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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-16
CALIFORNIA GIRL FIRST To MAKE
CONTINENTAL TRIP IN AJI0AL0NE
Miss Amanda Preuss Makes $500 Mile Drive Across Continent
Alone in III Days. 5 Hours and As Minutes-Covers 780
Miles in One Run-Breaks All Records for Women Cross
Country Drivers

was impossible. Just kept on go
ing, so as not to waste any time.
IN one OF those periods made
$50 miles. Ny average for the whole
trip was 300 miles a day. When l
struck decent roads again, nearing
the end of my drive, ] used to be
afraid l would go to sleep at the
wheel, il seemed so easy and monoton-
Gus after what / had been through"
Miss Preuss had never been in New
York before. Asked how Eastern men
compare with Westerners, she unhesf-
tatingly replied: .a,.
81 had chance to learn one dill
ference between them. And that is.
broadly spe aking, Fasteners are pes
simists and WestefneFs optimists.
Westerners More Cheerful
s'In the West, when / would ask
my way or the conditions OF the road.
Twas invariably answered with a sort
of sHnshfny courage: ''Oh, it's only
a couple of miles, would be the an.
swer Roads are pretty good in
spots. You'll make It all right In a
couple of hours. It amt bad.
: You see, Westerners are used to
heart breaking distances and hard go,
ing. Fasteners aren't When |
asked a man IN Gettysburg, Pa, a d.
rection, he said: Gee, Whit You go
In to try to make Flew York tonight?
Why, you'll never get over the Allie
ghenfes. Grades something terrific.
'FTaid you're going to have trouble.
'Well, it was only 210 miles, and
was so busy looking for the troubles
he warned me of didn't even notice
the little old grade of the little old
Allegheny mountains. After the
Sierra they were not very much. That
man was accustomed to the short dis
tances and conyeniences of the East.
Fasteners don't know what hardship
is. Westerners ike it; it builds char
acter.
Miss Preuss viii remain in Mex
York for some time before leaving fer
her San Francisco home.
Z
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-16
Remarkable Fiji Climbing
Test Made at Pine Crest

sary 10 AVOID any mishap. Near Dow
ney deteur Of ;fbont five miles was
necessitated from a combination OF a
washout and road building, while TO
offset this bad Inck at Bassett, on
the Valley road. the fog Clouds lifted
and the problems Of the drivers were
simplified. sst
Arriving in San Berhardino il one
hour and 81 minutes. distance o. 20
miles as shown by their speed
ometer. The pilots stopped for seven
minutes to take on oil and inspect
their car. From San Bernardino to
Pine Crest over mountain road is a
climb of 1000 feet In altitude, in a
distance OF IL miles over thorough.
fares which present grades ranging
from 5 to % percent. This portion
Of the drive was made In 81 minutes.
The drivers made the nip in two
relays. Mr.. Hunter being at the
wheel from Long Beach 90 San iser-'
nardino. while Mr. Palms took the car
over the mountain roads II the switch
back. Both faced conditions which
would have been the Waterloo OF
many good drivers, but took their car
through on record time.
Commenting on the splendid show
ing of the Cole Eight, Mr.. Palms said
II consider This particular perform
ance Of the Cole Eight as being with
out par IN the Southland. It was
not our performancetae credit be-
longs to the car, because Of IT'S
splendid records Cor beth endurance
and speed. The car used IN the trip
was sispply stock car. the kind that
you and John Jones buy when You!
walk into our salesroom and decide to
LET Cole rake you home. On The whole
trip we never used Tow gear, making
the heavy grades Of the switchback on
or high. On arrival ct.
the camp, one of the checkers put his,
face to the radiator and found it just
barely warm. But one quart OF water
was used. and that was cFtained at
our point Of destination IN the mount.
aims.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-16
Feminine STAR
DSEDGO0DYEAR
TIRES ON TRIP
Miss Armada Preuss' Roadster
Equipped With Plain and
Ah-Weather TreadS

Goodyear tires have just figured
prominently In the new transcontin.
entail record for women, set by Miss
Amanda Preuss who drove an Oldsmo-
bile Eight roadster from San Fran
cisco 20 New York in II days, 5
hours, 10 minutes.
Miss Preuss confidence in her car
and its tire equipment, and In her own
ability as a long distance driver, was
duly exhibited In her decision to make
the entire trip alone. Thus her re-
markabie transcontinental perform
4nce becomes not only the fastest ever
made by woman, but the fastest ever
made by any person travelling alone.
Fortified with letters of Introduction
to prominent personages along her
route, and Carrying a written message
from Mayor Rolph Of San Franchises
to Mayor Mitchell of New York, Miss
Preuss was checked out of San Fran
cisco at s D. m, August 5, by a news
to Mayor Mitchell of New York. Miss
Following the Lincoln Highway
through Reno, Salt Lake City, Council
Bluffs, South Bend, Canton, Gettys-
burg and Trenton, she was checked
into New York by q newspaper man,
on August 10, at 2:30 b. M. after the
fastest trip ever made by a woman
in crossing the continent. The 5000
mile trip was accomplished with an.
average of il miles. to the gallon of
gasoline.
Miss Preuss' roadster was equipped
with Goodyear tires, plain tread In
front, ail-weather tires in rear. Her
experience with Goodyear tires prior
to this remarkable transcontinentall
trip had been such that she knew they
could be relied upon, which accounts
for their selection as tire equipment
on this memorable tour. That the con-
Hdehce feposed in them was fully
justified is shown in the new record
tablished
The amount raised by German mu-i
inequalities for the relief of families
~ coIa fd,-t 11aS Etnachod $40 ()f)0 GOO
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-16
AUTOS cAsRlsn ON
eAtTLEsAtps' DECKS

Armored automobiles Graded on
the decks OF wafsnips. IN seaeolne
RATS. Tor the use OF detaehments OF
the United States Marine Corps IN
short operations, may sooa be added
to the regular equipment OF naval YES
sells
Experiments at the Boston. navy
yard have demonstrated that these
ears can be slowed aboard BY means
of electric cranes on war vessels In
a few minutes and take mp small deck
snaee.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-16

A new star has appeared in the
aerial world in the person Of Joe
Bcouel, the San Francisco aviator
who has been startling western
crowds with unprecedented aerial
stunts. His modification Of the
loop the loop" has been sending
thrills through the large gatherings
at the coast resorts. Boquel agrees
with the freshman that II b not the
drop but the sudden stop that messes
up thiags.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-16
STUDY or LIGHTING
system BENEFICIAL

A careful study of the starting and
lighting system viii prove Interesting
and profitable There are not many
things to do until you have mastered
IL. Study the instruction book. read
books and magazines and You will
find 1t gradually becoming more clear
and You win gain q knowledge OF
electricity which viii benefit you
greatly.
Dealer This engine swill develop
70shorsep0wer without vibration.
Buyer-And how much with one
I want the best money can buy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-16

Charles George Heberman, profess
sor emeritus of Latin in the College
of the City Of New York, Is dead.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-16

The amount raised by German inu-1
Hicipalit4es for the relief of families
OF soldiers, has reached $4,000, COO.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

We noticed that some of our es-
teemed contemporaries tried to throw
mud at Congressman Shouse for COM
ing home few days before congress
adjourned. He was booked for some
addresses of Importance and came
and filed his appointments. This is
like all other congressman and other
public officers have done since we can
remember, but we do not approve. II
is Just like Governor Capper and
Lieutenant Governor Morgan are now
doing and not one of Shouse's critics
have word Of criticism to offer Mr..
Capper or Mr.. Morgan. Why such
distinction IL we mean to be fair.
Salaries are still being drawn by
these Republican friends just as reg
ularly as Shouse draws his. 1t Is right
to be fair. 80 Vert Goodloe, the
driver Of the fire team, left Tuesday
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

A little drama of real life has been
occupying local attention in an I'M
dercurrent way during the past week,
bit of play-acting which is not going
to reflect credit upon some of the
actors who are participating in it.
The credulity of an aged citizen is the
central element in the play, and the
fact that he has plenty of money sup
plies the motive. A similar game,
only on larger scale and with bigger
stakes, was enacted recently in Chi
cago and has furnished the world
with a salacious bit of news. Can it
be possible that In our little COM
munity a thing will be permitted to
develop which will hold us up before
a gaping world as the abiding place Of
such sordid greed? We often hear
1t said that some men will do any
thing for money, and sometimes 1t
does look like it.-Stafford Courier.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

for thirty days visit with relatives.
He will first visit his brother Oliver
at Tucumcari and then will visit 9TH
er places as we'll. Vert has been on
the fire wagon for five and one-half
years and has not lost days time
during that period. He must stay
there Sundays and evenings and new
er has a moments time to himself
Few men would devote such time to
the service of the city and Vert is en-
titled to this lay off with pay. Ar
thur Kuntz is the relief man during
Mr.. Goodloe's absence. Mr.. Goodloe
has driven that team to 1856 fires dur
ing his period of service but this
years fires have nearly doubled any
year of the five.-Pratt Union.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

The activities of auto thieves in
Texas county have received severe
jolt. Sheriff Leeman and Jake Girls
pens returned Saturday night from a
nine-day trip in Texas and New Next
co, where they had been trailing up
the Crispens car that was stolen from
the Crispens home five miles east of
Hooker on September eth. 1t has
developed that Fern Spencer, a lad
Of Liberal, Kansas, and M. A. Pedigo,
Liberal cook, were the thieves.
Their path since they left an old
Ford roadster at the Crispens home
in exchange for a good car has been
a very crooked and varied one. They
have covered good portion Of Colo
trado, New Mexico and Texas, during
which time they had snapped cars
some four or I'VE times and the story
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13
Constipation and, indigestion

II have used Chamberlain Tab
let's and must say they are the best
I have ever used for constipation
and indigestion. My wife also used
them for Indigestion and they did
her good" writes Eugene s. Knight.
Wilmington. N. @. Chamberlain
Tablets are mild and gentle in their
'aeffnH- Give them o tTiak You afu
'eertsfR to be pleased with the asfse-
able laxative eject which they pro-
duca- ohtainabls everywhere. N
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13
Detective Powell Held for Murder.

Detective Powell Held Tor Murder'
Tulsa.-Detective Thomas Powell Of
the Tulsa police department was held
for trial before the Tulsa county su-
perior court under $4,000 bond at the
conclusion Of his preliminary trial be-
fore justice of the peace. Powell is
charged with numbering w. J. o'-Con.
nell in the local railroad yards two
weeks ago. Powell was found guilty
Of first degree murder in the justice
court. ]. w. Patton, detective, also
charged with participation in the kill.
ing Of O'Connell, was released upon
the recommendation Of the county at-
torney.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Mrs. Henry Jason tells the Osborne
Farmer that her husband is the most
awkward man in town. Henry has
been practicing for fifteen years, and
is still unable to take a pie out of
the over without showing his thumb
through the top crust.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

The Jewell Republican says the
blackbirds in that city are declaring
in chorus that they have had pleas
ant summer and every last one of
them will be back next spring. There
isn't crouch or kicker in the
crowd.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

ticular benefit of the naval stations,
this is the first time anything of the
kind has been attempted.
X X 4
Funston's Brother Weds.-James B.
Funston, brother Of Gen. Fred Fun
ston, was married at Olathe the 9TH
er morning to Mrs. Mittie Harvey.
The couple will live at Carlisle.
X X x
Found Dead in Bed.-Adam Stultz,
70 years DID,. pioneer at Wellington
and veteran of the Civil War, was
found dead in bed early the other
morning.
To Prison over Easter Hat.-James
Davenport, who shot and wounded
his wife last Easter when she returned
from town with a new hat, has pleaded
guilty in the district court to charge
of assault with intent to do bodily
harm and will be sentenced to from
one to five years in the state prison.,
X X X
Robbed Longford Bank.-The state
bank at Longford, was blown open byI
robbers the other night and about $500|
taken. No trace of the robbers hasI
been discovered.
Injured In Motor Upset.-C. M.
Lorg and wife of Nardin, Ok, were
victims Of an overturned motor car
near South Haven the other night.
Mr.. Lorg has crushed skull and is
fatally hurt. His wife was bruised
severely.
Paralysis Case In SaIIne.-The 3
year-old son Of August Dielenbrook In
the eastern part Of Saline county has
infantile paralysis, as announced BY
physicians recently.
4 X X
Saved q Girl From FIre.-The pres
ence Of mind " Miss Josephine Huoni,
freshman fine arts student from Kan.
sas City, recently saved the life of her
roommate, Miss ANGELA German of
Pawhuska, Okla. Miss Germans
dress caught fire as she heated curl
ing iron. She and Miss Josephine
Frankenburger of Ell Paso, Tex,
smothered the flames.
4 X 4
Killed In q Motor Aceldent.-Peter
Pomeroy, " years old, Sumner
county farmer since 1871, was killed
at Independence recently in q motor
car accident.
X + +
Pratt Loses by FIre.-Fire de-
stroyed the W. H. Thompson and
Reps 3-story business block at Pratt
with loss probably Of about $4,000.
This fire and three others within the
last seven months have caused loss
Of about $4,000. 1t is believed that
an incendiary Is starting the fires.
4 4 X
Killed In Motor spiil.-John Bolie
was killed and George wurth severely
injured when me oar in witch they
were riding became unmanageable and
overturned at Ellis the other niRht.
Both the nss1 lived IN Ellis.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Fires visited Liberal and Texhoma
last week and it is only matter of
time until Hooker has a blaze or two
and then the merchants will have a
chance to howl about the lack of
training and practice of the fire de-
partment. Hooker has been uncom-
monty fortunate with her fires of
late; in fact, too much so, and as a
consequence the merchants have
grown careless to such a degree that
should fire occur now the chances
are that only very few Of them
would know how to couple up hose
Next Monday the merchants Of the
town should get together and have a
reorganization Of the fire department
and everyone get out and do a little
practice work so that they will know
what to do in case Of necessity
Hooker Advance.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13
| OVER THE STATE

Major Conway reports Norton
man who is actually proud of his SON
in-law, for these reasons: He is too
poor to be blackmailed and too home
ly to be a masher.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Roy Buckingham fears that the
new-fangled illuminated keyhole will
fall short of its worthy purpose as
long as the creaking door, the un-
stable hatrack and the interrogating
wife are permitted to remain.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13
CONTEMPORARY COMMENT

Beaver county wheat made the
rest of the state sit up and take no.
tice at the State Fair last week, when
sample which was exhibited by ].
w. Gambs, manager of the Farmers
Equity Exchange at Knowles, carried
off first prize over all other counties
Of the state. How is that for old
Beaver county? The thanks OF the
entire citizenship of the county is due
Mr.. Gambs for his personal interest
in exhibiting our wheat at the State
Fair. Had it not been for his efforts,
our excellent wheat would have
doubtless never been brought to the
attention of hte public. 1t has long
been true that Beaver county wheat
was the best produced in the south
west, but that fact has not been
spread before the public as it should
have been. We should all take off our
hats to Mr.. Gambs.-Beaver Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13
THE G|LMERS HELD
State Drug Analyst Testifies to
Finding Strychnine in the
Dead Wife's Body.
HER SON SUES FOR ESTATE
William Harris Charges That HE
Mother Was unduIy Influenced
In Making Her Will.

Public opinion took a decided turn
at Garden City when P. w. Conyers,
magistrate, bound Fred M. Gilmer and
his young wife over to the district
court to face trial on a charge of MUIR
dering Mrs. Hannah Gilmer August
IL. Bond was placed at $4,000.
In the preliminary hearing Prof.
George N. Watson, drug analyst for
the state board of health, testified he
already had extracted seventeen-twen-
ty-fifth of grain of strychnine from
the viscera of the dead woman. DR..
w. ]. Stilson, county health officer,
recalled to the stand, testified that
one-half grain Of strychnine would
prove fatal in from fifteen minutes
to two hours.
The theory that strychnine may
have been present in the embalming
fluid was exploded by ]. A. Evans, q
Cimarron undertaken. who embalmed
the body. He testified that strych-
nine was never used in embalming
and was not put in the preparation
used by him.
Charging that his mother was un-
duly influenced in making her will, in
which she left a valuable farm and
other property worth many thousands
Of dollars to her husband, Fred M. Gil
mer, her son, William Harris, has filed
suit in the district court at Garden
City.
BY the will which Mrs. Gilmer left,
the son and daughter were given moth
ing.
4 X \
Negro Saw a saloon.-Out Of
gathering Of four hundred high school
and grade pupils at Belle PLANE only
seven were found who had seen sa-
loon and hardly more than that had
seen anyone intoxicated. This surpris-
ing result Of Kansas prohibition was
brought out at a service in commem-
Grafton Of Frances Willard Day un-
der the auspices Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
r Xxx
Weather Reports by Wireless
Daily weather forecasts by wireless
will be sent out every day from the
weathsf station at tin Kansas Assi.
cultural College. 1t was announced re-
Gently. With the exception Of the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Geo. w. Finnup, through friend,
has been enabled to get a Az per
cent interest rate on the bonds Gar
den City will issue to pay for the new
sanitary sewer system. This is a
mighty good rate of interest and
speaks we'll, not only for the credit
of Garden City, but for the ability of
Mr.. Finnup to get in touch with the
big money interests of the country.
In this connection it might be we'll
to call attention to great service
Mr.. Finnup did for Garden City in
1901, which few ever heard of or IL
they did they did not fully under
stand. At that time Garden City was
staggering under heavy debt and
was on the verge of bankruptcy and
reputation and Mr.. Finnup by rea-
son of his close connection with
financial interests, succeeded in COM
promising the bonded debt of the city
with the bondholders and by reason
of this deal $4,000 was knocked off
the principal, and interest charges
reduced from $1,000 year to less
than $4,000. Mr.. Finnup did not
profit one cent individually by his
deal, but it placed Garden City in a
position where she could meet her
obligations and go ahead and reach
the position she now occupies.-Gar-
den City Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

The ceremony Of middle aged
mans fourth marriage was progress
ing on schedule, relates a Third Dis
trict writer, and just at the most i'm
pressive time, some one was heard
sObbing loudly in an adjoining room.
"That," explained member Of the
family, lis our Emily. She always
cries when pa is getting married."
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Of their escapades would make an in
teresting book. They were finally
taken into custody at Trinidad, Colo
RADIO. Spencer made a complete con-
fession and took prison sentence
of from two to. four years. Pedigo
tried to lie out of it, it is said, and is
awaiting trial in the Las Vegas jail.
All stolen cars were recovered by the
owners and the meteoric career Of
crime Of Pedigo and Spencer brought
to close.-Guymon Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Killed In 4 Motor Aceldent.-Pete
Pomeroy, " years old, Sumner
county farmer since 1871, was killed
at Independence recently in a motor
car accident.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

When a policeman determines to
retire within himself and avoid the
plaudits Of the public, he makes the
modest violet look like hollyhock.
The Kansas policeman who was re-
Gently married through an advertise
ment will not admit that he got 5000
replies to his ad, but says he "only
considered" fifteen of those he did
get.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Candidate Hughes said recently in
q public speech: "You couldn't get
a decent protectionist measure out of
a Democratic congress sectionally or
ganized any more than you could get
revival sermon out of disorderly
house." Any man who can SO far
lose his head as to insult half Of his
countrymen with such uncalled for
and obscene comparison cannot be
trusted to conduct the niceties Of
diplomatic negotiations between
great nations. Minneapolis Better
Way.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Killed In Motor spiIl.-John Bolig
was killed and George Wurth severely
injured when the oar in witch they
were riding became unmanageable and
overturned at Ellis the other night.
Both the rBsn iived IN Ellis.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Paralysis Case In SaIlne.-The 3
year-old son of August Dielenbrook in
the eastern part Of Saline county has
infantile paralysis, as announced By
physicians recently.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Pratt Loses by FIre.-Fire de-
stroyed the W. H. Thompson and
Repps 3-story business block at Pratt
with a loss probably Of about 1000.
This fire and three others within the
last seven months have caused loss
Of about $4,000. 1t is believed that
an incendiary Is starting the fires.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-10-13

Injured In Motor Upset-C. M.
Lorg and wife of Nardin, Ok, were
victims of an overturned motor car
near South Haven the other night.
Mr.. Lorg has crushed skull and Is
fatally hurt. His wife was bruised
severely.