Life — June 21, 1906 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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THAN A GOOD BOOK? Eprror or Li I have long been an admirer and constant reader of the only “American” magazine, and rarely do 1 find it possible to accuse it of prejudice of, at least, of foregone conclusions. I would like however, to beg & good word for an article, sadly abused in your pages, iz, the automobile. Why abuse the thing itself? Why not in every illustration make the real evil the predominating featurc—that is, the heartless and selfish owner, who represents the majority of those ‘owning the horseless vehicle ? Had you, dear Lirr, been in the holocaust of San, Francisco April 18 last you, too, must have said, “God bless the auto.” ‘The first day of horror, when the city was not wholly doomed, spick and span autos with spick and span occupants dashed here and there, intent on viewing as a show the threatened calamity, all unmindful of the pitiful and never-to-be-forgotten march of the refugees. The poor were driven out first, and with a few meagre relics of their poor little homes and always a baby of two, with faces paralyzed with misery, they dragged themselves up the steep hills, a part of the show. I did not see one auto in my experi ence—and there were many—offer to help. The angels with blackened faces and blacker machines were already at the fire, but there were many who waited until ther machines were taken from them, and then the good they (the machines) did is beyond description. Thousands ot helpless ones owe their lives to the invention of the automobile. Entire hos- pitals were moved from point to point as the fire spread by its utility and speed. Many would have been numbered with the dead—and a hideous death— if it had not been for the useful machine driven by men who were not in “Society,” perhaps, but braver than death. So, please, a good word for a useful machine. The only luxury our refugees! camp has dared to afford has been the weekly copy of Lire, for we feel most truly that while there is Lure there is hope and we need it in good measure. Very respectfully yours, May 26, 1906. Kate Chandler Thomson. T POINT, N.Y Lire: Peatisiixc Company Please accept my subscription in place of L. S. Limberger’s. withdrawn in letter published in Lire of May 31. This is not a renewal nor a continuance of patronage, for I haven't bought a Lirr for a year. T merely volunteer to fill Mr. Limberget's place. W.O. Johnson HILADELPHIA, PA York Cry, N.Y Gertlemen—1 hereby subscribe for your paper. which please send to the address below Yours truly, June 2, 1906. Ad. Korting-Fischer 6904 Wissahickon Ave., Germantown. ‘This is to make good for the subscription which you Jost according to letter of L. S. Limberger, St. Louis, published in number of May 31. Form of Rejection to Be Used by the Editor of the Average Magazine T° CONTRIBUTORS: The Editor regrets that this manuscript is not suited to his present uses. A manuscript may be unavailable for a number of reasons, It may not appeal to the advertising department. It may not appeal to our women readers, (We don’t know what they want, but we think we do.) It may be too original to use. It may be too simple in style, It may be so clever that some oj the members of our staff who are writing for us regularly would be dis- turbed by it. N. B.—Manuscripts should always be accompanied by one year's subscription, “TyO YOU believe a man can love more than one?” “T know it. Why, between Friday night and Monday moming I have loved a whole summer resort.” comicbooks.com