The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-01


/ bile manufacturer, was in San Francisco
on the day Of the earthquake. at the old
/ Palace Hotel
/ He was tumbled out OF the bed BY the
/ shock, and rushed down stairs 20 see
what was the matter and was told there
was no danger Of The dre reaching the
( Palace Later in the day, ne was ad-
1 vised to move along, and ne packed two
sUitcases with some OF his belongings
and hired an express wagon 10 take him
70 the St. Francis.
I It was certain there was no danger
there. Still, next day the fire was inn
mincnt. and Colonel Pope reduced his
| baggage TO one suit case and decided 10
90 10 the Preside. for he knew General
Funston, and was certain he would find
refuge there.
The colonel IS tall, whiskered and most
dignihed. He stood OF the curb for
hours trying to hire a wagon 70 carry
him and HIS suit case 10 the Preside.
but nobody paid any attention to him.
Then he decided TO walk, for the IRE
was getting close, He carried the sJut
ease for half a mile or SO. stopping, NOW
and then. 10 throw away some Of the
stun IN il. and. AT the end Of the sec
ond mile, had thrown everything away
except a nightshirt and a toothbrush.
He sat down on q doorstep 20 rest
AS ne was sitting there an automobile.
I loaded with soldiers. broke down out ia
the street The soldiers tried 10 TX Il,
and couldn't
Pardon me-" said the colonel. who
had noticed that the automobile was one
OF the kind he makes himself; II you
viii allow me. I think I can help you
in your difficulty
! He looked over the machine. found
where the difficulty was ana fixed IL
Then he started 10 return to his seat on
| the doorsteps-
NO. thank you; think I shall rest
for time"
Get n here We need YOU"
But I am Col. Albert Pope"
Get in. here. You are too valuable
a man 70 lose" And they tumbled the
dignihed colonel into an automobile.
took him 10 a garage, and made him
work two days. fixing automobiles. be-
/ fore he got word TO HIS friend. General
Funston. who then came and rescued
/ him.
/ While Joan Kane Mills. the president
I OF the Dragon Automobile Company.
I
/ have accumulated vast store Of lin
/ guistic knowledge.
4 For the last week he and A L Kull,
/ the sales manager OF the Dragon Com
pany. with the Dig voice. have been
/ touring New England, visiting Dragon
/ agents.
! Near-blows between these lifelong
I side partners were recently exchanged
! over the correctness OF the words used
! in the automobile industry.
Mr. Mills claimed that the word ipsmo-
mobile" is a hybrid derivation. being a
/ mixture Of Greek and Latin.
Either call the darn thing an ipsmo-
bile which Is pure Latin, or an auto
| kineticon," which is good Greek The
{ Dragon is a pure-bred animal, and
| should have a pure-bred name. and ''au-
| tokineticon" is certainly majestic
/ enough 10 be worthy OF our product" he
I said
Il suppose you would call a garage a
! smelloptopus," retorted Mr. kuu. "a
! place where YOU smell smells"
| NO, be dignided; a garage ought to
be a good place for cars at least IL
! would be II YOU are on your Job and
see that your agents keep good garages,
! which I know YOU do. They are. there
fore, utopias for machines, or autoki-
neticutOpias.'