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AUTOS GREAT KELP TO COUNTRYSIDE COMEDIAN COHAN IS AN AUTO ENTHUSIAST St. Joseph's Academy Boys I Utilize Rainy Days to Pre- pare for Tournament When the much heralded basket ball jurnaiaent of the Catholic Schools thletic league begins after the holi- days a tram from St. Josephs academy, Berkeley, will be among the fivefe seek- ing for glory and the league trophy. l>uring the rainy winter the Peralta park boys have been practicing assidu- ously with the result that they are now in fine fettle for the coming clash. The academy lads took up basket ball with enthusiasm this year and under tlie coaching' of Albin Forslund, physi- cal director at Peralta park, have made commendable propress .in the game. They will keep up their practice games until the closing of school on Tuesday. December 21. After the holidays a few interclass tussles will put them in fine \u25a0 shape. for the league tournament. Thoug-h Coach Forslund declines at ptesebt to name definitely the afidemy boys who will constitute the tean* to enter the l^aprue tournament, it is Ifke- ly that the following yo\ingrsters will- be called into requisition: William Cunningham, George lleinincer.- Fran- >\f Porter, John Rocha and Athol Sulli- van. . The sixth and seventh grades of St. Joseph's academy did the honors in the gymnasium lapt nipht. The wand drills iirnl th* formation of the human pyra- mids proved tho biff feature of the evening. The advantages bf rightly directed athletics is readily seen at the froquont gymnasium exhibitions at Pt.^ Josepii's. » where the little fellows are" developing grace, pkill and niuscle. Thf academy baseball enthusiasts liave not l><?«vu idle. In anticipation of t;,< pprinß baseball tournament of the Catholic Schools 'athletic league the Peralta park boys have organized a nine that contains some very promis- ing material. The twirling of little J<.*eph Millet has won special com- mondatinn. The academicians recently took their namesakes from West Oak- Irfml inti« camp by a. 3' to 2 score.' •to arrive in motor cars. The result .was that/ the locality received a good deal.' ; of r" money that' It would not otherwise have received. lie. further made a suggestion -which, by the way. might be applied with good results in California, namely, that one of tlie first duties of the new road board should be the. cutting away of the' -worst cor- ners in the country roads, which. If done universally, would lead to. a marked .diminution of. accidents. Here is 'argument^f or. good roa^s which' should appeal tbrcibly to every country -supervisor.' Juarez Results G. D. Falrprieve, sales manager of the Anderson carriage company o{ De- troit, manufacturers of the^ Detroit electric, arrived in San Francisco yes- terday and is making his headquarters at the Reliance automobile company in Van Ness avenue, the agents for the electric cars F'alrjrrJeve has a good conception of the possibilities and fu-' ture of the electric pleasure : vehicle, and his arguments for its popularity are convincing. In discussing; the^ma- chine yesterday he said: "It is only recently;, we! may say. a little, over 12 month*, that the electric vehicle, through its constriction, and the improvement In storage batteries, has reached a state of perfection, which must- demand for it serious considera- tion., Th«-electric .vehicle fills. a i>lace In city and suburban life for which -no: other motor vehicle or no- other, self- propelled vehicle of the present. day ex- actly suffices. The gas or;steam -mo^ tor car of : the times is a speed burner of such mechanical construction that it takes r.'hat might be said to. bp .a thinking mind to manipulate, "it. Not that 'it is sos complicated that.it re- quires experience of years or a mnchan- ical etlucation, but it calls "for a' cer- tnin amount of .. close attention and study on the part of the, manipulator. ''With the electric vehicle it is Merely a case. of understanding how to. start, stop and steer. -No mechanical, knowl- edge, even '• of 'the slightest degree^ is- required. Hence, we have what may be acknowlediirfvl to lie the ideal vehicle for woman kind, and for professional men, doctors in particular. "Doctors have not the time, to stop to clean a spark plug, nor do ' they wish t<\" do anything, of the kind,, consider- ing that they are about to .approach the sick or operating room. ' i "Heretofore, ther general public has looked upon it with some distrust, fear- ing, especially in San Francisco, that it was not able to climb hill.s But; in Seattle the electric vehicle dally/ac- complishes 50 miles or more on its one charge of battery. This proves con- clusively that the electric vehicle is ideal for city-life." . 0. D. Fairgrieve of the Ander- son Carriage Company tells of Great Advancements J* V. J-ynch of the Speedwell motor car company -reports that lie sold and j«, ,«, doHvprpil yester- day a 50 . horse- power four eylin- ,der Speedwell ulose " coupled car to H. G. Carter of l*os Angeles. He alßd sold a car of t he < same power and model to Robert Donald of Birds landing. When a private owner comes back for his second car, especially When it is •J. ——__-\u2666%. in. the same season and for thee. Sam model, it is a pret- ,ty god recommen- dation for that special make and model. \Thc Winton motor carriage company reports that it has just sold- the second little six cylinder 48 horsepower Winton to K. E. Jones of Bakerstield. Jones uses the cars in his extensive interests in the oil fields of Coalinga. Mrs. M. A. Huntington of San F-ran- cisco is the latest to realize the value uof the new Dia- m ond prip anti skid casing, and had the ~ rear whels of her car equipped wnh them. Also the Dia- mond rubber company report S. A. Gibbs & Co. of Tacoma, Wash., and Georjee D. Cameron of Santa#Cruz as recent purchasers of the new Diamond grip tires. - \u25a0 .-\u25a0 - JCAHtZ. \trx.. m»c. 11.—Warder, liactod il»«n fmiu ."• to i to 7 to ."• favorite, tra* the ni'-i,iun «.r x liie kiilinc »t 3nnvnt t<Hiaj\ lie !\u25a0\u25a0»' riil^Hii liv <;arm-r. mid «f|pr rliwt-l.r follow- ing (In> pan- to «<!I into the stretch, took the lead an<l *v<>n ill s drirc by Jialf a lenjrth. Ttvo tstyrHf'- «<m «n«l a pood crowd was In att«»nd- i-.f.f>. hi .-)<iti- t>f iln- <-.>l<l nrathpr. KummarT: 5615. FIHST KA«:i:— Fivo and a half fur- <tij<l>-. !l"i-si\ \\>ipbt and Jo«-kry. Fin. J"l-.*.-<hnrlir I»..horty. 11l (Fl*bo^t 1 »1-1 Kirctiall. 11l <Mr«;ah«\vi 2 20-I— B. J. Stvaunrr. 114 tUarpuport ) 3 Tim**— l:fi»l-(t. r»Pß\pr Pam I,sd. I'llnt T««-k«?r, Hollow. Snct-tfd, Vrccit^ and lUftltutloa »61«. Hl'o.Vll' KACE—Seven furlongc; *»U- .«Vit<iV. HorM>, Wright nnd Jorkr-r. Fin. 7 --. -V«n.lfr. mi (U«rnpr) 1 j.iI—Tifiiiarjro. 131 (K^no^dj-l 2 il-l L<irnmid. 103 ( BenoKCOfn >..... ;; Time 1:30 4-5.. «;iartys Louis". Winebcrry, Kryr* an>i I.nndlord flnis'awl ar tifimed. 6617. THIRD RACE—Fire furlongs: <Hd«. Hf>rpp.~W>ipht and Jm^kpy. Fin. M ld-1—Toj.iHnd. ia" (Auctlnl 1 4-l--I.a I>Pilt(i. im iFirhett 2 r. 1 ft. t»nn«t»u, 109 tCreorrt 3 Time 1:«'2 U-5. J. H. Uou^bton flnUhed 6618. FOUSTR nACH—FJre and* half fnr- ' <><ia*. llorso, Wpfcht and Jookoy. Fin. 1.1-10— Sevonrull, 1)3 <J. WHwon) 1 15- I—Bl.ig?.1 Bl.ig?. I<>4 (Ptranc) 2 7-1— Anne yicC.ee, M (Ramsey) 3 Tim* 1:0*3-5. Mauritania. SilTcr Stocking. Maud SigxlK-e. Hrubea and Vrrpas ftnisiirii as named. 5619. FIFTH BACE— Fire and * half fur- U>nt»; t"4llnE: <i'ldi:. Hor»r. W>ieht and .Tockej. Fin. K7 I— The Woir, mr, (Antrim 1 r. 2—Jim Brady. 107 <I'ickens) 2 4-1 Rounder. 110 (Arrhlbaldi ". :" :t Tim» 1:10 1-': Kiddy Leo. Ed Kerfc and Wflloby finirtMai? named. 6620." SIXTH RACE— One mile; selling: Odds. Horse.' Weicht. and Jorker. .- Fin. 2—Howard rearson. 100> \i. Wilson). 1 4-n K«>p Morlnp. 105 i MeOahpy >...-. 2 10-l Lighthouse. 05 («3iirnor> X Time 1:43. Ethel Day finished fourth. MODERN BUILDINGS FOR AUTO TRADE WHKSTL.KR DOAVA.S TRIO CHICAGO. Dec. 11 Gus P.choenlein. better known as "Americus." the Bal- timore wrestlpr* matched to meet Mah- mout, disposed of three aspiring men in quick time here last night. He was billed to throw his opponents in ?.(> minutes. Americus beat Harry Fields in 2 minutes; Herman Miller in 1mln- nute and 30 seconds and John Dorey in 3 minuter. BI<; I'OI.LEfiES TO DKRATK PRINCETON. N. J., Dec 11—At a conference held here, today by represen- tatives of Yale. Princeton and Harvard universities; it was decided \u25a0 to hold another triangular debate on March 21. Yale will meet Princeton at Princeton, Harvard will debate with Princeton at Cambridge and Yale will meet Harvard at New Ha yon. BMHBSa&: - " n. K. Roberts of the Howard" auto- mobile-rtdripany, who has' just, returned from 'an extended trip;' over *the) north-* crn part^of the, state In,t lie;interest -Of theKßulck and -'Oldsrnobile.i brought flattering, reports from all" sections vhfited. Roberts said: "I can only \u25a0reiterate" -(with - even greater emphasis; - ray -firm " conviction that'the coming: season "will be. a record breaker. , .-.While . itV has - been ' genera 11? conceded. by; all that thnseaßoniof' ldi 6 would -' prodiice"' a/ grfater./tvolunjoHpf .business .'".."than- the, -automoblle.| world lias | yet known,"! confess ZtpaLi l' 1 had no' conception of : the •' real - magnitude^of what it wlirfurely.be. r; ;-'.• ." "My opiniorif is' not;based\oti, tho idlfe talk. of. automobile /dealers in 0 one ,or two localities; nor upon; assumedvopti;; mismonlthe part of those interested 'in the Vsellinif: 'of }: automobilea.'i but ; : upon the- fadt that^everjv one of.our> local representatives > was ready>tq %back his statement. 'and hls'i judgment t wlth*|a eontractfand -col h~^ and "Vupon the. 'j eagerness ' wjth'-.ffwhlchV* they?,jßllj glamored v for ! greatly 'Jncrcaßedfallotf" meats .'-In"' those; contracts? for? thft>l9lQ seasonjand \ for immediate! deliveries.. \ \u25a0•'."The ' old 'order' ofUnlrigß' was? Com- pletely; reversed-; thisV season.;, -Instead of;'the ! 'usual flUitudelbf^R.ioCal ag6ntjln' fenarring.^ for' time "arid ;ehdeavorihK;',to 'lcaruv the- minimum contract? necessary to* secure' hi« "terr*tofJ',;.- every >Buick : agent j manifested^deepiconcern-li'ivour ability to'make.'Biinijienti deliveries Ho meet .his; heeds and "demonstrated jhis keen desire to. secure it he -largest, num* .ber ot deliveries in the BUbßtantial; way, I - have mentioned,'^ which?- can not -be considered- ; 6ther;'= than.*- undisputable justification for \iiiy- elatibn Tahd :Opti- mism." " V ';.'"' :"-:- ; V'.> 1 "'A John P.; Coghlin of Worcester, Mass., as chairman 'of ' the nominating^ com* « . - ' . -»- .mlttep, :: " presented the following - re- port as ing; the. choice T ;6f -"the committee And all of the" officers "were- unani- mously elected. They are, with the members of (he- new: executive committee: President, Lewis R. Speare, Boston,- Mass.; first vice president, Rob- ert P. Hooper. 1 - Philadelphia/ Pa::/sec- ond vice president,-- Frank- M. Joyce, Minneapolis. Minn.; third vice president, F. C. " Donald, Chicago, 111.;; treasurer, H. A. Bonnell, East' Orange,- 'N.-J.: sec- retary, Frederick II. ; Elliott,, New York; chairmaij of .the- executive A.- O. Batchelder, New Y6rk;< chairman of the legislative board,' Charles Thad- deus Terry.* New'" YArk; chairman -of touring information board. Powell Ev- ans, Philadelphia," Pa.; chairman of con- test board, F.- M. Butler, New York; ! chairman of good roads board, George C. Diehl, Buffalo, N. Y. W.H.BldWell, accompanied by Mrs. Bidwell and -their two little, boys- of j*.\u0094 ."-•*•' '\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0• " ;«. \u25a0 5 and . <a yearii re- spectively, arfived in this city a few days . ago ; after . a - '\u25a0• very .. interesting trip through the state -of Washington. The party left their home. Greenacres near Spokane.', Wash.," November i- 4 "and traveled via Cheney, Pp'rague, Ritzville and Providence to Pasco. ' at which place, the- Columbia .rivers was crossed by a ferry.: Neartthls point they .had to climb a mountain about"-], ooo' feet high, but. although* the., grade was a very difficult one their Chalmers-De- troit "30" gave no trouble.. In :this section they also encountered a bad stretch of sand, which has stalled many a car. •-,\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'• .'...\u25a0:\u25a0 After crossing the Columbia the party- proceeded- to \u25a0:, Pros^r. then to Bichelton, CenterVllle.and Lyle. <\ From this point the- machine' Avas. shipped \ to Portland, Or. . . -\u25a0 C.S. Howard of the Howard automo- bile company received -word yesterday . .from R. K. Rob- ' crts, who is visit-; ing the, ' country in behalf of *•' : ! -"\u25a0 ~ Buick and the, Oldsmobile; cars.' that he has received;a- large number of orders to b*. filled at once, as BRents -have come: to realize that they: have to. take cafN \u25a0when they can . get them, future " deliveries .'. bding uncertain.; :-W. C. Hood of the: Chalmers factory, 'who makes headquarters in this ; city \u25a0:.' .with the Pioneer automobile com- pany,, left for the southern part of - .state yesterday. He will; cover the section between Los Angeles and San Diego" before return- ing. \u25a0 _ .- _ .' .... *--'.:\u25a0. R.K/ Roberts Makes Flatter- ing Reports of Sales of Buicks andiblds An interesting: test was recently mado .with: the Thomas Flyer in Los Angeles. , The object of . the f test was -\u25a0' to ' see : what was the slow- ,_ . . I'est time the : car '\u2666* . '. \u25a0 . 7***. could make, run- nlnjr on: the "high." The Thomas. made si^half :mlle at" the' rate of 7:10. making th« time : tor a. mile 14:20. Thissls a little .' over \u25a0 four miles ; an , hour. A. R. Robinson, } who made the test, claims that he : pan make the car do a milOfin \b minutes.' -* At ; the: recent trial.V.with the motor, chugrgin? along: merrily, al- though .the. car was. scarcely moving 1 , riot'a^shot .was; missed.^<2SSf&&!i§!sßsSli&S* Enjoys Viewing Cities He Visits From His Own Stude» baker ; -. Limousin c' - Gebrge -. M," Cohan, the popular comediaji' and playwright,. 'is one of the most "enthusiastic: motorists among those who- furnish amusement, from the other side; of. the footlights. -\u25a0 ,. When the vehicle was 'ln its infancy hs evinced, a great interest in-the automobile,, and has been the owner of many machines durlng'the last^few years. Mis last purchase was a Btude- bakcr limousine, a " Christmas gift'to^ Mrs. Cohan, who accompanies him about' the L country,"^ although she stakes no 'part in theatrical work, Tho ma- chine? Was' purchased about a year 'ago and delivered to: the Cohans in St. Louis. "The story/of the; purchase is inter- esting. \u25a0/- The Cohans, were guests of some friends \u25a0, on:a short; Winter .cruise in the * gulf of Mexico, ; and while' Pok- ing through ' some- ; magazines on ; board the yacht Mrs.' Cohan became interested in; some pictures 6f \ motor; cars; among them -being the Studebak»r. . "Isn't thata t a beauty ?'• said Mrs. Co- han to her husband.: ' -"Sure is," replied the comedian; "would you like on??" ' . "Would 1?" ; exclaimed Mrs. Cohan, her eyes sparkling. ' . .. .. That settled it with George. "A wireless was at once dispatched : to\ the \u25a0\u25a0 Chicago -branch' of the Stude- bakers, instructing them .to ; dellvef a limousine / to ".Mrs. Cohan Christmas day. '"Kver. since then themachine 'has been in- use. They have it here .with them, and' now' three- persons enjoy it, as ;a -little baby daughter has come Into the family Eince the car was pur- chased. - : ; . :": ''\u25a0\u25a0''' ' .*-;- V--;/ . . \u25a0• -' : - R. R. L'HOMMEDIEU ; The automobile, is proving"- to be : a great ; distributor of ' money. : : Before \u25a0 its advent those who could afford recrea- tion anfl'amuspment spent their sur- plus income for luxuries and amuse- ments in the city, or else on outings In particular localities. With the : coming of .the automobile these ,social conditions have changed, and now. the . money is ; being: more evenly,- divided.:' The amusements and luxuriesi'of the -city, are being cur- tailed, so that the spender may jgnjoy his, automobile, which causes -the dis- tribution of his funds. along Highways and byways for gasoline and oil, and for; hea-rty meals demanded by appe- tites sharpened by riding: In the clean country^air. \ \u25a0 This'Thas- evoked ' complaints from merchants iii; cities who handle other than, staple articles' of"a: lack "of trade and r -a -'condition bordering -on hard times., \u25a0This -undoubtedly may be the .case with those' who catered previdusly to the - luxurious tastes. \But it is impos- sible' to believe that there is any con- ditlon of hard times; .in California, ,wheh one views the financial 'situation in autftniobile . row, or 'considers that the -registration •'. of motor:' vehicles \u25a0\u25a0 at Sacramento up to - the first - of ' Decem- ber Indicates that about $16,000,000 represents the money 'invested in automobiles;for theflrst 11 months of the year. ''; . : . This amount is not withdrawn from the bank account, but represents the money that is spent for luxuries : ana 1 entertalnnfent. Hence, "'it, will be -seen that\there': are some grounds in' some buslnessesjfor theclalm of hard times. That the expenditure <of . money along the highways and bywajs will sooner or later! help the good : roads movement may Ibe /seen \* from ; a : \u25a0/' : report of a recent discussion; ln : the .'house of , lords of "the '"development": hill. A tribute was paid-toUhe value, of the. motorist in the ; prospprity 'of "the .countryside by /-Lord St. \u25a0'\u25a0 Davids," who pointed - out that in his'; part of- the \ country, there were little; places by . the' seaside.'which never." saw,- ay tourist until : they--' began Money Formerly Spent in Cities for Pleasure Distributed in RuraH Sections _ OTTAWA. BOWLERS COMIXG OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 11.— Doctor Pinard of the Ottawa "amateur athletic club last ni^ht announced that Ottawa will send a strong bowling team to the American bowling congress tourna- ment at Detroit In February. XOTKII STA 1.1.10 V HEAD SANTA. noSA,' Dec' 11.— Wevland W, 2:12 #, owned by William C. a prominent locaT*horseman, *ig dead.'-The horse wa«r the fastest ;trottlntc stallion ever owned mr Sonoma county:;..,' The horse'was 21 years old.- DECISIOV FOR: BRITISHER DUBLTNY r>ec.', ll.—Tn, a 20 round contest tonight Tom Lancaster of Eng- land won on points -over : Eddie ±Mc- Geerty of Oshkosh. Wis, " The decision displeased the crowd-as Lancaster was nearly knocked ouftwlce. v , M3W. UM3iFOR DIAMOND EHILADKLPHIA, Dec. 11.— Baseball by day and hippodrome by night will be the varied forms of amusement at the Philadelphia park next season. It marks the growth of a new idea' that was started last year and bids fair to extend to every cityiin the circuit An indication of the importance at- tached at the present time to the auto- mobile Indusry on the coast is the fact that most of the best known agents both in Los Angeles and San Francisco are erecting new and modern buildings for their headquarters. This is especially true of the automobile dealers in San Francisco. Several have recently com- pleted buildings for their salesrooms which compare favorably with any of their class in the world. Prominent among these buildings in rtn Francisco which arc now devoted to the salesroom and. repair depart- ment of motor cars is the Standard mo- tor car company, corner Golden Gate ;<nd Van Xoss avenues, which concern has a large brick, fireproof, building, tiic lower. part of which, is used as the salesroom for the Ford and Velie earn, the top floor»»of which Is now devoted to a thoroughly equipped repair shop, in which the machinery and entire plant of the Ivan L. de Jongh company has just been placed. "We realize the advantage and impor- tance of having a fireproof building for both our salesroom and repair shop," paid W. L.llughson,' president of the company, in speaking of the modern class of. buildings now being used in this city by motor agencies. "We con- sider ourselves very fortunate in not only having secured the service of Mr. de Jongh, but also having him a mem- ber, of the company. The fact that Mr. d*» Jongh is one of the best known experts of automobile machinery.- in the country and is also well acquainted with the motor conditions throughout the west will no doubt become an im- porant feature in .the. future handling of the business of the Standard" motor car company. We are simplyV follow- ing the lines of the largest eastern houses in making our. salesroom \u25a0 and repair shop headquarters. In ; the best of fireproof buildings, as we realize the necessity of taking all precautions against fire where so much valuable property is stored." Standard Motor Car Company Has Made Many Improve* menls in Its Quarters The postal business of the world jb Increasing at the rate of 7 per cent per UOttlS. '-• Ilnrkrrillnf n.nicirt in DiatrrNH SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 11 —The scbooner Kthel Zane from San Fran- cisco, which passed in at Cape Flattery tonight, reported at Clallam bay that on December 9 It sighted the American barkentine Benicia in distress, 170 miles southwest' of Cape Flattery. Theße- nicia signaled that it had ninefeetrof water in its hold and had lost ; its deck load. It was trying to make Cape Flattery and asked that assistance be The Benecia sailed from Willapa har- hor with lumber for Guaymas Novem- h»r 30. It is commanded by Captain Hayes. Revenue cutters liave been sent to look for th^ disabled, vessel. I The ; selling force : of the Howard automobile \\ih the 1910 six cylinder Oldsmobile "Limited." J Fred- ! :erick r Gross, one of the} best known (salesmen on" automobile row, .'at .the rwheel. , H. 0. Harrison One of the Few Who Will Sell This Make As Wholesaler ;i One of the mo?t interesting auto- mobile corporation transactions ev*r known" took place recently in Detroit, and was participated ln>y 11. O. Har- rison of this city. The occasion was the of the organization known as the Metzer motor company, composed of bis deal- ers in various parts of the country.^by which they became stock holder?. Each of the dealers present subscribed for from $3,000 to; 1 25.000 worth of stock, an \u25a0 aggregate amount 'of $125,000, and arranged to take from 100 to 500 Everett cars apiece, disposing of the entire output for the coming y** r * W. E. Metzger. B. F. DVerltt and v\V!litam Kelly, the head 3of the'con- cern, reserved $175,000 of stocky for themselves and |200,000 for the treas- ury of the company. The associate stock holders will be factory represen- tatives in their respective districts. They are: C. Arthur Benjamin. Syra- cuse; Theodore Day. Kansas City; John C. Bowman. Boston; W. Wayne Davis, Philadelphia; H. J. Koehler. New York; H. O. Harrison, San Francisco; Gibson automobile company, Indianapolis; Githens' Brothers, Chicago; Lincoln automobile company, Lincoln. Neb.; Security automoMle company. Detroit; F. H. Lassiter, Fort Worth, Tex., an-l the "McArthur automobile company, Minneapolis. The Atlanta and southeastern. Ohio and Kentucky districts have been re- served. A. D. Plugroff of J. \V. Leavitt & Co. reached Fresno yesterday, where he ?* tend the delivery [ 1910 Ovprlands ana •* a »-arload of 1910 four cylinder Reos. The Leavitt com- pany haw received this* week its first carload of 1910 Marions, which >ar«» equipped wtth all the latest refinement* of the. factory. These are all sold except one. which is to be retained as a ALL THE EVERITT CARS ARE ALLOTED BASKET BALL TEAM READY FOR CLASH ELECTRIC VENICLES PROVE EFFECTIVE UIHE - S^VkVBANGIBGO JDAIuL; SUNDAY, 19Uy. AUTO SEASON WILL BE RECORD BREAKER Great Activity in Automobile Trade Is Caused by Increased Demand for Cars 38 Tbomai Im ' Slow on the Hitch Hood' leaves -.;! for Hip Nou<h I | Country Ak«"»i1n Are BujiiiK Cars | (. hnliiierH Hard I Trip In Xorth I ,\nv OfllrcH '.*:'." "I of <he A.A. A.I I Diamond Grip' I j Ob Her Car | knona -Car When Srri« It Cnr« Sold IDtO "Marlon* KriifhIhr (Hv PIPE THE IMITATORS -We built the first successful motor tire in Anierica. v :We have been;building L the;mostlsuccessful;auto" tire .in. the. r.W.ORLD for many.-.years—a nd still do— an'd.'.will.- Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery , i'built WRAP^ED^T^ * .construction) existent. . Its success was phenomenal. / Then carhe a ;l6t of imitators. They found- the; construction too costly. IMITATION IS HOT DUPLICATION So they merelyJmitated— by; still making-a moulded type— blit theVSURFACE was. made to LOOK like a wrapped ' , tread.' \u25a0-. ' , •** . - 5*5 * Then, to meet the abnormal surface conditions 'of Nevada; we made pur I \u25a0 . ' _'* \u25a0 f" l FAMOUS MOUNTAIN TREAD TIRE OF PURE WRAPPED TREAD CONSTRUCTION. , Its success was instantaneous' and ; continuous. 'l lt wwass *so \ good that we adopted \u25a0 it as oiir (standard output, x lt became famous,, is; famous,' and- willtcontinue'td;be:sb. r Now comes * another tije, - riot -only imitating.; -the ' typ^e" ? but ';\u25a0 adopting' the name -- jMouritain Tread 7 ' outright;. Ho\v> they do like;td;swing^6n\the jtaiKof;Ourkitel \ '-v V"1 •"' , ' , \u25a0 And there's, the »~ * -' DIAMOND STEEL ANTi-SKID TIRE ;:..whjchXwe;call:-our : i GRIP: tire 'because if DOES: grip slippery surfaces and" absolutely prevents skidding. - '\u25a0\u25a0'; "\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0' 'How soon .will ; they— oh, -well, . if /Diamond 'tires were not ..the best; why .would they all be imitating ?.-They cannot -DU- ' -PLICATE;, 'ri-U '''\u25a0-. ,T-' : ?' : - •'. : ; :^v;;-- v-" "ry 1 :^ v ::; ;' : ", \u25a0 v : . ; 3 ; .Think;it ;oy^r^ndc in' tlic' meantime this* weaU^ the use 6f'a*piamon(d;Gfip tire;oh your car..,. Yqu?nee&itv ' THE DIAMOND RUBBER COMPANY San Francisco; : : Los Angeles ; . 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"High Grade Workmanship and Courteous Treat- " - \u25a0''-• -- STANDARD MOTOR GAR GO. 583 Golden Gate Avc, * San Francisco, Cal. AUTOMOBILES READY REFEREJ>iCE FOR BUYERS AUTOMOBILE TIRES fi and I ° x!iT> * raa <*>•* " . auu **. 414-16 Tib N—ar. T.Marfc«t YOU MAGNETO RO^f!H BOSCH MAONBTO CO.. DUown gay Vt , Stw a .ritß»t t. Maiaaw MOTORCYCLE TO2PEDO | Joe Holla. th« Blk« Doetri HAXLEYDATUDaOK 1rotoow * Wtt. T- M>a. 17% \u25a0 UlLu PANHARW v a-'*B. i. bill. \K\]\CM HOWARD- AUTOMOBILB CO.. UUIVI » 833 Golden Gate aT. : TpL Market 15S«I : PI MOPP A - J - Smith.- P. C. Sales Agent. I VP;-**2- v «a Nm« aT..Ae#nt»>«ntwt*! 'INTFR.'^TATP -' B««»I*'^1 *'^* Crlpp^B. 5»9 ! 11l 1 Clv'O 1A 1 Co. \u25a0O. \u25a0». T*l. -. FTBak.- 17S« -j I^NflY BELIANCE ADTOMOBIUC CO.. •"\u25a0} l"** 1 J 342-362 ;V«n Ne«a : «t. Tel. : P«rt . .123 MITrHFI I OSEN * HUNTER AUTOCO.'. '. ."" "Vi.r^lrr'.J!? *21O. G. aT.iT«L Market 2W3 01 HSMORIIP * Howard ; auto co;: . ULtl * 3J **VP ILC 523 QQ. «t. T. M«t. 153ft DCfi jfl D. B. WHITMAN. *> I<U/^*- > A 811 O: G. aV. T.Mlt. T<C ; WHITE MOTORCARS \ 11PC T^^^ ;\u25a0 -.1 WEEKLY CALLUS! PER YEAR : Those who can afford J^*~^:~ r CffifiQJD^ an Automobile should S»!!^/1V ' &V*^^^ first consider the /Mr**^^ ! '-JFor sty] c, p ower ; - durability and com pie te j appoi ht- J ! [\u25a0meiit the- KNGX, is unsurpassed. \.l [ : Demonstrations by appointment. J i RELIANCE AUTOMOBILE COMPANY j

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AUTOS GREAT KELPTO COUNTRYSIDE

COMEDIAN COHAN ISANAUTOENTHUSIAST

St. Joseph's Academy Boys

IUtilize Rainy Days to Pre-

pare for Tournament

When the much heralded basket balljurnaiaent of the Catholic Schoolsthletic league begins after the holi-

days a tram from St. Josephs academy,

Berkeley, will be among the fivefe seek-ing for glory and the league trophy.

l>uring the rainy winter the Peraltapark boys have been practicing assidu-ously with the result that they arenow in fine fettle for the coming clash.

The academy lads took up basket ball

with enthusiasm this year and undertlie coaching' of Albin Forslund, physi-

cal director at Peralta park, have madecommendable propress .in the game.

They willkeep up their practice games

until the closing of school on Tuesday.

December 21. After the holidays a fewinterclass tussles will put them in fine

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shape. for the league tournament.Thoug-h Coach Forslund declines at

ptesebt to name definitely the afidemyboys who will constitute the tean* toenter the l^aprue tournament, it is Ifke-ly that the following yo\ingrsters will-be called into requisition: WilliamCunningham, George lleinincer.- Fran->\f Porter, John Rocha and Athol Sulli-van.. The sixth and seventh grades of St.Joseph's academy did the honors in thegymnasium lapt nipht. The wand drillsiirnl th* formation of the human pyra-mids proved tho biff feature of theevening. The advantages bf rightlydirected athletics is readily seen at thefroquont gymnasium exhibitions at Pt.^Josepii's. » where the little fellows are"developing grace, pkill and niuscle.

Thf academy baseball enthusiastsliave not l><?«vu idle. In anticipation oft;,< pprinß baseball tournament of theCatholic Schools 'athletic league thePeralta park boys have organized anine that contains some very promis-ing material. The twirling of littleJ<.*eph Millet has won special com-mondatinn. The academicians recentlytook their namesakes from West Oak-Irfml inti« camp by a. 3' to 2 score.'

•to arrive in motor cars. The result.was that/ the locality received a gooddeal.' ;ofr"money that' It would nototherwise have received. lie. furthermade a suggestion -which, by the way.might be applied with good results inCalifornia, namely, that one of tlie firstduties of the new road • board shouldbe the. cutting away of the' -worst cor-ners in the country roads, which. Ifdone universally, would lead to. amarked .diminution of.accidents.

Here is 'argument^f or. good roa^swhich' should appeal tbrcibly to everycountry -supervisor.'Juarez Results

G. D. Falrprieve, sales manager ofthe Anderson carriage company o{ De-troit, manufacturers of the^ Detroitelectric, arrived in San Francisco yes-

terday and is making his headquarters

at the Reliance automobile company inVan Ness avenue, the agents for theelectric cars F'alrjrrJeve has a goodconception of the possibilities and fu-'ture of the electric pleasure :vehicle,

and his arguments for its popularityare convincing. In discussing; the^ma-chine yesterday he said:

"It is only recently;, we! may say. alittle,over 12 month*, that the electricvehicle, through its constriction, andthe improvement In storage batteries,

has reached a state of perfection, whichmust- demand for it serious considera-tion., Th«-electric .vehicle fills.a i>laceIn city and suburban life for which -no:

other motor vehicle or no- other, self-propelled vehicle of the present. day ex-actly suffices. The gas or;steam -mo^tor car of :the times is a speed burner

of such mechanical construction thatit takes r.'hat might be said to. bp .athinking mind to manipulate, "it. Notthat 'it is sos complicated that.it re-quires experience of years or a mnchan-ical etlucation, but it calls "for a' cer-tnin amount of.. close attention andstudy on the part of the, manipulator.

''With the electric vehicle it is Merelya case. of understanding how to. start,stop and steer. -No mechanical, knowl-edge, even '• of 'the slightest degree^ is-required. Hence, we have what may beacknowlediirfvl to lie the ideal vehiclefor woman kind, and for professionalmen, doctors in particular.

"Doctors have not the time, to stop toclean a spark plug, nor do 'they wisht<\" do anything,of the kind,, consider-ing that they are about to .approachthe sick or operating room. '

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"Heretofore, ther general public haslooked upon it with some distrust, fear-ing, especially in San Francisco, thatit was not able to climb hill.s But; inSeattle the electric vehicle dally/ac-complishes 50 miles or more on its onecharge of battery. This proves con-clusively that the electric vehicle isideal for city-life." .

0. D. Fairgrieve of the Ander-son Carriage Company tells

of Great Advancements

J* V. J-ynch of the Speedwell motorcar company -reports that lie sold andj«, ,«, doHvprpil yester-

day a 50. horse-power four eylin-,der Speedwell ulose" coupled car to H.

G. Carter of l*os Angeles. He alßd solda car of t he < same power and model toRobert Donald of Birds landing.

When a private owner comes backfor his second car, especially When it is

•J. ——__-\u2666%. in.the same seasonand for thee. Sammodel, it is a pret-

,ty god recommen-dation for that

special make and model. \Thc Wintonmotor carriage company reports thatit has just sold- the second little sixcylinder 48 horsepower Winton to K. E.Jones of Bakerstield. Jones uses thecars in his extensive interests in theoil fields of Coalinga.

Mrs. M. A. Huntington of San F-ran-cisco is the latest to realize the value

uof the new Dia-m ond prip antiskid casing, • and

had the~ rear whels of hercar equipped wnh them. Also the Dia-mond rubber company report S. A.Gibbs & Co. of Tacoma, Wash., andGeorjee D. Cameron of Santa#Cruz asrecent purchasers of the new Diamondgrip tires.

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JCAHtZ. \trx.. m»c. 11.— Warder, liactodil»«n fmiu ."• to ito 7 to ."• favorite, tra* the• ni'-i,iun «.r x liie kiilinc »t 3nnvnt t<Hiaj\ lie!\u25a0\u25a0»' riil^Hii liv <;arm-r. mid «f|pr rliwt-l.r follow-ing (In> pan- to «<!I into the stretch, took thelead an<l *v<>n ills drirc by Jialf a lenjrth. TtvotstyrHf'- «<m «n«l a pood crowd was In att«»nd-i-.f.f>. hi .-)<iti- t>f iln- <-.>l<l nrathpr. KummarT:

5615. FIHST KA«:i:—Fivo and a half fur-<tij<l>-. !l"i-si\ \\>ipbt and Jo«-kry. Fin.J"l-.*.-<hnrlir I»..horty. 11l (Fl*bo^t 1»1-1

—Kirctiall. 11l <Mr«;ah«\vi 2

20-I—B. J. Stvaunrr. 114 tUarpuport ) 3Tim**—l:fi»l-(t. r»Pß\pr Pam I,sd. I'llnt

T««-k«?r, Hollow. Snct-tfd, Vrccit^ and lUftltutloa

»61«. Hl'o.Vll'KACE—Seven furlongc; *»U-

.«Vit<iV. HorM>, Wright nnd Jorkr-r. Fin.7 --. -V«n.lfr. mi (U«rnpr) 1j.iI—Tifiiiarjro. 131 (K^no^dj-l 2il-l

—L<irnmid. 103 (BenoKCOfn >..... ;;

Time—

1:30 4-5.. «;iartys Louis". Winebcrry,Kryr* an>i I.nndlord flnis'awl ar tifimed.

6617. THIRD RACE—Fire furlongs:<Hd«. Hf>rpp.~W>ipht and Jm^kpy. Fin.

Mld-1—Toj.iHnd. ia" (Auctlnl 14-l--I.a I>Pilt(i. im iFirhett 2r. 1

—ft. t»nn«t»u, 109 tCreorrt 3

Time—

1:«'2 U-5. J. H. Uou^bton flnUhed

6618. FOUSTR nACH—FJre and* half fnr-'<><ia*. llorso, Wpfcht and Jookoy. Fin.1.1-10— Sevonrull, 1)3 <J. WHwon) 115- I—Bl.ig?.1

—Bl.ig?. I<>4 (Ptranc) 2

7-1—Anne yicC.ee, M (Ramsey) 3Tim*

—1:0*3-5. Mauritania. SilTcr Stocking.

Maud SigxlK-e. Hrubea and Vrrpas ftnisiirii asnamed.

5619. FIFTH BACE—Fire and * half fur-U>nt»; t"4llnE:<i'ldi:. Hor»r. W>ieht and .Tockej. Fin.

K7 I—The Woir, mr, (Antrim 1r.2—Jim Brady. 107 <I'ickens) 24-1

—Rounder. 110 (Arrhlbaldi ". :" :t

Tim»—

1:10 1-': Kiddy Leo. Ed Kerfc andWflloby finirtMai? named.

6620." SIXTH RACE—One mile; selling:Odds. Horse.' Weicht. and Jorker. .- Fin.

!» 2— Howard rearson. 100> \i. Wilson). 14-n

—K«>p Morlnp. 105 iMeOahpy >...-. 2

10-l—

Lighthouse. 05 («3iirnor> XTime

—1:43. Ethel Day finished fourth.

MODERN BUILDINGSFOR AUTO TRADE

WHKSTL.KR DOAVA.S TRIO

CHICAGO. Dec. 11—

Gus P.choenlein.better known as "Americus." the Bal-timore wrestlpr* matched to meet Mah-mout, disposed of three aspiring menin quick time here last night. He wasbilled to throw his opponents in ?.(>minutes. Americus beat Harry Fieldsin 2 minutes; Herman Miller in 1mln-nute and 30 seconds and John Dorey in3 minuter.

BI<; I'OI.LEfiES TO DKRATK

PRINCETON. N. J., Dec 11—At aconference held here, today by represen-tatives of Yale. Princeton and Harvarduniversities; it was decided \u25a0 to holdanother triangular debate on March 21.Yale willmeet Princeton at Princeton,Harvard will debate with Princeton atCambridge and Yale will meet Harvardat New Ha yon. BMHBSa&:

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n. K. Roberts of the Howard" auto-mobile-rtdripany, who has' just,returnedfrom 'an extended trip;'over *the) north-*crn part^of the, state In,tlie;interest -Of

theKßulck and -'Oldsrnobile.i brought

flattering, reports from all" sectionsvhfited. Roberts said:

"I can only \u25a0reiterate" -(with - evengreater emphasis; -ray -firm

"conviction

that'the coming: season "willbe. a recordbreaker. ,.-.While .itVhas - been

'genera 11?

conceded. by;all that thnseaßoniof' ldi6would -' prodiice"' a/ grfater./tvolunjoHpf

.business .'".."than- the, -automoblle.| worldlias|yet known,"! confess ZtpaLil'1hadno' conception of:the •'real

-magnitude^ofwhat it wlirfurely.be.r;;-'.• ."

"My opiniorifis' not;based\oti, tho idlfetalk.of.automobile /dealers in0 one ,ortwo localities; nor upon; assumedvopti;;mismonlthe part of those interested 'inthe Vsellinif: 'of }:automobilea.'i but;:uponthe- fadt that^everjv one of.our>localrepresentatives > was ready>tq %back hisstatement. 'and hls'i judgment t wlth*|a

•eontractfand -colh~^ and "Vuponthe. 'jeagerness

'wjth'-.ffwhlchV*they?,jßlljglamored v for !greatly 'Jncrcaßedfallotf"meats .'-In"' those; contracts? for? thft>l9lQseasonjand \for immediate! deliveries..\ \u25a0•'."The

'old 'order' ofUnlrigß' was? Com-

pletely; reversed-; thisV season.;, -Insteadof;'the !'usual flUitudelbf^R.ioCal ag6ntjln'fenarring.^ for' time "arid ;ehdeavorihK;',to

'lcaruv the- minimum contract? necessaryto* secure' hi«"terr*tofJ',;.- every >Buick

:agent jmanifested^deepiconcern-li'ivourability to'make.'Biinijienti deliveries Homeet .his; heeds and "demonstrated jhiskeen desire to.secure ithe -largest, num*

.ber ot deliveries in the BUbßtantial; way,I

-have mentioned,'^ which?- can not -be

considered- ;6ther;'= than.*- undisputablejustification for \iiiy- elatibn Tahd :Opti-mism."

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John P.;Coghlin of Worcester, Mass.,as chairman 'of

'the nominating^ com*

« . - ' . -»-.mlttep, ::" presentedthe following-

re-port asing; the. choice T;6f

-"the committee Andall of the" officers "were- unani-mously • elected. They are, withthe members of (he- new: executivecommittee: President, Lewis R. Speare,Boston,- Mass.; first vice president, Rob-ert P. Hooper. 1

- Philadelphia/ Pa::/sec-ond vice president,-- Frank- M. Joyce,Minneapolis. Minn.; third vice president,F. C.

"Donald, Chicago, 111.;; treasurer,

H. A. Bonnell, East' Orange,- 'N.-J.: sec-retary, Frederick II.;Elliott,,New York;chairmaij of .the- executiveA.- O. Batchelder, New Y6rk;< chairmanof the legislative board,' Charles Thad-deus Terry.* New'" YArk; chairman -oftouring information board. Powell Ev-ans, Philadelphia," Pa.; chairman of con-test board, F.- M. Butler, New York;

!chairman of good roads board, GeorgeC. Diehl, Buffalo, N. Y.

W.H.BldWell, accompanied by Mrs.Bidwell and -their two little,boys- ofj*.\u0094 ."-•*•''\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0•

" ;«. \u25a0 5 and . <a yearii re-spectively, arfivedin this city a fewdays .ago ;after .a- '\u25a0• very .. interesting

trip through the state -of Washington.The party left their home. Greenacres

near Spokane.', Wash.," November i- 4"andtraveled via Cheney, Pp'rague, Ritzvilleand Providence to Pasco.

'at whichplace, the- Columbia .rivers was crossedby a ferry.: Neartthls point they .hadto climb a mountain about"-],ooo' feethigh, but. although* the., grade was avery difficult one their Chalmers-De-troit "30" gave no trouble.. In :thissection they also encountered a badstretch of sand, which has stalled manya car. •-,\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'• .'...\u25a0:\u25a0

After crossing the Columbia theparty- proceeded- to \u25a0:, Pros^r. then toBichelton, CenterVllle.and Lyle.<\ Fromthis point the- machine' Avas. shipped \ toPortland, Or. . .

-\u25a0 C.S. Howard of the Howard automo-bile company received -word yesterday. .from R. K. Rob-'

crts, who is visit-;ing the, ' country

in behalf of*•'—

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Buick and the,Oldsmobile; cars.' that he has received;a-large number of orders to b*.filled atonce, as BRents -have come: to realizethat they: have to. take cafN \u25a0when theycan .get them, future

" deliveries .'. bdinguncertain.;

:-W. C. Hood of the:Chalmers factory,'who makes headquarters in this ;city

\u25a0:.' .with the Pioneerautomobile com-pany,, left• for thesouthern part of- .state yesterday.

He will;cover the section between LosAngeles and San Diego"before return-ing. \u25a0

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R.K/ Roberts Makes Flatter-ing Reports of Sales of

Buicks andiblds

An interesting: test was recently mado.with:the Thomas Flyer in Los Angeles.

, The object of. thef test was -\u25a0' to 'see:what was the slow-

,_ . . I'est time the :car'\u2666* . '. \u25a0 . 7***.could make, run-nlnjr on:the "high." The Thomas. madesi^half :mlle at" the' rate of 7:10. makingth« time : tor a.mile 14:20. Thissls alittle.' over \u25a0 four miles ;an,hour. A. R.Robinson, }who made the test, claimsthat he :pan make the car do a milOfin\b minutes.' -* At;the:recent trial.V.withthe motor, chugrgin? along: merrily, al-though .the. car was. scarcely moving1,riot'a^shot .was; missed.^<2SSf&&!i§!sßsSli&S*

Enjoys Viewing Cities He VisitsFrom His Own Stude»

baker ;-.Limousinc'

- Gebrge -. M," Cohan, the popularcomediaji' and playwright,.'is one ofthe most "enthusiastic: motorists among

those who-furnish amusement, from theother side; of. the footlights. -\u25a0

,.When the vehicle was 'ln its infancy

hs evinced, a great interest in-theautomobile,, and has been the ownerof many machines durlng'the last^fewyears. Mis last purchase was a Btude-bakcr limousine, a

"Christmas gift'to^

Mrs. Cohan, who accompanies himabout' the L country,"^ although she stakesno 'part in theatrical work, Tho ma-chine? Was' purchased about a year 'ago

and delivered to: the Cohans in St.Louis.

"The story/of the; purchase is inter-esting. \u25a0/- The Cohans, were guests ofsome friends \u25a0, on:a short; Winter .cruisein the *gulf of Mexico,;and while'Pok-ing through 'some- ;magazines on;boardthe yacht Mrs.'Cohan became interestedin;some pictures 6f \motor;cars; amongthem -being the Studebak»r. .

"Isn't thata t a beauty ?'• said Mrs. Co-han to her husband.:

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-"Sure is," replied the comedian;"would you like on??"

'."Would 1?" ;exclaimed Mrs. Cohan,

her eyes sparkling.'. .... That settled it with George.

"A wireless was at once dispatched:to\ the \u25a0\u25a0 Chicago -branch' of the Stude-bakers, instructing them .to;dellvef alimousine / to ".Mrs. Cohan Christmasday. '"Kver. since then themachine 'hasbeen in- use. They have it here .withthem, and' now' three- persons enjoy it,as ;a -little baby daughter has comeInto the family Eince the car was pur-chased. - :;. :": ''\u25a0\u25a0''' '.*-;- V--;/ . . \u25a0• -' :

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R. R. L'HOMMEDIEU; The automobile, is proving"- to be : agreat ;distributor of

'money. ::Before \u25a0 itsadvent those who could afford recrea-tion anfl'amuspment spent their sur-plus income for luxuries and amuse-

ments in the city, or else on outings

In particular localities.With the:coming of .the automobile

these ,social conditions have changed,

and now. the .money is ;being: moreevenly,- divided.:' The amusements andluxuriesi'of the -city, are being cur-tailed, so that the spender may jgnjoyhis, automobile, which causes -the dis-tribution of his funds. along Highwaysand byways for gasoline and oil, andfor; hea-rty meals demanded by appe-tites sharpened by riding:In the cleancountry^air. \

\u25a0 This'Thas- evoked ' complaints from

merchants iii;cities who handle otherthan, staple articles' of"a: lack "of tradeand r-a -'condition bordering -on hardtimes.,

\u25a0This -undoubtedly may be the .casewith those' who catered previdusly tothe -

luxurious tastes. \But it is impos-sible' to believe that there is any con-ditlon of hard times; .in California,,wheh one views the financial 'situationin autftniobile .row, or 'considers • thatthe -registration •'.of motor:' vehicles \u25a0\u25a0 atSacramento up to

-the first

-of

'Decem-

ber Indicates that about $16,000,000represents the money 'invested inautomobiles;for theflrst 11 months ofthe year. ''; . : .

This amount is not withdrawn fromthe bank account, but represents themoney that is spent for luxuries :ana1

entertalnnfent. Hence,"'it,will be -seenthat\there': are some grounds in' somebuslnessesjfor theclalm of hard times.

That the expenditure <of.money alongthe highways and bywajs will sooneror later!help the good :roads movementmay Ibe /seen \*from ;a:\u25a0/' :report of arecent discussion; ln:the .'house of,lordsof "the '"development": hill. A tributewas paid-toUhe value, of the. motoristin the ;prospprity 'of "the .countrysideby /-Lord • St. \u25a0'\u25a0 Davids," who pointed

-out

that in his';part of-the \country, therewere little;places by. the' seaside.'whichnever." saw,- ay tourist until: they--' began

Money Formerly Spent in Citiesfor Pleasure Distributed

in RuraH Sections _

OTTAWA. BOWLERS COMIXGOTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 11.— Doctor

Pinard of the Ottawa "amateur athleticclub last ni^ht announced that Ottawawill send a strong bowling team tothe American bowling congress tourna-ment at Detroit In February.

XOTKII STA 1.1.10VHEAD

SANTA. noSA,' Dec' 11.— Wevland W,2:12 #, owned by William C. aprominent locaT*horseman, *ig dead.'-Thehorse wa«r the fastest ;trottlntc stallionever owned mr Sonoma county:;..,' Thehorse'was 21 years old.-

DECISIOV FOR: BRITISHER

DUBLTNY r>ec.', ll.—Tn, a 20 roundcontest tonight Tom Lancaster of Eng-land won on points -over :Eddie ±Mc-Geerty of Oshkosh. Wis, " The decisiondispleased the crowd-as Lancaster wasnearly knocked ouftwlce. v ,

M3W.UM3iFOR DIAMOND

EHILADKLPHIA,Dec. 11.—Baseballby day and hippodrome by night willbe the varied forms of amusement atthe Philadelphia park next season. Itmarks the growth of a new idea' thatwas started last year and bids fair toextend to every cityiin the circuit

An indication of the importance at-tached at the present time to the auto-mobile Indusry on the coast is the factthat most of the best known agents bothin Los Angeles and San Francisco areerecting new and modern buildings fortheir headquarters. This is especiallytrue of the automobile dealers in SanFrancisco. Several have recently com-pleted buildings for their salesroomswhich compare favorably with any oftheir class in the world.

Prominent among these buildings inrtn Francisco which arc now devotedto the salesroom and. repair depart-ment of motor cars is the Standard mo-tor car company, corner Golden Gate;<nd Van Xoss avenues, which concernhas a large brick, fireproof, building,tiic lower.part of which, is used as thesalesroom for the Ford and Velie earn,the top floor»»of which Is now devotedto a thoroughly equipped repair shop,in which the machinery and entireplant of the Ivan L.de Jongh companyhas just been placed.

"We realize the advantage and impor-tance of having a fireproof building forboth our salesroom and repair shop,"paid W. L.llughson,' president of thecompany, in speaking of the modernclass of. buildings now being used inthis city by motor agencies. "We con-sider ourselves very fortunate in notonly having secured the service of Mr.de Jongh, but also having him a mem-ber, of the company. The fact thatMr. d*» Jongh is one of the best knownexperts of automobile machinery.- inthe country and is also well acquaintedwith the motor conditions throughoutthe west will no doubt become an im-porant feature in .the. future handlingof the business of the Standard" motorcar company. We are simplyV follow-ing the lines of the largest easternhouses in making our. salesroom \u25a0 andrepair shop headquarters. In;the bestof fireproof buildings, as we realize thenecessity of taking all precautionsagainst fire where so much valuableproperty is stored."

Standard Motor Car Company

Has Made Many Improve*menls in Its Quarters

The postal business of the world jbIncreasing at the rate of 7 per cent perUOttlS. '-•

Ilnrkrrillnfn.nicirt in DiatrrNHSEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 11 —The

scbooner Kthel Zane from San Fran-cisco, which passed in at Cape Flatterytonight, reported at Clallam bay thaton December 9 Itsighted the Americanbarkentine Benicia indistress, 170 milessouthwest' of Cape Flattery. Theße-nicia signaled that it had ninefeetrofwater in its hold and had lost;itsdeck load. Itwas trying to make CapeFlattery and asked that assistance be

The Benecia sailed from Willapa har-hor with lumber for Guaymas Novem-h»r 30. It is commanded by CaptainHayes.„ Revenue cutters liave been sent tolook for th^ disabled, vessel.

I The ;selling force :of the Howard automobile \\ih the 1910 six cylinder Oldsmobile "Limited." JFred-! :erick rGross, one of the}best known (salesmen on" automobile row, .'at .the rwheel. ,

H. 0. Harrison One of the Few

Who WillSell This MakeAs Wholesaler ;i

One of the mo?t interesting auto-

mobile corporation transactions ev*r

known" took place recently in Detroit,

and was participated ln>y 11. O. Har-

rison of this city.

The occasion was the of

the organization known as the Metzer

motor company, composed of bis deal-

ers in various parts of the country.^by

which they became stock holder?. Each

of the dealers present subscribed for

from $3,000 to;125.000 worth of stock,

an \u25a0 aggregate amount 'of $125,000, and

arranged to take from 100 to 500

Everett cars apiece, disposing of the

entire output for the coming y**r*

W. E. Metzger. B. F. DVerltt and

v\V!litam Kelly, the head 3of the'con-cern, reserved $175,000 of stocky for

themselves and |200,000 for the treas-

ury of the company. The associatestock holders will be factory represen-tatives in their respective districts.They are: C. Arthur Benjamin. Syra-

cuse; Theodore Day. Kansas City; JohnC. Bowman. Boston; W. Wayne Davis,Philadelphia; H. J. Koehler. New York;

H. O. Harrison, San Francisco; Gibsonautomobile company, Indianapolis;Githens' Brothers, Chicago; Lincolnautomobile company, Lincoln. Neb.;Security automoMle company. Detroit;

F. H. Lassiter, Fort Worth, Tex., an-lthe "McArthur automobile company,Minneapolis.

The Atlanta and southeastern. Ohioand Kentucky districts have been re-served.

A. D. Plugroff of J. \V. Leavitt & Co.reached Fresno yesterday, where he

?* tend the delivery

[ 1910 Ovprlands ana•* a »-arload of 1910four cylinder Reos. The Leavitt com-pany haw received • this* week its firstcarload of 1910 Marions, which >ar«»equipped wtth all the latest refinement*of the. factory. These are all soldexcept one. which is to be retained as a

ALL THE EVERITTCARS ARE ALLOTED

BASKET BALL TEAMREADY FOR CLASH

ELECTRIC VENICLESPROVE EFFECTIVE

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AUTO SEASON WILLBERECORDBREAKER Great Activityin Automobile Trade Is

Caused by Increased Demand for Cars

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PIPE THE IMITATORS-We built the first successful motor tire in Anierica.

v :We have been;building Lthe;mostlsuccessful;auto" tire.in.the.r.W.ORLD for many.-.years—a nd still do—an'd.'.will.-

Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery, i'built WRAP^ED^T^*

.construction) existent. . Its success was phenomenal. / Thencarhe a ;l6t of imitators. They found- the; construction toocostly.

IMITATION IS HOT DUPLICATIONSo they merelyJmitated— by;stillmaking-a moulded type—blit theVSURFACE was. made to LOOK like a wrapped

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FAMOUS MOUNTAIN TREAD TIREOF PURE WRAPPED TREAD CONSTRUCTION.,Its success was instantaneous' and ;continuous. 'llt wwass *so \

good that we adopted \u25a0it as oiir (standard output, xlt becamefamous,, is; famous,' and- willtcontinue'td;be:sb.

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they do like;td;swing^6n\the jtaiKof;Ourkitel \ '-v V"1•"'

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DIAMOND STEEL ANTi-SKID TIRE;:..whjchXwe;call:-our :iGRIP: tire 'because ifDOES: grip slipperysurfaces and" absolutely prevents skidding. - '\u25a0\u25a0';"\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'

'How soon .will;they— oh,-well,.if/Diamond 'tires were not..the best; why.would they all be imitating ?.-They cannot -DU-'-PLICATE;, 'ri-U '''\u25a0-. ,T-':?' :- •'.:;:^v;;-- v-""ry 1:^ v::;;' : ", \u25a0

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THE DIAMOND RUBBER COMPANYSan Francisco; : :Los Angeles ; . N Seattle >

: r;'H C^ E.MATHEIWSOIgSE^^R.

The most powerful, speedy and durable auto-

Trademark of automobile reliability. Unsur-passed for elegance and refinement.

Heavy shipments of both these great cars enablesus tomake immediate delivery of all models.

Place your order now, for later you willbe com-pelled to wait your turn for delivery.

Howard Automobile Co.523-533 GOLDEN GATE AYE.,

Distributors for Pacific Coast.

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ANNOUNCEMENTExpert Repairing by Expert Men

THE STANDARD MOTOR CAR CO.Having absorbed the entire repair plant and busi-ness of Ivan L.de Jongh, will'make a special fea-

ture of EXPERT AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING.The entire plant of Ivan L.de Jongh is now in-stalled in the FIREPROOF BUILDING of the

\.-Standard Motor Car Company. AH repair. work; under supervision of Expert de Jongh, one of the

best' known-automobile mechanics in the West. Allwork receives prompt attention.

"High Grade Workmanship and Courteous Treat-

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STANDARD MOTOR GAR GO.583 Golden Gate Avc,*

San Francisco, Cal.

AUTOMOBILESREADY REFEREJ>iCE FOR BUYERS

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PI MOPP A- J- Smith.- P. C. Sales Agent.

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WHITE MOTORCARS \11PC T^^ ;̂\u25a0 -.1WEEKLY CALLUS! PER YEAR

: Those who can afford • J^*~^:~ rCffifiQJD^ an Automobile should S»!!^/1V'&V*^^^ first consider the /Mr**^^

! '-JFor sty]c, power;- durability and compie te jappoi ht-J!

[\u25a0meiit the- KNGX,is unsurpassed. \.l[: Demonstrations by appointment. J

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