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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
RICHEST Man IN WORLD
BUYS TWO HUDSON CARS

The richest man in the world has
bought two Hudson automobiles one
for himself and one for his mother"
said Mr.. J. b. Alsop. local agent of
the Hudson Motor Car Company.
Maybe YOU think the richest man
In the world Is John u. or j. Pier
pont, or some other, representative of
the octopus But he isn't. Hes an
Engiishman. the Duke of Westmin-
ster. whose income Is estimated at
seven million pounds sterling a year.
John =. is a mere piker compared to
him. About a century ago AN an
cestor of the duke owned huge land
ed estate lying at the edge Of what
was then the comparatively small city
of London. He leased 1t In small lots
on ntnety-nine year leases 10 people
who agreed to improve II and to sur
render the improvements with the
land when the leases ran out. Since
then London has bulxed out over il,
and miies and miles of the estate are
now In the heart OF the city. For
the last fifteen or twenty years the
leases have been falling In and the
property has been Released at huge
increases. Az land taxes In England
are based on the valuation made by
William the Conqueror. nearly a thou
sand years ago. the duke can pay ais
his taxes on all his land for a year,
with his income for about second.
Talk about grart--the English land
lord has got our boys skinned to
death.
'1The duke, Of course. already owns
doxens of motor cars. Our London
agent writes that no bought the HudA
snn for tho declared reason that 1t
Was the best moderate sixed.- hand
some and reliable car on the mar
kat~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
EXPRESS COMPANIES FIND.
AUTO-TnUCk NECESSARY

There are undoubtedly many per-
sons who think that the electric wag~
an Is not Yet "A commercial success.
or course. everybody acknow lodges
that the early attempts. some ten or
twelve years ago. To suppiant horse
drawn wagons in various industries
with eiectrics were. fer the most part,
quite unsuccessful. Sc deep-rooted is
a bad FIRST impression that for "a
time the electric commercial vehicle
industry had hard uphill climb.
Eat it has surmounted the Difficult
ties. one of the largest, II not the
largest. users of motor vehicles in
America--the Adams Express Com
pany-has over one hundred Ians-
den electric wagons in service The
United States Express Company also
uses lsansden wagons. days work
for a vehicle In an express company s
service Is longer by several hours
than the usual days work in most
other industries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
Automobile Owners Yacthsen and Motor Cyclists Plan Union
Car Owners, Yachtsmen and Motor
Cyclists to Organize Association

other two organizations. the Yacht
Club mem befs viii be heard with at
tention.
"On questions like the new traffic
ordinance such an association VIII
have great weight. and no small CO..
terie Of men in the city government
would dare trif!e with an ordinance
backed or sanctioned by such an in
fiuential body.
1T is the purpose Of the Richmond
Automobile Club To have every own
er Of a machine member of the
club AS there are more than 500
ear owners. you can Judge of what
influence they may become in this
city. United with the Yacht cub
members, their power viii be respect
cd. for all these men are solid men
men of means They must he to be
able to own machines and yachts.
From a social point CT view, the
Automobile Cub and the Yacht Club
will benefit mutually. The Autome-
bile club win extend the hospitality
Of their club rooms to the Yachts
men. This will he Of great advan-
tage. in the winter time especially.
TX Is very convenient To have a nice
~ fitted clubhouse 10 drop into with
a friend especially when one pos
sesses locker.
The Automobile Club men, on the
other hand. will have. az associate
members. the privileges extended by
the yacftsmen in the summer home
at Falling Creek. To he sure. tine
Automobile Club has its own sum
mer home in Chesterfield county, but
a trip down the river or by auto to
Falling Creek will not come amiss.
II is only fair to ask the Old Do
minion Motorcycle Club To join with
the other two bodies. They are kin
dred spirits and can aid greatly in
any work the other two bodies may
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24

A movement has been started to
of the Richmond Automobile Club, the
Richmond Yacht Club and the Old
Dominion Motorcycle Club.
AS yet it Is only tentative. but rep
resentatives Of these bodies have talk
ed the matter over and arrived at the
conclusion that the association will
be formed. and that 1t win be mu-
tually beneficent.
Should the union be established the
new association might easily become
a power to be recognized. civic and
politically. The members would in
elude the most influential men in
Richmond. for each organization
numbers in its list the most promi-
nent professional and business men,
perhaps. in the city.
As the Richmond Automobile Club
has membership of three hundred.
the Yacht Club of at least one hun
dred and Atty and the Motorcycle
Club about two score. and each or
ganization is growing rapidly.
Definite action in the matter will
he taken the coming week, and be-
fore the hot weather goes by the new
associa ton will be formed and in work
ing order
III speAhiuS OF tHe proposed union
a prominent member Of the Rich
mcnd Automobile Club said
The formation of snch an assoeia-
tinn will work wonders. It viii form
a body of representative citizens who
Will be heard from on all public queS-
tions.
Take the matter OF good roads.
for instance. The three clubs work
ing AZ a unit can do much more eff
fective work than working singly.
Take the matter OF improvements on
the water front IN which the Yacht
club is interested Backed by the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
Daring Driver Braves Snow and Ice
in Endeavor to Reach Lake Tahoe

carrying the Mitchell banner up to-
ward the famous lake.
Ii is hard for Fasteners TO appre-
ciate the honor in which Califernians
hold the man who is the first TO reach
Lake Tahoe in the early summer 1t
is a free-for- all competition. in which
the entrants cars start from where
they please and as soon as they please
But nature has her own Ideas about
how soon the fastness of the wilder
ness should be invaded. and the win
ner must be equipped with good cour-
age and good car
IT was the Skinner boys who first
reached the lake III the 1910 season
and they drove then. as now, 9 Mitch
ell car. This year they are confident
of retaining the honor. but three other
cars have also started and the race
is sure to be a test of endurance Of
man and steel. A Mitchell car was
the first To reach the CaIaveras grove
Of big trees in California this year.
another of natures handicap events
Of no little importance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
BILLY SUNDAY ADOPTS
AUTO FOR HIS TOURS

Btly Sunday the noted evangelist
and baseball player, viii heneeforth
travel in a Hudson "SS- touring ear.
which viii be delivered 10 him on his
return from Erie, Pa, where he is at
present preaching: Heretofore MIR.
Sunday has used only nigh priced
machines In buying the Hudson he
said he was willing 10 DO largely So
because il looked hike a s3,o0o car.
He added that in every pace on his
travels he had heard good words for
the Hudson and for the men behind
II.
Mr.. Sunday. as iS wen known. was
a star baseball player before he be-
came an evangelist, His work takes
him from city To city. IN each Of
which he STAYS from four To six
weeks. Invariably he insists on the
erection OF IA special building SO plan
ned that he can make himself heard
by the enormous crowds that attend.
Nearly all the other churches close
their doors when Mr.. sunday comes
60 town In order to give their mem
bers a chance to hear iSsFn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
ARCHBISHOP JOHN IRELAND
CONVERTED 10 AUTOMOBIi. T.

Archbishop John Ireland. interua-
tionally known as man of powerful
influence In American affairs, as Well
as In the church with which lie IL
identified, has just become convert
10 the automobile, having admired
and driven fine horses for many
years. =. J. Downes. of Minneap olis
delivered a Rambler Limousine to the
archbishop last week Tho Rambler
will do duty in covering his dioeesa n
tours In the vicinity OF ST. Paul,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24

LongfeIlow's indomitable though
unidentified youth. who bore mid
snow and Ice the banner with the
strange device has nothing on the
skinner brothers, of Sacramento. Cal,
who this week started out to win the
honor of being the first to reach Lake
Tahoe this season. They are driving
a Mitchell six a type OF car which
has already won laurels as a snow
plough by virtue of its strength and
power. and the men left SACRAMENTO
vowing they would not return until
they had seen this summers sun shin
ing over the highest body of water
in the United States.
An. idea OF the difficulties they viii
meet may he had when II s under
stood that ia similar attempt last
week they encountered snowdrifts
forty, feet deep. As they were not
provisioned for such a long and siren
uous trip they returned tn make more
extensive preparations, and are now
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
Mufler Cut-Out in No Way Impairs
Power of Car, Declares An Expret

They insist that the back pressure on
the cylinders chen the muller is in
trse tends to reduce the power.
AS q matter OF fact, owners mere
y imagine they are getting more
power because they hear more noise,
The motor seems 10 be doing It's
work with considerable OF a flourish.
The effect of the back pressure, how
ever. is not appreelable. ! have driven
car for years and have tested the
cut-ont device thoroughly. One only
imagines he gets more power. The
cut-out is absolutely unnecessary,
and is manufactured solely to meet
the ~hims Of the buying public.
The quiet. smooth~running motor
is the thing these days, and the ma
jority OF manufacturers welcome any
action that will prevent their product
from developing into sleep and nerve
destroyer"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24

Referring to the recent agitation
for the abolition Of the muller cut
out nuisance. welt known motor ex-
pert says:
With the majority Of high grade
cars the c,t~out is not part Of the
stock equipment. Although the de-
vice may be readily attached. an
extra charge is generally made for II.
and. In some instances. where the
companies make the silence OF their
motors a special business cunsidera
ton. the price is made prohibftiXe,
with the New 10 discouragiag it's In
stailaticn. Any owner. however, may
get cut-out by applying eise~ here.
The contention or some men who
appear TO delight In cutting out the
muffter ana annoying everybody with
the roar Of their motor. IS that they
get more power by this operation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24

is owned by c. schiiesmayer, one
the first purchasers of Mitchell .o&S
on the Pacific coast. II has tfaN61
ed over $1,000 miles to date. appIS1xa
imately 1850 miles a year. b&199
the end Of the present year the m "
eer machine viii have gone
enough TO have circied the y
three times at the equator. and II
one reflects that this record haIa
made over sage brush ana sa1l6
whore the trail was often unhex
It is easy to see that II means RI
thing" AlssS
On one occasion the car war 1x1
straight through the brush Ue
Lost Hills at top speed tor N
five miles. when the lives or 111
cupants hung in the balances. a
also crossed the Aoiay<
number OF times. a trip where G
breakdown might have msanA W
gertng and tdrtupus DEATH M VIZ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
MIXTURE FOR CLEANING
LIGHT CoLoRED LEATHER

Automobiles that are upholstered
In iiEht-colored leather frequently
present an appearance of untidiness
which can easily be overcome. To
clean and remove stains from light
colored leather. the following mix
ture may he used with good effect:
Boil a pint OF milk, let 1t cool and
add one drachm OF suiphuric acid.
Shake we'll and then add half
drachm of oil of lavender. one pint of
vinegar and the white of one egg
beaten to a froth. Keep in tight
Is corked bottle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
Russia Adopts Automobile to Garry
Mails from Depots to Post Offices

From Moscow comes the foiiowin e
-eport authorized by United State
Consul General. John II. Snodgrass,
according 10 the Consular and Trade
Reports
The MOSCOW Post Office has made
a contract with a local carriage build
or who also represents French aud
German automobile manufacturers. for
carrying all mail matter between the
railroad depots and branch Offices from
Il so r. NJ. to II 50 r NJ The Arm
must hold Is automobiles and two re-
serve motors IN readiness.
There are % motors with carrying
capacity Of 2ie0 pounds each and two
platform trucks. each carrying s,4s0
pounds. These automobiles are all 20
h. r.. and of French origin The con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
FORD IS ONLY AMERICAN
To ENTER GRAND PR|x

The American entry Ia the French
Grand Irix automobile race. on july
:. viii be confined 10 the little Ford,
as Louis Chevrolet and MS Marquette
Buick are out Of it, and ne has ask
ed w. j. Morgan the American re-
preventative. 10 return the entrance
fee. The latter cahled the Automo-
bile Club de la Sarthe, the promoters
or the international road race, for in
structions and the CLUB replied that
according TO the rules no entrance
money could be returned.
The HIST of entries in the Grand
frIN now Totals tnenty-rV~. Louis
pisbrow and Ralph de Palms are
now endeaNoring te make entries, bat
1t ia doubtful If either or them nil
go 10 represent America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24

tract includes chauffeurs AT s3.7os per
year for each motor: total, $92 ZOO
Since the Introduction Of the % motors
the number Of horses used In carrying
the mail has been reduced from 2a2
TO AS which will be further reduced
when this year 10 more motors are
added
1T is also intended 70 install few
cars Of 10000 pounds capacity, The
new arrangement WAS considered the
most economical considering local con-
ditions"
The Consul goes ON 10 say that II
American manufacturers expect to get
any share of the rapidly growing motor
trade in Russia they should be taking
more active part in arranging agen-
Cies IN the large cities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
Jones WIN Drive Frat.

Waiter Jones, who drove the A m
pick car so we'll in the SEQ mile race
Will 1oin the Fiat forces on Monday
David Bruce Brown. the we'll known
Fiat driver, recommended him to the
Fiat people az "a live wire in q
racing car
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
NEW YORK LICENSED CARS
PASS THE $1,000 NUMBER

NEW YORK. June 24.-About the
highest registration number seen thus
far in New York In one over $1,000.
The registration or cars hasn't been
active. although the plates seen here
abouts may not be the very highest
given out. With license branches in
other cities the license tags don't give
the ciearest Indication OF all the ma
chimes there are registered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24

The medical profession has mani
tested an Interest. In the motoring
OF DIR. Coburn Badgley, of Fayette~
vile. NJ Y,, who estimates that no
in travelling about forty miles to the
gallon OF gasoiene In the every day
driving of his practice. This phySi-
Franklin, air-cooied runabout. MOTTO
ed he was using but very little gaso-
iene, and a few days ago made a test
to obtain some kind OF an idea as to
his fuel consumption
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
THIS CAR HAS RECORD OF
TRAVELLING $1,000 MILES

In the rush OF new styles and new
ideas in the AUTOMOBILES industry the
public toHday IN apt TO lose sight ot
the significance of the performance
of old machines, hut an interesting
record has come ~ light In Long
Eeach, Cal. where j. Mitchell earn Isl
just catering ifs sixth year Of siren
uaus service and shows no signs or
being ,psierizsd" yet,
This machine is touring car and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
How TO Clean Aluminium.

The aluminium parts about q car
can best be cleaned with a bill OF
waste or cloth dampened In turpen-
tine. II the parts are Well rubbed
with cloth thus dsmpened, SO that
all tarnish and foreign matter are
removed, II vii, he found that these
accumulations will not form so read
lily thereafter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24
SKILLED LABOR IS SOUGHT
BY AUTOMOBILE MAKERS

Representatives OF the Packard Mo-
tor Car Company at Detroit are max
ing a systematic canvass OF neighhor-
ing States tn search OF skilled me-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24

Barney uldaeld. barred ffx
ganized motor racing. n4y9 k11NS
a bad thing and ought u ~
Aesop Was acquainted with 83I
grapes, but Oidiiald CONS
time. q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-24

fth Of July Excursi0sta r. iI1II;1
Southern Railway xAl1G
low ronnd trip fares ftuis
on Its lines. account tth III
day. Tickets on sale HUN
inclusive. tinAi lixnit re&U
sth, 1911,
Consult tirket agsnt 3F
Burgess. y. r. A.. R3sAl
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-15

to feel better when | had taken only
one bottle of Compound, but kept on
as [ was afraid to stop too soon. Mrs.
SADIE MULLEN, 2723 n. B. St., FL
wood, Ind.
Why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out a sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the joy of living, when they
can find health i'll Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound z
For thirty years it has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
has cured thousands Of women who
have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation.
liberation, iibroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia II. Pinkllam's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be absolutely confidential,
md the advice free.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-15

culiar, being Of oblong shape with a
protuberance on each side. the whole
being not unlike a clover leaf. Mrs
Hardenburg said nothing to the old
man about IL. but that night when
alone with her son told him that she
believed the old man was her husband
md his father Hpnrv considered her
assertion II mere within His IAtler
he had always heard had been kl'lpa
Ia battle. and the mere similarity ot
mark on their visitors back To ono
on his frithpr's was hardly sufficient 10
bring the latter 10 He
From that time Mrs. Hardenhere
routed the old man with every Had
leSs and attention. But she said
u'hing more about her discovery 10
,nr son AUD did not mention It to ANY
me except her son
one GAY white ut work IN ''n 'Frh
be Old man was kit';"t' IN ir hc;tu ny
Horse IL" was ~r,nNad /" y NO.
pitAi Htit examined bt # st!".wln "h"
+Duuu iuni ihe ~" ""ind nlpHurd
"a he - ftr same tnrlA"u ~ ont
uet apptr'.l Ia nHve in'tl H1d'' ~ a
JU!let ilr patirttt r"ui;tlit't afr'un
WinuS. ana tine ~'t9',f'at' de'-id'1 - re-
nt,vr n slnag rnrtlr, al TIE ~tNH thAt
ans pressing un iht hrHn A. Snt't
rs tie operation wn~ htllsi.rd auu ~
sufferer had recover Il irntn ne effects
OF the aIipSihttH' that huu nerr al
ministered no ionGea at the docInt ANA
asked feehlp.
Did we lick en-"
Lick whom
Why. Johnny teh. You nust be a
contract surgeon. aren't yon: Any
way. you're NOT IN uniform
WHATS your name ana regimrntT
asked the doctor.
Henry Hardenbers. -th I'enasyI
vania."
well. Mr. aardenberg. you have
been long while coming TO your own.
bur you've got there at last. The war
ended over thirty years ago"
When Mrs. Hardenberg was told
that the lost man" as the neighbors
called him. was her husband she ex
hibited no surprise. saying that she
knew him from his walk when be firsi
appeared. and the mole on his shout
der blade confirmed her. IN her opin
ion. With the son the matter was
very different He could not believe
the story till his resnrrected father
mad proved II in many ways.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-15
"A LONG TIME
COMING
BIZ LOUISE B. CUMMINGS
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911.

"Would you like to hire a man for
the season.
The question was asked of a woman
who stood at the door Of farmhouse.
She was about fifty years old. and the
queseoner looked to be ten years
older.
"you don't seem strong enough to
work." said the woman sympathetical-
~, but come in and I'll get you
snack"
There was something in either the
old mans appearance or the tone Of
his voice that reminded her Of some
one she had known before. Surely
that walk was familiar. She fed him.
and when her spn. man of thirty.
came In she said:
Jake. this man wants to help us
out for the harvest season. Can't you
hire him?"
1--WE need help, mother. but fear
the old man ia hardly able TO work
all day In a field In the broiling sun"
II reckon there's some work in me-"
replied the stranger. "Anyhow, got
TO earn Twin or so to the poor
farm. and I'd rather kill myself work
In than live on the county"
Where do you hail fromf" asked
the younger man.
~ don't know"
Don't knowv'
"You see, I'm one o. those persons
who suddenly forget everything II
was about thirty years ago. reckon,
that was discharged from a hos
pital. I remember comm out of 1t.
but don't remember goin' in"
THAT was about wartime, wasn't
atf' asked the woman. much interest.
ed
II reckon 1t was, for they told me
that when went in had on a coat
with brass buttons on It. I'd been
there 20 long and there had been &C
many changes that no one could tel
any more than that about It."
The old man looked so lugubrious
That the woman turned the subject.
II tell you what you'd better do
Henry" she said to her son. You'd
better let him work for his keep and
DO as much or as little as he likes"
"Just a. you please. mother" said
Che son.
80 the old man stayed with them
working sometimes a whole day and
sometimes half a day ~ IT, hung
about him that melancholy IA lie ex
p0cted from one who lived III II world
from which the earlier part hind hpei
blotted out. Those who had taken hin
ln were widow. Mrs. Hardenhurg
und her son She had been widowed
thirty years. having lost her husband
when the boy was baby. indeed
Henry had never seen his father. His
mother had been married to d soldier
boy who few weeks later had gone
10 the war and had not returned He
MAS never heard OF after the hattis
cf Fair OATS In Virginia and was s,ip
posed to have been buried among thu
unknown
One day when the old man suffered
from 4 pain ID his hack the widow
pr0pOsed to rub the affected part witt
GnimsDs FIis shoulder blade was TX
os and she n0tir.d large mole Or
Shs EsnE1Sd ~ Shs MA seem III MI
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-15

BALDWIN. in whom Cairo feels so Ls
interest because he was Stationed II
the local weather bureau office here
for some time, r5atels to make
another trip to the north lole, ms
second attempt If he will bring bach
Cool / papers and the piece OF bunt
Ing the Dr. left sticking At the POLE
his tfip viii not have been altogether
In vain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-15

However stylish it may be, the MOB
Die skirt is not to The Bulletins
liking aud expects to rid itself o.
the thing in a day or two and cast II
TO the rag pile. In the meantime The
Bulletin asks readers to be patient,
feeling sure that 1t will be able TO
justify itself in the minds of all fair
minded people.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-15

Some people are inclined 70 ques
ton Chief Egan's sincerity in his re
fern orders. 1t viii be time enough
to 10 this when evidence to thai
affect shall appear. So far as The
Bulletin is concerned, it is willing tc
accept the chiefs assurances IA good
faith foe the time being at least.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-15

In several respects the most i'm
portant story in The Bulletin this
morning is the deliquent tax list. One
striking point OF difference between.
1t and the city directory is that it in
dicates how much some of the PEG.
pie OF Cairo think they are worth.