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Arizona republican., 1917-12-23
A MOTORISTS RESOLUTION
Ky Lnhn E. Terms

By John E. Terms l place my hand upon my heart Which is repentant and contrite, And I resolve that I will start The celebrated New Year right. I know resolves are often bent,
 And shortly are not worth darn, But I'll live up to these anent
 That horseless carriage in the barn. Last year I pressed it's throttle down, And charging forth my Blitzen Benz, Drove all the children out of town And paid the farmers for their hens. ] turned the corners on two wheels The old boat skidding fro and to, And I was deaf to an appeals
 From passengers in my canoe. At streets I never slackened just To let the other tumbrils by. ] said. "Old car, in thee I tfust!' And took the crossings all on high. Oh. was rapid: I was fast,
 And friends of mine were booked
 for grief.
 But I am waking up at last,
 And l resolve to turn a leaf So humbly on this day. old pard, take the calendars of then And throw them in my neighbor's yard Along with follies nine or ten. Receive me now to Safety First
 Societies, I take the VOW. I'll jaunt discreetly OCT the verst, And live till eighty. anyhow.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23
CADILLAC CARS STAND UP WITH
 R0UCHSERV|CE

Testifying to the sturdiness of the Cadillac eight" the agency for which has been taken over by Babbitt-P Poison company, is the record made by these cars in the service os the Union Auto Stage company which. winter and summer. maintains its schedule be- tween Globe and Miami, and the capi- tai city.
 Cadillac "eights" arc used exclus- ively by the Union Auto Stage line The load is never too heavy for them to climb the steepest grades on the Apache Trail. Baggage and passeng- CTS may be far in excess of the load which the designers of the car origin ally intended it should carry, but the old Cad" always finishes in fine form and frequently first.
 In all kinds of weather, over good roads and bad, loaded to the guards with passengers or carrying light loads, with frequent changes of drivers, which every motorist knows is bad for a. car, the Cadillac ''eights" continus to run over the road of thousand curves and hills, with a breakdown hardly known and the schedule al- ways kept.
 Some of the cars now in service on l the Union Auto Stage line have run | so many thousand miles that the av- craze automobile driver would dis pute the numbers on the speedometerA | These old cars are still in good condi- | ton and their maintenance cost has always been minimum expense.
 we have found the Cadillac to bs the only car suited to the rough usage to which stage line automobile is subjected" says B. H. McAhren, man ager of the Miami branch of the com- pany.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23
"Serpice' the WatChWOrd of Leach Company

Did you ever hear of an automobile sales company or distributing agency whose principal business is not selling automobiles?" asks F. r. Hughes, manager of the local branch of the Leach Motor Car company.
 That applies to the Leach Motor Car company of Phoenix" says MT. Hughes. Tt sounds unreasonable to the average motorist. who heretofore has purchased a car. only to learn that the dealers interest in him succumbs to a sudden demise, once the transac- tion is completed.
 "To US that is the fundamental req son why a great many motor car com panies go broke, and are forced to get out of business. It is because they for get that a permanent business is worth more to them than record breaking sales for a short period, accompanied by general dissatisfaction among customers who feel that they have not received proper treatment.
 Service, or lack of service, is the cross roads on the path to success, which every dealer must face event ually. He must decide whether his in- leIeSI III llle CuStOllSi oHall SoiIAhoC oA- ter the car is sold. or whether the mo- [ tor car owner will be allowed to shift for himself.
 The success of the Leach Motor car company, in the several cities in which it has branches, is subsequent to what we believe the correct solution of this problem. We figure that a pleased customer is an attribute. We are of the opinion that a customer who will continue to buy cars from us in the fu- ture is worth just so much to us in dollars and cents.
 Jack Finch, service mechanic of years of experience, man who knows the game from the viewpoint of the dealer, the customer, the race driver and a hundred other angles, heads the service department for the Leach Mo- tor Car company.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23
YOUNG WOMAN |S
 EXCITED AS GAR RUNS BY ITSELF

Az excited young woman, the self reliant habits of a Dodge Brothers motor car and a novel advertising idea combined. caused quite a little excitement at McArthur Brothers used car mart yesterday
 As special attraction to call at tention to the new used car sales place, McArthur Brothers advertised that a quantity of gasoline would be put in a Dodge Brothers motor car, the car started and everyone would be invited to guess how long it would run.
 The young woman did not know this and as she came around the cor ner she saw the car moving; she saw no driver and naturally she thought the car was running away.
 Stop the car" she cried, rushing frantically up to tho first man she encountered-its running away-some one will get hurt.
 Attracted by the shout largo crowd collected, one very good look ing hero eager to help beauty in dis tress started after the car, when Willard Lyngar of McArthur Brothers sales force interfered: Let that car alone. he yelled, it knows what it's doing"
 Explanations were made and ths blushng young woman made a nasty departure, while the Dodge, watched by an admiring crowd continued its graceful gyrations.
 McArthurs Brothers used car mart which is located on the lot at the corner of Central and Jefferson streets is an ideal place to sell used cars and special prices are made every Satur- day. Many ranchers arc taking ad- vantage of the place set aside for their use. where every Saturday, they may meet and exchange both goods and ideas.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23
Cadillac at Babbitt-Pols Fine New Salesroom Opened

Tomorrow morning Babbitt- Polson's new Buick and Cadillac distributing agency will open at S06 North Central avenue. The Cadillac has recently been added to the extensive line already car ried by this live concern, and through it's addition, Assistant General Manager Woodbury feels that two of the best cars in their classes, on the market. will be housed under the same roof. The new salesrOoms will also be head quarters for MT. Woodbury, who realizing the importance of the new line will devote much of his time towards seeing that the car is properly presented to the pub lie
 There are many new feaures in the new Cadillac, several models of which have already been re- ceived by Babbitt- Poison com pany, and these will be placed on display in the new show windows. The place at 306 North Central was formerly occupied by the Used Car department of Babbitt Poison company, and the garage and rear will continue for the time being to serve in this ca pacity. The front section will be screened off and will be for the use of the- Buick and Cadillac only.
 The Buick car is too well known in Phoenix to need fur ther introduction. It is one of the old reliable lines of the Bab- bitt-Polson company, and its quality has been one of the fac tors contributing to the success of the company in this district.
 One of the features of the new Cadillac, deserving of especial mention is the anti-glare light
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23
SLEEVE VALVE |S
 APPRECIATED BY
 AUTO STAGE FIRM

That the value of sleeve valve mo- tors in stage work is appreciated is shown by the fact that one of the larg- est stage companies of Arizona, main- taining a number of cars on the stage line between Tucson and Winkelman had it's manager make a special trip overland from Tucson yesterday in or der to secure for immediate delivery two Willys Knight seven passenger Fours.
 Everyone knows the condition of Ar izona roads at this time of the year and none peter than the drivers of the various auto stages. Willys Knight cars have been used on this line from Tucson to Winkleman for several years. other cars have come and gone, but the steady day by day grind has only improved the wonderful Knight motors.
 According to Mir. Duffy of the local Overland Arizona company, the British department of war the La Sale hotel, users of sixty Willys Knight taxi cabs, and the Arizona stage men are the best possible boosters of Knight motors They know from actual experience un- der all kinds of road conditions and in all kinds of weather just what the Knight will do. Outside of the cars us- ing the Knight motor, there are no cars on the market today whose motors improve with use. This fact is abso- lutely established after years and years of the most exhaustive tests known to motordoN.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23
Is MOpie Stur'S
 FdpOrite Car

Taylor Holmes, Essanay star, who with his company has been in Phoenix for several days, dur ing the filming of "Ruggles of Red Gap" is an enthusiastic booster for the Chandler, one of the lines handled by the Rabbit Poison company.
 MT. Holmes owns a Chandler himself, but did not bring it with him. No other car would suffice, during his visit here, so he ob- tained one from the Rabbit Pol son company. He declares the Chandler is the only car satis- factory to him, although he had access to almost every kind of car on the market.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23

system. Through the operation of a small lever on the steering post, on the opposite side from the gas enricher, the reflectors in the lamps are tilted up or down. When another car is encountered on the road, the lights are shifted so that they reflect on the road immediately in front of the car. No dinners are necessary, and the glare problem is permanently and effectively eliminated.
 The Babbitt- Poison company is now the state distributor for Cad lilac cars. Direct factory connec- tions will make possible the best kind of services for owners. The new open roadster. the five-pas- senger phaeton and the touring car, all eight-cylinder engines, are being shown.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23

George W. Campbell, who has been on a tour through Prescott, Flagstaff, Holbrook, Ray and other northern Ari- zona points in the interests of the Leach Motor Car company, has re- turned to Phoenix. MT. Campbell re- ports that business was good on the trip.
 c. w. Woodbury, assistant general manager of the Babbitt Poison com pany will be in charge of the new Buick and Cadillac headquarters in the building previously used by the Bab- bitt-Polson company's used car de- partment. MT. Woodbury will make his headquarters at the new office.
 Cal Messner will probably enter a car in the races at the state fair grounds on New Years day. Messner says he has nothing but stock tour ing car, but that he thinks the super will show a lot of class, even if it isn't stripped for the occasion.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23

Ed A. Leach, formerly with the Los Angeles branch of the Leach Motor Car company, is now connected with the local esta blishment MT. Leach has an enviable reputation as salesman of unusual ability.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23

Incidentally the good roads meeting was one of the most successful public assemblages held recently. It is ex- pected that some action will be started shortly.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23

Taylor Holmes likes the Chandler. He owns one himself. and besides this rode around in one of the Babbitt- Pol sons during his visit here
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23

The Phoenix Motorcycle club was re- organized at meeting held during the past week. The club elected officers and made plans to become one of the most active of local organizations.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23
AUTOGRAPHS

Charles H. McArthur has returned from a visit to the Douglas branch of McArthur Brothers.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23

Winthrop H. Pinkerton of Los knge- les, has arrived in Phoenix to take the position recently vacated by W. L. Pearin, with the Leach Motor Car com pany. Mir Pearin went to San Fran cisco to engage in au automobile fin ancing business where he will be as- sociated with Attorney Glenn W. Rog- org
Arizona republican., 1917-12-23

Cal Messner is selling a lot of Re public trucks these days. Put down to the credit of Messner recently arc sales to W. F. Wilson at Jerome, to Pratt-Gilbert company, to Mir. Pome- roy of Mesa, and one to the state of Arizona
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23

treat TO those present and they en-
joyed tho rehearsal which was staged
just as tho night OF the performances.
Were the Nauvoo grocers who say
there is no cost OF living problem, In
fluenced by the fact that they get
their groceries at wholesale pricesf
Ben Koeohn. who lives down in
Nauvoo's first ward, is another Vic
tim OF pneumonia and is very sick
man.
Throwing 1t to the birds or squsn-
dering it on the chickens Is one anG
the same thing, the first being just
the old style OF saying 1t in Nauvoo.
Nauvoo people should not forget
that the primaries will be held In
Nauvoo when city officers should be
selected. Who wants to be mayo:
and aldermen for the three different
wards?
Crossing the lake at Nauvoo Is
little BIT uncertain Just as we go to
press. Mail was brought up from
Keokuk Wednesday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
TAKE YOUR MEDICINE.

REGULARLY - Hoods Sarsaparilia
Before Meais-Peptlron Pills After.
This combination is having wonder
full success everywhere.
It is sweeping poor health and fear
OF mental and physical breakdown out
OF many homes.
1t Is restoring lost appetite, giving
the glow OF health to the cheeks, max
Ing faces bright and complexion clear.
ana literally giving worn-out, brain
Tagged people the strength of iron.
For It combines that most useful Of
all metals-fron-in course Of medi.
cine that is peculiarly effective.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is made from
an unsurpassed formula OF blood-pur-
flying and stomach tonng remedies,
including sarsaparilla, mandrake. dam
delion, yellow dock. wild cherry. gem
tian and other valuable Alternatives
and kidney and liver remedies.
Peptiron Pills, named from pepsln
and iron. include these with nux and
other blood and stomach tonics-just
what physicians prescribe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
Ing the fund according to number Of

ing the fund according to number OF
townships.
1t shows that s1xty-two out OF the
pinety-nine counties draw more from
the fund than they pay in.
The report shows the exact mum
Der of cars owned in each county.
This Is the first official count Of cars,
by counties, ever made in Iowa
Polk county is recorded as owning
S,416 cars, which at the average reg.
istration rate Of $S.45 per car. re.
suited In s71.125.20 being paid the
state in fees. However in the dis
tribution OF the auto fund, Polk coun
ty received less than half the suru
paid In.
There are but five counties in Iowa
having less than 1000 cars. While
Polk county has one car for every
fifteen persons living in the county
some of the counties without largr
cities, where the population Is mostly
rural. have more cars per capita thar
Polk county.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
LEE TITLES
ARE OLDEST
Land Grants Arc Always More or Less
Discussed In Sessions Of state
Legislature.

Land titles have been a constant
source Of discussion at sessions of the
Iowa legislature every two years. In
no county has there reigned so much
confusion in the matter Of titles as in
Lee county which boasts the Oldest
land title in the state-the Riddick
title to the Montrose lands.
The fame and intricacy Of this
title is only matched by that of the
half-breed tract which caused vast
amount Of litigation over conflicting
claims to lands belonging to the res
ervation established by the govern.
ment for the halfjbreed members Of
the Sac and Fox tribes in 1924.
The Riddick title harks back to
Louis lesson, Honore, an Indian
trader who settled among the Indians
in the year 1899 at the head of the
lower rapids on the Mississippi river
In the town Of Montrose, under per
NIT to settle from the Spanish govern
ment dated in March, 1893.
Honore, being indebted to Joseph
Robidoux of st. Louis, transferred to
Robidoux in 1906 claim to q league
square of land at the head Of Nhe low
er rapids. In the year 1910 the claim
was sold at St. Louis to Thomas f.
Riddick, at a public sale. Riddick
proved up his claim 1or the league Of
land before commission appointed
under act of congress to adjust the
French and Spanish claims to lands in
the territory Of Louisiana. But the
commission only confirmed GAO acres
and its action was upheld by congress
itself when Riddick's heirs appealed.
That was only tho beginning OF q
long series Of legal contests during
which Iowa became . state and the
case OF the land title was twice car
rfed to the supreme court. at first be-
ing reversed and later the title being
sustained,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
,,..Ide Aid IL sssns Used In Effort
. secure Passaes Of shortress
Measure for
Annunittes.
IOWA rs INTERESTED
r.,I,,re to pass Pension Measure May
be the Msans o. Losino Some
Valuable Members Of
Teachers Corps.

large amount Of active. telling
~crk ia being done on behalf Of
,.schers' pensions in Iowa. Former
.snrts proved unsuccessful, but the
ssschers did not lose hope and
~orked with redoubled effort. The
st,te Federation of Women's Clubs
M many of the organisations rep.
tented in the federation are at
.nrai. The State Federation 0;
Teachers' Clubs, Of which Miss Jose
phine Burt is president, 10
leaving no stone unturned and
other helpers have been enlisted, as
he teachers of Iowa are again ask.
M for consideration at the hands
.. the legislature. Hon. F. r.
shortses OF Traer has introduced in
ne house a bill for teachers pen
lions designed to be fair both to the
teachers and to the state. A COM
mittee appointed by the State Teach
n, association is actively pushing
the measure and 1t 10 receiving much
support outside the teaching profess
sion.
after all It is the state that ought
"a be interested in this thing" says
the BuIllukIOA nav h,A9yOs LIZ
state ought to be interested In doing
Justice to all classes Of its citizens.
Everybody knows that the teachers
are underpaid. Everybody who is
sincere knows that teachers salaries
are not going to advance in proper
ton to salaries In other lines or in
proportion to living expenses. The
teachers are not organized into
unions prepared to demand and back
un their demand for reasonable COM
pensation. Such movements on the
part OF employees Of the state are
booked upon with disfavor. 1t is pre-
eumed that the state will do the fair
thing. and do It literally. without
secretion of any kind.
"And the state ought to be inter-
ested from quite another standpoint.
Every state adjoining Iowa, with the
exception Of Missouri and South Da-
kota, has teachers pensions. Iowa
{ d one Of fifteen states out OF our
foty-eight without any such provi-
sions for the old age Of its teachers.
It does not take any advanced logic
to see what the result of this con-
dition is going to be. II. means that
Iowa is going to lose. as she Is los
ing, the cream Of her teaching corps.
We are maintaining teachers col
lege without a superior in the land,
and in it we are educating. at heavy
expense, teachers many of whom
find their way out into other states
where their services are more highly
appreciated.
The thirty-seventh general assem-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
Clears Blotcky Ski,,

Don't worry about blotches or other
skin troubles. You can have clear.
clean complexion by using little zerno.
obtained at any drug store for 25c or
extra large bottle at $1.00. .
Zemo easily removes all traces of
pimples, black heads, blotches, eczema,
and ringworm and makes the skin clear
and healthy. Zemo is clean, penctrat-
ing, antiseptic liquid, neither sticky nor
greasy and stains nothing. It 10 easily
applied and costs a mere trife for each
application. 1t is always dependable.
The q. W. Rose Co. Cleveland. O
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
A Bad Back
Made Good
(By l.. w. Bower, M. d.


Backache of any kind is often
caused by kidney disorder, which
Leans that the kidneys are not work
ing properly. Poisonous matter and
uric acid accumulate within the body
In great abundance, over-working the
sick kidneys, hence the congestion Of
blood causes backache in the same
rnanler as similar congestion in the
head causes headache. You become
nervous, respondent, sick, feverish,
irritable, have spots appearing be-
fore the eyes. bags under the lids,
and lack Of ambition to do things.
The latest and most effective
means of overcoming this trouble, is
to eat sparingly of meat, drink plenty
Of water between meals and take a
single Anuric tablet before each
meal for while.
Simply ask your favorite druggist
for Anuric double strength) if you
aren't feeling up to the standard. II
you have lumbago. rheumatism,
dropsy. begin Immediately this treat
ment with Anuric. Most scientists
and medical men believe that be-
cause of an over-abundance Of uric
acid in the system, uratic salts are
deposited in the tissues and cause
rheumatism and govt.
The physicians and specialists at
DR.. Pierce's Institution in Buffalo,
N. Y, have thoroughly tested Anuric
and have been with one accord sue
cessful in eradfcating and throwing
of from the system the uric acid
which accumulates and poisons.
Patients having once used Anuric at
this Institution have repeatedly sent
back for more.
Such demand has been created
that Doctor Pierce decided to put
Anuric in the drug stores of this
country, In a ready-to-use form. It
will be their own fault il those suf-
fering from uric acid troubles do not
take advantage Of this wonderful
remedy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
LEE COUNTY
AUTOMOBILES
Report From Secretary OF State
Elbows This Section Of Iowa
Has 1927 Cars.

There are 1,e21 automobiles in Lee
county according to w. s. Allen.
secretary Of state, who sent to the
general assembly statement show
ing that Iowa had 19s,5S7 automobiles
registered in 1915 and that the auto
owners paid $1,67s,924 in fees to the
state.
The report shows that Iowa has
one car for every twelve persons lir.
ing in the state.
The general assembly called for a
statement OF the number of cars and
revenue received IN order to determ-
inc what counties are paying in the
most of the revenue and what coun'
ties are getting the greatest bene-
fits under the present system OF divid-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23
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