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The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
T FRANK[| ms
IN GRE A I
DEMAND
John F. McLain Speaks of the
New Six as the Finest
of Them All

given to the new models of the
Franklin car since l have been on
the Pacific coast none have been
more profuse than that which the
1914 car has received" says John F.
McLain, the head of the John F. Me-
Lain company. agent for the Frank
lin car in this territory.
Even to myself it has been a sur
prise, inasmuch as the designers and
builders have exceeded their reputa-
tion for finely finished car, not only
to the exterior, but also mechani-
cally.
''The wonderful power of this mo-
tor has gone beyond all expectations.
We have taken the new models over
all the steep hills of San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
Little White Car loaded with game
accompanying

The accompanying photograph
shows a little White combination car
loaded with the days bag" of seven
members of the Buckskin Gun club of
Los Banos, Cal. The members of the
party were W. S. Hearns. G. B. Smith.
A Watson, j. l. Sedgley, G. s. Brack-
EFT, sales manager of the San Fran
cisco branch Of the White company,
Ralph Peterson and Ben Holbrook.
To eastern sportsmen, with their
paucity of wild fowl, owing to shot
out waters and thin legal allowances
of ducks per gun, these pictures must
seem more like the figment of the
overfervid imagination of a writer of
Arabian Nights romance than an ac-
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
Electric Lighting
and Starting

t has left hand steering and center control.
The electrical starting and lighting equipment is
the Wagner two-unit systen-two units for
greater efficiency and greater dependabiity.
Headlights are Gray & Davis best quality para
bolic lamps.
he windshield is of new design, ventilating, clear
vision and rain vision
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
New Haynes limousine, with electric gear shift

representative of the National Motor
nous National cars. has just returned
from visit to the Indianapolis fac
tory. While in the east Samuels Wis
tied several OF the motor car centers
and reports prospects as encouraging.
He says that the National company
will soon announce q new series of
fours and skies that will certainly
create quite a surprise among the
motoring public.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
agents they should develop big
business for the Savage tires.

agents they should develop big
business for the Savage tires.
They are going after the tire busi-
ness on large scale. They will rep
resent the Savage tires here and will
make every arrangement for increas-
ing the sale of these California made
tires throughout the western terri
tory. The Savage Is undoubtedly one
OF the best automobile tires on the
market, and as the demand for auto
mobiles continues to grow, the sale of
these tires during the next few years
should show a big increase.
They are making q new nonskid
tire that should certainly appeal to
the motoring pubic. The tire has
sort OF arrow head tread and will alb
solutely keep car from skidding.
NEW NATIONAL CARS TO APPEAR
Fred Samuels, Pacific coast factory
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
Bic RA('E: To
HAVE SIX
STATIONS

Six checking stations for the Los
Angeles-San Diego-P Phoenix road race
have been decided upon. Chairman
Leon T. Shelter announced yesterday
that all cars must stop and officially
check at San Diego, Brawley. Black
Butte. Yuma, Castle Dome and Mid
ole Wells. It is possible that other
checking stations will be added after
conference with the drivers.
The course has been alive with rae
ing cars the last week. Charles Soules
and Harry Ham, who will drive the
Cadillac, have just returned from
trip to Phoenix.
Barney Oldfeld went to Phoenix in
his simplex racer. and after a stop of
two hours started on the return trip.
At least a dozen cars viii be on the
course this week, and Chairman Shet-
tier expected to receive on an average
of two entries a day during the next
five days.
As in previous years, the course
over which the cars will be piloted
provides innumerable tests in the way
of rough stretches of roads, which will
have to be negotiated at high speed
winding mountain trails and steep
grades. And later the drivers will be
forced to overcome the barrier of
shifting sands which accounts for the
naming of the intercity race the
desert classic.
RACE CARS IN SHAPE
Word comes from Phoenix and San
Diego that racing cars are being
fitted out almost every day, and sew
era1 Of the machines have been seen
out on the roads piloted by drivers
Ia
tions.
A great deal of assistance has
been given by the people of San
Diego to the furthering of the plans
for the big event, and with Phoenix
San Diego and Los Angeles working
together everything will be in readi-
ness for the staging of the best and
most interesting desert race ever
contemplated
A perusal of the entry list affords
one an opportunity to ascertain
to win first honors. There are en-
tered cars ranging in price from $500
to $4,000. Every one knows that
speed, and speed alone, Will not in
sure a car first place, for only in
few places are found roads where
high speed is possible.
From Los Angeles the cars will be
piloted over boulevards for about 25
miles, after which fair country roads
will be encountered. The road to
San Diego is good and bad in places.
but racing drivers who have been
over the route predict that an aver
age rate of speed in excess of so
miles an hour will be registered dur
ing the progress of the race between
the start and the checking point at
San Diego. ri
MANY BAD TURNS
Between San Diego and the border
of the desert a range of mountains
will have to be traversed and many
difficult turns viii have to be made,
which will materially cut down the.
speed of the cars.
The dreaded mammoth wash,
stretch of deep. shifting sand almost
a mile in length is bound to- prove a
stumbling block for a number of am
bilious pilots, as a car willssiHk clear
to the axle if the wheels are showed
over out of the beaten track
In one place there is stretch of
road IA miles long over the desert
sands where water is not obtainalole,
and this section could easily be called
..Death Valley the second" as large
number Of desert travellers have lost
their lives on account of the scarcity
OF water.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
RENDERS FOR TRUCKS

All Chicago motor trucks and de-
livery wagons will have to he fitted
with tenders, according to an ordi-
nance just passed. though where the
truck users are to purchase them the
city has not stated.
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March !, 1913
HOUSE BILL No. 232.

HOUSE BILL No. 232.
AN ACT regulating the operation of
street cars within the state of Kansas
in cities having a population of eighty
thousand and over and providing PEN
alties for violations thereof and repeal
ing all acts or parts of acts in conflict
Herewith.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of tho
State of Kansas:
Section l. That any person, corporation
or company, now operating, or that may
hereafter operate street cars for the car
riage of passengers in cities having a
population of eighty thousand and over
be and are hereby required to maintain a
schedule in all parts of such city between
the hours of six and eight A. NJ and be-
tween the hours OF five and eight thirty
p. NJ. of not more than four minutes be-
tween trains, providing that nothing in
this act shall apply to interurban com
limits of any city for the purpose of en-
trance to such cities.
Sec. 2. Any person, company or cor
poration violating the provision of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined for
each offense a sum of not less than five
dollars, and not to exceed fifty dollars,
a separate offense.
Sec. g. All acts or parts of acts in con-
f1ict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from
and after its publication in the official
state paper
originated in the House, and passed that
body February 3, 1918,
w. L. BROWN,
Speaker of the House
GEO. E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate February -25. 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,
President of the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN.
Secretary of the Senate.
GEO. H. HODGES,
Governor.
State of Kansas,
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, CHAS. H. SESSIONS, Secretary of
State of the State of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a
correct copy of the original enrolled bill
now on file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereUnto subscribed my name
ISeaL1 and affixed my official SEAL
this 9th day of February, 1918.
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 704.

HOUSE BILL NO. 704.
AN Act authorizing the Board of County
Commissioners in all counties of the
state having a population of less than
10000 to prevent the drifting of soil AMI
to provide means for the payment
thereof
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. That the board of county
commissioners of any county in Kansas
having a population of less than 10000 l.
hereby authorized to devise methods and
means to stop the drifting of soil in GER
tain portions of said counties, and to call
to their assistance the states agricuI-
tural or other experts at Manhattan and
Fort Hays, and to do all that may be neces-
sary in the judgment of the board to pre-
vent a recurrence or continuance of such
soil-drifing: and said board of county
commissioners is authorized to order the
lands subject to soil-dTifting to be cult
waited. plowed ditched, furrowed, sowed
or planted or handled or cared for in any
other manner for the purposes expressed
herein; and if any owner of lands subject
to soil-drifting shall fail to comply with
all reasonable rules prescribed by the
board to prevent soiI-drifting on his
lands, he board may employ any person
or persons to carry out their reasonable
orders and to go upon all such lands for
such purposes; and said board is author
lied to assess reasonable charges for
such services against the lands affected
thereby, which chaI ges and assessments
shall he levied and collected like other
taxes on real estate.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
the official state paper.
| hereby certify that the above Bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February 10, 1913
W. L. BROWN
Speaker of the House.
GEO. E. ROGERS
Chief Clerk of the House
Passed the Senate February .. 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,
President of the Senate
BURT E. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate
approved Feb. IS. 1913.
GEO. H. HODGES,
Governor
State of Kansas
office of the Secretary of State
I, CHAS. H. SESSIONS, Secretary of
State of the State of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a
correct copy of the original enrolled bin
now on file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have
hereunto subscribed my name
[SeaL1 and affixed my official seal
this % day of February 1913
CHAS- H. SESSIONS,
Secretary Of State.
BY J. I. BOTkIN.
Asst Secretary OF State.
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Bone, Miller, Stotts and Tandy-4. Mayor
Billiard in the chair.
Estimate of A. r. Young, city engineer,
or the cost of grading, curbing and paw
ing with asphaltic concrete certain streets
and avenues in the City of Topeka during
the year 1913. was presented, read and
Commissioners Bone. Miller, Stotts and
Tandy and Mayor Billiards..
Bids for grading, curbing and paving
with asphaltic concrete certain streets and
avenues in the City of Topeka during the
year 1918, were received from the follow
ing:
Kingsley, Manager, Topeka, Kansas.
Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Co, by w. A.
Gruman, attorney-in-fact, Syracuse. N. Y.
Heman Construction Co, by August
Heman, President, ST. Louis, Mo.
A. Jacks CO., per Andrew Jacks Jr,
Vice-president, Kansas City, Mo
Rushmore & Gowdy, by S. H Gowdy,
Kansas City, Mo-
Levy & Levy. by Lester Levy, Musko-
gee, Oklahoma.
The Capital city vitrified Brick & Paw
Ing Co., by N. S. Wear, vice-president, II.
M. Guy, secretary, Topeka, Kansas.
r. Ramsey, Topeka, Kansas.
Jones, President, John D. Jones' Jr., sec
retary-treasurer, Racine, Wis.
Commissioner Tandy moved that the
contract be awarded to J. R. Ramsey,
Topeka, Kansas, he being the lowest bid
der and within the engineers estimate,
which motion prevailed by the following
Stotts and Tandy and Mayor Billard-5
Commissioner Miller moved that the GER
titled checks of the unsuccessful bidders
be returned to the respective parties, the
motion prevailing.
An Ordinance appropriating money out
of the Sinking Fund of the Water Works
Department to pay for certain bond pur-
chased by the City out of the moneys in
said fund, was presented for first reading
Report of the Weighmaster for the
month of February, 1913, was presented,
read and filed.
An Ordinance regulating the operation
of street railways in the City of Topeka,
and providing penalties for the violation
thereof presented to commission on Feb
ruary q, 1913, by Commissioner Stotts
came up for second reading, and was, on
his own motion, placed on file.
An Ordinance amending section eight of
Ordinance No. 1913 entitled, IAN Ordinance
to regulate the construction and opera
ton of street railways in the City of To-
peka, providing penalties for the violation
of the same and repeating Ordinance No.
$50, approved November 16, 1887" and re-
pealing original section eight of Ordinance
No. 1919, was presented for first reading
by Commissioner StottS.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Commissioner Bone, commission
adjourned to meet at 1000 o'clock a. M,
Saturday, March l, 1913.
[SeaL1 c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.
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HOUSE BILL No 2Oe
AN ACT for the relief of certain nurcbas
ers of school lands.
be II enacted by the LegisIature of tpa
State of Kansas: ~
section /. That in all cases of sales of
n oII1.ot, lano, heretofore made, where the
purchasers thereof have made partial paw
ment or payments thereon and have Nv
law forfeited their rights to such lands
attu the money already paid thereon; and
Where the said purchaser or purchasers;
nave not been elected, and are and have
Deen actual and continuous residents
tnereon, ana when no settlement has been
Hlaue upon ana no subsequent purchase
mas been made Of such lands by any per-
son subsequent to the date when the for
1eiture or such sales became effective;
SAID persons, having made such partial
payment or payments, their heirs and
assigns may, within eighteen months from
the passage OF this act, renew their right
70 retain the land so forfeited, by paying
the amount due on said lands in the man
ner provided by existing law; provided
that all payments heretofore made on
sales OF school land where such sales
were at the time of such payment for
felted. but no adverse settlements made
thereon, shall be deemed as valid as
have been made under existing laws. and
no arbitrary or unreasonable forfeiture
shall be enforced.
Sec. 2. This act shall not apply to any
certificate of purchase that has been for
felted by any proceeding other than the
forfeiture by operation of law for non
General Statutes of 1909.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's publication
in the official state paper.
L hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February 3. 1918.
Concurred in Senate Amendments Feb.
25 1913.
W. L. BROWN.
Speaker OF the House
GEO. E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate February "a, 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,
President of the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved Feb. q, 1918.
GEO. H. HODGES,
Governor
State of Kansas.
Office of the Secretary of State
], Chas- H. Sessions, Secretary of State
of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name
TSeal1 and affixed my official sea-
this 9th day of February 1918
CHAS. H. SESSIONS.
Secretary of State
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and after its passage and publication in
the official state paper.
hereby certify that the above F2iu orie-
mated in the Senate, and nassed thar
body Feb. 21st, 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,
President of the Senate
BURT E. BROWN,
r,, Secretary of the Senate
raised the House Feb 18th 1913
W. L. BROWN
Speaker of the House,
GEO. E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved Feb %, 1913
GEO. H. HODGES,
Governor.
500 State of Kansas
Office of the Secretary OF STE
81, CHAS- H. SESSIONS, Secretary of
state OF the State of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is =
correct copy of the original enrolled hill
now on file in my office, 041A
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF T boxa
hereunto subscribed nv name
ISeaLJ and affixed my official seal
this % day of February. 1917
CHAS; H. SESSIONS
Secretary of State.
BY j. T. BOTKIN,
Asst. Secretary of State.
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sENATE BILL NO. IA.

SENATE BILL NO. Il.
AN Act amending section 1868 of the Cen
es-aI Statutes of 1909 and repeating salo
original section 1858
Be if enacted by the Legislature or the
State of Kansas:
Section !. That section 1858 of the Cen
eral statutes of 1909, be amended to read
as follows: Section 1858. The mayor and
council of any city governed by this act,
shall have no power to make any puT-
chase which will require more money
than the revenue for the current year
will amount to- nor shall they appropriate
any money or issue any scrip for any
purchase made or for any obligation or
indebtedness OF the city, or draw any or
der or warrant on the city treasurer in
excess of the revenue of the city for the
current year. and any purchase appro-
cess of said revenue for the current year
shall be void. No money shall be appro-
rriated except for some object provided
for in the act to which this is amendato~y
and all appropriations shall be by ordi-
nance and no ordinance shall be of any
validity unless majority of all the coun-
cilmen elected shall vote for such ordi-
nance and such vote shall be taken by
yeas and nays and the same shall be en-
tered upon the record of the proceedings
of the council.
Sec 2 said original section 1858 of the
General Statutes of 1909 and all laws Or
parts of laws in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed
sec s. This act shall be in full force and
erect from and after Its publication IN
the official state paper
hereby certify that the above Bill orig
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SENATE BILL NO. 512.

SENATE BILL NO. 81.
AN ACT permitting school districts to Is
sue bonds to pay outStanai,ns ~, waF af rs
Be Il enacted Dy the Ae5'sAo1NAo "a NAAN
Seation i. That the school districts III
tho state of Kansas, prior to the passdSC
nf his act having outstanding warrants
1-epreSenting valid Indebtedness OF tlle 0i'
fricts be- and they are hereby, empowers
and authorized by and through thelr ouly
eiected. constituted and appointed poo a'9
of directors or duly elected, quanIleo clia
acting boards of education TO comp " -,
and refund such Indebtedness upon 80, So
9arTns a. can be agreed upon and to issue
the bonds of said district in any anoutit
not to exceed the actual Value "a So sea
warrant indebtedness, nor to exceed NV
ner cent of the assessed ValuaIlon OF al
the taxable property in salo uIsG4ct a.
ascertained by the assessor OF the year
1910: that said bonds may De issued IA
nv amount not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than five hunoreo uol
lars with semi-annual interest coupons
attached and shall he issued in all &c
<snects in conformity to, and In accoTo-
onca with an act entitled; An ACT W
enable counties, municipal corporations;
boards of education of any CITY anu
DcbooI district to refund their indebted
ness being general sections oeS 10 o1S
inclusive of the General statues ol 80 -,
nroI-ided that no Limitation expressed III
either act shall apply to bonds issued IN
der this act 49,, ae. 90. ~,
in force from and after Is puolica'ioh IA
the official state paper
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
February 18th, 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,,
President of the Senate.
BURT Z. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House February Is, 1913.
w. L. BROWN.
Speaker of the House.
GEO. e. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk OF the House.
Approved Feb. IS. 191S
GEO. H. HODGES,
Governor
State of Kansas,
Office of the Secretary of State.
L CHAS. H. SESSIONS, Secretary of
state of the State of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a
correct copy of the original enrolled bill
now on file in my office.
N TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have
hereunto subscribed my name
TSeaI.1 and affixed my official seal,
this IS day of February, 1913.
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
Secretary of State.
BY J. T. BOTk1N,
Asst. Secretary of State
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mated in the Senate, and passed that
body January 2Sth. 1913.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS,.
President of the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House Feb. 18th, 1913.
w. L. BROWN,
Speaker of the House.
GEO. E. ROGERS,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved Feb. Is, 1913.
GEO. H. HODGES.
Governor.
State of Kansas,
Office Of the Secretary of State.
I, CHAS. H. SESSIONS, Secretary OF
State of the State of Kansas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a
correct copy of the original enrolled bill
now on file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto subscribed my name
[Seal.J and affixed my official seal,
this Is day of February, 1913.
CHAS. H. SESSIONS.
Secretary of State.
By J. T. BOTkIN,
Asst. Secretary of State
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AUTO REPAIR SHOPS.

NOTICE TO MACHINE MEN. auto own
ers, blacksmiths and the public general
ly: We do all kinds of welding brasa
bronze, aluminium, and all kinds of steel
and cast iron. Gas cylinders, locomotive
and traction engine fire boxes frames
and boiler tubes repaired. Work absoluts-
ly guaranteed. All kinds of auto repair
ing.
ELAfORE AUTO co.
Phone 317s els Quincy St
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the District Court Of the United States
for the District of Kansas.
In Re Ruth A. WeIles. Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy No. 1913.
The creditors of the above-named bank
rupt of Topeka. State and District afore-
said, are hereby notified that on the 24th
day of February, 1913 she was duly ad-
judged bankrupt; and that the first meet
ing of said creditors will be held at the
office of the referee, FOL jackson Street,
in City of Topeka, Kansas, on the 10th
day of March, 1913, at ten o'clock a. m
at which time said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint a trustee,
examine the bankrupt and transact Sucn
other business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting
J. G. SLONECKER,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Topeka, Kansas, February q, 1913.
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Cozy theater. 6 electric fans. 1 ole organ,
1 moving picture machine, old and broken.
All in said building above mentioned.
The above-described personal property is
taken as the property of said defendants,
and is directed by said order of sale to
be sold, and will be sold without appraise-
ment, to satisfy said order OF sale.
L. L. KIENE.
Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas.
NJ. NJ. MILLER, Attorney.
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OFFICIAL CITY COMMISSION PRO
CEEDINGS-
Commission Chamber, Topeka, Kansas,
mission met in regular adjourned session
at go O'Clock p. m, with the following
commissioners present: Commissioners