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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

AGAINST INSURANCE LAw-El Paso, Tex.
May 23.--EI Paso merchants and city and
county officials sent telegramS to Governor
Campbell this morning asking him 10 call a
special session OF the legislature 70 repeal the
present insurance law. which is declared to be
fniquitouS and wholly In the interest OF the
insurance men The rates Ia FL Paso. It is
asserted. have been increased from 100 to 800
per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
NaraI stores-Turpentine and RosIn

SAVANNAH May 28-Iurpentine-Firm Coo;
sales. 122; receipts, 4z3; shipments, ze6; stock,
< sol.
Rosin-Firm; sales 1852; receipts 1.227;
shipments. 1.27S; stock. -, 10. quote: b,
s. l06420; D. s4450450; F, s4T5G4s0; F.
81 s. q 40; g. $3.50, II. Sz95dj; l. IS; X,
S5.10 n, S5.25: \. s5-50g5.5e; VIC, s5.T0@
$50; WV, S5-S5G6lO.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

L.. s. Branch photographic Office
office located IN the Merchants Exchange is
maintaiDed in san Francisco for the benefit Of
mariners, without regard TO nationality and free
q expense Nsvigators cordially invited TO
Visit the office, where complete sets Of charts
ana sailing directions OF the world kept at
Dano Tor comparison and reference. and the
latest Information always be obtained re-
Earolng lights. dangers to navigation and mat
ters of Interest TO ocean commerce.
J. T. MCMILLAN.
Nautical Expert in charge.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

Notice 10 Mariners
Ofhce y. S. Lighthouse Inspector,
Twelfth District
San Francisco, May %. 1910.
Duxbury reef. Cal.-Notice is herebv given
that Duxbury reef whistiing buoy, seacoast OF
Nalltornia, was reported scanding family. IL
VIII be repaired soon as practfcable
u IL B. List Of Buoys, ETC., Pacifc coast,
san Francisco bay. Cal-Notfce Is also given
that Preside shosl gas buoy San Francisco bsv
Cal, was reported extnguished. II will he re-
lighted soon as practicable
T. r. B. List Of Buoys etc paci6r cosst
f90S. page o.
By order Of the Lighthouse board
". q. MILLER. Commander II s
Inspector Twelfth Lighthouse District.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

TO ARRIVE
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

Time Ball
United States branch photographic Office Mer-
chants Exchange san Francisco, May
B. 1910.
The time ball the roof Of the Fsirmont
hotel was dropped today exactly at noon Pa
cifc standard time (l2oth meridian) or at Sh
00m. COS. Greenwich time
J. T. MCMILLAN.
Nautical Expert. in charge.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-24

KEY WEST. Fla, May. 23.-The fire
do. which was discovered yesterday,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19
COLUMBIA CAR CHOSEN
FOR BIC MUNSEY TOUR
Will Be Honored with Pacemaking
Leadership in Pathfind-
ing Run

A big seven passenger Columbia
touring car manufactured by the Col
umbia Motor Car company at Hart
ford, Conn.,, one of the divisions of the
United States Motor company, has
been selected as pacemaker for the
Munsey historic tour, which leaves
Philadelphia Monday, August 10.
The pacemaker Is identical with the
Columbia that did the pathfinding for
the good roads tour over the national
highway and which is now acting as
pacemaker for that tour A Column
bia has also been chosen by Chairman
S. M. Butler of the touring board of
the American Automobile association
as the pacemaker for the classic Glid-
den tour, which started from Cincin-
natl last week.
With the selection of the Columbia
as pacemaker for the Glidden good
roads and Munsey historic tour, the
Columbia has been honored with doing
the pacemaking work of the three
biggest tours held In America. This
is q record that any car may well be
proud Of.
President H. w. Nuckols of the Col
umbia company has not yet decided
who will drive the car, but says one
of the best mechanical men connected
with the Hartford experimental de-
partment will be at the wheel.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19
Los Angeles, Cal.

Los Angeles, CdI., June 10, I5IU.
w. d. NeWerf Rubber Co.,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19

as such after any race which we win
with them.
MY only stipulation shall be that
the purchaser shall take them just as
they are-rims, tires and also that
we will only have to replace just what
we have sold Many purchasers do not
desire the small wheels such as racing
cars are equipped with, they do not
desire the quick, demountable rims
such as racers have, or the special ar
rangement of tanks for fuel or open
exhaust, but in order to define our
stock chassis cars we are more than
willing to have selling races.
Some arrangement could be made
whereby any contestant in the race
could claim the car in the same man
ner that is done in horse racing, on
slider should be permitted to purchase
under the same conditions. And while
this would be the rule in regard to
racing, it should also be the rule in re-
gard to touring, or any other contests
where stock chassis or stock cars are
entered. as the same methods by which
it is possible to deceive the technical
board in speed events also applies to
reliability events or hill climbs.
by all means have selling races, as
this will encourage many private own
ers and also local agents to take to
automobile racing who now avoid the
sport, because they fear that special
cars not stock cars will be used to
defeat them in case they take part in
contests. With the rules enforced the
builders of special cars would be dis
couraged, as 1t would be Improbable
to sell many of them at list price.
While their sale, If they were bona fide
stock chassis, would help the game, as
it would put many cars in contests
besides those handled by the Individual
team. I would like to see a hundred
Marmon stock chassis cars sold in SELL
ing races and in the hands of drivers
who would race them. If this condi-
ton existed we would not need to
maintain an expensive racing team,
but we would watch the owners of a
dozen or more of our speedway wasps
enter them and fight it out for first.
IT have sufficient confidence in the
quality of our machines to let such
conditions prevail. andIf there are any
other ways to prove that we use only
stock cars for racing events, excepting
in the free-for-all classes. I am willing
to adopt it also. I would like to see
this rule adopted at the opening meet
of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19
CLAIMS IMPORTED CAR
RAN DOWN JACK RABBIT

S. w. Bixby, secretary of the Motor
Car Import company, has been show
ing off the Isotta car in the north to
advantage recently On the road from
Hanford to Bakersfield, beginning three
miles from Famosa to five miles this
side, the car showed a speed of sixty
miles an hour on the country roads.
The run from Hanford to Bakersfield
was made in three and half hours,
and on the home run, accompanied by
Hugo Buckner, excellent time was
made, and without any mechanical or
tire troubles.
In the Soledad canyon, between
Ravena and Acton, the car raced and
overlook jack rabbit which kept to
the road for long distance Mr.. Bixby
says the road across Antelope valley is
very good, but that the Newhall grade
is bad in most places. In coming
through the San Francisquito canyon
forty-f1ve wet fords are crossed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19


received the following letter from
H. Bigelow, who drove the Mercer ca
from New York to Los Angeles:
Los Angeles, Cal, June 16, 1910.
w. D. Newerf Rubber Co.,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Gentlemen-Replying to your in
quiry relative to the Goodyear tires
1 used and results attained on my
recent trip with the Mercer car
from New York to Los Angeles,
will write as follows:
equipped the car on leaving
New York with set of Goodyear
35X4b detachable tires. In addition
1 carried a pair of 36x5 two-year-
old castings that we had at the fac
tory for test purposes. This latter
pair l used over certain new road
work in the Allegheny mountains
and also over the volcanic rocks in
New Mexico and Arizona.
My tire trouble for the whole
trip consisted of one puncture, a
nail 1 picked up close to Gettys-
burg, Pa, and two rock cuts while
running on twenty pounds of air in
my tires through deep sand close
to Needles, Cal. AT no time on the
trip after leaving the comparatively
good roads of Kansas were my
tires inflated above fifty pounds,
and as near as 1 can estimate at
least three hundred miles were ne
gotiated with as low as fifteers
pounds pressure of air and never
to exceed thirty-tive.
My experience covering a period
of nearly five years of desert travel
has proved to me that the straight
wall type of casing, such as L used
is the only one with which a car
may be successfully driven through
drift sands of the desert, and in
asmuch as 1 arrived in Los Angeles
on same set of castings with which
we left New York. I feel sure that
others will appreciate and profit
by my experience.
Trusting that this statement of
results attained will be of interest
to you, l am, yours very truly,
(SigneO C. H. BIGELOW,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19
KNOX CAR WINNER OF
H0LLENBECK TROPHY

The Knox stock cars have taken the
entire country by storm because of
their consistent performance in the
various contests in which they were
entered this season. Barney Oldfleld
has had signal success with his car,
and Knox drivers everywhere are also
favored in being up behind a winner
The latest string of performances of
the Knox was at Wilkesbarre, Pa,
where this car won three flrsts, two
seconds, two thirds and one fourth,
besides defeating all stock cars in the
free-for-all and winning the Hollen-
beck trophy. a well-known eastern
prize.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19
IGNITION SYSTEM APPROVED

: The Seeley ignition system for motor
cars is very generally indorsed by all
local motorists. The company re-
ceived the following telegram yester-
day from r. e. Fishburn, Tucson:
Through carelessness have damaged
the two gear wheels which you put
on my car to drive the timer. Ship
me to Casa Grande a new set. Your
system is immense, and 1 think more
of it each day"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19

It's as easy % secure a bargain in a used
automobile through want advertising, as It
used to be-and still is--to secure . horse
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19
TRANSCONTINENTAL AUTO
DRIVER TALKS ON TIRES
C. H. BigeIoW Says the Goodyear
Brand Is Best EVer-Had
Little Trouble

The w. D. Newerf Rubber company
received the following letter from C.
H. Bigelow, who drove the Mercer car
from New York to Los Angeles:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
FALLS IN LOVE WITH
PICTURE; WINS BRIDE
Lucky st. Loulsan Given Chance to
Meet Original and Makes
Most of 1t

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20.-Eight months
ago Harry Reinberg saw a picture on
the society page Of a New York paper.
He had never heard of the original, but
he liked the photograph. A week from
tomorrow he will bring her to st. Louis
as his bride.
Shortly after Reinberg had clipped
the picture he was visited here by his
cousin, DR.. Julius Cohn of New York.
There is just a chance in a million that
you know this lady," he said to his
visitor as he showed him the clipping
within ten minutes after they had eX-
changed their first greeting.
Its a long shot, but it WINS" said
the DOCTOR 81 married her sister.
There's only one thing for you to do.
Well cut short st. Louis on this visit;
you come to New York with me-"
Reinberg accepted his cousins invi-
tation, and in a few days was intro
duced to the original of the picture,
Miss Francon Alexander, daughter of
a wealthy optical goods jobber in
Brooklyn.
During the next two months he made
three flying trips to the metropolis. AS
this was before the 24-hour trains were
put on he found it a tedious matter go
ing back and forth. so he decided to
bring the picture lady" to st. Louis.
She was willing, and the date was set.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
EXCAVATION between
TRACKS SAVES GIRL
Street Car Accident on New York
Bowery Accompanied by
No Fatality

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O-"Lift this cal
Off me! Let me out OF here!"
8 This in a feminine voice, high
pitched and tremulous with fright.
Then a crowd at the Bowery and
Broome street, which had stood with
blanched faces expecting to see the
mangled form of a girl dragged from
beneath the wheels of a Third avenue
car, heaved q sigh of relief.
In crossing the Bowery last night
during the homeward rush hour, Min
ME Rubin, 16 years old, of 190 Broome
street, was run down by a car, yet
she escaped with only a few bruises.
Hundreds who heard her screams and
saw her disappear under the car
thought she had been killed.
The excited crowd started to mob
the motorman, but the temperance OF
the girl, alive and able to worry about
her pretty new black broadcloth dress
that had been ruined, stopped that.
When the car struck the girl she
was knocked several feet, and al
though the motorman applied his
brakes she disappeared beneath the
car. But when she was knocked down
she landed is an excavation, having
been helped there by the fendec, and
the car passed over her. This hole was
not more than two feet deep, but it
saved her life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
LICENSE TRAFFIC
WILL Be STOPPED
NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER
OUTLINES HIS POLICY
WOULD MAKE 1T FIRST COME
FIRST SERVED
This, 1t Is Believed, VIII Put an End
to Present Buying and Sell
ing of Per-
mits

No step taken by the police commits
sion so far has created as much con-
sternation in liquor circles as the an
nouncement by Commissioner Wellborn
that he, as one member of the COM
mission, would not agree to the transfer
of any liquor permit from the holder
to any one the holder might designate,
but that each applicant must take his
turn, and that all things being equal
tire first to come would be the first
served.
While the commission has not def
niteIy adopted this as a policy by the
commission, individual members are
ready to agree with Commissioners
Wellborn. If this policy is carried out.
it means that no saloon can be sold, for
the dealer cannot guarantee to the pur-
chaser that he will receive a permit to
conduct the business, and a saloon
without a permit is not of much value.
The new system, If II Is finally adopt
ed. will mean that If saloon keeper
surrenders his permit the commission
will not grant 1t to some one who may
have purchased his stock and fixtures
but that If there are other applicants
the one who first applies will be hrst
considered and the purchaser of the
saloon must take his place on the walt
ing list until his turn comes. When ms
turn does come there is nothing that
guarantees he will receive the permit
and he may have stock and fixtures on
his hands that will be of no value.
Individual commissioners conslder
this would be the best plan that could
be devised to stop the traffic in licenses
r. ]. Dillon, attorney for the Maier
Brewing company, told the police com
mission wednesday night that the traf-
fic in licenses was not confined to brew
cries and wholesalers, but that individ-
uals who held retail licenses sold them
for high prices when they sold their
col
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
RECORD PRICE PAID FOR
FIFTH AVENUE PROPERTY
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Pays $263 Square Foot for
Site in New York City

NEW YORK. Jan. 2O.-The Farmers
Loan and Trust company has paid a
new high-record price for land on
Fifth avenue in buying a site on
which to build a home for itself to
cost, including the site, $1,500,000.
The new structure will stand on the
southeast corner of the avenue and
Forty-frst street, facing the $4,50O,00O
public library. The company paid
over s5OO,0O0 for 1900 square feet on
the corner, or S263 a square foot. The
last high price in that immediate vi
cinity was 5000 a square foot for the
opposite northeast corner. From the
Delafeld estate the company obtained
a long lease of No. AIS Fifth avenue,
adjoining, with a frontage of thirty
three feet. It gives the company a
site of fifty-two feet on the avenue
The new building is to cost $1000,000,
The southeast corner carries a mort
gage Of $350,O00.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21

Hysto-the great nerve food-may be
purchased at any Owl Drug Store
in Los Angeles UNDER A POSITIVE
GUARANTY OF BENEFICIAL RE-
SUITS OR YOUR MONEY BACK.
Could anything be stronger or fairer?
1t shows what confidence the Hysto
people have in this marvellous remedy
Hysto, which is the prescription OF
Dr. C. Dana York, has been tried,
tested and proven in practice Of
many years. 1t is food-the only per-
feet one yet discovered-for worn out
and diseased nerves. 1t is not drug,
not medicine, not stimulant. The
results it effects are positive and per-
manent,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
The East Side Department Store
HYSTO
Sold Under a Positive Guarantee

Under the terms of DIR. York's guar
anty, he agrees to REFUND THE
FULL PRICE PAID for Hysto, If one
months treatment is taken according
to instructions and the patient does not
receive direct, positive, recognizable
favorable results.
Those suffering from affections of the
nerves should call at any owl Drug
Store in Los Angeles and investigate
this remarkable cure. They VIII but
FOLLOW in the footsteps of many others.
Letters of inqu' Y should be adj
dressed to DR.. Z. Dana York, 220
Byrne Bldg. Careful, confidential con-
sideration will be given all corresponds
ence.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
LAND SCANDALS
ARE MULTIPLIED
HERMANN SAID TO HAVE HAD
SENATOR AS PARTNER
FORMER CONGRESSMAN ALLEGED
"FELLoW AT CAPITAL"
Interesting Testimony at Trial of One
Time Federal Commissioner Ina
dicates Identity of Chief
of Conspirators
Associated Pressl

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 20.-That for
mer Congressman Binger Hermann, at
that time commissioner of the general
land office, and the late United states
Senator John II. Mitchell were the mys-
terious fellows in Washington who
have to be taken care off, referred to
in the several land fraud trials during
the last five years, was the testimony
TODAY of George Sorenson in the trial OF
Hermann on the charge of having con-
spired to defraud the government OF
part of the public domain.
Sorenson, together with Franklin 2.
Mays, former state senator and former
deputy United States district attorney,
and former Assemblyman w. n. Jones,
was interested in the Blue Mountain
reserve, in the formation of which the
alleged conspiracy is said to have been
entered into, and the three were con-
yicted in 1906 under the same indict-
ment upon which Hermann is now be-
ing tried.
Demanded Third
When called to the stand today by
Francis J. Heney, special prosecutor
for the government, Sorenson testlhed
that Mays demanded one-third or one
half of the school lands witness had Sc
sured in the proposed reserve, which
Mays said he had to give to the people
in Washington, who have to be taken
care Of"
Il pressed him as to who these people
were" testified Sorenson, land Mays
said that the lands l would have TO
give up had to go to Senator Mitchell
and Binger Hermann"
Judge Wolverton instructed the jury
however, to disregard Sorenson's state
ment unless further evidence was intro
duced connecting Hermann with the
conspiracy.
Mr.. Heney announced that he expect
ed to finish his introduction of evil
dence on behalf Of the government by
Saturday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
INSURANCE AGENT HERO
is FINALLY REWARDED
Millionaire He Saved 5equeaths Him
Sum of $4,000
for Act

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan. 1s.-Wil-
liam Dougherty. an insurance agent of
this city, has received news that a
heroic act he performed several years
age has been rewarded by a legacy Of
SIS, 900 in the will of John H Harvey,
a miller millionaire of Asbury Mark
n. J.
Four years ago, while Dougherty
was an instructor of air brakes on the
New York and Long Branch railroad
he. at the risk of his own life. saved
Mr. Harvey from death by being run
down by a train at Little Silver n. J.
Dougherty was seriously injured, and
was confined to the hospital for many
weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
SHIP RUNS INTO GALE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-The steamer
Leelanawa, which arrived today from Lady
smith, B. c., encountered on the nth south
east gale and shipped a heavy sea amidships
Fred Olsen and r. Z. Quigley, seamen,
severely injured. The steamer reports sight
ing, the 10th, twenty-five miles south Of
Destruction island, two lower masts, which
aDneared to be lashed together.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
A ThouothIess Question

''Have you ever seen an italian sun
set?" asked the artist.
mo, I never have" replied the lady
in the studio.
"Well, that painting Of mine over
there is an italian sunset"
"Oh, indeed! And does it look any
thing like it?"-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
SHIP ALEAK IN PORT

HOQUIAM, Wash, jan 2O.-With fourteen
men and woman on board. the disman-
tied American ship William H Smith, from
Chemanius. B. c., for Port Natal. Africa,
today was said to be at anchor off Noclips
beach In twenty-five fathoms of water. She
was reported to be drawing twenty five feet
Of water and to be leaking badly
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
CREW oE TUG SAFE

GALVESTON, Tex, Jan 2O.-The crew of
the tug Jimmie. said to have been lost when
that vessel was wrecked in the Gulf of Mex
leo several weeks ago, reported safe
Colon, Panama, in a cablegram received here
today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
VESSEL IN DISTRESS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 20.-The Merchants
Exchange received a telegram late this after
noon from Westport, Wash, stating that q
four -masted barkentine in distress In the
breakers seven miles off Grays Harbor bar.
The identity of the vessel is unknown.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
After Peace

Patience-The Daughters Of the Con-
federacy in Tennessee have offered a
prize for the best essay on interna-
tional peace.
Patrice-What in the world are they
trying to do? Kill the suffragette
movement ?-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21

SAN PEDRO, Jan, 20. o.xArrived: Steamship
| Santa Rosa, from San Diego; steam schooner
Norwood, from Gray's Harbor via San Fran
cisco; steam schooner Carlos, from Aberdeen
via San Francisco; steam schooner j. b.
Stetson. from Portland via San Francisco;
steamer Princess Ena, from Sechart, B. c.
Sailed: Steamship Santa Rosa, for San Fran
cisco via Redondo; steam schooner Francis
II. Leggett, for Eureka via San Francisco;
steam schooner Daisy Freeman, for Willapa
Harbor via san Francisco; steam schooner
Helen P. Drew, for Greenwood via San Fran
cisco steam schooner Olympic, for Bellngham
via San Francisco; steam schooner Redondo,
for Coos Bay via Redondo; steam schooner
Katherine, for Port Los Angeles; barkentine
Kohala. for Port Townsend in ballast for
orders; schooner r, C. Slade, for Gray's Har-
Dor, in ballast.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21

from San Pedro. Sailed: Steamer Argyll.
for San Pedro; Samoa, for San Pedro.
TACOMA Jan, 2o.-sailed. steamer Delhi
for San Pedro.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20-Arrived: Ha-
verford, from Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 20-Arrived: Adri-
attic from New York.
LONDON, Jan. 2O.-saiIed: Mlnnetonka, for
New York.