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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-12
Teachers Examination.

The regular spring teachers exam
nation will be held at the Court
House. Friday, May 2nd. beginning at
. o'clock y NJ
The questions will be based on the
state adopted text books.
j. HERBERT HAYNSWORTH.
County superintendent of Education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-12

Tn" city Holding Company of sum
ter has been commissioned with a
capital stock of $4,000. The pcti-
TONERS are q. a. Lennon, /. c.
Strauss and G. L. Kicker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-12
Real Estate Transfers,

=. 4. GuilI. substituted trustee, to
clifford NJ. Daly, two lots on West
libetry street, $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
CADILLAC DEALER BUILDS
COMPLETE CAR IN WINDOW

Automobile dealers are beginning 10
realize more and more the value of their
show windows. The practical posx-fli-
ties of a window display were recently
demonstrated in a unique manner by the
Standard Motor company of Baltimore,
Cadillac distributors for Maryland.
This company drew the interested at
tention of hundreds of people by building
complete Cadillac in the front window
of their show rooms, constructing the
car by assembling it from parts taken
from their repair stock. The purpose
was two-fold-to attract attention gen.
orally and to demonstrate in a practical
and effective manner the accuracy with
which the parts are made.
There are more than 400 mechanical
operations on parts in a Cadillac car
which are made so accurately that
variation of not to exceed 1900 of an inch
is permitted This is about one-thrd the
thickness Of a human hair. Even the
bolts and screws are standardized and
are more accurately cut than any that
could be purchased in the open market.
The result of this extra care and aceu-
racy is that all parts are interchange
able it being possible to take the parts
of two cars, mix them up and then reae-
semble perfect machines. This was strik-
ingly demonstrated in the famous stand
ardization test several years ago in Eng
land. which won for the Cadillac the
Dewar cup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
MR.. JOY RETURNS
FROM HIS WESTERN TRIP

President JOY of the PoclSard company
in his efforts to assist the coast to coast
highway has returned from trip to the
Pacific coast. In a statement sent out
to the agents, one of which was received
by Charles Denegre, local agent, Mr.. JOY
rema rks:
Henry b. JOY, president of the Packard
Motor Car company, has just returned
from motoring rip to the Pacific coast
made for the purpose of obtaining a
preliminary survey of trans-continental
route for the Lincoln Highway associa-
tion of which he Is president
Mr.. Joy made The trip In his prairie
schooner. a Faekarl '4s' chassis equipped
with special body containing a complete
camping outfit He was accompanied oy
Frank H. Trego Research Engineer Of
the Packard Motor Car company.
The good roads tourists followed the
route of the Forty-Niners across the
plains and turned south in Utah, going
through Salt Lake City Fifteen and one
halt days were consumed in a leisurely
drive of 2753 miles from Detroit to san
Francisco.
me country was found to be in ex-
eellent condition fonatouring The garages
OF the west Mere surprisingly well eouin-
ped and there was no difficulty In obtain
ing the necessary supplies of oil and gaso-
hle at pointe along the route.
conditions have improved materially in
wyoming, said Mr. Jov. although tho
railroad crossings are in Il deplorable con-
dlton. We found a number of good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

the devil beating tanbark. The hest way
to hive a woman is Just to sit down,
mental, and let her do the circulating
around and hiding out, and chasing her
self over Mountain and vale. while you
calmly trim your toe nails and pick your
teeth with a spinter-shell light after
awhile, and be as affectionate as a five
cent valentine.
how long a Female will buzz around be-
when she takes notion to quit cireulat-
ing around. Me and Bill Posey courted
a buxom hefer over on Peckerwood. and
we both put in good time at the business
Bill was a weazened little Red neck,
runty chap that weighed about 125 pounds
and looked like he had a bad case of
hookworm. He found out the gal was
piously inclined, and he got hold of a
Bible Encyclopedia and memorized it as
far down as the letter "E" and he
spout whole gblets of Bible information
from Adam to Enoch, and there he'd bog
I secured that valuable volume and
crammed with Scripture from "F'' to
e. and when Bill would line out about
Absalom and Eschol I'd retaliate with
statistics about Faray-Oh and Zachariah
Taylor. We kept up this Scriptural duel
until the night of the fire at the Acade-
my, and / decided that I had William
skinned a whole block with Deuteronomy
and Solomon's Song, and that the Fe-
male was just ready to hang out the
white flag and surrender Internationally
to my destinations.
"On the night of the Concert and fire
at the Academy I acted a heroic part, get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Life Saving Inventions

Washington. July 5.-(Special.)-Th
loss of the Titanic in the early part Of
the year, was followed by a remarkable
number OF inventions relating to the gen.
eral problem of saving life at sea. Me-
chanical devices for speedily and safely
lowering boats from ships received con-
siderable attention. as also did ship fit
tings designed to be readily detached and
used as RATS in case of emergency and
buoyant fittings for personal wear. Means
for preventing collisions at sea attracted
many inventors, more particularly for
detecting the near presence of ice at night
or in fog, while others devoted them
selves to arrangements for enabling n
wireless distress signal to be received
even though the operator is off duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
CHALMERS UNIFORM SERVICE
AND SELLING POLICY

The Birmingham Motor company of
this city, agents for the Chalmers as well
as other popular cars, gave out state
ment yesterday in regard to the policy
adopted by the Chalmers company. which
is of wide interest in automobile circles.
The statement follows:
"An interesting feature of the uniform
service and selling policy adopted by
Chalmers dealers and distributors all over
the country, is the method agreed upon
to be used in handling used or second
hand cars BY this plan Chalmers deal
ers take care of the problem largely in
the same rnanner as was set forth in a
prize winning article on the subject in
contest recently conducted by Motor
World.
Carl II. Page of Carl II. Page 6 Co.,
chairman of committee of three promi-
nent dealers selected to pass on the ar
ticles submitted in tic contest. Mr.. Page
has long been student of. the used car
problem" and has come to the conclu-
sion That, treated rightly it should not
be considered as II problem
"1'he first rule of the plan we. as
Chalmers dealers, have always followed
and which is really the backbone of the
uniform policy is to IDEAL fairly with
both your customer and YOURSELF says
Mr.. Page. "Allow the customer a fair
price on his car-give him what it is
worth to you.
Before offering a used car for sale
overhaul it thoroughly. In case any parts
are worn or weak-replace them. Do not
let the car go out of the shop until it
is in gcod running order. The body re-
touching can come later-get the mechan-
ism in perfect condition first.
Many used cars should be repainted.
We have a special division for handling
this end of the work. Smaller dealers
cannot always afford a special depart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
APPERSON DESIGNED
FIRST AUTOMOBILE

In connection with a statement last
week that the first car built or designed
was by the Haynes company. J. S. Coke,
agent for the Apperson cars said that the
first car built was by the Apperson COM
pany and gave out this statement in veri-
fication of that statement. Mr.. Coke said
Twenty Indiana made cars left
Indianapolis July ! for the Pacific coast.
Prominent among these Hoosier cars were
two Apperson Jack Rabbit entries.
When the tour started. one of the bright
red cars from Kokomo was driven by
Elmer Apperson, THE Father of the
American Automobile"
Just 20 years ago Elmer Apperson and
his brother, Edgar, built the first sue
cessfu gasoline car in America. 1t was
driven for the first time on July 4, 1898,
the one hundred and seventeenth birth
day of the nation Thus on the twentieth
birthday Of the American gasoline auto
mobile the direct descendant of the orig
inal car is participating in the biggest
touring event Of 1918.
"A son of Indiana perfected the auto
mobile and developed a machine that has
today become one of the necessities of
daily life. Another son of Indiana, Carl
G. Fisher proposed the national rock
highway from coast to coast. The In
diana Automobile Manufacturers Assoeia-
ton is now engaged in the celebration of
the twentieth anniversary of the automo-
bile and pathfinding a suitable route for
this highway.
ELMER Apperson's first car bears but
little resemblance to the pair of sturdy
Jack Rabbit entries in the cross eoun-'
try tour but the machine that reposes to-
day in the Smithsonian institute in Wash
ington was the father of all the cars
in this tour, and the gasoline automobiles
now built in America.
The speed of the first car which Elmer
and Edgar Apperson built two decades
ago was about 70 miles an hour. while
the present day cars entered in the tour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

~ the general progress that has been
Unprecedented in this district during
the past few months in every line few
developments have taken place that are
of such value as indications of upbuild-
ing as the automobile industry From
time to time the announcement of big
buildings steel orders of sudh excltes the
thoughtful and bring to those interested
here a flash of appreciation and wonder.
Yet the location of automobile agencies
here. the opening of new salesrooms, and
garages have taken place unendingly in
Birmingham to the chief result that few
southern cities can boast of such un-
rival lines. That all the agencies and the
other contributing features to the auto
mobile trade indicates unusual progress
is admitted. During the past three weeks
as an indication of the advance in this
line there has been located here five new
automobile agencies. The new agencies
bring wealth to several lines of trade.
The men located with the new agencies
contribute that much to the general well
fare of the community in various ways.
The location of additional agencies to
this community brings the additional
garages and other propositions connected
with the automobile trade. All this con-
tributes to the general betterment of
the game in Birmingham. 1t eNcites other
automobile agents to strive to give better
service and rake better care of their ma
chimes while 1t adds in various ways to
the broad movement.
1t is the general opinion among the
men close IN touch with the situation that
from time to time other agencies are
coming to this city for the reason that
the automobile maker looks upon Bir-
mingham as an ideal center and district
wherein men can afford real automobiles
and want to pay for the best makes as
well as the best service rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
ny CLYDE w. Ennis

Morris, Jr. is sales manager, gave out
a statement yesterday in reference to the
Alco truck, which was recently placed in
fulton county, Ca, to be used in road
work there The statement is:
"A new power operated dump body,
pullt on an entirely new principle Is
announced by c. A. Benjamin. general
sales manager of the Alec. incidentally
MI Benjamin reports the sale of two
trucks of this type for road work in
Georgia. According to Mr.. Benjamin. the
Alco engineers applied an old locomo-
tive principle to the motor truck With
this device for the first time applied to
the motor truck, the body can be raised
to an angle of 65 degrees in less than
Is seconds.
Nearly all the present dump bodies >
explained Mr.. Benjamin ARE either re-
designed or reconstructed devices. for
merly used on drawn vehicles and
adapted to the motor truck causing the
user to be somewhat backward in adopt
ing the power operated dump body.
AN indication of the confidence which
was placed in our engineers is the in
stance of the commissioner of roads and
revenues of Fulton county. Ga. When
they were told that the Alec engineers
were designing power-driven dump ap-
paratus, an order was placed for two
Alec chasses of 31a tons capacity to be
lltteu WIFI the type OIL dump pouy lnat
our engineers developed and will receive
the first two 31s-ton Aleos fitted with this
type of apparatus
Mechanically the lifting device is ex-
tremely simple. Among its features are:
Ease of operation, better balance of the
load. even distribution of material ON
road, automatic disengagement of the
hosting mechanism when body is in nor
NAL position and automatic tail gate.
'The lifting mechanism receives its
power through a jaw clutch attached to
the countershaft which is extended
through the gear box. The power is
then transmitted through a worm gear
and two sets of spur gears to a cross
shaft, at right angles to the frame. On
each end of this cross shaft bell crank.
which is connected to a straight connect
ing rod attached to the body. As the
cross shaft revolves. the bell crank
moves upward, causing the connecting
rod to raise the body. The body may be
stopped and held at any height. Upon
its return to the normal position, the
body automatically disengages the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
all which

cut-offs from the original trail which
shortened our trio
Despite the fact that Nevada has only
one lnhabitant to the square mile, we
found it to be the best sign-posted state
west OF the Mississippi river. Everywhere
we came across painted poles that marked
the route.
THE lack of legible signs in California
is serious drawback. Although there
are more AUTOMOBILES in that state than
in any other in the country. with the
exception of New York, it was there that
we found the most trouble. We were mis-
directed and lost our way on several oe.
casions.
BY 1915. motorists should have no DIFF
ficulty in making the trip from New York
to San Francisco in eleven days Ry
that time many miles of good roads will
have been completed and good sign posts
will mark the trans1continentaI route
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

| Gents allowed that If he had his ratbar
ne IKE 10 own a wastehowling Pelican
Oh the wilderness, because that interest
ing insect could tote his grub so handy,
having a pouch convenient for tobacco.
matches, spaying needles, fish hooks and
things like that, and wings to fan him
self with when he got hot. and that he
could fish without digging bait.
Another Old Codger express decided
preferences for the Gi-raffey, on account
of that tall varmint having a neck about
ten feet long, and organized so that IL
could taste a drink all the way down.
The third Citizen announced hisself de-
eldedly IN favor of Rhinos-ery-hoss on
account of his thick hide immense size.
dangerous tusk and ability to live in the
water An old Jay sitting on a flour
barrel now butted into the conVersat tion
and give ii out, cold that his yearning
every time for a satisfactory, al-around,
ree-li-a-ble animile, was for a Tree-toad.
You can't depend on most of them an
imiles i'm the pictures said he, some of
EN- is fiekle and don't attend TO busi-
ness-some of 'em draws their salaries
and don't earn it. A whole lot of EN-,
when the Mill whistle toots don't show up
for work. but a real genuine tree toad is
alters ON to his job. I'm for the tree
toad, as the choice of this convention.
first. last and all the time. | had a gal,
once, over on Peekerwood big. lilSly
heifer that filled out a calico dress like a
sausage. She could dance all night and
wrestle with the wash-pot all next day.
Late one evening that gal went TO the
spring to get her drink of worter. No
gourd, thar--nothing to drink out Of so
she just Numbered down and took II by
word of mouth-and while she was a
doing of this she swallered a tree toad
Gents that toad didn't complain none or
git sulky and go on a strike No, sir
he just buckled right down to business
and whenever that tree toad hollered-it
was just obliged to rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
WELLINGTON VANDIVER'S YARNS
OF THE OLD COURTHOUSE GANG
About Automobiles wdow Talks
About a wfe-Jutc the Congressional
Record a

SO dad-burned easy as you fellows think
it is remarked the Widower, with the
side-saddle whiskers. Il am just busting
forth into the glorious dawn of my 55th
year, and having lost four connubial
podners-two of em by Death, one by
2 snake-bite, and the fourth by a Atanty
Snuff Drummer who eloped with her, and
a five year old bay mule, and two of the
best hounds that ever run trail in this
country-I am somewhat qualified to
pass Judgement on the Female Sect.
"A woman has to be courted according
to rules she lays down beforehand in her
own mind and she takes pertickerler
pains that nobody don't ever know what
them aforesaid rules is but herself. Then
again, when you are dead certain she is
coming your way with a heart sizzling
with affection, its ten to one she is going
in the other direction with a gait like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

side is likely TO se considerable but II
tile car needs l., 1t viii prove money
we'll spent. All h.aas and metal parts
should be replated wnen necessary.
For a reasonable period after the de-
livery of the car no charge should be
made for labor required in making ad-
justments or repairs. A customer Who
buys a used car four years old must be
treated as well as the man who takes
the latest model. He should have as much
attention and instruction in regard to
driving and care of his car as the pur-
chaser of new machine. He'll be in the
market for a new machine some of these
days, and if he gets a square deal on
the used ear purchase he will know where
To come for the new one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

| to the Pacific coast will negotiate 360l
miles in 26 running days. When Apper-
| son first drove his machine through the
streets of Chicago he was ordered off the
bouleyards during the time of the world S
fair because the machine was offensive
to the horses. Today on every country
road and on the boulevards there are
more automobiles than horses.
when the Indiana Automobile Manu-
faeturers association opened the entry
lists for this tour Elmer Apperson de-
eided that two Apperson Jack Rabbit
touring models should take part in this
event in spite of the fact that cars have
earned their laurels on track and road
and the company has quit tho racing
game and all other contest work.
1.-The Apperson brothers astonished the
world with their success as the pioneers
when they built their first car and in
1898 Edgar Apperson drove overland in
one of the cars from Kokomo Ind to
New York city, delivering the car to a
customer. This achievement was consid-
cred at that time almost impossible, as it
was a distance of about 900 miles.
IN 1901 Edgar Apperson won the first
100-mile nonstop run which was held on
Long Island. The same year Elmer and
Edgar Apperson won first and second
places in the New York to Buffalo cross
country tour of the Automobile Club of
America. This was the first event of it's
kind that was successfully staged in
America.
while the Indiana Pacific tour is not
a reliability run its influence on the auto
mobile world will be far reaching. This
is the first time that an organized tour
participated In by manufacturers has
crossed the Rocky mountains, and the
only tour ever to go from east of the
Mississippi TO the Pacific coast. Previous
to this event Denver has been the west
ern terminus of tours.a
"All the teams in tour will have their
colors and following out the practice of
the Appersons, the Jack Rabbit cars
are resplendent in coat of bright red.
The cars are four-clylnder touring mod
els, and bear the entry numbers, II and
Is. They are being accorded receptions all
along the route by Apperson owners"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

ting out a whole lot of the furniture, and
mighty near toting the piano out by my
lone self. Just before the roof fell in
that gal gave a screech and dived back
into the building and emerged in about
two minutes toting Bill under her left
arm and his hat in the other hand. Yes
sir, she not only rescued that onery cuss
but she carried the joke further and ac-
tually married him! [ chucked that En-
cyclopedia in the creek and l aint had
much yearning for them Old patriarch's s
history since them. Bill is the worst
hen-pecked man in ten states, and he tells
me- confidential, that he's mighty sorry
he ever heard of Adam and Enoch. None
of you fellows aint got chaw of tobacco
handy, have you? Thanked Females
is uncertain a whole lot fellows, and the
man what says he knows he knows 'em
is q liar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Sewing Machine Agent Tells One

Il was down at Eliphus Crosstrees S
Country Store last week, showing him
the only self-acting, automatic shuttle,
self-binding, sef-righteous sewing ma
chine made on the American Continent"
said the Sewing Machine Agent. "Thrre
was a lot of old Reubens sitting around
chawing tobacco, splitting through their
teeth at flies and settling the affairs OF
this Mundane Sphere in their assembled
council. There was some Circus pictures
pasted on the side of the Blacksmith
shop, which with the coy modesty of the
usual conservative Circus poster, set forth
the horrible antics of all the animals of
the jungle.
zone Of the most toothless of these old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

hosting mechanism and closes the lock.
lever on the side of the drivers seat
comprises the control. and when it is
pulled forward, the body is unlocked and
the iaw clutch engaged.
The tall gate raises and lowers auto
matcally ana IS designed so that sec
tion of the load is held back, permit
ting an even distribution of the load over
road The body can be raised with
The truck in motion or standing still"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
BY WELLINGTON vANDIvER

burned horn without ever noticing that
you want to ride too.
When these near sighted Autoists
meet their last fate and gather with the
Wall1ists at ST. Peters gate, when the
going down Elevator arrives in full view,
we will just simply step up to these high
brows and address them with insolent
familiarity and point to the going down
sign and say to them. Git in, Podners;
Won have lust got to ride. too
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

cars have all those fine points that buy
ers are demanding ons their cars at this
time, and quite a number of prospects
have been taken for them. The local
agency has also the Haynes and the
Cole, which with the new line. gives
them an unusually attractive PROPOSE
tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
HERRSHOFF CARS
ARRIVED TUESDAY

The Herrshoff cars absolutely new to
this district that have been taken by the
Robertson Tire and Auto company
reached Birmingham last week, according
to an announcement made last Sunday
morning. The cars have been displayed
on the streets since that time. and have
attracted quite a little attention. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Division

THE Joneses go in for lot OF fuss and
Gathers
Yes, Jones gets the fuss and his wife
the feathers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

osNNsltAM SCuOVI cf
dtaIsfr to The
a yeaK~- R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

On Getting a Wife
This here thing of getting Il wife aint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
ALSO HAS NEW
DUMPING FEATURE

Lee Whitehead. vice president of the
| Highland garage, of which Thomas e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

WASHINGTON SEMINARY
1919 Feacntree Road ATLANTA, GA.
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES:
l. boarding Department limited. slOO. 600 no in
Grounds and Buildings. S0s.0o :"
:. New School Building modern in Fou;nn,an,
with provision for open air class rooms
}. Courses in Domestic Science and Physical
/, framing part Of regular curriculum
demic College-P Preparatory. Music, Art, Ex.
presson. S6th Session begins Sept. IL, 1913.
Wrfe for illustrated catalogue - IL
l.. D. and EMMA B. SCOTT, PRINCIPALS.