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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF INTEREST TO THE AUTOMOBILISTS OF BIRMINGHAM
, ___By ELLIS C. HOtiLlIMS_______________________
AUTO INDUSTRY IS
23 YEARS OF AGE
First Haynes Car Built in
1894—Great Growth
Shown
_ I
“Just 23 years ago Elwood Haynes
started the actual construction of the
"horseless carriage”—the little machine
that gave birth to the American auto
mobile industry,” states Charles W
Tway of the Haynes Automobile com
pany, local distributor for the Haynes
light six. "The first public appearance
of the pioneer car was on the Fourth
of July, 1894, when it ran for about
three miles on the country roads near
Kokomo, Ind., at a speed of between
six and seven miles per hour. The
original Haynes car was equipped with
a one-cylinder motor But the one car
was build during the first ‘season.’ The
pioneer car is now in the Smithsonian
Institute, Washington, as a national
exhibit.
"In 1895 a two-cylinder Haynes was
entered in the Chicago Times-Herald
contest and won the first prize of $150
for having the best balanced motor.
Fifty cars were built In 1898 in spite
of the warnings of advisers that the
horseless carriage was only a plaything
for the rich. The market did not ap
pear to be oversupplied by the end of
the year and a greater production was
planned for the following season.
“The Haynes phaeton type model
made a trip from Kokomo to New York
in 1899 and won the distinction of be
ing the first automobile to make a 100^
mile trip in America. Two years later
the same run wab made in the record ,
time of 73 hours.
"Out of 44 contests entered between
1895 and 1910, the Haynes cars took
first place in 41. The grand prize was
awarded the Haynes at the St. Louis
World's fair. In 1907, the Haynes car
made the only perfect score in the Chi
cago Motor club's 600-mile reliability
contest in which 35 other cars com
peted.
"The Haynes cars introduced many
features Into the automobile Industry
which are now considered as Indis
pensable. Haynes cars were the first
to use the aluminum and nickel steel
parts, as well as the side door en
trance, the throttling carburetor, and
the Jump spark and magneto ignition.
The new light six models now have the
distinction of being the first cars to
be able to travel one to sixty miles pet
hour on high gear.”
New Cult Angers People
Martins Ferry, O.—Primordial man
never had anything on the new “back to
mature” cult organized her a few months
•go.
The cult is composed of some of the
most prominent young men in the city
For several weeks the woods, mossy dells,
green meadows and streams have been
the rendezvous for its members, garbed
enly with what nature gave them. Judg
ing by the antics of some, while going
through their regenerating process, it is
doubtful If prehistoric man had less care
of conventions than have these products
of modern civilization.
Owing to the boldness of the “cultlsts”
in displaying their nakedness, indignant
residents have made several complaints
to the township officials, supplementing
their condemnation with threats that un
less something is done immediately they
will take the law in their own hands and
mete out to the members of the cult sum
mary punishment.
IBhamAuto Top Co, I
Manufacturers of Tops, Cushions, Seat B
Covers, Dust Hoods and Racer 11
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missing or let us stretch your top in shape. For very fy
small cost you can add several months to the life of |*.
We also carry in stock bow sockets, body irons and ||J
all kinds of top fasteners that we can supply to dealers H
anywhere on short notice. fej
Birmingham Auto Top Co. I
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In Ordering Good* Clea.r Mention THE AGE-HERALD
^PHE most sensational auto
-*■ mobile announcement ever
published will be made within
the next few days.
A higher standard of satisfac
tion, service and comfort will
be established.
The very low price will be
j nothing short of wonderful.
Only a few days to wait.
Prompt deliveries. %Watch for
announcement.
"! *
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
AND SUBSIDIZING TRUCKS
National preparedneiiS, as a subject. Is
one of the most engrossing that Is be
fore the American public today. News
papers, magazines and public speakers
have handled many phases of It in the
past few months, but there is one ele
ment of the question that, seemingly, has
been given a small share of attention,
that of motor truck subsidies. It was
through having adopted the policy of giv
ing subsidies that France, Germany and
Austria and, to a certain extent, Eng
land, were enabled to gather great fleets
of motor trucks together at the outbreak
of the European war.
Jimt prior to the start of hostilities
the British war department drew up sub
sidy regulations that were the result of
a number of years’ experience. In a re
cent number of The Engineer, a recog
nized English authority on engineering
matters, the first truck to conform to
the subsidy regulations was described
and as a preface to this description gave
a resuipe of the conditions Imposed by
the war department. These have a par
ticular interest in this country now as a
possible development of the move for
military preparedness In the United States
must, sooner or later, bring up the ques
tion of government subsidies here. The
Engineer Bays:
“In all matters relating to military
transport the military point of view must
take precedence for the moment, but
peace will come sooner or later, and with
it presumably a somewhat sudden ces
sation in the demand for military sup
plies and a period of anxiety on the part
of manufacturers of lorries, among other
things, as to the disposal of an output
swelled, as it will have been, by the pres
ent abnormal and insatiable requirements
of war. Terrible difficulties would arise
if the vehicles which now have to be
built to meet service requirements were
inherently unsuitable for other than mil
itary purposes. This is a point to which
the mechanical transport committee gave
very full consideration when drawing up
the regulations governing its subsidy
scheme for times of peace and which ap
ply, we believe, to all vehicles now be
ing constructed for the war office. It
will he remembered that the object of
the scheme was to put the government,
on tne outbreak of war. not then foreseen,
in possession of an adequate number of
mechanical transport vehicles of a more
or less standard pattern, without involv
ing the taxpayer in enormous expense by
the direct purchase of large fleets, which
would have been comparatively Idle dur
ing ppace time. With these consideration?
in mind the mechanical transport com
mittee drew up a subsidy scheme, which
was put into final form last year. Un
der it, if the civilian owner of a lorry
agrees to have embodied in the construc
tion of his vehicle certain features which
are desirable from a military standpoint,
but which in no wise interfere with its
utility for commercial purposes, and al
lows the vehicle to he inspected every
i six months hy an official of the war of
i lice, he not only obtains grants amount
ing in all to from £110 to £120, but on
the outbreak of a war is paid a pre
arranged price for his lorry. Thus not
only is the owner assured of a fair
even generous—price, but he obtains a
report every six months to show that
his vehicles are being properly looked
after and driven by his staff. A careful
study of the regulations indicates that
in only one essential feature of design
is the liberty of the designer interfered
with—a chain drive is barred on any ve
hicle which is to earn the subsidy. The
; reason for this is a military one. On
j active service the work which the lorry
j has to do is very severe on wheels and
tires, and the wheels must, therefore,
! be able to be removed and replaced in
j the least possible time. In a gear-driven
vehicle the wheel may be taken off by
the removal of a few nuts. It Is equally
simple to replace it. Tn a chain-driven
vehicle there are difficulties in connec
tion with worn chain wheels and stretched
chains to be allowed for. On the score
of ease of replacement of the back wheels
gear drive Is, therefore called for. This
does not matter In the least to the own
er; In fact, he gains the same advan
tages as the military man does, though
they may not bo of quite the same
value to him. The worst that he has to
suffer Is the sacrifice of some personal
predellction in favor of the chain de
rived perhaps from lengthy and satis
factory experience with this form of
drive.
“The insistance on a gear drive Is the
only really important point in the con
tract of a subsidy lorry which may fail
to commend itself to the civilian owner
unless he attaches more importance to a
low platform than to the advantages of
a large wheel diameter and ample ground
clearance. Altogether then It will be
seen that the civilian owner has every
thing to gain and nothing to lose by
buying a vehicle built to earn the sub
sidy, and there is no hiddefi trap be
hind the excellent bargain that is of
fered him."
The story in The Engineer then gt>es
on to give a lengthy .technical descrip
tion of a certain truck, saying “but we
must point out, in the first place, that
it is the only worm-driven vehicle which
has as yet passed the official war office
tests Imposed prior to^the war.” Makers
of internal gear driven trucks in this
country feel that their position will be
materially strengthened when the terms
of the subsidy requirements of Euro
pean w*ar departments are more generally
understood in this country.
EMPLOYES AT THE
OVERLAND PLANT
GET WAGE INCREASE
John N. Willys Announces 5 Per Cent
Advance to Take Effect
July 15
A 5 per cent increase in the hourly
rate of pay of factory employes has
been announced by the Willys-Over
land company. The raise will become
effective July 15. More than 11,840
employes will be benefited by this in
crease in salaries. The present pay
roll, which averages $1,000,000 a month.
I will bo raised a full half million dol
lars annually. This will bring the to
tal salary checks for the‘coming year
up to approximately $12,500,000.
This increase in wages is but an
'-'♦h evidence of the good will John
N. Willys bears toward his employee
Since the formation of the company
seven years ago he has constantly en
deavored to better the conditions of
his men both in a business and social
way.
Two years ago he voluntarily re
duced the working hours at the Over
land factory from 54 hours per week to i
50 hours a week with 54 hours pay.
He has organized baseball, footl-all.
basketball and bowling teams, fur
nished them with uniforms and en- '
couraged them In every way.
A year ago the 50-plece Overland
band made the round trip of 6000 miles
from Toledo to Houston, Tex. The mu
sicians, all Overland factory workers,
traveled In special Pullmans as the
personal guests of Mr. Willys. This is
but one of the many ways In which
he shows his appreciation of their
work throughout the year. He is spon
sor for the Overland Glee club of 75
voices, which has made itself known
ns a musical organization of much
merit.
Ho has helped further the brother
hood feeling among his employes by
presenting them with a country club
on Maumee bay, just outside the city
limits of Toledo. During their leisure
hours Overland men can enjoy boating,
bathing and fishing and all the other
conveniences that go to make club
life of today.
Hast but not least Is Overland day,
when every man and woman employed
at the big Toledo plant Is given a half
holiday with full paj' and treated to
a ball game between two of the major
league teams. Last year the Philadel
phia Athletics and Chicago Cubs were
the attraction and this year Willys
brought the New York Giants and De
troit Tigers to Toledo for the special
benefit of his factory employes.
ALL WORKMEN IN THE
STUDEBAKER PLANT
TO HAVE INSURANCE
Huge Automobile Manufacturing Cor
poration to Insure Lives of Em
ployes Without Cost to Them
Through a contract, effective last
week with the Equitable Life Assur
ance society of the United States by
the Studebaker corporation, every
workman in its several plants Is pro
vided with life insurance without ex
pense to himself.
This policy is on the new group plan
inaugurated by the Equitable and pro
tects the life of each employe insured,
regardless of how long a time he has
been connected with the corporation.
No medical examination Is required by
the insurance company, it accepting
the one which all applicants for em
ployment udergo before entering the
factory. The policy involves several
millions of insurance, providing fixed
amounts of insurance for each indi
vidual.
Vice President Heaslet said: “Of late
years it has been the general policy
of the manufacturing concerns, the
larger ones in particular, to give at
tention to the personal welfare of their
employes. As a result conditions pre
vailing in factories have been improved
to a groat extent and the environments
surrounding the laborer made far more
pleasant.
“The Studebaker corporation has
long been operating on this principle,
It being In line with this desire to
promote the welfare of ltB men that
the contract for life insurance was
made. Not only Is careful watch kept
over conditions in the Bhops, but a
force of Investigators Is employed in
the welfare department, whose duty
it is to visit the homes of all employes
and thus keep in touch with the gen
era! welfare of the men. Through edu
cating the workmen and giving all Im
provement evidenced, substantial en
couragement, this personal Interest has
come to be appreciated by the Stude
baker employes and receives their cor
dial approval and support.”
This la not only one of the largest
life insurance transactions that have
taken place, but Is the first applica
tion of the group plan to the automo
bile industry.
The Studebaker corporation is 63
years old. The plants are located at
Detroit and South Bend and constitute
the largest vehicle business in the
world.
Swift and Stubborn
From the Christian Herald.
Absalom road a "mule.” Some of the
easiest, strongest, swiftest riding animals
in the country still are mules; and a
fine white mule brings a price equal to
the finest horse. When the Egyptian army
Invaded Syria, In 1839, Its leader, Ibraham
Pasha, rode a remarlcable mule, which
covered almost unbelievable distances In a
single day. Mules are phenomenal In
their toughness, and were no doubt as
stubborn and as unmanageable In Absa
lom's day as In ours, so that there was
no holding the animal back after Ab
salom became entangled in the oak under
growth.
(
CALL ON PRINCE TO
SURRENDER CONORS
Schleswig-Holstein Under
Fire in England on Ac
count of Birth
London, June 5.—(Correspondence of the
Associated Press.)—Sir Edgar Speyer's
withdrawal from the privy council has
prompted W. Young, a Scotch liberal M.
P., to write a letter to the papers urg
ing Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
to go and do likewise. Prince Christian
married Princess Helena, one of Queen
Victoria's daughters, to whose support
British taxpayers contribute $30,000 a year.
Mr. Young says Prince Christian must,
at sometime or other, "have sworn al
legiance to the King of Prussia or the Ger
man Emperor, otherwise he could not
have continued to use his German title."
He adds that Prince Christian’s son.
Prinoe Albert, “who was bom In this
country, and fed and educated at the ex
pense of the British taxpayers, is an of
ficer In the German army and is today
fighting his own country ”
“Wherefore,” Mr. Young concludes, "it
would meet with the approval of the Brit
ish people were Prince Christian to fol- j
low the example of Sir Edgar Speyer and \
withdraw from the privy council and such
other British honors or dignities as have
been conferred upon him.”
Councillor H. T. Johnson of Hammer
smith, who describes himself as “a
staunch churchman and loyal subject of
his majesty the King,” declares he is
“greatly perturbed, probably In common
with millions of my fellow churchmen”
by the consideration that when he Joins
in the prayer for the royal family, as pre
scribed in the Book of Common Prayer, he
virtually prays also for those members of
It who are fighting against his country.
He has sent a letter to the bishop of Lon
don asking him what he shall do about
it. He writes:
“While fervently and loyally Joining in
tho prayer for the royal family so far as
It includes her majesty, Queen Mary, Alex
andra, the Queen mother; the Prince of
Wales, and generally the members of the
royal house, one cannot help reflecting
that the context of the prayer, ’and all the
royal family,' Includes the Duke of Baxe
Coburg and Duke of Albany and Prince
Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, who are in
ai ms against his majesty King George.
“In these circumstances I venture to
point out the impossibility of a loyal
British subject conscientiously imploring
Almighty God to prosper the armed ene
| mies of his sovereign liege, and I respect
fully aik your lordship’s guidance in the
matter.”
To this the bishop replied that he much
doubted whether the difficulty had oc
curred to many people and concludes: “It
is surely obvious that the prayer Is not
Intended to cover any persons, who,
though connected with the royal family
by relationship, are not politically In al
liance with our country."
A not improbable result of the strange
divisions among members of reigning
houses which the war has caused will be
a relaxation of the unwritten law which
requires that royalty must wed only with
royalty.
WOMAN’S RECORD IN
CADILLAC “EIGHT”
In making the coast-to-coast drive—
New York to Los Angeles—in 24 days
with a Cadillac Eight, Mrs. Lillian Har
ris of Redbank, N. J., is considered to
have set a new record for women
drivers.
Carrying four other women as pas
sengers, Mrs. Harris drove the entire
distance of 49B0 miles without assist
ance. She reached her destination with
out mechanical or any other kind ot
difficulty. One of the things about
which Mrs. Harris was particularly en
thusiastic was the absence of fatigue
during the tour, which she attributes
| to the smooth running of the car and
the ease with whioh it was handled.
Out of the 24 days, there were only
four on which it was necessary to go
into gears lower than high, the use of
the intermediate and low gears being
occasioned by encountering some un
usually bad roads.
After the women have visited the San
Diego exposition, toured southern Cali
fornia and have seen the San Francisco
fair, they will begin the return trip
overland in July, following the Lin
coln highway.
Catches “Ghost” in Cemetery
From the New York Sun.
Malden, Mass.—As Isaac Cohen, a
milk dealer of this city, was driving
•»y the Forestdale cemetery early in
the morning he rubbed his eyes vigor
ously as he spied a figure in white
rushing along the graves at breakneck
speed. Satisfied that he was not “see
ing things,” Cohen did not know
whether to whip up his Bteed and make
a hasty retreat or chase the fleeing
white-robed figure.
Finally he decided on the latter
course and succeeded in catching up
with the “ghost.” But it wasn’t a ghost
at all. It was Ivan Clark, 14, who had
escaped from the Malden contagious
hospital, where he had been confined
suffering from diphtheria.
It seems that about 3 a. m. a nurse
at the hospital awakened the boy and
gave him some medicine. Young Clark
took the dose and turned over on his
side apparently to take another nap.
Instead when the nurse left the room
the lad leaped out of a second story
window and made his escape through
the cemetery. Cohen turned the boy
ever to the police and he was again
brought to the hospital.
Trollope’s Cigars
From the London Chronicle.
Anthony Trollope, who has reached
his centenary, prided himself on hav
ing reduced the writing of novels—and
good novels—to something like a me
chanical process, devoting to the work
so many hours a day and timing him
self to an output of so many words an
hour. His advice to the literary as
pirant was to glue himself to his seat
and write, but he himself had another
source of Inspiration.
One wall of his library was devoted
to rows of little cupboards, or bins,
each with a separate glass door and
filled with cigars stacked across and
across like timber to allow free circu
lation of air. A pointed stud in the
wood above the door Indicated the bln
In use, and as soon as any one bln was
emptied the stud was removed to above
the next door and the empty recep
tacle refilled from file big chests which
Trollope obtained straight from Ha
vana.
Must Be Expected
Prom the Houston Chronlole.
Little Herman was a very backward
scholar and his teacher frequently lost
all patience with him.
One day, when he seemed to be more
dense than usual, the teacher exolalmed:
"It seems you are never able to an
swer nny of my questions. Herman.
Whyr r 1
"It I knew all the things you ask me,
ma’am,” replied Herman, "my father
wouldn't go to the trouble of sending me
her*"
KNIGHT TALKS ABOUT NEW
MOTOR HE INTENDS TO BUILD
Since it became known that one of
the big American manufacturers was
to build a Knight motored car to sell
In the thousand dollar class specula
tion has been rife as to who the man
ufacturer is and what the actual price
of the car will be.
Charles Y. Knight, inventor of the
famous Knight sleeve valve motor,
states that he has been literally
swamped with letters from all parts
of the country requesting further in
formation on ’liis latest entry into the
automobile field.
**jjuring the past few weeks,” says
Mr. Knight, "ray office has been
snowed under with correspondence
from i/iterested motorists, asking for
details. To me this is positive proof
of an extensive market for a Knight
motored car selling for so low a price
• The whole trend of motor car de
sign today is toward silence, smooth
ness of operation and comfort. And the
sleeve valve motor is conceded by most
experts to be the one logical medium
through which all three of these requi
sites are made possible.
“A few years ago the noise emaci
ating from the motor cut little figure
in the selling of a car. As a matter
of fact, shrewd salesmen have been
known to make capital of it. If the
prospect was sportively Inclined they
found little difficulty in convincing
him that the noise indicated great
power of the motor. But the buyer of
today is not easily fooled. The smooth
er and quieter the action of the mo
\
tor, the greater the appeal of the car.
“It Is the silence and comfort of the
Knight motor that have made *t a
popular favorite throughout the world
This type is regarded in Europe as the
crowning feature of high grade auto
mobile construction. Practically every
foreign manufacturer of note who
could secure the rights have adopted it
“Its remarkable power, reliability
and economy of operation have been
proved in many tests of endurance and
speed.
“One of the chief advantages of tho
Knight type of motor is its charac
teristic of improving with use. In this
respect it differs from all other types
of engines. The carbon deposit that Is
harmful to most of them has the op
posite effect on the sleeve valve type.
Through constant use the sliding sur
faces of the pistons and sleeves be
come polished'-and the slight deposits
of carbon which collect around the
rings and sleeve parts give airtight
sealing. Thus, the longer the Knight
motor Is used the quieter and smoother
its action becomes.
“I believe the day is not far distant
when the sleeve valve motor will dis
place all other types for motor cars.
“Although I am not In a position to
give the name of the manufacturer
who will produce the Knight car, I
can state definitely that the car will
contain the highest quality through
out. The low price at which it is to
he sold Is due to the fact that the
producer has almost unlimited manu
facturing facilities and that he has
solved the all important problem of
building and marketing Knight motors
in large quantities.’*
Famous Athlete No Fit
Match for Mother-in-Law
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
New York.—Rev. Burton H. Lee,
chaplain of Sing Sing prison and rector
of St. Mary’s Episcopal church in Os
sining, once was one of the best all
around athletes at Yale. In spite of
this, he said he was no match for his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Hallig, who,
he declared on the witness stand he- j
fore Supreme Court Justice Shearr., ,
once gave him a severe beating .
The clergyman was brought Into
court on u writ of habeas corpus sued
out by his wife, Katherine, from whom
he separated, to regain the custody of
their eldest son, Templeton. Last week
Dr. Lee wrent to his mother-in-law's
home and took Templeton away.
Dr. Lee blamed his mother-in-law
for all his domestic troubles. When the i
couple separated Burton, the youngest
son, went with his father, and Temple
ton with his mother.
“It is a case of too much mother-in
law,” said Dr. Lee on the witness
stand, “and I decided to take Temple
ton, because every time I went there
they fought with me.”
Chinese Admitted to Bar
From the New York Sun.
Huan Chuen Mel, A. B.. LL. B., was
admitted to the federal bar by Judge
Augustus N. Hand In the United States
district court yesterday. He is the first
man of his race to win the privilege of
practicing in the federal courts here, or
in any other court in this city, as far as
Seaman Miller, the bankruptcy expert,
who vouched for him, knows.
Although both of Huan's parents were
full blooded Chinese, the young man is
a citizen of this country, having been
born in San Francisco. He has voted
at several elections.
Huan presented an Interesting study
In contrast as he stood up to take the
oath before Judge Hand. Decidedly
Mongolian of feature, he was, never
theless, attired as smartly as any law
yer In court. He is 27 years old.
So that he might be fitted for his
work, Huan was sent to China at an
early age. He studied there for seven
years and then returned to this coun
try to complete his education. He was
graduated from Columbia, recently,
Phi Beta Kappa, being the first Chines©
B'udent at Columbia to earn that honor.
Baroda’s Gold Guns
From Tit-Bits.
The gaekwar of Baroda, an 'Indian
Prince, has a battery of artillery con
sisting of gold and silver guns. There
are four guns, two gold and two of sil
ver. The gold guns were made in 1874
by an artisan of Lakha, who worked on
them for five years. They weigh 400
pounds each, and except for the steel
lining are of solid gold. They are mount
ed on gun carriages of carved wood, over
laid with silver. In 1876. when the gaek
war went to Bombay to meet the Prince
of Wales, he took the gold guns with
him to salute the Prince, and that was
the only occasion on which they have been
allowed to leave the state of Baroda.
[0. R. CHRISTOPHER E. A. TRASK
Formerly Birmingham Formerly E. A. Trask &
Auto Top Co. Co.
Alabama Auto Top Co.
- Manufacturers and Repairers
Automobile Tops, Curtains, Cushions, Top and Seat
Covers
High Class Auto Painting. Initials, Monograms, Eta
Mr. W. C. Johnson and T. C. Herndon, who are recognized as
the highest class artists, are in charge of the painting department
Phone Main 6332 2029-31 Ave. O I
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Selected as Standard Equip
ment for the Packard
“Twin Six’’ *
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The selection of Goodyear cord tires
as standard equipment of the Packard
"Twin Six" for 1916 was tljje result of a
series of unusual gruelling tests by
experts of the Packard Motor Car com
pany. Time and again, according to
Packard men, they tried to put Good
year cord "out of business" in all man
ner of trials, before passing final ap
proval. Goodyears won the Packard
place strictly on merit and perform
ance.
How well the selection was based
is indicated by a telegram sent recent
ly to Alvan Macauley, vice president
of the Packard Motor Car company*
by J. G. Vincent, vice president engi
neering, of the same company. Mr.
Vincent haa been putting the new Twin
Six through its paces. The telegram,
given herewith, speaks for itself:
“I drove a Packard Twin Six from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg today In 9
hours and 20 minutes elapsed time—I
checked out at the Bellevue-Stratford
at 6:26 this morning and in at the
Schenley at 2:46 this afternoon, thus
establishing a new record for this dif
ficult 801 miles of winding and moun
tain road.
"I carried two passengers besides
myself—the performance of the car
was wonderful, particularly Its abll
[ ity to romp up stiff mountain grades
without effort and with no necessity
for handling the spark or change gear
levers—best previous record 10 hours
7 minutes by Louis Ebbs in a Packard
48 phaeton. I made absolutely no ad
justments and had no tire trouble."
Goodyear cord tires were the equip
ment.
Quilt 63 Years Old '
From the New York World.
I note an Item In your paper retatlva
to the California man who haa soma
■quilts 66 years old. I write thla to say I
sleep under a quilt that I (a boy) pieced
63 years ago. I also have another I made
the year following. I wonder how many
boys of today * and 7 year* old are piecing
quilts? '
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