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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23
AUTOS WITHSTAND
GRUELLING TEST
Only Two Cars Meet All the
Requirements in Forty
Eight Hour Grind
By R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

The 4S hour motor car endurance
run, the hardest ever held in the United
States. is now matter of history. OF
the u cars that started only two came
in with perfect scores. These were
the Mitchell and the Velie, both cars
also having won perfect scores in last
years % hour contest The Mitchell
also captured the honors in the contest
of 1908, in which the Velie was not en-
tered.
II was a splendid victory for both of
the cars. for the pace was as fast as II
was possible to make it in compliance
with the laws. No adjustment could
be made on the cars. 1t was surprise
even to the dealers themselves ana
demonstrated copclusively the ad-
vancement that has been made in auto
mobiles by the refinements that have
been made in them during the Is
months that have elapsed since the
last contest was held.
OF the remaining cars five came very
near making perfect score. They
met with the hard luck which must be
considered in every contest
The Corbin had a perfect road score
and would have been counted with
those at the top of the list but for one
little thing. While in the control at
High street the engine was stalled.
Frank Murray, who was driving,
claims that he was about to get out to
light his lamps. keeping his motor run
ming when, as he tried to step over
the observer, the latter's foot accident
ally kicked the switch off and the en-
gine stopped. The judges did not al
low the claim and the car was penal
ized three points.
The Winton was another that had a
perfect road score, but when Owesney
drove the fastest lap of the day, cover
ing the course in / hour and 13 min
utes, some of those in the car fed it
little extra oil. This was against the
rules. as no car was allowed to take
oil except in the control at San Lean
dro.
The White gas car also had a hard
luck storyA The car lost five points.
Three OF them were for stalling the en-
gine and two for adjusting the oiler.
These were little things, which could
not count against the ability of the
car. but were enough to mar the clean
record.
The little Ford made a brave fight of
it. Although the car lost most of it's
points for stopping to have its cylin-
ders cleaned, it was running az sweetly
at the finish as when it crossed the
starting line. 1t was a different task
for the Ford than for the other cars.
w HE the ldISeI cars always lldO some
reserve power. the Ford had, to be
driven to the limit. This required the
burning of fuel and oil in quantities
that under ordinary conditions of tour
ing would not be demanded. This hard
driving accumulated carbon, which had
to be cleaned out to keep on the jour-
ney. The construction of the Ford is
such that it was possible to do this and
in very short time be back in the
contest
The Cartercar lost all chance of get
ting a perfect score in the second lap,
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23

the Corbin had the F'irestone equip
ment
The Buick went through in fine shape
| on Goodyear tires.
Another accessory which showed up
! to advantage was the Splitdorf mag
neto. Both the Mitchell and the Velie
were equipped with the Splitdorf igni-
ton. The Velie used motorol all
| through the contest and for not mo-
ment had trouble with the fabrication.
The fast lap made by the Winton
was carried through by the Bosch ig-
milton.
Yesterday the drivers of the velie
announced that the car was driven for
| the whole 1,347 miles on the high gear.
A remarkable feature of the run was
the showing made by the Columbus
] electric, which completed the strenuous
As hour grind with perfect score, los
| ing two points for arriving ahead OF
time.
Never before in the history of the
electric automobile industry has a run
Of this sort been attempted and 1t will
probably be a long time in the future
before the performance will be dupli-
Gated
When the car was entered by the
| United electric vehicle company of Oak
land there was general laugh among
those concerned, who realized what a
strenuous test of ability a As, hour run
was on even the high powered gasoline
/ cars; but the electric reeled off lap
after lap. always ahead of time and
with perfect scores.
| At the end of the eleventh lap, or
] one lap before the finish, the electric
i was three hours ahead of time, and it
was necessary for the driver to eyer
| else a great deal of ingenuity in keep
| ing the car moving to comply with the
rules of the contest and at the same
| time not to arrive at the finish ahead of
/ time.
! The fastest lap was negotiated in 2:43
! fat and the total distance run was 701.6.
In view of the fact that all previous
records for time and distance with
electric ears have been made under
special conditions and on level, smooth
roads, the record just made by the
Columbus is the more remarkable, as
the entire distance was over country
roads, with several long hills.
Captain F. w. Cole of the Pacific
motor company reports the arrival of
a two foredoor Stew
New stevens ens-Duryea tour
~ Dursea oa limousine. T h e
cars are now on
exhibition at the new salesroom.
c. S. Howard, president of the How
e-d automobile company. left Tuesday
= hlgnt Tor Los An :
Howard Leaves geles to s attend 1.-The the
race. Howard is
accompanied by
Mrs. Howard and their two sons. They
will go east from Los Angeles, where
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23
AUToMoBnE SHOW NOTES


r. The exhibitors of the Haynes car re-
port Unusual interest in the new 1911
machine, model zee which is shown in
several STYLES, This Is the first display
or the car Soutside of the salesrooms,
and many visitors congregate about the
exhibition whenever the big pavilion is
open. The Haynes agents report sur
prislng number of prospects" as a re-
suit Of the. show, but have not given
out any sales. figures
the Oakland automobile show was ar
ranged for Tuesday, when a big brown
Lozier. was rolled out of it's place in
The The Pioneer automobile eompahy's ex-
hfblt and taken out zof the building TO
be turned over 70 the. purchaser. The
Pioneer company is more than salts
fed with the results5it has obtained by
participation In the show.
The Winton Company ran an endur-
anee eontestRon Its own hook as a fea-
ture of the show When the Winton
six that finished the AS hour endurance
run with perfect score arrived at
Idora park, the crew aRnounced that
journey Saturday night. The machine
was given a place outside of the exhi-
bition hall and there it stood for many
hours with thesmotor still running rap
was hardly noticeable. 1t is probably
running yet unless somebody has seen
fit to stop it.
The following entries were recorded
yesterday with the committee in charge
OF the commercial motor truck race for
Thanks sgiving day: Gramm Grabowsky,
Avery, Prayer Miller. The conditions
of the contest are as follows:
Start-Trucks leave Golden Gate and Van
Ness avenues at 3 p They will go out OF
the city by way of valencia street and the Mis-
sion road Arrival at Hotel yendome, San Jose,
will be at 9:15 a. Luncheon at the hotel
HI m IN
the east side of the bay and will finish at
Idora park at O'Clock.
Conditions-Each ear must carry its full cata-
logued weight capacity. Any kind of freight
the dealer selects may be used. An observer
will ride on each car. Cars will start with
1000 points. Deductions viii be made for every
delay except those caused by tire trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23
AUTOS JEALOUS OF
FLYING MACHINE
Speed Demons of the Earth
Resent Intrusion of Aero
plane at Show

Home Industry in aeroplane construc-
ton has attracted the attention OF the
show committee Of the Oakland auto
mobile show, and a big, airy looking
biplane. fully equipped for swift rush
through the air, was added TO the
exhibits last night. to the enjoyment of
the big crowd which gathered about the
spreading wings. The machine is a
full sized air craft, built on the Farnam
model, and equipped with a S0-40 Ru-
tenber motor, which develops a 200
pound thrust. 1t was built by two
Berkeley boys, brothers. who have been
studying aeroplane construction for
many months. They are E. P. and w.
K. de Barry, and in order to exhibit
their sky boat. at the request of the
show committee, they have postponed
the test flight they proposed to make
on Thanks giving day.
The airship has been placed in the
show building in a large room by it
self. 1t covers floor space of so by 3S
feet. and with it's double planes exposes
300 feet of surface to the air. Every
stick in it is built up of FIVE sections
Oil tempered piano wires give it
strength in supports and guide wires.
The propeller is located aft of the
aviator's seat, between the main planes
and the rudder.
While the general model is that Of
the Farnam machine. the De Barry
brothers have Incorporated many ideas
of. their own in the bip1ane. The con-
troll arrangements, the material for
coating the planes to make them air
proof and many other points about the
craft are their own inventions.
The airship attracted great attention
at the show. It's construction shows
great skill, and the builders, who are
in attendance explaining it's workings,
received many compliments.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23

when the wheel was broken. 1t took
six hours to get a new wheel from the
show to the road and put it on. Then
came wild ride to make up the lost
time which to certain extent was
done. The car came to the finishing
line running well, but was penalized
for being late and making repairs
There were several other factors in
the contest which the experts watched.
but which were not officially consid-
cred. First. was the tire equipment.
On the Mitchell were Hartford tires.
This make has been used on the Mitch
ell cars in all three big endurance runs
that 1t has won. The Velie was
equipped with Ajax tires, as was the
Ford. The Diamond equipment was on
the Winton. White and Cartercar. while
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23

c. S. Howard, president of the How
a-d automobile company left Tuesday
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23

Mrs. Howard and their two sons. They
will go east from Los Angeles, where
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23
Judges Declare the
Winning Motor Cars

The following is the judges
report of the 48 hour endurance
run. giving the number of points
each car wds rcndlized:
MITCHELL-Perfec score.
VELIE-Perfect score.
CORBIN-3 points; staIling motor
at High street.
WINToN-4 points; oiling out
side control.
WHITE points; 3 points, STALL
ing motor at Kinks corner; z
points, adjusting OiIer outside
of control.
MAXWELL-17 points; Is points,
stopping motor, no adjust
ment; points, adjustment of
oil flow.
BUICK - IS points; installing
new spring.
FORD-361 points; ESQ points,
adjustment of cylinders;
points, stalling engine mt
Warm Springs; points, re-
placing spark plug; 70 points,
arriving late at controls.
MOON-762 points; SOP points,
arriving late at controls,
points, replacing spark plug;
"a points, repairing broken
spring; 81 points, repairing
broken spring; points, ad-
justing carburetor; 6S points,
repairing broken spring; 80
points, repairing broken spring.
CARTERC AR-2,320 points; $50
points, making repair, engine
running; $50 points, m aixing re-
pair, engine stopped, 1,I7O
points, arriving late mt con-
trolls.
RED-Withdrew on fourth lap.
COLUMBUS ELECT RIG
points; arriving at final con-
troll SO seconds ahead.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23
UNION MAN DIES AT
AGE OF FIFTY-ONE

PETALUBIA. Nov. 22-Robert Mil
lard Smith died here today of pneumo-
MA Mr. Smith was born in San Fran
cisco September p. 1859. He leaves
q widow, Mrs Ida Smith, and a daugh-
Ter Edith Smith He was a member Of
Terba Buena lodge No. Is, l. o. o. F.,
Of san Francisco, the l. o. ". w, Of
san Frarcisco, and was past president
OF the teamsters' union, B. o. T., No. 20
OF oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23

BELIEVED DEAD - valdes.
AIagka Nov 22.-Edward Evans. aged ~. ot
oregon and Bert Cooper, aged 20, OF lynn,
3shed on prince William sound during one oe
the violent storms that prevailed there early
last month
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-23
The Mitchell pch perfect 48 hour endurance

Howard will visit the Buick and Olds-
mobile factories. They will be absent
two or three months.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
BEEF PROBE NATION WIDE
Armour & Co., Nelson Morris and
Swift in Combine.

Chicago.-The family history" of the
National Packing Company. the $l5,-
900, 900 holding concern, was revealed
to the federal grand jury Wednesday and
the relationship to Armour & Co., Swift
& Co. and Nelson Morris & Co., was
traced with genealogical accuracy.
The genealogy OF the National Packing
Company was disclosed to the grand jury
by Charles G.. Snow, secretary and treas
urer of the concern, who knows its fam.
lily tree by heart.
1t is now believed that the depart
ment of justice had been investigating
the relations of the National Packing
Company and its allied interests with a
view to bringing a civil suit to dissolve
it, when Judge Lands unexpectedly gave
instructions for investigation with a
view to criminal proceedings.
One of the next steps of District At
torney Sims will be to produce witnesses
to explain to the grand jury how live
stock quotations are recorded at the
yards. The buyers, besides knowing the
probable demand for cattle. sheep and
hogs, have reports each day as to the
number of animals awaiting sale in the
pens of the Union Stock Yards and Tran
sit Company.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
Eou-EYe's Plaintixe Protest.

Fog-Eye Smith of northwest Wyo-
ming bore an appalling facade. His
style of beauty was a blight. Depend
Ing upon his horritic exterior, he was
in the habit of trying to newcom-
ers. On one occasion, affecting some
~displeasure at the manner in which Il
pallid stranger watered his liquor, Mr..
Smith announced, frowning, that I'M
less he detected immediate amend
ment he would send the neOphyte
home in a market basket. Which III
sur tear you up a whole lot" said
Fog-Eye. Half an hour later Mr.. Smith
was found cropping about on the floor
under the poker table, hunting for his
glass eye, and muttering to himself.
The stranger asked with ONE evil
dence of impatience what new line OF
sentiments Mr.. Smith was now har>
boring. That injured resident, glaring
malevolently from beneath the furni~
ture, replied: (Which | sure do hate a
man with no sense of humor."
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
TO EXHUME CHERRY VICTIMS
Object to Destruction of Bodies of
Relatives by Acid.

Cherry, Il.-Nearly every woman in
Cherry is drawing her heart strings
tight to undergo the ordeal of exhuma-
ton that is expected this week, follow
ing the promised unsealing of the st.
Paul mine, in which more than two
hundred coal miners have lain entombed
since November IL, when fire caused the
death of some $50 men.
Any smouldering fire will have to be
e%xtinguished and 100000 gallons of
water pumped from the third level.
1t is thought that about forty bodies
are floating on this water in the bottom
of the mine. Upwards of 200 other
corpses are said to be huddled in the
second level.
1t has been suggested that much of
the grewsomeness of the situation could
be avoided by destroying the cadavers in
the mine galleries with chemicals. This
proposal, officially made, was met with
bitter opposition on the part of the wild
ows, mothers and children of the dead
men.
They contend that all they now hope
for is to look once more on the form of
a beloved relative, to give that body a
Christian burial.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
TAFT WILL PUSH SUIT PARIS SEEMS DOOMED
DEATH ROLL MOUNTS TO HUN.
DREDS-PESTILENCE STALKS
Seine May Break Banks and Com.
pletely Flood City-Realty
Loss 5000, 600, 900.

Tar1s.-Ihe Seine is still rising and
Paris, like a doomed city, is holding its
breath in terror. Hall the city is in
darkness. In the gloom galloping order
hes are bearing instructions which can
no longer be sent by telephone. The
army of police, tiremen and soldiers give
the appearance OF a city fighting for its
life.
Every minute brings graver dangers.
New areas are being inundated, quays
are collapsing, yawning chasms appear
in the streets. The water of the Seine
has invaded the entire labyrinth of I'M
derground Paris. 1t threatens ruin and
destruction everywhere.
What new disasters will come to the
waterlogged city before the Seine be-
gins to fall no one can predict. Already
the damage is officially estimated at
$500, 600 900, and every hour adds mil
lions more. The catastrophe promises
to exceed the limit of national disaster
and become international. The death
roll is also growingy at a frightful rate,
and when the epidemic which now ap-
pears inevitable breaks out, it will rIn
into the thousands.
The authorities are facing the situa.
ton witt, brave hearts and are bending
their energies to the rescue of the i'm
prisoned and the succoy OF the homeless.
The extent Of the flood in Paris may
be Judged by the fact that about halt
the length of the quays within the city
are under water, which is pouring into
the streets and thousands Of labor.
ers and soldiers are working like mad
to build brick cement walls to hold
back the current. The foreign office
and the Hotel Falais dOrsay have been
abandoned. as the cellars are full of
water. The Continental Hotel and
many residences in the ]aristocratic quar-
ter are rapidly being evacuated. There
is ten feet of water in the subway sta
ton in front of the Care st. Lazarre,
and the sinking of the square threatens
to carry down the adjacent buildings.
The 1000 persons imprisoned i'll tbs
upper stories of their homes at Abort
Vile were being rescued by soldiers with
hOats,
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
FIFTY MILLION ROYALTY
WOULD PAY THIS SUM FOR
COAL PRIVILEGES.
On Eve Of Ballinger Probe Startling
Proposition Is Made-Would
Net $4,000 an Acre.

Washington. new and somewhat
sensational factor appeared suddenIy
Tuesday to add to the intensity to the
already sufficiently excited situation
over the Alaskan coal lands. on the eve
Of the BaIlingcr-Pinchot Investigation.
JOHN i. BaIlaine. of Seattle, SAID 10 be
the largest individual property owner in
: lanGa, made a proposition IN writing to
tie senate committee on territories, offer
ing to the government a royalty OF fifty
cents a ton on coal mined, Tor the lease
of $4,000 acres of some Of the choicest
coal lands in Alaska, in the katalla and
Matanuska districts, Such Il tonnage
royalty would net to the government,
Mr.. Ballainc claims, amount, as high as
S 100000 per hundred acres.
This proposal contemplated Il radical
departure from past practices in the
governments disposal OF the Alaskan
coal lands, and it comes avowcdly to do
battle with any proposition embodied III
q bill which has been prepared, but not
yet introduced, designed to permit the
sale or lease of such lands at IA rate of
$40 per acre.
1t is said that the general features of
the plan have the approval of officials
high in the administration and Of inilu-
entail members of both houses of con
gress, including some OF the prominent
insurgents and Delegate Wickersham Of
Alaska.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop It.

A young Calf. wife talks about coffee:
1T was hard to drop Mocha and
Java and give Postum a trial, but my
nerves were so shattered that ! was
a nervous wreck and OF course that
means all kinds Of ails.
AT first | thought bicycle riding
caused it and ! gave it up, but my con-
dition remained unchanged. | did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused the
trouble for | was very fond OF it. At
that time a friend came to live with
us, and | noticed that after he had
been with us a week he would not
drink his coffee any more. asked him
the reason. He replied, I have not had
a headache since left off drinking COT
fee, some months ago, till last week,
when | began again. here at your table.
| don't see how anyone can like coffee,
anyway, after drinking Postum!'
Il said nothing, but at ono ordered
a package of Postum. That was FIVE
months ago. and We have drank no
coffee sine, except on two occasions
when we had company, and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suffer-
ing, so he returned to Postum, con-
vinced that coffee was al enemy. IN
stead of a friend, and he is troubled
no more With insomnia.
q, myself, have gained s pounds in
weight, and my nerves have ceased to
culver. It seems so easy now 10 quit
coffee that caused u aches and ais
and take up Postum
Read the little book, The Road TO
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter: a new
one appears from time 40 time. They
are genuine, true, aud full OF hu'las
interest.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
Floating Ice in River.

Baton Rougc.-For the first tim" in
four years immense blocks of ic" were
seen floating down the Mississippi river
past this place, amt if the predictions Of
the river men are correct the mass OF
floating lee will increase for the next
several days, and perhaps for IA week.
About four years ago the ir" came down
the river in Snrh large blocks and in
such numbers that it delayed river traf-
tic, and it was found necessary to tie W
the ferry for a couple Of days. This
time the lee is not seriously interfering
with traffic, although il may increase in
volume to such IN extent that it would
become dangerous. The lee is the first
of that which three weeks ago played
havoc in kentucky, Ohio and abo<c st.
Louis.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
FEAST WITHOUT MEAT.
Washington 8 ,ciety Danes Boycott
Big Dealers.

Washington, D. CA score or more
of smart society women of Washington
were treated to a ''meatless luncheon
by Mrs. John B. Henderson, chairman
of the advisory board of the Women's
National .Anti-Food Trust League at
Boundary Castle. at an executive meet
ing of the advisory board held at her
home.
After the meeting, which decided to
carry the fight further and boycott the
big dealers in favor of the small dealer,
Mrs. Henderson gave the committee a
lunch without meat, and chcaply in these
days of high food prices. They sat down
to a menu consisting of an lumber of
articles, which Mrs. Henderson claimed
could be served to a family of six for
considerably less than a dollar, cooked
i'll a most delectable manner by Mrs.
Henderson's French chef.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
Cotton Men Cooperate.

Atlanta. Ga.-A meeting to organize
the National Cotton Products Associa-
ton has been called for Atlanta on Feb
ruary 10. The call says the purpose of
the new association will be:
For the purpose of concentrating the
heretofore scattered efforts along the
line OF the government to improve agri-
culture, by means of states, press, col
leges, railroads, experiment stations, in.
dustries and individuals, into one great
cooperative movement through which
alone we can hope to achieve the highest
results and secure enduring prosperity"
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05

grey stronger, and withint three months
l was a perfectly we'll woman.
IL want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound."-Mrs. JoHNG. N1oLDAN,
21l5 Second St., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu-
inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to theirsex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability Of Lydia +. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
Ifyou want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
She will
confidential. For 20 years She
has been helping sick women in
this way, free of charge. DON,
hesitate write at once.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-05
State School Superintendent Active.

Baton Rougc.-T. II. Harris, state su.
p~crintendent Of education. has returned
to the city from a tour Of the northern
part of the state and IA visit to lbcrville
in the interest Of the public schools. In
Concordia parish Mr.. Harris conferred
with the school authorities. looking to
the establishment Of an agricultural
high school. He found the school con.
dltions satisfactory in Concordia. In
lbcrville Mr.. Harris made an address in
behalf of the proposed special tax which
the school district Of ~Pracqucminc is
making an effort to vote in order to
erect a new school building in that
town.