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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
SCALES
SOLVE AUTO
TIRE PROBLEM

The pe-fecting Of the automobile
tire has not kept pace with that Of
the automobile engine as most motor
lists know" said Fred Lazenby. OF
the Lee Tire Co, Of FL PaEu.
Ten years ago 50 percent Of the
car owners delay and stops were
due TO engine trouble. At the pres
ent time 30 percent OF the automobile
ing hazards are due 70 tire trouble
The universal use Of the automO-
bile especially when the owner Is his
own chauffeur has brought out the
latest ingenuity which sooner or later
crops cut in the average American
Tinkering with your own boat"
has become a national pastime.
Everybody who runs a car either
uses or has in view little device
Of his own
but Of all the problems this side
Of e-ernlty the tire causes the most
wrestled with the problem OF making
the tire immune from nails, glass and
the perils Of the read
Articles TO make a tire puncture-
proof have clogged the patent office
at Washington for years Most OF
these patents, some ingenius. many
mere nightmare inventions, while
they render a tire more or less secure
from punctures they hamper the utll-
ity OF the air chamber or inner tube
TO HAEA q lEEAE1 rs 10 AEeAAAL -Al1
tires resilency- In 1acr they make
such hard riding that they might just
as well equip his wheels with solid
rubber tires and be done with IT,
The many schemes advanced 70
make the puncture obsolete would
I'LL q library to say nothing Of the
ideas rocking in the motorists
brain. The use OF whalebone strips
encircling the tube was an early sug-
EestioH, Asbestos was alse advocated
Then came the idea Of using sectional
walls. The use Of filters only partly
ont a patent for a filler compounded
OF compressed feathers and glue The
user Of this eontrantion would be
greeted with a blizzard Of sticky
feathers IN the event, OF a blowout
Some inventors devised schemes
to render the tube itself resistant,
Irrespective Of what might penetrate
tho tire. The self healing tube has
had its arherents- Another tube re-
inforced with fabric reduced the air
chamber 70 such an extent as 10 rem
der the tire only semi-resillent.
The only widely marketed pune
ture-pro0f tire and one which seems
70 have stood the test through sew
eral years OF service on cars and
trucks has three thiclEnesses OF small
steel discs embedded in rubberized
fabric near the greatest circumfer-
ence OF the carcas- These discs are
laid SO that they prevent penerta-
tion at any point Constant users OF
this ingenious tire have found that
Il rides well despite its band OF ar
NOR plate and that all the resilient
qualities Of the pneumatic tire are re-
tanned. In the older forms OF pune
ture-proof tires ths materially IN
creased weight OF the 3uncture proof
ing was a drawback. In the tire
just described that disadvantage has I
been practically eliminated as the I
steel scales only Increase the weight /
OF the most frequently used sizes OF f.
tires from s TO 81 pounds"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
PACKARD MOTOR COMPANY
LOCATES ON TEXAS STREET

Tbs latest entrant TO FL Paso's
automobile row Is the Fl Paso Pack
ard Motor company with the south
western distributing agency for the
Packard twin and single siL-passen-
ger cars and Packard trucks. The
new company IS composed % A 8
Tatum. T. q. Mason and Ed DuFan-
Mr.. Tatum is a well-znoWn west
Texan. the son OF Il ". Tatum, cat
tleman. Mr.. Mason was formerly
manager for the Watkins Motor com
pany Of this city when they had the
Packard agency. Mr.. DuEan for the
past IS years has been chief mechan-
iclan oe the city o. FL Paso. They
have leased the salesroom and service
department at sol Texas street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
RUTHERFORD HAS
20 YEAR SERVICE

W. o. RUTHERFORD vice presi
w dent IN charge Of sales OF the
B. +. Goodrich Rubber company,
IS one Of the youngest officials in the
automotive industry and al the same
time one OF the Oldest In point Of
As broof Of his extended work f.
the Industry, llr. Rutherford now
proudly wears a Goodrich 20 year
service pin. He completed his Goth
year this fall and was initiated into
rha Goodrich 20-Tear-ServiCe-O Order
VITA IS other new" 90 year veterans.
lIr Rutherford worked up &c his
present position from the ranks, vim
ming each promotion through sheer
ability. He entered the employ Of
the Goodrich company in 1900 in a
minor position in the sales depart
msnt Later he was sent TO Detroit
70 look after the company's interests
in that city and a year later was
promoted to the position Of manager
Of the company's Denver branch
From the west, lTr. Rutherford was
called back to the central states and
sent to Buffalo, where he had charge
OF the company's affairs for eight
years In 1910 he was transferred 20
the home office at Akron. where he
was made assistant TO vice president
"a D. Raymond. By successive steps
ne adFanced from that position 20
vice president in charge OF sales.
DESPITE this long service record,
AIr- Rutherford IS still a Young man.
Re registered in the last draft during
the war and Is still on the near
side" Of the SO year mark
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
ROADS
INCREASE LAND
VALUES IN MO.

Coed roads raise land values 70 al
most unbelievable heights and note
worthy examples are 70 be fcund 70
prove this assertion. One instance Of
great land value Increases which
lately came 70 light was called 70 the
attention Of C. D. Pest sales manager
Of Napoleon Motors company.
Down in Mississippi county. Mis-
people obsessed with the idea Of
building up the roads system. Ihe
county is one OF the most fertile and
one Of the richest territories Of Mis-
souri, Through its road system land
in the country has been increased IN
and IN townships three OF four times
that amount. Mississippi county Is
one OF the banner counties Of missouri
in good roads work and rapidly grow
ties Of the state II viii, In fact when
known to the counties OF other states,
be a model 10 90 by. The county Is
now working on plans for three direct
l1nee OF trunk roads, OF which the
first is already completed. IN July,
1917, the county voted t8l5ltoQ 70
build gravel roads and was the first
county 70 vote bonds under the Hawes
road law. The vote was Wol artef a
campaign by 8 20 i, but war condl-
IONS lnen delayed start OF roaa pll4o-
ing.
1T was in 1919 that a party Of men
who had graduated 70 the county
from Indiana entered into the roads
movement and they camuaiEned
against gravel roads because Of their
wearing qualities being infericr 70
concrete Their work won cut al
though much more money vas needed,
The extra amount was largely raised
by popular subscription. This took
care o. the added cost. Land owners
along the lire OF the road and more
than 200 business men OF the towns
entered into the subscription. New q
is reported that Mississippi county
went almost 100 per cent Tor amend
ment No. 8 TO the state constitution
TO make continuation OF good roads
building certain"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
CONWCTS GET $3.50 ADAY;
SPLIT IT WITH STATE

Nebraska Is employing convict
labor 70 build up a system Of good
roads. Each man receives $50 day
with food and lodging. OF this sum,
the state gets hair and the mans DE-
pendants the remainder In case the
convict has no dependents, he receives
his share when released.-Goodrlch
Travel Bureau.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
OVERSTREET TO LOCATE AS
DISTRIBUTOR IN FORT WORTH

Bob OVerstreet, factory represent
alive OF the Hup Motor Co, well
known 10 many El Paso auto dealers
announced this week while visiting
the Motor Car sales Co. Of Fl Paso.
that he viii shortly take charge OF
the Fort Worth district as Hup dis
tributor. Mr.. Overstreet viii be sue
ceeded by L. T. Allen, who accom-
panied llr- Overstreet on his last trip
through the FL Paso district
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
TIRE CHANGE
IN II MINUTES
ISNEW RECORD

D. c, Boom, manager q inc QUICK
tire service Of FL Paso, staged raee
against time in tire changing this
week. One OF the vice presidents Of
a bank Of FL Paso purchased an dds
mobile sedan. He wanted Royal
Quick tire service and ordered five
Of this brand to be put on his new
ear as quickly as possible. Booth,
DIEGO Medina, Roy Coffield and
George Davis grabbed five cord tires,
hoped into one OF the service cars
and beat Il 70 the bank. The men
hustled the tires on all four wheels
and hung on a spare. returning TO
the company salesroom just eleven
minutes after having left It. Man
ager Booth claims this as a record IN
tire changing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

The man who starts out to get the ut
most for his money in a fiVe-passenger
motor car, viii be driven to the good
Maxwell by sheer force of logic and
facts.
By any and every standard you choose
to apply - first price, running-cOst,
power, responsiveness, wheel base,
rOOminess good Maxwell at $685.
viii prove itself by contrast and COM
parisOn the greatest buy in the market
today.
Touring Car ....-..S9s5 Coupe -slsss
Roadster, --.....-.- s9s Sedan ..----.---s- 1895
p. B. factory. war tax to Be aaasa-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
PEOPLE IN ENGLAND RIDE
IN BATHTUB TAXICABS

In England, "bathtubs' are now be-
ing used as taEicaba. OF course the
tubs" are not Of the ordinary va
riety. They are motorcycles with
closed-in sidecars in which the pas
seuger rides protected from cold
winds and driving rain. Lower fares
are charged than by ordinary taxis
and the tubs are gaining in popu-
larity.-Goodrich Travel Bureau
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
STATE CARS
WILL USE SAMSON TIREs

George Lopez. president Of the
United Motor Supply company, south
western distributors for the Samson
line Of tree received a telegram from
the factory this week stating that the
state OF California had awarded the
contract 20 the Samson factory for
tire equipment on all the states Of
fetal automobiles, To also stated that
this award had been made after an
exhaustive test Of many different
makes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
ovERLoApED TRUoKs RARREp.

Overloaded trucks which break
down the highways are lucky TO Get
BY over Pennsylvauia roads. Inspec-
tors provided with lodometeFs, or
jack scales, are stationed along the
highways and whenever they see a
truck with a suspiclouslY heavy load
they make Il stop and be Weighed
Fines ranging from SIS 70 500 are
imposed on offenders
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
TO SIGN ALL
ROADS THAT
ENTER ELI ASO

h All roads leading into Fl Paso will
be signed by the Automobile Club OF
Southern California 81 plans set IN
der way By president A. ]. Strayer and
directors Of the FL Paso Automobile
club Friday afternoon are q success.
Harry Lock road map publisher OF
Los Angeles told the directors he
felt sure the California club would
sign all roads into the city from the
west and north with its signs II the
Ell Paso club would see that the cost
OF the signs was paid The club. he
felt sure, would log the roads, fur
nish data for the signs and even
place them without cost
He said the various towns in Ari-
zona west OF here were enthusiastic
county commissioners Of every county
would bear their proportonate cost
Of the work.
II Pulls the Travellers.
As showing the advantage OF road
signing, Mr.. Lock said that eight
TO visit SpringerVille. Arizona The
road was signed and last week when
he passed through over $4,000 cars
had been checked IN there, all OF
them from other states.
He said FL Paso lost a lot OF tour
lists. from not having signs to inter
cept the Oceau-to-Ocean highway at
re said an average o. SO cars a day
were passing through LordsburE,
n. H.. which went down from Socorro
through Hillsboro and Deming and
missed FL Paso.
Alr. Lock thought the club should
also see that signs are placed east
OF here as soon as possible, too.
Dances 20 Continue
The directors decided TO continue
the aemi-Weekly dances OF the club
IS long as the attendance warrants.
President Strayer viii place a big
,ard over the orchestra showing just
what viii be played for each dance
lumber-Whether 81 viii be a one
step, waltz or foI-trot. SO dancers can
,hpose their partners IN advance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

Although South America e twice
and Africa three times the size Of
Europe and Europe is lan5iocksd on
one side, the European coast line is
greater than that OF the other two
continents combined.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

80 so E Do A. $40 T.
chamber OF com-
merce. Mp Prit-
ehard was horn
on the 50 nth
coast Of Eng
land, but came
into this world
an American as
his parents were
American clti-
2 e = s and were
only soiourninE
in England.
He was gradu-
ated at the state
Normal college,
Phoenix, and en-
tered on a career
a. a mnnrHmmmna
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

man. and has worked - several
southwestern dailies.
Mr.. Pritchard is married and has a
son 70 cheer him up after the days
work is over. He Is a big booster for
FL Paso and its promising future.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27

A Baltimore inventor Of the UNI
breIla almost created a riot when he
Lad the temerity TO appear carrying
an umbrella in 1772-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
UTO-GRAPHS

n OBERT JOHN PRfrCHARD came
X TO FL Paso three and oue-half
years ago, and entered on his
official duties as manager Of the
automotiTe trades and highway de-
The Washington times., 1920-04-11

unusual handicap. could get about the
house, but could not play with the other
children, and that, of course, resulted in
my being more or less neglected In way
l was a child apart from the others-an
outsider as It were. In my childish way
l began to realize with what a handicap
had to face life, and, naturally, grew a
little despondent about everything My
parents were fairly well-to-do and I had
every comfort and was not neglected, but
I began to grow unhappy, nevertheless.
"But one time was taken to an instt
tuition where saw a number Of blind chill
dren and children who were badly crippled
and otherwise mistreated by fate, and
then and there I realized that my lot
wasn't so bad after all. EgHn though
child I could appreciate the fact that
was possessed of all my faculties and
senses. could read, talk, hear, under
stand and appreciate and enjoy the beau
ties Of life l could read and they couldn't
I could talk with my friends, but some OF
them couldn't because they were dumb.
could hear and enjoy beautiful music,
while some Of them couldn't because they
we're deaf. had my mental faculties and
began to look forward to my education,
and some Of them couldn't because they
we're idiots. The visit to that institution
unpleasant though Il was because OF the
misery that saw, was the best thing that
could have happened to me. From that
time to this have never complained. I
couldn't play or romp about, but neither
could many OF the children I saw that
day, because they were blind.
The other day saw Helen Keller at
a vaudeville theatre here, and when con.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11

blind since child.
hood realized more than ever how mucn
more unfortunate she was than l.
CAS- a child never had to run errands'
am never asked to pump player~piano
and I should worry about the high prices
Of shoes and silk stockings.
"Of course, It was great shock to my
parents that l was born as i was Du'
when they found that I was perfectly
normal every other way they, too, began
to be philosophical about 1t. was born
in Switzerland, but when / was quite
young my family moved to Austria
Wherever we went was, Of course, con-
sidered a curiosity, and while at first their
curious critical gazes were considerably
embarrassing I gradually became used to
them. 1t was natural for everyone to sug'
gest to my parents that be put into the
show business. But my father said no.
emphatically at least until should have
gained an education. He said he could
foresee eventually that might travel, but
that he would not allow II until had had
the benefit Of an education. When ! was
old enough | was placed in convent
where I spent several years. My father
died when was twelve years old.
at was about that time that my mother
happened to visit a museum in the city In
Austria in which we lived-a travelling
museum owned and managed by an Amer.
lean Snowman. One OF the attractions OF
this outfit was legless' woman; that is.
one Of those alleged legless women where
the legless effect Is gained by the we'll
The Washington times., 1920-04-11

have been travelling for the most OF my
lif, ever since"
Madame Guenther weighs S5 pounds.
Physicians who have examined her com
mite that her weight would be 125 pounds
II her body had its full complement.
She eats probably 25 per cent less than
the average woman.
T eat when feel like it," she said, "and
not a great deal unless" smiling, 1T Is
something | am particularly fond or such
as chicken, spaghetti and salads But eat
ing doesn't worry me much"
"And this matter of how much eat has
been n subject Of very keen interest to
the scientists who have studied me. They
have estimated the weight OF my missing
lower limbs and have calculated what per-
centage of nourishRent would have been
necessary to create the blood to supply
and sustain the muscles, nerves and It's
sues of a pair of legs for me. II had a
nair NJ legs would have to take In enough
Iourishment to keep them going. But
since I have not any legs. do consume
less food than the average person OF my
general build?
"AlI this has aroused much discussion
and interest. and my food intake as they
call n and diet have been watched and
examined. They say that my appetite and
the food I eat Is Just about as much less
than the normal as my lack OF lower limbs
would seem to require.
"Another interesting thing which has at.
tracted the attention OF the heart special
The Washington times., 1920-04-11
Mime. Gabrielle Guenther Receiving Callers at Home

lists is the question whether my heart is
stronger and will last longer than the
average womans heart because 1t has less
work to do. The doctors have explained
to me that the heart is a pump. Most
peoples hearts have to raise the blood
four or five feet from the toes up to the
level of the heart. This is, Of course,
much more taxing and wearing thing than
to pump the blood less than two feet-as
in my case. The problem Of interest for
the heart specialists has been whether my
heart will outlast the heart Of my child
hood friends and schoolmates, because
their hearts have to work pumping blood
in and out to the end of their toes, while
my heart pumps blood only to the hips.
There is one curious thing though.
You have heard Of people having their
legs or arms amputated and then after
wards complaining Of pain in the cut off
members It is a fact that although /
have never had legs and don't know any
thing about them personally, there have
been times when l have felt most uncan-
nily that did have them! / mean by
that a sensation as of prolongations from
my hips I have often wondered whether
did really feel this or whether It was not
ancestral memory stirring in my own
brain. mean the memory Of my two
legged ancestors that have inherited.
"And what jolly time these specialists
will have when l die! Every time they
come to study me realize that they are
looking forward to the, day when they can
perform an autopsy and gather around my
peculiar anatomy and study II and thor
oughly enjoy themselves. I hope l may
provide them with increased knowledge
before am buried, so that my misfortune
will have really been Of some usefulness
to mankind"
When the madame essays an outing her
faithful husband, Honus, Is always on the
Job. He carries her to her wheelchair,
tucks her in and pushes her about wher-
ever she wishes to go. When she goes out
she wears a long dress or, at least, a
dress as long as they're wearing now.
few days ago she attended, the opera and
heard Madame Butterfly" at was very
beautiful" she mused. through half-closed
eyes, "I love the opera" No one is the
wiser when she attends the theatre. Hei
husband has a way Of carrying her which
camouhages everything and they enter
after the lights are turned down.
Madame Guenther and her husband
have been married several years and are
thoroughly devoted. Honus says he has
less TO worry about than most husbands,
as he never worries about ais wife run.
ming away from him.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11

known use of mirrors, thereby creating the
illusion. My mother saw this attraction,
and not being familiar with the trick by
which the illusion was effected believed
the woman to be without legs. The mo.
ment she saw II she burst into tears; in
fact, became so hysterical that attendants
Of the show came to her and tried to quiet
her and asked what the matter was.
"While they we're talking to her the
manager Of the show himself happened
along and asked my mother what the
trouble was. Between her sobs she ex-
planned, pointing to the 1egless' woman,
that she had daughter just like that at
home. The manager at first scarcely paid
any attention to that statement but gradu-
ally he realized that my mother was trying
to tell him that she actually had legless
daughter. First he quieted my mother by
showing her how the illusion was worked
and proving that this particular woman
had the customary outfit Of lower limbs.
Then he began to ask my mother questions
with the object in view Of getting her to
let me join his show.
"My mother told him that she would not
consider II at that time as was too
young. He was very nice about II and did
not insist on her letting me go with him,
but exacted a promise that when the time
came that she was willing that I should
leave home to travel he might have the
option on my services. He came to our
home and we had talk and then he disap'
peared.
The Washington times., 1920-04-11

when l was fifteen
or sixteen years old my
mother died and / was
pretty much alone in
the world. Two or
three years went by
and l began to grow
discontenNed and un-
happy again and to
wish that something
might turn up 20 vary
the monotony of my
life. Just at this time
who should turn up but
the American manager.
He had never forgotten
about me, but had kept
his agreement not to
trouble. me again until
l should have reached
the age Wien my folks
considered it advisable
for me to travel! We
talked things over and
I told him that l was
ready to 60 away. We
came to an agreeable
understanding and /
The Washington times., 1920-04-11

The Venus de
Milo, with q Fine
Pair Of Lower
Limbs But No
Arms,
and
Nine. Cuenther,
with an Unusus'
Pair of Arms
But No Lower
Limbs.
are a great deal worse
off than I am, who have
far less to live for and
who have but a frac-
tion Of the pleasure
that l get out Of life.
When l grew to the
age when girls are al
lowed to go out Of
doors and play, it was
then that the realiza.
tion came to me of my
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07

AUTOMOBILE windshield Glass
 and body glasses. Auto Lamp and Glass Shop, 164 Elm St.
 Phens Bar. So7-2. D1etf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
INVESTMENT

OVER ss.0co net profits on investment of s1oo. Is 1t possible? Yes. Let me prove it Facts from United States government experts and bona f1de engineers reports Proposition limited to a few. E. A. Porter. 1oa Broadway, New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07
ADJUSTMENTS.

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-07

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