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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21
MOTORISTS WILL MAKE TEST
OF NEW AUTOMOBILE LAW

With a view to determining whether
or not the road supervisors of second
class townships in Pennsylvania have
the right to fix speed limit for auto
mobiles, the Scranton. Pa, Automobile
club is planning to make test of the
automobile law of that state. This
club recently notified the road super
Visors of Lackawanna county that tney
would be prosecuted iR they failed to
remove the loose stones from the roads
or to place signs and distances at the
crossroads.
The supervisors of Abingdon town
ship replied by stating that they would
obey, but they would also limit the
speed of automobiles in the township
to eight miles an hour. Secretary An
drews of the club will send a letter in
a few days telling the supervisors he
will drive his machine through the
township the latter part of next week
and designating a place where he will
run faster than eight miles an hour.
If the supervisors will kindly be there
to arrest him he will see that the right
to fix a speed limit will be tested with
out delay.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21
ROAD RACES TO
BE ENCOURAGED
MANAGER OF RECENT RACES
AT PORTLAND TALKS
WOULD INSURE IMPROVEMENT
OF HIGHWAYS
Trade Would Receive Decided Stim.
uIus and Beauties of Southern
California Get Well De.
served Advertisement

That Southern California should have
a road race is the opinion of ]. De
Camp of the Continental Tire COM
pany of San Francisco. He has just
returned to Los Angeles from Portland,
Ore, where he managed the road race
held there recently.
"A road race certainly stimulates the
interest of the people in motors" said
De Camp, land such contests are of
immense benefit to the trade, as they
serve better to demonstrate to pros
pective buyers what a car will do on
the road than any other form OF the
sport.
Not only that, but the demonstra-
ton Is made to such a large number
of people at one time that it really is
a very cheap way of getting a cars
good qualities before the public. All
the glory does not necessarily go to
therWinners of first and second places,
because the prospective customer sees
what the other cars do as well, and
consistent running without winning
is better than first place with a
wrecked car, fit only for the repair
shop at the end of the race.
Southern California is being watched
closely by all the manufacturers of
motor cars and road race would do
as much as any other one thing to
stimulate trade here. do not be-
lieve there is hardly one of the manu-
facturers who support road races in
the east could be counted on to send
one or more cars here to compete in
such an event. 1 understand there are
several places here where such a race
could be pulled off with little expense,
and the gerater part of what was paid
out would be for permanent improve
ments that would benefit the whole
community.
mot only would such a race promote
the motor car trade but 1t would do
much to advertise this already well
known section.
Another thing would be the benefi-
cial effect such an event would have
on good roads, for when they were
fixed up for the locality in which the
race was held other sections would fol-
low suit and a movement for good
roads be started and spread rapidly.
you have some very good roads al
ready in places, but they are almost IN
variably broken up by short stretches
that could be repaired easily if the
road making department of the county
took notice of them before they got SO
bad that they had to be rebuilt.
with the delightful climate of South
ern California and the diversity OF
scenery here, good roads all over the
southern part of the state, to connect
the many pretty towns and cities,
would put Southern California ahead OF
all other places from the standpoint OF
the motorist, and 1t would soon become
their Mecca
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21
STEEP BAIRDSTOWN
GRADE SURMOUNTED
Thor TWo=Cylinder Machine Succeeds
In Accomplishing a Truly
Remarkable
Feat

Stunts that try out motor cars and
by their doing gain publicity for the
motor car agents are always In de-
mand.
For a while the popular stunt was to
try to climb Bairdstown hill, but now
that several cars have tried 1t with
success and several more have demon
strated to their drivers that they were
never built to do the work, motor
cycles have been doing what was at
first thought impossible even for auto
mobiles.
A Merkel was sent over the hill first
and it did it so well that others es-
sayed the feat. A twin-cylinder Thor
was sent out to the hill the other day
as soon as it was uncrated and on the
second attempt away it went running
up the steep incline at speed OF over
| twenty miles an hour .,
The hill is said to measure over 81
per cent and beside the fearful grade
| the surface is bad for climbing, as II
affords SO little traction that the wheels
spin around without carrying the ma
chimes up.
Ruts that have been cut in the sur
face prevent a wheel maintaining a
straight line in the ascent and II Is
necessary to wriggle around all over
one side of the road in search or q
pathway hard enough to hold the
wheel.
The twin cylinder Thor is the low
est powered motorcycle that has ever
successfully reached the top and was
quipped with standard gear when the
| trials were made
The momentum of the engine be-
comes so slow that as the top Is neareo
it is difficult to keep 1t from staliing
The riders bounce up and down on
the seat and as they do 1t gives the
motor chance to slip the rear wheel
trifie and keep up the momentum.
The trip down the hill is really more
difficult than going up as the wheei
| cannot be ridden on the descent.
One way that it is accomplished is
to pull the switch and use the COM
preston of the engine to ..old the back
wheel as 1t slides down. Even then
there is always danger of the wheel
taking spurt and rushing down the
hill pellmell
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21
FOUND GUILTY OF CRIME
THAT HE DID NOT COMMIT
Mechanic Driving Car for Payne Whit
ney Is Sentenced by Court In
France to Imprisonment
and Fine

Up to the present it has been con-
ceded that person cannot be helu per-
sonally responsible for a crime which
he did not commit or to which he was
not an accessory; but the tribunal OF
Louviers, France, has recently decided
differently.
On August 20 Of last year two me-
chanics named Pouget and Fritz were
driving to Pieppe two new cars that
had Just been purchased by an Ameri-
can, Payne Whitney. On reaching the
hamlet of Pis-Aller Pouget, who was
in the lead, found the road blocked up.
TO the right was a two-horse cart; In
front was a donkey chaise; to the left
was a small push cart belonging to one
Andrieux, q deliverer of goods for q
coffee house; and in the middle was
this mans dog. Through al these OBJ
stacles Pouget succeeded In passing.
But Fritz who was following at a
distance of 800 yards, ran over the dog,
WIS thrown to the left, smashed the
bush cart and knocked the man over
and pinned his head to the ground.
Fritz and Andrieux died that night at
a, hospital. The public prosecutor in
stituted proceedings against Pouget
for homicide through imprudence,
claiming that he had shown his COM
panion the way.
Advocate Ployer eloquently main
tained that nobody Is responsible except
for his personal act; but the tribunal
of Louviers judged just the reverse. It
acknowledged that Pouget US neither
the cause Of nor the accessory to the
death of the victims, but declared him
guilty of involuntary homicide" and
sentenced him to q months imprison-
nent with a supersedeas) and to pay
a fine of 200 francs.
This Judgment, which is certainly the
most singular one that has ever been
rendered in an analogous case, says
L'Automobile, will certainly be re-
versed on appeal; but 1t nevertheless
constitutes a decidedly curious legal
document.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21
a Born Artist

Patience-They say that man is born
artist.
Patrice-I believe Il. They say he can go
days without eating. -Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21
FINE WORK DONE
BY GREAT SMITH
CAR IN DENVER ROAD RACE DID
WONDERS
ENTIRE JOURNEY MADE ON SAM E
SET OF TIRES
Was in First Class Condition When
Contest Was Finished, and Inn
medIately Was Sold to a
Wealthy Local Man

Details of the performance of the
Great Smith car that competed In the
recent Denver road race have just
been received from the factory, having
been sent by p. A. Renton. Out OF
eight cars that started only three fin
ished, one of which was the Great
Smith. 1t was given third place, but,
if the last laps had been run off by
the second and third cars, in all prob
ability it would have finished second.
The road was poor, the course hav-
ing been laid over regular country
roads, and little repair work having
been done.
The day before the race a magnetic
was placed on the car and after few
laps it worked loose and got out of
time. In locating the trouble and fix
ing it an hour and quarter was lost
AS soon as the car was back in the
running again it began rapidly to les
sen the distance between it and the
other cars.
The cars that beat the Great Smith
were Thomas Blue Bird Racer and
a Locomobile. Both are higher pow
cred and higher priced.
The Smith car was still in first-claSs
condition when the race finished and
was run around the streets of Denver
the next day before overhauling or
changing in any way.
With the exception Of one defective
casing that blew off the entire run
was made on the same set of tires.
These showed very little wear after
the 30O-miIe run, with it's many turns
and rough places.
Immediately after the race the car
was sold to wealthy Denver man,
who was attracted by it's consistent
performance in the race.
The stories that are told by the
many satisfied customers who are
driving Great Smith cars seem rather
strong, unless one is acquainted with
what q Great Smith will do.
Friday afternoon two Great Smith
drivers ran across one another and i'm
mediately began to talk car One of
the men, Il. c. Vroom, had just arrived
from San Diego, having come up by
the way of Riverside and Redlands.
His speedometer showed 256 miles for
the trip including the side jaunts, and
when he examined his oiler he found
that he had used just trifie more
than a pint.
Mr.. Feuerborn to whom he was talk
ing, then told how he had run his car
more than 5000 miles without adding
any water to the radiator. At the end
of that distance he found there was no
need Of doing so, but on the advice OF
=. A. Renton, the agent, he drained all
the water out and replaced 1t with
fresh.
To one man who was skeptical as to
that performance Feuerborn offered to
wager that he could run 5000 miles
more with a sealed radiator.
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21

TIRES IN PROPORTION--savers of Money
VuIcanized Tube Patches, E0n
EMERGENCY TIRE CO.,
Broadway and Main. Los Angeles.
Express orders promptly attended to.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

The keen edge of President
Roosevelt's desire to write let
tiers has been considerably dull
ed by his recent tilt with Mr..
Bryan. Before that he was a
prolific l%etter-writer, firing his
public communications in every
directions under the slightest
pretext. If he lacked provoca.
ton he manufactured it,
always for the promotion of his
own interests. His vicious tir-
AIDES against both Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Haskell have done more to
detract from the dignity of his
administration than all of the
other grandstand plays he has
made combined. Mr.. Haskell
replied to the President in kind,
but the responses of Mr.. Bryan
were g~entlemanly, polished and
refined not the less to the point,
though, by the moderation of his
statements. Since that epistol-
airy battle the President has been
amusing himself by having the
other fellows write the letters tC
him which with their permission
he makes public, a dodge thai
had whiskers on it before this
nation attained its majority. BY
this means the President, WHIT
is supposed to be the chief ex
ecutive of S0,000,0 900 people, no.
Of the Republican party but of al
of the people, has turned The
White House into a sort of an in
~termittant bureau of bulletin!
for his party. - Cass Count.
Democrat.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24
GOOD FOR Ball

At last Dave Ball is in line and
keeping step with his party. He
was hit hard in the primary and
afterward sulked considerably.
This was shown in his democrat
ic speeches when he purposely
omitted the name o. his success
full opponent, Mr.. Cowherd.
Many who had voted for him
we're not in sympathy with his
growing, and the IntelIigencer as
well as many other Democratic
papers had some uncomplimen-
tary things to say of him, But
that is all over now. Mr.. Ball is
acting like a good man and a good
Democrat. In an interview he
gave out Tuesday, refuting some
Misrepresentation of the st.
Louis Globe Democrat he said;
Il have indorsed Mr.. Cowherd,
and do now indorse him. | shall
vote for him, and l want all my
friends to vote for him. 1 want
to see him elected. He is the best
man for the place, and if any
frauds were committed against
me in the primaries, | am sure
he is not to blame. Mr.. Cow
herd is one of the cleanest mer
we have ever put up for Govern
or, and for partisan papers t
say that l am against him simp
ly because | want a few election
crooks punished, is silly and un
fair. You cannot putt too stronl
that | am supporting CowherC
and the whole Democratic tick
ct"
Hon. David A. Ball may agaiI
be referred to as a prominen
, and popular Democrat.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

defeat of Mr.. Cowherd. In
their efforts they are aided by
the Kansas City Star and Col
lier's Weekly, which are both
spending their energy-the for
mer through malice and the lat
ter through ignorance-in at
tacking Mr.. Cowherd and laud-
ing Mr.. Hadley. The state
ments made by these papers are
general, indefinite ana, for the
most part, absolutely false. 1t
is heralded that Mr.. Hadley is
of the politically incorruptable,
while his opponent is a Bourbon
Democrat, out for graft. Now
Mr.. Hadley's record has been
pretty successfully a $ $ d
by Mr.. w. D. Vandiyer who
made seven definite accusations
and proved that Mr.. Hadley has
actually accomplished nothing
of benefit to the state, while he
has been the most expensive at
torney-general we ever had. No
Republican, on the other hand,
has made any statements derog-
atory to Mr.. Cowherd that were
not vague generalities.
In regard to public records,
ability, honesty and attention to
duty Mr.. Cowherd is far ahead
of his competitor. There is not
a single blot in his entire career.
He is strong capable, conscien.
tious and nnimpeachable in char.
acter. He is going to win and
deserves to.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Gov. Folks election commits
sioners appointed every Judge
and clerk in St. Louis, Kansas
City and St, Joseph. Gov. Folk
himself was an avowed Ball
man and voted for Ball. There
were not a single Cowherd judge
or clerk and one half of the
judges and clerks were republi-
cans. How then can you figure
out that Bill Cowherd stole the
election at St. Louis, Kansas
City and st. Joseph?-Plattc
City Landmark
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24
cOwHERD AND HAOLEY

There is no reason why any
Democrat should not vote for
Mr.. Cowherd; nor is there any
reason why any hide bound Re
publican should not vote for
Mr.. Hadley. But there are
many reasons why the scratch
er should choose the Democratic
nominee.
The Republicans are center
ing their fight on the head Of
the state ticket and are exertinp
their efiorts to bring about the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24
For Prevention of tuberculosis.

The Lafayette County Society
for the Prevention Of Tubercul-
osis met in the court house in
Higginsville Tuesday afternoon
and discussed a plan Of work to
be carried on in this county.
DR.. E. w. Schauffer Of Kansas
City Was present and made d
splendid address on the subject
and told what had been and
what is being done in other
places. When it is remembered
that more deaths are caused
every year from consumption
than all other causes combined,
it is astonishing that more prog
ress has not been made for its
prevention and relief for those
afflicted.
The doctors of Lafayette
county are heartily in sympathy
with the movement, several be-
ing present Tuesday and par
ticipated in the meeting. A
joint meeting Of the society and
the Lafayette County Medical
Society will be held on the sec.
ond Tuesday in November. This
is a work that every citizen
should interest himself in and
lend his efforts toward stamping
out this dread disease. -Hig.
ginsville Advance.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

When United States Senator
Warner spoke at the court house
last Tuesday night, the entire
east half Of the seating section
and a good deal of the standing
room was occupied by the col
ored supplement of the Republi-
can party. Senator Warner
made no mention Of Browns
vile.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24
FINAL

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons Interested in the estate of
j. j. Fleming, deceased, that the undersigned
Administrators with will annexed will apply
to make a iinal settlement of said estate, at
the November term, 1908, of the probate court
OF Lafayette county, Missouri, to be begun
and held at the probate court room, in the
city Of Lexington, on the second Monday in
November, 1908.
Z. NJ. TAUBMAN.
1910 st Administrator with will annexed
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice Is hereby gwen to all creditors and
other persons Interested in the estate Of
Festus McLelland, deceased. that the un-
dersigned Administrator, will apply to make
a final settlement OF said estate at the May
term, 1905, of the probate court Of Lafay-
cite county, Missouri, to be begun and held
at the probate court room in the city Of
Lexington, on the second Monday in No
vember, 1908.
JOHN d. LANDLORD.
l0-l05t Administrator,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

The man who believes that the
people of Missouri are big
enough fools to elect Hadley is
barking up the wrong tree, in
spite Of the fact that the Repub-
licans are centering their fight
on the governorship.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

of Mr.. Bryan's election. They
did not have to resort to any
such expedient in 1904 or 1900 or
even in 1896. But now they are
hard-pressed and they are try
intimidation to get the working
men to vote the Republican tick
g.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

ia straw vote had been taken
at the court house during War
ner's speech the result would
have shown that Warner was
slated for a lifetime position in
his present Office.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Chicago has hopes of getting
the railroads entering the city
to use electricity inside the cor
porate limits. And still Kan
sas City thinks occasionally of
a new union depot.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

AS yet we have heard no heat
ed discussions in regard to the
constitutional amendments we
are to vote on a week from Tues
day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons interested in the estate OF
Charles B. Hal, deceased, that the under
signed Enthusiastically will apply to make A.
nal settlement of said estate at the November
term, 1903, OF the probate court OF Lafayette
county, Missouri, to be begun and held at the
probate court room, IN the city Of Lexington.
on the second Monday m November, 1905.
BETTE B. HALL.
1910 81 Administrator
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

1t is a confession Of weakness
on the part of the Republicans
when they begin to make their
threats of closing down all the
factories and mills in the event
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Two thousand coal miners
around Linton, Indiana, are on
the verge of starvation owing to
lack of employment. Hurrah
for the Roosevelt policies and
prosperity.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Mr.. Roosevelt after he gets
back from Africa will help DR..
Lyman Abbott edit The Out
look. Til The Outlook viii con
tinue to be one of the foremost
Republican papers of tn e
country.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Judging from the literary en-
gagement made by Mr.. Roose-
welt, his financial future looks
pretty good.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

1t is said that Mr.. Hearst paid
$12, 900 for his Standard Oil let
tiers. He has at least had his
moneys worth offun.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Lafayette county, it seems, is
going to do its duty by Democ-
racy this year. Every voter
ought to go to the polls.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24
See Us for Prices.

We are prepared to do all kinds OF
hauling on short notice reight,
merchandise, morning and evening
Pianos handled with care.
CALDWELL, DREYER g. CURTIS
Phones 642, 27St or 27S
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Chanler, the name of the gen
tleman Of New York who is going
to beat Governor Hughes, should
be pronounced Shanler. Don't
make that mistake again.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

You can read the entire cleo
ton ticket on the inside of this
paper if you want to-; but you
are not required by law to do
IL.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Hon, James Sherman is very
busily engaged in making a
noise like an oyster picking his
teeth.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

These straw ballots are very
convenient. You can prove
about anything you want by one.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

The Chicago Tribune is out
for Hadley, but Mr.. Cowherd
has not yet withdrawn.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24
Hunting or Trespassing.

Hunting or trespasslng on our
premises is strictly forbidden under
the penalty of the law.
9-l9t2m EoKLE & TAPP.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Alabama and Arkansas have
not as yet been claimed by Mr..
Taft.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

The pay as you enter cam
paign is not an unqualified sue
cess.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24
hoo sac P0sLnoned.

A, P. Young has postponed his hog
sale until Monday on account Of the
weather.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

WALL PAPER hung neatly
quickly and accurately by UT
BROTHERS. LARGE STOCK TO
select from. Phone 40 70
samples.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-10-24

Democratic TGkG|
For President,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
For Vice-P President,
JOHN w. KERN.
State Ticket
For Governor,
William S. Cowherd.
Lieutenant Governor,
VIM. r. Painter.
Secretary of State,
Cornelius Roach.
State Auditor,
John P. Gordon.
State Treasurer,
James Cowgirl.
Attorney-General
Elliott w. Major,
Railroad Commissioner,
John A. Knott,
Supreme Judge,
W W. Graves.
Member Of Congress 7th District,
Courtney w. Hamlin.
State Senator, 18th District,
James p. Chinn.
County Ticket
Representative,
Vim. Young,
Judge Eastern District,
VIM. Walker.
Judge Western District
e. NJ. Thomas.
Prosecuting Attorney.
c. A. Keith.
Sheriff,
Winfield S. Peacock.
Treasurer,
Z. c. Drummond.
Assessor,
G. C. Marquis.
Coroner,
F. w. Mann.
Public Administrator,
w. D. Meng.
Surveyor,
John Walker,
Constable, Lexington Township,
Abe Rush.