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Evening journal., 1916-01-15
NO CHANGE IN The BASIC
DESIGN OF STUDEBAKER

The basic design OF the new Series
II Sudebaker cars shows no radical
changes The mechanical principles
that have proved successful are re-
tanned intact, The new rehnements
have been in the direction Of obtain
ing greater roominess and comfort
along with still further conyeniences.
In spite Of added features. however,
the new Series IL, four cylinder, seven
passenger touring car now sells for
SS45. The three passenger roadster
is priced at Sl,O5O, and the three pas
senger roadster at Si,O25.
A notable addition 70 the Stude-
baker line Is the six cylinder, soven
passenger sedan model, the price Of
which is S1,675.
Other new Series n, six cylinder
models are the three passenger landau
roadster, four passenger coupe and
seven passenger limousine. The four
cylinder models include the three pas
senger landau roadster. in addition to
the touring car and roadster types.
One of the most striking refine
ments in the Series II cars is the
divided front seat effect. The front
seats are OF the individual type OF
construction and are adjustable fore
and aft
Evening journal., 1916-01-15
MAXWELL CAR Creates
LONG DISTANCE RECORDS

After nearly doubling the figures
that have, for three years, represent
ed the motor nonstop record, the
Maxwell touring car which has created
complete set of long distance marks
has been stopped at Los Angeles The
MaXwell's motor nonstop record is
%. .022.3 miles This replaces a former
record of l2.4O4.9 miles.
The end of the run was witnessed
by thousands of the people. Mayor
Sebastian of Los Angeles. himself
stepped to the drivers seat and
switched of the ignition. For the first
time in nearly "A days the Maxwell
motor missed its life-giving spark and
stopped
Officially the run was declared end
eu Practically it will continue for
many more days. as the car was inn
mediately re-started and left for a 'Our
through Southern California and Ari-
zona where il will he shown TO thous-
ands of enthusiastic motorists who
have watched it's progress to its
championship.
Last Days Run Biggest.
That the run might have continued
indefinitely without a motor stop was
the belief of the MaSwelrs crew and
the official A. a. A. observers As a
demonstration Of its perfect condi-
ton the final days run was made the
longest and fastest of the entire a
which comprised the whole trip. Dur.
Evening journal., 1916-01-15
SKIES AND TWELVES
IN The NATIONAL Line

The National line is represented in
the automobile field by fine body de-
signs on two "siNes" and a twelve" b"
the latter intermediate in size,
measuring by engine displacement.
The over all size Of the twelve" and
the smaller six is the same the big
six having an extra six inches OF
wheel base. The twelve" is the only
V motor with the valves arranged out
side. the i head cylinders being the
reverse way round to the conventional.
this making for tappet accessibility
and allowing the V to be used for
mounting accessories.
The special Splitdorf magnetic is
driven by silent chain and occupies
the front end of the V. while the rear
end is taken up by tho starting motor.
Only the generator and pump are out
side the V. these being set low down
on the right side, where they arc ac-
cessiblc and yet do not interfere with
the valves.
Evening journal., 1916-01-15

some part Of the darn thing, to find
out if it was real.
The most serious trouble, how
ever. was on the road. Horses seem
ed to forget that they had four legs
the moment / came in sight FIRE.
quently / would turn around, and
shoot up some side road, until they
got by.
There is an elderly gentleman. liv-
ing in this city, who trains horses.
He knows cuss words ! never heard
but once in my life and that was one
day when ] met him near Centreville,
driving a colt He was in his train
ing sulkey-at first. Later he was all
over the road. or up in tho air.
There was no particular damage
done. but ] have been grateful more
than ever that I was not all he called
me-
When the second machine arrived
! reioiced greatly, and kept off the
roads for almost a week. I was tired
Of bearing the whole burden myself.
The owner of No. had three damage
suits and two bad accidents that
summer. The next year two or three
others could be seen on the streets,
and talk of regulating" automobiles
could be heard frequently. A year or
so later the Legislature took the mat
ter i'm hand.
Sixteen years later. and what then
Well there were over four thousand
licenses granted last year, and il
looks as if there would be five thou
sand this year. Some growth, some
business. that And the end is not in
sight IT'S only the beginning,
Last summer I applied for a H.
cense i'm New Jersey l was told
that would have to pass an eXami-
nation.
But" 7 replied. 81 have been driv-
ing a car for fourteen years.
I'VE don't care il its 140 years,
said the commissioner, you CAM
drive a car over our roads until you
show us-we're from Missouri"
And he was right. We should have
I just such a law in this State. Any
one who has the price. can buy a car
| get a license, and start out TO have
"A good time.
Too many drivers do not appreciate
their responsibility, or recognize the
rights of others, and far too many
| owners trust their cars TO reckless
and incompetent drivers. hope
Delaware will adopt this New Jersey
law-for the benefit and protection o.
automobile owners, who are careful
and drive for pleasure. MALlN.
Evening journal., 1916-01-15
DRIVER OF FIRST AUTO IN
STATE TELLS EXPERIENCES
BY MALIN.

In April, 1900. the first automobile
arrived in Delaware. 1t was Stan
ley Steamer car, weighing about 500
pounds associated with some 1000
pounds OF pure cussedness on the
side. | wanted to have the honor of
owning the first car in the State. A
friend was just two days behind me
with his order. I won by about
week. There were less than five
hundred of these first cars in actual
use at that time. although three or
four firms were putting out expert
mental cars. with varied success.
The Stanley Steamer was a decided
success in more ways than one. You
could get away like a fash and run
fast enough to satisfy any speed
crank on earth and develop enough
trouble in two hours to keep you
busy the balance of the day The
operator had to get up steam by
heating a small tube of wrought iron.
Inserting the tube under the boiler,
you then turned on the gasoline, and
one or two things always happened.
The gas would quickly vapOrize and
you had a hot fire under the little
boiler (abOut twice as large as silk
hat), or there would be an explosion
which would send you over on your
back and lift the little car about a
foot off the ground.
was blown up twice. run away
with once and stuck miles from home
three times the first week. The parts
were all small and of delicate con-
structiGn. There were more valves
10 look after. and nuts to keep tight
than one will find on the modern car,
of seventy horse power capacity. The
average small boy found this out, and
! soon learned that it was quite un-
safe to leave the car standing on the
street for any length OF time. There
were little valve wheels sticking out
on both sides. and of course, the
small boy wanted to see what they
were for
On one occasion. fellow who
should have known better, turned of
the gasoline supply. and. Of course
extinguished the pilot light Then
he evidently turned it on again and
left A few minutes later | returned
and finding the pilot light out, filled
the pan under the burner with gaso-
line and struck a match. There was
a smothered boom. and the machine
went up In the air, and started for
Front and Market streets. FOrtu-
nately I was not burned, only singed
and succeeded in catching the run
away at Fourth and Market streets
on the pavement in front Of c. F.'Ru-
dOlph's store.
My family refused first TO ride ir
that fool thing" as they called it
as It always got "devilish" every
time I took it out with company
Then again. it was the centre of al
attraction. I could get a crowd o.
twenty in five minutes time. no mat
ter where l stopped, and everybody
young and old, wanted to handle
Evening journal., 1916-01-15

ing this "a hours, the car covered
562.5 miles.
AT no time in the tour was the cars
average below 500 miles a day Bhis
fact resulted In its annexing all lo9g-
distance records from 5000 miles up
ward, thus adding 70 the laurels Of
the new endurance champion
Evening journal., 1916-01-15
CHEvROLETS GREAT MOTOR.

The Chevrolet automobile has a
small four cylinder motor with over
head valves. This engine is extreme
ly neat, the rockers being enclosed by
an aluminium cover. and valves are all
laid bare by detaching the cylinder
head There are no valve cages, which
fact assists the proper cooling Of the
valves.
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! appeal to her. You will have to make
love to her. Robert. Can you do It.?
But, marianne, I might as we'll
make love to a sister of cha rity."
There was la Belle Heloise. and no
woman Is immune"
| Il think she is engaged to some
American cowboy who will come and
/ claim her. marianne"
! His godmother was offended.
Rubbish" she said. She is en-
| gagged to no one, Bob She is an
idealist, Rosalind; but that will not
prevent her from making an excel
lent wife"
she is certainly very beautiful"
said the Due de fremont, and he told
Julia so.
You are very beautiful" said the
Due de fremont to Miss Redmond, as
she leaned on the balcony of the villa
The bougainvillea leaned against her
breast. When you stood In the hos
pital under the window and sang to
the poor devils, you looked like an
angel"
Poor things" said Julia Redmond.
DO you think that they liked it,"
Liked it," exclaimed the young
man enthusiastically. couldn't you
see by their faces? One poor devil
said to me: One can die better now,
Monsieur There was no hope for
him. it seems"
fremont and Marquise dEsclig-
nae had docilely gone with Julia Red
n.ond every day at certain hour to
the different hospitals. where Julia
after rendering some slight services
to the nurses-for she was not need
ed-sang for the sick. standing in the
outer hallway of the building open on
every side. She knew that Sabron
was not among these sick. Where he
was or what sounds his ears might
hear. she could not know: but she
sang for him. and the fact put
sweetness in her voice that touched
the ears of the suffering and uplifted
those who were not too far down to
be uplifted. and as for the dying. it
helped them. as the soldier said, to
die.
ITO RE CONTINUED,
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WHEN THE RANGE IS FOUND
Correspondent Writes Of the Effect Of
Shell Fire on the Ranks of
the Enemy.

Crash! a roar from out of the rum
BILE. puff Of white smoke and a rain
of lead on the very men ! had been
watching! The Germans had found
the range exactly. but the distance
was too great for me to distinguish
what execution they were doing among
those stirred ranks Then came a
long siren whistle screeching through
the air from the distance. Again a
twinkling fash against the blue, again
a puff Of rich. f1eecy smoke, and an
other shell had scattered death on the
men helplessly waiting below.
Fascinated, we watched those little
twinklings of flame and puffs OF white
smoke. Whence came they, we won.
dered. and by what weird skill we're
they made to burst sQuarely over their
intended prey? Was 1t the science of
man or was 1t. as We half believed, the
cajolery of some demon gloating over
the helplessness of his victims? Again
the azure was broken by little white
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Making the Child Beautiful.

every mother desires that her chi.
shall be beautiful; but beauty on the
outside is born of health on the inside
The same is true of beauty OF dispOsi-
ton. or Of what we are wont to term
goodness" in the child. 1t is exceed.
lngly difficult for people of mature
years, possessed OF some degree Of
self-control. to be bright. cheerful and
amiable with body suffering with i'll
health. How much more 80 for the
child
Every child may not be endowed
with perfect symmetry of face and fig
ure, but the sunny disposition, the
clear complexion. the rosy cheeks. the
cleaning eye, the ruby lips, the pearly
teeth, the plump form. together with
perfect poise Of body. which all may
cultivate, will lend even a greater
charm
Early beginnings count for much j.
matters pertaining to health as VITA
all other things connected with child
culture. Upon the right treatment or
the little babe during the first year
depends much OF its subsequent well.
being Mrs. e. E. Kellogg, in Goou
Health.
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nm had become the best II friends.
She considered him a sincere com.
panion and an unconscious confed-
crate. He had not yet decided what
he thought of her. or how. His prom
Use to remain on the yacht had been
broken and he paid his godmother
and Miss Redmond constant visits at
their villa, which the marQuise rented
for the season.
There were times when fremont
thought Miss Redmond's exile a ia
natical one. but he always found her
fascinating and lovely woman. and
he wondered what it was that kept
him from laying his title and his for
tune at her feet. 1t had been under
stood between the godmother and
himself that he was to court Miss
Redmond a Pamericaine
"She has been brought up in such
shocking fashion, Robert. that moth
ing but American love-making will
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the little dog. you look dramatic. nv
dear: you're pale as death in spite o1
THIS divine air and this enchanting
sea. She linked her arm through
her n1ece's. Take a brisk walk with
me for five minutes and whip up YOU,
blood. believe you were on the
point OF making fremont some un
wise confession"
! assure you no. ma tante."
isn't Bob darling, Julia?"
"Awfuly" returned her niece ab.
sent-mfndedly.
Hes the most eligible young man
In Paris, Julia. and the most difficult
to please"
Ma tante." said the girl in a low
tone. he tells me that France at
present can do practically nothing
about finding Monsieur de Sabron.
Fancy a great army and a great pa
ton helpless for the rescue OF a sim
gle soldier. and his life at stake!"
Julia" said the marquise, taking
the trembling hand in her own. Won
will make yourself i'll, my darling.
and you will be no use to anyone. Won
know"
You're right" returned the ptr,
Il will be silent and / will only prav,"
She turned from her aunt to stand
for few moments quiet, looking ont
at the sea. at the blue water through
which the boat cut and flew. Along
the horizon was a mist, rosy and
translucent, and out Of 1t white Al.
giers would shine before many hours
When fremont, at luncheon a little
later. looked at his guests. he saw a
new Julia. She had left her coat with
the Red Cross in her cabin with her
hat. In her pretty blouse, her pearls
around her neck. the soft flush On
her cheeks. she was apparently only
a light-hearted woman Of the world
She teased her aunt gently. she
laughed very deliciously and lightly
fiirted with the Due de fremont. who
opened bottle of champagne. The
Marquise d'Esclignac beamed upon
her niece. fremont found her more
pazzling than ever. "She SUCCESS
the chameleon" he thought. "she has
moods. Before, she was a tragic
muse: at luncheon she is an ador.
able sybarite."
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Tabloid Aeroplanes.

The British reason. quite logically.
that the smaller the aeroplane and the
faster it can fly the less danger of its
being hit by shots fired from earth.
So the British airmen favor an unusu-
ally small machine. which they call
the tabloid. " A very light frame is
fitted with an s0horsepower motor.
which will drive the frail machine
through the air at the rate OF 100
miles an hour. The engine is covered
with armor. The aviator seeking to
drop bomb on the enemy approaches
his target at a height of 5000 feet.
When straight above it. he turns the
nose of his machine straight down and
drops at terrific speed. When within
500 feet Of the target he drops his
bombs as quickly as possible and then
shoots skyward at tremendous pace.
American Boy.
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~ on CARELESS REMARKS
- w Stories Are Prevented
sefsadins BY the Trace
lteaek Club.

- : Albany. N. r. is reported q
aaaek club. Some men had
~ ..ea'as to they say" story
- suggested that were the storv
hack to its source not une m 1,ors
20. !. s0.lo % left. Another pro.
= = fscs II back and see. The
~ 70 striking, that t the me ae
Eks. @.ned themselves into a club
- . .. Of tracing such things
- sssrce and 20 preventing much
~. a'.eaisf nom careless and dun IN.
- 'sassaents. The club aau n ou,
my members. '' 10"
I that sort could find on.
- useful work 70 o'd u en- ~
e ~ MY. Members Of the
-. = srs exceedingly careful srT
~ saat they say. Just a
49, sboat the matter and
at to cause the recall
I, sas not positively sure
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-02-26

puff-again we wondered-whence?
Click click-click-c lick-cIick-
the murderous machine gun was start
ing it's music. What an engine OF de-
struction! Nothing in the world seems
SO heinous as the swapping. clacking
rattle Of the machine guns splitting
forth its rain Of bullets.-Arthur
Sweetser. in the Worlds War.
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Hopeful Mission.

II even one of those 300 commercial
travellers who have gone to South
America succeeds in making a South
American see United States Joke
their toll will not have been in vain
Cleveland Leader
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giers. over the tumult and hum OF it,
to the sea. fremont, by her side,
looked at her. From head to foot
the girl was in white. On one side
the bougainvillea laid it's scarlet flow-
ers against the stainless linen Of her
dress. and on her other arm was the
Red Cross.
The American girl and the French.
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| stead Of following up the politeness
he asked:
why do you think of Algiers as
field for nursing the sick, Mademoi
selle?"
There has been quite a deputatio,
Of the Red Cross women lately goin,
| from Paris to the East"
But" said the young man, "ther.
| are poor in Tarascon, and sick. too
There is a great deal of poverty ir
Nice, and Paris is the nearest of all.
THE American girls are very i'm
aginative," said Julia Redmond. 1--WE
must have some romance in all We
do"
Il find the American girls very
charming" said fremont.
DO you know many. Monsieur"
Only one" he said serenely.
Miss Redmond changed the subject
quickly and cleverly. and before he
knew 1t, fremont was telling her
stories about his own military sery.
ice, which had been made in Africa,
He talked we'll and entertained them
both, and Julia Redmond listened
when he told her Of the desert, of its
charm and its desolation, and of its
dangers. An hour passed. The Mar
quise d'Esclignac took an ante
prandial stroll. Mimi mincing at her
heels.
Gee pauvre Sabron!" said fremont
HE has disappeared of the face Of
the earth. What horrible thing 1t
was, Mademoiselle! knew him in
Paris: remember meeting him
again the night before he left the
Midi. He was a fine fellow with q
career before him. his friends say"
What do you think has become Of
Monsieur de Sabron?"
Miss Redmond, SO far, had only
been able to ask this question Of her
aunt and of the stars. None of them
had been able to tell her. fremont
shrugged his shoulders thoughtfully.
He may have dragged himself
away to die in some ambush that they
have not discovered, or likely he has
been take captive, lie pauvre diable!"
France will do all it can. Mon
S1eur
They will do all they can. which
is to wait. An extraordinary measure.
II taken just now. would probably re-
suit in Sabron being put to death by
his captors. He may be found to-
may never be found"
A slight murmur from the young
girl beside him made fremont look
at her. He saw that her hands were
clasped and that her face was quite
white. her eyes staring fixedly before
her. out toward Africa. fremont
said:
You are compassion itself. Made
you have tender heart.
No wonder you wear the Red Cross.
am a soldier. Mademoiselle. I thank
you for all soldiers. l thank you for
sabron but. We must not talk
If such things"
He thought her very charming, both
and idealistic She would
make delightful friend. Would she
lot be too intense for a wife? How
'ver, many women Of fashion Joined |
he Red Cross. fremont was a com |
nonplace man, conventional in his |
leart and in his tastes.
My children" said the marluise, |
Oming up to them with Mimi in her
rms, you are as serious as though |
'e were on a boat bound for the
forth Pole and expected to live on
lnned things and salt fish. Aren't
GU hungry, Julia? Robert, take Mimi
0 my maid. will you? julia" said
er aunt as fremont went away with !
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cause OF untold misery. 1t is wise to
make no statement without having
valid reason for believing it true 1t
would be no bad plan for everyone to
be as careful OF his speech as II .
Trace-It-Back club were going to In.
vestigate his statements
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eNAprea xvl-contlnued.

6 q - n sodmother be was entirely
/ - Ever since she had paid his
: ~ lsbts when he was a young
\ hid sdored her. fremont
n Discreet and almost In love
u sodmother. kept her in a
~ ~ nat good humor always. and
u n bad suggested to him this
~ = mn he had been delighted. In
~ over the telephone the Mar
= fEselignac had said very
"
II ~ Robert, you understand
i ~ excursion engages you to
-
~ Il eoune marianne"
- N bctt need . change, and be-
- Mfsslves, Julia has a little mis-
Nd hot
hsmt would be delighted to
! Hin Redmond carry it out.
u ~ should he ask?
y q MEANS any one you like"
! y godmother automatically.
> slat % aail the day after to-
I'M Ghs felt safe. knowing
= worldly people would accept
tv11ftm % twsnty-four hours
IL
~ Athe Due De fremont reflected,
\ ing up the receiver. Miss
- b. . scheme, mission!
- fs % not have schemes and
- , GOD French society"
o1asselle." he said to her. as
vdsl " and down on the deck
= ~ sunset in front OF the
u Aarauise d'Esclignac, Il
: ~ q ornament more becom.
- woman than the one you
n asanent, Monsieur
y W0 deeve It il 80 beauti-
! ! sfhs Of pearls would not be
- saastital although your pearls
.s's1 TOO. Are oil American girls
- ues nsmben?"
= q eoarss not. Monsieur. Are
q anywhere one thing?"
aid the Due de fremont
- ~ charming, but there are
!m think that We shall reach
"ncrrow. Monsieur"
~ I'd, Aademoiselle." |
elm Ae' nne eyes
1s hope ,ot,.
l6r,d Ike this VOYAGE 70 lac,
~. aadsmoiselle."
Hs hdiculous!"
aok vas 30 frank that he
y spite Of himself. and in.
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SYNOPSIS.

-
..,ron captain Of French
s. e a'i iri aaat terrier r pup. and
ss Ss'ehoune. He dimes Win MIS- tns
American heiress; VINO
1 s,m an English ballad tna una!
= n'm ,.mory. Sabron is ordered
~ ~ .s, nj allowed to take
itk t o., Miss Redmond offers 70
4. dog during his master RI, >
- y, pitchoune. homesicK Ios n,s
= ~ .wsy from her. The Mar,
:. = marry Julia to the DUO de
49, . y n to Sabron. Pitchouhe
/. Alden. Dog and master
~ . = M sets permission from
,.;.ser to keep his dog with MN,
~. Kim that Pitchoune mas p Bun
~ ~ He writes julia OF ~
= -. n nn ds fremont finds the
~ ss,rsss cspricious. A newspa-
~. 1G ebroi, Ii among the miss
~ = engagement WIN 'ne s,n ra thaf
m % confess to her aun. ma
n eabron. wounded IN an en-,
~ into the dry bed OF a
j. vstched over by Pitchoune.
s.,shie night and day Pitchoune
n. Iuia goes In search OF Sa-
s..,.S missing. fremont takes
n VI IL Narquise to Algiers IN MS
n - moving their errand.
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What II DEPENDS On.

A mans as old as he feels, they say
but the age he feels depends a good
deal on what he's been doing
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A Paradox,

The man who sells his honor deals
in something that he has not Pot
Youths Companion