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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
ONLY A WHIRR AND LOOK
AT SPEEDING CARS THAT
STREAKED DOWN COURSE

At the Locomobile camp on the Pal
isades yesterday morning, from a. m.
until sos a. M, stood a waiting, eager,
expectant crowd of humanity. A hun
dred automobiles lined the banks on
either side of the road, the slight rise
of ground affording an excellent van
tage point from which to view the
racers. Speculation was rife as to the
probable winner, the STANDARDIZATION
and the Chalmers-Detroit going to the
post, in the minds of many, about
equal favorites.
At 1903 o'clock the crowd was able
to discern a black streak whiZzing up
Nevada avenue. With cry of There
they comet" every eye was glued on
the turn at the Soldiers home. They
had not long to wait Out of cleud
of dust appeared the rapidly approach
ing Apperson Jack Rabbit" cleared
for action and whizzing down the
smooth stretch of road like a legion
of devils.
AS the machine flashed past, Harris
Hanshue received the enthusiastic
cheers of the spectators. Soon the
other autos rounded the bend, and
every machine, negotiating the long
straightaway stretch at the Palisades
at a speed of from 60 to so miles an
hour, received the plaudits of it's sup
porters. The Studebaker and the Ram
bier furnished the first exciting brush
of the day, both cars passing down the
entire length of road hardly a full
length apart. Meanwhile, across the
fields, mere dark streaks flashing be-
tween the trunks Of rows of eucalyp-
tus trees, could be seen at intervals
to tell of an approaching car.
Only Glimpse of Car
Whirr-and the Franklin, guided by
two beings i'm yellow and red sweaters
with white handkerchiefs knotted
about their heads and streaming be-
hind them in the wind, vanished down
the stretch in a cloud of dust, the noise
of the exhaust being plainly distin-
guishable long after the machine had
passed from view.
Brrr-and, making a beautiful curve
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
Los ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, july II,

ing to the middle of the road as though
travelling on rails, the crowds burst
into cheer after cheer.
Meanwhile Hanshue was holding the
Apperson at an unvarying speed, ap-
pearing as regular as clockwork at the
Soldiers home and vanishing swiftly
into cloud of dust as he sped on to-
wards the grand stand.
Meanwhile hundreds of automobiles
passed up and down the course on the
opposite side of the car tracks, carry
ing their loads of excited men, women
and children from the hill and curve at
the Soldiers home nearly to Santa
Monica, while along the Palisades was
constantly increasing throng,
watches in hand, to ascertain the Won
derful speed which the autos attained
at this section of the course.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
TWO BAD ACCIDENTS ON
RACE COURSE, BUT CARS
ALONE SUSTAIN DAMAGE

The dire predictions that several Sc
rious If not fatal accidents would mar
| the running of the Santa Monica road
| race seemed due to be realized when
| the second ear in the race for heavy
machines sustained a burst tire,
broken truss rod and shattered OIL
connection in the attempt to round the
| turn at Ocean and Nevada avenues on
| the first lap about the course.
shannon, in the Stoddard-D Dayton,
barely five seconds behind the Apper-
son. had a narrow escape from being
overturned when the left rear tire or
the big machine burst on the plank
ing laid across the dangerous corner.
The machine skidded for fifteen Feet
darted for lamp post and was only
| saved from being wrecked by the
quickness Of the driver.
The car was brought to stop sew
enty-five feet from Nevada avenue,
and, in just three minutes, another
| tire had been put on and the big ma
chine was back in the race.
! ~ didn't mean to hit the tree, hon
est, / couldn't help It," plaintively as
serted young Shannon, the youthful
driver of the i'll fated Haynes car,
! which was impaneled in giant palm
tree for more than an hour after Shan
non, by the greatest nerve and cool
thess, had once before steered the ma
chine in between two of the big trees
when the Haynes skidded on the
planking at the Nevada and Ocean
avenue turn and lunged into the
| curbing.
The first mishap occurred during the
second lap, when Shannon hit the curve
at a fairly stiff gait. The rear wheels
skidded, throwing the machine at right
angles with the course and directly
across Nevada avenue. Before the
brakes could be brought into play the
car had plunged into the parkway at
the side of the road. Missing one huge
palm by fraction of an inch, the car
was guided by Shannon up to the side
walk, where a pretty parabola was
negotiated by the nervy driver ana
the machine brought safely to the
street, barely grazing another pam
before the open course was reached.
The second and more serious acci-
dent occurred in the eighteenth zap,
when the rear wheels again skldded,
throwing the rapidly moving car into
the parkway again. Shannon was not
so fortunate the second time, and the
car struck the immense palm with a
horrible thud. Lee Cass, Shannon s
companion in the car, was thrown Ylo-
lently forward. He fell in a heap be-
tween the driver and the tree.
The left hand spring hanger was I'M
bedded for ten 1ncneS III Ine louBn
wood. Shannon was not thrown from
his seat When Cass regained his feet
he jokingly asked Shannon why he had
hit the tree.
II didn't do 1t on purpose, really l
didn't" the young man replied earnest
| ly. 81 simply couldn't avoid it,"
With the aid of a two by four and
four by four, after an hours siren
uous showing and prying, the Haynes
car was released from it's peculiar 20
sition Further than a bent frame and
doubled up crank, the car was not
damaged.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
HIGH PRAISE IS DUE TO
REFEREE F. A. GARBUTT
FOR FINE WORK ON TRACK

To Referee Frank A. Garbutt should
belong the credit of conducting yester-
days races in a tasteful and success
full manner. Referee Garbutt was
everywhere about the track and con-
Quoted the program with a system
that could not be improved
The races were started on time, every
entry received fair and impa HAL
treatment and the energy and ability
of Mr.. Garbutt was directly RESPONSE
BILE for the program being carried
through without the slightest hitch.
The Automobile Dealers association
displayed good judgment in selecting
the pioneer sportsman of Southern
California for the important position.
Fernando Nelson, Henry T. Hazard
and A. B. Daniels, as judges, per-
formed efficient service and their work
contributed to the success of the event.
Chief Timer Ira Lothrop had his
corps of fifteen timers we'll drilled, and
the manner in which they performed
their arduous and intricate labors
speaks highly of the system employed.
Every official seemed to know his
place and duties and no hitch occurred
to mar the pleasure of the thousands
that packed the course to witness the
first big automobile event that has
been pulled off in Southern California.
The success of yesterdays races, the
absence of accidents and the general
good feeling that prevailed, is q strong
indication that the races will become a
permanent annual event 1t was
demonstrated beyond doubt that the
Santa Monica course is one of the
fastest of its kind in the country
The manner in which the public
spirited citizens of Santa Monica as
sisted in making the event a success
was commendable. The patroling Of
the course was admirable and pre-
cluded the possibility of accidents to
spectators. The 800 guardians of the
course in command of Chief of Police
M. X. Barretto did yeoman service
and no disagreeable feature arose to
mar the spirit of good fellowship that
prevailed.
That the Santa Monica road race
will be an annual event can be attri-
buted to the hearty mapner in which
the citizens of the beach town CO.
operated with the Automobile Dealers
association.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11

at the Soldiers home, appeared the big
white Lozier, the paint on the hood
showing the entire length of the road,
eating up the distance in wonderful
style and travelling with a certain
smoothness and power which charac-
terizes the French car. Within eight
minutes the fifteen machines had all
passed from view, and in another min
ute was heard the rafting exhaust of
the Apperson as 1t shut down for the
Nevada avenue curve.
AS the morning wore on and the cars
began slowly to assume the approXi-
mate order of the finish, the Lozier
was regarded as being an easy winner.
When 1t became known that a delay
had been caused owing to fiat tire and
another caused by lack of oil, express
sions of regret were heard on all sides.
So closely indeed did the thousands of
spectators follow the progress of each
machine that the slightest delay was
Immediately noted and the changes in
the positions of the cars at the end of
every lap were carefully jotted down.
When the Lozier again appeared,
eating up the miles at the rate of 80
per hour, passing everything and keep
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
NELSON OF DIAMOND TIRE
FAME HAS RIGHT TO CHEER
OVER AUTOS SH0D BY HIM

Manager It. o. Nelson of the Dia-
mond Rubber Tire company was one
of the interested spectators at yester-
days automobile races and the fact
that the winning cars in both events
were equipped with Diamond tires was
an additional source of the pleasure to
the manager
Both the Apperson and the Chal-
mers-Detroit cars were shod with
Diamond tires in the road races. The
fact that the tires were put to the
test of over 400 miles of fast and rough
going and were almost as good as
new at the finish Is proof that the
Diamond tires are among the best In
the auto world.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11

main under lock and key until officially
examined by a technical committee Of
three, which is appointed by the Auto
mobile Dealers association to see that
the rules regarding stock are strictly
adhered to.
The outcome of Leavitt's protest will
be awaited with interest by the auto
world.
1t is thought, as a result of yester-
days close contests. match races will
be arranged soon, the most probable
one being between the Apperson Jack
rabbit and the Chadwick Six, which
cars finished first and second respec-
tiVely in the big race,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
VANDERBILT CUP
TIME IS BEATEN
APPERS0N AVERAGES 64.4
MILES FOR COURSE
BIG CONTEST is FINISHED WITH
OUT ACCIDENT
Throngs Witness Speed Trials of
Stock Cars Driven at Terrific
Speed by Local
Drivers

CONTINUED from Page sIN)
bilt cup race was a source of consola-
tion.
After the first eight cars had been
checked the race was stopped and the
officials hustled for hasty lunch be-
fore starting the little car event.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11

The automobile and foot bridge at
Fourth street was fine piece of engi-
neering and was constructed in so
thorough a manner that 1t had the
confidence of all who saw 1t. 1t was
built as durable as If intended to last
a hundred years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11

The croakers who were predicting
dire things on the turns did not know
the fine type of drivers Los Angeles
has developed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03
Shaking Up Things.

Abroad as well as at home there are
well grounded suspicious in financial
as well as industrial circles that the
warfare of prices inaugurated by the
steel trust is chiefly with a view of
influencing the legislation of congress.
Men who were capable of putting
their fingers in the eyes Of our wide
awake president in the matter of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company are
by no means above such suspicion rs
to their motives. Should the steel
trust succeed in completely democrat
izing the market it will hardly fail
to make the desired impression on
congress, if not upon the new admin
iStration.
Amid the falling prices so skillfully
and so recklessly unanswered it is fig
ured that congress will hesitate &c
reduce the protective tariff on struc
tural steel bars and billets of steeI
and tin plate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03

In Santo Domingo there is sum-
mary way of dealing with embezzling
public officials. A person described
as the minister of finance of Puerto
Plata was short $4,000, 000-probably
paper money-in his accounts, and he
Immediately thereafter became short
by the removal of mis- head, One can.
not but reflect upon the amount vi
work the headsman would have had
had such violent remedies prevailed IL
this country, in dealing with the finan
ciers of this generation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03

Melrose was agog with excitement.
The local billposter was hanging the
paper of the Deuhan Repertoire COM
pany for three night run. And Mag.
gle Denham hailed from Melrose.
Margaret Denham" she was billed.
but Melrose recognized her.
1t was the first time that what Mel.
rose called "a real theater troupe" had
visited the little town. This in itself
would have meant much but Maggie
in addition created an epoch in town
history.
Melrose could not know that she was
to be star only for this brief engage
ment in Melrose. Maggie had happen
ed to mention that she had been born
in Melrose, and theaastute manager
had changed the name of the company
from the MptrepoIitah to Deuham Re.
pertoire company fot the three night
stay.
He well knew the value of Local
name in small town Occasionally
Maggie had let fall some scrap of in
formation as to her departure from the
town that told the rest of the old story
CT the girl who had run away from
home to go upon the stage.
Maggie's story differed from most
for she had succeeded in, achieving hel
ambition. She had become fairly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03
The Argus Daily Short Story
RETAINED IN THE ROLE-BY CARE WILLIAMS.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated Literary Pres.

into her home town had gone fc-
nauCht just because one man was not
there.
She was angry and surprised to real
iza that she still cared more for Cham
bers than she had ever admitted when
he had tried TO win her.
She had not long TO wait, however.
for Information about the recreapI
one. Presently a string of callers
came 10 the hotel. and all Of thc
friends of her school days crowded ths
hotel p2rior, all talking ut once.
From the babel of voices Maggie
gathered that Tom had left town the
day before with the evident purpose
| OF avoiding her. The blood throbbed
| in her temples.
1t WAS TO give Tom q lesson that she
/ wanted to show to Melrose how wei;
/ she had succeeded. Now be would
not witness her triumph. and she turn.
ed strangely depressed until the man
ager. versed in the handling OF the err
| ratio omen Of the stage, sensed the
situation.
anyhow. you can do your best,
Quinlin reminded her, land leave be
| hind ii record that he will be prouG
| Of"
And who may he be-" demanded
Maggie truculently.
81 don't know" confessed Quinliy
promptly, but there is usually his
| somewhere. and since he does not seen
to he around | thought you might lik'
| my suggestion"
Maggie waved him eff with a jeStiBi
remark. but her heart was lighte.
| Here WAS something that she cous
do. SO it happened that even her fello,
players wondered that evening at IL
briliancy with which she played by.
part.
"You'll land on Broadway yet" the.
assured her hut even this promise &.
reaching the goal of all actors did no
cheer the girl, and when the perform
ance was over she hurried back to tn
hotel. only 10 creep into bed and CIR
herself to sleep.
On the third and last day of the Ell
gagement Tom appeared suddenly i
town, and. though she could not Sc
Kim in the badly lighted auditorium
that night. Maggie felt that he wa
there. and she acted with touch G
tenderness that lent new beauty to
naturally sympathetic role.
John Benjamin, one of the inlpo
tant eastern theatrical men, had stol
ped over to wait for train and ha
/ n ri f,otn b,, NJ
manager overwhelmed him with after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03
NEW LINCOLN MONEY.
One Cent Piece Bearing Martyr Presi
dents Portrait Simple Design.

Victor d. Brenner. the New York
sculptor who made the Lincoln CEN
tennial medal, is the designer of the
new one cent piece bearing Lincoln's
portrait. He received word from
Washington recently that his design
had been accepted, with suggestions
by President Roosevelt for several
minor changes in the lettering. Mr..
Bremen said that he considered the
placing Of Lincoln's likeness on the
coinage much more symbolic of Ameri-
can ideals than the present design.
The new coppers have the bas-relief
head of Lincoln in profile on the coin
, in place of the Indian. The word
Liberty" is to the left of the head.
and to the right is the date 1907
On the reverse side at the top is the
motto "E Pluribus Unum," sith I'M
derneath in the center the words lone
Cent" in large letters, with a sheaf of
! wheat on each side.
| 1t is believed that the Lincoln head
has been used on only one coin before
, the FIVE cent design In nickel Of 1865
1t is said that not more than five of
the Lincoln five cent pieces were
struck in nickel and that single i'm
pressions now sell for about S12 each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03
No Use to Die.

81 have found out that there is no
use to die of lung trouble as long as
you can get DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry" says Mrs. J. p. White of Rush.
boro, Pa. Il would not be alive today
only for that wonderful medicine. L,
loosens up a cough quicker than any
thing else, and cures lung disease even
after the case is pronounced hopeless.
This most reliable remedy for coughs
and colds. la grippe, asthma, bron
chitis and boarseness is sold under
guarantee at all druggists. so cents
and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03
strongwilled, -hot-headed and egotis-
teal, and the courageous part is the
best trait of his remarkable character.
BEST TIME IN AUSTRALIA.
View of Sailor on the Atlantic
Fleets Cruise.


Sailors on the Atlantic fleet Of bat
tleships which recently returned to
Hampton Roads from its world cir
cling voyage gave the following i'm
pressions of the places visited on their
cruise:
Out on the flagship Connecticut John
Keller of Brooklyn and his pal. Jack
Crudden of Taunton, Mass. sat on a
gun sponsor the other day talking
about their cruise
Take it from u.s." said Keller. that
Australia is the country. We had a
finer time there than any other place
we visited Those fellows in Mel
bourne are good sports. all right, and
they have a dandy town. You ought
to have seen Tommy Burns lick
Squires while we were there. Maybe
that wasn't some fight. That was the
place to celebrate. Maybe we didn't
indulge in few whirls.r
How about Japan?" Keller was
asked
''Oh, Japan is all right" he replied.
THAT is pretty good country, but it
can't compare with Australia. Those
japanese think they are hot potatoes,
but they treated us o. X, and we've
got no kick against them. Say, you
know we went to Messina, where they
had the earthquake, and those Italians
think there is nobody in the world like
an American. They ought to, for we
did the best we could for them
This talk about Italy reused Crud-
den of Taunton to speak his mind.
sunny Italy they call it. do theyT'
he exclaimed with fine contempt. II
| never saw the sun there at all. There
amt any sunshine there any more
than there is here in this fog today.
It's cold, wet place. and that's all
there is to Italy"
Hold on, Jack" interrupted Keller.
allow about art? They've got pictures
| over there that will simply knock your
eye out"
"Yes," growled Crudden, "and they
have got some statues over there too
! what amt fit to be seen in public"
what are You talking about" put
in Keller. You can't seem to remem-
Der anything outside Of Pompeii. You
see, Pompeii is place what was bur
led by a volcano about thousand
years or more ago. Jack and me went
! to see what it was like. Some of the
! things they've got there l wouldn't lei
Il dog see"
Are you glad to be home?" the re
! porter asked.
! "Well, l should think- exclaimed
Keller. But don't call this home yet
! won't be there either until l strike
little old New York. That's the place
for me. When l land there I'll be
home all right"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03
Taking the Man From the Evil.

Archbishop John J. Glennon of st.
Louis preached a notable sermon il
the old Roman Catholic cathedral in
dealt with the duty of citizenship as
well as the churchman In urging
upon his hearers Lenteu sacrifices, the
archbishop said: During the Lente1
season | ask the faithful of the arch
diocese to refrain from the luxury Of
intoxicating liquors. l ask this self
denial in commemoration of the Saw
iors words on the. cross: I thirst. 81
The archbishop said that the
church's policy is ito take the mai
away from the drink, rather than tn:
drink away from the man." He said
that things were taken away from
the insane, but that men in their
right minds have the right to choOse
for themselves"
Herein the archbishop defined the
parallel lines of Christian duty and the
the duty of citizenship. So educate
man by appealing to his sense o.
duty that he will abstain OF at Least
refrain from over indulgence in that
which is Injurious to the body as vel
as the soul The method of taking tn
man away from the drink works from
the inside out, not from the outside in
and at it's base lies self-reform ant
those aspirations which make for bet
ter citizenship. 1t is a sound method
and has withstood the test for man,
hundreds of years
Mans mind is so constituted tina
often he will willingly be led when II
balks at being driven Compulsor
prohibition never has accomplishe
any generel good which offset tn
evils it promotes. When you try b
statute to take the drink away frol
man he resents your interference
and procures it anyway. to the injur
of his morals, and often of his healtl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03
Good for Everybody.

Norman R. Coulter, prominent
architect, in the Delbert building, San
Francisco. says: Il fully endorse al
that has been said of Electric Bitters
as a tonic medicine. 1t is good fol
everybody. 1t corrects stomach, Liver
and kidney disorders in prompt anC
efficient manner and builds up the
system" Electric Bitters is the bes
spring medicine ever sold over drug
gist's counter las blood purifier it is
uneQualed. so cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03


useful player of parts in the smaller
companies.
This was her second season with the
Metropolitans. and she smiled conf
IDENTITY when Quinlin. the manager.
asked her If she felt strong enough to
play the star part for three days.
1t involved n little extra rehearsal.
but Maggie was delighted. She would
show Tom Chambers and the rest Of
Melrose that she bad made success.
Tom came ahead of the rest of Mel
rose, because there had been time
when they two were almost engaged
and she still thought tenderly of those
courtship days.
She looked about eagerly when the
company arrived; but, though every
one else in town appeared to have
come to the train to stare curiously at
Maggie Denham's troupe, Tom was
not there.
With curious sense of Darkness
Maggie climbed into the ramshackle
bus that was to convey the company to
the hotel. Her triumphant entrance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-03
The Other Side.

To every question in dispute
There are two sides at least.
One facing boldly to the west.
The other looking east.
Suppose that you can only see
The side for which you fight.
That doesn't prove the other side
Is wrong and you are right.
The man who takes the different view
May be master hand
To argue and explain at length
Why he has made the stand,
May have his reasons ironbound,
Unanswerahle quite.
Which doesn't make YOU in the wrong
Or prove that he is right.
Were there but one and only one
And not another side
There could not be grave dispute
With foes apart so wide.
The angry parties of the first
And of the second part
Would not be sharpening their knives
Or taking II to heart.
This is a world of give and take,
And no one has a cinch.
Nor could he If he wanted to
Be just right to the inch.
So pause when tempted to a scrap
And take breathing spell.
If you are right one-half the time.
You're doing mighty well.