Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 3, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free press. Monday i entries coming in rapidly j for big bicycle Parade i y scout troops Are particularly interested because of i Opportunity to win coveted prize of a Large tent for their special features including i the resurrection of some old time High wheels i Are coming in fast to boy the various classes in the Parade. Board of Trade these May he left with the dealer for Competition in the Mon i Olio will Send them to boy scout a Parade next saturday As j Headquarters. Arrangements were being made to Day for several special features to add to the unique distinction of hav ing i or Parade Leader Premier t. C. To bicycle week bicycle dealer in town has no forms hums in of which is the condition for entry into any of every a fill it out and try this form out and use it. A deliver to boy scout Headquarters Board of Trade building or to bicycle week Headquarters 502 electric rail Way Chambers. Bicycle Parade entry form class. Age. Years. Months. Days. Norris in an air plane. Several of the j ancient Type of Wheelu live feet High have been brought to Light from Dusty Corners and will be entered into the Parade. One bicycle dealer announced that his staff of four men will appear Vid ius on one tandem with four scats four Seta of handlebars pedals Etc. This is the Only four seated tandem in the West it is believed. The chief Opportunity Lor the bicycle owner a class open to any one in the City who can ride a wheel is in the decorated bicycle and costume class. As in the other two main classes of the contest a Grade a bicycle is the first prize. Boys under fourteen have an Opportunity of winning a juvenile bicycle the Best obtainable to be or dered especially for the size of the Winner. This prize is the first in boys fancy costume contest. Boy scout troops Are already prac timing to win the coveted prize to be Given to scout troops of ten or More Only this prize is the most valuable of All a Large tent big enough for a dozen campers and a whole set of cooking utensils for the troop which makes the Best showing in the Par Ade. Several individual prizes for scouts Are offered As Well. About the bicycle Here is a Short history of the bicycle. In 1843 the first pedal driven bicycle constructed by Gavin Dazell was used. In 1s90 the pneumatic tire was in vented by Dunlop of Belfast. In 1896 the first practical Combina Tion of free wheel and Back pedalling Brake contained in the rear Hub and held in position by a fixed Arm known As the coaster Brake came into use. In 1908 Tho Hercules armless coaster Brake was invented. Canada Cycle and motor company formed Twenty one years ago the left hand Side has a. Left hand thread. The right hand Side of a bicycle is determined by be Hind it and looking toward the handle bar. The pedals Shou d be kept screwed tight into the Cranks. There is sufficient grease and Oil put into the bearings by the makers to keep it in Good running order for months. When it needs move Oil or grease it is to take it to a reputable repair shop and have it gone Over thoroughly there. If not convenient to do this loosen . Put some lubricating Oil in the Oil Caps on huhs and squirt some in as3 scout troop of greater Winnipeg. 10 riders or More. Class combination of fancy costume and decorated bicycle. Class comic costume men or coys Over 14. Class decorated bicycle boys under 14. Class entry costume and decoration. General riders oldest rider to hugest rider. Tho Parade will form on water Street to Start at 2 ., will proceed along main Street to Broadway along Broadway to Sher Brook. Along Sherbrook to Portage along Portage to main along main to Hig Girs Back along main to Market where judging will take place. No entrant will be admitted for prize Competition who has not filled in an entry form in Advance of the Parade. Report to marshal under letter designating class in which you have entered before 1.45 Saturday May 8. Around the edges of the Cones on. The Plant at West Toronto. In 18dd, just Twenty one years ago the five largest bicycle manufacturers in of Mas soy Brantford red Bird Cleveland perfect an d Genron forces under the name of the Canada i Cycle and motor company limited. At the time there were five sep Arate factories As follows gook bicycle company of Brantford h. A. Oxier co., of Toronto Junction the Welland Vale manufacturing co., of St. Catharines ont and the bicycle division o the Gen Torii manufacturing co., and the Massey Harris co., of Toronto. By 1300 the Masey Harris and gent Ron bicycle machinery was re moved to the other factories at Brantford. St. Catharines and Tor onto Junction. Later these three were consolidated in one Large in 1916 the age and s Epport bicycling in the broadest Way posse ble not merely in connection with the . Pro duct. This was strongly evidenced shortly after the formation of the company when the bicycle Boom col lapsed and the bicycle business was for a time in a very bad Way. Many concerns which had jumped into the business when times were Good deserted it. The . And the Dun lop company stayed with the game through thick and thin till largely As a result of their efforts the bicycle business was placed on the firm foundation it occupies today. . Bicycles Are now sold in very Large numbers in every part of Canada also in nearly every other part of the world. For Twenty one years they have Given Good service and there is every reason to believe they will continue to be sold in Ever increasing numbers. Majiyu of the men who came from the older bicycle companies Are s till connected with the . Among these Are general manager j. Gibson formerly of h. A. Lozier co foreign manager f. W. Dunn for Merly of the Massey Harris Pany mechanical Engineer h. A. Phillips and general superintendent 1-1. W. Peace from the Goold bicycle company at Brantford and a num ber of the present foremen. Secretary treasurer Arnot m. Clark musical director. James chafe. The first entertainment to be Given by the society will take place in the Isaac Brock school auditorium on thursday june 3, under the auspices of the Isaac Brock Community club. Believe fugitive hiding in swamp Vii thee. Wis., May Large posse aided by bloodhounds yesterday enveloped the swamp near Here in search of Louis Krueger. For eighteen Home of Kru Oner. Months a fugitive from Justice on a charge of military draft evasion. He was brought to Bay last night at tie his Mother. Mrs. Louise Louis escaped by leaping tin Ong a window amid a fus Glade of bullets from a Rosse of men. And took Refuge in a swamp near by. A cordon of deputies ivus thrown around the immediately and it is believed Fie is still within the Circle of deputies. Crank Axle front Fork and pedals. Keep tires properly pumped up for the Best results in Riding and to make them Wear longer about 25 to 30 pounds air pressure will give All that can be desired. More pres sure than that will make them so j Bard that the bicycle might just As Well be equipped with solid rubber tires instead of pneumatic while under 20 pounds is not sufficient to keep the Wood rim from bumping on the ground when Riding Over rough roads and this is hard on. The tire the rim Tho rider. Do not leave your bicycle out in the rain. Keep it in a shed or some place protected from the rain and. Sunshine when not actually in use. Keep it clean by wiping off the Frame and Nickel plated parts with a soft rag. Follow these instructions and you will add years to the lit e the bicycle. Pays to devote some care to the bicycle Little time spent in going Over it occasionally advisable a bicycle like any other vehicle or piece of machinery requires a cer Tain amount of intelligent care and attention. A Little time spent in go ing Over it occasionally looking for Loose nuts Etc., and making the necessary adjustments will keep your bicycle running smoothly and . And May avoid an Accident and the necessity of some expensive repairs. It will u.ls-0 lengthen the life of the bicycle. The Cones in the front and rear i hubs Crank Axle and i rent of k must be kept properly adjusted to get Best results. To ascertain the proper adjustment for the Cones in the hubs is very simple. When they Are pro i Perly adjusted there should not be any play i.e., any perceptible Side play of the wheels when gripped by the hand and yet the weight of the valve in the Tiro should carry itself to Tho Bottom when the wheel has come to a Stop of its own Accord after having been spun around. The nuts on Saddle should be kept tight All the time. The pedals have right left hand threads where they screw into Crank. The one for the right hand Side has Ance department. _ a right hand thread and the one for offices in the Law court buildings. Farewell to Canon Murray. On the occasion of his leaving Winnipeg for Ireland. Hev. Canon j. O. Murray of St. John s College has been presented with a number of addresses of Farewell by the parishioners of St. John s Cathedral. Very Rev. Dean Coombs who presided declared that the people of the Parish would to extremely sorry to lose Canon Murray who had been among them for the past is years. He had been faithful in Paris h work and an unfailing Friend i the col Epe students. Sheriff Colin Inkster and Rev. Or. R. C. Johnstone also presented addresses to Canon Murray in the highest terms of his work in the Parish. The Secrce i tary of the k. Presented an address from that body. Business was removed to the present Large and modern Plant at Weston. Near Toronto. By combining All the manufacturing in Ione Large Large Plant instead of in five Small ones much Savin of time and labor has resulted. Although All models have constantly been improved and now carry regular equipment coaster brakes Frace pumps Etc., which used to be charged As and although the Cost of both material and labor is very much higher the bicycles Are sold at a Price considerably lower than under the old conditions. It has always been the policy of the company to manufacture bicycles of the Best Quality in spite of All temptations to reduce the Standard and turn out cheap machines to meet foreign completion. As a re s ult both the Riding Public and the bicycle Trade have always received satisfaction from the . Bicycle. Another policy consistently adhered to by president t. A. Russell general manager j. W. Gibson and the directorate has been to enc our former collegiate pupils launch dramatic society v i realizing a that the Best Way of maintaining1 interest in dramatic and literary pursuits and incidentally keeping up the Bonds Friendship established i their Lugtig school Days Lay in the organizing of an Amateur dramatic society the members of the 1919 graduating classes of the Winni Peg collegiate Institute decided sat urday night to launch a histrionic or Gan in conjunction with their newly formed old association. The organization will be known As the collegiate old pupils dramatic society and will devote itself to giving Benefit entertainments of a mus ical and dramatic nature. The society is the first Oil its kind to be organized in Winnipeg and should prove somewhat of an innovation inasmuch As practically All the Mem Bers Are in their teen age. The following officers were elected president Archie Murray vice president miss Zelma Hazel Wood bicycle week prizes to be awarded participants in bicycle Parade May a have been donated by these firms Canada Cycle motor co., limited the t. Eaton co., Ltd. Dominion Cycle co. Goodyear tire rubber co. Of Canada Ltd. Harley Davidson Cycle co. Norwood Cycle store j. A. Dick Norwood general repair shop North West Cycle co. Stebb1ns bicycle shop Christie s Cycle store North end Cycle co. J. H. Ashdown hardware co., Ltd. Dunlop tire co., Ltd. M. Nullie St. Boniface w. Snowden Elmwood West end Cycle co. Empire Cycle co. Beaver Cycle co. Bicycle motor sales co. Big bicycle store Percy d. Mcbride motor products Ltd. Universal repair co. C. J. Scott it. Rouge prizes exhibited by Stiles Humphries Ltd., Curry building store. Bicycle week Celebration under auspices of Winnipeg bicycle dealers association Canada Cycle motor co., Ltd. Bicycle motor sales co., 465 Portage ave. J. A. Dick 339 Nairn ave. Dominion Cycle co., 224 Logan ave. Harley-dav1dson Cycle co., 258 main St. W. M. Kolisnyk 880 main St. Percy a. Mcbride 298 main St. North West Cycle motor co., 319 Logan ave. C. J. Scott 193 Osborne St. Universal repair shop 273 Garry St. J. C. Warren 977 Portage ave. West end Cycle motor co., 587 Portage ave. Y Day As a. Observed by the moving a Day was Manitoba temper by going a into new have a heart i my Bike is Rita tit n or a. The importance of an easy running bicycle for the boy the time saturday May 8, at 2. O clock the prizes bicycle Parade a Bunch of joyous boys and girls on a bicycle ride How they do Breeze along the smooth level stretches what fun what exhilaration but pity that poof boy on the hard running Bike. How he has to pull on the handles and push on the pedals to keep up with those on the easy running . Bicycles. It s no Joy ride for him. And the Strain is always there to some extent even when he Only runs errands on his hard running Bike. Overtaking the strength of a growing boy or girl is to be avoided. It might Lead to serious consequences. Be Safe. Buy your boy a c. C. M. C. C. M. Bicycles for boys and girls Are built of the same High Grade materials and with the same skilled workmanship As the adult models. They have the same special construction that gives the easy run Ning direct line the same Case hardened polished bearings that turn so smoothly. The same Strong Safe fish Mouth reinforced Frame. And of course they have the new Hercules positive drive Brake coaster Brake without a Side Arm. There s a Light Strong easy run Ning bicycle waiting for your boy or girl at the c. m. Dealer s right now. He will be glad to show it to you. Also ask to see the new 18-Inch curved bar bicycle the boy won t outgrow. Get out your wheel and enter for the Parade you May win Over value in prizes grand special prize boy scouts wherever you go in canola you will find . Service. Loot for this sign. Over 1.000 . Ser vice stations in Canada. This trails Mark is on the Frame of every . Bicycle. Oom bicycles 90% made in value Canada Cycle motor co., limited Montreal Toronto Weston ont., Winnipeg Vancouver if you Don t compete be a bicycle Booster ride any Way lets have a Parade a mile Long following Premier Norris in the aeroplane Tondl visual ppi2ejlist--Competition Osen to the world Complete boy scout troop Camp outfit including 12 foot regulation Bell tent poles and rigging Complete troop mess outfit pots pails frying pans Etc., Etc. Scout troop of greater Winnipeg making the Best Cycle squad showing in bicycle Parade. Boy scouts line tip the cyclists in your troop. Communicate with or with boy scout Headquarters Board of Trade a for any boy scout troop. It consists of a Standard Bell tent 12 feet diameter 36 Inch Wall to top Complete to erect. Kitchen outfit includes All utensils needed for the summer pots pans pails frying pans Etc. This entire out fit Vdell be Given to the boy your for full information. Individual boy scout prizes Dunlop tubes value lock value ?2. Bell value value 75c. To be awarded to smart est riders among boy scouts Cycle squads. 104 group costume and decorated bicycle contestants. 1st a Grade bicycle value 2nd set of Michelin tires value 3rd Klaxon Horn value group costume contestants men and boys Over 1st . A Grade bicycle value 2nd print 3rd print one set Goodyear All weather tires value Horn value two a Grade c. C. M. Bicycles and other valuable prizes see the prizes on display tuesday to Friday Curry building store Stiles Humphries Ltd. Group bicycle contestants boys under 14. 1st Indian juvenile bicycle value 2nd set Goodyear All weather tires value 3rd group entries Freak cycles old timers triplets and prizes awarded to riders to value of to value of to value of group riders. 1st set Dunlop Cord tires value special prizes for the the handsomest. The prize one smoking set value the prize electric headlight value 2nd prize Motorbike Handlebar top value 55.50 ;