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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-05

The residence of Mr.. Chas. w. Dwy.
er, 1915 South 9Th ST., was partly des-
troyed by fire last week.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-05

ADVERTISE IN THE STAR
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-05

The Twin City Star cannot continue
without the payment of many sub
scribers, who are very delinquent. If
you expect a publisher to give salts
factory service, you should financially
support him.
Start the New Year by paying your
delinquent subscription or q renewal.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-05

Good Music
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-05
DANCING EVERY NIGHT

DANCING EVERY NIGHT
at the
NORTH SIDE CAFE
1923 9th Ave. No.
Good Music Good Order
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-05

Good Order
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27

Owners Liability for Sons Negligence
a father owned an automobile
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27
WAR HAS NOT
HURT SALES Of
MOTOR CARS

In a recapitulation of the sales on
automobiles and accessories in Kansas
City's trade directory the past year it
was something of a surprise to those
who made the canvass that the motor
car business, in spite of the country
being at war and the general disturb
ance in a great many lines of business,
had in no way been affected, and this
wonderful territory again shows 4 big
increase in the gross sales over that Of
the year previous.
The opportunity has never before
come to prove absolutely false the idea
that the motor car is a luxury. The
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce Of New York recently made a
survey Of all automobiles in an effort to
arrive at a conclusion as to what per
cent Of all classes of motor cars was
used for pleasure purposes, and it was
found that only is per cent are used
for pleasure purposes.
We have heard a great deal of late
about transportation problems, trans
portation troubles, congestion of freight,
! etc, and as this problem becomes more
acute the practical use of the automo.
bile becomes more apparent Transpor-
tation chiefs have come to the point
where they acknowledge that the only
relief this country can get for its trans,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27

Sale OF -Rescission.-On Aug.
12 defendants by in instrument in writ
ing agreed to sell plaintiff an automo-
bile truck for an amount payable in
installments. On the 18th they leased
the truck to plaintiff by a lease provid-
ing for deferred payments, evidenced by
notes, as rental, and providing that
plaintiff might purchase the truck for
81 at the end Of the term. The truck
was not delivered until after the exc
cution Of the lease and notes, and there
was an oral understanding, when the
first instrument was signed, that notes
would be executed and the facts showed
that during the period between the exc
cution Of the lease the parties were en-
gagged in closing a single transaction
Held that the lease was the conclusion
and elimination of the transaction, and
by it the rights Of the parties must be
judged, and hence plaintiffs attempted
rescission of the original contract was
Of no force or effect; that instrument
being merely preliminary to the lease
and abrogated by it.-166 p. (Cal9 S61.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27

portation trouble is through the use or
the motor car. Whether it be in the
city, where the street car facilities are
inadequate, or whether it be in the
smaller town, where traffic between
towns is necessary, the automobile is
called upon to perform the heavy bur
den. SO it is safe to say that those
who are responsible for no longer calling
automobiles pleasure ears, but instead
calling them passenger ears, have fore
seen the new era.
The man no longer looks at his auto
mobile as any other object than some
thing which is helping him TO produce
better results in his particular realm of
life, and from the transportation point
of view and the general utility of the
motor car is coming the increased in
terest in the motor shows Of 1918. Mo
tor shows this year are going to take
on a more serious aspect, because the
word pleasure has been cut out Of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27

comics for the accommodation OF the
exhibits. There will be more makes of
cars in the show than ever before, and
it is believed that after the show is
over that the great southwest will have
been greatly benefited. because thou
sands will have had pointed to them a
better way to live, a better way to
serve their country, by speeding up the
producing and delivering of the necessi-
ties of life, and if this can be accom-
nlished the event is worth while
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27

Question as to Contributory Negli.
gence.-Where the driver of an automo-
bile testified that having seen the regu.
lar train pass a crossing he approached
it to within twenty feet at speed of
from seven to ten miles an hour, when
he slowed up to one mile an hour and
was just creeping along looking for
trains all the time and only saw spe.
cial train coming out OF a deep cut at
high speed 150 to 175 feet away when
he was but six inches from the track;
that it being then too late to stop and
reverse i'm case Of trouble in changing
gears, he gave her all the juice he had
and took it in a jump" but the rear end
Of his car was struck by the train
wrecking it and injuring him, the ques.
ton of his contributory negligence in
an action for damages was for the jury
| there being a dispute as to whether the
| engine sounded whistle or rang bell
166 p. (Wash.) 797.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27

motor mans vocabulary-it is now pas
senger and transportation.
The Kansas City show, which will be
held the week Of February ll-16 in Con
vention Han, is going to lay particular
stress on exhibitions of utility features.
There will be big commercial car eX-
hibit as well as passenger cars, and
every feature of practical use will be
presented to the visitors at the exhibit.
Convention Hall has been greatly en-
larged through building additional bal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27
Some Changes in Telephone Numbers

There are many changes in telephone
numbers Of four-party line subscribers
whose telephones have been changed
10 two-party or individual line service
Parties calling by the old number are
being referred to information for the
new numbers, and there will be an
unusual amount Of this until new
directory has been delivered.
The subscribers whose NUMBERS nave
been changed can help to decrease the
number Of references being made to in
formation" by advising parties who
usually call them of the change that
has been made. Also parties calling
can make note Of the number after
they have been advised by "informa'
ton." We have had many complications
in re-classifying and re-associatng lines
since cutting over to ou; new ex'
change. which prevented our getting
out a new directory at the time of the
cut.over, but every effort is being made
to have it ready not later than Febru'
ary ].
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELE-
PHONE CO., w. H. Berry, Mgr.
21-7
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27

for the pleasure of his family, consist,
ing of his wife, two sons and two
daughters, and the sons were privileged
TO use the car at any time it suited
their pleasure. while the father would
not be liable for the negligent operation
Of the machine by one of the sons
through which injuries were inflicted
upon another, yet if Immediately after
the accident he told Il representative of
the person injured that so far as the
liability extended he was responsible, Z"
without in any way explaining or deny
ing the responsibility on trial for the
injuries, the jury was authorized to find
that at the time Of the accident the son
was either running the car as the agent
of the father or in some way connected
with his business.-101 A. lMeJ 46S.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27

Measure Of Child's Responsibility in
Street.-A boy eleven years and four
months of age with several companions
was coastng on a bobsled and was in
jured by being struck by an automobile
proceeding along a street intersecting
the one on which the boys were coast
ing. An action brought to recover dam
ages for the injuries against the owner
of the automobile was decided in favor
Of the latter under instructions by the
court that the measuge Of a childs
standard for contributory negligence Is
his capacity to understand and avoid
danger, and he is required to exercise
only that degree of care which persons
of like age capacity and experience
might be reasonably expected to natur-
ally and ordinarily use under like cir
cumstances-101 A Qa) 653.
Owners Liability for Sons Negligence
yHvI,oro a 60 thor, oyvnp6 an autOmObile
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27
Five O'clock Tea Fiend.

Boston Transcript: Alice Hyson is
dreadfully absent-minded. And she goes
to church so seldom that last Sunday
when the contribution plate was passed
she said to the usher: Not any more,
thank you"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27

In the first six months Of 1912 Okla
homa licensed 1859 automotive vehicles
and during the same period in 1917 the
number Of licenses issued was 1880.
This year it promises a greater number.
A comparison of the increase Of the
number of automobiles by states in the
United States is interesting and is as
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27
AIrift.

Boston Transcript: 81 see Newpop at
the club quite often since his baby came
I thought he was anchored to home
life"
"He was but at the first squall he
began to drag his anchor"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27
TAKE NOTICE.

won't deliver anything after Jan. 81,
but will sell cheaper at my store. Thirty
cent coffee for 25 cents one and two
bars soap for cents, and other things
in proportion. L have to Hooverize. My
customers must pay promptly or L will
have to suspend them untn they pay
up. J. d. LANE.
26-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-27
The Motor Vehicle i'm Court

Negligence at Railroad Crossing.-To
run train through a deep cut, de-
bouching Immediately upon a much-used
public crossing where any adequate
view of the track from the railway was
obstructed, at anything like fifty miles
an hour with no warning save the
faint sounding of a whistle just an in
slant before reaching the crossing, was
palpable negligence rendering the com
pany liable for injuries to driver of an
automobile making the crossing with
out negligence on his part-166 p.
(Washl 797.
Precautions on Seeing Children in
Street.-A person who drives so danger
GUS a machine as an automobile
through the principal street Of large
city, upon a bright, dry day, and who
sees, at a distance of $50 feet ahead Of
him, two boys, ages ten and twelve
years, respectively. trailing in a soap
box wagon behind an ice wagon, should
take such precautions in his driving as
that, in no event or situation, conceiv-
able TO an intelligent man, will he run
over and kill the boys.--75 So. QIa) 513.
Invalid Contract Of fSale-Warranties.
Laws 1911, p. 265 section 3, requiring
the vendor Of an automobile within five
days after the sale to report to the
secretary Of state the name and address
Of the vendee or providing that the
vendee may, within ten days, have the
license number transferred to himself,
and providing that no sale or transfer
shall be valid without compliance with
the statute, a sale without compliance
is not void add initio, but the statute
merely attaches a contingent condition
subsequent on which the sale may be
come abortive. If the contract of sale
is invalid, warrantes of the machine
made by the seller are also invalid
1866 p. COre) 962.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-29
Six-Cent Street Car Fare Necessary For Efficient
 Operation, States PeUear
Reduction in Number of Cars Made Necessary by Busi ness Conditions-President Pevear States Company Cannot Pay Wages Present Income Propor- tonate to Those Offered by Government
 and Industrial Plants

Birmingham's transportation facili- ties are in bad shape and according to President J. S. Pevear of the Bir- mingham Railway Light and Power company, there is no prospect of im- provement in sight. Recently there has been considerable reduction in the number of cars onerated. this con oltlon applying to all lines alike, and stlH others will be taken off from day to day, according to MT. Pevear's state heht' unless there is a decided improve ment in business conditions until not more than enough cars to hold the franchise will be operated.
 MT PeYear explains the present poor condition of the service to the com panys inability to pay wages in pro- portion to the increased cost of liv- Ing, and proportionate to the wages paid by government works and indus trial plants. The only relief possible, Mir Peyear says, lies in an increase Of at least one cent in fares the com pany may charge passengers. With a o-cent fare, the annual revenue would be increased about S20o,o0o a year.
 we have a contract with our motor- men and conductors calling for 21 cents an hour MT. Pevear stated yesterday, but recently we voluntarily raised this to 2S cents an hour. The men thoroughly understand the situation; they have made no complaint. and there has been no friction between us nor is there likely to be, but they can get more money at industrial plants and on that account many of them have left us, and others are leaving every day. Twelve left yesterday and eight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-29
MULHOLLAND WILL ADDRESS MEMBERS
 0F THE LOCAL BAR
ROtarians Invited to Law yer's Luncheon at Civic Association TOmor-
 row at Noon

Frank Mulholland, who is an eminent lawyer, member of the Toledo bar, and ex-president of the International Asso- citation of Rotary clubs will be the guest of the Birmingham Bar association at it's weekly luncheon tomorrow noon at the Civic association cafe Arrangements were completed yesterday by the special committee of the lawyers for MT. Null holland to address them Thursday at the luncheon
 Secretary Clarence B. Lloyd of the Ro- tary club is conveying to Rotarians the invitation of President Henry Howze of the bar association to the members of the Rotary club to be present at the luncheon to greet their distinguished fel- low Rotarian. Mir. Mulholland's visit to the city is on the occasion of the Redpath chautauqua, on whose platform he will speak tomorrow night. MT Mulholland has had remarkably varied experience coupled with distinction in his profess sion. He has combined striking powers of speech with that legal skill which has carried him many times before the su- preme court of the United States. He is past president of the Commercial club of Toledo, with membership of 4000.
 MT. Mulholland first visited Europe when he was 19 years old, making a bicycle tour through Ireland, England, Scotland, Holland Italy, Germany. Aus tria and the Balkan states, and only recently returned from the battle fronts of Europe, where he thoughly investi- gated commercial conditions as we'll as war methods
 His address in Birmingham will be along war lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-29

1 today. Six weeks ago we had over 600 conductors and motormen. Today we have 40. That means the loss of prac- tically one-third of our men, and nec- essariiy a corresponding reduction in the number of cars operated
 We would have to give the conduc- tors and motormeu an increase of 10 cents an hour to bring their wages up to that paid by industrial plants. We are not making any money now. We are not hauling as many people as we did a year ago. and our revenues, con- sequently, are less than they were then. IT We were permitted to charge a G. cent fare instead of cents. the in- creased revenue would enable us to add 10 cents an hour to the wages of the conductors and motormen. but it would leave but little if any surplus.
 e have not paid a dividend to our stockholders since 1913, and are unable now to make any improvements or ex- tensions to the system"
 delegation of North Birmingham citizens called on MT. Pevear yesterday and complained of the car service Mir. PeVear explained the situation to them, and after lengthy conference, the del- egation returned home satisfied that there is no prospect of any improve ment within the near future at least,
 Complaints have been coming in from all parts of the city during the last lew days. Merchants are reported to have noticed a falling off in the vol ume of their business, due, it is said, to the inability G. the people dependent upon the street cars to come to the city and return home within a reasonable time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-29
Commission DesignatesMay 90 As Day Of Thanksgiving

The city commission yesterday adopted a resolution declaring Thursday, May JD, as nay or thanksgiving and prayer to God in accordance with the designation of this day by President Wilson. The resolution follows:
 Whereas, the President of the United States of America has designated Thurs day, May 30. 1918, as day of prayer for the welfare of our men beyond the seas and,
 "Whercas, this nation has always been a God fearing one, and a nation which puts it's trust in the great Creator, and,
 "Whereas we recognize that in this hour of the nations peril we cannot for get the power the strength, the cour- age and the determination which comes to a nation uplifted to prayer addressed to the throne of God, now, therefore,
 tBe it Resolved, by the commission Of the city of Birmingham, that Thursday, May 30, 19lS be designated as a day ot prayer and thanksgiving to God, and on that lay We call upon the people of Bir mingham without regard to creed or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-29
AGE-HERALD TALENT
 REACHING EUROPE

Lieut.. Leon c. Bradley. Company M, 164th infantry. former city edi- tor of The Age-Herald. writing to a member of the staff under date of May 8. 1918. tells how fine the mail is now coming. He adds:
 "By the way since receiving so many Agc-Heralds I have been deeply interested in Blackman's cartoons. They are all good and some are real classics. Several I ever seen on the war, either in American or European journals. believe his talents are peculiarly suited for this work. He is sheavy artillery cartoonist--is at his best yyheen shooting a big pro- jectile into some hostile camp. He portrays the Hun in his true col ors--a vicious picture, it is true, but one which certainly can't be overdravn. believe these car toons drive home to the people the real devilishness of German mili- tarism.
 "I have also been impressed and I may say surprised at the fre- quency with which see quota tions from Paul Cooks column in The AGe-Herald reproduced in cer- tain London papers. In the Daily Mail especially, along with the choicest of humorous verse and paragraphs from American. Eng fish and continental journals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-29
Traffic Ordinance Regulating Jitneys
 and Taxis Passed
License Required With 8 Fee-Pro- visions for Revocation in Case of
 Conviction in Court

A traffic ordinance calculated to make the streets of Birmingham more safe for the travel of pedestrians as well as drivers, was passed by the city com mission yesterday. The ordinance was framed by Commissioner of Public Safe ty John H. Taylor. and chief among its provisions is the clause which pro- hibits the operation of commercial au- tomobiles by a driver of less than IS years of age. Provision is made that owners will not be affected by this clause.
 A license to drive car for conner cial purposes is required in all cases, the permit to cost $3 for a full year, which will be $I.50 after July 1, for the half year.
 The drivers license will be revoke ed upon conviction in the police court for the violation of the traffic regulations. No drivers are discriminated against in the new ordinance, the same regu- lations applying to all drivers except owner drivers. This is one of the most effective steps yet taken by the city commission, to better regulate the steadily increasing traffic in Birming- ham.
 The ordinance provides for the can cellation of a license when the driver has been convicted of an offense in recorders court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-29
War Sauings Campaign To Lift Alabama From Cellar
 Position 10 RightfuI Place
State Director Johnson and Chairman Loveman Have Plans For Big Drive We'll in Hand-County Chair
 man and Workers Make Fine Report

The Dig war savings drive, now hav-
 Ing the whole stage to itself, with the
 promise of holding it all summer. is al ready an assured success, according to reports which are coming to state head quarters from all over Alabama.
 These reports are to the effect that the state now wide-awake as to the war. as evidenced by the wonderful records made in the third Liberty Loan and second Red Cross war fund drives, is in a most receptive mood for the great campaign which is to lift Alabama from a cellar position to her rightful place in the war savings roster.
 Consequently State Director Crawford Johnson, Vice State Director Donnelly and the office force at state headquarters are buckling to the work of getting everything clear for the drive with re- newed enthusiasm.
 was the visit of L. E. Bellah, war sav- ings director for Blount county, and w. F. Cowden, merchant representative of the War savings campaign for that county They brought highly encouraging reports from their field, and asked State Direc- tor Johnson to come to Oneonta Thursday, when County Director Bellah, who is also postmaster of Oneonta and one of the livest wires in the postoffce service in Alabama, will talk War Savings Stamps at meeting of the postmasters and rural route carriers of Blount county. MT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-29

Johnson said he regretted that an en- saSement to speak at Guntersville on the same day would prevent his accept ance of the invitation, but said he would eonscript John Sparrow, state publicity director for the occasion.
 It is announced that A. Lee Andrews has been appointed special field agent Of the War Savings campaign for the counties in eastern Alabama, and will go to work at once MT Andrews is an organizer of recognized ability, having been associated with Mir Hoo- yer in Belgian relief work.
 Mrs R. D. Johnston, who has been appointed to organize the women of the state, is hard at work mapping out her programme.
 Robert W. Ewing, head of the mer- chants division of the state campaign, is still in Chicago attending a gen eral meeting of that section of the na- tonal convention. and will not re- turn before Saturday.
 Joseph Fl. Loveman, chairman of the city division of the state campaign, presided at an important meeting of the leading advertising men of lGe city yesterday afternoon The meet ing was called for the purpose of get ting cooperation from the advertis- ing men in the big drive, and plans were formulated which will be an nounced later
 The state war savings campaign like the Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives, Is continually unearthing slackers and in this doing an important service, incidentally, for the government.