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Evening star., 1923-10-14
Radical Changes in 1924 Autos
arouse Much Public Interest
FOur-WheeI Brakes and ssBalIOOn'' Tires
Cited Important InnoUations in
An1erica1,-M0de Motor Cars.

little Improvement over those of FIVE
years ago. They have not kept pace
with the times. By this 1t is not
meant that the tops are not water
, proof and that the side-curains are
useless; it simply means that there is
much room for Improvement.
Do you remember when the one
man top was introduced? The inten-
tion, OF course, was to make it posi-
Bile for one man to raise and lower it
without assistance. A very commend
able intention, but one that seems to
work on inverse ratio today. Manu-
facturers no longer strive to create a
true one-man top: they are making
them permanent" SO that 1t is i'm
possible for the motorist to use his
discretion about driving with his top
down or up. And the manufacturers
who are not making the permanent
variety construct one so that It takes
one man about day to raise or lower
job satisfactorily.
There are some-possibly great
many-who will violently disagree
with this discourse on tops. Manu-
facturers VIII say that 80 per cent Of
the motoring public drive with their
tops up all year around, and that Il
permanent top is "the thing" The
factsiS that the manufacturers make
It SO disagreeable for those who would
drive with their tops down if they
could do so conveniently without TAX
ing day off to fix il, that the per-
centage Is high of those who do not
bother, and even at that it does not
reach the 80 rer cent figure set by the
manufacturers
Appearance Bad.
And besides these things there is
the appearance of present-day cars
with the top lowered. Thousands of
dollars are spent by manufacturers
in creating streamline body lines,
much time and energy is concentrated
on ironing out offending lines in
coWl, hood body or trunk rack, vet
on the majority of cars where it is
permissible" to lower the top the
result is that instead of conforming
with the rest Of the body and making
the whole straight and pleasant TO
look at" the bulky top, with its ILL
hitting cover, sticks up into the air
like horns on d bull.
Side-curtainS are still totally made
quate to serre their purpose. The
cel1uloid area in the average curtain
seems to be getting smaller and
smaller; the percentage of curtains
having an absolute fit with the car
they are meant for is likewise small,
and the "blind spot" in the drivers
vision is rapidly approaching total
blindness. There has also never been
devised a glass or celiuloid compost
tion that would not discolor and
crack after limited amount Of use.
CONTINUED ,on Ninth Page.)
Evening star., 1923-10-14
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN,

TWO years ago speeding was gem
orally admitted to be the chief dam
ger and abuse Of driving; today mo-
tordom has gone into reverse with
the declaration that newer-and
greater hazard is reckless stopping.
To stop or to stop abruptly, that is
the question.
AS a matter of fact, speeding is
judged very largely upon stopping so
that the whole subject resolves itself
INTO a question as to whether car
would have to stop too abruptly IN
event of danger; not whether it is GO
ing too fast
speeding, as misdemeanor in law,
refers merely to car speed in excess
statutes
Technically. and for all practical
purposes. speeding is speed in excess
or stopping ability.
But with the present radical i'm
Drovements in brakes. regardless of
type. speed in excess of stopping abil-
ity is becoming rarer and rarer, with
the result that the danger of speed
ing has now become converted into
the danger of stopping.
Drivers Stop RecklessIy.
This is further complicated by a
pronounced tendency on the part of
drivers to stop recklessly. without
apparent necessity and regardless of
the interests of others
1t is just another instance to prove
now rapidly conditions change In mo-
tordom. A few months ago some
newspaper columnst wisely remark ed
that the fool who used TO turn on the
gas now steps on it. To bring the
epigram up-to-date it is necessary to
re-define the fool as the party who
now steps on the brake.
SO far as the results go it is just as
serious to stop recklessly and be
struck by car following as to speed
and fail to stop when danger looms
Up ahead. The damage may be at a
different end Of the car, but the end
Of the car is just as definite in either
case.
A s matter of record it is worse to
be struck from the rear than to run
into something direct, because there
IS little warning of the impending
danger. When driver sees what he
is getting into he does everything in
his power to save himself, even to
bracing his feet against the floor
boards so that he won't be SO likely
to go through the windshield. When
he stops recklessly, however, he i'm
agines that he is saving himself from
trouble and is thus all the moro sur
prised and unprepared when some one
Comes crashing into him.
Others to He Considered.
This is letting the reckless stop
per- off rather easy. If the danger
We're merely confined to himself one
would be justified in letting him go
his own way. convinced that the law
of the survival of the fittest would
naturally eliminate him, but there are
the other people on the road to con-
slider.
Ii you should criticize some driver
who is reckless about his stopping he
would promptly suggest that it is the
business of other folks to look out for
themselves; he might even show proof
Evening star., 1923-10-14
WOOD BLOCKS IN GARAGE.

Do you know why many owners
fasten blocks Of wood to the garage
floor near the rear wall?
This is done as a means of stopping
the car should the owner fail to apply
his brakes quickly enough after driv-
ing in. Where the flooring of the
garage is concrete the blocks can be
Joined to the end of a brace which
rests on the floor and extends to the
rear wall
Evening star., 1923-10-14

gal limit. This was the result of
constant abuses of the privileges and
advantages of high speed, and just
because the bill was killed is no rea-
son to assume that the subject is a
dead issue. The cause is still there
Just this sort of legislation will
certainly crop out with respect to the
use Of brakes if motorists do not
make an effort to use their brakes in
telligently and with a full knowledge
of the fact that there are two sides to
stopping, as with everything else.
When you stop be sure that it is a
100 per cent safety act. Keep in mind
that you are stopping the possibility
of danger as we'll as slowing up the
car.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-14
WHO is LIABLE?
Question of Auto Law An
swered.

Q. A car owner keeps his ma
chine in garage under contract
with the garageman which provides
that the latter shall deliver the car
at the owners residence and call for
and return the car to the garage
upon request. While an employe of
the garagemen is returning the car
to the garage he negligently runs
into another car. Who is liable, as
between the garageman and the car
owner. for the resulting damage?
a. In the absence of II statute
making the car owner liable. by
virtue of his ownership. the garage
man will, by the weight of authority,
be liable. This is assuming that the
car owner did not exercise any con-
troll over the employe of the garage
man. other than perhaps to tell him
Evening star., 1923-10-14

Johnny had never displayed any
great amount of originality in. his
geography, but being an observing
youngster he was there with an an
swer when asked what Greece was
noted for.
please teacher" Johnny informed.
PA says grease raises hell with the
gears If il amt changed" .
Evening star., 1923-10-14
Useful and Safe.

Every thousand feet along any new
highway there should be g. sort OF
race track pit where motorists with
punctures could stop in safety
Highway departments please copy.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

to return the car to the garage. This
for the reason that the employe will
be deemed the servant of the gar
ageman and not the servant Of the
owner
Evening star., 1923-10-14

Continued on Ninth Page.)
, 1923-03-21

It's anybody's race. In fact a good
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tirely new leadership in tho race.
, 1923-03-21

lou can't tell what a candidate Is do
ing by the noise they make. "If hot air
wonld win cars, there would be nothing
to it. But 1t happens to take votes, you
know.
Today they're at the quarter pole on
even terms. Such a race as candidates
in The Tribune's mammoth $4,000
Everybody Wins Something'' election
was never before seen in all wyoming.
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after subscription Is being sought for
and SECURED. Vote after vote Is being
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neat today with but five working days
to 20 before the first and bissest vote
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Today's vote scores tell the story better
than a whole page OF campaign notes.
They tel that candidates arc up and at
them, carrying en- with enthusiasm anu
determination. 1t tells the story that
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ite now.
1t 10 hoped that this week VIII see
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ing with subscriptions and really going
after the prize OF their choice. we
ITnUr they can-they know they can
so wing don't they?
As the close of the ali.important period
IN this campaign approaches. II is evident
that the popularity of the various candi.
dates in their respective communities Will
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THIRD PERIOD
FOURTH PERIOD
During the Last Week

will be issued on each NEW yearly subscrip-
ton turned in, $4,000 extra votes during the
second period, 10000 extra votes during the
third pEiod and only 5000 extra votes for
new subscriptions during the last period.
, 1923-03-21
Schedule of Rates and Subscription Price of the Casper Daily Tribune
SECOND PERIOD
FIRST PERIOD
In TO Apri .

A special extra vote ballot good for 1907
600 extra votes will be issued on every club
of $500 worth of subscriptions turned in.
No subscription will be accepted for more
than six years. The subscription price of the
Daily Tribune is $3.50 during the first period
only. For 6 months, $500.
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Just Remember Thi,
One Thought.

When the Tribune's big distri-
button of six cars and cash is
made, when the six cars and all
the big cash gifts are handed out,
you r again going to realize
that you have passed by one of
the real opportunities of your
life.
, 1923-03-21
CAMPAIGN NOTES

play a most important part in determining
The victors.
Impress on your friends the fact that
II they really want to help you, they viii
give you their subscriptions this coming
wcek-not later than Monday, Oct. o.
Don't overlook tho vote value of the
6-year subscription. 1t is hard to get,
to be sure. but IL will DO wonders for
you.
It's anybody's race. In fact a good
subscription or two would make ar en-
tirely new leadership in tho race.
Considerable community pride is being
manifested in and around Torrlngton in
the campaign OF Mrs. Lulu c. Koenig.
Although entering late Mrs. KoeniR real
ICES that a wonderful opportunity exists
Intends to show some speed in the vote
in her district for n real live wire and
/ count in the next few days.
The entire field of which Douglas is
the hub is nil agog over the Tribune
| Campaign. being enthusia stically inter
ested In tho interests OF their favorite.
Mrs. Rose tombstone
Mrs. e. B. Lamb OF wheatland now
| has her campaign we'll under way a
expects to considerably enhance her vote
| standing in tho next few days. Wheat
land Il becoming moro and more enthu
siastic in her campaign day by day.
one of the latest contestants TO enter
the race. who is doing exceptionally well
Is Margaret All Britain. Miss All Britain
is a candidate OF only n week, but al
ready is proving that she can get votes.
Tho many friends of Mrs. W. +. nu.
mars. who only recently entered the race.
| arc expecting great things OF her before
] April 2. They know that sho is In the
, 1923-03-21

It isn't wha. tho other fellow does. II
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Don't kid yourself into thinking there is
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, 1923-03-21

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, 1923-03-21

Impress on your friends the fact that
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give you their subscriptions this coming
week-not later than Monday, Oct. ..
, 1923-03-21
TO THE UBL

Now Is the time to help your favorite.
Your subscription given to your favorite
NOW means more votes for them than it
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Unlike most campaigns, the votes in the
Tribune's campaign DECREASE as the
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ly be no BONUS VOTES at any time after
April 2-the close of the first all-impor-
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Show you favorite what real friendship
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REMEMBERING VOTES END
MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 2
, 1923-03-21

Campaigning is the order OF the day
effort to get subscriptions in under the
wire before midnight Monday. October
9th so that they VIII count the fullest
value in votes. Friends OF candidates
Will help their ~favorite now IL madn to
understand the true situation. for a sub
scription now means moro votes than at
any time after Moncay. April ?.
, 1923-03-21

4 new candidate who has II IN him or
l:er. who viii really go after snbscrip-
tons. can do almost anything he or she
desires in this campaign. And the field
is ripe In any OF the districts.
, 1923-03-21

play a most important part in determining
the victors.
, 1923-03-21

One of the early starters who has kept
consistently at her task of vote getting,
is Mrs. Harry l.. Black. Mrs. Black is
doing exceedingly wei in the race and
she has the best wishes OF her nan
friends for success.
, 1923-03-21

Mrs. Nellie RupD continues to receive
splendid support from her many friends.
She is fun worthy of a big prize in this
campaign and her frien1s are wishing
her tho best OF success.
, 1923-03-21

Tho many friends of Mrs. W. #. nu.
mars. who only recently entered tie race.
arc expecting great things OF her before
April 2. They know that sho is In the
, 1923-03-21

Don't overlook the vote value Of the
i-year subscription. It is hard to get,
TO be sure. but Il will DO wonders for
, 1923-03-21

Mrs. Helen Rowland continues her ac-
tive campaign. with uniy one thought in
mind-one OF the capital prizes.
Although having nut little time to de-
vote TO her campa 81 Mrs. j. b. Llntz
continues to enhance her vote total al
most daily. Mrs. Llnt7 is one of the
most consistent workers in the field.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-12-27

Report of the District Attorney read and
referred to Committee on Salaries.
November LIST, 1923.
To the County Board of Pierce County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:
AS the Offices of Sheriff and District Attorney
are very closely related in their duties | desire to
make the following recommendations to your
honorable body concerning these two offices:
az That in addition to his fees the Sheriff
be paid salary OF 100000 per year.
~ THAI the salary of the District Attorney
be increased to $4,000 per year.
Under the fee system, if the Sheriff gets all the
fees of his Office. he makes fair living during his
term of office. In order to protect himself and in
sure that he will get nearly all of the fees he must
appoint as few deputies possible. The result is
that the law enforcement of the County is left to
the Sheriff with only two three deputies. If the
Sheriff received something in addition to his fees.
he would then be able to afford more deputies,
and the result would be better law enforcement
generally throughout the County.
The present salary of the District Attorney
was fixed before the passage of the Prohibition
Acts and numerous other regulatory acts, and the
work is more than double what it used to be-. A
District Attorney cannot, or will not give the time
to County Business which he should on salary
of $500 per month
Respectfully submitted,
Kenneth S. White.
District Attorney.
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II. C. SEYFORTH,
County Agricultural Agent.

Petitions and communications from more than
600 progressive farmers bankers and business mer
in all parts of the County asking that the County
Agricultural Agent be retained, were presented
and referred to Committee on Education.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors of Pierce
County. Wisconsin.
We the undersigned taxpayers of the County
of Pierce petition your Honorable Body that we are
n favor Of continuing the Office of the County
Agricultural Agent and respectfully suggest that
YOU appropriate a sum sufficient to maintain the
Office for the ensuing two years. We take this
opportunity Of pointing out just a few ways in
which he has been Of service to us:
Ordering Of war explosives poultry demonstra-
tions; ordering GIimms Alfalfa seed direct from
grower; increasing the acreage of soybeans; en-
couraging boys and girls to stay on the farm, by
getting them interested in Club Work; improve
nent of the Livestock Of the County; improvement
~ fbe orchards: improvement Of the County Fair;
bringing experts from the Home Economics De
nartment of the University of Wisconsin to assist
the women Of the county in dress making. etc.
and finally a successful Dairy Products Week
This being a strictly agricultural county, we
the undersigned feel that the services of County
Agricultural Agent are absolutely necessary.
900 signatures.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
The Pierce County Bankers Association in a
convention assembled at Plum City. November B.
1928, adopted unanimously the following resolu-
ton:
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF COUNTY
FARM AND HOME.

To the Honorable Board Of SUPERVISORS of Pierce
County, Wisconsin,
hereby submit my annual report for the year
ending Sept. 80 1928
During the year. men and woman have
been admitted. 1 man discharged, men and /
woman died, men are away temporarily
The Home has furnished to inmates SIS weeks
board for help 1876 weeks, family l02. visitors
weeks. The term visitors, includes Poor Agents.
County Board, State Inspector and those who visit
either the family, help. or inmates.
Fred Smith who was injured while at work on
the Dodge Couee Road was furnished board and
care for IS weeks.
We have on the farm head horses, work
horses, colt.
Cattle 20 head. II cows. bull. Ii calves
Swine 90 head, 10 sows, so spring pigs about 100
Chickens.
barley. GAP oats.
We filed so, and husked II acres corn
Have about so tons hay. 200 bushel potatoes
bushel beans, vegetables of all kinds for our own
use. -.
The County Papers. also the Red Wing
Republican have been furnished us free. The
Ellsworth friends have generously supplied US with
maya lines and Mrs. Wood gave us goodly number
of Library books
Rev Rustad, has taken charge OF the two
funerals and with the singers of the church has mad
several evening Bible readings which the Home
folks enjoyed.
Respectfully submitted tbs 14th day OF Nov.
1928
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Report of County Health Committee was read

Report of County Health Committee was read
and referred to Committee on Education.
To the Members of the Educational Committee:
The Pierce County Health Committee met al
the Court House on February eth and at this time
hired Miss Marjorie Griffin Of Mar shield, Wiscon
sin, as Nurse for Pierce County.
Miss Griffin accepted the position and began
work on March LIST, but on March 9th was called
home because of the illness OF her Mother. On
March 10th she sent in her resignation as County
Nurse. giving her reason, Not knowing how long
her Mother would need her care.
Immediately got in touch with Miss Foster of
Milwaukee, and Mrs Morgan of Madison. regard
ing another Nurse for Pierce County. Mrs. Morgan
referred one to me, but she accepted another
position at higher than what we could offer,
During the latter part of May, DIR. Gudex,
Deputy State Health Officer for this District, was
here and talked the Nurse question very thoroughly.
He said he was very doubtful if we would be able
to secure a Nurse for the appropriation of Sf250o
per month"; as every Nurse wanted more, but he
referred me to Nurse at Barron, Wisconsin, but
failed to receive any reply to my letters to her
have been continually corresponding with
Mrs Morgan but as yet have had no success,
owing think to the fact that the appropriation of
Si25.00 is not adequate to meet the demands OF
the Nurses.
Trust you will give this your very best efforts
to meet the required wage asked by all Nurses
Thanking you, | am
Yours very truly
nellie NJ. Travis.
Secretary, Pierce County Health Committee
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RESOLVED DAD We Commend and indorse

RESOLVED that we commend and ndorse
the splendid service rendered TO the agricultural
interests in the county by the County Agent,
H. G. Seyforth, during the time he has served in
that capacity He has shown himself thoroughly
competent, diligent worker, at all times at the
service of our farmers, and ready to aid them in the
solution of their problems The good results of
his work are very apparent and we earnestly advise
that he be retained as County Agent for the coming
year. .
Of this resolution be furnished to each newspaper in
the county for publication. one copy sent to Mr..
the commencement OF their next session
Dated at Plum City, Wisconsin, November 8,
1925
Pierce County Bankers Association.
+. W. Carpenter.
f. A. Springer
c. w. Hanson Committee
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-12-27

nPrtrIoN FOR ADDITIONAL COUNTY
1pJInrtr ITNF IN TOWNS OF OAK grove
Petition for additional ounty Trunk ~ Li r.
in Towns of Oak Grove, Clifton and kIvef rall s
was read and referred to Committee on hoaus anu
To RE Honorable County Board OF Pierce County
Wisconsin,: .o.;d;,a in IN,
Towns OF Oak Grove River Falls ana o,,IS
he nleased and greatly benefited IL you Woul,
adopt and natro the following described highway a
part Of the prospective state highway system an,
also made part Of the County Trunk Line 5ys't IN
Commencing at Matt Dilis corners d;rectin,
main travelled highway in northeas.eIy -,
10 intersect with the present County runs LIN
"P' at Anderson's corners
. SIGNATURES.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-12-27

report presented by the Committee on Roads saiS
S ,ittee for further consideration. The following
SIMS were appointed to act with the Committee
on Roads and Bridges. Richards, swanson step
nitz. Younggren and Engineer Baumgartener
REPORT OF
COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF Pierce
County, Wisconsin: -
We, your. County Highway Committee peg
to report on the petitions Tor Couhty iiuAA
We find that all these roads have their merits ~
but consider that this is a matter IN when the
County Board as whole should be Goncerhea IN.
and recommend that vote be taken whetheF
these petitions should be granted or not ,,
II, G. FIDDLER
" BROWNLEE.