The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-20


timated that the car was nothing but
a piece Of iron and miscellaneous junk.
However, a garage man drove 1t to his
shop the next morning and 1t will be
put In good shape at little cost. The
car was made Of good material. A
engineer met with a similar accident
Sunday night. although the car did
not sustain as much damage as the
Montgomery roadster.
E. d. McKeever. the genial Topeka
attorney. is not going to New Mexico
In his big Cole. as reported. McKeever
and his family will go to Oklahoma in
a few weeks.
1t might prove of value to Topeka
motorists to know where some of the
best roads in Kansas are loca ted.
Through Burlingame. Carbonate.
Scranton and Wakarusa the roads were
smooth as asphalt. At Pauline they
were fine, but az soon as the car neared
Topeka, the road began to get rough.
Topeka is famous for being the center
of the good road belt of Kansas, yet
the roads. with a few exceptions. with
in a mile or two Of the city are no.
toriOusly bad.
Harry lines. the agent Of the Paige
and Chalmers touring cars and road
sters, announced this week the arrival
OF the 1915 model Paige and 1918
model Chalmers. The Chalmers car
is Light Six, has a beautiful stream
line body, blue. with a block hood.
The tenders are all nodded out of one
piece of steel. lines took a friend out
riding in the Chalmers Six when 1t ar
rived. The car changed speed from
two miles to forty within a few Sec
onds. Mr.. Ines friend began think
ing of the time when automobiles first
came into favor. In those days half
OF the time taken in riding was spent
in cranking up the old car, lighting
the old carbite or gas lights, pumping
up tires by hand and sitting on old
cushions. Now a man presses a but
ton, the engine begins to purr, he
switches on another button, the lights
go on making q more brilliant light
than the old ones. and when he has a
tire down. he pumps. it up by q tube
connected with the engine.
Roadsters have been slow in arriv-
ing in Topeka, but it is believed that
passenger cars will be sold. In the
large cities there are almost AZ many
roadsters and runabouts as touring
cars. New model roadsters, Loxiers,
Oaklands. Coles, Chalmers. Overlands,
Appersons American Undertakings. and
other medium priced cars have had
wide sales in Kansas City, Chicago and
other cities.
DR.. C. b. Van Horn and family have
gone on motor trip to points in
western Kansas and Colorado. They
are using a big Cole purchased q short
time ago.
Motor car dealers are optimistic.
, They are anticipating a record break
ing volume of business after the
wheat has been harvested and has
been moved" The farmers along
the route taken recently by the To-
peka Commercial club trade trippers
have been buying autos as they for
merly bought buggies. Mary Of
talking Of buying after the wheat
harvest.
A large number of entries are in for
the big international motorcycle races
that will be held in Dodge City July
:. This is expected to be the biggest
motorcycle event ever held IN Kansas.
Cash prizes amounting to 1890 have
been offered A party OF TopekaSis
will attend the races
Word comes from Fort Scott that
iiity autos will be sent out June
| - 10 make a tour Of the country. 1t
Will be boosting trip. Nine towns
will be included in the schedule Hoyt
will have similar trip next week.
J. F. Billings. local agent for the
REQ. reports the sale OF q car to ..
! A. Jones, 1907 Western avenue, and
one to Mr.. Trip Of Meridian Mr.
Billings has Mr.. Harry Wheeler. Req
factory expert from Lansing, Mich.
at his showrooms this week, in the
interest of their product and all REQ
owners have the opportunity Of hav-
ing their cars looked over by Mr..
wheeler without charge, which goes
to show that the REQ people are in
terested in the buyers Of their prod
uct after the sale of the cars Ii made.
! AZ we'll as before.