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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1920)
THE OMAHA SjrrnSAY UZti: AfKIL 18. a o FORBIDDEN USE OF NAME SIMILAR TO GOODYEAR GO, Another Blow Given Practice of Unscrupulous Trading On Names Well Advertised. Another blow was today given practice of unscrupulous trad es: on the names and reputation of widely-known industrial concerns, when the Federal Trade commission issued an order that the Good Wear Tire and Tube company of Chicago refrain from using a name so con fusing in similarity to the Good year Tire and Rubber company, and also to cease unfair methods of competition in the manufacture and sale of reconstructed tires as new products. , , Formal complaint was made Oc tober 20, 1919, to the commission ) hzt the trade name "Good Wear" Tire and Tube company" so closely resembled that of Goodyear that the public was misled. It was further set forth that Cohn & Counsel- baum, owners of the "Good Wear" company, adopted . in their adver tisements a style and general type of copy used extensively for many years by Goodyear for the benefit of securing the benefits of world . vide advertising costing Goodyear millions of dollars. The Chicago company was also charged with wording its advertise ments of its remade tires so as to lead the public to believe that they were new and unused. The" ruling of the Federal Trade commission is made on the practice of cementing and sewing two second-hand tires described as "double-tread" and selling them without the use of ether words to show that they were iir built of new material. The order is sweeping and gives victory to Goodyear on every point upon which complaint was made. Controversy Rages In Chicago Over Art of Futurists Chicago, Apr.! 17. Chicago's art colony is just recovering from the effects of a raging controversy caused by the chief painting in an exhibit of futurist art at the Art in stitute here. The painting is one of a pair of unclad young women, both doubled up as though suffering from an at tack of acute dyspepsia, , and with one of them apparently walking up the other's vertebrae rn an effort to stand on her companion's head. A background of multi-colored squares, triangles and other geome tric figures hopelessly eniingled, completes the picture. On receiving the picture the'eura torof, ther institute hung it up long side horizontal, and thereupon the debate started. Adam Emory Al-j bright, a well known local artist, maintained that the picture had been designed for the , title, 'Dynamite Explosion, iru a Bathtub, while Walter Uffer, another artist, stoutly maintained that it was intended to represent "Nymphs at Leap Frog." Other artists divided into two camps over the argument, and at last the exhibitor was called in to settle it. "It represents the 'The Lure of Water,"' he declared. "And this would "have been perfectly plain had the picture been hung as it was- in tended, long side perpendicular." Polish Soldiers March to Front Lines In Bare Feet Warsaw, April 17, -The suffering in Poland this winter due to shoe shortage is beyond calculation. In three words, the story is exposure, 'neumonu Nid death. The whole leather nd boot industry has been wrecked by the war, and even the task pf providing footwear for the army is'more than the government can handle. Soldiers marching to the front, their feet Wrapped in straw or rags . are a common sight. Shoes for civilians are almost im possible to buy. One poor woman who hid secured a job of shoveling sidewalks came to the American Red Cross to ask for shoes. "One would do all right," she modestly explained. "One for my shovel foot. 1 have rags enough for the left." Infant Is Abandoned On Doorstep of Parish Priest Springfiield, 111., April 17. When Father Hickey's housekeeper stuck her head out the door the other night to see where all the racket came from she saw a little bundle on the doorstep from whidi ema nated the lusty wailing of an infant girl about six weeks old. The noise ceased when the housekeeper took the child in her arms.' As she cud dled it she saw a note pinned to its tiny dress reading: "Pear Father: Give the baby to some good Catholic family." The note was signed "A Careless Girl That Did Wrong." The baby was taken to the foundling ward of St. Johns hospital. Locked Five Days in Ice- Packed Refrigerator Car Cumberland, Md., April 17. Im prisoned in a refrigerator fare packed with ice, with nothing to eat except the small particles of ice that he chipped from the cakes, Bandil Tohan subsisted for five days before he was released. Johan was without funds and when he could not find a place to sleep here he went to the freight yards and crawled into the car. The door was . closed during the night, but the car did not leave the siding. Landlord Bars Children, But Would Admit Dog Pittsburgh, April 17. "Have you, ny children?" inquired a landlord of a prospective tenant over the phone. "Yes, two," was the answer. "One ! four and the other two." 'The house will not be rented to any person with children." "Suppose I should exchange my, children for a dog. Would you rent the house to me then?" ' "OJj, yes, certainly," was the reply. New Automotive Company Formed to Sell Autocars CyY.tfamjfton; It was recently announced by C. W. Hamilton, jr., now president of the Hamilton Motor company, dis tributors in this territory for the Autocar, that he had severed his in terests with the Odell-Hamilton Motor company as secretary and treasurer to form a new firm of which he is president. William F. Bruett, who was shop manager of the Odell-Hamilton Mo tor company, has also joined the Hamilton Motor company as treas urer. Glenn A. Wilcox, who is well known to the automotive industry, has also joined the Hamilton Motor company as secretary. Mr., Hamilton says that with Mr. Bruett and Mr. Wilcox now with his organization he anticipates a won derfuliAlitocaryear. A -complete line of Autocar parts is handled by the Hamilton Motor company at 1814 Cumings street, where they have a two-story brick garage and maintain 24-hour service. yr.rdruett Will Guard Captive Beasts From All Movie Men London, April 17. The inhab itants of London's zoo are to be safeguarded against the ravages of the movie world. Picture producers rise in protest against a ruling that private pro ducing firms cannot take movies of the animals. Private movie pictures of the ani mals might not be scientifically ac curate. The "official" pictures taken by the zoo authorities 4re thus say the zoo officials. "We wouldn't think of taking zoo pictures without a prominent zoo logist present," the producers retort. "Moreover, we'll pay a fee if you like." And there the controversy rests. Timing Distributer To set or time the distributer, fully retard the. sparks and set the dis tributer gear contact or segment so that it is just about to leave the No. 1 cylinder carbon brush, then mesh the gears, being particular to see that the breaker points are just at the point of opening. BORN CRIMINAL HAS FOR FATHER "JEAN VAL JEAN" Retird Scotland Yard Detec tive Tells Interesting Story Of Aged "Voleur" in . Country. ny fnWenal Service. London, Apr. 17. How he discov ered by chance an aged criminal liv ing in retirement in a country vil lage and believing himself to be im mune from capture is told in the Weekly Dispatch by Chief Detective-Inspector John Willis, who has just retired and who has until now not allowed the story to leak out. "I was tracking down a mystery criminal who was wanted in con nection with the notorious forged leases case some years ago," he said, ":id my inquiries led me through a small village. "Just outside the village there lived an aged man, white-haired and eminently respectable. He knew nothing of my visit and he was not the man I was after. "Something, never mind what it was, revealed his past to me. Twenty-five years before he had occupied an important position and had com mitted crimes which caused him to disappear. "The long arm of the law had now reached to his door, but Nemesis was kind and passed him by. The interests of justice were better served then in leaving him undisturbed. "But and here is the strange co incidence this aged man was the father of the mystery criminal whom I was after and whom I subse quently captured. "That mystery criminal was a man with several aliases, one of 'which was John Hervey Redgrave, and un der this name he was sentenced to six years' imprisonment! in connec tion with the forged lease case. "Later he committed bigger frauds and was sentenced to ten years' im prisonment. , "Witlfcthe exception of his father, a,ll the other members of his family, His brothers and sisters, held good social positions-afld were charming people. He himself had had a good education and was a gentleman in appearance and in manners. But he was a born criminal and the ring leader of other criminals." Over The Political Fnce Father' Sentences Son to Serve 30 Days in Jail PittsHurgh, April 17. Sentenced to serve 30 days in the workhouse by his father was the punishment im posed upon Albert Cromie, 29. Cromie, the father testified, had been arrested six times for intoxica tion since he had left the army. "Will 10 days in jail be suffi cient?" the magistrate asked. "No, 30 days in the workhouse would do better," said the father. And 30 days it was. 'Salient SixT Based Upoii Facts A Greater Value A Greater Service" For very definite reasons, the v Stephens is a motor car of greater value and greater service. 'The Stephens Perfected Overhead Valve Engine is a modern, low grade fuel burner and it has a vast reserve powdr that makes the Stephens a salient road-performer. Here's what the Stephens will do: Deliver from 16 to 22 miles per gallon of gasoline- Travel at any. speed between 1H and 60 miles per hour in high any hill in high "That is salient which is strikingly manifest tr which catcher the attention at once." WEBSTER gear that any car can climb in high gear-Pick-up from a standing start to 25 miles per hour, through all three speeds, in 8 seconds Increase from 5 to 25 miles per hour in high gear in lOJi seconds. And in daily use Stephens owners have never found a road too stiff or a trip too fat" for their sturdy road performer. . The height of motor car satisfaction is yours in the Stephens Salient Sue. See it at bur show rooms today. Fisk Cord.Tires Standard Equipment on All Model Mid-City Motor and Supply Co. Distributors Telephone Tyler 2462 2216-18 Farnam St., Omaha A GREATER VALUE A GREATER SERVICE Manufactured h$ Stephens Motor Wors ofMoline Plovt Company Robert mith, republican candi date for renomination as clerk of the district court, offers facts and figures in campaign postal cards, to show that his administration of this office has been a success. For one thing, he states that dur ing his incumbency the taxpayers have not paid 1 cent for operating expenses and, moreover, there has been a total of $180,193 in surplus fees, after paying all salaries and expenses of the office. He explains that these results have been ac complished by putting the office on a strictly business basis; by requir ing payment of all fees in advance, and by preparing and carrying into effect the present simplified fee bill, whereby a great saving has been made in operating expenses. During Mr. Smith's service as clerk of the district court $4,706,532 have been collected, distributed and paid out to thousands of litigants and witnesses. Frank L. Kcrnan, republican can didate for nomination for state rep resentative, is proud of the telegraphic indorsement he received from Rome Miller," former Omahan, who now lives in Los Angeles and who has an intimate knowledge of the public apd private life of Mr. Kernan. . T. D. (Dad) Weaver, secretary of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, is mak ing his debut as a political campaign manager and he asseverates that he is going to "put over" Edward W. Palmer, republican candidate for state representative. Mr. Palmer is convalescing in a hospital, alter hav ing undergone an operation. He has lived in Omaha 32 years and holds a responsible position in the court house. "Don't forget the library bohds next Tuesday," was a message re ceived from Miss Edith Tobitt, pub lic librarian. . John N. Baldwin, republican can didate for public defender, has been indorsed by the following ex-service men who were with him in, France: G. J. Foster, Rudolph Helgren, Henry Krug, W. E. Hoagland, J. C. Grimm, J. W. Dworak, L. J. War dian, T. A. Anderson, F. R. Orchard, J. J. Hunter and Paul Davie. "We know that if he is elected he will serve the people faithfully," is a statement which accompanied the indorsement. Are you ready to vote on Tues day? T. F. Stroud, candidate for county commissioner in the Third commis sioner district, is being supported by a large volunteer organization of his neighbors and friends. This office is seeking Mr. i Stroud, who agrees that he owes his community this public service. Harry S. Byrne and Carl E. Her ring are the only Omaha candidates for alternate delegates-at-large on the republican primary ticket Mr. Herring is on the Pershing ticket and Mr. Byrne is running indepen dently. Bascom N. Timmons, Washing ton correspondent of the Houston Chronicle, was invLincoln oti Friday, getting a bead on the Nebraska po litical situation. "It seems to be more than prob able that Pershing, if he continues to gain, will poll a larger vote than Johnson and Wood combined and carry his full slate of delegates through with him," Mr. Timmons wrote. , Louis W. Setz, republican candi date for state senator, was born in Pottawattamie county, Iowa, served 18 months in military service and is now a practicing lawyer in Omaha. Embarrassed French Eve Runs From Gaze Of Telle Onlookers Paris, April 17. All Paris is laughing at the accident that befell Mile. Dherleys, beautiful music hall dancer, whose adventures with Tod Sloan put her into print before she appeared on the New York stage. Billed as "La elle Dherleys," the dancer has been appearing practic ally nude at the Casino de Paris and also in a new spectacte, "Quo Va dis," at the Theater des Champs Elysees. The two show houses are about two miles apart, but the man agement has put a limousine at Dherley's disposal so that she may keep both engagements in one eve ning. I lhe other evening the Casino cur tain rose late and Mile Dherleys had but a few minutes in which to make the Theater .des Charnps-Elysees. Instead of dressing she put on a pair of slippers and enveloped her self in a big fur coat. As she emerged from her limousine in front of the Theater des Charaps Elysees her foot slipped on the wet pavement and shq fell right under a glittering arc light. A big crowd saw an embarrassed "Eve" rise hastily, recover her fur coat and disappear through the stage door. High-Speed Engine Found In the Latest Car Design Ships of U. S. Navy Will Keep Standard Time On Voyages Washington, April 17. Ships of the American navy will keep their clocks at standard time white at sea, as determined by the 24 stand ard time zones into which the sur face of the globe, is divided, under a general order announced"" today by the Navy department. Hitherto, while at sea, a ship's time was ad justed according to the position at noon each day. The British, French and Italian navies already have adopted the new method. "What is a 'high-speed' engine?" This question, put ' to a score of average car owners who have no special mechanical knowledge, will show that they regard the term as having to do only with the rate at which thenar may travel. This common impression undoubtedly was created by the'ease with which the 'first cars provided with "high speed" engines shattered all Ameri can time records, but the benefits gained by this development, in ad dition to gait, are not well under stood by the majority of car own ers, as well as many mechanics. Back in 1902, when the few en gineers realized that they were only starting the - development of the modern motor car-, an engine capable of 800 revolutions per minute was considered a remarkable power plant. The high-gear . ratio neces sary to turn these 800 r. p. m. into high-road speed was regarded as an unavoidable obstacle to enicient per formance in lower speed or when tough lugging power was required. Some engineers, in those pioneer days, were emphatic in their declar ation that the power of an 800 R. P. M. motor could not be sucessfully applied to anything but racing cars. The slower engines, allowing a low er gear ratio, were regarded as the practical passenger car power plants. It was m 1VW that V Mclall White, designer of the new La Favette at Indianapolis, then in the British Isles -with Messrs. D. Napier & Son. Ltd.. Droved conclusively that the bore of the cylinder is not the vital factor in power and that the piston stroke need not be kept as short as possible. This Napier was rated at 2,000 to 2,200 R. P. M. Paris Doctors' Union Takes Revenge On R. R. Men Paris, April 17. The" doctors' union of the town of Mont-de-Mar- san took sweet revenge on the union ' railwaymen during the recent gen- eral strike in France. When the government requisitioned all stores of gasoline because of the strike the doctors had to walk instead of motoring to keep appointments. They therefore announced that they would not , treat "sick railwaymen except in the most urgent cases. The dentists joined the doctors and re fused to give any aid to suffering strikers. : 1 The small-bore, high-speed, long. stroke motor that permits of a gear ration which combines swift road speed with pulling and smooth pow er in lower speeds, was then ac cepted, as the most practical and efficient type. ' Several years later came that well remembered period when foreign cars, carrying "high-speed" motors, practically swept the Yankees oft the tracks in all racing competition. This country engineers had so long regarded large bore engine speed of prime importance that they wer loath to accept the innovation until tests and experience convinced them that D. McCall White's principles were correct When American engineers saw, however, that the "high speed" motor made for much more efficient performance in alt work, as well as racing, they were quick to adopt it. A short time later Mr. White came to America and designed the eight cyfinder Cadillac, the first high speed engine in this 'country. Most of the improvements in high-speed engines of the past six years nave been made on this side of the At lantic. But Mr. White was not satisfied that the potentialities of high-speed engines had been proved until he completed the new LaFayette, he de clares. His contention is well found ed, for the specifications of his La Fayette engine show it to be of the eight-cylinder V-type'with a bore of 3J4 inches and stroke of 5frJ capable of turning in excess of 3,500 revolu tions per minute. This engine gives the LaFayette tremendously high car speeds when called upon, but its performance in low speeds and on hills have shown it to be extremely flexible and capable of Unexpected lugging. The LaFayette offers an interesting contrast with that first "high-speed" motor of 1902. r Dies When Factory Goes Portchester, N. Y., April 17, Carl Bulow, 52, said to be a re lative of General von Bulow of Ger many, died of heart disease at, his home here after he had read a letter informing him that the factory where he made willow furniture had been sold and that he miist move within thirty days. 100 Men in the HANSEN-CADILLAC SERVICE DEPT. are recognized and re warded by .Honor and Cash Bonus System. Have your Cadillac attended by efficient Cadillac men trained to render the best serv ice. We do it right. J. H. Hansen Cadillae Co. Service Dept. Guy A. Whtttoa Harry R.id S. J. Alexander The Cadillac Spirit There is known in the world o Industry, what has ee&to be called "The Cadillac Spirit." It pervades the administrative offices; k peiites cfcaSoptv Jfc diffuses among die ptodncrion heads; it extends to tb&vog&SS? at the bench. It is not a studied, artificial atnxjspbereT Itfc nrAeran i which comes from the mtermmg&ng of tandeed gendered by a sincerity and unity of parpose. It causes the Cadillae organization to stand out -k It implants the principle that' the nearly. j&xAkjgxd enough, It provokes mtoleTance of flee uumnij'stoA tbaxafEQ It induces the craftsman to appreciate his personal jraprynffiOqg It brings home to him that, Eke Ac chain which Is no styugcf than its weakest link, a product is no better than its weakest element. He knows that one imperfect part impairs tfce whole He is inspired by an eagerness to excel. He glows "with pride as he tells of the part he plays. For seventeen, years the Cadillac Spirit has been manGesdng itself in the goodness of the Cadillac Car. f And the goodness of the car, in turn, nourishes that spirit in the organization which produces it. 1 ' , The Cadillac Spirit could come only with the zealous co-operation of those inspired by the same ideal the production of the highest type of motor car-the car worthy to be known as Standard of the World. J.'H. Hansen Cadillac Co. Omaha, Neb. v Lincoln, Neb. A D I L L C 4