The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-09-05
WOMAN. 20. CROSSES CONTINENT
in AUTO
Mrs. Mary Upton, Of California, Sets
New Record OF Pluck and Endur-
Ance-1EakeS Tour Alone.

A woman who, at the age of 10
wears and months, crosses the con-
rinent in a Tin Lizzie" probably
has established a record for pluck,
and endurance. The woman who did
this, passing through Baltimore, is
Mrs. Mary Upton, of California, and
the test which places Mrs. Upton in
the f0reranks of adventures is trip
fro miner home in the suburbs of San
Francisco to New York.
Starting on her journey of thou
sands Of miles in the latter part of
May Mrs. Upton, in her little old
auto, just ratified right alOng-sOma-
times dining in one state, sleeping in
anOtheT-and minding not the many
inconvenience she was sometimes
forced to endure. Even the desert
that arid stretch of sand and sun
burn, struck no terror to her soul
and she arrived the first of August,
as she had made tn "trip, unaccom-
panied, at the nations capital, where
She remained until few days ago
seeing the sights.
1t was while at Washington that
Mrs Upton first realized that she
had accomplished an unheard-of feat.
One evening, while at the movies,
she was surprised to behold on the
screen herself and "Lizzie''-with a
caption prOclaiming them A Re-
markable Pair
Mrs. Upton passed through Balti-
more on her way to Philadelphia,
where she will view the many points
OF interest in the Quaker City, for
Mrs Upton believes that eyes were
mode for seeing. From Philadelphia
she will go to Atlantic City and then
to Niagara Falls, place she has
dreamed of visiting since she was a
wee tot. Mrs. Upton will return
home by the same means and I'M
accompanied.
According to Mrs. Upton, she just
joys" along-but, considering the
fact that the morning she stopped
for gas at Kingsville, Hartford coun-
ty, she had left Washington after
breakfast and arrived there before
noon. her ideas of Jogging" are
apdce with the times.
Why should | be afraid?" laugh
the answer she gave Mrs. Lehman
expected sight of a Wllite-haired old
Lady alone in a car bearing a Cali
fOrnia license, could not resist the
query: Weren't you afraid to come
so far alone?"
Why should I be afraid?' laugh.
ingly repeated the little lady, as she
stopped to see if she would need oil.
Bless my soul. / don't konw what
fear is. just trust to the Lord, and
80 far, when I have had any trouble
with the car that necessitated help,
have just waited by the roadside
and after awhile someone has al
ways come along and fixed me up in
A jiffy.
Why, in the middle of the desert
my wheel few. right off No, wasn't
hurt, and I felt sure someone would
alnW up TO help me before dark, SO
| sat down and waited. l had
pretty long and tiresome wait, but,
just as / had expected, car finally
hove in sight and-who do you sup
pose happened to be in it? My
neighbOrs in California Neither of
us knew that the other had attempt
ed a crOss-cOntinent trip, so We were
equally surprised and delighted at
the meeting. They fixed me up in
fne shape, but / would not accept
their invitation to join their party.
Why do L travel alone? Because"
here there was a hitch in her
vOiue-"because I have no family to
accompany me. + have buried my
husband and seven children, and |
ride, and ride, and ride, and ride
to try to forget.
That's the nerviest, gamest.
spunkiest pnrscn Hat hes vver passed
through Kingsville," said Mrs. Dill
worth, as Mrs. Upton, waving fare
we'll rounded the curve.