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The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
'BURMAN TELLS
HOW HE SHOT
THROUGH FIRE
Was Going IA Miles an Hour
When Gasoline Catches
Fire
FAILED TO PUT FIRE
OUT ON FIRST ATTEMPT
Steered His Machine Into the
Ocean After Doing Mile
in :2S

A travel along at 144 miles per hour
enveloped in stream OF fire is an
experience few men have had and Bob
Burman. the Speed King. who has
signed TO drive a Keeton car in the
Indianapolis So0-mile race for a for.
tune OF $4,000 TO be run May 80. next.
Is relating his experiences OF Christ
mas Day last on the beach at San
Diego, California, to friends who visit
him at the factory of the Keeton Mo-
tor company, Detroit.
burman was after the mile record
and driving his huge 300-horse power
Benz car. He had an excellent chance
for record and expected to 20 inside
his mile mark OF &c: 40 seconds made
at Ormond. Sitting in his car without
dash board and looking right into
the fast working engine he was startl-
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22

or brick can be dumped in frac-
ton of that time.
Then there viii be special emer-
gency wagons wor use by gas COM
panies, equipped with the new pull
motor for bringing back TO life per
sons asphyxiated by gas, and tower
wagons for repairing breaks in troll
ley wires, motor tractors for hauling
hook and ladder trucks and stand
pipes, electric factory trucks and
cranes, and steel tank wagons for
hauling and distributing kerosene,
gasoline and other oils. There will
be trucks equipped with power
and other heavy articles, such as ma
chinery, or for setting telephone and
electric light poles
1t is reported that there will even
be a travelling gospel wagon on ex-
hibition. fitted up with pulpit, altar
and seats for the audience. So it. Is
seen that the commercial vehicle is
not after all cold business PROPOSE
ton, but touches far more directly
than the pleasure car the lives OF all
the people at many angles. affecting
their physical, mental and moral
natures, with grand possibilities for
elevating the plane OF living while al
the same time lowering the cost OF
living
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
AUTO MAKERS WILL
BOWL in A. B. c.

! Among the Detroit teams entered
at the National Bowling Congress in
Toledo, ia the Studebaker five, which
has been bowling this season in the
Detroit Manufacturers league. The
year Of fast company competition and
have been in the front rank OF the
leagues race at all times.
Their somewhat unexpected sue
cess caused more than the usual
amount OF interest in the league race
among the Sttldebaker officials, with
the result that the Toledo trip has
been offered TO certain extent. as a
reward. the Studebaker corporation
paying entry money and expenses.
The Studebakers will roll in all
divisions OF the championships and
are due to compete March 6.
All the members of the Studebaker
team are veteran employees Of the
corporation and each Is known in the
organization for more than mere
bowling ability Capt Messler is the
foreman OF the rear axle department
az plant No. ! Of the Studebaker sys-
tenn and all his men fiji posts OF i'm
portapee.
Messler Is inclined 10 think that.
If the luck breaks favorably, his team
may bring home some Of the money.
lie relies much on the fact that the
team. while new. has always shown a
remarkable gameness. winning many
OF its league victories by coming from
behind in the closing stages OF hard
match.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22

ed when the gasoline feed pipe burst
The five pound pressure on the gas
oline tank threw the petrol straight
at his face and steady stream shot
by him, spraying his clothing. In
tending to finish the mile before slow
ing, he kept on when a back FIRE In
the muller set the stream OF gaso-
line on fire
Burman saw the danger and clim>
ing from his seat, unable to slow the
car down, he placed a foot on thu
spring at the side. another on the
frame, caught hold OF the body OF the
car with one hand and held the steer
ing wheel with the other. although
the flames barned the hand painfully.
Unable 10 reach the release with his
foot. he could not slow the car and
with the stream OF flame shooting out
80 yards TO the rear he dashed over
the tape. doing the mile officially In
/: 2So and then steered for the ocean.
The impact OF the car entering the
water at IA miles an hour threw Bur
man far out and away from II ana
spectators pushed the blazing Jugger-
naut into the waves until Ii was su0-
Burman was relieved OF the
fire which had enveloped him when
he struck the water The car was
really but little injured.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
AUTOMOBILE MAKES
GOOD WITH FARMER
Uses Car Not Only for Trans
pOrtatiOn But for Power
as Well
BY z. e. oLps.

President, REQ Motor Car Company
There rust be some good reason
for the wide use which the thrifty anc
practical farmers are making or auto
mobiles throughout the country. ny,
more especially. OF the high.qua
! low-priced makes. The motor car pV.
IDENTIFY must pay the farmer good d.y.
dends on his investment for he r. ID
given TO spending his money foolish
~ He must get goodly measure OF
results by way of saving time, labor
and money with his motor car. He
and his family must be getting much
pleasure, comfort and satisfaction with
the automobile SO long as the use OF
power vehicles continues 70 increase
so remarkably everywhere among
farmers.
One of our live and enthusiastic
farmer patrons recently wrote us how
his automobile furnished the power
for blowing hay over 100 feet up into a
hay NOV whereby one man now easily
did more than what three men and
two horses formerly did This he does
by lacking up the rear axle and
Harvesting the motor TO one OF his
Old discarded blowers | can pretty
nearly realize the JOY and satisfaction
which came TO this man as a result of
saving much time, labor and money
with the power plant of his motor car
while utilizing discarded farm inn
plement
Another farmer says that he mark
cts all OF his wheat and corn with his
car By the aid Of a trailer Besides,
he now is able to get TO the city much
oftener and sell his produce direct
without the aid OF the middleman-
an important factor in reducing the
cost Of living TO the consumer. What
is even Of greater importance. he has
happily solved the problem of how
to keep his boys and girls contented
on tho farm. Under such conditions
they would never swap the farm for
the shop while their city cousins
trudged back and forth from their
work. either afoot or as a straphanger.
while working for a scant living sal
airy.
Then ! recall another farmer who
puts his car 20 many practical uses on
the farm besides running business err
rands with il When the ground Is
dry and hard he bitches his automo-
bile 20 a disc pillow and cultivates
his large orchard In six hours which
formerly required from . to is hours
with three horses. He also harnesses
his motor power TO his corn-shellcr
and thresher and when the soil is in
proper condition he plows, cultiyates
and sows grain with his car, keeping
a horse or two in reserve for emergen-
cy only II is really surprising how
many uses a car may be put 10 on a
farm with the exercise OF little me.
chanical ingenuity.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
DON'T ASK TOO
MUCH FOR CARS
American-Made Machine Is
Worth It's Price, Think
Britishers

The price asked for an American
made automobile in England is never
out OF proportion to the quality Of
fered." Such is the opinion received
from The Motor (London). at the
offices OF the Regal Motor Car Co.
This review OF the soc allied Amer
lean invasion goes on TO analyze the
secret OF American success. 1t at
tributes the present condition TO FIVE
different causes. summarized as fol-
| lows:
First. to the low cost OF produc-
ton and low price OF the cars, which
Is made possible by the standardized
production methods applied In their
manufacture; second, special induce
ment to the purchasers OF the cars
la Offering them completely equipped
machines, which gives the car the
appearance OF bargain in another
way: third. the ample reserve power
afforded by the use of relatively
large power plants; fourth, simplifi-
cation OF the merchanism--that is,
power plant and driving units; fifth,
energetic business methods
This last mentioned factor, ener-
getic business methods, Is claimed by
another authority to be the most sig
niflcant OF all the causes. The
growth of the business done by the
automobile manufacturers OF the
United States in Great Britain has
been nothing short Of phenomenal.
Today there are organizations, de-
veloped after American ideas, which
penetrate TO the remote parts OF En-
gland, Scotland and Wales Twice
year the heads of the different d.
visions journey to the United States
to exchange ideas with American
engineers and American sales ex-
perts. The business has attained
such stable position that our ex-
port authorities can cease TO count
the cars by hundreds and place their
figures far into the thousands
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
Motorcycle Is Taxing It's Place
As a NecesSilv on the Farm

The motorcycle is gradually creep
ing into general use on the farm, aud
is rapidly Becoming invaluable to the
progressive farmer especially In
times of emergency.
Recently on an Ohio farm an i'm.
portant piece of machinery gavp way
in the midst OF some rush work FOR
which the farmer had called In .
number Of extra laborers The farm
is located some five miles from town,
and TO an outsider it appeared that
everything must be held up for sew
eral hours while someone went to
town for repairs. However as quick.
~ as the extent OF the break was as.
certained. the son OF the house ap-
peared with his motorcycle and I'm an
instant was speeding toward repair
shop. In less than half an hour he
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
STEARNS-KNICHT TO
Use FIELD SERVICE

A variation OF the usual activities
OF automobile manufacturers has
been Initiated by the T. r. Stearns
Co., OF Cleveland. in behalf OF own
ers of Stearns- Knight cars. 4 ma
tion-wide organization OF field sery-
ice men has been specially trained
at the Steafns plant. and the firm
now can place al the disposal OF the
owner OF car at any point In the
United states skilled mechanic
who has specialized on the construc-
tion OF the Stearns-Knigh car The
underlying idea OF this development
Is to give seryice 90 the owner Of
the car on plane above mere sell
Ing activity
These mon are brought 20 Cleve-
land from The StoarnsK knight agen-
cies i'm all parts OF the country The
expense or their training Is met en-
tirely by the manufacturer fnll fare
both WAYS being paid and the men
being paid for their service while
working I'm the plant The move
mcnt Is dependent upon thor
ougLIy organized school conducted
TAT the plant. iu which the mechanics
work ON an parts of The car and get
special lectures and blackboard talks
at night
The work this year lis being Gar
ricd ON az an expense 81 0tt-+-A-',o 900
As a result of this. any owner OF a
Stearus- Knilhr car may have at his
command Within "a hours in any
mart of the United states one or the
cfearus -pcDal service men This
time limit apple only To- distant
rrfpt- Inn tRe west and south. In
fhc cities such q man may he Sc
.urad az once.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
MORE WOMB N TO
DRIVE GAS CARS
Refinements of Present Modern
Vehicles Make Them Easy
to Handle
BY r. N. MosHER,
Manager oIds Motor Works, petr

Manager Olds Motor Works, Detroit
More women will be seen driving
gasoline cars this year than in any
previous year in the history OF the in
dustry, Nearly all OF the rennements
this year have been those which
make their appeal directly TO the wo
men, and which haye in a measure
been brought about through womans
influence. refer principally 20 the
electric self-starting, lighting and
| ignition system
| Every day In our salasrcom we
have demonstration OF one sort or
another which very forcibly brings
/ home the fact that the self-starter
IS playing very important part In
the sale OF Oldsmobiles 10 women.
Nine times out OF 10 when we are
demonstrating an Oldsmobile 10 a
man he has with him at least one
member of his family OF the gentler
sex who comments on the future pos
sibilities OF driving that car herself
No matter how militant some OF the
other sex may become, they will
never reach that point where walk,
Ing into the street to crank a motor
car Is pleasure.
We know some men who have
made their wives believe that ii takes
mans strength aud courage TO drive
a big gasoline car. but the motive in
this case could be questioned If that
is the only manner in which the poor
husband can keep the car to himself,
perhaps we should take sides with
him. although candidly we are forced
to admit that there is no truth in that
reason, for the gasoline car with
self-starter is as easy 10 operate as
an electric fiat iron.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
MILD WEATHER LETS
THEM Use The CARS

Never, since the automobile at
tanned a countrywide vogue, have so
few cars been laid up during the
cold months as this winter. Owing
to the mild weather which has pre-
vailed In practically every section OF
the United States a large percentage
OF owners have kept their cars I'm
operation instead of putting them
away TO await the arrival OF the
spring touring season.
The best indication OF winter
activity in motoring circles is the
large volume OF business reported by
tire companies.
We really have had no so-called
on season this year. lays ]. ID. IN
derson. general sales manager OF the
United States Tire-Co "From a
sales standpoint fhis is proving bv
oil odds the best winter ! have ever
known in the industry. And the
logical explanation for this fact Is
that owners, owing 10 good weather.
have deferred laying up their cas-
until u commences 10 look as though
they would keep them I'm operation
straight through the winter months.
Our factories all have been running
night and day still We haven't been
able to keep 30 very far ahead Of
our orders. This winter has proved
cOnclusiyely that the motor car Is
now distinctly year round utility
----------.--
IT, score oT IL Co ~ the sePtIneIs
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
MOTORCYCLE PROVING
TERROR TO SMUGGLERS

Again the motorcycle has proven a
money-sayer for Uncle Sam
For a long time opium smugglArs
have operated along the Canadian
boundary. and were able to pass over
the border in automobiles ana esca %.
The practicability and economy 81
the motorcycle in other departments
has now caused the government on
Gals to try /, in Ibis field also, where
II Is daily many times noe than
earning its living" One customs de-
tective alone at Blaine, wash. mas
seized SIS 900 worth OF the contra
band drug within comparatively
short time.
The speed and reliability Of the
motorcycle, together with the fact
that II goes undaunted over roads
where automobiles and other vehicles
are almost helpless. has made IL a
source OF terror to smugglers
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22

Austin a Studebaker Engineer.
]. C. Austin, formerly chief en-
gineer at the Regal factory. Is now
engineer OF passenger cars under
Chief Engineer James q. Heaslet or
the Studebaker corporation.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22

Hy score of IL Co ~ the seBtIneIs
.o' fmmonUrl Presbyterian churrr dc To-
fec ted the Scovel team last night
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22

was back with the necessary parts.
and in a short time everything was
in working order again
Another incident showing the value
OF the motorcycle on the farm. hap
pened in the same community.
\ farmer boy had met with an ac-
cident and was bleeding to death The
farmer tclephoned the doctor to
come Immediately. lie then thought
OF the time it would take him 10 drive
from town and decided he could not
get there In time to save The boy. IL
he drove his horse and buggy So he
was again telephoned and told not 10
start for the farm. but 20 be ready
and someone would coli f0r him
The other son then jumped on his
motorcycle and was able TO bring the
doctor back in time to save nis broth.
er's life
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
Sands ReJoIns studebaker.

The Studebaker sales organization
IS welcoming back to Its ranks r. 10.
Sands. who drove a Studebaker 20
into Hazelton. B. c., the farthest
north OF motoring on the American
continent, so far as progress under
the cars own power Is concerned.
Mr.. Sands. as automobile manager
for Frank Warehouse & Co., OF Seat
tie, recently closed contract for l0s
Studebaker care. to be retaiied In
Seattle
The Detroit times., 1913-02-22
r...s,.lr,l,nkcltmessarl

In Germany as well as America no
,roior ,4r IS con idcred ully equip
ped unless Is carrie, 2CNNh mug
keijmesSors Aus 'a,i. bUriN worn "
evTloited by me Studebakcr Foreign
sales department in literature Tor the
use OF Us Berlin branch GcschW IN
digkcitme scr is liohenzolleru for
hnrndnfnpfnr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-26
OMAHA PREPARES
FOR REBUILDING
City Is Not Discouraged by
Wreckage Which Strews
It's Streets.

Omaha. Neb., March o5.-Plans for
the rebuilding OF the city already are
under way, movement to form a cor
poration for the purpose of aiding
those who need help having already
been preached by several OF the men
who are in position to afford such
assistance
Commissioner Ryder, in charge OF
the temporary relief work, realizes
that the greatest stress will he felt
within the period when reaction from
The immediate shock is noted. Speak
ing of this. he said:
The next ten days or so will be
taken up with the work of caring for
the temporary needs of the stricken;
then will come the real strain OF re-
building the ruined homes. To this
end we must take immediate steps for
the formation of n committee or or
Ganzation TO control the situation, that
the work may be Systematically
pressed"
Robert Cowell. a business man, de-
clared the time TO organize for rebuild :
ing Is now
Il would suggest" said Mr.. Cowell,
that a corporation be formed at once
for the purpose of loaning funds to
those who want to rebuild at merely
nominal rate of interest. In the list
OF losers are many who are proud
and sensitive. who do not want to ac-
cept charitable aid"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-26
BODY RECOVERED
FROM TOP OF TREE
Victim Had Been Carried Into
Branches by Force of
Wind.

Omaha. Neb.. March 25-In one house
a negro family of seven was Killed by
the tornado. To-day when searchers
were digging in the ruins they discov-
cred negro baby alive and uninjured.
a heavy beam had faTen in such way
that il protected the child.
a body. identified by papers in. the
pockets as that. of Frank ,Jamison.
TOP of a high tree in Bemis Park.
Captain O. F. StritZinger. OF Fort
Crook, has been placed In charge OF
the commissary department that Is
feeding the refugees. He volunteered
his services and brought OUT men from
his departm
The huge auditorium here has been
turned into a kitchen. and food is
ready for distribution at all times. Ar
rangements thus far have been far In
number Of destitute people VIII have to
he cared for before another twenty
four hours has passed
At Trinity Cathedral. where 100
the night. the relief committee has
established n food station pathetic
scene was Enacted here. While storm
victims were bustlng about four
year-old girl lay asleep upon one OF
about in amaZemcnt 49,
Where is your homer" she was
why why" s!ammered the CT, child.
~ haven't any. MY mo'ner aiau ,,s Iasner
Suddenjv she spied a tall man in the
"Why. there's uncle she said, and
hcfnre onlookers could secure neL
name the man had gatheTeu tne cn ~
in his arms and carried her from INC
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-26
CITY OF OMAHA|S
COUNTING COST
Disaster Is More Appalling
Than Citizens at First
Admitted.
AT LEAST 200 LIVES LOST
Situation Is Rendered More Ter
rible by Fall of Snow
on Ruins.
AT LEAST 200 LIVES LOS

Omaha, Neb., March 2S.-For the
frnt time aimee the DISASTROUS tornado
of Enster sunday, the people of Oma-
ha, to-day began TO count the cost in
lives and dollars. When re.umc
was made IL was apparently more an
pnliinE thnn thooe who had studied
the result were willing TO admit.
Not less thnD zoo lives were .nuffed
out within the vicinity of the city
proper, and not less thnn nifty persone
In surrounding towns lost their lives
Nearly 600 were Injured, md eight Of
these died I'm local hospitals during
the day.
The destitution was augmented to-
day, when nearly three inches OF snov
fell. making unin hn bitnbIc the hous~s
Of many who bud prepared To retain
temporary homes In pnrtly destroyed
structures. so fur money might
relieve, conditions were perfect Ten
derS of SUNNI asgreEntinE IA million
dollars were In the hands OF the city
commissioners when tho dnJ ended.
The Offers cnmc from ncnriy every
section of the country, and were mac g
uncOnditIonnlIy
The greatest work to-day was TIM
Of organizing nystcmatic relief
burcnu with scvcn branch stations In
tho territory covered by the tornado.
These stretched over strip ncvcn
miles long, md those In charge handed
out material Rsnistnnce to NIL Corners
who showed they were In need of aid.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-26
NOT LAZY
NOT STUPID
Friends Fused at Her For Being
Lazy, When All She Needed
Was Cardui, the WO-
mans Tonic.

Springfield, Tcnn.-In an interest
ing letter from this place, Miss c. L..
Fuquay writes as follows II was
taken sick at my sisters home. got
up too soon and came TO my home,
which threw ma into chills. This re-
suited in womanly troubles.
was without either energy or ap-
petite, and my friends fused at me
for my stupidness. and said I was
lazy.
But anyhow, / grew worse, and
after taking TO my bed, 7 was under
the treatment OF physician FOR over
month, without relief.
At last my mother bought me a
bottle of Cardui, the wOman's tonic,
and before the first bottle was gone,
was eating heartily, and before I
had taken all OF four bottles, ] was
o. x. in every way.
Cardui Is what brought me relief,
and hope every woman who suffers
rs did. will give It a trial"
Cardui goes TO the weak spots. and
helps 10 make them strong. IT is for
the weak, tired. nervous, irritable
women, Who feel as though every
thing were wrong. ana need some
thing to quiet their restless nerves.
and strengthen their worn-out sys.
tens.
Thousands OF women nov enjoy
good health, AZ a result OF taking
! Cardul. Why not You? Try Il.
/ y E. Write TO: Ladies' Advisory
/ Dept, Chattanooga Medicine 90. Chat.
/ tnno0Ra, Tenn. for Special Inrtruc.
/ u"ns. and I-page book. Home Treat.
ment for women" sent in plain wrap.
per. on lcQucst,--AdyertiEem
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-26
STREETS OF CITY
RAGING TORRENTS

lIornell, y. Y, March Bone dead:
railways and street car traffic tied
up. practically the entire city of Hor-
nell under water. and people com,
PEELED TO flee To the upper stories of
their homes are the results of the
great flood which swept down the
canistco Valley this afternoon.
Fire which broke out in the resi-
dent section added horror TO the scene.
and threatened for a time to do great
damage when more rain quenched the
flames. The Canistco River, sw ollen
by the thirty houfs rain, leE its
banks and completely inundated the
First ward. shortly after Cancadea
Creek, which runs through the city,
overlooked. and completed the work.
The streets of the First, Second. Firth
and Sixth Wards were soon raging tor
rents. All railroad traffic is suspended,
and all interurban cars have been
abandoned.
Eugene Porter. a farmer residing two
miles from the city. while attempting
TO save a pile of wood on the river
bank. slipped and. falling. into the
raging waters. was swept from sight
and drowned before the eyes of his
wife