The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-06
BOOSTING FOR GOOD ROADS
Red Line Trip Out Of Topeka
Next Week.
Other Items of Interest in
Automobile Circles. :

or shaded pink than did black. II
seemed to be tho ambition of some
wealthy owners to invent the most
wonderful designs Of colors. Some of
the cars had weird mixtures on the
body. took for example ten cars that
passed in front Of the art institute.
1.-THE first car was a. Pierce Arrow
limousine, and. it was q dark, rich red.
The second was Stutz 6peedway-road-
ster, probably driven by the son Of a
millionaire, and the car was painted a
gaudy yellow. The third car was a
the usual color, being painted a bright
gray. The fourth was 1914 model
Cadillac Of &. dark green color. The
fifth was Franklin touring car. This
car was q bright yellow, with a black
hood. A Detroit. electric coupe then
passed by. a. beautiful maroon The
seventh was a Peerless seven passen-
ger touring car, Carrying several pretty
girls. This car was a light blue. The
eighth was e. Packard touring car, black
body and yellow wheels. The ninth was
a big Lozier. pure white. The tenth and
last was a Locomobile touring car,
black with white trimmings. Two out
Of the ten cars were black and this is
not an unusual occurrence"
The LOzier Light Six.
The Lozier Light Six automobile has
attracted some attention in the automo-
bile world, and there are several Of this
model Lozier car that have been sold
in Topeka The Independent Auto Com
pany. 1912 West Eighth street, handles
the car in this city. It has a wheel
base Of 132 inches, considerably longer
than any former Lozier car. The Light
Six was built to meet the demand for
skies of g. lighter variety.
The Light Six. convertible five or
seven passenger car, sells for $3.50. The
Light Four touring car sells for $500.
1915 Cole Has Arrived.
The Cole Four, 1915 model. has arrived,
the successor of the 1914 Cole Four.
The new model is considerably lighter
than the old and sells for $1665. about
$3.50 less than the 1914 car. George
Evans is the agent for the auto in To-
peka, and has headquarters at lis West
Fifth street
Bad Roads Cause Smashups.
Job Lippincott. motor vehicle COM
missioner for New Jersey, In an inter-
view given out recently, said that poor
roads have caused a majority OF the
smash-ups. He claims that the reports
OF reckless driving or incompetent hand
ling OF cars is not true, but that poor
roads are dangerous. He pointed out
that statistics showed that the ma
jority of the accidents were in the
country, where the roads are the worst.
He charges that the government is re-
sponsible for this to a certain extent.
Boost Good Roads.
Clay Center. Kan. June GA good
advantages of the Red line has been
arranged. which will start from To-
peka on Friday, June 18th, Governor
Hodges being one Of the party.
The route will be through Ross
Vile, ST. Marys. Wamego. Manhattan
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party arriving here at p. m. and
stopping for the night, leaving next
morning at $3.50. The following is the
schedule:
Leave Topeka at 1900 Friday. June
18th. Arrive at Rossville at 12:4b.
Leave. 1880; arrive at st. Marys,
1905; leave. 1920; arrive at Wamego.
2:05; leave, 2:2O; arrive at Manhat-
tan. 3:05; leave, 4:05; arrive at Riley.
1855; leave, sos; arrive at Leonard
Center. 6:16 on Friday; leave at $50
a. m, on Saturday. Arrive at Milton
vale. 9:15 leave, 1O:15: arrive at Glas-
co. IL; Inner. Leave Glasco. $40
p. M; arrive at Simpson. $40; leave.
1856: arrive at Asherville, 4:05; leave,
4:15: arrive at Beloit, 5:45.
Automobile Notes.
Leonard Billings Of the J. F. Billings
Auto Co.. recently purchased a big blue
Stafford roadster.
Two White automobiles. from Illinois.
passed through Topeka Friday on their
way to the Pacific coast.
A Grant car. the property Of q Kan
sas City man. has been in Topeka for
the past week or two. This Is q light
car, two passengers. and lie inexpensive.
The Jackson touring car formerly
owned by Judge Kemper. elections COM
missioner, has been turned into a road
ster by o. 8. Perkins. Hupmobile agent.
and owner Of the car.
North central Kansas has hundreds
Of automobiles. according to the To-
pekans who went on the Commercial
club trade trip this week. At nearly
every town and city along the route.
there were scores Of cars. either at the
depot or In other parts of the town.
Autoists who have been over the Sill
yer Lake roads report that they are
in fine condition. A number OF roads Ia
the northern part of the county. in
Lake. Central avenue and Rochester
are among the best in the state.
Automobile dealers in all parts Of To-
peka report q good sale Of cars dur
ing the past week
Several farmers living in the vicinity
Of Rossville. Silver Lake and Elmont
have taken out new cars recently.
The Best
For Monday at the Best theater, an
American two reel drama, Meta
morphosis," will be presentd. with
Vivian Rich and Sydney Ayers. It win
be followed by THE Newer Woman. s.
Majestic comedy, with Lillian Gish