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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

WI ITH the addition of the live new
wv firm of dealers known by the
style name of Bireley & Young
to gasoline row and with the opening
of their new garage in the commodious
quarters recently vacated by the Lord
Motor Car company, a decidedly dis
tinctive feature has been injected into
the local automobile field
Bireey & Young are Southern Cali
fornia agents for the we'll known Co.
lumbia machine, in which the genera
tion who recalls the days of bicycle
when the name plate of Columbia stood
for all that was good in constructive
quality and mechanical genius recog-
nizes a car of substantial dependable
attributes that needs no fulsome eulogy.
This hustling new firm is also the
Southern California agent for the more
recent Herreshoff car which has TO-
cused no end of favorable attention
through the purchase of its entire out
put by Harry s. Houpt, at the head of
a company that bears his name Houpt
has done in a few months what many
managing heads have required years to
accomplish in the direction of pub
licity.
These two cars began arriving on
the local market during the past week
and Bireley & Young's garage has
been the scene of an almost steady
stream of prospective purchasers ever
since, attracted by the regulations of
the cars as well as by their all-around
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25
MOTORCYCLES ARE
BEING RECOGNIZED
Will Travel Faster Than Automobiles
Through Crowded Streets, and
Are Great Aid to Police
Department

The accidents from speeding automo-
biles, that always mark the opening of
the season, have been unusually numer-
Gus and appalling this spring, and the
speedy motorcycle has been the only
thing that has enabled the police to
control violators of the speed laws.
These little machines are fully as fast
as the average automobile, and in
chase they can twist their way through
a crowd more successfully than could
a pursuing automobile, while the price
of a fast automobile will buy dozen
of the smaller flyers. Already New
York has over thirty motorcycles in
constant use, and Philadelphia has
Just acquired an equal number to re-
place a squad of older and smaller ma
chimes. All of these are the well-known
indians. and besides these cities Wash
ington, st. Louis, San Francisco, Baltl-
more. Boston, Denver and dozen other
cities and towns maintain motorcycle
police squads which perform variety
of valuable duties.
One of the refinements introduced by
motorcycle racing and really made
necessary by the terrific speed attained
by the little flyers is the helmet. now
universally worn by all professional
riders. This consists of very heavy
leather helmet such as is worn by foot
ball players, but reinforced by heavy
wood and metal bands around the rim
AMI over the top. for it has been found
that the head is the most Vulnerable
part in case of accident.
The freedom from serious accidents
which motorcycle racing has enjoyed
is a surprise to many, and completely
refutes the claims of danger made by
many unfamiliar with the sport. In
the hundreds of motorcycle races run
in the past two years there have not
been more than three or four serious
accidents, and in every case they We're
caused by the recklessness or careless
ness of the riders themselves.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

been wholly unnecessary. 1t was made
on account of the fact that some grit
got into the rake-bearing as result
of a lost grease cup early in the run.
This, however. was the only new part
put on the car except springs. and the
only work done on the motor from
start to finish of the run was the
changing of one spark plug and the
putting in of new exhaust push rod
In the front cylinder rather delicate
task, with the engine running, but per-
formed cleverly by G. w. Kelsey. This
sums up the amount of work done on
the car or engine from start to finish.
There were in all eight tire pune
lures or blowouts, one tire having run
more than 1000 miles and another a
bit more than 5000 miles. Until after
1872 miles had been covered. no water
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25
MOTOR CLUB TO
HOLD ITS MEET
SPLENDID PROGRAM OF SPEED
EVENTS TODAY
DE ROSTER, DERkUM AND OTHER
FAST ONES MEET
Club Benefit Promises to Be Best At
tended of Any Races Yet Held
at Local Motorcycle
Track

This afternoon at the Coliseum saul
Ger track the annual race meet of the
Los Angeles Motorcycle club will be
held This Is the meet that was sched-
uled for month ago, but which was
postponed on account of rain.
An unusually interesting card has
been prepared for the speed maniacs
who have been going to this track each
Sunday to witness the marvellous per-
formances of DeRosier, Huyck, Der
KUN, Graves, Bake and other stars
that make up the group of fast riders
now in this city.
All these men will come in COMPETE
ton, in their respective classes, in one
or more Of the events on the unusually
long program, while many added feat
ures will be included, because of the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

was put in the radiator, and after that
it was seldom used. There was in fact
a surprisingly small amount of water
used on the whole. trip. There were
made, in all, 1856 round trips in and out
of Boston, the runs being to Worces-'
ter. Newburyport, birmingham, MARI
boro, Nashua, N. H. and Providence,
r. l., making an average of about
sixty-five miles to- the round trip.
In addition to proving all that the
Maxwell company has claimed for its
engine, the run proved the reliability
Of the car and bearings in general: In
fact the all-round stability of the car.
At the conclusion of the nonstop run
the car was turned over to the teehni-
cal committee of the Bay State Auto
mile association, of which Professor
f. Park. the engineering authority of
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25
DURO CAR AVERAGES
NEARLY CAR A DAY
Sales for the Month Include a Few
Shipments as Far Away as
Montana and Many
Local

The Durocar Manufacturing compa-
ny has Averaged nearly car a day in
sales during the past month, their cars
having gone, in few cases, as far as
Montana, a splendid tribute to the Los
Angeles made motor car. These sales
include:
T. w. Mendenhall, e. r. King, Whit
tier, touring cars; Frisbie, San Diego,
surrey, j. H. Johnson, William Espolt,
Whittier, touring cars; Munger laun-
dry, six laundry wagons; r. M. Bow
GER San Francisco, surrey; J. f. Ken
dial, touring car; C. G. Twist, Santa
Ana touring car; w. E. Porter, Long
Beach, touring car; C. A. Wesbecher.
Los Angeles, touring car; Thomas s.
Krutz, Chicago, touring car; L. M.
Cole, Whittier, touring car; Dr. Gilbert,
San Diego, touring car; r. M. Robins
ton, Los Angeles, surrey; G. B. Pope.
r. M. Gilmore, Big Timber, Mont,
touring cars; A. P. Johnson, Los Ange-
les, surrey; M. Refs, Long Beach, sur
rey: Fairbanks. Morse & Co., Los An
eeIes. surrey; William f. Lutz compa-
ny, Santa Ana, touring car; Fairbanks,
Morse & Co, Riverside, model X.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

When a motorist has become some
what expert in the running of his car
it will be found advantageous to grad
ually feed until the point is found at
which the motor runs well. but Will
not stand a further reduction. The
smaller the proportion of gasoline the
more economically the motor will run
and the cleaner it will keep.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

AS for ordinary purposes single
metal-studded tire on one of the rear
wheels is sufficient to give reasonable
security against skidding, it has been
suggested that, in the case of those
who use removable rims or spare
wheels. the spare tire should be one
with a studded shoe. Should the road
become greasy, it is only matter of a
few minutes to effect a change which
will give a fair degree of security
against skidding. 1t does not always
follow that this need be done when the
roads are merely wet for except on GER
tain clay.like surfaces thoroughly
wet road is not dangerous, and there
fore for economy sake there is no me-
cessity to fit a studded cover. In case
fine spare tire is used after puncture,
the original tire should be repaired or
a new one substituted at the end of the
run.
GuVf
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

the Massachusetts institute of tech
nology, is chairman. 1t was taken to
the Institute, dissembled and carefully
examined down to the most minute de-
tail by Professor Park and the commit
tee. The other members of this board
are V. A. Charles, connected with the
automobile industry; C. j. Bailey and
James Fortescue, secretary OF the Bay
State Automobile association.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

A handy thing for the motorist 20
keep in his tool box is an assortment
of wire nails of various sizes. These
nails may often be used to replace split
pins and the like.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

If gasoline drips from the carburet-
ter when the car is standing with the
engine stopped, the needle valve con-
nected with the float should be investi-
gated. If pressing down stops the drip
ping, the float is too high. Il the drip
ming persists, the valve leaks and
should be ground to a fit, preferably
using pumice stone.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

The Angelus grill has excellent serv.
ice and better food. Fourth and Spring.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

DIR. Wells. osteopata. ilo14 ). spring.
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PAGES 1 TO 8

Those splendid batteries that
are revolutionizing things.
Test 20 amperes and more.
Don't buy batteries that test
less than 20 amperes.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-08
BOTH COUNTRY AND CITY L,=E
Farmers Are to Benefit Greatly Under
Proposed Plan.

AS the strength, wealth and mental
anu moral stability of a nation can bc
measured only by such, qualities in he,
people, distinct upward national
movement is that now being under
taken by the federal reclamation serv-
Ice In laying out model cities and
towns on the vast stretches of soil
which 1t is wrenching from the former
desert wastes and bringing to lush
Iecundlty through the distribution of
the fmpounded waters of mountain.
, born rivers, says q writer in the Tech
nical World.
While planning, as 1T wisely does, tu
1rr1gate thousands Of miles Of land
which was once Ean over to the sage
brush and the cactus and which boast
ed as inhabitants. naught but the rat
Iiesnakes the prairie dog, and the cent?
pede, the engineers of this branch of a
broadly paternaIistfc government plan
now to irrigate the, mind Of the farmer
while trrigating at the same time the
Z soil from which. he gets his sus-
tenance; to draw the man who farms
from the restricted and socially beg.
cared life he leads and bring him into
closer communion and a keener com
petition with his kind-in fact TO con
fer upon him the blessings which Ilow
from blending Of country and city
life.
This is to be done by plotting the
reclaimed tracts so that each home
steader may not merely have his fields
within three miles of the heart of a
model town, but may, If he desires,
live within the limits, of that town and
drive mornings and evenings to and
from his work as the banker OF broker
now drives from his suburban home to
the Office wherein he buys and sells
money.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-08
The sattte!. 81 Iltk. :

There is more adventLre in the life
Of the working man who descends as
common soldier into the battle Of
life than in that Of the millionaire who
sits apart in. an !. like Won Moltke..
and only directs the maneuvers by tel!
egraph. Give me to hear about the
career Of him who is in the thick Of
business; to whom one change of. mar,
ket means an empty stomach and
to another a. cQpious and savory meal
This is not the philosophical but the
human side of economics; it interesta
like a story; and the life of all who
are thus situated partakes I'M a small
way of the charm OF Robinson Crusoe;
for every step Is critical, and human
life is presented to you naked and
verging to It's lowest terms.-SteyenI;
son.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-08

When q sufferer from stOnncli
trouble takes DR.. Kings New Lifd
Pills he's mighty glad to see hid
Dyspepsia and Indigestion fly. but
mOre-he's tickled over his new, find
appetite, strong nerves and hralthyt
kidneys now work right. 25c, ut
ElkO Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-08
A Peculiar. Wrench

of the foot or ankle may produce a
very serious sprain. A sprnin is
more painful than a break. In all
sprains, cuts, burns and scalds, Bal.
.lard's Snow Lniment ia the best
thing to Use. Relieves the pain in
reduces swelling, is a perfect
antiseptic and heals rapidly Price
25c, SOC and $l.OO Sold by Elko Drug
Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-08
Dishwashing Hint.

Invert all hard cooking dishes. over,
steam or hot water for few Minutes
and every particle will wash of easily
especially dishes that have been used
Cor syrup, bread or pastry dough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13
MAY CLOSE ST. JOHNS.
Trinity Church Election Today Will
Decide the Question.

New York, April 13.-Whether his
toric st. Johns chapel is to be closed
will be decided today at the annual
election of the Trinity church cor
poration. The question has been dis
cusSed for some time and there are
two factions in the field, one for and
one against closing the old chapel.
The Rev. William T. Manning. rec
tor of Trinity, will preside at the
poll, and both factions will be repre-
scented by counsel. Aged and infirm
voters will be driven to the polls in
carriages
1t is predicted that Trinity will elect
the regular ticket of vestrymen-
which will mean that St. Johns will be
closed. One hundred and fifty mem
bers of st. Johns will march in a body
down Broadway to Trinity to watch
the proceedings Three Cinnamon
are numbered among the voters for
the regular corporation ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13
NARROWED BY STORM.
Train Load of Passengers BIockaded
at Summit of the Divide.

Denver, April 13.-Seventy-five pas
sengers who left this city Sunday
morning last for a trip over the Mof-
fat road, are marooned at Corona, at
the summit of the Continental Divide,
with nothing to eat but the limited
amount of foodstuffs in shipment in
the express car. The primary cause of
the blockade is the derailment of a
snow pillow sent out to clear the track
of huge drifts caused by Sundays
snowstorm. A train load of laborers
started to the rescue, but according
to reports they were stalled in the
snow several miles this side of the
passenger train.
ing on the main range yesterday and
work had to be suspended. The de-
rallied snow pillow is now buried in the
snow and it is thought that it will be
several days before the blockade can
be lifted. In the meantime the passen-
gers and trainmen are eating what
they can get from the express car and
sleeping in the day coaches of the
train
1t is reported also that passengers
who left Steamboat Springs. ssthe west
ern terminus at present of the Moffat
road, on Wednesday last for Denver
are still on the road, their train being
stalled at F'awn Creek. The people
along this line depend upon the daily
shipment of supplies from Denver and
unless the road is opened soon there
will be real scarcity of provisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13
NO MOVING PICTURES.
Champion Gotch Refuses $4,000 for
Photographic Privileges of Bout.

Chicago. April 13.-There will be no
moving pictures taken of the cham
pionship bout between Gotch and Nah
mout. Gotch has not only refused to
accept $1,000 for his end of the privi-
lege. but says that he will not permit
pictures to be taken at all. He claims
that the intense heat under the mer-
curry lights necessary causes a terrific
strain on the men who have to grapple
beneath them.
wrestlers and followers of the game
are arriving from other cities. DR..
ready met Gotch, will be at the ring
side to challenge the winner. Ernest
Siegfrid, the German Oak" will be
represented by Martin Julian. He also
wants to take on the victor Amerl-
GUS" as Gus Schoenlein is known. is
also here. Doc" Hollum of Memphis
is one of the promoters who will be on
the scene Horace Lerch. former man
ager of Gotch, got in and said that a
big delegation was coming from Buff
falo Minneapolis, Milwaukee and St
Paul parties have made heavy reserva-
lions and Claude Johnson and w. SEQ
willie are bringing a, party of nearly 800
seats exceeded the $4,000 mark.
Referee Ed Smith has explained sew
eral points in the rules to the princi-
pals. dwelling particularly on the
necessity of avoiding rough work.
Rough work in wrestling will be
barred by the police hereafter, just as
if the game was prize fighting. This
decision has followed the recent bout
between Leo Pardello and Galoni. who
showed a desire to mix things" and
came to blows three times in rapid sue
cession. The referee was able to orag
them apart but the authorities noticed
the infraction of rules and have acted
accOrdiugly.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13
STORY OF GRAFT
In Los Angeles CITY Government Is
Made Public.

Los Angeles. Cal. April 13-Testi-
mony given by z T. Earl. proprietor
of the Los Angeles Evening Express,
before the special grand jury called to
investigate charges of protection of
vice against former Mayor A. c. Har-
per and officials of his administration,
has been given out by Presiding Judge
w. P. James of the superior court.
This testimony embodies the state
ments made by Nick Oswald. alleged
king of the tenderloin,'' against for
mer Mayor Harper, former Chief of
Police Edward Kern and Thomas H.
Broadhead, who resigned yesterday as
chief of police.
f.. The charges are specific and details
are given of transactions in which
alleged to have received sums of
money at intervals from Oswald in re-
turn for protection alleged to have
been given to dens of vice in the. ten
derloin.
The statements of Oswald were Sc
cured by Mr.. Earl to be used by him
in his defense of libel suits brought
against him by former Mayor Harper
for statements published in the Ex-
press.
After the special grand jury was
called by District Attorney Fredericks,
Mr.. Earl was called before it as wit
ness to make the statements known to
the jury.
In the statements of Oswald pre-
scented to the grand jury bv Mr.. Earl
besides the three officials mentioned,
Samuel Schenk, former police COM
missioner, but who resigned before the
acts mentioned are alleged to have
taken place, is implicated as a go
between, it being alleged that on nu-
merous instances he took money from
Oswald and delivered it to Harper.
Kern and Broadhead
Intimation is made that the y
mentS were made to those three off
Gals monthly for a considerable
period of time. Oswald tells how the
money was collected in the red light
district and also details alleged acts
of the officials construed to be in the
nature of prosecution of dive keepers
and gamblers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13
HOW DR.. JONES DIED.
Government Party Obtains Further
Particulars and His Collection.

Manila, April 13.-The party recently
sent out by the government to in
vestigate the circumstances connected
Of DIR. William Jones, a noted anthropo-
logist connected with the Columbian
museum in Chicago. has recovered the
valuable collection made by the scien-
fist during his two years stay among
the wild men of the interior. The speci-
mems will be sent at once to the insti-
tuition in Chicago.
Members of the party learned addi-
tional details of the tragic death of
DR. Jones. 1t appears that he had been
warned that trouble was in store for
him and had started to leave the coun-
try, where he had been studying the
natives at close range.
He returned to the headwaters of the
Cagayan river to secure boats in which
to carry his collection down the river
and unwittingly crossed the dead line
that had been established by hostile
1longotes-
He was met by a party of warriors
who offered him a dish of fish as to-
ken of defiance in accordance with tribal
custom Not cuspecting that he was
accepting their challenge by so doing,
he ate the fish and was attacked imme-
diately The warriors wounded him
many times with their spears but he
managed to fight them off with his re-
volver until he reached d boat, in which
he escaped.
DR. Jones was so severely wounded
that he died five hours later and his
body was rescued from the river by
friendly Ilongotes. A native servant
also was attacked at the same time but
escaped uniniured, saving the scientist S
revolver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13

be sent to Kischniff, Russia, whence it
was brought last summer with it's
mother, two brothers and a sister.
The mother and the other children
were allowed to proceed to Philadel-
phia, to the father, who had previous
ly come to this country, but the in
FAINT boy, josef Pasker by name, was
detained because of a disease. 1t was
understood that the father was to pay
for the child's maintenance at Ellis
Island but his remittances ceased
after a while and the authorities de-
cided that deportation was necessary.
In Russia it will probably be placed
in a village with relatives. The baby
has been told that it is going bye
bye" over the ocean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13
SHE WEARS 0VERALLS.
Young Woman Makes a Hand at Farm
and Road Work.

Waterbury, Conn. April 13.-Annie
Bugelnorth. the 17-year-old daughter of
August Bugelnorth, a farmer of Bur-
lington. wears overalls and does a
mans work because she likes it. The
girl has been helping her father on
the farm and welding a shovel. assist
ing him on a highway contract.
Neighbors complained to the au-
thorities and Bugelnorth was arrested
But the muscularly inclined daughter
promptly announced that she was not
being forced to wear mems attire, and
that she was capable of earning
mans pay. Consequently her father
was released and Annie continues to
wear her mems clothing.
There is a statute in this state pro-
hibting the wearing of the attire Of
the opposite sex but no action has
been taken. The girl is muscular and
tall and looks like an Indian.