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18 THE SUN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1918. COLLECTING PARTS f ALL U. S. MODELS Arrangement Mnde lo Givp Ser vice lo All Owners of Such Makes. NEWCASTLE PLANT IS 1SKD Every One Who Hough I of De fnni'l Coneem or KveriM Is Helped. n? r. i.uttov pf.i.i.f.tikh. Hercules? Huh! Iip liiitl a snap com pared t lt)i llurnes's task. Why, llprcules i wm on a perpetual viu'iillon as compared with the Job .1. 1!. 1 turn.-" assumed when ho became head of tho service department of thn Maxwell Motor Comp.iny lit New castle, I rial., with thp task before him of 1 furnishing replacement parti to tsz.non i owners of 211 (lirfpient models of nutn molillp.s 129 Columbia models, lift Kind-lard-Dayton, IS Maxwcll-l'.ilseiie. 3 Hvcr ltts and a miscellaneous lot of othpr mo'.'- ' pis formerly mado by now defunct con cerns under Hip names of Hampson, Cour- t ler, Itrush, So. One who his not visited thp tnarnmoth Maxwell pl.int nt Newcastle ran havo no conception of thp task that confront! il tin loorganl.ed Maxwell Motor Company when It dirld' d to do what no othpr mm cm hss over donp concentrate nil the draw-( Ings. Jigs, tool, dies and rppalr parts of .ill tho oars mado by all Hip fortnpr con- cns whose assets liavp bpprt purchased b (Iip Maxwell Motor ',mp.in, so as to furnish those 122,000 former owners with replacement parts m lone as their ear' are on hip roau. ... , Idea may bp had of the task Involved. There was no legal obligation to do this. ' ,ut iu,,Mlf there are 43,000 sop- or iu-erd tig to the precedent of the ,,, 0Mlali,K a separate trade ! there any mor al obllcatlon. for J .lU(,nlll,,,(. ..,rt. j a.idltlun to this there tho common practice of concern when,.,,,, bundreds of racks litcnilly miles of ,T"'"1- "'". i ...mi. in , liMll to Ulstiofp of icpair parts btlslne to soma 1'inli dealer or fninc other eonierri. who makes a bulnesx of buylns up of ! jigs and patter Hi end mak'.n:: a handniini! profit off the lurkle s onacrs hn mut Iivp the part a' nn pice. ibliiUMV slich a roiicern uuld h.i no lntere.t whatsoever In tho'.p who formerly boucht i ears and therefore would clve Indifferent .ervlee pvcu at the hUh prlre.. ! rrip .Maxwen eoiniiany uecuieii rnai rnPie was a moral obligation, pvpu thouRh there w.i! no connection between the present Maxwell cornminv and the concern which made the former Maxwell car at Tarry- town, N, Y. The Maxwell company pur chaed the assets of the former Maxwell HrWeoe Company, as well as those of the Columbia, Stoddard-Dayton and other con cerns mcntroneil aoovo, from the elver, thtiiusli tire Vnltert States courts. I of sorting at the Xcvv Castle plant. One t porn tion's wholesale buslners In the l"a So theie wius no legal or moral obligation, hundred mid tvvent-slx cms of material , cltlc Northwest. . Mr. Drown asked un it will Interest owners of those caw to were shipped from the various plants to thorlty to place a Studebaker ngencv with know that the one reason for selecting the New Castle. This when it started nnd a man In Juneau who had been tmpor tiame "Maxwell" for the new company was when It arrival was an apparently hope. tuning for some time bv letter and bv a for the protection of about 60,000 owners I less rues of mixed parts. One who has personal visit. who had purchased cars under that tiatne, ' not been there cannot Imagine tho task. "Go ahad," answered Snles Manager though from another company. Hy adopt-! ,,f sorting and Indexing those hundreds i i;enon ; "go as far ns vou like," and he Inr any other name the value of those cars 0f thousands of putts. walked over to the h'g map that hung on 1 1n a second hand m rtket would be cut In To-day, in the New Castle plant cverv- the wall, showing In solid blue dr.es the i two. The first Impulse of the new corn-. hI1K 1(1 (l ()Illcr Having ascertained the ' territorial limits of tile various branches, pany was to adopt the name Columbia for . shortages the company Immediately pro- 'Around the Territory he added th- heavy the corporation and the full line of now m,j, , ,,,,.,. .j, ,,art!( !U1 WVT(, llut 1 Uric that plainly answered the whole ones models. But there were CO.000 1 .Maxwell I on lmnJ wuh vuv. foH. (,xcop,Uim, ' t'on. placing a tract of mote than 50.1.000 owners as against ll.ooo Stoddard-Day- ,.vcry ,,art f)r ov . f . , , , s,,Uare i .s uadp;- the Ju-Minion of the ton and 3 "00 Columbia The greatest . hU .,,cd tl;tllof.t lllstamh. ,,vor rM-, ,.. Portland branch. good for tho greatest number decided the ... ' ,,.. , , . Mr. I'.rown emerced from the conference point. When It was decided to continue fur- 111. ...ir Imi.I bi ,iu,l.. liv th.. tirownit ' Maxwell Motor Company, the management cast about for a plan for doing It. They decided there was only one way to con centrate the entire business at onp plant , nnd as the plant at Newcastle Is ideally equipped for the purpose and Ideally lo cated within 160 miles of the centre of population of tho United States It was decided to make that tho service head quarters. The next thing to do was to concentrate all tho special machinery, pat terns, dies, tools nnd Jigs In this plant. This was done, and here Is a great factory devoted entirely to the manufacture nf lepalr parts for former models and en tirely separated front the manufacture of the present product. That was a tremendous task, but It was only part. The still grrater task was the concentration of hundreds of thou sands of dollars worth of parts from all over America, the sorting out and In ducing of these parts. It must be under stood that the Maxwell Motor Company Inherited eleven factories, a large number f branch houses and also a large number of distributors' to all of whom large quan tities of parts have been consigned. A great huo and cry went up when the policy of concentration was ilrst an nounced Tim branch manager In Dallas, for example, hollered "where will my cus tomers get their repair parts?" Now the fart was Pallas might have on hand forty-five right gear fentlers for a dally papeis In simple, concise form and 1908 K-C Stoddard, but there were no left' they are left to form their own conclu-re-ar fenders or any right front ones for slons. that same model In stock there. There might be a whole room full of fentlers, but the man who wanted one for his IHflth model Columbia would still have to send to some other branch for that fender. Ami If you needed a new piston for your particular Courier, San Antonio was probably the nearest point where Hint could be found. In a wortl It would require millions of dollars to carry nil the parts for all the models at all dis tributing points. To even tempt to do mi would break any concent. Pesldes, nobody knew where all those parts were. Inventories were made nf com so, but an rvciitory does not always Indicate anil a description on paper does not always tell ,'ust what the .part Is. Kven after tho material was roncen lialed at Newcastle. It was Impossible for n one man. however good his memory or however extensive his experience, to lell Just what former model a certain pari helongcd to. The country wan scoured for men who had worked with former companies in the various depart ments arrd who could probably tell from memory where certain drawings or Jigs were, or which model of which mako a certain part belonged to. At times the task seemed hopeless. Many drawing, bail been loet or mislaid and for somo nf i he earlier models It see.mcel as If draw ings never tad been mado. Patterns and Jigs had been lost or tho part had been hand made so there never was a Jig for It. Hlght In the midst of things came the Da j ton flood, which destroyed a number Stream Lines on '$$$$$faxt(t. t.& . r. t, ''ss.t.H L'-l.t....il -..lAij Mreeiei Murs are ta be foaad In I be body rfealan of tbr nrrr cars of (be Mallae aaake. rrhlek eaabodr Ike Knlirhl aiolur. The car kaa ninnr fen nre. notable nmmir wbteb la iceltprona ecintnnipnt. A i j'yvitacIIpKliiiSta vinm(WtmXSimr- ',? ft faH ilHlt'iHi7 BiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiBijBKsiiililHaftiiiiiiiiiiB ill In plplurf hImimk I lie 11)14 Chevrnlrt uniitll Innrlns ear, with tlrntoti l'rpmoiit, Imil branch mnnaurr, nt the whirl. Fur Ihla "llnby (irnnd." It In rnllrd. In flnlmed nrrpnt rronnmr and ponrr. .of patterns belonging to Stoddard-Dayton models. Fortunately thp drawings were saved, and In tin' following week thn lost patterns were rrplnetel with now ones. I When It Ik considered that oiip building i',n feet wide mul 722 feet long and threp S, rH ,.., ,s t aitt-fl exclusively to tlu . storage nf these tpplacprni'iit tAirts, .-ornc ......i... r,,, .i... utofl,,., f mil iitnta. mllrl. ju.uds. frames, axles, A:c A Klaneo Into the radiator rackn sets one to woiiileitin; If every tpe or radiator eer made s not reprcnleil tliprp. Kvcry , for in of ollriiiir castlri.-. horizontal. r Ileal, and T-'iead, I.-hcad, twins, trlilets. ! bloc i-ast sies every form known to ' ' j'; 'rJ:l ""i V Th': I 1 " ' .... . receiver with the old I . K Motor t.om. pany. Tlierp was much KrumbllriK arnonB ow n- ers tiunnc ine nrue rui.s woik was uerng done. The several months of suspen"" during the tlmo the companies were In the hands of tin. receiver was adled to bv tho delays which necessarily ensm-d while 1 inousht about by A. II, Mrown of Port the material was In transit and In cour?" lnnil. nr... who h ehirL. f th. Hums' proud boast that I'.'i u r cent " of the orders are tilled within - I to 4S hours i,ll,'r fl Ceipt it tin- factory. Tills ! quicker service than can be had nt anj hlg mail order house, where promptness Is the keynote. It Is Interesting to note that the ma jority of the paits come within the 21 pounds weight limit, ami are therefon sent by parcel post. Tills is a grea! saving, especially for those owners who live in rtrrnl districts, and who, vvcro the parts sent by express, would have to make an extra trip to town and wait an exti day for the parts. USES THE NEWSPAPERS. (Itrrlnml I In I t'ompiiov 'I'll ri t HelliMes Dull)" AilT.-rtl.lnc. C T. Silver, dls riout ir fur the Over land line. I a great believer In the efll olency nf advertising In the dilly papers, it Is noted that In the Overland advertis ing this ear that a new line Is being pur sued. The copy is belriK written In series and every detail of the manufacture of the car is put before the public. Manufacturing methods ami details of operation of the tremendous Toledo plant, which is dominated by John North Willys, are being placed before the daily news paper reailei-s In a more lueiii manner than ever before attempted. The picture Is being placed before the readers of the JUST LIKE LONG ROAD TEST. Axle anil llliTereiillnl Trj-nnt Mn ehlne In Moon I'aclory. The operation of brakes and differential under roatl work of at least Son miles nf travel Is reproduced. It Is said, hy an axle testing machine installed by tho Moon Motor Car Company. Th" rear axle, with complete brake, attachments, Is mounted on blocks anil the wheels aro driven through thn shaft by a belt. First, sec ond, third and fourth speeds ate attained and adjustments are made of I he illffer cntlal anil brakes undt-r all conditions. Thn result, It Is contt nelcil, is absolute dependability of brake operation a fea ture that Is as Important In the driving of ei car as the power f engine nnd absolute smoothm ss of running is thn dif ferential. The natuial result of the latter Is quiet. Antnmatlr Spnrk Advance In Cadillac Th P.H4 Cadillac has an Improvement which Is designed to tako the task of guessing from thn driver and makes the. spark action iiemltlve, automatic, accord ing to the engine's needs. This Is accomplishes! by a ring gov ernor which automatically advances and retarela tho spark according to the de mands of tho various loads Hnd various speeds. It thus automntlesilly prevents the Injuries which am possible by too much atlvanco or too much retard. Moline-Knight Chevrolet "Baby Grand" Is This Car I GETS TERRITORY OF i 900,000 MILES FOR HIS Sliidelmker Sales Maniiufr Ben son Annexes" Aliiskn to Tt With Help of n llrnneh Maiuiffer. the sin. pie pxpedlcnt of a bold, bill' I pencilled line the entire Territory of Alaska has luen annexed to the realm of ,le fiUtoml,iii,., within a short time rpsl- "' f TPrrltory "lil b" fav'lrcd with a real automobile garage and salesroom . trreir nrst miimatloii mat even tins Arctic . Circle Is riot to remain longer without civilization a most recent development In land transportation. , rPnt cohering of Studeb.iker branch man-1 .T-,,rs ... he-idnniMers In Dtmlt n , lll?,l'ly "'ateJ. I'm now the boss of the biggest branch territory In the home organization," he remarked. "It may not Do famous for Its asphalt nnd macadam, but, mark my words. I'll put eight or ten cars Into Juneau this year and sprinkle a few more along the coast. They'll multiply as roads are built, and they'll themselves be the most lulluential factors in speeding the tlmp when the motor car will replace the dog train as tho medium of Independent transportation In Alaska." 'Mr Hrown Is seriously considering a trip Into his new territory during the coming sirmmei. Some of the extreme Nortvvhest has already been permtrateil i by a Studebaker car which several months atn was driven from Seattle to ltareltnn, winning thereby the trophy offered by the citizens of that town for the first car to enter It bv the overland route. There me several -.irs In Hnrtron now and Alaska proper probably contained as many as nix or even maintained by private Individuals and bought In the States. SPECIAL CLOSED CAR USES. riclil la One the Mnrlnn Folk vrr V lilnel They Entered. "The day when the closed car was con- ' sideied a fad has long since passed," says F, I!. Hump, general sales manager of the Marlon Motor Car Company. "This type of automobile now nils a dhtlnct need. That Its popularity Is Inceraslng each season Is evident. Never before this year h.us the Marlon company built closed cars, but the reception with which tho new seilan ami coupe models are merllnir seems tei us to prove tho wisdom of the entry Into this Held. "The coupe Is distinctly a car for the woman who wants to drive her own auto or the professional man whose constant travel In puisult nf his duties demands perfect protection from tho weather. The sedan with Its capacity of flvo p.issensers Is essentially a family car, The vast Im provements and convenience features that have entered Into automobile construction of tho past few years, such as self starters, elect lie lighting, left hand drive and centre control, have worked espe cially to tho advantage of the closed car and have don,, wonders to Increase the de mand for them." TRUCKS FROM HORSESHOES. Waste Iron Will Make 30,000 WtKinii, Sara Wll. "More than no.000 t nicks, eacli of which can be guaranteed to do twice as much work as a horse, and nt one-half the maintenance and operation expense, could bo built from tho Iron which It annually wasted In making horseshoes." The above Is tho statement of John N, Willys, manufacturer of the Willys Utility truck. Mr. Willys points out that half the :Ti,on0,0U0 horses and mules in tho United Stutes to-day could bo dis pensed with by the use of motor trucks. Kach.of these 12,!00,000 animals requires six sets of shoes a year, each thus using llfty pounds of Iron, which could bo uti lized in the manufacture of motor trucks annually. "Tho Willys Utility truck weighs ap proximately .1,300 iHHinds, complete," said Mr. Willys, "Taking fifty pouras of Iron as tho amount needed for tho annual renewal of horseshoes, It Is Hhnply a matter of division to prove that there Is a tremendous waste here. Wo aro mak ing 10,000 of the Willys Utility trucks this year, and If wo could save the Iron wasted In horseshoes wo would have material enough to run our plant for several yeais." Nhoirlnv tbe Maraaa 4, A liook Just Issued by Nordyke ft Mor mon Company1- Is called "Tho Marmon Forty-eight In Service." Its' purpose Is to acquaint owners and prospective own ers of motor cars) with the Marmon Forty-eight. A single pao of reading mat ter, by way of Introduction, Is followed by fourteen pases of photographic, repro ductions, ! Mowing the car In use In wide ly separated parts of the United States, ami Canada. A sepia, brown Ink on a dull finish buff paper lends an air of din- GETS U. S. CONTRACT. nooilrleh Tim to llr nn fiorrrn- mrnt t'aria. The puechaslin: afent fjr thf) Post Olllce Department ban contracted with the H. V (Joodrlch Company to supply tires and other rubber accessories durlnc the next tlsc.il year for the motor trucks which are beltiK used In the postal service. Kvery postmaster will i?ct a list to show the prlcus the Government Is to pay for the tlrei and sundries and when replace ment or repairs are needed Instead of rurmlriK the truck Into tho nanine, where it would have to stay until the. order wa filled from Washington, the trurk will pud up In front of a Goodrich service station and set the necessary suppllis In quick time. The Goodrich contract covers the equip ,,,,. f thirty-five trucks In use In the i postal service. J New ' .styles In electric care do not ehaiiKe " ver rxreally from jeiir to ear. there lirlnjs a eort of alnmlard body for Ihem. Here la a new model -Detroit llleelrle. which tins recently come In at tbe Incnl store. Ilronilivnr and lllshtlrth alreel. AID SOCIETY FOR ALL AUTO TRADE VETERANS ICi it Formed in Detroit Oive Help to Old Timers Who Need It. lo Dr.-rnoir, Nov. "2 -The plan In Detioit for the formation of u benevolent ses-lely of veterans of the automobile Industry has progressed so far that the first mut ing Is to be laid some time in Decem ber, This organization will be formed to keep truck of the old timers In the auto mobile business, and also to lesik alter the Interests of their families in time of need. Of lato .several old I imers li the motor car Ibid have met with misfortune, nccl dent, sickness and the like mid In their time of neeil have been In real want.. In other instances old timers have elroppcd away, leaving their families in dire straits. It is tlio Idea of tho men who have eolved tho general plan of the beiievo lent society to maintain a central office In Detroit, anil temporary headquarters or tho organization have) been placed In chargo of F. Kd Spooner, llOtf Free Press Ilulldiug Detroit. Kngland has an organization along somewhat similar lines which Is doing a Mist amount of good. There was some talk of an organized body at tho time Pat Hus.si-y of Cleveland, one of the most prominent of the old timers, became sud denly blind. This was about two jears ago ami liberal spltitB In thn automobile world raised a fund so large for his re lief that he will live comfortably for the rest of his elays upon tho lucomo from the fund. This action of tho few brought thoughts of tho probable results were) tho entlro Held of veterans of five years or moro standing In tho Held to lie. banded together Into one compact body for mat mil benefit, and that thought has been upper most In the minds, of many until It has Dually crystallized Into definite form. Harlow Hde Writes a Rook. The ICmplre Automobile Company of Indianapolis has Just issued a book called "Tho Transcontinental Umpire Number 19" In which Is described and pictured the Indiana-Pacific tour of July and August of this year. The performance of the I'Smplre model 31. "tho baby of the tour," which ran with the "big fellows," stayed wth them and sometimes lod them In spite of Its moderate size and weight, is accurately portrayed. The tour story Is far from u biased account of the Kinplre performance. It Is a thorough account of tho wonders, tho difficulties, the pleasures and hardships of the triiiihcon, tlueiitnl motor Journey of nineteen Indiana made carte across thn continent. Harlow Hyde, Kmplre advertising1 mavnafer, wrote ft I il- HOW LONG MILEAGE CAN BE OBTAINED Tire Adjuster Tells th Two Element That Enter Into the Field. GOOD STOCK AND GOOD CA'UK And .Tnst What Cnrn Ts Is Care fully Explained hy Him. will In a few feet distance wear them as much at one placo as several hundred Mj r. IIRNDKttMON, miles nf senlcc. It doesn't pay to lock looUy'ear Tiro and Itnhbrr Co. V.r",M 2"K ,0r "'Tt,'!? JT . , effective and stop the car quickest when Two factors contribute to tho life of n the wheels, Instead of slldlns. still Brlp pneumritlc, automobile tile.; the first Is-ti the load. As locklnc the brakes, there tire well mail- and of Rood material; the1 fore, Is a practice with nothing to recorrr focond Is the tire care necessary to se-1 lon,i t the Importance of avoiding It cure from this tire the mlleiiRe which Im can't be too strongly emphasized. It's maker has already ilono all ho can to 1 lso well frequently to make sure that make maximum. The tire Is purchased ,ntti binkes are binding equally, for If by ti dollar mid cents consideration; tire (.v aten't the wheel with tho tighter care needn t be, purchased ; It's available i, t,om lo weur out its tiro too m every inoiorisi wno cares to apply It. And that It pays and pays big Is what every motorist who has tried It knows. aii important Is tho air pressure cur ried. It Is Just as Important as the tire containing It. It preserves the body nf the tire Its fabric. N'ext In ImiKirtance Is tho care of the tread the tire's pro tection. These two precautions prevent the more common causes of tiro trouble. Having ohserved them and madu maxi mum mileage, a possibility, the motorist will wish to go further arrd make It a certainty. To discuss the moans of leach ing this end Is the purposp of this article. The most damaging wear to which a tiro can be subject is what It receives when useil on .1 wheel that Is not running paiallel to its mate, a condition designated by "wheels out of true." This cx-curs on the front wheels. An accident. Improper adjustment of steering apparatus, or even hitting the curbstone diagonally, may i nia throw tin, wheels out of lino so that they point inward or outward, as tho case may . 1ms Instead of paralleling each other along the road. Tires used on wheels in i this condition, Instead of rolling over the ground with a minimum of friction. a , they should, aro compelled to slide over tho ground dlagoiiHlly. tho s-Id-wis" corn- IKinent of this motion grinding off the rubber from tho tread as effectlvelv as an emery wheel. J The remedy for' this trouble Is obvious . t.t i tt IffViTJtti tlin tfliM lai Ant iT'ir-irii iti'in can do It. IMo-e bediming a trlt. the motorist usually Inspects the machine tollho eastern blanches of tills concern. The. Model Detroit Electric SfC that cverv thing Is In good shape, Kx- tending this Inspis-titm to the wheels will eiun-klv ib'tei t am such loudllion This can lie teste.1 approximately by adjusting Demand Protection! These illustrations Dottle which This is the simplest the most marvelous invention of the age the Non-Refillable Bottle. i Insist upon it and you'll get the only whiskey that is always the same Wilson Real Wilson. Free Club Recipes Free booklet of famous club recipe for mixed drinks. Address Wilson, 321 Fifth Ave.. N. Y. That's All. ono of tiro front wheels so that when youl kneel down In front of it and tlgnt bcK II Jim Until up with the rear wheel on tho snnre nld. Tho other front wheol their otrsht to tine up with the corre siKiiidliii? renr whetd If It doean't tlrft wheels aren't ti tic. A more exact method Is inensurlnR with a tape, linn tho distance frimi the Insldo of tho rim on tho wheel on one f.lda to the Inside of tho rim on tho wlicol on tho other side, uslrur 'polntn nt a distance from the trroand equal to thn height of the hub. Tho distance In front of tho axlo ouBht to equal the dla taiicn behind If It doesn't, the wheels nreu't true. In the Kiune way, a de'mountable rim put on erooked or thn end of on axle bent causlnc tho wheel tn wabble, will wear off Hie tread too rapidly. A peculiar property of rubber dun In directly lo Its elasticity Is that It can easily be urotind or filed, while If lmply rolled over even n rouirh surface tho treatment a the oucht to receive when In service It wllr last almost Indefinitely. I'or this reasnu, suddenly locklnB tho bnikes and hIIiIIiik or skidding the tires, I soon. Speeding and the use of stoned roads wear tho tires fnster than moderate driving on sandy toads, flut there are two kinds of roads It pays to avoid. One Is the toad with deep ruts. The sides of the ruts chafe the tire's side walls and lay bale the fabric. The other road to. avoid ( Is the wet or muddy road over which the l last night's frost has formed a thin crust i of Ice. The ear. In passing over, breaks through the crust and the sharp edges of the Ice badly lacerate the side walls. Similarly, driving In car tracks or i against curtis centres the wear on the side of tire tires. The remedy Is simple avoid I car tracks and curb. .Ml! neurocs I lie irnner necoines hhjsc p-j tht as the ear pas ver bumps the , Sometimes the fender becomes loose so fender is urged down so that It gorges Into the tire. This soon cuts the tire at the place the metal fender hits It as the i.... - ,., , ,.. "J "-"'- ' "-". , J . '"""'- - "!Y-, ... . , . ., . " l,,h"1 5, T5 l'",' e?', ,,r' ,,, 11 '" ' 1h. "l ,r, m" ''!' nil','f r lx J1"'.1'1 ti-rl.ir.it Km. liispeellnu Plrrstone Service Station It. ! Han-Is, brad nf the motor tr.uck lire sales ilerurtment of the Firestone i 'I'lri A.- lliiniier c ompany, is making an inspection tour of the sisrvlce stations at Car local service station occupies a four-story I building nt Slxtv-thlrd stieet and West j Knd nvenui, where a complete stock of win el parts and tins is earried. ' show the mechanism of the Non-RefUlable protects both Dealer and Consumer v CONVICT ROAD WORKERS IN 13 STATES MORE That Number Made Such Labor Leitral by Enactment This Tear. Thirteen States passed laws In Hie pre ent year allowing the use of convicts ! tho construction and repair cf highway, according to a compilation by TI. Slag Whltln of tho national committee on prison labor. They aro Arkansas, pelawarr, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Katun. Maine. New Jersey, North Dakota. Pennsylvania. Vermont. West Virginia and Wisconsin. As many other Htates hud previously paiscd similar legislation, but few of tho forty-eight States hnve not seen the wis dom of using prisoners to build and main tain public roads. West Virginia and Iowa nre the two States whose laws regarding thn working of convicts on highways stand out most prominently. So anxious was tho Gover nor of the former to secure mi effective law that he came to New York arrd with the assistance of representative of tho national committee on prison labor, of the road department of Columbia University and of the legislative draughting miruau worked out bills making compulsory th employment of convicts on the roads. The West Virginia law authorizes the county courts to mako appioprlatlons out of road funds for convict work; It slates that tho court shall sentence any rnalo person over lfi to road work Instead of to tho county Jail; persons charged with misdemeanors unable lo furnish ball shall work on the roads, and If acquitted when tried shall bo paid no cents a clay fo each day's work they perform ; Justices of the peHce shall sentence to work on the roads persons convicted of crime who otherwise they would send lo the county Jail, Another feature of the West Virginia law Is the establishment of a Slate roan. , , ....w.,,1 .urean ,1.. m.lse any p a . o o bv a county for using prison labor in road building. The plans approves!, the county shall apply to the board or con trol for tho number of prisoners teeiulrcd and shall state the length of time they shall lie needed. The hoard shall mi far as possible give equal service to each of the counties and shall determine which prlsoneis may be assigned to huoIi work. The warden Is to provide suitable and movable quarters, which shall be built where possible by convict labor. The convicts shall lemaln under tllieet emitrnl of the warden, their work, however, be ing under tho supervision of the load bureau. In Iowa the board of control of th" State Institutions with tho advice of lb warden of any penal Institution may per mit ablebodled main prisoners to work nn the toads. The law specifically stHb such labor shall not be leased to contrac tors. A prisoner opposed to such wink or whose character and disposition make It probable that he would attempt cscap ' or be unruly Is not to be worked on th' . highways. Although the prisoners me ' under the Jurisdiction of the warden vvhl'e building or recalling road. their- work l supervised by the Statp Highway Comniis. sloner. Prisoners cmplocd nn the high ways of lown receive such part of their i earnings above the cost of their keep i' , the board deems equitable, the eatnlrieja either being funded or given to their de pendent families. I Ilcforo Iowa pased her present piI.ot i labor laws George W. Cosson, Attorney General of Iowa and a member of th national committee on prison labor, made, an Investigation of the prisons nf Ills own arid other States and denounced the contract system, under whi h the prlsonei s .were employed up to that' time, Mr. Cm 1 son drew up the road bill ami Is nf the opinion it will tlo much to drive the con tract sjstem nut of the State. Mann llnslness Increasing. Actual shipments of the Moon .Motor Car Company for the month nf u.-tobei i exceeded the shipments of e ictober, lf'12. by 9.l per cent., according to a state ment Issued by Stewart McDonald, lc president, giving a resume of the first three months of the 19H season The Increase for the three months over last year Is 52 per cent. I The total shipments for Ortolwr. 11' 13. were JS9.414, as against J4T,1i In O,-. 1 t nber, 191:.', a gain of Ml.ii2 The total j shipments for th" thrts months. August. Septemlier arrd October, this year were j $190,431, ns against $rj,".,n, the total 'shipments for thn samo period last car, , a gain of $ijri,l".1. Flreatnnr Factory f!rorlna;. Two wings to the Firestone tire factor., which will penult a 40 tier cent. Itn rea-e In the output, are rapidly nearing com-pb-tlon, and probably will be ready for op. cuponcy early In thn spring, I.Ike the rest of tbe building, the ne'W wines are of steel and concrete, with a facing of light brick and are fireproof That's All!