The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-19

IeSpeCUaDle cluD - should then be
brought together in a state league.
Kansas ut present has no automobile
law worth mentioning. The next session
of the legislature will be certain to
pass such law. It Is up to the motor
lists themselves to see that the law
when enacted Is a Just and sensible
statute.
There is at present a lot of nonsense
ce1bg circulated and disseminated in
political speeches, pIrporting to show
how the motor car destroys roads. This
might be true in France. where a high
speed can be maintained. But in this
country, where even a moderate amount
OF speeding over country roads would
destroy any auto ever built, such talk
is foolishness.
At the present time there is no coun-
try road or highway in Kansas, Mis-
souri, or Colorado where a speed of so
miles per hour can be safely main
tanned ever a stretch of five miles. The
French authorities state that the high
Speeds-60 or 80 miles per hour-are in
furious. And then only when the roads
are dry and dusty. Such speeds are
common III France. Drivers there can
maintain those tremendous rates for
hours over the highways. with nothing
like the strain upon their cars which
would be encountered in this country
trying to travel 80 miles per hour.
1t is only Just and reasonable that
an automobile should pay it's fair share
of tax toward the upkeep of roads and
the carrying on of government. But
TO add special taxes and fees to the
exorbltant extent some legislators pro-
pose is neither fair nor Just.
One very important point in any pro-
posed legislation is a provision for &C
cEr1te and absolute Identification of
cars. Such provision with severe
penalty against the use of false or fic-
tirious number. would go a long way
toward stopping practices which get the
whole fraternity into disrepute. A few
careless or INSCRIPTIONS users on the
r1<av- fT,A .-gr~l
CT an automobile hateful. Not only do
such drivers make life miserable to
pedestrians and users of horses They
also cause conSt0nt annoyance and dis
comfort to occupants of other cars.
There are a sufficient number of aut-b
owners in Kansas to demand and get
a fair law. They should wish for moth
ing more. and should not ask for undue
favor from the law makers. BY uniting
they can get what they need.
I. M. Blitz has a new Cadillac 80
horse power touring car.
Campbell & Robbins have secured
the agency for the Kissel Kar. They
delivered one to Messrs. Claude and
Will Hendman yesterday.
A. Koepke. who lives at Second
and Fillmore, purchased a second
hand Ford motor car of Wear-Mul-
vane Motor Car Co.
Mr.. K. H. Kellan of the Baker Mot
or Vehicle Co., spent the week in To-
peka, visiting friends.
The White Garage company has
been for the past two months located
at the garage at 10S East Tenth street.
The fire which occurred at the Auto
Machine Shop, 928 Kansas avenue
the former White Garage standard
scorched the paint on a number of
stored cars, did not touch the present
White garage.
Alfred Hit of Silver Lake has
bought a 40-horse power Overland.
]. w. Hunley of Silver Lake, has q
25-horse power REQ.
Manhattan Republic: An automo-
bile party composed of Mrs. Charles
L. Gleed, Miss Cornelia Gleed. Miss
Katherine Kellam, Clay Hamilton and
E. B. Kellam of Topeka were in Man
haitian for dinner yesterday.
Vote for Kemper for mayor.-Adv-