San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 301, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 28, 1917 Page: 63 of 72
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DOUBLE SHE
NO SIGHT FOR DRINKING MAN
TO HAVE THRUST ON HIM
SUDDENLY.
"No, friend, you are not soring things-
it roally has two steering wheels."
This will he a common explanation dur-
ing the next week or so, when the Ale-
Daniel Motor Car Sales Company begins
its free instruction course in automobile
driving.
The public may be pardoned, however,
if the new instruction car proves a little
startling, for a car of such construction
has probably never been seen before, for
that matter, the principle never before
used except in tlie instruction of aeroplane
drivers. There is a full double-control,
two steering wheels, two clutch and two
brake pedals, two accelerators and two
throttle and spark levers. The pupil oc-
cupies the regular driver's position on tlie
left-hand side of the cur and the instruc-
tor sits on the right side, in no way in-
terfering with the driving of the pupil,
but at all times having the car completely
under control.
It is asserted by the manufacturers <">f
the Briscoe, 'the car with the half million
dollar motor," that one can. with the aid
of this instruction car, learn to drive In
one hour. Tills statement i* based entirely
upon experience, and there is no reason
to doubt that this feat ran he accom
pushed. Another important teature in
connection with the use of such an in-
struction car Is that the pupil can be
taught not only the simple driving of a
car on clear roads, but also the manage-
ment of an automobile in heavy traffic.
"It Is our intention," said .Mr. McDaniel,
"to teach all applicants in the order In
which their application Is received and to
teach them without charge or obligation
of any kind on their part. All necessary
is that they telephone |s for an appoint-
ment. We will inform them at exactly
what time they can have their lesson.'
"It is not necessary." he continued, "that
the applicant be a prospect for a Briscoe
car; what we wish to do is to acquaint
the public with the wonderful value we are
offering In an automobile. We wish ot
convince all that it is possible to obtain
all desirable features existing in the high-
est-priced cars at a reasonable cost. If
one ever rides in a Briscoe he is a Briscoe
enthusiast from that moment on."
"In the large Eastern cities where this
plan has been adopted by the local Briscoe
dealers, it has been noted the women's
clubs, Ited Cross organizations and other
such bodies have made application tnrougi.
some committee for the instruction of
those members who did not know how to
drive. This, of course, was a war-tliue
preparation on their part, for with the
fathers, sons and brothers being called
to the front, one cannot say that th etline
Is far distant when woman will be com-
pelled to assuipf many of their various
duties. To such ladies we extend a cordial
invitation to avail themselves of our of-
fer."
A boy playing football and standing In
the street was not bound to use constant
vigllence to look out for automobiles, hav-
ing a right to assume that a driver would
exercise the care the law required of him,
and would give some warning.—Dervln vs.
Frenier, 100 A. (Vt.) 700.
GUESTS OF GENERAL AGENT AT RECENT DINNER
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Central Life Insurance Company's district ajid special agents who were the guests of General Agent J. P. Devine at the Travis Cluh Monday
er 15. Reading from left to right, top row, W. L. Morrow, W. D. Jackson, Arthur B. Kliefoth, Morris Novich, B. Brtce. Front row, T. H. Mc-
The Union
evening, October „ _ . - _ ,
Namara, B. A. Wiedermann, associate general agent; J. P. Devine, general agejtt; B. C. Sasse and Col. C. E. Godfrey.
In the Golfing World
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—When the late
John Held, "father of golf," first intro-
duced the game to this country and found-
ed the St. Andrews Uolf Club twenty-seven
years ago he little dreamed that within
that period of time it would reach its
present dimensions. In point of numbers
the district within sixty miles of New
York City far outclasses any other sec-
tion in the United States. It has been
figured that there are at least 1W) courses
located within that radius. Added to that
there are four public courses, while new
links are being opened all the time. Yet In
spite of this the demand far exceeds the
supply, and practically ©very golf club ha*
a long waiting list.
Next to the Empire State it is figured
that Massachusetts is second In list of
numbers and Pennsylvania third. It lti
almost impossible to get an official record
of just bow many courses there are in anj»
one State In the Union, but no section in
too small or too disinterested to have it*
golf links.
For some time only the East had thu
fever, but It was not long before the
H. O. Clay well announces the
opening of the new service sta-
tion of the Claywell Oil Co. in
their building at
101 West Travis Street
quality
SCKVICE
^VHONOR
ITRfNCTH
Mr. Claywell will be glad to see and serve all his cus-
tomers and friends. High-grade Automobile Supplies. Quick
service. Distributors
Swan & Finch Co.
Quality Oils and Greases
Fisk Tires and Tubes
Warner Lenz, Vesta Storage Batteries, Jumbo Spark Plugs,
Prescott Piston Rings, Vulcan Quality Springs, Hobart Bros.'
Battery Charges, Firestone Accessories, Flashlite Gasoline.
Claywell Oil Co.
101 West Trivis St. Phone Travis 2847
Mason-Dixon line was passed; then Cali-
fornia got the "bug," and so It spread
The game rapidly grew to such dimension*
that cities were compelled to provide muni-
cipal courses, and every city <>f conse
queuce now has at least one public links.
NEW YORK, Oct. '27.—When a golfev
wins a tournament which at the time in
the chief ambition of his life, lie is apt
to forget the part that his clubs havn
played in the endeavor. There are few
people who realize the skill necessarv
to make a simple-looking club, although
they are turned out by the thousands
To'begin with, the weed must be selected
from the finest pieces. Persimmon or dog-
wood is needed for the head, and the shaft
Is made from second growth hickory. Per-
siftmon wood weighs a trifle more than
three tons to the cord. The block is sawed
from the stick to a rough semblence of
the club head required, and then It Is put
in a lathe, where, like a last, it follows u
model and comes out rough-finished if*
the proper shape with the centres still on.
Meanwhile the shaft has I... n prepared
with many turnings and smoothings. Tim
head is sandpapered down to a fimi
smoothness, and the necessary .cutting!*
made in it. There are two <.f these cut
tings, the first on the side away fron.
where the bull Is struck, in the form of
a groove, in which three treaded holes are
bored. Two notches are cut on the uppo!«
part of the groove, in which is then filled
with lead, the threads in the holes and
notches giving extra grips, which the lead
fills, and from which It is practically fin
possible to pull the metal. This lead givei*
weight and balance to the heads. An ex.
pert can tell in a trice whether or not m
club is properly "hung."
The second cutting, when a foreign
substance is desired, is made on the facii
of the club and is rectangular in form, In
which the filter is placed. This plate, which
Is as hard as lignum vltae, Is pinned ou
by three pegs, and Is placed where thii
greatest liability of damage comes. It h«
the fiber which comes in contact with the
ball. If the club Is to be a brasaie it in
soled with brass. There is a great deal
more to the making of a club, the actual
details necessary constituting about sixtj'
separate handlings before the weapon h«
finished.
When the head is completed, the shafrf
must be attached either by means of n
socket or old-fashioned splice. IrJven lt«
so apparently simple a thing as boring thi»
hole for the socket, great care must b»«
exercised, for the hole must be erfectlp
true and reamed so as to be larger at the#
mouth than at the Inner end. The joint
made, the entrance of the shaft must bo
nicely smoothed, but great care must bo
taken not to weaken the strength of the
club or Impair Its spring.
Then the individual tastes and prefer
enees of the players tend to complicate
club making to a marked degree. Thero
was a cry raised some years ago than
clubs should bo standardized, and tha*
there should be further regulations as to
the make and shape of the implements
with which the game Is played, but tho
agitation did not seem to strike populai*
fancy. Thera Wirt many win. looked upoli
such a movement as unnecessary, Hulnilnp
that when all circumstances are <>nsid
ered tlie make of clubs of the pre ■••tit <laj
Is very little different from thone ir
vogue some twenty years ago, and thai
the principles of the implements have beef,
altered only slightly In even the las**
half century. It was urged that the pro®
cut day weapons may be more utilitarian
and more varied in design, than In tlw
past, but that the (dub of the present tipi«
is essentially the same in the methods of
material and the putting together thereol
as it was In those far-off times, and is
only different In minor details.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. -Tn these dayi.
when golfers of prominence are nlayim,
here, there and everywhere fef toe Red*
Cross, one need not be surprised at anj
kind of a match that may be arranged. Foi
a time u meeting between Charles Htiom
Jr., the National amateur and open cham
plon, and Francis Ouimet. was regarded
as a remote possibility. It Is now beliif
talked of.
In a recent conversation Kvans Intimate/*
his willingness to play Jerome Travers >.
match, but. the last named says there wll
be nothing doing. lie is playing seldom I
ami furthermore Is not desirous of meet
lng Chick or anyone else at the present.
Kvans has stated that he might find
time for a home and home match with
ouimet. The latter Is now at Camp Ayer,
but It Ik understood will he given oca*
lonal opportunities to tiike part In exhi-
bitions. Witli these two on their game
links followers would be treated to a dis-
play of golf hard to duplicate.
I tot h are long on the tee. Ouimet, If
anything, having a slight advantage In this
respect. Kvans |« wonderful with his
Irons, either full or medium, and his short
approaches are usually so deadly as to
leave him little to do In the way'of put-
ting. In actual green work, however,
Ouimet unquestionably putts with a
greater degree of confidence.
"WILSON IS TOO HOMELY";
TEARS PICTURE FROM POSTER
GREAT DEMAND FOR TRACTOR
ATTACHMENT NECESSITATES
THIS ACTION LOCALLY.
International News Service.
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 27.—C. A. Thompson,
Government employe at the Union Pacific
transfer office in Council Bluffs, was ar-
rested here charged with tearing a picture
of President Wilson from a Liberty bond
poster.
"Wilson's picture is too homely to ap-
pear on a Liberty bond," he is reported
to have said.
^
To t'»e Open Top Cars.
Fly Annotated Press.
WASHINGTON, P. C., Oct. 27.—Under
an order by the War Industries Board,
arranged today by Fuel Administrator
Garfield, open top « ars will be used prefer-
entially for transportation of coal, coke
and ore until the coal shortage is relieved.
The order is to take immediate eff"ct, and
according to the Fuel Administration, will
help greatly In expediting coal traffic
everywhere.
"The demand for the Twentieth CentniTl
Farm Horse has been so extensive^" said I
G. W. ilagy, of the Hagy-Woodward
"that we have been forced to open np a re-
tail establishment here, which we have Justi
done at 1220 South Flores Street.
"We had Intended having only a whole-i
sale house here, but It was unable to take]
care of the demand without a local retail!
bra rich.
"It. G. Harding, who is the manager ofl
the retail establishment of the Hagy-
Woodward Co., Is one of the oldest and!
best known implement dealers in South']
west Texas. For a number of years ho
was with Jack W. Neal Son. He fully
understands the needs of the farmer from
long experience and his connection with
the enterprise is in itself the best evidence
of the merit and quality of the Twentietlxi
Century Farm Horse,"
SHIP SERVICE TO MEXICO
FROM PACIFIC COAST PORTS
By Associated Press.
LOS ANUKLKH, Cal., Oct. 27 -Announce-
ment was made here last night by th«
Gulf Mail Steamship Company that It had
closed a contract with the Department of
Communication* and Public Works of tho
Republic itf Mexico whereby the steamship*
company bound itself to place three steam-
ers In service between Mexico and Pacific
Coast ports of the United States as far
north as San Francisco.
The announcement said a reduction in
rates on freight to Mexican ports was in
prospect. "The tendency," it stated, "has
lately been upward and this proposed re-
duction will be something of a novelt/.'
^
POSTAL INSPECTORS RAID
PROMOTION BROKER'S OFFICE
By Associated PresM.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27.—The office of
Warren C. Daniel, promotion proker, were
raided by postoffice Inspectors here Fri-
day. Warren C. Daniels, head of concern*
Raymond N. Bond and H. P. Dowst, stocky
salesmen, were arrested on the charge of
using the mails to defraud investors In
the stock of the Alliance Tire and Rubber
Company. The alleged frauds are said to
aggregate $H50.000,
Federal authorities have requested the
Pittsburg police by telegraph to arrest in
connection with tho case. Milton Bejacn,
president of the Alliance Tire and Rubber
Company, capitalised at $2,500,000. The
concern ia the successor of the Alliance
Rubber Company, which, prior to the re»
organization, was capitalized at $.">8,000.
It Is Not Economy To Pay Less!
Is It Wise To Pay More?
All There—No Skimping
If Ihe Franklin were skimped, it would not use cord tires; if
skimped, it would not use an over-size battery placed in a lead-
lined hardwood box; if skimped, body, fenders, running boards,
mudguards, engine base, valve cages, cylinder jackets, rear axle
housing, would not be made of aluminum; if skimped, drawn
tubular steel would not be used in axles, brake rods, steering
gears, shift levers, etc.
The Franklin, if skimped by using cast-iron and ordinary
steel instead of aluminum, tubular steel and alloy steels, would
weigh over 3,000 pounds. What scientific light weight makes
possible, without skimping, ia shown in the actual weight of the
car—2.280 pound.".
No Skimping—No After-Purchase Regrets
Birdsong & Potchernick, 124 Ave. D—Sell the Franklin
Usefulness, in ratio to cost, establishes the value
of this car far and away ahead of others.
It is essentially a utility carl
Its lively, never-say-no motor is famed for power
and reliability.
Every part of its chassis is built of the quality of
materials and of the quantity that provides for ex-
traordinary service.
It is a work-car; a car you can depend upon for
faithful, continuous service at all times, under all
conditions.
This car is a bargain at its price becsise of its
mechanical perfection alone.
It would b e worth its price even if it were a jolty,
uneasy riding, cramped, and undignified looking car.
Therefore, all of its beautiful sweeping design, all
of its roomy interior, all of its comfortable upholstery
and buoyant riding springs —all of its good taate and
quality finishings—
All of these highly desirable advantages are like a
liberal bonus that goes with the intrinsic iutfulntts
of this sturdy car.
Look at the spacious interior —the inviting, deeply
upholstered seats—the ample leg-room—the nicety
of every detail.
Surely you want to profit by th« rewards of the
Willys-Overland methods and facilities that permit
such extraordinary value and beauty at ao low a price.
The motor is 32 horsepower; the wheelbase 106
inches. There are rear cantilever springs and large
tires; non-skid rear.
Consider the complete equipment—and complete
with Overland means complete. Nothing ia omitted.
There ia the Auto-Lite system, the highest qnaStj
electric starting and lighting—the same kind aa usee!
on highest priced cars.
There is the vacuum system fuel feed of fines'
type.
Everything •vr control of the car is within easy
reach of the driver.
But greater than what it it—« what it 4o€*.
Consider that already more than 80,000 Model 90
cars have been sold.
Such a verdict of superior worth is the moat con-
vincing argument why this ia the car pov want at the
price it is wisdom to pay.
Let us demonstrate—ride in this car and you wffl
understand why there ia such a demand for it boo
people who realise that—
it is not necessary to pay moce^—and it k uneco-
nomical to pay less.
Price *770
WOODWARD pARRIAGE fOMPANY
IT Wioerich Build.ai X^fruk A. Wiaeridi. frd V^O. Are. C and Third St.
Phones: Crockett 1425
South* est Texas Distributors
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San Antonio, Texas
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