San Francisco Chronicle from San Francisco, California • Page 5

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not irtbni th mott wide ly known, of San Francisco's hlstor leel landmarKa sun reraaimnr recall thi rly of the city end eurroundlnr' country 1 what "was one known as the old "Abbey TlouteJ" Thts frame stroetore, whit la still ia'a rood ataU of preservation end 1 oven occupied. stands at a' fork of. tha old El Ca anlnb Boat and tho present Ulsslon road In Daly City. What attache considerable tnter it and romance to the old "Abbey Jlonse" la the fact that the timbers which were built into It wer Jbroorht to San Francisco around Cape Horn by one of the old sall In ships which piled between saat rn ports and this city. It la said that the old 'Abbey Hqpse" la on of the few atructnres still remain Ins; In this city whose cornices are band carved, and another Interest Item connected with Its eon traction Is the fact that th weath ler ooaraa duiu into in noose pre I lent a neater width than that of th present day homes and edifices.

FRAME) BCILDITra The present balldinr Is a two story frame house' and holds up In shape after the tide of th years that haa paased around It. Maps whloh were drawn Jn lit! In this city show that the present building; was then standing; where It Is now, and It Is supposed that It waa built before the Spanish glm ended In California. At least. It Is known that before the wooden building was constructed that an dobe structure adorned the sit. from thla place In early days a rail ran connecting; with the Presidio military reservation.

An Interesting; sidelight to th old house Is the fact that It was built opposite the famous old Bull's Head House, or what would be ihe Seven Mile House, which In the early days was a popular gathering place for the old Spanish grantees, whose names are familiar to all San Franciscans. At the Bull's Head, after Sunday mass, a special breakfast was served to such notables as No. I Oaerrero, lilramontes. Benches, Va leneia, sernai and others. After th breakfast the fathering; usually da voted the time In the morning to a discussion Of the past week's events.

STOPPING PLACE In 1317, when th cemeteries were established in the vicinity of Colma, the old Abbey House became known I as a Place where meals were served to members of the horse drawn funeral processions which came down from Ban Francisco. The trip by horse drawn vehicles In those days required practically three hours, and hence It was necessary to stop at the old Abbey House or else make the long trip back to the city. It Is stated that 150 guests were accommodated at one time In those days. In early times a beanflful warden surrounded the old house, which has since disappeared. Servloe was offered to both man and beast, several splendid trees providing; grateful shade.

Today the Abbe: Pled by thjougrh the long stretch of years Its wails have withstood the fogs and winds and storms of winter and are still capable of providing shelter against all vagaries of the Weather Old House Looks Rather Modern TiWtJOldAbber vahtps'm die carlr rlart Vf. San Francisco. It now: used a' home. iJa'fm'Jrxu Wa tt mil fn roadhoute. Bob.Galmdo, tale manager; of Creer Robbini" tUnnz there pointing to it, sji4 HCar Withlhini.

i UlYNLL i iiii: DROPWPfllCE OLD FIRM TO BUILD AUTDS Hercules Corporation Plans McCurdy Car for Near Future EVANSVIU.B Jan. Th Hercules Corporation of Evansvlllo, on of th largest Industrial concerns In th mid west, will manu facture and put upon the market within th heat' slaty or ninety days a new six cylinder automo bile to be known as th MoCurdy. It will be menu factured at th company's plant here. The car takes th nam of the MoCurdy from Colonel W. H.

McCurdy, president and founder of the Hercules Corporation, and one of the leading business men of the middle states. Colonel McCurdy and Ms asso elates. Including Oard Gale, who Is manager of the automobile department, and who has been Identlnel with the automobile Industry for many years, hare been experimenting for several months with a view I nt mimifirriirlntf a hlarH rplrf alv. House oocu 'cylinder car of great power, endur privhte family, but ance, refinements and good looks. The company haa called to Its organization some of the leading; automobile engineers of the country.

The cor has been submitted to a severe test, the original modal having been driven more than 40,00 miles before a decision waa made as gfiswaE bkJ saaaaaaaaKJJ sssssBrHk afl afSHsaB' fllsSBSBSBSBSBHtV'SBV 1 1 OOLOKEI. W. II UoCUBDT to any of th parts and as to the motor. TO bb aukovmceo Formal announcement regarding the speclflcatloas Is withheld at this time, but wilt be mad either during th New Tork show or within a short while thereafter. Colonel McCurdy states.

shows yer. that' the car will be In th ltl to ISO Inch wheel base class, with a large slx cylln and will have a speed of sixty to' seventy miles an hour and that th parts to be used will be the best there are. The Heroules Corporation has contemplated entering th automo cue Business lor th last two or thre years. It haa been the largrest manufacturer of bur Ktea and carriages In America during th last decade. It also I enraged I other lines.

This corporation last year built, die trlbut ed and marketed 14.000 buggies and carriages. 11.000 oil and raaollne engines and 40.000 bodies' for trucks xi and commercial cars, besides en gaging in sev I eral smaller lines. Its gross business last year exceeded 112,000.000 ana us proa. TSBBBBgBjl OABD.OAU ucts wer distributed In many countries. man aitAnm car Colonel McCurdy ljr not rone eyond his own company to finance his forthcoming automobile enterprise.

He expects to build a high rrade car and to have It ready for distribution In the early sprlnn. Colonel McCurdy. Oale and other jnembers of the Heroules Corpora urn are arranging io auena me Now Tork show, but owing to a number of changes Jn their plans they will not be able to show the ear at that time. However, It is likely the ear will be displayed at the shows in Boston, Chicago and Cleveland. New Man Named Service Manager Of Local Firm F.

L. Pierce to Handle Department for Harrison T. I. Pierce has been appointed service manager of II. O.

Harrison Company, local Dodre Brothers' dealer. In charge of the mechani cal and repair department. suc eeedlnr Fred Ehlers, who has bnn promoted to perform some special a a 1 work 'or th Harrison organisation. Flare assumes his. new post with experience reined with the Dodge Brothers' fao tory at Detroit.

In 112 he entered their works, by start Inr In he factory machine shop, working his way up to ui.i a VWjt Sl vdSShk. sKJ iiii bccccB aVj JfaaccaW K. P1EEC8 Tests Continue On Experimental dsm as I .1 FittsbureRoadVQCLC'V rOAnU $1lAti lntiae4lAl I San Francisco iwH 3 Wfr Mf mninraraairjiiiiiniii and Investigations are golnsr raDldir rora.M owAehr: At a Closed Car at Little More Than an Open Car Price Broject, are endeavoring to determine what form of concrete roadway is the most durable for heavy traffic It Is stated that up to and IncludingIncluding January 2 that trucks run Mnr over thle highway, built in the form of an oval, had run up a total of T6.864 miles, while a total weight of 2. 491.00 tons has passed over each and itry slab which forms a part of It. The country Supervisors of the State.

aad.ntmbers of the County Engineers' Association have been recent interested visiters) at Pitts burr for the purpose of watching the tests. Likewise have been officials of the state highway commission and their engineers, and the United States bureau of publlo roads engineers. iraiimiitiHi LJiyLjL mm agi Wit I lllllllllMMQjBaaatotaW Five Passenger ''I'BriiiiiriiiTOiniTnrroi JMTCIIllMliniM 'TtiA Bearing you need is here Wi can supply 700 with practically any Timken, Hyatt or New Departure fawriof that has ever been ased In anj make or model of motor car, truck or tractor. Our stocks of Tlmken, Hyatt and New Departor bearings are complete. tn Frandaeo Brack 1300 Taa 3tu lit, JTIt WysmkUa 410.

Never have we teen such interest in a new car. 'ihe reason is easily under stood. The' extra cost for a five passenger closed body on any car been higher than most men have wanted to pay. The Essex Coach costs but little more than the Essex open car. The.

Coach has comfort, durability, open car performance and economy. It costs little to run and Hxj These Fine Car Details Deep cushion seats (or fire. Dak controlled" ventilator. 8un visor. Lorra and tool locker in rear.

Hewest type easy ep eratlas; crank handle lifts on doer windows. Four hinges en each door, very Important. Radiator shatters and motometer tor em dent motor control. Kentral gear lock. Cord urea.

Dealers XanUa wleksua, OeUass Ansla Brataers. Is saersaeess Bemaaiia'Xaapea Baa lm X. IattenM SUkU Xarrlsea Kef era, fiM Btfoh Beae, Ckaa, Onea 0.. Barska IMsrM Blw iir. stilisls VUUttl Int.

aftta zrw" is ant, weeaiaa calls for hardly any service attention. Fine car details include a body that won't squeak doors that won't rattle seats that are comfortable absolute reliability easy steering dash controlled ventilator crank handle controlled door windows cord tires luggage locker, etc. See this car. You can't ignore its utility or price. nUDSOX.ErJSEX DI8TEIBDT0B UU Tan Hesi Are.

fioe set tree Dealers T. J. Lea, WatassTflle Ztavta 7 oWla, VUlI Creaaae Oarase ValUJe Saaiaartot Maaek, Sea Bataal tlee. B. OMalart, HtalatKav W.

DiU. gas Mut a W. Betktr, AstUefe WTlUt. MtUr Oar WI unta B. St Bta, Wtei CO.

Baesa, Uatserl ljjMi 'iW 'i iL 1 4 'i: STj tV. fTlO, m. assistant fore man of the pressed stnel plant and later becoming an engineer In the efficiency department. During the' war he was transferred to a position of special duty on the ordnance work which Dodge Brothers performed for the Government. After the armistice he held the Important post of passing on all steel offered Dodge Brothers for the drop forcings used in their cars.

He later joined the factory sales de partment as a field representative of the dreensboro district. North and South Carolina, from which position he came to the Pacific coast to associate himelf with the Harrison I organisation. Big Kokomo Factory Sets New Low Basis Rate on Popular Models' The prices for Haynos ears hv been definitely fixed tor lilt, and the Anal prte redaction of the yar mad; lit; slaahinf downward revision of prle on ad models of Amor lea's first ear. News or ths reduction esnfe.ta Wire to Phillip Colt, Hayfles distributor her yesterdsy. ad th 'new prices go into effect Immediately.

Th prloes on th Haynes are new below the pre war lerel and th final reduction now In effeet brtnr th total reduction on Haynes. models from th high water mark of war time prices "to lower prlos level than Haynes has heretofore enjoyed. Th total reduction, accord inr to from almost $1500 down to to; aocordlar to body typ. Th sit of thla reduo tlon shows th sarpest effort ef th Haynes factory to ret Into step with th spirit of of tb.times and to offer to th' poblto th Haynes product at a startllnr low flrure. HAYNES TB1XS OT COND1TIOW.

C. II. Haynes. brother of Elwood Haynes. maker of America's first antom'bblU and principal stockholder of th blr Haynes factory, has lust returned to San Franclsoo after a trip around the world.

When told of th new low price level at which th Haynes would be marketed he was amased. "In my opinion the Haynes SI model of today la by far the best of a lonr Hn Of rood cars that has been turned out by the Haynes factory. In the lonr years that I represented th ear" In the San Francisco territory aa head of th factory branch here we always th Haynes cars giving the i maximum of service and pleaslnr owners by their performance. The ntw model Haynes will please an even wider number of people because Its low price places It within th reach of so many mora. I am Informed from reliable factory sources that this reduction mark a real final effort to brtnr th car to th rlrht place, think that mar feel assured of a stablllstnr of market conditions.

"Usynes prices are nowbelow th pre war level, although ith quality of the oar has. In my opinion, been Improved to a material extent. Many new appointments and refine ments have been Incorporated on me new moaei se mai win ra appeal to th buyer. In fact, I am really amased that th factory finds It posslbl to turn out so much value at such a low and attractive ng ur." COLE IS PLEASED Phillip 8. Col and the various members of his organisation were elated over the reduotlon and are all set for a blr merchandising drive In the months ahead.

The Haynes (S comes In four models the touring car, the roadster, the sedan and the coupolet. The ooupelet Is a new model that will be shown for the first time at the blr February automobile show In the Exposition Auditorium here. It Is to be one of the features ft the blr automobile display in the opinion of officials of the Pacific Automobile Show. Auto Terms HluAited By E. R.

Watklns iT "FULlTirUT jrayiM Franklin Puts 3000 Men to Work Building Cars That th year. of list Is to be an auspicious on In th automotive Industry Is contained In advloes received by O. A. Boyer of the Franklin Motor Car Company from the blr Franklin factory at Syracuse, N. telllnr of plans belntr outlined for the year of 1121.

It Is statsd that full time for Its regular force of 1000 employes was put Into effect on January by the Franklin Automobile Company. Further, factory officials state, by February 1 an output of forty four cars dally wlir be reached. During the present month the actual output of cars will be somewhat under this mark, It Is said, owing to time required to get all of the fabricated parts to the assemblies. "Nineteen twenty two la rotnr to be a blr one for the automotive Industry In this country." said Boyer In discussing the future. "Judging from word that we eelved from eastern points.

Factory reports are all colored with enthusiasm, and th output of cars Is comlnr rlrht back to, and In many cases exeeedlnr. normal. "Hers In California It looks aa If th year is to be a particularly auspicious one. With highway construction rapidly Increaatnr and with activity of all kinds tn business and Industrial circles show Inr Improvement, the automobile market Is bound to not only hold firm but assume a roster ha than ever. Franklin dealers throurhout northern California report a steady business.

To Franklin, as It Is constructed now, rives the owner not only the benefit of Its light weirht, flexibility and direct air coollnr principles now twenty years old but also a score of very recent Improvements. The road ahead. for looks to us Ilk a stralrht on to greater heights, and are out to keep a front plaee In the procession of rood times that Is already commencing to form." I New Jersey Fines Truck Violators The penalty tor overloadlnr any commercial motor vehicle, tractor, trailer or semi trailer beyond th gross weight of th vehicle An New Jersey, rs not less than 1100 nor more than SIS for the flint offense, and for any subsequent offense not less than S1S0 nor more re than SIOO. at the New Price Is the Biggest Motor Car Value Ever Offered BH wfP New Prices Delivered Here! 4 cylinder Models: 2 passenger Roadster 5 passenger Touring 3 passenger Coupe 5 passenger Sedan t.r.x.. 6 cylinder Models: 3 passenger Roadster 5 passengej Touring $1620 7 passenger Touring 3 passenger Coupe A passenger Coupe 5 passenger Sedan 7 passenger Sedan $2650 War Tax Extra Compare the 1922 Buick with Any Other Car in Its Class and Convince Yourself Just a Few Buick Features: Cage type valve in head motor; patented full floating rear axle; velvet disc clutch; Delco ignition; Alemite lubricating system; patented gear shift; torsion drive; cord tires.

Vibrdion V' i 5i 'av Jg trik' i KbiiliX msmmm nas Wsn at una In a A fka tnlnHgtT etatsAfiL. suction that Is being eopdoeted bftl ih. vi revert. Btndebaker distributor, on Its sale room nor, showinr tn lack of tTVfts oration In th Studebaker Light Sir' aJS during the past waek. S'JI Salesmen have been kept answering many questions a eonstrucllan Af the that yttmm mlts ofpraetlcaliy no vibration.

iwww vtmv upon wDicn ue wheels rest while th rear wheels. ar in motion witn tn motor vn show any variation in stability ex Sfe th ear beyond auestion. r. tj It Is th first time that any cotfsl elusive aemonstrauon waa th ear's ability. An official of th eompany explained the lack vlbraUoa In the light sis by.dar i'J Ingenious motor design, have ellnr.

inatea weignw maamr possioi have produced a powsrful periecuy oaiaacea. vvri1 i i i I i i i II 'i ii IW i'lL why! walk! down buus the new i 1 rr Balance 439 per month Under our sales plan' and with the low Chev rolet price, it is really; cheaper to ride than to walk, ror its price here is only $675! And then think of the plea sure of owning a motor carl the SunrJav rrin. CTcning rides. TTie comfortJl or uic vievroiei ana its beauty of appearance add joy to ownership. HOWARD AUTOMOBILE COMPANY The LargestDUtribator of Automobiles in the World Van Ness Avenue at California Street San Francisco Oakland Prospect 4000 Portland Jul I I WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT.

BUIC3C WILL BUILD THEM Ziv. 4Rcioil Stored Call at any of them AndeTtScm Smiflt Motor (loiifcBjr 1600 Van Ness 399 Golden Gate Prospoct 490 20th and Valencia Mission 9449 fcfc fi. A maricet ana naigntf Prospect 490. OPEN SUNDAYS AND EVENINGS )lier rAXbST.M ICWSK tit'.