Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

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rooms.
Super thrills are the principal
stock in trade of the movie game.
Riding a plank behind rapidly
travelling motor boat used to be con-
sidered the ultimate in trick stuff,
but here is Il stunt that goes the
surf boat two or three better.
Skiing behind a. racing auto is the
| newest outdoor sport and it is gain
ing favor in the California noun
tans where it first became popular.
Persons familiar with the handling
of skis will realize particularly we'll
the danger involved in this kind OF
, sport. 1t is one which only the most
athletically inclined should attempt.
The greatest care is required in
keeping n stout hold of the rope and
still be able to let so instantly in
case of spill.
The idea was first conceived by =
resourceful stunt man for a weekly
news film. He took 4 REQ taxi cab
chassis with a special roadster body
to Truckee over the weekend and
had the fast car pull sleds and men
on skis while the camera spun off
the film.
The kenncbec Auto Supply to local
agents for the REQ car says: "An I'M
usual story. is reported by the West
tern Electric Company who have
had a Speed Wagon equipped with
public address system which has
been in use in various parts of the
country east of the mississippi river
for 4 period of four months. 1t has
been used for demonstration and
sales work and for the purpose of
amplifyng speeches OF very promi-
nent men throughout the country
during that time. notably, the
speeches of major Importance in the
recent tour of Georges Clemenceau.
EX- Premier of France. who arrived
in this country in the month of Oc-
tOber. His initial speech was in the
Metropolitan Opera House on Octo-
her :: following that at fremont
Temple in Boston; at the Auditorium
Theatre in Chicago and at the Aca-
DENY of Music in Philadelphia. at
all of which places the public adj
dress system was used for tho pur-
pose of amplifying Clemenccau's
voice.
Great oaks from little acorns
grow" that famous adage that has
rung in our ears since childhood's
days never was better illustrated
than in the elevating of the presi-
dency Of the Hudson Motor Car Co,
of Roscoe B. Jackson. succeeding Roy
u. Chaplin. who becomes chairman
Of the board of directors in order
that he may have more time to de-
vote to public service and highway
work for the good of the automobile
industry. The change is recognition
of a man wo thor 13 years has been
q big factor in Hudson success.
1t also recalls the most interest
ing history of the Hudson. which
started out to be 4 little brother to
the Chalmers. just as Jewett is to
Paige or Cleveland to Chandler.
Tracing the family tree we go back
to the time when Chanin and How
ard Coffin interested f. r. Thomas
of Buffalo. then making the Thomas
Flyer, to back a company to make
lower priced car. which was callei
the Thomas Detroit.
Just about this time the associated
conceived the idea of bringing out
smaller and lower priced car. SO the
J. l.. Hudson family of Detroit was in
terested and the Hudson company or
ganized to make a 5000 runabout which
was to be the complement of the Chal-
mcrs. There We're only seven stock
holders-thc Hudson estate. Chalmers.
Coffin, Chaplin. Jackson. who was Hud-
sons son-in-law, George Durham and
+. Q. Bezner. Each held shares of the
Hudson and Chalmers companies, with
Chalmers owning half of each.
So successful was the Hudson that
it outgrcw the $500 class. and then the
partners came to the fork of the road.
Some Of the other services rendered
by this address system during the four
months already mentioned are the
speeches of Mayor Moore to the city
officials of Philadelphia at the dedica-
ton of the Frankfort L." the address
of Chancellor Flint of Syracuse Uni
versity to the entire student body; the
five-day convention speeches of the Ma
tonal y. NJ. c. A. at Atlantic City:
the 25th anniversary of the Merchants
Association of New York City at Mad
ison Square Garden where the equip
mcnt was used by Governor-clect
Smith. Senator-elcct Copeland, Presi-
dent Brown of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce and General John j.
Pershing.
I. A. Belyea. local sales manager of
the Studebaker cars. says:
a cast Of thousands of people, hum
tlreds of machines almost human in the
operations they perform. and S2O.OGO,-
900 setting, provide the background
for the film THE Story of an Automo-
bile" to be exhibited at the Waterville
Motor Cos. Automobile Show.
This film was produced under the
direction of the United States Depart
mcnt of Commerce in cooperation with
The Studebaker Corporation and will
be shown in all parts of the world.
1o;l .
! 600, 900 Studebakcr plant at South
| Bend, Ind.
| This romance of modern manufacture
| ing shows as commonplace happenings
the wonders of motor car manufacture
such as hydraulic pressure tossing a
| four-ton hammer as though it were
| light as a feather. and this same ham,
liner forging white hot bars of the