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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
BIG AUTO RACE
AT |. A. WILL.
SET new MARK
Auto Classic to Be Held
on February Is at
l.. A. Speedway

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3.--An-
nounremcnt from the offices of the
Los Angeles Speedway Association
that the coming championship race
on the Beverly Hills mile and Il
Quarter oval will be held February
% is calculated to thrill the sport
loving and motoring public Of Sou
thern California and hold them in
expectancy until the cream of Am
erica s speed talent cavorts before
the starting flag.
The news comes from A. NJ.
Young, secretary manager of the
local speedway. The distance is set
for $50 miles, and is expected to be
the fastest and the cleanest sport
yet, despite the admirable records
hung up in the last race on the local
track December 3.
Last Till Thanksgiving.
YOUNG announced c0incidcntallY
that this race would be the last one
that fans would get to see until the
annual Thanksgiving Day champion
ship classic rolls around later in the
year.
Murphv's mask of TAG miles az
hour for the last 250-mile race gives
promise of an even higher mark
February % in the opening race of
1923 speed season.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
DON'T GIVE RIDES
TO STRANGERS IS
AUTO CLUB ADVICE
Recent Brutal Murder OF
Driver Leads to
Campaign

Serious consequences, culminat-
inc in the death of Leslie l.. Nichols
ON lonely desert highway near I'M
perial Valley are resulting through
out this part of the state from the
mistaken philanthropy of motorists
giving strangers free rides.
According to officials of the Auto
mobile Club of Southern California
this practice has never been so
dangerous as at the present time.
Highways in the west during the
winter months are infested with des-
perate characters who make it a
practice to beg rides from motorists
with deliberate intent of commit
ing robbery, say the club officers.
If necessary those characters will
not stop at murder.
Safety Bureau in Campaign.
A wide spread campaign to dis
courage the giving Of free rides to
strangers * to be launched by the
club this winter in connection with
its safety bureau work. Age is no
indication of the desperate design OF
these people an autoist is liable to
pick up it is pointed out. The two
boys who it is alleged have confess.
ed to the murder OF Mr.. Nichols on
the desert road have given then
age as less than IS.
In the ease Of school boys and
girls who beg rides from the side
of the road, greater harm is done tc
them than to the motorist whC
grants their wish as statistics prove
that vagrancH and runaways are
encouraged by such so-callcd kindly
acts.
Don't give strangers free rides
urges the club, for in addition jtc
the ethics of the matter and Tho
personal danger to the driver, there
is a possibility of a serious damage
suit if the passenger should be in
jured in an accident, due to the
negligence of the operator of the
car.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
New REQ Plant
To Cost Almost
Half Million

Work on new storage and shippt
ing building to cost in the neighbor-
hood Of n half.million dollars and
to have approximately 100000
square feet Of floor space, will be
started by the REQ Motor Car Com
pany by the first of March, ac
cording to information received from
the REQ factory.
The new building is to be of brick
and steel, three stories, 81 feet long
and 365 feet WIDE, and will include
Il train shed which will accommodate
70 freight ears ut one time.
1t will also include the export de-
partment where cars will be pre-
pared and Grated for export. At
the present time, output for large
shipments must be stored in the
open and about the city and shop.
The new buildings will provide
space for 5000 vehicles at one time.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
$4,000 Hudsons,
$4,000 Essex,
Sold Last Year

Several promotions among the
Company took place at the annual
meeting Saturday. Roy d. Chaplin,
who has been president for l3 years
was elected to the Craftsmanship Of
the board. Roscoe =. Jackson, who
was vice president, treasurer, and
general manager, was made prcsi-
dent and general manager. William
j. McAneeny, formerly secretary,
was made vice president and treas
urcr. Howard e. Coffin and O. II.
Mccormack were reelected as vice
presidents and A. Barit was elected
as secretary.
In relinquishing the presidency,
Mr.. Chaplin stated that his purpose
was to give full recognition to the
fine work done by the company or
ganzation.
Lauds New President
Speaking of Roscoe B. Jackson
who becomes president, Mr.. Chaplin
said, Mr.. Jackson is one Of the or
iginal organizers of the company
and has been its general manager
ever since it started. Latterly he
las been vice president, treasurer
and general manager and his out
standing ability will be of even
greater value in the presidency OF
cur institution.
The annual report shows that dur
ing the past year 10000 Hudson
ears and $4,000 Essex cars were dis
tributed, with net profit to tho
Hudson Motor Car Company of ST.,
"a, G77 o., or earnings of more than
So per share on the capital stcol
outstanding.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
Radio Frying"
Goes When New
Willard Used

"No, 7 don t take much stock i'll
this radio stuff. | heard n concert
last night and ia swear they had
n victrola attached somewhere.
So stated one unbelicving woman
after hearing radio concert, nc
cording to Earl Kendall, Willard
Service station man here.
What she was abiding to were
the "frying' noises that occur IN
many radio phones. These noises
have kept many n radio enthusiast
awake nights trying to figure ~out
means of eliminating them.
Radio engineers have traced these
"noises' to the polarization which
is constantly taking place in the
commonly used dry cell "B' bat
terry. 1t is said that a liquid bat
terry does not produce these charac-
tCristic sounds because this sort of
internal action does not take place.
The Willard Storage Battery Com
panv was one of the first battery
manufacturers to recognize the need
for a good wet cell "B' battery.
They have recently produced a re-
chargcable battery, each cell of
which is enclosed in an individual
glass jar. Extra heavy plates ARE
insulated by this company S thread.
cd rubber insulation, and the entire
group is connected in series with
burned on lead connectors. Cable
clamp connections, fastened to the
terminals with set screws make {,
very rigid contact with the plate
circuit.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
LICENSES OF 1923
VERY ATTRACTIVE

The first of the new 1923 automo-
bile licenses made their appearance
in FL Centre this week, and from
now OH their number is expected to
increase each day until all ears are
carving them. The new license
plates are very attractive, the com
b;nation of black and white setting
off the numbers particularly well
and enabling them to be seen for q
considerable distance. The new idea
Of dividing the larger numbers in
two makes it yet easier to read, and
this feature is expected to assist
traffic officers materially in check
ing up offenders.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03

Late figures from the Firestone
Export department show that Amer
ican-made automobile tires are be-
ing exported at the rate of more
than n 9illion year, an estimated
worth of $20,250,0 900.
Nearly $4,000, 600 is the Federal
aid appropriation expected to be APP
proved for disbursement up to the
fiscal year ending June 20, 1924
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
Oldfield Die
Cutter Newest
Marvel Device

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Following the
perfection of IN intricate machine
pronounced by many leading engl-
necrs rs being likely to rcyolutionizo
the science Of automotive die cut
ting, Barney Oldfcld, crstwhile
"mastcr driver and tire manufac'
turer, announced today his plans for
the immediate construction in Los
Angeles of a plant to build the de.
vice in large quantities.
The machine, which will be known
as the Oldfield die cutter, was in
vented and developed by Ray w.
Brown, well known i'll automotiNe
engineering circles, who, backed by
Oldficld, spent several years in
evolving mechanism which spcr-
forms the almost unbelievable feat
of cutting, with but single opcr-
alton, dies OF compound regular and
irregular curves.
Hundreds of Orders
Oldfield declares that hundreds of
orders have been booked for the ma-
chine from automobile and acccs-
sorry manufacturers. Twenty-Five of
the now machines are already in
use, having been turned out from
the experimental shop of the Barney
Oldficld Manufacturing Company in
Los Angeles.
Barney announces that Immediate
" following the completion Of his
new factory in the California me
tropIis, he will start on Il tour OF
Europe to contract for the distri
button Of his new mechanical mar
vel in England, France, Germany
Italy and other countries of the Ole
world.
Automotivc engineers visiting thC
Chicago automobile show viii have
an opportunity to witness dcmonstra
lions of the die cutter.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
1900 CADILLAC
MEN WITH FIRM
OVER FIVE YEARS
Officials Declare This One
Secret of Cars Big
Success

McDearmon Motor Company, Cad
lilac dealers for the Imperial Valley
arc IN receipt of some interesting
information from the Cadillac fac
tory regarding their factory employ
ers
More than 1000 men in tho force
Of the Cadillac Motor Car Company
have been employed by the company
for five years or more. Four hun
dred and sixty-one have been with
the company for more than 10 years.
One of the big factors in the pro-
duction of ear of the Cadillac stan
dard is the cumulative value of
men who for years have been
schooled in the most exact methods
of high grade craftsmanship.
1000 Cadillac "Old Timers"
At the close of 1922 a banquet
was held by the company for more
than 1000 of the Cadillac cold tim
ers' and medals were presented to
those who had just completed either
five or 10 years of service with the
company. This year 1913 members
of the organization were added to
those with ten-year records, and 275
completed their five-year appren-
ticeships. There are also in the Cad
lilac organization SO men who have
been with the company for Is years,
and over 20 years.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
LOOK OUT FOR HOLDUP

Use the accelerator in place of
the brake when Il suspicious-look
ing form is seen out on the road
beside a car, or when one or more
trucks are parked along the road
Way at night.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03

Before going on n long trip re-
move all carbon, grind the valves,
change oil in crank case, inspect
and fill up all holes in tire threads,
adjust clutch and brakes, inspect
generator, starter and wiring.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03

The twenty-third national auto
mobile show held in January at the
Grand Central Palace brought out
70 makes of cars There wer" more
than 400 accessory manufacturers
represented. Car models numbered
3J0.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03

Railroads handled more than 400,-
600 carloads of automobiles during
1922, or 100000 ears. More than
100000 were driven away.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
O. Rubber
Official Given
Two High H0nors

w. O. Rutherford, vice president
Of the Goodrich Company, was elect
cd president of the Motor and Ac-
ccssorv Manufacturers Association,
at the annual meeting of the board
of directors held in New York early
in January.
A few days later he was accorded
an additional distinction of being
elected to the vice presidency Of the
Rubber Association of America.
The Motor and Accessories Aaso-
citation is one Of the oldest end the
most important of any i'll the auto
motive accessory and parts industry.
1t was organized in 1904, and its
membership today includes the eX-
ecutives of all leading manufacture
crs of parts and equipment.
Work Constantly Improves
Its work has been constantly de-
vclOping in Importance and scope
until today it stands rs ono of the
| important factors in cooperative adj
vancpmcnt of the autOmotiVc in
dustrY.
The Rubber Manufacturers AssO-
citation is composed Of all rubber
manufacturers engaged in the manu-
j facturc of rubber goods Of every dcs-
cription throughout the country, and
has been a strong factor in the bet
! termpnt of the rubber industry.
In February, 1922, there were +.Z
motor vehicles for each mile of roaG
in the United States, according t.
Firestone s Simply Truck Bureau.
Nearly 100000 workers are en-
gagged in, or directly affected by
the automobile industry. The larg
est single group is composed of J.,
100000 professional chauffuers ana
truck drivers.
Motorists who use the automatic
"slow" and "stop' signals on the
rear of their ears should not neglect
to use the hand signal as we'll whcl
about to turn either to the right OF
left.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03

To insure n firm contact and pre-
vent wires breaking off, every IL
milton wire should have n terminal
sOldcred ut each end. If the term
fastening wires, as single strand
of wire touching another metal part
may ground the current, thus pre-
venting the ignition system from
working or running the storage bat
tpry
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
District Attorney
Denounces SANDER
CHILDREN REJOICE
WITH PARENTS AT
GOLDEN WEDDING

Mr.. and Mrs Magne Larson cole
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary on Friday, Sept. 21st, at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Klarman,
Lancaster, Wis.
The home was artistically arranged
with beautiful flowers, the gifts of
many kind friends.
Those who participated in the cele-
bration were the daughters, Mrs. c..
R. Higgs and daughter, Doris, Of PiCe
City, Wash, Mrs. Charles M. Klarman
and son, Vernon, of Lancaster, Wis,
Mrs Sam Mikkelson and daughter,
Marilyn, of Valley City, N. D., Mrs.
Paul NJ. Higgs of Seattle, Wash, and
sons, Jerome A. and wife and daugh-
ter, Betty, of La Crosse, Wis, Marina
duke Eide, wife and daughter Mar
mein, of Shamokin, Pa. All OF the
children were present with the ex-
ception of the eldest son, Laurin, who
is stationed as Lieut.. Col. at Camp
Travis, Texas.
During the day Mr.. and Mrs. Lar
son received many gifts and kilograms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
CHANGES MAIDEN
SCHOOL OF MINES
TEACHING FORCE

PLATTEVILLE- Milton Mel
cher of the University of Minnesota,
has taken the place of Prof. Carl Yer
Steeg, as instructor Of geology at the
State Mining School. Prof. Dean W.
Richards of the University of Missouri
will succeed Prof. w. H. Williams as
instructor in mathematics. and phys
les
The Mine Rescue car is at Platte
Vile this week 1t is sent out by the
United Bureau of Mines and will give
work in first aid and mine rescue.
The car is in charge of Mr.. Orfald,
who has been here number of times
before, and Mr. Brockbank of Mich1-
gan.
Word has been received here of the
marriage of Walter Krog and Miss
Wilfred Spencer of Nebraska. The
ceremony was performed in New York
City. Mr.. Krog is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Krog of this city and is a
graduate of the Wisconsin Mining
school. For the past two years he has
been employed with the Darnell COM
pany in New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
Krog will reside in New York City
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
GRANT RIVER

Edwin Mclean and family visited
relatives at Boaz last Sunday.
Other visitors last Sunday were:
Tony Schuster and wife and daughter
Mary, at Henry Mankel's; Claude
Clifton and family at Frank McLean's.
The Shutdown and Little Grant ball
teams played at Bloomington Satur-
day. Shutdown won the game.
Mrs. Mary Hoffman of Lancaster
and sister, Mrs. Lizzie Merrill of Glen
Haven are visiting at the Dan Hoffman
home.
Henry Mankel visited at the cheese
factory and at the Harvey Bass home
Sunday.
Edwin Mclean and family spent
Sunday at the Eryie Edwards home.
Marvin Clifton and wife and daugh-
tiers and Claire Clifton were Sunday
visitors at Frank McLean's.
Chas. PIautz and Albert Blum deliv-
cred cattle in Lancaster Monday.
Edwin Mclean and John Joyce
filled silos the past week and are now
filling silo at Albert Blum's.
Edwin Mclean delivered veal calve;
in Lancaster Monday.
Chas. Plautz and family and Mrs.
Herman Plautz spent Sunday at the
Max Pagel home on Boice Creek.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
MT. HOPE

Children and other relatives of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Ellis came to the Ellis
home a week ago Sunday with well
filled baskets and gave them glad
surprise. Mrs. Ellis was at church
and never would Lave known a thing
either if some one would have only
kept still as. they should have. just
the same they all had fine time and
there were 81 in all, among them was
Mrs. Ellis's brother, who has been oul
in Washington for several years.
There is a new baby boy at the Oral
Monroe home.
Victor Fivecoats has moved to Bag
ley and is running a restaurant theie e.
Miss Bertha Bowen is employed at
the Gene Lowell home.
The ones entertaining atSthe r. N.
A. lodge the next meeting are: Mrs.
Andrew Smith, Mrs. Chas. Simpson,
Mrs. Russell Simpson and Mrs. W. ii.
Toltzien.
Little Ralph Henry, son OF John
Henry, was run over by a car Sunday
but no bones were broken. He was
badly bruised and scared.
Silo filing about completed around
here now.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
LIVINGSTON MAN
HUNTS CHICKENS
IN SO. DAKOTA

LIVINGSTON-DaIe Rundell left
Sunday with hunting party from
Dubuque for Presho, S. D., for a hunt
for prairie chickens.
Perry Haskins is working in Fort
Atkinson.
Claude Watson is attending the Wis
consin University this year.
L. A. Pope, Rantoul, H., is visiting
friends here.
Mrs. D. o. Eustis gave reception
for Mrs. Anna Hanson who goes to
Racine soon. About 20 friends were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schreiner Of
Lancaster called on Miss Sue j. Liv-
ingston Friday. She has been quite
sick.
Rev. E. N. Hawley and wife have To-
Gated here. Rev. Hawley is the new
Free Methodist minister
Among out-of-toWn visitors here the
past week were: Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Alt at VIM. Fishers; Mr.. and Mrs. l..
D. Jones at VIM. Livingston's; DR..
and Mrs. Carl Andrew at George An
drew.
Mrs. Earl Skate spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Pollard
at Linden, who was sick.
Miss Martha Watson has been sick
recently.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
Boys and Girls Clubs
Make Good Record
Miss Ward Shows
Much Improvement

An article published in the Herald
last issue as part of the weeks news
seems to have created some trouble
and misunderstanding.
This article discussed the illness of
Miss Ruth Ward of this city.
The statements made in the article
in regard to symptoms, diagnosis,
etc., are substantially as given us by
the physician on the case. The ref
erence made by us to the Escanaba
case was made because that case had
battling conditions that puzzled the
doctors for weeks. Eventually, a
simple solution was found There
toms, ETC., in the two cases except
that in each case the physician was
baffled in diagnosis. We thought,
from the facts as we learned them,
that perhaps a solution had been
found in this case, that is, self-hyp-
nosis, due to hysteria. This case was
mentioned along with other cases OF
a similar nature during a technical
discussion of the case in the reporters
presence. We saw no harm in refer
ing to it but seemingly the reference
was unfortunate and we regret it.
We have learned since that a chiro-
practor was called in either at the
time the doctor was calling or later
He claims to have found conditions
that would cause illness. AS to the
comparative merits of medicine and
chiropractic the Herald does not take
issue or discuss.
We understand that the young lady
is improved in health, sitting up TAX
ing regular nourishment.
If the facts as related by the Her
aid were correct according to medical
diagnosis then we simply performed
our mission Of printing the news as
we found it and need make no explain
ations.
If the findings of the doctor on the
case were incorrect and the patient
was really i'll then we should hasten
to correct wrong impression. If
such is the case the Herald regrets
the publication as we would not will
lingly injure or hurt the feelings OF
an innocent person.
Our sole idea in publishing a news
paper is to print the news as we find
it without malice or bias. We believe
our general average covering nearly
ten years of continuous work in this
city will bear this statement out.
EDITOR HERALD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
The March Of the Seasons.

Summer has left us and Fall, more
somber season. has crept around the
corner and marks the days. This is
the time of lazy, warm days with a
touch of frost at night as the season
advances. Soon, too soon, it will he
winter.
And did you ever think what 1t
would be without change of seasons.
One could not select a day which du-
plicated through the year would De
as ENJOYABLE as a year of Wisconsins
variable and sometimes disagreeabie
weather. After one gets used to it
the climate of the upper Mississippi
valley probably exceeds that Oh any
other part of the globe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
Newspaper Space Costs Money
and Cannot Be Given AWAY.

Every line in newspaper costs the
proprietor something. If it is for the
benefit of the individual it should be
paid for. If the grocer were asked TO
contribute groceries to one abundant
" able to pay for them, he would re-
fuse. The proprietor of newspaper
must pay for free advertising ii the
BENEFICIARY does not, and yet it is one
of the hardest things to be learned by
many that a newspaper has space IN
it's columns to rent, and must rent
them to live. To give away rent Tor
less than living rates is as fatal to a
newspaper as for landlord to furnish
rent free.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
GALENA MAN, 80,
LEAPS FROM EAST
DUBUQUE BRIDGE

Chas. Homrich, 38, Galena, commit
ted suicide at midnight Sunday night
by jumping off the E. Dubuque high
bridge into the river. The night ten
der on the bridge saw Homrich park
his car on the bridge and jump into
the stream. He was seen to appear
and shout and then go under to his
death. 1t is supposed that Mr.. HON.
rich, we'll known monument man OF
Galena, had suddenly lost his mind.
The body was found Monday after
hours of search by fishermen. 1t was
located 200 yards from the drowning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
S. 7. L. 10 HARD
ROAD PROJECT
TO COMPLETION

FENNIMORE-In order to complete
the work OF surfacing with crushed
stone on the nine miles of newly. con-
structed highway on S. T. L. 10 east Of
this place, it is planned to work the
quarry on location at the Needham
farm, day and night. More men are
needed for night work.
Six squares in the city are being
laid with concrete to connect the
highway 10 with points east. On the
Mt Ida road experiments are being
made with Tarvia on two sections, one
surfaced with tailings, the other with
crushed stone. The county oiler is be-
ing used