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The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
AUTO RACING FEATURE
OF SEASONS SPORTS
King Gasoline Supplants Old Dobbin.
Five Big Speedway Contests Held
in I9I4-Immense Receipts.

Indianapolis, Dec. 26-No sport review
for the season of 1914 can be complete
without brief study of the years record
in automobile racing. This pastime, de-
clared dead in 1872, has shown such re-
markable vigor in the last two years
that at present it must be ranked as a
major outdoor amusement.
Five Speedway contests, capped by
Thomas victory at Indianapolis before
10000 spectators, and nine road races,
the most sensational of which was won
by Pullen at Corona before a crowd
equally as great attest to its popularity
in both East and West.
Then there were dirt track contests
without number, the most notable being
that at the Minneapolis State fair, which
again played to an attendance Of more
than 10000. In point of paid admissions
to a single event, the automobile racing
game easily captures the seasons hon
ors.
For next year even better things are
predicted. Mile and half-mile tracks,
long in disuse through the decadence OF
horse racing, are being rebuilt into min
iature speedways. OLD Dobbin cannot
stand the pace any more and is going
into the discard. In his stead is coming
the flasher and more sensational racing
car, capable of showing heart-quickening
speed for sustained distances and afford
ing q more interesting contest People
will pay their money to see an auto
race nowadays, whereas a horse contest.
with its slow, dragged-out method Of
procedure, will not attract any longer.
The horse is dead. Long live King Gaso-
line!
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

Fuller and his wife died soon after they
came on shore" and this Is about all that
Is definitely known of Edward after he
landed.
His only son, Samuel, came with him
from England In 1885 this Samuel was
married by Capt Miles Standish. who was
magistrate, "on ye fourthe day Of ye
weeke," to Jane, the daughter Of Rev.
John Lathrop.
Samuel had grown up under the care
Of his uncle. DR.. Samuel, who had settled
prosperously at Plymouth His uncle
eft Samuel some personal property, al
though DR.. Samuel had children of HIS
own to give most OF his possessions to.
clause in DR.. SamuePs will reads,
Item, give to him my Rufnet cIoake
and my Stuffe suit I now weare;' III
those days, when clothes were dificult TO
obtain. especially when they were Ruffet,
II Is doubtful If this bequest was not as
eagerly welcomed by Sam as some Of his
uncle's more substantial gIrts TO him
Samuel left Plymouth, and moved 70
Barnstable. There he built house. "a
small. plaine. paIlizadse house" DR..
Lathrop, his father-in-law, called IT. Il
was made Of poles stuck in the ground,
the space between being filed in with clay
and stones. II was rooted with thatch.
and hoored with hand-sawed planks- It
was a good house, as houses In the col
ony went but DR.. Lathrop probably re-
membered more prosperous times in Eng
land.
Samuel gained a good-siZed fortune. as
his will and inventory. still in existence,
show. His inventory sometimes lists his
possessions in curious groups. For In
stance II reads:
Item a shirt Capps yarne sisers third,
Item in beese and hunny." Item IN
sleeps woole feathers Tobacco bags
earthen Dish bTimston." Item iron potts
tonges slice frying pan and Candlesticke-"
Samuel and Jane had Hannah. Samuel,
Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary, Thomas, John.
and one other child.
The arms which belong to the Fullers,
and which all branches in America con-
slider themselves entitled TO, are de-
scribed: Argent, three bars gules, on a
canton of the second castle or. Crest: A
dexter arm endowed, vested argent, cum
ed sable, holding in the hand proper
sword of the first. hilt and pomel or. The
motto is: ''Semper ParatuS.'
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
AMERICAN CARS USED
EXTENSIVELY IN WAR
Win Name for Themselves Because of
Servieeabiity-Will Boost Busi-
ness Here After Conflict.

France owes a debt OF gratitude to
the moderate price American cars for
the wonderfully efficient service these
machines are giving in the war"
writes Mr.. Guindey. distributor of De-
troiter cars in France. to Claude s.
Briggs, president Of the Briggs-De-
troiter Company of Detroit.
There are thousands of American
cars in the service of France. and the
way they stand up under the tremend-
ously hard work they are called upon
to perform is remarkable.
Il am driving my own personal car,
Shd 1t is no uncommon thing to be
called upon to carry six or eight men
in the Detroiter. There is quite a feet
Of Detroiter cars in the division to
which I am attached, and the splendid
work they are doing is going to bring
us a very large business when this war
Is over. The mortality among cars is
very great, as anything beyond minor
repairs seldom is attempted.
There is no longer the slightest
doubt among Frenchmen OF the uIti-
mate success OF the allied armies since
Germany has failed in her plan Of
quick conquest, and she will be ground
between the great armies of Russia in
and France in the west until she is re-
du<ed to complete subjection. For a
great many years 30 come. the market
of Europe will be closed to her. and
she will be made to pay a terrible price
for what she has done"
Some idea OF how completely and
speedily business was paralyzed in
France can be gained from the expe-
rience OF the Detroiter agent: "On the
day preceding the general mobilization
our force was about its usual duties,
but within twenty-four hours every
able-bodied man Of military age was
with his regiment on the way to the
front The same thing happened in
every other establishment. When this
war is over. those OF us who survive
will take up the thread of business
where we dropped il last August. and
we pray the day OF peace is not so
very far Off"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
THOMAS AND PULLEN
HOLD SPEED TITLES
Tetzlaf Rivals Them in Straishtaway.
Though Duray Holds Record in
This Rrannb of Racine

Indianapolis, Dec. s.-speed champions
for 1914 are Rene Thomas, who won the
indianapolis Motor Speedway 5oo-mile
race at S2.47 miles an hour, and Eddie
PuIlen, who took down the 5oo-mile
Corona road contest at SIS miles per hour.
They are rivalled by Teddy Tetzlaff, who
attained a speed of 1873 miles an hour in
an attempt to lower the worlds straight
away record, which, however, is still held
by Arthur Duray, with a speed Of 1923
miles per hour to his credit; and Georges
Poillot, who negotiated the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway for a full lap. turns and
all, at the dizzy rate Of $50 miles an hour.
The best aIl-around, speedway perform
ance to date is that of Jean Chassagne,
who. in 1s13 covered 1o7.s5 miles at Brook
lands, England, in an hours running, and
the twenty-four hour drive in 1907 OF s. F.
Edge, who maintained an average OF S. 905
miles an hour for the entire distance,
stops included.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
BY FRANCES COwLEs.

Melville W. Fuller. the late Chief JUS
tice Of the United States Supreme Court,
was a descendant of one of the eight
first settlers named Fuller who came to
America and left descendants.
The founder of his branch of the fam
fly was Thomas, of Dedham, who came
in 1885. He was a leading man in Ded-
ham, and was much in public life. His
wife was Hannah Flower.
Their son, Thomas. like the father, mar
ried Ether Fisher. Daniel, son of this
second Thomas, studied for the ministry
after his graduation from Yale College.
He married Lucy Goodrich, and had a
son, Caleb Fuller, who was also grad
uated from Yale. Caleb is sometimes re-
ferred to as reverend, sometimes assdea-
con. His wife was Hannah Weld. Their
son, Henry Weld Fuller. was born in
11S4, and was graduated at Dartmouth.
Then he studied law. His wife, Esther
Gould, was a sister of Hannah Flagg
Gould, a poetess of some note. Henry
Weld Fuller's son, Frederick Augustus,
married Catherine Weston. and was the
father Of the distinguished Chief Justice
Of the Supreme Court, Melville Weston
Fuller.
Thomas, Of Dedham, ancestor in the
seventh generation of this distinguished
man, was only one OF eight first settlers
here who had children. The first two
were Edward and DR.. Samuel. who came
on the Mayfiower in 1870. Then there
was John, of Ipswich, Mass, who came
In 1884. Johns brother William, of Hamp-
ton, N. H, came at the same time, but
he made his brothers children his heirs,
as he himself hsd no children.
The fourth and fifth were Thomas, OF
Dedham, already referred to. and John. of
Newton, Mass, who came in 1886. Robert,
OF Salem, and Thomas, Of Woburn, came
in 1888, and were the sixth and seventh.
The eighth member Of this interesting
hextet was Robert, of Dorchester, later
Of Dedham. Mass. who came in 1910.
Robert, Of Salem, one of these first set
tiers, who left goodly family, was a
bricklayer. He lost his first wife, Sarah,
and two of his sons, when the Indians
attacked and burned his house. Then
he married Margaret Waller His chill
dren were Jonathan. Elizabeth, John.
Samuel, Abigail. and Benjamin.
Thomas. OF Woburn. who arrived here
in 1s2s. came from Western England, or
more probably Wales. He left England
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
ADDITIONAL OLDS MEN
PUT IN west indies
Company Active in Stimulating For
eign Trade-South Americans Like
Cars Pointed in Loud Colots.

The appointment last week OF ]. NJ
otero as oldsmobile representative for
the island of Cuba, with a location on
Paseo de Marti at Havana, was one Of
two important recent developments in
the campaign for foreign business be-
ing conducted by the Olds Motor
Works. The other development was the
allotment of the island OF Porto Rico
to Pietrantoni. SOLO & Co. probably the
best known importers of automobiles
in the West Indies. Both are con-
sidered logical selections for handling
the sales OF the Uldsmobile light four.
the demand for which. the makers
state. rapidly is growing in foreign
ports.
OF the appointment of J. N. Otero. ].
V. Hall. sales manager of the Oldsmo-
bile. says% Thinking the time was
right for choosing a dealer in Cuba, we
sent a representative os the sales de-
partment with a four-cyIinder car to
Havana, and in less than twelve hours
after his arrival he had closed ar
rangements with Mr.. Otero.
I'VE find that in foreign markets
cars painted in striking colors are
very much admired and are preferred
to cars of more somber hue. Inhabit
ants OF Cuba, as well as practically
all South American countries, have
been attracted ny the maroon body.
black bonnet and natural wood wheels
of the Oldsmobile -Four" and we be-
lieve that these features have had
quite as much to do with securing IA
vorable connections for us as any fea-
lures OF mechanical superiority"
This establishes the Olds Motor
Works with strong representation in
both Porto Rico and Cuba
In Washington the OldsmobiIe is
sold by the Pollock Car Corporation.
1918 Connecticut avenue northwest.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

on a trip Of observation, intending mere
ly to come to the colonies and see what
they were like. But Thomas was only
twenty, and Cupid ensnared him In
Massachusetts, he met q fair maiden.
named Elizabeth Tidd, and promptly fell
in love with her. Elizabeth loved him in
return. but refused to leave her family
and go with him to England. So Thomas
took the only alternative, and decided
to settle down in the colonies himself,
and marry Elizabeth.
Thomas returned home alone. expla n
ed matters to his father. who was q
blacksmith, and secured his patrimony.
Then he came back TO Massachusetts
and married Elizabeth Tidd.
Like his father. Thomas was a black
smith. He settled at Woburn. And al
though almost three hundred years have
passed since he first began to work there,
IL Is said that cinders are still found
where he had his forge.
After his first wife's death, Thomas
married the widow Of Lieut. John Wy
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
Plans Mammoth Road Race.

Following right on the heels OF the
gigantic San Diego-Phoenix and Fl Paso-
Phoenix motorcycle road races enthu-
siaSts of Phoenix are planning another
contest, which promises to. far outclass
either Of these events. This meet con-
templates combining the course Of the
Fl Paso-Phoenix and that Of the San
Diego-Phoenix runs, making total dis
tance of 1000 miles And though the
course chiefly is made up of mountains
and trackless desert, it is the belief Of the
..Borderland Boosters" who are behind
the movement that the run can Be made
in thirty hours. As yet the details OF the
project have not been worked out out II
is stated a number of the motorcycle fac
tories have agreed to support the event
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
G7tGr

man. and for a third wife took one Han
nah, whose last name is unknown. He
had nine children-Thomas, Elizabeth,
Ruth. Deborah, John. Jacob. Joseph.
Benjamin and Samuel-all children Of
Elizabeth Tidd. 1t Is said that Thomas
descendants have always held places Of
trust and have proved themselves worthy
the honor.
The May1ower Fullers, unlike many of
the Mayfiower's passengers, came direct
" from England, It is supposed. They
Joined the other Pilgrims, who came from
Holland in the Speedwell, when they
reached Southampton, England. and
changed to the Mayfiower. Edward Full
Ier's name is one of the forty-one re-
corded in the compact which was drawn
up in the cabin of the MayfOwer Just
before landing at Cape Cod.
II is sometimes stated that Edwards
wife was named Ann, but this is a sur
mise. Gov. Bradford wrote, Edward
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
AUTO SHOW Will
Open SATURDAY
National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce VIII Ex-
hibit IN New York.
ATTRACTIONS NUMEROUS
Exhibit, Number 338-Four Hundred
Complete Cars Will Be
Shown.
ATTRACTIONS NUMER0U

Endeavoring to eclipse all former ef-
forts, the National Automobile Chamber
Of Commerce win open its fifteenth an
nual national automobile show in Grand
Central Palace, New York City, next Sat
urday, January 2. The show committee OF
the organiza tion, which has the show In
charge, consists OF Col George Pope, n.
o. Smith. wilfred c. Leland, and 3 A.
Miles, manager.
Instead Of opening at night, the doors
will be unlocked at p. m. and at that
time the palace will reveal to the public
the latest and best In motor car and ac-
cessory production. Displays OF goods
conservatively valued at more than Ss,-
10000 will occupy the 10000 square feet
of floor space on the four floors Of the
huge building. About 5000 more square
feet Of floor space are available this year
than in previous seasons
Many Exhibits Entered.
There is a total Of sSS exhibits. Gaso-
line pleasure cars win be shown by
eighty-one manufacturers; six companies
will show electric cars, and thirteen Will
display motorcycles. The remaining %
are makers Of accessories. More than
400 complete cars will be shown. These
will be found to range In price from $ZSO
to $500. No commercial cars will be ex-
hiDited, but Inere Will De a Special lniOE-
nation bureau for commercial vehicle
manufacturers.
In order to make beautiful setting for
the cars and show them to advantage.
the interior OF the palace has been con-
verted into a Persian palace. The deco
ration color scheme is white, gold and
crimson. The lobby Of the building will
be decorated to resemble a California
garden.
Many Special Features.
Following the custom of former years.
Wednesday, January 6. has been set
aside as society day. upon which double
admission will be charged. There also
will be q theatrical day, Monday, Janu-
ary 4, upon which representative players
will be guests Of the management Dur
ing the week the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce will hold its an
nual banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The exposition will remain open for one
week, until Saturday, January 9. On
January 2, the opening day. the doors will
open at 2 D. m, and on other days at 10
a. m, with the exception OF Sunday,
when the building will remain closed.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
Will Display Motorcycles.

Philadelphia is another city which this
year has planned to have an exclusive
motorcycle and accessory show. The ex-
hibit will be held on the Continental Ho-
tel roof garden. February II to %. Forty
booths have been provided. and dealers
of the Quaker City are enthusiastic over
the outlook for q successful show.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
Sales of Fords,

Miller Brothers last week sold Ford
cars to the following: Touring cars, c.
W. Guy, Latham Wheeler. Claude Guy,
Mrs. B. W. Haxall, ]. L. Price, L. E.
Branson, Charles E Trfbby. Ingersoll-
Rand Company, Thomas K. Conrad. and
George lagos; runabout, r. F. Soper;
delivery wagons, Boyce Garage, Capital
Refining Company, Brown Bros, and E.
Walsly. G..
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
COOPER WILL DRIVE sTUTz.
He and GIL Anderson yin Race at
Frisco Exposs 81

Earl Cooper has been SngaEed by the
Stutz Motor Car Company OF Indian
apolis to drive for them in the Van
derbilt and Grand Prize races which
will be run at San Francisco. CAL. on
February % and "a. 1915. The Stutz
company has already entered these
races with the Panama-Pacific EXPOSE
ton Company at San Francisco.
Cooper will drive in these and other
important races, having fop a team
mate ''GiT" Anderson. also under en-
gagement with the Stutz company for
the 1915 season. The fact that Copper
won the 1913 championship has made
him very popular as q driver. This
and the number of races run and the
record of "Gil" Anderson makes them
both factors TO be reckoned with in
any races in which they may engage.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

Hamburg, the first city to perceive the
danger Of the modern long hatpin, has
provided its conductors with boxes OF
hatpin point protectors. Ladies with
unguarded hatpins may now choose be-
tween getting down from the car or
giving the conductor an extra penny for
a couple Of the municipal point protec-
tors.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
A Corner IN Ancestors.
THE FULLER FAMILY.

The Family was Established Here by
Eight Men of the Name-Two of the
Eight Came on the Mayflower In I0aO
-Snmuefs InVentOry-Thomas, of
Dedham, Ancestor of the Late Chief
Justice Melville W. FulIer-Robert, of
Salem, the BrIckIayer. and Thomas, Of
WOburn, Who Became n C0IOnIst Be-
cause OF Love.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
RnHs an OHM Electric

Senator Robert l. Owen is the latest
purchaser OF an Ohio electric brougham.
which is finished in green. Delivery was
made yesterday by the Potomac Motor
Car Company.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
Four Detroit Electrics Delivered.

Emerson & Orme delivered Detroit cleo
trio cabriolets to ]. Maury Dove and W.
B. Hibbs last week: also a roadster to
Mrs Harry A. Kite and a brougham
Christmas morning to Mrs. Annie F.
Darby, which was a present from her
son.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
Motorcycle Notes.

About 150 riders Of Altoona, Pa, attend
ed the recent meeting at which the Blair
County Motorcycle Club was formed. The
organization has secured a nine-room
house. which is being fitted up for club
rooms.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
HAS BUT ONE CARBUREToR.
Cadillac Eight Delivers Gas Uni
formIy TO All Cylinders.

Many people who have inspected the
Cadillac eight have expressed surprise
upon seeing but one carburetor for the
eight-cylinder motor.
The carburetor is set above the center
Of the engine. One feed pipe leads to it
from the gasoline tank; two intake pipes
lead from it, one to each block of four
cylinders. AS heretofore, the carburetor
is Of Cadillac design and manufacture. II
has but one float chamber. a single spray
nozzle and is but a trifie larger. in fact.
than the instrument used on the last
four-cylinder Cadillac.
The intake piping arrangement is such
that II insures absolutely uniform dis
tribution of gas to all cylinders. None Of
the cylinders is starved for gas. because,
although there are eight cylinders. the
problem Of carburetion is no more diff
cult than presented by a four.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
Turkeys as Gifts.

Emerson & Orme, who sell the Detroit
electric in Washington. remembered each
employe on Christmas Day by present.
ing them with a large turkey
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
sells Milburn Light Electric.

The Milburn Sales Company reports the
sale of Milburn light electric brougham
to T W. Fleming.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
Speaker Clark Buys Cadillac.

The Cook & Stoddard Company report
the sale of eight-cyhnder CadiIlacs TO
Speaker Champ Clark and Emmons s.
Smith.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

The first team of westchester County
On. -Y) Motorcycle CLUB to finish in the
New Years Day road race, will receive a
bronze statuette which has been donated
by the Yonkers Motorcycle Touring Club.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

Motorcyclists Of Crown Point, Ind, are
contemplating organizing a club.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

During the past season 1S7 motorcycles
were licensed to use the roads in Mount
Tacoma National Park. ?
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

Holiday suggestion! Give your motor
cycle friend an F. A. N. membership
card.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

A number Of Asheville On. c. motor
cyclists made a Thanksgiving Day run to
the Black Mountains.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

A contingent Of thirty-hve motor
cyclists, under Capt. A. E. Humphreys, is
ready to go to Europe with the second
Canadian expeditionary force.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

For the last four years Minnesota has
produced and marketed considerably
more than One-half of the iron ore pro-
duced in the United States.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

The Lake County Poor Farm at Crown
Point, Ind, uses seven motorcycles.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

Ben F. Brandenburg, sheriff Of Dallas
County, Tex, says one motorcycle will
do the work Of three mounted men, and
does not cost as much as one horse.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

John B. Dixon and Miss Gladys Cressy,
of Boise, Idaho, recently rode a motor
cycle 1SO miles to HALEY, Idaho, where
they were married.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs Ward Jones, Of Laura.
Ohio, are spending their honeymoon on
q motorcycle tour. i
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

ed the recent meeting at which the Blair
County Motorcycle Grub was formed. The
organization has secured a nine-room
house. which is being fitted up for club
rooms.
Motorcyclists Of Crown Point, Ind, are
contemplating organizing a club.
The first team of a westchester County
On. Y) Motorcycle Club to finish In the
New Years Day road race, will receive a
bronze statuette which has been donated
by the Yonkers Motorcycle Touring Club.
Holiday suggestion! Give your motor
cycle friend an F. A. N. membership
card.
During the past season 1S7 motorcycles
were licensed to use the roads in Mount
Tacoma National Park. ?
A number Of AshevilIe On. c. motor
cyclists made Thanksgiving Day run to
the Black Mountains. ..
A contingent Of thirty-five motor
cyclists, under Capt. A. E. Humphreys. Is
ready to go to Europe with the second
Canadian expeditionary force.
The Lake County Poor Farm at Crown
Point, Ind, uses seven motorcycles.
Ben F. Brandenburg, sheriff Of Dallas
County, Tex, says one motorcycle will
do the work Of three mounted men, and
does not cost as much as one horse.
John B. Dixon and Miss Gladys Cressy,
Of Boise, Idaho, recently rode a motor
cycle I3O miles to HALEY, Idaho where
they were married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Jones, of Laura,
Ohio, are spending their honeymoon on
q motorcycle tour.
The InvincibIe Motorcycle Club of
Brooklyn, N. Y, has already announced
its annual spring run. This Is to take
place May 2.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

The Invincible Motorcycle Club of
Brooklyn, N. Y, has already announced
its annual spring run. This Is to take
place May 2.