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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Soccer in Chattanooga

Chattanooga, February 13.-tSpecial.)- Chattanooga will have her first game of soccer upon Washington's birthday, when the local team meets that of the Atlanta Soccer club The local team is explained by A. S. McLundie, an English expert who formerly captained the team of the Brooklyn Y. M. C. A. Great interest is being manifested in the fray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Cigars Stolen From Hotel Bar

Free smokes are plentiful in some un- known part of the city and will be for the next few days. The Mecca hotel bar was broken into Monday night and 525 cigars stolen. There were 100 Portinas, 175 Gre mos, 150 Childs, and 100 Hammers. The matter has been reported to the police and referred to detectives for investiga- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
McXeY To Fight Barry

Sydney, Australia. February 13.-Sam McVey, the California pugilist and heavy weight champion of Australia has signed articles for a match with James Barry, the Chicago heavyweight, to be fought on March g. and also for a match with Sam Langford, to be fought on Easter Monday, April s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
SEWANEE TO PLAY
 IN CHATTANOOGA

Chattanooga, February 13-(Specal.)- The basketball quint of the Sewanee Tigers will meet the Tiger team of this city here Wednesday night. The local five is composed of college men cap- tained by Leslie Stauffer, coach of the University of Chattanooga, and formerly captain of the basketball team at Ohio wesleyan. The affair will be followed by a dance, which promises to prove a great social feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Art Squares Missing

The Hooks Furniture company, POI and 20S South Twentieth street, yesterday mo- tified the police that five art squares. SKIP feet, had been stolen from their place of business. No clues are possessed as to the thieves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14

MONTGOMERY X STONE, IN THE OLD TOWN, APPEAR AT THE JEFF PERSON THEATRE TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME. ORIGINAL CON- PANY OF s5, AND THE NEW YORK GLOBE THEATRE PRODUCTION.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
S25 REWARD

AM LOOKING FOR \ CoLORED MAN; HIS WEIGHT I55 POUNDS; HEIGHT ABOUT FEET; BIG SCAR ON HIS LEFT CHEEK, ANYBODY FINDING HIM NOTIFY ME AT ONCE.
 JOHN GOMORY,
 P. O., ABERNANT, ALA. CARE ROCK CASTLE, ALA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Bicycle Stolen

Herman Urdong. 1231 North Sixteenth street has reported to the police the theft of bicycle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Contract With Highlands

''rhis construction of view of the con tract is further strengthened by the water contract made three years later with the town of Highlands, which contract was patterned after the Birmingham contract, and is also suggestive of plrposely omit ting any fixed term of service to private consumers However, in any event. the water company's construction of this part of the contract would seem at least. to be subject to a reasonable doubt and
 Judge Dilon's leading work on municipal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
'BOYD'S OP|N|ON|N WATER RATE MATTER Commission Can Regulate
 Domestic Rates HE CITES AUTHORITIES The City Attorney Goes Into Detail in Giving His Views on Matter
 for the Benefit of the
 Commissioners
HE CITES AUTHORITIES

Romaine Boyd, city attorney. yesterday rendered his opinion on the commission authority to regulate the domestic water rates in Birmingham. Captain Boyd holds that the commissioners have authority to regulate such rates, except perhaps
 in some of the suburbs, whose contracts with the Birmingham Waterworks com pany differ somewhat from the original franchise granted by the old city of Bir- mingham. His opinion reads as follows :
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
Speed Music Masters"
Title of Test Motorists

High speed music masters" Is the
title given road-testing department EN-.
ployes. says President John II. WHY'S.
Of the Willys-Overland Company. maxi
ers OF Overland cars. In a recent In
terview on the importance Of the tester
In the automobile industry.
without these knights OF the open
road, whose ears are attuned to catch
tine slightes; unnecessary noise In their
machinery. despite the roar of exhaust
and rushing air. the finest factory or.
ganization in the world would be great
ly handicapped.
when the men in the various me-
chanicai and assembling departments OF
the plant have done all in their power
to turn out IA perfect car. II IL the duty
of the road tester to find the flaws, II
any exist. His word IL supreme; he is
the last cour; OF appeal
'On what he hears while dashing the
chassis through good roads and bad, in
sand and mud. uphill and down. depends
the fate of motor Or grarset or any othe;
part of the car. lf his rerort Is O, X.
the car goes 10 the assembling room and
The shipping platform: II the report II
y. q. and the difficulty cannot be over
como. the scrap heap Is the ultimate
destination Of the parts found wanting. -
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
Goodyear Company Will
Increase Tire Output

Recently the residents Of Akron. Ohio.
were startled by hearing the whistles o.
the Goodyear Tire and Rubhc" Company
blowing shril!y." said Wade Powers.
manager Of the Goodyear branch here.
who will shortly leave Washington to
take charge Of the Goodyear branch In
Philadelphia. TT was thought this
sound was to serve warning of u big
fire. People left their homes ard rushe !
toward the factory.
But when they arrived they found
that the blowing OF the whistles was to
announce that the tire making records
Of the factory had again been broken.
On this particular day. the number of
tires turned out was far In excess OF
any number ever turned out on any
other day. The record esta blished was
500 automobile tires
with the three new buildings which
will soon be completed. 1t is figured the
daily ouNput of the Goodyear factory
will reach 5000 automobile tires a day"
The Chalmers Motor Company Ia the
first automobile manufacturing com.
pany to use American Red Cross seal.
on its correspondence. Every communi.
cation sent out by the company during
the month of December viii carry one
Of these seals
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
KELLY COMPANY
MANAGER MAKES
~= PLACE: N CITY
Fred L. Harveycutter Is
Local Man Who Has
Made Big Success.

,,o,,. ,,o, u,,,o 4. ,,,L,,g bi. In,
a,,ao ~. ,,.n,,,,. IT, ...as
nuenee iet III Tie au'o'"'o.'e 're uau.
OF TINS city IL Fred J.. Hnrveycutter
| manager OF the Kelly-Springiield Rub.
4, her Tire Counanv
A. ,.,n,a,',... ,.. ,,,, T., y..,.
80. .s,.... ~. 49,, 10.
"hstoh thr'y-siA years uso anu has
spent his entire life In this city. For
number Of years he was connected with
a loca, brok erapo arm lIis Identified.
tion with the automobile tire trade
dates from Iam when he ioined the saics
force OF a weli.known fire COMPANY.
In 1910 he associated himseIf with,
George MccIey. the Firestone tire arcnt
and acted as f,,an,ger for "Mcelcy9 thr
Tire Man" until October Il, last. when
he and Thornton ChesIey purchn sed thu
Kelly -Springfield Tire Company's Wash.
ington branch, which they are now
continuing under the same name.
Mr.. Harveycutter has a host of
friends In Washington who are delight
ed with the success he has achieved
during his business career. His firm not
only controls the sale OF Neily-Sprinx-
field tres In washington, but also
throughout MARYLAND ana Virginia.
-
Motorists are greatly Interested II,
IN" foijoWiny con,S v"n, s,, -, n
Commissionsrs hw II :: Snv sen n,,,,e W We
nent a,,.o,noh,,a aaai,r. f'A' P'o'"
"C,ent,cnen. Y,ur hn,,orah,o ,,,,,,, ban =,
,orS,dIa,, a,i ,,,t"r. Hoao,e s,',, ,y poay nas
in ni,,st,cs oGd m,a w"sn 81 ,,,it ,s aec,uea
and uniess The strnst. NO PSue Som, ,m S'e.y. ~.
to- cnnSs.i, s"v s arc kept II oet-
yer yer. aJ e9hd't'oh this order should be re-
.!isro,,or ,,... ,,.,,,,, l.,
-,,hbor ,iras s"ss' y, % M,en ~ iatai 10 costly
ena b"iss ai,o,n% " -, ,"s ',, rue,a1.e ,i,' ru.s
anu anu hoies uhoweu 70 remain untiied ana
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
DELAWARE DOCTORS
FORM CLUB TO GET
SPEEDING RIGHTS
Members Show Emblem
! Which Permits Them to
Exceed I.eeALimit

Washington physicians who have been
urging the Commissioners TO grant them
certain exemptions from, the speed laws
when making urgent calls. will be in.
terested to learn that the doctors OF
Wilmington. Del. have banded together
for this purpose.
In order to take advantage Of an ex-
cmption In the Delaware motor law.
which permits physicians on emergency
calls to exceed the speed limit, thirty
Delaware physicians have organized
the Physicians' Motor Club Of Delaware.
The formation Of the club would moi
he necessary to take advantage Of the
speed law exemption. but BY forming
such an organization. II was possible,
70 adopt an emblematic tag which
shows that the owner Of the car ia a
physician and In sufficient explanation,
to an officer who divines that car is
going too fast.
The tag IN placed near the license tag
1t is about thre inches in diameter, with
q blue circle on the outside, containing
the name Of the club. and a red cross
inside the circle.
The doctors, through their motor club.
are slso able to buy automobile sun.
plies In pool at wholesale rates.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
MOTOR SPORTS. " !.
OUTLOOK. l|:lI''Q!)k GROWS: GRO! rs 7. p.
BRIGHT FOR. 1913
Savannah Automobile Club
Will Ask for Vanderbilt
and Grand Prize.

me sporun9 ouuook iSr isit ,rom az
..o"ooiIe stahppoht, hSs tprtBnteneo
within the past week ,Or two. The
Savannah Automobile. club kas decided
to re.enter the, n,nmotton aeld. ana II 4,
unoerstood' ask Tor lne Nanaespuiit
Cup and Grand Prise races. Milwaukee
may also again be bidder for these
two cIss.,cs tn. suton,ob,ie DEALER.
~ NJ, ve.i ,,.w h:S. vc.,,,:a:.n -
sanaxation with the announced intention
Of trying to return to the East the Van.
derbt,iIt Gun event. while n, IA also I'm.
d.rsto,,, Is,~,,,' Svi,, ava,, .,svs tho nj.
Hs" w" ""~" "'"oe '"' H''-
sin road race. - : 'r %.
Naturally these announcements give
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
iMAG|N|T|S' IS
WORST DISEASE
/. Of MOTOR OWNERS
Troubles Which Do Not or
Should Not Exist Reap
Harvest for Repairmen.

''1maginitis' Is form OF disease that
some motor car owners are afflicted
with and the cure Of II, according to u
well posted automobile dealer. II to let
their cars alone more and not pay as
much attention to alleged motor-wise
iss "B%, ssrioasiy% M InsS az the dealer continued,
II have had persons come to me and
insist that their car was all wrong
They imagined they heard noise In
the. motor. I would tell them to. leave
% snsir car ;s Tsst I'll that , car sS nn;. hard a.
Now. II were to tell that owner
there was nothing I could ind In the
way OF q noise. he would say / did not
know my business. Well. one has to
takes his car out and the next day
tells me that II Is fne. He appreciates
what have done. As q matter Of fact,
did not turn u nut.
"Gas" IL One Trouble.
"Theh. again. I have found trouble.
have gone miles out into the country
to fix q particularly hard Job to ind the
6wner was out OF gasolene.
Time after time I md that the big
share OF trouble In In carbureton. All
owner does not and will not leave these
adjustments alone: The result ID 81
course hitting on three. two or one cyl.
"The cylinders In a motor car will not
get rusty, they will not knock II the
owner will do what he is told and nc
more and the big solution Of motor cai
cient oil, gasoiene and water and leave
the rest Of II alone.
Motor Wise Man Often Stung.
II do find that there Is less trouble
with people who know little about
a n-s~ -.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
Barnard Company Will
Represent REQ Here.

The REQ car will be represented in
Washington in the future by the Bar.
nard Motor Car Company. Of which
Clarence Barnard 10 the head. The
agency was placed this week by George
9. Patterson. OF the REQ factory, who
has been In the city several days. ~
addition to the District Of Columbia, the
new REQ agent will also have the REQ
territorial rights for the northern hall
Of Virginia, and the greater part Of
Maryland. A large shipment of cars is
expected within the next few days and
Mr.. Barnard IL now arranging for an
aggressive campaign on one Of the
best known makes Of cars on the
market.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
MOTOR DELIVERY
I. !. GAINS IN FAVOR
THROUGHOUT NATION
Fifty Thousand Automobile
Delivery Wagons Used in
&c., United States.

Fifty thousand motor trucks and de.
livery wagons liz believed to be con.
servative estimate Of the number now
In Use In the United States. CarefuitS,
compiled reports made at the begin
ming Of the year showed that there
were then. In round figures. close to
10000. and state and city registrations
Of motor vehicles compared with those
Of a year before proved that the NUM-.
Der OF these vehicles 10 doubling an.
nuaily.
Estimates OF the probable production
Tor the coming year vary widely, be-
cause many motor car manufacturers
Gun regulate their output to correspond
with demand. Based on the rate Of
increase In the past. the output should
reach about iO.O00
Rapid as has been the yearly increase
In the number Of pleasure automo-
hiies. the percentage OF Increase In
trucks and delivery wagons has been
almost twice as great. There are more
makers Of commercial cars IN America
now than there are manufacturers OF
pleasure vehicles, tho list comprising
more than 800 names. Fully one.third
OF these will displaJ their new models
at the national automobile shows In
New York and Chicago from January
20 to, 25 and February 10 to Is. respcc-
lively.
and maintenance of gasolene machines
, /. ranges from about $50 per day >for q
0ne.ton truck to $3.50 day for b ten
| ton truck. The average for electric ve-
hicIes IL approximately two-thirds Of
I portiOnateiy less. 1t costs a little more
| than $3.50 day TO keep and use one.
horse outfit. and $3.50 day for a two.
| horse team. but horse or team cannot
| average more than fifteen miles a day
against from fftv miles for a five.ton
motor truck to 100 or more for a one-ton
| truck.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14

Alfred Reeves. vice president AMI gen.
cral sales manager OF the United states
Motor Company. has been elected vicc
president and general manager Of the
Hartford Suspension Company. maker
Of the Hartford shock nbsOrber, and
other automobile specialties.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14

ports the sale Of Baker coupe 20
Count San Esteban. secretary OF the
Spanish legation. Tho company. also res
ports the sale Of Cadillac touring cars
TO Samuel Ross and Bates Wsrren.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
Motorcycles Assist
Battle Picture-Takers

Through the agency of the motor
cycle. moving pictures OF the Balkan
war will soon be offered TO the world.
Two OF the largest moving picture con-
Germs had their operators at the front
during the hostilitles. the camera be-
ing mounted, when In use. on the han.
die bars by a special attachment.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
FOR HIRE-AUTOMOBllES

s-rond-hu autos for sale. Lincoln 1851.
STEAM AUTO SHOP. 5Oi n. J. ave. n. W.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
.STUDEBAKER CAR y.
HAS TWj NOVELTIES
FOR COMING SEASON
New Seating Arrangement
and Cranking Device Sure
to Please Purchasers.

Just as the experts were lsmenting
the lack Of striking novelty In the new
crop Of motor cars. along comes the
Studebskcr Corporation with q feature
80 obviously good that everyone 10 won
dering why Il hasn't ben In general use
for vearR.
The innovation is q seating arrange
mcnt which. while accommodating six
adult passengers. instead Of the con.
ventionai hve. presents rakish. graceful
lines heretofore attained only by high
powered. four-passenger types.
The new Studebaker body 10 narrow.
graceful and long. and avoids the hiGh.
fiarIng rear seat. common to the popu.
lar-priced touring car. The ample room
In the tonneau IL occupied by four for
ward.fscing seats. the front pair OF
which. when not In use. fold compsctly
and pivot against the sides out OF the
way. This body will be the standard
equipment Of both the .:.! st%debaker "'s
and the StudebAker Six
Another Studebaker novelty 10 an
electric seif.cranking and lighting de-
vice. said to be marvel OF power.
simplicity and compactness. This de-
Vice connects with the motor bv means
running. the electrical apparatus stores
up current. The crankinK operation IL
governed by a cable attached to q han
die on the steering column. with this
cable held taunt. the electric motor
cranks the car indefnitely-for a half
hour. II necessary-at q speed Of eighty
| revolutions per minute.
! Sales Manager Benson declares that
! the new line enables 9tudebaker deal.
| ers to All every possible want Of their
customers.
One OF the most interesting develop.
ments OF the week In automobile trade
| circles was the announcement that
I George T. Howard would succeed r. W
Powers az manager of the Washington
branch OF the Goodyear Tire and Rub
Der Company. Mr.. Powers has beer
| promoted to the manaGership Of the
, Philadelphia branch Of ,,,... The oeodyeal
! who has been made district manager
covering the states Of Pennsylysnia
eaGmSia vFs"H1 M me
takes effect Monday.
George Howard has a host Of friend
among the motorists of Washington
his Wss Sorn "esn snd 1as.S 'i
this city, and for a time occupied q re
sponslble position In the Riggs Nstiona
Bank. In November. lsn. he Joined th'
| Goodyear Company baics iofce. AM
has risen by successive steps to the pos
i OF manager.
Mr.. Powers and Mr.. Howard spen
the greater part Of the week visit!nI
Goodyear agents In various Virginii
towns.
The Cook 4 Shoddard Company re
ports the sale Of y Baker coupe :,
Count San Esteban. secretary OF tn
Spanish legation. The company also re
ports the sale Of Cadillac touring car
! TO Samuel Ross and Bates Warren.
The Washington times., 1912-12-14
Bulldog Grip

We present to the road surface
countless edges and angles. In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-20

The Halifax Inn. Yfo~s.or, Va. Isua
and Litnia water. High, coon, eisva-
ton among the hills of Virginia, GA
the norfolk and Western Railroad
Large airy rooms, halls and porches
Excellent table. Special reduced rates
to summer boarders
For Information address
PROPRIETOR HAI'-Ax INN.
WowstOu. vtvwtp9r.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-20

n In the church tower of "A town in
sEermany, We are told. there hangs a
bell. and on this bell there is the
s4mage OF a six-eared stalk OF corn with
the date. o|ober 10, 1929, engraved
Apon II.
u The FIRST bell that was hung IN this
eAower was so small that It's tones could
moi be heard at the end OF the VII
lake, A second bell was wanted, but
|xhe village was poor and there was
not the needed money. Every one
gave what he could but the united
EOfsrings did not amount 10 enough.
One Sunday. the scroolmaster no
E4iced growing out Of the church wall
n green stalk of corn. the seed Of
(which irYmst have been dropped hy
passing bird
The idea struck HIM that this stalk
NJ corn could be made TO produce the
second bell. He Wanted till the corn
IWAe ripe and then piucked the six
saars on Il and sowed them in his
garden.
The next year he gathered the lit
90 crop and sowed it again till he
seAd net enough reens " his, ga rdec
|4cr the crop. 80 he divided il among
l&he farmers, who sowed the ears un-
|&jl the eighth year the crop was so
large that when II was sold there was
smcney enough to buy beautiful bell
with its story and birthday engraved
ENpon It. and csst OF the stalk to
(Which II owes its existence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-20

DRAK, THE FAIRY

his queue was wound. The reel es-
capped from his fingers and fell to the
ground.
Michael went to pick It up. but 1t
seemed TO roll before him. Twenty
times he was about to Eetze IT, and
twenty times his impatient hands
missed IT. One would have said he
looked Ike Kitten playing with a
reel. At length. seeing that time was
going. he lost patience and resigned
himself to wear his old ribbon.
He now fastened to put on his
morocco shoes. He buckled the right,
then i~ving finished the left. he
stopped to admire them. but as he
did so the right buckle fell to the
ground. He replaced It, but no sooner
had he done so than the left followed
suit. He had hardly put that right
before the other one claimed his at
before, He proceeded thus for some
time. without being able to get both
buckles fastened together
Furious. he finished by putting on
his travelling boots, and was about TO
take his velvet breeches. when, imme-
diateIy he approached the bed, 10! the
breeches began of their own accord to
walk about the room.
Michael, petrified, stood mute, with
his arm EXTENDED, contemplating WIN
a. frightened air this incongruous
dance. But you may guess how he
looked when he saw the vest. coat. and
hat join the breeches at their respec-
tive places. and form sort of coun-
terfeit Of himself. which commenced
to walk about and parody his atti-
tudes.
Pale with fear he drew back to the
window, but at this moment the
Michaelesque figure turned toward
him, and he saw under the cooked hat
the grimscing face of Drak, the fairy.
Michael uttered cry.
ut is you, you william. Is it? I'D
make you repent Of your insolence II
you don't instantly give me back my
clothes"
So saying. he rushed 10 take them;
but the fairy. turning sharply around.
ran to the other side OF the room.
Michael was beside himself with an
ger and Impotence. and rushed again
toward the fairy. who this time passed
between his legs and rushed out on to
the staircase. Michael pursued him
angrily up four flights Of stairs till
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-20

they arrived at the garret,. where the
fairy lodged him round and round,
and then skipped out OF the window.
Michael. 'exasperated, took the same
route. The malicious fairy led him
from roof to roof. drngxiug this vsivet
breaches, the vest. and coat ia all the
cutters. to Michaefs despair. At
length, after a peregrination OF an
hour or two across this Pyrenees OF
the cats and swallows, Drak gained
high chimney at the foot Of which
his pursuer was forced to stop
Drak, leaning over toward Michael,
who was out Of breath and discour-
aged. said:
You see, my good friend. you have
forced me to spoil your ball dress:
but, happily see underneath me the
copper Of a laundress, where every
thing can be put right for you
With these words Drak shook the
velvet breeches over the chimney pot.
What are you doing, rascal7" cried
Michael.
L am sending your dress to the
wash" said the fairy
And So saying. the vest coat, and
hat followed the breeches into the
smoking gulf
The young gallant sat down upon
the roof with cry Of despair: but
rising Immediately, said with resolu
ton:
We'll I'll 60 to the ball in my
travelling dress.''
"Hark!' interrupted the fairy.
The sound Of bell rang out from
neighboring steeple, Midnight
struck. Michael counted the twelve
strokes. and could not restrain a cry.
1t was the hour designated by the
parents when they would proclaim TO
the suitors who had presented them
selves at the ball their daughters
choice for husband. He wrung his
hands in despair.
Unhappy man that ami" he cried,
when I arrive all will be over; she
and her parents Will laugh at me-
And that would be justice. my big
man. replied Drak. with pointed
sneer. For you have said yourself,
For those who arrive late, there re
mains nothing but regret This will
serve you, I hope. as lesson. and
prevent you another time from laugh
ing at the feeble: for from henceforth
you will know that the smallest are
big enough to avenge themselves"