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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-11
CONTESTS FROM indiana
ARE PRESENTED TO TAFT
BY HIS WILLING SLAVES

Chicago. June t0.-Today's work of
the republican national committee add
ed II more delegates to the catalog
of the Taft strength on the temporary
roll of the republican national conven-
tion. The Indiana contests came be-
fore the committee and were decided
fer Taft with the ~ delegates from
the southern contests decided last
week today's gains make total OF 81
delegates added 10 tie TAFT forces by
the work of the national committee.
with the 20i instructed and uncon-
tested delegates credited to him. they
bring his total on the temporary roll
up to 2Sh: not counting other con-
tests that may be decided for him.
\ large proportion of the contested
seats among the l7o cases To he passed
ON by the committee represent delc-
gates instructed for Taft. Tie precise
| number IL the subject OF much dis
pute. nor can II be stated how many of
these contests raft viii win.
| The eases decided today were those
Of the Indiana delegation at large. four
| In number headed by Colonel Harry $.
| New. chairman Of the committee on
arrangements, and including former
Vice President Fairbanks. and the dis. /.
irict delegations from the First. Third.
and Thirteenth districts. The contest
In the Fourth district was withdrawn
and the committee confirmed the two
sitting (TafD delegates
| The real fight OF the day I'm the COM
mittee came, not on the contest over
tnc delegates at large. where the com =
mite was unanimous IN giving them
To TAFT. but over the seating Of two
Taft delegates from the Thirteenth dis
trict. Attempts OF the Roosevelt at
torncys to induce certain nffidavits
asserted by item to bear the sigma
lures of majority of the delegates
h'aft delegates were chosen. precipi-
tated the only sensational Interchange
Of the day. ana ocCnsioncd sudden
reversal of the committees vote which
was not explained To the satisfaction
OF the Roosevelt men.
Their reversal Of the vote was cou.
pied with a specific assertion that y
was not to be regarded ms Il precedent
So the committee heard the affi
davits with verbal testimony In con
travcntinn of their allegations an,
then voted To seat the Tart delegates
The vote. 30 To II. represents what hni
been the lineup between tn" fnctioni
ever since the committee came to
gethcr
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California Postponed.

This was not the first battle OF tie
day. however Before the Indiana
cases were taken mp. the committee
came near to turbulent scene of
factional bitterness. The motion by
Senator Crane of Massachusetts TO
postpone until Wednesday the case of
the Fourth district of california met
the opposition of the Roosevelt forces.
The case had been called and the at
torneys and contestants were In their
places VIXEN this question arose. FIX
Senator Dick of ohio, and representa-
tive OF the Taft forces in that state.
argued that u similar delay had been
granted last week in the California
case at the request Of tne Roosevelt
people and he thought he was entitled
to the courtesy
In the roll call on tie California
postponement the lineup was 3S to l3.
the personnel on each side being sub
stantially the same ms IN the other
divisions on factional lines.
In connection with the putting over
OF the contest In the Fourth Cali
fornia district, the committee formally
ordered all uncontestcd delegates tn be
placed on the temporary roll Of the
convention. This action was said 10 he
a matter of form. as TIE names would
go on the roll as a matter OF course.
and any name entered on the roll can
be stricken off by order of the com :
mittee.
Cecil Lyon, national committeeman
| for Texas moved when the California
contest was passed for the time be-
| Ing. that all the other California dele
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DRASTIC MEASURES
IN SAN QUENTIN
ARE: TAKEN
ACCORDING TO HOYLE, THE
WARDEN, THE CONviCTS HAVE
BEEN TOO MUCH coDDLED.

San Quentin, Cal. June 1O.-The
reign of mercy at San Quentin is over
Hereafter It will be discipline tempered
by mercy and not mercy by discipline.
Grubb the guard who dnelled the
savage grub strike" yesterday with "A
repeating rifle Is In charge tonight Of
the "incorrgible cells
Warden Hoyle intends to begin build
ing a bridge across tie interior of the
jute mill and armed guards will pa
troll 1t during work hours. Armed
guards also Hill occupy at meal hours
balconies overhanging the mess hall.
Solitary confinement for life will be
the punishment meted out 10 the chief
leader OF the rioters
The Ringleader.
Fred Howard is his name, n veteran
of the big break from Folsom peni-
tentiary in 1908. He escaped from the
state but later was convicted of an
other crime In Colorado and sentenced
to Is years. On condition of accept
ing life Imprisonment here ne was par
doned In Colorado and brought back
to California.
Twenty lesser ringleaders have been
singled out thus far for ecs''emeni
and bread and water for terms RAG
ing from three to six months. Prob
ably 10 more will be punished by loss
OF their credits.
Discipline will be little stricter al
down the line, though 1t Is not the Wisl
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Glass Ad History
CCCXIu-A RUSH OF REPLIES.

Sunday was busy day with The Missoulian class
ad That is one advantage in using this means OF
reaching the person you want to find-the class ad
works day and night and Sunday as we'll Here is one
of Sundays busy ads:
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''G0T EN- SKINNED
SAYS GARFIELD
FOR. TEDDY
EVEN RAW WORK OF NATIONAL
COMMITTEE WILL NOT AVAIL
IN CONVENTION.

Chicago. June 10.-The stage setting
for the republican national convention
was completed today with tne open
ing of La Toilette and Cummins head
quarters. The managers of the sew
eral headquarters completed tonight
plans for the reception of delegations
which are expected to begin arriving
tomorrow.
A direct appeal will be made to each
individual delegate by the campaign
manage of each candidate. despite in
structions or pledges No possible vote
In the convention will be overlooked
and any indications among delegates OF
shifting sentiment will precipiate a
lively scramble among the managers.
Bolt Denied.
A number OF prominent Roosevelt
leaders took occasion today to say that
reports of possible bolt by tne Roose-
welt delegates, I'm case President TAFT
were nominated, were without rea-
sonable foundation.
Senator Borah of Idaho, who has
been active for Roosevelt I'm the ses-
sions OF the republican national com
! mittee, was one of those who said there
would be no bolt.
mo bolt for me-" said Senator
! Borah, when questioned about this
point. Il haven't even considered such
IA possibility and / don't expect to con-
slider It," he concluded.
The Roosevelt headquarters were
alive with meetings and conferences
this afternoon and tonight. A number
OF Roosevelt adherents, including judge
Lindsey of Colorado, James r. Garfield
OF Ohio, Congressman william Kent o
California and Clifford Pinchot o
Washington participated in the vari
Gus councils.
We've got them skinned despite TIN
work Of the national committed" sai'
Garfield. This committee cannot stol
the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt
The convention will undo the raw
things this committee may put over
Reports that presidential electors Il
states where primaries were carried b.
| Colonel Roosevelt Tegardless of the re
| suit of the national convention) Woul
refuse to vote for any other candi
date at the November election. brough
smiles To even the Roosevelt leaders
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE
WANTED--LADY TO TAKE THREE
children and care for them for short
time, where there are no other chill
dren. Apply 405 South Second street.
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The Rinsleader.

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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-20
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
September 20, 1912.
The SECRETARY'S CORNER

lies reveals surprising haphazard
method of dealing with the temper
ance problem. Some of them rarely,
if ever, mention the subject. Some
can he .,"rted upon with clock-like
regularity to deal with the subject in
all its phases. Too few of them ring
with editorial sledge-hammer blows,
that carry conviction in every utter
ance. The saloon problem is the
Church's problem. The religious
press should start an editorial crusade
on the question, that will mark an
epoch in temperance reform.
The secretary is developing an ex-
tensive and valuable correspondence
with temperance societies in other
lands, and will be able in this column
from time to time to give a little
glimpse Of temperance activities
among foreign peoples. The Inter
national Temperance Bureau, with
headquarters at Lausanne, Switzer-
land, has system for filing all scien-
tiic temperance articles which appear
from time to time. We are trying to
arrange to secure tie digest of these
articles for the benefit of the move
ment in our own land.
Time was when every horses bride
ably to keep the animal in the straight
road. Binders are necessary ad-
junct to the bride with which the
liquor fraternity seeks to lead the peo-
rle. The less they can see of the
wrecks of humanity by the wayside,
the better the service which the popu-
lace will render the liquor bosses.
Enlightenment and clear-eyed vision
mean death to rum
A man was so exasperated by the
slowness of the train OH which he was
riding, that a mania seized him to
commit suicide. AS the story goes he
rushed up the track ahead of the train
for half a mile, and lay down to be
run over, but starved to death before
the train arrived Those contrbu-
tions to pay for the much needed
fexotype and other duplicating ma
chinery for our two Washington Of
fees, (the Legislative and secretariaD,
the Importance of which has been so
fully set forth in previous issues, are
arriving with the speed of this slow
train. Now that our friends are home
again from the sea shore, lakes and
mountains, will they not send in that
check to help us meet this imperative
obligation? We need just 128 other
men and women to send their checks
for $500 each. 1t ought to be done
within the next ten days. Let the
OeOnle hu OOO111ar contribution, ,11o1ya
The sun., 1912-07-28
MAKE AJAX TIRES ABROAD.
Horace dc I.tsscr Going 10 Europe
10 Plan Factory There.

Horace De l.isser. who recently resigned
the vice.presidency Of the United States
Motor Company to take the chairmanship
OF the board Of directors OF the Ajax
Gr!eb Rubber Company. will sail for
Europe next Tuesday OH the Kaiser vii.
helm der Crosse to establish a foreign
factory TO manufacture Ajax automobile
tires. Mr. DE Lisser will spend several
months IN Europe Carrying out the plans OF
the company TO extend it's manufacturing
facilities.
The bulk 81 the European business is
handled b! few large concerns, which
fx prices out OF proportion TO mileagcs
obtained and without any kind OF guar
antee. American tire makers as a rule
guarantee $500 miles. and the Ajax conf
pany goes a. high as 5000
Mr. DE l.sser has observed and studied
European conditions for z long time. lay.
ing plans to conduct the foreign business.
lie Is also watching the development VI
artincial compounds which the chemists
OF Europe are trying to substitute for the
natural rubber In automobile tires Inas-
much as he feels there Is no assurance OF
economical manufacture OF lasting quail
itics the Ajax company will ignore the
synthetic product and continue using nat.
j,ral rubber at home and abroad.
The sun., 1912-07-28
REBUILT 100 BRIDGES
AS TRUCK CROSSED |9A
Experiences Of Alco's Crew On
Run Through Gumbo state:
Arc Interesting. ."
TRYING TIMES FOR CREW
Hard Hills and Shiny Surfaces
Combine TO Make Tourney:
Most Difficult.

The experiences OF tic t,anscon,in,n.
tai Alec along the route pursued In low.
can never be repeated b. any who NAV
follow" writes Ernie Ferguson. who is-,
charge Of the truck. "bccause many q,
the bridges We crossed vii! th, year Ne
replaced by concrete structures with fev
II any wooden affairs ief, b. the cnl .,
neSt year.
I'VE rebuilt. rcp!an;ei und rccon.
sti Icted times almost too ol;,n to com,
We strengthened worn flooring NJ
planks. supported weak st.ingtIs nhh
boxes soap fioi our load and held in
place rclted or washed out header beam.
with ten ton jacks or block and tsckI.
The applied details OF each method were
varied AS the methods.
"ln the trip across the State over 500
bridges were examined and no less than
100 got some kind Of attention None Of
this would have been necessary With A
touring car. But II must be remember,d
that weight was always against us. For
"a touring car u journey across this rente
Is ideal under average weather conditions
There are several sections that are
yet TO he gravelled. Through these dur
Ing or Immediately after a rain touring
Is best postponed for at least part % a
day. IT is n peculiar quality Of the nat.
ural soil that when wet II cakes into
huge masses and ut the same time has
surface that Is as slippery AS grease II
is trcacherous to walk upon even 4 iisht
touring car is likely to 60 crabwise rather
than in a forward direction. Tire chain.
are OF little value because they im,ue.
diately become filled and then form the
best sort OF II foundation for huge masSes
Of caked clay.
However. there IL the redeeming fea.
turc that the roads rapidly dry out. Half
dav changes them back aHain, making
most delightful surface to drive over.
especialIy where they are In sections that
use the King log drag. To those only
familiar with constructed road surfaces
of any kind any word painting will fll
to convey the difficulties Of driving over
wet GuiIlbo road. Even those who have
experienced II In touring car can but
family realize a heavy trucks difficulties
III me irnagines an asphalt road GOV.
cred with three or four inches Of the
slishts st grease. Tor the under SURFACE
of the gumbo road is hard. Il is the
top layer that. shines. then some !dea
, can be had of what the Alec truck ".
countered In three days Of the trip across
Iowa.
"Many think Of Iowa as a Nat state
an error soon corrected in crossing from
the Mississippi to the Missouri River
Others think Of the State ns Il rollins
prairie. a term conveying TO the mind
long gradual ups and downs. Drive across
, il and there will be found some Of the
stiff.st Of hills. with the sharpsst grade.
that ever came within ken. The truck
negotiated them without once moving
the load. but the low gear was mighty
handy goinE UP two OF them that. varied
from II to II per cent. on the grado.
meter. one was particularly tough climb.
, Ing, inasmuch as It's surface kept crush.
ing through under our heavy weight"
The sun., 1912-07-28
QUICK BRAK1NG HURTS TIRES.


sudden h,ating Is hai mful to tires II
,.liis.s the wheels TO he dragged over the
ground. with IN" result that the tire trcads
orc uuickl! worn away. occasionally
motorists apply their brakes SO forcibly
that the wheels are locked. Not only Is
this absolutely ruinous to envelopes. but
according to the Nichelin Tire man. II Is
rot generally the quickest way to stop
CIR.
II the brakes act with unequal force.
tire trouble IL likely to result. One OF the
wheels will probably run free. while the
other Is checked suddenly. The TIRE on
the latter wheel will soon shown signs of
wear.
II the springs are weak. bad jars Will!
caus" the uppe' part of the tires To rub
against the mudsuards. In chain driven
cars the driving chains often cause In
Jury of somewhat similar nature. n
they are slack. a swinging mo.on will
cause them to strike the sides Of the tires
lf the chain line is too close to the wheels
or II the chain bolts are too long the en-
velopc will be marked With obliQue
scratches These cuts are crossed at
regular intervals being produced first
when the bolts strike the upper and again
when they strike the lower part OF tho tire
walls. All these matters require the
motorists careful attention.
The sun., 1912-07-28
CHALMERS LISTS THREE
1918 CHASSIS MODELS
six Cylinder to Re Sold at
Lower Price-Dctails
of the Cars.

The Chalmers line for 1915 consists
of three chassis models-thc so. which has
been known for the past iive years the
Thirty-six. which was first introduced 'as'
season: and the Six. which was brough'
out about the first Of the present year
one feature OF the announcement Is that
the Six will be marketed FOR the 1913
season at a considerable reduction from
the price originally set. This change In
price Of the company's highest powered
model Is explained By the fact tMt III
the past season the factory has been ma.
,eriaiiy enlarged. The standardization of
the line. making many parts OF the siN
cylinder car interchangeable with the
Thirty-six. has also had much to do in
placing the new price on the Sin.
Mechanically, the now cars offer no
limo, ations. The Chalmers sell starter.
which MAS first introduced last season. is
continued The company is more than
satisfied that air pressure is the logical
force for the operation Of self starter
For the new season. however, tho starter
il provided with n four cylinder pressure
pump instead Of the cylinder check valve
which was used last season. shut OF
valve OH the storage tank Is also intro
duced. Otherwise the starting device
stands as first brought before the pub
lie.
The water Jacket and water connections
Of the motor have been materially in
creased in size. The regular overhead
valve construction is retained. The four
forward speed transmission which was
brought out last season on the Thirty
six model Is also used on the SIX cylinder
model this year.
In body construction the cars show ad.
yances. The bodies are Ut heavy sheet
Tn an tnafancag flp dash iS Dllilt
integral with the body. All bodies have
lin. hell shaped back. The cowl OF the
dash has been extended to bring II With'n
convenient reach Of the driving seat and
on the cowl are carried all OF the tndi-
Gators and controls. such as Gaso!ene pres
sure pump, ammeter for electric lighting
system, air pressure Guage for self starter,
ometer. ignition switch. carburetor ad-
justment. self starter push button. car
buretor priming lever. and horn bulb,
Nothing that the driver needs to con-
troll his car Is out OF reach OF the driv-
ing seat.
An seats are provided with Turkish
GU ushions and upholstery II inches thick,
The leather 10 heavy, soft snd plable.
The bodies are entirely leather lined.
Five denountable rims are provided
with all types. Tho Thirty-six has regu-
larly 3Sx< tires: the Six 36x4 l-2 tires
and the so. 3$x4 tires. The body types
provided are as follows; Six; Five and
seven passenger touring cars. four pas.
senger torpedo. seven passenger limousine,
four passenger inside drive coupe and two
passenger roadster
Thirty-six Five and seven passenger
touring cars, four passenger torpedo
sevcn passenger limousine. four passeiI-
ger inside drive coupe, and two passcngc,
roadster
Thirty: Five passenger touring car
and four passci,-er torpedo
The roadster types arc provided with
thrty.Nve gallon Easolcne tanks on Tn,
rear deck. reserve oil tanks. and travel.
| ling trunks.
The sun., 1912-07-28
TRANsCoNTNENTAL HIGHWAY.
Illinois SECTION to Ne Marked with
signs Of NitrheIl's Prov idinG.

'rhc Illinois transcontine en,al route as.
scciaton has Just issued Il blueprint Of
the road between Chicago and Clinton.
Iowa. Tho road across Illinois parallels
the Northwestern Tuiiway, passing
through haywood. Wheaton. Geneva,
pckalb. !;ochelie, Dixon. sterling. Nor
iison and Fulton. where the Mississippi
H. crossed ia,o Iowa. This road at pres
.nt Is one of the best in the West. the
greater part of ii being macadam. The
stretches of dirt road as IA rule are not
bad. but these are to be improved.
In few days the marking OF the
route will begin. The markings will be
white bands. one foot high. Oh the ;ele-
phone poles. with the letter 7 in the
centre of the band The commission has
made no arrangement for sign boards at
the crossroads and the MITCHELL Lewis
Motor Company will supply them. They
will show the directions and distances
from each crossroad to all towns within a
radius of fifty miles.
The sun., 1912-07-28
A COMMUNAL AUTOMOBILE.
seven OvWcrs-uOw Enck Must
Dread Uain on IIis Day.

In order to show that automobiles ave
not necessarily the playthngs Of the "crH
rich alone because of the exp. nsi," uplScop
B -. Spitzcy. of tho Abbott MOtot Con-
l'iIny recit.s this anectfut":
SON, months ago. on looking over the
list Of sales made by our New iork Of
lice. my curiosity was aroused on finding
seven different names signed to ON. con-
tract. On inquiry | found the car y
seven passenger touring. had been iJr.
chased Jointly hy seven men who lived ir
Long Island town about twenty miles
out and somewhat removed from the rail.
road.
Every morning the car makes its
rounds. picks up IN" seven men and Cors
Into New Sor. city. dropping each one
at his Office. All being In the downtown
office section, this is easy. At night the
car calls and takes them home. In ad-
d.tion. each family has the use Of the car
one day week, The car is stored in a
portable garage and the cos; Of upkecp to
each owner Is nominal"
The sun., 1912-07-28
STILL DRIVING 'os CAR.
4 Good Boost. hut tf All Oid This.
Who'd Hay New Machinrs:

Dr. A. 4. Stewart Of Denver, Col. says
he has solved the problem of what to a."
with ihc old car. His solution IL to driv"
it, He IL at present engaged in making
n tour from Denver which before its
completion will take him through over
half ~ the States in III" United States
and will aggregate about 1000 miles.
Or. Stewart recently made his first visit
to the I.ocomob!lc factory, although hc
las been Locomobie owner for good
many years. his present car being 1905
car.
"In the last four years I have driven
my ear between $4,000 and 10000 miles,
which think Is n very fair record for a
20 horsepower car. driven by the owner"
said he. "On the present trip. during the
last month"; I have covered about 200
miles and expect that before reach san
Diego which is the ultimate point of my
tour, counting side trips and de;ours
Il will cover at least 1000 miles more.
which will bring my mileage pretty close
to the $4,000 mark"
The sun., 1912-07-28

At tho Fire Exposition to be held In
Madison Square Garden In October q
nunbc; fmanurac,ur'r of motor fire ap.
paratns Will b" represented, The en-
hibits viii also include ilreproof building
construction and all accessories. fire alarm
systems. automatic sprinkicrs and firc cX.
tlnau'sheis fire escapes, and in fact every
device ana manufacture In The fields OF
fire prevention and cXtinguishment. In
addition conference viii hold sessions
daily, providing tine iisrt general con-
s!dsratiOn OF the hre question by archi.
;ccts. builders, engineers. insurance mon
ana FIRE chiefs and hrc fShtcIs on the
s. tmc platform.
The sun., 1912-07-28
MERCER ADDS TO PLANT,
New Factory Addition and OMce
building tn he put I'm.

The Mercer Automobile Company OF
Trenton, y. j., will have ground broken
In a few days for new factory structure
Of the sawtooth type. measuring lso by
lGl feet This building when completed
will house the assembling. finishing and
painting departments as well as the tin
shop, rivetins shop and store room 4
lot of now machinery has ben purchased
and will be put In operation when tho
new buiiulng IL opened.
i'lans arc also being drawn for a new
Office building. The Mercer company
hopes to be- able to have its new quarters
ready for occupancy some time before the
beginning OF fall.
The sun., 1912-07-28
LEN0X.PITTSFIELD ROAD.
ConstrsctiOn Work Completed and
Detour No Longer 10 Necessary,

rhe road between Lenox and rittsflcld
that has been closed for some time owing
to the state road reconstruction Is now
open as far north as Yokun River Bridge.
At that pla 20 II ts necessary TO turn right
and follow the Holmes road into Pitts
field.
According to the touring department OF
tho Automobile club OF America this now
gives the motorist good roads the entire
distance between these two places Ms tho
bad section of tho dctour formerly ncccs.
sary has been eliminated.