davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
rotor Car Takes Part in Race With
Death and Wins Despite Handicap

fHGs eighteen year old nephew Of
GO To the Western Wholesale Drug
Company. they win have the package
ready for YOU"
Mcneil feapsd 10 his seat and sped
down Fourth street before Il police
man could hail him. A clerk hurried
"A dim idea that the frantic human
ont 10. him with the precious pack
age On he drove like q mailman
and was soon lost 10 the city In a
CLOUD OF country dust.
Policemen challenged him and
Senator Eard ~telepln,ned ia A. j.
deputies fired upon rim. He had
i'll front Of the Ventura hospital. the
figures were waving a protest against
his pace. but in n fraction OF .
second they were too remote for con
s~ideration. AT 1911 o'clock. a dust
covered al %careening like a ship
gone rudderless as the wheels were
locked in the grip OF brakes. stopped
driver sprang to the sidewalk and
reeled b~reathless toward the. hospital
door. DIR. Peek met him on the
steps n:iths hands oHtstreteheda for The
package.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
sOClABILITY RUN DRAWS NEAR


advance pt the competing CARS. The
nrst competing 4 viii IeAve at ?
o'clock sharp and the Others ut ftve
minute Intervals thereafter. Cars VIII
be started on In the order in which
they arriye nj this starting point The
car firat at the starting point. The
stand on the south ride Of Franklin
street, facing east. at the corner q
Adams The others IN they arrive
will fall Ia behind, leaving ~ open
ing III front OF the hotel ertranca
80 a. mol to obstruct traffic. The
lite VIII extend along the block
west Of the hotel, ~ far NJ may be
necessary to the wesr.
Following the route book. which
Will he given To each entrant, the
run Will be made to Newport News
at q given average rate Of speed per
hour. the speed rate to be announced
Throughout the rum. the cars will keep
close TO the speed fixed upon BY the
promoters.
Delays on t6e road from various
causes will be noted by the contest
ants on cards furnished for the pur-
pose, giving exact Aaxfffae consumed by
delay, and the cause OF the same.
Time Of leaving Richmond and time
of arrival Mt Newport News must be
noted In space on cards. The actual
time consumed in making the run
viii be computed from these figures.
The time consumed in the various
testant. SO that he will not be obliged
to 'ssSorch" in order TO reach his
destination by a certain time. Ac-
tual running time oaly la taken into
consideration, not the total time on
the road. TO really enjoy q run OF
this kind, speeding Is not to be in
dulged In. for arrival at destination
too early is just as bad as arrival
too late.
Cars will be divided into two
classes. touring cars and runabouts.
The former has a tonneau and capa-
bity for our OF more passengers. As
runabouts are ciassed all cars OF two,
three or our passenger capacity.
without tonneau. Touring cars to
carry at least four passengers, and
runabouts to carry at least two pas
sengers. or ballast at the rate OF Is
pounds per passenger.
Four prizes in all are offered. one
first and one second in each class.
The a making the run In the near
est approximate time to the time es-
Ia biished. In ZACH class, Is the win
ner for that class; the second best
time, IN each class, wins the second
prize. OF the two firsts. the one mos
closely approximating the set time
will have first choice Of the first
prizes, the other first prize to go I'd
the first In the other class. The sec
ond prizes will be awarded In the
same way.
Drivers will see that all blanks are
filed out On their running cards so
that the referee can make his report
soon after the run lie finished.
1t is hoped that the members of the
party will not lose sight of the faci
that In this case the first one to nr.
rive may lose his chance Of winning
by getting In too early.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
low an Up-to-D late Automobile is Put
Together is Described for Car Buyers

0NHrfnx the past few days thou
msSnEsof people IN Richmond and vi
~ hAfe read the announcement
NyAaarners cars for 1919. have
emSred how many of thosa who
48xea0 about and Keen Interested
1917 Chalmers cars appreciate
40 must happen before the hun
~ Chalmers dealers in all parts
<!le c0untry.cA be ready to mark
kg1n A1inotircenlen MT says Lee
8ptGets OF the Gordon Motor Com
I0OAi representative Of the Chal.
Motor Com pany.
M : matter of fact, a score ct
t&ett. ~ many draughtsme4h and
5Sfs nifty expert mechanics began
nor than d year ago on tllt,
663e f6r 1912. since the farst Of
xENber. 1915. the new models
ne now offered for the In
k3cn Of the public have been test
SE1 the experts of the Chalmers
3AecrinE department. in ali parts
%41N c6untry-on iaiils, in sand, in
BKH9 md In snow. All this work,
1&10iNx over months and requiring
NNrFtcas Df about 1b6 men, was
x4N3v thN preliminary work Of xiv
NykH public an ever-increasffag mo
SNAlti0 ~ proportion TO the money
~ months many of the manu-
M4r1ng departments of the ChaI-
factory have bern working on
Se for the 1912 cars. Since June
13efy manufacturing department in
ce MAST plant which occupies Il site
NAMsO with 10000 square fee,
misunderstanding floor space. has been
|6ektnH full speed on the new cars.
7Nt m rHsr AS the final blue.
EkAe have come from the engineer
department hundreds OF workmer
kA been pat at the task or getting
The many parts for the Chalmers
&1f8y-ntx.. the 80 and Forty
exs41kH q mammoth clock the grsai
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12

off the sars, each eug, as represented
by some department. fitting in with
seyery other cog, the whole working
together ~ get the first OF the 1915
cars ont in time for a waiting pub
lie.
TO accomplish this great work re-
nuires Il factory investment OF three
and u halt million dollars and over
La half milton dollars worth OF the
finest autonobii. machinery built.
For only a company like the ChaI-
mers, which builds Its W parts. such
~ motor. transmission, rear axles,
steering gear. etc. can give the great
dollar for dollar value which is offered
In Chalmers. In Chalmers ears ia
represented one cost and one profit.
To accomplish this result the Chal-
mers company hits built up one OF
the greatest manufacturing plants in
the world.
TO run this great plant requires
an organization OF hundreds OF the
most skilled manufacturing experts.
| engineers and mechanics that can
be secured. And all Of these must
work together as nne--in team work
From the foundry. where the cy-
finders and crank cases lare cast, tc
the shipping platform, where the cars
are finally started in their way to
the users, all OF this work IL done
| under the eyes of scores OF inspec.
TORS. Only IN this way can any com
naany guarantee To q purchaser a car
built just as weli AS the best machin-
cry and human skill can make it.
Because Chalmers cars are buill
in this wonderful factory and with
such extreme care, the company gives
a guarantee on all parts for one
Year frern delivery.
In tts broader Sense. motor SER
Vice Is the thing which makes a cal
dependable on all kinds of roads, ir
all kinds of weather and at all times
That Is he Kind of fsrvies whict
! eaas with Ehalraafa 81 rAs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
by Charles II. genery.

The saving of money II not the
most important mission the motor
truck will perform for humanity.
Truly. 1t il q narrow view that con
fines Its possibilities to the solution
Of the difficulties of transportation
alone. Its greatest and most humane
tartan service VIII be in saving lives
and property when employed BY nos
pitfalls, fire departments, Insurance and
salvage companies and public ser
wants who must move quickly in the
face OF great emergencies.
In this view / thiuk the most
eminent authorities of. the ountry
viii concur VI has been my pleas
for tive years -Iesf ss, ssauddysw4s
these men the requirements of.a SER
Vice car 10 be designed for this pur-
sl,osse. nd t1saYYS ryrs,t,lt s,s~4s4ss -*pea.
"a M 4 fsela OF Interesting facts Tar
more Important h he moving 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
National Highway Commission REEVES
Interest in Good Roads III Virginia

With the statement that no single
movemen before the country to-day
promises such big urn on the
money invested, President Taft has
definitely Informed the officers or thu
American Association FOR Highway
Improvement that ne viii make N
address on the subject of the Inn
~provenient and malntenance or public
roads at the convention OF the asso-
citation to be held in Richmond Mo-
vember 20 and "a. The president
will speak on the opening day Of the
convention Monday. November 40.
Not only h the president To At
tend but Governor Woodrow Wilson
is due to make = speech c~onyenti0n
week. AZ stated exclusively In The
virginian Thursday, Richmond VIII
be the first city In the country 70
hear President Taft and his probable
rival for the presidency talk IN ths
same subject frcm tho same platform.
President Taft has repeatedly made
Ii plain that he 10 heartily In favor
Of the good roads movement that
Is spreading over the United States
and that he Is willing to do all In
his power to further It. He II par
ticuiariy enthusiastic over the work
Of correlation and generalization that
IN being donA BY the American Am0-
citation for Highway improvements
and has accepted ! regular member
ship La that organization.
Convention Opens November = I.
In order TO fit In with the engage
ments or the president, the date OF
the convention was changed from
October to November 20 4 "A and
| informed the officers Of the aseociA-
| ton that he will speak on the open
Ing day the of the consen
| tion In assured,
u thA road associations In the
limited States and Canada. which ars
afiliated with the American Associa-
tion for Highway Improvement. VII
take part in the convention that Il
to De held In Richmond and autoTno.
bile tours are being arranged undcI
the direction OF the Touring Clut
OF America, which II Also an asan.
ciate member of the American Assoc.
citation.
Hundreds OF manufacturers Of road
machinery and road materials hays
!. already put In their application ekOz
| space at the hall whcrs the exhibi.
tion feature Of the convention u "a
be held SAEttuthe soathssstnstte naannea
III which everybody Interested In thu
subject OF improved highways h aid
Ing In the preliminary arrangement
makes It certain that the convention
will be one OF the largest evef held
In this country.
SOane Of the SpeAkera.
General 4. Coleman Du Point. whf
Ia financing 4 $1.000,0 900 boulevard
across the state Of Delaware. hal
accepted an invitation To be ii d
1.-THE speakers. CONGRESSMAN j. Hamp,
ton Moore. Of Pennsylvania wht
previously has been mAinly tdentl1ed
With tho Improvement of tl1s wAtar.
! ways of the country. has been elected
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12

4sh The Watchers counting the
eg51fk seconds marked of by the
84tT of his desperately driven car.
11prxe Mcneil drove a Packard es"
4Nnfs~One miles ~ mountain
INE2u and sandy roads from Los
|NG63An 70 Ventura in one hour and
e4y-eeyen minutes 10 carry the
EMnSA 0f medicine upon which de-
9Ned the lie Of Christian Gelserd-
IeNAeF Senator Thomas n. Bard.
#Sxx I o'clock Monday morning,
EAllri1 Peek observed symptoms
100k3AR. Unless he ce.lad OBJ
5nAn ounce OF anti-tetanIc before
EsnHE1DCk. the boy would be dead.
x6ekksn, chief clerk of the Van Nuyg
z&&. dn Los Angeles. 1t Was 10. Is.
; tifst train would not reach Ven
&ssf have u package that must be
lfm Until s;2s. three hours too late.
eed&rsen called George McNAI. a
river for the Van Mugs Automobile
e@pany.
Et1ke Ventura hospital in two hours"
I'D. give 1t 10 me. said mcneil
E8sA llonE. cha 400. bat can De-,
keF the goods IL anybody can.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
phofo BY Foster

TA.HAENSF
Automobile Club and permission for
holding 1t has been granted by the
contest board or the IA. A A.
The run will celebrate the open"
ing OF the new penin&uia highway.
The start viii BE- 1t the Jefer-
son hotel. Richmond. and the finish
at the Warwick hotel. Newport News.
AT Williamsburg the tourists will
be met by a delegation from New
port News. which Will escort the
visitors to that city.
All who wish to enter the run may
do SO by filing out the accompany
ing coupon and mailing 1t to the
Automobile Editor OF The Richmond
virginian or to DIR. I'll. w. Bassett,
chairman Of the COMMITTEES on Con-
tests and Tours OF the Richmond
Automobile Club. los West Grace
street. Richmond.
: Fl. Grim Peck, Secretary TREASURED
OF the Richmond Automobile Club, VII
referee the race.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
Touring In Canada.

One I the notable features IL au-
tomehils touring this year hAa been
the large number 0f motorists tray
cling through Canada. II win he good
nswS 70 automobile owners who are
contemplating latN summer Or fall
|tripe across The border 10 know that
4k. IN fofyaArly. ~ enter the Domino
Hon. An thAt ~ necessary now u ~
rAGieter yon nAnle on paasing from
the United States into GanhdG xnH
then rextstsr again On the retnxn itTtA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12

S l||||Hl||llL REPAIR SHOP

4. sHhxt a. autcnotae md machine chops 81 Richmond tA.a ~s r have
Sknx rkAFdsss u ths lind e metal # wiish, they sv made M aa Or or What n
IN &d daAy IN E~nHng your parts from the Fartnry and re make them irt
@S& IN. Fhone Madison 630S and we will call ft same. Give us = tna
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
Saving Money is Not Most important
Mission Of Motor Truck, Says Maker

OF worrying about the proper feed
ing OF horses which YOU always like
so well and feel 70 kind OF human
about that you don't like 10 neglect,
Many 1rerlSn asked q long II
would take to learn to drive = IA
and I explained In the case Of oui
company wa take tina man chosen
by the department to our factory FOR
two weeks and give him q course Of
training that will Mt him perfectly
D this work. This will be necessary
for all drivers who will be efficient
enough for such emergency work.
They can learn nor In q great plant
like this In two weeifs. working with
experts with ter years experiences.
then they could pstk MP III as tnant
years in actual practice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
RULES FOR CARS IN
RUN

All ears will start from the JEFF
ferson hotel, going to the east. The
first car to leave VIII be the official
ear. which win leave some time in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12
Reunion At Mitchell Works.

sFtOuntOn a. MftchfaI WORKS.
To-day about one hundred agents
II the Mitchell family 1 holding
a reunion At the factory Of the Mitch
ieli-IAwis Motor Company. Racine.
Wis. rhey will inspect additions to
the factory and line UP In the cam
patgn for the coming year under tho
direction OF william T.. Day. general
sales manager. Orders Will be taken
Tor 1890 Mitchell cars, r~sprssentine
over s12. 00O. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
SALESMAN
IS SUICIDE

r. D. 1ardine. Kimball plano
representative. In the city about
10 days. committed suicide last sat.
urday evening IN his room az the
Holland hotel by firing n revolver
into his right temple. Tho body
was not found until shortly after
noon yesterday. when Il was taken
TO the Butterworth morguc by Dep
nty Coroner Andy Hill, who IL now
making an effort 60 find the rcla-
tlves Of the deceased
Local representatives % the KIM
ball firm. with which Iardine had
been associated for 10 years, are
unable To account for the cause OF
his act The hotel Jerk SAYS he was
not drinking.
Iardlue was unmarried and hts
home was ia New York city The
piano firm has been notified and
the body Is being held here awaiting
adyiees as TO It's disposal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
3 SALOON
MEN QUIT

Aotuatod by n desire to get out
OF the saloon business FOR various
reasons. three well known liquor
dealers have disposed OF their
places OF business
James W. Morrinon's saloon. At
Second av and University 1t. sold
ont 60 J. J. tScotty) Ferguson foe
a figure not named.
Harley l.. Williams sold out HIS
stand at Si2 First ny 20 l.. NJ Ruiz,
a liquor man. for t27 900 Williams
and his brothers. stub" and "Oa T"
will go 60 Harvey county, Or, TO
manage their 900 acre stock ranch.
Capt !, s Bollong. whose saloon
at ITO James ~. has been the head
quarters for aeafarlng men, sold
out TO his partner Max schubaeh
Including the lease. belongs place
Is valued az $4,000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
ONE KILLED
BY BLAST

Samuel Tones. mine suporintend
ent. Taylor, instantly killed,
James Il. Miller. vicoprealdent OF
tho Denny Renton Clay and Coal
Co and general superintendent, Nv
ing nj wildwood station. on the old
Renton line, seriously injured.
John Keenan,, local manager. sert
ously injured.
William Lawton, mine foreman,
Taylor. severely bruised.
These are the result Of an ex'
plosion In the Denny Renton Clay
and Coal Co.'S mine at Taylor last
Saturday afternoon. caused by Su'
porlntcndcnt Tones stepping on a
slow blast. left by men on the day
shift. who had gone ont through
another entrance without meeting
Tones and ais party. Tones leaves
wife and two children al Taylor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
CHOOSE NAME
FOR CARNIVAL

Golden Potlatch-a 81 IL the
official name OF Scattles annual
carnival
The honor and prize will be
divided by Miss Pearl V, Dart OF
1&o7 r 10th St, this city. and
Leigh u, Bruckart. newspaper man.
both Of whom suggested the name
chosen. The Golden PRtlatch will
open July n, the anniversary OF
the day the steamship Portland ar
rived from Alaska bearing the first
big shipment OF gold from Alaska.
The committee IN charge OF
selecting the name decided on the
suggestions Of MIR Bruckart and
aud Miss Dart. after considering
mere than 5000 names sent In from
every city In the Northwest and the
Pacific Coast The committee
added the figures. "'91' aud a sub
title. "A Hot Time In a Cool Place,
The official button bearing the car
nival name will be sold az 81 each.
the bearer 20 be enrolled as a stock.
holder In the Carnival Association.
The buttons will be issued In
numerical order.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
SEATTLE AND EVERETT SUB.
scRIBERs PLEASE NOTICE.

The Star is anxious to see that
every subscriber gets his or her
paper every night II your paper
falls to come by 6 o'clock, kindly
notify the circulation department
OF The Star and paper will be
sent to you by special messenger.
You can help the circulation de
partment when you call up by
knowing the number Of the boy who
carries your paper. You can find
this out from one OF your receipts.
Main office phones, Main 9400 or
. Ind. AL.
Everett subscribers will kindly
notify our Everett agency OF poor
service by phoning 3s2z z. The
same attention will be paid TO our
Everett service az to our Seattle
service. go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
YEGGS USE AUTO

HEALDSBuRG. Cal. April s.
Dynamiting the Healdsburg post.
office early today. robbers obtained
s. coo In money and stamps Alarm
ed by the explosion. Night Watch.
man Dewitt came upon the robbers
just as they were climbing into an
automobile after the job was done.
Dewitt opened fire. which was re
turned by the yeggs. who sent a
few shots al the Waterman as they
fled. Dewitt thinks he hit QUE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
14O PRISONERS
tny taIted rr~s..l

SAN FRANCISCO. April S.--Pro-
found secrecy Is maintained today
regarding the arrival here OF it0
military prisoners from the Mex.
lean border yesterday under guard.
aud who we're az once transferred
90 AleatraE island The prisoners
came from san Antonio. Tex. and
their escort. under command OF
Captain A. II. Turner OF the 18th
infantry. stood with loaded rifles as
they were marched from their train
for transportation 20 Alcatrax. All
information today is refused as TO
whence the prisoners came or with
what offense they are charged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
SPANS Premier Resigns.

MADRID. April 3 - Despite
Premier Canaloias' retention o. bis
post. after having resigned. the re-.
dictionaries today claim a victory
over the republican element In
Spain. Il is reported they threat
ened 10 seize the government Il
King Alfonso refused 20 reorgAniEe
his cabinet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
BLIZZAR RID

CHICAGO. April with five
inches OF snow in the city and more
than seven inches In the outlying
districts In the last "a hours. Chi.
cago and the Great Lakes are in the
grasp of a blizzard.
Farmers say the blizzard will
greatly benefit crops. but II Is fear
ed that It has done great damage
TO early fruit
The charitable institutions are
doing a rushing business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
Was Ii Murder?

NEW YORK, April 3.--While
playing on l25th st. last evening,
two boys found cigar box con
tanning the right hand and left foot
from the body Of a man. A gold
ring bearing the initials "A. f." en-
circled one Of the fingers. and a
few bits OF paper containing heavy
English scrawls we're found In the
cigar box The police are working
on the case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03

Ludovic nallagioyanna. known
as one OF the pillars OF the red
light district and part owner Of the
Alaskan saloon, was arrested
Saturday afternoon and placed
under $4,000 bail on an indictment
returned against him by the grand
jury for ierjury before the council
investigating committee last fall.
Dallagiovanna told the council
men that be had no interest In the
Sixth av hotel and that he re-
eeived none OF its profits.
The grand jury returned another
Indictment Just before Il adjourned
until April IL by permission from
Judge Main.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
Japs Are Tractable.

WASHINGTON. April 3.--CableE
from Toxic. the result OF hurried
exchanges between the japanese
ambassador and the foreign office
OF Japan. were received here today,
which declare that japan will ex.
pedite in every way possible the
proposed Anglo-American arbitra-
ton agreement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
KID MCCULLOUGH
BACK WITH US

Cullough came back" though he
wished II not Special Agent 10.
seph F. Warren Of the Alaska dis
trict. came with him from Clayton.
y. Mex.
Mccullough, while detained In
the King county jail awaiting trans
portation 20 Nome. where he is 20
be tried for robbery. calmly walked
out one balmy night by way Of the
kitchen door. He was traced 20
New Mexico through his own lot.
tiers. and Warren nabbed him at the
Clayton postoffice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
DIES REFUSING TO
TELl WHO SHOT HIM

SAN FRANCISCO. April a.
Death today sealed forever a pc.
eullar shooting mystery when hoilln
Patterson. gs. a petaiuma merchant.
died from a bullc, wound. Untii the
hour OF his death be was conscious.
but ut all times refused 10 make
any explanation Of how he received
HIS wounds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
HENRY IN FRISCO
AFTER CHILDREN

BAN FRANCIBCO. April s,-In
search Of bis two children. who are
awarded him by Judge Hawkins ~
Seattle. after The divorce which
separated him and bis wife. Albert
J. Henry. a clerk In the Seattle
National bank. arrived here TODAY
and sought aid In bis quest from tha
local police
Henry claims that a movement
IL on foot 10 hurry his children
from the state into Mexico. Ills a..
tOrney claims that the children ara
IN the care Of nurse named Nlsa
WickOn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-03
RACE RIOT


LAUREL. Del. April 3--Anti-
negro feeling is made intense here
today as the result OF Saturday
nights raid. when the negroes
killed one white man and wounded
several in a pitched battle. Scores
OF deputies are on guard today over
the negro quarter 10 prevent the
friends OF Oren Stockiey. who was
killed in the affray. from burning
that section Of the town. Three
rioters have been arrested.