davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
ECONOMY OF GAS
 BIG QUESTION AT
 CHALMERS MEETS
Dealers Demand Fuel Econ Omy in Every Class of 1916 AutOmObiIe-Tests
 Are Made

Crowded dealers meetings in all sec tions of the south and southwest are re- ported by Paul Smith, vice president of the Chalmers selling division, who is expected in Detroit Monday morning.
 Gasoline economy was the one big topic of conversation at all the meet ings," said Mir. Smith in g. letter from Memphis. Dealers are demanding fuel economy above every other feature in a 1916 car. They are willing to sacrifice excess speed, and even power in order to secure a car that will show them a low cost of upkeep.
 Tests conducted with the new Chal- mers Six-30 models over southern hills and roads have convinced the dealers that a six-cylinder car can combine both speed and power with a remarkable low consumption of gasoline. On the showing made by this model in cross-country runs, we have signed up several score of new dealers on this trip alone"
 While in Dallas MT. Smith succeeded in arranging a conference between States Attorney General Looney and commit tee of automobile dealers, at which i'm portant revision features in the dealers contracts with motor car concerns were gone into. The attorney general recently filed suit against several automobile con- cerns with headquarters in Dallas, charg- ing violation of the state antitrust laws. It is expected that as a result of the meeting satisfactory arrangement will be made without invoking the aid of the courts.
 Announcement of a big distributing de- pot to be located in Dallas and to serve as southern branch of the Chalmers fs ctory was made by MT. Smith during his stay in Dallas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
ONE-FIFTH OF TIRES
 USED ARE MADE BY
 GOODYEAR FACTORY
Count Made in Seventy-One Cities Shows 21 Per Cent in Good
 years Favor

To ascertain the degree of popularity of Goodyear tires with the motorists of the country. the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company, of Akron. O., recently com pleted a five day tire count in Il of its branch cities-representative cities m all parts of the United States. The result of this count shows that more Goodyears are used than any other brand.
 The busiest section of each city was selected and for five days an accurate count was taken of all tires on the auto mobiles found in the public parking places and garages of this section The utmost precaution was observed to pre- vent duplication. In all 354,S59 tires were counted, of which 756S1 proved to be Goodyears-a little better than 2l per cent
 The multiplicity of brands of tires now being used was strikingly shown in the listing of nearly 200 different makes or tires--yet one of every five observed was a Goodyear In many cities nearly half of all the tires were Goodyears. An in tarestIng disclosure brought out by the cornt was that the five leading tire com panies are supplying 67 per cent of all the tires used by the motorists of the Unit ed States. Of the tires made by these five companies, one-third were shown to be Goodyears.
 particularly gratifying result, in the eyes of Goodyear officials, was the par ticularly fine showing of Cord tires Goodyear is one of the great opponents of Cord construction today. For many years Cords were made and sold only for eiectrics. but now that they are being made for the larger gasoline cars, a much larger motoring public is inter- ested in them The volume of Cords used the past season has been one of the pronounced tire trends of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
FROM WISCONSIN'S
 SNOW ID FLORIDA
 SUN IN MITCHELL
Jacksonville Man Made the Trip in Eleven Days Over New Dixie
 Highway

'"rhe Six of 16' Mitchell negotiates the Dixie Highway through Ohio valley floods, Kentucky and Tennesse rains to the land of eternal youth.
 The millions of dollars invested in good roads and cross country national high ways is daily adding to the delights and creating new experiences for the daring motorist
 A forerunner of what the recently opened Dixie Highway holds in store for the hardy automobile tourist is indicated by the thrilling trip just completed in "The Six of '16" Mitchell from Racine, Wis, and It's 10 inches of snow to Jack sonville, Fla, and its balmy summer climate.
 MT. Howison of the Mameron SS Bark ley Co, of Jacksonville, Fla. purchased a new Mitchell of "The Six of '1e' model on February 4, and the next day with the thermometer registering exactly de- grees below zero insisted on starting overland via the Dixie Highway to Jack sonyille, Fla. The intense cold and con- tinued snow held no terrors for him, with the new Dixie Highway to follow.
 Warm garments and an experienced driver to accompany him, he started for HIS niuIlusL HOIl6 OH 6DFuary O. IdKlnS the Dixie Highway out of Chicago they held to the road until the heavy rains and floods in southern Indiana and the Ohio valley forced them to detour over 200 miles. Through Kentucky and Tennes- see the roads were bottomless with mud and water, the result of alternate freez- ing weather and binding rainstorms, but the car carried them steadily on to Nash vile, from where they headed direct for Birmingham. A landslide far up in the Cumberland mountains blocking a nar- row, steep road, forced tEem to back down the mountain over two miles and detour again for a long distance. At Birmingham the roads were found in much better shape and the car was headed for Atlanta.
 From there on every mile was an added pleasure a constantly rising tenn perature, better roads and dry weather now repaid them for the long, hard, dis- agreeable pull through zero weather snow, rain, floods and mud
 At the Florida state line Mr. Howison' 8 associates, who had arranged for a well come, met him and with ever changing hardshell and soft sand roads, the Mitch ell plowed its way triumphantly into Jacksonville at noon February 1e, with the speedometer registering 1544 miles and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
PRIDE IN ROADS

"The auto spirit of 1916 is epitomized in the word highway" according to George M. Dickerson, managing director of the National Auto factory at Indian apolis. As a result the new National 12- cylinder and six-cylinder have been named Highway" cars.
 "All over the United States" said Dickson, there is a quickening of ac- tivity and pride in highways and pos- terity will ever be indebted to the efforts of the originators of the Lincoln and Dixie highways. The year of 1916 prom ises to be a big year in cross-country touring. The amount of good road work that has been done, and the tremendous car sales of this year means that the motoring public will live on the highways as never before"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

They will keep a constant watch on it day and night.
 The Studebaker golden chassis is the chassis that created such a sensation at all the automobile shows in the big eastern cities.
 The Studebaker company took the chassis from the regular days run in the factory-a stock chassis, mind you, not one that had been especially de- signed for exhibition, and 1t was en- tire1y finished in gold. And this gold chassis has become the sensation of the automobile world. Finished in gold from the tips of the springs ip front to the lamp bracket on the rear, it is the largest, costliest product of it's kind ever exhibited in the whole world according to the Studebaker corporation. Nearly 5000 parts had to be finished In gold. More than $50 ounces of pure gold were used, and as it stands the chassis Is valued at more than s25,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
NEWS OF INTEREST TO AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AND OWNERS
BIRMINGHAM MEN
 ID SELL MOON CAR
The Birmingham AutOmO- bile Company Takes
 the Agency

J. L. Watkins. representative of the Moon Automobile company, has placed the Birmingham agency for the Moon with the Birmingham Automobile com pany on South Twentieth street. Mr. Watkins has been in Birmingham for some weeks in an effort to secure an agent, and the selection of the Bir- mingham Automobile company was made only after an exhaustive study of the claims of other concerns.
 The Moon car has graceful, sweeping lines, a powerful motor, luxurious, and, above all, it Is roomy beyond ones fondest dream of what a motor car should be.
 Mr. Watkins has thoroughly investi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

ESQ OH "A 1oO NIL Hudson Motor Car Co.,,
 Detroit, Mich.
San Francisco. Calif., February 12. 1916.

hromCh ud
 iron Famonh a odya reof
  land stand tpromnent thoelo Sa ud saon rever db dmemo welane hsandh nthad dtns svibe nailed
 Harrison Go
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
FORD SALES GOOD

Business has been unusually good with the Ford cars during the past week, according to E. W. Brownell, of the Brownell Automobile company, Ford and Studebaker agents.
 "On last Wednesday we unloaded five car loads of Fords," said MT. Brownell, and we are selling them fast All of our salesmen report business great and that sales record for Jefferson county that we are going after is sure to be made. We are selling more Fords now than in the history of our business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
STUDEBAKER CHASSIS OF
 GOLD TO BE EXHIBITED

Birmingham people are going to be given an opportunity to see and exam inc what has proven to be the sensa- ton of the automobile world-the Stu debaker Golden chassis, valued at more than $25,000.
 Blaine Brownell of the Brownell Au- tomobile company, Studebaker and Ford agents here, announces that within a short time the golden chassis will be brought to Birmingham. and 1t will probably be placed on exhibit in some downtown store. Every detail of this wonderful chassis will be ex- plained by an expert from the Stude- baker factory.
 Incidentally the Studebalxer corpora ton think so well of this chassis that three detectives will accompany 1t to Birmingham to see that 1t is unharmed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
Denegre May Put Up
 Wireless Station

Charles Denegre, the local Packard dealer, is seriously considering the ad- visibility of installing a wireless out fit on the roof of the building he oc- cupies. MT. Denegre says he has proved to himself by actual figures that he could save a nice sum of money each month if he had wireless station from which he could get in communication with the Packard plant at any time.
 The idea of wireless station is not yet in concrete form, but Mr. Denegre says he spends a large sum monthly in telegraph tolls in communicating with the Packard factory. He has fig ured the cost of a wireless outfit and subtracted the amount from the total of his telegraph bill and shows how he can net young fortune each month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
NEWELL COMPANY
 ID SELL WINTON Prize Car From New York Is Now in Use as a
 DemOnstratOr

The Newell Automobile company has secured the agency for the Winton Six in Birmingham and will immediately begin to push this car. The Winton Six took first prize at the New York automobile show and at the Nashville show.
 H. c. Gillespie. southern representa- tive for the Winton company, Is In Birmingham with the machine which took first prize in New York, which he is using for a demonstrator here. gated the Birmingham field and says he believes the outlook here for the Moon Is most excellent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

a record entirely free from any mechan- ical troubles or adjustments of any kind.
 Surely this is new experience for our many automobile enthusiasts--a trip in Ii days from zero weather to summer suns and green palms. Let us all boost for a continuation of good road work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
Paige and Grants Going Fast

w. K. Young, manager of the De- troit Motor Car company, reports that he is selling Paige cars faster than he can get them. MT Young also sold and delivered six Grant cars last week, and says business is better than he has ever known it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
MART|N CASE nay
RtACA JURY .|I||||| IODAY
Defendant Maintains Gilbertson
Made Move to Pull Gun from
Pocket When Shot Rang out
( speeial to The Tribune) .

! Devils Lake.-N. D.. Dec. 1.-THE
eighth day of the trial OF Roy Martin,
alleged murder OF Hank Gilbertson
found the defendant still on the wit
ness stand, under cross examination.
:, Martin, pleading self defense, main
tanned that he shot Gilbertson in 4
local restaurant, under the impress.
sion that his own life was endangered,
maintaining that Gilbertson made y
move toward his coat pocket, as
though to pull a gun, when he fired.
4:Gilbertson had been keeping COM
pany with Ina Mccullough, waitress,
up. to three weeks before the shooting,
when she married Martin s..-
That Gilbertson had threatened to
kill Martin, making such threats to
Mrs. Martin and others, was brought
out by the defense. Va. .@.a,. .
&. Mrs. Martin and Gilbertson were en-
gagged in conversation in restaurant
where Mrs. Martin and her husband
were employed, when the shooting oc.
Cured. ..a -
THE case may reach the jury tomor
row evening.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
Value Of Work.

Idleness standing in The midst OF
uninterrupted tasks is always tending
to humility. Work touches the keys
of endless activity. opens the infinite,
and stands awestruck before the inn
mensity Of what there is to do. am
sure we ali know the fine, calm, sober
'humblcness Of men who have tried
themselves against the tasks Of life.
1t was great in Paul. and in Luther,
and in Cromwell. 1t is something that
never comes into the character, never
shows in the face. OF u man who has
not wOrkcd:-phillips Brooks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11

tip.toed into the office of Judge Nues-
and babe the top Of the morning. to
the pale face judge.
Chief Wilde's wife once lived a mum.
Der of years in the family of Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow. She is q cul-
tured woman. Bryon Wilde, who is
between IS and 40 years, played for
several years as halfback on the
North Dakota Agricultural college
football eleven. That was ir 1899 and
1900 He also played on the Carlisle
team.
He is one of the most intelligent
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
DODGES STEEl.B|0UN|D
PASSPORTS OF RUSSIA
FOR HAND OF LIBERTY
----' -
Saul Gordon Reaches Minot After
Thrilling Escape From cour-
land via Siberia

Minot, N. D., Dec 11--Evading the
stcel-bound passports Of Russia, and
after thrilling escape from Courland
via Siberia into China and Japan and
then to America. Saul Gordon has ar.
rived here and is now visiting his
brothers, Abe and Herman Gordon.
Forcing Youth Into Army. ,4#
= The car, according to the story, he
told today, is forcing lads of 16 years
of age into the army and to 60 to the
front now means almost certain
death. Famine, desolation and de-
spair prevail everywhere. He states
that Russia has always been COM
PEELED to import many necessities of
life, but with the 4prolongation of the.
war and most of these cut off, starva-
ton and hardships stalk in almost all
quarters of the land.
>'njure themselves to Escape War.
He states that young men are re-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
MICHIGAN COURTS
DECISION REVERSED

Washington. Dec: 1.-THE United
States supreme court in. decision
handed down today has reversed the
decision of the Michigan supreme
court on that Of the Detroit ordinance
providing for three.cent tickets to be
issued during the rush hours. The
decision does not apply to the distant
suburbs annexed after the reduced
car ordinance passed. 1t orders that
the three-cent fares apply and be pick
ed up in advance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11

Mans Land, south of Black Water
and west of Garrison. Bryon Wilde is
a Mason. He's spending the day here
in connection with. business matters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
.6)UR BELIEVED 70 .HAyE !.
HR|SHEO IN ONTARIO FIRE

Peterboro, Ont. Dec. n.-Three to
four employees are believed to be dead
and at least II are known; to be injur-
ed in the Quaker Oats companys plant
which was almost destroyed by fire
here this noon with a property loss
estimated at 100000.
The county courthouse here was
aftre at $3.50 o'clock this morning, the
flames leaping from the Quaker Oats
building to the county structure.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
Real Chinese DRAGON.

That dragon monster OF which the
Chinese are so fond did actually exist,
according to Il Shanghai correspondent
of the London Times. It is known
that reptiles existed, very similar to
the favoritc pictured dragons, aud.
there is reason TO believe that some
measured as long as GO feet. :
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
AK i. AS TRAP
FOR TEACHER

Fessenden, N. D., Dec. 11.-A
series of attacks on Miss Bertha
Miller Of -EIlendaIe, N. D., a teach.
'er in Eighenheirn, this county,
was brought .to>a climax, when
an Ak suspended over the s:hooi-
house door dropped on her st,ouI.
der as she entered the building.
She escaped serious injury. On
the blackboard was, written, ~
the AK don't get you kwiIl." The
girls room was raided recently
byH someone, who. scattered her
belongings and tore her picture
to pieces. Officials suspect dis
appointed suitor. ..--
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11

sorting to every deception to avoid
military service and that many put
themselves in the way of, contagious
diseases and other ills which will de.
str0y their usefulness for military
duty. Others shoot off their thumbs
or injure or wound themselves so
that they would be of no particular
use in the battles. ....@
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
DEFIEs BREAD BOYCOTT;
IS ATTACKED BY MOE

r Detroit. Mich, Dec. = 1l.-:Because
Richard Piocento, a restaurant owner,
bought three loaves of bread in def
ance of the neighborhood boycott, he
was. attacked by an Infatuated mob
of 1000 people this afternoon and mar
rowly escaped.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
WOMAN ! / KILLED
TN AUTO CRASH
Especial to the, 1sibune.)

4ElleRdale,:s Minn., Dee. s11.--=iMrs.
Fred MoDonald ,of this city was killed
and her husband, manager of the 10.
cal telephone company, was seriously
hurt in a grade, crossing smash this
morning between a Rock Island train
and their automobile. H. .....
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
Equality.

a cOuntryman is as warm in fus:ian
as q king in velvet and a truth is as
comfortable in homely language as IN
fine spcech.-Spurgcon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11
INDIAN COUNSELOR HERE
"Great Father" to Redmen on Berth.
,-'..-r-
old Reservation Pays Visit to
Judge NuessIe.

Bryon Wilde, one Of the chiefs or
the Fort Berthold Indian reservation,
the father" to whom the Redmen go
for the settlement of their grievances,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-11

Indians in America. AS counselor
to Fort BerthOld subjects he holds a
unique position. He owns ten quar-
ters of land in what is known as mo
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
LIQUOR LAW
is STRINGENT
Report Must be Made Of all Supplies
on Hand, Even by Private
Homes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
DENVER. Colo, Nov. 21.-That the
liquor inspection ordinance which
goes into effect today when the mayor
attaches his signature. will give the
Lootlegging traffic in this city the Sc
verest setback 1t has received since
the Colorado prohibition law went in.
to effect, is the belief of city admins:
tration officials.
The ordinance, adopted by the city
council, last night, provides for the in
spection of all intoxicants which
come into the city and also requires
that every person, firmsor association
in Denver is required to report the
liquor now in possession to the mana.
ger of health and is hereafter requir-
ed to report all liquors received, for
purposes OF inspection.
Failure to comply with the ordin.
ance renders violators liable to fine
of $500 or Imprisonment for ninety
days. or both.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
FREE MOVIES
At Y. M. c. A.
Interesting Program to be Shown This
Evening at Association
Auditorium.

Free movies will be shown, at the
Y. NJ. c. A. this evening. The pro-
gram will start at 900 o'clock instead
of 1880 o'clock as formerly. The pub.
lie is invited Following are the reels /:
Heinz 81 Varieties-Som Of the
methods used in preparing the pickles
are given and emphasis is put on the
precise and orderly ways in which the
bottling and inspecting is done. An
interesting feature is the machine
which nails the lids on the boxes.
How Wild Animals IIve-These pic.
lures are not OF the large jungle ami.
mails but of the small animal life. The
flying fox. builds nest very much like
a bird. The stad turtle which, looks
very much like beetle matches from
a larve which. takes Ne years to de-
velop.
Wild Understandable picture of
British beauty spots showing salmon
fishing on the Dee At Langollen. Other
pictures shown are the Toomb OF the
Benefactors, Ruins of'the Cathedral of
Dolwyddelan. Shadow Falls and the
Clouds on the Mountains.
Basket Making by the Passamaquad-
dy Indians-The Indians excel in the
art of basket making. The method
of starting weaving and finishing the
basket is shown in detail.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
storm. only Got One Ballot Out Of
Twenty-seven Cast by Lee coun-
ty .ouardsmen on the
Border.
CERTIFICATE RECEIVED
Election Board sends Returns to the
Board Of supervisors, and
they Are Counted

Frank Oertel. representatives. elect
from Lee county. carried the soldier
vote on the Texas border by an
almost unanimous ballot, the official
returns certified to the supervisors.
show. Oertel had 26 votes and
Storms 1, according to the count of
the Keokuk soldiers ballots. Francis
HAYS was the second best runner on
the border to 1Oertel, receiving "a
votes to Chambers, two. Sheriff
Scott landed 81 votes to Datin's S.
The following figures were certi-
fled to Auditor A. p. Meyer in a
certificate issued by the state cleo
ton board:
For representative oertel, 2s;
Storms, 1.
For auditor-Hull, 6: vermazen, IA.
For treasurer-Smith. IL; REIN
bold, IL.
For recorder Chambers. 2; Hays,
"a.
For attorney-Hamilton. s;Nor-
man, 16.
For clerk-Johnston. s; Hart, II.
For sheriff-Scott, Fl; Datin, 5.
For coroner Clements. H.; Smith,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-21
FAST AGROUND
UPON THE SANDS
American ship sibiria With Forty
People Aboard, Who
Await Rescue.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
LONDON, Nov. 21.-Furiousfy
pounding seas threatened today to
prevent immediate rescue Of all pas
sengers and crew aboard the Ameri-
can steamer Sibiria, fast aground on
the Goodwin sands.
Life savers from Deal and Kings
town endeavored throughout most OF
the night to approach near enough to
the vessel to take off the forty per
the several thrown up on the treach-
the past few days. To date the Deal
life savers have rescued fifty-two per
sons from various distressed vessels
there during the past twenty-four
hours. Thirty additional have been
taken off by. other life saving crews.
The SSii5irisss, vessel OF $3.50 tons,
formerly the Hertha, of the Ham
burg American line, and now owned
by the Wsittenberg Coal Co., left Sgd
ney, November 7 for Cherbourg, car
rying grain and.a number OF men and
women passengers, all said to be
Americans.
The Sibiria struck the Goodwin
sands late yesterday. She sent an inn
mediate call for aid. Life saving
crews from three stations tried he
roically to.reach her side and take off
the passengers, but mountainous seas
prevented. One of the life boats
from Deal was overturned in the boil
ing surf and several of the crew in
jured. Another from Ramsgate was
also capsized.