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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
RAMBLER MOVES
INTO NEW HOME
NEW GARAGE ON SOUTH HOPE
is HANDSOME
New Type of Rambler Cars Here and
Show Many Improvements Over
Last Years Models-Easy
Adjustments Feature

Rambler cars of the 1909 model have
begun to arrive. They show more good
points than ever before. In the design
of the Rambler special, attention has
always been paid to the little things
that go to add to the convenience of
the motorist and keep down expenses.
In the new model there is one thing
that will eliminate great waste of
time. In the old style clutch it took
several hours to take the clutch out
and make an adjustment of the spring.
In the new car it can be done in five
minutes by raising the tootboard
when the adjusting nuts are exposed.
Another good adjustment feature is
in the brakes. Time can be saved on
that part of the car. Under the foot
board on either side of the cars are
two wing nuts which adjust the
brakes, and the adjustment can be
made while the car is running as Well
as when it is still.
A spare wheel that carries tire
already inflated is the most noticeable
innovation, as by its addition tire
that goes fiat can be replaced in three
minutes by the removal of six nuts
and the changing of the wheels. A
broken wheel need cause no anxiety
on the part of a Rambler owner when
he has the spare wheel as part OF
his equipment.
one of the classiest types that has
been put out this year is the forty
five horse power roadster with the
short-coupled body. The car seats four
and the rear seats are set in advance
of the rear axle, making the riding
quality of the car for the passenger IN
the back seats far more comfortable
than in the long body type.
w. X. Cowan, the local distributor
GoJ1fhprn California.
has Just moved into his new garage,
which was completed last week. 1t is
located on South Hope street, just
above Eleventh, and will afford him
more room and conveniences for the
conduct of his business than he has
enjoyed heretofore.
He is the pioneer automobile dealer
In Los Angeles, and was the hrst 10
move to Broadway south of Seventh.
He was one of the first to see the
possibilities in the new section, ana
bought the property that he built his
garage on.
The new building has a pressed brick
front set with plate glass, with
hammered glass above. The entire
floor is of cement and the WOODWORK
is dark-stained natural grained wood.
A big salesroom in front Is sep
arated from the garage proper by a
row of office rooms, while back of the
garage, which is reached from wide
entrance from the front, and also
from the alley in the rear, is the shop
and room where he manufactures
storage batteries.
The tenuency of the automobile deal
ers is to move east of the present gaso-
line row. and there will be an exodus
IN that direction that bids fair to de-
populate the present section of auto
bile dealers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
COURSE CHOSEN
FOR GRAND PRIX
Anglers TRIANGLE MEETS
OFFICIAL APPROVAL
Maximum Number of Cars That Can
Compete on Forty-six-MlIe
Course is Said to Be
SeVenty-four

Chateauland is practically decided
upon as the scene of the next grand
prix. This week deputation from the
town of Angers waited on the racing
board, gave particulars of its local
organization, the progress made to-
wards the collection of the $4,000 sub
vention, and asked for a definite an
swer Though no official decision was
given, it is understood that after a
final visit of the course by the men,
bers of the racing board the Anglers
triangle will be accepted. Already a
large plot of land has been picked out
for grandstands at st. German des
Pres, about twelve miles from the town
of Anglers. AS the stands will be on
the inside, 1t will be possible to arrive
at headquarters at any time during
the race. A good road from Anglers
reaches the grand stands by following
the banks of the Loire river. Although
1876 miles from Paris, in southWesterly
direction, the general situation of the
Anglers course is so favorable that
spectators are expected to be almost as
numerous as at Dieppe. Saumur is
only twenty-five miles to the east
along the beautiful Loire valley; Tours
is about sixty-five miles away; Blois is
not more than ninety-five miles away;
LIE Mans is about fifty miles to the
capable of providing excellent accom-
modations for tourists.
Course Is Triangular
The course selected is roughly tri-
angular shaped, two sides being
straight and the third rather winding,
the total distance around being 461
miles. It is believed that with such a
length not more than seVenty-four
cars should be allowed-one car per
kilometer. If, as is quite possible un-
der the reduced bore regulations, this
number should be exceeded, the club
would limit the entries to two per firm.
Owing to the troops now serving bu.
two years with the colors, it will be
impossible this year to protect the
grand prix course by military, as on
previous occasions. 1t has been decided,
therefore, to employ gendarmes,
mounted and on foot, for the most
crowded portions of the course, to
swear in the greater portion of the 600
road members of the department, to
employ a large number of policemen
and to put club officials at various
points around the road race course.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
DIAMOND TO HAVE
RACING DEPARTMENT 7

What may be regarded as the first
practical step taken with a view to
placing automobile racing in this coun-
try on the well regulated basis, where
tires and other similar equipment are
concerned, that has always distln-
guished the big establishments on the
continent, and which has doubtless
been accountable in large measure Tor
the success of foreign makers, has just
been inaugurated by the Diamond
Rubber company of Akron, Ohlo, in
the shape OF a racing department,
which will be in charge of Joe Tracy
the we'll known American driver.
Speaking of this move on the compa-
nys part one of the Diamond ot1cials
said:
"Mr. Tracy has been retained by us
not only as consulting engineer on all
racing equipment matters, but to have
charge of a racing department we have
organized which viii be most complete
in every respect. We are making no
great predictions, but neither are we
simply making bid for increased pup
licity for our product. What we are
doing is building UP our organization
so that we can take care or racing mat
ters on a large scale. 1t is our present
conviction that the automobile pubnc
demands the Vanderbilt and all similar
big racing events"
Mr.. Tracy will continue to retain his
New York location, and states that he
will be able to attend to other consult
ing commissions as in the past.
I2ooef fha hoarh. buV at home X OF
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
HORSE FALLS IN WELL;
AUTO PULLS 1T OUT

Ever since the automobile made its
appearance few years ago it has been
regarded as the natural and unques-
toned enemy of the horse, taking
away the latter's occupation and often
throwing 1t into a fright. That was
the popular idea. 1t has remained for
twenty -eight-horse power Franklin
car to unsettle this belief and become
the rescuer of the horse in distress.
1t was down in Marshall, Texas, that
the tables were turned. A horse with
time to spare in which to get into trou-
BILE managed to fall into a we'll 1t was
powerless to get out, and people nearby
could provide no relief. Getting horse
out of a we'll presented a problem
without precedent, and it was not until
someone thought of the automobile that
any relief measures were possible. With
the machine to provide the necessary
pull, however, an arrangement was
rugged whereby the animal was again
put on it's feet above ground. Though
machinery may have sometimes put
horse in a hole, this time it pulled him
out.
Special prize night Wednesday, Nov.
IL. X. of p. Fair, Venice dance pavilion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

room, where over huge draining floors
the bodies are rubbed with pumice
stone and water after the first coats of
iead paint are put on until the surface
is smooth and even.
Then the cars are put in a dark
room where the final color and varnish
coats are applied. Some of the colors
used in automobile decoration are so
delicate that they will not stand tho
strong light until after the varnish
coats are finished. The room where the
finishing color and varnish are ap-
piled is painted black inside, and there
are no windows, only small amount
of artificial light.
The Durocar factory has had a de-
mand in excess of its supply for the
past seven months, and is at present
working with more than a dozen orders
waiting their turn. Three to five cars
week are steadily turned out, and the
customers seem ready to take them Off
the floor as soon as completed. 1t took
over $500 to pay off the force of em-
ployes Saturday afternoon at the Duro-
car factory. and more men would be
put on IL there was sufficient room and
machinery to take care of them.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
ENTRIES CLOSE
FOR GRAND PRIZE
THANKSGIVING DAY RACE HAS
TWENTY-F0UR ENTRIES
Italy, Germany, France and America
Are Represented by Cars Entered
in Second Annual Road Race
at Savannah

Two more entries for the Grand Prize
race to be run at Savannah, Ga, No
vember 26, were received last week be-
fore the list was finally closed, bringing
the number up to twenty-four. The ad-
ditions were a Simplex and National
The former will be driven by ]. Nor
ton Seymour, a driver who first came
into Notice at Briarcliff last spring. No
driver has been named for the Ma
tional, which is a siX-cylinder car rated
at 70-horse power.
It was reported that the two Mer-
cedes would not start, but later infor-
nation was to the effect that they
would surely be on hand. Two other
cars are practically out of it, however
the Matheson and B. l.. M. Neither
is likely to start. The remaining cars,
with their drivers, are as follows;
Italy-Fiat, Louis Wagner; Fiat,
Felice Navarro; Fiat, Ralph de Palma;
italia, Henri Fournier; ITALIA, Alexandra
Cagno; Itala, Giovanni Piacenza.
Germany - Benz, Victor Hemery;
Benz, Rene Hanriot; Benz, Poegge;
Mercedes Salzer.
France-Bayard-C Clement, Luc n
Hautvast; Bayard- Clement Victor Ri
gal; Lorraine Dietrich, Arthur Duray;
Renault, Francois Szisz; Renault, Lew
is Strang.
America-Locomotiv II. T. Grant;
Acme, Cyrus Patschke; Lozier, Har-
ry Michener; Simplex, J. Morton Sey-
mour; Chadwick, Willie Haupt; Ma
tional (driver not named.
Despite changes in the entries fol
the light car race, the total remains
at seventeen, just as 1t did a week ago
now that the list is officially closed
Three new ones had been received-a
Gregoire (French), a S. p. o. and an
other Chalmers-Detroit This brought
the number up to twenty, but Wednes-
day came the withdrawal of the three
Oldsmobiles, making it stand-off
The complete list follows:
Four Maxwells, four Bucks, three
Chalmers-Detroits and one each Lam
cia, Isotta, Cameron, American Aristo-
crat, Gregoire and S. P. o.
The third Chalmers-Detroit is en-
tered by w. T. Bryson. the Savannah
agent for the Chalmers line, and will
be driven by Burns. The Gregoire is
entered by Henri Neubauer, former
| agent of the Delaunay-Belleville, and
viii be driven by George Robertson
the winner of the Vanderbilt cup race
last month. The car will be shipped
on the steamship La Savoie, due tc
reach this country on November 16
AS soon as possible after arriving in
New York it will be sent by express
to Savannah.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
INDIANA TOWN PASSES
NOISE PRODUCTIVE LAW

Not to be outdone by the city coun-
ellis of the larger cities, the town faith
ers In the little village of Hazleton,
way down In the wilds of Gibson coun-
ty, Indiana, have passed a law which
will cause some of the touring motor
lists OF that and adjoining states to sit
up and take notice.
The law reads: "No automobile shall
be driven through the town at a speed
greater than eight miles per hour, and
the horns must be sounded at least
twenty times a minute while the auto
mobile is within the said corporate
limits"
Hazleton would be a fertile field for
the makers Of patent ear drums should
one of the Glidden tours lead through
this town.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
rast time vii undoubtedly be made,

Fast time will undoubtedly be made,
as no turns need be negotiated, there
being only one slight curve, and that
is banked. The road has been laid out
through a new subdivision and there
will be no trouble in guarding the
safety of the public.
If there is sufficient rain within the
next week 1t will be possible to lengthen
the course to two miles. Next year,
when the rest of the road has been con-
structed, a four mile course will be
practicable, and in this there will be
several turns and variation or grade.
In one place the grade will be down,
and then a sharp pitch uphill will neces-
state gear work and add to the diff
culties of the running.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
WILL TRY FOR
NEW RECORDS
100 MILES IN 100 MINUTES
HOPE OF LOCAL RIDER
pERKUM AND BREEsE WILL BE
SEEN IN COMPETITION
Local Riders Hope to Regain Laurels
That Were Taken from Them Re-
Gently by Crack Eastern
Riders

What promises to be the best motor
cycle race meet ever pulled off on the
coast has been programmed Tor next
Sunday at Ascot park.
1t will be in the nature of benefit
for Paul Derkum, who stands at the
top of the list of professional motor
cycle riders.
1t has been promised that Ben Breese
of Fresno will ride in competition with
Derkum in the 1O0-mile event, when 1t
is expected that many records will go
to smash The present record Is now
somewhere near two hours, being
trifle over that time. Derkum plans to
do the 100 miles in 100 minutes.
The track as 1t will be on the date
of the races will reduce the chances of
accident to a minimum, and there is
little probability of the occurrence OF
an accident like that in which Paul
Derkum's brother lost his life last Dec
Grafton day.
Eight cups have already been offered
as prizes, and several more will prob
ably be put up. The cups are now on
exhibition at S06 South Spring.
A dozen entries have been made to
date, and there will be a big field in
nearly every event to pick favorite
from. The track will be fast, and some
of the local riders are saying little,
but hoping much that they can equal
IL not excel some OIL the RECORDS ttdI
were taken from them recently on east
ern tracks.
In the one-hour race held at Agricul-
tural park Shafer won a long list of
records in competition that were heat
en- afterward in the east in exhibition.
AS both classes Of records are recog-
nized by the II. A. M, Shafer actually
holds the records that he won that
day. At any rate, the local boys are
a. opviore IN set al rest all doubt as
to where the fastest riders are as they
are to set faster time in the events for
which they hold the competition rec
nrdc at nrpSnnt
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
BIG PRIZE OFFERED FOR
AER0PLANE CONTEST
Aero Club of France to Award $4,000
for Winner of Speed and Time
Race from City to
City

The council of administration of the
Aero club of France has decided to or
ganize an aeroplane race (speed and
length of stay in the air) for the fall of
1909. The first prize will be 100000
francs ($2O,OOO).
The race will take place from one city
to another in the plains of Champagne
or Beauce, and will be the climax of a
series of aeroplane flights and competi-
tions lasting three days. The big event
will be a race in which the prize will be
awarded to the aviator who completes
the mapped out course, 100 kilometers,
in the shortest space of time. Prizes
will be offered also to those competitors
who remain longest in the air.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
Boston Show Blanks Are out

Application blanks for the seventh
annual Boston automobile show, to be
held March 6 to 13, are out. The show
will be given as usual under the aus
pices of the Boston Automobile Deal
ers' association, with Chester j. Camp
bell as general manager.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

Boost the beach; buy at home. X. OF
z. Fair, Venice, Nov. 1e to 2S.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

Special prize night Wednesday, Nov.
1S, X. of p. Fair, Venice dance pavilion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15

U. r. X. of P. Venice. Nov. 1s to 28.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
|, A. POLY IS, SANTA BARBARA o

SANTA BARBARA, Nov. IL
Polytechnic high school of Los An
geles defeated Santa Barbara high
school Rugby football team this after
noon by the overwhelming score of 55
to O. The visitors outclassed the locals
in weight and experience and scored
almost at will.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-18
TELL OF HEWITT'S WHIHS
SerUant Says He Vas AUerse to
Baths-Niece on Stand.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

Owego n Y Dec. 1T-To-day's proceedings in
the fight to break the will OF Frederick c. Hewitt,
of Owego who left than 100000 to art. char
table and educational Institutions consisted Of the
introduction by the contestant. the tesaors sister
Mrs Charlotte II. Arnot OF Elnntra, OF evidence
in an endeavor to establish the fact that the per-
sona eccentrcites and penuriousness Of the testa-
tor as related by the contestants witnesses, were
the result Of a diseased mind and only mani
tested to a marked degree during the in which
the will IN litigation was made Mr.. Rockwell, the
testators former servant Contradiced some testi-
mony damaging 10 the proponents case which he
had given on direct examination. and qualined pre-
vious staements in manner that partly substan-
tiated the proponents contention that the testa-
or's peruriousness was not restricted TO the last
year OF his life when he made his Will, but was
manifested for many years Mrs Hickey. who was
Mr. Hewitt's cook and chambeTraaid. testified that
the latter did not take bath for a year preceding
his death. His towels said the witness. were per
mited to hang the racks until they were covered
with dust
Mrs Fannie r. Whitney. of Rochester, daughter
Of the contestant. was the last witness examined
to-day II is generally believed that she is the real
contestant being asserted that she instituted the
proceedings in the name Of her mother, who Is
more than eighty years old and oedrtdden MIS-
Whitney's testimony was that Mr.. Hewitt exhibited
marked mental deficiencies during the last year Of
his life She testified that when le~ mother an
nounced TO Mr Hewitt her intention of giving 3lco
to a church Mr.. Hewitt exclaimed: Who ever
heard of a person giving so much money 10
church2''
From that time until his death, said the witness.
Mr Hewitt persstertly adhered TO the belief that
her mother was crazy, ond wrote several letters TO
the witness reminding her Of that fact. The wit
ness testified that another occasion. when her
mother announced her intention OF giving $500 70
charity. Mr. Hewitt became greatly ag1tated and
exclaimed TO the witness: Your mother is insane
on spending money. II this continues we Will all
be bankrupt and I will be forced TO spend the rest
of nv days in the poorhouse
These conversations. the witness said, occurred
about the time Mr. Hewitt made his will,
New-York tribune., 1908-12-18
TRIySTED EMPLOYE HELD.
Secretny-Treasurer of apollo Com
manu- accused of Larceny.

Frederick Kann. the secretary ana 'reaSuiol
of the Apollo Company, dealers In piano-pisSei'
at No 1O2 West 3Sth street, was arrested a' ms
home No 547 West 1920 street last night anu
locked up at Police Headquarters. charged "ith
larceny and falsifying the books OF the company
The specific amount is alleged TO De 5000. al
though C Albert Jacob who makes the ooiii
n1afnt. saws that the amount involved may 20
higher.
Kann had been with the company since II WIS
established three years ago, and had the con-
fdence of his employers Several weeks ago
the Apollo Company went into bankruptcy ana
an inventory OF the stock was taken IL vas
then. according to Mr.. Jacob. one Of the brothers
who control the firm, that the apparent shortage
in the stock on hand was discovered.
According to Louis Lowenstein, lawyer rep
resentfnR the firm, of the entries IN the
books OF the Apollo company showed 'haI OH
May s. 1907. A piano-player had been sent on
trial to A. Freund, a wholesale liquor dealer OF
No. $50 Third avenue and that Freund had his
check for $3.50 Endorsed by Kann TO show that
he had paid. Kann said that he could explain
everything at the proper time.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-18
CONFER ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Delegates Favor Uniform Laws-Will Submit
Bill to Congress

Washington Dec. 17.-That all the states or the
Union should have uniform laws on the subject OF
weights and measures, that there should ne q
federal law on the subject, was the consensus OF
opinion expressed to-day by the delegates appoint
ed by various state Governors TO attend the con-
ference OF the national organization OF inspectors
Of weights and measures Of the United States
which began its two-day session here to-day at the
bureau Of standards
The INSPECTORS from several Of the states declared
that they could give startling testimony as to some
Of the methods used defraud by the OF false
weights and measures, Approving letters from d
number OF national commercial associations have
been received in large numbers at this conference
The State Superintendent OF Weights and Measures
of New York declared that the direct loss 70 the
people OF his state by short weight was not less
than 100000 year. and the State Commissioner
or Massachusetts said that in his state a similar
proportion obtained
At to-morrow's meeting resolutions will he intro
duced and a committee appointed to frame bill
10 be presented to Congress