Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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E Of THE LEB RHU 0/ TBf Top Row Reading Left to Right?George W. Tledman, Mayor Savannah and Chairman Finance Committee; Harvey Granger, Prealdent; Arthur W. Solomon, Secretary. A. B. Moore, Member Executive Committee; Oliver T. Bacon, Vice President: Frank C. Battey, Chairman Executive Committee._ FREE RUNS TO SAVANNAH RACES Will BE? Jackson Argus and Other Papers Gat In the Game. Savannah.?Aa an evidence of the treat amount of interest being taken throughout the state in the com? ing Grand Prize, Venderbilt and light car races at Savannah during Thanks? giving week, nothing is more convinc? ing than the action of *> number of Georgia papers in promoting "free runs" to the races. The Jackson Ar? gus was probably th6 first weekly p i per in the state to inaugurate these contests, under the conditions of which trips to the races are given in return for subscriptions, the per sons sending in the largest number of subscriptions in each militia dis? trict being awarded an automobile trip to the races, with all expenses paid. The arrangement has proven a splendid thing for the publishers, and will probably serve to increase the attendance on the races. It ib certain that the crowds will be lar. than ever before and that the eveata will be the greatest ever held in ?o history of automobile racing: Genera! view of the "start and finish" line at Savannah races. There is another grand stsnd, three times this Isrge. EXP?CTTO IOWER ALL PREVIOUS WECW Races at Savannah Will Be Greatest In the World. Savannah, Ga.?Over seventeen I miles of roadway, averaging from six? ty to 125 feet in width, as level as one's hand, and thoroughly oiled fror; start to finish, the greatest rating drivers in the history of the world | will pilot monster machines, especial? ly constructed at enormous expense, at Savannah on November 27 and 30, In four world famous races, two of , which are the acknowledged blue rib bon events of automobiledom?theie latter, the International Grand Prize Race and the Vanderbllt Cup Race. Drivers of international fame have pronounced the Savannah course the finest In the world. Yet there are many people In the South Atlantic states who have never seeu it From all parts of the world people come to these races. It seems this time that the folks living right at Sav.m Lah's door have made up their minis that they are not going to let anothe? Convicts working or tMe world famouii course, where Grand prize and Vanderb'rt Cup Races will be held Novn-1 - 27 and 30. WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS WILL BE AT SAVANNAH Never Before Has Such a Galaxy Been Gotten Together. i Savannah, Ga.?Among the famous drivers who will pilot cars in the great Vanderbilt cup, International Grand Prize, Ti?leman Trophy and Savannah Challenge Trophy races, which will be held In Savpjjnah No? vember 27 and 30, are Bruce-Brown, Burman, Wagner, Basle, Dawson, Hemery, Bragg, Grant, Mulford, De Palma, Tatzfeld, Hearn and a score of others. These drivers* are all world famous. Never before was such a galaxy of world famous drh ers assembled in one place. The greatest rivalry exists and it Is known that these men will enter the races to win at all hazards. It is "do or die" with them, for the race will make j *ho driver and the manufacturer of ! the machine rich and world famous. No amount of money could purchase the prestige which winning these races wil! give the cars. The manu '?'ot reri have spent many thousand dollars building special cars and speed eaadOOtl will he rampant in Savannah during 'he otherwise calm days of our Indlr.r summer. opportunity pass to witness these ex? citing, hair-raising events, and, re? membering the two Grand Priz^ races held In 1908 and 1910, who"^ *in ners nosed out the nex>^ -are seconos in races exten .,/er 400 miles, they have evidt .tly decided that they are certain what they are going to get this time, for from every hamlet, town, city and metropolis come letters of inquiry. If Savannah could^lmve her census taken during race week, she ?rould be one of the largest cities in the country. Those who come will probably see all pre? vious world's records lowered. The course wip be patrolled by the local military, who made a roptuation for efficiency in the paat two races. All of the net profits of the races will be given to the military organizations. There will be telephones all around the course, and the folks at the grand stand will be continuously advised of the progress of the leadli.g cars. There will be two large score boards on which the time of every lap will be posted in large figures. Rvery one will know at any time where any car is and exactly what its standing In the race will be. Many t'nies will cars fcoing at the rate of fO to lOo miles an hour pass one another In front of the stands The main stand I will accommodate 33,000 persons ; there will be 150 boxes, each accora dattng six persons, the price of which is $50 each. There will be over one hundred parking spaces. A ticket en? titling one to see the four races in a reserved seat costs $3; general admis sion tickets, entitling the holder to a seat on the general stands, are $1 for each day of the races. THOUSANDS WILL TOUR TO SAVANNAH RACES. - Largest Crowds Will Come From the Neighboring States. Savannah, Ga.?Every indication makes it certain that the number of people from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, who will attend the Vanderbilt Grand Prize and light car races at Savan? nah on November 27 and 30 will be considerably larger than ever before. This is attributable to the fact that such a large ntimber of cars have been sold during the past year and so many will motor to the races. The run to Charlotte also served to stim? ulate interest. For several days be? fore the races at least a thousand cars will be headed for Savannah from every hamlet, town and city in these states and Georgia to sec the greatest automobile race event the world has ever kVnown, for the in? terest is not confined to the cities this time, as has been the case here? tofore. Savannah is preparing to cor* dially receive and entertain them. DETAILS FOR (SEAT RACES AT SAVANNAH NOVEMBER 27-301 Length of Races, Prizes Offered and General Provisions of Contests. Savannah, Ga.?The four greet ? aces which are to be run at Savan- j nah on November 27 and 30, with the ! prizes offered and other information ' concerning the respective events, are: Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America; Amer.can and foreign cars eligible to compete; no more than three cars of any one make can be entered; length of the course ap- : proximately 17 miles, which shall be covered 24 times, making the distance j of the race about 108 miles; the date of the race is November 30; the entry fee is $1,000; two cars, $1.500; three ; cars, $1,750, of the same manufac? ture; first prize (in adidtion to gold cup valued at $5,000), $4,000; second prize, $2,100; third prise, $1.000; in addition to which large cash prizes have been offered to machines using certain oil or mechanical contriv? ances, magnetos, etc., and. moreover, $1,000 is offered to the American car finishing first. The William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. Cup Race; open to Class C; length of race 28? miles; date of the race, Novem? ber 27; entrance fee, $500 for each car. The winner will be awarded the cup, $2,000 in cash and a special "do? nor's trophy" for permanent owner ship. The Savannah Challenge Trophy? For 'light cars" (of 231 and including 300 cubic inches piston displacement!; length of race 221 miles; first prizo, Savannah Challenge Trophy, "Donor s Trophy" and $1,000 in cash, second prize $5M; third prize $230; entrance fee, $250. Tho Tiedeman Trophy race; open to same class cars as Savannah Chal? lenge Trophy, except thoy shall be of 1 Gl and including 230 inches cubic inches piston displacement; length of race 170 miles; first pirze, Tiedeman Trophy and $1,000 In cash; sojond prize $".00; third prize $250. All of the racos will be run over the same course. The two light car races will be run at the same time on November 27 and the Vanderbilt Cup race will immediately follow. Two days will then intervene and the preat International race- will begin. SAVANNAH PREPARING TO CARE FOR THE CROWDS Bureau Has Been Formed With Thli End in View. Savannah is making groat prepara? tions to take care of the crowds that will come to the races. Naturally the regular hotels and boarding houses could not possibly accommodate tho hundreds of thousands who will be on hand, and the bureau ot informa? tion for tho races has arranged a regular clearing houso at which visit? ors tan get all the information they want as to other accommodations. Every person in Savannah having spare rooms or other accommodations has been ask(*l to communicate the information to the bureau, which is in charge of Mr. W. K. Finne^an, and be has received word concerning thou? sands of rooms that will be available for strangers, No <>no nood fear that ho will not be taken Care of. In addi? tion to these accommodations the railroads end steamship companies have ar anged to park their sleepinf cptr and dock their vessels, so that many can occupy comfortable quar? ters there during tho races, Special and private f;ars and steamships will he provided with all conveniences. Numerous special train will be run, and the railroads nave made a hnif r;- te for the oca ilon r<>r coughing dryness and tick? ling in ihs throat, hoarseness and all coughs and colds, take Foley'i Honey and Tar I Compound. Conl il is no ophite* P1| ri's Drug Store. ENORMOUS GASH PRIZES IN BiO SAVANNAH RACES Drivers of Big Cars That Win Wll' Be Made Rich. Savannah, Ga?With $19,050 In cash already hung up as prize money for the winners of the automooile races in Savannah on November 27 and 30, and with the large majority of the tire concerns and accessory manufacturers not yet heard from, it appears that not only will the races set up records for the annihilation of distance, but will as well place new figures on prize money carried away by winning drivers. Recently the amounts were added to by offers from the Bosch Magneto company of $1,550 for the winners who are equipped with Bosch magnetos and by the Findelsen &. Kropf Man? ufacturing company, makers of the Rayfield carburetter of $2,500. These with the previous offer of the Remy Electric company of $4,250 to those winning with Remy magnetos and the offer of the Savannah Auto? mobile Club of $12,500 in gold to the winners of the events, make the to? tal, which will be greatly swelled when the other offers come in. The letter of the Findelsen h Kropf Manufacturing company is hr the winner of the Grand Prize race $1,00<J, the winner of the Vanderbllt $500, second man in the Vanderbllt $2C0, | winner of the Savannah Challenge Trophy $250 and winner of the Tiede man Cup Race $250. The offer of the Bosch Magneto company is $500, $200 and $100, re? spectively for firpt, second and third place in the Grand Prize; $200, $50, and $50 for first, second and third in the Vanderbllt; $100, $50 and $50 for ' the Tledeman Trophy and the same for the Savannah Challenge Trophy. All these prizes are offered with the proviso that the winners must be equipped with the product of the com? pany offering the prize. The gold prizes offered by the Savannah Au? tomobile Club are without restriction to go to the winners. GEORGIA-AUBURN GAME AT SAVANNAH NOVEMBER 29 3reat Annual Football Game During Race Week. Savannah, Ga.?In addition to the Vanderbllt and Grand Prize Races at Savannah during Thanksgiving week and the big pouftry show that is to be pulled off, there is another steilar extraction in the shape of the great annual football game between Geor? gia and Auburn. These old time ri? vals will battle for the supremacy of the South at the Savannah Athletic park on Wednesday afternoon, No? vember Jj9, the day before the grand prize race. The teams weigh about tho same and each has a romarkahlo record for tho season and a notablo game is sure to be seen. Arrange? ments are also heing made to have a big airship event and it is certain that there will not be a dull moment in Savannah durinr the woek of the races. There !m r!so to be a D, (). K. K. pdrade ami spocip.l attraction will ho on at all of the theaters. GREAT RUSH FOR SEATS FOR BIG SAVANNAH RAGES Management Found It Necessary tc 3u Id More Boxes. Savannah ?With the first day that DCXes were put on salo for the Van derhilt and grand prize races during Thanksgiving woek fifty-two boxes were reserved. There was also a great rush for renerved seats, and the advance sale of these as well as the loxes traj more than twice as great on the first day of the saie than were the sales for the two previous Kran?! prize races, indicat? ing that the races this year will be much more largely attended than the previous ones Mr. Harvey Granger, president of the Savannah Automo? bile Club, has charge of the sale of boxes, reservations should be made through Mr. S. B, Theus, chair? man, at Savannah. Every mail Is heavy with requests for boxes and seats. The same prices as hereto? fore will prevail, viz.: Boxes $5<> each and reserved seats $3 each, good for both days of tho racing. It has been found necessary to construct one hun? dred additional boxes, so great has been the demand for box seats. ROUND-T HE-STATE TOUR WILL STOP AT SAVANNAH. Sft,,nnah. Ga?The 1911 Good Roads tour around Georgia will start November 22 from Atlanta and will terminate at Savannah for the Van? derbllt Cup and Grand lYize races, the world's biggest automobile events, on November 27 and 30, in addition to which Savannah has plan? ned a general gala wwk and will ac? cord tho tourists a hospitable wel? come. It will also afford ono an Ideal opportunity to see Georgia, trav? eling through much of its ric.Vst ter? ritory, and over some of its host roads Some of tho towns at which stops will be made have generously agreed to entertain the tourists fr<M? of cost, so thai the expense of the tour win be theroby considerably r*?-1 duced Complete Information ms to ?. regulations and prlr.es will be promptly and gladly furnished on ap? plication lo Fred Lewis, Secretary for Tour \round Georgia, The Constitu \ < uro for Meningitis. At tht? annual conference of the Sanitary Officers of the State of New V <rk. held in New York city last Friday, Dr. Simon Flexner, dire 'or Of the Rockefeller Institute for Med? ical Research, annonne^d that as the result of many experiments with se? rum, he was able to say definitely that spinal meningitis could now he entirely controlled. This, he said, could he don<? by putting- the serum in the cerehro-splnal membrane, thereby reaching the seat of tho die ease. Efforts to g"t the serum intD the blood of Infected persons have, he said, met with continued failure. Dr. Flexner's announcement was made in the following words: "It has taken a large sum of mon? ey and a long time to perfect this cure. This is the first time I have announced it, as only very recently have I demonstrated to my own satis? faction that the serum I have prepar? ed will do what I claim for it. Influ? enza meningitis in the child, which has caused so many deaths and winch spreads so rapidly, will, with the ap? plication of this new form of treat ment that we have discovered, be not one-tenth as dangerous as it was be? fore the discovery of this new serum and method of treating such a dis? ease." This statement announces what is, undoubtedly, one of the most impor? tant medical discoveries of modern times. Meningitis has been a pecu? liarly baffling disease, and the mor? tality resulting from It has been very high. Heretofore no method of con? trolling its ravage has been known, and, because of Its highly infectious nature, and its rapid progress to death, it has been one of the most dreaded of affections, especially among children, who are peculiarly subject to it. Dr. Flexner's definite 1 and specific declaration that the new treatment will make the danger of i the disease one-tenth of its former menace will give the most intense satisfaction. Tho meningitis serum should rank In its benefit to humanity with the diphtheria anti-toxin, which has practically robbed of its terrors a malady that was formerly the dread : of every household.?Charleston Post. Prrtnstl Find In America. i Washington Post. A discovery by ihe scientists of 'he j , department of agriculture that is ex? pected soon to bring about an annual sav'ng to tho country of abogtt lit." 000.000 is announced by Secretary Witaon. The Secretary states that several rich potash sources have been Locat? ed in this country, and that he ex? pected that they will be yielding j enough potash soon to supply the needs of the nation. Heretofore, Secretary Wilson said. ! the country has been buying its DOt Iash fmm Germany, spending for it about $12,000.000 annually. Recently an appropriation was asked for to be used in the work of searching for potash deposits in this country, only Is few thousands dollars was secured f >r the work, but the money was used to excellent advantage. j Secretary Wilson said that he IS not vet ready to go into details as to the mines. He said. however, that 1 most of the deposits had been located in the West. I_ ; \ Household Medicine That stops cougs quickly and cures SOlds Is Fo'ey's Honey and Tar Com? pound. Mrs. Anna Polzer, 2526 Jef? ferson St., So. Omaha, Neb., says: "I can recommend Foley's Honey and Tar Compound BS a sure cure for coughs and colds. It cured my daugh? ter of a bad cold and my neighbor, Mrs. Benson, cured herself and her .whole family with Foley's Honey and : Tar Compound. Everyone in our ! neighborhood speaks highly of it." Blbert'S Drug Store. It seems to be settled that the Maine was blown up from outside but it is not yet dear whether this j was merely the Spanish way <f re? ceiving Fncle Sam's visiting card, or whether some Cuban was setting ! time's ? lock along a little.?Green I : ville News. - i Don't wasto your money buying strengths ting plasters. Chamberlain's Liniment ia cheaper and better. Dampen a plsos of flannel with it and bind It over fhe affected parts and It will relieve tho pain and soreness. For sale by sll dealers. There Is \ery little talk SbOUt mac Bdam rads now-a-daya it has been conclusively demonstrated that sand and clay roads ar?> cheaper and bet? ter, Torkvllle Enquirer. Saved Man) From Deflth. W. L Mock, of Mock. Ark., be lleves he has saved many lives in his L'"? years of experience In the drug business). "What I always like to d?>.' he writes, "is to recommend Dr. King's New Discovery for weak, sore inngs hard colds, hoarseness, ob? stinate eOUghS, IS grippe. croup, asthma or other bronchial affection, for I feel sure thai n number of my neighbors are alive and well today because they look mj advice to use It. l honestly bell? < e it n the best throat and lung medicine that's J made." Baay to prove he's right. ?J? t a trial b -ft' ? tret or regular 50c or $1.00 botti.v }ufiranteed by Blberf Drug Store. What are Soil Bwejl Worth? A recent letter in a Southern news? paper, speaking of the United States Govi-rnment soil survey, sajs. "The survey, when made, will be an analysis of practically every soil in the county, and the farmer* will know exactly what their soil is lack? ing, so prepared fertilizers can be ap? plied without any waste whatever and better crops can be grown with less expense," Now, it will tell them nothing of the sort, for even if a chemical an? alysis were made of every description of soil in the county, it would simp? ly show what is in the soil, but will tell the farmer nothing about its avail? ability. It may show that the most unproductive soil in the county has plenty ^f plant food in it locked up. But the soil surveyors will not make the analysis that the writer thinks. They will take samples of the various soils and will wash them out and find the different percentages of coarse sand or gravel, fine sand and silt and clay In each and will give each a fancy name from similar soils found in other localities, such as Cecil clay for the red clay of the Piedmont sec? tion, Iredell clay for a tough clay they found in Iredell. Hagerstm loam for the rich loam of that section, Nor? folk sandy loam for similar soils wherever found, and so on. They will tell you that Cecil clay is a good wheat soli, because in Cecil County, Maryland, it makes good wheat, and that Norfolk sandy loam is a good truck soil because the Norfolk grow? ers found it out before any soil sur? veyor saw it. The Bureau of Soils of the Department of Agriculture, in connection with the State Depart? ment of Agriculture has spent thous? ands of dollars in soil surveys in North Carolina, and so far as I have been able to observe, the only result is a series of partl-colored maps. If any farmer in the State has ever had a dollar's worth of benefit from the surveys, I hope he will hold up his hand.?Progressive Farmer. Is your husband cross? An irri? table, fault finding disposition la often due to a disordered stomach. A man with good digestion is nearly always good natured. A great many have been permanently cured of stomach trouble by taking Chamberlain's Tab? lets. For sale by all dealers. It looks as if the Navy Depart? ment would have to get busy once m->re at its regular stunt of perma? nently abolishing aazing at Annapolis. ?Indianapolis News. "It is a pleasure to tell you that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is the best cough med'eine I have ever used," write* Mrs. Hugh Campbell, of Lavonia. Ga. "I have used It with all my children and the resultp have been highly satisfactory." Fo? sale by all dealers. HIDDEN DANGERS. Nature (lives Timely Warnings That No Sumter Citizen Can Afford to Tgnorc. DANGER SIGNAL NO 1 comes from the kidney secretions. They will warn you when the kidneys are aick. Well kidneys txcreate a clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin, pale and foamy, or thick, red, ill smelling urine, full If sediment and irregular of passage. DANGER SIGNAL NO. I comes from the back. Back pains, du'l and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of sick kidneys and warn you of the danger of dropsy. diabetes and P.right's disease. Doan's Kidney P'Us are for sick kidneys. Here's Sumter proof of their merits: William Yeadon, 27 Haynsworth street. Sumter. S. C, says: I am confident that Doan's Kidney Pills act just as represented and are worthy of endorsement. I have taken them for dull backache and trouble with the kidney secretions, getting my supply at China's Drug Store. I have always received most prompt relief and con? sequently I have no hesitation in giv? ing this preparation my endorse? ment." (Tor s by all dealers. Price 6* sen t a Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, Now York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no .>ther. No. 3 A Little Money Buys Beautiful Hand Painted China at This Store While we pride ourselves on the general quality and progressive neSS of our stock, we are particul? arly proud of our Hand Painted China, We have here the l>est that Is painted. This china that we offer for your Inspection is painted by artistic people; by peo? ple who know how and get paid to*- knowing how. This china costs no more than the ordinary Hand Painted fun*. The next time you are near our Store we would like to lu\ von pay us a visit. w. a. Ti.wson, Jeweler and Optician. 6 S. Main Si. Sir r,jS. C.