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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
WOMEN MOTORISTS
END LONG TOUR
Mrs. Alice R. Ramsey Completes
Her Journey From New York
to This City in Maxwell
. Driver and Companions Tell In.
teresting Tales of Their
Experiences
By r. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

large number Of automobile on
: Ehusiasts have watched with interest
:. 2he trsnscontinental run Of Mrs. Alice
X Ramsey Of Hsckensack. N 4 This
,pluc<y little woman in her MaxweIJ
car yesterday completed her tour. and
With dust covered vehicle, was proudly
welcomed to this city by gathering
sot enthusiasts. Many of those wh6
nave read OF the party, consisting of
Mrs. Ramsey, Miss Herminie Jahns.
mrs. A Atwood and Mrs. N r. Powell
too not thoroughly realize what If
means TO cross a distance of over s.500
.aniles in motor car without a man
aelong 70 do the heavy work Every
emile OF the way Mrs. Ramsey has been
at the wheel Of the Maxwell. but She
doves her car, and, in return. as though
5Sppreciative, the automobile in ftself
gave no trouble. But there were con-
.Gitions to be met with. and some of
them at the time seemed almost un-
Hurmountable, but ready for every
emergency, the little car plugging on
her way. Equipped with a block and
tackle the irrigation bitches Of wYom-
ing were passed. Mrs. Ramsey is loud
IN her praise Of the clearance of the
car, but when a rut obstructed the way
the ak came IN as necessity, and it
was welded by woman. When the
grades were little steep the women
folks applied their hands and assisted
the sturdy little motor; streams We're
1orded where bridges were gone and
dust knee deep was wallowed through.
The gumbo Of Iowa seems to remain
IN Mrs. Ramseys memory as a source
OF trouble even greater than the mud
of Nebra ska after a cloudburst which
was also encountered.
For the most part there seems to be
but slight complaint as to the roads
although Mrs Ramsey says that were
she gain 10 make the trip she would
start later in the season and would
teen miss some of the rain that
wrought SO much havoc with the roads,
The drive across the continent by
Mrs. Ramsey and her sister motor
maids is an object lesson that can
not be passed over without considering.
Heretofore most Of such feats have been
performed by women who give the i'm
cUline composition in their make up,
but in the quartette that arrived yes
terday the impression was far differ
ent From the appearance, outside Of
e beautiful coat OF tan. one would
ina gine that the car had merely been
brought up from Del Monte 1t was
dusty, but clean. 1t was rot caked with /
mud. battered and SCARED. but showed /
that u had received treatment much |
more considerate than would have been |
given by man. Not only was the ex- /
1erior Of the car pleasing, but when /
the hood was raised and the engine |
set in motion IL ran as sweetly and I
more smoothly than the day it left the 1
factory.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

NEW HOME OF THE
PEERLESS CARS
Most Artistic Salesroom of the
New Permanent Quarters
on Auto Row

The good enough idea concerning the
different automobile showrooms, which
was the result of the big fire, as seen
In the temporary quarters, is fast fad
Ing away from automobile row. The
many permanent quarters now being
erected show a greater consideration
for habitations in keeping with the
advancement and refinement of the
modern motor ear. What undoubtedly
must be considered the most artistic up
to the present time is the new home
for the Peerless car, which is about
completed by the H. o. Harrison COM
pany In Van Ness avenue near Golden
Gate.
The building is steel. brick and
concrete one of mission style, two sto-
ries high. The first floor will be used
for the showroom and offices, with a
garage and elevator to the second
story in the rear The second floor will
be devoted to the repair and stock de-
partments
The interior finish of the salesroom
and offices is mahogany, with beautiful
panels of the same, covering the walls
almost to the ceiling. A rich paper has
been selected for the space left be-
tween the mahogany panels and the
ceiling. The flooring is of white tile.
Every comfort of the patrons of the
establishment has been considered and
Well taken care Of
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

Satisfaction was manifest upon tt
face of Hazlitt l.. Pelton, sales mana
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
AMERICAN SIMPLEX
COME TO THE CITY

The two cycle valveless America n
Simplex car, which has made such a
favorable record in the GIidden tour
over the worst course ever selected nv
the national organization. will be one
of the latest additions to the LIST of
cars in the local market, Berkins- Corey
motor car company brought the car
up to Oakland on Saturday, where it
was shown to many of the enthusia SITS
who had been notified of its coming
This morning the representatives Of
this car. with a party, start on the CEN
tury run around the bay, planning to
arrive in this city this evening. The
car Will be on exhibition at the Auto
livery company tomorrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
AMERICAN CAR
NOW IN THE MARKET

Another new car has reached this
city. 1t is the American. The car, al
though never represented in the local
market has, however, been seen on
the roads of this city and this section
Of the state. The models which have
been brought here by the American
automobile agency, of which H. S. G.
Mccartney is the representative, show
an exceedingly classy vehicle 1t is a
most striking car and attracts atten-
ton wherever it goes, especially the
model known as the American traveller.
which is equipped with 40 inch wheels.
The agency comes to San Francisco
prepared to make deliveries in seven
models namely, the speedster limou-
sine, tourist, traveller, roadster, way
farer and gadabout. The cars for the
present are exhibited at the tempora ry
quarters at the Auto livery. where Nc
Cartney and his associates will book
demonstrations.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
PERFECT IGNITION
HELPS AUTO TOUR
Splitdorf Equipment Lessons
the Hardships of Motor
Car Travel

The Maxwell car which arrived yes-
terday under the guidance of Mrs.
Ramsey was equipped with Splitdorf
magnetic and spark plug. Mrs. Ramsey
is most profuse in her praise of the
Ignition of the car, stating that in the
whole long journey never once had she
been annoyed by ignition troubles. In
fact, some of the spark plugs had not
been removed. 1t was a demonstration
for the Splitdorf output which chal-
lenges consideration of every owner of
motor car, especially of those who
have had to suffer ignition trouble
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Sales of
! WintOns

Hough. J. j. Haviside and F. L. Han
sen of this city, Charles w Fleet OF
Oakland, and George Dunlap, former
mayor of Gilroy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

The Auburn motor car company
which enjoyed quarters in Golden Gate
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Auburn Car
Has Moved |

ters at 52S Golden Gate avenue. where
they will hereafter display a full line
of the popular priced Auburn cars.
H. L Owesney, manager for the
Winton motor carriage company, yes
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
EMF COMP ANY
DECLARES DIVIDEND
First Years Business Shows
Great Success of the Popu-
lar Priced Car

In the short intervals between the
purchase of several factories as report
ed last week the EN- F company found
time--and the surplus-sufficient to de-
clare 40 per cent dividend on its
stock July 25.
That date marks the first birthday
OF the EMF company and the show
ing made in that time has been per-
haps the most remarkable ever made
by any automobile company, though
there have been several that were sub
stantial in the extreme.
In declaring this first dividend-half
Of which is in stock and the other
half in cast-the EMF company first
reserved sufficient funds for all it's
needs. among which is 100000 to pay
for the addition now being built to
the plant in Piquette avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Good Run
of Buick

l. ]. Morse. local manager for th
Locomobile company of America, yes
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
GOOD ROAD DOWN
COAST HIGHWAY
Owners of Locomobiles Tell of
Conditions Between This
City and Santa Maria

I. ]. Morse, San Francisco manager
Of the Locomobile Company of America,
reports the sale and delivery of Loco
mobile touring cars to ]. F. Goodwin
and Mr.. Atkinson of Santa Maria the
early part of last week. Goodwin upon
taking delivery left the city at a. m.
and by in the evening had reached
his home. This was exceedingly fast
time for the distance, which is consid-
erably over $50 miles when it is con-
sidered that it was the first time that
Goodwin had ever driven a Locomobile.
His average running time was some
thing over "a miles. He reports the
road fairly good for the whole distance,
except one hill, which he found to be
exceedingly heavy going. Atkinson
was not quite as ambitious as Goodwin.
Leaving at in the morning, he made
Paso Robles for the night, continuing
on early the next day.
The Auburn motor car company.
which enjoyed quarters in Golden Gate
avenue. with the
Auburn Car Peerless company,
! Has Moved hay have nsIs also oonoDs moved; I'd;
ters at 52s Golden cate @ taen Avenue ep where her
they will hereafter display full line
"a NAC PcP0AoA PllCSQ <AuDQII
H. L owesney. manager for the
Winton motor carriage company, yes
terday, reported
sales OF wrntous cry Of Little Six
- cylinder touring
Hough. ]. j. Haviside and F. l. Han
sen of this city, Charles w. Fleet of
Oakland, and George Dunlap former
mayor of Gilroy.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
J. W. Leavitt and A. D. Plugoff of
the firm if J. w. Leavitt & Co. left
to the factories of the Stoddard-
Dayton. REQ. and Overland and Marion
cars. While away, for a bit of pleas
ure, they win go to Indianapolis to
gust on the premier track course of
America.
The Automobile club of America has
just forwarded to its members and
tourists of the bureau of tours The
1909 edition of the Automobile club of
America. tour book, which contains this
year over 1000 routes, covering all the
main touring lines throughout the
United States, and a vast amount of
practical touring information, digest
of all state automobile laws, and
list of officially appointed and recon-
mended hotels along the touring lines,
restaurants. garages and repair shops.
and such valuable items, throughout
touring sections, with a list of ferry
time tables. a complete set of dia-
gramatic touring maps and other val
liable information of interest to
A curious method of defrauding in
surance companies has recently come
TO light in Paris. The men interested
owned two cars freshly painted to re-
semble new cars, but were so old that
the least jar would knock them to
pieces. They were allowed to be hit
by other vehicles and cars, the insur-
ance company in each case paying the
DANA ges. II was also discovered that
the cars were insured under different
names in the same company.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

Burkhard & Crippen. $50
- "A II g. g. av. Tel. Frank. 17s8
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
MaanaW
Simplicity and Reliability
Again Proven

CIT IN a model DA touring car Mrs.
II Ramsey drove her MdxWeH
car from New York to San Francisco
over the worst possible roads, over
steep grades, and made the trip, one
of the most grueling imaginable,
without particle Of Car trouble. A
trip far more difficult than the Gid
den or any other tour, and finished
yesterday with a perfect score. No
mountains or grades too difficult for
the MdxUeH. No ogumbotoothick,
no sand too deep for the MdxDeu.
The only car for long or short tours.
The car for lady to drive.
1t is simply perfect and perfectly
simple. Get a demonstration in the
same model as driven by Mrs. Ramsey.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24
Rural Free Delivery Mail
Service In This County.
Duri7xy TIE Past Decade 1t Has Grown Steadi!y And
f2apidiy, And Today Covers Practically The En-
tire County--An n Important Fac f1r In Tie
Development Of This Section.

ion Of the writer, the three things
which had contributed most TO the
development Of the South during the
past decade were the sentiment IN
favor Of better roads and the build
ing of good roads, free rural deliv-
cry, and rural telephones. In that
article the extension of the rural tele-
phone service was spoken Of.
Perhaps nothing has contributed
more to the development of this part
of the South during the past few
wears than the growth Of the rural
free delivery service.
Newherry Among the First.
Newberry county was among the
first counties in the South to receive
this service. The Third Congression-
al district was at that time repre-
seb.ed by the Hon. A. c. Latimer. Mr..
Laiimer was especially active in the
work Of establishing free rural de-
livery routes, and his district was
among the first in the South to re-
ceive the benefits from this important
service Of the government. The route
from SliehS, in Newberry county, was
among the first in Mr.. Latimer's dis
trict. one or two routes probably hav-
ing been established in the upper part
of the district before the Sigh 5
route was put into operation.
Growth in This County.
The rural mail delivery service has
grown III Newberry county until to-
day there are twenty-four routes
starting from points in Newberry
county. branching out into different
seuionS Of the county. and in addi-
tion to these there is a route from
Peaks. in Lexington county, which
comes into Newberry county; a route
from BlairS. in Fairfield county,
which circulateS almost altogether in
Newberrv county, and route, known
as Prosperity No. 5, which joins at
Saluda river route from Prosperity
and carries the mail on into Saluda
COMMUNICATING. really. twenty-seven
rural free delivery mail routes for
Newberry county.
Newberry Leads in the State.
Among the first counties il the
South TO receive the benefits Of this
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24

In The Herald and News several
weeks ago it was stated that Judge
". G. Peterson, carrier on rural route
No. from Newberry, was carrier on
the irst rural mail route established
in Newberry county. This was a
mistake. While Judge Pderson's
route is one among the first eStab-
lishei in Newberry county, the first
rural free delivery route in the coan-
ty vas from Slghs, and the first car
rier vas Mr.. Oscar B. Sigh, svn of
the Rev. J. A. Sigh, for whom the
station Of Sliehs was named. Mr..
Oscar B. Sigh is :illl carrier on route
No. ! fron Slighs. For some five
years, however, his brother, Mr.. Ru-
fus \. Sigh. he'd the position, Mr..
Oscar B. Slign having preceded and
succeeded his brother, Mr.. Rufus A:
Sigh, in the work.
TIE route from Slighs was estab-
lished about 1898. The second route
in Newberry county was from Pros
perirv, with Mr.. S. c. Barre as car
rier. This route was established
shortly after the route from Shghs-
in fact, almost simultaneously with It.
Mr.. S. C. Barre died some months ago.
He vas succeeded Oh his route by his
son, Mr.. Charles P. Barre. Mr.. Barre
was succeeded by Mr.. J. \. Hawkins,
whose route is still Prosperity No. l.
Rolte No. from Newberry was the
thira free rural delivery route estab-
lishe:1 in Newberry county. The first
carrier on this route was Mr.. Oscar II.
Peterson, 4 son Of the present carrier
Judre v. G. Peterson. This route
was out into operation on September
l. 1901. Judge ". G. Peterson, who
was largely instrumental in the eStab-
lishnent Of this route. succeeded his
son as carrier. and has held the po-
sitiol since. Mr.. john A. Peterson,
carrier on ~oute No. , from Newber-
~, established later, is also son OF
Judge ". G. Peterson.
In recurring to the files Of The
Herald and News, to corredI the er-
ror above noted in regard to the first
rura! free delivery carrier in New
berry county. an article was noted III
which it was stated thaa in the opin-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24
News and Courier.
Demurrer O7erruled.

Columbia, September 2l.-With the
overruling Of the defendant s demur-
rer in the Farnum case this morning,
and with ne refusal Of Judge Mem
minger to quash the second and third
counts of the indictments, the prellm-
mary SEirmish in the first of the al
legged graft cases was concluded and
the real battle reached. Fighting
inch by inch, attorneys for the de-
fence attacked the indictments under
which James S. Farnum, Of Charles
ION, is charged with bribery in con-
nection with the dealings with the
State dispensary board. The State
put up a vigorous defence of the in
dictments as drawn, and won its Sec
ond victory of the trial, although
Judge Memminger declared that he
was convinced that there was conSld-
cradle weight in the position taken
b. Farnum 5 attorneys.
There were two main propositions
before the Court to-day in the con-
federation of the indictments. The
first. in brief. was the contention OF
the defence that the second and third
counts in the indicemnt against Far
NUN should be quashed because the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24
!. s. FARNUM FACES
4 RICHLAND JURY
DEFENSE LOST OUT ON A MO.
TION TO CONTINUE.
Farnum Charged With Having Given
A Bribe or Rebate to Member
of Dispensary Board.

( OlumOla CLale.
The case Of J. S. Farnum. charged
with bribery, was called in the circuit
court in Columbia on Monday. This
is the first Of the dispensary "graft"
cases on which Attorney General
Lyon has been at work for three
years.
The defense for J. S. Farnum made
motion for continuance, but the at
torneys for the prosecution got the
better of the argument and Judge R..
". Memminger ordered the case to
trial. It was 4:30 Monday afternoon
when the case was called and as the
argument consumed over an hour.
Judge .Memminger agreed not to 60
further into the trial that afternoon.
Associated with Mr.. Lyon in this
case are Mr.. ". II. Cobb. solicitor !:
Mr.. Marshall P. DeBruhl, assistant
attorney general; Mr.. ". F. Steven
son, attorney for the d:spensary in
veatigat5on commission; and Mr.. B.
L. Abney. Others employed for
phases Of the case are E. McC. Clark
son, E. NJ. Thomson, Il. R. Rembert.
Attorneys for defendant, J. S. Far
mum, are: Mordecai, Gadsden, But
LEDGE & Hagood Of Charleston, Ernest
F .Cochrane, United States district
attorney; Nelson & Gettys Of Colum-
bia. Other lawyers present to repre-
sent other persons accused are Bell
niger & Welsh, W. B. Grrrber and NJ.
p. Howell Of Walterboro, Weston &
Aycock.
Attorney General Lyon announced
that the probable order Of the cases to
be tried would be: the two against
Farnum, one against John Black, and
then some Of the bribery cases.
On the courts calendar are enter
ed FIVE cases to be tried connected
with the alleged dispensary grating.
They are numbered from 49 to 50,
inclusive.
The first case, No. 49, on the calen-
dar is that against J. S. Farnum: the
charge is bribery, the bribe being al
legged to have been given to Joseph B.
Wvlie in the sum Of $1,575.
Case No. 50 charges J. NJ. Rawlin-
son, j. B. Wylie, John Black, James
S. Farnum, John T. Early, Morton A.
Goodman and H. Lee Solomons with
conspiracy to defraud.
Case No: 81 arraigns M. A. Good
man, L. ". Boykin, J. B. Towin, W.
O. Tatum and Dennis Weiskopf for
conspiracy to defraud the State out
of $22,5OO in the label deal.
Number 80 charges John Black with
accepting bribe.
In case number So, James S. Far
mum is charged with bribery.
Number "a on the calendar is the
cast against J. S. Farnum, J. NJ. Raw
hnson, J. B. Wylie and John Black,
conspiracy to defraud the State out OF
$4,000.
Number 55 is the case against Den
mis- Weiskopf, perjury. No attorneys
are named yet.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24

service, Newberry county has uaken
the lead since the service has been
firmly established. At the meeting Of
the State Rural Letter Carriers as
sociation i'll Rock Hill this year the
president was Judge y. G.. Peterson,
carrier on route No. l from NeWberry.
He was succeeded as president by
Mr.. Thos. E. Wicker. carrier on rural
route No. 3 from Newberry.
Mr.. Wicker is not only president
of the South Carolina Rural Letter
Carriers association, buzz he is a
member of the executive committee Of
the National association of Rural
Letter Carriers. He is, also a dele
gate from the South Carolina associa-
fion to the National association now
being held in Rochester, N. Y, and is
now in attendance upon the sessions
Of the National association.
The rural routes in Newberry coun-
ty and the carriers are as follows:
Routes From Newberry.
No. w. G. Peterson.
No. 2-John A. Peterson.
No. 3-Thos. E. Wicker.
No. Nv. H. Eddy.
No. 5-Frank P. DeVore.
No. 6-Thomas Chalmers.
No. 7-Y- T. Dickert4
Routes From Prosperity.
No. John N. Hawkins.
No. 2--S. B. Hawkins.
No. 3-Joe Hartman.
No. 4-R. &C. Counts.
No. 5-Thompson Shealy, who at
Saluda river takes the mail from
Prosperity and carries it on into Sa-
iuda county.
Routes From Pomaria.
No. w. S. Seybt.
No. p. A. Shealy.
No. Sc. ". Settler.
Routes From Slighs.
No. 10. B. Sigh.
No. p. Magnus kempSon.
Route From Little Mountain.
No. John A. Boland.
Routes From Chappels.
No. I'M. L. Connolly
No. 2-Brooks B. Webb.
Routes From Silver Street.
No. IN. D. Sheppard.
No. 2-W. E. Perry.
Routes From Kinards.
No. u. D. Smith.
No. 2.-J. ". D. Johnson.
Route From Whitmire.
No. l-McDuffe Metts.
Route From Peaks.
NJ. John o.. Chapman.
Route From Blairs.
No. 1-LeWis Henderson.
It will be seen that in little less
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TWICE A WEEK. 81 so A YEAR
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A Legend of the Dutch Fork.
By Col. D. A. Dickert.

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Tanana leader., 1909-11-25

that it was determined that the probe will be one conspicuous for its thoroughness, and that it will extend to all parts of the coun- try. Scores of weighers at diff ferent customs houses through out the country are said to be i'm plicated in the sugar scandal, and it is likely that at any tune now the government will commence commence to make arrests. A dispatch from Floyd, Ia., Nov. 17 says: There is grave danger that the local bastile may be stormed before night and Syl- vester and Albert Owens, the sons of d prominent local minis. ter, taken out and lynched. The boys are charged with shooting and killing Clarence Compton and his 12year-old daughter. The citizens here are infuriated and many threats have already been made.
 General Booth, leader of the Salvation Army, makes the state ment that never in the modern history of England have labor conditions been worse. Hundreds of thousands of skilled workmen are unemployed, and their fam lilies are starving. The prospect of immediate relief is anything but encouraging, and the ques tion deserves the sole attention of the government during the present winter.
 It is reported from Washington that Clifford Pinchot has written lengthy letter to the President requesting to know exactly his status in the administration. The chief forester puts it squarely up to the President, and asks him to declare himself either for Secre- tary Ballinger or for Mir. Pinchot.
 The Western Union Telegraph Company has been absorbed by the American Telephone and Tel egraph Company, with capital. ization of S1, 0O,O0O,O0o. The big trust now controls 10000, ,OOO miles of wires. The aim of the corporation is to absorb all the telegraph and telephone wires in the United States.
 Field Marshal Yamagata has been appointed president of the privy council of Japan, to sue. ceed the late Prince Ito.