oc-plain-dealer 1921-09-17

Saturday, September 17, 1921 Line up of new Essexes just received by Townsend and Medbery, local distributors. Photo taken in front of local salesroom. New Hudson speedster is seen in foreground. Insert, Herbert Groves, local manager for Townsend & Medbery, and Fred Crosier, assistant. The cars were driven here from Los Angeles, Thursday afternoon. The noise that attracted the attention of practically every person in the business district Thursday afternoon and caused the straining of many necks was not caused by a 1921 Coxey's Army, nor an Irish confetti celebration, but the arrival of a string of the new model Essex for the Townsend and Medberry company, local distributors. Salesmen and mechanics drove the car down on Los Angeles road. It was thaumaturgy which led Mrs. Edward Small, or Miss Laurel E. Miller as prefers to be known, to ask for $5000 a week alimony. Mrs. Small, in making this demand, explained that her husband, a motion picture producer, has an income of $18,000 weekly and that her appeal is reasonable enough. But as to thaumaturgy, this complicated sounding matter is simply the science of life, says Miss Miller. It has taken a great thing of his pride bank notes. The hailed into court state prohibition $500. Reaching in drew out a fat roi $1000 bill, offered "We're not a bank that," he was to sorry; that's the surrender with uncle trate raised the air. There is an Washington Squaring his art in making him the within a long and dius. Any Sundays there in the center with his easel be dren on every side he thrill them The noise that attracted the attention of practically every person in the business district Thursday afternoon and caused the straining of many necks was not caused by a 1921 Coxey's Army, nor an Irish confetti celebration, but the arrival of a string of the new model Essex for the Townsend and Medberry company, local distributors. Salesmen and mechanics drove the cars down fr om Los Angeles, and shortly after lining up in front of the local salesroom to be photographed, a large crowd gathered to get a first glimpse at the new Essex product. The Essex is without a doubt a leader in the light car field, and the favorable comment heard on the new arrivals indicates that they are to take several steps forward in popularity. Although the body lines are the same, the new cars are painted in the Hudson blue with vermillion wheels. Wheels. The motor is now equipped with a longer piston, and are set up to 002. The expansion of the piston is taken care of by the slit in the skirt. The strike is the same as in previous models. The connecting rod is one inch shorter with no sacrifice to weight, thus making a stockier rod. The fly-wheel is heavier and the crankshaft is solid instead of hollow and is counter balanced. This change also having been made in the new Hudsonons. The solid crankshaft eliminates the whip in the shaft, thereby giving the motor more pull at low speed and increasing the speed 15 miles an hour. The spark plugs are set over the valves which is over the largest pocket of gas in the cylinder head. The advantage claimed for the change is that no matter how much oil is in the crankcase it is impossible to fowl a plug. Included in the new arrivals were several Cabriolots one of which is now on the floor of the local salesroom and is attracting much attention. In commenting on the new Essex today, Mr. Groves said: "Although our product has been a leader in the light car field for years I believe the new model will exceed all past performances and double the popularity of the Essex. It'll be a long time before another car sold for the same money will be as strongly put together as the Essex. Factory representatives claim the new car will make 80 miles an hour, which means the utmost in smooth running at the speed traveled by the average person." $10 Legion prize dance at Pressel hall each Tuesday. It was thaumaturgy which led Mrs. Edward Small, or Miss Laurel E. Miller as prefers to be known, to ask for $5000 a week alimony. Mrs. Small, in making this demand, explained that her husband, a motion picture producer, has an income of $18,000 weekly and that her appeal is reasonable enough. But as to thaumaturgy, this complicated sounding matter is simply the science of life, says Miss Miller. It has taken a great deal of her time last few years, so she undoubtedly knows. "To know it, one must comprehend the truth." So it was in searching for the truth that she gleaned the exact and satisfactory knowledge of her husband's alimony-paying possibilities, which he seemingly had an idea could be kept pretty well to himself. There ought to be a loud response from New York hearts to the campaign of Abraham Michon for mayor. But we are known as cold-blooded and unappreciative, and probably we will be so this fall. For Mr. Michon's platform contains among other romantic planks, the declaration that each family in the city shall have rent-free possession for ten years of its present place of residence! they want the apartment for their personal use or that the house has been sold. Under the present laws, that's only way a landlord can raise his rent or by proving that he isn't making a fair profit and naturally the "move on" order is simpler. The most popular chorus in the city just now among those lucky ones of us that can join in it is the line, "I'm glad my lease is signed." Over 30,000 tenants in this city have received notice from their landlords to vacate their apartments on October 1, according to the chief counsel for the mayor's committee on rent profiteering. Most landlords are basing their demands on the ground that NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Mrs. Donald Carr believes about as completely as anyone I know in woman's combining marriage and a career. Until she married Mr. Carr the other day, she was Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff, New York's society poet. Every once in a while she made her verse sufficiently unconventional to give her circle the thrill of having a novel thinker in its midst, and the writing of verses has been a considerable part of her daily occupation. Is this second marriage going to make any difference in the importance of her verifying? My goodness, no! Her latest poetic effort was read by the officiating clergyman as a part of the wedding ceremony! NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-There is one man in Brooklyn who has lost some- all past performances and double the popularity of the Essex. It'll be a long time before another car sold for the same money will be as strongly put together as the Essex. Factory representatives claim the new car will make 80 miles an hour, which means the utmost in smooth running at the speed traveled by the average person." $10 Legion prize dance at Pressel hall each Tuesday. CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED Telegram Day Letter Night Message Night Letter Patrons should mark an X opposite the city of service desired; OTHERWISE THE MESSAGE WILL BE TRANSMITTED AS A FULL-RATE TELEGRAM. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. E. ATKIN FRANK P. TAGGART: FIRST ANNUAL VIRGINIA CITY LABOR DAY HILL CLIMB SILVER, WON BY BABY GRAND CHEVROLET DRIVEN BY ARTHUR MURPHY PLACE FOUR NINETY CHEVROLET ENTERED AND DRIVEN BY JACK CENTERED BY CALAVADA AUTO CO. DRIVEN BY HENLEY, FOURTH PLACE SALES CO. DRIVEN BY SCHROEDER, FIFTH PLACE OAKLAND SPECIALISTED FOR LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND AT FACTORY. FRANK P. TAGGART. BABY GRAND FIRST, FOUR NINETY SECOND IN VIRGINIA CITY HIGH CARS LISTING LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND FACTORY. THE HEAVY CARS LISTING ONE THOUSAND AND OVER FACTORY, BABY GRAND, TIME FAST SEPTEMBER FOURTH WAS BETTER BY ELEVEN SECONDS THAN TIME CAR RACE SEPTEMBER FIFTH. BABY GRAND BEATS TWO COLE EIGHER OAKLAND, DODGE. DISTANCE THREE MILES BY HILL THAT MOST TO 250 JDS FRANK P. TAGGART 306 N. Los Angeles St. ANAHEIM thing of his pride and bravado in big bank notes. The other day he was hailed into court for violation of the state prohibition law. He was fined $500. Reaching into his pocket, he drew out a fat roll and peeling off a $1000 bill, offered it to the clerk. "We're not a bank. We can't change that," he was told. "Well, my, I'm sorry; that's the smallest I've got," he replied with unction. So the magistrate raised the fine to $1000. There is an artist down near Washington Square who is developing his art in a manner which is making him the idol of every child within a long and child-crowded radius. Any Sunday you can find him there in the center of the Square, with his easel before him and children on every side. Not only does he thrill them into excited joy by days. I had my first real good look there the other day at Charles M. Schwab—which was quite worth the price of the tea. The animated and attractive Mrs. Vincent Astor was at another nearby table. New York Hbrarians are sighing at the new educational experiments which refuse to make the children learn anything by heart. Among the matters of note which are thrown overboard is the learning of the alphabet. They argue—some of these educators—that the child needs only to be able to use the letters and that it's nonsense to have to know them in a string like that. "Consequently," grieved one weary librarian, "we have perfectly intelligent boys and girls who are grown, come here who can't find anything in the die- 'HUP' SALES PROVE SOUTH PROSPEROUS All Hupmobile sales records for the month of August in northern Orange county went by the board last month, according to L. F. Pomeroy, Hupmobile distributor for this territory. "Complete satisfaction in car value is the answer," he said. "Because it is the fag-end of the vacation season, August is usually somewhat of a quiet month in the automobile business, as in the case in other lines." he said. "It was anything but that with us, and reports from the Hupp factory tell us of heavy sales in other parts of the country." Aside from the car's popularity... "We're not a bank. We can't change that," he was told. "Well, my, I'm sorry; that's the smallest I've got," he replied with unction. So the magistrate raised the fine to $1000. There is an artist down near Washington Square who is developing his art in a manner which is making him the idol of every child within a long and child-crowded radius. Any Sunday you can find him there in the center of the Square, with his easel before him and children on every side. Not only does he thrill them into excited joy by doing pictures of each and every one of them as long as the light holds out to work, but he makes them presents of the sketches. Six days a week he does portraits from photographs to earn a living. The seventh day he keeps in trim for better things by sketching the children. "It's a fair exchange," he explained. "I get the models and they get the pictures. I've sketched more than 70 here in these last three Sundays. The value to me is the practice of making quick sketches. Then I color them up a bit so the children will like them. But I don't want my name published because some day I am going to do something real and have it exhibited and this would hurt me." No matter how much the real New Yorker may give the impression of scorning to be "in town" in the summer time, one finds him—and her—quite decidedly here a considerable part of the time. Summer homes away from the city's roar—most certainly! But the real New Yorker drops in to get a modified bit of that roar every few days. There are the Vanderbilts, for instance. I would expect of all summer absentees that they would be the most absent. But their summer place is at Southampton, Long Island, and exactly like others of the fashionable Southamptonians, the Vanderbilts are maintaining a suite at the new Ambassador hotel where they can drop in at any time—and the times have been frequent this season. The Ambassador chose the most exclusive part of Park-ave to place itself and that seems to do away with the curse of "being in the city" out of season. It is an interesting thing to drop into its restful atmosphere for tea just to learn how many there are whom not even a palace on Long Island can keep away from Manhattan's summer New York Hbrarians are sighing at the new educational experiments which refuse to make the children learn anything by heart. Among the matters of note which are thrown overboard is the learning of the alphabet. They argue—some of these educators—that the child needs only to be able to use the letters and that it's nonsense to have to know them in a string like that. "Consequently," grieved one weary librarian, "we have perfectly intelligent boys and girls who are grown, come here who can't find anything in the dicwhere to look cmfwyp cmfwypwyp tionary because they don't know where to look for "L" or 'Q' or anything else. Then we have to find it for them as they were babies. I certain ydo get tired of them and today I had three o fthem." Fifth-ave is accustomed to a good many things. Nubian princesses and wet parades and taxi holdups are all a part of life. But never before the other night did it have a 250-pound wild deer trot down the pavement shaking its antlers at the populace and portraying in every trot that it was having a night off and intended to see the town. Fallow the runaway buck, belongs to the zoo; but zoops are monotonous and he slipped away. It took considerable diplomacy and force and police whistles and frightened autos to get him back in place; but perhaps the most interesting feature of the attempt was when Miss Florence Heron of 233 E. 69th-st jerked her leash off her dog and tried to creep up on Fallow and lariat him. Jack Dempsey has given a pretty fair illustration of what a prize fight is. But Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent of the International Reform Bureau, has asked him to do a harder thing than that. Dr. Crafts doesn't care for prize fights, not at all. But he has invited Prof. Dempsey to come to a meeting at Ocean Grove and explain there before the whole audience just what is the difference between such a fight and a boxing match, and most particularly, wherein he regards his recent bout with Georges Carpentier as a boxing exhibition rather than a fight. Jack is well known to be better at action than at debating, but it is insisted that the points are to be made in this instance with words and not examples. HEN LAYS EGG ON PORCH CHAIR DAILY STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 17—A hen that lays an egg every day is a hen worth having, according to Ed win H. Garman, of Edgerfonte, near here, who owns such a bird. This particular bowl is of the White Leghorn variety and has the habit if laying daily. She likes to lay the egg on a rocking chair on the porch of the German home. A per cat has taken a liking to the same chair, and is often resting peacefully when biddy comes to the nest. Whenever this occurs, the chicken forces the cat to retreat. See Chaffees Grocery Sale Displays See Chaffees Grocery Sale Displays RENO, NEVADA, SEPT. 4, 1921. HILL CLIMB SILVER CITY TO VIRGINIA CITY, FIRST PLACE ARTHUR MURPHY ENTERED BY NEVADA SALES. SECONDDRIVEN BY JACK CLARK, VIRGINIA CITY, THIRD PLACE FORD MONLEY, FOURTH PLACE DODGE ENTERED BY OSSEN MOTOR E OAK LAND SPECIAL. THIS RACE WAS FOR AUTOMOBILES FCTORY. G. C. DURHAM. RENO, NEVADA, SEPT. 6, 1921. IN VIRGINIA CITY HILL CLIMB SEPTEMBER FOURTH FOR CARRY. THE HEAVY CAR RACE SEPTEMBER FIFTH FOR CARS ABY GRAND, TIME FIVE MINUTES, TWENTY FIVE SECONDS. SECONDS THAN TIME OF COLE EIGHT, WINNER OF HEAVY EATS TWO COLE EIGHTS, DORRIS, STUTZ, HUDSON, FORD, HILL THAT MOST TOURING CARS MAKE IN LOW. NEVADA SALES CO. P. TAGGART 121 W. Commonwealth Ave. FULLERTON NEW 'SHAVETERIA' INTRODUCED IN S. F. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.—San Francisco, among other novelties, now boasts a shaveteria. The innovation was initiated by Phil Leaspia, 3192 Twenty-second street, as an adjunct to his cleanatorium. Booths equipped with hot water and mirrors have been arranged in an alcove and patrons of the cleaning establishment are given birth robes and permitted to shave "while they wait." NOT MUCH, BUT IT HELPS WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Two recent sales of small abandoned camps have been made by the war department. These camps were located at Rich Field, Waco, Texas, and at Barron Field, Texas. They were stripped of everything any other department or the government could use, and all that remained was the bare buildings, with a small amount of less valuable fixtures. The sale netted the government $45,500. RIME OF THE SPECIALIST Oh, I was a typical orchard crank—a specialist, if you please—and I very nearly broke the bank. A doctoring up my trees. I fertilized with this and that, But still the yield grew less. If it hadn't been for the family cat I'd now be broke, I guess. For our cat refused to eat canned milk. My wife then bought a cow. Which raised a calf—and of their ilk I own a dairy now. Yes, I was a radical orchard fiend, And, at first, it made me sore—But, thanks to the cat that wouldn't be weaned I can pay my bills once more. —Justin Nutt, in Orchard and Farm. Cypress News Items CYPRESS AND HANSEN, Sept. 17.—The Midway Petroleum company have dismantled the boilers on the Bennett No. 1 and are planning to move them away, it is said. They are leaving the derricks for the present. It is not known what their intentions are. The Midway's lease of some 1600 acres call for reasonably steady drilling operations, or a rental of $1 a month per acre. The lessees are becoming restless, it is said. It is claimed on good authority that a strata that would have produced a well of 250-barrel capacity was passed through. If the company holds the lease the people can feel assured that the company is well satisfied with the prospects but are holding off from developing a field for some good reason, it is believed. The Lessors' Oil company are proceeding slowly with the drilling preparations on their well No. 1. The company has been approached by one of the large oil companies and offered a large sum for their leases and equipment, it is stated here. PLANE WRECK DUE TO GIRL'S HIGH HEELS LONDON, Sept. 17.—How girl's high-heeled shoe, jamming between the rudder-bar and the wooden guard, caused an airplane to chash, with the loss of three lives, was disclosed at the inquest on the pilot of an airplane and a man and a girl passenger, who were killed when the machine fell into a yard near the beach of Port Melbourne. The superintendent of airdromes for the civil aviation department stated that his opinion was that the accident was caused by the girl's shoe rendering the rudder useless, thus sending the machine down in a tail spin. C—Stands for Cop The guardian of law. If he says "Stop" Don't try to jaw. C—Stands for Cop The guardian of law. If he says "Stop" Don't try to jaw. This, dear reader, is a cop. See, he is signaling "STOP." Whenever a cop signals you to stop, stop! Always obey the law and you will never get pinched. This cop has just arrested a man. The man claims he did not know the law. If he had been a member of the Automobile Club of Orange County he would have known the law. You had better join, dear reader. Then you won't get pinched. AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY 519 No. Main St., Santa Ana, Calif. What a demonstration will show you about The FRANKLIN EASY STARTING: no pushing of buttons or meshing of gears—simply turn a switch and the motor starts. EASY TO CONTROL: being light, it gets under way quickly, stops quickly, and steers without effort. SIMPLE TO DRIVE: automatic spark control, responsive brake, easy-acting clutch. If engine stalls accidentally, starter functions automatically. EASY STARTING: no pushing of buttons or meshing of gears—simply turn a switch and the motor starts. EASY TO CONTROL: being light, it gets under way quickly, stops quickly, and steers without effort. SIMPLE TO DRIVE: automatic spark control, responsive brake, easy-acting clutch. If engine stalls accidentally, starter functions automatically. COMFORTABLE: rides “softly”—light weight and flexibility iron out rough going, give roadability. SIMPLE TO CARE FOR: no radiator to fill and fuss with; only three grease cups to fill; wick oiling system. FREE FROM TROUBLE: averages but three punctures and less than one blowout in life of complete set of tires—12,500 miles. Air cooled, therefore never any cooling troubles of any sort. ECONOMICAL: 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline 12,500 miles to the set of tires 50% slower yearly depreciation (National Averages) NEW PRICES EFFECTIVE SEPT. 1, 1921 Touring Car $2350 Sedan $3350 Other types in proportion—all f. o. b. Syracuse, N. Y. Bob White Co. ORANGE COUNTY DISTRIBUTORS ANAHEIM 135 North Lemon Street Phone 548 SANTA ANA Fifth and Bush Sts, Phone 138