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Ihc RURAL NEW-YORKER 
DOMESTIC.—An explosion of stove 
polish recently at Morrisdale, J’a.. caused 
the death of Mrs. Peter Antosh, her son, 
Michael, seven, and serious injury to two 
other sons, Luke, two, and Peter, four. 
The fire started by the explosion destroyed 
the Antosh home and the adjoining dwell¬ 
ing. Gasoline may have been mixed with 
the polish. This was the only explana¬ 
tion advanced as the possible cause. 
The Volstead prohibition enforcement 
act. defining as intoxicating any beverage 
containing one-half of one per cent or 
more of alcohol, was declared constitu¬ 
tional Jan. 5 by the U. S. Supreme Court 
in an opinion on which the court divided, 
five to four. Proceedings brought by 
acob Ruppert, of New York, to enjoin 
the Government from prohibiting the sale 
of 2.7.” per cent beer, were ordered dis¬ 
missed. Indictments brought against the 
Standard Brewery at Baltimore and the 
American Brewing Company at New Or¬ 
leans for manufacturing 2.75 per cent 
beer before the war-time prohibition en¬ 
forcement act became effective were or¬ 
dered dismissed. In deciding the New 
Orleans and Baltimore cases, Justice Day, 
in an unanimous opinion, held that the 
manufacture of beer containing 2.75 per 
cent alcohol was legal until the enactment 
of the Volstead Act. 
Fire Jan. 3 destroyed a large business 
block in the center of the city at Bethle¬ 
hem, Pa. The loss is .$250,000. 
Agents of the Department of Justice, 
in conjunction with police of 35 large 
cities and numerous smaller ones extend¬ 
ing from Portland, Me., to Los Angeles 
and from the Canadian to the Mexican 
border, descended Jan. 2 upon the head¬ 
quarters and printing plants of the Com¬ 
munist and Communist Labor parties, 
making prisoners of all found on the 
premises. The Federal agents were sup¬ 
plied with warrants calling for the arrest 
of upward of 4.000 alien members of the 
Red revolutionary bands. All that claimed 
That’s what an automobile owner told us recently. 
“Until I heard about Mohawks, I used to choose my 
tires with my eyes shut. 
“I gambled on tires, because most people who tried to 
sell me tires told me things about them I didn’t under¬ 
stand—secrets, mysterious sounding processes—all sup¬ 
posed to be the cause of better mileage. 
“When my dealer started talking 
Mohawks, he had something tangi¬ 
ble to say about them—logical, 
sensible and sincere reasons for 
their better quality. 
“He told me they were made only 
of pure rubber—no “fillers”, no 
reclaimed rubber, no shoddy, rosin, 
glue. He said the fabric tires con¬ 
tained an extra ply of fabric in most 
sizes—a ply which Mohawk build¬ 
ers knew added longer life. 
“He told me about the efficiency 
of the Mohawk Company, that 
Mohawk Tires are handmade, be¬ 
cause they can be made more 
uniform and with longer wearing 
qualities that way. 
“These reasons for Mohawk Qual¬ 
ity were so sensible and sincere— 
so free from mere claims and mys¬ 
teries—that I was convinced about 
Mohawks before I bought them.” 
Mohawks, both Cord and fabric, in 
all standard sizes, and a hand¬ 
made Ford Size with an extra ply 
also. Good dealers everywhere 
handle them. 
MOHAWK RUBBER COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO 
Branches: 123 W. 68th St., New York City; 86 Brookline Ave., Boston 
“I Knew Mohaw T ks Were Good Before I Bought Mine” 
EVENTS OF THE WEEK 
The Beautiful, Practical ELCAR 
F OR size, beauty, comfort, power and sturdy endurance the 
ELCAR easily leads in the medium priced field. It is the product 
of forty-seven years of fine vehicle building—twelve years of fine 
automobile building. 
The ELCAR appeals to those who have intimate knowledge of auto¬ 
mobile construction; who know on what riding comfort, perfect perform¬ 
ance and economical upkeep depends. t 
It is built for those who want a car that embodies beauty and distinct¬ 
ion of design with abundance of power and so mechanically perfect as to 
give years of exacting service, and it is built for those who wisely desire to 
obtain all these advatages without wasteful cost. 
A Glimpse at the Quality 
Four-cylinder models have the powerful longstroke ELCAR-Lycomincr motor, developing3754 
horsepower Six-cylinder models have the remarkable 7;R Red Seal Continental motor, dev¬ 
eloping 55 horsepower 116-inch wheelbase. Delco starting, liuhtinu and urmlion. Willard 
Batteries Latest Stromberg vertical carburetors. Borg and Beck Clutch. New type Salisbury 
pressed steel rear axle. Spiral bevel driving gears, Timken and Hyatt bearings. Muncie trans¬ 
mission tubular propeller shaft, two universals Wonderfully easy riding, semi-elliptic springs. 
Beautiful, roomy bodies Truly luxurious upholstering. 33 x 4 tires, nonskid rear. Duplex 
lamps. Walnut instrument board. Equipment complete even to Boyce Moto-Meter on radiator. 
Five-Passenger Touring. 4-Cylinder, $1395.00 6-Cyljnder, $1595.00 
Four-Passenger Sportster, 4-Cylinder, 1395.00 6-Cylinder, 1595.00 
Three-Passenger Coupe, 4-Cylinder, 1995.00 6-Cyljnder, 2195.00 
Five-Passenger Sedan, 4-Cylinder, 2095.00 6-Cylinder, 2295.00 
Write for Special Catalog Jl 
and name of nearest dealer. 
ELKHART CARRIAGE & MOTOR CAR CO., Elkhart, Indiana 
When you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a 
quick reply and a “square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
citizenship were arrested on charges of 
criminal anarchy and sabotage. The num¬ 
ber of Federal warrants issued in New 
York alone was S12, while the number 
issued in the neighboring New Jersey dis¬ 
trict was 730. A Red plot to flood all 
anti-Bolshevik nations with counterfeit 
currency was revealed. The object of the 
plot, which is known to officials of all the 
allied governments, is to launch so many 
spurious notes and bonds upon the United 
States. England. France and other na¬ 
tions that deflation of money values would 
result, with financial panic and ruin. In 
this country alone, it is officially reported, 
the Reds planned to circulate bogus bills 
of an apparent value of .$200,000,000. as 
well as counterfeit Liberty bonds and War 
Savings Stamps. These were to be put 
into circulation through certain agents 
of the Russian Soviet Government in this 
country and through bands s of Commun¬ 
ists and of the Russian Socialist Federa¬ 
tion. Determination of the Government 
to carry on to the finish its fight to rid 
the nation of Communist and Communist 
Labor Party members was seen in the 
request transmitted Jan. 6 by the Depart¬ 
ment of Labor to Congress for new appro¬ 
priations aggregating .$1,150,000 to be 
used in the enforcement of laws against 
radicals and for their deportation. 
The North Dakota State Supreme 
Court Jan. 2 held constitutional the State 
laws providing for a State industrial pro¬ 
gramme. The decision validities bond is¬ 
sues for the inauguration and maintenance 
of State-owned industries and enterprises 
within the scope of the programme. 
The murder of two more Americans 
near Tampico started another series of 
communications between Washington and 
Mexico City Jan. 0. News of the 
murders, with that of a Mexican also 
killed, was received by the State Depart¬ 
ment in a despatch from Tampico. The 
message stated that F. J. Roney and Earl 
Bowles, both Americans, were killed near 
Port Lobos in territory controlled by the 
Carranza forces. The men were employees 
of the International Petroleum Company. 
Roney was a former Houston, Tex., oil 
man, and Bowles, hailing from Beaumont, 
Tex., formerly was with the Gulf Refin¬ 
ing Company at that place. It; is thought 
that the men were killed because they 
carried the payroll funds of the company. 
Earthquakes in Mexico Jan. 3 caused 
many casualties and heavy property loss. 
The earthquake extended over the Central 
and Southern States, centering in the 
State of Vera Cruz. 
FARM AND GARDEN.—The sixth 
annual meeting of the New York State 
Potato Association will be held during 
Farmers’ Week at the College of Agri¬ 
culture, Ithaca. N. Y„ Feb. 10-11. The 
recent rapid growth of this association 
bespeaks increased interest in this pro¬ 
gram. Speakers and specialists from New 
Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York have 
been scheduled for the discussions of 
varietal standardizations, seed improve¬ 
January 17, 1920 
ment. disease and insect control. The 
present officers are: E. R. Smith, Kasoag. 
N. Y., president; W. J. Wheeler, North 
Bangor, N. Y., vice-president; E. V. 
Hardenburg, Ithaca, N. Y., secretary; F. 
C. Gibbs. Fillmore, N. Y.., treasurer; L. 
Y. Robinson, Riverhead, N. Y.. member 
executive committee. Headquarters for 
all meetings. Dairy Building, Room 222. 
WASHINGTON.—Continuation of the 
air nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, Ala., 
as a commercial fertilizer project was 
urged Jan. 2 by Secretary Baker before 
the special House committee investigating 
war expenditures. 
Senator Kenyon (Iowa), a Republican, 
in behalf of himself and Senator Ken¬ 
drick (Wyo.), a Democrat, laid before 
the Committee on Agriculture Jan. 5 a 
hill designed to take the place of the 
Kenyon and Kendrick measures dealing 
with the regulation of the packers. The 
hill contemplates extending to industrial 
enterprise when it attains such size as to 
be a matter of national concern, the policy 
of Federal control under the commerce 
clause relating to Interstate commerce. 
In other words, it is proposed to place 
the business in livestock and its products 
under the control of the “Federal Live¬ 
stock Commission,” which is to bo ana¬ 
logous to the Interstate Commerce Com¬ 
mission, deriving its powers from the 
same provisions of the Constitution and 
having them specifically defined by Con¬ 
gress. Senator Kenyon explained that 
this plan had been adopted because there 
was so much protest against the licensing 
requirements of the hills under considera¬ 
tion. Under the former bills the Secre¬ 
tary of Agriculture was to issue licenses 
to manufacturers and distributors of live¬ 
stock products. It was objected that this 
gave too great power to a single official. 
Accordingly, it is now proposed to do 
away with the licensing feature and to 
create the Federal Livestock Commission, 
composed of five commissioners appointed 
by the President and confirmed by the 
Senate at $10,000 a year. 
A drastic sedition bill, which would arm 
the executive branch of the Government 
with power to prosecute any individual 
citizen or alien who seeks to overthrow 
the Government by force of violence, was 
introduced in the House Jan. 5 by Rep¬ 
resentative Graham, of Pennsylvania. The 
measure defines sedition, covers conspira¬ 
cies to accomplish the overthrow of 
Government by force and provides heavy 
penalties for interference with the decrees 
of the courts. It is the work of a sub¬ 
committee of the House Judiciary Com¬ 
mittee, which framed it from more than 
a dozen measures submitted by various 
members of the House during the present 
ession. It will be taken up by the full 
committee in the near future and also 
will he submitted to the Department of 
Justice for an opiuion by the Attorney 
General. 
To meet increased living costs, increased 
monthly pensions to Civil War veterans 
and dependent relatives, totaling more 
than $05,000,000 annually, would he pay¬ 
able under a bill passed by the House 
Jan. 5 and sent to the Senate. The vote 
was 231 to 55. The minimum monthly 
allowance under the bill is $50. while par¬ 
tially disabled veterans would receive $00. 
Blinded and invalid soldiers would he 
paid $72 monthly and widows would re¬ 
ceive $30. 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
Winter Course State School of Agricul¬ 
ture. Cobleskill, N. Y., Jan. 5-Feb. 27. 
1920. 
Winter Courses. Ohio State College. 
Columbus. Jan. 5-Feb. 27, 1920. 
Peninsula Horticultural Society, thirty- 
fourth annual meeting, Chestertown, Md., 
Jan. 0-8, 1920. 
Vermont State Poultry Association, an¬ 
nual show. St. Albans,' Jan. 0-9. 1920; 
B. P. Greene, secretary. 
New York State Horticultural Society. 
Rochester. Jan. 14-10. 1920. 
Agricultural Week, Trenton, X. ,T.. 
Jan. 12-17. 1920. 
Massachusetts Union Farmers’ meet¬ 
ing, Horticultural Ilall, Boston, Jan. 
19-23. 1920. 
Farmers’ Week. Morrisville State Agri¬ 
cultural School, Morrisville, N. Y., Jan. 
19-23. 
Farm Products Show, Harrisburg, Pa., 
Jan. 20-23, 1920. 
Agricultural Week, Harrisburg, Pa.. 
Jan. 20-23. 
Madison Square Garden Poultry Show, 
New York, Jan. 21-22. 1920. 
New York State Agricultural Society. 
Albany, Jan. 21-22. 1920. 
Farmers’ Week. Ohio State University. 
Columbus, Jan. 26-30. 
Ohio State Horticultural Society, fifty- 
third annual meeting, Jan 27-2S, 1920. 
Ohio State University, Columbus; secre¬ 
tary. R. B. Cruiekslnink, Columbus. 
Farmers’ Week, Michigan Agricultural 
College, East Lansiug, Mich, Feb. 2-0. 
1920. 
New York State Grange, annual meet¬ 
ing. Rochester, Feb. 3-0. 
Connecticut Farmers’ Week, agricul¬ 
tural and industrial exhibit. State Ar¬ 
mory, Hartford, Feb. 9-14, 1920. 
Farmers* Week, Now York State Col¬ 
lege of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 
9-13, 1920. 
New York State Potato Association, 
annual meeting. College of Agriculture, 
Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 10-11. 
Connecticut Pomological Society, an¬ 
nual meeting, Hartford, Feb. 12-13, 
1920. 
