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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
Strict Definition of Amateur Racing Made

in 190S-the first Chase motor wagon.
The high wheel with solid tires eIimi-
mates all tire troubles and reduces road
shocks to the minimum. He used four
full elliptic springs to secure the easy
riding qualities, and the wood frames
reinforced with angle irons TO get a
reSiliency that is so necessary in n
in 190S-the first Chase motor wagon.
was two cylinder, 10 horsepower
but it did the business. W. II. Durphy
heard of this wagon, realized from the
salesmanS point of view the wonder
ful field for such vehicle and went
to the factory. He bought in Septem-
ber, 1908. the first wagon ever sold,
drove it 200 miles over country roads
and then contracted for the product of
the factory He was sales manager
and advertising manager until January
q, this year. when he came here to
establish a Pacific coast agency. Dur
ply was so impressed with the possi-
bilities that he wired his company
his resignation and application for the
leadership. agreeing to purchase 200
Chase wagons for the year of 1910.
Durphy has studied the motor truck
business faithfully for the last five
years, and will handle power trucks of
from 500 pounds capacity to five tons,
suited to the requirements OF every
business.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
TELEPHONE RESULTED
IN MILLS PURCHASE

The purchase last week of the John
r. Keim mills, Buffalo. by the Ford
motor company, was the result of a
new telephone installed on the desk
of Henry Ford about four years ago
on the old phone, the metal up
right and the base were separate. On
this new phone, the entire casing was
one piece drawn from a single sheet
of steel. The new casing looked like
a miniature rear axle housing
If machinery could manufacture
small one piece telephone castings,
machinery could be made to make one
piece rear axle housings. So Mr..
Ford hunted up the manufacturer of
the telephone castings. 1t was the
John r. Keim mills of Buffalo. Mr..
Ford handed them the telephone cas-
ing with the abrupt remark, Il want
100000 casting just like that, except
larger"
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
PROSPEROUS SEASON
PLEASING TO {. {. EIB

The selling season for 1910 is a great
surprise TO the local trade. Calvin c.
Eib. vice president Of the Pioneer
automobile company. reports that
within the last five weeks the company
has sold Sl21.200 worth of motor cars.
The company has sold p Chalmers
Detroit "30s. Among the new owners
are:
Miss Jane Hotaling DR. Frank Par
sons Frank Fries. Dr. l. 2. Howe. Dr.
II. ID. Cooper. Hibernia bank, w. r.
HOVeE, Author Cohnreicn. Dr.. r. NJ
Burns, William kolb of kolb and Dill,
Fred Durner Ctwol. Frank Delano, Mrs.
A. l.. Bryant and Mahoney Brothers Of
san Francisco; Rolla Leppo and Doctor
Clark OF santa Rosa: d. c. McCabe. !.
Dacha Of Oakland; Bert Dingley. f.
Cressy and A. 7. Zacheries of Modesto;
J. L. Whitmore, Central auto company
and n. i. Granger of Stockton; :. NJ.
Philips of Sacramento. a carload.
Twenty-one Hudsons have been sold
TO the following parties:
Lewis Newroth. w. l. Allen. r. A
Ratio. G. f. Ratio, Dr.. p. NJ. Burns
Wellman of SAN Francisco: R. r. Bray
san Jose; George F. Dunno. Stockton;
Consolidated canal company, Fred NJ.
Gowse and William :. Black of Fresno;
willows; Louis Zumwaldt. Williams; A.
c. Zacheries Modesto; $ ". Philips
Sacramento; :. NJ Simpson and Oroville
auto company of OrovilIe; Rayford Pc
terSon. Santa Rosa.
Nine Chalmers 40" were sold to:
Z. Riley William r. DAILY, DR.. X
Sullivan, Fred +. Murphy. James J.
Mills and Phillip Clay of San Fran
cisco; Central auto company. stockton:
A. HeXter, Marysville; Cudahy packing
company. Fresno.
Five Thomas flyers were sold to:
A. c Brooks and Wiley B. Allen of
San Francisco: c. J .Horner. Center
vile; Joseph r. Ratt, Oakland; Bert
Dingley, Modesto.
Two Babcock electrics were sold to:
HOllsman, San Mateo; Mrs. Mills, San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
CHASE MOTOR WAGON
HAS BUSINESS VALUE
Distinctive Feature Is Suction
Fan in Fly Wheel

The Chase two cycle air cooled motor
was invented by Aurin NJ. Chase of
Syracuse n. Y The distinctive feature
is the suction fan cast in, and forming
d part of, the fly wheel. Chase holds
the basic patent on this form of con
struction, which is used this year in
one of the best known automobiles.
AIr. Chase's father. Colonel \. G.
Chase. is the founder and was for
many years president. and general man
ager of the Syracuse chilled plow
company The first product of the
Chase motor truck company was a
three ton truck. This was a pro-
nounced success and did some won
derful work about Syracuse. Chase
realized the demand for light power
wagon that was so simple the average
driver of a delivery wagon could handle
it--one that would be free from all en-
gine and tire troubles. He built it
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
KNOX COMPANY NOW
FEATURING 3 MODELS
Each Follows Designs That
Made Car Famous

The efforts of the Knox automobile
company for the season of 1910 are
being largely confined to the manufac
ture of three models of gasoline cars.
model r. four cylinder, 40 horsepower;
model NJ. four cylinder. 50 horsepower.
and model :, six cylinder. 90 horse
power. All three follow the same gen
eral lines of construction and design
that have made the Knox car famous
for power. sneed and durability, but
differ in motor sizes and chassis meas
urements. Model r. the four cylinder,
40 horsepower chassis, is typical of the
lot. and continues the unit power plant
and three point suspension of last year.
but with larger sized cylinders. All
three models have been improved by
redeSigned, selectiye gearset three
quarter elliptic rear springs and new
designed crank case altering the oiling
systems slightly and doing away with
the transmission brake Both brakes
on the 1910 cars re on the rear wheel
drums. one internal expanding and the
other external contracting. with an air
cooling space between. The bore and
stroke on models r and : have been
increased to 5X4% and on model NJ 1aN
~. Double ignition is used on all
Knox models, one system being high
tension Bosch magnetic and the other
storage battery, coil and timer, Two
sets of plugs are used. A change has
also been made in the front axle, being
drop forged eye beam this year, as
against cold drawn tubular steel of
last season. The general design of
the Knox motor remains unchanged and
is characterized by the use of sepa
rately cast cylinders with detachable
heads valves in the head.
In body construction the particular
body the Knox people are featuring
this year is the new torpedo" type,
straight line body with convex sides.
inGlosing the front seat with doors,
same as the tonneau. This is a COM
Portable and sensible style of body and
is already meeting with popular favor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20

Simon pure amateurs contesting for
these. in some cases demonstrators. and
in other cases statesmen actively en-,
gagged in the selling of motor ears, We're
permitted to drive cars owned by man
ufacturers so that the amateur phase
of the situation became the greatest
kind OF "a farce. 1T is to be hoped this
kind of condition is over
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
Too Ardent a Lover.

Georgotto Fontano. an embroiderer
who lives In the Rue Sevres in Paris,
has found herself condemned to a
months Imprisonment. for what seems
to her a harmless act.
She was going home from concert
few evenings ago when she decided
she would like to see her fiance. AS
he happens to be fireman whose
station is in her own neighborhood 1t
occurred to her 1t would be very easy
to summon him to her side by break.
ing the glass Of the fire alarm and
sounding call.
She did so anr In few moments
fire engines came from several dlrec-
tons, all laden with firemen, of course,
but alas! her fiance was not among
them, and more than that all the fire.
men were angry, and before she knew
what had happened she was taken to
a magistrate, who proceeded to make
the course of true love run unsmoothly
by sending her to prison for month
in spite of her tears and protests that
she thought It would be a simple way
of bringing her fiance to her side.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
Two Very Old Ladies'.

We have heard great deal lately
about lcng-lived people. but 1t is prob
able that the Oldest two people In the
world today are Frau Dutkievitz and
another old lady named Babavaslika.
The former lives at Posem, In Prus-
sian Poland, and was born on Febru-
airy q, 1885. She is therefore one
hundred and twenty-five years old.
The latter, however. is nine months
her senior, having been born In May,
1884.
She is still a fairly hale old woman,
and for nearly one hundred years
worked In the fields. Her descendants
number close on 100, and these now
make her joint allowance. She lives
at the village Of Bavelsko, whose
neighborhood she has never quilted
during the whole of her long life. She
remembers events which happened at
the beginning Of last century much
more clearly than those Of the last
40 years.-Dundee Advertiser.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
FASHION HINTS FROM PARIS
Increasing Vogue for Minsllng the
llghtest STUFF With Fur Of
Various Kinds.

There Is an increasing vogue for
mlngling the lightest stun with fur.
One sees in Paris even embroidered
Indian muslin with bands of ermine.
and 1t is predicted that this mode will
hold throughout the winter. It has
certainly charm all its own.
Because Of the scarcity and increas
ing value Of furs taupe Is very much
in evidence. and so is skunk. For er.
mine, sable and fox one pays a small
fortune. Only astrachan seems for
the moment to be In disfavor, But
this cannot possibly be for long, as It
Is fur that goes well with SO many
things and has much distinction and 81.
egance.
A Paris fashion which is not SO at.
tractive and far more eccentric Is the
use Of furs colored to suit the tint OF
the gown. This is pretty when the
tones are gray, and endurable when
they are those Of brown and yellow,
but absurd and ugly In maroon and
red.
Hats give also a delicate example
Of the llghtest stuffs with fur. Old
lace and black velvet fur make q
charming combination. II
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
An Alaskan Luncheon.

Runners OF woven Indian basketry,
with white drawnwork doilies at each
OF the ~ covers. were used on an oval
mahogany table. The doilies were
made at Sitka. In the middle Of the
table mirror held tall central vase
of frosted glass, surrounded by four
smaller vases, all filled with white
spring blossoms. The edge Of the
mirror was banked with the same
flowers. Four totem poles were placed
on doilies In the angles made by the
runners.
Place cards were water colors Of
Alaskan scenery. Abalone shells held
sailed nuts, and tiny Indian baskets
held bonbons. The soup spoons we're
OF horn, several of the dishes used
we're made by Alaskan Indians. and
the cakes we're served on baskets.
The menu was as follows: Poisson
a la Boring Sea (halibut chowder),
Yukon climbers (broiled salmon, po-
tatoes Julienne), snowbirds ayec
auroraborealis (roast duck with jelly,
Shungnak river turnips, Tanana
beets. Skagway hash (salad), Fair.
banks nuggets (ripe strawberries ar.
ranged on individual dishes around a
central mound OF powdered sugar.,
arctic slices tbrick Ice cream. Circle
City delights (small cakes), Klondike
nuggets yellow cheese In round balls
on crackers), Nome firewater Coffee.
Home Companion.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
Not Altogether Dead.

Mr.. Robert Butler of Marlborough,
England. has had the peculiar expe-
rience Of hearing his death announc.
ed. He was attending the poor law
conference at Exeter when one Of
the delegates moved that, in coase-
quence Of the death Of Mr.. Butler.
which they all regretted, another gen.
tleman. whom he named, should be
appointed to fill his place as one of
the representatives Of Wiltshire on
the central committee. Mr.. Butler
rose from his place on the platform
and announced to the conference,
amid much amusement, that, so fur
as he was aware, he was still alive
and In good health, and would be
pleased TO continue In the office il the
conference desired.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
An Unnecessary Confession.


A hearty laugh was occasioned at
the Birmingham police court by pris.
oner who gave himself away in very
delightful manner. The man was tho
first on the list, and the charge against
him was merely one of being drunk
and disorderly. He stepped into tho
dock, however, just at the moment
when the dock officer was reading out
few OF the cases which were to come
before the court that morning. and n
guilty conscience apparently led him
to mistake these items fer list Of his
previous convictions.
He stood passive enough while the
officer read out about dozen drunk
and disorderlies, but when he came to
one "shopbreaklng" the prisoner ex-
claimed excitedly, That was eight
years ago, your honor" Everyone be-
gan to laugh, and the prisoner, realiz.
ing the blunder he had made, at first
looked very black indeed, but finally
saw the humorous side of the matter.
and broad smile spread over his face.
His blunder did not cost anything
Birmingham Mail.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
Vivid at Least.

DR.. Hiram c. Cortlandt. the we'll
known theologian of Des Moines, said
In, recent address:
Thomas A. Edison tells us that he
thinks the soul Is not immortal; but,
after all. what does this great wizard
know about souls? His forte is cleo
tricity and machinery, and when he
talks of souls he reminds me irresist-
IDLY of the young lady who visited the
Baldwin locomotive works and then
told how a locomotive Is made.
"'You pour she said, "a lot of sand
into lot of boxes. and you throw old
stove lids and things into furnace.
and they you empty the molten stream
into a hole In the sand. and everybody
yells and swears. Then you pour 1t
out and let 1t cool and pound 1t, and
then you put 1t In thing that bores
holes in 1t. Then you screw 1t to.
gether, and paint 1t, and put steam in
1t, and 1t goes splendidly; and they
take 1t to drafting room and make
a bluep rint of 1t. But one thing for
got-they have to make a boiler. One
man gets inside and one gets outside,
and they pound frightfully; and then
they tie 1t to the other thing. and you
ought to see It go!'"
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
PLENTY Of GOWNS NEEDt
Several Simple Dresses Are Much Bet
ter Than Few Very Expen-
slve Ones.

There is a tactlessness in dress that
is almost as inexcusable, and can as
nearly often wreck woman's chances
of happiness. as tactlessness of speech
This, perhaps, is somewhat Of an ex-
aggeration, but there is enough truth
In 1t to warrant women giving it their
attention.
We all know how Ill at ease wom-
an is who is not suitably gowned. II,
unfortunately, she has chosen high
neck gown when other women are clad
in low neck ones, she has reached the
most acute stage Of discomfort. II she
clothes herself In tailor.made when
the occasion calls for an afternoon
frock. she is still uncomfortable, but
not 80 absolutely wretched as in the
first instance.
The woman of small income should.
therefore, have In her wardrobe sew.
eral simple gowns that will suit every
occasion, rather than one or two ex-
tremely handsome ones. 1t seems that
the plain coat and skirt are the form
of attire for which the larger number
OF occasions exist just now. And
good looking tailor suit is absolutely
essential II woman wishes to be
well dressed. They can be had with
good lines and Of smart cut In near
ly all the shops. but one should be
careful not to select one that is over
trimmed.
A simple theater frock of some light,
attractive color. slightly round at the
neck and with the short sleeve, is also
a very necessary garment. Then II one
possesses a black crepe de chine din
ner gown, low in the neck, with lace
or net sleeves. one has the three es.
sential garments in woman's ward
robe, and one can always feel that
one is in no danger of finding herself
without suitable frock for any oc.
casion.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
PLANTING Weddlno Oaks.

Princess August Wilhelm, wife Of
the kaiser's fourth son, has set herself
the task Of reviving one Of Germany's
Oldest customs, that according to which
newly welded couples Immediately al
ter the marriage ceremony plant cori.
pie Of oak saplings side by side in
park or by the roadside Of their ma
tive town.
The town Of Mulchausen, in Thurln-
gia, Is the first to respond to the prin-
cess appeal. A municipal official APP
pears ut the church door after every
wedding and invites the bride and
bridegroom to drive with him in car
rage to new road near the town and
there plant oak saplings.
The tree planting idea was started
by former elector Of Brandenburg
with the object of repairing the raw
ages caused by the 30 years war The
elector forbade young persons to mar
ry until they had planted number OF
fruit trees.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
Bankers and Bank Notes.

-Four men, three Of whom were con.
nected with brokerage concerns in the
Wall street district. were discussing
United States paper currency and che
disappearance Of counterfeits. I'VE
are SO sure nowadays" said one OF
the party. "as to the genuineness of
bills that little attention is paid to
them in handling, except as to de-
nomination" To prove his assertion
he took a $40 yellowback from his
pocket, and, holding II up. asked who
could tell whose portrait 1t bore. No
one knew. and by way of coaching
the broker said 1t was the first treas
urer Of the United States. Again no
one knew the name. why, It's
Michael Hillegas," said the man
proudly. But In confidence, I'll tell
you, didn't know 1t five minutes
ago."-New York Tribune.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
HOLIDAYS In the States.

Washington's birthday is holiday
in all states. Decoration day in all
states but Florida, Georgia, Louisiana.
Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Labor
day is observed everywhere. Virtu-.
ally every state has legal holidays
having to do with Its own special III
fairs-battle of New Orleans In Louis
lana, Texan independence and battle
of San Jacinto In Texas. Admission
day In California, and so on. Missis-
sippi is like the federal government
in lack Of statutory holidays. but by
common consent Independence day.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are OBJ
served A new one is Columbus day
in few of the states.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
crinnle Rldes Bicycle.

George Anstey, aged IL. cripple,
of Leicester, England, Is one of the
most remarkable cyclists In the coun-
try. Both his legs are withered and
useless. but the Leicester Cripples'
Guild has provided him with a two
wheeled pedalless machine, with a
padded tube covering the axle bar.
Across this he lies face foremost. and
with wooden clogs strapped to his
hands he propels himself along the
streets and roads In maryelously
rapid manner. He has complete con.
troll of the machine. his hands acting
as pedals, steering gear, and Brake
combined.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22

hospital and at the risk OF death be cut.
Plain common sense shows the better way
Is TO stop food that evidently has not been
digested
Then, when food is required use an easily
digested food Grape.Nuts or any other II
you know 1t to be predigested (partly dgested
before taking.
We brought to Court analytical chemists
from New York, Chicago and Mishawaka Ind,
who swore to the analysis Of GrapeNuts and
that part OF the starchy part Of the wheat and
barley had been transformed into sugar. the
kind Of sugar produced in the human body by
digesting starch 1.-THE large part of food.
Some of the State chemists brought on by
the weekly" said Grape.Nuts could not be
called "predigested" food because not all Of
1t was digested outside the body.
The other chemists said any food which had
been partly or half digested outside the body
was commonly known as "predigested."
Splitting hairs about the meaning Of a word.
II is sufficient that II only one.half OF the
food is "predigested," It is easier on weakened
stomach and bowels than food In which no
part is predigested.
To show the facts we introduce DR.. Thos.
Darlington former chief OF the N Y. Board
OF Health. DR.. Ralph w. Webster, chief OF the
Chicago Laboratories, and DR.. b. Sachs, N. Y.
II we were little severe in our denuncia.
ton OF writer. selfcmfessed Ignorant about
appendicitis and Its cause. It Is possible the
public will excuse us, In view OF the fact that
our head. Mr.. c. w. Post. has made lifetime
study Of food. food digestion and effects, and
the conclusions are Endorsed by many Of the
best medical authorities Of the day.
Ii It possible that we are at fault for
suggesting. as a Father and Mother might. to
one Of the family who announced a pain In the
SIDE stop using the food. greasy meats.
gravies, mince pie, cheese. too much starchy
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22

disagreement about advertising arose
with weekly" Journal.
Following It. an attack on us appeared In
their editorial columns; sneering at the claims
we made particularly regarding Appendicitis
We replied through the regular papers and
the weekly" thought we hit back rather too
hard and thereupon sued for libel
The advertisement the weekly" attacked
us about claimed that In many cases OF appen-
dictis an operation could be avoided by dis
continuing lndgestible food washing out the
bowels and taking predlgested food Grape
Nuts.
Observe we said MANY cases not all.
Wouldn't that knowledge be comfort to
those who fear a surgeons knife as they fear
death?
The weekly" writer said that was lie.
We replied that he was ignorant o! the facts.
He was put on the stand and compelled to
admit he was not DIR. and had no medical
knowledge Of appendicitis and never investi-
gated to find out II the testimonial letters to
our Co. were genuine.
A famous surgeon testified that when an
operation was required GrapeNuts would MT
obvlate It. True.
We never claimed that when an operation
was required Grape-Nuts would prevent 1t.
The surgeon testified bacteria lgerms1 help
ed to bring on an attack and bacteria was
grown by undigested food frequently.
We claimed and proved by other famous
experts that undigested food was largely
responsible for appendicitis.
We showed by expert Testimony that many
cases are healed without a knife but by stop.
ping the use Of food which did not digest and
when food was required again It was helpful
TO use predIgested food which did not over.
tax the weakened organs OF digestion.
When pain In the right side appears It 10
not always necessary to be rushed of to a
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
Pretty Good Definition,

We hear some funny things in Fleet
street sometimes. and the following
definition of the height Of aggravation,
by a gentleman in rather shaky boots,
whom we encountered in well-known
aostelry the other day. struck US as
being particularly choice.
"The eight Of haggravation, gentle.
men" said this pothouse humorist, set
ting his pewter on the counter and
looking round proudly. with the air Of
one about to let of good thing, the
eight Of haggravation-why. trying
to ketch flea out O yer ear with q
pair of boxin' gloves. Tit.
Bits.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
Christmas Boxes.

Not In the English sense Of a
Christmas present, but as an early
preparation for the fast.approaching
season Of gift.giving.
To make them, cut pieces Of card.
board and cover neatly with fancy
wallpaper, then lace the corners with
baby ribbon run through eyelets and
attach ribbon to the top, with small
bows and punches Of silvered artifi.
cial holly or mistletoe.
This makes pretty receptacle for
holding homemade bonbons or other
tribes.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-12-22
Rat Bounty Exeltes Merrlment.

Seattle, fearing the introduction Of
bubonic plague by rats, has offered a
bounty Of ten cents rat. This moves
Tacoma. safe from infection from the
sea. to raucous laughter. and the Led
ger says that the bounty, though not
intended for rodents of Tacoma,
Everett. Bellingham and other popu-
lous and busy centers, has been find
Ing Its way into the pockets of nom
residents of Seattle for nonresident
rats. But the joke would be on us II
It were found that our rat popula-
ton had found its way into the Seat
tie census"