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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
improvements But
Not Radical Changes

Detroit. Mich. Feb. 1-Automo-
bile leaders appear TO have widely
divergent views on the 1924 products
of the motor car industry. Some
have maintained that developments
Of the next year must be radical to
sell new cars. Others. including Mr..
Harry NJ. Jewett. president "f the
Paige Detroit Motor Car Company
believe that the public wants a
greatly improved car and not radi-
cally different designs in body and
chassis.
Mr.. Jewett, through his experience
and training is worthy of Considera-
ton when any discussion regarding
marketing or the engineering design
of an automobile is concerned.
He graduated in engineering from
Notre Dame University with high
est honor but soon left his chosen
profession for the coal business
where came his first experience in
marketing a public necessity. ReinS
an engineer. Mr.. Jewett kept In
close touch with all developments
in this profession and was conse-
quently interested In the develop
ment of the automobile. In 1909 he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
Shoe Salesman Has
Used Franklin Cars
For Fifteen Years

Worcester, Mass. Feb. 1--LeNis
f. Gates. a shoe salesman in the en-
pIoy of II. L. Smith and Sons Com
pany of this city. has used Franklin
cars continuously over a period of 10
years in connection with his sales
duties. Mr.. Gates says that he has
good reason to believe that he is the
first shoe salesman in New England
to use an automobile for commercial
purposes. His first car was a 1906
Model, 4-cylinder chain driven
Franklin purchased by his employ
ers in May. 1908.
Since that time. he has had five
other Franklins, his latest being a
Series 10 emi-Sedan. Mr.. Gates
says-"In the 100000 miles have run
a Franklin car. I have never wasted
five minutes through an overheated
engine and in 16 years have been
able to attend to my business under
all weather conditions"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
NEW DORIS HAVE
ARRIVED HERE

Much favorable comment has been
heard on the streets during the past
few. days as a result of the appear
ance of the new 1924 Dorts. A. A.
Soule has just received a shipment
of them and with their handsome
body finish. easy-running motor and
new features they have caused
crowds to collect wherever he has
stopped. Three of the 1924 lines
have come to date; the sedan, broug-
ham and sport touring.
bort this year is able to provide
better service than ever before. Les
ter A. Thurlow of Portland has been
selected as State of Maine represen-
tative and he will devote all his time
to travelling and keeping in touch
with local bort dealers in the in
terest of both bort and Kissel cars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02

proc ess when lettfn IN the
clutch after shiftin' through to
"high." When the car Is runnin'
slowly through traffic, and in high"
they run the engine fast and keep
slippin' the clutch instead of runnin'
the engine slowly and coastin' when
there's a surplus of speed.
They have not learned that by re-
tardin' the spark they can often
make the engine run slow enough to
balance it's speed with the slow run
min car, as in putin. the car away
in the garage.
Drivers who know how to balance
the car and engine speeds have
learned the secret of good drivin .
and are not likely to have such a
wide acquaintance with repairers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02

trying to move it around the garage
stand en- one of the wheel spokes.
Your weight will start it moving, and
once in motion the car can be kept
rolling with comparative ease. If a
rim lug protrudes sufficiently it is
better to stand on this, or press on il
with your foot. And, of course. in
the case of disc wheel with
demonntable rim this is the only
alternative. This method of getting
a car in motion is particularly use
full where it is too close to the wall
to push it from the rear and too
heavy or poorly creased to pull
from ahead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
Mako Iine at Noon

Here's an idea to file for reference
when summer touring reaches a
high point:
From twelve to two highway traf-
fic always decreases owing to the
time honored luncheon custom.
Motorists halt along the highway
for picnic lunches or stop off at inns
for a bite. Such stop-overs range
from fifteen minutes to an hour and
a half. This means that majority OF
tourists are off the road for some
portion of the noon two-hour period.
Thus if the motorist with an eye to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
shit, Mickey WAY, Paine and

Pushit, Mickey Way, Paine and
Ananias. 1t is said that the chas-
sis of one or two Of these were in
evidence, but under other names.
Automobile dealers at their Chi
cago national convention We're
treated to a talk on "Shakespere as
Salesman" which suggests that
next years speeches might profitably
include few words on Washington
as Motorist With a Car to Trade
In. History suggests that if George
had been in the market he would
have admitted, II cannot tell a lie.
I've ruined this boat with my little
monkey wrench. 1t can't be worth
the space it takes up. You might
allow me ten dollars for it as junk.
Bring on Your installment papers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
Overheatinq in Winter

1t isn't always the cold that does
so much damage to engines in WIN
ter as the heat. Figure it out. You
put on a radiator cover, decide that
If you forget to put in water no
harm will he done and you make
the car struggle through tough
weather. Without proper radiation,
an adequate supply of water and lit
tie opportunity for the car to coast
the engine soon overheats. The re-
suits are just the same as over
heating in summer, and possibly
worse,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
Two PARKING Pointers

Many small articles carelessly left
around the car are likely to be lost
when the doors are opened at the
curb. Things are dragged out by
the passengers and fall under the
running board into the gutter where
they are not likely to be noticed.
In parking near a driveway do not
have the left side of the car so near
that cars entering it cannot cut at
an agile of as degrees to the curb
line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
Commentaries

They are missing a good bet by
not selling advertising space on the
Gashboards of motor cars. Just
fancy Icing stranded Oh the road
with Hasn't Scratched Yet" or
Look for the Red and White Label
staring YOU in the face. "Unecda
Biscuit" would go over big with the
man who really needed a new car. a
new bank account and Il new dis
position.
Neglect of ones car may auto
matically forestall the possibility of
having it stolen, but depreciation
usually steps in to do the job just
about as effectively as the most
skillful car thief.
If a certain old ditty were still
popular one would doubtless hear it
frequently parodied Il wonder who's
buying the gas for the boat that
used to call mine
The man who invests a sasket to
keep money from leaking out of
motorists pocketbooks will Get a
front seat in the Hall Of Fame.
at never rains but it pours" is
best appreciated by the motorist
who is little out of practice in put
ting up the rain curtains.
Copyright 1924 by The UlIman
Feature Service)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
Rouah Road Control

When travelling slowly over a
rough street or road transfer the left
foot to the brake pedal and the right
foot to the accelerator. This will
make 1T possible to apply power
while the brakes are slightly held,
thus keeping the car under such per-
feet control that it creeps in and
out of the holes and ruts without
bouncing in and bouncing out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
This and That

Who can't own a car? The Ma
tional Association of Retail Clothiers
is led to the conclusion that 6,000,
900 persons are owning and operat-
ing cars on incomes of less than $40.
a week. Just sign time payment
agreement, but be sure to live with
Papa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02

Between The Lines
There is a message for motorists
In every newspaper story of an &C
cident. Someone's mistake Is al
WAYS somebody else's lesson. but
this rule only applies where the
reader absorbs his motor news INTEL
Iigently.
In reading the news OF automobile
fatalities one should try to read be-
tween the lines. Somewhere between
the unfortunate details of the
fatality will be found fact of great
importance. 1t may be valuable
tip.
what was the cause of the acct
dent? What was the real reason be-
hind the apparent cause? how
could the driver have averted the
collision? How could he have pre-
vented the conditions which made IL
possible?
These are a few OF the points
which the reader must supply for
himself. The facts are there, and 1t
IL merely n matter of habit in learn :
ing to look for them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02

making good time conveniently is
wise enough to eat a sustaining
breakfast he can cover a lot of
ground while others are feasting.
and eat later with peace of mind and
reassuring figures on the odometer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
wb;nb ia Which

When a motorist puts his car in
dead storage for the winter, pro.
vded the winters are not severe, it
it difficult to tell which is the dead
one. the owner or the car. Generally
speaking. putting cars up tor the
winter is now in a class with the
hand crank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02

eliminated. There is a time and
place for everything, including the
important matter of attending to
the cars wants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02

New cars not offered at the ma.
tional automobile shows included
Erstwhile Eight, .Trou b lie s o m e
Twelve, Gyper, Rides Right. Carsix,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
One of The Reasons

Those who seek reasons for
the increase in automobile accidents
might well reflect over the fact that
while Jersey trains committing with
New York are said to be running no
faster than they did in 1900 the
average automobile CuStOmarily
runs 100 per cent faster than it did
twenty years ago, and upon oc-
casions 200 to 800 per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
SAVINGS Banks Prcsper

Sydney, Dec. .S-(A. u. hy Mair-
The savings banks of Australia show
heavy deposits. according 10 recen,
figures. Something like 100000 de,
positors in the Victoria State Saw.
ings Bank have Se50.000.c00 standing
to their credit.
This institution has lent a sub,
stantial portion of its funds. $45O0O.,
900 on the first OF last June. to the
trading banks of the state. The
money carries per cent Interest
and none Of it is lent for a longe,
term than two years. The result 4
that payments come in steadily al
tie year round, only 70 go out asalr
in loans in an equally steady flov
Such advances are utilized by III,
private banks to finance enterprise
and so are used for the general good
Some inCubators for chickens uset
now are the same IN principle a
those Of the Egyptians 1900 year
ago.
An insulated carrier has been De
signed in which iCeCrCdm may h
shipped without the necessity Q
packing in ice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
WILLIAM ULLMAN

Like Tomorrow, the ideal car will
never arrive. It's always on the
drawing board.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02

Moving Car About
If the car is hard to push when
Evening star., 1924-08-26
PRO TOURNEY PRELIM
STOPS CYRIL WALKER

NEW YORK, August '26.-Cyr1
Walker. national open champion, and
Joe Kirkwood, trick-shot artist, will
be absent from competition for the
Professional Golfers Association
championship, at French Lick Springs.
Ind, September II to 20. They both
failed to made the grade yesterday
in the qualifying play at Quaker
Ridge for the Metropolitan district
Of the association.
Walker, showing the wear of a
journey from Denver, where he took
part in the Rocky Mountain open
championship last week, played well
for the first 13 holes, but after that
his control left him, especially on his
iron shots. His score was 76-78-
154. Kirkwood, placed far down in
the list by a IS in the morning round.
made II in the afternoon and tied
with three others for fourteenth place.
The play-off was won by AL Ciuci.
Those who qualified were: Johnny
Farrell, 143; Willie MacFarlane, 143;
Tommy Harmon, 145; Francis Gallett,
146; Dan Williams, 146: Bobby
Cruickshanks. 147: Henry Ciuci. 147;
Jim Barnes, 147; Jack Forester, 14S;
Walter Hagen. 14s; George Mclean,
14s; Joe Turnese. 14s; NJ. j. Brady,
14S: AL Ciuci, 149.
Gene Sarazen, present holder Of the
?. q. A. championship, was not re-
quired to qualify.
Evening star., 1924-08-26
ON THE SIDE LINES

With the game count now standing
10 to against them. all the Bucks
have to do to win the seasons series
from the Browns is to take the half
dozen contests remaining between
them. They hope to accomplish one
third of this journey today.
Although the Browns efforts to
solve Johnson were palpably weak.
he succeeded in tanning but two of
the visitors, notwithstanding that the
dark day was made to order for his
speed Gerber and SEVERED, his vic
Tins, both had third strikes called on
them. Walters total of whiffs for Is
seasons now is 3,1S9.
Despite protection afforded by the
huge tarpaulin considerable work was
required to get several sodden spots
on the infield into playable condition.
so severe were the rains of the morn
ing. The outfield was as slow as JUS
tice.
Robertson leaned far over into
field box after Ruel's foul in the Sec
ond, but could not quite reach it.
The sogEy base lines probably cost
the Nationals run in the second.
Judges speed was SO impaired that
trying to score from the midway on
Peck's single to left Williams throw
was a fine one.
With the count three-and-tWo and
the bases loaded in the third, Judge
twice accidentally tipped balls with
his bat in lodging that would have
given him a pass. He finally walked,
anyhow, to force in a tally. however.
A nap INDUCED in by Davis gave
Peck credit for a bingle in the fourth.
Dixie fielded Rajah's bunt and made
sure Ruel was holding second. but
made no effort to toss to first until 1t
was too late.
bingle to the Browns, his feat will
not be officially recognized as a no.
hit game. The record books take
cognizance only of contests running
the regulation nine innings, or more.
The struggle was singularly devoid
Of features. aside from Walters s
clever curving. The nearst approach
to a startling play was contributed
by Jacobsen in the second, when he
raced far In and shared Ruel's bid
for a Texas league hit with q slide
on the slippery turf
Evening star., 1924-08-26

There is talk in New York that
Berlenbach is going to knock Will
liam Lawrence for gool. Frank
Flournoy. Tex Richards match
maker, says he expects to see this
happen. And Frank is Dixie
product, too. If he ever goes home
he probably will learn how Benedict
Arnold felt.
But the writer's own opinion is
by the way, it has been neglected to
state that the battle will take place
in the Velodrome in New York-that
Stribling will bring to bear all his
remarkable boxing skill and cause
Paurs face to resemble a criss-cross
cranberry pie by the time the six
rounds have ended.
Stribling has been doing some fine
fighting in the South and seems to
be improving all the time. Fans are
all heated up over the battle, even
though it be for only six rounds.
History. however, shows that lots
and lots of momentous things have
happened inside of six rounds.
Talk about the lion lying down
working out at the same camp in
Saratoga where Mike McTigue has
his habitat
1t is even said that Mike. on the
ground of newly formed friendship.
asked William l.. to give him another
battle, so that he might remove the
stains of that Jersey fight the two
had some time ago.
If Stribling does not prove ac-
commodating 1t is to be hoped tha.
some other man good and true will,
for the sight of Michael wearing
the toga of light-heavyweight cham
pion of the world is causing anguish
to all save the Irish race.
1900 Copyright, l9e4.)
Evening star., 1924-08-26

Within a week the Sox have
dropped to the bottom Of their cir
cult. and Sisler can't do one whit
better with the Browns than his
predecessors. There isn't doubt
that Lee F'ohl will get quite a smile
out of that fact, and that a lot of
his friends in st. Louis will join the
Il told you SO" squad. Nothing but
dynamite can raise the Browns above
fourth place this year. and If they
want to do better in 1925 they had
better start the process of recon-
struction, because they have ball
club that is almost ready to wither
and blow away.
The big thing in the American
League race at present is the amount
of energy and the quality of energy
that can be got out of the Sox and
the Browns when the Eastern teams
go West and when the SoX and
Browns face Detroit.
Detroit has only one more round
with st. Louis. That's not in favor
of the Tigers, for they have been one
club that st. Louis could beat, losing
10 games to the Browns and win
ming only 8.
St. Louis has more than 80 games
to play. If 80 victories would win
Evening star., 1924-08-26
ALABAMA u. CLAIMS
UNIQUE DISTINCTION
ny LAWRENCE PERRY.

NEW YORK. August o6.-From
Alabama there comes to the writer
a proud boast of most interesting
and unique nature. It is claimed that
the University of Ala bama is the only
seat of learning in the country
which has produced an all-big league
lineup. So far as the writer knows,
the claim must stand undisputed. At
any rate here is the Tuscaloosa
roster:
Ernie wingard, St. Louis Browns
pitcher.
Luke sewell. Cleveland catcher.
Luke Rosenfeld, St Louis Browns
first base.
Derrill Pratt. Detroit second base.
Joe Sewell. Cleveland shortstop
Riggs Stephenson, Cleveland third
base.
Ike Boone, Red Sox left field.
Vierdo Elmore, st. Louis Browns
center field.
Lena Styles, Athletics right field.
Rosenfeld and Elmore signed after
college closed this Summer, and
Styles, who was with the Ath-
letics several years. now is in a minor
league. the International, it is said.
The big leaguers named above were
not only students at the University
of Alabama at one time or another,
Alabama soil.
Stephenson. by the way. was all
southern fullhack for. three years.
and Sewell, Rosenfeld, Boone and
Pratt all played on the varsity
eleven at various times, Pratt being
a star punter and drop kicker.
Wallace Wade, the University of
Alabama coach, says that the mate
rial this season for a strong eleven
is excellent, and he expects the Grim
son tide to reach high mark in the
South this year.
Copyright. 1924.)
Evening star., 1924-08-26
SARAZEN TO BE PRO
AT FLUSHING COURSE

NEW YORK, August 26.-Genes
Sarazen has signed a contract with.
the Fresh Meadow Country Club of
Flushing, \. y. to act as golf pro-.
fessional for the club for one year.
Benjamin c. Riban. president of the
club. has announced. Sarazen will
abandon transforming, it was said.
He will participate in only three
tournaments next season-the National
open, Metropolitan open and the Pro-
fessional Golf Association champion
ship.
While terms Of the contract were
not made public, the club holds an
option of Sarazen's service for the
two succeeding years
Sarazen at present is under contract
to Briar Cliffe Lodge, New York
He will defend his title as champion
of the Professional Golf Association
at French Lick Springs, Ind, next
month.
Evening star., 1924-08-26

the pennant st. Louis would have to
make practically a clean sweep to
turn the trick. That can be put
down as a hopeless task.
If Sisler can keep his men imbued
with the thought of world series
money they may finish strong enough
to slip into third place. But If they
are like the Browns of old they will
not do much as they approach the
end of the season.
The bosses will begin to cast
around soon in St. Louis to find out
why they did not win and what they
will need another season. They did
not get the batting that was expect
ed of the team, for one thing. Nor
did they get the pitching. Sisler
played first base from the start, but
he did not play the post as he did in
1922, nor did he bat as well as before
he had the trouble with his eyes.
The Browns kept up in the fight
part of the time, and threatened to
do more than that. But eventually
they showed they were, like past
Brown clubs, lacking in stability.
And stability is something you can't
win a pennant without
(CopyriSht 19S4)
Evening star., 1924-08-26
M Booked for Again Today Uses Mark National Tennis Play
JOHNSON GIVEN OVATION
DURING BILL AT KEITH'S

walter Johnson, old master of
the Nationals, who pitched the Sec
Ond no-hit, nO-Fun game OF his
career when Washington shut out
st. Louis i'm a seven-fnning con-
test at the Georgia avenue stadium
yesterday, w4s given the greatest
ovation probably ever accorded
any one at ID. +. keith's Theater
last night.
Very few in the audience knew
that johnson was present until
Frank Crumit and Julia SandersOn,
who are headlinfnE the bill at
keith's Theater this week, directed
to Johnson the applause, which
quickly turned into cheers. When
Crumit had finished Introducing
the great pitcher to the audience
Miss SanderxOn tossed across the
fOOtliKhts a large bouquet of roses
on behalf of Roland $. Robbins,
manager of the theater. Fans and
prOxrams were tossed into the air
and 1t was fully six minutes he
fore the ovation ceased and the
show proceeded.