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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-22
FOR
WATER WORKS
BASIN IS LET
Dodds & Wcdegartner of
San Benito are the Sue
cessful Bidders.

Members Of the city council M ,
special meeting yesterday evening an
proved and accepted the bid of Dodd,
= Medegartuer, contractors 1f San
Irnito. who agreed 60 construct hrgei
settling hasiHs and make improve
mcnts on the city wuter,Vorks Ac.
c"rdinE to the podds a Wele,,artnei
estimate. IL viii take ninety DAYS IL
complete the work and the cost wa,
stipulated at SiG.GS3
The Dodds a Wodegartner bid was
the lowest Merryman BROTHERS ano
the sherman Concrete company. butl
~ Corpus Christi made proposals on
thls work Thc Mccall y Moore I'm
gineerine company at Waco aisu mad,
bid
The entire cost Ut grading nccord-
INK 10 the accepted bid. VIII amount "a
81 goo. Concrete lining win cost &l4..
add. aud caulkinB Joints will cost $500
making total OF slG.6S3
According Ia Assistant city Enal
ucri Howard the contract will b.
drawn up Mnnday by city ATTORNEY
savage. ana immediately following IA,
arrival % guVel. concrete aud Other
material work viii start on the water.
works Improvement
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-22
PreSbyterians are
Hosts to Pastors

Members of tne congregation ANA the
3uudnN school of the First Presbyterian
huroh were hosts nat nlHht nt am iu-
Formal nicntc gathering ai thn Shriners
amp rho uounr quests were thc pas
ior koV tenrs Austin. Nr q a.. Jones'
u1stol 81 the i1rst Presbyterian church
n san Antonio. and Rev Herbert
~pringaN of hnus.
More than 900 mamhcra of the local
rrrshNterian church We're present al
iie ouiiuE which was voted ihr bvst
yer given iullowing "a spirited basr-
HNli game between twn mines organized
lrom the sunday school contingent, re-
resnincntH %tro served. ia picnic style.
ln ths grounds.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-22
Victor Oil & Gas
Co. to Drill Wells
in Homer Field

announcement OF ihe drilling O
eisht wells six oi which are locatet
~ the Homer Field in Louisiana. n.a,
the standard company's well whiri
iihs an output Of 10000 barrels per day
was made Yesterday D., local officiai
OF the Victor on Gas ana Refinln
coWiGny
The Victor company IL was an
nounced. has 100 acres OF land IN IN,
Homer field which van be- developed 4,
the limit n WAS stated
The company has e derrick up. also
IN Childers county and drilling will H.
"a TACT here very aoon. Il was stated
The Victor company on August II
declared a l. per cent dividend mi,
being the nfth dividend paid IN,
company has holdings 10 the Burk
hHFucit Ranger. Dcsdemnna. an,
hro~nwoOd fields in addition 10 IN,
Pine Island ana Homer fields Ia Lou.
isiana.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-22
ROTARY TO Be
100 PER CENT
IS new PLAN
Rotarian Frank Allen in Spir-
tied Talk Launches eff
cheney Movement.

Movement 10 make the Corpus
Christi Rotary organization function
100 per cent IN efficiency WAS launched
nt the noon luncheon held yesterday n
the ballroom 81 the Nueeee hotel go-
tarnn Frank Allen led the assault on
what he termed a disposition 10 be
content with au efficiency below IA.
standards adopted hy local Rotary.
when the smoke - Nh Aliens A..
rcntimcfrr shots had cleared away. the
real Rotary spirit which has existed
an along iu Tho local organization, but
which. aa admitted by leading mem
beers has been just little dormant ~
lnie. came 90 the surflc. iu the form
Of applause which anacked 81 real
and unudulierufed Rntafiauisfn ~ the
100 per cent variety.
Following M Aliens spirited talk
on the need Co tighten up an along thu
limo. particularly in The matter OF hay
lng definite progrnms planned az least
a week Boa advance mefnbcrB present
indicated in strong terms thar they
were bohind Che movement to man.
Mr Allen urged IN plain English
That Rotary members who were placed
on the program and who could deliver
the guods either respond CO.. eenae "a
be- RntarianH
Allen Urges Every Man
10 Shoulder Responsibility.
if"i p Afthf UP NfllNWNi ana every
man shoulder hiH bin 81 the RESPONSE
bllitv ~ making this Rotary a 100 pcr
cent funciioninR machine We've got
the natrelal and iet'F utilize a. To
accomplish ouch o program. every man
IN the Organization must De ready az
an times to DO his fun duty hy re-.
spondinr 10 any cHil that may be made
upon him
Rotary preBiden, Thaxton followed
MI Allen with an appeal along The
s1me line of argument and a Eugges
ton WIS made aY member ihpt the
uld plan ~ having each member tell in
five minutes something about HIS own
business Dee rflncorp0gated ln the pro
gram plans The suggestion was op-
proved and viii De considered by the
entertainment committee
Preceding NJ Aliens talk. John W
Kirkpatrick spoke Or the great i'm
poriance ~ organising boys and girls'
farming and canning clubs throughout
the country This plan 81 enrOurag-
ing better farming. Mr. Kirkpatrick
declared nettod much greater results
than the demonstrations that are pat
on from time to time because the
knowledge that the boy or girl gains
is a permanent asset RAJ ther than q
temporary one. ar Is the case usually
Ia the form demonstrations which ARE
soon forgotten.
John L. Mayficld acted as toast
master ana Frank =. Harrison called
the i,oiarlan ron Several guests were
introduced
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-22
AUTOMOBILES

Batteries, Recharged and Re.
paired,
Tires, Repaired and Retreaded.
Goodrich Tires, Gould Batteries.
Free Road Service. Phone 343.
(Adv) T.. A BORN & SON
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-22
Chief Shoemaker
to Undergo X-ray
as Result of Crash

N-ray examination OF the loft foot
OF Fire Chief ga Shoemaker viii be
mad" today To determine the exact ~
tent ~ the Injury received in the crash
between fire truck No. I and Hin-
crest Union depot street ear Wtdnes
day
Chief Shoemaker was thrown agalnet
the curb striking his foot with much
force that several small ugamenss were
torn loose
medical examination made yaator
DAY showed that Anita Dominguex had
sustained two broken ribs hut was re.
covering rapidly Dickson SoRelie, the
hoy splashcd in the face with chemical
nthoush temporarily blinded hy the
isuid. was able GO 80 ia his homo and a
later report stated his condition was
favorable.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-22
THE Love
BURGL.

Mack sennett Comedy
The sun., 1919-02-23
TELLS HOW TO SAVE
YOUR CARS FINISH
Studebaker Branch Head Gives
Hints for Caring for
Paint.

Methods and materials for finishing
the bodies and running gear of motor
cars have been brought to a high state
of perfection by most manufacturers,
says +. r. Bump, head of the Now York
Studebaker branch, but 1t is as well to
remember that there are certain abuses
against which no finish. however perfect
and durable. can long endure.
no varnish will Withstand being
scrubbed with a brush or with hot water.
No varnish will withstand hot water.
No varnish will withstand the chemical
action of ammonia or any kind of I've
soap or any of the common washing
fluids or powders. The varni5h of an
automobile will not stand having, dust
or mud rubbed off, nor will 1t endure
the grits or dust and mud driven into
1t by the water blast from high press
IRE hose to which 1t is often subjected.
Use water between 40 and so degrees
with soft blea ched wool sponge. 1t is
best to use no kind OF soap unless it be
pure CASTLE or neutral lnseed oil soap.
Mud, wet or dry. should be removed
with flowing water or water squeezed
from n clean sponge or flowing from a
hose with a little pressure-never with
a nozzle. Dry off with clean, soft
channels. DO not rub the finish or use
hand pressure more than sufficient to
dry Off the water The water evaporates
and leaves the finish in good condition.
when not in use keep your car COW
cred with soft linen cover. All dust
contains grit and all smoke is heavily
charged with acid.
However well varnish has endured
the weather testing it may be seriously
affected by sudden extremes OF tempera
ture. y glass dish may be filled with
boiling water without cracking it pro-
viding the water is poured in slowly
the same thing holds true when using ice
water. But it will invariably crack If
plunged instantly from boiling water
into ice water. and vice versa.
Don't wash the hood while it is hot.
The effect is the same as washing 1t
with hot water. Unless the hood is al
lowed to cool before washing the lustre
will disappear.
Don't keep your car in a stable or
near horses. Ammonia fumes are deadly
to the finish of any automobile.
Don't keep il in the coolest possible
place Long continued cold freezes the
wood and fills the metal with frost,
which affects the varnish. II you can't
have artificial heat in the garage at
least have it warmly built.
Don't assume that any finish will last
forever. Good paint and varnish lasts a
reasonable length of time, even with
careless treatment it lasts two or three
times longer II you treat it we'll"
The sun., 1919-02-23
DODGE SEDANS POPULAR.
Type Well Adapted to These Mod
crate sized Cars.

The one pronounced development in
automobile bodies in the last few years
has been the ever increasing popularity
OF the sedan. This type solved the solu-
ton of adapting the advantages of the
closed car for all year use, the design
of the sedan being such that 1t has all
the advantages of the limousine for use
in cold weather and of the open touring
car with top during the summer.
The adaptation of the sedan body to
the moderate sized car has been the pre-
dominating factor In the present popu-
larity Of this type Perhaps the most
notable instance of the ideally built
small sedan is that particular model in,
the line of Dodge Brothers motor cars
II is not a case OF body being fitted
to a chassis but rather a harmonious
whole in which both the mechanism and
the body combine admirably, The in
terror of the car embodies upholstery
of a gray tone whipcord, salon type
seats and windows which drop flush.
giving an air of completeness for both
fair and stormy weather.
The sun., 1919-02-23
LIGHT OVERLAND
AGAIN BEING MADE
Improved by Engineers During
Enforced Period of Nom
Production.

John n. WHY'S, president of WHY'S
Overland, Inc, announces that produc-
ton of the New Light Overland -Four
will start as soon as material can be
provided and necessary manufacturing
adjustments made throughout the WHY'S
Overland plants The company feels safe
in announcing that it will get into guam
ity production by midsummer.
Although having to Withhold production
OF the New Light Overland Four during
the war because of the enormous amount
Of war work undertaken by Willys-Over-
land, the company has used the interval
in giving the new car most thorough and
exhaustive tests. Its performance under
rigid road conditions is said to be re-
markable concentration of those qualities
every motorist has hoped some day to
find combined in a car.
The designers also have found time to
produce an additional type--a sedan
which also is on exhibition at the auto
mobile show. Tie sedan is a particularly
pleasing example of small car coach
work. 1t undoubtedly will be very
popular model.
The sun., 1919-02-23
LIBERTY PROPELLER BRAKE.
Reduces skidding Tendency and
Has other Advantages.

I'm these days of constantly increas-
ing traffic on street and road" says r.
S. Partridge, New York Liberty distrib-
utter. land the constant urging to drive
right, walk right the Liberty car has
made an important contribution to the
safety of motorists and pedestrians in
it's adoption of the propeller shaft type
of emergency brake
Here are a few of the advantages OF
this type OF brake, quoted from
Automotiue Industries:
1T simplifies the chassis construction
and does away with numerous rods and
shafts which tend to whip and rattle.
ut is exceptionally easy to operate.
inasmuch as the braking effort is multi
piled through the rear axle.
at requires a very small throw OF the
,Send break lever to apply, and therefore
requires only small cut0ut IN the Ree4
board
owing to the slmpifed construction
the chassis weight is somewhat reduced.
1T impresses an equal braklng effort
on both rear wheels and tends to reduce
skiddiDg
lowing TO its position the propeller
shaft brake is not so liable as the rear
wheel brake to become coated with
grease"
The sun., 1919-02-23
ESSENKAY FILLER
TESTED 6 YEARS
Prominent Citizens lndOrse
Substance That Ends All
Tire Troubles.

MANY inventive minds have sought
fortunes through some device that would
Cisplace the air filled automobile tire
The patent office is filled with patents
of this sort, most of which SAY the
light of day only to die an inglorious
death.
Time and the most severe trials have
finally witnessed, however. an invention
which appears to be complete sue
cess This invention is marketed by the
Essenkay Tire Filler Company Buick
Building. 1873 Broadway. For more
than a year this firm has been equipping
no less than 1900 automobiles with its
filler and proudly shows testimonials
from many of the most prominent citi-
zens Of New York who are enthusiastic
indorsers of their novel substitute for
the pneumatic tire.
In the West. the Essenkay Tire Filler
has been on the market more than SIX
years without showing any deterioration
in it's texture. Indeed. its makers reel
justified in claiming life OF seven to ten
years for Essenkay, under the usual
riding conditions to which any air filled
tire Is subjected.
The Essenkay Tire Filler Is not filler
in the ordinar> sense. It is not a liquid
like most of the inventions heretofore
marketed, but a substance almost iden-
tically akin TO rubber but possessing all
it's virtues without its defects. For in
stance. sudden changes i'll temperature
have absolutely no effect on Essenkay.
Neither has boiling water or ice
The Essenkay Company claims its in
vention contains no glue, gelatine, gly-
cerine, rubber or any other substance
that can be dissolved in water that il
causes no injurious effects and is not
tNl W
leaves no evidence of having been in
the tire casing, In appearance. to the
touch and in action it is in every essen
tial exactly like rubber, being highly
flexible and very resilient.
Usage has demonstrated there is no
difference between the perfect pneu-
r1atic tire and the Essenllay invention in
riding qualities. except that with the
latter equipment "blowouts." SLOW
leaks and the disadvantages Of the air
filed tire are entirely eliminated
Moreover, the Essenkay Company as
The sun., 1919-02-23
CHANDLER DEALER
FEARS SHORTAGE
Motor Show Stimulated Bust
ness Earlier Than Usual,
Says j. B. Hulett.

at was a most fortunate combination
OF circumstances that started the auto
mobile selling season rolling month to
six weeks earlier than usual" says j.
y. Hulctt of the Brady Murray Motors
Corporation, distributors OF the Chand-
led Six.
THE armlstice, the mild winter
weather, the early return of thousands
OF soldiers from France. the general
cordition of the money market and the
81 eat automobile show. held a month
later than usual, all combined to launch
one of the greatest selling seasons deal
ers of this city ever enjoyed and at a
time when generally cars are moving
very slowly.
The automobile show was the first
selling show / ever saw here. 1t was
the real thing. Coming month later
than usual, 1t found the public in buy
ing mood.
This buying mood was stimulated by
the wars end. the return of many of the
boys from the battle front and let up
In the strain and the worries accom-
panying days of doubt and self-denial.
In other words. everybody had "a grand
and glorious feeling Then they started
something and they are still at it.
AT the rate cars are moving now a
shortage is inevitable. We are able at
present to make immediate deliveries on
nearly all the Chandler models, but how
long this will be possible | cannot say.
1t is very important for prospective buy
er% to get their orders in at once IL they
want to enjoy their cars this summer.
l believe this is general condition
Il never saw so much business in
sight at this time of year. Credit must
be given to the show for bringing us
into personal contact with so many
prospective and actual buyers 1t was
one of the finest shows ever promoted.
i put the automobile business In New
York in splendid position. 1t stimu-
lated buying and that buying is continu-
Ing"
The sun., 1919-02-23
COUPE IS ALL AROUND CAR,

Prom the standpoint of service ,
we'll as beauty the closed car Of p...
manent type is a good sound in,,..
ment,' says y. G. Sciberlng. gereN
manager OF the Haynes Autumobas
Company, Kokomo, Ind
"The new series Haynes coupe Is ,
distinctive and stylish all season ca-
seating comfortably -four passenger,
and intended for the business man
whose time is limited and whose heals
is highly regarded. The woman Of 60.
cial distinction finds this type fitting N
her requirements and so do the person,
who drive their motor cars over Il,
country roads
The sun., 1919-02-23
STUFF CARS IN NEW QUARTERS

Consistent with the steady growth 81,
the sale of Stutz cars in tho mc,ror,,
tan territory William Parkinson of ,t.
Parkinson Motor Sales Cumuany ro,,,.t
1T necessary to move TO larger ouavi,,.
Mr.. Parkinson has been on the lookout.
for several months for salcsroo,'
suited TO the needs Of the Stutz proag..
and finally located in the former s.,,,s,
rooms of the Ajax Rubber Comr,r,.
1895 and 1898 Broadway. Just tbr.,
doors south of the former Stu,z sa,e,
rooms.
The .Stutz quarters now aro consias,.
ably larger than the former salosroor.
having a floor capacity Of uou sou,,,
feet. Mr.. Parkinson has had the In
terror beautifully decorated ana in g,
manner quite in keeping with the t.r,
quality Stutz product. and his friend,
say that it is one of the most bcalu.t,
salesrooms on Automobile Row
In addition to the metropolitan g,n-s
the Parkinson Motor Sales Comp7rv {,
operating branches at 1853 Bedford ave.,
nue., Brooklyn, and at 372 Central ay.
nue., Newark.
The sun., 1919-02-23
REAL VALUE IN MITCHELL SIX.

ITS only a question of value for the
money" said Vice President r. c. Rue
echaw of the Mitchell Motors Company,
Inc, of Racine, Wis. when questioned
about the wonderful impression created
by the new Mitchell Skies.
Eighteen months ago we decided that
the one way to put the Mitchell on the
map at the head of its class was to give
the buyer an unheard of value for his
money. We did it, and the result is the
new Victory Model"
The sun., 1919-02-23
MAXWELL CAR HOLDS RECORD,
Makes New York to Washington
Run I'm ) Hours 10 Minutes.

stock Maxwell touring car nut 70
road test by Harry j. DeBear. manager
OF the Observation-Disclosures New York
branch. holds the stock car road record
from New York to Washington, having
negotiated the distance in five hours
ten minutes.
The run is 2iO miles. and the Maxwell
demonstration was made with repre-
sentative OF the American Automobile
Association checking the cars perform
ance.
The sun., 1919-02-23
WHY ESSEX RIDES EASILY.

Automobile manufacturers are pay
ing more attention this year than ever
before to the easy riding qualities of
their cars In the new Essex $50 inches
of springs are used. although the wheel
base Is only 1857 inches long. The
front springs are SO inches long the
rear springs 81 inches. Both are two
inches in diameter and are made Of
the highest grade steel.
These springs contribute much to
the cars notable easy riding qualities
The sun., 1919-02-23

serts, aside from the above. that I, =.
important matter of tire mileage IL. "e
ord shows that ISssenkay Nlled ,irsS wv
quently run from $4,000 tp .O.0oo ,,'1
before a change OF new castings is r,.,
necessary, as against 5000 to G .OoG ,'''g
pneumatic tires. ''
The Essenkay Company maintains
service station in 1914 West Flf,y.sry,
street.
The sun., 1919-02-23
rILrISG HEADLIGHT REFLECTIONS.

Considerable interest Is being manifested
in the fitting head lamp reflectors on
Cadillac cars. This device, new on Cadillac
cars this year. is not in the nature Of a
DINNER or dinuser OF light. Rather. II Is
a simple arrangement by which the driver
OF the car, by means of small lever under
the Steering wheel. controls the position Of
the refectors in the head lamps, thereby
directing the light rays.
The sun., 1919-02-23
Plug Saved Years Walt.

"Vincent. however, knew that h'
could get in this country a spark plur
that would stand up in the high speed
high compression Liberty motor He
had given us an opportunity to test AC
spark plugs in the aviation engines that
he developed at the Packard factory in
1916 and 1917. As n result of these eN-
detrimental tests we were able to de-
"elop plug that would run for nifty
hours on the dynamometer without a
change.
But for Vincent the AC aviation plug
which was adopted as standard equip
ment on all Liberty and Hispano-Suiza
airplane motors, would not have been
developed and perfected. since there was
no need in this country for such plug
prior to the declaration OF war in the
spring of 1917.
at was Vincent only who anticipated
the need for an airplane motor. It was
Vincent that encouraged our company
and other parts makers to take up en-
detrimental aviation work. AS conse-
uuence precious year at least was
saved that might have been spent at a
cost OF thousands of lives in the develop
ment of satisfactory aviation engine
and its satisfactory equipment"
The sun., 1919-02-23
Survey Is Changed.

BY pinching and screwing on every
detail. finally our engineers estimate
came within the appropriation, and on
July &c, 1915, bids were received for the
work. 1t was awarded to the John l..
Hayes Construction Company of Yonkers
for S279,736.70. "a mere trific of $780,
600 and ten years delayo
Starting at Bayview avenue, Cornwall,
the road climbs gradually along the side
Of the mountain at about per cent.
grade until it is almost four hundred feet
above the river Below is a sheer drop
into the water on either hand view of
the Hudson Valley at its fairest, with
range on range of hills and mountains
beyond.
Then there is a descent of about 200
feet back into the cove, and on around
Crows Nest Mountain to the Reserva-
ton line at West Point. Thence u fol-,
lows the base of the mountain, partly on
new location and partly along the old
Washington Valley road to its intersec-
ton with the state Highway two miles
west of Highland Falls.
The finished road will be "a feet wide
with 16 feet of metalling of the bitumi-
nous macadam type. In general the
cross section will be a side hill section
partly cut in solid rock and partly in
retaining wall construction.
The sun., 1919-02-23

This car finished in spotless white and
trimmed in nickel and aluminium. was
the feature OF the Maxwell display at
the recent show. Throngs OF women sur
rounded the car practically all the time.
The trimmings of a dainty cretonne in
design in which parrots and foliage pre-
dominated particularly took the eye of
the ladies.
The sun., 1919-02-23
ny ii. ELTINGE BREED,
First Deputy Highway Commits

There was grim humor in the work
Members of the party would often be-
come marooned on the dangerous places
and in sheer panic be unable TO move
until helpers reached them with ropes.
The plans were completed and the con-
tract bid and awarded at--mark the fig
nre-S1S7.000 The road should have
been completed for that sum ten whole
Years ago. But then began the second
act of the drama. which has dragged a
dreary length.
Camoufaged as a local stone COM
pany, a group of high" financiers man
aged to get possession of the right of
way, and what they didn't want to
charge the State for it wasn't much
worth having. Litiea alton still continues.
and until the Court of Appeals has de-
cded what are and what are not the
facts in the case one much speak cir
cumspectly.
Pending a final decision through the
courts, temporary adjustments were
made. and in 1913 new survey taken
This time the design called for a limit
ing grade of seven, instead of 3 per cent
thereby elevating the road almost four
hundred feet above the river and obviat-
ing the former necessity for tunnel con-
struction. When the bids We're opened
there developed in the State Highway
office the moment of greatest tension
The lowest bid, for doing barely more
than half the road-l.27 miles-was
$4,000 Ten thousand more than the
original bid for the whole road!