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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
WIND CAUSED
AUTO WILD RIDE

Sheridan. Wyp., Oct i5--CauEht by
sharp gust of wind. an automahil"
parked in tho business district here
was carried several blocks from it's
parking place. Traffic in the opposite
direction was forced TO tho curb to
avoid the driverless car which crashed
into the sidewalk which served only to
change its direction for moment, Tho
runaway auto finally came to a stop
after collision with another car
parked In the street. The owner re-
covered his car after 81 chase, The
fender was smashed. the radiator bent,
ono tire hat and a wheel demolished,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
URGES PLANTING TREES and
SHRUBS TO ATTRACT BIRDS
Red Cedars Give Good Shelter ongsters and Berries Pro.
vide Certain Amount Of
Food
shrubsiof plants

Of plants This included the nauwo
red cedar which provides the bex4
shelter and nesting sites for birds
while they find food in the berries and
Insects commonly found on the trees.
The native Towering dokwood and
the Chinese Towering crabapplc are
also favorites of the birds. The gray.
stemmed dogwood. honeysuckIe. Amcri-
can elder and shccpberry also are
serviccable. Tho Virginia crecper, 10
given as ono of the most popular Viness,
furnishing nesting sites for birds and
drawns the attention of birds away
from grapes, apples and peaches.
If one has a place where plants OF
wilder sort can be introduced" said
Professor Arnold and wishes to mako
a special point OF attracting birds,
there is great var .ty OF native
plants that could not perhaps be used
for more finished effects but hcrs
would be just the thing. These arc
mulberry. tupelo and white sDruca
such shrubs AS the spice buah, choke
cherry and swamp ross and bitter
sweet and frost grape vines. The
flow crIng doGwood. mulberry. wild
black cherry. bayberry. American elder
and high-bush blueberry can be
counted con in general to attract the
bucbrd. cardinal. flicker. kingbird>
Baltimore oriole, robin and cedar wax
wing,
Tho home owner interested IN OBJ
serving birds himself or aGordtng aK
opportunity for his children: the far
NOR who desires 10 protect his frut1
crops and tho person who wishes to
assist in the conversation OF our cito
and our forest trees, as well a. ou1
native birds can perform q great pubs
lie service by planning hts plantinai
with the birds in mind"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
BEST DAYS TO AVOID
CQNGEsTED TRAFFIC.

rf you are going on an antcmob obr1o
traffic you should so on Tuesday %
Wednesday. Such Is the oopcfusioo
reached from study OF traffia
census taken recently by the Burcan
of Public Roads. United States De-
partmcnt OF Agriculture. on one OF this
most travelled roads in the United
States. II you want to go at an houH
when there Will bo the least trtffic>
start between : and . o'clock in ths
morning.
Traffic increases in amount stead.
ily from Wednesday TO Saturday. ths
census shows. and then jumps into big
volume on Sunday. The volume on
Sunday Is about twice that on Tues
day or Wednesday. On Monday thers
is a decided drop from the Sunday
figures and on Tuesday the lowest cbb
Is reached.
There is less traffic on the road be-
tween : and o'clock in the morning
than at any other time of day. From
, o'clock to 8 there is a slight in
crease; then "A steady climb tIntti H.
Between II O'Clock and l there is a
slight drop, and then an increase again
until tho peak is reached between
and .. After O'Clock traffic drops
slightly until when tho decrease be-
comes moro pronounced By midnight
traffic has almost reached it's low cst
point
Ninety per cent Of tho DAYS traffic,
the ccnsus shows rolls over the road
between q. m. and y. m. aud -
per cent between y. m. and y. IN.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
FIND CURIOUS COPPER
SERPENT IN ILLINOIS

East ST. Louis, Ill, Oct ia COP
per serpent. believed to have been the
object of worship bv prehistoric in
habitants, has bean found in o plowed
field near Monks Mound, the largest
OF tho Cshokia group OF Indian
Mounds near here.
Dr. W. X. Moorehead scientist. who
Is directing excavation work on the
mounds. pronounced the find import =
ant. He said only three other similar
zerpents have been found in Amcrl-
can mounds.
Tho serpent ia inches long, ruade
OF refined copper and has -four Cuii1
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
WANTS DRUNK AUTO
DRIVERS OFF ROADS

Boston. oct. is,-Frank A. Goodwin
.tste registrar of motor venicles takes
fn,. his motto the saying that an ounce
of prevention Is better than pound
Of cure, hfter establishing y record
for one day recently by rovokinG or
.uspendtnE the registration certificates
,r ,na-ators' licenses Of So nutomo-
b,tists, the majority because the own.
ore or operators had been convicted OF
onsratinE their cars while under the
Influence OF liquor, he eatd:
"The highways should not nc op'n
.. arurlser automohilists. n 10 better
70 revoke registration certificates and
take the machines from the road and
,a,,nt,o The Iirenses Of operators before
pergnns are killed than after
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
MAKE ALTERATIONS in
FAMOUS GOLF COURSE

Del Monte, cal. Oct. iS.-Altera,ions
are being made on the Del Monte Eolf
course here, over which the California
state championships is PLAYED each
wear. TO make the last nine holes of ths
same championship character as the
first nin". which werc changed last
winter. Tho nlaus for the course wore
drawn ~ by Herbert Fowler. EuElish
architect.
At Pebble Beecl course, near hers.
worlmcn arc buoy ovcrta''i'rv tho che
tire course.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
FINDS NEW DRUG
PLANTS AND BUGS
Aged Doctor Explores Amazon
River Basin and Gathers
Specimens.

New FORK Oct. i5.-Ncw drug plants
and species, OF insects have been dis
covered in the Amazon river basin by
tho Milford biological exploration
party. according to word received at
the Columbia University School OF
Pharmacy. from the head of the expe-
ditton. DR.. II. II. Rusby. Curious
forms OF reptiles and birds have also
boon encountered. in addition to bo-
tanical specimens of great scientific
value.
DIR. Rusby. who is 81 years old. re.
ported that his expedition was pro.
cce ding by RATS down the Bopi river,
after spending three weeks in the vi
cinity of Canamina and Espia, at the
head of navigation of this waterway.
Richer vegetation was encountered rs
tho expedition penetrated into the
iittIe-known regions OF the interior OF
Bolivia.
All members of the party wcro re
ported in good health and DR.. Eusby
said that most satisfactory results had
been obtained. Notwithstanding irritat-
ing delays and difficulty in obtaining
reliable information or dependable as
sistants.
Reading, Pa. Oct lot Is not gen
orally known that Pennsylvania has n
tea crop indigenous to the blu" NOUN
tain region near here aud which largo
ly surplants the use OF the oriental tea
in several counties OF this section. Tho
crop is now being gathered and tons
OF tho tea are being picked and dried
for wintcr use.
The soil. where this litt1e-known pro-
duct of tho keystone state grows. is
rocky but there Is plenty of moisture.
The plant closely resembles Chinese
tea. Tho leaves arc long and slender
and OF deep green color. Tho bcvcr-
age, prepared from tho dried leaves
in tho same manner that ordinary tea
is hrcwcd. is said to be mildly stmu-
latIng and rich in medicinal propertics
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
Stunning Retort

When the woman motorist was
called to stop. she asked Indignant
ly, What do you want with me-"
You were travelling Mt forty miles
an hour answered the police Of
ficer.
Forty miles An hour? why, 7
haven't been out an hour" said the
woman.
Go ahead said the officer.
That's now one to me-"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
CANNOT STOP WOMEN
WEARING MALE ATTIRE

Seattle Wash. oct fb.-While
tho wearing by women of mascu-
line shirts and trousers may per
hapg he subject TO some criticism
from an artistic or aesthcntic
standpoint. It cannot be said that
It rs prohibited by the law" At
torncy General L. l.. Thompson has
advised w II. Hillvcr, town
marshal of Zillah, Wnshs
Marshal utllyer consulted every
authority in his pursuit OF meana
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
WOMAN WON HONORS
ON DEER HUNT TRIP

Casper. Wye. oct. 15.-Gov Roher,
p Carey organized a deer hunting
party to invade the Jackson Hole
country. To woman, Mrs. A. 7. Cum
ninGham. wife of Casper banker
went the honors of the hunting trip
She b8Eged a bull moose with eighteen
point horns, The governor wac out Of
luck and So was Sir Thomas Esmond
OF Dublin who hoped to bag mountain
sheep,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16

New York. Oct. 15.-Trees, shrubs
and vines which will attract the birds
should be planted b. homo owners. ac-
cording to Professor Alan +. Arnold.
of the New York State College of For
estry. who declares that many OF our
native birds are disappearing because
OF the lack OF food and shelter.
Professor Arnold has made public a
list of plants attractive to birds. which
included many of the most ornamental
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16

to curb the wearing Of mems at
tire hy women in his town. Secrc-
tary of state j. Grant Hinkle to
whom the question was first put,
passed the problem up tn L. T..
French, director Of agriculture. on
tho ground that the women wear
Ing mons clothing were engaged
in agricultural work. Mr.. French
was unable to offer a solution and
tho matter PASSED on to MIR,
Thompson.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16
NEW SPEEDWAY IS
BEING CONSTRUCTED

San Francisco, Oct. 15.-Automobilc
men Interested in the new speedway
being constructed at San Carlos. near
here. say tho track will be tho fastest
in the world. The track Is being con-
structcd under direction of Jack
Prince. who has built several of the
nations leading speedways.
Tho new speedway will he opened
with races sunday, Dec. II. with n
s5O-mile race.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-16

Continued on Next Fsge)
Smyrna times., 1921-08-10
TROUBLE OVER CECIL ROAD
Cecil Citizens Object to Having
CharlestOwn Cut of by Commission

Cecil Citizens Object to Having
CharlestOwn Cut of by Commission
r. X. Barnes, a former sheriff, with
one hundred and fifty citizens ara the
Commissioners of Charlestown, have
filed a bill in equity in ne Elkton
Court restraining the State Road
Commission, commissioners for Cecil
county and. the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, from changing the public
road through the town of Charles
town. Several years ago the rail-
road company appropriated sum of
money for building a new road be-
tween North East and Perryville, CUT
ting off the town of Charlestown. The
people of the latter town made harl
fight and finally won in having the
State road built through their town,
which required three overhead bridges
across the railroad. The bridges have
been the scene of many accidents,a
to eliminate this annoyance the road
commission propose to build a new
road, thus avoiding crossing the
bridges and cutting out the use of the
road through Charlestown.
Smyrna times., 1921-08-10
HARRINGTON FAIR SUSPECT
Charged With Picking Pockets at
Harrington; Three Others Released

Charged With Picking Pockets at
Harrington; Three Others Released
At the hearing at Dover Wednesday
afternoon, before Magistrate E. F.
Wood, of the four suspected pick
pockets arrested at the Kent and Sus-
sex County Fair, in Harrington, last
Thursday, only one of the suspects
was held-Alonza Newman, colored,
claiming Wilmington as his home.
Witnesses testified to seeing Newman
put his hand in the back pocket of a
white man. He was required to give
one thousand dollars bail and in de-
fault Of same was remanded to Kent
county Jail. The three other suspects
Junius Thompson, Lakesville, N. c.;
Joseph Joanson and Percy Palmer,
Norfolk, Va, were recognized as being
with Newman but no one could tes-
tify seeing them take any part in the
picking of pockets. They were dis
charged and ordered to leave Dover at
once.
Smyrna times., 1921-08-10
DOVER TO WAR ON SPEEDERS
Also the PrOmiscuOus Use of the
Unnecessary MufTIer Cut-Out

Also the PrOmiscuOus Use of the
Unnecessary MufTler Cut-Out
At the monthly meeting of Dover's
Town Council last week, Alderman Z.
F. Wood reported five arrests for vio-
lation of town ordinances during the
month and the collection of fines
amounting to $3.50 A fine imposed
two weeks ago on a nonresident who
stopped his car in the street during
congestion of traffic while he went
into a store was ordered refunded, as
the facts presented to Council did not
seem to warrant the arrest. Chief
Engineer Kichline showed 22,10O,904
gallons of water pumped during July;
27,S20 kilOwats of commercial light
burned and APO kilOwats of street
lighting consumed. Coal used during
July was $50 tons, with 269 tons on
hand at the plant. Orders were given
to notify owners of properties to have
dead trees removed at once. Last
week, while a nonresident was driv-
ing through Dover a limb fell from a
tree and broke the windshield of his
car. Council reimbursed him for the
damage. Council ordered officers 20
arrest speeders through Dover also to
break up the use of cut-outs.
Smyrna times., 1921-08-10
NEW WILMINGTON SCHOOL
HEAD IS FINALLY CHOSEN
DAVID A. WARD OF CAMERON,
WEST VIRGINIA, SELECTED
Succeeds Clifford ]. Scott at $4,000 a
Year. - New Incumbent Comes
Very Highly Recommended


Year. - New Incumbent Comes
Very Highly Recommended
David A. Ward, superintendent of
the schools of Cameron, Marshall
county, West Virginia, was elected
unanimously Wednesday night by the
Board of Education as superintendent
of the Wilmington public schools. Only
one ballot was necessary. Mr.. Ward
who was staying at the Hotel dupont
was Immediately notified of his selec-
ton as head of the city schools, and
in short time had placed his sig
nature to a contract. The salary of
the new superintendent will be $4,000
year, the same as that of Superin-
tendant Clifford J.Scott, who resigned
to take charge of the schools at East
Orange, n. j. Mr.. Ward is a native
of Ohio. He was born in Gallia county
and was graduated from Rio Grande
College, in the same county. He re-
ceived the masters degree in educa-
ton from the University of Chicago.
For the past ten years Mr.. Ward has
had the superintendency of schools in
West Virginia, at Warrington, and in
the Lincoln district, in which Cameron
is located, where he was superinten-
dent last year and is just starting his
second term. Mr.. Ward started his
professional career in the rural schools
of Ohio, and taught in the graded
schools, high schools and for summers
in colleges in that state. Later he
was instructor in Michigan Military
Academy at Orchard Lake, Michigan,
and Morgan Park Academy at Morgan
Park, Illinois. For several years he
was superintendent of the city
schools of Warrington, West Virginia,
two years superintendent of the
schools in the Lincoln district, and one
year superintendent of the city
schools of Camera. He is highly rec
commended as an educator of high
rank and an executive of high stand
ing.
Smyrna times., 1921-08-10
WANTED

Salesman with car. Call on dealers
with guaranteed tires. Salary and ex-
penses; also extra commission.
CRESCENT TIRE G. RUBBER CO.,
Plymouth, Indiana.
Smyrna times., 1921-08-10
FOR SALE

House on Duck Greek road, Clay
ton, opposite st. Joseph's Home. For
terms apply to
MRS. /. N. MILLS
Clayton, Delaware
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

eessible to a great many people not heretofore conveniently served with large stock of genuine Ford parts. cars in all models, tractors, tractor parts and expert service-in fact. a modern. complete Ford plant,
 "The men in charge of our mechan- lcal and service departments have had many years experience in their particular lines, and our shop being on the ground floor, makes for com venience and speed. All repairs we make on Fords are, of course. with genuine parts only and are absolute. ly guaranteed. The cost of parts Is the published price, and the same to everyone. The cost of each labor operation is listed and charged for accordingly, instead of for the time consumed at so much an hour This plan was originated and installed by the Ford Motor company themselves and has proved to be the backbone of the Ford service system.
 Business for the two months that we have been established has ex- eeeded our expectations. We wish to express our appreciation and thanks to our many customers and to take this opportunity of saying that our willingness and ability to serve are limited only by our opportunities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

The worlds record for an automo- bile travelling one mile in A seconds.
 As the result of the high cost of gasoline abroad. European countries lead in light car construction.
 London is said to be the best regu- lated city in Europe from a traffic standpoint.
 All police and fire department mo- tor vehicles in Chicago are to be equipped with wireless telephone in- struments,
 The track width of English de automobiles varies from 42 to 5S inches, and the wheelbase from so to 150 inches.
 Gasoline consumption in this coun- try during the month of August to- tailed 503.513,46S gallons, breaking all records.
 There are 191 motor vehicles in the Bahama Islands, of which 135 are automobiles, 49 trucks, and seven mo- torcycles.
 The cities of Boston. Chicago and Philadelphia boast of their wonderful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

park systems through which motor fists enter and leave.
 Thirty thousand and forty-six au- tomobiles were stolen last year in 2s
 index" cities of the country. Re- coveries totaled 21,273
 There are Ia new makes of pas /, senger automobiles listed for exhibi- ton for the first time in motor shows <, throughout the country.
 i The newest German made model Of 1 passenger automobiles is along air plane lines. and Is said to reduce air resistance to a minimum. Because of the high cost of service In public garages in Philadelphia, community garages are being erected In residential districts. A soft feather mask has been de- signed and invented to protect faces 1 of automobile race drivers from fly ] ing dirt or splinters rom woocen l tracks
 There are over soO0.oOO automo-.
 biles and trucks in this country to i meet any available emergency In
 delivering passengers and food prod | ucts.
 1 In 1919. the last year for which figuers are available. more than
 s100. 100000 worth of road machinery
 was manufactured In the United States for highway construction. In Great Britain. a regular passen- ger motor servics Is in service from London to Glassdky and Edinburgh The trip covering two days. costs l $25, which includes hotel bills. An automobilef exhibition Is plan ned in Calcutta. India, from Decem- Der 1s to 24 The display will in- ciude automobiles, trucks. motor l cycles. tractors, trailers. and a full \ line of accessories.
 |. Because street noise ipterferes
 with the health of persons who must
 work with their brains highway en- gineers in New York are planning pavements that will assure mixi-
 mum quietness.
 The Chinese are very fond of cleo trical attachments to their automo- i biles They like electric horns. and
 the larger and louder they are the better. Such luxuries as cigarette
 and cigar containers, vases. vanity
 cases and electric ciger lighters are
 very popular with the people.
 Morris Field of New York city
 claims to have established record
 for "automobile- e-hiker" tourists when
 he recently crossed the continent from
 New York to Los Angeles in one
 month. To cover the distance. the F speedy hiker accepted as many au-
 tomobile rides as were offered him.
 The bureau of public roads of the United States department of agricul-
 ture Is building at the experimental farm at Arlington, Va. a special
 roadway in an attempt to discover the cause of a peculiar "erubbing surface" on tarred roads. It Is a mystery that Is puzziing highway engineers
 motorcycle rider, posing as a po- lice offiaer. when recenux>operating In Racines county. Illinofs.s was found to stop passing motorists and charge them with violation of the traffic laws. He "accepted' cash ball ll4 ( vesying amounts. and when the cf-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
EDWARDS-HANNA FULLY PREPARED
 FORD SERVICE
Completely Equipped Shop and Full Line Genuine Ford Parts Make for the Best
 Service Possible

Tt gives us pleasure to announce tt our many patrons and friends that our shop Is now completely equipped and we are ready to furnish service on Fords such as the Ford Motor com pany intended" said MT. Hanna. pres ident of the Edwards Hanna Motor company, located at No. 2124 Ave- nue C.
 Our location4on the south side of the city makes our plant easily ae-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

lice hereafter, must present their reg offense will mean a first punch hole. In one corner of the card hole will indicate the autoist has exceeded the speed limit. in another that lights were faulty, while another spot, if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1921

lending motorists would appear in court to answer charges against them they found that no charges had ever been made. and that they had been the victims of swlndler.
 In Pennsylvania, automobile law violators, when stopped by state po-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
THREE
Gasoline Connections

Never use white lead or other ma- terials containing oil to stop a leak in the gasoline connection. The pe- trol will dissolve the oil. thereby making the repair useless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

One of the most popular men in the automobile business Is Ray Bol- ton, and one of the best known to the trade and to the public. Ray has now joined the Brownen organiza- ton, and Is putting his talents and abilities into the sales of Dodge Brothers motor cars. MT. Bolton IS a man of wide experience in the au- tomobile business, and one whose services are available to any concern.
 Blaine Brownell says that he is im- mensely pleased to have added MT. Bolton to his staff. and he considers that he has an invincible trio In Bol- ton. Tomlin and Alexander, who are all star salesmen of the first mag nitude.
 Mir. Bolton began his latest connec- ton with the Brownell organization on November 1. but Sway back in the early days of the row, Ray was once before member of this same staff and helped the Brownell boys put out Ford cars when they had that agency, and 1t Is sort of like getting back home to Ray to be with Ted and Blaine again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

During four months the Birmingham sold Bucks than other the the southeastern branches Frank Pap sold total of S automobiles thereby first place. and Craig Perkins sold of awarded the second place The retail saesmen contest lasted through August September and October the Birmingham taking first and second The manufacturers their congratulations
 lively accomplishment their and complimentary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

punched, will mean truck driver had his machine overloaded \ second offense will mean arrest.
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-17
BACK FROM LONG MOTOR
TRIP TO LAKE MICHIGAN
IAdolph Schubert, Henry -Schamber-
ger and William Altenburx
Covered Total of l 200 Miles.

Adolph Schubert, Henry Schamber.
ger and William Altenburg, Well-known
residents Of this city, returned home
last Tuesday evening from an auto
trip to ManitoWoc, Wis, on Lake
Michigan, where they visited the for
mer's uncle and cousins for about a
week. They covered total of some
1 200 miles and enjoyed the trip and
their visit very much, as. they en-
countered no further trouble than a
punctrre, which occurred near Mime
apolis. on the journey homeward.
The section visited by the New u
mites is noted for livestock aand dairy
ing and the country is dotted with
many cheese factories. The, farms
have large and modern buildings.
Especially is this true Of the: dairy
barns, which are emaculatery white,
electrically lighted, and provided with
all of the conveniences that a bovine's
heart may desire, including automatic
Individual drinking fountains.
Drouth has apparently done greater
damage there than in this section,
which is all the more of a hardship
in view of the. large amount of live.
stock that. must be fed. Herds of 40
and SO mich cows are no uncommon
sight in that section, and Hoktein
cattle. seems to be preferred by large
majority of dairymen.