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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

1t begins to look as II there will be a
mix-up with Mexico, and such being the
case. the United States navy will come
in for its share of the hard work. sug-
gestion to make the work easier and more
effective woum be to equip the battle
ships with automobiles that marines may
be quickly transported on landing to the
scene of hostilities. 1t has been further
suggested that if the ships were equipped
with motor cars on declaration of war
between the United States and Mexico the
warships could land marines at Vera Cruz
and a flying legion to Mexico City quickly
started.
Why not automobiles for the navy?
There is or has been serious talk of
eouipping the battleships with aeroplanes,
and it seems far more practicable to first
equip the ships with strongly built and
serviceable motor cars
Automobiles as part of the equipment of
men o. war would serve as an ideal
means of transportation for the officers of
the ships while in port. A motor car
could often be used for trips inland, to
get the ships mail and lighter provisions;
il could be used for carrying officers and
signamen from one place to another dur
ing land maneuvers; it could be used TO
transport ammunition for landing parties
of marines, and also to carry machine
guns to various inland points. This and
many other services automobiles can per-
form prove their suitability to being part
of the equipment of battleships.
When the navy department is making
up its next item of equipment it should
seriously consider the idea of automo-
biles on board ship as necessary equip
ment for shore mapeuvers. The Idea APP
pears feasible and worthy of thorough
trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
JUDGE GREEN ON
CROPS AND MAXWELLS

Retrenchment is not Tor us, said
Judge Dan A. Green of the Maxwell
Motor company. I'VE consider this our
time to expand.
1.-The time to buy you know, is when
others are selling. And when others in
panic or from more legitimate causes.
decide to retrench, we see a greater
market left for Maxwell cars. and so
we are doing our best to sell them.
"There is no doubt in my mind that
the season of 1914-191o is going to be
one of the biggest We have ever known.
Everything points that way.
For one thing. the elimination process
that has been going on will have its eff
feet for good.
There will be fewer cars for the buyer
to select from-and these will be a tried
and true product-made by concerns of
such stability they have weathered the
storm that swept the unfit away
$50 far as financial conditions hre
concerned, reports from all over the
country show a state of prosperity that
has seldom been surpassed.
Kansas of which we have heard sc
much, did lose a portion of its corn crop
due to drouth. But the stocks have
grown well and the farmers are all well
fixed, so more silos and windmills have
been sold In Kansas this fall than ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
ANNUAL CONVENTION

An invitation has been extended to Rep
resentative William C. Adamson of Geor-
gia, chairman of the committee on inter
state and foreign commerce, to address
the annual meeting of the American Au-
tomobile association to be held in Rich
mond, Va, December l, ?, 3. Mr.. Adam
son Is the father of measure which, II
adopted by Congress, would make 1t pos
sible for an automoblist after having
complied with the laws of his own state
in reference to registration and driving.
to travel anywhere in the United States.
When Congress meets in regular session.
the American Athletic association clubs
throughout the country will unanimously
get behind the Adamson measure, which
would Immediately solve the present COM
plexities of Interstate roads travel,
Arrangements have been perfected by
the American Automobile association for
taking to the United States supreme court
the so-called New Jersey test case. where
In the issue involved relates to the dou-
BILE taxation of automobiles and the in
ability to go freely from state to state.
Recently the supreme court of mississippi
decided that an automobile owner should
not be compelled to pay both a registra-
tion tax of sufficient amount to come
under the head of revenue and at the
same time be assessed for his car on the
ground of personal property
The common pleas court of Ohio has
lately given a similar decision, and the
American Automobile association state
body stands ready to contest the matter
in the supreme court OF the state if it is
carried up by the commonwealth.
Another subject which will call for at
tention at the Richmond meeting Is the
adoption of uniform traffic regulat tions
throughout the country, which will be set
forth in a report by the committee which
has had the matter in charge for several
months past.
The Richmond meeting will be the
twelfth annual session of the national or
ganization of automobilists, and the Vir-
ginians have made pans to accentuate
the Importance of the gathering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
EFFICIENCY OF
ENGINE STARTING

r. Gentry Elston of the Birmingham
Motor company was chatting the other
day on the great advantages of the
special gasoline primer attached to the
Pierce-Arrow automobiles. He said:
"A device that has been fitted to
Pierce-Arrow cars for number of sea-
sons past is the special gasoline primer,
used to assure easy starting of the
engine.
While the great advantages of this
small and simple attachment are thor
oughly appreciated by the users of this
leading car. few, il any, users of other
cars are aware of the great saving of
fuel to be realized when an efficient
primer is installed.
The internal explosion motor re-
quires very rich mixture for starting
and Ii this mixture must be provided
by the carburetor, unassisted, 1T will be
much too rich after the engine is warm
and running normally.
Another advantage of such a primer
is that 1t vastly increases the efficiency
of the engine starter, causing most ap-
preciaPle economy of either compressed
air or electric current which ever may
be the starting system installed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
AMERICAN AUTOS
WANTED IN EUROPE

recent letter received by the Bir-
mingham Motor company from Harry
Whiting of Whiting, Ltd, of London.
distributors of Hupmobiles for the
British Isles. emphasizes the demand
In part the letter of Mr.. Whiting fol-
lows:
"The outlook for 1914 Hupmobiles
business is decidedly good. With the
additional equipment, such as self
starters, electric lighting outfits, etc,
there is every indication of the seasons
business making a record,
THE Hupmobile is undoubtedly the
most popular American car in the Brit
fish Isles. Since the last motor show
held at Olympia, in November, 1912, up
wards of one thousand Hupmo obile cars
have been sold in England. and of this
large number | can safely state there
Is not a single dissatisfied owner.
"The Hupm obile derives its popular
.ty from the compactness of design
which incorporates many of the most
popular European ideas such as right
hand CONTROL low center of gravity.
millimeter rims, cylinders en- bloc, slid
body, etc. The car also has reputa-
ton of being an extraordinary hill
climber and remarkably light on its
tires"
MORE ABOUT THE HAYNES
ELECTRIC GEAR SHIFT
Tommie Morris has come back. And
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

make the driving of car simpler and
safer" said Mr.. Smith. THE 1914 Cadn-
lac has several Improvements that Illus
trate this point. One is it's automatic
spark advance. Without this device the
driver must manipulate his spark lever
according to his own best judgment Of
the engines requirements, 1t is not alone
question of speed. Sometimes heavy
going puts drag on the engine that ne
cessitates manipulation of the spark
lever. With the novice this is frequently
nothing more than good guessing. The
Cadillac's automatic spark advance takes
this task of guessing from the driver and
makes the action positive, automatic, ac-
cording to the engines needs
This is accomplished by a ring COVER
nor which automatically advances and re-
tards the spark according to the demands
OF various loads and various speeds. 1t
thus automatically prevents the injuries
which are possible by too much advance
or too much retard."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT
OF AUTOMOBILES

When one gazes at a brand new six
cylinder motor car nowadays one sees a
wonderful creation evolved from years OF
arduous labors by the shrewdest of me-
ehanical brains and the result after these
years of engineering endeavor merits the
efforts for the 1914 models of motor cars
are superb, both in mechanical construc-
ton and exterior finish and beauty.
The 1914 rakish roadster, equipped with
self starter, electrically lighted. carrying
own air pump, and also having electric
gear shift is an immense Improvement
over the Juggernaut the writer used to
watch Frank Duryea of the Stevens
Duryea cuss and tinker over over dozen
years ago.
Way up there in Massachusetts about
the time Frank Duryea started tinkering
with some sort of contraption with the
idea that it would go forward without
being pushed or pulled, people began to
sympathize with his wife and gossips
went around whispering strange tales
about the mental condition of Mr.. Duryea.
And when the grocer, butcher and can
dlestick maker could not be paid and still
Frank Duryea continued to tinker out in
the barn with a thig-a-ma-jiS on four
wire wheels which made an awful racket
when someone gave a few turns of
crank but didn't do much of anything else
there was more sorrow expressed for Mrs.
Duryea, and there was talk of committing
Mr. Duryea to the booby-hatch
But Frank Duryea didn't go to the
crazy house, and the first thing those
copyrighted descendants of the convicts
that came over on the Mayfiower knew,
MIR Duryea had the blamed thing rum
ming up and down the street. 1t was a
gala occasion, and natives after investi-
tgation as to whether the thing would
bite approached and passed judgment
thereon. Several hddies, including the
writer, offered to race the smoking box
like affair ON a bicycle, but an embryo
Edward Payson Weston went us one
better by betting the cigars with Frank
Duryea that he could beat his contraption
walking-he won.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
PuzzIe-Find the Cat

One of the fusion orators in the recent
compaign remarked that the statistical
honesty of Tammany was about like that
of the maid who received a weekly allow
ance of 81 in order that a favorite cat
might have pound of chopped meat each
day.
Pussy kept getting thinner and thinner,
and finally the master of the house open
ly accused the maid of defrauding the
cat of it's meat in order to pocket the
money, says the New York Post
To determine the matter. Pussy was
put on the scales. They indicated one
pound exactly.
"You see," said the maid. 1.-THE cat had
her pound of meat this morning, and there
it is" -
'There's the pound of meat, all right"
said the master but where's the catT'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

small and old-fashioned operations are
making no profits at all.
lone of the most important labor ana
money saving machines now available TO
the farmer is the motor truck, the We
hicle by which the cost of transportation
can be and Is being cut by from 30 to so
per cent. Farm owners of Overland Util-
ity three-quarter ton trucks are demon-
strating every day that this method Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Overwhelming Trade

From the New York Post.
Business had been bad at the cross
roads grocery. Bankers may talk about
the state of industrial depression in their
national convention, but nothing could
be much worse than the way Mr.. Briggs
best customers all seemed to have
achieved a state where food and supplies
were unnecessary. Even his favorite GUS
toner, Mrs. Green, had not been visible
for some days. Finally she reappeared.
And what will it be today?" asked Mr..
Briggs
'Welh a penny's worth of SOAP" replied
Mrs. Green nonchalantly.
''Wll that be all?" asked the grocer.
SIT will" said Mrs. Green.
Mr., Briggs could scarcely conceal his
outraged feelings II hope the canary
doesn't catch cold in his BATH" he said
frostily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
AN AUTOMATIC
SPARK REGULATOR

Without the automatic spark regulator
manipulating the spark lever is purely
guesswork, in the opinion of Red"
Smith of the Cadillac Motor Car COM
pany
AT the present stage of the develop-
ment of the motor car more or less at
tention is being paid to refinements that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

transporting their product is lowering
their expenditures by large amounts In
the hauling of wheat alone they find that
the cost of cents per 100 pounds, which
was the best that could be accomplished
with horses and wagon, has decreased 10
a wonderful extent. With the Overland
Utility truck wheat can be hauled a given
distance and under equal conditions of
roads and weather for considerably less
than half this cost" "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

Well after a while the Page brothers
of the Stevens Arms and Tool company
got interested in Duryea's folly. as sym
pathetic friends had named the affair
and soon after that Frank Duryea began
paying the grocery bills. Nowadays he
keeps an office force busy figuring out
how much the income tax affects his in
come. And, by the way, Duryea's folly
has been for the past dozen years among
the leading motor cars of the country.
Not bad for a crazy man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30

Just think of these savings-no rim-cu fewer blow
OUTS less tread separation And all the savings
of this Al-Weather tread.
These savings have made the Goodyear tire the most
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-14

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louul Francis class M school had
recently .'eu undergoing Instructions
iu hS.,ue and first aid to the In
jurcd. 10 was about this time that
the nd's father found Il necessary to
apply the strap to his offspring As
sc was about go he administered, how
ever, Francis intorposed firmly:
"lNther. unless that instrument
has been thoroughly and properly
et,rIIizri J desire to protest" " This
c1ussi the u'd man 20 pause. strap in
wid-alr Moreover" continued
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leather upon porous textile fabric
So recently exposed To the dust Of the
thorouchflrcs would be apt to affect
YOU dclc'er.ously"
The strap fell from nerveless
hand
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-29

breath. shortness of breath, and other
such symptoms of severe and chronic
ston ZACH trouble say that the first few
doses produce noticeable benefit.
Mr.. p. C.. Harrison, a well known
plumber of Atlanta, who has used the
new treatment for rheumatism, met a
friend on the street who remarked;
'sHow well you are looking! The doc
tor is bringing you around in fine shape.
doctor, nothing" Mr.. Harrison re-
piled, 81 have not seen the doctor for
three weeks | have been using the
new Root Juice treatment that every
one is talking about and am feeling
fine" After telling the above incl
dent, Mr.. Harrison said. II have been
suffering from rheumatism and consti-
patton for five years and in wet or
changeable weather my joints would
swell up and pain so terribly that
would have to have them lanced. The
pain was terrific and sweat would stand
out on my forehead in large drops. AT
times had no appetite, could not eat
and conld not sleep or work ! am a
plumber by ira lie and am now at work
again. have no more rheumatism OF
swollen Joints, my bowels are regular
anu fleei nkS iuy oiu SSH dSaiii, ehduns
to this great medicine.
Other well known persons who have
suffered from rheumatism, Indigestion,
baeEaches, headaches, nervousness,
sleeplessness, dizzy spells, weak kid
neys and bladder, too frequent, scanty
or burning urine, tired. worn out anc
run down feelings, report equally gooe
results and many say that the first few
doses made them feel better,
i The Root Juice medicine is being sole
in immense quantities and druggists
everywhere say they have never known
a medicine for which the demand wa
c, rxraof
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-29
Nearly Every Child Has Worms.

Paleness, at times flushed face, un-
natural hunger, picking the nose. great
thirst, ETC., are indications of worms.
Kickapoo Worm Killer is reliable,
thorough medicine for the removal of
all kinds of worms from children and
adults. Kickapoo Worm Killer in
pleasant candy form, aids digestion,
tones system. over coming constipation
and increasing the action of the liver.
Is perfectly sale for even the most
delicate children. Kickapoo Worm Kill
Ter makes children happy and healthy.
25c. Guaranteed. Try it. All drug
gists or by mail. Kickapoo Indian Med
icine Co., Philadelphia. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-29
Good rill Farm at a Bargain.

Eighty acres hill hummock land, near
ly all fenced, in quarter mile of model
road, and mile and half from two
churches and two schools. New four
room dwelling house with front gallery
and fine we'll of water in yard, double
crib well shielded, also old dwelling good
for forage house. Three running
spring branches on place, 35 acres till
able, % acres pasture, counting old
field. Price $500, with per cent off
for all cash, or easy terms, half cash,
balance one and two years. lmprnve-
ments worth the money. r. r. station
in two miles. H. G. GOODWIN,
Colfax. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-29
Sheriff Sale.
Parish of Grant, State of Louisiana.

Parish of Grant, State of Louisiana. !
By virtue of, and pursuant to an or
der from Honorable Fred j. Grace,
Register of the State Land Office, da-
ted the 18th day of September, 1913, and
in conformity with Act No. z15 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of 1908,
| will offer for sale and sell at public
auction at the principal door OF athe
court house of the parish of Grant, at
Colfax, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, December Is, 1918,
between the hours Of ii O'Clock a. m.
end A o'clock p. M, to the last and
highest bidder, the following described
property to-wit:
Township north, range 8 west:
Section Il, lot l6, containing 3l.2O
acres, at not less than Sc. 95 per acre.
Section &c, lot 10, containing 1910
acres, at not less than 81. 65 per acre.
Section &c, lot IL, containing SO acres,
at not less than SIS. 70 per acre
Section 26, let IL, containing rs acres,
at not less than Sc. SIS per acre.
Section 26, lot Is, containing 40 acres,
at not less than $4. so per acre.
Section 26, lot IA, containing 36. 10
acres, at not less than Sc. 70 per acre.
! Section 81, lot 9, containing 52.72
acres, at not less than s4. Is per acre.
| Section 81, lot 10, containing 40.80
acres, at not less than So. So per acre.
Section q, lot IL, containing 40 acres,
at not less than So. 90 per acre.
Section 81, lot IL, containing SO acres,
at not less than So. IS per acre.
Section q. lot Is, containing 45 acres,
at not less than So. so per acre.
| Section q, lot IA, containing "a acres,
at not less than ST. Is per acre.
Section q, lot Is, containing 22 acres.
at not less than 81. 10 per acre.
Section 81, lot 16, containing 81. AZ
acres, at not less than SIS. 70 per acre.
Section %, lot z, containing 3l.2C
acres, at not less than So. So per acre.
Section %, lot 8, containing %. &c
acres, at not less than So. 20 per acre.
Section Is, lot 9, containing 80 acres,
: at rot less than Sc. 90 per acre.
Section %, 10, 10, containing 81 acres,
at no, less than S.. 90 per acre.
Section %, lot IL, containing 3d.
acres, 81 not less than Sc. 40 per acre.
Section %, lot IL, containing So acres
at not less than Sc. 60 per acre.
Section %, To- Is, containing 16. 81
acres, at NOS less tnan $3.50 per acre.
? Section %, 10. II, containing g. II
acres, at not less thln $4.70 per acre.
Section 20, lot Il. containing 45 acres
at not less thin $3.50 per acre.
Section 20, lot Is. containing 80. q
acres, at rot less than So. l5 per acre.
Section c., lot 2, containing IL acres
. at not less than So. 90 per acre.
II Terms OF sale-Cash, for not les!
than amounts SET opposite each lot.
A. B. PERKINS,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
Baton Rouge. La, Sept. Is, 1913.
Approved.
FRED ]. GRACE,
= Register of State Land Office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-29

Touching Scenes Enacted
in Georgia's Capital City
Trongs HaSeekers Resemble Walking Hospital and Stories
Are Told That Would Wiring Tears From
Hearts of Steel.

Atlanta, Ga. Stories of strange and
remarkable results that have been cir
culated in this city by scores of persons
treatment for sheumatism, stomach
trouble, didney disorders and similar
complaints, reached even the humbest
novels of the poor and destitute and
throngs of cripples and infirm poured
into the drug store where the demon
stration was held to beg or buy the
strange new medicine that is said to
exert its powerful influence over certain
diseases in manner that seems almost
miraculous.
Pale faced. weak and sickly widowed
mothers, with i'll nourished infants
clutching at their skirts have told
stories of suffering, sickness, privation
and despair that have caused strong
men to turn away and hide their tears.
Once healthy and able men, now
crippled by the ravages of merciles
rheumatism, with faces lined and drawn
by pain and suffering, have oobbled in
on cane and crutch, telling of families
dependent upon them, of neglected lit
tie ones and sickly wives, begging just
one bottle of the gre 1t new liquid that
may possess the power to change their
condition, strengthen their weak and
stiffened muscles and enable them to
care for the loved ones at home.
Such persons have cen given cards
to be signed by any pre- acher or clergy
man as recommends ion and which
when returned properly filed out have
been exchanged for full sized one-dol
lar bottles. The cards re supplied by
the main laboratories at Fort Wayne,
Ind. and can be obtained by any
worthy and deservin. perso n who need:
medicine and has no money to pay fol
it.
Not only have the poor people be.
come interested in the strange liquic
but persons in all walks of life, mer
chants, BUSINESS men, everyt ne is talk
ing about Root Juice and its woi ,derfu
cures.
So quickly and marvelously ha v,
some severe cases been reported cur e
that stories have been circulated to D
effect that the medicine possesses i
raculous power, but this of course j
ridiculous aed untrue.
Many of those who have used it, hoy
ever, say that the good effect is felt
quickly that it does seem almost like
miracle.
Persons who for years have suffere
from loss of appetite, indigestion, ga.
on the stomach. pains belching, bad