The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 21, 1907, Page 4

'Thousands Stu Automobi i — SEADOL CHLOREN SHOW DEEP INTEREST IN THE GHS N EXHBITION Visit, Pavilion in Large Numbers During the Afternoon | PEST IS IN EVIDENCE Ancient Jokes on Crowds in Attendance By R. R. PHommedieu tion fs encouraged, and is even provided for by one of the wheels within the big wheel of the m of the mechanical many people to learn e to be on the mar- association, the organizat branch. It would surpri how some automobiles ket. One man I know of invented a self-starting | device, but not content with simply putting it {on the market, whieh he might have done suc- ssfully, he designed a <ar to carry his device. he car dld not stand nd as a result the starting deviee went by boards, too, 1 could | cite a dozen instances which men have in vented some device or other for motor ears and have then overstepped themselves by trying to build cars around this one part. And I” cannot recall one who has been su stul. s . Ralph Owne, who is coming out from the Oldsmobile fact show, has also another o He | will be one of the drivers who will handle the Oldsmobile car in the rac { from Los Angeles against the Pope- Hartford. . e . 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 | Wi e George Emmons. ex-Commodore A. | Dalton Harrison, Henry Landsberger | Alameda who have turned mobliists, were taking in the 1907 models at the show last night. e e The Stearns 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 Brackett, the president of the company that handles the cars, holds court with. his friends telling of the | many good points of the Stearns. GRAGKSMEN OPEN SIX SAFES IN BELLINGHAM Loot Offices Within Block of the Business Center of Municipality BELLINGHAM, 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 13 chisel, and the combination of the | safes broken with hammer and punch | No large sums were secured, the | amounts ranging from $250 down. ‘Noth(nz but money was taken, i one | instance $1500 in checks being rejected. Among the safes cracked were those of | Mayor Black and Custom Officer Knox. | — MRS. McELWAIN DISCHARGED | SAN JOSE, Feb. 20.—The felony |charge against Mrs. Elizabeth McEI- and W. L. Hughson, vachtsmen from|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 Davison. A A by many visitors since it was placed in the show. | . . . % The George P. Moore Company has | its whole selling force out to the show | every night working the exhibits that | the company has installed. The practi- cal demonstrations of the accessories ISOUTHERN POLD PLAYERS EXHUME BODY OF NEGRD * HEBE FOR TOURNAMENT N EPDRT OF MURDER C. W. Clark Will Entertain Investigation at San Jose Lavishly at Fiesta Shows No Signs That of Sports Man Was Slain By R. A. Smyth Charles W. Clark will dedicate the ‘arnsuc polo pavilion at hi country | place, El Palomar, San Mateo, this aft- 1 be played in a tournament which has at- tracted the cleyerest 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 an n brought to a conclusion on when the fin ill be played o {Clark’s field. The fleetest thoroug ponies possibly in all Am {in competition on Mr. | quarter-mile track on The teams for th SPECIAL DISPATC ernoon, when the first game w POINTS MURPHY could not be annou L g e A Setiy the poio committee, i - 5 oy A X F. J. €arolan, C. W. 'S SR seke, B Smith and s Roberts. e majority of 5 - { will arrive this morning RVATY will then be arranged for the opening 9 o game. The Burlingame men have be F 1 | | e has made a hit with the public, who |unfortunate recently, as Walter Hobart “Pete” Sloane, the yachtsman and spend a great deal of time in the vicin- | injured his hand and R. M. Tobin was | | member of many clubs in the city, has | Ity of these booths. bumped on the head by a fractious| FAIS 1 |taken to automobiling. Yesterday ‘he - . | pony. Both players expect to be in the! HONOLULL | purchased a 5a-horsepower Acme from Van Zant and Mclntyre's display of | lineup, however. Territorial Le 3 ia { the Standard Motor Car Company. This | nonfluid oils has caught the eye of the| George P. Messervy, a clever player Organizatior s Ele | company has hit on a novel way of|OWners. The latter spend a great part| from River at the Bur- ", | bringing ‘the cars they handle to the|°f the time testing the qualities of|lingame ompanied by {notice of the public. They are giving |these goods, which are a big factor in|his wife. |out five numbers on a card and by |the running of an automobile. | of the Coronado Country ( | the system they have of deciding it if > * - | done much for polo in the south |any of the numbers are selected the| JR008 Brothers’ display of automo-|at the Burlingame Club. W. E. Ped | bearer is entitled to be one of a party | Pile clothing is one of the finest in the|and F. D. Hudson, who are important |of five to enjoy an automobile ride to |Show. They are displaying novelties | factors on the pol field and in the | | San Jose, Alum Rock and return, with |that have never been seen on the coast|pony races, are due tomorrow morning Autos Lined Up Wednesday Afternoon Opposite the Entrance to Pavillon Where Auto Show Is Being Held. | all expenses paid. before. | from the south. P 3 LSS & & | e AtE S ' R B The southern ponies were all out for ’ The booth of the Fireman’s Fund In-|exercise yesterday, in charge of grooms, game this aftern g meda Marsh | an not even savor of one in any was. To| D'Arcy, Scott & Co. have hit upon|gyrance Company’s z me of them showed marked menced at 3 o'clock. Mr. Clark aid of the S el G ufacturer has to prove but two [another scheme to make the ifime of pany's automoblle depart-|and \dho - B hog ment is one of the popular places in|promise. The race pon sufficient capital to carry | the Dragon car popular. They are giv- 1 Shteasan, hin e cl help out the luct has meri 86 ra gy oat, BuM > the ladies as | the show for the iadies. It is fitted up | glven some strong w vil It . when they liave upaaien. | INE_ ont ‘toy. Aragonsste 18 iadlen as a sort of lounging room, with big|the diminutive son of n Sent hat d those two | they visit the booth. The company Te-|eagy chairs and several tanks of drink- |4 quarter-mile on Mr. A ymen stood Camenefit of the pur- | ports the sale of Dragons to Alfred J.|ing water. This is in keeping with the |in 27 seconds, wi >r the rem he carrying | g of S de to him, and the | O O ey e o o K AR bt Ruskin of Sacramento. can bear the assocla- | o HicHicgHe The Pioneer Autorobile Company re- cilrnelples | port the sale of three Thomas Flyers, d runs it for | two Oldsmobiles and two Wintons yes- of that time | terday. d e wishes to . . . the track was he: to the publ o f after the w : acted from able work Auto Show BOULEVARD NIGHT THURSDAY EVE, Feb. 21st. Under Auspices of Automobile Club of California : SPECIAL PROGRAM Admission - - - - $1:2° COLISEUM policy of the company to put out all| A fires without loss. | ns | out of these two admission to the as A man buys a ter, in discuss- censed Auto- e parts show w He sends to the factory and by ress they ¢ back to him. Had| ‘The White Company has sold a num- manufactured by some one outside | her of White steamers. Among those > ‘would not have had the as- | ; o be apioave had the 88| who have purchased cars is Mrs. 'Du s parts when he wanted them. He pays | Muries, who has selected a 1807 touring nothing extra for that S tut he knew | car with a Pullman body. She has also ' | when he bought his car that that company had | hought a 1 1 The touring car ¥ opportu e D ght a landaulette. g ing it sbonld e courted . The | already been given the stamp of reliability and | PUE L SRS KL UL PR Be) ensed_association Las mothing to conceal and | tiat it would be-in business and ready to serve rts the fullest investigation of its purposes | DS needs whenever they should arise. Europe, where she will use it in tour- end methods. When th nderstood by the | The second proof the manufacturer must make | ing the continent. automoblie buying pub come to realize | acts even more in the interest of the buyer b bd » the manufactur that in the end | than the frst. The product must have merit; benefit goes to the man who buys the car. | that ne sum and substance of It It s 1 Tne York Pullman handied by Frank of all the buyer should know, if he does | vides against freak but at the same time | O Renstrom Company Is quite a nice that the association is not a trust | the bringing out of new principles of construc- ' appearing car. It has been gprrounded comes from prosp e by one that not only shoul e manufacturer but ev They asked strict attor- I had cisco people omobile as a re- and this has cr. interest. 1 was v York and while interested in a general s not the same enthusi- = nd here the crowds the been kept at a are. Neither are needed. A gen- tongues and buzz of hall, but above all a ggod orchestra. zed few years ago of the more remark- was in the neigh- But now automobiles at almost the same ks of automobiles thousands. Yet citizens have sousewife would | e |1 $225,000 WORTH OF FURNITURE, indications are that he mper: Baker-St. Entrance Park Panhandle has not yet arrived, he says, Oh, I see the mopn has not come up | » " There are a few more of this| sort in his repertory The exhibiton will be essentially for jes of the California Women's Au- o g e o Salesmen Wanted at a tea and reception at the| A business meeting of the J. GOLLOBER, Tl‘ustee precede the affair. [ & 3. A. Marsh, the president of the Mo. B R l L L l AN I ; S : Carriage Company, who is an at- | i torney, told of a case he tried across | . L TR (| 300-320 GOLDEN GATE AVE., Corner of H pe farmers are taking the automo- 3 .9 mer 6 In the jury selected in a suit for | 3016 IGTH ST - 2 oy Mission Proceeds to be used in building a Boulevard from San Francisco to San Mateo :: o s 1 COME TONIGHT---HELP BUILD THE ROAD intended for a design of car San Mateo, and jety h 2 to attend.” During the afternoon. the | Sale Begins at, Both Stores MONDAY, FEB. 25TH - ore on the practical order and showed | setter knowledge of the cars t the previous nights. to the end of the show.| s Ll - CARPETS, RUGS, STOVES, ETC t to do this and “you 5 L4 : " he says, and !hen} ’ , ’ Must Be Sold to Satisfy Creditors . 4 e ladles today. The price of admis- sion is to be railsed for the night to The automobile dealers had more damages for being knocked down. by an automobile were six men from the| When he passes the sign, provide for funds for the boulevard to business last night. The visitors were country. The other half liyed in Oak- !