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even though it may still be doing
its duty.
Automobiles are very often ask
ed by intending purchasers which
is the best car to buy. 1t is a wise
question for any would-be purchaser
to ask, as otherwise he is very apt
to get just the car least adapted for
his use, and, yet, at the same time.
it is really a most difficult question
10 answer. There are, of course,
three types. the electric. gasolene,
and the steam. Unquesuonably for
a physician the electric is preferable
in that it is ready to respond on the
instant, and as a general thing it's
batteries are sufficient to render an
efficient days service. If the physi-
clan has his own electrical charging
plant and can keep his automobile
in his own stable he will be in
splendid shape Immediately to meet
all demands.
The electric is also best adapted for
ladies' use in shopping and calling,
and, too. is good for limited rides
in the country.
AS regards steam and gasolene
cars. each has its ardent adherents,
and there is much to be said on
each side. do not attempt TO de-
eide it, as it is very much a matter
Of personal preference. / will say
this, however, that there are in
my opinion only two makes of steam
automobiles worthy of consideration.
On the other hand, there are a very
great number of gasolene cars of
weil-known make and equal worth.
Modern Types Simple.
There are many persons I have
heard say they selected a gasolene
car because it looked less compli-
Gated. AS matter of fact this is
not true. One is about as compli-
Gated as the other, or, rather, one
is about as simple as the other, for
neither is really complicated. The
main difference is that the steamers
parts are. for the most part, ex
posed, whereas the gasolene cars
are inclosed, or out of view. Zach
has an engine, each fuel system,
each a water supply Except some
few types of gasolene motors that
are air cooled and in addition. the
gasolene car has an electric sys-
tenn for igniting the explosive mix
ture in its motor cylinders.
So that there is little to choose
from. OF course, with a steamer
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stage amusement. from the highgrade
drama through the scale OF polite vaude-
vile. stock company theater. home
Of highly colored melodrama. and va
Tlety.
Both the trust" and the antitrust
theaters are TO be found here. and ev-
cry year Washington viii get the best
attractions which are presented 10 the
American people. The same prices pre-
vail here as are 20 be found In prac-
ueauy all the theaters or New York.
The playhouses IS a whole are large and
commodious and the stage equipment is
ample 10 accommodate very easily any
attraction. The thcatcrs are provided
with asbestos curtains and there are suf-
hcient Horoscopes. The acoustic prop
critics Of all these amusement houses
are good and the interior decora tions
very pleasing.
The Geological Park of Washington is
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the season make their first appearance
in this city and the consensus Of opin-
ion here frequently determines what the
GotEamite shall sec.
The first nighter' has ample oppor-
tunity to crafty his longingS here. The
great stars TRY out" their plays in
the Capital. as a rule. before taking
them 10 New York for possibly lengthy
runs IN this way il happens that
Washington sees plays which New York
soon begins 20 talk about and rave over.
while theatergoers ia other cities have
TO wait until Broadway gets tired Of
the attraction. and il is finally sent ION
the road with a curtailed production,
frequently with a substitute star.
This season, as is always the case.
washington had the opportunity 10
pick the winners OF tht, reasons Of
Ierlngs. Washington has seven PLAY
houses. covering the whole realm OF
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miles and miles of asphalt streets.
no city presents the ideal roads Of
Washington. IN most cities miles OF
cobbIestone must be travelled before
the open country is reached, but here
II is different. Whichever way one
turns il is but a matter OF few
minutes before one reaches the coun-
try. and this. too. while travelling
over roadways so level and smooth
that hardly a jar is felt.
Streets Offer Delights.
In fact. the streets themselves
shaded by the beautiful trees and in
terspersed by our beautiful parks,
are almost equal to the country, as
compared TO other cities. And one
has but to travel to find that our
city is fast becoming an ideal spot.
Certainly it is already. in so far IS
motoring is concerned. Strangers
find a never ending admiration for
our city. and those who have lived
here all their lives wonder at il until
perchance they are called TO visit
some sister city.
A more beautiful drive can hardly
be found than Rock Greek Park,
winding in and out between the hills
and parallel with il the level, finely
macadamizing road with OveThanging
rocks and shrubbeTy, Yet there are
thousands in this city today who
have never been through this beau
tiful place. and who know Of its
existence only in a vague sort of
way. The creek drive is perhaps the
most greatly travelled, but there are
many other roads which. while not
so beautiful, yet are deseTvedly pop
ulaT. Many of these roads. TOO, are
historic, and their histories are well
worth studying
To the automobiles these various
roads are as familiar as can be and
it is mainly they who enjoy and learn
TO love them. The roads in the Dis
trict are maintained in beautiful re-
pair, but 70 be appreciated fully one
should get beyond the District line,
either into Virginia or Maryland,
where the rule seems to be the worse
the road the higher the toll Yet
Notwithstanding this autOmobilists
are constantly travelling the roads
from this city TO Baltimore. Fred
ericksburg, HagerstOwn. Pen Mar,
Gettysburg. etc. and none who have
not taken such tours in an auto
mobile can have any conception of
the thrill of delight and eXhilaration
one feels as the miles fly past.
So here's hoping that all who read
this may become converted to the
use of an automobile ana own one
before another year, and after that
you will admit that you have really
just begun to live, and also 10 ap-
preciate the most beautiful city in
the world!
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source Of never falling delight TO
grown people. as well as children. Il
Is not merely a pleasure ground. but IS
a great educational institution. viewed
IN a certain light
The school child might study forever
the fauna OF the earth. but he would not
get "a proper conception OF the queer
animals that iuhabit this and other
countries If he did nor nave an opyor-
tunity OF seeing them.
The Geological Park is popular with
all classes. 1t Is situated IT. a delight
fui section of the District. Irid rolling
hills and picturesque val eys. The
scheme OF having the ANNALS in the
open air as much AS possible and with
the physical surroundings corresponding
with their native LARS - an unusual
and notable advance in zoogso,l park ar
rangements
The collection OF animals 10 be found
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the veteran feels. and I know it's
true, for have had exactly the same
feelings and experience
Cost of Maintenance.
Another question often asked is as
10 the cost OF maintenance. This
depends upon a good many con-
tingencies. The car can be stored
at most of the local garages at from
81 TO SIS per month, So ought to
cover the cost of gasolene and oil
consumed, and the slight repairs
(outsida of tires, actual breaks. and
replacement of worn parts) ought
not to exceed So. so that the keep
of the car ought 10 average about
the same as horse and carriage at
livery.
A very great reduction in this
estimate can be made if the owner
attends to his own car and has his
own stable-then it is simply a ques-
ton OF now much gasolene and oil
is consumed and what little repairs
he has made. 1t is safe to add, too,
that the cost of maintenance is
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in the Zoo is large and it is constantly
being Increased and divers.led- A trip
through it is restful so the grown per
son as well as intensely interesting GO
the child. and il is easily one OF the
mostly popular Of WasEsug-on's many
amusement and semi-educational fea-
lures.
The resident Of Washington viii find
that some new phase o. Wild animal
life is always 10 be found beyond the
iron bars which stand between the cap
tive and his freedom.
Future generations OF Washington ad-
mirers of a fast horse viii lee deeply
Indebted 70 the Road Drivers and
Riders Association of the District of
Columbia. for IL WAS this organization
which FIRST projected ana has carried to
nual success Ine Speedway, wherein
the owners Of harness and riding horses
have unlimited opportunities TO test the
mettle OF their steeds.
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From small beginning, engineered
By a comparatively small number OF
enthusiasts, the Road Drivers and
Riders Association has advanced by
judicious and thoughtful. management
until, single-handed, il has obtained IL
a few years for Washington what other
cities have sought long periods without
finding. Without aid from Congress,
and depending simply upon its own eX-
eTtiOus and the spirit of self-saerihce Of
It's members. IL has built a Speedway
which. while not pTetentious, and cost
ing only an Insignificant outlay. has
many points which cause IL 10 compare
faVoFably with other similar courses
which have cost many thousand dollars.
The first meeting OF what Is now the
association Was held az the MetropOli-
tan Hotel on June -. 1905, largely
through the instrumentallJy OF p. Y. De
Ciraw, then d newspaper man, but later
made Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
cral- Numerous prominent persons were
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slight in this city as compared TO
that in other cities.
Great Family Doctor.
Regardless of the expense, which
is not very great. the automobile is
the one thing that will give you
unallOyed pleasure II takes you
and your family out into the beau
tiful health-giving country air. It's
the best family sphysician you can
get and makes the old young and
the young younger Distance is
nothing. You take d ride that would
kill a horse. and in less than half
the time, and upon your return
you take another accompanied by
other friends or members of your
family. Yet the car is not tired and
you probably so calling or 10 the
theater all the time enjoying the
fresh and inyigorating air and swift
motion.
AutOing in Washington is deserv-
eddy popular, the number of licensed
cars being upwards of 1,400, and in
creasing each day. The streets. the
best paved and cleaned in the world.
are wide and shaded The people
are. for the most part, fast losing
the prejudice that has existed, and
the authorities are working with the
automobile owners upon the common
ground of protecting both the auto
mobilists and the public
Each has its rights and doubtless
both have had these rights abused
to some extent Doubtless, also. all
feeling will gradually disappear as
time passes, and to aid in this good
feeling and see that each, the public
on the one hand and the aut0mo-
bilist on the other, gets those rights
properly safeguarded is one of the
objects of the organization of the
Automobile Club of Washington,
and which. though only a little over
two months old. boasts considerably
over enc hundred members-aIl ac-
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one has to endure a boiler or steam
generator, which throws off con-
siderable heat-a thing some object
to in summer, but feel grateful for
in winter Again in regard to the
steamer, it must be fired up" be-
fore starting; that is. sufficient steam
must be generated 10 operate the en-
CINE. However, having once fired
up" the car may be left standing
for hours ready to move at the touch
of the throttle.
Steam's Good Points.
Under way the steamer is, per-
haps, much more reliable than the
gasolene car, and more consistent
in its operation, and. also, is free
from the vibration inherent in all
gasolene cars. This vibration in
gasolene cars, however, varies with
the makes of the car. 1t is always
present to a disagreeable extent in
a one-cylinder gasolene car and will
generally be found to be reduced
in proportion TO the increased num-
Der OF cylinders.
However, which ever one of the
various types and makes of automo-
biles is selected one is bound to be-
come an enthusiast and look for
ward with childish glee to the hour
he can get out with his car. Nor
does this enthusiasm subside, but to
the contrary, rather increases as time
progresses. ! was forcefully struck
with this short while ago, when a
friend who has had several auto
mobiles and has been motoring for
the past four years. came to me and
said the day before he had purchased
a new car and confessed that he had
lain awake all night thinking about
1t. One can well imagine the feel
ings OF the novice If this is the way
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tive business men-and is growing
every minute.
The Clubs Good Work.
do not feel it out of place TO
speak a few words of this club and
the good it aims To accomplish. Sim
liar clubs exist and flourish in al
most every town and city, and pre-
vious attempts have been made here.
Il may have been the scarcity in
number of autoists or other reasons
not easily explained. but the fact re-
mains that. after meeting and organ
izing, such clubs have died. We don I
want this TO happen to this club, and
realizing that such things can only be
kept alive by the activity of its men,
bers, the club has secured and fur
nished a commodious club room at
the Colonial Hotel. corner OF Fiji
tenth and II streets This it viii
certainly occupy until spring, if not
permanently, and after that some
convenient place on the road will
probably be added. The initiation
and dues are at present small and
=
membership is enrolled. At frequent
intervals during the winter business
meetings, TO be succeeded by smOk-
ers, viii be held. and at the latter
guests viii be entertained in various
ways
The club can do much good in
many different ways, and the au-
thOTities, as we'll as the AUTOMOBILE
lists, are taking great interest in it.
On the opening" night at Villa
Flora, which had been engaged for
the purpose, heart-tO-heart talks
were INDUCED between the club and
Commissioner West. Commissioner
MacfaTland. Judge Kimb2Il, Major
Sylvester. and others interested. and
it was plain that these gentlemen ap-
preciated the clubs efforts and also
the opportunity of meeting the auto
mobilists face TO face and letting
them understand their very friendly
attitude.
Good Feeling All Round.
Much feeling as well as expensive
litigation could have been avoided
in the past had this club been in ex-
istence. As the matter now stands
the authorities are ready TO do any
thing within reason for the auto
mobile owners and the latter for the
Commissioners, personally, as well
as in their representative capacity.
The club also intends 10 extend the ac-
quaintance amonS automobile own
ers by bringing them together. By
inaugurating tours and runs it will
make new friends and purchasers for
automobiles By an exchange of
ideas and experiences at its gather
ings much valuable automobile in
formation Will be gained.
Taxing into consideration the
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The interest in the automobile in
Washington perhaps differs little
from that in any other large city
ID with the possible exception that in
many cities such as New York, Phila-
delphia, ana Chicago, being large
commercial centers. one sees the
automobile untitled more extensive
y in a business way. Many large
concerns do their hauling in motor
trucks and their smaller type, deliv-
cry wagons.
The manufacture of motor wagons
and trucks is yet in it's infancy, and
] can see no reason why the oft-re-
peated forecast by the knowing ones
10 the effect that in less than ten
years TO see a horse driven for
pleasure viii be a rarity in large
cities, will not also hold good in re-
gard to delivery wagons. The large
express companies. as well as some
private concerns, have already abol-
ished the horse in favor of the mo-
tor wagon, ana, I believe, to great
advantage. Doubtless the number
will be greatly increased within the
next i've years. as manufacturers en-
ter this fruitful field OF the au1o-
mobile industry.
A Varied Assortment.
Perhaps no other city presents such
q varied assortment of automobiles
as this. Here you will md the first
type, the iHtle short steam Iocomo-
bile, still doing duty alongside the
huge 30 or more horsepower adj
vance 1906 gasolene model. And
the changes that have taken place!
It was but two or three years ago
that the writer read OF the wonder
ful performance of the little steam
propelled locomobile-how 1T could
take this hill at such and such a
speed or make this objective point
at fifteen miles an hour
Now witness the change. Steam.
the old reliable motive power, has
IN majority of cases given place
to the gasolene explosive motor, the
length or wheel base has been doubl-
ed and tripled, the horsepower null
tiplied ten fold and more, and from
the modest price OF $500 the same
has advanced way into the thousands
IS the automobile evolved from the
runabout to the gigantic touring
car In fact, the evolution has been
SO rapid that the car purchased in
1901 Is practically out of date in 1905
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Great Family Doctor.

slight in this city as compared to
that in other cities
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The Washington Theaters

With the exception of New York. nc
city is SO well or favorably known as
Washington from a theatrical stand
point. Many OF the best attractions OF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-05-10

is the accuser. On the other H. II.
Rogers, the actual head Of the oil
trust, in a polite way gives the He
direct TO the presidents charge.
In an affair of this kind the person
atty of the actors is Of interest.
Roosevelt we all know. And who is
H. H. Rogers, who has defied the pres
ident? A writer in a New York pa
per gives this pen picture:
He is two persons. From 8 o'clock
in the morning until in the afternoon
he is H. H. Rogers, Of rs Broadway,
merciless chauffer of that JuggeTnaut
of the business world, the Standard
Oil; one of the greatest powers in
Wall street, one of the most unap-
prOachable and inaccessible multimil-
honsires in New York, president Of a
list of corporations as long as the arm
Of an ordinary man, eold-blooded. alb
solutely fearless high inanc.er, who
is out for millions, Acknowledges as
much, and openly hurls his gauntlet
down to all.
From the time, late in the alter
noon, when he reaches his beautiful
home at the outskirts of Fair Haven,
Mass, he is the ideal home man, low
ing husband, kind and indulgent faith
er, of charming personality, keen sense
of wit and democratic manner,
thoughtful of his fellow men, loving
his home and town, and charitable to
a wonderful degree"
The Standard Oil Co. has been ia
vestigated many times before and has
bont on dOino bl7cfnaac ond making
millions just the same. In this In
stance, however, the government has
taken the lead and it is now for the
government to substantiate all its
charges and if they are true congress
must enact laws that will at once
and forever remedy the evil. The
outcome Of the fight between the gov
eminent and this corporation viii be
watched and followed with the keen
est interest by all the people.
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Alligator joe" a celebrated South
Fgorida character has gone 10 Kan
sas city with a choice collection Of al
Epbors, erocodiles, fnRnatees and
other florida animals and reptiles
which viii be exhibited on the grounds
q q brewery in the city by the KaW.
II the owners q the brewery had
thought of it they could have furnish
e6 q reptile show at less expense by
placing their product on tap in sufi-
Gent quantities.
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BALLOT At THE
DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY !
How Names viii Appear on the
Ticket to Be Voted on
May IS.

In order that the Eseambia county
electors may become familiar with the
form and arrangement of the names
Of the various candidates as they viii
appear on the official ballot to be vot
ed in the primary to be held May 18th,
The Journal has prepared an unofficial
ballot which will be found below.
In signifying your choice for any
candidate the voter should remember
that a cross mark must be made be
fore the candidates name, or on the
left hand side. If the cross is made
on the right hand side the vote will
not count for the Office in which this
error is made.
Any marks appearing on the ballot
Cother than the CROSSE for identihca.
ton or mutilatfon, will iRvalidate
same and the inspectors Of election
will not count the ballot
The ballot as prepared is as follows;
Unofficial Ballot.
Democratic Primary Election held
May 10, 1905. Make eros (X) mark
before the name of the candidate Of
your choice
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The Great
IntroducerS

ia q street crowd, a week ago, four
men rubbed elbows" All were in a
hurry-they were not acquainted with
eRch other-they never saw each other
before-and, In a few seconds. each
had forgotten the existence OF the
other three. One lived in the northern
end or the city-One in the southern,
one In the eastern and the other in
the western.
But, within one week from the time
these strangers rubbed elbows, these
things have happened:
No. / buys a house from No. >.
No. buys a plot from No. 8.
No. buys a piano from No. 4.
No. buys a horse from No. 1.
No. j buys a bookcase from No. g.
No. 2 buys an automobile from No.
Each man has found three valuable
acQuaintsnces-each has taken part
In three business transactions-s
wsnt ads. have introduced these four
men, each TO every other, and negoti-
ated SIX business deals.
'TAOs-every week, in all parts Of
the cfty--the want ads. are bringing
people ENTHUSIASTICALLY and ne
EOtiRting business deals Of al sorts,
from the EXCHANGE Of q book for a
cane. to the exchange Of q store in
the city for a farm in the country.
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TO
AID SUFFERERS
PART OF PROCEEDS TO PICNIC
TOMORROW WILL BE SENT
TO SAN FRANCISCO.

The following letter, which is sell
explanatory, has been received BY the
local lodge, Ladies Auxiliary to the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engi
neeFs:
Chicago, May 1, 1906.
Officers and Members of the G. I A.
-Fraternal Sisters The terrible
disaster that fell upon San Francisco
last month made many of our sisters
homeless. Everyone is eXerting them
selves TO assist the unfortunate, but
1t seems to be our duty TO send a part
OF our donations directly to our sis
tiers. Therefor it has been decided by
the executive council to ask each divi.
sion to secure something from every
member for this most worthy cause.
4 propose that the money collected
be paid to the secretary of your divi-
sion and then sent direct to Mrs. Bell
Bushnell, who is secretary of los. Her
address Is 1863 Missouri St. San, Fran.
cisco, Cal
Let the donations be as liberal as
possible as circumstances will permit
for the need is great.
Cast thy bread upon the water" 50
etc.
Yours in F. L. & p
MRS. W. A. MURDOCH, G. p"
Since the receipt of the letter It has
been decided to donate a portion Of
the proceeds derived from the picnic
at Magnolia Blum tomorrow to the
lund that is being raised for the bene-
at OF members OF the order who suf-
Tered from the earthquake and are in
San Francisco.