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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06
WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS.
Annual Inspection and Meeting of Dis
trict Four Held Tuesday.

The annual inspection and meeting of
district four Of the Women's Relief Corps
In Vernon was held Tuesday after
noon in Stannard Memorial hall with an
attendance which filled the hall. The
district comprises the posts at Burling-
ton, st, Adams, Cambridge. Underhill,
Essex Junction, Bristol and Hinesburg.
and representatives were present from
practically all Of them.
The meeting was called to order at
one o'clock, after an excellent luncheon
had been served the visitors by the ladies
of the local post. Department President
Eta X. Martin OF this city presided over
the meeting. and the inspection was made
by Mrs. Mary b.. Goodwin of Wells River,
The ritual and service book were eXem-
plified by Stannard Woman's Relief
Corps, and following that remarks were
made by Past Department Commanders
Mrs. Beach of Burlington, Mrs. Palmer
of Underhill ana Mrs. Goodwin of Wells
River, Among others present We're Past
Department Secretary Mrs. Dora knight
of Underhill and Past Department Treas
urer Mrs. Jesse 4. Sturtevant of st. Al
bans. The meeting closed early to per-
NIT a number of the visitors 10 get trains
home,
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Fitzgeralds would be interesting to know
We venture to predict that one good dose
shaken well before taking and thorough.
ly 'cussed OUT afterwards. viii prov,
sufficient. If they show such monumen,
tai brllliancy in handling a serious and
delicate matter like the currency prob,
lem as they have in the comparatively
simple matter of collecting a tax, il the,
handle international law wiz the sam,
thumbs and fingers, it will be safe to pre-.
dict that the days of these newcomers
In office will be brief in land which tn,
vote of the people and the division oY N,
republicans have given them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06
WANT CITY'S ELECTRICITY
Text of burlington Traction CompaDy's
Proposition 10 the city.

In accordance with the resolution,
adopted at the board Of aldermen meet
ing OF the preceding night, President
Drew Tuesday appointed a committee
TO act with the city attorney, the super
intendent and commissioners Of the
electric light department, I'm a conference
with the officials of the Burlington Trac-
tion company in considering a proposition
by which the city plant would furnish
power to operate the electric car lines
In case Of emergency. The aldcrmanic
committee will consist of Aldermen
Crane, Duhamel and Buell..
by the provisions of the proposition.
the Burlington Traction company would
pay more for the power purchased Of tho
city than the city would be required to
pay to the Traction company. This is
explained by the fact that In the spring
and at other times of high water. the
Traction company has power going to
waste in large quantities. They would
therefore ike to dispose OF it, even at
a low figure. on the other hand the city
manufacture all of its power by the use
Of coal ana the cost is therefore greater.
When the water is low in the streams
the city plant would probably be used.
The Traction company is obliged to get
an auxiliary plant somewhere and If
coupled with the municipal plant, the,
will escape the expense Of erecting g
costly plant of their own.
The proposal as submitted to the board
Of aldermen follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the city of Burlington.
Gentlemen; In order to provide the Bur-
l%ington Traction company with auxiliary
I nvt. fns ma. la ,4.. 90 a.gfI.a4 a..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06
CASE WAS CONTINUED.
Army officer Unable 10 Appear as De-
PENDANT in Damage Suit.

y case which was set next for trial on
the Chittondcn county court docket after
the McCale-Taft case hut was continued
Is the suit for $1,000 damages of Lena
Cross against j. NJ, Pratt.
The defendant is alleged to have shot
tn" plaintiff In the leg with IA rifle as she
was fleeing from her house which was
being searched 10y a deputy sheriff with
II warrant for the arrest of a person al
legged to have stolen a ring. The defend
ant is a surgeon in the United States
army, ranking as a lieutenant of the 10th
cavalry.
The cause of the continuance was the
fact that Lieutenant Pratt's duties as an
officer in the United States army made ii
impossible for him to be present at this
time. 1t was argued for Mrs. Cross that
she was a poor woman and. owing to the
wound, had been out Of employment so
that she could not afford to walt for her
money.
The court decided to continue the case
on condition that the defendant immedi-
lately nay the ~plHsrtiff $50
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06

or is not one of the people to whom the
tax was supposed TO be confined.
If republicans In office had committed
such "A blunder, what ridicule and vitup-
Grafton would their democratic opponents
have poured upon them? The fault is
not in the proposition Of an income tax,
which the job was done, The makers of
the bill have made a botch of 1t. They
are ignorant of the meaning of their
own law. and the country is to suffer.
How long the nation Is going to stand
being governed and misgoverned by the
Pugos, organs, Kerns, Hobsons and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06

All Vermont will be pleased at the re-
turn of Ex-Governor Edward c. smith
IN tho presidency of the CENTRAL Ver-
mont. He is a Ncrmonter as his father
was before him and commands the con-
fdence and loyalty of Nermonters. He
of the situation as regards southern New
England. beside knowing the ropes from
the ground up in Vermont. His election
ought to mean the sympathetic develop
ment and increased prosperity of the
State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06

When you want anything. advertise
IN the new special column OF this
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which 1t Will pay you
to read about. See page two. This
paper has more than u.s. 900 readers
every week ami one cent a word will
reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06
STUDENT MILITARY CAMP
One of Four May BE Located
neal Burlington Next Summer.
Cadets VIII Come from Colleges in
Northeastern Part of the United
states for n Five Weeks
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The object of the camp will be to give
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military training so that they may be
better fitted to serve their country in
case it should need them in time of war.
In addition to the patriotic motive OF
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physica1 benefits to he derived from the
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camp NJ n very low cost. There is also
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06

The lesson OF the elections is hat the
democrats will continue in power unless
the progressivcs can be brought to CO.
operatc with progressive republicans.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06

\ woman's interest in dress-in fash
ions, In fabrics-should include a prac-
teal interest In costs. and make the ads
interesting to herr
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BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, NOV. 6
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
NEW PEERLESS DESIGN
SUITS PUBLIC DEMAND
Idea of Designer Is to Fill
Requirements of All Sizes
of Passengers

Since they began to build seven pas
senger motor cars the auxiliary seats
set in the tonneau or the rear compart-
ment Of the limousine have forced upon
the designer one of his most difficult
problems To make the seats comfort
able and to make them fold up neatly
out of the way of the other passengers
when they were not In use has been his
task
An entirely new design, and one Of
striking interest to the public as we'll
as to body designers, has been intro
duced in the auxiliary seats used In the
new series of Peerless closed cars, wnlcn
has Just been announced.
For the first time after years OF ef-
fort by designers seat has been per-
fected which will fold up and complete
" disappear into the intercompartment
wall when 1t is not in use. This leaves
the rear compartment entirely free from
obstruction.
When the seats are in use they may
be adjusted to the requirements OF the
tall or short passenger. They are of
ample size and deeply upholstered The
design is controlled exclusively by the
Peerless Motor Car company.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
new RECORD SET TOR
Pixies PEAK CLIMB
Twenty Horsepower Buick
Reaches Summit in Three !
Hours and 90 Minutes

Two daredevil automobile drivers,
~. W. Brown and T.. r. Bradley Of
Kansas City. set new record for au-
tomobile speed and endurance on July
s2 when they drove a little 30 horse
power stripped Buick to the summit
Of Pixies peak in hours and 20 min.
utes
This is the first time that an auto
mobile has gone to the top Of the peak
under Its own power. since 1910. Brown
ana his companion were not satisfied
TO stop when they reached the foot or
the stairs leading to the summit
house, which is buflt on the very top
OF the peak, but forced their little
Buick, which weighed only 400
pounds, right up the steps and on the
porch of the building. where they were
met and congratulated by large num-
Der Of tourists and posed for numerous
photographs.
Four and half gallons of gasoline
and two quarts OF cylinder oil were
used in making the round trip Of 5S
miles.
Never again said Brown when he
craWled out of the car at the con-
ciuslon of the trip. Driving UP and
down that peak sounds good, but doing
1t is an entirely different matter. In
ascending the mountain we endeavored
to follow the old abandoned wagon
road This road has been out of use
Tor many years, however. and is gen.
orally supposed to be impossible to all
forms of travel except the burro and
the mountaineer on foot. There were
times when we were forced to leave
the road entirely and simply pick our
way up the mountain side over the
boulders. In spite Of this hard going
the only trouble or accident we expert
enced on the entire trip was a blown
out tire.
Upon leaving the summit house we
started down the right of way of the
Cog railroad. and had only gone a
short distance when the car got be-
yond our control owing to the rear
wheels sliding in the soft surface OF
the roadbed.
The only way to stop was to head
the little car into the bank This we
did, and the. only damage was to one
front tire. After this experience on
the Cog road. we made the balance of
the descent over the same route we
had climbed earlier in the day"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
'W|NTON owner Tells
OF PACIFIC GROVE TOUR
Only 1o Gallons of Gasoline
Needed for 1o5 Mile
Journey

FL. L. Owesney, manager of the local
Winton branch. has received the fol-
lowing conmunication from L. G.
Shepard, prominent lumber dealer of
Sacramento, regarding the Pacific
Grove tour. The letter was written TO
L. G. Shepard by his son. Charles L.
Shepard.
The Winton performed fine all the
way down. writes Shepard Jr., from
Pacific Grove. 1--WE took most of they
San Jose grade on the second. but, OF
course. the bad parts were made on the
low. Our speedometer showed 1854
miles when we landed. and 1t took Just
19 gallons of gasoline and quarts of
oil to fill 1t.
Our car is the talk OF the garage.
They all think that 1t is a swell look
ing car. The pressure for the self
starter seldom drops below 100 pounds.
and is usually around 100 pounds.
go to the garage in the morning, touch
the button and away she goes-some
class.
a do not have to go out OF the
high gear for any Hill in Pacific Grove
any of the hills into town on the high
gear at 10 miles per hour.
I'VE have taken the II mile drive,
the Point Lobos drive and part of the
40 mile drive, and 1T has practically
all been high gear work. The car
pulls beyond my highest hope"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
SEQUO|A PARK IS
A N|F TY TOUR
Bradford Leavitt With Oak
land Car Makes Pleasure
Tour to Scenic Spot

MY feeling of pride has reached that
fection for my Oakland A." This en-
tnusiastic statement was made by Mr..
Bradford Leavitt to Arthur Bunker,
manager of the Oakland Motor COM
pany, sin San Francisco. on his return
from motor trip to the Giant forest,
Sequoia' national park
This trip" continued the Oakland
car booster. 'is without doubt the most
} enjoyable one I have ever taken it
may be done in two days. with rather
hard riding, or in three, which is about
right for a comfortable trip. The first
day one can figure on covering ground
from San Francisco to Modesto over an
excellent road, via Oakland, Mission
San Jose, one of the few old romantic
spanish missions of early California,
still In existence, Sunol, Pleasanton.
Livermore. Tracy, Manteca. Ripon and
Modesto. Travel on the second day,
from Modesto to Nisalia, over a state
highway, Is not so good. on account of
several long turn outs and poor roads,
where the highway is under construc-
ton We meet with both fair and
poor roads on the third day, driving
from Nisalia via either Lemon Cove or
tlpe shorter cut through Oakda1e,
through Three Rivers. which is up
grade all the way The road is
q steady climb the rest of the way to
the forest, after leaving the Three
Rivers. Near the entrance of the ma
fional park the grades are steep and
the road somewhat rough, but not dan
aserous nor very poor.
At the entrance of the park is a
gate, with few vines and artistically
eplored shrubs, growing together in
the natural clumps characteristic of
that type Of vegetation
The drive of a mile or two bevond
10 Military lodge is over dusty road
bounded by rocky walls through whose
crevlces grow some new specimens Of
Wild flowers and weeds, which we had
never seen before and which were very
picturesque. At the Military lodge an
orncer very kindly gave US permit to
continue our tour through the park
charging US s5 for the kindness. The
road in the park is splendid, the seen
erysg grand. While the road is upgrade.
Il is not difficult for a good car.
ss Camp Sierra is about 1000 feet eIe
vation and is In the center of Giant
terest, whose wonderful beauty is little
known among tourists The General
sherman, the giant of the thousands of
large trees in the park, is a good look
ing old giant and is worth the trip
himself.
Up to this time only half a dozen
cars have been up to the Giant forest.
Ny Oakland made the entire trip with
out any attention and required replen-
fshi1fg OF water but once
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
HUPP CHANGES IN EAST
New Lineup OF Distributors for the De-
troit Car


On the heels of the announcement
last week that the Hupp Motor Car
company had severed connections witl
its eastern distributor, the II. j. Koeh-
Ter S. G. Co. of New York and Boston.
comes the news that the company has
closed a big contract with Charles Il.
Reiss of 1896 Broadway, known to the
trade as one of the biggest and most
experienced distributors of automobiles
on the Atlantic coast.
With Heiss will be associated Cap
tain J. B. Dudley, well known as an
automobile distributor and of national
fame as an expert writer and authority
on automobile subjects These men
will control the territory of Metropoli-
tan New York and vicinity.
The territory of Newark and north
ern New Jersey, which includes Jersey
City, the Oranges and Plainfield, and
formerly distributed from the Koehler
branch at Newark, has been taken over
by the Service Motor Car company,
373375 Central avenue, Newark.
1t IL expected that no less than 800
motorcyclists will participate in the
fourth of July parade at Canton. o.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
PRICE OF TIRES BEING
5. REDUCED EVERY DAY
iii
B.. H. Pratt, Pacific Coast
Agent for Fisk Company,
Tells of Reduction

Time and again we are asked If
Thee price of tires is likely to be re-
duced," says B. H. Pratt, Pacific coast
manager of the. Fisk Rubber company.
Practically, not one in 500 users
ieallze that the price of tires is be-
ing reduced daily by the manufacturer
MS reduction does not show on the
price list. But it is there Just the
same. The reduction in price is gained
through increased mileage. There IS
hardly set of tires used bur what
VIII greatly exceed in mileage the
guarantee.
Recently the Fisk factory made
canvass Of their agency to find ont
The average mileage contained on the
Eisk equipment In some cases the
mileage has'run as high as 40, 900 miles
one case where original Ford tires had
given $4,000 miles; but these are ex-
ceptional.
ANY reputable tire manufacturer
cans report these rare occasions. but
IN the canvass made the average
mileage seemed TO show from 1900
miles on light car diversified
equipped to some of the heavier type
obtaining 1000 miles on tires specified
'by the automobile maker
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-17
STEVENS -DURYEA CAR
IS ACME OF PERFECTION
Machine Fills Every Want of
Luxury and Proves Best
for Efficiency

The history OF invention is simply
the constant repetition of the value OF
simple ideas and what was so con-
fidently predicted regarding, the value
of Stevens -Duryea innovations has
been fulfilled within the last year or
two. Makers who formerly regarded
the principles as of doubtful value
finally recognized their merits by
adopting them on their own machines.
The features in question have been
responsible for Stevens -Duryea sue
cess and leadership. They are the
reasons why the Stevens Duryea lasts
longer and runs better why 1t wears
and has the minimum of mechanical
trouble In short they should be
among the chief reasons for selecting
q motor car, If the choice is to be
made on the basis of service and
efficiency.
The efficiency of motor car does
not depend upon that of the motor
alone. The latter may be very ef-
fective and highly developed, but it
is only the percentage of its energy
that is actually delivered at the rear
wheels that counts in the propulsion
of the car. 1t depends upon how much
Of this power is wasted between the
crank shaft and the driving wheels
whether the car runs smoothly and
efficiently or whether 1T loses most of
its energy in transmission and wears
itself out in the process.
Power is generated by the success
sive explosions above the pistons. But
there are a dozen places between that
point and the driving wheels where 1t
may be wasted in friction If the
crank shaft bearings are properly made
and kept in alignment, the load upon
them will not exceed what they were
designed to carry and there will be no
difficulty in lubricating them. Every
jolt and jar, every rough place In the
road tends to throw these bearings out
of alignment by twisting the frame of
the car, which in turn twists the crank
case.
There are certain standards by which
the worth of every luxury and every
utility is judged. In every line of man
ufacturing, in every field of endeavor
certain standards have been created
which are generally recognized as rep
resentative of the highest ideals attain
able. You will call to mind in mo-
nent a dozen or more examples; they
confront you on every side and you can
name most of them off hand. Yet you
can not describe In so many words just
why people of discriminating taste nat
urally regard them as first.
When you examine the C-Sfx Stevens
Duryea you are viewing the cumulative
result of almost quarter century of
the same earnest striving that has been
responsible for every success; the same
honest purpose to achieve and sustain
a reputation for leadership which has