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Show ! t . ' " j We note that the editors ,of the Telegram and fi the Herald are somewhat worrlqd over the motor mad who dash about ,BrJghantfr ptreet, and other paved districts, at a pace they imagine is un safe to life and limb. It is a matter of regret that newspaper men and journalists in this enlightened day and age should see fit to influence the constant reader against the auto, but wo suspect there is'a motive in their madness, for both of the gentlemen who edit the above papers live at the end of Brigham street, and the articles appearing simultaneously would indicate indi-cate that a conspiracy had been entered into to compel the idle owners to take them home each, evening at dinner time in order to demonstrate-that demonstrate-that the machines are perfectly harmless. Henry Crowther couldnjt stand the Hfe of a pedestrian the lonely way another minute so a week ago he broke into the Sharman-Ottinger garage,; and when he left he ran out in a new Reo. JThis makes two autqs the property of the Family Club, and to show Mr.. Crowther and Mr. Freed just how much the little club appreciates their timely purchases, the members have consented con-sented to be their guests for the summer. D. G. Sickling's Rochet-Schneider has arrived, and is perhaps the most expensive car ever brought, tjo this city. It is a remarkable shade of red, and; ib is said that when it is let out, lightning takes aj Rochet-Schneiders seem to run in the Utah, Copper family, for Charlie McNeill who has just. returned from abroad has a beauty of the same' ' type. He bought the car while abroad and it will j bo shipped to him as soon as another Utah Cop- i Motor Motion per man gets through using it. At present Spencer Spen-cer Penrose and his bride are making a four of Europe in the car. , & & . ..' Mr. Jackling has sold his Stevens-Duryea to "Rock" Channing. & & & It is said that two orders went in for Stude-baker Stude-baker .phaeton electrics during the week, but the names of the purchasers could not be learned. 5 & & "The. Motor Age" suggests that the Automobile club of America promote a 2-gallon efficiency trial using spiritous alcohol for. fuel, and hoboes Instead of., cars, the object being to discover how far the hoboes could travel on the two gallons. . 6 & & The same journal recites in substance a de cision recently made in a Hoosier court which will be hailed with joy by those autois'ts who are skidding around under the impression that they have some rights on the highway as well as" the man who is driving a team. The story is as follows: Rights and duties of automobile owners on the public streets and highways are defined In the case of Mclntyre vs. Orner, decided by the supreme su-preme court of Indiana. Mclntyre's horse was frightened by Orner's automobile approaching on the highway and suddenly shied, overturning the. carriage, injuring Mclntyre. The question turned on the alleged negligent use of the highway by the owner of the automobile. The court says the employment of the automobile on the public highways high-ways as a means of transportation has been recognized recog-nized in Indiana as a lawful use of the road, and if it results in causing injury to one traveling by another mode, the motorist cannot be held Ha'ble-for Ha'ble-for the injury, unless it is made to appear that he.- j used the machine at a time, oi in a manner, founder fo-under circumstances Inconsistent with a proper- j regard for the rights of others. i "There is nothing dangerous in the use of an. automobile when managed by an intelligent and I prudent driver," it says. "Its guidance and its-speed its-speed are all subject to quick and easy regulation,, and under the control of a competent and considerate consid-erate manager it is harmless, on the road as other vehicles in common. "While it. is the law that ait tomobiles, subject to statutory restrictions, have equal right with other vehicles to occupy the highways, high-ways, it must be borne in mind that this equality of right imposes the reciprocal duty of managing-one's managing-one's vehicle, whatever Its character, with care-and care-and caution to avoid causing Injury to others, with equal right." , The court holds that because It is a matter of common knowledge that automobiles are as yet strange .objects to the majority of horses and likely like-ly to startle them, it was Orner's duty to keep a lookout ahead, and as he approached the carriage-, note the effect of his onward movement on the horses; when he saw, or could have seen by the exercise of reasonable caution, that the horses were frightened, ordinary care required him to slow up, stop his machine or do whatever was reasonably reas-onably required to relieve the person in the carriage car-riage of his perilous position. The opinion filed holds it is negligent for tho owner of an automobile to drive his car at the rate of more than fifteen miles an hour toward a team of horses, frightened at the machine, where the driver of the car saw, or could have seen, when 300 feet away, that the animals were afraid. I J. W. Houston has purchased the Moline recently re-cently received by the Sharman-Ottlnger people, and the flash'of its Yale blue sides has added ma: terially to the motor procession. t & Mr. Eilers', Piece-Arrow arrived again from New York during the week. This time; js the third time this machine has crossed the country. t & & ; - si Sidney Bamberger has purchased a four cylinder cylin-der Grout. Think of J. S. Bransford turning from the I stable to the garage. It is a twenty to one shot that when his Tourist car arrives from Los Angeles, Ange-les, the Mayor and Jack Lynch will not speak to him. This Is sure the horseless age when such a. lover of the ponies deserts them for ;a gasoline, buggy. - - jj The craze to handle automobiles .is growing! among the ladies. Mrs. H. S. Daynes driving a carjj like a veteran was seen on the speedway the other! day and there' are many more ladies who arel quickly becoming experts. Unquestionably, the best at the wheel is Miss I Maud Fitch who has handled the Fitch, car for a year, and who keeps her head admirably.Jh every emergency driving the auto much better than many men who handle them. . .; & "' President Roosevelt favors the Payne free alcohol alco-hol bill because he says it will make cheaper light and fuel for the farmers. ' : Who ever thought that, the President would refer re-fer to the motorists of the; country as farmers? eZ l Three new Pope Toledos will arrive in town today, and will be delivered immediately to their respective owners, Messrs, J. R. Walker, Charles Gilmer and J. 0. Gladden. Mr. Snow, of the Utah Auto .company also expects the 30 horsepower, 4 cylinder Olds recently purchased by Mr Earls. , The way the automobile fever is taking hold of the western cities is little less than remarkable. There are a total, of forty automobiles in Butte at the, present .time.agalnst twenty a few weeks ago. Three more Reos were sold in Bute the past week by Mr. Sharman and Mr. Gray of , the local agency. Mr. Sharman went east fromButte to try to, , arrange fort the delivery of more machines, and wjiile away.w.Jll also visit the National factory at Indianapolis . I 1 m. "Packard," Gentler ! While in Montana Mr. R. E. Gray made the trip from Helena to Butte in a big National, crossing the divide twice. The trip was made in two hours and forty minutes. -s - Mr. Gray will return from the north today and accompanying will be Mr. G. E. Marquard, one of Butte's busiest auto enthusiasts. Mrs. Dolin -Wake up, Patrick! Th' roof do be leaking! Mr. Dolin Be aisy, darlint! Phat wid th' rain in our faces, an' th' gas escaping from thestoye, 'M an' two slats broke af th' bed, 'tis all th' delights av automobiling we do be getting! Town. Topics. j t8 t jil .Mr. . George; T. Odell of the Consolidated Wa-gon Wa-gon & Machine Company has a communication tell-ing tell-ing of the splendid work done by a dozen "Ram.-bier" "Ram.-bier" cars, which were confiscated by the govern- ment during the worst of the trouble in San Fran-cisco, Fran-cisco, and there was not one of the twelve which did not make a good accounting in the conveyance ' of sufferers and officers and in the distribution of supplies. . . Great records for excellent service were made by all of the better makes, but a single incident is ,' 9 yet to be recorded wherein the Rambler did not : S make good under the most trying conditions. i fl The new Ramblers which recently arrived here 1 are beautiful specimens of the popular car, and ;;S several sale's now in course of completion will add a new lot of cars to the large number already ' .'tfl in thie city. The names of those who are pur-cbasing pur-cbasing the cars have not yet been made public. 'ikf-'M Trade In the implement and vehicle business . 'V H of all kinds is better than that of a year ago, and the number of sales is not only gratifying to those directly interested, but shows an unusually healthy i condition throughout the inter-mountain country. f In all lines the business of the Consolidated Ip Wagon & Maohine Company Dhows a substantial fj growth in city trade as well as in the farming districts and the record for the year bids fair to outstrip that of all preceding season. & & & In the case of Baker vs. the City of Fall River, the supreme court of Massachusets recently held that an automobile is a vehicle of common use for transporting persons and merchandise, whose use is regulated by statute, and a defect in a street which causes an injury to an automobile, being a defect which is dangerous to ordinary vehicles is actionable. |