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The Holly chieftain., 1909-06-11

brin2 oar School Children
To the Holly hotel at Holly, and
DIR. Sapero. the well know eye.
ear. nose aud throat specialist of
Denver. will examine their eyes
aud yours free. Thursday, June II.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-06-11
Harry Garfield
PRACTICAL
ELECTRICIAN
Consult Me before
Wiring your house

Office in Butler Blk. rear Of Bank
The Holly chieftain., 1909-06-11

Go to Farrinaton's for glassware
chinaware and tinware.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18

DANDER IS UP
ASSERTS HE CAN PULL CROWN
FROM KING OF TRACK
viii Shoot the Little Thirty-Horse
Power Corbin Around Ascot Track
Against Barney OIdfieId's
Big Car

The Plcken' s-found title OF "Giant
of the race track" applied to Barney
Oldfeld, who arrived this week in Los
Angeles with his great racing cars
preparatory to the promised record
breaking time to be made Christmas
day at Ascot park, has been rudely
and ruthlessly shattered into smith
Greens only yesterday.
On the newly vitrifled paved brick
speedway at indianapolis, Strang went
out on the track there and went at
Oldfeld's record established by him
self and tore it to splinters to the ex
tent of three full seconds, so that it
may be seen that man scarcely
takes home the piece of parchment
certifying that he is the greatest king
of all racing drivers, until another
fellow goes out on the track and sim
ply makes the little document a worth
less piece of tissue paper.
Oldfield is In this city with an
nouncements that he is to tackle all
past records on Ascot park track with
his big Benz as to horsepower and
Oldfeld will have a competitor with
car fully two-thirds less In size than
his bizg Benz as to horsepower and
If the little car promised to go against
Od1eld's time lives up to the expec-
tations of It's owners and drivers there
will be mighty little margin left for
the king of the race track.
The little Corbin which demonstrated
what it can do on the local tracks
number of times to the extent of car
rying off the honors of the day. has
had some hard luck attached to get
ting away at the start in due form,
but showed later in the game that ii
had the speed and endurance which
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
.OLDFIELD'S BIG
BENZ ARRIVEDIN
CITY YESTERDAY
MACHINE ATTRACTS CROWDS
AND EXCITES INTEREST
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR RACER
TO SMASH RECORDS
King of Race Track Declares He Will
Beat So Seconds on the Ascot
Park Track Christmas
Day

Barney Oldfeld's great Benz racer,
the thoroughbred of the automobile
track racing game in America, Is in
Los Angeles, having arrived yesterday
afternoon. The famous car attracted
a large crowd during the afternoon
and last night, for it Is the first of the
great racing machines ever brought to
the Pacific coast.
While there have been track racing
cars galore in this section the Benz
Is entirely different in construction
from the frail and supersensitive fly
ers which have been used exclusively
for track racing. The car itself is
massive in appearance, but when the
hood or bonnet is lifted the engine
looks big enough to propel battle
ship. 1T was built originally for the
great Hemmery of Germany, whose
famous drives with the wonderful car
have filled many pages of auto racing
history.
Speaking of the Benz last night Old
field said: II paid $4,000 for the car
so / would have racer capable of
going as fast on a circular track as J
would drive it at any time. Track
racing is my game and earn my liy-
ing at it, and as long as l have this
car l am not afraid of getting beat.
With II l have never failed to break
any previous local mark 1 may have
made in any city, and 1 am going to
drive the Benz faster at Ascot Christ
mas day than l drove the Green
Dragon at Agricultural park. That
means 1 will beat SO seconds, and you
can take my word that l will do 1t.
II have been at the game long
time, seven years this winter, and
can truthfully say that 1 never sat
at the wheel of a real racing car, one
that embodied all essentials, the most
important being great surplus power,
until | gripped the huge steering wheel
OF this new car of mine. No one is
going to beat me at Ascot or on any
other circular mile track, and " any
one goes out there expecting to see
me get beat they will he' disappointed.
l am going to do something, however,
drive faster than 1 did in the Green
Dragon days.
'T have been doing 1t all summer,
and In Dallas a week ago 1 broke the
fifty-mile record by nearly two min
utes, or over two seconds to the mile
faster than / made with tho old car.
] am not ready to quit racing. / have
only started at the game, ana before
I get through there will be Il new set
of records hung up"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
OILS
DO NOT PREVENT
RECORD SMASHES
JOHNNY AITKEN BREAKS ALL
WORLDS RECORDS
NEW INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY
SCENE OF TERRIFIC TIME
Strang Lowers Mile to 4o:61, Against
oIdfeId's Record of 43:o6.
Christie Runs Quar-
ter in 1913
ASSOCIATED Pressl

MOTOR SPEEDWAY, Indian apolis,
Dec. 17.-Racing against a freezing
wind, Johnny" Aitken in a National
today broke all worlds records for
distances Of. from one to 20 miles at
the Indianapolis motor speedway. So
severe was the cold that the lubricat-
ing oil on some machines froze and
forced the contestants to quit.
1t is probable that no attempt will
be made to run the scheduled events
tomorrow because of the weather.
Athens sensational dash was in the
20 mile event to set records for dis
tances of from one to 20 miles. Ait
ken ran the 20 miles in 16:1S.41. His
time for five miles was 4:06.56. He
went ten miles in 8:12.10 and 10 miles
in 12:1701.
Walter Christie, with his freak"
racer, and Louis Strang, with a 200
horse power Fiat, were unable to full
fill their expectations of lowering the
worlds records because of the low
temperature. Christie, however, ran
a quarter of a mile in S.7S thereby
setting a new American record for
the distance. This was at the rate Of
103 miles an hour.
Strang established a new record for
the Indianapolis motor speedway
when he drove his giant car one mile
in 40.61. The previous record for the
speedway was a mile in 43.06, estab-
lished by Barney Oldheld.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
SlIance Is Golden

The Herald is in receipt of the fol-
lowing communication from a cores
pondent at Cotton:
COTTON, Dec. 15, 09.-[Automobile
Editor Los Angeles Herald1: You men,
toned in Mondays paper you had not
space for the motorcycle races of Sun
day last, but would publish it later on,
but have never seen anything about
it. Who won? De Roster or Lingen-
fielder? Yours truly,
A READER.
The less said about last Sundays
motorcycle races at the Coliseum the
better for Reader and a host of 9TH
ers equally inquiring. There was no
fielder, the claim being made that the
track, owing to the rains of the week
previous, were warped. The state
ment is accepted. but De Roster and
Lingenfelder will have ca chance at
each other on Sunday at Ascot park
which of course Is a dirt track, but
this will probably settle the question
between these two riders, as the big
Ven-horsepower cars are to be used,
according to the announcement of the
management. De Roster is in trim
shape, as is his opponent. and it may
be expected that some fast and furious
riding will be INDUCED in should the
elements permit. Certainly the pro-
gram of events scheduled for that day
is sufficient to make it one Of the big
gest and best ever pulled off in motor
cycle events.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
EFFICACY OF RACING
AS SELLER OF AUTOS
Average of Over a Car Per Day for
Stearns Sales This Week Made
by Slaughter Motor Car
Company

The efficacy of publicity obtained
through having a car that is entered
in the races of note at Ascot park or
elsewhere cannot be better eXemplified
than in the results obtained by the c.
S. Slaughter Motor Car company dis
tributors for the Stearns cars.
AS is we'll known the Stearns,
handled faultlessly by Charlie Soulee
last Sunday on the Ascot track, made
all sorts of new records which wiil
probably stand for a long period of
time, and since that date the selling
force of the Slaughter company have
booked a sale of more than a car a
day since Sunday.
Many. times The Herald has ad-
vanced the suggestion that one of the
most eftlcacious methods of bringing a
car to the attention Of the public was
where the greatest number possible at
one time may consider the capabilities
of the car under the most strenuous
circumstances, and surely there are
none more strenuous than a siX-hour
grind on Ascot park track when mile
age counts, and the least number of
stops for repairs of any kind. That
many eyes were upon that race of last
Sunday must be evidenced by the sales
reported by the Slaughter company OF
the winning car in the six-hour grind.
The public notes the work of a car in
such events. They carefully MEM
oranda mentally or otherwise the per-
formance of we'll established car of
reputation. and being in the receptive
mood, no better argument can be- ad-
Vanced by the most accomplished
salesman of automobiles 'than the con-
sistent running of the car in the race.
By this the prospective buyer is large
ly guided in determining his invest
ment in the gasoline vehicle, and hav-
ing demonstrated to his satisfaction
that the "car will bring him back" aft
er he makes a start. it appears to be
no trouble to annex the coin of the
buyer to the contents of the cash
drawer of the automobile representa-
tives. To this end President Slaugh-
ter wears the smile of perfect salts
faction, and with good reason for so
doing, as purchase price takes the
space of cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
MITCHELL CARS IN STAGE
LINE ARE SUCCESSFUL
Bucking Snow Three Feet Deep Part
of Business of Drivers, but Cars
Are Very Seldom Late

A. T. Hay. who operates five Mitchell
cars in a stage service between Mo-
jave and Little Lake, the head of the
Los Angeles aqueduct, reports three
feet of snow at parts Of the route
The MitchefIs have made their trips
without a stop, but Hay says it is no
picnic fighting through snow drifts
with a cold north wind beating down
from the mountains.
The winter months bring many an
adventure to the dEivers of these stage
trips, and people who see the cars Won
der at the amount of work they do.
There are not only snow drifts TO
buck, but swollen streams and mud
holes, which often stop the best of
cars.
When the cars are started out on
the days trip they go well provided
against storms. There are blankets
and canvas coverings which go over
the entire car. If the snow is heavy
and the weather unusually threaten
ing there is always a pot for making
hot coffee and a supply of food aboard.
The Mitchells are seldom late.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
GUARDIANSHIP OF THIRTY
YEARS AGO is INVOLVED
Former Wards, Unable to Secure Ac=
counting, Bring Action Against
Bondsman

SANTA ANA, Dec. IA suit in
volving a guardianship that began
almost thirty years ago, was filed yes
terday afternoon by Attorney Munday
Of Los Angeles in the superior court
of this county. The plaintiffs
are George Isaac Day and Georgiana
Day Perdew, and they are suing F. p
Bowland of Santa Ana for $223O20, as
the amount due them from the estate
Of George Isaac Day BOwland was
bondsman for the guardian of the
plaintiffs, Mrs. Martha Shrode, who
was also their mother. She was ap-
pointed their guardian twenty-eight
years ago, Bowland coming into the
case in place of another bondsman
who had withdrawn.
An accounting was demanded of the
guardian, Mrs. Shrode, in the latter
part of 1903, and the superior court
of San BernardinO found that she
was indebted to the plaintiffs above
mentioned In the sum Of $111510 to
George Isaac Day and $1115.10 to
Georgiana Day. Mrs. Shrode was not
able to meet the demand, and now
the bondsman is being sued for the
amount, after refusing to pay de-
mand made on him in December.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18

has not been surpassed on the local
ovals.
Livingstone, the driver Of the Corbin,
asserts that if he is allowed to make
a two-mile run preliminary to the
actual start from the tape that he
can equal, if not exceed, the limit Of
Odfelds time with his big racing
car, or never bring the car back to the
starting point, and this Livingstone
proposes to do on Christmas day, rum
ming against Olddcld's time for the
mile record.
The little stock car has been put in
the trimmest condition she has ever
been in, and patrons of the racing
events at Ascot park may expect to
witness the fastest time ever made on
that track. by two automobiles, for
Livingstone is full Of the spirit Of am
bition to take the crown from the fore
head of Barney Olddeld for the mile
speed limit on Ascot.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
Lucky

The angel with the flaming sword and
locked the gates OF the garden of Eden, but
on catching sight of Eve trying on hgleaves
he tarried a moment before flying back
whence he came.
And II was with no small relief that he
beheld the first mother find, at length, fig
leaf to suit her.
Lucky thing for the proprieties that
green happen to be her colorw ruminated
the celestial messenger spreading his wings
Puck
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
MANAGER rhibauIt Returns

e. j. Thibault, manager of the
Moore Motor Supply company of this
city, has returned from his trip to
San Francisco, where he was in con-
ference with the heads of the several
branches of the firm. Mr.. Thibault
reports business in the north, as here,
in Monogram oils and accessories fully
up to every expectation
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
Aitken and kincaid

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 17.--Aitken
Kincaid, both driving National class
No. / cars, broke the record for one
mile today in the trials here.
Aitken went the mile in so 2-10, and
Kincaid in so. The record in this
class had been SO 2-1O.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
RuIinu Spirit

The Alderman-I see the London
public schools taught more than 5000
children to swim last year. Do you
believe in that?
Improving all the r-ways.-Yon-
'kers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
Her Handicap

''You say you your husband through
wearing a 50 graduating gown?'
~ did,"
''How romantic! suppose you are very
habpy?"
''Oh yes But that 50 gown was an awful
bad precedent to establish, I've found"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
Charlie souIes Off for North

Charlie Soules, the we'll known and
popular racing driver of the Stearns
car, will leave for San Francisco to-
night and his racing car will follow
him tomorrow. Soules will not be seen
on the Ascot park track Christmas
day this announcement being made
by Soules yesterday. He will go first
to San Francisco thence to Portland,
Ore; Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane, in
the interests of the Stearns company.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
TO THE
AUTOMOBILE BUYING PUBLIC
What Is a Licensed Car?
THE RrcENr pECIsIoN oT THE sELpEN pATENr


hundreds
A
a
Of which of
licensed
to
the
LICENSED MOTOR CAR ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES
We pleased to announce that
De OF the Licensed Motor Car association
DIRECTORY OF LICENSED AUTOMOBILES
AND DEALERS
q NnNrCOf1 Leon T. Shelter,
4 ~ P~A OOA 633 South Grand
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18

Lose a good-pay tenant, or boarderP Let
d want ad help you to take It like a philoso-
&her.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18

Don't simply allow It to die-that plan OF
yours. Find little capital through advertis-
the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
TO THE
Automobile Buying Public
WHAT IS A LICENSED CAR?

This adjoining
represent
of LICENSED AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18

IO - CORBIN MOTOR CAR CO.
u I0TnEEn 849 South Broadway Phone F3710.
wv AAAA New Home 1919 S. Olive ST. after ian.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24
MIGHTY POOR ECONOMY

~ HE Union Veterans OF Mary
land, at their recent Annual
- State Encampment, passed a
resolution criticizing the Governor for
Withholding his signature from the bill
appropriating $500 for the burial OF
INDECENT soldiers OF both the Union and
Confederate armies. The bill, carrying
the appropriation passed both houses
OF the General Assembly unanimously,
but was killed, when it reached the
Governor by means OF west pocket
veto As a similar appropriation has
been customary under the administra-
ton OF former Governors. we presume
Governor Crothcrs based his action on
the ground oi economy II would
seem to be a very fair sample oi the
brand uf economy which is being much
paradcd by the present administration
We imagine the people will not, how
ever. relish the brand Ia any very
marked dcgrcc-this refusing n paltry
few hundred dollars TO bury the indi-
gent soldier, while wasting thousands
OF dollars upon a multitude OF useless
Offices for political effect. and other
thousands upon deals and schemes
for the same unworthy purpose. We
would hate TO think 50 poorly 81 the
peoples Intelligence as Ia believe that
such 'SpaSmS' al economy can hood
wink their Judgment
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24
CHESAPEAKE CITY

Mrs Ernest Hogge, OF Wilmington,
is spending few days with Miss Es-
Their Banks.
Miss Mary Cooper spent last Sum
day with Miss Helen Davidson, near
town.
Miss Nan Hayes is visiting her par
en,s at Bear, Del.
Mr. and Mrs II. W. Caldwell visit
ed relatives at Liberty Grove, Tues
day.
Miss Kay Price is visiting friends in
Philadelphia.
Miss Emma Lorraine is spending
some time in Wilmington.
Stanley Steele, OF Wilmington, spent
Sunday with his parents.
Mr. Joshua Clayton, OF Middletown,
was visitor in town this week.
John Hopper, Philip Fulston and
Miss Alice Hopper spent part OF last
week with relatives at Georgetown,
Carl Cooling and Larkin Kenly, OF
lIayre de Grace, visited friends in
town Sunday evening.
Mrs Arthur Davis and Mrs George
Padlcy and son. Of Cecillon, visited
Mrs NJ f. Freeman, on Thursday.
hir, and Mrs James Wooleyhand
spent Saturday and Sunday at Galena.
Charles Schacier. OF Delaware City,
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs II C. Karsner. and Mrs Ida
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24
COIOREI)
Who's ahead?

luu may be able to match our prices
elsewhere, perhaps, but not for our
kind oi vehicles. The secret OF it all
is that we keep few laps ahead Of
the procession.
We have made years OF study OF the
likes and needs oi vehicle users and
now know how we can put our car
riagcs in n class above and beyond
those put up only to sell.
Whether you want a buggy at $500
ar SI7soo, We guarantee to give YOU
either. in material and finish that is
far ahead OF the average buggy on the
market Remember our Runabouts
aud Family Carriages are in select
class and not to be compared with the
ordinary kind We have customers
often tell MS they have run our ear
riagcs eight and ten years with scarcely
AIRY repairs. and with the Innings,
cloths. etc. still the same color as
when put in One oi the first carriages
wc made When we started in business
nearly twenty years ago We saw but n
short time ago with the same wheels
On t. OF course the wagon had care,
bu, NC put the stuff in our wheels An
old adaRc, mo legs, no horse We
add. NO wheels. NO wagon
Think il over and decide the right
place To- buy. BURNS BROS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24
Local lettings

The They're Coming Back" post.
cards. which alarmed residents OF New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and other
states. owing 10 burglaries at places
where they had been received, reached
number OF Elktonians also, but prov
ed to be forcrunners OF samples OF But
tcrick's patterns, which arrived later.
The newly organized cornet band
Of Cherry Hill will hold box social
at c. s. Grants home on Wednesday
evening. April e. Allen Payne, oil
Rising Sun, will be present with his
fine Columbia graphophone, giving
music from more than 400 records.
Ladies are invited TO bring boxes.
Silver offerings will be taken at the
door.
The Delaware College base ball
team has returned from its Southern
trip, during which three OF the players
were sick. Edgar, first baseman, re-
turned from Durham last Wednesday.
The team lost its game with the Uni
vcrsity OF North Carolina, at Chapel
Hill. last Friday. by score OF s to 2.
and the one with Wake Forest College
on Saturday. by score OF Q to I. Cam
did all the pitching for the last foui
days OF the trip. Eliason not being able
to play.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24
H0Lp THE BUYER TO HIS
AGREEMENT

TX page seven. oi this issue. will
be found the advertisement for
road bids. II will he thereby
seen that the County Commissioners
have again this year determined TO
sell the roads" This plan OF dealing
with the diincut question at road
mendng has never seemed Ia us a
juaiciouS one. though we rciraincd last
year from any comment thereon, think
ing il possible that the method (Which
was new to us) might work out in
practice better than We anticipated
In our Judgment il has not worked
satisfactorily nj all. one ni Tie most
serious defects being the failure oi the
road buyers 10 live up la the terms
and conditions upon which the roads
are sold We have had complaints
from various sections OF the county.
and we have had personal observation
in some sections. which prove the
point. bitches unopened through the
whole winter. dangerous and impas-
sible holes m roads etc. are matters
which the buyers are obliged To attend
io by the terms II the bid These
terms have been ignored. In some
cases We know the buyers have not
touched their road since the middle Of
last summer; in other cases it is re
poJied chow correctly We canno, saw
that the buyers have never touched
them at all Who would tolerate such
proceedings in his personal busincsS2
WHO would pay \ contractor his con-
tract price. until he had come some
where near fulfilling the terms oi his
contract, - il not fair To expect "a
just and exact dealing in the county.
affairs, Are the Commissioners doing
the right thing; are they protecting
the peoples interests when they pass
and pay bills for road mcnding which
is not done according to agreement?
The whole thing resolves itself back
into the question OF getting rs rigid
and righteous methods into public at
fairs and public service. as We expect
in personal. private business We re-
cogrize how unpleasant il is to have 70
hold up 4 bill But we recognize.
also, how useless il is to embrace GER
tain specific requirements in advcr,is-
ing for bids. unless the successful bid
ders are going TO be held to some COM
pliancc with those advertised require
mentS
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-04-24
Real Estate Transfers

Jesse /. Shepherd. Executor to
Marie w Caulk, wife OF Fletcher
Caulk, OF Kent county. Becks farm Of
i7S acres in First district. Slro25.
Trustees Of Good VIII NJ. +. Church
to Samuel r. Shippers, old chapel prop
erty in Fifth district. $50 so.
George A. Blake. Trustee, to Samuel
T. Shippers, 50 acres OF woodland in
Elk Neck, $50
Sarah X Whttingham and George
anna T., Murphy to Helen W. Whit
tingham an. Anna Louise Whiting
ham, interest in r26 acre farm. S. aud
other considerations
J. Clarence Mackie and wife, OF
Pennsylvania. 20 Ella May Whcrry, OF
the same State, small property in
Fourth district, $500
Sarah Ilill 10 Frank II. Thompson,
Is acre property in Fifth district, $is5.
School Commissioners TO John A.
Krumrinc, TWO lots in North East, $500.