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The Detroit times., 1911-08-01

Busfnes.-tfke Printlng. 80 fuss and
no feathers. The plain neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. rs
John R-st Pm. Main 14es or City 5sss.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-01
JOHN JAcos AsroR.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.--Announce-
ment was made today OF the engage
ment of Col. John Jacob Astor. d.
vorced from his first wife about a
year ago, TO Miss Madeline Talmadge
Force, daughter OF William II.
Force. wealthy business man. Col.
Astor was married to Miss Ava VIII.
ing Of Philadelphia in 1891, There
are two children, Miss Ava Alice As
tor and William Vincent Astor.
The Detroit times., 1911-08-01

A number of letters from city en-
gineers from Michigan and other
western states were read, showing
that Sarco asphalt seemed to be sat
isfactory, with the exception OF that
OF Muskegon, which the representa-
tive Of the company selling the ma
terial claimed was written about
paving that was laid In winter on a
cold foundation, which he said was
(Contfaued from Page Five.D
The Detroit times., 1911-08-01

HARLEs w. WARMER a COMPANY,
FOR oualffy--ses NJ. -,
The Detroit times., 1911-08-01

Patent Applications hied BY Barthel
A BarfhsL ~ w ecngress-st
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
ROUND-THE-STATE TOUR
WILL STOP AT SAVANNAH.

Savannah, Ga.-The 1911 Good
Roads tour around Georgia will start
November 90 from Atlanta and will
terminate at Savannah for the Van
derbilt Cup and Grand Prize races,
the worlds biggest automobile
events. on November 27 and 80. in
addition to which Savannah has plan
ned a general gala week and will ac-
cord the tourists hospitable wei.
come. 1t will also afford one an
ideal opportunity to see Georgia. trav-
cling through much of its richest ter
ritOry, and over some Of its best
roads. Some OF the towns at which
stops will be made have generously
agreed TO entertain the tourists free
of cost. so that the expense Of the
tour will be thereby considerably re-
duced. Complete information as to
rules. regulations and prizes will be
promptly and gladly furnished on ap-
plication TO Frcd Lewis. Secretary for
Tour Around Georgia. The Constitu-
tiol,. itlanta. ca
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
EXPECT TO Lower ALL
PREVIOUS WORLD RECORDS
Races at Savannah VIII Be Greatest
In the World.

Savannah, Ga.-Over seventeen
miles Of roadway, averaging from SIX
ty to 125 feet in width, as level as
ones hand. and thoroughly oiled srom
start to finish, the greatest racing
drivers in the history Of the world
will pilot monster machines. especial
ly constructed at enormous expense,
at Savannah on November q and &c.
in four world famous races. two OF
which are the acknowledged blue rib
bon events of automobiledom-these
latter, the International Grand Prize
Race and the Vanderbilt Cup Race.
Drivers of international fame have
pronounced the Savannah course the
finest In the world. Yet there are
many people In the South Atlantic
states who have never seen It. From
all parts of the world people come
to these races. 1t seems this time
that the folks living right at Savan
nah's door have made up their minds
that they are not going to let another
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
What are Soil Surveys Worth?

A recent letter in a Southern news
paper, speaking of the United States
Government soil survey, says:
The survey when made, will be
an analysis Of practically every soil
in the county, and the farmers will
know exactly what their soil is Jack
ing, so prepared fertilizers can be ap-
piled without any waste whatever and
better crops can be grown with less
expense"
Now, it will tell them nothing Of
the sort, for even if a chemical an
alysis we're made of every description
Of soil in the county, it would simp-
ly show what is in the soil, but will
tell the farmer nothing about its avail
ability. 1t may show that the most
unproductive soil in the county has
plenty Of plant food in it locked up.
But the soil surveyors will not make
the analysis that the writer thinks.
They will take samples Of the various
soils and will wash them out and find
the different percentages Of coarse
sand or gravel, fine sand and silt and
clay in each and will give each
fancy name from similar soils found
in other localities, such as Cecil clay
for the red clay of the Piedmont Sec
ton, Iredell clay for a tough clay they
found in Iredell, Hagerston loan for
the rich loan Of that section, Nor
folk sandy loan for similar soils
wherever found, and so on. They will
tell you that Cecil clay is good
W heat soil, because in Cecil County,
Maryland, it makes good wheat, and
that Norfolk sandy loan is a good
truck soil because the Norfolk grow
ers found it out before any soil sur
veyor saw it. The Bureau Of Soils OF
the Department Of Agriculture, in
connection with the State Depart
ment Of Agriculture has spent thous-
ands of dollars in soil surveys In
North Carolina, and so far as / have
been able to observe, the only result
Is a. series Of parti-colored maps. II
any farmer in the State has ever had
dollars worth of benefit from the
surveys, 1 hope he will hold up his
hand.-Progressive Farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
n Cure for Meningitis.

AT the annual conference Of the
Sanitary Officers Of the State Of New
York, held In New York city last
Friday, DR.. Simon Flexner, director
Of the Rockefeller Institute for Med
ical Research, announced that as the
result Of many experiments with Sc
rum, he was able TO say definitely
that spinal meningitis could now be
entirely controlled. This, he said,
could be done by putting the serum
in the cerebro-spinal membrane,
thereby reaching tho seat Of the dis
ease. Efforts to get the serum int
the blood Of infected persons have,
he said, met with continued failure.
DR.. Flexner's announcement was
made in the following words:
1T has taken a large sum of mon
ey and a long time to perfect this
cure. This is the first time l have
announced it, as only very recently
have. demonstrated to my own salts
faction that the serum I have prepar-
ed will do what 1 claim for it. Influ-
enza meningitis in the child. which
has caused so many deaths and which
spreads so rapidly, will, with the ap-
plication Of this new form Of treat
ment that we have discovered, be not
one-tenth as dangerous as it was be-
fore the discovery Of this new serum
and method Of treating such a dis
ease"
This statement announces what Is,
undoubtedly, one Of the most impor-
tant medical discoveries Of modern
times. Meningitis has been a pecu-
liarly battling disease, and the NOR
tality resulting from 1t has been very
high. Heretofore no method Of con-
trolling its ravage has been known,
and, because Of its highly infectious
nature and It's rapid progress to
death, It has been one Of the most
dreaded of affections. especially
among children, who are peculiarly
subject to it, DR.. Flexner's definite
and specific declaration that the new
treatment will make the danger Of
the disease one-tenth Of its former
menace will give the most intense
satisfaction. The meningitis serum
should rank in its benefit to humanity
with the diphtheria anti-toxin, which
has practically robbed Of it's terrors
a malady that was formerly the dread
of every usehold.-Charleston Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
ENORMOUS Cash PRIZES
IN BIG SAVANNAH RACES
Drivers Of Big Cars That Win VIII
Be Made Rich.

Savannah. Ga.-With $19,95O N
cash already hung up as prize money
for the winners of the automobile
races in Savannah on November n
and 30. and with the large majority
of the tire concerns and accessory
manufacturers not yet heard from, 1t
appears that not only will the races
set I'D records for the annihilatlon OF
distance, but will as we'll place new
figures on prize money carried away
by winning drivers.
Recently the amounts were added
to by offers from the Bosch Magnetic
company Of $3.50 for the winners who
are equipped with Bosch magnetos
and by the Findelsen & Kropf Man
ufacturing company, makers OF the
bayfield, carburetter Of $4,000.
These with the previous offer OF the
Remy Electric company Of $4,25O to
those winning with Remy magnetos
and the offer of the Savannah Auto
mobile Club Of $12.500 in gold to the
winners Of the events, make the TO-
tai. which will be greatly swelled
when the other offers come In.
The letter Of the F1ndelsen & Kropf
Manufacturing company Is for the
winner of the Grand Prize race $1,OOQ,
the winner of the Vanderbilt 5000,
second man in the Vanderbilt $500,
winner Of the Savannah Challenge
Trophy $3.50 and winner OF the Tiede-
man Cup Race $3.50.
The offer Of the Bosch Magnetic
company Is $500, 5000 and 500, re-
spectively for first, second and third
Mace In the Grand Prize; 5000, $50,
and $50 for first, second and third In
the Vanderbilt; 800, $50 and $50 for
the Tiedeman Trophy and the same
for the Savannah Challenge Trophy.
All these prizes are offered with the
nroyiso that the winners must be
equipped with the product OF the COM
pany offering the prize. The gold
nrizes offered by the Savannah Au-
tomobile Club are without restriction
to 90 to the winners
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
HIDDEN DANGERS.
Nature Gives Timely Warnings That
No Sumter Citizen Can Afford to
Ignore.

DANGER SIGNAL NO 1 comes
from the kidney secretions. They will
warn you when the kidneys are sick.
Well kidneys excreate a clear. amber
fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin,
pale and foamy, or thick, red, i'll
smelling urine, full if sediment and
irregular of passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. comes
from the back. Back pains, dull anu
heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of
sick kidneys and warn you Of the
danger of dropsy diabetes and
Brights disease. Doan's Kidney Pills
are for sick kidneys. Here's Sumter
proof Of their merits:
William Yeadon, 27 Haynsworth
street, Sumter, S. c.. says: l am
confident that Doan's Kidney Pills act
Just as represented and are worthy OF
endorsement. / have taken them for
dull backache and trouble with the
kidney secretions, getting my supply
at China's Drug Store. l have always
received most prompt relief and con-
sequently I have no hesitation In CIV
ing this preparation my endorse
ment."
For sale by all dealers. Price sc
cents. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other. NO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
Potash Find I'm America.

Washington Post.
A discovery by the scientists Of he
department Of agriculture that Is ex-
pected soon to bring about an annual
saving to the country Of about $12.-
600, 900 is announced by Secretary
Wilson.
The Secretary states that several
rich potash sources have been locat-
ed in this country, and that he ex-
pected that they will be yielding
enough potash soon to supply the
needs Of the nation.
Heretofore, Secretary Wilson said,
the country has been buying its pot
ash from Germany, spending for 1t
about s12, 500, 900 annually. Recently
an appropriation was asked for to be
used in the work Of searching for
potash deposits in this country. only
few thousands dollars was secured
for the work, but the money was used
to excellent advantage.
Secretary Wilson said that he is
not yet ready to go into details as to
the mines. He said. however, that
most of the deposits had been located
in the West.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
DETAILS FOR Great
RACES At SAVANNAH
NOVEMBER 27-3O
Length Of Races, Prizes offered and
General rovislons OF
Contests.

Savannah. Ga.-The four great
.aces which are to be run at Savan-
nah on November 81 and 80, with the
prizes offered and other information
concerning the respective events. are:
Grand Prize Of the Automobile Club
of America; American and foreign
cars eligible to compete; no more
than three cars of any one make can
be entered; length Of the course ap-
proximately II miles, which shall be
covered "a times, making the distance
of the race about 10S miles; the date
of the race is November 80; the entry
fee is $1,000; two cars, $1,000; three
cars, s1,750, of the same manufac'
ture; first prize Tin addition to gold
cup valued at $4,000, $4,000; second
prize, $4,000; third prize, $1,000; in
addition to which large cash prizes
have been offered to machines using
certain oil or mechanical contriv-
ances. magnetos. etc., and. moreover,
$1,000 Is offered TO the American car
finishing first.
The William K. Vanderbilt Jr., Cup
Race: open to Class c.; length of race
2S9 miles; date of the race, Novem-
ber 27; entrance fee. $500 for each
car. The winner will be awarded the
cup, $4,000 In cash and special do
nor's trophy for permanent owner
ship.
The Savannah Challenge Trophy
For Tight cars" (of 231 and including
800 cubic inches piston displacement
length of race 221 miles; first prize,
Savannah Challenge Trophy, Donor S
Trophy" and $1,000 in cash; second
prize $500; third prize $3.50; entrance
fee, $3.50
The Tiedeman Trophy race; open to
same class cars as Savannah Chal-
lenge Trophy, except they shall be
of 161 and including 290 inches cubic
inches piston displacement; length OF
race 10 miles; first pirze. Tiedeman
Trophy and $1,000 in cash; second
prize $500: third prize $3.50.
All of the races will be run over
the same course. The two light car
races will be run at the same time
on November q and the Vanderbilt
Cup race will Immediately follow Two
days will then intervene and the great
international race will begin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
Saved Many From Death

w. l.. Mock. Of Mock, Ark, be-
lieves he has saved many lives in his
25 years Of experience in the drug
business. What | always like TO DO
he writes. "is to recommend Or.
Kings New Discovery for weak. sore
lungs hard colds. hoarseness, OBJ
stinate coughs. Ia grippe, Group
asthma or other bro rchial Affection
for I feel sure that n number OF my
ncighbors are alive and well today
because they took my advice TO use
IT, honestly believe its the best
throat and lung medicine that's
made" Easy to prove he's right. Get
trial bottle free. or regular 5oc
or $1.O0 bottle. Guaranteed by
Siherte Drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
CEORCIA-AUBURN GAME AT
SAVANNAH NOVEMBER 29
Great Annual Football Game During
Race Week

Savannah, Cain addition TO the
Vanderbilt and Grand Prize Races at
Savannah during Thanksgiving week
and the big poultry show that Is to
be pulled of, there is another stellar
attraction in the shape Of the great
annual football game between Geor-
gia and Auburn. These old time RI
walls will battle for the supremacy OF
the South at the Savannah Athletic
park on Wednesday afternoon, No.
vember 80, the day before the grand
prize race. The teams weigh about
the same and each has a remarkable
record for the season and a notable
game is sure to be seen. Arrange
ments are also being made to have
a big airship event and it Is certain
that there will not be dull moment
in Savannah during the week OF the
races. There Is also to be ID. o..
X. X. parade and special attractions
will be on at all OF the theaters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
GREAT RUSH FOR SEATS
FOR BIG SAVANNAH RACES
Management Found Il Necessary tc
Build More Boxes.

Savannah.-With the first day that
boxes were put on sale for the Van
derbilt and grand prize races during
Thanksgiving week fifty-two boxes
were reserved. There was also
great rush for reserved seats, and the
advance sale of these as well as the
boxes was more than twice as great
on the first day Of the sale
than were the sales for the two
previous grand prize races, indicat-
ing that the races this year will be
much more largely attended than the
previous ones. Mr.. Harvey Granger,
president Of the Savannah Automo-
bile Club, has charge of the sale Of
boxes. wAkse reservations should be
made through Mr. s. f. Theus. chair
man. at Savannah Every mail Is
heavy with requests for boxes and
seats. The same prices as hereto
fore will prevail. viz: Boxes $50 each
and reserved seats SO each, good for
both days OF the racing 1t has been
found necessary to construct one hun
dred additional boxes, so great has
been the demand for box seats.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

opportunity pass to witness these ex'
citing, hair-raising events, and, re-
membering the two Grand Prize races
held in 1908 and 1910, when the win
ners nosed out the next men by mere
seconds In races extending over 4OO
miles, they have evidently decided
that they are certain what they are
going to get this time. for from every
hamlet. town, city and metropolis
come letters Of inquiry. II Savannah
could \bave her census taken during
race week, she would be one or the
largest cities in the country. Those
who come will probably see all pre-
yious worlds records lowered. The
course will be patrolled by the local
military, who made reputation Tor
efficiency in the past two races. All
of the net profits Of the races VIII
be given to the military organizations.
There will be telephones all around
the course, and the folks at the grand
stand will be continuously advised OF
the progress of the leading cars
There will be two large score boards
on which the time Of every lap will
be posted In large figures. Every one
will know at any time where any car
is and exactly what It's standing In
the race will be. Many times Will
cars going at the rate OF so to 100
miles an hour pass one another IN
front of the stands. The main stand
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
WORLDS MOST FAMOUS
WILL be AT SAVANNAH
Never Before Has Such Galaxy
Been Gotten Together.

Savannah, Ga.-Among the famous
drivers who will pilot cars in the
great Vanderbilt cup. International
Grand Prize, Tsdeman Trophy and
Savannah Challenge Trophy races.
which will be held in Savannah No
yember 27 and 80, are Bruce-Brown.
Burman, Wagner. Basic. Dawson.
Hemery, Bragg. Grant, Milford. De-
Palma, Tatzfeld, Hearn and a score
of Others. These drivers. are
all world famous. Never before was
such a galaxy of world-famous driv-
ers assembled in one place. The
greatest rivalry exists and 1t Is known
that these men will enter the races
TO win at all hazards. II Is do or
die" with them, for the race Will make
tho driver and the manufacturer OF
the machine rich and world famous.
No amount of money could purchase
the prestige which winning these
races will give the cars. The manu-
eqctrrers have spent many thousand
dollars building special cars and speed
madness will be rampant in Savannah
drring the otherwise calm days Of our
Indian summer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
4 Household Medicine

That stops cougs quickly and cures
solids Is Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. Mrs. Anna Pelzer. 1926 Jef-
ferson St., So. Omaha, Neb., says
Il can recommend Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound as sure cure toi
coughs and colds. 1t cured my daugh-
ter Of a bad cold and my neighbor
Mrs. Benson. cured herself and hel
whole family with Foley's Honey ano
Tar Compound. Everyone in oul
neighborhood speaks highly Of it.
Sibert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
THOUSANDS WILL TOUR
TO SAVANNAH RACES.
Largest Crowds VIII Come From the
Nelqhboring States.

Savannah, Ga.-Every indication
makes it certain that the number OF
people from North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, who
will attend the Vanderbilt Grand
Prize and light car races at Savan-
nah on November 81 and 80 will be
considerably larger than ever before.
This is attributable to the fact that
such a large number of cars have
been sold during the past year and
so many will motor to the races. The
run to Charlotte also served to slim
ulate interest. For several days be-
fore the races at least a thousand
cars will be headed for Savannah
from every hamlet, town and city IN
these states and Georgia to see tie
greatest automobile race event the
world has ever kVnown, for the in
terest is not confined to the cities
this time, as has been the case here
tofore. Savannah is preparing to cor
daily receive and entertain them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
FREE RUNS TO SAVANNAH
RACES WILL Be GIVEN
Jackson Argus and other Papers Get
In the Game.


sayannah.-As an evidence OF the
xreat amount Of interest being
taken throughout the state in the COM
ing Grand Prize, Vanderbilt and light
car races at Savannah during Thanks
giving week, nothing is more convinc-
ing than the action Of q number OF
Georgia papers in promoting free
runs" to the races. The Jackson Ar
gus was probably the first weekly pa
per In the state to inaugurate these
contests. under the conditions Of
which trips to the races are gwen
IN return for subscriptions. the per
sons sending In the largest number
Of subscriptions In each militia dis
trict being awarded an automobile
tr;p 10 the races, with all expenses
paid. The arrangement has proven
a splendid thing for the publishers
and will probably serve to increase
the attendance on the races. 1t is
certain that the crowds will be larger
than ever before and that the events
will be the greatest ever held in the
history of automobile racing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15
SAVANNAH PREPARING TO
CARE FOR THE CROWDS
Bureau Has Been Formed With Thls
End in View.

End in View.
Savannah Is making great prepara-
tions to take care of the crowds that
will come To the races. Naturally the
regular hotels and boarding houses
could not possibly accommodate the
hundreds of thousands who will be
on hand, and the bureau OF informa-
ton for the races has arranged
regular clearing house at which visit
ors can get all the information they
want as to other accommodations.
Every person in Savannah having
snare rooms or other accommodations
has been asked to communicate the
information to the bureau, which Is
In charge of Mr.. W. r. Finnegan. and
he has received word concerning thou
sands OF rooms that will be available
for strangers. No one need fear that
he will not he taken care of. In addi-
tion to these accommodations the
railroads and steamship companies
have arranged to park their sleeping
cars and dock their vessels, so that
many can occupy comfortable quar-
ters there during the races. Special
and private cars and steamships will
be provided with all conveniences'
Numerous special train will be run,
md the railroads have made half
rate for the occasion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

will accommodate $4,000 persons
there will be $50 boxes, each accom-
dating six persons, the price of which
is $50 each There will be over one
hundred parking spaces. A ticket en-
titling one to see the four races in a
reserved seat costs SO; general admis'
sion tickets, emitting the holder to
seat on the general stands, are 81
for each day of the races.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

1t seems to be settled that the
Maine was blown up from outside
but ii is not yet clear whether ;h's
was merely the Spanish way Of re-
ceiving Uncle Sans visiting card, or
whether some Cuban was setting
times clock along little.-Green-
VILE News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

"It is a pleasure to tell you that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
best cough medicine I have ever
used" writes Mrs. Hugh Campbell of
Lavonia, Ga. 81 have used Il with
all my children and the resulte have
been highly satisfactory" Fo, sale
nv ALL dealers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

Is your husband cross? An irri-
table, fault finding disposition Is often
due to disordered stomach. A man
with good digestion is nearly always
good natured. A great many have
been permanently cured Of stomach
trouble by taking Chamberlain Tab
let's. For sale by all dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-15

Don't waste your money buying
strengthening plasters. Chamberlain g
Liniment is cheaper and better.
Dampen a piece Of flannel with II and
bind II over the affected parts and 1t
will relieve the pain and soreness
For sale by all dealers.