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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
FIAT PROVES ITS POWER
Old Cars Performance in "a
Hour Run Unusual

T-c victory OF the f5-horsepower stock
F,at Boo tho recent twcnty-four-hour race
on ;re Los Angeles Motordrouic furnished
convincing proof Of both the speed and re-
liability ~ Fiat cars. The winning car
vas not d new one. but had been run for
thousands Of miles previous 20 scoring i4sl
miles he the twice around the clock event
on the one-mile board track, creating a
new worlds competition record.
The engine was stopped only once during
Tic tWcnty-four hours. when 1t was neces-
sarv 20 change radiators after a collision
with another car. II il had not been for
,his enforced pause. the total score would
probably have been well over 1860 miles.
Tho engine ran so well from start 10 finish
hat r. l.. Hewlett who entered the car
te'egraphed his congratulations TO the Fiat
Automobile COMPANY saying the car was
= wonder Of speed and endurance. and the
drivers did not even have 70 change
spark plug.
That world famous drivers are not re-
CURED for Fiat cars was shown by the
fact that Valentine Hulst and Frank Yer
beck. who plotted the winning car. had
never been heard OF before their record
making feat FIulst is Mr. Hewletts chsuf-
four, and Nerbeck's racing experience mad
"cen confined 70 acting az mechanic in
ip-miie race on the Motordrome track.
Ia order 70 prove the fine condition OF the
lat car az the very end OF its twenty tour
hours Of racing. ar Hewlett gave instruc-
tons 10 the drivers 10 sprint the final mile
~ the race. The car covered the last mile
m n seconds, which was the fastest mile
It mace during the race
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16

Carburetors using an adjustable nozzle
and a main air passage only. say, William
H. Stewart IT,. of The Stewart Auto
Academy arc used on very small cars
In this case the needle valve Us to DC
opened one complete turn. ana the motor
should he started with throttle one-quarter
open. The engine must run slowly and
the needle valve De adjusted TO where b
runs fastest f9- trat position o. The throttle.
TO adjust carburetors using one adjust
able nozzle and an auxiliary aiT valve with
d single spring the needle must be opened
one-qusrter turn. with the air valve seatea.
The engine must then be started, and aI'er
the spark is properly advanced. slow down
the engine and adjust the needle waive
for very low speed until The ensint unS
smoothly Then the throttle must I've
opened wide 10 note the action OF the
motor.
Should the engine have a tendency 20
sDeed No and then back Gre and stop.
TOO much air l. being supplied by the air
valve To remedy this the tension on ne
valve spring mus; be increased until the
maximum speed Of the engine Is obtained
But should II be found that in. order q"
obtain this high speed II uas ISu"NtN 90"
travel Of the valve 20 about an ciShh o'
an inch. a spring with slightly greater
tension VIII 6e required. II upon opening
tr. throttle the engine increases the speed.
b,It % Uops. and the exhaust sounds very
heavy. the spring tension must ~ olinih-
ished TO admit greater amount Oh an
I-pon several occasions il has been iound
that the spring in the air valves must oe
loosened So much thai the air valve does
not seal at low speed but in a case o.
his sort a spring with lesser tension
10 adjust carburetors usine one adJus,,,-
sbic icf and an auxiliary air valve WIN
TWO springs. TIE air valve must pe se .i,'s.
nroneTIv and then the needle valve mus mus
, .,,,-o,,, n ono and 0ne-quarter turn. start 70
inc the engine and adjusting he needle
valve for low speed until the engine ru ifn
fastest FOR that position Of the tnrQt'.,y.
trhe throttle must then be opened htll'
over . quarter. adjusting the "eaher sp--I-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16

bersr.e CT IFS simplicity and cleanliness,
the electric would never have become so
popular Tho woman 81 moderate income
has found that she can AFFORD an electric
which she can pilot herself. whereas 4
gaso,ane car. requiring the expense OF a
chauffeur IN many cases makes the cost
prohib'tiv..
As far az commercial vehicles are con-
cerncd. SO many mercantile houses employ
these that their efficiency and ABILITY are
universally known.
Electric vehicles have great future ior'
while the gasoiene motors are me oes, TOT
SPORT. the electric motor IL tire best Tor the
utiitarisn purposes 81 cities because tne
great majority OF such service comes WITH
In the limits Of fifty miles for passenger
vehicles and thirty miles for commercial
vehicles. The hauling Of tons or msrcnan-
disc on O. truck from a store IN raiiroau
freight station. the conductor making ms
round Of calls. tnc transportation or
par,,- IN 2 CAB 10 and from inca
tire and the gadding about OF madan"
on a shopping or calling tour. in oroug"am
or Victoria, are examples 81 utilitsrian ser
vice. THE suitability % electricity FOR TINS
service is une1ualled. one has orly 10 re-
call the properties Of tho electric motor ara
OF the electric storage battery 10 unccr-
stand WHY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
RECORD FOR TAxlCAB
Ford Machine Registers 100000
Miles in Pennsylvania Hills.

-Four times around the globe IS some trip.
Doing one hundred thousand miles around
Harrisburg. Penn. might not be quite as
exciting az grdling the earth. But II tells
wonderful story Of the endurance or Fofo
Model r used for tsxicab purposes Inc
palm must be awarded TO the Ford car no.
7.i21. whose taximeter showed 1898 miles
the other day. and didn't have any room
for registering any higher mileage IL was
while the Philadelphia branch Of the Ford
Motor Company was casting about ior
chance 70 render some service 10 the Har-
ris0urg Taxicab and Baggage Company
which had purchased several Ford cars for
taxi purposes. that the record OF the Model
r was brought to light. The taxi company
thought little OF the performance. since X
had three other Fords. all Of which had
surpassed the e. 000-mlle mark. Other FORD
cars have exceeded the lc0,"1-ni!le record
but. so far as known. no other Ford taxi
had that many miles under its belt, though
several viii attain that reputation. beyond
a doubt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16

preside Electric Automobile r.1ls~s 1850.
cation % View York ciiv.
" seems that The average prospective
bryeS CT modern -lcctric automobile. be-
'olc looking into its merits. docs no. realize
"hst different sort of q vehicle the cleo
tric o' TO-DAY II vhsn compared with the
models nj the days when tho electric cor
was first put en- the market on subs.an-
tiai scale H does not stcp 10 think that
-'srs % experience have brought about
such marked evolution and Improvement
in this type that the efnccncy OF an cleo
trio carriage or ST electric commercial We
hicle is nothing short Of remarkable nova
days. The motorist recalls models OF a
decade back which carried n couple OF
tons ~ storage battery around on four
wfeeis ~ scarcely better than an over
src wn snairs pace. and PERHAPS ne is IN
Ger the false impression that tic 1911 mod
els are much the same
Nine years lso. When the gasolene car
vas struggling for recognition statesmen OF
ccmreling electric car makers used 10 make
all sorts OF rash promises and claims FOR
their product especially the mileage Il
would make on single battery charge.
1t almost invariably happened that the cars
vocld fall decidedly short Of these claims.
and az result the pleasure electric lost
its prestige 70 some extent
There were reasons for this Unfortunate
condition existing then. notably the unm-
proved forms OF battery and the some
What crude electric motors. The battery
maker would guarantee what was consid-
cred great mileage in those days say. forty
miles IN a cha-se-and the battery would
move the chassis twenty-five miles and
then drop dead" Then. too it must be
tome in mind that in those days garage
mer. users. and even manufacturers. did
not know how to care for batteries prop
ely.
Because OF the lack " speed Of the carly
electric models. tk.se were never put into
competition with gasolene cars 70 secure
publicity TO any extent, and hence motor
enthusiasts did not make friends with
them as they did with cars which were In
the public eve, such IS Vanderbilt Cup
winners Clidden tour winners and bill
climb stars To-day. however the average
person does not realize that electric We
hicles arc perfectly capable Of making
credltable shoVrgs in endurance and econ
ony tests
There are numerous makes OF electric
cars which can run more than one hundred
miles on single charge at an average
speed OF eighteen miles an hour or better
Obviously the electric never wss intended
FOR high speed cup race work. aside from
ore or two freaks built some years ago;
however everybody is not speed crazy.
The majority are satisfied TO average eigh-
teen or twenty miles ar hour in ordinary
running
II IS 10 woman that the electric pleasure
vehicle owes It's marked DEVELOPMENT Had
this type not appealed 70 feminine fancy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
WILL FOLLOW THE RACES
National Circuit Manager Sure
Schedule Will Produce Fans"
DAILY RACES OF INTEREST
Local Adherents of Drivers Will
Be Enthusiastic for Them
in Home Towns.

A. r Pardington. who has organized the
national circuit OF automobile races for tho
American Automobile Association. Is en-.
tliusiastic about the outlook. BE says:
ORGANIZED motor racing. like organized
baseball. Is bound TO build up 'fsndom'
which certainly viii rival the loyalty o. the
followers OF the national game Not only
will cars swinging around the national cir.
cult receive hearty welcome when they ap-
proach their home districts. but the drivers
viii find their home folks turn out enthusi.
astically for them.
Imagine. for instance. Johnny Aiken
and tho National or Joe Dawson and fbs
Marrnon. end the way the crowds will root
for them a, Indianapolis vher the 5oo-r'i.
race starts tine national motor contest err
cult When man and his car are known
IN locality where motor fans have had a
chance 10 see them practise and 10 get 10
know the mans personality the chances are
strong they VIII turn out TO vhoop her up
for that man and tina, machine on race
day
over IN New England. 10 take another
example they'll make things hum for
Harry Grant ard his Alco. for he's New
Englandor You may be sure they'll keep
tine dope On his performances and they'll
know his racing averages well as 2
baseball fan Keeps the figures on the mis-
his particular pride makes Won't the New
Workers. who like automobile racing know
What Disbrow's Pope Hartford. Bruce
Browns Fiat and Ralph De Palmas SIM
PICK are doing? To be sure they Will be-
cause they have a pride in these local stars.
There's Wisnart. too. who is a New
Yorker. So this city has a strong represen-
tation on the circuit list.
Their will be rooteTs s-plenty for The
soyish smiling Milford. and as for that
other Lozier driver. Tetzaff. the Pacific
Coast VIII feel bound 10 exult II he clears
up the Eastern stars on the track and
speedway
Not only will the drivers get great ~
captions when they draw near home. but
because OF tine system Upon which tire cir
clit is organized and maintained their
daily activities will be watched by the folk.
back their own way when the circuit has
moved on.
THE whole result Of the circ.it will be
70 stimulate p genuine interest IN racin-
by means OF greater personal attraction 10
drivers and cars. The interest will be solid
because there will be some progress -
watch Each circuit meet will have = beat
ing on the seasons results ard because the
circuit will b. handled by the same men
throughout tho results will be coherent"
Kept and so made public that no nlisre3re-
sentst!on win be possible. X thinss are
claimed Tor a car which are not IN kesepinS
with the facts. steps can readily De taken
TO see that the false claimant - treated
according TO his deserts. Then the pubic
Will have p safer guide than ever before ~
the purchase OF cars on basis OF real acc
complshment on the track and road
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
THREE CUPS FOR AUTO RUN
Interest Sure To Be Keen in
Long Tour for GliGden Trophy.

The annual run OF the American Auto
mobile Assoc;a lion VIII be colled oficiaiiy
tho GlidGcn Reciprocity Tour ,his year. and
rules For II were issued Yesterday by the
contest BOARD. II will leave ashinStor
on June - and head FOR the Canadian
capitoi at ottawa. and will cover APPROX
natoiy 1.09l miles and incidentally viii IN
trodtce during It's week Of running some
nraud ue,r 'Nriuh' es'' never bore incor-
oo.atnY in the classic tours for the famous
tr 1phy. -,.,,-
There Will be three trophies-thc Gl'dden
trophy. which is ? sweepstakes prize this
wear 20 he awarded 10 either the touring
car ~ runabout ortry making the pest
combined road technical and hill climbing
score: the Washington trophy. new prize
~ be awarded To the touring car making
tic best combined road. technical and hill
climbing score. and tho Ottawa trophy, 10
he awarded 70 The runabout Inaking the
bsst combined scores az mentioned above.
In cas-, OF d tie score between the touring
and funabout classes. he basis OF award
~ the Gliddea trophy will be the number
OF passengers carried by each Of the tied
cars throughou; the entire tour the one
carryir z the greatest number Of passengers
Winning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
TIE Adjusting Of Corburefors
w. II. Stewards Advice Technical Matters
Takes in Needle Valve.
HERBERT LYLE.
The Apperson driver.

until the engine runs smoothly HoHetsr
should IL be found necessary 20 UeaXen me
spring so much that the air ValVe does
,c- Tasf when the throttle IL closed.
spring with a greater tension viii be re-
quired before the engine VII run az low
speed . ..
When the intermediate adJustnlsn. -
ertsbsd tho throttle must BE opened VIDE.
10 notice the action Of The engine Inc
eDrirg may nave 20 be changed. but me
rule is the same as in previous cases
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
AUTOMOBILES
YOU ?

We're YOU With The Crowd that
ms been looking over our phenome-
nal $500 Regal Roadster? Or did
Won inst write or phone?
Either way. We want 10 drive homo
two facts hard.
Prior Orders Take Precedence
Absolutely
And
We're Open Evenings Until
o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
ELECTRIC VOGUE GROWS
Albert Weatherby Says That
Woman Is Responsible.
DEVELOPMENT OF BATTERY
Expert Says That It Will Be the
Unitarian Vehicle of the
Future.
By slbert Wentberby.

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citation % New York cifv
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-06
GOVERNOR WILL
LEAVE TONIGHT
Goes to Washington With
Official Returns of
Election
45,l4l OFFICIAL VOTE CAST
Total Majority For Constitution
18,343; Ballots l3,399
Against

The official returns OF the vote for
and against the constitution on Jan
uary 21 of this year We're canvassed
this morning by Governor Mills, Sec
retary Jaffa and Chief Justice Pope,
and showed that the total vote cast
was 45,141 of which 31742 was for
the constitution and 1889 against it,
making the total majority for the con-
stitution, 1S,343. The counties of Lin
coin, Roosevelt, San Juan and Sierra
gave small majorities against the
constitution, the total of the four be.
ing 483 votes.
The canvassing Of the vote began
about 10 a. m. in Secretary Jaffa S
Office and was completed shortly aft
ernoon. All of the poll books were
examined and the totals were rapidly
footed up on an adding machine, AS
sistant Territorial Secretary Edwin
F. Coard assisting in the work.
Governor Mills will therefore re-
ceive the certified copy of the returns
by counties and precincts and with
them will have a copy of the constitu-
ton voted on to take to President
Taft. The governor expects to leave
tonight on the limited for Washing.
ton arriving there Thursday, Febru.
ary 8.
The last of the precincts arrived
this morning and had a narrow es'
cape from being left out. This was
precinct No. 8, Dereno, Roosevelt
county, and gave 8 for, and 19 against
the constitution.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-06
MISSOURI CAP
ITOL IN ASHES
1t Was Struck by Lightning
Last Night and Burned
Like Tinder
WATER SUPPLY EXHAUSTED
Structure Was Seventy Years
Old and Cost Originally
/ $35O,OOO

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 6.-The
fire which destroyed the state house
of Missouri last night, is still smold-
ering today, and it is thought that the
fire has reached the record vaults in
the basement. The water supply has
been exhausted. Money, bonds and
valuable state papers in the treasury
vaults were removed. The legisla-
ture will meet in temporary quarters
today.
Tightening which struck the cupola
Of the dome shortly after 7 o'clock
last evening spread the flames to the
roof of the house of representatives
and in less than half an hour it was
apparent that the building was doom
ed.
Because of the inadequacy of the
water pressure, the fire could not be
reached and no aid could be rendered
for some time by the local fire com,
pany.
Governor Hadley personally direct.
ed the fight against the flames,
which because of the age of the build
ing rapidly gained great headway
The penitentiary fire department was
called to the scene and the convicts
worked heroically.
The local military company was
called out and formed Gordon
around the building, driving specta-
tors from dangerous positions and re-
moving records.
The capitol was erected in 1888 at
a cost of $35O,OO0, and in 1887 re-
modelled at a cost of $4,000. While
it was built of stone, the roof was
covered with much inflammable ma
terial which fed the flames, which
spread rapidly with the falling of the
dome into the main part of the struc-
ture.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-06
SHALL THE
PEOPLE RULE?
Misleading Question Put by
Democratic Candidate
for Senate
.SHEEHAN WILL NOT WITHDRAW
Writes Letter Declaring That He
in Fight at Albany
to Stay,

Albany, n. Y, Feb. Civilian F.
Sheehan's letter to DR.. Matthew D.
Mann of Buffalo, expressing his deter
mination not to give up the fight for
the election to the U. S. Senate, was
the chief topic of discussion of the
legislators today. Mr.. Sheehan de-
clares the present vital question is
not: Shall Sheehan be elected?" but,
Shall this state continue a firm be-
lever in representative government?'
Representative government, he says,
must fall when the minority and not
the majority rules. Senator Roose-
welt, spokesman of the insurgents,
says that Mr.. Sheehan's letter will
not change the situation in the least
and no break in the ranks of the in
surgents is looked for
Todays ballot was without result.
No Result at Denver.
Denver, Feb. 6.-Today's ballot OF
U. S. senator was without result.
Speer received 25, Adams IS, and the
Republicans divided their vote for
several candidates.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-06
YOUNG MArRoN sHooTS
HERSELF WITH RIFLE.
Tragedy at Lakewood, Eddy County,
Which Has Shocked the
Community.

Lakewood. N. NJ, Feb. 6.-Mrs.
Jose Getswaller of this place commit
ted suicide last night by shooting her
self through the body near the heart,
with a target rifle. She shot herself
about 9 p. M, and died at midnight.
DR.. Fulleroy of this place and DR..
Doepp of Carlsbad were called with
the hopes of saving her life but to no
avail. The cause for the deed is un-
Known. Deceased leaves a husband
and three little girls at Lakewood
and father and mother in Canadian,
Texas Mrs. Getzwaller was a Iowa.
Bile character and had many friends
in this community who are shocked
at her untimely death. The burial
will take place at the Mcdonald bury,
ing grounds tomorrow.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-06
DEMOCRAT FLAYS
JOURNALISTS
Congressman Macon Drama
tically Asks Protection
Against Newspapers
COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE
Representative Duncan E. Nc
Kinley Appointed Surveyor
of Customs.

Washington, Feb. Ga remarkable
scene occurred in the House today
when Mr.. Macon of Arkansas, on a
question of privileges, arraigned the
newspaper men, who he claimed
sought to intimate him, and dramatic.
ally asked what protection the mem.
bers of Congress had. The incident
was the outgrowth of a fracas on
Saturday between the Arkansas mem,
Der and a newspaper correspondent
whom he had denounced The House
adopted a resolution offered by Gardi
ner of Massachusetts, providing for a
full investigation of the incident by a
subcommittee of the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Plum for Mckinley.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Representa.
tive Duncan e. Mckinley of Califor
MIA, who failed of reelection today
was nominated by President Taft to
be surveyor of customs for the dis
trict of San Francisco.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-06
TRIPLE TRAGEDY
SATURDAY NIGHT
Drink Demon Held Respon
sible for Two Deaths
Near Chamita
ANOTHER MAN IS DYING
Unnatural Crime of Drunkenness
Leaves Desolation in Its
Wake

A triple tragedy for which the
whiskey demon is held responsible
occurred Saturday, and as a result at
least TWO families are deprived OF
their supports while a third man may
die from three wounds inflicted in a
drunken brawl
One of the three tragedies had Cha.
mita for its setting when c. o. Sala.
zar was shot twice through the body
and once through the head in a fight
in a saloon Pedro Cordova is held
charged with the shooting. Salazar
may die, Cordova has been arrested
by Sheriff Roybal OF Rio Arriba coun.
ty
The shooting is said to have been
the result of too much whiskey and
the reopening of an old quarrel,
Number Two.
Another tragedy was staged near
Chamita in the Indian pueblo of San
Juan where Jose de la Ora Garcia was
shot dead and Juan Cruz is held
charged with the murder. Both are
Indians. Cruz is 80 years of age and
is said to have attempted to arrest
Garcia because he believed Garcia
had whiskey unlawfully in his pos
session. Cruz will be brought here
tomorrow and given hearing before
Judge McFie Garcia leaves widow
and two children, one of whom is at
St. GATHERINGS Indian school in this
city.
Number Three.
The third tragedy appears to have
been enacted in this city some time
Saturday night or early yesterday
morning and was made known by the
discovery of the body of Agapito Vel
arde, aged IS years, who was found
dead in Arroyo Sais. He was a wood
vendor who lived with his family at
Cienegitis, about four miles from
here. He is said to have drank heav-
lily here Saturday night and to have
fallen a victim to alcoholism while at
tempting to walk home.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-06
No Result at Denver.
TEXAS TO QUARANTINE
AGAINST NEW MEXICO
Paso, This Territory Should
Get Busy.

Dalhart, Texas, Feb. 6.-An appeal
for drastic quarantine against a
reported outbreak of smallpox in New
Mexico was made today by the local
health officials to the state depart
ment of health. More than five hun
dred cases are reported within fifteen
mile radius of Clayton, Union county,
near the Texas and Oklahoma line.