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The Washington times., 1924-10-15

hour over q wet asphalt road. Two
cars were standing at the white
line waiting for the traffic officer
to give them the signal to make a
right hand turn. The car nearest
the curb started to turn first, but
the car to the left Immediately shot
ahead OF it and made right turn
SO close to the curb that q fender
was ripped of car No. 1. The
driver OF the other car was most
apologize, explaining that hs
thought car No. / was going to
stay where it was.
wasn't Thinking"
A tourist, in driving through a
large city. was just passing car
parked at the curb when a nervous
driver in small sedan Fan squarely
into him thus causing a double col
Iision. The driver of the sedan had
attempted to make q complete turn
and explained that his mind
wasn't on what he was doing. A
motorist who was approaching the
writers car head-on turned over to
I his own; side Of the road only after
being warned to get out Of the
way. Instead Of turning over to
the side gradually he cut the
wheels so suddenly that an upset
was Just narrowly ayerted.
Two girls, both driving on one
operators license, hurried along a
main highway in a Ford with worn
fabric tires. Friends following in
car better designed for speed said
they were hitting fQrty-eight miles
an hour at times. The girls were
surprised when they learned how
fast they had been going, but ex.
planned that without a speedometer
they '.just couldn't keep strict &C,
count Of the speed"
All this sort Of thing breeds the
fatal accidents we read about every
day, and the wonder is that there
! are not more accidents than there
The Washington times., 1924-10-15
Five Remedies To Cut
Down Traffic
Accidents

The traffic planning and
safety committee Of the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber Of
Commerce, Of which President
Hardy, Of the Olds, Motor Works,
is q member, urges five rene
dies TO reduce traffic accidents
in cities the remainder of the
year:
az Hold down to twenty
miles. This should be d maxi
mum in all residential sections,
except where there are special
boulevard provisions.
(2) Al ninety-day cleanup
clear the streets and highways
for the law-abiding walkers and
motorist. Jail sentences, revo-
cation Of licenses and taking
away Of the car win do it.
(3) Remind the children.
Safety education in schools
should be especially emphasized
at the beginning Of the term.
(4) Gather statistics. Are
the greatest number Of acci-
dents occurring near schools,
during or after school hours, in
residential streets or congested
areas?
(5) Through routing. Il is
service to the townspeople
and tourist to route the latter
around the city limits as far
as possible. This relieves con-
gestion and lowers traffic haz-
ards.
The Washington times., 1924-10-15
He FINDS FLINT
IDEAL GAR FOR
VACATION
Michigan Man Takes Family
on Rambling Tour
IN West

Many business men are deciding
that the loss Of time consequent to
an extended vacation Is more than
compensated BY the inspiration
gained. especially II the trip is
made by automobile. with the route
left more or less to chance.
This is the opinion sof Charles
Cross, realtor, Of Flint, Mich. Flint
II seems, has considerable claim to-
its nickname, 1.-THE home Of the
automobile" for although the en-
virons Of at least one other Michigan
city contain more automobile factor
les than Flint, the proud citizens or
Michigan's third industrial city
claim that more motor vehicles are
built within the specific city limits
Of Flint than any other city IN the
United States.
Such. then was the inspiration to
motor which resulted in Mr.. Gross
gathering together q party includs
ing Mrs. Cross, choosing q Flint
built car, the Flint Six. and start
ing for the high spots Of the Rocky
Mountains and the sandy beaches
Of the west coast.
his own words best ten the story
OF the pleasure to be derived from
such q trip.
I'VE covered Northern Michigan,
Illinois, yellowstone Park, WyoEqlng,
Colorado, Montana. Washing ton
oregon and California. From Los
Angeles we took the santa Fe Trail
over the desert, the temperature be-
ing 1872 degrees. We also visited
the Grand Canyon of Colorado
Touring through fourteen states. We
covered q total OF 5000 miles e. a
repair expense Of only twenty cents
In our Flint Six t55' sedan.
Not the least d the pleasur9 hle
thrills accompanying the excuxsi non
wac the ascent Of Mt. Washburn.
where the car climbed an 1900 foot
grade without overwhelming, tA0pgtl
the party passed numbers OF cars
stalled by the roadside Tor lAck
of water.
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

are. There are very few drivers who
can exticate themselves gracefully
from q sriOus pred carnent IN motor.
ing. Considering that a very large
number Of motorists are constantly
jeopardizing others and breeding
these very predicaments the number
Of accidents is no surprise.
Itsis gradually beginning to dawn
upon US that certain percentage Of
the normal people Of any population
cannot be trusted at the wheel of a
car and perhaps never will be fit
for driving. These are the people
who are bundles sof nerves, ]" those
no presence OF mind Others who
may not tall into this category are
apt To lack judgment as tn speed,
who lose their heads or who have
distance, road conditions. etc.
Discourtesy Dangerous.
Even those motorists who are dis
courteous are q source OF danger
because no driver on the crowded
highways Of today can be unlnan.
nerly without jeopardizing someone
else. Retaliating z showing Off and
getting even, like star gazing,
day dreaming and lack 81 mag
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

III about three million or so drtv-
ers were to discover what the
thousands who. admit their incom-
potency have found there would be
. decided improvement in the safety
8Of the highways. AS matters stand,
however, few individuals discover
their incompetency until they have
staged collision, and that is usual
" q trifle late to be effective. And
another unfortunate feature Of the
situation is that nine tenths Of the
incompetent drivers who have trou-
bic and escape unframed blame it
on everything but the truth.
Why dodge the issue? Why seek
motoring when the outstanding
look and listen signs?
big Percentage Reckless.
It Ii inconcefvable that such q
large percentage 81 drivers could be
Intentionally reckless. The logical
view to take is that they are reclxt
less because they are incompetent
A. Asmakter Of fact, any community
knows that the number of willful
vtOlators OF good laws and good
sense are relatively few. The man
who purposely defies the law by
doing just as he pleases the local
0aredevil-ls an exception among
motorists. He is drop in the
bucket in comparison with the vast
number Of drivers who are forever
just missing serious trouble because
they have no business driving.
III this sounds like q generality
consider briefly the following cases
which go to show that the reckless,
ness everywhere observed is chiefly
due to the ignorance Of q large
proportion OF motorists and their
unfitness for driving:
A car recently skidded into an
other car that was standing stock
stiIl because the driver locked his
brakes while going forty miles an
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

self or his car, and without appre.
ciable damage to the guard.
Thereupon, Mr.. Kennerdell was
sold on this safety devics and said
he would recommend its installation
upon all tracks under jurisdiction Of
his association.
It was a case of typical Southern
chivalry and headlong daring APP
piled to a strictly modern. utilita-
rian, business use, and demonstrates
the type and temper of the younger
business men Of the New South"
The Charlotte track opens with a
great 250.miIe race, October "a. in
which fifteen Of the leading race
drivers Of the world win compete
for prizes aggregating SIS, 900. The
track has accommodate for $4,000
spectators. and the races are OK
pected to attract at least that many.
The Washington times., 1924-10-15
Many Unfit 10 DriUe
Cars to Be Found at
Steering Wheels
BY ]. LEO SUGRUE,
Times Automobile Editor.

What percentage Of the normal population competent to
be trusted at the wheel of motor car excluding the afflicted
and the weak minded? 1883
Machines being sold to their first every minute
IN the day and the assumption to be that who
has the price buy learn to drive it, ALI this in
the face of the fact that thousands Of who thought
they could drive have found to their that they
and that the business of chauffeurng which but few years
ago be headed for the discard because of the
advent Of the is BEGINNING to flourish
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

rnashie or making what you bid at
bridge.
There are as many people who
can afford machines but who ought
not to be allowed to drive. It's up
to the auto industry, the motor We
hicle authorities and all who want
to motor In safety to see that the
situation is Strengthened out.
(CopyriRht, l924.)
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

andre Citroon, ''the Henry Ford
Of France" has stepped up produc-
ton at his Paris plant, until he
now is turning out 800 cars per
day. This production is far be-
ycnd anything ever done by a
European manufacturer. Two mod
els are produced. one q five horse.
power two scatter and the other a
ten horsepower chassis supplied In
a number Of body models.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
PRATT RESIGNS;
ROSE APPOINTED
Complain. Against Secretary Of
Seara Of Edu:ation Cancelled
When Brought Up fo- Hearing

" j, Pratt. secretary OF the
Board Of Education, rendered his
resignation 30 County SupeIiuJnu.
dent pauIinc Gilbert last Monday
afternoon and the complaint which
had been filed against him in the
local justices court was cancelled
when it cume up for hearing Tues
day morning.
Following the resignation Of Nj
Pratt, County Superintendent Gil
bert appointed I'll. \. Rose. mana
ger Of the local SnOdgra>s store to
fill the position for the balance of
the sccretary'S tenn of office which
expires next May.
The complaint which had been
filed in Justice court charged Mr..
Pratt with accepting compensation
from the Board of Education for
services rendered in private ca.
pa&ity while retaining his position
as secretary of the board In view
of the fact that the complaint was
based OF a technical breach of tn"
school laws. the court was petition
ed to cancel the case after Mr.
Pratt resigned
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
AUTO THIEVES
TAKE SHORT RIDE
Take Christman's Car and Then
Abandon it Near M!llwood
Wheu Gas Gives Out

Two auto hieves. who had been
lUafing around Syracuse for ~eIe.
raj days, purloined II. L. Ctlristman's
Ford sedan last Tuesday evening
at about 500 O'Clock. when ne left
the machine parked on the streets
OF that city for few minutes. Mr
ChristJnan had accidentally left tho
keys in the ear and the men had no
trouble in. making their getaway
They started west over the Trail
at br"nkEeGi> speed and all
seems to have gone well unil they
got to NillWood when the gas gave
out The men abandoned the ear
and disappeared. The car was seen
and recognized by several people
when the men were passing through
the yariOuS towns
Nh Chris tlnan discovered his loss
shortly after the thieves left Syria
cuse and Immediately started in
pursuit He notified Sheriff Beavers
ut Lamar and the sheriff started
out to meet the~nsn but it appears
that they abandoned the machine
and disappeared before they met
him. Mr. Christman recovered the
car at about 1:cD.
The car showed the effects of hav,
ing coliided with something while
being driven at a reckless speed,
the raditor revealing the marks OF
the impact. The brake was broken
and the tap on the gas tank bore
the marks OF having been roughly
handled by the men in their fran.
tic attempts to get the ear going
again.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
NEW ASSN WOULD
ADVERTISE STATE
Organization Known as Rocky
Mountain Motorists Inc To Tell
The World About Colorado

c. H. Gocllert and C. n. ShOff,
field representatives OF Rocky
Mountain Motorists. Inc. an organ
ization formed for the purpose of
advertising the resources and see
ME wonders OF the state OF Colo
RADIO, arrived in Holly Thursday
morning to explain to the business
men OF the city .he aims and
methods oi the organization and
to secure cooperating members
from this city.
\ meeting Of the Commercial Club
was called at 10 o'riock Thursday
morning to hear brief statement
OF the proposition. Mr.. Goellert and
Mr.. Shoff each gave short talk
in which they stated that the organ
iZatiun had been formed to foster
a greater appreciation among re-
sidcnts OF the stae of the re-
sources and scenery which we have
within our borders, and to adver-
tise them TO the world as they are.
1t is the purpose OF the OrganiZa-
tion to distribute advertising
throughout the country to induce
tourists to come to the state OF
Colorado rather than pass through
it. All automobile routes over tho
state will be marked by an attrac.
tive marker which will carry in
formation as to distances and di-
rect tourists to the points Of in
terest in the state. The markers
will be placed on both uorth--outh
and east-west trails. Maps and
pamphlets containing Information
of value to tourists will be distrl-
buted all over the United States.
The representatives emphasized
the fact that the organization was
not formed for profit to anyone
community or group OF individuals.
but that all mRey received through
memberships would be spent in sd
verti>ing the whole state
Mr. Gocliert was In Holly Il year
ago and secured a few members
for the organization and was able
to tell those at tho meeting about
few Of the accomplishments of
, the past year.
The members Of the club express
ID great interest in the movement
and deemed It worthy OF very SER
ious consideration, 1t was thought
advisable to refer action on the
. proposition to the Board OF DircG-
OrS.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
TERMS OF
=. S. pRISONER2sS, RS, S
Eight Given Pardons, Terms of 107
Reduced. No Action Taken
On | 0S Remaining

one hundred and fifteen of the
~ prisoners serving time in the
federal pcuitcutiary at Leayen.
worth, Kansas, for military offcnS
cs, have been given cicmcncy as
a result OF the special investigation
conducted at the prison in March
hy Major James Stansficid ana Ma,
jnr T. X Ross.
out OF the llj prisoners who re.
cciVch clemcncy. eight were given
outright pardons and lO7 were Civ
en- reductions in sentences The re,
mining los prisoners were denied
clrmcncy III any form
All OF the prisoners serving terms
in connection with the Houston
r'O's were granted clemency. with
the exception Of one. This prison
e., william Hudson, was confined
in q hospital at Washington while
the Clemcncy board was in session
and was unable o appear
One OF the eight outright com
mutations was granted to prison
er serving life, one was granted to
a prisoner serving 10 years. one was
granted to a prisoner under sen,
tence OF u years and the remain
ing outright communications were
granted to men serving five years
each
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
TRADE TOURISTS
STOP IN HOLLY
Thirty-five Pueblo Business Men
Visit Holly on Big
Booster Trip

T'hirty-five Pueblo business men
travelling il fifteen automobiles,
arrived in Holly at ll:30 WedueS
day forenoon on the second lap Of
their three-day trade excursion to
Arkansas Valley towns. The boost
ers left Pueblo at 500 O'Clock Tues
day morning, returning at 800
O'Clock Thursday The trip was
made for the purpose OF promoting
a friendly feeling between the busi-
ness men of the various towns in
the Valley and the Pueblo bust
ness men
The members of the party wore
long white busters on the back Of
which had been lettered the name
of the firm the individual repre-
Sented. They were accompanied by
Matt .]erlnan's three-pieec orches-
ira.
Arriving in Holly at 1l:3n they
gave brief entertainment. includ
ing orchestra selections and var
ions songs After lunch the mem,
here Of the party called on the
various business men ot the, city
and renewed acGuaintanceS.
At about i:30 thcy assembled
again for another short program OF
music and songs. They left for
I Hartman IT two O'Clock.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15

Increase in attendance at Ameri-
can colleges and universities has
moderated to about the prc-war
OF 1919 to 1921, according to detailed
reports from 80 typical universities
and general reports from total
of l5i leading colleges and univey
riticS received by Dean Raymond
NaltcS Z SWarthluore college and
mudc public here
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
HORACE & holly
CLASH SUNDAY
Holly sluggers Will Cross Bats
With Fast Kansas Team On
Local Grounds Sunday

: The Holly baseball team is eN-
Il to swing into the 1924 sea-
Il earnest when it meets the
lineup from Horace, Kansas,
ne local grounds Sunday. The
cc team has been talked mp as
Eose-playing aggregation and no
is predicting a holiday for any
y OF the bunch that intends to
AXE part.
The Horace team has "a record OF
good playing and the games which
it played with the locals last year
ysre all close. out of four games
Holly won three and the highest
tecore in any one game was four.
esft is said that the Bristol team
Broke UP after the game with HoI-
w last Sunday and their catcher
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
cow GLUE MEET
SATURDAY NIGHT
Program for EVoning VIII Be in
Charge OF MI. Stocker and
County Agent Pedersen

Tie members OF the Holly Cow
Club Will hold their regular bust
ness and social meeting at the
club rooms in the \. V. S. B. K |.
L. 90. office building Saturday
evening. May l7th, beginning the
business session nj iahrllt 200
o'clock. The program vii! be un-
der the direction OF Mr.. Stocker
and County Agent Petersen. They
have arranged q 9ond program and
tha meeting promises to be very
interesting and Instructive.
A short moving picture enter
tainlnent viii be Included in the
program
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
EEy. l. z. DANIELS
ACCEPTS PASTORATE

The Rev. L. Z. Daniels of Semin-
airy HI TeXas, VINO has been con
ducting services at the Baptist
Chugca each evening OF this week,
mas accepted the paStorate OF the
IUcdi church. He will move his
family To Holly after the close OF
the present school year.
Tho Rev. 7. c. Jordan. pastor OF
the Baptist Church of Lamar, has
been assisting Rev. Daniels with
the services at the local church this
week.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
DEMOCRATS WILL
MEET MAY 18th,
County Democrats Will Select De
legates to State Assembly at
Colorado Springs

announcement was made last
wee: TIL; the Prowrr> county
demo- ratio convention VIII tc held
al the ro!ut house - lnIcr on
Monday. May 10Th. The sessions will
begin at 1000 a. IN.
The county assembly will nam"
delegates to the Democratic State
Convention which viii be held in
Colorado Springs May 9th. The
state convention will choose dele
,Ites to the National Democratic
tcmvcntiGn which meets in New
Y0rE City lane p
''he vnriuu, precint cauru~a>
viii probably be held T. iday May
18TH
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
BOOSTERS TRIP
on JUNE 10Th.
Commercial Club Will Make the
Annual Tour Of Trade Terri
tory Just Before Harvest

The Board Of Directors Of tho
Holly Commercial Club has set the
date OF June 18th for the trip by
the bu-inc>, men of Holly into
the territory south OF Holly This
"trip will be mad" Just before har-
vest time and will enable the bust
rr-, men 20 view the prospects for
fall business, and get acquainted
with the people in uolly'S trado
territory. \ picnic dinner will be
held at some convenient place where
good water and shade will he
found. and the day will be made
to combine business and pleasure
for as many as can 20. Last year
nearly 20 men and women mado
this trip from Holly and it was
a day of enjoyment for everyone.
The trip this year viii cover some
thing like $50 miles and viii cover
practically all OF Eolly'> trade ter
ritory south Of the Arkansas river.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
vALEDICTORIAN AND
SALUTATCRIAN CHOSEN

Last Friday Supt llse called Il
special meeting Of the Seniors and
informed them who had won the
Valcdictoriun and saiutatorian hon.
orS. The grade averages were given
on the basis of what were used the
first three years of the present Sen
ior Class enrolment in Holly
High. Viola Surprise won. first
place, with an average OF l.G5 or
about 80 per cent. Byron Westfall
was second, with an average of i.SS
or about 9O.5 per cent. This places
Miss Surprise as the valedirtorian
and Mr.. v cSttall as salutatorian OF
the Senior Class of 1924 Virgil
Euffcy took third place and Theima
Virgin fourth. The valedictorian
and Salutatorian are hard "a work
on the addresses, which are to be
given at commencement. May 30th,
The Holly Chicttain-52 issues ii
vrn,. for S2Rl
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
DRAINAGE DITCH
NEAR COMPLETION
1redgsIs Finish Work on Project
Which Is Reclaiming Rich
Farming Area

The lredgers who have been WORK
ipg on the Holly Drainage Ditch
lSr tine past year virtually com
and brought to its final stages 4
project which will put new life
into the agricultural activities Of
iris section OF the country by 70.
claiming Il large tract Of land from
worthless marshes to highly pro
ri-,etivE soil. The project represents
8ycstment OF about Sl25,G0N and
inging into productivity near
80 acres of land which has been
.cticaliy useless up to the present
ne. The ditch is owned by the
Sly Drainage District.
The engineering phases of the
sinage ditch were handled by the
l.iand Engineering Company of
lehlo. with Oscar Heibeck as the
yinecr in charge. The dredging
4'k was begun in May 1923 by the
ylcr Construction Company OF
mar and was pushed as rapidly
possible throughout the year.
~ Simpson had charge OF the
adger
-f!e ditch over all is more than
felve miles in length, about 25
ct wide and has an average depth
about 10 feet. 1t drains surface
Ter and seepage from several
Dlsand acres OF land reaching
: the waste gate at Buffalo
northwest of town to the
@ss River east OF the city.
image il so great that the
becomes raging torrent by
ie II reaches the river.
Sc official inspection of the
-cJ was made by the members
h" Board OF Directors of the
drainage District last Thurs
afternoon The construction
on the whole was found tc
satisfactory in certain place
ght cavc-ins on the sides Of tho
ditch needed attention and on the
west section the flow has been
somewhat ob>tructed by drift
weeds and otn"r small obstacles
sS"Inc minor COnHtetlr IN work il
. tho way ut boxes for ,s:tiing o,
face water and fumes for tallin-
the irigation bitches across thc
+. rainage channel remains to b,
!. a.. g before the ditch can be con
,,Hcrod complete.
Tangible benefit from the drain
age. ditch was evidenced to the in
Spection party in work being don't
on the land which once was unde'
water. 1t is estimated that two
thirds Of the land reclaimed by tht
project already is being worked.
'T}e inspection party included \
II. Geary. j. s McMurty. D$rer
Helbeck. G. J. Sayler, Roy Simpson
W. u Shivcly. and D. o. Under,
Following the official inspection
. Thursday afternoon the Board o
Dir.ctorS Of the drainage district
held . meeting THURSDAY night ant
accepted the construction work,
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
J. r. MILLER
STRUCK ~ HORSE

!. '. NH r -uflrs'd vr-y pauitn
dissertations on his face Monday
when one OF his horses reared and
struck him, the hcof tearing the
tlesh from his nose and the side of
his face. lie was taken to the
Lamar General Hospital for mcit
cal attention and now is recovering
rapidly.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
WILL CELEBRATE
ON JULY 4th.
Commercial Club Appoints Com,
In;ttee 10 Draft Plans for Gala
Day in Holly on July 4th.

A. decided at the last meeting
Of the Holly Commercial Club,
Holly will celebrate the Fourth of
July again this year, and plans are
now under way to make this the
greatest day in HOlly'S history.
The people OF Holly know how to
cooperate on such occasions. and
with real cooperation on the part
OF everyone. u real live celebration
ear be put on. The Board OF Di-
rcctor> OF the Commercial CLUB
met recently and appointed a com
mittce to handle the celebration.
This committee is as follows:
l.. NJ. Appel, Chairman
ii. A. Rose
Leonard White
Clyde Miller
H. WWoods
II. w. Afford
Geo. W Bean
G. O. Virgin
Gent Bailey
Ed. Jones
j. &. Schlager
\ \. Alorich
4 i. lhaycr
\ general meeting Of this com.
mittee wilt be called at an early
date to complete arrangements for
hauJliu. all details of the celebra-
finn
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15

wilo played with the Holly team
in the game win Fort Lyon, will
Join the Locals for the balance OF
the season.