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The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

" 20 hrst a. We would make far bet
ter speed once We reached the smooth
road. They decided to 50 ahead.
"As soon as we reacbed the smooth
road, the young man. with me opened
the cut out to the mufner and Z series
Of loud reports cut the air. The man
whipped his horse into . run. but in
little while we were again at his
heels. After three miles Of alternate
speeding up and slowing down. the horse
was driven into . side road and We
were allowed to pass.
During the early days Of the auto.
the drivers OF horses were not q little
unfriendly in their attitude toward the
new-fangled machine and the authori-
ties sided with them. One amusing in
cident growing out of this situation oc-
CURED in Chicago in 1885, when I was
preparing to start on a road contest.
at had unloaded my little machine at
Engiewood, a suburb of Chicago, and
was driving down Michigan Boulevard
toward the heart OF the city. when q
gentleman ordered me on the boule-
ward When asked what harm the ma
chine could do to the boulevard since II
was equipped with rubber tires and did
not make much noise. ne simply replied.
Orders. SIR"
''Some months later. while in New
York City. was arrested for appearing
on. the streets with my machine. on the
grounds that 1t scared the horses
''To any one who has seen the cease
less procession of motor cars which now
scurry along the Chicago boulevards. and
noted the scarcity OF horses on the
streets Of New York today, in contrast
with the throngs of motor vehicles. 1t Is
almost unbelievable that the times Of
which Mr.. Haynes tells were only a
brief twenty years back"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
YALE MOTORCYCLE
PROVES A FULLER
Two Wheeler TOM Hone q Hudson
Car viii Three Passenger Strand
ed Near BaIiimore.

Some strong claims are sometimes made
for the power Of motorcycles; and the
motorcycles are usually able to back
up the claims made for them in that
regard.
A rather striking instance of the real
power Of the "two-wheeler." as well as
remarkable demonstration of its pulling
ability, occurred in Baltimore not long
ago.
Edward Holofcener. one Of Baltimore's
most progressive motorcycle dealers, was
told by one Of his prospects that IL the
Yale could pull home his Hudson car,
which was stranded along the road. he
would buy q machine.
Holofcener had never laid claim to
ability to tow heavy motor cars; but
he was willing to try.
He rode ont to the Hudson. hitched
his twin to 1t. gave the throttle grip a
twist and gradually engaged the clutch.
The prospective buyer was a very much
surprised man when the motorcycle got
under way. pulling along with il the
motor car with three people In 1t.
When the disparity in weight of the
motor car and the motorcycle Is taken
into consideration the performance is
all the more remarkable.
Needless to say the sale was made
to the Hudson owner: and a number Of
other prospects have fallen into line
since they heard of the way the motor
cycle proved up.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
HUPMOBILE WINNING
HONORS IN RUSSIA
In Addition to Capturing Anderson
and Minneapolis Cups, Grand Prize
in St. Petersburg Is Taken.

Charles kloppmeyer, manager of the
local branch of the Hupmobile Company,
last week received word that coincident
with the winning of the Anderson cup
and Minneapolis Daily News cup by two
Hupmobiles in the recent Gidden tour,
comes word from st. Petersburg that a
0-horsepower Hupmobile runabout was
victor in the First Grand Prix of Rus
sia-
The Grand Prix is an endurance con-
test somewhat similar to the American
Glidden, but 1t is a great deal harder
and taxes the car more severely. In
the first place, no assistance is allowed
a contestant whatsoever
The car must get over the run entirely
on its own merits, and the remarka BILE
performance of the Hupmobile in negoti-
ating the bad roads of Russia has caused
considerable comment among the motor
ing public of the Russian empire.
The Hupnobile was the only American
car that participated in this race 1t
was pitted against the best European
machines, which had been specially pre-
pared for racing purposes, tuned up to
the utmost and equipped in every man.
ner to enable them to get the best re-
suits from hard, long drives.
The winning Hupmobile was only an
ordinary stock car which had been taken
direct from the packing box in which
it was shipped from the factory at De-
troit, Mich. The entry was made at the
last moment and surprised the foreign
ers. who thought the little car did not
have "look in"
As winner of this contest the Hupmo-
bile dealer in Russia received a hand
some loving cup. 1t was presented to
the driver by Count S. Borskoe San,
president of the St. Petersburg Automo-
bile Club.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
VETERAN AUTO MAN
TELLS EXPERIENCES
Elwood Haynes, Touring Country,
Tells Missouri Club of His
First Car,

Not a day goes by but that Elwood
Haynes, the father of the American auto
mobile, who Is touring to the coast with
the Indiana-to-Pacific party of automo-
bilists, is asked to tell OF early exper-
fences with Americas first car.
In an address before the Auto Club
of Columbia, Mo-. ten days or SO ago,
Mr.. Haynes held a large crowd SPELL
bound by his "reminiscences, among
which were these:
when my first machine vas taken
out into the street for a preliminary
trial and the engine was started" said
Mr.. Haynes. 'men. women. and chill
dren rushed pelI-mell from their homes,
and surrounded the little machine. like
bees swarming round a hive. It was
amusing to note how they all kept a
safe distance. being awed by the tre-
mendous racket which the motor made.
II was impossible to try out the ma
chine amid such throng. so IL was
hauled to the country behind a horse
and carriage for the trial"
Shortly after this, while making a
trip out into the country. We were
obliged to pass through some fresh gravel
which, of course, made our progress
very slow. Just at this time We were
passed by a gentleman and lady driving
a horse and buggy.
Il suggested that they had better let
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
rom the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The confession of Baron Takahashi,
the japanese finance minister. that the
public debt of that country Is a source
Of apprehension Is not surprising. though
IL seems TO require some explanation.
II Is often said that Japan Is on the
verge OF bankruptcy, but We cannot re-
gard that rs true, for her debt is. in
proportion TO her population. much small
er than the debts of other nations. 1t
aggregates 81. .as5. .Ooo. .000. That is s2i head
OF her population. But Italy's Is SIS a
head, Great Britain's is So. and Frances
Is SI6e a head.
What makes it seem so heavy is the
extraordinary rate at which she Is pay
ing II off. For nation of 55.000,0o to
pay off its debt at the rate of sl00. .O0o. 900
year is a performance which may well
strain its financial powers, and II may
also provoke the inquiry whether 1t Is
not more heroic than discreet. Any
other nation would remit more of its
debt to the future.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
TO GUST sTEN0GRAPHERs.

From the Worcester Telegram.
The business world is going to dis
pe=ce with its army of stenographers,
according to the news from Paris. The
author of a letter simply talks at a ma
crime. the machine makes a record Of
the words by dots and dashes through a
thin cloth, then the cloth is mailed to
the party looking for a letter, he puts
1t into a machine which grinds out the
same noises which were spoken into the
other machine. The process was invent
ed to take testimony in courts. but it
has been reduced to a science and out
out SO cheaply that every business man
who has another write letters for him
can AFFORD much better to buy the re-
ceiving and the interpreting machines.
and the cloth supplies, than to employ
a stenographer. And there Is another
relief for the human being. There Is no
spelling. The letter maker Just says at
the receptive machine: See here, Jones.
need the money for this bill enclosed.
and must have IT right away, without
any further fussing and procrastination
on your part" Nobody has to stop to
look up the dictionary to spell any of
those words. because there Ii no spell
to II. 1t is all q matter Of sound repro
duction, and there is no chance for the
stenographer to make q mistake. The
producer may read his own letters by
simply putting the impressed cloth In
the interpreting machine, to make sure
he has not been too harsh in writing
Jones about that little bin. and II there
IL any part of the epistle he does not
care to. have repeated he can MI in the
cloth to prevent repetition. The French
inventor Is said to have demonstrated to
30 many business men the advantages
OF this machine, and its economy as
compared with stenographer. that the
schools In which men and women are
educated in stenography have set about
looking for other employment for their
pupils. II In an adaptation OF the phono-
graph that may have an important mis-
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
CADILLAC COMPANY
EXPECTS BIG FUTURE
Are Convinced Forthcom-
ing Season Will Be Most Sue
cessful in Its History.

Cadillac executives are convinced that
the season just opening will be the most
successful in the history of their concern
and that, as heretofore each year, there
will not be enough Cadillacs to go round.
i.lthough production will be increased
from 1900 (the 1913 output to 1900 cars.
They base this conviction on the con-
crete evidence supplied them by their
dealers.
The Cadillac dealers have been stirred
to this unwonted enthusiasm by the de-
livery of the 1914 demonstration cars and
by the impression made on the public.
Ever since these cars left the factory
the home office has been deluged with
kilograms and letters of congratulations
and importunings for deliveries.
The dealers have not only expressed
their unbounded admiration for the 1914
models and the advance made in motor
car construction as revealed in the two
speed direct drive axel, but have reported
specifically on the opinions of the pur-
chasers and prospects.
Somewhat similar situations arose in
previous years, but never has there been
cutie such an abundant evidence of a
motor cars triumph. and that is why
it is believed the 5000 cars will fail far
below the demand that has already been
aroused.
The dealers communications call
special attention to the new quality OF
luxury impaired by the tayo-gear direct
drive axel. This effect. so they describe.
is that OF the extreme confidence and
comfort which leads the rider uncon-
sciously to relax in every nerve and
muscle Heretofore the occupant of
motor car frequently has been led,
through a sympathetic response to the
effort of the car to sit tense and to
strain a bit with the apparently hard
working machine.
With the Cadillac's revolutionary me-
chanical feature that feeling. along with
nearly every suggestion of vibration, has
been eliminated, and there Is no effort
on the part of the rider. The occupant
settles back to comfort without tension
on nerve or muscle and it Is difficult to
realize the speed attained by the car.
This fexibility and consequent in
creased comfort so acutely realized
makes il easy to demonstrate the fuei
and operating economy secured through
the peculiar function Of the two-speed
direct drive axel in increasing car speed
without increasing engine revolutions.
These facts, along with the improved
Cadillac Delco electric cranking lighting
and ignition system. the beauty OF the
design and other new features are re-
sponsible in large measure for the
success Of the new models.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
TRAFFIC BLUE BOOK ISSUED.
Federal Motor Truck Company's
Interesting Pamphlet.

One of the most important additions
to the already large list of publications
dealing with motor trucks and the
merchandising problems they solve is the
Blue Book of Traffic. issued by the Fed
eral Motor Truck Company of Detroit.
This Federal Blue Book, made attrac-
tive to the eye by fine printing and art
work. contains many Illustrations show
ing a few of the lines Of business which
have solved by means of the Federal
motor trucks the troublesome problems
Of transporting freight with which the
merchant and manufacturers of the world
have always had to contend.
Several very interesting pages are de-
voted to describing and illustrating the
construction of Federal trucks. Nothing
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

From the Worcester Evening Post.
II the warnings by motor cars should
be standardized. there would be less dan
ger to pedestrians on the streets. In
Paris II is said that two-thirds of the
accidents are due to the diversity Of the
warning sounds by motor cars. and a
movement has been started TO stand
ardize traffic signals. making all vehicles
not horse-drawn adopt horns of a single
type. The theory Of the present usage is
that any old noise will do for a warning
to pedestrians, but in city full of noises
people pay little heed to any particular
one unless II Is familiar as a signal. The
gong of street car is always recognized
because the sound is always the same.
while as to motor car horns II may be
said that there are not two alike.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
Sturdy Stutz
The Miller Co. Unc.). 1926 Conn. Ava
Watch for the Auto
News in The Herald
RauchGLanS

to the house, where Flee picks IT up and
carries 1t on to Bakersfield and brings
back the morning mail from that point.
They take 1t then to Henderson for her,
letting her get OF and rest
The parcel post has made the daily
load a great deal heavier for the girl.
and many times the horse is loaded down
with all he can carry. Sometimes the
load Is more than can be carried on
horseback. and then the single buggy Is
pressed into service, good roads or bad.
She is very popular, and does many
favors for her patrons in the way of
bringing things from the stores for them
when they are too busy to so to town.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
A Proof of Economy.

A Detroiter car. driven by Milton
Brice at Minneapolis, with passengers.
made two and two-tenths miles on one
teacupful OF gasoline. The test was con-
Quoted to prove statement published
in Detroiter. advertising that had been
running in Minneapolis papers. to the ef-
feet that this car could make one and
a quarter miles to the teacupful OF fuel.
as well as average from twenty to
twenty-five miles to the gallon.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
GIRL IS SERVING
AS MAIL CARRIER
"Flo" Brown, Lass Of Fifteen,
Daily Makes Trip Over
Arkansas Mountains.
NEVER LOSES A DAY
Only Point on Route that Is Feared
Is Mountain Sheam-Dan-
serous in Flood.
NEVER LOSES A DAY

Henderson, Ark, Aug. 2-Floe Brown
a bright girl fifteen years OF age. car
Iies the daily mail from this little village.
in BaNten County, Ark, to Bakersfield,
in Ozark County, Mo-, distance Of If
teen miles, and return. She is one Of
seven sisters, daughters of Asa Brown
and wife, and all have graduated or Of
the mail route, each having had her turn
at it. 1t has been part of their educa-
ton and has helped them in more ways
than one. ...
Floe who carries the mail now, Is
small girl, but what she lacks in size she
make up in nerve and ability to get over
the road in all kinds of weather. The
route lies over some Of the roughest coun-
try in the Ozark Mountains. The roads
are rough, and over a great part Of 1t
the houses are few and far between.
On a stretch Of five miles there is no
tains and through the woods. No
thought of fear. however. eyer enters her
mind. There are no wild animals in the
woods and the birds and squirrels are
her friends and keep her company. Most
of the time she carries the mail on horse
back. At times, in good weather, how
ever, when the roads are worn down hard
and smooth, she uses a single buggy.
Besides Henderson and Bakersfield, she
serves Two OtHtr toNHS Ell Toule,
Gamaliel and Custer. both roadside viii
lagos. but with large postoffice patronage.
Mountain Stream Dangerous.
The most dreaded part of her trip at
times is crossing the North Fork River.
a mountain stream nearly as large as
the White River, which at times gets to
be a raging mountain torrent. The stream
is fordable at low water, but when II
goes on a rampage 1t is dangerous even
for a ferryboat to cross. One time when
1t was part fording she swan her horse
across in order to get her mail to its
destination that night. She came out on
the opposite bank with dripping skirts.
but with mail high and dry on her
shoulders.
In the spring and summer the route Is
pleasant to ride, as some of the finest
scenery in the Ozarks lies along the way.
Wild flowers and grass cover the woods
floor and the hills are a mass Of green,
with the rocks of the river bluffs stick
ing out In bare splendor. In autumn. too.
it is beautiful, when the woods present
an ever-changing color; but when the
winter winds begin to blow and the days
Of falling snow and binding, biting sleet
come 1t would try the nerves and spirit
Of q man. but Floe sticks to her post.
The winter season Is short. and the
warm spring days to come buoy her up.
sisters Help with Mail.
The family live a few miles north Of
this place. and in the worst weather her
sister,. Pearl and Hannah, help her out
Hannah or Pearl goes after the mall at
Henderson In the morning and brings 1t
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
SALES AND DELIVERIES.

Miller Brothers. local agents for the
Ford. made the following deliveries dur
ing the last week:
Touring cars: Mrs. W. Duncan Lynch
Joseph s. BealI, George s. Wilson. Mar
garet A. Hutchinson, w. II. Coleman
Ed. S. Barton, DIR. G. H. Wright,
Clarence Hickerson, Mrs. f. NJ Drake,
and GUIDE Bros.
Torpedoes: warrenton Carriage Works
Frank Altemus, and the Geological Sur
vey.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
EMERSON TAKES
ANOTHER RECORD
With Single Charge Of Batter
les, Detroit Is Driven
Through Storm.
FIFTY MILES MADE
Almost Impassable Roads Used in
Tour of Electric
Brougham.
FIFTY MILES MADE

Following close upon the record estab-
1ished last Saturday by Bruce Emerson,
when he made the trip to Baltimore and
return on a single charge or the batteries
in a Detroit electric brougham. Mr.. Emer-
son hung up another enviable record
when on last Wednesday he drove the
same car through the fierce storm that
swept this section of the country over all
kinds of roads and made a distance of
fifty miles on a single charge of the bat
terry.
"Jufce'' Still Remained.
When the run ended the meter indicated
enough Juice" remaining in the battery
to drive the car at least twenty-five miles
more. The feat is regarded by devotees
of the electric pleasure car as a notable
achievement, as it demonstrated that
electrics can be sent on cross-country
runs with every assurance that the driver
and passengers will get back without be-
ing towed in.
The route was out the Conduit Road to
Great Falls, thence to Potomac, Nd;
Rockville, Norbeck, Wheaton, Kensing-
ton, and Chevy Chase. In many places
the roads are under repair, necessitating
detours over rough places. The storm
struck the tourists when they were mid
way between Norbeck and Wheaton, on
the Seventh Street pike.
Trees stopped Progress.
Falling trees stopped the progress of
the machine, and the motorists narrowly
escaped injury when a large locust tree
fell across the roadway just in front of
the car.
When the storm abated Emerson and
his passengers had to procure axes from
farmhouses along the road to chop their
way through the mass of trees that lay
. fny
In many places along the Seventh Street
pike the motorists found all the telephone
wires down, falling trees having pulled
the wires from the poles. Evidences of
the fury of the storm were seen by the
tourists in all the suburbs adjacent to
Washington between Norbeck and Chevy
Chase.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
when You Tell a Man. He L. Lazy

From Judge.
If he answers back that he goes to
work two hours before the boss does, he
is an embryo agitator.
If he tells you to take running jump
at yourself, he is government employe.
II he assures you that he is figuring out
the best way to do the task in the short
est time, he is an efficient expert.
If he tells you he has had 30 many in
terruptions it has been impossible for
him to get any more done, he ID good
excuser.
II he replies that he can exert himself
when his heart is in his WORK. he has an
artistic temperament
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

seems 10 have been omitted that would
in any way be helpful to the merchant
or manufacturer who has need of the
motor truck. Business men who have
hauling problems will do well to write
to the Federal Motor Truck Company.
Detroit. for copy of this book. 1t is
sent free of charge.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

sion all over the earth. and thus revolu-
tionize the growing tendency to dictate
letters and orders to the second person
for transcription on typewriters, with
the chance Of the main point being left
out or the ideas twisted to mean some
thing else,
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
Woman Suffrage.
From the Manchester Minor.

Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont makes the
declaration that equal suffrage can never
be obtained peacefully. II this ID true,
Sister Belmont. which we do not believe,
then il will never be obtained at all.
America will never endure any such out
rageous and degrading performances a.
those which England is suffering from
the women of that country. We do not
believe In reform by crime and vieIsaea
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

The Commercial Auto and Supply
Company reports the sale Of Stude-
baker ''SS5' touring car to George e.
Burns. .
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03

A two-ton Mack truck has been de-
livered to the Potomac Electric Light
and Power Company by the Interna-
tional Motor Company.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03


the ehandof
probably other bantys in the world She Is being
line OF her profsssion
The Washington herald., 1913-08-03
si.ter. HELM with Main.

The family live a few miles north Of
this place. and In the worst weather her
sisters. Pearl and Hannah. help her out
Hannah or Pearl goes after the mall at
Henderson in the morning and brings 1t
The Washington herald., 1913-02-07
NEW SHOT-PUT RECORD.
Ryan HurIs 56-pound Weight Tven-
tS-fye Feet mt I. A. Games.

New York. Feb. 6.-By putting the 90
pound shot. with unlimited run and fol-
low. a distance Of twenty-five feet.
Paddy Ryan. the youngest member of the
Irish American Athletic Club, set a new
worlds record at the indoor champion
ships of the Irish-American meet at
Madison Square tonight. Ryan nung
the missile one foot and eleven inches
further than the best mark of NJ. Real,
of Boston. made in the late SOS
Fat Mcdonald. the New York police
man. was second.
Only Kiviat and Mel Sheppard. Of the
stars. and Frank Riley, substitute. ran
in thcI U0-yard race. Kiviat won as he
pleased. in @:17 %. the crowd. which
had expected d high class field, showing
its displeasure in prolonged Kissing.
Three other records went by the board
when Hannes kolehaminen, the Olympic
champion distance runner won the five
Allotted up to a 17O-yard handicap the
Finn soon caught his field. covering the
first mile in 4:57 3-5. The second mile
was reached in $40 2-5. Three and a
half miles were clocked in 17:16 and an
American record was cracked. At the
four mile post Hannes was but one-fifth
a a second behind the record. but he
went across the AZ mile tape in 22:I7.
another record. He fairly bounded along
in the last half Of the event. winning
in 244S-the third record smashed during
the race. The record is IL 2-5 seconds
better than the mark Of George V Bon
hag.