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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
CARRIGAN BROS. HAVE
EXTENSIVE TERRITORY

Tom Carrigan of Carrigan brothers,
local distributors of Midland, Royal
and Pratt-Elkhart cars, has just re-
turned from an extended eastern trip
to all the automobile manufacturing
centers and states that 1t takes per-
sonal observation to believe the big
things that are doing in automobile
manufacturing circles. Tom says that
many of the factories are working
double shifts to be able to turn out
1911 orders.
The eastern makers say that the
country west of the Rockies is hardly
touched in the possible number of cars
to be sold. California in particular
is taking a greater percentage of cars
than any other state.
Carrigan brothers have made one of
the best business connections Of the
year. In the distribution of Pratt
Elkhart cars they have the entire
states OF Washington, oregon, Nevada
and California. and when the first
shipment of cars arrives this week
they will get busy in establishing sub
agencies, and expect to sell more than
1000 of these cars the first season, as
they are car moderate in price but
high in quality, and with all the new
improvements to be found in the high
est priced cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
NEARLY 1000 REQ DEALERS
DOUBLE YEARS CONTRACTS

r. NJ. owen, vice president of the
REQ Motor Car company, returned to
New York yesterday from a flying
business trip to the REQ factory at
Lansing, Mich, and to other western
points, and reports very promising
outlook for 1911. Never before was the
REQ selling organization in a stronger
and more hopeful attitude than at the
present time. There are now close 10
$50 REQ dealers in the United states
and many of these have doubled their
1910 contracts for 1911 Reos and IN
sisted on having the privilege OF In
creasing their 1911 specifications from
SO to 100 per cent before May l, 1911.
Mr.. owen says that with the added
facilities which the large new REQ en-
gineering building affords and the
MANY new devices and appliances
which have recently been installed for
the purpose of thoroughly testing and
trying out every piece of mater1al ana
ner+ In REQ cars Is certain to insure
maximum economy, reliability, safety
and efficiency in every REQ shipped
during the ensuing year. Since the
REQ recently made its sensational run
from New York to San Francisco IN
ten days, fifteen hours and thirteen
minutes, thus lowering the previous
worlds record by nearly hve DAYS
thousands of new inquiries have al
ready been received for this popular
winning 1911 REQ "4-S0," and the daily
inuuiries are constantly increasing.
e. r. Speigel has been sent to Los
Angeles by the Abbott-Detroit Factory
TO take charge of their mechanical IN
rerests and to prepare and drive a car
in the Los Angeles-Phoenix race.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
AUTO INDUSTRY IMPROVES
QUALITY OF STEEL MUCH

'"The automobile industry. more than any
other has compelled the steel manufacturers
TO institute improvements in the quality OF
steel The requirements OF modern automobile
construction are most drastic, and steels which
prove satisfactory in service in the axles or
springs OF motorcars can be safely reckoned
upon to stand almost anything" said Prest-
dent Burton Westcott of the Westcott Motor
Car company OF Richmond. Ind
"One automobile manufacturer could not get
a steel to stand certain work. and the trouble
was diagnosed by an expert as O question en-
tirely OF alternating impact.
I'm 1904 this manufacturer was given six
vanadium steel axles to be put trial cars
and punished severely. to form a fairly
quick opinion OF the nature of the steel. Tho
vanadium steel chosen succeeded triumphantly,
and that man has never built car since with
any other kind OF axle steel
Until quite recently vanadium was regarded
as rare element, and the supply OF the metal
metal seemed to be very precarious. The first
really big impetus to commercial vanadium
was given by the opening up OF large deposits
OF vanadium ore in South America
TN addition to this there deposits Of raw
material OF at least equal Importance in west
sern America and In Europe. The discovery Of
easily worked sources Of vanadium, coupled
with the commercial demand for the metal,
has resulted in astonishingly rapid cheapenlng
Of the price Twenty years ago vanadium was
$3.50 per pound. In ten years the price fell to
SIS per pound. Today It's market price Is about
So per pound"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
CIGARETTE FIRES CAB;
EXTINGUISHED WITH BEER
Woman Disappears When Alarm
Is Turned In

PITTSBURG, Oct. s.-A young wo-
man in a taxicab dropped cigarette
in the bottom Of the car as 1t was
speeding down Sixth street. The cab
caught fire and Newton Engel, the
chauffeur, stopped to send in a hre
alarm, but before the department ar
rived a man ran out of a nearby hotel
and extinguished the flames with a
bucket of beer.
The entire downtown fire fighting
force was called out and with the the
ater crowds blocked Sixth street for
five minutes. When the tiremen ar
rived the beer was still dripping from
the taxi Gasoline had leaked from
the tank and had run over the floor
of the car The damage was slight. .
"I heard the girl scream and when
looked around the whole bottom OF the
car was in flames," said Engel. Il
helped the girl out, and it's a wonder
she wasn't burned. She told me she
had dropped her lighted cigarette.
Then 1 pulled the alarm. but a man
came running out of that hotel and
threw the bucket of beer in the car:
This put the fire out entirely. don't
know where the girl went, and she
owes me $5.4O." concluded EngeL
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
SMALL MOTOR CAR CHEAPER
THAN A HORSE AND BUGGY

The experience Of John B. Williams Of In
dianapolis, with Hupmobile as told to the
Rupp Motor Car company, Is decidedly inter-
! esting.
Mr.. williams says at ono time he owned a
horse and buggy, which cost him $40 month
TO maintain He sold the $500 horse for $40.
the $3.50 buggy brought Sl5 worth Of milk
tickets and he could only give away the $25
harness. .
When he bought Hupmobile he found that
Il cost him, on an average. less than $3.50 per
month for fuel; and in four months replaced a
broken spring and bent fender at a cost OF
S. 35 At that time he sold the car 10 a doc
tor for Just what It cost him.
The doctor, he says, has dispensed with iiv-
cry bills of about $50 month, boarding
stable account OF about $l2 month! and traV-
els here and there in making calls at to 3
cents per mile.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
ECONOMY OF FUEL TEST

S. Lybarger of Anaheim purchased
a Halliday Model J. through the Ana
helm agent of the Halliday Motor
Car company, and last Thursday ran
it from Anaheim to San Bernardino, a
distance of sixty-one miles, in three
hours and 48 minutes, and consumed a
fraction less than three gallons of
gasoline. 1t is said 1t take decidedly
good f1ve-passenger S0-horsepower
touring car to travel over country
roads at better than 20 miles to a gal
lon Of gasoline.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
HALLIDAY FACTORY HAS
INCREASED FACILITIES

q. p. Anderson. mechanician from
the Halliday factory at Streator, III,
arrived at the Halliday Motor Car
company's new headquarters on South
Olive last week and will look after
all of their cars.
The factory will spare no cost or
pains in putting their line on the mar
ket through their Pacific coast house
this year. While they do not shout
guaranteed for life," because the
life of a Halliday is too long, still
they propose to keep them in perfect
condition, so that every car sold VIII
sell another Every last years owner
is a good booster this year.
At the local salesrooms are shown
the most complete line built by any
one factory-sixteen distinct models
of Halliday cars, thirty, forty and
fifty horse power, from 1O4 to 12S-inch
wheel base In each power will be
roadsters, toy tonneaus and touring
cars, while in the forty and fifty horse
powers will include foredore, hmou-
sine and landaulet bodies.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
NlKRENT DRIVES FAST
5 MILES IN KNOX CAR

SANTA ANA. Oct. 8.-Joe NiItrent,
driving eco Knox, duplicate OF the
famous racing car driven by Barney
Oldfield, drove q fiVe-mile exhibition
here Saturday afternoon in tho fast
time of 4;48 4-5.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
Patents for CalifOrnians
[Speeiol Cable 10 The Call

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-California
patents have been issued as follows:
Dolvan B. Akard, San Francisco,
shock absorber; Glenn Allen, San Fran
cisco, reinforced concrete; William j.
Bailey, Monrovia, solar heater; Arnold
Becker, Santa Barbara, differential axle
device; Charles r. Blake, Richmond,
sanitary car toilet; Gabriel A. Bobrick,
Los Angeles, refrigerating apparatus
William n. Calvee, San Francisco, win
dow sash retainer; George w. Durbrow,
Indio. ffltering apparatus also sanitary
altering faucet; George Durbrow, Los
Angeles, altering device; Charles Ell
lott, San Francisco, coin controller
stamp vending machine; Arthur FACET,
San Francisco, butterfly valve for air
pipes; S. c. Ferris, Caldor, water gauge
attachment; William R. Gardiner, Los
Angeles, nut lock; Herman j. Hegwer,
Oakland, target finder; Thomas Herbig,
Hornbrook, hand saw blower and
hanger; Edwin E. Johnson, San Mar
tin, detergent; Kondrad RATHER, San
Francisco, and G.. f. Chandler, Los An
geles, apparatus for publication of
sewage and other waters; Charles l..
Michel, Los Angeles, fence post; Mich
ael H. Noonan, Modesto, moving ma
chine; Cornelius ODonnel, Sacramento,
street railway switch operating device;
Robert r. Stein, Los Angeles, round
about; Walter Vanwie, San Diego, re-
yolving kite; Frederick H. Wales, I'M
perial, flying machine; Joseph B. Will
liams. Maricopa, automatic feed regu-
lating and mixing device for crude oil
burners; Vicent c. de Ybarrondo Los
Angeles, paper clip.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

day. Anthony Kane and Mathew
Bohen were appointed as aids.
Felt and composition roofers' union
No % at the meeting Monday night
assessed each member $3.50 to Jefray
the expenses of the burial of David
Davies, prominent member. Davies
died last Friday and was buried in
Cypress Lawn cemetery last Sunday.
There will be a special meeting of
bridge and structural iron workers
hall next Monday night. Charges
against a member will be taken up
and disposed of. All members are re-
quested TO be present.
At the meeting Monday night two
weeks strike benefits to the Los An
geles strikers were paid. The local
will parade on Labor day. At the next
meeting marshal and aids will be
chosen.
new union of blacksmiths and
blacksmiths' helpers was formed last
week in Sacramento. The union will
be known as the Sacramento contract
local of blacksmiths and helpers. The
next meeting will be held Friday
night, at which time officers will be
elected.
The central labor council of Stock
ton has elected tla following officers:
President, Thomas Bone, first vice
president. Frank Mister; second vice
president. ~. l. Barton; secretary-treas-
urer. J. d. McGaughey; sergeant at
arms, Louis Kasa; fraternal delegates
to building trades council, Thomas
Bone and Frank Mister; trustees,
George Dean and B. H. Fish; executive
board, T. Bone, J. ID. McGaughey,
Frank Mister, F. C. Conkle and w. r.
Peace; label committee, B. H. Fish,
E. II. Murphy and J. 1. Barton; law
and legislative committee, j. d. Nc
Gaughey, o. Fisher and j. Z. Barnes
organizing and visiting committee,
A ]. ingalls,, r. Gedsil and Charles
Martin.
President Thomas Bone is a candi-
date for the legislature from the
twenty third assembly district. He is
backed by the united labor union SEN
timent of San Joaquin county.
At the Monday night meeting of
mattresses union an assessment of
% cents per member for the month
was levied. The local sent 500 to the
strike fund. The committee on sick
for the current month is Josie Akin
son, Ethel Long and Clyde Kingsbury.
The usual assessment to Los Ange-
les strikers was made at the last build
ing material teamsters' union. Five
candidates were Initiated and seven
applications received. AT the next
meeting a marshal and aids will be
chosen for the Labor day parade.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
OFFICERS LOVE OF DOG
CAUSES COURT MARTIAL
First Lieutenant Burchfiei Id,
Marine Corps, Faces Trial
Especial Correspondence of The Call

HONOLULU, July 30-First Lieuteu-
ant Burchfield, marine corps, is now
facing a court martial for conduct I'M
becoming an officer and gentle
man. the specific charge against him
being that he threatened to shoot up
a group of citizens unless his pet bull
dog was returned to his quarters i'm
mediately.
Burchfield has been a very gay youth
since he arrived in Honolulu, his rooms
at the Seaside hotel being the center
of midnight activity in the Waikiki
section Of the city. Among his ac-
couterments of war was trio of bull
dogs, who took care to impress their
prowess upon all the other aristocratic
CANNES of the neighborhood, and also
upon the less aristocratic AS re-
suit two of the dogs came to sudden
and unexplained ends. 1t was when the
third one failed to answer the dinner
call that Burchheld felt called upon to
do something. Selling a revolver he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Bayne haverabeen enjoy
ing a series of brief
trips over the weekend,
but have not been out of
town for an extended
trip dVing the summer
season. They have
planned an interesting
, program of motor trips
for the month.
The Oscar Coopers have
been entertaining at a
series of house parties
given at their attractive
Burlingame home this
summer, but on several
weekend visits only the
members of the family
from the city formed
the congenial coterie
They returned recently
after a motor trip
through the south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Preston have been en-
joying their stay at San
ia Barbara. They were
entertained at several
informal parties by Mrs.
Worthington Ames in
addition to other enter
tainments given by their
friends from this city
who are visitors in the
south at this season.
Miss la Sonntag is at
Caste1ia, where her
mother, Mrs. Julian
Sonntag, has taken a
cottage for the late sea
son. and the young
hostess will entertain
several girls from the
debutante set at infor-
NAL weekend parties
this month.
Mrs. Walter s. Martin
has been entertaining at
a series of informal par
ties of recent days. and
one of the mcSt enjoy :
able OF these reunions
was the dinner given at
the st. Francis and fol-
lowed by a theater par
". Among the guests
were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace D.
Pillsbury
Horace Blanchard Chase
Stewart LoWery
Miss Jennie Croker
Miss Helen Dean re-
turned to town yester-
day after a visit of seVx
eral days in Ross VAL
ley and a trip UP Tam :
alpais with a group of
friends.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

Ray Armsby was host
yesterday at an informal
luncheon party given at
the st. Francis, and
among the guests were:
MIR. and Mrs. Henry T.
Scott
Mr.. and Mrs. George
Armsby
Miss Florence Hopkins
Miss Mary Goss
Mrs. Frazier
Harry Scott
Mrs. Eleanor Hy de
Smith returned yester-
day on the Mongolia
after a visit of several
weeks in Honolulu,
where she was enter
tanned by friends and
was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Harold
Dillingham;.
Mrs. Frank Sullivan,
accompanied by her
da tighter, Miss Gladys
Sullivan, Noel Sullivan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Lawrence Murphy,
will take possession next
week of their country
home at Santa Cruz
overlooking the ocean.
They will entertain at a
succession of house par
ties later in the season,
and probably will not
return to town for three
months.
Mrs. j. C. Stubs
left last evening for
her home in Chicago aft
er a; brief visit with her
friends and relatives in
this city. Mrs. Stubbs
came here with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. o. Mccormick
and Miss Louise McCor-
mick several days go.
Miss Marian Crocker
will entertain her friends
of the younger set at a
series of informal house
parties this month at
the country home of her
parentsS Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry J. Croker, near
Cloverdale.
Miss Julia Langhorne
left yesterday morning
for Colorado Springs, and
was accompanied to the
depot by a party of
friends and members of
the family. Miss Lang
horne has gone. to visit
her sister, Mrs. Richard
Hammond, and will re-
main away probably sew
eral weeks before re-
turning home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

Miss Alexander Ham
) llton is home again aft
er an outing at Santa
Barbara, and has had a
delightful time with
the visitors from town
In the southern city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j.
Morton have taken
apartments at the ST.
Francis pending their
departure for a trip
around the world. They
have closed their home
in Pacific avenue and
expect to be away for a
year or more.
The most encoura ging
reports are heard every
day of Miss Marian Mil
Ter, who is convalescent
after her recent serious
illness.
a =
Tevis Blanding will
entertain at an informal
luncheon this afternoon
at the Fairmont for less
than a dozen guests.
Ensign and Mrs. S. A.
Clement, who have been
at the Fairmont for the
last few days, returned
yesterday TO their home
at Mare island.
y
Miss Kate Dillon and
her sister, Miss Marie
Dillon. have been enjoy
ing a series of brief Wis
its this summer at Ross
and have just returned
to town after an out
ing.
Mrs. c. C. Clay and her
daughter, Miss Madeline
Clay, are lingering at
Tahoe.
Mrs. Joseph Anderson
Chanslor writes descrip-
tive letters of her inter
esting travels through
Norway. and Intends to
remain abroad for two
or three months longer.
She will be home prob
ably late in October.
Mrs. Florence Porter
Pfingst will return this
morning on the Chiyo
Maru after an absence of
several weeks in the
orient, and will be met
by her brother. Warren
r. Porter, who has been
at the Fairmont for a
few days awaiting her
arrival.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

dashed UP the road until he ran into a
crowd of Hawaiians and Chinese. These
he threatened individually and en-
masse, shaking his revolver and an
nouncing his intention of having either
bulldog or blood.
One of the Hawaiians happened to
be police officer and he promptly had
the marine officer under arrest. Ad-
miral Rees ordered the court martial,
which is now in progress.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
FEMALE HELP WANTED

AAAAA-Young women wanted as operators by
the PACIFIC Telephone and Telegraph Company
must be bright, neat In appearance, between
the ages of is and % years, OF fair education
and unquestionable character.
LIGHT AND WELL VENTILATED 0PER-
ATlNG ROOMS.
PLEASANT REST AND LUNCHRO0MS.
LIBERAL SALARY PAID WHILE LEARN
ING.
PERMANENT POSITIONS.
OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE.
For full particulars call. preferably be-
ing School, Telephone Office, 2015 Steiner st.
corner Pine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

Miss Helen Dean re-
turned to town yester-
day after a visit of seVx
eral days in Ross VAL
ley and a trip UP Tam :
alpais with a group of
friends.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1910-02-11

res 8 es el Superintendent de es,
cnelas del condado ! 81 Superin
tendente territorial de Nuevo Me.
xico, Ia Legislature de Nuevo Me-
xieo 8 bien los nismos padres de
faDiliag En- nuestra hulnilde opi-
nidn todos son culpables: los direc.
torres por su falta de interes; 81
Superintendente de eondado por
comportar que a 81 propia vista
sucedaa tales cosas que tan NAL
rr6dito le dan 4 eI como i todo q
pueblo, 81 superintendent Clark
por no venir 4 Taos y hacerse Ca
paz, a su propla vista, de la pesi
ma condicion de nuestras escuelas
N del modo de obrar do los direc
torres u del Superintendent de
condado, y los padres de fanilia
por estlipidos y negligentes en- no
procurar elegir los propios houl.
bres que deben cuidar de las es
cuelas y como consecuencia de la
educaci6n de sus propios hijos; la
legislature de Nuevo Mexico. de
igual tnodo, por au incapacidad en-
sus Ieyes de no hacer que 81 pue
bio honrado & interesado sea 81
que eliza y escoja sus directories y
no el populacho ignorante que me-
dra siempre en- las resolanas de las
plazas y en- las cantinas, y que
eligen sienpre 4 su buen amigo
en- aventnras, pero que los hon
bres honrados Sc separan con tai
de no enemistarse con el popula
cho y no tener NADIA que hacer con
elos: 10 mas lamentable en- ell
caso es, en- este case. cue los
bnenos cindadanos que vienen q
radicarse entire Dosotros tengan
que huirse de aqui para pro
porcionar 4 sus hijos la
debida educaci6n, y 10 peor es,
que el NAL no tiene remedio y con
tinuara por seeula seculorum
lnientras no hay rnejor interes porI
parte de los que estan obligados VI
ssalariados para velar en- tai causa
que, como dicen muchos, no hay
mas esperanza que buscar otros
horizontes para Ia educacI6n de los
hijos.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1910-02-11

Hon. II. 0. Bursum, presidents
del Colnite Central Republicans
del territorio, ha lIaInado una jun.
ta, que tendra lugar en 81 Capito.
lilo do Santa Fe, i las 10 de la MA
fiana del proximo martes, 15 de-
que rige, y a Ia que deben concu-
rrir las { omisiones Centrales Re
publicanas de los diferentes conda
dos. El obieto de la junta es con
81 proposito le discutiI y conside
rar las provisiones de los proyectos
introducidos en- II Congreso por
Beveridge y Hamilton s cualquier
otro proyecto introducido sobre q
estado y para 81 propdsito de dai
expresiones 4 la politica propia
que debe de seguiree en- las premi
sias, Y la transaction de otros ne
gocios que pueden ser pertenecien-
tes al objeto de esta llamada.
La revista de Taos. [volume] (Taos, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1905-1922, 1910-02-11

"El Superintendent territorial
de instruction publica, ha vuelto
de un viaJe en- Autom6vil a Taos
el cual fue hecho por camipos casi
intransitables."
Lo que antecede viene de d
'sSanta F6 New Mexican dc fecha
del lunes, que, despues de haber
lefdo Ia semana pasada. en- 81 mis-
mo periddico diario, que Nr. Clark
habia salido de Santa Fe, rumbo
a Taos. de buena f6 pensabamos
estrechar la mano d. Mr.. Clark Y
mostrarle a su propia vista la in
fame condicion de las escnelas de
Taos, por las cuales q debe velar
como las delnas del territorio, pero,
,lo han visto ustedesg pues de igual
modo nosotros. Todo 10 que Vi
mos fue su nombre en- 81 diario de
Santa F6, en- su salida de Ia capi
tai y en- su rpgreso q la misma, to-
do mentira, que muestra claramen
te que 81 blasonado interes sobre
educacion no es mas que an ''hum-
bug" en- 81 territorio por medic do
la palabra escrita de los candidos
periodistas de la rneda, que todo 10
one saben discutir son las fguras
dc 10 que SO colecta para fondos de
escuela en- u territorio Y 10 que SO
gasta en- salaries para los maesrros
Y empleados de Ia educacion, que
lnirado cuidadosamente, la mayor
parte de este dinero es 10 mismo
Que 81 Sc tirira en- el rio grande,
porque ningun provecho produce q
la iuyentud creciente, cnando me
nos el que SO usa en- Taos para ese
fin. Posiblemente one Mr. Clark
veDga 4 Taos cuando las escuelas
esten va cerradas y expirado ell
contrato con los maestros, para yer
los edifcios de las escuelas y que
tai estan sns enjarres en- las pare
des.