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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12
Tendency Leans
Toward Lighter
Powered Motors

The tendency of foreign automobile
manufacturers toward lightweight con-
struction and medium power motors was
striRingly illustrated ut tie recent I'm
porters' Scion in New York.
Many Of the best known European
builders showed important additions to
their line in the shape of light touring
cars of about 20 &c 24-hOrsepower.
In discussing this tendency toward
smaller ears, V. Z. AiniCh. assistant
manager CT the Il. H Franklin Manu-
featuring Company, recently said:
Owners of high-power cars are get
ting tired % paying the bills. 1t is safe
to say that comparatively fe% men who
purchased cars OF 40 10 J0-hOrsepOwer
realized at the time how expensive IS
the game. They find il out in due time.
ard when the thrills have ceased the
bills still go on.
THE trend Of Improvement in motor
cars TODAY is more than merely tech
nicai-it is economic as well-and the de-
mand IS for simplicity and low cost Of
up-keep-
The Same tendency which is now
making itself felt abroad is gradually
beginning to appear in America The
craze for speed and power is dying a
natural death, and the development Of
automobile construction in this country
will be the direction of motor cars of
light weight and medium power"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12
Big Concerns
MenanCed by
Wild RumOrS
Manufacturer Decrie 5
Vague Stories of Al
legged Failures.

The conservative element among Am
crican automobile manufacturers finds
little to fear in the financial situation.
10 judge by the statements being issued
by the heads OF the big concerns.
A sane and significant comment on
the present status Of the industry comes
from II. II. Franklin, president OF the
Franklin Manufacturing Company. Of
Syracuse, n. Y. IN a letter to his deal
ers, in which he says;
MANY ugly rumors are in circulation
in regard to the condition OF various
automobile concerns. Generally these
rumors have turned out to be entirely
without foundation. While 1t is true
that all kinds OF business enterprises,
TO say nothing of the banks, are sub
tect at this time 10 unfOunded attacks
by the thOUghtless, the automobile bust
ness seems 10 come in for more than its
share.
Now. all this talk is harmful It
tends to destroy confidence ana will
have a damaging effect upon your fu-
ture sales. It seems to us. therefore,
that IL is important and that the au-
tomobile dealer owes il 20 himself 20 do
what he can to build Up confidence. II
stories come to you that any automobile
concern is in financial trouble or IS 60
ing TO fail, or is in any bad way, you
should take 1t upon yourself to verify
the stories before giving them any
credence whatever.
do not think for a moment the au-
tomobiIe business has come or Is com
ing to an end In our opinion It, as a
business, is not suffering more than any
other business. We admit that some
phases Of the automobile business have
run their course and are now down and
out
ITO continue in business, the automo-
bile dealer and tho automobile manu-
facturer will have to come down to
earth and do business on a strictly bust
ness basis, The automobile that people
are going to buy viii have to be built
along sensible and reasonable lines. The
expensive, heavy. overrated motor cars
are going out of fashion Automobiles
Of light weight, medium price, and con-
servative power-rating will be the endur-
ing type"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12
SALES
TO PUBLICITY
IN NEWSPAPERS
Advertising Manager At
tributes allure of Con-
Germs to Lack of Notice
on Auto Pages.

The z. r. Thomas Motor Compan.',
of Buffalo, announces the appointment
Of Fay Leone FauFote as advertising
manager.
Mr.. Faurote comes to the Thomas
company with five years experience in
the automobile field and will Immediate
ly inaugurate an extensive campaign OF
Thomas advertising
That the automobile industry is on
the eve of one Of its most prosperous
years is the opinion OF Mr.. FaUrote. He
says that in his five years experience
in the automobile industry he has never
seen a season which has opened with
a brighter prospect for the sale OF
standard cars and the supply Of the bet
ter class of cars will be far small
than the demand.
With this in mind, Mr.. Faurote IS
now planning a most aggressive adver-
Using campaign for the Thomas com
pany. which will be started in the near
future.
Mr.. Faurote believes that magazine
advertising Is Of considerable value FOR
general publicity and POT selling in IN
covered territory, and that the news
paper should also be used In all terri
tory where well established agenc es are
located. He believes that a large num-
Der OF the sales Of cars are directly
traceable TO newspaper publicity and
the support which the papers have
given the industry, and points 10 the
fact that every successful automobile
concern has had extensive publicity in
the newspaper, while many firms. even
though their vehicle had considerable
merit, have failed through a lack CT
support IN the automobile pages Of the
newspaper
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12
BOTH UNDERSTOOD.

Friend Ito the count who had lust
married a wealthy American girl5-A
thousand congratulations. old fellow
But how did you manage it so quickly?
You can't speak English and she knows
no German, I understand.
Count-Oh, there was no necessity
for words. I showed her my genealog-
zeal tree and she bowed me her check
-MeggendOrfer Blatter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

The Motor Car Company has also
closed a contract with William c.
Fields, the comedian. who was billei at
a local theater last week, for q Thomas
tourabout The car Will be handsomely
fitted out 1t will be finished in car
mine with upholstering to match. The
lamp equipment will be silver plated
Mr. Fields will make a return visit 10
Washington about March .. at which
time he will receive the car and will
take it with him when he sails for Eng
land.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

Clifford Pinchot, chief Of the forestry
division. was the purchaser Of a Peer
less, model IS, from the Motor Car
Company 'ast week
He has also ordered a landulet body.
which will arrive here in about two
weeks. The body viii be finished in
Brewster green and upholstered in dark
green cloth. Mr.. PinchOt is now using
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12
CLUB ENDORSES
FIGHT FOR MORE
QUIET RUNNING
Owners Declare Sirens,
Glaring Headlights, and
Smoke Unnecessary.

NEW YORK. Jan. u.-MayOr MCClel-
lan's recommendation in his annual mes
sage to the board OF aldermen toward
curbing automobile nuisahces, such a.
siren horns, acetylene head lights, the
smoke from the exhaust pipes, etc, met
with a hearty seconding from the board
OF governor Of the Automobile Club Of
America al a meeting held ia the club
rooms in West Fifty-fourth street near
Broadway.
We are heartily in accord with the
mayors suggestions" said President
Colgate Hoyt, at the close OF the meet
ing. but the governors, after carefully
considering these questions, decided &c
request the mayor not to limit his re-
stHctiOns in these respects TO New York
city. A letter is being drafted to send
10 the mayor. asking him to take steps
to have his recommendations embodied
IN a general State law.
Unnecessary Annoyances.
Automobile nuisances. as the mayor
clearly defines them, ought not be toll
Grated in any locality. Siren horns,
acetylene lights. and the smoke nui-
sanoe are not necessary When touring
In the country at night it may be neces-
sary for safety to use brilliant head
lights or a search lamp TO light the
road. but in city streets or any thickly
populated locality. where the roads arr
wei defined. there is no plausible rea-
II for their use. The smoke nuisance,
nine times out OF ten. is the result OF
carelessnass on the part or the drawer"
Winthrop z. Scarritt, an ex-presi-
~r- -Fvv %
errors. concurred heartily with Mr..
Hoyt's views
In several of the large European
cities these nuisances are not tolerated
for an instant" said Mr.. Scarritt. par
IS, for instance, has stringent laws
against permitting smoke to trail out
behind, an automobile
President Hotchkiss in Line.
President W. II. Hotchldss, OF Buha-
10, said that he was glad to see that
Mayer Mcclellan had taken the action
ne did.
NC siren horns are heard in Buffalo"
added Mr.. Hotchkiss. The user Of a
siren horn is at once warned by the
police that be is committing a nuisance.
No arrests have been necessary"
Secretary Frederick NJ. Elliott, OF the
A. A. A, said that he had heard eX-
pressions of approval from a number OF
members during the day.
There Is nothing TO be said IN extenu-
alton of the abuses that the mayor has
criticised" said Mr.. Elliott. 1.-THE
smoke nuisance and the frequent use OF
acetylene headlights at night are prob
ably the most noticeable abuses in this
city, and every sane and careful driver
VIII be glad to see them eliminated"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

Tor more general distribution.
Mr.. Wansleben has placed his order
with T. n. Mudd. jr, for what IS ex-
pected to be the first 2-cylinder Reading
Standard 1908 model 70 come 10 this city.
The factory has promised 20 deliver
the machine about February I, and will
ship at the same time a 1905 1-cyIinder
cycle. The latter will be used for demon
strating purposes.
Addison W. Smith has received a DEM
onstration Ford runabout purchased in
New York at the time Of the auto show.
The machine was part OF the Ford ex-
hibit at the Madison Square Garden. In
appearance il differs little from the reg
ular run OF Ford models. except that
the black body is decorated with red,
and the wheels are also red.
c. F. Boone, Of New York. IS stopping
at the New Willard. and has his ma
chine in storage at local garage. He
came over the road from New York in
a 1905 Packard Limousine.
A. B. Anderson, chaheu. OF Senator
Hits. left Thursday for New York 10
bring back a C.'G. and V. car pur-
chased at the foreign auto show held
at Madison Square Garden recently.
Senator Hits wifi use the car in this
city until the close OF the session OF
Congress. when he viii take IL abroad
and tour on the continent
George Frsnkel. who has thoroughly
explored the roads in this vicinity
which afford opportunities for motor
cycle touring, recommends the run TO
Oxen Hi, Nd. as one OF the best "a
has made. The roads are unusually
good for this time Of the year, and al
though a number Of riders go over the
eight miles nearly every Sunday. the
nun is not nearly so POPULAR as It might
be II II were better known. SAYS Mr..
Frankel Fifteen cyclists were counted
last Sunday on their way TO OxOn Hill.
Two good road houses afford accom-
modations 20 riders and the trip is not
long enough 10 exhaust the cyelist.
7. y. Mudd. jr., announces the sale of
a>,Reading-StandarG 10 Walter Lydane,
Of this city.
Edward Mangold went over the roads
TO Frederick recently on an Indian mo-
y
colt City the going is fair, but after that
the roads, poor enough under ordinary
conditions, are even worse IN winter.
Charles Z. Miller announces the sale
of two 1903 model s Ford runabouts last
week, one 10 ]. c. RaU, and the other
10 William J. Lambert
Joseph Donovan has ordered a 1905 IN
dian from Charles +. Miller & Bro.
A carload CT FOrds arrived at the
Ford agency last Thursday. The con-
signment includes three model S cars
and one model y.
Representative Ben Johnson. OF Ken
tucEy arrived here on Thursday He
brought with him his four-cyIinder
Knox Waterless. and is storing the ma
chine at the Dewey Garage.
Royce Housh. Of the Pope agency,
was the recipient Of an invitation to
the annual banquet Of ths Coupon Club
TO be held at Rector's, New York city,
yesterday evening
The Coupon Club is one Of lhe most
exclusive automobile clubs in this coun-
try, and includes in its membership
some OF the most prominent autoists
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

An order has been received by Wall
lace c. Hood, Of the Motor Car Conn
pany, for a 4-cylinder Stevens Uryea
touring car from B. F. Harvey The
machine will be delivered about March
L.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

The Motor Car Company Of Washing
ton delivered a 6-cylinder Thomas 60
special to Mrs. Anna Portner, Of 17C5
Vermont avenue, last week
The machine develops nearly SO-horse-
power and is guaranteed TO make sew
enty-five miles per hour
It is equipped with a touring car
body. electric lights. and electric cigar
lighters. The chassis is finished in i'm
perial blue. with light blue stripe, and
the uphOlstering is bTOadClOth trimmed
With French lace. Altogether it is one
of the handsomest specimens Of Thomas
cars received here for some time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

the car with a touring car body until
the arrival Of the Iandulet top.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

Of New York city and Chicago. The
bancuets are as original in their way
as are the Gridiron Club dinners of this
city. The auto is the keynote Of the
whole afair-the ices are served in the
shape OF automobiles, and topical songs
relating TO them are generally on tap
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

". irwin Tickling. a graduate OF
Georgetown University and now presl-
dent Of the Tickling & Bro corporation,
one of the largest firms of New York
city selling limousine bodies and auto
tops, was a visitor at the Pope agency
last week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

Admission is by invitation only. and
the form OF the invitation is unique in
itself 1t is arranged in initiation Of
court summons. fines the recipient 500
whether he attends or not and attaches
horrible penalties for his non-attend-
ance. The cost Of acceptance IS still
worse-$25.00
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

Charles J. Connor. Of Washington.
drove from this city TO Baltimore list
Sunday in q Maxwell runabOut. lie
made remarkably good time on the re-
turn trip the following day. when he
eft Charles and Fayette streets, BaIti-
more. at ! o'clock and arrived At Fiji
teenth and II streets at $50 o'clock.
The record is a fast one for this time
Of the year, but Mr.. Conner is willing
10 back up his statement by witnesses
The run was made by way OF EllicOtt
City,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

r. NJ. Keaar, OF the Pope-Hartford
factories. located at Hartford, Conn,
visited the Pope agency last week.
Mr. Kellar has visited many large
eastern automobile centers. and is en-
coUraged ~ the number Of sales report
ed. The disposal OF his line OF machines
IN the West he stated, was even great
e-. An order for over a hundred was
placed at the time Of the auto show by
a San Francisco firm The power which
the Pope Hartford affords. accounts for
its pOpu' arity in districts where hill
climbing IS necessary. and, according
20 Mr.. KelIar. the number Of machines
IN Pittsburg IS one Of the best testi-
mOnials TO the ability OF his cars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

John a. Lutz, in his Oldsmobile. drove
William Frye and Frank Dun TO he
Anglers club house. about twelve miles
up along the Potomac, last Monday
The trio made a good haul OF bass.
The roads afforded some rough going.
but according to the anglers the catch
was worth the trouble.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12

T. n. Mudd. jr., announces the sale of
a, ding-Standar5 10 Walter Lydane,
Of this CITY.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-20

Of TROY the symmetry DIANA and the mental
movers The of mankind to be assured by the inn
ensy maternal muscular development and the cds grip on
life dumbbel and perfected with punchbas
So concerned the methods of physical culture
being trie too loudly Ever Eve first stepped upon
the planet we'll indeed Primitive woman
banded and contracted her bceps without the use OF any
naratus Probably she jumped for JOY
and danced do this day She had need
to escape the attentions of undesirable sauan and
ineligible In word she got all the muscular exercise that was
good She praced physical culture Jourdn talked
proved enduring qualities most of her progeny many OF whom
are perhaps o their surprise, still extant
The made what is and history has been not only
made hut made possible by great whose familiar to
every strong who have carved the world INTO lis
present shape the of their powerful personalities In
quarter the rugged globe were the children OF mothers who
far as we can particular heed to the scientific culture OF
their muscles and neglected fear, welbalanced diet
am often tempted wonder what substitutes for the Ling exer
c or the kinds of Home Exerc were devised by e
strenuous mothers and Alexander the Great
How is it that pleased to call the dark ages when
women muscular exercise and almost 10 Draw
their breath only at venture did degenerate and altogether
die out The truth matter that human nature Is e same ~
dav as it was when humanity first made its bow to the planet le
@ as MANY light hearts ages there heavy hearts IN
the aces of light first this planet was aKen we ie
re 70 the music spheres 1t the first step IN that dance WHICH
M ~ subsequently TO lead mankind Womans development began IN
will be maintained perfected by the dance and W enc
in dance In word dancing has been woman chief delght since
@ foot frat touched the springy the dim beginnings OF time
all but poor cripple children do this day Dancing the one exercise
~ natural TO- and last given by, The granoe danes
of history great because they danced
No amount of awn-enns golf cricket OF hockey however au
v npe by women the one ota stronger To-Day IMAM
it has been in past before athletics for women were dreamed o.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-20
HARD TO BEAT THIS.
Husbands Claim to Be Msanest Man
Has Good Foundation.

= q
He said: "Tm the meanest man In
the world; know l am I went home
the other evening and was feeling
pretty good, you know. My wife
didn't say word, but about 2:41 a.
m. l woke up and observed a ghostly
figure going through my clothes
snored gently. In a minute or two
the figure drew something from a
vest pocket, looked at 1t In the faint
moonlight, appeared to ponder for a
short time, went to bureau, secured
something, put 1t in the vest and came
back to bed. l was still snoring. The
next morning found dollar bill and
40 cents in change In my vest"
"Well?' demanded the listener.
well. you see, she thought would
suspect something If there wasn't any
thing at all in my pockets, and when
she took the ten-dollar note she put in
the $40"
Don't call that SO mean, to let her
do that"
Maybe not But l would have
liked to have seen her expression
when some clerk handed her h0ck
that ten dollar confederate no
day"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-20
RiVER OF SALT WATER.


One Of the most curious HhoroUtnA
Of weOgraphy b found ga The southern
coast Of the island Of cepha1ogia. ~
Greece. 1t d Z stream - saJe wat1F
which for a anknown period LIT The
almoet tideleas - a1A ADWo4 inland
with, = volume sufkcient TO furuish
water power to two mills For sc'ns
generations the mills were operated
BY undsrshpt wheels which took taeir
power from this little river Of ocean
water. They supplied Aour to the
people Of the island until recently, but
now they have been dismantled owing
to the competition Of larger and better
equipped mills
The ssa enters the land At four
points where the coast II practically
ON level with the salt water surface
The four initial streams unite TO form
the little river that flows inland In :
broken rocky channel until # nnaily
disappears in the Limestone rock and
sinks into the earth.
This inland fow has continued a.
most certainly for several centuries.
1t il far too great for removal by evap-
grafton. chemical combination, or even
physical absorption by pores or cav
ems In the rocks What becomes Of
the water that is constantly flowing IN
land and disappears finally in the Ms
sures that have opened in the lime
stone?
The question has been the subject
of much study. but no conclusive an
swer has been given. It is probable
that there Is an underground channel
which carries the water back into the
sea at no great depth below the sur
face. The constant influx Of salt water
at Cephalonia is duplicated. IS far as
is known, at no other point OF the
world.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-20
Matl-5nraJ 5n1ayfn
by thrifty mnn1a1t
BY MAGISTRATE LEROY B. CRANE.
New York City.

the thoughts of men, ,;a nds ~
How far are IL physically able to act as unbiased Judges Oh
. boro eening and young woman is concerned no"
e. ~ ~ b trusted fair and impartial verdict when se
t cas at the bar usce the majority OF jurors CANNOT
be trusted at ALL 50, nboro Tho
% o;or; If men liable to be wayed from 1acts Where m
side of life Whether woman is attractive OF o'
mon are often inclined toward eemency with the a sex esp'
b the prisoner has appearance trouble ana care anu "hen m
history shows the burdens of life cast upon her. , >,
b case of pretty women jurors physically unable with
td the onslaught of womans smiles or tears
b tendency of men toward physically mentally morai
- t IN her favor in of justice 1t only natural lhee
b,e nvs influence which, believe In many cases creeps
H. bo,tu woman at the bar and TO the men Sitting
- dment upon her. after ALL it may be but the innate SENSE
e h1 In America at hold our women SO hgn tnat our
et folino ia one of ehiyalrous desire to aid them
T. Enoand # true few women acquitted OF oea'
, With in comparison the number In America Inc English
o1 woman as chatel he stirred by no generous eSrouS
no 10 aid her other hand he looks Gown upon "on " "
ent that he would scarcely consider her rights al all
psychological significance of womans testimony upon mel-
- ant to be by casual reading OF the testimony III
h ose am not psychologist enough to go INTO the oas Oh ~
eoto Int Won have look the number Oh u Pv
a attractive women realize that men jurors are loa' 10 eoc
beautiful woman or as that any woman VINO SHOWS n
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-20
Down on the Farm.

The unsophisticated chap from the
city had passed his first night in the
old farmhouse.
wall, neighbor," drawled the farm
er at breakfast, how did you sleep
last night?"
"Sleep?" blurted the city chap in
disgust. why, man, was turning
aud turning all night"
The old farmer laughed uproari-
ously.
Kept turning, cid you, neighbor
Wall, l told you that you would sleep
like top
Funny, Ell? Well, do you know
there was so much loose straw i'll the
mattress it kept getting in my ears
and nose all nigTt?"
Just so, straoge When you asked
about the bed didn't I say it would
tickle you to ueath?'
And then the old farmer passed over
,--e leftover pie and black coffee
Chicago Daily News. IA
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-20

George Tidsell, Of Sparrowb
j., returned from trout fishing
basket filed with "speckled b
weighing half a pound eac1
friends quizzed him as to wi
caught the fish, so even in 81
how.
well, you see, last summe
at the brook during hucklebe
and was carelessly throwing
the berries in the water and
prised to see the trout rise
them.
81 ran across a piece of wall
the other day having hucklel
printed on 1t. l went to the
and pasted the piece of wall pa
a rock just above a pool. So
pool was full of fish. They ey
beautiful clusters of huckleberri'
mouths watering.
1T didn't take long for a II
begin athletic jumps to get the
and as fast as they jumped
luscious clusters and were stun
the contact with the rock l
them up and put them in my
until it was filed"