The Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 153, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 21, 1918 Page: 18 of 18
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THOMAS EDISON’S SON FANS WITH BASEBALL STABS
AFTER ENLISTING AS PRIVATE IN U A TANK CORPS
Left to right: Corporal George "Wheezer” Dell, former Brooklyn pitcher, M. R? Clark of Y. M. C. A., William
L. Edison and Sergeant Ray Fisher, former Yankee hurler.
tank game. He reported at Fort
Slocum recently to be inoculated
and then went to the tank training
camp at Gettysburg, Pa. Thia is
his second time in service. He en-
listed with the U. S. volunteers at
nineteen and served as a corporal
in the Spanish-American war. He
Maxwell Popular
in Arctic Circle
Economical.
Reliable.
A sure cure for blow outs and. rim cuts.
Can’t injure tube.
Guaranteed from every standpoint.
Can be laced by a two-year-old child.
by Ralph do Palma in a special exhi-
bition lap, his time for the two miles
mechanical genius is concerned, so
it was natural for him to pick the
took the first heat and Chevrolet the
uecoha, Tho three fastest cars in these
two heats qualified for the third heat.
Studebaker Goes
Over Uniontown
Hill “On High”
Thomas L. Edison, second son of
the electrical wizard, recently de-
clined an officer’s commission and
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“Cushion” Tires Are
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To enjoy life we must have good
health. No one can reasonably hope
to get much real pleasure out of life
which was captured by Resta in a
spectacular finish at 109 miles an hour.
A'new track record was established
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Is thirty-eight now. Boon after
his recent enlistment he fell into a
WALTER TIPS CO., Jobbers
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Hickey, Oldfield, Alley, Milton, Fet-
terman, Do Palma and McBride- All
of them but Oldfield and Fetterman
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fanning bee with Wheezer Dell,
former Brooklyn pitcher, Ray
Fisher, ex-Yankeo hurler, and M.
R. Clark, Y. M. C. A. man in
service. The picture shows them
during their gabfest.
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Be sure and demand THE KLIPPER—take no substitute, as there are none better. Be-
ware of imitations. Ask your dealer for one, and give it a trial and be convinced. They
will KLIP your tire bill in two.
tor several months without relief.
Foley Kidney Pills were recommended
to her and she commenced using them.
She says she got relief from Iha first
two bottles and eight bottles cured her.
Many similar letters have been writ-
ten by grateful persons who found re-
llel from kidney trouble, backache,
when they return.
Though Burgh is a wealthy miner he
was compelled to seriously consider
the question of gasoline economy. At
- home gasoline not only is expensive
Mesdames Fkavinger and Doak of but it is extremely scarce, so he and
Taylor were here Wednesday in thesis wife selected a cansknonnu Pon.
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interest of our Red Cross work. [ ^pau^.
Mrs. A. Engstrand and Miss Esther, Burgh related some interesting facts
Engstrnd were in Taylor Wednes- noncerning conditions in Alaskit He
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Corsicana are the guests of Mrs. Em- rheumatiesm and stiff swollen Joints
ma Patorson and other zrlenda . Sold everywhere
heal ten-milo race was run. Resta
THE GUNTER HOTEL
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Absolutely fireproof, modern, elegantly furnished. All outalde rooms
with high ceiling.. A HOTEL BUILT FOB THE CLIMATK.
Of Helal Henquarters T. P. A. and A. A.A. European. Rate* $1 to
S3 per day. Ban Antonio Hotel Co., Owners. Percy Tyrell, Mgr.
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34th STREET
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(NE block from Penn-
• sylvania Station. Two
minutes walk to the finest
shopsand theatres. Every
comfort and convenience
at these low rates.
ROOMS:
With privileze of bath)
$1.50 per day
With private shower bath
92.00 per day
With private bath
92.50 and up
Club Breakfast • • " • 30a up
Special Luncheon • • 60c
French Table dHole Dinner $ LOO
or a la carte at moderate prices
J. Fred Sayers
Managing Director
Triumphing over obstacles the equal
of which have never before been seen,
Maxwell truck and touring car, sent to
Texas for a Government test, came
through without a single adjustment or
broken part. The test course was 2000
miles in each case.
The Government was frank.
In the letter of instructions covering
tests, it was stated that Marfa, Texas,
and the surrounding territory has been
chosen as a test ground because the,
road conditions there were the most i
severe that could be found.
The Government was right.
Sand, inches deep, through which it
was possible to make progress only on |
the lower speeds: mountain trails,
mere imitations of roads; rocky, mil-
itary passages. Intended, primarily, for
pack trains—all these were the rule.
There were no exceptions.
Government orders, covering the
teats, called for at least 2060 miles fob
both truck and touring car. Both Max-
wells exceeded this mileage by several
hundred miles.
Cars in test were used to carry men
and provisions to the various military
camps' on the border. Headquarters
were at Marfa and from that sun-
scorched town, trips were made iay
and night.to Presidio, Candelaria, ol-
vo, Indio and Ruidosa. None of these
garrisons may be reached by railroad
and the roads are, to make use of a
bromide. In their infancy. The Max-
well truck, on each of these trips, car-
ried not less than at ton-load and often
a greater one.
Some of the grades were particular-
ly difficult and dangerous. One, called
by Texans, the “Rim Rock," was, per-
haps. the worst. Starting from the top
or “rim" itself, the descent was start-
lingly sudden. In less than six miles,
there Is a descent of 4000 feet end some
of the turns are so short that a mis-
take of six Inches on the part of the
driver would mean a fall of 2000 feet
or more to the rocks below. The Max-
well aws the second truck to ever de-1
scend this trail and the first to ever
climb It!
Pinto Canyon is another hard one.
while not so abrupt as the Rim Rock,
there is n steady ascent of twenty
miles. This is between Rutdom and
j Marfa. the difference in level between
I the two towns being nlinost 4000 *eet.
There are but few stretches in this
trail where "high" can be used.
There was a romantic side to the
I test for the Maxwell touring car was
often used to chase the bands of Aex-
lean bandits which infest the coun,
try. Thus. It was a modern “tank,
faster than its prototype, but not so
well protected.
Following the test, both truck nnd
car were driven overland from Marfa
to Dallas, stopping at San Antonio to
give the nrmy men there another test
of its efficiency. .
Both truck and car were stock In
every particular, thl sconditon being
demanded by the Government.
’Twas a famous victory
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In service where medium loads are
carried demanding more cushioning
than a solid rubber tire can furnish
and yet less speed than pneumatics are
capable of delivering, “cushion" tires
are finding a rapidly expanding field.
In quick delivery and passenger bus
service they are particularly adapted,
as their riding qualities more closely
approach those of a pneumatic tiro
than any other non-pneumatic solid
tire in appearance, but is much more
resilient, spreading out, in service, over
a much larger surface than a solid
rubber tire of the same size-
A bus line in California is operating
four Moreland trucks between Los An-
geles and Ontario, a distance of forty
miles, each truck traveling about 200
miles daily* The first set of Good-
year cushion tires, placed on one of
these cars, has now been in service 225
days, having run 50,000 miles, during
which time the tires have worn down
but a quarter of an inch. The other
three trucks have since been equipped
with tires of this type.
enlisted as a private in the U. S.
tank corps. Thomas takes after
his father in a measure, as far as
| Burgh related some interesting
concerning conditions in Alaska,
said foodstuffs, there are worth more
than gold. Most of the mines have
closed owing to the high cost of ma-
terial* in his opinion there will be
ery little geld mined until after the
war.
Mr* Tho* H. Davis, R- F. D. No. 3,
Montgomery, In, writes she had ■
trouble with her bladder and treated •
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half a century. And this 40,000 mile
teat proved in a striking manner the
inbuilt quality and durability of the
new Studebaker cars.
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Special to The Statesman.
ROUND ROCK, Texas, July 20..
Mrs. Emil Johnson, from St. Paul,
Minn., is here with hr parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Gustafson, her husband
having enlisted.
Mrs. Emma Peterson and son, Gus,
and Ansell Nikon have returned from
a visit to Corsicana.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. WBlsh and Ed-
ward Jr. are spending a few weeks
in Marlin.
Mrs. W. A. Gault has returned from
a visit in Goldthwaite.
Mises Eunice and Clyde Await of
Bertram were the guests of Miss Mary
Cole last week.
Mrs. I. M. White and son. Lewis,
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Frenchman, speedway champion of up large demerit marks against its I
1917 whizzed around the two-mite performance at Uniontown Hill. .
corse m Sis maroon Frontenac, 100nutanomesnscrrmnopaearssdarhiagbsn
miles In 55 minutes 29 seconds, an 1 Unlontown Hill proved to be too hard I
average of 109 miles an hour, a nut for any ambitious "one lunger"l
Chevrolet’s victory was possible be- to crack. And It was quite some time I
favorites, but mechanical trouble sent It is generally supposed thatmnomon I
De' Palma and Resta to the pits, al- tor car ever pulled that mountin n
wing Chevrolet to pile up a lead I high gear. Autoists, in whose path Ln i
WoWincGhavnot’be‘vePcomnePAs Vi-tontown 11111 obtruded, haxe.always
tory was also a notable one for the found it a matter of necessity toshitt
straight side or “no hook” taype of back into low gear to makethe nicks'
cord tires, for his truty Frontenac was Comes now, however, one E C. Ricks
equipped with cord tires of this type- who makes his home in the city of
Thai racing drivers are discarding I Uniontown, clannitiK the honor of belni,
the old theory that none but a clincher the first to go over the crest of the az
tire would stay on the rim at racing mous hill "in high. Driving a New
speeds is Indicated in the use of the Series 19 Studebaker Big Six from the
straight side type by four of the noted Detroit factory he merely took advan:
drivers, Chevrolet, De Palma, Resta tage of the splendid opportunity to
and Vali, at Chicago. give his new car the supremo test.
In starting the race the handicap “When I reached the base of the
system was used. De Palma was mountain road, the Big Six was idling
placed on scratch and handicaps vary- along in ’high’ at twenty miles an
Ing from fifteen to ninety seconds ex- hour,* writes Mr. Ricks, in recounting
tended to the other drivers, based on his experience to Studebaker officials,
the speed of their cars. This method "Without shifting a gear and without
has been found the most satisfactory varying the speed of the car two miles
In providing an equality of opportunity one way or the other, the Studebaker
to all the competing drivers and will went unfalteringly up the steep, hard
be followed in all of the big racing pun and over the top. The engine
events of the season. showed absolutely no signs of laboring
The drivers finished in the following 1 -and you could lay your hand on the
......“ ■ Van, I radiator without any discomfort.”
" He concludes his letter by saying that
other motorists at the top of the hill,
who had stopped to give their radiators
a chance to simmer down, were incred-
ulous. They couldn’t believe their own
eyes when they saw the Studebaker
cone purring up the mountain road in
high gear. So, for their benefit, en- ----------
JdUthe tperVo?nSnc6-°w'th "the InEre- until they were well over the crest and
ufous onsasrpassengers and observers, on the open road again.
But the story does not end here— The climax of the test was reached
and the intrepid Uniontown motorist when these now cars were put on the
------- a nd. 0? reeiP the coveted honor. His Chicago speedway for a 30,COO mile run
being ono minute two and tworfirths doSppointment, however, will be easier through the worst winter weather of
secohds, an average of 116 miles an|45ApPo , the knowledge that those .... -----
qourthreommiiesbetcer then.Rost' honk’d notin the leas, detraet rrom
oe big 100-mile race De Palma reeled off wan not.hi8 crsb that firs? dashed up
several intermediate laps at the rate Irart neverthelle68.hat first,dnsnea up
110 miles an hour, the mountain road In.nigh gear.
n 536 Xiu "eiZest.rusnguatar:
ditlon of tho track after its close. In over the sountexaroAds anAntro
places It had the appearance of hav- <ho mountains of the United HJttM get mucn reas pieasure out u. •x
ins been sprinkled With kindling wood. Canada, as a preliminary to the most when his bowels are clogged a goo J
torn from the track by the flying cara Figorous test known to nutomob le his- Share of the ume ana the poisons that
At times a swirl of splinters would tory, Uniontown HUI waz.inaluadeduen should bo expelled are absorbed into
follow in the suction of the cars as their itinerary. The BI gSIx displayed (h# system, producing headache and
they stormed by the gmndotand At Ito prowess as a hill climber then, when indigestion. A few doses of Chamber-
the'finish of the race the radlalore of I It went over the top in high and with. I laJn.g Tablets will move the bowels,
several ears were almoat ooverd with out any apparent effort. Fact U, 00-lat ............... .....
wood splinters that had been sucked cupants of the car did not realize it was a
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Buy one today—you may need it to-
morrow.
A trial will convince you.
You can’t go wrong, anyone can adjust
on tube.
Made from best material obtainable.
Far in the north of Alaska above the ,
Arctic Circle is the home of two dyed i
in the wool motor enthusiasts* They 1
are Mr* and Mrs T. II. Burgh of neac '
Bettles, a mining ditrict.
During the long winters Mrs- Burgh
found herself wishing for some of the
comforts of the more civilized country
to the south. Papers old with age
occasionally came in the mails to the
little mining town. In them she fre-
quently read of remarkable records of
reliability made by a certain make of
car.
She decided that she wanted a mo-
tor par-. Her husband desired tp grant
her wish
One night when he came home from
his mines she surprised him by sug-
gesting that they make a visit to Cali
fornia, many thousand miles away-
The next day they started.
Fifteen hundred miles over ice and
snow was made by dog sled to the
nearest railroad, where they embarked j
for the closest Pacific port and there
took ship to the Golden Gate. What
had caused Mr* Burgh to arrive at the
decision to make the trip so suddenly
was a paper announcing the automo-
bile show at San Francisco-
It was the first trip out of Alaska in
twenty years. It was the need of an
automobile that brought them tem-
porarily back to civilization-
Going to the auto show the Alaska
miner "and his wife found their fav-
orite at the main entrance. It was the
Maxwell car which had so appealed to
Mf* Burgh while she busied herself
about her cold northern home. Before
the couple departed from the building
on their first visit Burgh had given
his check to the local 'dealer for the
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Chevrolet Made an
Average of 109 Miles thos haray gouls who have experi-
an Hour in Chicago ing in particular^ are thoroughly fa-
miliar with Uniontown Hill. Ever since
I the earliest days of the industry, Un-
The third big automobile race of the iontown HUI has been in the limelight.
’ . « " MA chicg. snecd-1 Many of the most famous hili climbing
present season at th Chicago SPeedz contests on record were held there and,
way on June 22 resulted in a notable for these many years, it has proved the
victory for the veteran driver, Louis I nemesis of all motoris:s passing that
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