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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
TRACK CRADLE
D F A j I O'S
EXCELLENCE
BY w. P. BATES

Once each year 100000 or more
people gather at the indianapolis Mo-
tor Speedway TO witness the one class
event that remains to motordom. Pc
riodically, ut the few other speetlwnys
that are still In operation, there are
races over varying distances. The
lists of drivers are usually the same
in all OF these eventS-forty or fifty
professionals who earn precarious
livelihood by risking their lives for
the purses offered, and n few anna.
tours TO whom the thrill of super
speed is a necessary spice of life.
A majority Of the cars in these
contests are of special design, even
those bearing the names of makes
manufactured for private and com
msrcial purposes. The winner of
long race usually averages more than
100 miles per hour-three or four
times the speed that is ordinarily per-
mitted on the streets and highways.
DEVELOPS CAR.
For the spectator the danger, ever
present where excessive speed Is
maintained on straight.aways and
turns alike, is the lure. Results have
practically no influence on design.
There is little or nothing that racing
can disclose TO car makers that may
not as well be worked out BY lab
orntory tests.
To racing. nevertheless, is largely
due the excellence Of the present day
motor car. Twenty years back such
contests as the Vanderbilt Cup Race
in America and the Grand PriK in
France aroused universal interest III
! the strange new form of locomotion.
They exercised an enormous influence
on the public mind which insisted Oh
being shown that the horse had o
worthy rival in the motor car. Most
OF the people at that time still enter
tanned the belief that the driver OF
one of these new vehicles spent about
four-fifths Of his time on his back un-
der the car. tinkering with its me-
chanism. and many Of them did, as
matter Of fact.
CONVINCING PROOF.
The early road races furnished not
only thrilling spectncles, but they Of
fered convincing proof 10 the pcdeS-
trial majority that the automobile
could be made a dependable means OF
transportation, And as the market
grew, and new builders entered into
competition, il became necessary TO
build finer quality into the cars-the
quality that made itself appreciable in
sturdiness. speed and comfort, and
finally real beauty and grace.
Racing widened the market for the
motor car through the rapid develop
ment il forced. 1t provided motor
car manufacturers with the only meth
cd known at that time Of finding thu
weaknesses Of their products, and rae.
ing success or disaster had much 10
do with the prestige Of a car in those
DAYS. So the cause Of every failure
was eagerly studied and analysed.
TEST MATERIALS.
Whether structural, functional or
in design steps were Immediately TAX
en- 10 remedy the fault, 10 make new
tests, devise new stresses and, when
the opportunity offered, TO enter more
races. But those day have passed.
Racing has outlivod its usefulness eI.
ccpt as a spectacle for the thrill low
ers, comparable with the motorcycle
races around the perpendicular sides
Of bowl.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
ROYAL WELCOME
PLANNED FOR
MOTORCYCLE

Throughout the entire route selected
by Frank J. Kroulik, editor of the H.
linois Motorist, for the Florida mo
torcade" of Chicago club members,
civic organizations are extending
themselves in making preparations for
the entertainment and providing addi'
tional facilities for the comfort Of
members of the cavalcade, according
to word received by the San Antonio
Overland Company.
Information from Kroulik and his
associates who are charting the route
to be taken in a Willys-Knight Six
touring car, indicates that members
Of the !. A. G. and their families and
friends will be well taken care of on
the trip.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
new DIANA 5-PASSENCER
AN ARROW HEAD PHAETON

In response to a brisk demand fol
an eight-cylinder touring model, the
Moon Motor Car Company has now in
production at its main plant the Diana
ARROW Head" Phaeton of five-pas'
senger capacity on which deliveries
will begin at an early date. In thu
Diana five-passenger "Arrow Head
Phaeton a number of unique ideas in
body design and finish have been
worked out by Moon engineers and in
fact it is said the body design of the
Diana five.passenger Arrow Head
Phaeton sets a precedent, according TO
the Embleton Motor Company.
In an interview about the Diana
five-passenger "Arrow Head Phae
ton, III. G. Wendt, body engineer OF
the Moon Motor Car Company, said
ain the Diana five-passenger Arrow
Head Phaeton a new thought and de-
sign has been, conceived, the overwork.
ed moulding so promiscuously applied
in the last three years by numerous
automobile manufacturers having been
entirely eliminated and a raised panel
different from anything attempted be-
fore has been substituted.
THE ARROW HEAD"
This effect is achieved by offset
ting the body panels at approximately
the same location formerly occupied
by a moulding, this offset eventually
working itself over the cowl and hood
and forming an ARROW Head" with
its apex at the rear end Of the radi.
ator shell. The arrow is not termin.
ated at this point but spreads out
into a three-Quarter-inch line running
down the front edge Of the hood, thus
giving a distinctive appearance at this
point.
The European tendency to raise the
body sides, which gives the appear
ance of passenger sitting in the car
rather than on the car, has been fol-
lowed; the result being considerably
lowered appearance, though as mat.
ter of fact the head room in the body
of the Diana five-passenger ARROW
Head" Phaeton remains unchanged.
The general thought in designing
the Diana fiye-passenger ARROW
Head" phaeton body has been to com.
pose a series OF fully rounded and free
ly flowing lines with the entire elimi-
nation of any sharp corners or breaks
which might cause the eye to falter for
n moment.
ROOMY SEATS.
The recent trend to widen automo-
bile bodies to the fullest extent posi-
BILE has also been followed, with the
result that both the front and rear
seats Of the Diana five-passenger EAR
row Head" phaeton are unusually
roomy and will seat their full quota
of passengers with the greatest ease
and comfort. The method Of carry
ing the raised panel around the req T
corners and back of the body Of the
Diana five.passenger ARROW Head"
phaeton is, VIC believe, unique. Be
ginning ut point slightly behind the
rear, door the offset panel tapers out
to a greater width due to the fact
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
WILLYS WILL SPEND
100000 ON PLANT

Auproximately 100000 will be
spent BIZ Willys-Overland IN the next
~ months in new buildings and i'm
movements, increasing production
from 1900 &c 1850 ears per day and
adding more than 1000 employees 10
the huge force now working, according
10 an announcement just released b.
Preaidcnt John n. WHY'S.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
PRODUCTS SHOW STRENGTH.

The binder board turned out by the
paper mill at the River Rouge plant
Of the Ford Motor company is of such
textile strength that ten-yard strip
can bear the entire suspended weight
Of a Ford car.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
BETTER ROADS, AUTOS.

It has a two-bearing crsnkshaft and
one Of the smallest transmissions ever
put into an automobile, mechanical
four-wheel brakes and comfort (bal-
loon) tires.
When Wills completes inspection Of
the car, he plans TO turn It over to
his children.
The electric car is rapidly passing.
Extension Of the good roads system
throughout the sntire country made
new demands on automobiles that
could not be satisfactorily filled by
the electric. Due 10 the fact that the
maximum charge that the best electric
could take was little more than 100
miles, it proved unsatisfactory to the
average motorist.
The electric achieved its popularity
through its ease and certainty of
starting, but later when the self.
starter was invented and employed on
gas cars, its sole advantage was lost.
At one time there were 16 companies
building electries, now there are but
two.
This Is the time to buy a used car.
There is no more oppOrtune period of
the year to select a good used auto.
mobile at q very low price. As a re-
suit of the sweeping price reductions
made recently on the majority Of cans,
prices of used cars have dropped more
than % per cent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
THE PATHFINDER.

In every city and town of import
ance where the crew Of the WHY'S
knight pathflnding car stopped, Ro.
tary, Kiwanis, Exchange Clubs and
Chambers Of Commerce are reported
to be highly enthusiastic over the re-
ception Of the Chicagoans.
The Willys-Knight Six pathfinder
left Chicago on July %.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
SAVE GAS TOO.

There are two reasons for this, say
Miller tire men. Blu building tires to
the shape they take on the road under
load the weight is more evenly distrib-
tued, giving greater wear. And when
tires are built rather than distorted to
fit the road there is less internal fric-
ton and less heat--a Obstructive COM
bination.
Tire costs are not the only ones to
be charged against bad roads. Case
line costs are nearly 90, per cent high
er on poor roads than on good ones
and depreciation also is much greater.
All things considered, students Of the
road roblem say, poor roads through
the additional expenses they entail,
are a poor form Of economy, and the
saving in one pocketbook will be added
to the expenditure from the other.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
GOOD HIGHWAYS
WILL DOUBLE
TIRE LIFE
Test Showing Wear on Poor
Surfaces Argument for
Better Roads.

Tests recently made indicate auto.
mobiles tires will wear off more than
fifty times as rapidly on poor roads
Of certain types than they will on the
best kinds of roads.
These tests have added a powerful
argument for better roads and automo-
bile owners are continuing through
various channels to seek better high
ways with the knowledge that bad
roads and poor surfaces, although their
initial costs are low, are poor economy.
SERVICE IN FLAT TREAD
How much this amounts to is shown
by the fact that IL one dollars worth
Of rubber is worn from a tire in a
given distance on the best roads, any
where up to $50 worth may be worn
off on poor roads with rough surfaces.
Through observation Of tire perform
ance in tests covering six millions of
miles annually Miller has taken steps
that are minimizing the destructive eff
fects of bad roads, according to Car
roll Bassett, local Miller tire dealer.
In the developmnt of the flat tread
construction much longer service is
possible from tires than with the
old round tread type. Introduction of
this type has been one OF the greatest
steps to increase tire mileage in recent
vars
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
ALSO PILOT CAR.

It will chart the tour from Chicago
through Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas.
Alabama and to Cedar Keys, Florida,
as well as the return through Louis.
lana TO Memphis, where the remainder
Of the return trip will follow the
same route as the original leg OF the
Southern trip. When the Motorcade
leaves Chicago in October. this same
Willys-Knight Six will act az pilot
car, carrying newspaper men, pho
tographers and movie men.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
COST LESS THAN $3.50.


@Further, it more completely fills
the modern requirement for individual
transportation.
On his return from France some
time ago, Wills brought home with him
one of Europe's best mosquito" cars
"a small Renault. When he had paid
the practically custom built price,
freight, duty and transportation
charges from Paris TO Detroit, the
~toys automobile had cost him nearly
$500. On good production basis,
the car could be built here for less
than $3.50.
The Renault factory in Paris builds
100 Of this type daily. They have a
100-inch wheelbase and a 4s-inch
tread. Lines of the car are straight
and built with very little "eye" sp-
peal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
MOSQUITO CAR
IN I EREST
INCREASES
Five Companies Experiment
With Little Traffic
Auto.
BY ROY G. HAYES


Universal service Automobile fditor'
DETROIT, Sept. 20. - The most
outstanding feature Of the automobile
business forecasted for early next year,
viii be the development of the mos
quito automobile. In the last few
weeks the motor industry has taken
seriously to the idea Of q small, short
wheelbase. narrow tread car.
Five companies are experimenting
with the little traffic" car and ut
least three will be in production CT
the job early next year. The coming
national automobile show in New
York in January will undoubtedly see
several samples.
WILLS FAyORs 1T.
Several Of the leading figures 10
the industry see the mosquito" cal
as an economic benefaction. G. Har.
old Wills, president Of the Wills
Sainte Claire Company Of Marysyillei
and one Of motordom's foremost en-.
sineers. believes that the little car
will be an interesting factor in the
automobile business next year.
Wills, for many years, was chief
engineer Of the Ford Motor Company.
and on his resignation from the firm.
Henry Ford declared that wills vas
the most valuable man ever associsfed
with the Ford organization.
The increased good road mileags
row available TO the motorist wip
make the mosquito car possible and
profitable 10 all concerned" Wills de
clared. "0n the modern paved and
gravel road, the narrow tread, sho.i
wheel base car will not have TO con
tend with the difficulties which the
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-21
Former Resident
Verifies Amount
of Snow in 1896

The Tribune is in receipt Of an in
terC@ting letter from Martin Wick,
picnccr resident of Bismarck but who
now resides at Selkirk, Manitoba.
Canada. Mr.. Wick is an upholsterer
and cabinet maker.
He states in his letter that he has
been II reader of The Bismarck Tri-
hume since the early spring Of 1888.
when he came to bismarck. Col.
Iansbcr-y was editor Of The Tribune
at that time. Mr.. Wick moved west
in 1908, but still finds many things
Of interest in the Bismarck paper. he
says.
He noticed the stories in The Tri-
"lnc Il few weeks ago as to whether
there were or were not seven feet of
snow in tn" city ut the November
election in 1896, and writes that there
were not NOR" than seven inches of
snow at that time, as he well rcmcm-
bcrS the occasion. 81 was out with
my little rig bringing voters To the
court house precinct all day" he
says.
Mr.. Wick is now 50 years Of age.
Nearly all of his children, Ii IN num-
bcr, were born IN this city.
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-21

I'm frightened yet She laid
trembling, exploratory hands upon
him, as If TO reassurc herself OF his
safety. Pierce! Piercc! she cx-
claimed, brokenly.
Suddenly Phillips discovered that
this girls concern effected him
deeply, ior it was geiluine--it was
not in the least put on. All at once
she seemed very near to him. very
mucE. "A part OF himself. His head
was spinning now and something
within him mad quickcncd nagically.
There was :. new note III his voice
when nc undertook to rcassure his
compsn..or. At his first word Laurc
looked up, startled: into her dark
ewes. still misty .with tears, there
famed light OF wonder and OF
gladness. She swaycd closer; She
took the lapels OF his coat between
her glovcd fingers and drew HI:
head down to hers; then she kissed
him full upon tho fps. Slowly, res
olutcly. his arms enc;rc'ed her;
On the following mornihgsLauree
asked Morris Best fo.. a bottle OF
whisky. The evenings were grow
mo cold and some OF the girls
needed a sti,nulant while camp was
being pitched. she explained: The
bottle she gave to Pierce. with re-
quest to stow it III his baggage for
saiekccping. and that night Wien
tl,cv landed, crampcd and chilly, she
prevailed upon him 10 open it and to
drink. The experiment worked.
Laurc began to understand that
when Pierce Phillips blood flowed
warmly, when he was artitcially eS-
hilarated, then l,c saw her with the
ewes OF a lover, 1t was not Hat
tcrine discovery, but the girl con-
tehtcd herself, Tor by now she was
desperate enough to snatch ut
straws. Thencefortll she counted
upon strong drink as her ally.
The closing scenes OF the great
autumn stampede TO dawson were
picturesq1c. for the rushing rivcE-
was crowded with boats all rating
with one another. Meath lowering
skies, past ghostly shores seen dim
ly through a tenuous curtain Of slit-
ing snowfakcs, swept these, craft;
tbev went by ones and by twos, III
groups and iii Aotillas; hourly the
swirling current bore then, along.
and as the miles grew steadily less
the spirits of the crews mounted.
Loud laughter, songs, ycils OF greet
ing and encouragement, ran back
aud forth; triumphant joyfulness,
4 Iovian ,nirth, animated these men
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-21

cisely what each Of them had paid
or was destined to pay for their
better understanding OF each other
they had not the slightest idea. One
thing the girl by this time had made
sure Of. viz, when Pierce was his
natural self he felt her appeal only
family. On the other hand. the
moment he was not his natural self,
the moment his pitch was raised, he
saw alluremcnts in her ,and al such
times they met on common ground.
She made the most Of this fact.
Pierce longcd for some one to
whom he could conhdc his feeling
of triumph, but nowhere did he rec
ognize a face. Finally he strolled
into one OF the larger saloons and
gambling houses. and was content
cd,y eyeing the scene when he felt
gaze fixed Upon him. lie turned
his head, opened his lips to speak,
then stiffened in his tracks. He
could not credit his senses. FOX
there, lounging at ease against the
bar. his face distorted into All evil
grin, stood Joe McCaskey!
Pierce blinked; he found that his
Jaw had dropped in amazemcnt.
McCaskcy enjoyed the sensation he
had created; lie lccred at his former
ca:np-matc, aud in his expression
was a hint of that same venom lie
had displayed when he had run the
gauntlet at Sheep Camp after his
logging. He broke the spell OF
?iercc's amazemcnt and proved him
self to be indeed a reality by utter
ing . greeting.
Pierce was inclined 10 ignore tho
salutation, but curiosity, got the bet
ter Of him and he answered.:
"Wcll! This is a surprise. Do
YOU own a pair OF seyen-leasue
boots or-w!,at?"
McCaskey barred his teeth further.
III triumph he said: Thought you'd
lost me, didn't you? But I fooled
you-iooled all of you. ! jumped
out to the States and caught the last
boat fos St. Michaeh made conncc-
tions there with the last up-riyer
packet. and-here I am. ] don't
quit; I'm a finisher,'
Pierce noted the emphasis with
which Joc's last words were deliy-
cred, but as yet his curiosity was
unsatis6ed. He. wondered if the fel-
low was sufficiently calloused to dis
regard his tuiniliating. experience or
# lie proposed in some way.to COP
ccal ii. Certainly he had not evaded
recognition. nor had he made the
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-21
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER q, 1928
z||i4|l|a|z| q s. 5 ''I|k

OF Drawn, for they had met the
North and they had bested her. Re-
straint had dropped away by now,
and they rcvclcd in a new-found
freedom. There was license in the
air, for Adventure was afoot and
the Unknown bcckoned.
Urged on by oar and sweep, pro-
PEELED by favoring breczes, the Ar
gonauts pressed forward exultantly.
At night their roaring ca,np-hres
winkcd at one another like beacon
lights along some friendly channel.
Unrolling before them was an end
less panorama Of spruce and birch
and cottonwood, of high hills white
with snow, OF unexplored valleys
dark with promise. AS the Yukon
Increased in volume it became mud
,ly, singing low. kissing song, as
if the falling particles OF snow
melted on its surface and turned to
steam.
Out Of all the traffic that flowed
past the dance-hall party, among all
the boats they ovarhauled and left
behind, Pierce Phillips nowhere rec
ognizcd the Countess Courteau
outfit. Whether she was ahead or
whether they had outdistanced her
he did not know and inquiry re-
warded him with no hint.
During this journey significant
change gradually came over tht
Young man. Familiarity, certain
intimacy with his companions
taught him much, and in time ht
forgot to look upon them as parlahS
Best, for instance, proved TO be al
irritable but good-heartcd little he
brew: he developed genuine fond
ness Tor Pierce, which lie took ever,
occasion to show, and Pierce grey
TO like him. The girls. too, opcnc'
their hearts and made him feel thci
friendship. For the most part the!
were warm, impulsive creatures, an'
Pierce was amazed to discover hov
, little they differed from the girls h
. had known at home. Among thei
j. faults he discovered Unusual traits 9
character; there was not a little kind
., lincss, generosity, and OF cours
:, much cheeriulness. They were free
:, handed with what they had; the
we're ready with a smile, word {
encouragement or OF sympathy
:, they were absurdly grateful, too, fo
the smallest favor or the least az
of kindness. Moreover, they bt
!, haved themselves extremely well.
i They were an education to Phi
: lips; he acknowledged that he ha
c gravcly misjudged them, and he bt
n gan to suspect that they had taugf
him something of charity.
|. As for Laurc, he knew her vcr
e we'll by now and she knew HIM
. even better. This knowledge ha
come to them not without cost
|. wisdom is never chcap-but pr
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-21
CHAPTER XVII. (Continued)

The tents were up, big camp
ire was blazing brightly, when
Pierce Phillips, burdcncd with a
,ugc armiul OF spruce boughs and
blinded by the illumination, stepped
90 close to the rivers rim and felt
he soil beneath him crumblc away.
Down he plunged, amid an ava
lanchc OF earth and gravel; the last
sound hc heard before the icy wat
"rs received him was Laurc's at
lrightcd scream. An instant later
he had seized a Sweeper" TO which
he clung until help arrived. He was
wet to the skin. OF course; his teeth
were chattcring by the time he had
rcgaincd the campfire. Ol the en-
tire party, 1.aurc alone had no COM
1ncnt TO make upon the accident.
She stood motionlcsS. leaning tor
support against tent-polc, her face
hidden in her hands. Bcst's song
birds were noisily twittering about
Pierce: Best himself was congratu-
lating the young man upon his abil-
ity to swim. when Laurc spoke,
sharply, imperiouSly:
Somebody find his dry things,
quickly. And you, Mosris, get your
whisky"
While one OF the men ran ior
Ficrce's dufflc- bag. Best came hur-
rring with 4 bottle which he prof
tered TO Pierce. The latter refused
it. asserting that he was quite al
right: but Laurc exclaimed:
Drink! Take Il good one. the,
go into our tent and change as ias'
as you can
Sure" the manager urged
"Don't be afraid of good liquor
There isn't much left. Drink it al.
a short time later, when Picrct
rcappcarcd, clad i'll dry garments. h
iclt none the worse for his mishap
but when he undertook to aid III th'
preparations for the night he sus
pcctcd that nc had taken his EN-
ploycr's orders too literally, for hi
brain was whirling. Soon he dis
covered that his movements wer
awkward and his hands uncertain
aud when his camp-matcs began Z
Joke he dcsistcd with 4 laughing
confession that he had imbibcd to
much.
Iaurc drew him out OF hearing
then inquired, anxiously, care 20
I'll right again.
Sure! feel great
IL thought I'd die when ] sa,
YOU disappear She shuddered an
hid her face in her hands for sec
ond time. 1t was quite dark wher
they stood; they were sheltered frol
observation.
Served nc right he declared
Next time III look where II
halted in amazcment. why, Laur
] believe you're crying"
She lifted her face and nodded
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-21
BUSINESS CHANCES
OWN YOUR OWN BUSINESS
WITHOUT ANY INVESTMENT

WE ARE giving exclusive territorial
rights Of drug and grocery spe..
cialty in use: over one hundred
wears. Live wires address Angos-
tura Bitters Ag~ nov, II East iGth
St. New York. N. y. ll-2l- IT
FOR SALE-10O stoLe route, this
county. Experience unnecessary. NO
selling. Just distribute and col
lect. Should net $1,000 weekly sal
airy. Write Tribune No. 21.
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