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Thousands Study Mechanism of the Automobile
SCHOOL CHILDREN SHOW
DEEP INTEREST IN THE
CARS ON EXHIBITION
Visit % Pavilion in Large
Numbers During "the
Afternoon
PEST IS IN EVIDENCE
Inflicts Ancient Jokes on
the Crowds in
Attendance
R. R. l'Hommedieu
The third day of the automobile ex
hibition was a repetition of the success
<->f its two predecessors. In the morn
ing and afternoon the spacious pavilion
•%vas invaded by en army of children, i
From 4 until 6 o'clock in the afternoon
young boys and girls with school !
books under their arms paraded up and
down the aisles and Inspected the ma
ohinos with the interest of full-pursed
Anton Lined Up Wrdnrsday Afternoon OppoHlte the Knlrance to Pavilion 'Where Anto Show la Being Held.
grown-up spectators. The girls found
chief delight in seating themselves in
the large cars and resting comfortably
among the ample cushions. Tlie indul
gent dealers explained the mechanism
to the young folk with the same care
as to their elders.
During the evening more thaa, 508.0
persons were in attendance. There was
the same deep interest in all that per
tained to the running gear as on pre
vious nights.
INTEREST IX MACHINES
"It's a strange thing," said one ex
hibitor last night, "but I never in my
life saw a crowd so Interested in ma
chinery. JThis afternoon a - hundred
youngsters stood around me for nearly
an hour while I explained the uses of
every section of the auto. They asked
more questions than a district attor
ney, and they didn't stop until I had
told them all I knew. I think that the
attention of San Francisco people has
been drawn to the automobile as a re
sult of the April 'firer and this has cre
ated the remarkable Interest. I was
at the last show in New York and while
people were interested In a general
way, there was not the same enthusi
asm that I find here."
PEST REACHES THE SHOW
Despite the size of the crowds the
air in the hall has been kept at a
comfortable temperature. Neither
cloaks nor fans are needed. A'gen
eral babble of tongues and buzz of
machinery fill the hall, but above all
rings the music of a good orchestra..
People were amazed a few years ago
at the vast number of bicycles*, sold.
It was considered the more .-remark
able as the price was In the • neigh
borhood of $100. But now automobiles
are being sold at almost .the same
rate, and when one talks of .automobiles
he must think In the thousands. Yet
some of the wealthy citizens have
purchased them as a housewife would
buy vegetables.
The long expected pest has arrived
at the exhibition. He reached there
last night and Indications are that he
will remain to the end of the show.
He has a stock line of jokes.
"You ought to do this" and "you
ought to do that,"- he says, and then
he laughs. When he passes the eign,
"Moon," intended for a design of car
which has not yet arrived, he says,
"Oh. I see the moon has not come up
yet," There are a few more of this
sort in his repertory. .
The exhibiton will be essentially. for
the ladies today. The price of admis
sion is to be raised for the night to
provide for funds for the boulevard, to
San Mateo, and society has promised
to attend.' During the afternoon, the
ladies of the California Women's Au
tomobile Club will entertain their
friends at a tea and reception at the
pavilion. A business meeting: of - the
club will precede the affair.
The automobile dealers had - more
business last nlgrht. The visitors were
more on the practical order and showed
a better knowledge of the cars than
on the previous nights.
J. A. Marsh, the president of the, M
obile Carriage Company, who is an at
torney, told of a case he tried! across
the bay yesterday which sHowed * how
the farmers are taking the- automo
bile. In the Jury, selected lna'suit for
' damages for being knocked, down, -by
an automobile were six* men from: the
country. The other; half, lived ! ln Oak
| land, Alameda and Berkeley. Marsh
| was afraid of the out-of-town men and
relied on the city men to help out the
case. Much to his surprise, when they
brought in a verdict it was found that
all of the out-of-town jurymen stood
for acquittal of the chauffeur.
\u25a0 In a letter received by E. P. Brineger
from E. R. Thomas, who manufactures
the Thomas cars, the latter, in discuss
ing the Association of Licensed Auto
mobile Manufacturers, says:
Constantly the question !s being asked *of
manufacturers .' who are members of the Associa
tion of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers:
• "What pood does your membership in the asso
ciation do me?"
- The query comes from prospective buyers of
cars and.lt is one that not only should be an
swered by -the manufacturer but ; every opportu
nity for- answering it should be courted. Tbe
licensed, association has nothing to conceal and
courts the fullest investigation of its: purposes
and methods; When these are understood by the
automobile baying public it will come to realize
what the manufacturer knows — that in the end
the benefit goes to the man who buys the car.
First of all tbe buyer should know, if he does
sot already, that the association is not a trust
$2?5,060 WORTH O? FURNITUItEv
CARPETS; RUG^ STOVES/ ETC.
Must Be Sold to Satisfy Creditors
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and does not even.naTor of one in any way. To
join it any manufacturer has to prove but two
tliinjrs: iii.-.t ho has sufficient capital to carry
on his business and that his pnxluct has merit.
These two things shown,- he will hare no diffi
culty in b^cominff a member, and those two
tilings redound directly to the benefit of the pur
chaser: the first, because it insures the carrying
out of the', guarantees mnde to him, and the
second, because lie mitPt have a car that contains
sound principles before It can bear the associa
tion mark. ?
The work Ins . out of these two principles
requisite for admission to tpe association are
easy to see. A man buys 'a car and runs it for
possibly three years. At the end of that time
some of the parts show wear, and he wishes to
replace them. .He sends, to the factory and by
the>uext express they come back to him. Hail
he had a car manufactured by some one outside
the association he^would not have had the as
sum nee that he would be, able to .secure % those
spare parts when he wanted them." He pays
nothing extra for that assurance, but. he ; knew
when be bought his car •\u25a0 that that company had
already . been given '. the • stamp of reliability | and
that it would be -in business and ready . to serve
his needs whenever they should arise. ." ;
, The second proof the manufacturer must make
acts even more in the Interest of the buyer
than- the first.: '.The product I must have merit;
that lsthe sum and ; substance of it. It pro
vides against freak cars, but \u25a0 at " the same time
the bringing out of. new principles of construc
tion Is encouraged, and is even provided for by
one of the wheels within the big wheel of the
association.- the organization of the \u25a0 mechanical
branch. | It would surprise many people to learn
how some automobiles come to be on the mar
ket.- One man I know of invented a self-starting
device, but not content with simply putting it
on the market, which he might have done suc
cessfully, he designed a <'ar to carry his device.
The car did not staud up. and as a result, the
starting device went by the boards, -too. I could
cite a dozeu instances In which njen have.in
vented some device or other for motor cars and
have then overstepped themselves by trying to
build cars around this one part. i.\ud I cannot
recall one who has. been successful. •
Ralph Owne, who is coming out from
the Oldsmobile j factory to . the show,
has. also another object In view. He
will be one of the drivers who will
handle the- Oldsmobile car in the race
from Los Angeles against the Pope-
The exhibit of the Matheson car has
been most: favorable. Sol J. Levy, the
manager of. the local company/reports
that he has sold cars to I. W. Hellman
Jr.. Mr. McGarry of Oakland, W. J.
Dingee. F.;E. Horton, Dr. Irving Bach
man, Thomas White, Samuel Naphtaly
and Wells Hamilton.
i George Emmons. ex-Commodore A.
Dalton Harrison; Henry Landsberger
and W. L. Hughson, yachtsmen from
Alameda who have turned moblHsts,
were taking in'the 1907 models at the
show last night.
.The Steams car which stands at the
entrance to the main floor attracts all
visitors as they enter. - It is one of the
most attractive cars in, the show, and
Billy Bracket^ the president of the
company that handles the cars, holds
court with .his .friends- telling' of the
many good; points of the Steams.
. "Pete" ' Sloane,? the- yachtsman .;•. and
member of many clubs in the city.; has
taken <to automobiling.; Yesterday 'he
purchased ; a 155-horsepower.*Acmel ss-horsepower.*Acme '< from
the Standard Motor Car Company. This
company has hit on a novel way of
bringing *the cars they vhandle to the
notice of .the public. They : are giving
out five numbers on a card and by
the system they have of deciding it if
any of , the numbers are selected the
bearer, is entitled'to be one of a party
of .five to enjoy an automobile ride to
San Jose, Alum Rock and return, with
all expenses paid. \u25a0"'>>'<^
D'Arcy, Scott & Co. have hit, upon
another scheme to make the rfame of
the Dragon car popular. They are giv
ing out toy dragons to the ladles as
they visit the booth. The company're
ports the sale" of Dragons' to Alfred, J.
Sissions of St. Helena and to Dr. George
F. Ruskin of Sacramento. ' •
The Pioneer Automobile Company re
port the sale of three Thomas Flyers,
two Oldsmoblles and two Wintons yes
terday.
• • «
'The White Company has sold a num
ber of White, steamers., Among those
who have purchased cars lis Mrs. ,*Du
Muries, who has selected a 1907 touring
car with a Pullman body. She has also
bought a landaulette. The . touring ', car
she will take with her ' next month .' to
Europe, where she' will use It in tour
ing the continent.
The York Pullman handled by Frank
O. Renstrom Company; 1$ quite a nice
appearing car. It has been- surrounded
CRACKSMEN OPEN SIX
SAFES IN BELLINGHAM
Loot Offices Within Block
of the Business Center
. of Municipality
BELLIXGHAM, Wash, Feb. 20.—Six
safes were cracked here last night, all
located in offices within a block of the
business center of the city. In each in
stance the office doors were forced with
a ,chisel v and the of the
safes broken with hammer and punch.
Xo, large sums were secured, the
amounts . ranging 'from $250 down.
Xothlng but money was taken, mr one
instance $1500 in checks being rejected.
Among the safes cracked were those* of
Mayor Black and Custom Officer Knox.
MRS. JIcELWAIN, DISCHARGED
SAX JOSE, .Feb. 20. — The felony
charge against Mrs. Elizabeth McEl
wain for disposing of the property of
her brother, Millionaire George B. Mc-
Aneny of Lawrence.* was dismissed to
day by Justice of the Peace Davlson.
by many visitors since it was placed In
the show. , r-"J>
The George; P. Moore Company has
its whole selling force out to the show
every \u25a0 night working ; the exhibits that
the company, has installed. The practi
cal demonstrations of Hhe accessories
has made a. hit with: the .public, who
spend a'greatdealof.time in the vicin
ity of Uheseibooths. "-;,--" -5 '- , ; /
.Van Zant and Mclntyre's 'display of
nonfiuldoilshas caught the eye of the
owners. :The latter spend a great part
of s the,. time, testing the- qualities of
these goods, which are a big factor in
the running of an automobile.
Roos Brothers' display of automo
bile clothing is one of the finest In the
show. They are displaying novelties
that have never been. seen on the coast
before. ' .
The booth' of the Fireman's, Fund In
surance automobile depart
ment Is one of the popular , places in
the show forthe ladies. : It is fitted up
as a sort of; lounging room, with big
easy chairs and several tanks of drink
ing water. "This is in keeping with the
policy of the company to put out all
fires without loss. ':
THURSDAY EVE, Feb. 2 1st
Under Auspices of Automobile Club
of California
SPECIAL PROGRAM
r\dniissi©n ot •'•-\u25a0• *jp l
f^irS 7 / C l7 l T Kk ft*ter:St. Entrance
KsKJLiIOIEL %J IVi Park Panhandle
Proceeds to be used ii^bUUding
a Boulevard from San Francisco
GOME TONIGHT-.-HELP BUILD THE ROAD
SOUTHERN POLO PLAYERS
HERE FOR TOURNAMENT
C. W. Clark Will Entertain
Lavishly at Fiesta
of Sports
R. A. Smyth
Charles W. Clark will dedicate the
artistic polo pavilion at his country
place, El Palomaf, San Mateo, this aft
ernoon, when the first game will be
played in a tournament which has at
tracted the. cleverest players of South
ern California. Never before were so
many ponies quartered* in San Mateo
County, nor has the class been so high.
The tournament will be continued to
morrow afternoon on Francis J. Caro
lan's field at Burlingame and will be
brought to a conclusion on Sunday,
when the finals will be played on Mr.
Clark's field. The fleetest thoroughbred
ponies possibly in all America will meet
in competition on Mr. Clark's three
quarter-mile track on Saturday.
The teams for this afternoon's match
could not be announced last night by
the polo committee, which consists of
F. J. Carolan. C. W. Clark. E. J. Boe
seke, B. N. Smith Jr. and W. Lionel
Roberts. The majority of the players
will arrive this morning and the teams
will then.be arranged for. the opening
game. \u25a0 The Burlirigame men have been
unfortunate recently, as Walter Hobart
Injured. his^hand and.^R.,.M."-_T.obin 'was
bumped ': on !i the .; head -by ..a.'.' f ructions
pony. Both' players expect to be in the'
lineup, however.
George P. Mes"servy, a clever player
from Riverside, is a guest at the Bur
lingame Club. He is accompanied by
his wife. Paul N. Schmidt, secretary
of the Coronado Country Club,' who has
done much for polo in the south, is also
at the Burlingame Club. W. EL Pedley
and F. D. Hudson, who are important
factors on the polo field and in the
pony races, are due tomorrow morning
from the south.
The southern ponies were all out for
exercise yesterday, in charge of grooms,
and" some of them showed marked
promise. The race ponies also were
given some strong "vrork. Rusticate,
the diminutive son of Russell, stepped
a quarter-mile on Mr. Carolan's track
in 27 seconds, without being extended.
As the track was heavy after the Win
ter's rain, {his was creditable work and
EXHUME BODY OF NEGRO
ON REPORT OF MURDER
Investigation at San Jose
Shows No Signs That
Man Was Slain
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
SAX JOSE, Feb. 20.— Under the di
rection of District Attorney Campbell
the body of Frank Washington, the
negro who was alleged to have been
murdeced by Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Mulhall and ex-Policeman John Oila!
! ley in October, 1904. was exhumed at
Oak Hill Cemetery today, j /
' When the coffin had been openeJT^
Dr. Wayland and Dr. Wright made a '
thorough examination of the remains
with a view to discovering any -marks
of violence which might have resulted
in Washington's death. After the. ex
amination the physicians announced
that no broken bones or fractures were
discovered on any portion of the skele-
ROBSO.V OUTPOINTS MIRPHY
PHILADELPHIA. % Feb. 20._Splke
Robson of England had a slight advan
tage over Tommy Murphy of Xew York
in their six-round fight before the Na
tional Athletic Cluh tonight. The bout
was fast from start to tlni3h, but little
damage was done by either fighter.
Robson was the cleverer, but his biow3
lacked force.
HAWAII'S LE«ISIi.ITCHE, JIKET*
HONOLULU. 'Feb. 20. — The • fourth
Territorial" Legislature convened today.
Organization was effected by the Elec
tion of E. F. Bishop president of the
Senate and H. L. Holstein Speaker of
the House. Governor Carter"a message
was devoted principally to Territorial
finances. ••
it will take a good pony to beat the
chestnut.
It is expected that F. C. Belleville, th©
noted English poloist, will referee the
game this afternoon. Play will be com
menced at 3 o'clock. Mr. Clark will
entertain, his guests at the polo pa
vilion, but the general public will nndv
several vantage points from which 'tod
witness the exciting sport. All spofW.
for the remainder' of the week are free,
to the public, no fee of any character
being exacted from spectators.