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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
16
The San Antonio Rifle Club announces its annual pfingst shoot to be held Sunday afternoon May 11 at the club grounds. Older members formerly with the Hitzige Kuehbauern will compete against the younger generation in friendly rivalry.
In San Antonio Hugh Chalmers of the Chalmers Motor Car Company predicts the Democratic tariff will impact import cars less than it appears. He argues U S manufacturers can withstand reductions, citing strong export trade and higher American labor costs, and notes the Southwest as a major production and market force for autos.
The Chalmers car party led by J A Nelson visits San Antonio and Dallas, attending a physicians convention and promoting production policy. They tour the southwest from Kansas City, noting growth since 1888, with a Tarpon fishing expedition arranged in Tarpon before continuing to Houston and beyond.
At a San Antonio Rotary Club luncheon Elbert Hubbard quotes frame Mr. Chalmers who says executives decide and are often right. He notes five business focuses money material merchandise markets and men with the last being the most important. He predicts prosperity after a western tour and jokes about factory employment.
A woman who misses the Best Yet Demonstration and Prize Contest at Pancoast-Morgan's on 306-308 East Houston Street loses a rare opportunity. The Bismarck Cafe next to the Grand Opera House features music from 4:30 to 6 and 7 to 11 pm, with Piel Bros bottled beer available at all first class hotels and bars.
Hugh Chalmers of the Chalmers Motor Car Company spoke at a Rotary luncheon at the St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio noting his aversion to long speeches amid a southwest tour. The report follows local auto interest as Ira Black departs for Iowa by auto, and industry staff discuss upcoming production and sales prospects in Cotulla, Indianapolis, and across Texas.
J. C. Nelson district manager for Chalmers products stays at the St. Anthony Hotel during a southwest tour. He states the region offers the greatest future for the automobile in the country.
Hugh Chalmers, famed automobile man, is honored with a Tarpon fishing trip arranged by G A C Halff of Alamo Auto Sales. The party heads to Tarpon Beach at 2 20 this afternoon. Joe Walsh earns praise for a witty banquet performance at the St Anthony Hotel drawing hospital doctors to buy a Chalmers car.
W. H. Ford advertising manager for the Chalmers Company accompanied Mr. Chalmers and a party this morning. Ford is a widely known figure in the automobile world and arrived in time to join the Tarpon excursion.
Garford Company president John N Willys predicts motor trucks will replace army mules and horses in civil life and military supply chains. He cites army reports showing 2 883 000 pounds of supplies for a 20 000 man division require eleven miles of wagon space, hindering troop movement, with mules limited to about 24 miles per day.
The article explains that marching speed is capped by supply transport and mule wagons, averaging 35 to 40 miles per day. It argues truck transport resolves this by requiring fewer vehicles, increasing load capacity, saving road space, and enabling speeds from 10 to 30 miles per hour with continuous operation.
In Burlington New Jersey women at a High street boarding house repelled male diners by filling corn cob pipes with strong tobacco and cubed cigarettes. The parlor filled with dense smoke as men retreated after brief attempts to smoke. Doctors’ carriages later lined up, and most women still managed breakfast the next morning.
A. B. Robinson of Mercersburg Academy will attempt world records in the 100 and 220 yard dashes at the Cornell interscholastic meet in Ithaca New York tomorrow Official timers selected by Cornell athletic management and recognized by the Amateur Athletic Union will time any new mark if achieved.
Harry Trendall of St. Louis defeated Leach Cross of New York by decision after eight rounds in St Louis. Cross controlled most of the bout with leading, but Trendall rallied late to push him around the ring with sharp left and right swings.
Brooks Gordon signed to manage Ardmore after umpiring in the Texas Oklahoma League. He previously led Austin to the Texas League pennant and also managed Waco in the Texas League. News notes mention The Best Yet Contest with prizes and local ads for Pancoast & Morgan Co. show windows and services in Sherman Texas.
Eighteen or more House members will play a Democratic vs Republican charity game on May 17 to raise funds for local playgrounds. Rep Kinhead leads the Democrats, with a roster of Reps Reilly Harrison McDermott Oldfield Elder Garrett Rouse Murray Connelly Hayburn Webb. Republicans include Porter Norton Britton Moran Manahan Rogers Kennedy Patton Slemp Miller Murdock and others. Ambrose Kennedy to umpire. venue hinted as riverside restaurant area.
In a two out of three falls match George Lurich the Russian heavyweight quit after twenty minutes of work by Raymond Caseaux of Bordeaux. Caseaux had Lurich near a fall with a toe hold and Lurich limped from the ring claiming a foot injury. Constantine Lemare of France defeated Paul Samson of Germany in 54 minutes with a reverse body hold.
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