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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15

futes, S4V coHinisSioni HiSn graue men only; no other need apply. Advertis- ing Novelty Co.,. Newton, Iowa. WANTED-Salesmen for 1911. One man has averaged over S5000 net for years. Commissions for 1910 over 5000. Griems, 106 Schiller Bldg, sALESMEN-our sideiine men clear yS day while waiting for trains. A thoroughly high-grade, dignified proposition that any salesman can -7 easily place with retailers in any line. Special commission on repeat busi- ness. M. H. Mathews, 1901 Thomas Bldg, Dayton, O.
 sALESMEN-The most highly rated and best known firm in america selling gro- ceries by sample to consumers: has an original plan to offer reliable, indus trious men, enabling them to quickly establish a permanent business of their own yielding a good income; goods sold subject to trial no investment com missions advansed; semi-monthly set dement's; experience not essential; refer ences required. John Sexton & Co.,, im- porters and wholesale grocers, Lake and Franklin streets. Chicago.
 NANTEDIExperien salesman to sell factory line of mems Welt and Mckay shoes in western Alabama State in first letter amount of sales and houses represented. No appli- cations will be considered except those from salesmen who are now engaged in selling shoes on the road J. W. Carter & Co.,. Nashville Tenn.
 1-l5-2t-su- tu TRAVELLING men to sell advertising wrapping paper and bags as side line Men visiting small towns preferred. me 1o Samples light. Commissions liberal. State where you travel and what line you carry. Address Paper Dept, Kemper-Thomas Io.. Cincinnati. STDELINE travelling salesmen make e30 to $50 weekly handling our latest production of advertising fans. Lib eral terms. Apply at once. United States Calendar Co.,. Cincinnati. HIGH GRADE salesmen; permanent po- sition; p200 to $500 monthly; call only on business men; s25 expenses advanced weeAly. No samples to car ry. International Co.,. 158 McIntire Bldg. Dayton. O.
 SALESMEN wanted for highest class accident and health insurance; old line company; 5000 policy costs s2 per year; pays $100 emergency bene- fit; accidents any and all kinds; s5 weekly benefit. Handsome black seal-grain pocket case free with each policy. Good salesmen making up to e100 per week. Write for exclusive renewal contract; liberal commissions promptly forwarded. German Regis try Co.,. 217 N. 7th st., St. Louis. Mo.
 2t-su-1 -152-12 WE want a live state Representative; man of experience and ability who can handle large business for 1911. Goodfellow Tire Co.,. Detroit, Mich. A LOCAL salesman with trade. for sweaters, fancy Anit goods to see re- tail trade; good references required. Hansa Mfg. Co.,. Al Union Square. New York.
 WANTED-Sales manager for Birming- ham and territory tributary; quickly salable article, exceptional profits and good future; S50 required; no special ex- perlence needed. The Felix Girard Com -
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-03
HARBOUR WINNER
Of BIC RACE AND
HIS MARMON WASP
Unique Construction of Car
Caused Much Comment
at indianapolis.

One of the most amusing things
about the grapdstand at the %Indianap-
oils actor Speedway was the gossip OF
the race fans from all over the country.
One topic that excited much comment
before the big 500-mile race was the
construction of Ray Harroun's Mar
mon Wasp" the car that. eventually
won the race. Harroun Is wrapped up
in his steel monster, and when he I'M
leashed his engine on Decoration Day
he felt confident OF making some SUR
prising speed. The question was asked
%frequnetly at Indianapolis, why does
the Wasp have a tail?'
The lines of the Marmon Wasp
were familiar to all the followers OF
the game, and among the records that
have been won by the "Bedouin Pilot"
many of them have been captured by
this same car.
Among the reasons for this remark
able construction the principal one is
that 1t offers less resistance to the air
han the usual construction. To I'M
derstand what this resistance is one
has only to sit beside a driver and
make one lap on the track. As the car
moves onward the All uITeCtly III iipiiI
forms q buffer, and as the car hurtles
through space at high speed it forms
almost a behind 1t.
In the WASP" the tall acts as a
guide to the air which flows backward
over the car. This idea has been fol-
lowed out in all the details of construc-
ton The rear axle has a miniature
tail bolted IN, the drip pan is shaped
off and narrowed toward the
rear and the car offers much less re-
sistance to atmosphere pressure. Har-
roun sits low in the car, behind the
wheel. and the steering apparatus Is
brought to the centre by a system of
cogs. The air, as it passes over inc
car. does not catch Harroun fun in the
face, and he gets more power out OF
his engine for the same number OF
revolutions than the fellow who drives
a car of the usual construction An
other point in his favor is the fact that
the car is hung very low and this keeps
it much %steadier, and as he speeds
around the track the Wasp seeSls to
limos stick TO the track,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-03
PROPER CARE OF RIMS.

Rust is an enemy of rubber. 1t will
pay the motorist to inspect occasion
ally the condition of the the rims on
the wheels of his car, especially il the
outer surfaces Of the envelopes near
the beads look rusty. This d~iscolora-
ton Is rust, caused by rusted rims. This
rust. if not arrested, viii gradually eat
through the rubber. attacking the can
vas of the envelope. In time the edges
Of the rusted rims will become more
and more uneven, tearing and
eventually destroying the beads. Fur
thermore, rust works in between the
beads and the rims, leaving space for
water, which also damages the rubber,
To remove rust from a rim, the tire
should be taken off and the rusty parts
rubbed clean with coarse emery paper.
Then smooth the surface with finer
emery paper and re-japan the rim.
applying one coat to the outside and
two to the inside, making sure first
that the surface is smooth, and free
from rust. Roughness may be quickly
detected by running the hand along the
edge of the rim. When the edge of the
rim is too uneven for the use of emery
paper, first use a file, after which
emery paper. may be used for finishing,
The proper care of tires and rims i:
thoroughly treated in the two compli-
mentary books of instruction published
by the Michelin Tire Company, OF
Midtown, n. j.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-03
RALPH MILFORD ALWAYS
CONSISTENT DRIVER.

IlalIh Malfqrd. who drove the Lo-
zler car to second place in the 800
mile race at Indianapolis. on Decora-
ton Day, has been one Of the most
consistent drivers Of racing cars in
the game today.
He is twenty-five years of age and
has always driven Lozier cars in his
winning races. He was the most con-
aiStent driver Of the 1910. season and
was awarded the 1919 read champion
ship, having entered all of the big
road races OF the season, with the ex-
eeption of santa Monica. and either
winning or finishing in better than
fifth place in every event. He won the
National Stock Chassis Championship
at Elgin. 'was nth at Vanderbilt. first
in the 6o0-ineh class at Fairmount
Park, second IN the 200-mile Atlanta
Trophy race at Atlanta and fourth in
the Savannah Grand Prize.
He began racing in 1897 and, team
ing Wits Harry Kitchener. won his first
race, a t~~enty-four hour event, at
Point Breeze Track, Philadelphia,
Later in the year he finished second
IN the tw%enty-four hour rae at
Brighton Beach track and in the same
year made perfect scores In t@o en-
dulance road contests.
In 1903 he broke the worlds twenty
four hour record with a Lozier six
cylinder stock car and three weeks
later, in another tWenty-four hour
race, bettered his former worlds rec
ord figures by twenty-one miles. In
1909 he again broke the worlds twenty
four hour record at Brighton eBach,
making 1895 miles. which figures still
stand as worlds stock chassis record.
milford is probably one of the mos
consistent drivers in the game. While
not reckoned in the "dare-devil' class,
he takes advantage of every oppor-
tunity to increase his lead. The steadi-
ness OF his running is always a matter
OF comment, and in every event he
reels off lap after lap in time varying
but a few seconds for each lap.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-03
COUNTRY CLUB POPULAR.

That the trustees of tn New jersey
Automobile and Motor Club made no
mistake when they authorized the house
committee of the club to open the
country headquarters of the club at
Lake Apshawa considerably earlier
this year than last, Is evidenced by the
great number of visitors to the club
house who have taken advantage OF
the fine spring weather to enjoy a III
over the beautiful roads leading to
Butler and at the end of the run par
take of Steward Schweitzer's excellent
meals. The country clubhouse has
proved itself to be immensely popular
with the members.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-03

George Eveland, local manager for
A, G.. Spalding & Brothers, has de-
livered a model A. A. six-cylinder Stew
ens-Duryea car to j. H. Common. OF
Montelair. Charles s. kellogg. of Mont
clair. has also taken delivery of his
new model Y Stevens Duryea.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-03

Will H. Brown, president os the Mats
Motor Truck Company. of indianapolis.
; published a booklet last week in con-
I nection with the 5o0-mile race, giving
the history OF every one Of the forty
ssix drivers in the race. The booklet
was given away at the track and was
much appreciated by the spectators.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-29
LITTLE BOBBIE'SPA
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
Meets With Lovers of Classic Poetry.

turn that hen to its riteful owner, sed
Ma
1 dident steal ii, sed Pa, I am its
lawful owner. 1 bought it from that
butcher down on San Atnonio street.
You know the one 1 mean, Pa sed, the
one that we doant owe any mummy to
he sells for cash.
But you know as we'll as you are try
Ing stand thare, sed Ma, that we
cant raise chickens in apartment.
What wud the janitor say?
The janitor is all rite, sed Pa, /
sugared him when 1 was cumming up
stares. You what? sed Ma 1 sugared
him, sed Pa, slipped him littel kale.
You know what 1 mean. sed Pa. ]
bribed him. I gave him half a dollar.
sed Pa. Litte1 old FL Paso, Pa sed.
Ha. Ha. littel old Ell Paso,- Dough.
dough, eesy cum & eesy go. Ha, Ha.
Littel old FL Paso. the hoam of Get it
& Spend it,
My deer husband sed Ma, pulling Pa
oaver into a chair kind of gentel. by
his ear, my deer husband, as soon as
you have put the hen to bed / want
you to give faithful account of yur-
self & ware you was this afternoon.
/ met an old friend of mine from
Wisconsin, sed Pa mite have
brought him up to the house. but he
had three hens with him that. he
bought from the saim butcher. & he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-29
i : : ****** .
, THE BURNING .
OF THE CAPITOL +.
By Rev Thomas B. Gregory. .

ut INETY-SE years ago this
IN month-August "a, 1S14-the
British captured Washington.
burned the capitol, the congressional
library and other public structures, de-
stroyed much private property and then
sailed away for Baltimore.
The heroes of this now almost in
credible victory were admiral Cockburn
and Gen. Ross. Early in the spring of
1914 Cockburn commenced operations
in and around the Chesapeake, and
finally, about the middle of August a
land and naval force about 5000 strong,
under the joint command of Cockburn
and Ross. went up the Patuxent in
spite of the fact that commodore
Barney's flotilla was there TO oppose
them. If Barney had been Paul
Jones matters would have taken an
other turn, but he was simply commo-
dore Barney, and the Britishers got by.
In the meantime, Gen. Winder. the
commander of the American forces,
was being tossed back and forth be-
tween the horns of a great big diem
ma. He knew that the British were
around about there, but he did not
know whether Baltimore or Washing
ton was to be attacked Not being
genius, but just a plain, ordinary
ter by dividing his army, sending part
of it to look after Baltimore while he
kept the residue and remainder" with
which to defend Washington.
Upon this residue and remainder
the redcoats fell at Bladensburg,
crushed it, and the same day
pushed on to Washington, where.
for the time being, they had every
thing their own way. 1t was the
first time that John Bull had ever had
the opportunity to get even with Uncle
Sam for all the drubbings he had given
him, and he is to be pardoned for
having acted a little rashly. The
burning of the capitol. the library and
the records was as ungallant as 1t was
unnecessary, but John Bull was mad
and scarcely knew what he was doing.
Uncle Sam long ago forgave him for
the vandalism.
Americans who know something of
universal history will not feel too
deeply Inundated in thinking of what
happened to us on that August day of
the year 1914, for they recall the fact
that precisely the same thing hap
pened to the greatest nation of an
tiquity. When Almighty Rome" was
young, like the great American re-
public was in 1914, the ferocious GauIs
the British did upon us-defeated
their small and undisciplined militia
army, swooped down upon the "Eter-
nal City" and treated it just as the
British treated Washington, with the
single exception of burning the capt.
toll. That they tried to do every day
and night for nearly seven months,
but failed, owing to- the cackling of
those celebrated geese and the courage
of the garrison.
The memory Of the capture and sack
OF Rome counted for but little. in the
way of humiliation, with the Romans
after they had become the masters of
the world; and we Americans, now that
we are the owners of a country vaster,
richer and more powerful than Rome
was at the height of it's glory, can we'll
afford to look backward upon the re-
suits of the Bladensburg with all COM
posure dignity and good nature.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-29
HONEYMOONERS HAVE
AN EXCITING TRIP

Stafford, Ariz-. Aug. 29.-Wiu Free
man and Miss Alma Kruger stole q
march on their friends and drove TO
Solomonville, where they were married
On returning severe storm occurred
and IN the rain and darkness Mr. Free
mans horse ran one wheel of the bug
gy off the bridge of the canal break
ing the wheel and throwing the bride
and her sister into the canal and
then turning over the buggy with Mr..
Freeman underneath.
He was thus dragged for several
hundred yards before the horse kicked
loose The horse broke his leg and
otherwise injured himself
Mr.. Freeman was badly bruised. and
considered the climax to his wedding
more OF a celebration than he cared to
repeat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-29

uTHEEaRaEsw~. tn throwing owl gro, down the
town. That's the best could
do"
''Why, Warren" CHelen felt the par
eel inquiringly), where's the frame
work? This must be only the netting"
That's ALL 1 forgot those blamed
department stores closed at 5, so
didn't get up until half past"
But 1 thought you knew all the big
stores closed early during the sum-
mer?"
We'll, I didn't. But I was bound not
to go through another night down here
without some sort of a mosquito net,
so 1 went over to Third avenue and
got that"
And couldn't you get anything with
the framework
Wouldn't 1 have got it II 1 could?"
But how can we put this up?"
"Fasten it over the bedposts."
Helen had unwrapped the package
by this time and disclosed some coarse
green netting.
''Oh, Warren-green?"
"Yes, green We're not getting it
for decorative purposes, are we? That's
all they had. and L was mighty lucky
to get that"
But this is so coarse-the mos
quitoes will go right through this"
mo, they won't. That'll keep 'em
out all right"
But it isn't wide enough, is 1t, to
go across the bed?'
That's the way 1t comes-in eight
yard pieces. You're to cut 1T in two
and sew the lengths together"
After dinner, while Warren smoked
his cigar and talked to the Stevenses
on the veranda, Helen went up to their
room to sew up the netting.
The mosquitoes. which had not been
so bad during the first week they
were there, had in the last few nights
become unbearable.
Almost through" demauded War
rem when he came up later.
YES, almost. But it's such stiff,
unmanageable stuff-it's hard to han
die"
Warren, already in his shirt sleeves
now took off his collar and shoes and
sat down to finish his cigar.
George, 1t was hot in town today.
saw three horses down on my way
from the office to the subway"
'Oh. those poor work horses" mu--
hard on them
Yes. it's pretty tough"
Now" dropping the netting On the
floor, as she rose to put away Thin
BILE and thread, I'm through. Shall
we put II up? How did you say to
fasten 1t
Warren, with his cigar in the side Of
his mouth, came over and took up the
mass Of green netting.
Here, take that end" drawing his
own end over the head OF the bed,
while Helen Strengthened hers out at
the foot.
GoOdi Now pet SOME Minis
They pinned il around the posts and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-29
SCALP ITCHED So
SHE COULDN'T SLEEP
Nor Keep from Scratching. Became
Worse and Worse. In Two Weeks
Rid Completely of Trouble through
UseofCuticuraSoap and Ointment.

One evening while combing my hair,
noticed few brown cruStlike spots on ny
scalp and, of course, thought it was only
little dust that had settled there during
the week So washed my hair thoroughly
but saw that they wouldn't come out. Then
at the end of the next week washed nv hair
again, and to my establishment saw not only
those Few but many more had come Then
my head became worse and worse. and NV
scalp started to itch terribly, so that could
not sleep nor keep from scratching my head.
The cruStlike places later opened and
made sores which bled, and they also ifched
something terrible. tried many remedies
but none helped and instead they made nv
head worse This condition of my scalp
kept up for a month, and then one dsv I
met friend and she advised me to use
Cuticura Soap and Ointment which I did.
N two weeks ! was rid completely of this
trouble, through the use of the Cutictra
Soap and Ointment. / am never without
them. for they are my most highly valued
friends" (Signed) Miss Alva Gustafson. GIT
Second Ave-, New York City, May II, 1911.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-29
BROAD WHITE WAY
LOSING RRILLIANCY
Merchants Refuse to Pay
For San Antonio
Street Lights

The city's much boosted brightly
lighted streets are in danger of flick
ering into darkness. Figures fur
nished by the Electric Railway com
pany show that 81 percent of the
lights on the streets have ben cut off.
OF the Ito lights which have been
paid for by the merchants on the bust
ness streets, SIS have been removed be-
cause the merchants would no longer
pay for the service. This leaves but
III to light the business streets. This
number does not include those around
the parks, courthouse and city hall.
which are paid for by the city and
county. There are SO of these lights
which are being paid for by the city
and county.
These business district lights have
been paid for by the merchants at the
rate Of So per lamp per month The
lights are placed at distance of so
feet apart and the cost of them divided
among the merchants who have stores
fronting on the lighted streets AID
effort is to be made to get the prop
erty owner, rather than the merchant,
to pay for the lights, because the light
ed streets are more desirable for BUSH
ness purposes.
The Trust building is to be outlined
with streamers of electric lights If
the plan which is now being urged
is agreed upon by the owners and ten
ants of the building Streatners will
be hung from the corners, strung along
the cornice and over the sides of the
building, lighting it as brilliantly as
day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-29

in-offensiv hen. Don't look at it saw
age, sed Pa, it never done nothing.
What in the wurld do you mean by
bringing hen here to our flat? sed
Ma. WHARF do you think you are sum-
ware in the wilds?
Pa looked kind of ashamed & rad
in the face
L asked you a questun. sed Ma. Why
did you bring hoam a hen? OF all
the foolish things witch you have did
since we was married. Ma sed, L
think this is the wurst Anser my
questun
1t is nice hen, sed Pa, 1T won't bite
anybody. & besides. 1 thought maybe
after while 1 cud buy sum moar &
we cud have sum littel chickens later
on Thare is nothing in the wurld
cutter than a littel fluffy chicken, sed
Pa.
l hoap you doant think you are GO
ing in for chicken raising in a apart
ment sed Ma
Lots of CRATE men has raised chick
ems, sed Pa Bismark used to raise
them by the hundred, Pa sed. & julius
Caesar & Hans Wagner & Sailor Burke
Honest labor isn't anything for to be
ashamed of. Pa sed
Take that hen back WHARF you got
1T, sed Ma. Ma was trying hard not to
laff. / cud see that Pa was hoalding
the hen by one leg & trying hard TO
stand steddy on his two legs, & the
hen was squawking very hard Re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-29

" HE Pauline praise of the charity
which covers a multitude of sins.
which suffers long and is
kind may well give US pause
in our denunciation OF system
which has become part and par
eel of our social life. Herein
lies the stress of our complaint.
Were charity mere excrescence
on our national life. a sort of added
charm to existence, a kind Of luxury
which was not necessity, we might
then continue 10 echo its praise As
it is, let US face the vital fact that
charity is strangling progress; it has
made virtue of vice, 1T has come be-
tween man and his inheritance Of
Justice.
Charity, we begin to see. conceals a
multitude of in5ustices. Let me ex-
plain l have been for many years in
tcrested in various charities, contribut-
ing like most women Of my circle to
those causes which seemed to me aim
ing at the uplift of humanity. During
the last few years. I have continued
TO contribute my mite of money to the
same societies, but my social education
other spheres I have been now in the
more crowded cities of Europe. In
the slums and working class centers
of England. France. Germany and
Belgium, I have found an outlet for
my energies in personal contact with
the very poor. 1 have discovered that
the charities so long continued and
so familiar to us all do not in the
least degree affect the wants OF the
Heartbreakfng Poverty.
The starting point Of my new view
has been the series Of experiences L
had in London last winter. In the
heart of the White Chapel district.
where I spent most of my time,
found heartbreaking poverty. I found
some drunkenness of course and nat
uraliy there was vice. sQualor and dirt.
But you might remove all the dirt.
drink. disease and debauchery from
the east end OF London without tick
ling the fringe of the poverty line.
1t needs to be stated (although 1T
sounds SO transparently obviously that
it is not the idlers Of White Chapel
who suffer most but the workers.
There are myriads of men in that dis
trict who work from s a. m until II
p. m. for two or three dollars week.
There are thousands of women who
toll through the same hours for half
this poor wage. There are countless
children who slave in the slums for a
few cents (Which they never get Of
course, being home workers.
These workers have no time for vice
and no money for drink They lead
as hard lives as the university sports
man in training for big race. but
without his healthy exercise or his
wholesome food. It is this class which
constitutes the problem of east end and
yet incredibly paradoxical, as it may
seem, this phase of the question is