davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07
INCREASED SALES
FOR THE FAMOUS
PACKARD MACHINES

AS an indication of the activity
now prevailing in the motor car
industry, Packard Motor Car COM
panys sales for April were in ex-
cess of $6,500,000, or more thar:
half the company's total business
for the first six months of its fiscal
year beginning September last.
Although sales Of Skies
and trucks showed marked i'm
provement the greatest activity
centered about the company's new
Single-Six model. Sales of Single
Skies during April were in excess
of 1900 cars. most of these being
the new model, which was first
shown April 20. Four days after
this car was announced, its sales
at retail amounted to over $780,
600.
According to President Alvan
Macauley, the purchasing power
of the public for automobiles is
much greater than was generally
believed few months ago. Says
Mr.. Macauley, "a survey of the
conditions now prevailing among
dulOlHODIlt MANUFACTURERS IN De-
troit and elsewhere, indicates that
the tide of business is much strong
er than any one anticipated. Some
Of the factories, in spite of largely
increased working forces, will ex-
perience difficulty in producing
enough cars to fill the orders now
coming in. This is true of the
Packard company.
Two months ago the increased
demand for cars appeared to be
only a seasonal upturn, which
would soon be over, and prepare
tons were made accordingly, but
now it Is apparent that better
known concerns at least have en-
tered into period of sustained
activity.
THE Packard company, which
two months ago had planned TO
produce a thousand Skies monthly.
is now working on the basis OF
1900 cars monthly. a so per cent
increase, and expects to go on a
production basis Of 1000 Skies
i monthly in a short time"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07
AUTOMOBILE TRIP
TO WEST COUNTRY
COSTS BUT $3.50

One of the most unusual trips
ever made by motor car is that OF
William L. Peck and family, who
have travelled distance of S,37S
miles at a total cost of $160. The
trip was made from Utica, N. Y, to
Sioux Falls, S. d., and the Iinan-
cial phase of the enterprise con-
tains facts and figures which are
of interest to every automobile
owner and everyone who hopes to
be one, There were five in the
party; the trip was made in a REQ
car and a total OF 29 days con-
sumed by the journey.
The expense of the whole trip
to and from Utica was less than
$3.50, or to be exactly accurate.
$15S.1S. This includes the up-keep
of the car, and every item of ex-
pense while travelling. The party
slept inside only when they were
guests of relatives at Sioux Falls.
All the other nights were comfort
ably passed in the tent.
In calculating the expense a
charge was made for all the pro-
visions with which they started
from home, as well as what they
bought on the way. They broke
camp and began travelling about s
a. h., stopping awhile for lunch,
and usually getting into camp for
the night at about p. m. The pur-
chases were made at retail stores
and naturally there are no cut rates
| for tourists.
The cost per person was about a
dollar a day. The party consisted
of Mr.. Peck, his wife and three 9TH
ers. Some inquiry was made be-
fore the start as TO the cost of the
trip from Utica to Sioux Falls. S.
D.. and return by rail, and it was
found to be $175, fare and sleeper,
This figure, however, did not in
clude the meals which would be
necessary on the train. 1t is easy
to calculate that the five people
by train would have had to pay
| 1875, and dining car expense going
and coming would be about SIS for
| the party.
Comparing $3.50 with s15S.1S
shows very considerable advantage
in making long trips by automo
| bile Giving liberal allowance
FOX wear and tear on car and tires
or overhauling, still leaves a mar
Igin big enough to be decidedly at
| tractive.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07
MORE MODERN
MOTOR NOTICES

Still motors run sweet.
Home is where the car is.
A soft tire turneth away cash.
While there's gas there's hope.
Fools pass on hills and curves.
A wise driver maketh a glad auto.
1t is better to be slow than sorry.
Declines make the wheels so fas-
tier.
Dry springs squeak louder than
birds"
TO speed is human; to get caught
la fine.
AS the wheel is bent SO the car
will go.
Where there's a nail there's q
|puncture.
A body's as old as its paint; a
motors as old as 1t pulls.
Spin and the world spins with
you; stall and you stall alone.
From the National Automo
bile Chamber of Commerc'
Service Bulletin.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07
ENGLISHMAN BUYS
BUICK CARS FOR
SERVICE IN AFRICA

The unusual stability of BUICK
automobiles under all sorts of ad-
verse conditions is clearly illustrat-
ed by letter from John Deacon
of Kew Gardens. London, England.
received by the Buick factory. Mr.,
Deacon's letter follows:
Il enclose some photographs o.
your car which used on a trip o.
some 900 miles in the Bush Of
Africa just after the military OPP
erations were finished in that part.
Il was instructed to proceed over
some of the late fighting ground
TO locate graves and was given
three cars, two IS and one six
cylinder Buick, 1916 touring mod
el, which had been converted into
light truck: all three cars were
very heavily loaded as we had TO
take gear and food for some 20
days for seven people.
THE two IS broke down
very early and had to be aban-
doned after having been towed in
by the Buick some 5 miles to the
nearest station. This caused re-
distribution of the loads and the
pOOI DUNK ustu u garry nearly
900 pounds of gear besides gaso-
line, oil and five people. and, tc
make matters worse, the rains
which are torrential in those parts
broke early and washed away most
of the bridges. The roads in this
part of Africa are simply clearings
of the jungle with underbrusl
waist high even in the best por.
tions.
THE car behaved wonderfully
we'll the whole of the trip. 1t wal
solely through the behavior of THU
car 1 decided to buy Bucks for us,
in my business. I bought some q
Bucks and had them converted
into 12-seater BUSES. which die
an average of 100 miles day IL
Zanzibar. They all averaged Il
miles to the gallon of gasoline
carrying IL passengers.
Nothing could persuade me Il
buy. anything but Bucks in thu
future"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07
REFINEMENTS OF
BEAUTY ADDED TO
FORD ENCLOSED CARS

Many added conveniences and re-
finements are to be seen in the
Ford enclosed cars now being dis
played by the Quickel Auto & Sup
ply company. authorized Ford deal
ers.
The interior OF both the coupe
and sedan is now finished in an at
tractive shade of walnut broad
cloth; and the seats are upholst-
cred with a similar material
threaded with chalked ebony
stripe. Heavy floor rugs give an
added touch of comfort. Lifts, of
"a splendid design, minimize the eff
fort of raising or lowering the win
dows. Door bumpers insure a tight
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07
BLOW ON A TIRE
IS MOST APT TO
DO INJURY INSIDE

A "stone bruise" is the term used
to describe an injury to a tire
caused by striking some object with
sufficient force to cause the tire
fabric to be broken.
The break in the fabric may be
in only one ply or it may be in all
OF them, but in any case it is all
ways the inside ply that breaks
first.
An inexperienced driver whose
tire gets a heavy blow from stone
or a curb usually looks over the
outside of the tire to see if any
damage has been done; but the old
driver knows that If harm has been
done the place to look for it is in
side.
Normally the inside ply is shor-
ter than the rest and each ply is
shorter than any OF the others
which are located outside of it,
. This is because it is on the inside
of the curvature of the tire. Now
if the tire is suddenly compressed
at some point to a considerable eX-
tent, the outside ply becomes, at
this particular point, the inside ply
as regards the curvature and the
inside ply becomes the outside
one. This has the effect of stretch
ing the inside ply more than any
Of the others and, OF course, If the
amount of stretch Is very great the
fabric will be broken.
II 1t should happen, as it often
does, that only one or two inner
plies are broken, there will not be
any signs Of the injury on the out
side until a considerable time af-
forwards, because the unbroken
plies will continue to hold against
the air pressure even though they
will be under excessive strain. Blu.
continued flexing will eventually
break them also and the result may
be a blowout which may occur at
any time.
Another effect of break in one
or two inner plies may be that
from continued bending the broken
edges of the fabric rub a hole in
the inner tube at that point. Some
times the break is so pronounced,
especially in a fabric tire, that the
air pressure forces the inner tube
into the break and as this is con-
tinually closing and opening, as the
tire rolls, the action is like a pair
of pinchers and cuts the tube.
If the tube is chafed through or
cut after bruise, such as describ-
ed, the air will pass directly
through the carcass and force the
rubber side covering, and some
times the tread, loose from the
fabric. When this happens the user
generally terms it a blowout, and
as matter of fact 1t is; but, con-
trary to the opinion often held, it
is seldom the result of defect in
manufacture, 1t can generally be
traced to an injury sustained some
time prior to the final breakdown.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07
HUDSON AND ESSEX
OFFICIALS ARE URGING
QUALITY IN THEIR CARS

Hudson and Essex show officials
are urging the quality of perman-
ency both in their cars and in the
institutions back of the cars. Ac-
cording to their figures, the Hud-
son and Essex organization is one
of the most substantial, as we'll as
one OF the largest, in the automo-
bile industry. Manufacturing both
six and four cylinder cars of wide
popularity, the organization has
been able to maintain both itself
and its dealers and distributors at
nearly normal capacity, even dur
ing depressed times.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07

Tar spots on the fender or var
nished parts of the body or the car
may be removed by spreading salt
or butter over the spots, allowing
it to stand for half hour, and then
carefully lifting off the whole mass
another method is washing with
soapsuds in which has been placed
a small quantity Of kerosene.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07
UNITED STATES HAS
MOTORIZED SCHOOLS

Sheep and poultry schools built
on motor trucks and travelling
through rural sections have been
organized by the United States de-
partment of agriculture in coop
Grafton with the state colleges of
agriculture of North Carolina and
Texas.
Officials Of the department of
agriculture say that more of this
method of education is needed so
that information on latest farming
methods may be carried directly to
farmers no matter how inaccessi-
BILE the community may be.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07
ss5.ssEdaz 4 AUTOMOBILE PACE

err fitting, and new door grips, both
inside and out, add to the riders
convenience.
The demand for Ford enclosed
cars has been unusually high dur
ling the past two months. Although
production has been speeded up in
the Ford factory at Detroit, sales
continue to exceed the output, maxi
ling it necessary for purchasers in
many parts of the country to wait
for their cars. Local dealers say
this is the reason they have been
urging customers to place their or
ders as early as possible.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07

The United States bureau of
mines reports a gasoline reserve OF
S1S,000,00O gallons, the highest on
record. Opening up Of new fields
and improved cracking processes
during the past two years have
greatly increased fuel production.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-07

Drivers of motor trucks who e.
coed a speed Of Is miles an hot
Ia New York City are sentenced
80 days in prison. A fine of s.
is provided for persons convicte
of violating the speed law for whic
no specific punishment is provided
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
TOO MUCH RELIGION
THROWS PORTLAND
PRINTER OFF BASE

PORTLAND, Sept. 26.-Arthur
Kurrasch, aged 29 and printer,
became suddenly insane, and was
shot through the shoulder before he
was subdued.
II. d. Townsend; a neighbor, who
had been called upon for help by
frantic relatives of Kurrasch, is the
man who put the printer out of
commission. He fired from the
ground after being knocked down
and beaten by Kurrasch.
Previously, A. E. Renick another
ne,ghbor, attempted to pacify Kur-
rasch. "Be good and come along
or I'll run you in" he told the
printer. In reply Kurrasch chased
Renick and the latter only escaped
when he jumped in street car.
Kurrasch was taken to hospital
by the police, but was not seriously
wounded. He evidently became in
sane over religion, as he continually
babbled on religious subjects.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
WATERMELON FEED ENJOYED
BY GUARDSMEN LAST NIGHT

The 4S4th company, coast artil-
lery, had fine watermelon feed last
evening. following regular drill
practice, and a general good time
was enjoyed by the members of the
local unit.
A contest was staged between
Privates Carlin and Leach to see
who could eat the fastest, but Carlin
found himself no match for the
wiley Leach and after several trials,
gave up in disgust. Young Bates
decided that he could just about
take the measure Of Leach, and
threw his hat in the ring. Before
one round was ended, Bates was out
in the lead so far that Leach did not
have a look in, thereby winning the
championship as the fastest water
melon eater in the company.
Sergeant Jirak was present dur
ing the evening and endeavored to
make it plain that the members of
the company must turn out at drill
practice or come face to face with
the fact that Ashland would surely
lose the company, as other cities
in the state are standing ready and
willing to take the company over.
and back II up.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
JUSTICE GOWDY JAILs
THREE GUILTY CULPRITs

Justice of the Peace Gowdy has
been handling quite a number of
knights of the Highway" cases the
last few days, but finds that 1t is
not very remunerative, as practically
all of those brought before him are
"broke," and as the county court
does not desire to have them sent to
the Jacksonville Jail, they have been
released. whether money has been
forthcoming or not.
Things took change yesterday.
when 19 men, who were arrested by
the railroad police, were brought
before the court. Five of the num-
ber paid fines, three were sent to
jail for ten days, and II were DIS
charged and told to hit the highway
again.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
BROADCASTING STATION
OPENED SATURDAY NIGHT

The radio broadcasting station,
which has been under construction
at the county fair grounds by Will
liam Virgin and the Jordan Electric
company, Of Ashland, sent out the
first waves Saturday night, being
dance music by the orchestra at the
fair grounds pavilion.
Music furnished by the Launspach
orchestra for the dance was broad
casted over the country by the new
station, and was picked up in Salt
Lake City, Seattle and Los Angeles,
according to information received
from those cities. In the former
two the music was picked up and
dances conducted to the music furn-
ished at the Jackson county fair
ground.
1t is the hope of the owners of
the station that the people of the
Rogue River valley will assist In
making the venture a success, by
giving any information that would
be of interest to the world in gem
eral, so that it may be broadcasted.
Dance music will be broadcasted
each Wednesday and Saturday even
ings, while weather and market re-
ports, other information in general,
and music will be given out every
night. The hour that these reports
will be sent has not been decided
sipon, but will probably be announced
later in the week. The call given
the new station is X. F. A. Y.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
PROHIBITION AGENTS CAN'T
GO BEYOND 3-NnLE LIMIT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-An Of
ficial announcement was made at
the White House today, following a
cabinet meeting, that activities of
American prohibition agents here in
searching vessels believed to be car
ryng liquor will not be extended
beyond the three mile limit
The only exception to this rule. 1t
was stated. pending negotiation be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain to extend the Jurisdiction
from three to IL miles, would be In
case OF vessels In touch with the
shore by means OF small boats.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
ASHLAND PANTATORIUM is
SOLD TO TURPIN & CONGER


The Ashland Pantatorium, which
has been in operation for the last
few months by the Medford concern
of the same name, has been sold by
them to G. Scott Turpin and Ray
mond p. Conger, both of whom are
late arrivals in Ashland.
Mr. .Turpin halls from Eugene,
where he owns a cleaning and press
ing establishment, and is familiarly
known on the university campus, as
"Jo-Jo the tailor" He has had
several years of experience in the
business in which he is engaging
here, and knows all the ins and outs
Of the game.
Mr.. Conger is new arrival from
the state capital, and is young man
of pleasing personality with the de-
termination to make the best of a
good business.
The new owners expect to put in
an entire new set of up-to-date
cleaning, pressing and dyeing ma
chinery as soon as II can be obtained
and all of the work will then be
done in Ashland, with Ashland labor.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
PROBE WILL BEGIN
At ARGONAUT MINE

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 26. - An.
nouncement OF the personnel Of a
special committee of three. to investl-
gate the recent Argonaut mine dis
aster at Jackson, in which AZ miners
lost their lives, was made by Cover
nor Stephens. Those named we're
A. B. C. Dohrman of San Francisco,
chairman; w ]. Loring of San Fran
cisco, and John s. Williams of Grass
Valley.
Dohrman is a merchant and Lor-
ing Is a mine owner and president
of the American mining congress.
Williams formerly was vice president
Of the miners union at Grass VAL
ley.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
LATEST INVENTION NOW
INSTALLED IN THE vINING

For some time carpenters and spe-
cialists have been at work installing
new velvet gold-fber superlight
picture screen in the Vining theatre.
This is a recent invention and only
few are now n use in the west,
excepting in the new city houses.
These screens are very expensive,
but their value is instantly apparent
to those viewing pictures. They
bring out the minutest details of
the PICTURES and do away with all
eye strain. They eliminate all dis
tortlon of the projected images and
make the picture equally enjoyable
from all parts of the building. The
shadowbox and draperies are being
specially prepared in the east, and
will be installed later.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
SENSATIONAL JUMP
IS MADE IN MARKET

PORTLAND, Sept. 26.-For the
first time in the history OF market
reports here. all dairy products
jumped in price simultaneously to-
day. Eggs advanced cents a dozen
due to temporary scarcity Of fresh
stock; cheese went up cents a
pound. shortage because of the dry
season being given as the cause.
Canned milk, which shows strong
export demand, now costs ! 5 cents
more by the case. Alleged specula-
tion sent butter up 2 cents pound.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
FAMOUS DA VINCI WORK
Is FOUND IN FRANCE

PARIS, Sept. 26.-Experts believe
they have found the famous cartoon
of "The Battle of the Anghiari," by
Leonard da Vinci. It was made in
1906 and has just recently turned
up in the village of Janvry. in the
valley of the Chevreuse. The car
toon now belongs to Able Ferrand,
who bought it in Italy several years
ago for the small sum of 200 liras.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
GROWS
TOWARD FINANCING
GRANITE Project

That the lack of ready money Is
the only objection met with by team
captains in the drive for subscrip-
tions to finance the new granite
proposition was the keynote of the
MONDAY meeting of those interested
in the project at the Hotel Ashland
Today. Reports from various teams
showed varying amounts received,
ranging from a few hundreds to sew
eral thousands Enthusiasm ran so
high at the meeting that the as
signed hour was stretched nearly 80
minutes. Nearly 80 men were pres
ent, double the number that attend
ed the first days meeting, and 1t is
thought this number would be ex-
ceeded tomorrow, special invita-
tion having been extended to include
the wives of those actually in the
affair, and any other ladies that are
interested. The committees COM
mented upon the fact that q ma
jority of women in the community
were very well informed upon the
topic of granite, and also evinced
much interest in the corporation,
V. V, Mills spoke briefly on the
geological history OF the stone, and
stressed its permanence and dura-
bility. He stated that granite was
composed of quartz, feldspai and
mica. ]. H Hardy also spoke,
stressing the point that the demand
for Ashland granite was far IN ex-
cess of any immediate possibility of
delivery under present methods OF
quarrying. That the local product
would serve to put Ashland on the
map as granite did Barre, VT, was
also emphasized.
Other points brought up at the
were that samples and liter
ature were obtainable at the office
of Ed Staples; that the stock in
the enterprise was -assessable;
that Ashland had more than an even
break of freight rates with competi-
tive points In California when II
comes to marketing the product. and
hat no let up on the drive to raise
he necessary funds would be made
either tomorrow or Thursday, and
hat. II necessary, the time would
,e extended II possible.
general discussion Of expe-ien-
es while soliciting formed the nue.
eus of round table talk, with Ed |
staples presiding as chairman. l
It was requested by II. Z. Galley l
hat all members of teams who were |
lot quite clear as to what territory !
hey were to cover, should meet at 5
o'clock Wednesday morning at the a
ity hail. l
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-09-27
PRISON MACHINE CUTS
OFF HAND OF FORGER

OSSINING, N. Y, Sept. 26.-The
irony of fate manifested itself in the
retribution that came to Frank T.
Elliott.
While working on a machine in
Sing Sing, where he is serving 4
term for forgery, the right arm, the
skillful hand of which got him in
trouble originally, became entangled
in the machine and was cut off. His
home is in the. Bronx, New York city.