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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08
DECLARED NECESSARY.
A Chauffeur for General Officer and
Brougham for Headquarters.

Washington, Dec. S.-Two items of
army expense, one of them being the
payment of = salary to an automobile
chauffeur for use of the commanding
general department of. the lakes and
the other the purchase of a brougham
for the use of the officers in charge at
headquarters of the department of
the lakes which recently were dis
allowed by the auditor of the war de-
partment, have been allowed by the
comptroller OF the currency.
The latter was informed by the sec
retary of war, that necessary means
for the transportation of the army
and its supplies justified both of the
questioned items of expense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08

have a conference with the committee
on rules regarding his resolution in
order to ascertain the prospects for an
inquiry.
Probe the campaign contributions
of the socalled sugar trust and show
who gave and how much, is in effect
the direction of a bill introduced by
Representative Gillespie of Texas. 1t
calls for an invest tigation by joint
congressional committee into the sugar
frauds that have caused an upheaval
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08
SHELDON INDICTED.
Charge of Grand Larceny Is Made by
Grand Jury.

New York, Dec. S.-George P.
Sheldon, recently deposed as presi-
dent of the Phenix Insurance COM
pany of Brooklyn, who is critically
i'll at his home in Greenwich, Conn.,,
was indicted by the grand jury for
grand larceny in connection with the
alleged looting of the fire insurance
company's treasury to the extent of
$1000,000 or more, today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08
BELOW THE ZERO POINT.
Minimum Today Was One Degree
Minus-Growing Warmer,

The coolest weather ever registered
in Topeka for December s, was regis
tered today at 7:45 o'clock when the
mercury in the government thermom-
etor touched a point one degree below
zero. AT Z o'clock the mercury was
nearer one below than zero and the
temperature at that hour is given as
one degree below, but the minimum
was reached As minutes later. The
mercury lowered between zero and
one below from midnight until morn
ing Warmer weather is promised for
the remainder of the day and less Sc
we're weather for tonight. 1t is be-
lieved that the present cold spell
will soon become a matter of history
as the coldest o. the cold wave was
supposed to pass Topeka this morn
ing. From now on. according to local
observers, the weather should be
warmer.
The temperature began to rise at
o'clock and at o'clock, it had risen
degrees. The wind from the north
west makes the cold felt more than
would otherwise be the case. The
wind is blowing 20 miles an hour.
Following are the hourly temperatures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08
Hogs Bring $40 a Hundred.

Kansas City, Dec. S.-When hogs
sold at $S.4O a hundred at the stock
yards here a record for twenty-seven
years was established. In July 1882.
several car loads of hogs sold for
$3.50. This was due to a cholera cpl
demic which had passed through the
country. The available supply of fat
hogs is cause for the present high
price. year ago hogs sold for s5
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED.
st. Joe Is Suffering From a Shortage
of Gas.

ST. Joseph, Mo-. Dec. S.-As a result
of Inadequate supply of natural gas
from the Kansas fields. sessions in all
school houses here in which gas is used
for heating were suspended today.
A number of factories also have
closed down.
The shortage of gas is due to the tre-
mendous consumption during the pres
ent cold weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08

and other officers of the company in
Pennsylvania and other places will
cease and that the disputed tax will
be paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-08
Weatber Indications.

Chicago. Dec. S.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day; slowly rising temperature.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
LIvInuston Insists on Goodyears

Al Livingston, driver Of the Corbin
II is said, will not drive a racing cal
that is not equipped with Goodyear
tires
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
WdiTE MANAGER
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
OWN AUTO HOMES
PORTLAND AGENTS COME TO
LOS ANGELES FOR POINTERS
In One Thing Only Does the North.
ern City Excel That of Sell
Ing White Cars During
Snow Storms
PAGES 1 TO II

J. r. Garrett, manager Of the White
agency at Portland, Ore, and c. A.
Eastman, formerly of the White COM
pany's branch at San Francisco but
who Is now associated with Mr.. Gar
rett, have been spending a week IN
Los Angeles inspecting the local gar
ages. They are going to build four
story garage In Portland and are GET
ting the latest Ideas.
I'VE find them in Los Angeles" said
Mr. Garrett. when we left Portland
1t was for "A run down to San Fran
cisco, and we thought we could get all
the suggestions we wanted there. But
the main suggestion we had was to see
what Los Angeles could do.
well, we have found outfits mar
velous! Nothing like II in San Fran
cisco or in Portland. We could not
have afforded by any means to havo
missed The Los Angeles end of the trip.
You have as fine garages as can BE-
found anywhere. Two especially. tho
new place of the White agency and
another we visited, are absolute mod
els in every way.
Naturally we went to the White.
and its new location on South Flower
street is perfectly planned. From whae
| know of the growth of Los Angeles
II is none too large even IL it does have
over 180 feet frontage. The company
will have to enlarge it, but otherwise
1t is absolutely perfect for its pur-
poses.
Captain Ryus took us down to other
garages, all remarkably well planned
and equipped garages, and are to be
congratulated on their arrangement
and facilities. There are others from
which we gained numerous pointers,
and l learned u lot about Los Angeles
that surprised me. I had heard about
the growth of the city, but had no con-
ception of it's extent.
Il can boast of one thing on which
we have beat out the White agency in
this city, for in Portland we have been
selling White cars during snowstorms.
When you do that in Los Angeles you
will have to change your habits or
come to Portland and learn how"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
MRS. OLDFiELD'S
ELEGANT CAR
GOLD PLATED MACHINE At
TRACTS ATTENTION
White Ivory Enamel and White Kid
Upholstery and Handsome Woman
Driver Make a Striking
Combination

II you want to see the most ex-
pensively finished automobile in
America, and perhaps the world, take
a peek at Mrs Barney Oldfield's gold
plated Overland car, which is in Los
Angeles attracting a lot of attention
among automobilists and the public.
The richly finished car was put II
at the opening of the indianapolis
speedway last summer for the driver
covering the fastest mile during the
meet, and such stars as Chevrolet,
Burman, Christie, De Palma, StrauS
and others of Ike caiiber were among
the contenders for speed honors. But
Oldfield and his trusty Benz landed the
prize, and Mrs Oldfield never thought
so much of Barney's driving in her life
as she did that day.
Like a good husband, Barney turned
the Overland over to his wife, and
after leaving a part of the gold from
the hub caps on telegraph poles and
fire plugs Mrs. Barney developed into
a driver of the Mrs. Cuneo class, and
on rainy as well as pleasant days she
can be seen at the wheel of the hand
some car.
Rich ivory enamel is used for the
finish of the body of the car, while
about $4,000 worth of gold covers the
brass parts. White kid leather IS used
for upholstering, and so striking is
the combination of fair driver and car
that you will know it in a second when
you set the first glimpse.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
EVEN OFFICIALS
WERE STARTLED AT
STRANG'SRECORD
BUT FOR BURST TIRE, WOULD
HAVE BEEN FASTER
MAKES FIVE MILES IN 3:17:2O,
BREAKING ALL RECORDS
Sets New Mile Record, Too, for Local
Speedway of 1921, While Christie
Reals off a Quarter in
8: So Seconds
Associated Pressl

MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPO-
LIS, Dec. 1S.-The fve-mile speed rec
ord for an automobile on an elliptical
track was broken on the motor speed
way today by Lewis Strang, driving a
2OO-horsepower Fiat car, In 3:l1.2O.
5trangs performance so startled the
track officials that they at first were
disposed not to credit it. But the cleo
trio timing device could not he doubted.
When Strang stopped he found one of
his tires had been split and must soon
have burst He said if 1t had not
been for the bad tire he believed his
time would have been even faster.
The timing machine caught Strang'
one-mile dying start before he entered
uron this dve-mile trip at 4002 seconds.
The course Is of two and half miles
and Strang then made two laps. The
timing machine also caught the last
mile of each lap. In the first lap his
mile was done In 1886 and in the sec
ond lap in 1906
In one of these miles the quarter
was covered In sos, which is a new
record for this distance
These trials we're made for the pur-
pose OF testing the efficiency and safety
OF the track. repaved with brick on
which five. lives were lost In last sum-
mers races
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
UNIFORMITY IN AUTO
LAWS MAIN THING NOW
Federal Legislation to Be invoked for
National Registration and Uni
form State Motor Vehicle
Enactments

Uniformity in automobile laws is at
last beginning to attract the attent On
it deserves thro Aghout the country,
Scores of state associations and GUS
have for some time recognized this
necessity and have been working for
its accomplishment in their respective e
states. The legislative board of the
American Automobile association,
which first advocated this policy of
uniformity in automobile laws as a
subject deserving of the same careful
attention which for years has been
given to many other legal questions
widely recognized as urgently needing
uniform legislation, is about to bring
the matter more prominently before the
country at large by the FIRST national
legislative convention, which will be
held in washington, d. c., February Is,
16 and II. The purposes of this Conven-
tion were clearly explained by Charles
Thaddeus Terry, chairman of the legis-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
WISE ADVANCE MAN
TELLS ALL ABOUT IT
Says His Man oIdfieId Ran Through
PIowed Field, While New Rec
ord Holder Ran on
Velvet

There Is nothing startling about
the Indianapolis time made by Strang
today" said William Pickens last
night, Barney drove his Benz there
last summer and simply went fast
enough to keep ahead of the other fell
lows. This time Strang drove for all
there was in his car and had big
bonus offered him If he could break
the previous records made by Barney
at Indianapolis and the Atlanta
marks.
"fle fell woefully short of this tine
for the Atlanta record for the mile IS
a tritie over 81 seconds. When Old
field drove over the Indianapolis track
it was a plowed field and now they
have spent according. to Press Agent
Moross, whose word has never been
questioned Cthere | have split my
chapped lip AGAIN., over hundred
thousand dollars putting a brick sur
face on the course.
Until they break the Atlanta two
mile traoS records on the awo and
one-half mile track at Indianapolis,
they should not crow so loudly.
"Oldheld wired to indianapolis last
night Offering to bet five thousand
dolars-real money-that he will beat
Strang's today's marks before May l."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
COMPLAINS THAT
FREAK SIGNALS ARE
BECOA.ING NUISANCE
death RATTLES" AND PIERC-
ING SCREAMS CONDEMNED
Suooests Uniform Horn of the Old
Fashioned Kind at Will Not
Awaken Children and
Scare Horses

To the other objections to automo-
bIles by non-users IS now brought the
charge that unnecessarily loud and an
noying signal devices are becoming
too common. A citizen of Jenkintown,
Pa, in a letter to the Automobile Club
Of Philadelphia goes TO the extent of
saying that for this and other reasons
sentiment is developing among coun-
try people in favor of keeping roads in
poor repair in order to discourage au-
tomobie traffic.
LAS your organization seems to stand
for a proper and reasonable use Of
automobiles on the public highways,
! ne writes, Il ask you to use your In
| huence to suppress the use of freak
signals on motor cars. These range
from an ear-piercing screech to some
| thing like a death rattle-in fact, any
| thing that any irresponsible person
chooses to use, provided 1t Is h.deous
and unpleasant. 1t is impossible to get
| some horses accustomed to them, be-
sides having a most harmful effect on
! sick and nervous people. In the coun-
! try where / live there is a constant
succession of these screaming, bowling
| discordant noises, all the more intoler-
! dDlS DtSduSS llI|S 0AO NiASiASAy NA4i~~
| essary.
THE d-fashioned horn which sensi'
| BILE people use is far more adequate
and is not unpleasant. Then, it does
not frighten horses, waken sleeping
! babies or tired mothers and make the
whole countryside discordant and hide
| Gus. why not make it the uniform
| and universal signal Cthe majority OF
motorists use it)? People naturally as
| sociate il with automobiles and know
what is coming. Here is an instance
of a man hearing what he supposed
was the scream of child in distress
Stopping his carriage, he narrowly es-
caped being run over by irresponsible
lunatics who were using some con-
triVance that made this noise instead
of a sensible and proper signal
again, | had a sick ch Id; 1t was
most important that he should sleep,
but these devilish noises would con-
stantly waken and distress him, and
this is only one of hundreds of similar
Instances. There are many users of
automobiles who try to be considerate
of the rights of others. These DO
much to make other users of the high
way try to bear the discomforts which
automobiles have brought them All
automobil SITS want good roads, but the
sentiment is growing among country
people to keep the roads as bad as pos
sible as their only protection. Such
abuses as l am writing about can only
do harm to decent motorists, and l feel
sure the Automobile club will use its
good influence to correct it,"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

with stop watch caught the time at
g minutes 1850 seconds.
Oldneld, in a Benz car, had held the
record for five miles. He went the
distance in minutes 11.30 seconds on
this speedway last summer.
While trying for the mile, a spring
on Christie's car broke and he with
drew.
Strang also set a new one-mile record
for the local speedway, 1921 seconds.
He held the previous record, 4O.61 sec
Onds.
Christie set a new American record
for the quarter-mle, SO seconds.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
oldfleld Wins on Elrestones

When Barney Oldfeld was in Dallas,
Tex, he sent the following telegram to
the Firestone people:
"Dallas. Tex, Dec s, 19O9.-Firestone
7. & B. Co, Akron. Ohio: Broke t1ftv-
mile worlds record on one-mile track
today. Time AZ minutes Is seconds.
Previous record 4S:40. Stood for five
years Used same tires which been
used four previous meets. Remember
heavy Benz car eats tires alive on
track. Consider this the greatest tire
test during my career.
BARNEY OLDFIELD."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
Rreaks OldhcId,a lime

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1S-LeWis
Strang, with 200-horsepower Fiat ear,
broke the worlds record for FIVE miles,
dying start. today. His time was 3
minutes l7.70 seconds. caught by the
official electric timing machine
Starter Wagner, at the track side.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
1900 Use GoodYears

w. D. Newerf of the w. d. Newerf
Rubber company has been loking up
the records. and finds that no less than
5000 automobiles in Southern Callfor-
MIA are equipped with Goodyear tires
He believes no other make of tire can
make such a good showing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
TWO ErsnkIlns Monday

Ralph c. Hamlin had busy week.
max ng a record Monday when he SOLD
two close coupled siX-cylinder cars and
a model G. There is a shipment Of
Franklins on the way. Hamlin is com
petely sold out of the 1S-horsepower
cars for the present
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

ent efforts of some of our prominent
members in the state of Michigan, to-
wit. particularly, S. d. Waldon, Roy d.
Chaplin, William e. Metzger and 9TH
ers. The statute prohibits local ordi-
nances except in the matter of speed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
Mitchell for r. r. D.

Mrs. Matilda Beall of Burbank has
purchased a Mitchell car to be used ia
the rural free delivery service. Many
Mitchells are being employed in this
capacity throughout the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-11
ANOTHER ARREST
N Van VERT CASE
A. B. SHAW CHARGED WITH RE.
RlsTlNe A FEDERAL
OFFICER.
is RELEASED ON BOND
FURNISHED BY EMPLOYER
shaw's Preliminary Hearing Is Set For
Thursday-Is Charged With Not
Only Resisting, But Also AssauItins
Van Wsrt-shaw Is Employed BY
the Davidson Bros Branch Hero.

The tenth arrest growing out Of the
arrest of E. E. Van Vert, the special
agent for THE department of the inter
Tor, and others who We're with him
while he was attempting to secure evil
dence for selling liquor to an Indian at
the Wenger saloon on Sept. %, was
made here Saturday when A. B. Shaw.
young man, was taken to Des Moines
and arraigned in the federal court.
Shaw is charged with resisting and
assaulting Van Went, when the crowd
gathered near the Wenger saloon on
the night Van Vert was arrested.
Shaw was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Macarthur Sat-
urday afternoon. He pleaded not guilty,
and furnished bond for $1,000, signed
by Davidson Bros. of Des Moines.
Shaw is employed by the branch house
Of the firm in this city Shaw's pre-
liminary examination was set for
Thursday of this week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-11
CLUB WOMEN 70 Be
IN CITY NEXT WEEK.
CITY FEDERATION MAKING PREP.
ARATIoNs TO ENTERTAIN
VISITORS.
COMMITTEES CHOSEN
FOR ARRANGEMENTS
Delegates From Fifth District Women's
Clubs to Gather Here Oct 10 and 20
Song and Story Recital and Lunch
con Among Social Features-The
Committees.

At a meeting of the executive board
of the City Federation of Momen's
Clubs. held at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. H. j. Howe, committees
were appointed. and arrangements
completed, for the annual meeting of
the Fifth district organization of fed
Grated clubs, which is to be held in
this city next week. beginning Tuesday
evening, Oct. 10, and continuing thru
out Wednesday,.
Among the social features planned
will be an evening OF story and song,
on Tuesday. followed by an informal
reception. and a luncheon AT noon
Wednesday. The convention will be
held at the Presbyterian church.
The sessions will be open to all club
women, whether delegates or not Mrs
George w. Darling. of this city. is
chairman of the district organization.
The Tuesday evening affair promises
to be most delightful. and three artists
will appear on the program to be given
by Miss Edna Lyman, of Oak Park, ILL.,,
Miss Helen Abbott, soprano, and Mr.
Ralph Hix, pianist. both of this city
On Wednesday sessions will be held
both in the forenoon and afternoon
Many of the prominent club women of
the state are expected to be present
The delegates from out of town will
number probably about fifty.
At noon Wednesday, in the church
parlors, the city federation. which is
hostess to the convention, will enter
tain at a luncheon complimentary to
the visiting delegates, representatives,
speakers. and guests of honor. The
Ladies Aid Society of the church will
serve the luncheon. Club women may
secure tickets to the luncheon by ap-
plying TO Mrs NJ L. Meickley. South
Fifth avenue, before Oct. IA.
The committees chosen by the fed
Grafton to have charge of the arrange
ments are as follows:
Entertainment-Mrs May F. Mont
gomery. Mrs. D. T. Denmead, Mrs
Robert Stevens.
Reception at trains-Mrs A. Janney,
Mrs. f. r. Benedict. Mrs. F. B. Garvin,
Mrs. r. w. McCreerv, Mrs. W. A Size
Darling. Mrs. Will Wallace. Mrs. c. C..
Urine. Mrs. ]. D. Vail.
Decorating-Mrs. C. A. Eadie, Mrs
H. L. Laird, Mrs. F. G. Stewart
Reception at luncheon-Mrs. NJ. l..
Meickley. Miss Susie Sewer, Mrs L. c.
Abbott, Mrs. Henry White.
Chairman ushers-Mrs. j. P. Wood
bury
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-11

theme portrayed dramatically in its
presentation OF q pastoral comedy mel
odrama. The company appeared here
Sunday night for the last time, and the
members took a later train for Chicago
where three Join a "Jane Eyre" Com
pany, two 90 with Tempest and Sun
shine and two become members of
The Cowboy and the Lady" company
Bad weather, resulting in small crowds
and an unpopular title are ascribed as
the reasons for the failure of the Ro-
land & Clifford production.
'The Minister'S Daughters" is a story
OF two sisters, one of whom Is blind,
who meet with more than their share
of the, hard knocks of the world, es-
pecially when one is accused of a theft
of which she is not guilty. The piece
is a very pretty little story, and was
ably presented before the smallest
Sunday night house of the season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-11
The City In Brief
DR.. Billiard, osteop.th. Is West Main

DR.. Billiard, osteopath. Is West Main.
DR.. Cora Williams, physician. FL
deity Bank building. Phones 60.
For a combination coal and gas
range. s55. See Schmidt. the stove man.
The Tuffree Music House will be
open every evening until 9 o'clock dur
Ing the next two weeks.
The office of Marshalltown Light,
Power and Railway will be open Sat-
urday night till 9 p. m.. also Monday
night.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Miles
Kelleher, 209 South Third avenue, is
being greatly improved and enlarged
by having the roof raised, and a half
story added to the entire residence,
making it one and one-half story
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Gilmore, ac-
cording to articles of adoption filed in
the office of the county recorder. have
legally adopted from the Iowa Child
ren's Home Society, Earl johnson, aged
9 years. The child has been renamed
Chester Earl Gilmore
Fred Let's, a barber who suffered
blood poisoning as a result of being
stepped on by horse, is making a
rapid recovery, and is now considered
out of danger. The injury to Mr. Let's
foot became infected, and for a time
there was great danger of the infection
becoming general.
Mrs. Mary McCarl has filed suit in
district court against DR. W. NJ Choate
Of this city. by which she seeks to re-
cover $3.50 which, 1t is alleged, is due
her by reason of real estate transaction
by which she purchased thru DR.
Choate residence property from George
L. Andrews and Mrs Myra Y. Hoyt.
I. L. Brown, janitor of the public IL
brary. has a curiosity for October in
the shape Of an American Beauty rose,
which unfoded during Thursday night.
Mr.. Browns roses died down a few
weeks ago, presumably for the winter
About ten days ago, however the green
leaves began to reappear, and now
comes blossom. There are nine more
buds on the bush.
"The Man of Mystery" a four-act
sensational melo-drama will be pro-
sented by the Williams Stock Company
as their opening bill for an engagement
of three nights. at the New Odeon this
evening. Plenty of excitement and
thrills caused by exceptionally strong
| climaXes and situations, with plenty Of
good clean comedy sprinkled thru the
piece Specialties Of worth will be seen
between the acts. Prices 10, 20 and 80
cents.