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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-11
THE LIFE SKETCHES
OF MOST "S0L0NSu
ARE NOT IMMODEST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Modesty
and frankness, strange as it may
seem. characterize most of the bio
graphies of senators and congress
men, appearing in the new issue Of
the congressional directory.
Congressman Charles A. Linbergh.
of Minnesota. who has served con
tinuously in the house since the be-
ginning of the Sixtieth congress, leads
all others in point of modesty, if brev-
ity of biography is taken as a critic
rion. His contribution to the direct
DRY reads:
Charles 4. Lindbergh. Republican
of Little Falls"
The palm for Democratic brevitv is
awarded TO James P. Buchanan. rep
resentatfve of the Tenth Texas dis
trict Pride in his state led him te
add its name to his biography. thus
preventing a tie with. Mr.. Lindbersh
1t reads, after the congressman
name, Democrat, of Brenham, Tex
as"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-11
A. M. WING CANDIDATE
FOR COMMISSIONER

Bearing the signature of so voters
a petition endorsing the candidacy
of 4. NJ. Wing for one of the three
positions provided for in the commits
sion charter voted on January 4. was
filed at the city hall Monday after
noon. Mr.. Wing has been a resident
OF this city about three years. He is
manager OF the Wing Grocery com
pany. and during the contest recent.
" ended. was an active advocate OF
the new form of municipal govern,
ment.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-11

"Leonidas Cartarphen Dyer, Depub-
llcan, OF the city of St. Louis felt
that that description was sufficient
for the enlightenment for the public
in writing the story of his life for the
directory.
Had not Senator Lane. of Oregon,
thought it necessary to put in his
biography the fact that his term viii
expire March 5, 1919, his would have
led all others for brevity. Except
for this statement. his biography is
Harry Lane, Democrat"
The biography OF Senator Johnson
OF South Dakota, is one of the few
departures from the cut and dried
tales of the birth, education. ana
attachments which serve to I'LL the
pages of the congressional directory
Here it is:
Edwin S. Johnson. OF Yankton
South Dakota: Democrat. born il
Owen county, Indiana, a long time ago
| was always proud of my ancestor.
and my family
Jen McElmore, of Houston, Texas
representative-at-large, noted in hi
| biography that he was born on a farm
in Tennessee, on Friday, March Is
during a storm Then follows the fac
that he had but little schooling, be
cause of his aversion to teachers
James Harvey Cyclone" Davis, tn
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-11

viii be. if the proposition carries. to
do the work implied by their name.
E. L. Bond, E. W. Greene and W. G.
Hobbs will act as inspectors and F.
S. Rodgers as clerk at the elections
to be held on January % and Feb
February 9 the inspectors will be F.
d. Spring, o. W. Stevens and E. L,
Bond, with F. S. Rodgers clerk.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-11

other Texan elected at large =
great memory for details o.
career, which he has used WIN 9
effect in the directory, LEAVING
imagination little of his life ~.
time of his birth to the time
ascent to his present high ess'e
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-11

CITY CUUNC|l HAS /
BUSY TWO-HOUR MEET T
LAST BUT ONE OF THE REGULAR
LY SCHEDULED SESSIONS OF
PRESENT MUNICIPAL "FATH-
ERs-r
Next to the last regular meeting
of the Daytona city council. as it is
now constituted. convened Monday /
evening at 7:36 o'clock and remained
in session nearly two hours. All mem /
bers of the body were present, as were /
also Mayor H T. Titus, City Clerk /
A McF- Porter. several members of |
of the police, fire and sanitary depart |
ments, and a sprinkling of specta- /
tors
OF the more important matters. |
among the numerous others present
ed for consideration, acted upon were.
Twenty-eight bills. aggregating
S1,s20-24, against the city. These
were approved and ordered paid
The Daytona Public Service COM
pany's bill for s1,212 was read and
referred to the finance committee.
A letter from the West Disinfectant
company, of Atlanta, requesting pay
ment Of a bill amounting to something
over 800. was referred to the COM
mittee on sanitation
For their services incident to con-
Quoting the election held on January
4. the three inspectors and the clerk
were ordered paid $500 each.
The proposition Of Bingham &
Thompson, insurance agents. TO in
sure against loss by fire the city pavil-
ion now in course OF construction was
tabled, pending completion Of the
building and transfer OF title to same
to the municipality.
Through Councilman Stevens, the
Daytona Playground association asked
permission to erect Slide" to be
used by the children of the city, near
the public school building at point
between Bay street and the canal
The request was unanimously granted
To the finance committee was re-
ferred the report of City Treasurer
F. N. Conrad This report showed
the condition of the city treasury on
January 10. 1916.
A letter from the head of the Day
tona Industrial school for negro girls
thanked the mayor and council for a
visit recently paid the institution by
those officials, and respectfully re
quested that steps be taken to I'M
prove sanitary and drainage condi-
tions in the vicinity of the school
and Bethune hospital for colored PEG
pie. Municipal officials recently sign
!. ed formal document attesting the
, merit of the colored industrial school
! and approving Of the work it is doing
for the uplift of the negro race
To the city physician was turned over
a communication from the state health
officer, DR.. Heck. OF ST. Augustine
!. who asked for vital statistics affect
ing the city, together with a repor
! ION the degree of prevalence local.,
of certain communicable diseases.
On motion of Councilman Conrad
the formal report of City Clerk Por
ter relating to the alternative manda
I mus issued on January 6, and the sub
, sequent peremptory mandamus com
: polling him to call primary election
for January 25, was received, approves
and ordered filed.
The next and last regular meetinj
of the council will be held Januar-
24-the day before the primary a
= which are to be nominated candidate
80 he
The Washington times., 1916-05-27
Radiator Argues For
Races BY Stock Cars
Says Automobile Racing Is Exhiarating Sport, But
championship" Machines All Are Built
Especially for Purpose.
BY MONTE W. SOHN.

pertness, iron nerve. and superb dar-
ing on the part OF the pilot.
Races between these special cars
are races between the ultimate in
efficiency. They represent the last
word In motor contests. but they are
by no means to be considered as
arguments for the purchase Of any
one particular car.
At the eleventh annual conference
on weights and measures at the
Bureau of Standards this week F. ].
Schlink presented a paper revealing
a condition of "inaccuracy'' In oil
pumps through which gasoline sold
10 motorists Is measured. +. ]. said
In part. that from exhaustive tests
made In several parts OF the country
these pumps disclose n tendency to
shorten measure, and advised motor
lists to have their gasolene pumped
into measured receptacles instead Of
directly into their tanks.
But"speaSins for ws:hinston-
isn't It within the power OF the
Bureau Of Standards to inspect these
pumps? How about the weights and
measures inspectors7 The latter at
tach an official seal to scales and
measures OF every other description.
same thing with the gasolene pump?
The release OF such stories as that
printed by a local paper several days
ago. which is captioned. Read
This. Mr.. Autoist! You May Be
Cheated" is hardly fair to automo-
bile supply dealers IN Washington.
In the first place, for the accommo-
dalton OF patrons. most OF the deal
ers are selling gasolene at cost,
which. considering waste. leakage,
and expense of handling. represents
an undepiable logs. Secondly, inves-
tigation Of most 6f the pumps would
prove conclusively that IL anything
OF inaccuracy 10 disclosed. the In
accuracy In eighty per cent OF the
cases would be to the advantage of
the motorist in overmeasure.
II F. ]. thinks Washington supply
dealers are implicated by his paper
II might be good idea for him to
set a few inspectors to inspecting.
The reports would be interesting.
District motorists have beefed to
us periodically. and we, who have
gibed and treated Virginia's roads
with SUPERIOR disdain are put to
shame by the American Automobile
Association. which orga nlz ation with
keen enthusiasm has tracked,
stalked. and brought down BAIT as
a starter to Washington's share OF
the Washington-R Richmond Highway
fund.
1t is not more than a good start
towards $4,000. the amount needed.
But II Is a start.
Richmond is doing more than her
share toward this highway.
We have all complained bitterly
The Washington times., 1916-05-27
GOODRICH COMPANY
TO REWARD WINNERS

, AKRON. Ohio. May 27.-Although
Goodrich Silverthorn Twin Cable
Cord Tires are already the accepted
tire of the racing driver. and are
bought and paid for in every case. a
generous recognition of the selection
by outright purchase by drivers OF
racing cars of the Silverthorn twin
cable cord tires, for use in contests
under no influence OF money consider
alton for SO doing, has just been an
nounced by the B. F. Goodrich Com
pany.
/ The American Automobile Asso-
cniation, the official association OF
car owners of this country. has pre-
pared rules to govern the determina-
ton OF the actual champion for the
season of 1916 and will be the sole
arbitrator regarding such award.
The Silvertown cord tire Is recog-
nized as the type of construction in
| surfing best results in speed contests
and Is almost universally used by rae.
| ing drivers. There IL no reason why
the Goodrich company should ex.
tend any award for the purpose OF in
lducing the use of the Silvertown
twin cable cord tire. and II does not
but gives outright without a string
tied to II of any kind whatsoever
$10,000 divided between the authori-
tatively determined champion, the
| second and third in order quite ir-
respective of the make or kind of tire
that may be used by said winners.
The Washington times., 1916-05-27
FEW MOTOR WORRIES
FOR AVERAGE OWNER

TIL wager" said John N. WHY'S.
president Of the Overland Com
pany. while discussing the subject at
the Toledo factory several days ago.
that the majority Of people who own
and drive cars cannot give clear ex-
PLANTATION Of the meaning OF transmits
sion, differentia1. or any one of the
nifty other semi-technicai terms I might
mention connected with the mechanical
construction Of an automobile.
while this Ia true In the majority OF
cases II does not follow that car own
ers are unappreciative of the many I'M
provements that have been made.
I'm the early days Of the industry a
man had to be an expert mechanic be-
fore he would venture far In his car.
Today not only the head of the family.
but his wife and children are as much
at home at the wheel OF motor car
as In a Pullman.
THE FIRST things which attract a pros
pective car buyer are price and general
appearance. These being satisfactory.
he asks for a demonstration to find out
IL II IL smooth running and comfortable
to ride In. Then he takes the wheel
and Ia surprised to learn how simple and
easy II 10 to drive. Soon he has COM
plete confidence In himself and becomes
confirmed motorist.
"Our smallest Overland. model 70. n
a good example OF the type of car
that In adding thousands to the ranks
OF motormen. It's price IL within the
reach Of all. In appearance II compares
favorabiy with cars selling at much
The Washington times., 1916-05-27
"A. A. A. MEMBERSHIP
| IS INCREASEDD BY q
Organizations Influence Grows
With Roster-District Body
Has Brilliant Personnel.

During the past week twenty-seven
new names were added to the mem
bership list of the A. A. A., District
of Columbia Club. Practically every
one of these, officials of the club
state, Joined upon the recommends
ton of some one already a member.
thus giving the finest kind OF testi-
mony to the worth of a membership
card in the organisation.
While the membership list OF the
club grows longer. tho organization
influence becomes stronger. as evil
denced by the success which attends
its many and diversified activities In
behalf OF motorists. Al the present
time the club In engaged In no less
than Ave propaganda, all Of which
have been enumerated from time to
time in The Times. and the success
full conclusion of which will rebound
to the benent Of all Washington
motorcar owners.
Brilliancy Of Personnel.
Hardly a day passes that does not
see a number of prominent men and
women added to the club roster. and
several more motorcars wearing the
emblem of the A. A. A, appear upon
the city's streets.
While the District club cannot hope
to have as large n membership as the
Metropolitan Consulate. of the A. A.
A., or its affiliations in other large
cities. II 10 in brilliancy of personnel
that the National Capital organiza-
| ton outshines any similar institution
In the world.
The Touring. Club of France, which
is affiliated with the A. A. A., IL the
| only motoring organization In the
world which even approaches the
local club In brilliancy of personnel
President Poincaire ID member oil
that club and attends its meetings, a
do many Of Frances Statesmen.
President Is Member.
The District club boasts the mem
bership OF the President OF the United
States. the Vice President. many o
the nations noted men and women
and persons of prominence from ever,
part of the globe.
| Those who Joined during the week are
Capt. Charles II. Harlow, U. s. n.
J. L. de Modesto Leal. Brazilian EN-
bassy: s. X. Constantinidi, royal Greel
legation: DIR. George N. Poulieff. Bull
garian legation; Gen. Charles L. Fitz
hugh. Mrs. Alexander Mackay- Smith
Lieut.. Advert Won steinner-Goltl. Johi
Edmund Cammack. Michael Hester
Charles c. simms. John @. Walker
Hough, Mrs. John Morris. George Ale,
Smith. Mrs. May z. Boyce. w. II. Ron
saville. Joseph Nachman. Benjamin W
Reiss. J. Phillip Herman. II. Burk
holder. Fred 8. Campbell. Barry Mohun
and II. d. Lamar.
The Washington times., 1916-05-27
CADILLAC AGAIN WINS
TIRE MILEAGE PRIZE
Leader in Contest Sets Record Of
27,22O Miles.

For the second time in two years a
Cadillas has won first prize in the an
nual tire mileage conte=. conducted by
the Ajax Rubber Company. Inc. The
result of tho contest. which covers a
years use OF It's tires. has Just been
announced by the Ajax Company.
This yoar the first prize Of $500 goes
to George G. Mathis, who secured the
remarkable tire service represented in
27.::2o miles. Mr.. Mathis drives a Cad
lilac for Mrs. ]. d. jackson. of New
Haven. Conn. His record Is $500 miles
better than that Of last years head
winner. Garth c. Jensen. who hung up
a mark OF PISS miles, also with a Cad
stevens Point. wis. It is required
that contesting mileages be sworn to
by the owner of the Ger and also by
the driver where one 10 employed.
Mathis won smaller prize with the
same car in last years contest. with a
record of H.400 miles.
The next highest mark in the contest
Just closed has 25.64s miles, which
brought the $500 prize to Charles v.
Finfrock. Of Dayton, Ohio. who drives
There were ten Cadillacs among the
more important of the 2OS prize win
ners. and eight of these Cadillacs ex-
ceeded 10000 miles, their average being
II, rs miles.
As in last years contest. there was a
larger number OF Cadillacs among the
winners than any other one make OF
car.
Thus another year serves to empha-
size the interesting feature which was
also developed last year. namely, that
the cars of lighter weight do not show
strongly among the highest mileage
records. Seven Of the winners OF the
first eight prizes were drivers OF cars
more substantial types, while only one
Of the 800 prize winers was a light car
The Washington times., 1916-05-27

about vlrRinia's roads. Some Of US
have been sarcastic. Others have
been profane. Some OF us have paid
dearly In lost time and patience In
the Chappawamsic swamp. Others
have paid in coin of the realm for
emancipation by the natives.
But now has come q time Of reck-
oning, and that reckoning 10 how
much in cold cash will you con-
tribute toward a perfect highway
IA the South without sunksn roads.
mudholes and bog. The A. A.: A.
officers are in the Riggs Building.
and you don't have to be member
of the club to contribute what you
consider your share because, " you
will recall. no roads out OF WASH
do not belong to the A. A. A.
The Professional Chauffeurs''A $50
citation 10 here to stay. Consistent
with rigid regulations established
upon its inception. both as regards
the character Of prospective men,
bers and the conduct OF its work, 1t
has grown steadily.
Approximately 200 square. well set
up. sober. honest. and carahle chaps
are on Its roster. Two hundred Of
the finest type OF manhood the coun-
thinking. a credit to Americas great
est industry.
Preparedness7 War;
Think what 5000 men Of this type
would mean TO the country in the
tune Of troublc-of war! What q
seNice they could render In connec-
ton with the automobile reserve!
Vale. p. G. A.
Make IL 1000 members.
The Washington times., 1916-05-27
Contests Scheduled for May
30th at Laurel Track Are
Put OFF Until July 4th.
ARTESIAN WELL THE CAUSE
More Than Seventy Entries Re-
ceived for the Hundred
i Mile Classic.

Temporarily. at least. the eagerly an
ticipated motorcycle contests scheduled
for May 80 at Laurel track. under the
. direction Of the National Capital Motor
cycle Association. are postponed.
With entries already In from more
than seventy of the best riders in the
country. II remained for Dame Nature
to burst a blood vessel right under the
"stretch" at Laurel. In short, an ar
tesian well, with utter disregard for
the keen enthusiasm of thousands OF
speed fans who planned to attend.
sprang into life about twenty feet under
the track and turned that carefully
groomed surface into so much mud for
soaked ground and letting the wettest
part dry out were enough, there would
be no question Of the big motorcycle
meet being held next Tuesday. Unfor-
to dig down to the we'll and divert Il
from Its present exasperating location.
This will take probably two weeks. in
Guiding a final grooming when the well
has been tapped. which is the death
holiday folk and eager contestants.
Pat Throop. who has charge Of the
entries, has sent word to all the speed
merchants who had planned to be on
received, from which there can be no
doubt that the field which lines up be-
fore the starter for the hundred mile
classic on July Fourth Will be quite as
much-lf not more dist!nguished-than
that entered for May 80.
Friend Nature has an unpleasant habit
Of butting In at the most inopportune
of times In this instance Washington
and Baltimore motorcycle fandom Is the
particular sufferer.
Throop said this morning: TT looks
like we've simply got to put the meet
OF. This is the first time I've ever had
race meet plans fractured by Dame
nretty .trons sor cars yo
Nature stun. But henceforth. here
after and forever I'm of It. The best
thing the old dame can do for me il
dry UP. and do It darn quick"
The Washington times., 1916-05-27

No one who has seen the automo-
bile race may come away with any
thing but exhilaration. II is not the
sort of entertainment for weaklinRs,
for the occasional kind Of human who
has a turkish towel for a backbone.
1t is a splendid test Of both driver
and car. In each. there must be
superiative qualities of endurance. Of
courage and inordinate strength.
The indomitable nerve with which
Eddie Rickenbacher drove his Max
well between the broken, blazing
halves OF the wrecked Delage at
Sheepshead Bay recently. with,
scarcely 2 yard OF clearance on e .nn
better than whole column OF
Soule's most effective synonyms.
But there arises very fair ana
logical question.
Is the performance Of q car In such
classics as the Florida beach con-
Indianapolis or Chicago Speedway
races a criterion of the merits of q
stock car of the same make In tho
hands of the average owner?
There IL no argument. :.
Greatest of Sports.
Automobile racing is one Of the
greatest Of sports. The element Of
danger 10 so present, SO obvious. the
speed so thrilling that interest In
motor contests vies with that mani
tested in baseball. the countrys
greatest outdoor sport.
The racing edition of any one OF
these cars would cost the purchaser
close to $4,000 at a most conservative
estimate. Why, then. should the
owner OF a 1880 stock car, the
builders of which have attained con.
siderable honors In race meets, feel
any greater satisfaction than that
owner whose car has never had its
name posted in a championship"
classic7 Certainly he knows no UNI
usual service or remarkable qualities
of strength and endurance In the
makeup of his car that cars UNI
known to racing fame do not pos
sess.
Plea For Stock Cars.
This is not disparasement Of the
big automobile races.
1t Is merely plea for more races
only cars which are absolutely stock.
A number of these contests are
staged every year. but not by far,
enough. There should be more
road contests; more endurance runs
and more track races for certified
When car has been specially
nursed, tuned, and primed for a race
like the Indianapolis affair and a
famous speed driver put in charge
of 1t. the winning of that race 10 a
tribute merely to ten thousand dol
lar mechanical efficiency and to ex-
The Washington times., 1916-05-27
Hughes Barred as
Non-Voter, Is Claim

NEW YORK. May 27.-opponents OF
Justice Hughes say he is not entitled
to Presidential nomination because ne
has not voted in six years. Root agents
who have examined the election rec
ords. said yesterday the Justice had not
cast a ballot since he went upon the
bench in 1910
Governor whitman and State Chair
man Tanner, custodians OF the hughes
boom here. say Hughes Is not to be
criticised because he has been out OF
politics.
The Washington times., 1916-05-27
Aspinwall Loses
In Divorce Action

RENO, New. May T.-By sustaining
a demurrer yesterday. the district
court here in effect dismissed Lloyd As
pinwall's suit for divorce against Eliza
beth Rusa Aspinwal. Notice OF APP
peal was given.
Aspinwan charged cruelty ana mis-
conduct Theodore White, son OF the
vice president OF New York insurance
company, Is named.
The Washington times., 1916-05-27
Eglin Will Attend
Telegraphers' Meeting

Milton T. Eglin. secretary Of the local
lodge OF the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union. left Washington today for New
York to attend the biennial convention
OF that organization at the Continental
Hotel. which opens Monday morning.
May q. az a delegate from this lodge.