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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
STUDEBAKER PILOT CAR
ARRIVES IN ST. LOUIS
Overland Journey OF 2,oS. Miles
Made over lmpassabio
KOnus

Tho Sudchaker pilot ear. tho Off
Cial trail blazer of tho now famoua
"Ou to St Louis" overland tour of the
San Francisco Advertlsng club. ar
rived in st Louis sunday, June 3,
only three hours behind schedule,
with the Sudehuker pilot car was
another Sudcbaker. driven by pri-
yate owner from the Golden Gate.
only one other automobile kept com
pany to the Studobaker cars upon
their triumphul entry INTO the south
crn metropolis, the balance Of the
caravan being dropped 10y the way
side long before.
The caravan OF II automobiles left
san Francisco at $50 o'clock the
morning Of May 20, carrying dele
gates from the san Francisco Ad-
vertising club to the convention Of
nd men nt st. Louis which opened
Juno g. \ short ceremony was held
at tho city hail before the ears started
for their long trip. Mayor Rolph
handed the delegates II letter to
Mayor Kiel OF 81. Louis before off
ciallv starting the caravan. The big
idea of the Cross-country caravan
was primarily to boost san Francisco
as the place for the 1913 convention.
The delegates were wcll-armed 10 put
IL over successfully ly-aud they did.
Chestern ~ Weaver, san Francisco
distributor of Studebaker cars, in
charge of the Studebaker pilot car
saws the roads OF nearly the entire
distance were next to impossible. Yer
table seas OF mud were encountered
from I.uNelocks, New, to Fort brius-
err. Wyo.. and, for that matter, prac-
tically all the way into st Louis, WIN
hail and rainstorms en- route 10 auu
to the discomfort of the intrepid cali
foTnianS.
At the Utah boundary four hundred
automobiles and Governor Bamber-
ger received the caravan, escortlnS 1t
into ogden. At Salt Lake city many
of the cars were in sorry phsht anu
we're shipped on to Denver by freight
Tl,e t,yo Studebaker cars, however.
kept samely to the task before them
ma continued to plow their way over
land stems and SHOWS had dam
aged parts Of the Lincoln highway
To such an extent that 1t was next 10
impossiblc to maintain scheduleu
speed After leaving limon, 'ol.' u
took the tourists five hours TO trhNei
the next thirty miles.
II WAS A trip to test the stamina
md endurance of both men ana ma
chimes and that the two Studebake'
cars to start from San Francisco May
"a should plow their way thru win
ont tire or mechanical trouhle ana "'-
/ rive NJ their destination but three
bours behind schedule. Is remarkanle
| 20 sny the least. The StudehaNer
! ans averaged two hundred miles per
/ dnv for the entire IA days trip. IL
vns one of the fastest tours ever
made out Of the Golden Gate
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24

. hnve a 1915 CD anu
the car has n l2-volt storage battery
as the regular equipment But this
battery is worn out and ruinen. I
have battery | can take out OF a
(-.D / would Ike to know II
this battery Will work on the(--.J
| don't want to get new battery
for (.) but II the same battery
will work on either car. | would rather
get now one for the (--) =.
ID. T..
4, As tho battery OF the second
chr you name Is II 0-volt battery, you
cannot use Il on the other ear Ior
starting purposes. but You can use 1t
for lights and ignition. The twelve
volts are only uscd for the starting
motor II YOU should decide To iin""
the change. he sure to nave the posi-
tive wire Of tho generator connected
To the positive poic OF the battery
and negative 10 negative.
=. VIII you ploaso ndNiso mo whnt
is tho proper way to adjust tho brakos
OF n --) cur 1872 X. a. \.
4. Jack up both rear wheels ana
when both brakes nrc off, try the
wheels h, hnnd to bc -uro tlIht both
tpin freely.
Have some one hold down the foot
brake about hnIf way. or place II stick
between II and the front seat 50 u'
loid II down, and thcn try the wheels.
iou should bc able Ia turn them nv
sing u ilttlc strength and bo.h should
require the same amount of effort
If one turns cnsicr than the other.
either turn down on the wing nut nt
tho brake band, of the one holding
TOO iittlo. or turn up ON the other Ia
uasc YOU feel IL IN holding too much.
fhl. nm Inill hnII nunulIN
NcNt press tho l,c,inl all the way
down when both wheels should bc
locked.
The emergency brake Is likewise nd-
justcd OulY Instead of turning ON the
wing nuts, the turnbucklc ON the
brake rods Is heightened or short
rrcd.
The emergency should grip evenly At
he third notch of the ratchet ana
ioCk nj the fiflh notch, unless the lever
so set that pulling II to the fifth
notch bring, II in IA position where
tho driver cannot exert his strength
Ia which case the wheels Cnn he made
20 lock at an earlier notch. provided
the brakes do not drag.
q. The headlights Of my 1914
(--) car are quito bright, but tho
sidelights will hardly burn, and oi>
become "A duh red. / huNu traced the
wires to them and all are fast and in
good shape ana I have also tried new
bulbs without improving II any can
YOU suggest what might be tho trou-
BILE? j. T.. G.
\. This car has IA singlc-wirc sys.
tenn, and am of the opinion thnt the
trouble is due Ia the returning Currcn
not getting to the ground well As
''C lamps are ON the windshield.
u q a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24

steering gear. any OF which are dan
gerous when speeding.
In proportion to the mileage OBJ
tanned high speeds require more gas
oline and oil than a moderate rate
Of travelling
Driving car at excessive speed.
especially over rough roads. subjects
the bearings to enormous strains.
High speed may cause crystalliza-
tion OF rapidly moving metal parts
that are subject to strain, and these
may break at any time without warn
ing.
High speeds interfere with the ac-
curacy OF steering as Is shown by
the number OF reckless drivers who
have gone over banks and into
bitches, especially on curves.
1t is "A strain on the eyes and the
nerves OF the driver and also of the
other passengers In the car.
Finally IT is a menace to the pleas
ure and safety of others who use the
road
The majority of modern motor cars
develop their maximum efficiency
with lowest expense at speeds rang
ing from II to 25 miles an hour, de-
pending on the make Of car and con-
dition of the road.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
OAKLAND WILL DOUBLE
FACTORY PRODUCTION
Plans Made for Production of
$4,000 Sensible Skies
Next Season.

A two days sales conference has
just been concluded between the Oak
land Motor Car company of Pontiac,
Mich. and It's distributors and man
ayers of branch houses. representing
all sections OF the country. The meet
ing was held at the company's plant
at Pontiac. Mich
President Fred w. Warner called
the meeting to order and announced
that the production Of Oakland sensi-
BILE skies. plans for the coming season.
would be 10000. or nearly double the
19l6-l7 seasons production. This an
nouncement was very gratifying to
both distributors and branch house
managers for the reason that 1t would
permit Oakland dealers to more nearly
meet the demand for the popular
sensible six.
The visitors were shown thru the
new three-story addition to the assem-
bling department the dimensions OF
which are 92 by 23S feet and contain
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24

SIS. 900 square feet of floor space; like-
wise. thru the new engine plant, con-
tanning $4,000 square feet OF floor
space, and In which Oakland motors
will be built.
Improved sales policies for the com
ing season were discussed by w. IL:
Masten. general sales manager ana
C. J. Nephler. assistant sales man
ager, and much enthusiasm was dis
played by all over the outlook for
greatly Increased business during the
coming season.
Both distributors and branch house
managers expressed themselves as
highly pleased over the present year 5
business, and predicted an even greater
demand for the Oakland sensible six
this coming season. They were unani-
nous in their statement that the po-
sition of the Oakland sensible six, In
automobile trade circles, was so well
established as to insure successful
business for any dealers holding an
Oakland contract
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
SPEEDING WRONG FOR
MANY GOOD REASONS
Expensive, Dangerous and Very
Inconsiderate Of Other
Peoples Safety.

speed Is expense" IL the way au-
t0mobile people translate haste
makes waste" OF the copybook. There
never was "A truer thing said. If
ever anything made for extravaganza
and discomfort II IL driving an au-
tomobilc too fast
4 decalog Of the reasons why II Is
expensive, dangerous and inconsd
crate to speed is given by Farm and
Freside' as follows:
Tires last about twice as long on
"a car that is driven at 10 miles an
hour as upon cars driven at thirty
miles an hour Speeding generates
heat. which Is an enemy to rubber.
Driving n car around a sharp cor
ner at 25 miles an hour does more
damage TO the tires than two hum
dred miles of straight road work. IIx-
cesslve side pressure on tires may
pinch the tubes. and II always strains
the side walls of the castings.
High speeds are likely to cause
skidding and breakage OF springs and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
A WOmnn's Theory.

at was my painful duty TO decline
an offer of marriage from Professor
Brainard last night" said the young
widow.
Indeed" said her lady friend.
why did you refuse him? He is
considered the most eminent mathe-
matician of the age"
Yes, and that is just why ! re-
fused him." said the young widow.
HE would be always trying to mathe-
maticially demonstrate the errors in
my dressmaker's bills"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
TIRES HALF OF COST IN
OPERATING AUTOMOBILE
Narmon People Show How Decreased
Weight I'm Car Means Economy.

Figures obtained from many auto.
mobile drivers show that nearly haif
the total annual expense OF operation
goes for tires. more than three-quar-
ters OF the remaining half Is spent
for gasoline, with only small parS
OF the annual cost of operation goes
TO oil and other necessary expenses
In keeping the car running. rms
shows how important feature light-
ness is in the construction OF flns
automobile, for the less weight there
is. the less is the wear on tires ana
the less gasoline Is consumed TO pro-
duce the necessary power
The Marmon "a, which introduced
not only the extensive use or alumni
mum in motor car construction, but
eliminated thru scientific construc-
ton many useless and heavy parts,
weighs more than 1,10O pounds less
than other cars Of comparable siZe'
power ond speed.
Marmon owners report very unusuai
mileage to the gallcn of gasoline ana
exceptional service from tires. "A
highly perfected balance OF the Mar
mon also has shown striking results
in the evenness of wear on tires.
Thousands OF Mexican laborers In
California, New Mexico and Arizona
are fleeing to Mexico in fear OF con.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
Huh!

"r, says here that in Italy only ., hanu
,,.,,,rs mat are in tune are given
Iircnses." remarked the old fogy'
And the ones that can't get licenses
are shipped to this country coip-
mented the crouch.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
Actual HostiIitics Feared.

"Givc me the dictionary, quick"
What's the rush."
MY wife wants me to tell her what
armed neutrality is and | have "A feel
Ing that in n short time there wpn''
be any such thing
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24

Thousands OF Mexican laborers In
California, New Mexico and Arizona
are fleeing to Mexico in fear OF con-
scription.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
OLD REGIME WINS
Japan Advocates of More Representa-
tive Form of Govt Lose Election.

Toxic, April 21-The indications
are that the administration has won
the election. The result will be close
and many outlying districts are still
to be heard from.
The campaign which has just ended
in Japan marked an important point
in the struggle for more representa-
tive form of government in which the
victory apparently has been won by
the opponents of such reforms. Count
Okuma, leader of the movement for
representative government aitho hav-
ing a majority in the house of repre-
sentatives was replaced last year as
premier by Count Terauchi, one of the
most uEcompromising opponents of
the new school which threatened to
revolutionize the form of government.
Count Terauchis avowed political
slogan is a mo party form of gov
crnment."
The fall of Count Okuma resulted
in a sharp attack on the Terauch;
ministry on the ground that it was not
representative of the controlling e1e-
ments in the house of representatives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
BIRTHS REPORTED

Following are the births reported to
Miss Eta Covell. city clerk, during the
last week:
Grover C. Burkhart and wife, SIS
W. Sixth ave, April 10, boy.
Jas: Vernon Blue and wife, 5o7
w. Eighth ave, April 5, girl.
Arthur Carruth, Jr., and wife.
1917 Mulvane St, April 10, girl.
Willard T. Cooper and wife, lis w.
Fifth ST, April Is, boy.
Morris ave. April 10, boy
Nelson Furgeson and wife, ia E.
l 5th st, April 10, girl.
Hallett Primrose Gates and wife,
1885 Topeka ave, March 10, boy.
Jas A J: Hastings and wife. R. F.
| D. No. 4, Topeka, April 20, boy
June Alexander Hawkins and wife,
! 1124 Tyler St, April IA, girl
Constantine Kloster and wife, 1928
East Crane St, April 10, boy.
Grey Wiley Leobetter and wife, SOC
w. Seventh St, April IL, boy.
Chas. Lyle and wife, 1918 Harrison
St, April Is, girl
William Marquis and wife, r. r. No
6, Topeka. April II, girl.
Charles Marion McCay and wife
Evelyn street. April H. boy
Thomas Miller and wife, 422 Taylor
street, April II, boy
/ Joseph ]. Peake and wife, 127 To
peka avenue, March 5. girl
Sherman Edward Gibbs and wife
426 Jefferson street, April 5, boy
George ]. Schiefelbein and wife, 305
Western avenue, April 10, boy
Edwin ]. Stewart and wife, 81
Madison street. April 9. boy.
William Henry Springstead anC
wife. 1903 North Quincy street, boy
Fred L. Schoonover and wife, $50.
East Sixth avenue, April 16, boy.
Ernest Swank and wife. 1915 Tylel
street, April IA, boy.
John Franklin Walton and wife
Klein street, April I, boy.
Harry G. Wall and wife, 103;
Quincy street. April 10. boy
Earl Edward Yocum and wife, 20
Emmett street, April II, boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
CAMPAIGN is CLOSED
r. r. Y. NJ C. A. Workers Entertained
at Banquet Friday Night.

The membership campaign at the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. closed Friday
evening with a banquet. Short talks
were made Sy A. A. Graham, Harry
Krogman, John Isaacson, Sr., and
Jack Leverage. John Inglot fur
nished several solos and Mrs. A A
Graham gave a reading. The totals
turned in by the teams were: Jack
Leverage, 90; Frank Meyers, 40;
Harry Krogman. 35, and A. A Ora
ham, IS. The association office fur
nished 1 5 memberships. which makes
a total of 24S renewals secured in four
days.
An athletic entertainment will be
provided for the workers on the teams
and their families Saturday afternoon,
May 10, on the association grounds
by the losing team. of which A A
Graham is captain. Refreshments
will be served and a band concert
given. The athletic feats will consist
of vaulting. running. jumping. sack
races, ball game, tennis and general
athletic stunts and will be under the
direction of the general office team
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
OvERSUBSCRIBED!
Banks Swamp e. S. Offering OF
War Bonds.
200 Million Preliminary Fund
May Be Enlarged.

Washington, April 21.-The first
informal offering of a portion of the,
$4,000, 100000 in treasury certificates
authorized in the $7,000.0 100000 war
finance measure. has been greatly
overSubscribed.
The interest rate, it has been de-
finitely decided, will be three per cent
and the first issue of $200,000,0O0, in
dication are, will be speedily followed
by other large isues.
Hundreds of banks, the federal re-
serve board announced today, are yet
to be heard from. Subscriptions al
ready received exceed by many mil
lions the s20O,0OO,000 preliminary is
sue contemplated.
The proceeds of the S200.000,0 600
issue will be called for, it was an
nounced Wednesday or Thursday of
next week and will be distributed
among the twelve banks
Offered to Banks Solely.
The certificates were offered, not to
individuals, but to banking institu-
TONS Complete tabulation of the
amount subscribed is impossible al
present, as many of the banks are yet
to be heard from, but assurances have
already been received from banks in
every section of the county that a faI
greater sum than the $200,000,000
would be taken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
BRAKES DIDN'T WORK
Aged Livestock Buyer Shaken Up in
Wolff Elevator Fall.

Failure of brakes to work was re
sponsible for an accident at the Wolff
packing plant Friday afternoon when
IN elevator, after making gravity
drop of two stories, hit the bumpers
ct the bottom of the pit. Among
those in the car were John Booth, the
elevator man, and T. ]. Tracey. an
aged livestock buyer for the company.
Tracey was the only man injured
much. He sustained a shock from
the fall which made worse because
of his age The other occupants of
the cage kept on working. Details
of the accident were obtained today
from officials of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
DEATH MOCKS GAIETY
Within Week Three Prominent Theat-
ricaI Characters Pass Away.

New York. April 21.-For the sec
ond time within a week death has
checked the laughter and the song of
Broadway.
The theatrical district today mourns
the loss of three men who contrib
uted much to it's life, it's art and its
works which made the world a little
brighter.
The Tin Woodman' will never oil
his creaky joints again; the man who
first produced Ben Hur" and who di-
rected the elaborate staging of
':Humpty Dumpty," Beauty and the
Beast and other famous musical pro-
auctions, will never again add his ar
tistic touch 20 an authors works.
The diamonds which flashed en-
masse from the front row on all
Opening nights" are scattered.
Montgomery, Teal and Diamond JIM
Dave" Montgomery, Ben Teal and
Diamond jim" Brady have been TAX
en- away from Broadway within a
week.
Broadway was still discussing the
possibility of contests over Diamond
Jim's" will when word was passed
of the death of both Montgomery and
Teal Montgomery-long known as
the partner of Fred Stone-died in
Chicago after a months illness. Teal
died in a sanitarium here
Montgom cry was born in St Joseph.
Mo, in 1870. He started his career
with a medicine show Teal came
from California His first work as a
producer was in San Francisco.
The comedy team of "Montgom cry
and Stone. came into being in 1894.
The notable success in which they
appeared included The Wizard of
o." The Red MILL THE Old Town
and THE Lady of the Slipper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
GRAIN PRICES DROP
Cash Wheat Down 9 Cents n Bushel
in Topeka Today.

Prospects of government contro! OF
wheat drove prices down on the 10
peka board of trade today. High
ed from $3.50 to S265, a drop of ,
cents a bushel from Fridays high
mark. May options on the Kansas
City wire slumped about cents. The
market on the latter opened at S2.4S p
and the highest mark attained was
$2.49 There was decided slump az
was low on May for the day.
Cash corn here reached high mar
of S1.5S to S159, that price being PAID
for No > white. No. mixed set the
DAYS low mark at $1.461 y a bushel'
May corn on the Kansas city wire
onened at S1.47. went as high as
s1.47%, as low as SLAB and closed a.
81 441b
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
LOCAL MENTION

DIR. Narcotic has moved his office
to 713 Kansas ave, over Fullerton's
Hardware store.-Adv.
Tuesday, April "a, Frank ]. Smith
president of the Kansas Good Roads
association, will talk before the Co
operative club on the subject of good
roads. Members are asked to notify
the secretary if they cannot be present.
The meeting is at the Elks' club.
Social Dance at Kirkpatrick's hall
tomorrow, Saturday. night. Saunders
orchestra. Admission 35c. Adv.
F. A. Rooster, D. D. s.. 10 Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv
The Lillian Mitchner union of the
W. c. T. L. will meet with Mrs. L. F.
Sherman, 100 East Tenth street Thurs
day at $3.50 p. m.
Safety razor blades sharpenea bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz- Brunr.
Martin Drug Co.-Adv-
Social dance tonight at Kirkpat-
rick's hall Saunders orchestra. Ad-
mission 35c.-Adv.
Charles D. Cuthbert, architect, has
been awarded the contract for draw
ing plans of the new $4,000 city hall
for Hamlin Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21

The third day in the $4,000 Y. NJ.
c. A. campaign proved a charm so far
as collections were concerned. From
8 o'clock in the morning the 100 or
more workers collected 1888, which
surpasses by $1,000 the collection of
either of the two previous days of the
campaign.
That swells the grand total to SIS
249.50 with three more days to work
If Y. M. c. A. subscription campaign
history repeats itself, collections for
the next three days will be easier and
heavier than in the first three days
The workers cheered Justify when
Captain Sp3ckerman's team reported
S1,065 in collections for today. This is
the largest collection in the campaign
and placed the banner in the Eitelman
division. Division d had challenged
the Eitelman division but the big
Spokesman collection threw all hopes
of victory for the day out of the Di-
vision D ca MP.
L. c. Rain, chairman of Division
! B, had challenged the Carswell divi-
sion and he, too, lost out Carswelr $
division collected $575 against 1878
/ for the Rain division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-21
TAKE ice TICKETS?
Four Drivers of the Mutual
Company Are Arrested.
They Are Accused of Having
Stolen Coupons.

Four drivers for the Mutual Ice &
Cold Storage company have been ar
rested charged with selling discarded
ice books to the MutuaFs customers
and keeping the money.
The four men are Edward Morgan.
w. E. Thompson. Roy Thompson and
John Downie, all old and trusted driv-
ers for the Mutual.
Last fall when the ice season closed
for most Topekans there were partial
ly filled books in the hands of many
housewives. The Mutual company
agreed to cash them. Many house
wives. rather than hold ice tickets all
winter, turned them in and got their
money.
The cancelled tickets were tied to-
gether and stored in room at the ice
plant. This spring after the wagons
started out, according to Robert Bill
lard, several of the drivers began
bringing in ice tickets of the series
discarded. 1t kept up for some time
while an investigation was made.
Every day two or three or four driV-
ers would bring in bunch of tickets
supposed to be stored in back room
at the plant.
Traced to Drivers.
! The tickets were traced to four spe-
cific drivers and complaints were filed
against them with Robert Carver,
/ county attorney, Friday afternoon.
/ Warrants were issued and the four
men were taken before the county at
torney and questioned.
The four men were in the office
and admitted having had the tickets,
| said Carver today. "One of them
| however, said he found the tickets he
| had in a coal house. After the in
QUESTION we went out to the home
of one of them and found a big bunch
of tickets there. A felony charge has
been lodged against only one, but
! think it will be necessary. in light OF
| later developments, to bring felony
charges in all four cases"
Plead Not Guilty
All four men pleaded not guilty
when arraigned in the court of Tope-
ka and the bonds were fixed at S20C
| each. All four gave bond.
In the original charges Edward
! Morgan is charged with taking ice
tickets or other property of the Mu-
tual valued at $3.50; w. E. Thomp-
son, property worth 5000; Roy
Thompson, property worth $10.50; ano
John Downie, property worth $1,000.