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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-18

on the floor he thought he would test
the spark. No damage was done as
there were enough men about to push
the car from over the blaze.
J. H. McCollouge, factory represen-
tative and H. M. Genung. agent for
the Fal car passed through here
Thursday on tour of the state. They
are establishing agents. The car Is
made i'm Chicago. Whit passenger In
the car they made the Country club
hill on high" at eight miles per hour.
Tires VIII Advance.
Have had several orders turned
down by tire houses for want Of stock
this week. If you are going to need
tires any time this year, you had bet
ter get them this month. We carry
White Rubber Empire Tires in stock.
The best tire on earth. Padgett Tire
House, 11s East 7th St
Eyes, thank you, we are alive" said
Chester Woodland. when asked about
the Topeka Automobile club. 1--WE are
getting new members every day, but
we want every automobile owner In
Topeka to join. Commissioner Tandy
has listened quite patiently to our plea
| for better streets and I see that IN
good many places he has begun active
work We have a good many dollars
| tied up in cars and few bad places
| in the streets are hard on them When
asked about the New York motor car
| law that has no speed limit connected
with it. he said: ST am very much in
favor Of such a law. The restraint
should be placed upon children and
reckless drivers. and not upon careful
drivers who want to do the right
| thing. There isn't q day but wha'
every motorist exceeds the speed limit
and such a law Is absurd of itself.
hope that it may be changed"
The Marmon demonstration arrived
at the J. & ]. this morning. It Is {
40-horsepower touring car and Il
equipped with new automatic oilinl
system.
'The Automobile club is going t
establish a whipping post" said w. "
Webb, a member of the board OF di
rectors, "to try and stop some Of thi
missile throwing by the boys. Tn
other evening. while Mr.. and Mrs
woodland were driving out by tn
Country club a boy threw q rock
which hit friend who was with them
lcausing a painful wound. My car ha
been slightly damaged by rocks. Their
must be a stop put to 1t soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-18
HONK HONK NEWS
Great Smiths Fine Record on
AerOplane Tour.
Driver Frank Grimes Chosen by
Mars as Scout.

People have been making fun of au-
tomobiles in comparison with aero
planes. On the flight up the Kaw val
ley the first of the week the spectators
along the line would smile as they
watched the airship go out of sight and
then saw in the distance cloud of
dust approaching as the automobile
loads of Topeka people came chugg1nS
up in frantic chase.
But getting down to miles and min
utes-the Curtiss aerolane driven py
the plucky Mars did not have very
much of a margin on the Great Smith
automobile. In fact there were times
when the Great Smith ran side by SIDE
with the biplane and with smile Mars
gave his engine an extra touch as ne
strove to get ahead Of the fleet auto
mobile many hundred feet below.
Wednesday, the day of the flight
from Topeka, was clearly an autoIho-
bile day as well as an airship event.
And during this race up the treacher-
Gus valley of the Kaw the Great Smith
led them all. Leaping ahead, squirting
over the hills and clinging on the clns
1t kept in continual touch with the
Curtiss aeroplane which new away
from bad roads and had no crooked
path to follow.
THE greatest showing made by the
Great Smith was between Newman and
Midland. a distance of 16 miles. This
sixteen miles was made IN "a minutes
by Aviator Mars who few straight
along the valley, missing the Jagged
| hills and roads. The road follows tue
bluffs all of the distance. In some
places it was necessary for Driver
| Frank Grimes of the Great Smith lead
er to swerve into the side Of the ROAD
to dodge bad places and to cling TO the
cliff sides to save himself from tum-
| bling far below.
Despite the rugged drive, the dan.
gerous curves and corners for fas,
| driving, Driver Grimes maze TINS IL
miles in 20 minutes. If flying ma
| chine makes a 16 mile squirt in "a min
utes when he has the path or the Gro"
| to follow-what can be expected OF the
automobile which must SUCK TO tnS
cliffs and the lowlands.
| But this isn't all. The entire TopeKe
party started out from Newman IN
| bunch They all followed the aeroplane
as closely as possible. The first car tC
arrive at Midland after the Great
| smith was-now what do you suppose
| well. II v-as another Great smith
This was driven by that plucky anc
nervy little driver. Samuel Lux, Jr-
who has achieved a reputation IN re.
| DeISa automobile circles-and ne is on's
IA years old.
! The smith Automobile company 40
mated the car driven by Frank Grimes
! Following the aeroplane and It was DC
| clpied by George Badders, secretar1
/ of the Commercial club and two news
| paner men from Topeka. Its record VIZ
| untarnished on the trip-even AV1ato
| Mars asked that this car De SCH
/ ahead so that he could depend upon
as his first aid to the injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-18
w. S. Isham Company
SHEET METAL WORKERS

We stamp and form anything In
Sheet Metal. We work Tin Plate,
Copper, Brass, Sheet Steel, Iron,
etc. We make automobile fend-
ers and hoods.
Well execute your work II the
quantity is large and give you the
benefit of our long experience.
Well accept small orders and
give them special attention.
We have the best equipped shop
In the west at 2ls East 4th st
Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-18
New Great smith Hood.

,rjda and with favorable comment the
rand growth and development OF lile
smith Automobile company IN TINS CITY
Furthermore the new styles OF the cai
the Increased power and eH1ciency OF
t71e machines and the general appear
ance OF the Great Smith automoDale
are investigated with careful scrutiny
and approval by the automobile en-
thusiasTs. e. ao,,
nlaint. This complaint is fairly genera
among the Smith admirers at TINS tidne
and when this article is read IL Will De
more general because it Is not know
generally that the matter In question
has happened.
future will not have the square mis-
sion style hood. A hood OF the aver
age automobile to the automobile en-
thusiast is the tale OF the car; Inc
every day automobile crank looks Tor
the shape and the size of the hood
then he makes up his mind as to the
make of the car.
Everyone IL Topeka and everyone in
the west is acquainted with the Great
smith hood 1t is built up in a square
fashion with the ton edges cut on, SO
to speak. 1t has a strong, powerful,
classy appearance that Is possessed Dy
no other car made today.
But the Smith people have decloe9
that a rounded hood of the style used
by most automobile manufacturers is
preferable. It is not known the reason
probably the manufacture ana the
durability has something to do With II
but there is going to be demand
for the old model hoodS When the ne"
hoods come out.
The whole Great Smith automobile is
built along the same lines as the hoed!
The front axle is Of the mission eff
that counts. The caps on the wheels
are six sided pieces which sparkle as
thew revolve on the heavy wheels OF
the machine. The whole idea is for
strength as wen as durability-and as
far as the admirer of the car is con-
cerned the looks count too.
Robert Billiards. new so horse pow
| err "SpeedwelI' motor car arrived this
| week. Billiard drove it through to
Lawrence over a week ago and while
there he was forced to abandon it for
a week not wanting to drive through
| in the mud. The car has torpedo
| shaped body painted white, extra
equipment and is electric lighted.
| Phillip Billiards. 'Speedwelf' arriv-
ed latter in the week. His car is of
the same model but is painted red.
The boys have the agency for the car.
| R. A. Gregg and ]. o. Heckard OF
Kansas City made trip to Topeka
Thursday in a Warren-Detroit car
| They left the same day Tor Emporla
where they are to establish an agency
| Their car is nicknamed the trade
i car
4 DR.. Davis of North Topeka has pur-
Il chased a model 35 jackson.
II The North Topeka Motor Car Co
II had a small fire the other day. A new
II man was cleaning the engine of {
Regal car with gasoline and useC
more Juice" than was necessary spill
ing some on the floor under the car
After getting the engine and magnets
saturated with gasoline and puddl
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

a human a job for
a rich
he
subordinates talked
capable
| the 20
enterprisng capitalists O
BLEAT woodot his mineral lands with
the
her
gaveth the rich mana telling about It,
Not
correspondence with the
property"
done good
ling
the indeed.
land, published a
He insists knowing
A
publishes In Lesle's Weekly:
his official
of
his destruction"
Mr.
Alaska
fully
Baingers defense
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
DON'T LOOK SO CROSS"

A man was hurrying along a city
street the other day when the above
remark was addressed to him by an
acquaintance going In the opposite
direction. The first individual is not
cross person nor OF bad disposition.
He only has a common habit OF fire.
quently corrugatipg his brows, Any
intentness Of thought or earnestness
of speech Is instantly accompanied by
frown and oftentimes a scowl, yet
he is not ugly. Only when he smiles
or laughs is this frown absent. Every
one knows this type. The remedy is
to smile more! Laugh more!
We speak of the phlegmatic Briton,
the stolid German, the volatile French
man and the placid Oriental. But the
world over the American is called the
hustler We hustle to meals. We
hustle to trains Two-thirds OF the
people one sees at our terminal
stations are on the run. They prefer
to go that way, utilizing the last
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

for the interests of the public is gen.
orally In direct proportion to the
solicitude the public has had for him.
In England people vote. nationally,
for member of parliament; locally,
for a member OF the county council.
They know their men through and
through, and the members are requir-
ed TO give an account of themselves
while In Office
Our American boss system is In
part due TO the necessity for speciali-
zation In busy era, and this tendency
Is enhanced by the long ballot. With
such multitude OF candidates, the
busy voter is often Obliged TO take
somebody's Judgment upon the whole
ticket. And the reason. in our recent
reform movement In this country, that
the executive office has responded first
to the newborn public opinion. is be-
cause public attention Is concentrated
upon this Office. The legislatures re-
spond more slowly. The public elect
governor. and expect him to reform
the state for them. The governor or
the president therefore cannot BE-
blamed II he In turn appeals to the
public against recalcitrant legislatures
not In sympathy with him.
II has been said that the boss system
is a political necessity I'm America.
The most logical and appealing aspect
OF the short ballot" seems to me that
1t is. in effect, the boss system legaliz-
ed. II the boss is elected he can be
held responsible; the old-fashioned
boss could snap his fingers at public
opinion. The short ballot" argument
says, in effect. let us elect as few
men as IS consistent with real popu-
lar control; let us be sure that these
men are good men. let us hold these
men responsible for the actions Of the
petty ofiiceholders whom they appoint
and whom we now elect and pay no
attention to-"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

moment for another task. They
hustle" lines of age and care into
comedy faces and really shorten their
lives by lack Of deliberation. They
look cross and ugly without in the
least desiring so TO appear. and all
because of habit.
That II is a habit is demonstrable
by one example. No Differentiated
people can be assembled anywhere
than In the United States. Crowds of
them will stand In line for hours at
ticket office or deliberately file out
Of a place of amusement with the
utmost good nature. But II Is simply
because they cannot help themselves.
The moment they are freed from the
restraint OF the crowd of they 60 at a
canter for car or home. Stop and think
an instant, you hustlers. Dismiss that
anxious look. Take a long, full breath,
throw back your shoulders and as
sumo an even. rhythmical stride-and
smilc.-(Boston Globe.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

During a recent European trip |
have become more than ever con-
vinced that the short ballot" move
ment is by far the most hopeful and
necessary of the proposed political re-
forms in this country. In England.
for instance. the cities are thoroughly
successful Democracies with the peo-
pie securely in the saddle. The cities
are governed by councils elected from
wards. Each ward usually has three
members, but the terms OF office are
so arranged that only one is elected
at a time. The result is that the peo-
pie going TO the polling place on cleo
ton day only have to select one man.
II is the simplest and easiest matter
imaginable. The voters know exactly
what they are doing. and they do not
have TO rely on politicians or party
machines for guidance.
In this country, on the contrary, we
select coroners. county clerks, sheriffs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
From Another Point of View

it the swimmer generally the who drowned?
championship
IN and outof
Illinois legislative jackpot
with call
to
man ran
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
TWO MINUTE VAUDEVILLE
BY FRED scHAEFER.

poetry?
Say tell what time
Why?
Slap: Because the answ
Thud: You're notso Paradise
Is a Who pitched?
Paradise Lost is
DO
m al didn't fall It
What is
certainly-wasnt Casey favorte?
Thud
endure
slap Nope They of lei
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
PROGRESS.

Old oak tree Is branchin' an a-risin' to
de sky,
Yet bendin' TO de storm dat comes
his way.
DON seem any bigger as you measures
by de eye,
But he's CROWN tes' little ev'ry
day.
Yonder In de garden de early plant
begun, ---- ----------
A-drinkin' up de raindrop an a-warm-
in de sun.
An soon you g'ineter see 'em a-bloom-
In one by one.
Dey is CROWN jes' a little ev-ry day.
So don you git impatient. chile. an say
dis world Is slow,
An mon when tryin' doesn' seem to
pay.
we's all a-climbin' upward an a-hopin'
fob to find
De usefulness or beauty dat's a help to
human Kind.
An ives g-ineter all he bigger In de
heart and in de mind,
Cause ives CROWN jes' little ev'ry
day.
--WashinRtOn Star
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

and host OF other minor officials that
ought to be appointive. Our voters
on election day are called upon to
vote at random, or else rely blindly
on party machines.
Unless public attention can be
focused upon the man who stands for
office, that man. when elected. is apt
to be an Indifferent or vicious public
servant. The amount of his solicitude
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

LANSING, Mich, June 2s.-The FOL.
lowing companies have fled articles
a. incorporation with the secretary
~ rfnfe: George A. Marsh Furniture
oonrAny. Detroit, $1,000. principal
rfoe1hoIders, william c. Watson.
= $50 a. Marsh, Florence A. Marsh;
VIo1Scr Motor company, Detroit. $780,
90. principal stockholders, G.. s.
0rH n>irnG. John r. Armstrong and
T)omn6 =. Morqhead; Pointe Aux
1Scoct coltase association. Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
AFRAID OF THE FACTS.

No Big Stick was swung from the
White House In behalf OF the Mccall
publicity bill. The house members
of the conference committee meekly
abandoned their own measure yestcr-
day to accept the mutilated senate bill,
which hides from the country all In
formation about congressional cam
paign contributions until after the
votes are counted and the campaign
fund has done its work.
The World told Mr.. Taft yesterday
morning that the issue could be pre-
scented in these words:
Is the Republican party afraid
to trust the voters next fall with
full knowledge of the sources OF
it's congressional campaign fund?
The answer Is found in the action CT
the conference committee. The Re-
publican party in congress Is afraid
to open the books until after the BAL
lot-boxes are closed. There Is no other
explanation of It's refusal 10 make con-
tributions public before election as
we'll as after election.-New York
World.
Pardon me, Mr.. crouch. but can
you spare me a second or your timer!
els that all you want?"
mo more. You see +"
a,rtroe's IN Good morning"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

principal stockholder, s. +. Lockwood.
trustee, Detroit; Twia Fails Land
company, Iron Mountain, $4,000: Iron
Mountain, Mercantile company. lin.
tied. Iron Mountain, $4,000. Sibley
Motor Car company, Detroit. increase
from $4,000 TO $4,000; Michigan
Marble company, Detroit. increase
from $4,000 TO 100000.
Il hear Kerplunk has rented his
roof. What can anybody want WITH
a roof"
oh. it's going TO be used as n
starting point for an airship.,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
Chip on the Old Block.

1.-The brides voice was inaudible, but
young Roosevelt said I DO with an
emphasis that brought many smiles
among the guests. From the report
of the wedding.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

Every millionaire likes to tell about
how he made his first thousand dol
lars. But he makes vast secret OF
how he made his last million.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

The United States steamship inspec-
ton service announces that one life
was lost for every 100000 persons
carried In 1908.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

/ Where Man and Expert into deep water
n Swimmer Sinks to Death Another HvI tragedy Ds0.
physicians and highly
1 Once respected Citizens man 81 years
I'll Force In the Fate Of of age
III Dr. Anderson WILL THE DEATH WILL
81 LIS S. ANDERSON BY DROWNING
FROM HIS CANOE IN WHICH HE HAD vENruRED FAR FROM SHORE
wRvE OBJECT LESSON OTHERS OR WILL THERE CON-
TmUE THE SAME REcKLEssNEss WHICH HAS CHARACTERIZED
5CAN0EMG IN THE VICINITY OF BELLE IsLE
d.. Anderson a member of the Detroit Boat club.
had on a IN expert
But the fact remains DROWNED, and serves to
phase fooadess those who much
perenced, the chances they take in their fra crafts
81 Dr. Andersons capszed
to overturn a mystery.
canoeing upon many fully
wittstho handling of the boat
had days rough when rolling
caught big steamers
HAD ALWAYS GOTTEN BACK SAFE.
Monday afternoon club with all
favorable fora pleasant and safe trip.
The river was calm and there boats near him
Suddenly persons the struggling
hsgHe
disappeared
grabbed canoe only pull
with him he sank the last time.
put hope efectng they
the late and diver unable his
this particular the the tricky ugly
and then suddenly great depth
huge pipes the ciy
adof suction responsible
surface thatis carried down by the current.
How farathis extends varies with conditions
Mondays demonstrates however, spot
safe a proper for to be in.
NOT EVEN FINE CLEAR DAY, WITH THE WATER CALM
AND THE COURSE CLEAR.
vi Not being river; good
xn,loo he1
Sunday CROSSING RIVER
in which there four persons
false move on part any would
haveJbeen upset
The fact that young lady baby
gives newspaper headlines would
morning
landing obliged dodge
among launches that land the public dock
bridge while spectators shore and pedestrians bridge
hedther breaths.
There is instance upon instance of this kind in the vicinity of the
Inland every day.
drowning drowning apparently had the effect
awakening which
solves.
THEIR PLACE IS IN THE NARROW AND SHALLOW LAG0oNs
RUNNING ISLANDS, their shlke affairs and i'll
bad the city pass ordinance to that effect to
protect and girls them venturing where and expert
swimmers are not safe
lake captain Of the big boats hardened the rough seas
and the and who has his mates perish than one
occasion told always dreaded along the long trip
through Belle Isle in the canoeing
the chances young canOs take with their girls and often
aged the swe and the suction of the big
wheels freighters, is little less than criminal
should limit the island canoes
fhessame there is for swimmers
terrible warning boys and girls Detroit who ride in
girls
of Dr. Anderson.
From Another Point of View Il
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

It has again been demonstrated
that it is dangerous to 60 in a canoe
into deep water.
Another river tragedy in Detroit
has for its victim one Of the city's
best known physicians and highly
respected citizen-a man 81 years
of age.
WILL THE DEATH OF DIR. WILL
LIS S. ANDERSON BY DROWNING
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
PARADOX NOTE.

The most sane Fourth of July is that
kind always observed In an insane
asylum.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
HIS SIDE LIN z.

Buyer: And what do you sell when
not selling fireworks?
Drummer: Oh. | go back over the
eame route and sell coffin trimmings.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28

Mrs. Mary Ledwith, the aged nurse
of the Roosevelt children, las joined
the ex-president's family again at
|Oyster Bay.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
Let Us Focus Our Voting Eyes
By Means of Short Ballot y
WINSTON CHURCHILL.
BY WINSTON CHURCHILL.

Author former New
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-28
Tuesday. June q. -
1910
OBSERVATIONS

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O esta o a
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Arizona republican., 1910-03-23
GOVERNOR SLOAN
 AND HIS PARTY
Among the Visitors to the South Side
 Yesterday.

Governor and Mrs Sloan. Mir. and Mrs. Giles of Chicago and Mrs. Wallin also of Chicago arrived in Mesa yes terday morning where they were the guests of Dr. Chandler for a short while previous to their departure to Roosevelt where they will view the workings returning through Mesa on route to Phoenix sometime this after noon.
 The party after arriving here were taken by Dr. Chandler to his ranch seven miles south of the city where the pumping plants were seen in cper- ation and the growing alfalfa fields admired
 The governor and members of the party expressed themselves as delight ed with the Mesa section and not somewhat surprised at it's prosperity.
 Mr. Giles is retired capitalist and for considerable time has been spending the winters here in company with his wife. Mrs. Walin also has considerable property in inc valley and she also has been making the Salt River valley her home during the win ter season for q number of years.
 The governor. has been over the Roosevelt road previous to yestel day, having made the trip in company with Secretary Garfield under the escort of Dr. Chandler few years ago.
 One of the unfortunate events of the trip was in the prevailing high wind which continued throughout the day. on account of the continued drouth the condition of the Roosevelt road is; not at it's best