc of its holdings and thereby
allow raise in rates, will be TAX
en- M bv Deuel..
Investigation of fsome Imperial
Valley telephone charges is an
other Snbiect TO be developed in
in detail.
Last but probably of greatest
interest, the matter of the Inter
mediate Credit Pnuk and IFS bear
ing on the securing Of loans at
lower interest for the farmers of
the valley, viii be thoroughly OK
planned.
The public is invited to all meet
inpS.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
REPORT. OF
AGREEMENT
IS FLAYEO
Joint Strike Committee
Condemns Circulation
of UnfOunded RumOr.
UNION is SANGU1NE
Mine Owners Decline to
Comment on Situation
As Meeting Proceeds.
Bv PAUL w. WHITE

united PreSS SIaI1 correspondence
NEW YORK, Jan. 7-Represen-
tatives of the miners will continue
TO urge federal regulation as the
means of settling the anthracite
coal strike. their spokesman in
dicated before today's joint con-
ference began, despite the rejection
by the mine owners of the plan
when first advanced yesterday.
The spokesman expressed him
self as still hopeful that the plan
would be adopted.
Al the mine owners headquar-
tors. all comments ON tho situation
TODAY was refused.
The only result Of the morning
gathering Of tho conferces ! was
passing" of resolution condemnFng
circulation. Of irresponsible and
unfounded stories regarding the
progress of the conference. The
resolution was directed at reports
carried by news agency, other
than the United Press, last night
TO the effect that n settlement had
been reached.