davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
Big SPEEDWAY NOW
NEAR COMPLETION
Many Fans Ask Permission to
Drive Their Cars on New
Board Course.
FAST TRACK, SAYS RESTA


foilowIhg the announcement maoe
yesterday that Vincent Astur had Of
fer.d a ,,,,nhv for Tho inaugural auto-
mobile race nj, in. nov s1,ccnshead Bay
Speelwnv yida com mc,t has heen made
I'm many circles. and IN, general opin-
ion is tina, I'm, comics, viii he one OF
far greater nublic interest than the
originally nror,o.ed America cup race
could possibIv q,avc l,,n Tho latter
rop,es, will be RIM NJ ,notbcr season
OF the wear. the Milan b.irg TO haye the
Ninc.n, AStor c,n r,,o an ANIMAL fall
faa,ure
With tho smooth wooden surface OF
the Sheapshea1 Raw Snnedv,y now laid
for tho entire two mil, circuit. with
only a few stretches Of steel framework
on tho outer edge uncovered Inv plankiug.
New Workers owning fast ears have been
Itching ,o trv on, for themselves the
sneeS n~ossibirti,s of line wonderful
course. Manager Eycr,rd Thomson,
however IN ndam,nt I'm his determine
,ion thai trere shall he no high speed
test Of the curyobanked track until il
ls thrown ouen pert month 10 the en-
tran,s for nr,,,tcc for ,h, on.niur 3bO
uilo race on October . Accordiuglv no
one IL admitted to the s~pc,dway with.
on, a n,ss ana ~ nllow.d an IN. track
If all IN forhlII,p Ia iutulua I'm nnN-
thing faster ,ran NOR. touring sp.ed.
Even pario R.sta winner of tho Chi
rapo Derby and holder OF the worlds
record who recently visited IN. Spe,d-
y,v with N,narcr Tbonp ,on vas po,
permi,,ed 10 hin mn "A r,i, r,s, enour,
10 renuIr. his car :, climb very far
nm ,be s.a.n hanLs al ,ba ,urns Even
with tho ,rininy ,rv,ut nf n I was
narmI,,ol 10 ,r,ka" .,iI bs 81 an, o,n.
,5nced maj IA. sbe,n.r.,t g,v sncaa-
,,, 4. ,,r ,,1 a,.,, ,ha r,a,.s. ,,o,,-
r,c,,aoL q, ,ha 80, a,1 - o..
a,,,ta, ,.t,. ~. u.a.,au 49,, rhi
100 ~ =, ., ,.
,SSrr, ~ ~ : wv wy 80
.m"' II ,','s's v'rH d, .N'S.''s. 'o.I",
W t"p."'e ! aIi,'''"'Is Nv lul. speeu
r"n",,ii,''rs ! WI y" 'Nrh iuruier ann
s"y 'hat new c"fS VIII nave 10 pe pulr
ner"" hlHh enough speed can be at
tl'h'h 10 put 20 use the upper euSs
OF tne hlRh curved hanEinr'
WIN bafn"y pldhed and Bob Burnmn
botn putting IN laps IN practice for
their four cornored race AZ Chicago with
H'~'ta and Cooper AT a faster rate than
10 miles nm hour. motor racing sharps
are more than ever Convinced that close
- two miles a minute VII, be made
In the elimination trials ON San,embcr
"a, % and 20 for the Sh .pshead BAY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
On the Potomac River. close bv. win.

On the Potomac River. close BY, WILL
iamsport was laid out to be the capital
OF the United States and was favored
by Washington.
At Winchester. on the ~Shonon doab
valley Pike. still stand the headquarters
OF Washington and OF %Stonewall Jack
son. This city changed hands seventy
times during the civil war. On one
OF It's main streets is an old hotel that
was captured and recaptured Ave times
IN M day as army headquarters.
Sheridan's ride was made along this
famous pike to Cedar Creek.
Fourteen miles east OF the pike are
me Luray Caverns. discovered in 1873.
A side trip further south takes one TO
the grottocs of the Shenandoah.
Baltimore. with a history dating back
TO 1855, is one OF the Ave important
cities OF the Atlantic seaboard and has
had a most important part in the de-
vclopment OF the country. The city
was one Of the first to export tobacco.
wheat and corn Is the metropolis of one
OF the original thirteen States, and the
home OF Charles Carroll. one Of the
signers 81 the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence. Edgar Allan Poe died there and
his tomb is visited by many tourists.
The city was the first to erect a monu-
ment TO George Washington. Fort Nc
Henry, the bombardment of which by
the British gave Francis Scott Key in.
spiration TO write THE sta Spangled
Banner" a century ago. has recently
been acquired by the city as a public
park.
Annapolis. on the Severn River. best
known as the site Of the United states
Naval Academy, also has much OF his
torical interest. This quaint capital
OF Maryland holds the earliest city char
ter in the United States. dating from
170S. Washington surrendered his COM
mission In it's state House in 1888.
On the ground OF 81. George College
Is the famed Tree of Liberty, said 10
be 700 years old.
The entire peninsula between Chesa-
peake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean is
dotted with charming old towns, -four
ishing broad acres and many beautiful
estates. The Eastern Shore OF the bay.
as 1t Is known locally. is n series OF
inlets and a paradise OF hunters and
fishermen. who find here the canvas
back duck. d~iamondback terrapin and
Lynhaven oyster.
The northeastern section Of the penin-
sula comprises the state OF Delaware,
which Is rapidly improving its roads.
Dover. the capital. was founded in 1900
by William Penn. Buried here ar.
John NJ. Clayton, author of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty Cesar Rodney. who
made the famous ride to Philadelphia
to sign TIE Declaration OF Independence,
and Richard Watchcoat, one OF the
founders OF the Methodist Church. In
! Dover Ia the old historic House OF the
Entailed Hat"
South OF Dover the continuation OF
the roadway through immense fruit or
chards 10 Maryland brings one to Cape
Charles. Norfolk, Newport News, Ports
mouth, Old Point Comfort. Fortress
Monroe and Virginia Beach.
Well down the peninsula. between
Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River
on the way to Point Lookout. where the
huge Confederate prisoners camp was
maintained during the war. is 81.
Mary's. This was the first settlement,
OF the white race In Maryland and was
the site OF the first capital OF that
state.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
ENGINEERS
ON INSPECTION TRIP
Will "Punish" Cars on Severe
Roads to Prove Stamina
Of Construction.

Chief Engineer Ray Harroun has an
trip and Is already engaged In its early
stages.
Two OF the handsome new 1916 Max
we'll touring cars, selected mt random
from the first day Of the factory's pres
ent run. have been shipped TO Denver.
where Mr.. Iiarroun and IA party will
shortly Join them. The trip on which
they are embarking will cover the ter
ritory between Denver and San Fran
cisco. With the Maxwell chief are r.
:. orr, his experimental engineer II.
+. Durham. Dill Bell and r. II. Allen.
Mr.. Harroun states that the personnel
OF the trip will vary from year to ear.
men being selected with an especial
view to rtwardlng merit ard occurring
information on the new ears.
our trip In more one OF inspection
md veriication than IN other detail,
said Mr.. Harroun on the eve Of his de-
parture. we know that the cars will
come through it without trouble, for
they are merely copies OF the expert
mental models which have bee over
the same territory time and again dur
ing the past year.
The new cars. being machine built,
will undoubtedly improve on tn first
cars NJ the model. which were built up
by hand along lines which made stand
ardization AID perfect accuracy hard to
attain. To what an extent this i'm
provcment will make itself apparent is
one of the facts that will b determined
by this trip.
W have chosen the one truck high
way of the country which will enable
US to punish these cars TO the limit. We
shall cross two mountaIa ranges-the
most rugged In America. \ large shar,
OF our route will lie through the So
called Great American Desert. We shall
encounter grades. rock. bottomless sand
and. very probably. mud. our course
will carry us as high as IL 1000 fe-t
above sea level, where there Is always
snow IL VIII dip we'll below sea level
over the hot sands.
w have always maintained that a
light car would s,and mor- grief OF this
sort thar any other. We believe the
rev Maxwell will Justify every bit ~
our confidence and come through un-
scathed. If we can break up either of
the cars W. are taking W. will do II. |
don believe We shall succeed"
The route chosen for the trip leads
from Denver 10 Leadville, GlenwOod
Springs. salt Lake city, Reno, Tahr .
Truckee and Sacramento. The party
| will return by train.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
SKIES" BUILT
FOR WAR PURPOSES
Used by British and French
Flying Corps and Are Civ
ing Good Service.

Twin skies" are now being produced
FOR military purposes in both England
and France. although heavy Govern
mental levies upon the plants OF foreign
car makers had interfered with the
development Of the twelve cylinder motor
considerably.
II am old that In England the sun
beam Company has produced a twin six
Tor aviation purposes said President
NJ. J. Budlong OF the Packard Motor Car
Company of New York Friday, "and is
already supplying this type OF motor
in large quantities TO the British and
French flying corps. In the past years
lighting the value OF the big, heavily
armored a~eroplane has been proved, and
tie call 10Y is for high efficiency, light
weight. water cooled twelve cylinder
motors for plane power.
One OF the leading French firms also
Is credited with the production OF a twin
six motor. which first will be used on
aeroplanes. The first armored aero
planes were fitted with two a~eroplane
type uotors OF 100 and $50 horsepower
each. the type of motor most csmmonly
used having seven or nine cylinders
around a single circular crank case. Now
the demand is for more powerfully
armored machines. and for n more COM
pact power plant delivering from 200
TO 300 horsepower.
The absence OF vibration and the
steady power stream delivered from the
twin six motor. together with It's posi-
bilitiss Of simple and compact construc-
ton and comparatively light weisht.
seem to make 1t the ideal power plant
where these features must be taken into
account and its long wearing and maxi
mum service qualities further recon-
mend IT,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
COLE DECLARES DIVIDEND.
Last Fiscal Year Best In the Com.
pnny'a History.

Al the annual stockholders meeting %
the Cole Motor Car Company held during
the last week In July the usual cash dlvi-
dend was declared and a satisfactory
amount carried into the surplus account.
The company's annual statement shows
that the last year has been one of the
best In the history of the with
every indication that the season upon
which the concern is now entering will
exceed by several million dollars the
business of any previous ear.
AZ present n most unusual condition
exists at the Cole factory, where. due
to an unexpected increase Of business
AT this season of the year. the company
Is finding 1t necessary to increase their
orders for material, which they are
fortunately able to do.
During the last three months OF the
fiscal year just closed the Cole Motor
Car Company shipped approximately 100
car loads a week TO all parts OF this
country and including most of the
foreign countries.
While the Cole Motor Car Company
will specialize on eight cylinder produce
ton. trey have az the urgent request
OF their larger distributors In the lead
ing cities continued the production OF the
standard Big Six model. shipments OF
which are now being made regularly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
ELECTRIC BRAKE EFFICIENCY.
Invention of r.. v. Hartford Hrs
Several Safcty Features.

Every motorist knows how inefi-
Client his brakes become when once the
lining Is worn through says \. Water
man. general manager OF the Hartford
suspension Company. 1T becomes al
most impossible to slow down without
locking the wheels. This sudden lock-
ing of the wheels could be overcome by
tho presence Of oil between the brake
drum and band, and allow gradual
slowing down. but the presence of the
oil would make it almost impossible to
bring the vehicle to "a dead stop owing
to the fact that sufficient pressure could
not he applied by either foot or hand
levers.
Thousands OF dollars have bcen
spent in designing automobile axle hous-
ing sand parts to prevent the grease
and oil necessary for the life OF the
axle from coming into contact with the
brake drums and shoes. The Hartford
brake completely reverses this order OF
things. The brakes are oiled. with the
result that a film Of oil between tho
parts coming In contact must ncCcs-
sarily be squeezed out by the pressure
OF the brake so that the car is gradu-
ally low.d down automatically, and as
the pressure overComoS the resistance of
the oil the brake becomes proportion
atcly more effective. This eliminates
ans possibility of the harsh braking ef-
feet noticeable in the use of the ordi-
nary tyne of brake mechanism which is
So destructive to the tires. II is pos
sibic with the Hartford electric brake
e. drive Avn automobile at a speed of
nifty miles per hour up to within about
thirty-iyc feet of "a right angle turn
and easily make the turn at fifteen
miles an hour. Another result of this
gradual but quick aud effective opera
finn nf thg lf+nA L., F4n he Sg,B in ifG 70.
la,ion to skiddiug on wet pavcments.
The car il slowed down gradually so
that the momentum is reduced to- such
a degree hat there Is practically none
left when the wheels are stopped
whcr as. with the brakes now in use the
wheels are suddenly locked and the
momentum of the car produces the skid
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

Anthony Morse, stroke of the Yale
1915 varsity crew. will have charge OF
rowing at the Choate School In Walling-
ford next year. He Will succeed Mr..
Cherry, Harvard ~, who has resigned
from the faculty. The latter has directed
the schools crew work since It's incep-
ton two years ago. Choate does Its
rowing on Lake Community, Walllng-
ford. about ten miles up the Quinniplac
River from Yale's crew quarters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

Of SUNDAY SUN who desire any Hnormanon0 on roads or tours are invited 10 send h-
Il the Automobile Ednr II sun 1850 Nassau Street twill facilitate anuem If al Qns
tons are by Thursdays evening TheT Touring Bureau of the AutDnobhC Club of America is cooperating
with H SUN in frnshnst hhi information Suggestions and information viii be wetomedJ
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
A. Good a a Clock.

When Rossini. the Italian composer.
who was noted for bis punctuality, was
director of the Theatre Italien In Par
is be used to attend the rehearsals
every morning. Precisely as the clock
struck he came out OF his house and
hailed the nearest cab. Eventually q
certain cabman noticed IT and was Al
the masters door each morning. AS
soon as ROssini entered the cab the
driver would look at his watch and
then drive OF at a good pace. This
proceeding was repeated every day.
Rossini often wondered whether the
driver looked at his watch to see how
much time he had to get to the theater.
Finally one daY be said. my friend.
why do you always look at your watch
as soon as ! enter your cabT
Monsieur will pardon me- replied
the cabman. laughing. but I do 1t to
see whether my watch is right
NoveIlen-Scha
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
Fif,sentn Century Artists.

Artists ia Italy in the fifteenth cen
fury were little better OF than small
shOpkeepers This Is shown by the
dowries they usually gave their daugh-
ters. which varied from 5000 to 81.
OSO. and IL is related as an extraOrdi
nary instance that Andrea Mantegna
gave his daughter S2.GOO at the time
of her marriage, which was about the
close Of the fifteenth century. MicheI
angelo. Raphael and Titan were the
only painters OF the fifteenth century
who succeeded In attaining a position
Of ease MicbelangeIo at bis death left
about $4,000. besides some real estate
to bis nephew. Leonardo. Raphael's
property was estimated to be worth
S135.OO0. while Durer was worth at the
time Of bis death only S31.6JO. In
those days. however. pensions were
frequently given to artists by sover-
eigns and cities
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
Some National Flowers.

Every one knows OF the rose. sham
rock and thistle as the doral emblems
OF England, ireland and Scotland and
the leek. though not a dover, for
Wales. The sugar maple leaf Is the
emblem OF Canada. Other nations and
cities have all their 6oral emblems.
and the lily seems to be the favorite
iiaiy has chosen the lily and also the
rtty nt Florence. known s1fectionately
rs 'tiigliO.- which means lily. and the
city itself Is spoken of as the Flower
OF C1iiPs and the City OF Flowers"
FrHnre. at course. has the lily In the
feur de lis. Germany's Is the corn
flower. while Prussia's choice Is the
linden tree. aud the most famous thor.
Uughfare In Berlin is known as the
Cnter den Linden. SPANS emblem is
the pOmegranate. and its wonderful
city Of Granada Is named after that
fruit Egypt. with, the glories OF the
Nile. appropriately chooses the lotus
Athens has the violet, while SaxOny
has the sweet scented mignoDette.-
PearsOn's Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
Won O Title.

December. 1854. when Napoleon Ill
offered to send re-enfOrcements OF 20,
900 men to the. Crimea II the British
would convey them, the government
was on the point Of declining on the
ground that no transports were avail
able for such work II was eventually
decided to ask some Of the great steam
ship companies for assistance. and at
the next cabinet Sir James Graham
announced that this had been done
'Mr. Cunard." he added. can provide
immediate transport for 5000 men.
leaving the question Of payment to be
decided subsequently by arbitration
what is Mr. Cunard's Christian
Manner asked Palmerston Samuel"
replied Graham. Sir Samuel" said
Palmerston. with emphasis on the
sir" And at the close Of the war the
ship owner was created a baronet-
London Chronicle
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
Waters Of ths Mia.

The waters Of the upper Nile start to
rise about June IS, reaching the great.
est height at the autumnai equinox.
and then gradually subsiding until the
following April That the Me should
thus save the country from total bar
renness and make II one OF the most
fertile lands Of the earth is reason suf
6cient for the bestowal on the mighty
stream Of the name OF ''the most holy
river" and that the good Mussulmans
Of Egypt should believe that Il has it's
source In paradise In ancient times
the river had its appointed priests, les
tivals and sacrifices. and II It's rising
were delayed a single day they took
the most beautiful girl they could dnd.
dressed her richly and drowned her In
the waters as a sacrifice to turn away
the wrath Of the river god and merit
bis favor. The quality Of the Nile wa
ter has been highly extoIled Some
have said that II Il 10 other waters
what champagne IL among wines The
priest Of Apis would not give II to the
sacred bull lest be should become too
fat
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
Court Humor,

A legal journal gives the following
instances of humor In German courts:
In Berlin an ironworker was sent
to prison because he had laughed at a
policeman. IL appears that as this
man was proceeding along a street one
day his disabilities were aroused by the
sight Of a particularly stout policeman
giving chase 10 a dog. The offender
was promptly hailed to court and sent
up" for scandal.
A German in attempting to board
moving train fractured his leg. After
SIX months in a hospital be was dis
charged. whereupon the state railway
department at once prosecuted him for
infringement OF regulations" be was
fned a sum equivalent TO IS.
Upon entering an omnibus q man
trod on the foot of a woman. who was
so incensed by the incident that she
remarked that D. walked ike a hen.
For this term OF reproach the lady was
fined 20 marks.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
Thorn Hedas of Yprss.

The town with the unprOnOunceable
name. Ypres. once proved literally too
thorny a problem for English besieg-
erS When Henry Spencer. bishop of
Norwich. led his troops against It they
tried IN vain again and again to pierce
the mass Of thorn bushes that lined the
exterior slopes OF the ramparts; hence
the image Of Notre Dame-de- Thulne,
-Our Lady Of the Garden" in the
Cathedral of St Martin az Ypres and
also the fair Of Thuindag. nxed for
the frst Sunday in August in honor OF
the thorn hedge that saved the dty.-
London Opinion
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
lnAsr.ssins sibI. PO,u..


Commentator cannot nx the date Of
Joseph the carpenters death. SAYS the
Christian Herald Some bold that n
must have taken place before Jesus
began bis public ministry. In suppor,
OF this they point to the fact that 10
sepn Is not mentioned m connection
with the wedding feast at Cana. 9th.
ers believe that Joseph must have
passed away before the crucinxiou:
otherwise be would have been AZ the
cross with Mary. Under the circum,
stances nothing definite can be stated
on the matter. Christian tradition as
serts that Joseph was over eighty
when espoused and that be lived TO be
very old man. The upper room
mentioned In Acts l. where the trst
gathering Of disciples and converts
was held after the ascension, may
have been IN the house Of one Of the
apostles (of John or Mark, as some
supposed. but the general view q thai
It was probably the upper chamber IN
q house the owners Of which made 4
a custom 10 hire out such rooms for
meeting purposes. This custom, & Il
claimed. was known IN Jerusalem long
before Christ
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
a Card ProbIem.

Can any reader. asks a writer In the
Strand Magazine, verify and explain
the following. brought to my notice re-
centlyf Deal out four whist hands,
purposely making a misdeal-L e. two
cards to one hand Pick up the hands.
shuttle to any extent and then redeal-
properly this time. Il win be found
In nine cases ont Of ten that one OF the
hands contains either q singleton lone
card of q suit or lacks q suit alto
gether. have tried this repeatedly
and near4y always with the same re-
Eult
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13

Sermaa Women ~ SoldTsrG
something Ike a century ago Prus.
sia rose against Napoleon. who was al.
ready weakened by the retreat from
MOSCOW. and with the help OF the Aus
trians and also of a very large body
Oi russians managed to drive the
French army over the frontier, after
defeating Il 10 the tremendous two dag
struggle at Leipzig.
IL appears that certain women play
60 prominent part In this lighting
seventeen daughters OF Prussia were
at the front during this momentous
conflict They were most capable as
soldiers, able to command and able to
obey, as well as being capable OF with
Standing the hardships OF campaign
ing To cite some instances. Maria
Werder, a woman Of Silesia. was al
lowed to serve as q hussar In the
same regiment as her husband. who
was a wealthy landowner.
Elenora Prochaska Is one Of the bet.
ter known OF these heroInes. She en-
gagged. under the name OF Carl REM"
In the Light Horse when only eighteen.
and several poets have sung Of her
courage. A monument to her memory
stands In Observation-Disclosures Star
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
Edueatad Man.

Il d the worst Of educated men that
they cannot speak about any great
question till they have read everything
that has been written about II, for fear
that some one should say, But have
you read Schwart1enburgT Then. Il
they have not read Sehwartzenburg.
they are done. -T0lstoy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
a.. RIA of Him

Il understand your wife Is doing her
own cooking"
You are mistaken"
But ink told me she was"
~Oh, that was just for a little whilel
Jinx was making rs q visit. and 1
guess she thought be had stayed long
enough. Houston Post
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13

For about three months she regards
her wedding day a. the greatest day IN
history. but later on she sets 30 thar
she regards pay day as the greatest
day IN history. Cincinnati Enquirer
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-02-13
An Unfair Example.

ProfessOr-If fail TO give a correct
answer to any problem In mathematics
that any one present Offers me 1 agree
to forfeit the sum Of SO Voice In
Make the date Of my wife's
birth agree with her present aga
Lifa