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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

been able to tell of its formation from
tie peculiar conditions in the atmos-
phere whether of differences in tenn
perature or amounts of pressure which
cause the setting up of air currents
The movement of the storm may be
compared to that of fast moving
body of water. Let rock defect the
course of that stream and whirllng
eddy is caused. In the case of the storm
ine Whirl would generate tornado
II the conditions were right. The air
currents whirl around this object what
ever it might be, and come in contact
with those above drawing them into
the whirling mass How powerful the
Whirl of a tornado can be may nc
indged from the fact that often the
diameter of a tornado is 1000 feet
across, giving opportunity for the con-
csntration of fast moving currents inio
one column,
Like the parent storm. the differ
ences in temperatures and amounts OF
moisture and the complications caused
by the winds blowing over revolving
earth also affect the tornado. The cen
ter, or vortex, of the tornado is the
point where the atmospheric pressure
is least and around which point tie
AIR currents whirl. AS more currents
JON the whirling mass the center ex-
bands, and as the air expands it cools,
the coming storm. 1t is the opinion of
many people that the electrical storm
that accompanies the tornado induces
1t, but 1t is the other way aroun1.
The whole power of the storm above Is
concentrated in the tornado whicn.
moving at the rate of 80 miles an hour,
cuts wide swath. 1t is often de-
Elected from it's course by the most
peculiar conditions and performs some
of the most peculiar antics.
few white, feather shaped clouds
form the only means of telling from b
considerable distance the approach Of
a tornado. 1t is an easy thing to tell
wat the funnel shaped cloud mears
But when so miles away white cloud
specks of the feather shape seen in
the sky can be relied upon. The cloud
Is called the civrus. and arises from,
the vortex of the tornado. and is sped
on by the fury of the winds.
The great western plains with their
ierel country stretching for 1000 miles
or more without a barrier of any APP
preciable kind, form an ideal breed
ing place for the "twisters, as .iIe
tornado is known A hundred years
go the great woods that once OK
isted in the middle west might have
been effective in checking them, but
the few remaining clumps of trees
nave no more effect in stopping flle
tornado than wood has a protection to
'the steel bullet. The tornado must run
It's course until some peculiar conf
rlication of events dissipates it's en-
crsies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
THE CARTERCAR
ATTRACTS ATTENTION

The Cartercar, for which A. J. Arrant
of this city has recently taken on the
agency, having as show cars a roadster
and touring car. is attracting unusual at
tention in local automobile circles. The
car, which is brand new proposition so
far as birmingham is concerned, looks
very good indeed. The two shown here
have attractive lines and sufficient power
to negotiate almost any of the hard hills
of this district. Mr.. Arrant has been
carefully considering a plan of campaign
for the Cartercar in Birmingham. He is
convinced that the car for which he Is
agent will supply need in this district
for an exceptionally high grade car at
moderate prices and he proposes TO leave
nothing undcne to place the cars in a
position of esteem in this city. The cars
per Sc" are very fine and Mr.. Arrant
proposes to convince the public here that
in all respects the cars are just what
they appear to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

Armour & Co, after a thorough test.
have adopted Goodrich Wireless Truck
tires as standard, and all of their trucks
in this country and wherever they oper-
ate are equipped with them.
"The Cudahy Packing company The
Consumers Company of Chicago, depart
ment stores and in fact manufacturers
in practically every line of business have
found it to their advantage, after making
exhaustive tests. to have all their trucks
equipped with Goodrich Wireless Truck
tires.
The decision in each case was made on
the basis of the cost per mile, although
riding and shock absorbing qualities
We're taken into consideration.
THE superiority of the Goodrich Wire
less Truck tires is due in part to the
fact that no steel or wire is imbedded in
the rubber. Wires or metal fastening
devices cause internal friction and con-
sequent sudden disruption.
Goodrich Wireless Truck tires consist
of resilient, long wearing tread, insep-
arably mounted upon layer of hard rub
Der and this rubber is permanently dove
tailed to q solid base of steel Built on
steel-wear like STEEL is the slogan sug-
gested to us by a large and satisfied user
of these exceptionally efficient tires
THE economy of motor truck transpor-
latloH over noIse-uraNn NehicleS depend
in large degree on having them always
in actual service consequently it is of
the utmost Importance to the owner of
trucks to get prompt attention from the
manufacturer of the truck and the pro-
ducer of any accessory in case such at
tention is required.
Our service stations are located in
every important city, and practically
every important town in the country, and
this means something to the owner of
trucks Tires can be exchanged or re-
placed with hardly a moments loss of
time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
3S, 900 FEET
OF WIRE

Mere figures fail to carry any signif-
canoe when the Ford plant at Detroit is
under discussion The fact that 100000
motor cars will be produced this year
means but little until basis of compar-
ison is arrived at
A writer in the American Machinist,
who is, writing of the Ford company un-
der the general head of Building an Au-
tomobile Every 40 Seconds gives some
interesting figures.
For instance, the National Acme Man
ufacturing company of Cleveland used %
car loads of steel bars to make the L. 500 :
600 ss-inch nuts used on the Ford cars.
The holes In these nuts, If placed end to
end would make a little tunnel from the
Acme plant in Cleveland to the Ford
plant in Detroit and extend Is miles up
into Michigan.
Another example worked out has to do
with the copper wire in the magnetos of
the Ford cars There are 16 spools, each
wound with IL feet of copper wire, in
each magnetic. If the wire used In the
100000 Fords made this year were
Strengthened out into one wire it would
give strand IS, 100000 feet long. This is
equivalent to 7274 miles, or almost enough
to reach through the earth and tickle the
soles of a Chinaman's foot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

quenee to the general buyer of automo-
bile in the opinion of some men.
Therefore the race game is over. 1t is
true that some places where speedways
have been constructed at an immense
cost will continue to arrange races, but
their being Of national interest has
ceased to be. There is said to be little
chance of Atlanta ever attempting an au-
tomobile race again. for the reason that
the promoted affairs have generally re-
suited in failures. Moreover the people
from Cedartown and such places do not
care a rap about seeing an automobile
race in Atlanta, for who can tell whether
the driver is a Frenchman or one of our
leisure class-that is to say negro?
1t is consequently the general idea that
the races at Indianapolis are for the pur-
pose of getting dealers and others there
to see the factories and get in touch with
the producers, so as to secure data with
which to convince those at home to buy
car During any affair wherein the
carnival spirit is uppermost dealer can
secure more consideration from the av-
erage maker of automobiles than by let
ter or otherwise. A dealer attending a
holiday affair can put over something as
a general rule which would be practically
impossible to. accomplish in the ordinary
routine of business management. 1t is
therefore the general idea that whoever
goes to the races will go simply for the
purpose of getting in closer touch with
the makers and others, and that is a val
liable proposition at that.
From Birmingham it Is mentioned that
E. r. Minhinnett. Jr., and w. w. Rob-
inson of the Robinson Tire and Auto
agents for the Cole car, have
already left for points in Illinois and In
diana. They will also stop over in De-
troit to get some information about cars
they propose buying and will go to In
to see the makers. In addition
it is generally understood that Judge
Greene will attend the races and make
friends with those of interest to him in,
local cars. Thomas f. Morris,
Jr., sales manager for the Highland
garage, will leave for indianapolis next
week. His trip is to see the Marmon
for which the Highland
garage are agents, and will run" over
to Detroit to see the makers of the Little
cars, which have been taken on in Bir-
mngham.
There will be perhaps others from this
city who will make the trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

a return to the farm That is various
social and economical eanditions of mod
ern life have prompted a movement To
turn the tide which has been running
cityward back TO the farm. Farmers sons
for awhile were irristibly lured to the
city and the reason was that farm life
was too sordid unnteresting, too linn
tied in its opportunities for rational en-
joyment for the young man who had
heard something of the variegated life
of the city. Public spirited men have
argued that the high cost of living. the
congestion in cities. the bitterness Of
competition in all walks of life could ha
reduced and alleviated if farming as a
profession was made more attractive.
THE telephone and the motor car have
been doing great work in solving this
problem by doing just what the students
of sociology and economies have asserted
must be DONE That is, they have revo-
lutionized farm life by undertaking It
keeping it in close touch with the. outside
world and bringing the city almost to the
Isolated farm"
Drennen Company department stores
report the sale and delivery of an Inter
national Motor Truck to j. L. MacJxex Of
North Birmingham, TO be used as an Am
bulance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

lcity editors. That they PLAYED the game
strong and from dawn until rosey eve is
generally admitted However the techni-
cal side of automobiles price cutting
campaigns good roads, country clubs for
motorists and a host of other interesting
propositions have chased along in regular
order which has served to secure for au-
tomobiles whatever needed publicity
came to the attention of the afore-
mentioned city editors That automo-
biles secure sufficient free matter with
out races is now generally admitted. The
races from an endurance view point are
obsolete. No one having in mind buying
a car cares a great deal whether the
brand he is interested in can run 800 miles
per hour or 100. 1t is a matter of little
consequence that such and such a car
can make so many revolutions per Sec
ond Whether or not the famous driver
from Paris can run a stripped racer 1000
miles in five hours is of little conse-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
WHY A CAR RIDES BETTER
WITH THE TOP LAID BACK

Most motorists who do much country
driving notice the car rides better over
a rough road, with the extension top
folded back" says w. IS. Smith of the
local Cadillac agency. But it is a mis-
taken idea to believe that this better rid
ing is due entirely to the lessened air
resistance.
The top of the automobile has consid-
erable weight, as every man knows who
has ever raised one withoutsthe aid of
a second party. When the top is up this
weight is carried far above the center of
gravity. This tends. of course, to in
tensify the rock of the car as it passes
over rough stretches.
With the top folded back and strapped
down, it's weight is carried lower and in
more compact form. 1t is also carried
at point far enough to the rear to serve
to steady the motion of the body when
the car is under way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
And Then 1t Happened

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
regular amateur jester broke past the
guards and got into our office Yesterday
He came for the purpose of making us
bite on some of his prepared catches
We hate to discourage genius. and also
we weren't extremely clever so we TOOK
the card he fetched. Here's the way he
did It:
"Of course, you hate adulteration. ]
have found that many of the wines are
watered. Now, what do you think OF
watering wine?''
Its a gross swindle"
"Yes?"
Yes And what do you think of put
ting sand into sugar?v
II a grocer swindle. Ha-ha! Ha-ha-
a-ha-a-an'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
LITTLE CARS
EN- ROUTE

IL Is a matter of general knowledge in
automobile circles that all cars that have
public popularity are difficult to secure
py local dealers. That being true the
1aet that the shipment of Little cars or
dered some days ago by the Highland
garage, are delayed, will occasion no
speculation in automobile circles The
d1ifictuty of getting cars that are popu-
lar has been experienced in local circles
by many dealers. 1t was announced yes
terday by Thomas Morris, Jr,, sales
manager for the Highland garage, that
the shipment was expected daily and
should have been here some days ago.
The explanation here is made for Mr..
Morris on account of the fact that
ceaseless number of inquiries have been
made daily since it was announced that
the agency had been taken over. The
popularity of the Little in local circles
is assured, If from inquiries the true
situation can be figured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
HOW THE TORNADO is FORMED

From the Boston Transcript
he recent tornado which caused so
much damage in the middle west was
cycionic storm that swept the whole
country from west to east, brought on
tho floods and generated the southern
windstorm that was not without ITS
toll of damage. The storm was the
most severe in many years and was
most probably induced by the very
mid winter, resulting in the conceu-
traton of all of the winters forces
and then dealing them all out at once.
TIE severity of the storm accounts fer
the tornado, child of the cyclone, which
only few days ago ravaged Omaha
ond other western cities
1t is the popular conception that tor
made" is Cyclone" and vice versa. But
there is considerable difference
Scientifically applied, cyclone is tho
name of the general storm, while tor
nado" is but one of the concentra to d
incidents of that storm as it passes
through the country. The hurricane"
and the "typhoon" are similar to the
tornado and are also but incidents If
cyclonic storms.
There has been much scientific study
of the storm itself, but because of the
danger attending the tornado, very
fc'v observations of its real character
lave been made. 1t is not considered
the most pleasant job in the world 10
wait with scientific Instruments the
approach of a tornado. The close con-
rection between the parent storm and
the child tornado, however, and by the
study of eddies in air and water. based
on n whirling force, scientists have
been able to deduee an explanation OF
the tornado.
From studies of the storm they have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Nv CLYDE w. ENNIS.

4 INDIANAPOLIS witt draw largely from
the dense populat Son of Birmingham
= during the speedw zW races to be held
there on the last day e this month. Some
Birmingham dealers aisd those Interested
in motor cars othervyse have already
started for the Indiana, city During the
next few days others are expected TO
leave for that city. ,f was geieraily
presumed by motorists that the racing
fad for automobiles WAS almost played
out. That such an opiIl on is far from
being incorrect is said 40 be fact yet.
The racing of automobiles when the
game was new and little publicity could
be secured for automobiles except at so
much per inch the automobile races were
the only practical channel Through. which
the bright young publicity 4eXperts could
get in their deadly work, ret ain their sal /
aries and put affairs over ~l the eriticall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
THE FRAZIER ELECTRIC
COMPANY READY

The Frazier Electric Auto company has
been organized here, with DIR. J. T.. Fra
zier at the helm. The agency for the
Standard electric a car of unusual pop
ularity has been secured. The company
has salesrooms at B and Twenty-first
street. where the new eectrcs may be
seen. In local automobile circles it is
as has been expressed time and again
that the electric trade here was unsup
piled and that great field was open
here for such cars, especially for ladies
and municipal service. That DR.. Frazier
will attain complete success with the
Standard electric is generally believed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
THE GOODRICH
TRUCK TIRES POPULAR

"One of the progressive steps during
the current year is the action of owners
of fleets of motor trucks to standardize
their accessory equipment said e. c.
Tibbitts, advertising manager of The B.
F. Goodrich company.
Naturally. tires have received the
greatest attention and many ingenious
tests have been devised to determine pre-
cisely the cost per mile of various types
of tires
''The excellent theoretical arguments
formerly sufficient to sell truck tires have
given way to the sounder and more prac-
teal method whereby tire efficiency is
determined. Many of the largest opera
tors of trucks have made such tests and
the correctness of the principle of con-
struetion and quality of Goodrich Wire
less Truck tires cannot be better proved
than to give few practical illustra-
tons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

simply TO tell the intensely interesting
story of the great flood as it was
seen and experienced by those who were
marooned in the Delco factory.
The book Is illustrated by more than
DO half-tones from photographs taken
during the flood. 1t Is handsomely print
ed and is being sent free to automobile
owners who annlv for IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
Good Opportunity

ITC-BIIS.
yoemanry squad was drilling, and
peins out or practice. most of them were
suffering from bruises caused by the un-
steadiness of one another's movements.
II believe you have cut my head omen. -
shouted a recruit to a nervous comrade.
VINO had given him serious knock.
Well said the distracted sergeant-in-
charge' now is good time to put some
thing in it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

truth is-er-1 am going to a-er-fancy
dress ball this evening. and | want dis
tinctly original costume-somethng quite
out of the ordinary that nobody else
would thing Of. What do you suggest"
The shopman looked thoughtful for
while. studying his client closely. Then
he said:
We'll. why not sugar your head and go
as a pill %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
MOTOR CARS AND TELEPHONES
GREAT AID TO FARMERS

THE telephone and the motor car have
done more for the farmer than any other
invention, with the possible exception of
the reaper" recently remarked George A.
Crittenden, sales manager of the K-R-I-T
Motor Car company. I'VE have heard a
great deal of late about the necessity of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice, NTfomS6jIe DeSi

Notice, Automobile Dealers
Bids for furnishing four or five pas
senger automobile with chauffeur for
use of the state highway engineer In maxi
ing a trip over the state during the
month of June, 1918, will be received by
the state highway department, Montgom-
cry. Ala, until May 81, 1918. This trip
will be made for the purpose of determin-
ing what will be feasible system OF
state trunk roads. For further informa-
tion address the undersigned.
W. S. KELLER,
State Highway Engineer. Montgomery.
Ala. 5-11-3t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
An Original Costume

From the London Telegraph.
The outfielder came forward to attend
TO the nervous old beau, who was mop
ping his bald and shining poll with
large and gaudy silk handkerchief.
And what can I do for you?' he
asked
I want little help IN the way Of a
suggestion" said the old lgentleman THE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18
STORY OF THE
GREAT FLOOD

Probably the most interesting book that
has appeared so far descriptive of the re-
cent floods in Ohio has just been issued
by the Dayton Engineering Laboratories
company, manufacturers of the DeIco
electrical starting and lighting devices.
1t is not an advertising book, but aims
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-18

nne sales. She is the only saleswoman
In local automobile circles.
Fred Watson of the Oldsmobile COM
pany was a visitor during the week.
Gully Wilcox of the Goodrich tires is in
the city.
10 look over the situation in Birming-
nam, *. w. Lang of the Buick company
was here yesterday
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

but Maine and West Virginia were in
the other column. Idaho, Iowa. Mas
sachusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
braska, New Mexico, Rhode Island,
and South Dakota elected Republican
Legislatures, although their electoral
votes with the, solitary exception Of
Michigan. which went for Roosevelt,
were given to the Democratic capdi-
date. This means, of course, that there
is in these States. Republican organi-
zation which will undoubtedly hold it.
self together and control local admin
istration, beside which it will be fac
tor in the Congressional election two
years hence.
Above all, the outcome shows the un-
settled state of the public mind. 1t
would take the wisdom of Solomon to
determine what the American people
will do in the future. The one Prob
able thing, however, is that their ac-
ton will be entirely dependent upon
the degree of prosperity which they
enjoy a, (
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
F u N
By GEORGE vIrcH.
Author Of '.As Coed ola siwash."

FUN Is enjoyment with pepper and
other spices In IT. II is a sort of a class
B pleasure A man with a skyscraper
brow can live happily all his life on such
class A pleasures as literature, music.
and art. But the ordinary human has
to have q little fun now and then or he
viii sour and become a social nuisance.
There are several million varieties Of
fun, and most Of these are harder on
the system than work. II men had TO
lie In icy swamps all day long shooting
ducks for s2 day the Industrial COM
mission would look into their case, A
man will spend fwo days and $500 trying
to shin up a 15.ooo-foot mountain peak.
hanging on by his ears and heels in the
steep places because II In fun. But if the
elevator breaks in his ONCE building and
he has to climb four stories he will sue
the management.
Fun is almost anything that You don't
have to do. Baseball Is the most fun in
the world until a man gets so good that
he can command salary for playing
IL. Afterward 1t is work. and when II
rains and he doesn't have to play. he
weeps with joy.
Driving an automobile Is glorious fun
and some men spend 5000 year for
the privilege. Other men look panied
and down-trodden when you neglect TO
give them 80 cents in addition to the legal
fare for running a car four blocks on
a nice spring day.
Some men can get great deal OF fun
out OF checker game and other men
can enjoy themselves thoroughly while
chasing the weight of a hzzed star
through a three-pound book OF loga-
rithms. Other men cannot enjoy thm-
selves except by watching two stout
prize fighters reducing each others faces
to Hamburg steaks. Some men get their
fun by trying 10 drown themselves In
the Niagara rapids in motor boat.
while a great many more spend happy