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Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
REGAL COMPANY ACQUIRES
SITE FOR BIG FACTORY

The Regal Motor Car company has
Just recently acquired a most desira-
BILE piece Of factory property in the
northern section Of Detroit. 500 feet
by 49S feet They have already start
ed to lay the foundation for factory
building No. 9.
This building will be two stories
high, constructed from brick, steel and
concrete, and will be absolutely OF
fireproof construction.
Building No. will have a frontage
of 500 feet and a depth of 249 feet
Immediately as this building is fin
ished the construction of building No.
10 will be started on the northern half
of the newly acquired property. Build
ing No 10 will be identical in size
with building No. 8.
The Regal Motor Car company of
Canada, limited, has just started the
erection of its second factory build
ing. So popular has become the Regal
"30'' with Canadian motorists that the
first factory building Immediately be-
came inadequate for the turning out
of the cars which will be necessary
to meet the Canadian demand. This
factory is already shipping over thirty
cars a week.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
OUTLINES ATTITUDE ON
AUTO DEALERS PROBLEMS

The fifty or more members of the
Licensed Auto Dealers association and
their friends, who banqueted the man
ager and show committee at the Alex
andria Friday night, very plainly out
lined their attitude on the vexed ques-
tion of dealers associations, and the
general tenor of the speeches was
such as to cause a most congenial feel
ing among all local automobile dealers.
Toastmaster Woods r. Woolwine's
address was we'll received:
1--WE are here tonight to express our
thanks to the men who are mainly
responsible for the success of our re-
cent show The manager and the COM
mittee in charge of the show are entitled
to that credit. The great energy of
these men, their devotion to their work,
their ability and judgment made pos
sible the success of that big event.
They have set a high standard; they
gave us a show that stands as monu-
ment to the Importance of our industry
and the enterprise of the men behind
it, We cheerfully acknowledge to them
our debt of gratitude, and 1t is with
a great deal of pleasure that we are
here to bear testimony to the splendid
work they have done"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
EAST MARvELS At
FAST TRACK TIME
Tryouts on MotOrdrome Make
Motorists Sit Up and Notice
Los Angeles
SPECTATORS ACCOMMODATED
Construction of Course Allows
View of Entire Race, with
Attendant Excitement

The terrific speed which has been de-
veloped in the motordrome tryouts is
being received with incredulity in the
east. despite the combinations which
have been wired by drivers and others
who have seen the speed capacity OF
the track demonstrated. The New York
papers, which have given a large
amount of publicity to the motordrome
project thereby advertising Los An
geles accordingly, generally accept the
times reported without question, but
Indianapolis is making long, vigor-
Gus kick.
The bursts of speed made in practice
have been widely published in eastern
papers, and every day some Los An
geles man gets O. telegran4 asking IL II
is possible. mot only true. but half
has not been recorded yet. Take next
train and get here for the opening IL
you want TO see the most wonderful
exhibition ever put up" was the an
swer wired by one man.
1T is no longer conjecture but actual
fact that we have the greatest track
I'm the world" said II. e. Moskovics
yesterday. when you put on 1t the
fastest cars In the world, driven by the
best drivers. Los Angeles will get a
meet as revolutionary as the aviation
meet, or more so. In fact, the New
York papers have been giving more at
tention to the motordrome and It's speed
prospects than they did to the Los
Angeles aviation meet.
j "The practice work this week has
demonstrated absolutely the speed pos
abilities in the motordrome, and that
II is easily the fastest track in the
world. That 1t is possible for cars to
run at a rate of ninety to 100 miles an
hour while the spectators witness every
second of the race means an entirely
new interest in automobile racing.
Some of the prettiest or most exciting
brushes in a race will occur when tho
cars are furthest from the spectators.
A lack of interest in automobile races
has been occasioned because these arc
not seen by the spectators, but on the
motordrome everything that happens
during the race looms up in plain sight.
There is no wait. and no car is lost
sight of.
CAN WITNESS ENTIRE RACE
"I think this banishing of the inter
mttent feature and the safety of the
track will attract many persons who
nave not been enthusiastic over auto
mobile contests. When q person sees q
ace he wants to watch every minute
of 1t as much as would be the case with
a baseball game; and this is predomin-
ant i'm motordrome events.
THE motordrome opening is going TO
make automobile history in more ways
than the recording of new worlds rec
ords. There has never been such a
combination of track, machines and
drivers anywhere in the world. The
ears represent the acme Of construction
and power for automobile racing-we
could not get any bigger or better ones,
for the best in the world are already
here. They will be handled by men
who are already champions. The de-
cision is not merely who is the cham
pion, but who is to be known as
champion of champions.
Neither cars nor drivers have had
opportunity to compete for an award
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
ANNOUNCE ENTRIES FOR
M0T0RDROME OPENING
List of Cars Placed in Competi-
ton Demonstrates Interna-
tionaI Character of Meet

The list of entries for the inaugural
meet at the Los Angeles motordrome
was given out yesterday by Walter
Hempel, manager of the automobile
contests. They emphasize the national
Importance of the meet by the num-
ber of entries made by the manufac-
turers. In fact, the meet is the most
international in character that has
been held in America, and 1t is un-
doubtedly the greatest competition of
drivers that has ever been brought to-
gether in this country.
All the leading drivers are in the
meet. Considering the fact that this
Is the opening meet of an entirely new
type of track, and that great deal
of skepticism had to be overcome. the
motordrome officials feel they have
been extremely successful In securing
entries.
The list Of cars entered. with their
drivers, is as follows:
Apperson, Appersen Brothers Auto
company, Kokomo, Ind, Harris M.
Hanshue: Palmer-Singer, Palmer
Singer Manufacturing company, New
York, Frank Lescault; Fiat so. Fiat
Auto company, New York. Ralph de
Palma; -Fraschini, Motor Car
Import company, Los Angeles, ]. B.
Marquis; Knox, Barney Oldfeld, To-
ledo, Ohio, Barney Oldfield; Stoddard-
Dayton, AL Livingston, Los Angeles,
AL Livingston; Buick 40, Joe Nikrent;
Marmon 30, Nordyke e. Marmon COM
pany, Indianapolis, Hay Harroun; Mar
mon 32-4O. Nordyke & Marmon COM
pany, Ray Harroun; Chalmers 40, Sid
ney Smith, Chicago. Frank Free; Cor
bin, Seeley Specialties company, Los
Angeles, Al Livingston: Doris. Bos-
byshell- carpenter company, Los An
geles, Frank Siefert; Fiat 80, C. S.
Bragg, Cincinnati, Ohio, c. S. Bragg;
Simplex. Simplex Auto company, New
York, George Robertson; REQ Bird,
Bruno Seibel, Los Angeles, Bruno Sci
bel; Darracq 100, Barney Oldfeld, To-
ledo Ohio, Ben Kerscher; Fiat 200, E.
w. c.. Arnold. Atlanta, Ga, Ralph de
Palma; Bitten Benz 225, Barney Old
field, Toledo, Ohio, Barney Oldfield;
Fiat cyclone, Fiat Auto company, New
York, Ralph de Palma; Ford, Standard
Motor Car company, Los Angeles, L.
j. Hampton; Cole 80. Cole Motor Car
Indianapolis, Billy Endicott;
Tri-State Auto and Supply
company. Los Angeles, c. Kelly; Buick
20, Joe Nikrent; Fiat IS, Mrs. M. L.
Pasadena. Ralph de Palma;
Isotta voiturette, Motor Car Import
Los Angeles, John B. Mar
uuiS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
SWISS GOVERNMENT FINDS
INDICATORS inefficient
Authorities Decide Not to Enforce
4. Regulation .0-a.

The special technical committee ap
pointed by the Swiss government, con-
sisting of the president of the Swiss
Automobile club and members of the
federal technical committee which was
directed to examine twenty-one differ
ent speed indicators which had been
submitted for examination, has COM
pleted its work and reports that not
one of the devices presented was found
sufficiently efficient. 1t had been the
intention of several provincial authori-
ties to make 1t compulsory for all mo-
tor cars to be equipped with speed in
dicators, but as a result of the recent
tests made with the twenty-one devices
the authorities decided to let the mat
ter rest as 1t is.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
ST. LOUIS MAN PLANS
BIC AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Affair to Be Held in Tents Week
of National Good Roads
Convention

Stewart Mcdonald, general manager
of the Moon Motor Car company, has
started a movement in ST. Louis to
hold two-week national automobile
show in that city the latter part of Sep
tember, during the National Good
Roads convention. The Million Popu-
lation club of st. Louis has taken up
the plan, which provides for holding
the show in tents, under the auspices
of either the National Association of
Automobile Manufacturers or the Asso-
citation Of Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
ASKS MOTORISTS
TO HEED WARNING
Town Clerk Says Drivers Ignore
Signs Marking Approach
TO Danger Spot
AUTO CLUB TO COOPERATE
New York State Association Sets
New Membership
Record
AUTO CLUB TO COOPERATE

W. r. Seely, town clerk OF Ham
monton, N. j., on the main thor0uFn-
fare between Camden and Atlantic
City, has requested the American Au-
tomobile association to warn motor
lists so far as possible against fast anu
reckless driving of motor vehicles on
the main streets of that town and par
ticularly at the sharp corner at the
junction of Main road and Bellevue
avenue. Mr.. Seely states that not
withstanding the signs requesting mo-
torists to go slow at that point, these
public requests are frequently ignored.
Secretary Frederick Fl. Elliott of the
A. A. A, in replying to the town
clerks communication states that he
has requested Secretary II. A. BonneII
of the Associated Automobile clubs of
New Jersey to cooperate with the
Hammonton town officials toward COR
recting this evil of reckless driving on
the public streets. Automobilists, he
says, who do not respect signs direct
ing them to proceed slowly at dan
gerous points should be dealt with in
accordance with the laws.
AS a marked indication of the con-
tinued growth in automobiling and all
that pertains to it, new record was
established at the annual meeting of
the New York State Automobile as
sociation held at the clubhouse of the
Long Island Automobile club in Brook
lyn, when fourteen newly organized
clubs throughout the state were elect
ed to membership in the New York
Automobile association.
The American Automobile associa-
tion has just received the first con-
signment of brass rediator emblems,
which are of an attractive design, con-
tanning the letters A. A. A. surround
ed by an oval rim of brass. These
emblems will be given to the individual
members of the A. A. A. and sold to
club members for the nominal sum of
25 cents
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
FARMERS OPPOSE BOULEVARD

Because they are bitterly opposed
to motor cars, several farmers on the
Canadian side of Niagara river have
been giving the Queen Victoria park
commission all manner of trouble in
acquiring land needed for the Fort
Erie-Niagara boulevard, which prom
ises to be very extensively used by
motorists. The farmers have been of
fered as high as 5000 an acre for land
needed in carrying out the boulevard
scheme, and have refused the offer.
A commission appointed by court may
be asked to condemn the needed land.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
AUTO EXPOSITION POSTPONED

Consul General John H. Snodgrass
reports that the motor car exposition
that was to have been held in Moscow
In February has been indefinitely post
poned There will open in st. Peters
burg on May % an international motor
car exposition which will conclude with
a race from ST. Petersburg to Moscow,
American manufacturers wishing to
exhibit their cars should apply for
snace at once
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-03
SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy, a fashionable Boston
eociety man. lost his wealth, was Tilted
by a girl and sent by a friend to take
charge of an American Trading Company
store In Russia. On his journey throusi
Japan he met Stapleton Neville, sup
posedly an Englishman. They agreed 10
go together to Russia. Because OF sus
picious circumstances they were severn
times molested by the Japanese daruy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps of Jap 1orts lofts
Hardy was proven guiltless. on traiIl
he met Aisome Sano, daughter OF jap
merchant. In Neville's shoes Jap fouho
pictures of forts, proving him TO pc d
Russian spy. Hardy departed for Husl
sia on steamer, which was wreck ~,
shortly afterward. He was rescued py
a Russian steamer. On reaching vlaol,,
vostok he was well treated. He started
for Siberia, meeting Princess RomanoVna
on the train Hardy boarded vessel toi
Amur. Hardy showed the princess ms
experiences as a rifle shot The steamer
was stranded. The princess and he el.
maid were attacked by Chinese. HARDY
saved their lives. The princess thanked
Hardy for his heroism. Manchurians
fired upon the craft Hardy, slew their
chif. Burning arrows were hurled upon
the Pushkin's decks. An attempt was
made to board the vessel The attacking
Chinese were repulsed. Romanon sneereo
at Hardys solicitude for the princess.
Stanka, a messenger sent for help, was
nailed to a cross on the shore. TO put an
end to the awful torture Hardy himself
put Stanka out of his misery, taking his
own life in his hands.
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she extended her arm and detained
him.
Stay" she whispered, II will write
the dispatch for you"
She went to her cabin and Hardy
made his few hurried preparations for
departure, which consisted simply in
swallowing few mouthfuls of "a
kouska, in filling his flask with vodka,
and in slipping into his pocket fiat
bottle, empty, but tightly corked.
When he returned to the deck, he
found the princess awaiting him, with
the dispatch ready. Hardy wound 1t
into tight cylinder and poked 1t into
the bottle, which he corked and put
into his pocket.
THANK you," he said, simply, to the
princess.
She extended her hand, and he took
it, holding it, but afraid to look into
her eyes. It was an honest hand that
held his own in a strong, warm pres
sure
81 shall pray for your safety" she
murmured, "all the time till l see OF
hear from you again"
He raised the hand to his lips, then
climbed lightly over the rail and
dropped into the river. The water
reached nearly to his armpits at this
place. He did not look back, but
throwing himself on his face. swan
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-03
CHAPTER Xxx.
Romanoffs Wooing.


81 tell you l can go! l can get
through, somehow! Men have gone
greater distances, worse wounded
than l."
1t was Romanoff who was speaking.
He sat up and turned, facing the gen.
eral as though he would rise. His
wound had stiffened and the pain con-
seauent on the exertion caused him
to turn pale, but he did not vince. He
was lying in the dining room, on one
of the upholstered cushions that ex-
tended around three sides of it.
THE current is at least six miles
an hour" he insisted, land with some
thing light to cling to 1 could float
the entire distance"
The heat was sitting, and the port
holes we're milky with smoke.
At this moment the princess en-
tered.
Don't excite yourself, Boris" she
said, anxiopzly, cor you will neutra-
lie all tbS good effects Of my nursing.
| think it ungrateful Of you not to lie
still and let me show what can do"
"Yes, and leave you here to starve
or be burned up, or, perhaps, be car
ried of by the Manchurians when they
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-03
Remarkably Brief Sermon.

What was the shortest sermoni
One of them at least is attributed to
a monk, who had to preach on st.
Stephens day. Just before he hogan
his brother monks intimated quieGy
that they were very hungry and would
be obliged If he would get his sermon
through as quickly as possible. So he
began: MY brethren, a year has
passed to-day since l set forth to you
all that there is to say about tais
days saint. As have not heard that
he has done anything new since lat
year, 1t is unnecessary for me to say
anything further" And there the sar-
mon ended.
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return, which they are certain to do'
when the fire subsidies
There" said the general, you have
your commands from an authority
which you ought to respect, If you do
not heed mine. l shall have another
talk with the men. am sure they
are ashamed of themselves by this
time"
1T will be unnecessary for you to
trouble yourself further about the mat
ter" said the princess, blushing
slightly and looking down, for "a
handsome one has already gone
Romanoff started violently and
fixed his eyes on her.
"Who was it?" asked the general.
The princess threw her head back
and regarded him defiantly THE
American" she replied.
"Ten thousand devils!" exclaimed
Romanoff. "The meddlesome dog!"
But refused to let him co." said
the general ut is a disgrace to the
Russian name"
81 take all the responsibility" said
the Romanovna, bravely. HE asked
me as a favor to write the dispatch
for him, and / did so. He has placed
me under certain obligations, and
felt I could not refuse"
"And suppose" sneered Romanoff
that if he were to ask you for KISS
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-06-03
Cheering Up.

When your work seems to be 60
ing wrong" says woman who mixes
practical philosophy with her work.
blow yourself to something nice. Go
out and buy yourself lovely dinner
at a nice place, or get new dress,
or buy some flowers for your apart
ment. Yes, know it will cost money,
but the impetus it will give you in
your work will amply reay you. When
you see these things you will say
to yourself: Well, I'm doing pretty
we'll. after all, when l can afford to
blow myself So and when you feel
that you are doing well you will do
we'll"
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you would think it your duty to grant
even that. Your gratitude, no doubt,
will be undying."
you forget yourself. sir!" cried
Romanovna, turning on him with flash
ing eyes. you presume too much
on your relationship. One more such
speech and l shall cancel your name
from the list of my speaking ac-
quaintances. General, await your
sentence. | beg that you will not pass
over my offense lightly"
ooh, this is all nonsense" growled
the general. "You know that l can
not punish you-would not if could.
If one of the men had done this, |
should know what to do with him. But
no way has ever been devised for
managing an unruly woman, or pre-
venting her having her way!"
With this ungracious speech, he
turned and left the room. The prin-
cess gazed after him sadly. This,
then, was her punishment-theb brave
old generals displeasure-and it was
not easy to bear.
81 choose to forget your extraordin-
airy remark, Boris" she said, sitting
down by her cousin. 81 shall remem-
Der that you are wounded, and that
you must be suffering, here in this
hot, smoky air. l sympathize with
your irritation, too, and think it
noble of you. l would much rather
that a Russian had gone"-and she
laid her hand soothingly on his.
why did you not encourage my go
ing, them" he asked. still sullen.
Il believe, with the general. that
you are unable to go, that the effort
would almost certainly have resulted
in your death"
and you don't want me to die,
suppose? You would be desolated by
my departure for another sphere?"
Now, Boris, don't be sarcastic. OF
course / should be desolated. as you
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of Yokohama, and he, in seeming in
nocence, took photographs of them.
also made a copy of my draft of the
Notifications and slipped it into his
overcoat pocket. We were arrested
and, after much palaver, we were sent
on our way. There was a japanese
girl on the train, by the way, to whom
he made love in the most open man
ner. They were as thick as two bill
ing doves. He was infatuated with
her; said that her cheeks were tinged
with moonlight, that she was yellow
because her mortal clay was mixed
with gold-dust and that she was a
Queen of Fairy-land-"
HE must be something of a poet, -
said the princess, laughing nervously,
this Mr.. Harry Now, If you could
talk to the women like that, my dear
cousinl Were you not Jealous Of
him?"
Jealous? Jealous of his success
with a coolie girl? Not I. who know
such women as you! Elizabetha. T.
But this japanese girl! Thi In
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81 became positively convinced that
the Japanese mean to make war on
Russia; that no diplomatic temporiz-
ing can postpone the struggle much
longer. The whole nation, to man,
to a woman, to a child, is united
against us by the bonds of the most
fanatic hatred. Their population
comprises no classes, no disaffected
races; they are a unit in this matter.
The war will be one to the death, and
they will fight until the last man Is
killed. concluded, moreover, that
they are not foe to be despised.
They are formidable sea power, and
they can throw large and we'll
eouipped armies into Manchuria and
Korea within a very few weeks after
the first blow is struck. I shell advise
the Little Father to begin pouring
troops into the far east and to
strengthen the defenses and garrison
of Port Arthur Immediately. shall ask
to be sent to the front with the first
troops that co.
"Of course you will, my brave
cousin!" cried the princess, admiring-
ly. land you will come back from the
war covered with glory and l shall
be proud of you! But 1 can scarcely
believe that Japan is so formidable
an adversary as you say"
you will see," replied Romanoff
with conviction.
well, let her begin the war!" said
the princess, rising, her eyes flashing
There can be only one outcome OF
it, and that will result in the added
prestige and power of Holy Russia!
But tell me more of your personal ad
ventures"
why, they are not particularly in
teresting. 1 passed off all righ'
enough as an Englishman, till this
fellow Hardy came along"
"Mr. Hardy? You met him there
You did not tell me this, nor has he.'
mo, and I surmise the fellow has
good reason not to. Soon after his ar
rival, l became convinced that the
police were .on my trail. So l at
tempted to throw suspicion on him
I conducted him to the fortificationi