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of the road on wkV" wa a train "but youth? ACQUIT EDISON CONTEST COLUMN as A- Edison born? 2. How old was when he came to Port Huron and how many rear did live here? 3. What In your opinion is Mr. Edison' most useful or greatest Invention 4. Xam fir of Mr.

Edison's inventions. 5. What wa th correct nam submitted in the contest is: Thomao A. Edison GreaUcst Gift To Mankind Essays wEJ limited to 50 words. They; will be required to answer certain specific QUeetiona about the life of Thomas A.

Edison, which arer 1. When and wher was Thom All men In Turkey teen and sixty r.lATE SLAYER to spend ten day on th roads, or emption. Jho aDnaHy (Ban3 BOULDER CM! MS DECEIVE Stcr.3 Doesn't Weigh Nearly 60 Tons, Tip Her, grade school hoy and girls. Is another tip on the weight guessing contest. The Edison memorial boulder weigh considerably lea than (0 tons.

Th atten Woman Upheld In Claim Of Self-Defense (Br Tb Xeaoctated Free) Grand Haven. Oct. 12. A Jury la Ottawa county circuit court alter deliberatlnr two arid one-half hours acquitted Mrs. TVUrr.a Van giooten Friday nlbt a eharso of her husband.

The cae waa given to tho Jury at 1:45 p. m. and th verdict cam shortly after p. m. "With Its verdict the Jury upheld Mrs.

Van Slooten contention that she shot and killed her husband last May in self defense a he aouht to strike- her. Th prosecution held that Van Slooten merely wa tryinsr to ehield himself from the run Ir. Van Slooten held. The shooting occurred on the Van Elooten farm in Blendon township. A.

mall daughter was th only witneew to the shootinir. She testified for her mother, her story -stantlatinr that of Mrs. Van Slooten. Van Flooten waa the defendant second husband. Hr first husband, th record Friday diecloeed.

is serving; a liquor law violation sentence in Ionia. Mstfwng Con? Hess tfEnam HC EMipapmiriiEnr itesaitiimoc Note the list of features below. The are features which are cociLli in the Pontine Bis Six and in no other car listing for less than Come in and let us show you what these features mean to you, tz2. bring your present car for our liberal appraisal. tical thin, adapted th new film to his experiments He died camera whereby the film In roll was- turned by man of crank, somewhat as it i today.

Th first motion pictur studio, called the "Black Maria wa an oblong wooden etructur on th laboratory grounds. Th walla and ceiling wet black and tb object to be photographed were throw against thi austere background to strong relief. Th whole studio wa so constructed that it could revolv to get the best advantag of th sun. The first picture were very simple, and naturally crude. A man's sneeze, dance of pet bear, trapeze stunts, and other simple performances wer the first abject.

Edison also more recently made extensive experiment In th talking motion picture. In 1912 he introduced the kinetophon or talking- picture, which ha recently been improved to be practical. Haystack Stolen From Farm Yard (Br Th Aaaorlatod Trraae) Chicago. Oct. 12 Somebody stolen AJphons Volchaert's haystack-Mr.

Volchaert said Walter Knip-penberg gave him th haystack in payment of a bill. Knippenberg moved the haystack to Volchaert's farm near Maywood. Volchaert later went out to admire the haystack and 'twas gone, lie got a warrant charging Knippenberg with stealing it. Canada Uquor Clearances Near Detroit Decreased I Br TT Aaa-- li tVasntasten. Oct.

12 Kv1dne that the government 1 saeceedin-In it campaign to rtop Kjior -ro the Canada wa en by official today In flcure mad pubis by A r.t fccretary Lowmin Ot the treasury. Quit diction the liitor cleared from porta for the United stare la th vicinity of lrtrott w4 rsp-te'i by who has charge of th treasury prohibition oJoremt efforts. Only carg war cleared tar month, said. In fmprlioti with tn August and I54.4JS Jn Sperr.r,er. IS IS.

Much this, a died. nvr reached th United "state, toeing en root or amucc-l Hck 1st Canada after hir- cleared a a mearsa of evading th dominion's lir or Expriax gratification over th showing, ascribed It to the nforeement agent anl coat guard personnel to th prohibition force la the Detroit rea and Increased vigilant on their pnrt unci th viitorou antl-amusKlino; campaign waa tinder-taken thir several montha ago. Tby ar maintaining a 24-hoar watch along th boundary, and he pcts their efforts to bring; further In th Canadian fta-tires. tion of editor waa called to the fact that that figure appeared in chalk on th boulder picture, but th men who moved the stone said they put It there to keep persons from asking; conataatly bow much it weighed. It was a rough guess, and found to quite a bit too high.

Clip your blank KOW. and send tn your a-uess. They keep coming in with, every mail. You" have as good a chance as anyone to win th prise offered by Port Huron Rotary club for the best guess. Th contest is open until Monday, Oct.

1. Sponsor of th Edison essay contest are deiigrhted with the response. Watch next week's columns for stories about the electric light and battery. The contest is open to every Thumb district liish school pupil. The prises are worthwhile.

Tapers must be in by Oct. is. The subject of the "essays to be 14 Special moulded, brl IS Spcd Bodies by 1 A SOO-ctobtc-ljach L-hed engine. 2 The Harmonic Balancer. Tho C-M-R cylinder beaeV 4 The cross-flow radiator.

5 Automatic tcmpratiire control. 6 Fully counter-weighted crankshaft. 16 Flaring fenders 70 Inch FIRST 111 IS SON'S Flickering Camera Invented By Great Pioneer To Thomas A- Edison belong credit for th first successful motion picture caCm era, Th Idea, of prod ud.R sr picture that would reproduce an illusion of movement waa not original with him, however. Kdlson invented his camera In 1891. A century earlier a Frenchman by th nam of Plateau had mad a toy he called a "Flenaki-toecope, with which showed pictures in quick eucceeelon to give an appearance of continuity.

In 1845 a "Wheel of Life appeared In America which did th same Neither of these, however, had a special form of photography which really took pictures of moving objects. In 1844 Frenchman, by name of Iuco. sucaJn tried to devise a means of taking moving pictures, but he had no instant camera, and was obliged also to use wet plates for pictures. The first real moving picture was made in 1878 by Eadward Muy-bridgts aa the result ot a wager made by Senator Letand Stanford, of California, an ardent lover of horses. Stanford asserted that a trotting horse at on point left the ground with all four feet.

Muj bridge rigged up a series of cameras with wet plates, took a uccession of pictures ot th horse in motion, and proved Stanford's contention. In the early 80 dry plates were Invented, but cumbersome glass plate wjiT a III in Use. Prof. K. J.

Morey, of th French academy, succeeded in 18J2 in making 12 pictures in one second with on camera, but he could find no way to make practical motion pictures. With thin background Edison set to work, lie tried first to solve the question of quickly changing films, which waa the moat obvious defect, by using a cylinder coated with sensitized material, and making exposures of microscopic size. With this arrangement he made 4S pictures a second, whereas the usual rat of running them now is 20 to 30 per second. The pictures, however, could not be made clearcut on so small a film and with the coarse sensitising material available. But when kodak film was introduced by the Faetman Kodak company.

Edison, with his usual ability to see a prac RAFFlG LOCAL SURVEYS URGED High radiator of distinctive desia, It A variety of popular colors. 19 Ternstedt interior fitting. 20 FUner windshield. 21 Adjustable driver's seat. 22 Coincidental ignition and transai' i lock.

23 Individually mounted eluding gaaolin gauge. 24 Foot -con trolled headlight. 25 Small wheels, tea tnaaslv spake, STiHN HITS 7 Interchangeable bronae hack-ex hearings. 8 A IVi-lnch carburetor. 9 A gasolin pump.

10 Expanaion-typ piston pins. 11 Full -pressure lubrication. 12 Crank caae vent Hating system. 13 Internal-expanding four-wheel brake. Edison Home Recalled By Daughter Of Childhood Resident At Fort Gratiot qp7 riOD.UCT OF CENEBaL MOTOBS tA i The late Mrs.

Caroline Farrand Ballentine one lived In the -port Huron horn of Thomas A. Edison, her daughter, Mrs, T. F. Heaven-rich, said today. The house, an attractive Colonial building, wa erected by the colonel in charge of Fort Gratiot, for hla daughter, Mrs.

Heavenrich said. Her grandfather. Bethuel C. Farrand. purchased It and lived in it until 1SSJ.

when his wife died. Samuel Edison bought bouse from him In 1S54, when he moved here from Milan. O. It waa destroyed by fire in 1S7, lira Ballentine. who wa born in 1847, lived there until sh was 0 years old.

She was only about, six months younger than Edison, and was a childhood friend of 'tis Sh often played with other children under the pines around the houae. Before her death, two years ago sh drew a memory picture of the house, which received Edison's approval. The sketch is the basis for th houe engraved on th plate Which will be placed on the Edison Memorial boulder In Pine Grove park. It waa also used for postcards, but they have alt disappeared, and Mrs. Heavenrich doe not know where the plate ia.

Several years ago Mrs. Ballentine wrote a series of charming short-stories for her grandchildren which sh named "The Old Hou woven around her childhood experiences Jn the Edison home. Mm Heavenrich plans some day to edit them for publication. Mrs. Ballentine always took a deep interest in local and state history, and sh collaborated with writers of a Michigan history in an account of Edison's Port Huron years.

An article by her also appears in the Michigan History magazine, No. 4. telling of Edison's life. Mat (J. .) i s.

FHc, $74t im, rwt, piw 4mlivry chvfM. Inmairh Spring omrl mn4 Ijovmioy ahech l-aartara rtgmlmr wlmnt mt Ugt matlla a Oafcto' rSa a awsstaraTi 'awsssPB' fsYwBTavBianna UtaSVaSai tarf freight mmd dmilwmry mmd ta Mora! Influence For Peace Planned, Not By Force fBr irttat Praaa) "Washington. Oct, 12. Secretary Btimson tit a. formal statement, aaid today a iorI and not a military lnflne waa th purpo which President Hoover and Prim Xllplster MaeDonald had sought In reaching; aa understanding doting their talks Ilia statement Sn full said: "In reading comments upon the prim minister visit and th joint statement which was issued op his departure.

hav noticed a atateracnt which. so -completely miconcelvea and misrepresents th actual facts and th spirit of our cooferenc that I cannot Jet It- rs without correction. IWAI wxanr nn that 1st Step Against Congestion, U- S. Body States Br FrrwJ Washington, Oct. 12.

Thirty-en members of the national traffic congestion committee, meeting under auspices of the department of commerce, have asked fact-finding local surveys as the first step looking; to traffic improvement. One such local survey, from a large Southern city, showed that among 20.000 people goins; to work each morning, 44. per cent went by street car. as per cent by automobile. 11 per cent on foot, and 4.T per cent by bus.

with 1.4 per cent unlisted. Making similar surveys of all American cities now trying to find traffic problem solutions was urged as necessary to analysis of the problem and formulating of "sound conclusions." Three sub-committees war appointed to continue the congestion analysis. Harold S. Buttenheim. editor of the American City, was made chairman ot a committee on location, causes, and effects of congestion: J.

Gordon McKay, director ot th Cleveland highway way research bureau, of a committee on remedies and their appropriate application, and Harold M. Gould, consulting; traffic engineer of the Detroit police department, of a com mitt on methods of local procedure." In its report to Secretary La-mont. tho traffic congestion conr- caorf mt REEVES MOTORS 310 East Water Street Port Huron, MiclJ. EDISON ESSAY CONTEST Enter Us this blank to enter th Edison essay contest. r.reat Britain and tho United States hare In effect agreed to pool their navies tn maintain tho once, send your essays as soon a they ar ready.

Edison Essay Contest. Care The Times-Herald, Port Huron. Mich. Oct 1129. I hereby enroll In the Edison essay contest, which close OsL It.

for 600-word essays about Thomas A. Edison, on the subjeotc. Thomas A. Edison's Great Gift to Mankind. I understand the conditions of the contest and will start work at once on my essay.

mom Si aj mitte also made aeveral general suggestions. Including progressive inatead of synchronous control light syatems, proper lanlng of streets, better enforcement of ex I am a pupil In. school. isting regulations, betterment of mm My High school principal's name mass transportation by public car rier, street widening, elimination Name. Mall peae tlx iunng tn whole of oar conversation thr was not ay liable of such a sus The tenor of the conversations waa exactly tho rover and I heliev that tho Joint statement wiatr that perfectly clear.

Tb wnderstnndlnar which rml at ws moral understanding. tnfTnenc which are seeking to esert 1 a moral Influence ant not a military one. Th ot our discussions was the Kllgg-Krlanl pact Of peace which aim at euttawlng war and all forrifcie mean- ot companion of nation and which reiles wholly upon the public pinion of the world as ls sol sanction. This breathe throughout the entire Joint statement made Thursday from th where we say that we dlruad som of the 'means by which th moral force our cuuntrt can eserted for peace down to the final sentence where we said that war en-davoriri to tak ateps which would be a contribution toward effort for peace "not by military but by peaceful of "bottlenecks', increasing intersection capacity, and erection Of bridges and elevated roadways. The parked automobile was blamed for using street space sorely needed for moving vehicles.

A survey in a Midwestern city was cited as showing only that five per cent of auto parked along the 400-foot frontage ot a large department store brought customers to the store. The committee ad BOULDER WEIGHT CONTEST Fill out this blank to enter the boulder weight contest, for grammar grade pupils only. Mail or bring to Th Timea-Herald. Kdison Boulder Weight Contest. Care The Times-Herald, Port Huron, Mich.

Oct ...1929. My estimate of the weight of the Edison boulder, without th base Is. in Buick's compare the chassis- vocated a definite national policy on parked cars and Other traffic congestion matters. Name. Grade.

Golfer To Ily New York. Oct, 12. Walter meana rooted In public opinion and enforced tr a an or juatic in thenv School. Ter.cher........... ou too would choose th rlvlUred world.

"Nothin could have been fur Hagen and Horton Smith Intend to fly If boats and trsina are too slow. They are booked for Zl frolf matchea in days and the Halg's manager offers to bet that they won't lat for a single one. ther awav from tb truth than to sniapect that we contemplated any Mail This contest closes Monday, Oct. 21. date or befor will be accepted.

tV4 Entries postmarked thaw tnlnder or pooling of our navies. No nch I4a was even broached or dicu-'d. IwmxT Replica Pnvid Ijtwrenc said In a state ment todty heaaa irlad Secretary Ptlmson hA explained the Phraae, "malntaJnins; th peac of th world." ud In a Jviint announcement by rretdent Hoover and Premier M3CtonM. In hi statement i'fu-d today in reniv. Mr.

Lawrence eaid: "I haxu Just read Secretary ptimson a statement and am arati -i ftd thst cleared up the uw Shock Eliminator assuring complete freedom froea annoying jolts and jars, even over the roughest roads. th or tne porsso 'maintaining th peace of the world- as meaning- Ida i it-n. tA wa it t-'-' lsrv' Buick' unprecedented Provision for ridifp com fa th- of moral and not physical force. which was th N.i of th misconception, par-tioularlr sine th phra wsa embodied in an announcement of an aareemect on the- equality of naval strrnfth. '-verus-- kt OUS a I lx osrsnon Vn7Z1Z.

ever Divorced Wife Of Dodge Scion Wins Another Decree sn este-TT VSM wtr. olth feet aT Vvl5 If you were to lift the body from the chassis of any one of a hundred cars and compare the vitally important details of chassis design and construe tion you would find Buick so outstandingly superior in all phases of fine car engineering that you would almost inevitably make Buick your choice. Here what you would see in this famous Bsuct' frarf new Vahr-m-flead engine drveloplnr 99 horsepower ia the 1 24- std 1 32-ioch models, and 80 horsepower in the 118-inch models. The most Emerfnl automobile engine of its size in the world, epresentiog 26 years of constant, aggressive improvement. Triple-sealed against wear, and incorporating such signal refinements as counter-weighted crankshaft with torsion balancer, carburetor heat control and positive -pressure gas pump.

Unap-' proached in sturdioess, all-round performance ability, reliability and economy as well. Bmick't new Controlled Servo Enclosed Mechanical BraicT" revealing clearcut leadership over any other brakes of the day. Of the widely-favored internal, expanding type. Providing smooth, positive, silent braking, with minimum pedal pressure. Assuring absolute control of the car orer all roads.

And because fully protected against dnst, dirt and water operating at maximum efficiency jn any weather. wtrrb.T fmrA a new, longer rear springs, and new Lovejoy Duo draulic Shock Absorbers, front and resr. Workiox in perfect harmony combining to check both boaajl ana rebound ana providing a degree of riding east without parallel anywhere. And, finally, such established Bmich superiorities the famous double-drop frame of finest, toughest steel the massive side and cross members reinforced at points of stress to insure the greatest readability and long life the celebrated torque tube drive, Buick. multiple-disc clutch, self-lubricating differential, and numerous other fearures.

When the list of Buick's chassis features entirely aside from the irresistible appeal of Buick's new Usher Bodies reads like a roll-call of all that if soundest and best in fine car engineering and when, in addition, you can buy a Buick for as little as $1225, o. b. factory what wonder that all comparisons lead to Buick! What wonder that more than 2,000,000 people have invested their money in Buicks and that from two to fire times as many are purchasing this new Buick as any other automobile priced above $1200! BUICX MOTOR COMPANY. FLINT, MICHIGAN It rVUtO- aJrSfs -in iosia 4, tvtroit. ct.

ir Mrs. bets KnowUn Manning Friday won eree divorce from her husband. Henjamin Franklin Manning, terrier ccat artillery Jieu-tnart. Th- decree wa arad by Circuit JuJs Theodore J. Rlch-ter Mrs.

Manning was rot present. Her nMd. Ml Katherfn Berg, took th Frtday and related that Mrs, Manning had ben etruok on several occasions br M-vnrm? drfr.s their honeymoon from Honolulu to Japan. She that Manning became so buive while on th steamer that th carUm ordered him confined to hi stateroom. Th Judge then th decree.

Th Mpnr.ga were married at Honolulu Sept. 1. 137 ahortlv after the brtd had a divorce from Horace E. Dodge. th wedding they went on a honvrnoa to th Orient.

They ta Japan. BnttW At Scttool BauMY Plalnr.eld. J. Oct 1J. B-rr.

pupils have ha finding bottS us of schools for pubUc daarea i forbidden. BrM. KMc Off ln Cnarh Weatbury. Oct. 15 James van A'en ant Eleanor Lang-ley hr been known la social circles for their MSd horsemanship, evil" thT rod ju cnarca in coach, ajid AnoVs new fridiontest fteering gear and new Road Shock EUmmatof twin advancements introduced by Buick.

Proriding marvelous new handling ease. The Buick wheel offering effortless control through- -oat its entire txxrning range sod the sew Road ar Mt aji'i sfossrCasi THESE OCAL AU1 O-OVVNERS AGENTS ARG AT vrVTTo cvoxrrrtr YOKOM Thumb In. Agcy Port Huron Mngan. Port Huron F. M.

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