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would enforce them. the situation would
be simple. In order to assist the po-
licemen in remembering 1t is proposed
to print the laws in book form and dis
tribute them free to all members of
the police department. The general i'm
preston is that the traffic regulations
as now outlined will be found correct
and will be passed without much fur
ther ado.
The point, however, now is for all
automobile men who are interested IN
the measure to see Mr.. EXum or Mr..
Mudd. II there are points of the law
that are impractical and that can be
pointed out to Mr.. EXum 1t goes with
out saying that he will be ready to
amend the measure so that when
passed the law will be all that is nee
essary and equitable. This cooperative
proposition would be very pleasing TO
Mr.. Exum personally and would keep
the traffic regulations from hereafter
being knocked" or dlsobeyed.
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turned from trip to the Overland fac
tory. In a statement, Mr.. Drennen dis
cusses the cycle car which has at
tracted some attention in Europe prin-
cipally England. Mr.. Drennen quoting
President WHY'S of the Overland says 1t
is a joke and then adds:
"A few months ago Europe, and more
especially England, became enthusiastic
over what was declared to be a first step
toward furnishing real competition for
American manufacturers of medium
priced cars. This move was the introduce
tfen of the so-called cycle car, a very
small. very light automobile, manufac-
tured at a low cost. British trade and
neWspa pers hailed the new car with ioy
declaring that it was the logical weapon
for combating the American invasion of
medium priced automobiles. Some of the
moralization of the American export busi-
ness and chuckled gleefully at the con-
'templated discontinue of the United
States makers. However. the proposition
seems to have missed fire, for so far not
a manufacturer in this country has felt
the slightest effect on his foreign trade.
At least one manufacturer John n.
WHY'S, president of the Willys-Overland
company, has declared the cycle car a
failure, IL its sole purpose was to oust
the low priced American car
'"rhe cycle car hasn't the ghost of a
show" said Mr.. Willys on his recent re-
turn from a several months tour of
Europe, during which he paid special at
tenton to the little English product. LAS
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THE new traffic laws of the city of

" HE new traffic laws of the city OF
Birmingham which have been
L drawn by Joseph Mudd. assistant
city attorney and called tho Mudd
law" was passed over last Tuesday a
the request of President Exum. who IS
investigating them until next Tuesday.
The traffic laws were printed In this
column last Sunday. In many ways Mr.
Exum says the law is somewhat i'm
practical but with a very little reVi-
sion they will be exactly what is need
ed in this city. Mr.. Mudd, to whom
was entrusted the delicate task of com
piling the laws, searched over the south
for the best obtainable Memphis was
finally thought to be the most prac-
tical proposition so the Birmingham
law is drafted after that city in most
instances. The provisions, according
to automobile experts, are not imprac-
tical and it is firmly believed that the
traffic laws will adequately protect this
city from congestion provided they are
enforced as they should be. Mr.. EXum,
who is, as known, deeply interested in
automobile traffic regulation, says that
If the policemen would only pay atten-
tion to the laws that are passed and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
THE LITTLE
CARS ARRIVE

The shipment of Little cars ordered
by the Highland garage, reached here
yesterday and have been unloaded and
displayed. The cars are low priced, be-
ing designed to compete with Fords,
Overland and such small medium priced
machines. Thomas Morris, .Ir., sales
manager for the Highland garage, is
deeply interested in the new proposition
and was busy showing the ears yes
terday and the day before. He is of the
opinion that the Little cars Will sell
like hot cakes" in Birmingham. The
cars are in every way attractive. All
automobile men admit that. They are
high powered. very efficient, equipped
with self starters when desired and are
otherwise most acceptable for city serv-
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LICKING THE BIRSE"
A New Experience for Lord Rose
berry

From Tit-Bits.
Lord Rosebery is to be presented witl
the freedom of Selkirk when he visits
that small but important Scottish town
in June.
The Selkirk ceremony of comforting
the freedom is a very quaint and interest
ing one, and is consummated by Licking
the hirse." The birse is a bunch of
the bristles used by shoemakers in sew
ing, and doubtless has been chosen to
emphasize Selkirk's traditional associa-
tion with the making of ''single-soled
shoon"
After going through the ceremony. Lord
Rosebery becomes a Souter, which is
Scotch for shoemaker
The birse is dipped in wine and draw
through the lips, and thus the new Souter
is admitted. Until 1900 every councillor
on taking his seat was supposed to be-
come a Souter, for which fees amounting
to los. Id. were payable.
In early times the fees We're much
more, usually about e2 13s 61ad., of which
sum lis. 11ad. went to the bailies prob
ably to provide jolification. In those
days burgess ship carried material ad-
such as a right to gazing OIL
the common lands.
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competitor for the American car, 1t id
joke. As compared to the high gradd
automobile made in our country, it i3
nothing more nor less than a toy Thd
cycle car wouldn't last a month on Amer
lean roads and l seriously doubt that i'd
will be found practical even on the ex !
oellent highways of England and the rest
of Europe.
THE average American car of medium
price is as superior in strength and rug i
gedness to this English product as a loco i
motive is to a carriage We haven't ID
reason in the world to feel uneasy over1
the cycle car. l am positive that the
English cannot hope to compete with ourl
quantity production and high quality prin1
ciples. Our great advantage Is that wed
build our cars for actual service on some
of the worst imaginable roads and II,
large numbers Thus we are enabled to
use the best of material and the strongest
construction possible. -
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THE ROAD TO
TUSCALOOSA

During fair weather the condition of
the road to Tuscaloosa can be safely
vouched for And 1t is interesting to
note that many automobile parties haze
been formed during the past few weeks
to make that trip. Only recently Rich
ard Randolph and Mrs. Randolph made
the trip. G. I. Brown of the Tidewater
and Mrs. Brown run down every week
or such matter while during commence
ment, President Exum, Frank f,rorlxard
Judge William Walker. Webb Crawford
and others recently made the trip in their
machines. The road is ideal from here
to the Tuscaloosa county lire. but be-
yond it is rather unsatisfactory in bad
weat ther.
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Spirit messages and the story of
search for the missing brain Of John
w. Fletcher, a palmist, noted in Lon
don, New York and Boston, who died
under mysterious circumstances In the
Hotel Pelham, In this city, on April %,
will be the features of contest over
the will of Mr.. Fletcher begun in the
Middlesex County Court at Cambridge.
Mr.. Fletcher died after the police had
gone to his apartments to arrest him on
serious charge, which recent develop
ments seem to show was unwarrnnted.
and when questions were asked at Po-
lice Headquarters, and by the medical
examiner, Dr. George B. Magrath. the
policemen who sought to arrest the
palmist declared he had swallowed a
pellet which they believed contained
poison, and dropped on the floor un-
conscious.
Dr. Magrath performed an autopsy
and was unable to find any traces Of
poison, so he sent the internal organs
TO an expert for chemical analysis,
Meanwhile Miss Susie c, Clark, of
Cambridge, an author, identified with
various organizations for psychic re-
search, declares that spirit messages
have been received from Mr., Fletcher
In which he assures his friends that he
did not commit suicide and that he Is
working hard in the world beyond to
ylndicate himself of the accuse tons
made by the police.
Other spirituaiists have told lawyers
interested in the settlement of the
estate that they have had messages
from Mr.. Fletcher telling them that his
brain was stolen after his death and
begging them to find il so that he can
tell them fully everything that has
happened since he went to the great
beyond
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Trifles That Cause Wars

L ioHn Ill-bllS.
The accidental landing of the airship
Zeppelin upon French territory might
easily have led to war between France
and Germany had it not been for the
tactful dealing with the situation by the
French Great wars have been fought
upon less provocation than this. The i'm
mediate cause of the Indian mutiny of
1878 was supposed to have been the in
PRODUCTION into the Indian army of car
tridges which had been creased with a
mixture of cows and hogs fat, the hand
ling of which was against the religion of
the Hindu and Mohammedans.
Though discomfort had been shoulder
ing for long time between the mother
country and her American colonies the
immediate cause of the outbreak of the
American war of independence was what
is known as the Boston Tea PARTY
when number of young Americans dis
guised as Indians threw whole cargo
of tea from Britain into the sea at Bos-
ton harbor.
The blowing up of the American battle
ship Maine led to the Spanish American n
war of 1898 and the loss of Cuba to Spain
The Americans believed that the warship
had been deliberately destroyed by the
Spa niards.
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news likely to be of commercial interest
lew years ago a journal called THE
Lunatic Herald made its appearance: :
there is "Beggars' Journal regularly
published in Paris, which gives particu-
lars of charitable institutions and of
pitches that are worth working" be-
sides announcing in advance the big So
clety weddings, funerals. parties. etc
where beggar may do good business
and there is published in Zurich Switzer-
land, The Engaged Couples Advertiser" :"
the object of which is TO furnish adver-
Using firms with the names and addresses
OF those who are about to set up house
keeping. The latter profit by the numer-
Gus samples of goods sent them.
But perhaps the most curious journal
OF all Is the "Hrmondo' of Budapest
which is the only newspaper" in the
world which telephones instead of print
ing its news. For half a crown a month
the subscriber has all the news of the
day. stock exchange fluctuations, etc,
'phoned' to him; at noon he may take
up his receiver and listen to an enthrall-
ing short story. and in the evening he
may listen to the music and singing al
the Grand Opera house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
CHARLES
ARMSTRONG HERE

Charles Armstrong of Meridian. a
well known automobile man from that
city, was here last week visiting Judge
Dan Greene, who is his tutor in auto
mobile salesmanship. Mr.. Armstrong is
operating salesroom in Meridian and
is meeting with great success. lie has
been able to land some fine orders in
that section much to the qualification
of his friends in this city. Mr.. Arm
strong Will assist Judge Greene in
selling the remainder of the Oakland
stock in this city.
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Freak Journals
From Tit-BitS.

4 I TT
The government of Indias experiment
in publishing state-owned newspapers In
native dialetcs is reminder that Dres-
den is one of the few cities boasting u
daily paper. Bequeathed to the
city by a DIR. Cunt, it is in a most pros
porous condition and the profits are ap-
piled to the beautifying of the public
parks and buildings. In this country we
now have an Army Review" published
by the war office, and a weekly journal
dealing with the insurance act. whilst the
Board of Trade journal can boast of
a bigger staff of correspondents than any
other journal in the world as every Of
flee in the British consul service is bound
by regulations to send it any items OF
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BRAZEAL AND
THE BUICK BOOMING

That business so far as the Buick Is
concerned, is fine was a statement yes
terday of B. NJ. Brazeal of that agency
He recently assumed charge of the Buick
exclusively and is putting it over with
fine success. The company has attrac-
tive show rooms on South Twentieth
street and many sales have been made
recently
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MIR. MORRIS GOES
TO INDIANAPOLIS

Thomas Morris, Jr, sales manager for
the Highland Garage COMPANY left Fri
day for Indianapolis where he attended
the races yesterday and where he was
entertained by the Marmon representa-
tives. Mr. Morris with the Highland
garage handles the Mormon here and has
hopes that during the 1914 season that
machine Will be appropriately introduced
to the discrimination of this commui-
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THE ROBERTSON
COMPANY PROGRESSES

The Robertson Tire and Auto Co., has|
recently increased the capitalization OF the|
company from $1,000 to $4,000 and opened
an additional sales and display room at 422|
South Twentieth street.
This company has the Cole car agency
and the rapid growth of their business
made another store necessary.
The officers of the company are wi
w. Robertson, president-tressurer Il. RI
Menehette, Jr., vice president, and RI
g. Bolton, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
TED BROWNELL
RETURNS FROM DETROIT

With the gratifying information that
the Ford company will double its plant
and output, Ted Brownell of the Ford
company has returned from Detroit lie
spent several days there getting In
touch with the situation and looking
over the line that is being made up for
the forthcoming season. Mr.. Brownell is
very optimistic over the outlook for the
1914 season which is fast approaching.
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MIR. DEN EGRE RELATES
A RECORD STORY

As to the recent severe test to which
was placed Packard motor, Charles
Denegre, local agent for that machine,
gave out this statement yesterday:
World wide interest has been
aroused by an official nonstop run of
300 hours, which was completed Fri
day morning, May 16, by standard
"3S' Packard motor. This is a new
record, more than doubling the best
previous run of 1872 hours made four
years ago in England
1T was announced as a 300 hour test
by the technical committee Of the Auto
mobile club of America, under the off
oial observance of which it was held
At the end of that period, however. the
motor was running so smoothly that
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ty. He has already sold several and
placed others sold in fine shape. He Will
make arrangements with the Marmon
factory for adequate services in Birming-
ham to handle the Marmons that are 20
be sold here during the 1914 season.
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MIR. DRENNEN
CALM AND UNAFRAID

With all fears abandoned that the for
eign make medium car will interfere with
the medium priced machines of this coun-
try, Walter Melville Drennen has re-
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ice. The shipment consisting of six
machines attracted wide attention and
interest
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can see at q glance some OF tne
greatest advantages.
Note the size and capacity.
Note the way we control to end
rim-cutting. Note the tough
ness OF our treads.
And bear in mind the verdict
of Tiredom. These tires have
become, in actual service, the
most popular tires in the world.
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Cost Nothing Extra

No-Rim- Cut tires used to cost one-ffth more t
others. And yet men found them, by long Odds the N
economical tires
AS our output increased the cost has been cut. T.
costing about II per cent less than last year.
Now no standard tire of any type costs less than
Goodyear No-Rm- Cut tire
Let our dealers show you where these tires excel
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Consider, Dear Sir,
The Final Verdict of TiredOm

We have spent years and years in making
isons to get the toughest sort of tread. Forty {
We're put to actual test.
Two hundred fabrics were test by mileage to
the fabric we use in the Goodyear
We keep scores of experts constantly workin
search and experiment. This department c
100000 yearly.
1t is easy to claim an enduring tire. But tha
it means to make them.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-19
EAST SIDE NOTES.

The twenty-eighth department con-
vention of the ladies of the G. A. r.
convenes in independence, Kan, the
goth of the month and Lincoln circle
No. 1 will be represented by Mrs. D.
Robb the president; Mrs. Mollie Hun
ter, chairman administration commit
tee; Mrs. Helen J. Moore, one of the
administration board; Delegate Miss
Gussie Losh. Mrs. Eva Burge, Mrs.
Carrie Hanley, Mrs. Emma Harris and
many of the past presidents. They
Will leave today and expect to return
Friday or Saturday.
Miss Gussie Losh will spend two
weeks visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Bancroft and relatives at Richland
and OVerbrook, after she leaves the
convention at independence, where she
went this morning as delegate from
Lincoln circle.
Mrs E. ]. Smith of S34 Madison
street, who has been visiting for the
past few weeks in Chicago and Seaton,
ILL.,, will arrive in Kansas tomorrow,
where she will spend the week with
another daughter before her return
home.
Miss Ona May Miller of S26 Madi-
son street is studying in New York
city and has been chosen the cOntralto
singer in one of the down town Pres
byterian churches in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray of Kansas City
returned to their home yesterday after
their brother.
The East Side NJ E. church services
last evening were conducted by the
Epworth League, it being the twenty
fourth anniversary Of this society
Rev j. c. Everett of the Third Pres
byterian church has rendered his res
ignation as pastor and will go to Paola
to take charge of the church there
June 1.
The Plus Ultra class of the Third
Presbyterian church will give a troll
ley ride over the city tomorrow even
ing for the members of the class and
their friends. Cars will leave the cor
ner of Fourth and Lake streets
promptly at 8 o'clock and will make
two stops to pick up those who live in
Oakland and vicinity.
Miss Helen Barry. 2O3 Branner
street, was the guest Sunday of Mrs.
Charles Beach on Warren avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Harper are the
proud parents of a daughter.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-19
OAKLAND NOTES.

Mrs. McCarty on Michigan avenue,
who has been very i'll since the 14th
of January, was able to be out last
saturday evening for the first time
since she was taken sick.
Mrs. c. c. Vandeventer, $50 Forest
avenue, left Saturday for Corrigan,
Iowa, to attend the graduating exer-
cises there when one of her grand
children graduates.
c. r. Cole, 230 Oakland avenue, left
this morning for Independence, Kan,
to attend the encampment there this
week and will go from there to visit
L. Tate, at Cherokee, and will also
visit friends and relatives in Kansas
City before he returns home.
Mrs. Odd Cameron of Oklahoma
City is visiting her sister, Mrs. Nc
Carly, for a few days.
The Oakland Veteran club held
their regular meeting last Saturday
night at the home of Comrade and
Mrs. George Ralston, on Winfield ave-
nue.. The meeting was presided over
by the vice president Comrade B. P.
Williams, in the absence of the presi-
dent, Comrade c. c. Vandeventer. A
very interesting meeting was had and
all enjoyed especially the talk of Com
rade Frank Brown of Topeka A read
ing by Mrs. Potter and songs played
by Mrs. McCaslin at the piano and
Comrade Rake with his violin. A
guessing contest in which Mrs. Nc
Caslin won first prize, a handsome
plate, and Comrade Bradley received
the consolation prize, a cake of
yeast" Comrade Ralston celebrated
his seventy-first birthday, he having
been born in May, 1912, in Fulton
county, Indiana, and enlisted in the
Eighty-seventh Indiana infantry and
served two years and nine months.
Mrs. Ralston served dainty refresh
ments and was assisted by Miss Vic
torina Rake, Miss Faustina Painter
and the Misses Neiswinter. Those
present were Comrade and Mrs. Will
liams, Comrade and Mrs. Rake, Com
rade and Mrs. Cole, Comrade and Mrs.
Potter, Comrade and Mrs. Cooper,
Comrade and Mrs. Reaugh, Comrade
and Mrs. McCarty, Comrade and Mrs
Painter, Comrade and Mrs Banks,
Comrade and Mrs. Jones, Comrade
Kelsey, Comrade Brock, Comrade
Bradley, Comrade Sterry, Comrade
Hayslip, Mrs. Woodwarth, Mrs. Nc
Caslin. Mrs. Worst, Mrs. Dalstrom,
Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Mary Boren, Mr..
and Mrs. S. Partrist, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Neiswinter and little son Marion, Mr..
and Mrs. o. P. Root of Obern, Neb.,
Miss Enid McCaslin, Miss c. Wood
warth, Miss V. Rake, Miss s. Neis-
winter, Miss K. Neiswinter. Miss T.
Painter and Miss Elinor Neiswinter.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-19
AT THE KERMESS.

Honor to Miss Eunice Sellner who
directed and made success of the
Kermess presented at the Auditorium
Saturday afternoon. A repeat perform
ance will be given tonight. Sturdy
Dutch, tripping Japanese, flashing g
will-o'-the wisps danced across the
stage. Proceeds will be devoted to the
playground association.
The program opened with an Italian
drill. Troubadors with painted mus
| tachios-very gay-frolicked with tam
BOURNE girls in oriental SaShes. Miss
Sellner closed the entertainment with
two solo dances-Dawn and the
Butterfly. The butterfly fitted about
the stage with all the joy of spring.
time
Gretchen. my Rathskeller Fairy"
a Dutch song and dance was cleverly
performed by Miss Lucille Elmore and
Mr.. Frank Ripley. Wooden shoes
clicked; Heine and Gretchen twinkled
about the stage and delighted the
audience. The athletic dance, per-
formed by two woody jumping jacks,
preceded the nischievous elfn frolic
prettily tripped to Grieg's Hall of the
Mountain King"
The Irish Tilt was jaunti1y executed
by ten high school girls as dainty as
shamrocks fresh from a Killarney
the program with care. The lilt fol-
lowed McDowells dreamy "WiId Rose"
pantomime by Miss Marguerite
Koontz, Miss Louise Culver, Miss
Margaret Nicholas, Miss Grace Tomli-
son. and Miss Corinne Ripley Miss
Koontz, who was warmly applauded,
responded with steps gracefully ar
ranged to Dvoraks favorite "Humor-
esque."
Mrs Albert T. Reid sang, and Miss
Florence Rowe gave a vocal solo while
half a dozen dainty Geisha Girls trod
a measure from the land of the cherry
blossoms. An Indian warwhoop was
given with spirit by twelve Boy Scouts
in paint. feathers, and buckskins; they
galloped about an imaginary campfire
and smoked an imaginary pipe O.
peace.
The firefies waltz, which was inter
polated in boy Blue" recently pre-
sented at the Grand, was repeated.
Miss Sellner's solo was exceedingly
lovely, although the stage. dark ex-
cept for the twinkling lights of the
will-o'-the wisps, should have been
brighter.
There was a Spanish dance by Miss
Verda Hughes, an apt pupil of Miss
Sellner's, and a Highland Fling by a
dozen high school chaps who had all
the dash of that inimitable Scot, Harry
Lauder Sixteen boys and girls per-
formed a Russian Folk Dance, COM
pleting veritable dance of all nations
Italy, Old Erin, Japan, Scotland, Hol-
land. Spain, and the land of the little
father.
What ghost of ill fame haunts the
dim corners of the auditorium? The
playground fete was excellent; the au-
dience was unfortunately small. This
is the first Kermess to be given this
year, although there has been an
abundance of amateur entertainments.
Crowds should troop to the auditorium
tonight for the benefit of Topeka
youngsters who want to play in the
parks. A L. H.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-19
Barnes Back to Illinois.

Governor Hodges today honored a
requisition from the officials of Illi-