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New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
Planning Good Roads CorOenffor
Details Cleveland. Where American Automo-
bile Association Officials Confer with Experts

A conference of American Automobile Association
officials and members OF the good roads board was
held in Cleveland last week as a prelude to the
GIddan tour reunion in Detroit at which the dates
Of September q TO % inclusive were selected for
the second annual good roads convention IN Cleve-
land
The United States government has shown It's IN
terest the convention by deegating as It's ofeaI
representative Logan Waller Page. director of
United States office OF public roads Cooperating
also with the American Automobile Association win
be the National Grange. tke American Roadnlak-
ers' Association and automobile organizations rep
resenting the various manufacturing interests.
George c. Dlehl chairman OF the good roads
board and the national convention committee.
President Lewis r Speare. F H Elliott. secretary
CT the American Automobile Association. and Presl
dent ". F BonneH Of the Cleveland Automobile
Club among those present at the conference.
Among the other members Of the national conven-
ton committee James H Macdonald. president
Of the American Roedmakers Association; 3. D.
Walden. president Of the National Association Of
Automobile Manufacturers: Alfred Reeves. general
manager Of the American Motor Car Manufa
Association: Robert p. Hooper. Charles Thaddcus
Terry and y J. Bachelor, master Of the National
Grange
Governor Harmon of Ohio has consented to rep
resent his state in this convention, and VIII speak
on GOOD roads in Ohio Mayor Tom /. Johnson
Of Cleveland viii deliver the address of welcome
Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson, OF Ala
hama. VIII deliver an address on National Ala and
Post Roads"
Among the other speakers selected for the ten
tative programme. with their subjects. are: The
National Grange and Good Roads" \ J. Bachelor
master OF the National Grange; State Aid" James
H Macdonald. state Highway Commissioner OF
Connecticut: Economics OF Road Building.
Samuel Z. Hin. president National Good Roads
Association; Road Situation in the United States
Compared with Foreign Countries, Logan Wal
Ter Page. director United States office Of public
roads; "Macadam Roads, A. 3. Fletcher score
tary Massachusetts Highway Commission some
other speaker to be selected by the Massachusetts,
Highway Commission; 'Bituminous Road Materi-
ais" Provost Hubbard. chemist OF the United
States office of public roads.
The closing day OF the convention will be de-
voted to a series Of important tests on macadan
roads to determine the best methods OF counter
acting the dust problem. and there viii also be
practical demonstrations with different materials
of road building. conducted by Logan Waller Page.
The Cleveland Automobile Club will take the dele
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
Autos PARADE THROUGH DETROIT.

Detroit July 10-An automobile parade. which is
said TO be the biggest held in the history Of
the industry was the feature of to-day's prelimi-
naries TO the GIidden automobile reliability run.
which starts from here on Monday morning for
Denver More than thousand machines Of
every sort and description beautifully decorated
with flowers and bunting. entered
Starting from Woodward avenue and the Grand
boulevard the paraders moved down through the
business section of Woodward avenue. and thence
out Jefferson avenue 10 Belle Isle Bridge and
across, for a around the island Then all OF
the machines banked the parade ground
for a huge panoramic picture
Practically all of the machines which will par
ticipate in the run are parked to-day in Cadillac
Square. under guard of officers and representatives
of the committee in charge of the tour. Hundreds
of men prominent in the automobile world here
from ali over the United States. and more
rfy every train.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
TOURISTS AWAIT WORD
OFF FOR GLIDDEN PRIZE.
Com petitors to Start from Detroit on
auto Ran to Denver.

The sixth annual tour OF the American Auto
mobile Association. which includes the contests
for the Glidden. Hover and Detroit trophies. will
begin IN Detroit, the first car being sent away
at O'Clock About fifty will compete The
entries on July numbered forty-seven, and u
Is likely that there will be five six post entries.
The tour this year TO be the most
interesting and important Of ali yet held. It
is the most arduous that has been projected The
distance IS a thousand miles more than that Of
any previous contest for the Glidden trophy. and
the rules much more exacting. The route
leads the participants into territory not previously
travelled and there will be many novel features
In previous years the Glidden trophy has been
won on tours through the Eastern states. but
now the cars are to have a drive of nearly 1900
miles westward from Detroit 10 Denver, and then
$50 miles back to Kansas City, where the tour
will end The itinerary. giving the names Of the
places where the overnight stops win he made IS
a follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
gates on a tour Of inspection over the improved
roads in the vicinity OF Cleveland

gates on tour OF inspection over TIC 4i4+F4N'N@
roads in the vicinity OF Cleveland
The new series Of Herreshon cars. corresponding
to the 1910 models Of other viii be ready for
delivery July Is This will not be manu-
featured in yearly models. but I'm series. with such
changes made from time to time as experience
dictates. Irrespective OF the season Of the year
AS each change OF series is made the reiinements
introduced will De Incorporated IN the cars that
are running. far possible. 40 that all cars
viii be kept up TO date This policy viii he con-
sistently pursued both the Harry s. Houpt Com
pany and the Herreshor Motor Company guaran-
teeing the cars broadly Sixty cars are ready for
shipment from Detroit this week.
Mrs John R Ramsey who is making tour
from this city 10 San Francisco in a Maxwell car
with a party OF women friends has travelled close
to three thousand miles according 70 the latest
reports She expects to reach her destination be
fore August l. whence she will drive to Los An
geles The worst roads over which she has trav-
elled so fas Ms Ramsey reports are those which
will be encountered by the Gldden tourists.
William c Poertner. Of the Poertner Motor Car
COMPANY in speak king OF the construStion OF cars
that makes It easy for the novice to handle has
this 10 say Of the National The olng system is
entirely automatic in operation. The system Of
ubrcation is contained. requiring no adjust
nent and eliminating all possibility of stoppage. so
frequently found where numerous small pipes are
used The on-tight aluminium crank case is paru-
toned into compartments. eectually preventing an
excess accumulation of oil at one end of the case
IN ascending or descending a steep grade The
bottom Of the crank case is a separate compart-
rnent. holding several gallons OF lubricating oil.
which is forced into the various compartments OF
the crank case proper by gear pump driven on
the lower end OF the distributor shaft The large
aov OF oil is forced through a sight feed on the
dash so that the driver can always sees whether
the car is feeding properly or not
r,.+roi, Tuiv 1O-At the meeting of the American
Automobile Association to-day the Wyoming state
Automobile Association admitted 10 member
ship making the thirty-first state bodS enrolled
in the national association '" W. Brown OF
e,r.ea,d VI was elected a director-at-1arge of
the association, and James r Jackson. Of Grand
Ran,ds Mich and Colonel ". d schier. of Massa-
cbnsat,s were elected members Of the good roads
board
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
=. uFAL FLUSH WINS AT RockAwAy.

re resstis -. League Of Rockaway held its
q sirssa -usoss rso Lshtship and return a,stsncs
6 Van saes.e' ses' and the Royal Flush. owned bv
s ne courss = M was the winner She covered
=. ssuthard :. V g defeating the x. L.. owned by
ss "a wac thIre = = seconds J. Z. welden.s Pris
rxo nals. -. d Wlsensn's Rittrois fourth.
a. !. Wallace ~, % hoekaway. the Alpha. owned
sssrs yscs, 'sse :. down. She was towed in by
& re. - .-aarena The Kismet was the
i's small sloopa.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
sTRANG DRIVES IN RECORD TIME.

Springfield, ILL.,. July 10-At the Illinois state fair
grounds track to-day Lewis Strang. in a Buick
car broke the ifty-mile circular track worlds
tornobie record OF SO minutes and 45 seconds. made
by himself at Columbus Ohio. The mark
80 minutes and IS seconds The fastest mile
made in l minute and l second
In the hve-Tniss race between Strang and Chey-
roIet the latter IN 5:5l. the best mile being
lea. .
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
WONEN STILL Barred.
Larchmont Yacht CIub Members
Refuse to Let DO50n Bars.

Three hundred and ten menbers Of the Larchmont
Yacht Club met last night and two of them voted
to give women the privileges Of the CLUB al an thieS
instead of only on Thursdays The other SVS ac-
cordine to e N Robinson who said he represente ted
the secretary were dead against the idea. even
though the plan was expected TO increase the de-
pIeted revenues Of the club.
Eighty members are said to have signed a peu-
+ion asking for the special meeting but they didn
vote that vvav last night There Is talk OF fem
mine influence in securing the petition
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
CRAWLING WINS IN OYSTER BAY.

In a good breeze from the southwest nine or the
caar-arhaLa Cortntbian Yacht Clubs 15foot yachts
sailed a fast race yesterday afternoon over the
regular inside course Oyster Bay. H. w. war
ner's osrayIing was the winner. She covered the
course in l hour p minutes % seconds. defeating
the Flicker. owned by E C. Henderson, by 70
seconds
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
SOYA IN EASY VICTOR.
Wins Her O1pn Class, and Beats
Ilarger Yacht ON the LOzcer Bay.

Championship yacht racing held the
Lower Bay yesterday under the auspices of the At
lantic Yacht Club. The regatta sailed In a
fresh southeast breeze which sent the boats over
the courses in excellent time Thirty-three yachts
rnittee The boats were divided into the customary
classes. and the winners in the different divisions
We're Peri II IN the class, the Soya among the
Q boats. the Mana among the first division OF the
handicap craft the Papillon in the second division
of the same type Of boats the 16-footer NJ & F,
the cravesend Bay knockabout Chico and the
Meteor among the dingtes of the New York Canoe
Club.
The course for the big fellows No. of the
regulation Cravesend Bay championship courses.
The start was made of the Atlantic Yacht Club,
and the first leg reach with ballooners TO a
mark of Bensonhurst- Here the yachts gybed
boorns 10 starboard and reached TO Fort Hamilton.
There then followed another reach 10 Buoy l3.
across the channel off Craven Shoals. where the
boats went the wind 20 a mark of Sea Gate
Then followed short reach home Inc course was
sailed twice
Interest centred IN the races among the and
the O yachts The yawl Sakana the first OF
the boats get away and led until the Craven
shoaI mark on the first round. Going 10 windward.
the Peri passed the Sakana and led at the weather
mark At the end the first round the times
were: The Peri. 2.5l07: the Sakana, S.5l 30, and
Norant II, 355:l7 During the second weather leg
the Sakana was hung up by tow, and was prac-
tically forced out Of the
The 0 boats did excellent work. and the Soya,
boat for boat. defeated Peri II. winner Of the p
class The victory particularly creditable w.
A Barstow appeared at the starting line with last
years sails on his craft He had taken of the
tirely too fast for the other Lower Bay Q boats.
The managed by II. E Boucher. chair
man. and Kenneth Lord OF the regatta committee.
The summary follows:
CT
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
AtsR TOO FAST FOR oARrMEr1,

.srszssr .sno- July 1o-Robert Kerr. the
Oasse-sltv 80 defeated y. J. Cartmell. Of the
ssrd dsss.. " FenHsyivsnia. IN the 100 and 22o
Gay. His d.. NE Birmingham athletic meet to-
ior u. .,a ~ ior the i9o was 10 Is seconds and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02

the use of the ferret. where all inter
views will occur and where everything
will be so quiet that the mouse under
the CRATE will keep on sleeping. The
official at such times is not to be eX-
pected to want to look at any of the
books then in use in the private Office.
The visitor may come and leave by a
door that does not admit him to the
office of the county official.
A Chance for Graft.
And then for all this convenience
the official might be offered percent.
age for his passive attitude. The GUS
tomary percentage is FIVE. That means
that If a manufacturing concern be
caught up for $4,000 back taxes. the
ferret will receive his commission.
and for his complacent kindness the
office holder will receive his ) per
cent. Five per cent, of $3.50 might
be regarded as good pay for sitting
quietly in the main ONCE, while the
deal was going on.
These are some Of the reasons why.
it is claimed. tax ferrets do not always
have as good results in a county as
the tax duplicate appears they do.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
MEAT IN AFRICA.

When the Butcher Murders q Bull tbs
People Get Beet.
Travellers in Africa find the standard
Of living somewhat different from
what they are accustomed to at home.
Mary Hall in her book. "A Woman's
Trek From the Cape to Cairo" throws
a strong light upon the condition of
market and kitchen In British Central
Africa:
When the native butcher proposes to
kill an OK, notice to that effect Is sent
round to the white people on the pre-
vious day. Once they were apprised
Of the fact by the following startling
announcement: "A bule will be muir
dered tomorrow morning at a. M
This cold blooded crime. so carefully
rremeditated. even to the exact hour,
was, however, not committed, as the
next morning a second notice was is
sued as follows: 1.-THE bule ran away
this morning, so was not murdered
But this was an exceptional case.
l heard one story which is so char
acteristic of the native that repeat it.
The man who related it told me that
the incident occurred when he was on
a journey and was suffering from a
bad attack Of fever. One evening he
fancied he would like some eggs and
told his boy to get two and boil them
lightly.
After a time they were brought to
him as hard as bullets. He told the
boy he must get some more and boil
them less; but, alas. these were brought
to him in the same condition. and the
poor fellow wished he had never or
dered them at all.
Being unwilling to give in. he made
another attempt and told his boy.
Come to me when the water boils.' -
The boy did so.
Now" said his master. put the
eggs in, and when you have counted
fifty take them out"
The native method Of reckoning is to
count up to ten and then begin again.
arriving at the total by the number Of
the tens counted. The sick man heard
the boy start fair and get as far as
four tens. when a second boy inter.
fered and questioned whether 1t were
the third or fourth ten.
This started a discussion, and as
they could not agree it was decided
to begin all over again. Meanwhile
the eggs were still boiling and getting
harder and harder This was about
the last straw. and. I'll as the man
felt. he was compelled to get out Of
bed and put summary end to the
cooking operations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02

(a) Harvest Song
OBJ Hopes and Fears
tcD Welcome to Spring
Mrs Kruger
fa) Duetto
OBJ Spring Song
Mrs. Cathell
(a) o God. have Mercy est Paury
tb) 0 Rest in the Lord (Elijah)
Mr. Raymond Swing
Rondo Brilliant On %
Miss Ross
Orchestral parts on second piano
Mrs. Hunt
(a) | Would, That My Love
OBJ o Vert Thou in the Could Blast
Mrs. Kruger, Mrs. Gormon. Mrs
Krone, Mrs. Bartel, Mrs. Longneck
er, Mrs. Earhart, Miss Patton.
Fantasia, Scene to Ballet =. .Berlioz
Mr. F. X. Hicks
(a) But the Lord is Mindful of His
Own tSt Paul.
(b) Slumber Song
MissPatton
Italian Symphony Op. 90
Andante con motto
Con motto moderate
Allegro vivace
Miss Hasemeier, Mrs. Elrode, Mrs
Meyer, Miss Harris.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
Club Meetings for Today

Misses Katherine and Esther Nc
kone will entertain the members of a
card club this evening at their home
on South Fourteenth street. The
function is in honor of Mrs. Frank Nc
kone of Fargo, North Dakota.
Mrs l.. S. Mann is hostess this aft
ernoon for meeting Of the Mission
airy society of the First Christian
church.
The Woman's Local Option League
is meeting this afternoon at Grace NJ.
E. church.
The Aftermath society is meeting
this afternoon with Mrs. Frank Clark
of North Eleventh street.
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v. {. LOWE IS TO
= ASK CONTRACT Of
COUNTY COUNCIL
Continued From Page One.)

good thing. He believes he would
rather pay the smaller sum than enter
legal protest and perhaps lose the
litigation and then be compelled to
pay the entire sum and the court ex-
pense in addition. This is regarded
as a coercion of the tax payer to pay
his delinquent tax and keep still. The
public knows nothing of the informed
late transaction and only learns the
result when it is announced some
prominent citizen has had to pay $lO-
900 back tax. No one takes the trouble
to examine the records and find that
in reality Mr.. Taxpayer owed SIS 900
and escaped by paying two thirds that
sum. Such procedure is alleged to
have taken place in Wayne county.
Percentage is High.
Mr.. Lowe is seeking contract at
thirty percent. In Marion county the
percentage was but twenty-five.
There was one bid for the work at
fifteen percent. 1t is probable it will
be claimed there is not as much de-
linquent property to be found in
City Rcaps Benefit.
The employment of ferret does not
benefit the county directly, as much
as appears from the figures returned.
The state gets its share, the township
gets its and the corporation gets its.
What is left goes to the county fund,
bat the ferret is paid by the county
the commission on the entire amount.
II Wayne county employs Mr.. Lowe
at thirty percent he can place delin-
quent property on the duplicate and
the city of Richmond demand the pay
ment of city tax on the same property
without one penny of expense. The
county foots the bill and the city gets
the largest profit. 1t was because of
this condition, that the Richmond
common council has refused 20 con-
tract with a ferret. 1t need not pay
for the services of one. when the city
treasurer need but look at the coun-
tvs books and demand the payment
of the city's share from the property
owner at the city's regular rate. 1t is
held that Cambridge City. Hagers-
town or any other incorporated town
would have the same right 20 demand
its share, if it saw fit Richmond has
been accustomed to take !ts portion
but the smaller towns have not.
Litigation Is Pending.
Litigation nov is pending in the
Wayne circuit court as the result of
the employment CT Charters as a fer
ret by the county a few years ago.
The county commissioners and City of
Richmond are named as defendants.
Charters has wanted his money. the
county has wanted the city TO bear a
part of the expense and the city mas
only smiled and said it was no party
to the contract and can not be held.
The ferret does the work, the county
pays and the city gathers in the
spoils gratis.
Want No Opposition.
Ferrets do not want any opposition
nor obstruction to their work. They
must have everything running smooth
ly. II a county oficial authorized to
act il matters involving taxation were
to intervene when the ferret proposes
a compromise. a complication would
ensue that would not be altogether to
the satisfaction of all parties con-
cerned.
The feret might propose to the OH
cial that he keep hands OF: that a
back ONCE might be turned over To
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
MUSIC

The one hundredth anniversary of
Mendelssohn will be observed We'd
nesday evening by the Music Study
club in the Starr Piano parlors The
program will begin at S O'Clock. The
members are permitted to invite ten
guests. The following is the pro-
gram:
How Blest Are They
Mrs. Kruger, Mrs. Gormon. Mrs.
Krone. Mrs. Bartel. Mrs. Longneck-
er Miss Patton
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
Beware of Ointments for Ca
tarrh That Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physl-
clans as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them; Halls Catarrh
& Co, Toledo. O., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you set
the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made In Toledo, Ohio, by f. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
patton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
DON'T BE CROSS.

When Bobbie comes in from play
with his hands all smeared with fresh
paint, don't scold him-simply say
"Bobbie bring me the can of 'WHIZ'
and we'll take the paint off in jiffy''
No guess work about it. "WHIZ" will
do it every time. It's cheap too-lOc,
and it lasts longer than old-fashioned
soap.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02

Lieutenant-WhO's the idiot that told
you to leave that pile Of rubbish In
front Of headquarters:
Recruit-It was the colonel, sir.
Lieutenant-Very we'll. let il remain
there. But your leave will DC stopped
for four days for calling the colonel an
idiot:-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
NOTICE TO BIDDERS,

Proposals for supplies for the use of
the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the
Insane for the month of March, will be
received by the Board of Trustees at
the Hospital before 3 2. m. Monday.
February s. 1909 Specifications may
be seen at the Second National Bank.
or at the Hospital.
BY order of the Board.
o&3 s. E. SMITH. Nod. Supt-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02

Foleys Honey and Tar clears the
air passages, stops the irritation in
the throat. soothes the inflamed mem
branes, and the most obstinate cough
disappears. Sore and inflamed lungs
are healed and strengthened, and the
cold is expelled from the system. Re-
fuse any but the genuine in the yellow
package. A. G. Luken & Co.