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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

25 horsepower at 1900 revolutions per
minute, with it's speed cut down to 315
revolutions per minute, will not give
anywhere near it's normal power; in
fact, it will be doing well if it pro-
duees horsepower unless the throttle
is full open, and a full throttle is never
required at this speed unless the road
is very heavy.
An 1SO0-pound runabout with two
1eoplN in it requires from to horse
power to drive it along a good level
dirt road at 10 or 12 miles an hour.
On asphalt only about horsepower
would be needed; therefore, why do
we want a 25 horsepower engine and
a change speed gear?
In starting there is a great resis-
tance due to the inertia of the stand
ing car. One man can easily get the
car in motion if he goes about it slow
l. but the 25 horsepower engine ar
ranged so that it makes, as before,
three revolutions to the road wheels
one. can't. This resistance, due to in
ersia, must be overcome slowly, and
the motor runni : at say 100 revolu-
tions per minute doesn't develop as
much power as the man. You might
run this motor at it's normal 1900 rev.
olutions per minute and get the 25
horsepower, but what would you do
with 1t? Set in your clutch and there
would be one "grand crash"-with a
tow to the repair shop. OF course you
might slip your clutch so that the load
would be taken up gradually, but that
means new clutch lining in a short
time.
To remedy this you slip in your low
gear, throttle your engine and start the
car, increasing the speed slowly, and
no injury results.
You come t a good grade. Probab-
ly % horsepower would take you up
this grade, but remember that to get
this 25 horsepower "on the high. you
must keep your car going at 40 miles
per hour. Do you want to do this !?
Perhaps there are ruts, bitches or
water breaks. You come back into
your intermediate or low, throttle down
your engine and make the grade on
perhaps or 10 horsepower, at a de-
cent speed.
The horse pulls the wagon, and at
the same time he is attached to it IN
such a manner that the greater the
grade the more he tends to actually
lift the vehicle off the ground. With
the automobile the tendency is to
drive the wheels in the ground; there
fore you will sometimes find a place
where all the power of Jour engine IS
required to propel the car even at a
low speed.
This % horsepow- engine If attached
to a derrick would raise the car per-
pendicularly 275 feet per minute, a
speed greater than is often secured on
a difficult grade. In a dirt road the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
DRUNKENNESS IN ITALY
ALARMS GOVERNMENT
Revolving Crimes Laid to Door of
Rapidly Increasing
IntemperanCe

ROME, July 16.-Till recently italy
was one of the countries freest from
drunkenness, for drink is largely a
question of temperature. Latterly,
however, workmen returning from
abroad have introduced the practice of
drinking spirits, and a speech in the
senate has drawn the attention of Sig
nor Luzzatti, the premier, who is an
ardent social reformer, to this ques-
tion.
The prime minister has, therefore,
directed a stringent circular to the pre-
fects, requesting to be furnished with
statistics as the basis of legislation
against drunkenness. He wishes to
know the number of lunatics whose
malady has been due to alcoholism
during each of the last twenty years,
the number of liquor shops, irrespec-
tive of hotels, pensions and restau-
rants, existing in each district at the
end of last year and at the end of each
of the previous twenty years, with
their hours of closing, the quantity of
alcohol consumed per head of the pop
ulation, and the number of distilleries
with the total of the men employed in
them. This is the first time that such
an inquiry as been considered neces-
sary; it will, in any case, throw much
light on the habits of the people OF
Italy.
An epidemic of murder and suicide
appears to have broken out in north
ern Italy, due, it is believed, to the
recent increase of drunkenness in the
country and to the hot weather.
At Castelletto, near Vercelli, a young
athlete named Maggi enticed his
sweetheart, Severina Maffei, a girl of
90 in to a wood on pretense of a pic
mic. A revolver was employed to ter
rify the poor victim. whose hands also
were literally cut to pieces with a
dagger in a desperate struggle with
her assailant. Some peasants found
her decapitated body with a dagger by
the side The murderer was discovered
at her fathers house calmly washing
the blood from his clothing.
At Paroldo, in the district of Cuneo,
a rich country squire, Marrone, has
been hacked to death with scythes,
the body being thrown down a deep
we'll. An uncle has been arrested on
suspicion.
Another shocking crime has been
perpetrated at Savona. where a middle
aged peasant cut to pieces with a razor
a pretty girl, years old, whose name
is Angelina Cerisola.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
.ANTI-SALOON DETECTIVE
NARROWLY ESCAPES MOB
Shoots Bystander in Leg Acct
dentaIIy, in East Liver
pool, Ohio

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, July 10
Albert Keddie aged 21, was shot by
Detective Ira Rickett of the Anti
saloon league force tonight. Keddle
was standing on the sidewalk when
Detective Rickett, it is alleged, at
tempted to shoot at Vim Dawson, Il
years old. Dawson escaped the fire
and Keddie was shot through the leg
Rickett escaped, pursued by a crowd
but ran into the arms of policeman
He and Dawson were taken to the city
Jail. followed by crowd of several
thousand persons. Threats were made
to lynch the detective, but he was
finally landed behind the bars. Extra
police were placed on duty at the jail
in an endeavor to prevent a repetition
of the Newark tragedy of eight days
ago.
A rumor quietly spread that Keddie
had been killed and hundreds OF
friends and acquaintances threatened
to take vengeance on the detective
Only a display of force by the police
prevented the detective from being
roughly handled. The trouble was pre-
cipitated by an attack made by Daw-
son and crowd Of young men on
Rickett.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
MOTOR GOSSIP

The Burkhard- -Crippen Motor Car
company, agent for the Lexington, re-
ports deliveries of a roadster to Mrs.
e. Osgood and a demi-tonneau to Mrs.
Rundell. They have sold, during the
past week, $40" touring car to Gus
Larsen and $50" seven-passenger
touring car, fully equipped, to r. H.
Lacy.
w. C. Henry of the Doerr-Brown
Motor Car company, coast distributors
of Knox cars, drove to Santa Cruz
in torpedo model last week to de-
liver it to L. It. McLutcheon of that
c..
The Edison Electric company took
delivery last week of the first of a
number of Waverly electric roadsters
which they contemplate using in the
company's service. Deliveries on
three other cars are held up owing to
the retrenchment policy of the Edison
since the late election.
The Shafer-Goode Motor company
has received a shipment of "Glide" 1911
models, which have many superior
mechanical features. The Torpedo
Glides are strictly five-passenger and
equipped with thirty-six or forty-inch
wheels.
Perry Graves, representing the San
Francisco distributing agency for
Splitdorf magnetos, was in Los An
geles last week looking for a location
for his company to establish branch
factory, and 1t is understood that a
lease of a South Main street site has
| been secured.
John Il. Bill & Co., distributors for
bicycles and motorcycles, having out
grown their present quarters at Tenth
and Main streets have leased the
| larger premises several doors north
and are having new fixtures put in,
preparatory to moving August 1.
Manager Hahn of the Abbott-Detroit
agency, announces the sale last week
| to Charles o. Goodwin, real estate
man. and also that another carlaod Of
cars was received during the week.
Frank Seifert, the we'll known for
mer driver of Buick cars has signed
UP with the Doerr-Brown agency to
drive the Knox cars this season. A
six-cylinder Knox, duplicate of Bar
ney Oldfeld's racer, has arrived and
will be put in shape for the Santa
Monica race ,as also other local CON-
stets to be pulled off.
George Bentel of the Coleman &c
Bentel company, local agents for
Michelin tires, accepted receipt last
week of the first high powered 70-9O
Simplex toy tonneau which was pur-
chased through Oscar Werner, the
local agent. 1t is the same model car
as won the recent Vanderbilt cup at
Brighton Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
RIOTS FOLLOW DEATH OF
SOLDIER IN DENMARK
Citizens Hostile to Troops in a
Small Garrison Town

COPENHAGEN, July 16.-Serious riots
have occurred in the large garrison town Of
NyhOrg. Troops who Quartered there
usually live on very good terms with the
citizens. A few days ago young soldier
died. and according to a false report pub
lished in a Socialist paper, the death was
due to i'll treatment by young officer. This
assertion, coupled with the anti-military
agitation which has been carried on by the
Socialists. caused a good deal of public in
dignation which eliminated in attack
on the officers when they were returning
from the young soldiers funeral.
A serious collision between the mob,
among which were some honest citizens,
and the military took place. The police
force was too small to deal effectively with
the crowd, so troops were called out to oc-
where they remained all night. The people
refused to return to their homes. but as
they were afraid of being killed only few
isolated conflicts occurred.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
CROSS COUNTRY TOURISTS
REACH DENVER SAFELY
Harry Lombard Reports Good
Roads in Two States

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lombard, who
are making a transcontinental tour in
a Stoddard Dayton touring car, have
reached Denver and after a few days
rest will continue on their way east
ward. Lombard writes that the roads
have been very bad in certain sec
tions, but were on an average better
in Wyoming and through Nevada. Be
tween Rock Springs and Rawlins a bad
stretch was encountered and at one
place it was necessary to use canvas
strips to get out of the soft sand.
The route taken by Lombard to Den
yer led through Salt Lake, Ogden,
Evanston, Green River, Rock Springs,
Rawlins, Laramie, Cheyenne, Grand
Junction and Glenwood Springs.
The tour is proving a very enjoyable
one thus far, and unless rains are en-
countered in the middle west the long
trip. will be completed without any Sc
riOuS DELAYS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
GIVES POINTS ON
POWER Of ENGINES
Expert Tells How to Run Auto
mobile to Get Best
Results
EXPLAINS SPEEDING OF CAR
To Travel Ten Miles an Hour
Revolutions of Motor Must
Not Exceed 315
EXPLAINS SPEEDING OF CAR
BY DIR. CHARLES w. SNYDER
LocnI Agent Middleby Cnr

The power of a gasoline engine comes
with the speed. Suppose .5ou take a
4x4-inch engine, rated at 25 horse
power. This motor will probably de-
velop its maximum power at about 1900
revolutions per minute. 1t will run
faster than this, perhaps TO 1900 K,
p. M, but after 1900 the power de-
veloped is lessened. ON the other
hand, as the speed of the engine is
reduced the power also decreases.
If you have a car with 32-inch wheels
and i. is geared to /, /. g., so that
the engine makes three revolutions to
the road wheels one, the engine will
turn over 1890 times for each mile,
therefore, if you run this engine at
its greatest speed your car will travel
at about mile a minute while driving
ION the high"
If you want to travel ten miles an
hour ION the high" you must reduce
your engine speed to 315 revolutions
a minute. Now this engine developing
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
WANTED TO SACRIFICE
HIMSELF TO THE COMET
Bengal of High Caste Is Denied
His Request

CALCUTTA, July 16.-One of the strang-
est petitions ever received by a police magis-
trate has been presented here to Mr. Swim
hoe.
A young Bengal with his forehead COW
cred with heavy caste marks. entered the
witness box during the hearing of applica-
tions and handed to the magistrate a
stamped paper praying for an order to have
his life sacrificed before the goddess Kali
for the benefit of the government, and also
for the people of Hndustan.
1t added that the comet which had ap-
peared was a very bad sign, and the petit
toner, who signed himself Prani Nath Sad
hoo wished to become its victim
The magistrate declined and told the
Bengali to go home and pray to avert the
evil influences of the comet. as that might
prove more efficacious than the loss of his
life.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
SCIENCE VS.. ART

Thomas Nelson Page. in the smoking room
Of the baltic, contrasted the literary and the
scientific temperaments.
sBut a letter will best bring out my point,
said the famous author. you We hearu' OF
course of Tennyson's poem, The Vision of
sin, Well, an eminent mathematician wrote
10 Tennyson on the appearance of this poem
a letter that ran like this;
" Dear Sir: l find in a recent poem of
Yours. entitled ',The Vision Of Sin," the follow
ing unwarranted statement: Every moment
dies a man, and every moment one Is born
need hardly point out that this calculation,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
DYING MAN CALLS SON,
STAYS HIM; ENDS LIFE

PARIS. July ia grim village tragedy
is reported from Seloncourt. near Bordeaux.
An old man of 70 named Prouot was dying,
and sent for his three sons so that he might,
he said divide his money among them.
The old man was known to be miser'
and two of the three sons did not believe
in the message sent by their father Iney
refused 10 20 10 his death bed, but the third
son went. AS he entered the room the old
man raised himself in bed, drew gun from
under the clothes, shot his son through the
heart and blew out his own brains. In the
mattress OF the dead mans bed were found
notes and gold to the value Of over $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17

IL correct, would tend TO keep the sum total
Of the world s population in a state OF perpet-
ual equpoise whereas 1t is an established
fact that the said population Is constantly on
the increase. l would therefore suggest that
in the next edition of this poem the erroneous
calculation to which l refer should be cor
rected as follows: Every moment dies a man,
and and a sixteenth is born l may add
that the exact figures are 1.167. but something
must, OF course, be conceded to the laws Of
rhythm. "
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
CANAL READY IN 1912

BERLIN, July 16.--Within two years Ber-
lin will be a seaport This important an
nouncement is made in an official statement
that the ship canal from Stettin TO Berlin
will be completed and ready for traffic by
the summer OF 1912.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
COLORED.
Weller Has Optical PaTiors.

Illustrative of the p~rogressi veness of
our Queen City of the Daits,'' and os
the implicit faith hat the merchants
have in her bright future, the reliable
jewelry firm of A. Weller & Co, VIII o
have the finest, largest and most mod
ern jewelry house south of the Ohio
River, have just completed an optical
parlor.
This new venture is in perfect keep
ing with the progressiveness of this
popular jewelry house. There will be
a dark room and also a testing room in
this department.. Mr.. P. A Muiendyk Ike,
who is considered as one of the most
experienced optometrists in the South
today, will manage this department.
Greenwood is proud of this new par
lor, as very few cities in the South
twice as large as ours can boast Of such
an optical parlor as can b. seer at
Weiler's.
r4%
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
A LARGE INCREASE
IN OUR TELEPHONES.


1t is with pleasure that we note tina;
the Cumberland Telegraph and Tel
ephone Company and the Yazoo Vale,
Telegraph & Telephone Company arr
enjoying a rare degree of prosperity
They along with the city that enjoys
their excellent service, are growing.
MIR. w. K. Hanberry, the cashier o:
the local office of the Cumberland, in
forms the public hat the list of the
subscribers to the Cumberland service
has grown from 800 to 500 in nearly
three years. Mr.. W. S. Cunningham,
the manager of the Yazoo Valley phones,
reports a proportionate growth.
The demand for phones during the
entire past year has been SO large tina,
the employees of these companies hav.
not promptly supplied them. These
conditions are not due to negligence Oh
the part of the companies, out to Tia
heavy demands. Indications point thef
a greater increase will come with tn.
present year and at least fourteen hun
dfed phones will be used by Green
wood.
We see of no reason why these com
panies could not establish the droE
system. This system is quite a con-
venience. 1t does away with the ring
ing of the bell for connections, and in
sures prompter service to the custom
ars of these companies. 1t is hopec
that these companies will take up thi.
matter with their respective head
quarters and give Greenwood this ser
vice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
LARGE Department Store.

While chasing dope down around our
streets The Commonwealth reporter
heard it being rumored that Mr.. w. T.
Fountain would in the near future
erect a large department store. Wheth-
er this is correct we were not informed,
but it is hoped that Mr.. Fountain will
erect a handsome department store at
an early date. Just now he has one of
the most up-to-date stores in the delta,
but is seriously handicapped by not
having sufficient room to properly stock
and display his excellent lines. Be-
sides this new department store will
be a great credit to our city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
Mr.. /. N. HARDWOOD
ACCEPTS POSITION
with the Crossword Business League
asd viii Move Here at Once.

The members of the Business League
and it's friends T to be congratulated
| upon it's success in securing the ser
vices OF Mi. L. NJ. Harwood, late of the
| reportorial staff Of the esteemed Com
mercial Appeal. Mr.. HARDWOOD comes to
us very highly recommended, and we all
feel sure that he is the very man to be
associated with Secretary Sterling and
the league in the material upbuilding
and further development of our city and
county.
The following is a clipping from
Thursdays Commercial Appeal in re-
gard to Mr.. HARDWOOD:
81. NJ. Harweod is a Commercial APP
peal man, who goes to Greenwood.
Miss, on the 18th, to accept a position
with the Greenwood Business League
IN organization for the development of
that hustling delta town.
Mr.. Harwood has been on the staff of
The Commercial Appeal less than a
year, but during his short term of SER
vice has shown marked ability, and, by
his energetic, conscientious perform
ance of every duty entrusted to him,
has won the esteem and confidence of
his associates and his chief.
"In his new field he will be as loyal
to Greenwood, to Leflore county, and to
Mississippi! as he has been to The Com
mercial Appeal, and we wish him every
success"
We welcome Mr.. HARDWOOD to our
city, and wish to assure him that we
stand ready to cooperate with him in
the achievement of a common End.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
1AktHl IN TIME.
Just as Scores of Greenwood People
Have.

Just as Scores Of Greenwood People
Have.
Waiting doesn't pay.
Ii you neglect an aching back,
Urinary troubles, diabetes, surely
follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieve backache.
Cure every kidney i'll.
Many people in this locality recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here's one case:
c. G. Bell, photographer, Alexander
st. and Broadway, Greenville, Miss,
says: 81 consider Doan's Kidney Pills
the best remedy on earth for backache
and other troubles which arise from
weak kidneys. This medicine has Civ
en- excellent satisfaction in my case. !
cheerfully recommend it to other kid
ney sufferers"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
| cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's and
take no other.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
BOARD MaNRf6T0RS
HOLD MftIlN6.
Ths T~a1l0h0tehje FwGujtUGe Co. Elects
Officers I ast Weel..

Tho directors Of the TallAhatchie
Furniture Company hold their semi-sn-
nual meeting last Saturday night in the
rooms Of the Delta Bank on Howard
street.
The meeting Was quite IN enthus-
iAstic ono ~ it showed the business
done BY this excellent sconcern since
it's last meeting quite . profitable one.
1t will be remembered that this con-
Germ tool over the business Of the old
Weems-Lock wood Furniture Company
after its failures to make the business
profitable. Ever since tho present
management has guided it's administra-
tion, the Taliahatchie Furniture Man
ufacturing Company has prospered, and
its large plant on East Csrroiiton av-
enue has been a cen of busting ac-
tivity. A neat increase was shown on
each months business, and it was
proven to the directors OF this con-
Germ that with greater facilities, more
At this meeting it was decided to in
GREASE the dry kiins of the plant from
thirty thousand feet to sixty thousand
feet. This addition will almost double
the output of the factory.
All the present officers were r~e-elect-
ed and will serve another term. They
are az follows: s. L.. Gwin, president;
Nj. c. Humphrey, vice-president; w. r.
Humphrey, treasurer; W. T. Loggins,
secretary; Lloyd DsLoach, assistant
secretary, and g. ". Sensbach, super
intendent.
Since Mr.. DeLoach's connection with
the above company as assistant secre-
tary and business manager, he has
booked quite a nice business for his
firm, and at present this firm has a fat
number of orders booked for future de-
livery. The prospects for this coming
years business are Hattering, and we
hope that they may enjoy a full meas
ure Of prosperity a. . result Of their
earnest endeavors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
ANOIHfR RAILROAD
FOR DELTA SECTlON.


Gov. Noel has issued . proclamation
authorizing tho Organisation and tho
Incorporation Of the Clarksdale& Lake
view Railroad Company, and tho Clarks-
dale q Webb Railroad Company-the
promoters Of tho enterprises being W.
A. Percy, Of Memphis, ]. W. Cutrer, Of
~Clarksdale, and J. T. Lowe Of Tunica.
Associated with these gentlemen are
a score or more Of citizens Of Mem
phis, and Of the Delta section of Mis-
sissippi through which the lines will
run. The lines are to be combinations
OF the line Of tho Lakeview Traction
Company from Memphis to Clarksdale,
thence to Webb, where connections
will be made North and South with the
Southern Railway from Webb to Bel
zoni on tho Yaxoo river, one Of the
greatest farming regions in the State.
The Lakeview Traction Company has
a capital Of 81, $780, 09, and an author
lied bond issue for . similar amount.
1t owns valuable franchises In Memphis,
and depot sites At Memphis and Lake
view. The roadbed has been completed
to Lakeview, 20 that tho track will be
laid and the road In operation by the
18th Of April.
The scheme n to. build An electric
line from Memphis, through Covington
and Brownsville to Jackson, Tenn, from
Collierville to Middleton and = loop
around the city Of Memphis-also Gov
ering the rich delta section Of Missis-
sippi and secure valuable connections
at C~larksdale and Webb to the Yazoo
river.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
Watch the NickelS

And tho dollars take care Of them
selves. They are made to grow If left
with this bank.
We pay 4 per cent. interest on &C
counts. Don't be ashamed to open a
mall account.
This bank receives deposits from 81
up.
BANK OF LEFLORE,
Savings Department.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
Wanted.

A good man at once to handle orr bus
ness ~ manager. Must have business
~eferences. Write P. o. Box 1877, Jack
son, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
Strayed or Stolen

From my Mayfeld Place one mnuse
colored mare mule, Is hands high, sbou,
eight years old. Liberal reward for il,
formation leading to recovery.
r. T. JONES.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-01-14
Public Transfer.

Special attention given to trunks anG
all kinds of light hauling. ! usnb. 'phop.
308. Yours for prompt service.
GEO. ". CHAMBLESS.