Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 73, 5 February 1920 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 1920.

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AMERICAN AUTOS FORGE WAY ONTO BRITISH MARKET

BY MARY HENKE " LONDON, Jan. 20 American motor cars are forcing their way on the British market In spite of repeated determination to discourage the use of foreign automobiles and encourage manufacture. Other Yankee products, too, are competing successfully with the British made, although the rate of exchange is putting American exporters decidedly at a disadvantage. The moulders' strike, which has been in progress for months and Is no nearer settlement than when It started, is one reason for the situation. Ever since the armistice was signed British manufacturers have been hampered by the difficulty met In obtaining required parts for their cars, and

consequently have had to shorten their

output.

While the press and commercial or

ganizations are preaching British products for Britain and urging patron

age of local output, the labor situation has made it impossible for this appeal to meet with anything like full success. The British cars that are on the market are quickly snapped up, and large premiums are paid for 1920 models. Old cars, of 1914 and 1915 models, bring extraordinary prices, and many persons who bought up cars in 1915 from men going to the front have realized! an 'eiccenent "profit on their purchase.. Few old model cars go for less than $1,000 and the new etyle cars bring anything . from $3,000 to $5,000. Cheap Ones are Popular. Popularity of the cheap American car abroad is directly the cause of the abnormal prices charged for the British output. Appeals to trade patriotism are met with the retort that a man cannot afford to pay three prices for a car of home manufacture when he can buy an imported car for what Is in comparison a trifling cost. The Britisher usually declares that he prefers csrs made in his own country but that he cannot afford to buy

them. Few Englishmen in moderate circumstances own their own cars, and picturesque but inefficient two wheeled carts Jog along over roads that would be thick with automobiles in the United States: It wasn't until the railroad strike forced the fact upon their knowledge that the English began to realize how motor carriers could be utilized in transport. A town of 50,000 or more

over here may have one garage, and it will have plenty of leisure to handle all the business that comes its way. The war Introduced the American automobile to the Englishman and forced him to realize its desirable qualities, even though he might find much to criticize in its general appearance. The fact that an American car was the only one that could be used in Mesopotamia and that American cars in France went where no other cars could venture, was naturally well advertised among the troops and the Tommies came home with a new respect for the attributes of the Yankee motor car. American Agencies Thick. On one street in London almost every building Is occupied by agencies for American motor cars. French cars do not seem to have entered the field to any extent, although complaint Is made here that the French manufapturers have been able to readjust their concerns and stimulate their output much more successfully than the British. Announcement that a famous English motor car company Is establishing a branch factory in the United States was greeted with enthusiasm

by London business men. It has been felt that England should retaliate on American aggressiveness and should carry the trade war to our own shores, but this was the first definite step toward any move of that kind to be taken by a large and established concern.

returned the recommendations for revision. Mrs. Holcombe Dead. Dr. R. Harvey Cook, of the Oxford Retreat, yesterday received word from Carbondale, Pa., announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. Ruth Cook Holcomb, wife of E. M. Holcombe, a mining engineer. Mrs. Holcombe was a resident of Oxford for many years previous' to her marriage. The body will be brought to Eaton for burial. Blickenaderfer Burial. The body of Rev. Robert R. Blickensderfer, pastor of Christ Episcopal church, Hackensack, N. J., who died Monday of pneumonia, was brought here yesterday and buried from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse BUckensderfer. Lech-Gulttcau Wedding. Mrs. Anna Leach, of this village, yesterday announced the marriage of her daughter, Miss Josephine F. Leach, to Dr. William Backus Gultteau. The wedding took place in Toledo on January 30. The bride was a member of the faculty of Miami. University for several years, then went to Toledo to become supervisor of the teachers' training school. Dr. Gultteau Is superintendent of the public schools of Toledo.

Oxford Officials Still on Warpath; Refuse to Accept Mayor's Employe OXFORD, Ind., Feb. 5. The village council and Mayor Hughes continued their wrangle last night over appointments. It had been predicted that a compromise would be reached, but neither the mayor nor the majority of council opposing him seems inclined to give In. Council' last night turned down the bills of Walter Finley for, services as Janitor of the village building and sewer inspector. Council previously refused to confirm the appointment of Finley, and thfe mayor appointed him over council's head. Council members tay that Finley will never draw a penny from the town, and Mayor Hughes says he will get every cent that's coming to him, and the town will pay the costs in addition. Meanwhile Finley is still on both jobs. Electric light and waterworks employees, who were counting on a raise of wages soon, will have to wait several weeks. Council's committee, to which the recommendations of the board of public affairs was referred,

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THAW REVEALS HOUSE AFIRE WARSAW, Ind., Feb. 5 Today's thaw caused the discovery that the home of Mrs. ,M. A. Daubenspeck, In the heart of Warsaw's residence district, had been on fire. When the sun melted the snow, water began to leak into the home and an Investigation showed a hole over six feet square burned in the roof. When the fire occurred is a mystery, but the theory of Fire Chief C. B. Moon Is that the roof caught fire while covered with a heavy layer of snow and that the heat from the blaze melted the snow, which extinguished the blaze. RIPLEY, RAIL HEAD, DIES SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Feb. 5. E. P. Ripley, chairman of the board of directors of the Santa Fe railroad sys-1-m, died here Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.

The Theatres

WASHINGTON. Just ten years ago a pathetic looking young man got off the Cleveland Express' in Jersey City. He was the tallest thing you ever saw, blond, pale and disconsolate and unknown. He immediately invested the savings of hard years as a reporter on the Cleveland "Leader" in a New York hall bedroom and a typewriter and made four carbon copies of a play he had brought with him. He sent it to four managers at once. Brady got It because he

telegraphed his acceptance, while the three others waited to write theirs. The play was "Clothes," the author was Avery Hopwood. His greatest farce, "Fair and Wanner" will be seen on the Washington Theatre

screen for 3 days beginning today, starring May Allison. Oh yes, 6uch things do happen. You can verify this from Hopwood any night you can catch him at The Lambs. He Is still tall but no longer quite so pathetic "Clothes" made money for everybody connected with it, even the author.. His share of the loot he spent In doing the gentleman adventurer act all over the market from Paris to Wiesnichwo, buying himself learning and experience. Also, "Clothes" first Introduced him to Grace George. They dance together divinely now and make a wonderful pair, both so blond and

slim and straight. RICHMOND. "Checkers," the famous racing melodrama has been made into a motion picture by William Fox and will be seen at the Richmond Theatre, starting tomorrow. The picture, directed by Richard Stanton, is a mammoth spectacle with most realistic scenes. Checkers is the main character in

the play. He Is a reformed race-track tout who falls in love with a Southern beauty and gets into the most thrilling adventures. How the horse Remorse wins the big stakes; how Checkers risks his life many times, and how he finally overcomes all obstacles, is told, it Is said, with an elaboration of detail which makes "Checkers" one of the most absorbing photoplays presented this season. MURRETTE. America's leading society people and leaders in sociological and political thought were the first to see "Auction of Souls," the unprecedented screen epoch to be presented at the Murrette Theatre, Thursday and Friday. Before being shown publicly in motion picture theatres, it was exhibited privately in the larger cities of the East and West, where distinguished audiences looked at it in amazement. MURRAY. Beatriz Michelena. one of the most beautiful and magnetic actresses of the screen, has a vivid and Intensely

vital role In her new production, Heart of Juanita," at the Murray theater. No character in life or in drama makes a stronger appeal than that of a woman whose sins are of the heart, whose Impulses have made her the victim of a brutal man who uses her as a dupe and then casts her aside for another. S , Juanita, queen of the dance-hall in the primitive eettlement, was not a virtuous woman by conventional standards, but she was faithful to one man. Used as a lure by Jim Brandt, the dance-hall boss, Juanita was the life of the primative place of amusement. When a fluffy-haired blonde from San Francisco captured the fancy of the boss, Juanita's love turned to hate. "Ye fool! Ye ain't got any strings on me!" taunted Brandt. Juanita's Spanish blood boiled in rage. "You promised to marry me! Now you

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TODAY AND FRIDAY Only two more days left to see this great story of the East The True Story of Armenia Aurora Mardiganian (HERSELF) in "Auction of Souls" This most astounding presentation of fact was produced by Col. W. N. Selig for the National Motion Picture Commission of the American Commission for Relief in the Near East, and Hitherto Shown to Adults Only at $10.00 per seat In the Rltz-Carleton, New York; Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia; Blackstone Hotel, Chicago; and Symphony Hall, Boston. NOW RELEASED FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION AT POPULAR

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Prom the book "Ravished Armenia" on the martyrdom of Christian Armenia, -which Is Aurora Mardlganian's own story, substantiated by facts from the official reports of Viscount Bryce, the British investigator; Henry Morgenthau, the American ambassador; and the American Board of Foreign Missions. SPECIAL MUSIC Mr. Charles Pascoe, organist from the Orpheum Theatre, Fort Wayne, Ind., at the organ. CONTINUOUS SHOWING 1:30 p. m. to 11 p. m. PRICES Adults 35c Children 20c

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