The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
AUToING WORSE THAN WAR

AUTOING WORSE THAN WAR | Lee Bonner, well-known lawyer of Bir- mingham, was visiting his parents in Mississippi recently, and when he was ready to start for Birmingham his father | gave him Ford car that he had used for a year or so. MT. Bonner immediately decided to drive the flivver to Birming- ham, where he proposed to roust old Grey Hound" his trusty horse, from his long occupied stall and hitch the said flivver for future lodging. MT. Bonner had just concluded a talk with his aged mother about joining the army. She gave her consent. But when he started to take the Henry by the horns and steer it to Birmingham she protested. Lee, am afraid you will get hurt" she said. This,
 in comparison with her having just given permission to go to the front for Un- cle Sam, amused the attorney, and he laughngly told her of her inconsistency.
 But
 Mr Bonner arrived in Birmingham with his car, and was very successful in get ting over ground in the Magic City for some weeks until few days since he was driving out to the Nesbitt place on Shades mountain, where he makes his home in unique rock house, and all of a sudden the brute took leap down a 15-foot embankment, and after a pair of somersa ults landed the last time on 4 side up on all four of it's rubber feet, and stood waiting to be cranked up for continuation of the journey to the barn. But there was nothing doing with MT. Bonner; he was about caved in, and, though there was not a scratch on the Henry Ford the owner was less spick and span. While MT. Bonner suffered no broken bones, he is limping around with a stiff shoulder, and feels like he Is lucky to be living regardless of the pain he is suffering in bending his back.
 q cannot help but feel that mother has wonderful foresight, and though she has seen one war through, and knows what Sherman said was right, she un- doubtly has very little confidence in Henry Ford and I believe she knows whereof she speaks" said MT Bonner.
 FRANKLIN HAS FLAT NOSE
 This Franklin car, when you first look at it, remins you of that old joke you have paid money to hear about the goat that had no nose-and yet smelled some thing awful Most any of these benzine buggies smell awful to the fellow who has to bring up the rear on foot. but would imagine that they are not annoy ing to the gink who has a padded seat and fat Havana in his face, and the price of more gas, as well as few extra tires tied on behind.
 The Franklin car has, on first notice, the appearance of having been hit on the nose by a huge meat cleaver, nice slice having been taken off the point of the hood. But, after second, third and then a few more looks, it looks good. It wears we'll to the mental eye. You never see one that you won't stop and take the sec ond look I noticed a gang of these Singer sewing machine running fve-passenger cars the other day in front of a taxi stand, and they looked like getting there right now in any kind of weather Upon inquiry I learned that they were con structed for southern territory in one par ticular that is going to make them dou- bly, popular after July l.
 They are air cooled using no liquid refreshments in the engine room what ever. Bone dry won't effect the name sakes of .'old Ben.'
 FORMER NICOTINE DISPENSER
 I was talking to Roy Kay recent ly. Roy is the original and erstwhile popular idol of the cigar stand gang, who get the most out of the nicotine pastime when the dispenser of the weed in various forms has an aver age in the conversation league that is fattened principally on his hits in the choice slang column.
 There never was a guy behind ths counter who could look at the stain on your fingers and tell you what kind of weed you wanted or whether you smoked Home Runs, Picayunes or cigarettes as quick as the inimil- able "Kid Kay. who. like Captain James R. McGregor, of Frisco fame, proudly boasts of the home town, Pea Ridge "10," so does Roy lay on when he gets to thinking of watermelons and roasting ears, as he once fed on i'll Walla Walla, S. C., U. s. A.
 Roy left the "burly" league to ac- tr1,o i,, 11o nut bile league, dealing in Packards and Cadillacs, and all of the auxiliary parts and accessories as carried in stock by the Drennen Automobile company. t was not long until he hit his stride, got his eye on the rubber and be- gan to slam out safeties in the new league like veteran mechanic out in the repair jungle.
 "Oh, I'm burning up this league" prattles the old cigar and cigarette vender, and every day I am getting stronger. I can go extra innings in any game I work in, always in form and f. o. p.'
 Roy has his catechism lesson down fine. Ask him:
 What's the best automobile in the
 Packard" he answers, like he means it.
 What's the second best?"
 Cadillac. to be sure" he screams BAILEY-COUSIN OF MINE We are having a few changes here and there in the automobile world locally speaking Friend Bailey-pos- sibly a cousin of mine-has latched on to the Stearns-K Knight car said to be loaded down with merit and class. He is getting his selling ability lined uD on this new Oueen of Qual- ity and going after buyers who are seeking supremacy in automobile com forts and values.
 OVERLAND PICKS NEW TEAM The Birmingham Overland company l is with you again, but with a new bunch of players. They have picked a bunch of good hitters and they should | get in first division company at once and go after the pennant among local competitors for sales records.
 GRANTS FIND NEW HOMES