The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-14
MoSer Long On Theory Bat Short
On Practice Of Running An Auto
by RICHARD f. LUssIER

Detective j. F. Moser is the owner of
a five-passenger automobile, which, for
the last few months, has been located
in garage in Rome, Ga. A few days
ago Mr. Moser invited Detective Tyler
his "buddie," to take a few DAYS off
and go to Rome and ride back to Bir-
mingham in his machine Mr.. Tyler
avowed such a trip would be Just
scrumptious, or words to that effect
The necessary permission to take the
trip secured. Moser and Tyler started
As they intended to come back in an
automobile they dressed for the part
in advance Tyler bought himself an
auto cap, goggles. coat and gloves
Moser in the meanwhile was in several
other places getting gasoline.
The "Hawkshaws" of the local force
started for Rome via Admission. arriv-
ing at the latter town at night. 1t
was most auspicious evening, accord
Ing to Tyler, and finding that Admission
possessed some excellent parks, they
went on sightseeing tour. In passing
1t might be said that Tyler and Moser
were able to make their tour in Annis-
ton because the ope policeman in that
village had long before retired.
Well, to make long story short,
Tyler and Moser slept in park that
night and caught train to Rome in
the morning. In Rome they immedi-
ately repaired to the garage where
Moser's automobile was kept, and on
presenting the proper credentials the
garage owner obviously allowed the
two sleuths to take the automobile
away.
NOW Tor trip back to Birmingham
IT. was some trip. In fact in parts Ii
was scrambled trip. Both Moser and
Tyler had taken lessons from cor
respondence school in operating an
automobile and while both were stronp o
on theory they fell short on practice.
ihey started from Rome at IL O'Clock
~ tne morning and progressed without
adventure, that is, with the exception of
having about IA punctures and biowouts
ana other minor joys of the automobile
lists. They had some engine trouble and
somehow or other the magnetic and car
puretor We're always doing a tango or
IeXas Tommy with the result that at "a
O'Clock that night Moser and Tyler were
on the CEDAR Bluff pike, about 45 miles
from Rome and IL miles from Gadsden.
fortunately they escaped being arrested
for exceeding the speed limit as in the
II hours they had been travelling they
made only 45 miles, or an average of four
niles an hour-the average Speed of a
healthy man walking
But, on the Cedar Bluff pike. Detective
Moser suddenly found himself. The re-
suit was instantly apparent for the old
Buick suddenly hit the road at 50-mile-
an-hour clip and Tyler did back somer-
sault into the tonnau interrupting for the
moment his bizarre inspection of the
lunar disc by bringing to his close atten-
tion weird pyrotechnical display of
cleaning stars.
At this racing speed Mosers automo-
bile did not travel very far, for, before
Tyler could extricate himself from the
back of the car, the aforesaid Buick had
struck the guard posts on a bridge over
the Tallapoosa river. In another moment
Moser and Tyler were floundering in
more water, and dirtier water than they
had seen in years. The car was propped
OIL end. stuck deep in the mud.
III closing 1t must be stated that the
lonesome owl perched in the overhanging
bcughs, bordering the Tallapoosa, neard
words that night, and such words. While
the TRADE went on, the August moon
smiled on the scene of the two detectives
knee deep in mud and with water up to
their arm pits believing, with arms out