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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-02

Abbott, manager of the local Ford
branch.
Mr.. Abbott lays claim, and with good
reason. to being the oldest automobile
man, in point of service in the South.
He was born in New Orleans, but came
to Atlanta when he was d small boy
and spent most of his early life here.
After finishing school. he went to the
Southwestern Presbyterian college at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, where he studied for
the ministry incidentally working his
way through college.
Fourteen years ago Mr.. Abbott went
into the automobile business. He then
worked for his father and his uncles
in the Abbott Automobile Company, of
New Orleans. They handled the old
original Locomobile steam cars on a
brokerage basis and became the first
agents for the Oldsmobile and the first
for the Packard in the South.
The automobile business was a queer
institution in those days. New Orleans
owners had the choice Of New Orleans
quantity paved roads and Louisiana
"buckshot" mud and either alternative
was horribly bad. In spite Of that the
Abbott company prospered and it still
exists in New Orleans and does an
enormous business.
From "Roustabout" to Manager.
Something like eight years ago, Mr..
Abbott went to Chicago He deliberate
~ picked out the Ford as the car he
wanted to sell, and took the first Ford
job offered him. at a salary Of abso-
lutely nothing. At the start he was
"roustabout" at the Chicago branch. In
six and a half years ne had risen to
the position Of assistant manager on
April 1. 1911, he was sent to Atlanta to
take charge Of the local branch of the
Ford Company 1t is Mr. Abbou's
claim that last year his branch sold -
per cent of the ears sold i'm Georgia
ana A. per cent OF those sold In Florida.
And in the meantime ne has found time
to take a lot Of interest la the At
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-02
AUTO BUILDERS TO
PROTEST AGAINST
LOW TARIFF BILL

group of leading companies in the
motor vehicle industry have protested to
the finance committee of the United States
senate against the reduction of duties on
imported automobiles, which the Under
wood tariff bill proposes, until after an
exhaustive investigation of the labor cost
IN this country and Europe and other
matters bearing directly upon the Justice
and propriety of tariff protection for a
great American industry which has made
astonishing progress in the last few years.
in this remonstrance the point is well
taken that under the existing tariff the
automobile business has been marked by
Tree competition, intense rivalry and rapid
improvements in the machines put on the
market, 1t is stated, with entire accu-
racN' that the manufacture of motor We
hlcles has gone ahead faster in the United
states than in any other country and it
IS shown that the wages paid in America
are much higher than those which Euro
pean workingmen receive in the automo-
pie works of that continent
\ great market has been created for
Ninerlcan labor and American machinery
which would not have existed. to any
such extent, If the motor vehicle Industry
OF the United States had not been afford
ed an opportunity to develop under the
protection of fairly high duty on foreign
vehicles
NO American industry can make a bet
Ter showing in strong, alert competition,
swirl progress and marked benefits to
"age-earners than the automobile bust
ness. 1t Is remarkable demonstration
OF the results of unlimited rivalry and
american enterprise in a rich field which
steadiiy widens with the wealth and prog
ress of the country.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-02
Timely Auto Notes

What rust is to fine tools. mud is to
smooth polish. The mud itself does not
harm the car but it is the removal OF the
mud that causes the trouble. Unless mud
is removed Immediately the finish will
come off with II.
An automobile road from Montreal TO
Vancouver is the project which has now
been mooted. The idea comes from the
West. and has grown out of the project
for the building. from Calgary into the
Windermere district of the most wonder
full automobile highway in the world
Alotments OF space Tor the Automo-
bile show which win be held at Madison
Square Garden and Grand Central Palace
under the auspices of the Automobisl
board of trade in tie week commencing
January II have been made The mem
hers OF the Automobile board OF trade
VIII be housed at the Garden and the
other manufacturers will he represented
al the Palace. There viii be 81 diftereni
makes ~ pleasure ears shown. including
A. at The Garden and Il a the Palace
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-02
REMEDIES FOR MOTOR ILLS

to dry When dry rub with clean
cloth and the Verdigris will rub off
leaving a clean, smooth surface. The
lamp may then be polished in the usual
way.
Sometimes when out on the road a
tire will gradually become Debated, and.
on removing the tube no leak z4fatevxf
will be perceptible on examination. II
the road is a dusty one, the small lea k
may be detected successfully by holding
portions of the partially inflated tube
near the ground until that portion is
reached which disturbs the dust. due
to the escape Of air. Another way is
to hold the tube up to the face, an es-
cape OF air being located by its gently
blowing against the cheek
Sometimes among other unheard OF
things, a wire breaks inside Of it's insu-
lation and gives no exterior sign Of the
break. This may cause all sorts OF
trouble, and very often the blame is laid
at the door of the ignition department
Spark plugs are changed and magnetoes
pulled down, so that it is good thing
before taking everything else to pieces
to make sure that there are no interior
breaks in the insulation cable.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-02

Should persistent tire trouble develop
pens, the motorist should first make
search whether it is merely a coinci-
dence. or due to some invariable cause.
In the latter case, the immediate cause
of delay will be either punctures or
bursts-heldom both. A rather obscure
cause of tire bursts. which It is we'll to
recall in this connection, is disalign-
ment of the affected wheel causing
the tire to slip unduly. A wheel that
is out Of truth may also cause undue
wear while a bent rim. by failing to
grasp the bead of the cover uniformly,
may strain the sides Of the latter suf-
ficiently to cause it to blow out repeat
eddy.
If a nut resists all efforts to unscrew
it, take an ordinary shingle' spanner
which fits the nut heat the spanner
slightly in the fire or by a blow lamp
and let it rest on the nut for a few
minutes The heat transmitted from
the spanner to the nut will expand the
latter and it can then be easily un-
screwed DO not heat the nut with a
blow lamp, as this expands the bolt as
well as the nut, whereas it is the nut
which needs loosening.
The varnish on a new car is apt to
become speckled after its first baptism
of rain. These spots are not wholly
eradicable, but it is possible to render
them less noticeable by applying a mix
ture of raw linseed oil and malt vine
gar supplemented by a considerable
amount of that homely but ef1cacious
compound known as "eblow grease"
A simple but often forgotten precau-
ton in the matter of filing the gaso-
line tank is to wipe the mouth of the
gasoline can SO as to remove all dust
and dirt. Otherwise, in the absence of
a strainer the gasoline will carry the
accumulated trouble into the tank and
later you will have trouble with clog
ged pipes on carbureter
Motor lamps that have been exposed
| to the weather and have gathered "A
| coating of verdigIis which resists ordi-
nary attempts TO remove it. may be
cleaned in a simple manner Take equal
portions of good metal polish and wood
alcohol. apply with a brush and allow
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-02
L. S. Crane, Pope-Hardford agent

Their, living in Chicago. Kansas City
st. Louis, and finally New York.
After his schooling was ended. he
went into the rubber manufacturing
business, and for several years worked
for the Rubber trust at various plants
He continued in this business until he
came to Atlanta to take over the local
Pope Hartford agency.
Mr.. Crane is one of the best of auto
mobile drivers. To many his methods
seem unusually foolhardy. but his ex-
perience makes it possible to take
chances that would be fatal with a
less expert driver For instance. Mr.
Crane plans to go from Atlanta to
Greenville a couple Of weeks hence
take part in the hill climb, and return
to Atlanta, all in the same day.
In Mr. Cranes earlier days he was a
famous swimmer, and in dash races and
water polo he was one of the stars of
the New York Athletic club team. He
has won a couple of races since he has
been in Atlanta aud is probably with.
out equal in this section for a dash
race.
(Note.-Other members Of the show
committee will be written up from time
10 time)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-02
DE PALMA WILL RACE
AGAIN, HE DECLARES.
AS HE QUITS HIS BED

Ralph DePalma. winner of the Wander
ont cup, was dismissed from Trinity hos
ptal' Milwaukee, last week. The indomi-
laole courage of the great driver, his fine
pnEsical condition and iron constitution
I 'auleu nm TO escape an almost certain
n,'.,. Cn the day his physician pro-
hounced him out of danger 'visifors r,ara
"uIhltted to his ward. and in answer to
''S question. How do YOU feele'' he sal .
~, - me. ought TO be out shoyeIinp coal
VI ruQlHg some real work " S '"'
bePallna refuses to tan, 81. t., 49,
~ oause OF the accident near the finish
nm We r last lap of the leaders IN the Grand
,,l lr ~ Inclined to blame Caleb Bragg. :
AMI l9inlclan for not watching IN" TsaT
iaI, sisnaling To his mate. Depaln1a 5is-
rISSru not the least OF unkindiV feaiins
t5 lar. b,ragg, the winner, simply blaming
inIat' ~. nahleian, who did not observe the
tb. ,,, ,s accident win not keen me out of
VIC racing game Depalma said VI
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-02
By PERCY H. WHITING.

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laea or what mas oeeh accomplished
when the doors OF the show are thrown
open. with appropriate ceremony. on
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wv worth VI ueNoi"'ioaS anu 'i'piiiHa
ton and the greatest automobile snow
of Southern history
Right now huge force OF plumbers
ond 1a,,orors l. oorrootire, mn tho Audi
W i'''i' WIN GNU '''0us e'9 '''''''iS' -
carry the llumlnant that VIII turn
night into day throughout the week Of
the show. Another big force of decora =
TORS has taken hold Of the buildinp and
.y.-...-
'' VI '''''e IL su''' NUNS anu
as are not USED by the poultry snow TO
get as much out of the way as possible
before the final dash begins.
Tho oxbibitors are Gathering in tboir
1910 ..,.,a Gu - .bo .,,o,,. oauz
'',00
nave a'eauN 8iI'>eu' o'iie'S are oeiHS
turned out OF the factories at nigh
pressure Not prominent make OF
car, but will be presented at the At
lanta show If 1t is represented IN At
lanta. There are EXCEPTIONS but they
are so few that they are almost negh-
gible.
The Fifth regiment band. greatest OF
regimental musical organizations In all
Dixie, has been secured for the week Of
the show. And this great feature has
been strengthened further by the spe-
clal engagement of Leo McConVlile, the
eleven year-oid cornet soloist from Bal
timore.
The excursion rates to Atlanta have
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
LONG USEFULNESS COMES FROM
GOOD CARE.
BY A. c. Page, College OF Agriculture,
University of Missouri

| Machinery that wears out and
breaks down is expensive. Cows that
are good fer only year or two are
not likely 10 be profitable The farm.
| er Is sometimes deceived In n COW be
cause she starts the year with large
| flow of milk. but after a few months
she drops down tn so small an amount
that she scarcely pays for her keep.
At the end of six months she may be
dried up. The kind of COW that makes
the money Is the one that works the
year round except for a month or six
weeks at the end.
The COW at the Missouri College OF
Agriculture that has started in her
tenth milking period and is still Civ
ing large flow OF milk is not excep.
tional in the ranks Of good cows. Sew
eral others in the herd are doing even
better than that. Such results, how.
ever. always accompany good care,
and need not be expected where II ia
not given.
One OF the reasons COW needs a
DdiaHCeu Tltlun IL 30 lHdt neF bOdy
will be kept in the best condition to
endure the hard work of giving milk.
That Is the meaning Of a balanced
ration for any animal-one that sup
plies the necessary elements for the
work OF mix production, and also for
the maintenance of the body in the
best condition.
No COW that has wintered through
on corn stalks and miscellaneous pick
ings is In condition for big years
work. Neither is she in condition to
live a long and profitable life.
Such results as have been obtained
from this COW, shown in the illustra-
ton. could not be expected from a
well bred dairy COW with good blood
behind her. In the nine periods she
mas been In milk, she has produced
1887 pounds OF milk and 1852
pounds Of butter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
10000 WAITED AT PALACE ALL
NIGHT AS END or MIkApo
APPROACHES.
MuTSUHlT0 RULED 43 YEARS
New Monarch Is 80 and Has Thr..
Sons-Like Father, He 10 Not the
Son OF Empress-Served In
Army and Navy.

Tokio.-The emperor of Japap ie
/ dead.
tie has been succeeded on the
'hrone by the crown prince, Yoshihito
me emperor had been unconscious
since dawn the day before. From
that hour his respiration had become
continually more feeble and he passed
away IN the presence OF the members
OF the imperial family and the minis.
tiers OF state.
The great crowd which had been
gathered for days outside the mari;
surrounding the palace. remained I'm
the end In hushed silence, and even
"hen his majesty's death was an.
h"uhced remained in the vicinity
seemingly hopelessly depressed.
The crown prince was overcome by
the sad event and remained at the
palace in consultation with the minis.
tiers of state, arranging for the impe.
rial funeral and for the conduct OF
state affairs. The edict announcing
loshihilo's succession to the throne
VIII be published as soon as arrange.
ments have been made.
All the imperial princes who have
born In the vicinity OF the emperor's
palace since the beginning Of the se.
rious period of his Illness on July 10
were summoned 10 the sick chamber
sunday and remained there till late
Monday. They were present at the
noon examination by the court phy.
sicians, who found that his majesty's
pulse was very feeble.
The crowds outside the palace con.
unued TO increase and numbered at
ieast 10000 persons at midnight.
The name OF the successor to the
throne Is Yoshihito Harunomiya- Like
MS father, Ioshhito is not the son OF
The empress. He was born August 81.
1879, lie WAS nominated heir appar.
'ht In 1897 and pronounced crown
Prince In 1883. Prince Yoshihito has
served In the army and navy of the
country and in 1909 became both n
acknowledgement and a yice.admiraI
Nay 10, 1903, he married Princess Sa.
'ako, fourth daughter Of Prince Ku;o
Michitaka. The new emperor has
hree sons, the youngest of whom was
,Orn In 1909.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

An extra profit can be gathered in
from the corn field by drilling cowpeas
in the corn at the last cultivation, pas.
turing off with sheep or hogs when 1t
has made good growth. The sheer
will work in the underground and pick
of the lower blades OF the corn with.
out injuring the main crop. This plan
is advocated by the College of Agricul
ture of the University OF Missouri, and
has been successfully used by many
farmers over the state. Some precau,
tons are necessary at the first to pre-.
vent bloating OF the sheep.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

the milk test pipette which holds l7.e
cubic tentimeters IL used for cream
there will be less weight of cream
than there should be for the test.
Furthermore. good deal of the cream
may stick TO the pipette. lowering the
test still more. If this method is
used at the creamery, the farmer lie
the loser, because the cream will APP
pear TO have less butter fat than 1t
really has.
The proper method Is TO weigh out,
on a small balance like the inexpen-
sive one shown in the illustration, Is
grams OF the cream Tor nine grams IL
the cream Is very richJ, which Is the
proper weight to give accurately the
per cent of fat If nine grams 10
taken, the result must be multiplied
by two to get the correct per cent.
This difference will materially affect
the income from cream selling
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

The ultimate success of most OF the
great manufacturing industries has de.
pended on saving of waste. The bust.
ness experts today are developing
their time to stopping leaks. The time
is within the memory of living men
| when bran was dumped into the Mis-.
! sissippi river. Do we throw Il away
now? Products of iron smelling. odds
and ends from the packing house, and
a hundred other incidental products
are now being carefully turned to
profit. Even sawdust, which once was
burned, is distilled to charcoal, alco-
hol, creosote and turpentine
Years ago the farmer burned over
his woodland every year as a matter of
course. to make the grass grow bet.
ter. But now he knows better. II was
too expensive.
Somewhere In every part of the
country. this harvest time, a strawpile
will be burned. II II had not been for
the extreme shortage of feed last
winter there would have been many
windrow Of cornstalks burned before
the spring blowing. And possibly--al.
though 1t takes a stretch of the imagi-
nation--some farmer may haul out
some manure and dump II In the ra-
vine as they used to do.
These things are out of date. The
time will come when all farmers shall
realize that their profits depend on
saving and getting benefit from these
which have been, for so
long, wasted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
One Man TerrorIzes Town

Springfield, Mo.-After creating a
r"iEn of terror and cvading the police
David Daniels, 25 years old. was cap.
tured by c. II. KimberlIng, from whom
had been stolen suit Of clothes
Daniels was twice sent to the reform
school, and at another time arrested
Tor theft. He said he is u deserter
from the army.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
Elahteen Injured In Wrnnk

Springfield, Ill-In a head-on col.
lision OF Frisco passenger train No.
H. known as the Californian, with a
freight train at ST. Johns, loading
station near Rlchland, eighteen pas.
sengers were injured The engineers
and fremen of both trains jumped and
were not seriously hurt
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
Farmer Ends Life With Acid

Brighton, Ill.-James f. Smith, a
farmer. so years old. who resided near
here. killed himself with carbolic acid
after he had driven his wife and chill.
dren. under fear OF death. TO hide
from him in a cornfield
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
Sheppard to Go to Senate

Dallas, Tex.-Returns indicate that
Congressman Morris Sheppard is win.
ner In the Democratic preference pri.
mary vote for the United States sen.
atorship and that he has bested Jacob
Wolters by $4,000.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
Shot on a DARE.

Lawrence, Mass.--Louis Dion, II
years old. was shot dead by Henry
Talbot, IL, as the result of a quarrel
over new rife. Dion had given Tai.
bot permission to shoot him. to test
the rife.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
Places Taft With II rine.

oyster Bay, N. Y.-The renomina.
tion of President Taft by the Repub.
lican national convention last month
was compared by Col. Roosevelt to
The election of William Lorimer to the
United States senate.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
Locks Up Women. Takes Ieu.ls

Kansas City MOTOR 40 minutes
Mrs p. c. Mccarthy and her two
daughters were locked in bathroom
OF their home here. afraid to call for
help because a daylight burglar had
threatened to kin them.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

It is past seed corn time, but an
other time will come before long. II
Is time now to, see those vacant spots
where no corn seemed to come. These
spots are an argument for better seed
next year. The time TO get interested
in better seed is when the crop begins
to get ripe the year previous.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
ACCURACY IN CREAM TEST
SAMPLE FOR BABCOcK TEST
SHOULD BE WEIGHED.
BY A. C. Page, College Of Agriculture
University Of Missouri.

A mistake that is sometimes made
in testing cream for the per cent OF
butter fat is In measuring the sample
with a plpette instead of weighing 1t
out on balance.
Cream is lighter than milk. and II
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

1t isn't that the farmer doesn't know
better than to use harness that Is con.
tinually falling to pieces, but that he
forsets, in the rush Of work, to fix It
before 1t makes trouble. Extra
buckles and snaps and hame staples
are cheap. and time is expensive. in
harvest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01
Exports Pass Billion Marx

Washington.-Export manufactures
OF the United States in the fiscal year
Just ended passed the billion dollar
mark for the first time according to
hgures by the bureau of statistics,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

How many farmers each year 20 to
the fence corner to hitch up to the
mower or hinder. or the cultivator?
Outdoor sleeping porches are advo.
Gated as an aid to health. In humans,
but 1t has never been proved that i'm.
elements arc the better for standing
out in all kinds of weather.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

Duquoin. Illinois. - ]. c. Porter
neld. civil engineer. dropped dead at
his home in this city. The Coroner's
jury rendered a verdict of death from
unknown cause.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

Someone has told us that the best
time to prune fruit trees is when your
knife is sharp, but judgment must be
used.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

One point in favor of the hollow
brick sllo is that it win not shrink
and fall to pieces when the hot, dry
days come at time when II Is empty.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-01

Cleanliness and cold are the great
actors in keeping milk and cream
;ood during hot weather.