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The Detroit times., 1913-07-07
GOOD YEAR FOR
AUTO MAKERS
BEST We Have Ever Had" Says
Harry r. RadfOrd, of Car
tercar Company

The year 1918 has been an unusual.
ly successful one for the motor car
manufacturers. From every section
good reports are coming, and some Of
these messages are unusually enthus-
iastic regarding the future OF the
automobile industry. ut has been
the very best year we have ever
had says Harry r. Radford, vice
president and general manager OF
the Cartercar Company of Pontiac.
Michigan, lit has been even better
than we had hoped for"
There seems to be fast grow.
ing demand for good cars-and this
applies to every section of the coun-
try. Our agents are finding pros
poets every day, where they did not
think II possible TO sell any kind
OF a car. One reason for the unusu-
ally good year Is that the public has
learned that the motor car is abso-
lutely business proposition which 10
going to stay-and which must be
considered IL one wishes to be mod
ern, In his business methods as we'll
as In his pleasures.
People no longer consider a motor
car from the standpoint OF a luxury.
They now consider whether they can
afford to do without 1t, instead Of
whether they can afford to own It.
People are today buying cars and
paying for them, who just few years
ago would not for the moment evsp
consider keeping a horse"
And the Cartercar Company IL en-.
joying delayed prosperity" con-
tinued Mr.. Radford. For years we
have been fighting a great prejudice
against a gearless transmission, and
we are beginning to get favorable re-
suits from our work. Letters of ap-
probation coming in daily, show NJ
that We have been on the right track,
In endeavoring to secure the utmost
simplicity In our car. We hear 90
much talk about the tariff. bad bust.
ness. and SO on, but have yet to see
where the political doings OF tho
country are hurting the motor car In.
dustry. j do not think that the man.
ufacturers OF any good cars have any
thing TO fear from any political party
that may be In power"
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07
FORD USES EVERY
INCH OF SPACE

One OF the questions continually
asked Ford dealers ia how they are
able 10 secure Ford motor cars when
there is a shortage Of railroad freight
cars
Investigation reveals the fact that
this is accomplished because the Ford
company after considerable expert
menting figured ont a plan for utiliz
ing every inch Of space In a box car.
Ford cars are shipped six to the car
The stripped chassis are stood on end
in one end of the car and the bodies
in the other The wheels and other
equipment. carefully Grated TO avoid
breakage, is piled in between and
when 2 freight car pulls away from
the Ford loading sheds there IL not
particle Of vacant space In it,
n il were not for this method OF
loading the Ford company could not
deliver its enormous output. despite
the fact that thousands of the cars
manufactured al Detroit are shipped
i'm knock down form to the various
assembling plants around the country.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07

at once diverted to those roads, this
multiplied traffic requiring systematic
and unusually costly maintenance.
The local community Is benefited, OF
course but so are the adjoining
counties and neighboring States.
"Mecklenburg county, in North Car
DINA, Is ann excellent illustration OF
this feature OF the economics of road
Improvement Some years ago This
progressive county issued bonds and
built an excellent system of macadam
roads. The initial advantage was at
once apparent. Farmers increased
their acreage OF crops; production
became much greater; marketing
cost less, and real estate values were
enhanced from 20 to 100 per cent.
Then came new traffic conditions and
the through travel of whole section
OF the state was diverted over the
good roads OF Mecklenberg county.
The travel between the north and the
south assumed larger proportions and
II went by way of Mecklenberg county
because Of its good roads.
las matter of fact, the injustice
TO the taxpayers of Mecklenberg coun-
ty must be apparent TO every fair
minded man. But MeCklenberg coun-
" is not alone in its position. Nearly
every county in the country lying
along the route of a main thorough
fare in states where state aid has not
been adopted finds itself in a similar
situation-either with improved roads
which from outside traffic are wearing
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07
lOl RANCH SHOW
COMES JULY IA
Wild West Exhibition Has 9
Striking Feature This Year
in Polo Played in Autos

Miller Brothers and Edward Airing
toms l01 Ranch Real Wild West Sho"
In announced TO exhibit In Detroit,
Monday. July IA.
The l0l Ranch Show has attracted
a great deal OF favorable attention.
One of the things especially COM
mended is the fact that. with two eX-
ceptions, the entire performance is
devoted to the exploitation OF char
acteristic wild west features. The ex-
ceptions are sufficiently interesting
and lively 10 more than justify thenl'
selves. An innovation is the auto
polo. This has been novelty else
where, and the performance has ex'
cited Q great deal of interest Inc
autos are run at breakneck speed, the
chauffeurs are daring TO the point oil
recklessness. and the mallet men sue
coed In making many plays that WIN
the plaudits Of the audience. IN us
general strenuousness auto polo Is
quite In line with the rest OF this ex'
tremely lively show
Among the novel features are the
remarkable stunts performed by the
trained horses in the high school
number, the wrestling combat be-
tween Ed Lindsay, cowboy. and a
wild steer: the push ball game, with
Indians pitted against white competi
tors and the unusual bits OF comedy
scattered throughout the perfors
ance. Dan Dix as the "rube.' Bill
JCaress as the policeman and Joe
Lewis as the Hebrew provoke con
slant laughter.
One OF the features Of the show
that creates excitement is the buck
ing horse contest The show has q
herd of OUTLAW horses that resist
the saddle to the utmost, and II IL M
discredit TO the cowboy rough riders
that in the battle for mastery the
horses sometimes come out winners
Both performances will be com
plete In every way. Doors will b'
open an hour before the perform
ance, 80 that visitors may inspect thu
indian village and hear the concert
by la Banca's cowboy band. which
is one OF the pleasing features OF tho
big show.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07

Henry r. Joy, president OF the
Packard Motor Car Company, has
just returned from a motoring trip to
the Pacific Coast, made for the pur-
pose of obtaining a preliminary sur
vey OF a tfanscontinental route for
the Lincoln Highway Association. of
which lie is president
Mr., JOY made the trip in his
prairie schooner" Packard "4S"
chassis equipped with a fpecial body
containing a complete camping outfit.
He was accompanied by Frank H..
Trego, research engineer Of the Pack
ard Motor Car Company
The good roads tourists followed
the route Of the Forty Miners across
the plains and turned south in Utah.
going through Salt Lake City and
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07

Investigators who are long on men
tai pabulum have often tackled the
problem OF the relations between cap
ital aud labor. but Notwithstanding
the said abundant supply Of thinkins
matter, have not solved this question
TO their entire satisfaction Put their
findings in the great melting pot of
present-day logic, though, and you
will strike the sum total that EN-
ployer and employe are coming closer
together SO far as harmony In their
relations. one TO the other, is con
cerned. Witness the subject OF this
sketch. He is Michigan manager for
the Frestone Tire AZ Rubber Co.,
whose representative plant at Akron.
Ohio, gives a good illustration OF that
ever-important element--harmony
that is essential TO the successful
operation OF any great institution. III.
s. Firestone, president of this com
pany is imbued with liberal views
along this line He is a staunch ad-
vocate of affairs that bring the EN-
ployer in close touch and harmony
with his employees. He recently ten
dered his factory superintendent and
foremen dinner at the old Firestone
homestead. and today eand other
officials OF the Firestone Tire & Rub
Der Co. contributed to the happiness
OF the employees OF the big Akron
plant al q picnic held at Silver Lake,
an amusement park, near Akron. The
program included music. dancing.
baseball, bathing and other forms OF
outdoor entertainment that freshened
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07
100000 AUTOS
NOW in USE in
UNITED STATES
MOtOr-Driven Vehicle for Every
Two Miles of Highway in the
Country
MORE THAN 100000
MILES OF HIGHWAY
Movement for Improved Roads
in All Sections of the
Land

NEW YORK, July with LOO, 900
automobiles In use and 100000 miles
or road II Is 10 be noted that now in
the United States there is motor
driven vehicle for every two miles or
highway.
Many public men have not yet
realized the change this class OF We
hicles has wrought in commercial as
we'll as social conditions" comments
Robert =. Hooper, former president
OF the American Automobile Associa-
ton and recently reelected for the
seventh time as the head Of the Penn
sylyania Motor Federation. Their
minds do not seem to readily absorb
the logical resultants of the fact that
the city "a miles away Is as accessible
for business purposes with "A motor
vehicle, as is the railroad station 90
miles distant, with a team and wagon.
mime and four-tenths miles is the
distance OF the average American
farm from It's nearest shipping point,
according 10 statistics gathered by the
T.. 5. Office of Public Roads,
1T is fair proposition that large
percentage OF automobiles are utilized
in part or wholly for commercial pur-
poses. There are and can be no coun-
" or township lines in traffic over
roads. The resident in any agricuI-
tural community does his selling and
buying in the city or village most ac-
cessible, whether in his own or in an
other county. or even in an adjoining
State. and as accessbilit is often a
question Of roads, he frequently finds
fifteen miles over a good road more
easily negotiated than five miles over
an unimproved road.
Certain roads in every community
(amountine. according TO the best au-
thorities. to about 10 per cent of the
whole road mileage) are the main
roads over which passes upwards OF
so per cent Of the local travel. When
single county in a given section i'm
proved its main roads, vast traffic is
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07

around the lower end OF the Great
Salt Lake Fifteen and one-half days
we're consumed In leisurely drive
OF 2,753 miles from Detroit to san
Francisco.
The country was found 10 be in ex-
cellent condition for touring. The
garages OF the west were surprisingly
we'll equipped and there was no diff
ficulty in obtaining the necessary sup
plies OF oil and gasoline at points
along the route
Conditions have improved mater
tally in Wyoming said Mr. Joy, al
though the railroad crossings are In
deplorable condition. we found
a number of good cut-offs from the
original trail which shortened our
trip.
Despite the fact that Nevada has
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07
II. B. JO20 RETURNS FROM MOTOR
TRIP ACROSS WESTERN PLAINS
IN ''PRAIRIE SCHOONER'' AUTO

only one inhabitant to the square
mile, we found II 10 be the best sign
posted state west of the Mississippi
river Everywhere we came across
painted poles that marked the route.
The lack of legible signs in Cali
fornia Is a serious drawback. Al
though there are more automobiles In
that state than in any other in the
country, with the exception OF New
York, IL was there that we found the
most trouble We were misdirected
and lost our way on several oc-
casions.
by 1915, motorists should have no
difficulty In making the trip from
New York to San Francisco in II
days BY that time many miles or
good roads will have been completed
and good sign posts will mark the
transcontinental route"
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07

out, or else prevented from making
improvements by the not unnatural
feeling on the part OF the people that
they cannot afford to build and main
tain roads upon which would come
the greatest use and wear from out
side the county, with no corresponds
Ing advantages. The logic brings the
inevitable conclusion that 1t Is the
duty OF the state. in justice to the
people Of the counties, to build and
maintain the roads over which passes
the through travel Of the people OF
the state; and the duty OF the nation,
in Justice 10 the states, 10 CONSTRUCT
and maintain those important through
routes which connect the great cen
tiers of population and commerce.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07
AUTO is WINNER
RACE AGAINST DEATH

A race of 81 miles against death in
which motor car won, was the thrill
ing experience W. p. Ross and his son
Donald. of Rochester. Ind, had one
night recently.
little girl who lives in South Bend
and who with her mother was visit
ing In Rochester. was hit by motor
car and so badly injured that the doe
tor said that she could live but an
hour or two. Mr.. Ross agreed to go
10 South Bend in his Buick and get
the girls father. His son Donald
drove and they made the trip OF 81
miles over rough and billy roads In
two hours and so minutes, which in
cludes Commute stop In South
Bend.
The little girl Is still alive and doc.
tors have hopes OF her recovery.
Business-like Printing. so fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co. 10
John R.-st Phone Ma!n i.es
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07
VIM. n. Greer Becomes Benedict.

VIM. II Green, an assistant in the
count yauditors office. vas married
Thursday to Miss Alice Kud1er. OF
No 26l Chandler-st The couple viii
live in ST. Clair Flats. where the
groom has rented a cottage.
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07
BUD ANDERSON NEEDS
SOME MORE SEASONING

LOS ANGELES, July Bud Ander-
son needs a great deal more season
ing" before he can hope to cope sue
cessfully with the top-notchers in the
lightweight division.
This was the concepsus OF opinion
here today following the Anderson
Leach Cross battle yesterday. when
the New York dentist knocked the
Medford lad out in the 18th round.
Rus,ness-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no Feathers The plain, neat kind that
looks right TnneH Printing Co.. la
John R-st Phone Main 149S
The Detroit times., 1913-07-07

the minds of the employees and gave
them renewed zest for their work.
Well, to get back TO the subject OF
this sketch. He's part of this great
organization. With the machinery
oiled with plenty of material along
the harmony line by such things in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-08
ENGINEER WITH
FOURTH DEGREE MURDER.
His Train Recently Killed a Whole
Family.

Belleville, May 2.-Engineer
Laird Of Fairbury, Neb., will be
tried in the May term of the dis
trict court of Republic, county on
the charge of manslaughter in the
fourth degree. Laird was to have
come to trial at the February term
but his case was continued. He was
in charge OF passenger train No.
the Dist of December last, when It
struck the James family, father.
mother and two small children, kill
ing the entire party instantly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-08
THE sHEPPARDs ARE HOME.
Former Helen Gould and Husband
2 Finish Long Trip.

New York, May 2.-Amcng the
passengers, arriving here yesterday
on the liner Berlin from Southern
European ports were Mr.. and Mrs.
Finley ]. Sheppard, the latter for
merly Miss Helen M. Gould; Rear
Admiral Swinbourne, U. s. N, re-
tired and Countess Belle Adimarx.
The arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Shop
pard ended a honeymoon trip 1000
miles long. The Sheppards were
away over eight weeks and they Wis
tied England, the continent and
Egypt.
Shortly after reaching New York
Mr.. Sheppard went to the offices Of
the Missouri Pacific railway where
he assumed charge of his new, duties
as manager. He Is also vice.
dent of the road and a member of
the executive committee of the St.
Louis Iron Mountain G Southern.
Mrs. Sheppard went to the Fifth
avenue home but announced she
would go later to her country resi-
dence at Tarrytown.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-08
BURLINGTON DEBATERs
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP.
High School Orators Take State Cup
from EIdOradO.

Lawrence, May 3.-The Burling.
ton high school debating team, COM
posed Of Lee Rolston, vertus Win
gett, and Lloyd Smith, won the
championship of the state high school
debating league in the chapel OF
Fraser hall last night by defeating
the Eldorado high school team COM
posed OF He'll BoIlinger, Ruth Boil
iinger and Edwin Rider.
The question was whether or not
the recall should be applied to the
state judiciary. Burlington had the
affirmative, vote to 1.
Judges were three university in
tercollegiate 'debaters, Frank Gar
eon, Asher Hobson and Frank Crit
fin- There were about 200 spec
.tators- y
Burlington receives a banner for
permanent possession and a silver
loving cup to be presented to the
winner of next years debate, unless
Burlington wins again, when the cup
becomes permanent property.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-08
First published In the Abilene Weekly
Reflector May /, 1879
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

To ]. L. Porter and M. w. Barber:
You and each OF you will hereby
take notice that you have been sued
IN an action now pending in the dis
trlct court OF Dickinson county, Kan
sas, In which Patrick Kelley and
THOMAS Kelley are plaintiffs and you
and each OF you are defendants and
that unless you answer or otherwise
plead to the petition OF the plaintiff
the 18th day of June, 1918. said petit
tion will be taken as true and judg.
ment rendered as prayed for in said
petition forever quieting the title of
the plaintiffs in and to the real estate
therein described, to-wit: The east half
twelve (12). range four as. Dickinson
creeing that certain written instru-
ment recorded in book SO of the mort
gage records at page 626 in the office
or the register of deeds of Dickinson
county. Kansas, be annulled, Scanceled
and discharged OF record and further
aaludging and decreeing that you nor
elther or you or any person claiming
ny, through or under you have any
right, title, lien, claim or interest in
ana TO said premises or any part there
or and forever barring, restraining
and enJoining you and each of you and
all persons claiming by, through or
under you or either Of you from set.
interest or lien in and to said premises
or any part thereof and for such other
and fuTther relief as plaintiffs NAV
be entitled to including the costs OF
..-. HURD & HURD, 81
HARNER & GANsE,
81 Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-08
r. ~ NORMAL wGRxBs RsEN s'
49, ACT AS sURRREkEENDRNT
Dawson Renders Opinion for w. d.
Ross, State superintendent.

Topeka. May S.--Anyone who
graduates from Kansas high
school that gives normal training
course can hold the job OF county
superintendent II his or her other
qualifications are filled. That is
the opinion of John s. Dawson, at
torney general, given to w. d. Ross,
state superintendent yesterday.
There was some question about the
force OF the normal training certi-
ficates to teach in the Kansas schools
and Mr.. Ross asked Just what value
they should have. The attorney
general said:
Answering your inquiry touching
the force and effect to be given to
the certificates issued by the state
board Of education to graduates OF
the normal training departments OF
approved high schools, l beg to say
that such certificates are in effect
state certificates of two years du-
ration. Section 7s4S of the general
statutes of Kansas of 1909 gives the
state board of education authority |
at its discretion under general rules
TO issue each certificate for period
Of two years, And the statute fur
Their says that such certificates shall
De valid in any county of the state.
Valid for what? Valid for every pur-
lose for which a teachers state GER
ificate Is applicable. Under the
,road provisions of this law such a
is a. commission by the
state authorities authorizing such
eacher to practice his profession in
ny capacity in Kansas, to teach in
ny school or college, to hold the
tfice of county superintendent, or
n general to do and perform anyl
t the usual branches of the teach
RS profession"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-08
ASSEMBLY WON'T
REVERSE SENATE.
California Lower House FavOrs The
Alien Land Bin.

Washington, May Probably
not until the legislative status Of
the substitute alien land owning
bin, adopted by the California sem
ate last night clarifies, will it be
possible for the administration here
to determine upon its next step.
There is little expectation that the
assembly will reverse the action of
the senate in view of the reported
breaking down Of party lines in the
legislature, but it is believed that
the delay may improve the chances
for the introduction of some amend
ment on the lines of the Webb bill,
which, presumably, would have re-
ceived the approval of the national
government.
In explanation of the reluctancy
shown by Secretary Bryan to COM
init himself to the unqualified APP
proval of any specific measure, 1t is
pointed out by officials here that
the administration desires to be
quite free of the charge Of attempt
ing to control the proceedings of
he legislature, confirming itself to
he effort to limit the legislation
within treaty rights and sound ma
ional policy. Also, it is said, that
he state department should be left
embarrassed by any committt-
nent in advance of negotiations with
he japanese government which
ow seem certain 70 follow instead
I the rather informal exchanges
hat have been taking place.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-08
Hodges VIII Invite Them TO Trans
Mississippi Congress.
OCTOBER MEETING IN WICHITA
Good Roads and Social Betterment
Discussion Planned for Ses-
sions-President Wilson
May Come.

Topeka, May "a governors
day at Wichita at the, Trans-M issis
sippi Commercial Congress next fal
is being planned by Governor Geo
H. Hodges. The governor has sent
IA letter to all the governors Of tbs
states west of the Mississippi urging
them to attend the congress, which
will begin October 81, and the gov
ernor is also urging President Will
SON to visit the state at the same
time.
They Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress was organized in 1891.
Heretofore the congress has inter
ested itself in the commercial as
pect of the western half of the coun-
try, but now 1t proposes to take up
some of the humanitarian questions.
Governor Hodges is going to make
a campaign this summer for good
roads and community centers, neigh
borhood social movements and
things to improve the social life in
the country districts, and he is very
anxious to get the governors Of other
states interested in the project and
carry the campaign into other states.
The congress was one of the orig
inal good roads boosters in, the west
and it has been talking good roads
at every meeting. A few years ago
It took up scientific agriculture and
has been doing much work to help
the cause of better farming. Agri- |
good roads and better coun- !
try life will be the three featured |
which will be taken up
It the Wichita meeting.
Myron T. Herrick, ex-governor of
Ohio and later assigned to the
French Enthusiastically, made a
special study of the land credit sys-
ems in Europe and will give his
1rst public utterance at the con-
yress on the various systems and
open the discussion Of q land credit
.isH fUf this country. Thomas p.
Cooper, president OF the Better
association of North Da-
,ota, the man whom James j. Hill
ave 100000 for farm experiments,
will make speech. DR.. L. H. Ball
" OF the Cornell school of agri-
ulture and chairman of President
loosevelt's country life commissions;
'rof. Perry G. Holden, the corn ex-
ert Of Iowa, and ex-governor AIva
dams Of Colorado are already Sc
ured for speeches.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-08
TRY TO ESTABLISH ..-
NEW TARIFF BOARD
Murdoch Will Prepare Amendment
Crez4fng Commission.

Washington, May 3.-Representa-
tive Murdoch today gave notice in
the house that when the administra.
tive provisions of the tariff bill are
reached he would propose an amend
ment creating a real, not sham"
tariff commission. "The people"
declared Representative Murdoch,
believe that here is waged a close
ly contested battle on the tariff. 1t
s battle, but not a sham battle"