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The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
VERITABLE LAND YACHT
CONSTRUCTED FOR AUTO HEAD
Dandurand, Of the Comet
Motor COMPANY,


The private Pullman as a means of
luxurious travel has a rival in an auto
mobile land yacht" equipped for U. H.
Dandurand. president OF the Comet
Motor Company. OF Montreal.
A miniature hotel has been mounted
on the chassis Of a Packard three-ton
truck. There are sleeping accommoda-
tons for ten persons. q telephone sys-
tenn. electric lights. kitchenette, and
a combination smoking and dining-room-
In fact. all the comforts of home, from
refrigerator to writing desk. The
unique body was designed by the own
er's son, Lieut.. Henri Dandurand, of the
Sixty-ffth Regiment. c. NJ. r., of
Canada.
Immediately behind the drivers seat
are quarters for the chauffeur. A room,
with sleeping accommodations for five,
comes next. Another compartment, six
feet square, which Is used as a combina-
ton smoking and dining-room, has
berths for four. 1t is equipped with two
extension tables, each three feet long by
nineteen inches wide, and a folding
desk
Directly behind this compartment il a
htchenette. SO designed as to make use
OF every inch Of available space A linen
cupboard. a neat gasoline stove, and a
refrigerator make up the equipment.
The caravan" is driven by the stand
ard four-cylinder Packard truck motor
In practically every point the chassis
Is identical with that of the standard
Packard three-ton truck.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

blowing in all the money paying hotel
bills in Washington. I have returned
home and gone to work for living The
promised land looked as beautiful to
me rs 1t did to Moses. but my luck was
no better than his-I couldn't cross
over" 49,. .a-s.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
CARTOON1ST FISHER
OPERATES A LOZIER
Deeorates His Car with Drawings.
Prompted to Buy BY R. F.
Oufcauk.

Bud Fisher has Joined the ranks Of
motoring cartoonists Mr.. Fishers choice
is a Lozier Light Six. which ne pur-
chased from Harry s. Houpt, New York
dealer for the Lozier company.
Fishers originality found expression
both in the way his car is decorated and
the manner in which II was shipped from
the factory at Detroit So anxious was
the cartoonist to receive his machine
that he ordered II 5ert by express. Once
1t arrived in the big town. the newspaper
artist tried his hand at mural decorating
on the two rear doors Of the car. A
small miniature Of Mutt now adorns one
tonneau door. with a counter portrait of
JEFF on the other door. Thus will the
car announcer at the theaters recognize
the Fisher family when they arrive to
put on their act.
The car itself 10 q striking creation,
with white hood and running gear and
blue body. While Mr.. Fisher and his
wife are filling a vaudeville engagement
in the South the car is on exhibition in
the Broadway. salesrooms Of the Fl. s.
Houpt Company.
Fishers choice Of a Lozier car was in
fuenced somewhat by the opinion Of his
friend, r. F. Outcault. famous as the
creator OF the Yellow Kid and Buster
Brown. Mr.. Outcault has driven Lozier
Big Six for the past four years. and is
at present engaged in making a 5000
mile cross-country tour in his machine
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
FOR LINCOLN HIGHWAY
Indiana-te-Paeife Meter Tesr {,
Show Need 4 Transese-
tinental Read.
TO REACH MILLION OWNERS

The odd.million or more car owners Of
the United States win hnd the Indiana
to-Pacinc tour Of Indiana automobile
.,,,... $500,
rA.,.s Se"eu M
-; " Ine Lac. tn1t w. mHl,,
W .ne Aineo, ,na
800 o.a 'aen a..N Es,.,
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- ma. 'ne purchaser mas cohtriouteu ei.ne,
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1880. a.. ..s 49,
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would Ne Object Lesson.
Build a transcontinental highway.
whose maintenance shall be SO slight
that no section of the United States can
afford to be without a similar thorough
fare, as an object lesson to the nation.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
BETTER FACILITIES
FOR AUTO REPAIRS
Warrington Auto Service Company
Announces Readiness to Do Motor
WoFk of An Ki,de

Washington motorists will be interested
in an announcement made Iast~n night by
the Washington Auto Service Company
that it had completed ARRANGEMENTS to
do all kinds of auto repair work at its
shops. at Fourteenth and w Streets
Northwest
The paint shop is under the supervision
Of Mr.. William A. Spore. who is a WE'LL
known automobile painter. Mr.. Spore, for
q number of years, had charge of the
Lawton & Sons coach painting establish
ment.
The service department Is in charge of
r. w. Bittner. an auto expert weIl-known
to motorists Of the Capital.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

In testing tungsten lamps for durabil-
ity, a French railroad used a machine
which subjects sample lamps to ali sorts
Of joits and Jars. the breaking of a fila-
ment shutting on the motor which oper-
ates 1t.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
No Time wasted.

From Judge.
Imogene-We weren't in the haii two
minutes before he kissed me.
Doris-Yum! Was 1t an event?
Imogene-My dear. he's an efficiency
expert!
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
GO0DYEAR's NEW TIRE.
Will r. Contribution to Electric
Vehicle Industry for 1914.

"A new electric tire Is to be Good
years contribution &c the electric vehicle
industry for 1914 announces L. c. Rock
hill. manager automobile tire department
OF the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany. Akron. Ohio. who has Just returned
to Akron after an extensive tour of the
Pacific Coast
In perfecting an ideal tire for cleo
tries. two fundamental qualities must be
Incorporated in order to make a desir-
able tire. These properties are rrsii-
iency and durability. The tire must not
be made so resilient for the purpose OF
saving power that 1t will not wear for
reasonable mileage, and. on the 9th. :
hand. durability cannot De accomplished
at too great an expense Of resiliency."
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
FIRST AMONG WATER COOLED
Knox Takes Prise In
Economy Contest.


A six-cylinder Knox car. 60 horsepower,
won first position among water-cooled
cars in the recent economy contest held
unde- the auspices of the Automobile
Club of Springfield. Mass. The Knox
was equipped with a Rayfield carburetor.
and 1t is rather significant that 1t COW
cred over twenty miles on one gallon
Of gasoline, a record that is about 100
per cent above the normal for six-cyl-
inder cans.
The report is authentic and Official, IS
the contest was under the supervision Of
the Three a. contest committee, the
only body that can sanction such an an
nouncement. The performance Is a re-
markable one for large six-cylinder
car, and it is not only believed to be a
worlds record for cars Of this class. but
an achievement that will remain a rec
ord for some time to come.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

sess an automobile, increased prosperity
of the backbone Of our nation the
farmer and lower cost Of living and bet
ter conditions to every citizen.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

The countrys immigration for August
amounted to &,N7. compared with 6l,7U
Tor July and 5o.1io for August. 1911.
More than 100000 grass hats were az.
ported to the United States from IN.
Dutch East indies during u third
quarter Of INA .f-s- - :. : =
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AERIAL PATROL
GOES | IS MILES
Fowler and Linena1 Fly from
+ Sacramento to Oakland
!. and Return "
by Latest Mail

SAN FRANCISC0.-Following the
high-power wires Of the Great West
ern Power Company that swing across
the plain and river and hill from Sac.
ramento to Oakland, Robert Fowler,
aviator, and r. s. Kitto, first aerial
.lineman, made the round-trip flight,
148 miles, airship line, between the
two cities. r
A bank of dense fog interviewed
shortly after the men left Sacramento
at S:45 O'Clock irr.the morning. Fow-
ler feeling his way carefully. alight-
ed in the field of C. Il. HOLSTERS ex-
tensiye ranch at CORTLAND. near the
Sacramento river.
Here Fowler and Kitto were greet
ed by General Manager E. w. Boards
ley of the Great Western Power Com
pany, NJ. E. Silva and Tom Dillon,
all of Sacramento. who had followed
the flight in a special car over the
Oakland-Antioch.
I'VE are all here" was the greet
ing of General Manager Beardsley
Then Hellister suggested lunch. He
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[By Latest Mani

CHICAGO. Ii 1t is worked prop.
trly, the hit and run play is just as
good q play as the sacrifice bunt,
when the object in view is to advance
the base runner. And If you've got
tie right kind Of a man up there at
the bat It oftentimes turns out q bet
The white sox nave tie boy who
knows how to take care Of the hit
snd run play from the batsman;s
standpoint The gent referred TO IS
Hal Chase, the classy first sacker.
OF the many hit and run plays we
saw pulled last summer we have yet
to see the equal Of Chase on the hit
ting end OF the play
Here is Halls argument. He firm
" believes that he can hit any ball
that q catcher can catch And when
sou look at the thing seriously tt
looks as though there is q whole lot.
Of logic IN Halls argument, BY that,
Hal means that IL the catcher signals
for q pitch out. that he certainly
ought to get q piece Of the ball with
his bat, II 1t Is close enough for the
catcher TO catch.
or course, Chase doesn't mean that
he can hit safely every ball that the
catcher can catch. That would In
deed be . silly boast. But by get
ting piece Of the ball z which would
result In foul, Chase protects his
who otherwise would be-
thrown out by many feet at second1
base And how foolish runner
looks when he's thrown out 10 feet
away from the bag. The bleacher
go after him and call him
ait sorts OF cruel names. They don't
reaiize that the batter failed to come
through with his part OF the play.
Had the man with the club in his
hand done his duty the throw out at
second base would never have oc-
Cured. $500 80 =: s.,
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new LEAGUE TO
FllRM SCHEDULE

This dxenina the managers and cap
tains f@pre ssnting the Mid.Pacific
WHITE League teams win get tOgeth-
er to agree Of try to agreeon the
sched6lefto Be run or between now
and the carnival baseball tournament.
Tie bfbbafilit ties are that there viii
be az teams ID the new organization,
with the Chinese as the trial horse
for all Of them. The Mid-Pacific Is
really more Of an association for or
gafiized exhibition games than q
league, because the Chinese viii take
part n every game, the other teams
playing the min turn. How this
scheme win work out remains to be
seen, but the fact Of the matter is
that there are wheels within wheels,
and that there's reason. that per.
kaps the Adverse critics are not aware
OF, why It was advisable to enter into
an agreement of this sort
Besides framing the schedule, the
will agree on umpires tom
night. 10 gain the support of the
public the best move the new league
can make is to secure the services Of
Captain Stayton, IL he viii consent to
work In this series He has run the
Oahu league games as ball games
should be conducted, and there has
been more promptness and discipline
On the field than ever before in local
baseball history. :,
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HAL CHASE MASTER OF
THE HIT AND RUN PLAY

And the White Sox players, every
one Of them, have the greatest faith
In Chase when he's on the hitting end
Of the hit and run PLAY.
II those who Witnessed the finai
game Of the city series last fall win
brush up their memories they re-
soalf 5Ast sS6eh Il ply a. ! i1e1l
toned In the fourth innin4 ~ the
final game Of the series lord was the
first Sox hitter. Hhmphries passed
him. Now, with Lord on first and
Chase at bat, the White Sox crack
hitand.run pair Is before you. In
fact, those two lads are considered
as good as the best ii the American
league when It comes 10 pulling
this particular play.
And how Lord loves to hpist that
signal when he gets on first Well,
he raised the signal as soon as he
reached first base and Jimmy Archer,
as smart q receiver as ever donned q
protector anu mask, evidently caught
1t. Jimmy signaled TO HUMPHREYS to
waste one BY that we mean that Il
was up to HUMPHREYS to Keep the ball
out of Chase,s reach.
Chase saw Lord leave first base
when HUMPHREYS made his Windup.
II was now up to Chase to make good
bis theory to the effect that he can
hit any ball that the catcher can
catch. And he made good. He liter.
ally tossed his bat into the air. The
bat and ball met and the sphere
sailed slowly. but surely, over J0hnny
Evers' head. It was a. clean base hit
and Lord reached second. while Chase
perched on first Now, Chase didn't
believe that he could hit that wild
pitch safely, hut he knew that he had
to protect Lord. And 1t wasn't only
during the Cub series that we saw,
Chase pull that very same play last
GUNNER. 1t happened many other
times. fs<.@.... =,
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ordered spread Of fried chicken and
other delicacies. At 12:45 the fog had
lifted. and Fowler and Kitto again
.t6tok the air. Flying so miles an
hour. at exactly 1854 they swooped
down into Concord. in Contra Costa
county, disturbing that quiet village
into unusual wakefulness. 49,
In the meantime the highest alti-
tude of the entire trip had been at.
tanned. This was when Fowler guild
ed his machine over Mount Diablo,
across which the wires are strung.
I'VE were 5000 feet in the air when
We crossed Mount Diablo," said, Fow.
Ter later.
Power House cireIed.
From Concord the men, after a
brief pause, flew to Oakland, circliAg
the Great Western power house in
Fourth avenue, and returned to Con-
cord, making the flight in 4S min,
utes. 4
Alighting at Concord on the return
trip, Fowler and Kitto shortly after
a o'clock began the return to Satra-
mento along the line of the Oakland
Antioch road. They reached ths cap
ital at SIP o'clock. ~
The men reported the power Ffres
in good condition and mo troubk."~.
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LAST PLAY FOR THE J..
PRESIDENTS PRIZE

The last playing days OF the year
for the presidents trophy of the. Oahu
Country Club win fall on next Satur.
day and Sunday, and It is believed
that many golfers viii take advantage
of the chance to have one last crack
at low net score. Hope springs eter.
nal in the gclfing breast, and card
way on the low side Is always q pos.
sibility
% It was too bad that only Is players
drove off IN the medal play event last
Sunday, but number Of the regulars
had made q prior date to play at Ha-
IeiWa, and the tournament ranks were
therefore depleted. ]. T. B. Greig
walked or With the first prize. with
q gross 20 and net rs. J. D. McIns
erny. with i score Of s6.f7, net ~.
took the second prize
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'RITIsH OFFICER
RIDES WITH ONE
LEG lM pL ASIER

NEW YORK The great feature
Be the New York Horse show on
friday. Nov. q. was the information
n Jumping contest for the America
Cup, presented By C. n @. Billings,
which vas won BY France.
N fhis contest the excitement was
~ It's highest pitch when the English
team rode into the tan-bark aefna.
Capt r. N. Stewart Richardson rid
ING with one stirrpp because Of q
broken right reg. was the cynosure Of
M eyes and the object Of applause.
Coll ] A. Kenna. who has q strained
back. was the other officer who had
been hurt, and Major Nj f. McTag.
CART was the third man of the British
team When Captain Richardson left
hts cFutches to mount Dan Leno, the
Hd chsered the plucky British Of
But the applause that he re-
I'd was only exceeded by the
'|1u6its when It was announced that
ne French team had captured an.
other first, making the third since the
BEGINNING OF the show.
AmazOne, who has attracb so
much attention during the show.
mounted by Lieutenant Baron de Mes.
lon. OF the 1st French Cuirassiers, did
much for the team in the event won
~ France. This wonderful mare
want around the four jumps in per
|tcl shape without so much as tip
4l any of them. In fact had 1t not
Eeen that Lieutenant Marquis dor
eek. on Sarah-G Goose. knocked down
- ef the gates, the triumph Of France
his contest would have been even
Tier AS it was there was q
BE shave for first and second place.
Captain Richardson doing his share
Is win for the Britons despite his
crippled leg. The instant the num-
befs or the winners we're announced
- band struck up the 'Marseliaise, !"
not q person remained seated in
TIE biz building. Men and women
hummed the national anthem, while
with hands and feet they gave France
her due for che victory.
Teamed together the four trios Of
rers walked their steeds slowly
Id the arena. Such a scene sci.
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Il MEXICAN athletes and the Ameri
Hcan system OF conducting athletics
are so frequently on the grill OF Eng
lish ridicule and satire that Il Is
pleasant surprise to ind 4 fair and
impartial view expressed every now
and then. And especially Is this true
50 far as Il concerns the victory Of
Francis 0uimet In the national open
golf championship, In which he beat
Harry Vardon and Edward Ray, for
the British comment on that AFFAIR
was nothing more than the introduce
ton Of innumerable alibis TO show
that Ouimet.s feat was entirely &C.
cidentaI and that he could not dupli-
cate Ii, no matter what the circun-
stances were. But at last we get an
unbiased opinion, written not BY -
man who got his ideas &C long range
but by critic who saw the match
In the October issue Of the London
Sketch. Henry Leach. an authority
on golf. who came to this country es.
peclally for the open tournament.
tells the British public why Onimetis
victory was not the result Of chance
and why the circumstances were ell
against the young American. Leach
sees II from an entirely different
angle from that which obscufed the
vision Of other critics. He finds Il
was Ouimet, not Varfon and Ray.
who had the difficult part to perform,
and he says IN this connection.
sOnly once before In golfing history
has Il happened that the test IN 9
first class cnamnionsfiD was 50 ex.
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RECRUITS SHOW
GOOD FORM IN
COMPANY GAMES
18TH INFANTRY LEAGUE
.gE-.. E - eFhMnfMH ra nA-
Eliminated.
Yestsrday's Game.
Company 3. q Company 3.
Especial star.Bulletin Correspondence

-
Especial Star-Bulietin Correspondence
SGHOFIELD BARRACKS, Dee. 1S,
Fully 600 excited fans saw the best
game Of the 25th Infantry company
series on the 25th infantry diamond
yesterday. r company broke away
from q tied score In the seventh inn.
ing and took the lead and g company
was unable to overtake them. G
Company has developed surprising
strength and has been fortunate In
finding several capable ball players In
It's new recruits. The outfit has q
new battery IN Mcdonald and Burley,
both recruits, and the combination
will doubtless stop several Of the
ether company teams yet. They play
ed q new recruit shortstop. Treat,
who made q bit with the crowd BY
his fine handling Of Burley's pcga
from the plate. and the only success
full r company base stealer was Par
ger. who pulled of the trick three
times.
For = company, Thomas pitched 9
good game and had the G company
heavy Datters. particularly Palmer.
the big pinch hitter Of the regimental
team. completely at his mercy. They
also showed 1 recruit third baseman
who Played the position because Flip
pings sore arm sent him to the short.
er throwing distance at second, and he
looks like reEimental team timber,
Hannis, the new centerfielder. played
q great game ID the field. and drove
across the two first runs Ia the fifth,
tieing the scofe. by long sacrifice
ny 70 deep kcetfer Thomas was par
ticnlarly Ell |ilt n the latter part
Of the AMI, holding G company Mt
less from TIE fifth innine on.
He his Nofi6.s of speed baclfed "
height 1iIl y powerful frame and Is
being trained Tor & regimenth team
pitcher Yesterday was his first ap.
peAranee q the box. and many Of the
fans attended to take . look at the
man whom It Is hoped will take Scots
place b the regimental string.
g company. which claims to have
some khst new timber, will play its
first game IN the present series
agAii'.k 4 company.
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FIVE TIE FOR
IlIER-ISLAND
ROLLING PRIZE

There L. fIye-cornered tie for the
prize offered for the most double cen
turtles rolled In the interisland bowl
ing series just closed Kentnor,
Wynne ana Franz OF the Honolulus.
Wolters Of Kauai. and Chamberlain Of
the Oahus, each chklked up five
scores, and win have to play Off for
the prize. Details have not yet been
arranged.
VOTERS Of Kauai rolled the highest
score Of the tournament In the last
match, beating out Maser OF his own
team by . margin Of two points.
iETERtlsLAND BOWLING TOUR.
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SPORTING RHYMES
OYER THE PHONE
IRY Friend Hnkhandl

] gotta work this evening, wife,
A scribbleris Ii busy life.
] gotta hang around all night
And won't be home till broad daylight,
And II the night seems long 70 you
And you are sad and lone and blue
Reflect on what they hand to me,
For must toll till half-past three.
{By C0mrade Wife, ee
] grieye for you. beloved spouse, !
To work while other men carouse. g.
noticed, as read tonight,
That certain gents were due to fight,
And am filled with deepest woe 4
That you must work and cannot 60. 4
Enjoy the scraps, beloved spouse, !,
But don't come homeward with a
souse. I -=
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200 Scores BY Teams.
PLAYERS 70 Dc NUMBERED.
IRy Latest NALL

CHICAGO Coach A. Al. Stagg of
the University Of Chicago predicted
here today that before the end Of the
next season every prominent football
team In the West would adopt the
system of numbering players. Sport
directors of nine big western uniEer.
stiles last night agreed at confer
ence to number the players in the first
two games next season. Stage was
appointed to devise q code by which
the officials may inform the specta-
tors the reason for the various penal
ties. E IL -. A.. -