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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-20

back, and hopes to do 50 in Los An
geles.
That there will be some speed mar
wells entered that are already in the
city is predicted.
L. T. Shelter says that the REQ
Bird will be put into action If there
ing purse hung up. and light car
class made so he would have some
semblance of a chance to win. He IS
not clamoring for a race, but if the
sport is worth the candle Shelter is
always there or whereabouts with an
entry and. too, money to back it.
The Comet may be seen here at the
same time, as the owners of it are look
ing for an engagement in Southern
California.
Frank Free is anxious to have an
other try at local records with his
Sunset, which played in bad luck at
the recent Neutrality-suspicious. race, and
went through the fence.
Assurances have been given Walter
hempel, who is promoting the coming
meet, that there will be a generous
number of entries in the stock car
events.
Entry lists already are out, and the
various classes and events defined. The
program, which is to extend over two
days. will have q variety of events
that promise fun and amusement.
There is already talk of a match race
between the Blue Bird, with Bert Ding
ley driving, and Frank Seifert In
Stoddard-D Dayton roadster. These two
cars came together in a fierce battle
at the Riverside hill climb, and the
possibilities of return engagement are
said to be good.
Provision has been made In the en-
try list for most of the different classes
of cars usually entered in local con-
tests, and, besides the gasoline cars, 1t
ia MANNED to pull off a race between
electrics, and to have some motorcycle
events.
Saturday, December 2e, and Sunday.
December 81, are the two dates selected
to hold the races.
OIdfieId, Soules and Hughes are in
San Francisco and probably will ship
their cars and come here the first part
of this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-20
OLDFIELD WILL
RACE AT ASCOT
NOTED CHAUFFEUR TO DRIVE
"BIG BEN" CAR
HUGE CHRISTIE RACER ALSO
WILL BE SEEN
Two DAYS Of Automobile Contests
Promised to Anaelenos, to BE
Held Immediately After
Christmas

= ~. +,yo DAVIS following Christmas
- ANGELES is promised TWO Gays %
a4lron1oolls racing at ASCOT paLh "A'--
1arnev Oldfield as the star ledlute'
The big Christie racer that ~ 9 49, 49,
marvel AZ we'll as a remarkable piece
- - ean,nicaI engineering, also Will be
l,ara and win be driven by duehle
Hu9hes. who has made good on many
,.ar1erYa tracks and in SeVeraA NOd"
events of considerable class.
Oldneld will bring his Stearls lac
ing monster, big Ben, Win It's Nv
horse power motor, Whlle Soules' al
s,tber crack driver will compete Win
! d,,nlicate of the "Big Ben" car. out
If less horse power. called the "Red
Devil"
The Christie car is novel in the face
4he drive Is from the front wheels, tne
front axle being the crank SAdLl'
Christie has spent thousands OF uol-
lars in making the special car "i llct
bears his name, and the speed tntle
has been developed from u Is Pns
nonenal. 1t has a bore OF nine ihches,
1vith an eleyen-inch stroke. Its rated
horse power is 200 and no man mas
ever had the nerve to let 1t out TO Iuli
speed on the road or track.
II is q. common thing for the Christie
10 pass a car on the stretch adIer
rounding the turn, hundreds or Leee
DGlllnQ II. llS SICC't DlA 49, - :.
is something phenomenal, put on tIe
turns it's speed can be USED 10 the
limit of the drivers nerve.
With this car Mr.. Christie drove the
fastest circuit made in the Grand Pix
race two years ago. and he let the car
out at rate Of two miles a minute
at Olmond beach. He has a record
If 100 miles in "A minutes. On cir
cular track his record of 81 seconds
is equal TO that made by o Fiat and is
the fastest time ever made under ike
conditions.
In its makeup the car is well worth
considerable attention The front
wheels, to withstand the excessive
strain of the high speed to which it is
put, are made of aluminium bronze
Trouble from the front tires is OBJ
waited by placing an extra set OF tires
on the front wheels, as the extremely
high power of the engine throws on
the single set. BY the double tread
sufficient traction is gained to make
driving comparatively safe in that re-
spect.
The Christie car has never been seen
in action In the west, as the only time
1t was scheduled to go 1t met with a
snishap that kept it from competing at
Tanforan at the recent race meet there.
Barney O1dfeld made many of the
worlds records that he now holds on
a Los Angeles track, and his ability
as a chauffeur has been shown here a
number of times. He, however, has
lost the mile record. two seconds hav-
ing been taken off it by Christie and
he is reported as anxious to get it
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-20
CARRIED TO THE GRAVE
ON MOTOR CHASSIS
Marlus de Rosa, Who Was Killed on
"crand Prize" Course, Is Given
Automobile Funeral in
Savannah

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 19.-In like
manner to that in which Norwegian
warriors of old were buried, with their
ships, so has the modern motor car
been used as the funeral carriage OF
those who have lost their lives In the
service of the Goddess of Speed. With
the S. P. Q. chassis from which he was
catapulted for his hearse. the body OF
Marius de Rosa of Marseilles France.
who was killed in the collision during
the practice of the S. p. Q. with tree,
before the recent Savannah light car
race, was carried to its grave in the
Savannah cemetery on Thursday
morning last. De Rosa was mechani-
clan of the car. Jean Juhasz being the
driver. Members of the Savannah Au-
tomobile club formed a procession OF
their cars behind the body. This
unique cortege passed through the
principal streets of Savannah, and
along part of the road race course on
which De Rosa was killed. Photo =
graphs of the procession will be sent
to De Rosa's mother in France, who
cid not know that her son was in Sa-
vannah until a cablegram announced
his death.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-20
ANrI-AuTo LAW WILL STAND

According to the report of the COM
mittee of the privy council approved
by the governor general of Canada,
the anti automobile act passed at the
last session of the Prince Edward
Island Legislature has been declared
within the power of the provincial
legislature to enact A copy of the
report has been sent to Lieutenant
Governor McKinnon at Charlottetown'
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-07-24
PRIMARY ELECTION TOMORROW

Tomorrow is primary election
day. The ticket for use in this
county will be found in this pa.
per. Read it over with proper
consideration.
All along down the line vote
only for those men whom YOU be
lieve will best serve the interest
of the country.
If your favor submitting the
question of statewide prohibi-
ton to a vote of all the people of
Texas in a general election to
be held for that one particular
purpose, presumably sometime
next year, vote for sub
mission; crossing the negative
out. If opposed to this cross
ont the affirmative and let the
negative stand.
The clauses in regard to local
option really amount to nothing,
as a vote either way will not
change the present law.
There should be held in each
voting precinct also tomorrow
Saturday-a convention for the
purpose of selecting delegates to
the county convention.
The county convention which
selects delegates to the state and
district conventions will be held
Saturday Aug /.
The News wants to record
every Democrat in Randall
county as going to the primaries.
It's the clear duty of every
Democrat to do so.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-07-24

1t is claimed that Bob Viii
liams, candidate for governor,
will carry Collin, Denton, Ellis,
Fannin and all the other black
land counties. The strength Of
his pull there seems to lay in the
fact that those people want their
lands taxed at about so
per acre. They fail to see that
Gov. Campbell is merely trying to
carry out the present terms Of
the law which, fortunately for
the rest Of the state, is making
these black land folks tote fair,
something they have not hereto
fore been doing.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-07-24

Somebody is writing for the
paper that apples eaten just be
fore retiring are a great help to
digestion. We tried it, about >
o'clock we dreamed that a fiery
red dragon with pea-green tail
and eyes as big as soup plates,
was carving US with a meat saw
and sword. We finally awoke
to find our good wife tanning US
with bed Stat and trying TO get
the baby out Of the coal scuttle,
where | had put it to keep the
dragon from getting it. Darn
the apple. Give us prunes. -
Elk.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-07-24

Attorney General Davidson is
sure to succeed himself The
News ventures the prediction
that his majority over Wynne in
tomorrow primary will exceed
that obtained by Senator Bailey
in the last primary.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-07-24

In the humble opinion of The
News BLACK jack Williams
falls short Of measuring up
to the requirements of Texas
Governor and 50 in the primary
Saturday its editor will vote for
Tom Campbell.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-07-24

our readers can always de.
pend on The News giving the
facts. ~ far ~ il knows them.
good or bad, and according to It's
way of thinking. the facts about
Randall county are good enough.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-07-24
THE NEWS WHEAT ESTIMATE.

Some of our land men are find
ing fault with The News because
its estimate of the average yield
of wheat per acre for this county,
made some six weeks ago after
close observation, was put at any
where between u and l. bush
els. At that time a concenSus of
opinion among farmers pointed
to an average of % bushels per
acre.
The acreage Of wheat in the
county, fall and spring sowing
combined. is said to be near
nine thousand acres. Much of
this was planted in a very poor
way. Drilled and disced in in
some instances without any prior
preparation as to breaking the
land and hap hazard as to the
amount OF seed sown. Much of
the grain sOwn was left near the
surface and again some OF it was
put down with drills to a depth
Of six inches. The result was
that all kinds Of stands were had.
The scratched" in wheat sui
fered materially from the drouth
experienced in the early part Of
May. In fact acres and acres Of
this character Of sowing was
practically killed out. In The
News wheat estimate all Of this
is included and should be to get
the general average for the
entire county.
But say compliments, YOU
should not allow for those sloyen-
" put in crops. or for those in
the northern part of the county
damaged by hail, you ought
only to give the good ones. "
The News would like to do
this give only the good crops
but this would not be the gener-
al average and if claimed to be it
would be untrue and therefore
do more harm than good.
As stated in former issues Of
this paper the reported yields |
are, in the general markets, al
ways connected with the total
acreage sown and exaggerated re !
ports always injure the producer /
TO say nothing Of the loss Of rep |
utation for truth and veracity-
on the part Of those giving curren-
cy to them. They bear" the |
market. are doing 50 at this very |
writing and thereby deprive |
the farmer Of the price he is
Justly entitled to.
Had all the land in this county |
sown to wheat been prepared in
a farmer-like manner and the |
seed put in accordingly the av-
erage yield would not have been
far short Of twenty bushels per
acre. As tits some will make as
high as thirty bushels per acre
while others, on account Of sor-
ry work and short seeding will |
run as low as six or even five /
bushels.
The land in Randall county eX-
cept the canyons, is about all of |
a whatness-a broad rich prairie. !
one section being as near alike an.
other section in all that makes |
good land as is two peas. I'm
der such conditions what some .
men have done made thirty |
bushels of wheat TO the acre all |
could have done had they only |
tried for IT,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-07-24

At Argentine. Kansas, last
Friday a Mrs. Susan Turner
presented her husband with
three boys and one girl.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-07-24
SOWING THE WHEAT.
Not Enough Seed Put in the Ground al
Time of Planting.

. bile talk on the amount of wheat
per acre to SOW. He says
\ little talk on wheat growing
|, in this country based mostly on
required amount of seed to be
used. | have heard one half
bushel recommended to be suf1ic-
lent and also seen men get very
much excited over counting as
high as thirty-five sprouts from
one single grain. This also
aroused my curiosity in this i'm
portant matter and for my own
qualification | made special OBJ
ServatiOnS of different fields in
the last two growing crops and
find according to my Judgment
in the matter that while that
amount represents a great saving
tOa poor farmer, he is aheavy loser
in harvest time. | notice in ev-
cry instance that the stand is not
what it should be. All the
sprouts that start from a grain
of wheat certainly does not pro
duce a stalk and a head of wheat
besides many of them that do are
very weak ones. And on the
face of it all it is very unreaSOn
able to cut the usual amount
SOwed in the east and north
which is one and one half buShel
down to one third, and my advice
is to SOW one buShel to the acre.
cutting out only onethird. | did
not come here from Missouri,
but | will have to be showed seven
good crops out of ten before |
. will believe that one half bushel
. of seed wheat is sufficient for one
acre of land. J wish to remark
further that the importance of
having a good strong stand of
I wheat does not rely onlyon the eX-
ira number of heads more, but it
helps greatly to hold the moiS-
ture longer which has been a
great item in the two last years
here. Now as there are two
sides to all questions | would be
pleased to hear from the oppo-
site.
what the above writer says
reminds The News editor Oh
something he READ IN a farm
journal years ago 1t Ioio Oh an
American ana German VINO
owned heIdS with just d cross
fence between them. Inc qual-
lty OF the lana was 'he same ana
1t happened that each d 'hese
men had wheat IN thelr nelos
hand running 1of Ior several
years Inc German always
maze a Sood crop anu Iilc hdtl'e
always snort one one Gay DIS
they met on the turn 70" lhe
American Salo 10 MS "erilian
hel@hoor; no" COMES II IiidI
you always raise twice as many
bushels OF wheat 10 lhe acre DIS
90:
Inc GERMAN replying Salu'
ven l tells YOU "lleh you
SOW de seed you hoId MIN Il3hI
mt de mana ana say you Save
de veet, God save de Veet. ana
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO, Oct. 1S.-The steamer George
W. Fenwick, Capt. Miller, completed the dis
charge OF /, 800 900 feet Of lumber for the Ma
tional Lumber company and cleared for San
Francisco to go on the dry docks for cleaning
and overhauling. She will reload at Tongue
Point for San Pedro.
After discharging 100000 feet of lumber at
Redondo the steamer Shan Yak, Capt. Hut
ton arrived this morning from Portland with
65O, 900 feet of lumber.
The steamer Marshhed Capt. Dettmers, has
cleared from Fort Bragg for this port with
375, 900 feet Of lumber for the southern Call
fornia Lumber company.
The steamer Santa Rosa, Capt. Alexander,
of the Pacific Coast company's line, cleared
today for San Diego with freight and passen-
gers. She will call tomorrow bound Tor san
Francisco via Redondo and Santa Barbara.
The steamer Francis II. Legsett, capt.
Sears. arrived this morning sixty hours from
Eureka, bringing 100000 feet of lumber con-
signed to the National Lumber company.
The steamer James S. Higgins, Capt. Hig-
gins, completed the discharge of a lumber
cargo and cleared today for Fort Bragg to re-
load, taking freight and passengers for San
Francisco.
The steamer San Gabriel, Capt. Green, ar
rived today from the Umpqua River with 5OO,-
900 feet of lumber for the Kerckhoff-Cuzner
Mil and Lumber company.
The steamer Olympic, Capt. Hansen, is out
two days from Everett for San Pedro via San
Francisco with 900, coo feet of lumber con-
signed to the e. K Wood Lumber company.
The Merchants Independent company's
steamer Hanale Capt Mcfarland. arrived
from San Francisco with freight and passen-
gers for the Crescent Wharf and Warehouse
company. She will clear on the return trir
Wednesday night.
The steamer Samoa, Capt. Madsen, is due to-
morrow night from Caspar via San Francisco
with passengers and 100000 feet of lumber.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
Pacific Coast Trade

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1s.-Flour-Fam-
lily extras, $540@6; bakers extras. $5.40Q
sos; Oregon and Washington. $4.90@6.40.
Wheat-Shipping, S1.62A Q1.67h: milling.
$167 " CLIO.
Bariey--Feed, $1.ssH @1.4o; brewing. s1.o4
@1.45; chevalier, s15001.6o.
Oats-Red, $1.50@1.S0; white, $1.62h q
1.72h; black. $2.40@250.
MISUNDERSTANDING. sss.60@35.5o; mixed
feed, $23q2s: rolled barley, $29 @ 80; oat-
meal, $4.30@4.60; oat groats. s4.3OQ4.50;
rolled oats, $3sQ34.5O.
Hay--wheat. $1,000; wheat and oat.
$14@18.50; oat, wild, $13.50@1550; oat.
tame. &14@1s; alfalfa. s11@14: straw. SO
Q65c
Beans-Pink. s2.5O@2.s5; lima. s425@
45O; small white, $4.25@4.5O; large white.
$3.15Q3.25
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks. $1.25@1.s0;
Salinas Burbanks. s1.25Q1.6O; Merced
sweets $1.504160.
Various-Green peas. 597c; string beans.
3@5c; egg plant, 5OQ75c; green peppers 80
Q75c; tomatoes, 200 25c; summer squash,
75c@$1 garlic, SQ10c; cucumbers. 75cQ
$1.25.
Reoeipts-Flour. sOOS; wheat 400; barley.
1860; oats, 244O; beans, 1862; potatoes. $500;
onions, 500; bran. ESQ; middlings. 1870; hay,
349; hops. IS; hides, SS5; wine, 10000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
EASTERN FRESH EGGS
ADVANCE ON EXCHANG GE
Dried Fruit ADMINISTRATORS Ex,
perience a Big Drop-Green Beans
Move Up a Polnt-Berries
in Demand

Both the market and produce exchange
were active yesterday, a good business being
done in almost everything handled.
Eastern fresh eggs advanced to SSQS6c on
the exchange after marked activity and
good sales during call.
Sales during call amounted to 25 bags OF
small white beans. cases Of local ranch
eggs. 12O cases of eastern fresh eggs, 10
bags of fancy yellow sweet potatoes
Dried apricots advanced to sq9c pound,
dried peaches declined to IN q SC and dried
pears DECLINED to &c nat Sultaha fdlsiha
declined to 5Q6c.
potatoes were weak, nothing being on hand
but local stock. Highland potatoes declined
to s5c@ $1.15 and local Burbanks TO $4'1o
Salinas sold for $1.75@ 100 There Were
only a few local Burbanks IN mafKet-the
windup OF the stock.
Cauiifower advanced to 75GS0c dozen
Local stock was on hand yesterday, WIFE
none coming from the north.
Green lima beans advanced to 495c and
green beans to &c pound. NO chahBe "@S
made in green peas.
Persimmons have now started to arrive
regularly, selling at $1.65 a lug box. Late
mountain cling peaches were received yes
terday selling at 65 q 75c. Bartlett pears
were very scarce selling at &C a pound
Large consignments of Bartletts were put
into cold storage early in the season and
these are now supplying the trade.
The first cultivated chestnuts arrived yes
terday. The stock, which was limited tc
only few sacks sold at loc pound; tnt ~,
chestnuts were rather green anu III" nO
grade as fancy.
Strawberries were in good demand, sell
ing at 4@6c a pint box Raspberries were
down to 8@10c box. Biackberries also
declined the new price being 5@6c- The
best guavas sold at 4c a pint box.
plenty of all kinds of fish and Holsters
were on hand.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
California Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, oct. 13-The market for
evaporated apples is quiet with early new
crop fruit quoted at SIS Q6c on spot and
1907 crop at Az @6hc.
There was more demand for prunes but
little buying is noted for forward needs
Quotations range from SIC to 7hc for
Oregon fruits.
Apricots are not active. but a fair de-
mand for the season is in evidence and
prices hold steady with choice quoted at
9h110hc.
Peaches are in limited supply spot
but the coast market is easy and spot prices
are more or less nominal. Choice are quoted
at 707Ac; extra choice, TN @So and fancy,
Sh@ @9e.
Raisins are easy on the coast. Locally
loose muscatel are quoted at 5A@6hc;
choice to fancy seeded at 6hQ7%c; seed
less, 4A@6c, and London layers S1.60Q
165.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
NEW YORK STOCK
AND BOND MARKET


NEW YORK. Oct. 1S.--There appeared to
be some conflict of purpose between at least
two OF the strong parties In the speculation
today. although their operations tended to
some mutual advantage. In one case the
support of prices against pressure without
any attempt to bring about any advance
seemed to meet the desired object. In the
other case there was an aggressive mark
ing up of prices which seemed designed TO
incite public following in the market. The
lifting process was almost wholly confined
to groups OF low priced railroad and INDUS
trial stocks in many of which there are
important or dominant holdings by identicai
interests. The minor railroads brought INTO
this movement are believed to De heio ~
large proportion of the total capital by the
Controlling interests or by organized stock
market pools for the purpose OF controliihs
its disposition in the market. -
Wide price movements are thus made easy
OF accomplishment with small amount oI
stocks actually changing interests. IL is
this facility OF manipulation which lays
omen to suspicion the movement In such
stocks, especially when the concert " VI
movement hnds no other explanation than
the common ownership or property interests
without an explanation in developments al
fecting the properties. Such was the ei-
feet OF the action of these stocks To-Day.
Their starting upwards served as cneck X
rather than o stimulation to a snow or
strength in the general market. The usual
leaders of the markets seemed TO oalk at
attempts for active advance. me att-
tude of reserve thus indicated toward pres
ent active speculation was ascribed to
remnant of apprehension regarding the
political outlook In Europe to some contrae-
tion in money market supplies ana TO a puf-
pose TO await the passage of the coming
election The lower range of prices in Lon
don which we're encountered when the local
market opened had an effect of admonition
of dormant fears of the situation felt there.
The hesitating tone of stocks persisted
throughout.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par
value. ss,s5o,O0o United states bonds, un-
changed on call
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
FRUIT MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 13.-Fruits-
Fancy apples s1.15; common, 40c.
Observation-Disclosures, S4@7; blackberries,
S5@6; huckleberries, 14@16c; raspberries.
$4@7; cranberries. s4%10.50.
Grapes-Ordinary, 90cQ$1; Isabella, 5o
@65c.
Pears-Common, 40c; fancy, $3.50.
Peaches-Common, 40c; fancy, 75c.
Plums-Common, soc; fancy. $125.
Pomegranates-75cd a 50.
Persimmons-50c0 q 81.
Quinces-50 0@75c.
Oranges-Valencia, s2.5oq3.75.
Mexican limes-$4Q6.
Lemons-Common California, $1@ S1.25;
good to choice. $150@2; fancy, $2.50@S.25.
Melons-Watermelons, $1.50Q250; fancy
cantaloupes, 81; common, 75c.
Tropical fruits-Bananas. $1@3; pine
apples, s1.5oQ3; Smyrna figs. 75c@s1.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
Listed Stocks
Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Cattle receipts 5000;
steady Beeves $S.4o@ 7.4o; Texans, $S.25
@45O; western bulls, @5.25; stockers and
feeders $2.6O@4.50; cows and heifers. $3.50
@5.30; calves. $6@S.50
Hogs-Receipts about 10000; market s q
1 0c lower Light, $5.40@6.o5; mixed, $3.50
@6.25; heavy. $5.55Q6 rough, $3.50
575 good to choice heavy. s5.75@6.25; pigs.
$3@615; bulk of sales, s5.75@6.05.
Sheep-Receipts about $4,000; market
weak Natives. s2.5O94.40; western. $3.50
q 44O; yearlings. $4.25Q4.S5; lambs, $4@6;
western, S3.75@6.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
BEAUTIFUL HOME ON
ALVARAD0 STREET is
BOUGHT FOR $1,000

One of the best sales in residence
property in Los Angeles in several days
was made yesterday, when Mrs. Jo-
sephine r. Sherbourne purchased a
beautiful home at 922 Alvarado street.
The lot is so by 140 feet and the house
contains nine rooms. The property was
bought from Mrs. Grace f. Cally for
$11, 900.
The sale was made by the joint
agency of w. S. Mckee and w. Ross
Campbell.