South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 116, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 25 April 1920 — Page 29

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CONGRESS PROBES EYDEMniTIlPEQ TM

MAI UlUJU UllLlU IU TRAINING SCHOOLS

Claim Little Control Has Been Exercised Over New Department. HY ruis m:iiov. (Nwi-Tlme Washington Corr jvondent.) WASHINGTON. D. C. April 24. Much lerojratory rnrnr.Knt i.s h irl around ror.'n ov-r rfrcr,t s-n.-a-tional di'ckipjrf of th rrorlip:oui -3tp!-!P Involve! 1p. con(1urtri! th army vocational pytm. .inl particularly over th xtraveMnrn and wat r'3'i!tlr. from th way thj orx hj brrn rarri'"! on. McmbTs of cor.trrrs say that th" Af.fcfirfF. 8o far show th.it practically no control has X on xerri. 1 1n th lsi of valuiM'- rq'iiwn'-r.t nd s'ippll'-s for thosf iurpo"s. and it In ovtlmatfl, for example that rqr:!itlor.H for si ir; r 1 crps - ' 1 1 1 -ment a!on for vorationai r.h:cat'onl urp-. fvT quantities of a. value of about $ ."5,0 0 0, ft 00 on tho ha!s cf war cnt under contracts that could not now be duplicated. ItrajuMtlnn Vro Wlilrn. It n aa rted that requisitions for equipment arwl supplies have hen iru in from the trair.ir.fr center? In arcordanro with the whln.s of thosf concf-rnd with th training, without resrard to the nitlltiry dtuatlort irnerally and without thf coordination of the sror.eral staff or of any other instrumentality that would hive opportunity to conform the process to a urnforui V5U m. Thfupon whom th rcquisition have. leen nißtie hav ri"t No-n i'Uinitted, it Is claim'il to exercise their judgment as to whether they properly miqtit be filled. It is required by an orrter isnel ly th secretary of war on Dec. 'M. Ia:"t, that "material, ?rk, upplie ;ir 1 equipment required for vocational and f -durational training in Hie army v. ill he iued uj.on requisitions subniittni y tlu commanding ethects of po.-t. camp?, .and tPtions from anv material.

:-.":, supplies or equipment on b.r:d in tb.e army, (lncludincr that L !d In rej-erve fur p'sible fxpan.on if not required for immediate ii.d..'iry u- " Ti;e cliu-r "if r.or requiri fr military-uv" Ivir been held to mean every.h:r.: not und-r r '-qui it ten fr-r another purpose. Thus, if vocational requisitions rereivt-d ct a depot on onj day cover a! I puppll of a certain kind on hand, thov pupplies cannot he ud to fill requisition for purely military purposes that rr.ay be received later, but before shipment is made to meet the vocational calls, notwithntandlnj the importance of the military requirement-. MMiv of Stock. As . result, it i aj-rtd. thre has l.K-ri dissipation of valuable reserve Mocks that maybe, and probably will be, needed for military purposes before they can be rop'ared. It is further declared that it will be practically impossible to replare j-ome of the technical equijm r.t of the most improved kind that has hen sent out to train inep. r need recruits under instructors that arf not always familiar v. ith if and in whoso hands it is 11a-bb-to d.-'ttviK0. when e.iriier and le-s improved eouirment mlg'ht

answered the training purposes as well. The older equipment r.ot r-(-n supplied because the

vocational trainir.tr otllciaN have requisitioned the latest types and the storage depots have had to till them under the orders In force. To cite one of the many examples of alleged abuse reference is made to amp!iti'-rs. They are delicate and essential parts of radio telegraph and telephone sets. Under present conditions the contractor is unwilling to run the risk of ratcnt utig-a-tion in manufacturing additional amjilirurs, as he i.s no longer protected by war contracts. The stock f t amplifiers is about exhausted and ir will be difficult to provide com-

pI' Tp radio equipment for troops In

ouantities that will be required by thr m. Offer Many Courses. About 120 different courses for the peneral and vocational training of the. enlisted personnel of the army have been provided. It is estimated by those connected with the system that the cost for the next fs.-a! year will be $10.:0,000. They have assured the hovise military affairs committees that the supplies

already taken from the army reserve stock "representing a cost of .-bout 330.000,000 together with the eürr-.ate for additional appropria

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' n vocational training successfully. The r?timato of th value of reserve torks already taken for the pur-vo-o is inMr.itesmal compared with ctirrtates cf those that were, concerned in it production. It Is only a little ovi" one-half of the estimated value of the sifrnal corps property converted to educational purposes, for instance. Naturally congress will want an explanation of the discrepancy.

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Batteries At Live and Let Live Prices . An Important Question in This Community SOLVED AT LAST Come In We Have a Surprise for You A BATTERY GUARANTEED TO STAND UP FOR YEARS NOT ONLY MONTHS Real Service and a Real Battery Makes Motoring Real Pleasure. Indiana Battery & Ignition Co. 124 E. Jefferson Blvd. Phone Lincoln 6310. MILLER TIRES AND TUBES

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That why we picked Columbia for a winner and why the Columbia folks picked us.

Columbia

Morale Batteries

CC)LtT3iniA HATTITRY CO. 113 i:. Jefferson lllvd.

ANNOUNCING -the-Opening of a Direct FACTORY BRANCH -forSALES AND SERVICE -ofMACK TRUCKS TRUCKS AND TRACTORS li2 to 15 Tons "Performance Counts" C. F. MOORE, Mgr. 749 South Michigan Street Phone Lincoln 5588

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Hoi Spot and Ranis-horn .Solve a Serious Problem

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THOSE who understand motor cars know that the prevailing weakness is the inability of the various engines to deliver satisfactory results from gasoline. Gas has gone down and down in grade and engines have not been redesigned to meet the lower grade of fuel Chalmers engineers were first to supply the answer to this serious problem. They devised the Hot Spot and RanVs-horn. The raw "gas," too heavy for the carburetor to vaporize it properly, strikes the Hot Spot, and the result is much like a drop of water falling on the top of a red-hot stove. Thus the heavy "gas" is turned into a "dry cloud", and before it has the slightest chance to revert to "mist" it is rushed via the Ram's'horn manifold into the cylinders. As the spark plugs touch off this finely vaporized fuel you gzt instantaneous combustion and maximum power. You get smoothness, the absence of vibration and the consc quent saving in repair bills from burned bearings, scored cylinders, fouled spark plugs and many troubles that are all traceable back to the inferior gas" of the day. Ride in a Chalmers and you, too, will say that it is one of the few great cars of the day.

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A' transportation investment yhich will pay the careful ovner 100 diidend at the end of the first twelve months. Abbreviated Specifications

ENGINE Four cylinders cast en bloc with Hot Spot and RanVs-horn intake manifold; cone clutch running in oil; transmission bolted to engine; bore, 3?8 inches ; stroke, 42 inches. GASOLINE SUPPLY-Capacity 10J gallons ; positive feed. TRANSMISSION Three-speed selective type. , STEERING Left side drive; 18-inch steering wheel ; irreversible worm steering gear, adjustable. CONTROL rGcar shift lever in center of driving compartment and operated at right of driver; spark and throttle controls operated on quadrant underneath steering wheel ; also foot accelerator.

WHEELBASE-124 inches.

TIRES 35 inches by 5 inches rnem matic cord. REAR AXLES Vorm drive; semifloating type; extra heavy malleable iron housing. FRONT AXLE Heavy drop-forged steel I-beam. SPRINGS Front, 3S inches long, 2h inches wide ; rear, 52 inches long, 2 i inches wide; 'both semi-elliptic. FRAME Pressed steel construction. MATERIALS All steel used throughout Maxwell trucks is made from our own formulae, as specified by our chief metallurgist. CHASSIS EQUIPMENT-Electric generator, storage battery, electric head and tail lamps, electric horn, complete set of tools, including j.ick and tire pump with pneumatic tires; seat and front fenders.

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Hagedorn & Webster,

216-222 E. Jefferson Blvd.

Phone Main 1781

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I HÜ I actedthey purchased Oldsmobile Economy Trucks.

Tl TORE than 5000 farmers and business men have repeated these wordü-lhcn 1VJL acted they purchased Oldsmobile Economy Trucks. Tha Oldsmobile Economy Truck has been on the market hut seven months; yet, in almost every line of business, it has proved a success. The reasons for this are plentiful: Power; speed; low upkeep; low operating expense; internal gear drive; sturdy, 4-cylinder, valve-in-hcad motor; deep channel frame; complete electrical system; 35 x 5 pneumatic cord tires; extra long, flexible, semi-elliptic springs and a 22 years' reputation behind it.

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