The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
TAILOR AUTO
THROWS A FIT
|arber Friend in Machine Has Close
Shave and Herpicide Man
Hair. Breadth Escape.

This Is how they end their days
ccording to the old conundrum: The
ayber curls up and dyes and the tailor
n shoulders and busts. But that was
efore the automobile came along and
ointed the way for both OF them 10
axe a more hurried finish. They tried
Wednesday afternoon, at Clair
bount and Second-aves.. and came
early making a thrilling success of 1t.
The tailor Is B. Levin. No. Is Clair.
hount. He is-or was-the proud but
nxious possessor OF an old style
adillac, the obsolete model with
tage door in the rear. The canopy part
y 1t burned up In a neighboring barn |;
he remaining four-fifths of the ancient
bechanism he tried to domesticate at
id moments when customers were
lot clamoring for ATS.
Levin thought he had the thing
hmed so that II would drink gasoline
ut OF his hand, but he wasn't quite
ure. He always turned and gave 1t
uick. apprehensive glances when
fepping from the curb into his shop.
Q II waiting for 1t to do something
Fhimsical. On Wednesday he tried II
the barber, z. ]. Hoeninghauser.
'ho "curls up and dyes" around the
prner on Woodward. without any as
stance from capricious whiz-wagons.
Levin was at the wheel and Hoen-
hghauser occupied the back seat, en-
ering by the stage door. They went
rest on Clairmount one block quite
lerrily. tailor and barber both feeling
Immediately related to a rapid age.
Unwilling TO let well enough alone
well enough. In this instance. being
straightaway course on Clairmount)
evin conceived the idea OF showing
Ioeninghauser how beautifully the
hing minded the steering wheel, al
hough he confessed later that he
tarted on the trip with the foreboding
hat something was finally going to
appen. He tried to swing gracefully
b the left at Second-ave.
II CHANGED that X. z. Gallogly, OF the
rerpicide Co., was faring northward
n Second In his handsome Winton,
yhen the ark OF the automobile IN
ustry zig-zagged across from Clair
hount. II looked too much like go
big. going. gone" for the man who ad-
ertises Herpicide. so he did his best
b get away from the tailor-yes and
rom the consumer of Herpicide in
he back seat. He "luffed" over with
he big Winton to the curb. In the
heantime Levin was doing things with
he wheel. Among other things he
bust have done the wrong thing. for
he machine that discovered Detroit
fwerved and rammed the Winton In
Ter forward works, smashing the axle
md mud guard. Tailor and barber left
he scene Immediately, OF course. The
|arber reported no casualties, as he
Rnded on This feet. The tailor came
Town the other way, accommodating
|pntusions at every point that the tape
beasure visits In making up specifica-
ions for a suit; and cuts on the head
Ind face, besides. There appears to
|e no foundation whatever for the
hilor's impression that one or his
hcial disfgurements was impaired by
he hand that has made Herpicide
hmous.
And the Cadillac-oh. where was It?
The wreck reminded one Of what
[incoln's groceryman said when the
boys fed his pet dog lighted IRE
crackers. Surveying the fragments, he
Observed: "Fido will never be much
account again-as a dog"
Levin's Cadillac will never be much
account again--as a horseless car
'iage.