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PART TlltREE
AUTOMOBILE . AND
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THE
Omaha Sunday Bee
PART THREE V .'
FINA'NCrALM NEWS
.AND WANT, ADS '
VOL XLIX NO. 40.
.OMAHA, - SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1920.
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SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
PATHFINDER
CAR FOR BIG
TRUCK RIRI TO
START 111 MAY
" Most Encouraging Endorse
" ment of the First National
Motor Truck Reliabil
ity Contest. . . ,
Most encouraging endorsement ot
the first national motor truck relia
bility contest has been received from
, many points along -the tentative
route of the "Run Around the
Money Belt," which - starts from
Omaha in June and traverses por
tions of seven states in the Z,5UU
niile journey tote accomplished in
approximately 25 days, with four
Sundays of rSst.
In the richest farming country of
the world every city and town-desires
to view the cavalcade, and
chambers of commerce, city organ
, izations", newspapers, farming. pub
lications and many others who are
interested are making every possible
endeavor to secure the favor of the
promoters. The Bee Publishing
company of Omaha, which so gen
erously underwrote the event, and
the managers, S. P. LaDue, resident
manager; Charles P. Root,- general
manager, and P. Ed Spooner, pro
motional manager, have informed a U
inquirers that, the pathfinder, which
will make the trip in May will filial
ly determine the complete routing
for the event - . ' y
Boot as Pathfinder.
Mr. Root will himself do the path
finding so that he may determine
the possibilities ot-tne cities any
towns to care forthe great number
of contestants who will be on the
' tour. Mr... Root will also look into
road conditions, the bridges along
the route and other material mat
ters which enter into the successful
running of the event.
He will arrange the rout book,
arrange for official hotels and for
parking spaces, tor supplies 01 gaso
line and oil and will attend to a vast
fund of work. Until the comple
tion of his arduous journey in May
f!ie' final routing will not be known.
Attention to Details.
V Every application Is receiving
)onideration of the management.
Importance of. the event compels
rareiui attention 10 cvctjt uci.
The fact that so many of the promi
nent manufacturers have already
expressed an intention of entering
and the number of entries already
in hand 1s evidence that this will be
the one great touring evenf of the
motor truck 'world and a contest
worth while winning. , -
Competition for the grand trophy
to be known as the Omaha Bee tro
phy, will be very keen. -This will be
size, which has the fewest number-
of penalties. Under the rules there
will be five classes, and a trophy
for the winner in each, with one or
two other trophies to be announced
later. Each and every truck will be
given a certificate of award, explic
itly stating the showing made.
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uverseas ammiy
Shatters Komance;
Wife Gets Divorce
London, March 20. Details of a
divorce case which have just been
revealed disclosed an overseas '"af
finity" for whom Basil Phillpot
Blackett conceived such an infatua
tion that he asked his wife to di
vorce him. .
When Mrs. Marion Enid Black-
ett entered the witness box to give
evidence in her suit for the restitu
tffBn of conjugal rights, she burst
into tears. " . '. ' i
.one vam inai ncr iiiaiucu nam'.
was Graham, and that she was mar-
i nea to emcKcii i un rcK'lcl
'"fice, Chelsea, on August 12, 190S.
She lived happily with her husband
at Cathcart Hill. Highgate, until
October, 1914. ' . , '
Her husband was in government
employment and In October, 1914,
he was tent to the United States on
government business. He returned
in December, and she lived with him
until the autumn of 1915, when
again he was sent to the United
States. . ' -
He returned abont Christmas, but
in June Or July, m, tor at thiro
time he was sent to the United
States, and on that occasion she
accompanied him. -
Before that he told her that he
had formed an acquaintance with
another woman. In May, 1918, owing,
to the great heat of New York, she
went to Stockbridge, near that city.
It .was arranged that her hus
band should -visit her at week-ends,
but he came only once, and then
he urged her to take proceedings
in the United States to divorce him.
She consulted an American lawyer,
who advised her to go to England
for advice.
7
Omaha, 100 Per Cent American, Torch Pointing Way for
Nation, in Drive of Patriotism Against Red Agitation
Goal Set by Leaders in Big
Americanization Campaign
Throughout Middle West
Gate City bf ' the West to, Be National Seat of Un-
adulterated Brand of Sturdy and Constructive
Americanism, declare Heads of Organizations
Launching Intensive Concentration of Activities
Here Keep Fires Burning Under Melting Pot.
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By IRWIN F. HARRISON,
Omaha, as the national seat oflnd ideals widely
an v unadulterated brand of, sturdy
and constructive Americanism, that
will point the way for other metro
politan centers to follow, is an
nounced by leaders of the city's big
civic organizations as the goal they
expect to achieve through an inten
sive concentration 01 tuviucs uu
Americanization.
A city-wide campaign now 'in
progress from varied angles involves
these two main ideas: -v
Entting Americanism into the
heads and hearts of the foreign-bom
residents by keeping fires , burning
with renewed vigor under the Ural
ha ','meltinir not."
Elimination of spreading of all
radicaldoctrines "tinged with red."
Peal With Wider Field.
But 100 per cent Americanization
of a city trom a broad standpoint,
must deal with a wider field than
foreign-born population only, lead
ers assert. Their comprehensive
plan proposes reaching into every
nook and corner for the upbuilding
of a contented, but aggressive, bady
of citizenship that will make Omaha
known from coast to coast as "the
representative American city.
They Want- it known as the city
with the lowest percentage of illit
eracy in the United States, where a
well-informed and Intelligent body
of men and women, voters makes
possible an efficient and thoroughly
representative city government. -
They would hang out for the im
migrant a middle western sign of
welcome that would dim. the bril
liancjj of the statue of liberty in
New York harbor and herald Omaha
to all foreign-born as "The City of
The Helping Hand."
They' vision a city of free speech
and.untrammeled discussion, but
with a population so imbued with
the ideals of Americanism that the
agitator counselling violence would
be jeered into silence. :
Middle West Most Promising.
The middle west, they ', believe,
with few extreme reactionaries and
fewer anarchistic reds, offers the
most promising field for rapid
development .,of a post-war type of
Americanism, that will impress the
world with new and increased re
spect for American institutions."
Omaha isso situated and so com
posed of mixed elements as to make
it the natural leader and center of
this development, they contend.
Every important civic organiza
tion in Omaha is actively engaged
in, or supporting financially, the
ambitious campaign now well under
way and rapidly gaining momentum.
Leaders, expect to be able to point
to substantial results by the end of
1920. .
The city board oi education
organizations, committees and in
dividual leaders are using a wide
variety of methods in activities to
encourage and develop improved
citizenship. v.. j
Nisht classes in the public schools
for adult pupils, citizenship classes
at public libraries and special leisure
hour recreational facilities through
community centers are among the
means adopted to speed the spread
of thorough Americanism through,
every strata of population. .
Learri, as Well as Teach.
Mn and women in the work re-
port hey often leafn as much asj
they teach.' They
learn of
varying
ideas
from
their own, and are forced, to find
ways of co-ordinating those ideas
with American institutions. They
learn "how-the other half lives" and
why it is necessary or unnecessary
for them to live that way.
. To make an ideal and thoroughly
American city it is necessary to in
still Americanism into the heads and
hearts of the whole population, they
point out. The successful business
man, they contend, sometimes needs
an injection worse than the strug
gling, foreign-born laborer, and the
.society leader sometimes show less
appreciation of national ideals than
the scrub woman. ' .
"Americanization work, from ' a
broad standpoint,; is all work di
rected towards a building of a better
citizenship," declares C. B. Root,
organizer for Omaha Community
Service. "It should reach into all
classes. It is among the very rich
and the very poor that the most ex
treme examples of un-Americanisra
are usually found. The rich idler is
too lazy to be an American,, and the
man, who for various reasons has
failed completely in the struggle to
make a living, is always inclined to
place the blame on governmental in
stitutions and to support any pana
cea that may be offered.
Starting at the Bottom.
"Conimunity Service is starting at
the bottom and working up. We
realize a man is not an American
merely through, learning the Ameri
can language, and how to sing .the'
'Star Spangled Banner.' Something
more is necessary, and that is what
we are trying to provide, chiefly
through co-operation with the city's
public night schools and community
center activities. We are reaching
men and women in the home and in
their leisure time, teaching them
American games and appreciation of
American entertainment and in oth
er ways putting Americanism before
them in a practical way." ..
Community bervice is now oper
ating a community house for girls
at 1716 Dodge street and a com
munity center for negroes at Twen
ty-fourth" and Lake streets. Mem
bers of the executive committee,
headed by S. S. Caldwell, chairman,
are advocating erection of a, big cen
tral community auditorium which
would serve as a center tor com
munity improyement and recrea
tional activities. The building, they
suggest, would be a fitting memorial
for Omaha men who lost their lives
in the world war. 1
The committee also contends there
should be greater interest shown
in. newly-naturalized foreign-born
men and women. They announce
tentative plans for a big Omaha
public reception for all citizens nat
uralized during the last year. The
probable date is May 1.
Has Wide Representation.
Community service work is being
backed financially and supported in
other "Wavs by an Americanization
"conference committee," composed
of representatives of Rotary, Con
cord and Kiwanis clubs; Central La
bor council, Omaha Live , Stock Ex
change,' Automobile club, Ad-Selling
league, Hotel Men's association,
Omaha branch American Institute
of Bankers, Associated Retaileib,
good fellowship committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate
board, and the Automobile Trade
This citizenship class for-loreign-borh irieri is conducted at the Omaha Public library by M.ss'riha Schick.
to 45 years, and represent Bohemian, Italian, Danish, German, Swedish, Canadian and Polish' nationalities.
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The men range Wage fcom 25
association. Some of these orcan
izations also have auxiliary Ameri
canization committees at work.
' W." B. Tagg, chairman of the con
ference committee, announces a re
organization is soon to be effected
in preparation for pushing a cam
paign for state and city legislation
that will enable the city government
to appropriate funds for a centrali
zation' of all Americanization ac
tivities among foreign-born residents
under supervision of city officials. -
The city's present direct contri
bution to Americanization work is
in operation of 12 night schools for
men and women desiring to broaden
their education, night ' citizenship
classes at the downtown and South
Omaha Public libraries, and com
munity centers under. supervision of
the city recreation department.
In the 12 public schools night
classes, under supervision of Miss
Ella Thorrfgate, there are now en
rolled 1,276 pupils, ranging in age
from 22 to 76 years. Special classes
are organized for newly arrived im
migrants unable to' speak English,
for women among the foreign-born
population and for advanced work
in "all public school branches. Man
ual training facilities are provided
at several schools.
Class of 120 Graduates. s
A class of 90 was recently, grad
uated from the citizenship course at
the downtown Public library and 30
from the South Side library.. New
classes now in progress have a total
enrollment of 150. Successful com
pletion of the course entitles each
student to a "graduation' card," to
be presented to the federal examiner
when the graduate appears for final
admission as a citizen. - x
A special night class also is con
ducted at the Armour packing
plant and night schools also are un
der "consideration by other big
Omaha industrial plants.
"We should be careful to. make
Americans out of our foreign-bbr-n
residents before we make voters out
ofvthem," declares Miss Thorgate,
director of public school American
ization work. "There, should be ex
tensive facilities for teaching the
prospective citizen American Weals
and the spirit of the constitution be
fore he, or she, is given - the bal
lot. No city can be thoroughly
American unless its naturalized cit
izens have really assimilated Ameri
canism." '
Active Warriors' Campaign.
Representatives . of the North
west Warriors announce their ac
tive campaign now m progress here
has a two-fold purpose the im
planting of American ideals and
combatting of "red" activities.
! "Taking the 'R' out of revolution
and substituting the red, white and
blue for the red," is the way they
express it.
The Warriors, a Minnesota or-i
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiui ii iim mmn ! i m
GAS RAFFLES
MAKES OMAHA
AUTO OWNERS
HIS TARGETS
,
Figures Introduced in Con-
gress Show Gate . City
Suffers Heavily From
.. ' Motor thefts.
Omaha Mn proportion to its size
suffers .heavily from automobile
theft in comparison to other cities
of the United States, according to
figures presented to ,. congress by
Representative Dyer. Apparently
"Gasoline Raffles" has been busy in
this city stealing a large part of
"the horse power of the. nation."
According to the statistics offered,
following are the figures on auto
thefts in-18 of thi large cities of the
United States.
J
. .1.937
..2.6.1!
..S.241
..1.144
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Women of Omaha's "Little Bohemia" take deep interest in the special "mothers' class" conducted as a
part of the night school at Comenius school, Sixteenth and William streets. The Bohemian' mothers shown
in the photograph range from 25 to 50 years old. They go to school three nights a week, after completing
their regular household duties.
A total of 110 men and women are enrolled in night classes at the school, Mrs. Ella B. White, principal,
announces. .''.. . .
ganization, headed by veterans of
the world war, is workingon the
theory foreign and native-born resi
dents of anarchistic tendencies to
wards violence can best be reached
through enlisting the services of
former army and navy men.
Under direction of 'L. C. Bryant,
head of the Warrior executive com
mittee, workers are organizing serv
ice men intp anti-red committees -in
each ward and precinct in Omaha.
Want Permanent Headquarters.
They hope to complete organiza
tion here with establishment of per
manent headquarters and 'appoint
ment of 12 committees of represen
tative citizens, through whom Amer
icanization work would be carried
on 365 days each year. These com
mittees would have as their duties
keeping in close touch with indus
trial conditions with an idea -towards
compromising proposed strikes, or
ganising speakers, watching activi
ties of agitators, extending educa
tional work and distributing anti-red
literature.
A special corps of "soap box or
ators is being organized to combat
arguments of red agitato The
Warrior organization is also strong
ly backing a red-white-and-blue May
Lay celebration that would substi
tute a blaze of patriotism for the
agitation and threats ot outbreak
that have been characterizing the
day during the last few yeans.
-"An important"steo backed bv the
Warriors," says L. C. Bryant, "is
the extensive -use of movies for
Americanization work. We believe
the movies have become a common
means.. of expression. which may be
used with widespread-beneficial ef
fect in keeping America thoroughly
American."
Americas Legion Also Busy.
The Douglai county post, Ameri
can Legion, also has an American
ization committe actively at work.
Dr. E. C.. Henry, post commander
and head of the Legion's American
ization work for Nebraska, declares
concentration on Americanization
activities is rapidly eliminating, dan
gerous spread of red doctrines and
directing attention of the whole
state back to the patriotic ideals of
war days.
He and othff ; leaders point out
that the general program of Ameri
canization of all classes is being
aided materially through the broad
ened activities of Y. M. C. A., Y. W.
C. A., Knights of Columbus and
other similar organizations.
Figures of the 1920 census, regard
ing Omaha's foreign-born popula
tion are not yet available. The 1910
census showed 38,582 foreign-born
in Douglas county, including Oma
ha, forming 23 per cent of the pop
ulation of the county! at that time.
fOf this number 10,063 had been nat
uralized, 3,073 had taken put first
papers, 4,484 were classed as aliens
and information was indefinite con
cerning 2,583." '
Illiteracy Among Foreign-Born.
Illiteracy among foreign-born of
10 years old and more was 9.3 per
cent. Illiteracy for the total popula
tion of the county was 2.9 per cent.
Of the Illiterates 306 wefe negroes..
Figures showed in the county only
246 native-born white illiterates, or
.3 of 1 per cent of total population.
Elimination of illiteracy among
Omaha s considerable negro popula
tion is rapidly disappearing through
efforts of both white ana colored
welfare organizations and special
night schools in the sections of the
city largely populated by negroes,
leaders report.
They hope to see m time,
through Americanizationvork, the
nearly complete obliteration of
Omaha's "Little Italy," "Heart of
Bohemia, Greek Settlement,
"Stock Yards Melting Pot," and
other distinctly foreign belts.
With the passing of these settle
ments and a renewed widespread at
tention to patriotic ideals, they say,
will come the "Omaha, 100 per cent
American," a torch pointing the way
for. cities throughout the nation.
Oulja Hasn't Reached
. . Darkest Africa as Yet
Chicago,' March 20. The natives
of Uganda, a state in the heart of
darkest Africa,, are far more re
ligious than the people in civilized
countries, according to H. K. W.
Kumm, a member of the 'British
Royal Geographical society, - who
spent some time among the Ugan
dans. . -
"Their'i vis the simplest' faith,'
said Mr. Kumm. "They have no
different denominations nor ouija
board spiritualist superstitions.'
There is no, unrest or uneasiness in
Uganda such as is created by con
flicting beliefs. They worship unit
edly affd unreservedly according to
the Christian faith -the' missionaries
taught then,
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Time Worn Custom of Removing Hats as
Women Enter. Elevators, Lax in Omaha
Operators Remark On Dy
ing Courtesy Among .
Men Patrons. '
Vaunted Jniddle western defer
ence to women suffers a disillusion
ing shock in the brand of courtesy
displayed by male passenger on
Omaha elevators, declare the opera
tors, who shoot 'em up and down in
the city's hotels, department stores,
office structures -and public build
ings. - '
Doffing of the male hat in ac
knowledgement .of presence of
wotpen irthe lifts is a hit-and-miss
matter in Omaha, they say. ,
In general, the operators have
their male passengers pegged in
three classes those who take off
their hats, those who don'f and
thos,e who hesitate, nervously fin
gering the hat brim and keeping the
headgear, bobbing up, and down like
a small boat in a rough sea.
It's the Same Old Story.
But from one particular jingle it's
the, same old story, they report If
the feminine passenger who enters
the barred doors is young and pret
ty, there's no lack of snappy, atten
tion. Tie hats generally come off
in peppy unison, even from the
heads of hardened males wjio on
most occasions , fix their eyes on
their tors when a woman ventures
into the cage. ,
"I guess it oughtn't to. be that
way, but that's the way it hap
pens " says . Frank Brodil. veteran
of eight years of ups and dowirial
the elevators it the Douglas tounty
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court house. 'I've heard a lot oh
men say they didn't hink it neces
sary to remove their hats in eleva
tors in a public building like this,
but I notice most of 'em don't lose
any time jerking off the headgear
when a pretty woman enters. It's
the good lookers always that get
the swell attention." .
Judges and attorneys are his most
polite passengers, Brodil says.
1 Divided in. Opinions.
The operators are divided in
opinions -as to the Droorietv of ele
vator hat doffing and as to whether
women passengers appreciate the
Concensus of Opinion That
Bald Men Should
Be Exempted.
intended deference- and courtesy.
Girl operators are the strongest ad
vocates of male attention to cour
tesy. - ,
But even the bitterest critics of
masculine laxity and neglect make
broad- allowances for the bald
headed man.
"He ought to take a chance on
exposing his hairless dome for a
short ride,"-explained one girl oper
ator, "but when it's a matter of ,12
or 14 floors the operator's, sym
pathies are aroused in prospect of
the cold he's liable to catch from
the draught. No, there's no . kick
on the bald-headed man keeping his
hat on.- If it could be ge'nerally
considered that all men who failed
kto remove thair hats were bald,
probably there wouldn't be so
many hats left on."
Better in Hotels."
Operators say hats generally come
off in elevators m the larger hotels,
but report varying degrees of male
politeness in department stores and
other buildings. '
'"Seldom notice a man (ail to re
move his hat when a lady passenger
enters," announces Jim Lang, oper
ator at the Hotel Fontenelle. "Seems
to be a fixed custom in. Hotels."
"Part of 'em do and part of 'em
don't," reports George Hurd, who
elevate and submarines for Uncle
Sam at the federal building. Federal
officials are generally careful to
show courtesy, he says.
-Most of the male visitors to the
city hall are to pre-tfecupied to think
of taking off their hats, in elevators,
according to Harry Haverly, ' ele
vator operator. Mayor Smith never
fails, though, and other city com
missioners are seldom neglectful, he
says. - - i
Miss Virgie Koontz, elevator
starter at the Burgess-Nash store,
declares there arta lot of men who
ought to "have. Something said to
them." ,
"If it didn't involve possibility
of offending male customers, I
think we ought to post a' sign in
elevators for awhile that, 'male pas
sengers are kindly asked to Vemove
their hats.' That ought to get 'ei."
Miss Koontz and other operators
report that some men persist in
filling elevators with smoke from
cigarsv and cigarets.
Courtesy Should Be Offered.
"All classes of men come into this
building," reports Miss Mae Law
rence, elevator starter at the W. O.
W. buildin'g. "I think more fail to
remove their hats for women in
the elevators than take the trouble
to be courteous." ' - f
What do women in geiferal
think about it? ,
Well, thev don't like to come out
and demand courtesy, they say. It
should be offered, not forced, they
contend.
Tlfey'd prefer the deference indi
cated in removal of hats in the ele
vators, but they're ' not going to
make any fight for it And there'll
be no objection to bald-headed men
claiming exemption, they declare.
Lady Redf eather Proposes
To General Hicosta Living
Baby' Great-JGreat-
Grandparents Living
Eureka. Kan.. March 20. Wavne
Hartehbower, born here a few days
ago, lays claim toncords for grand
parents, x great-grandparents - nd
great-great-grandparents. The child
has 11 -lineal' ancestors living and
is said to be .starting the fifth gen
eration with loud appreciation of
hia attainment! . ...
Leap Year Stunt at Omaha
Hen Leaps Egg Lay
. r ing Record.
. The Leap Year proposal of Lady
Redfeathcr of Omaha js one that
is a credit to herself, and one that
every woman might well emulate.
For Lady Redfeather proposes to
lower the high cost of living is de
voting her entire energy to it, in
fact and vhast been so successful
that during the Leap Year month
she broke all long-distance egg-laying
records.
Lady Redfeajjier, be it known, is
a hen; a Rhode Island Red, a star
member of the coop of the Peters
Milling company.. . At present she-j
is at the University rarm, at Lin
coln, where she is entered in a na
tional egg laying contest that began
last October and is scheduled to run
for ,12 months. And during February
she laid 28 eggs, which established
a redord for the contest. She might
have made it 29 and had a clean
score, but no self-respecting hen
will work on a holiday that comes
but once in four years.
According to R. M. Peteri, in
charge of the poultry establishment,
this producer is" only - about" 11
months old. She didn't make njuch
of a showing the first few months
of the contest, but about the middle
of January decided to show up the
1,000 odd other hens -entered, and
began laying heavily. In February
she established her record, and is
bidding fair to pass it during March.
. Mr. Peters believes that the re
markable achievement'' of his entrv
ii due to careful breeding' By keep-
Lady Redfeather.
ing a close record of the eggs pro
duced by each hen, good and bad
layers are discovered, and the good
ones kept for breeding, he explained.
It was through such a system that
Lady Redfeather was developed, he
said. The purpose of the contest
at Lincoln is to establish authentic
records as to egg production and
to supply figures as to the compari
tive values of different breeds.
They predict that if Lady Red
feather keeps up her present rate
she will set a mark that chickens
will be laying for for a number of
years.
Pay Back Taxes to Vote
Atlanta. Ga., March 20. J. T.
Bryant, 64.' beinir desirous of cast
ing his vote, in this-year's presiden
tial elections, has just paid his back
taxes tor w years.
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tti'lumbug 5l
i uicinnau 884
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Owners Can Help.
There are manv wavs in which
the motorist can aid the authorities
in curtaihnsr automobile thiewc .V
h step taken by motoristsCj "
prevent thievery of motor cars,
is pointed out, is a step toward the "
reduction or" theft insurance rates.
Each negligible act reflects on the"
owner in hfirher rates. M
The statistics of Representative
Dyer show that 125,000 cars are
stolen in the United States every
year, ihis total makes an , aggre
gate loss to owners of in excess of
$100,000,000., s -
While the authorities are doing
much to reduce theft, much of a
protective measure is left to the J
motorist. One thief in Chicago, the
records show, sold 27 stolen road
sters of the same make and year
from the bill of sale given him by
the, dealer,." He used the bill of sale
over and over again by using ink
craflicator to" change the number.
Police records from Philadelphia
show that one thjef Aere stole 1,000
cars in a. year.. "... - ;
Increase Threatened. ,.
During the year 1920, with the
car shortage as serious as it is, all
indications would seem to point .to .
an increase unless the- public be- t
comes educated to theft prevention. ,
In the first place automobile own- '
ers should know tfteir own cars. . In
Philadelphia the police had nine ,
cars at one time because the legiti
mate owners could npt identify "
them. Recovery is made impossible
unless the owner can recognize his
car when it is recovered. Probably v
the most important factor in theft .
prevention, which effects the motor
1st is the problem of locking his .
machine. la some of the eastern
cities it"is an offense tpark a par
without first locking it. If a car
can, be towed it can be stolen. in
these days of demountable rims,
chaining wheels to posts is not ef-
fective. Manv locks also have been
solved by wary - thieves. A locked
car shouftf be movable up to a cer- ,
tain point so that it might be taken v
perhaps-SO feet out of the way in
case o fire or danger. -Bui prob--ably
the most se'nsible lock is the
one wnich locks the steerage
mechaiitsm and prevents the control
of the machine through traffic
Prince Must Take
Four Wives; Is Shy;
; v Thinks One Enough r
London March 20. the Crown
Prinr Tama il of Tohore. who has a
strong bias for monogamy, has just ,
left England for his native land,
where custom expects him to re
main s.tanch to polygamy. .
According s to the custom
Tohore, the crown prince has to talw
four wives. The first wife -is the
choice tf his father, the sultan; the t
other three the prince, may. choose , .
as his fancy dictates. But the prince,
having become" a convert to British
customs during his stay in this coun
try, does not approve of this cu
torn. .-, ' .' .
He nrefers the kneisn practice,
particularly where.it concerns indi-
viduaK choice. There is likely t be
an interesting discussion oir the
marriage ouestion when nis royai
highness reaches Jphore.
Burned Money by Mistake,
Uncle Sam May Replace It .
Denver. March 20. With numer
ous affidavits and the aid of local
secret service agents, Mrs. E. E.
Mantooth may receive . perfectly
cood monetv from the Treasury de- ., ?
partment for the $275 in currency -that
she tossed into her kitchen '
stove here. v
Mrs. Mantooth had -secured the
money after banking hours.vIn her ,
anxietv over its safety sne toiiowea - -
the female precedent of changing
her mind several times in regard
to a hiding place. Finally she took
the ."roll" from a newspaper l
which she had it v wrapped and
placed it- in her purse. The purse
was celluloid. As she opened the
kitchen Stove to throw the news
paper into the fire the purse burst .'
into flames and Mrs. Mantooth was
"burning her money up."
A bucket of water enabled her to
recover the charred remnants of
the "roll," which are being sent to
Washington for, redemption,