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Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

The advantages of large diameter wheels are self evident. according to V. A. Longal1er. Strange as 1t may seem, the only question ever raised is the one as to tire cost. The advan- tages of large diameter tires are so fully appreciated by the tire manufac- turers that they are encouraging the use of large diameter tires by making a concession in the price.
 By referring to a price list of any of the large tire manufacturers, it will be found that the price of a 41x4 1-2 inch casing is less than the price of a 36x5. This hardly seems reasonable to the casual observer. The 41x4 1-2 inch casing must contain a, greater amount of rubber and canvas and cer- tainly it takes a greater length of time to build the body of the tire, oW- ing to the larger diameter.
 The fact that the difference in the list price is in favor of fl inch tires can only be explained in that the tire manufacturer is endeavoring to en- courage the use of large diameter tires, no doubt reasoning that the large wheel is the only solution of the tire problem
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

New York. Jan. 14.-Joe Rivers, the Mexican lightweight, outpointed Leach Cross of this city in a ten round bout here tonight.
 Cross had the better the first two rounds While the New Yorker was showering rights and 1efts to the head in the first. the Mexican slipped to one knee at the ropes, but was up in an instant, adopting blocking factlcs, ana proved Cross superior at inf1e hting. In the second round Cross scored the only real znocIldown of the bout with a left hook under the jad. Thence on Rivers fought cleverly and was so rapid in movement that Cross ire ouently could not find him, losing his range and missing and becoming de cidedly wild ia, some stanges- RlYers showing in the last eight rounds earn ed him victory by comfortable margin.
 Rivers tore in with lefts to the neck and a right uppercut in the third, Cross coming back with a hard rlght to the head. The Mexican missed swing a minute later and fell to the floor, but was up again immediately. A left jab brought blood from the Mexican's nose angering him so that he plunged with rights and 1efts to the face, forcing Cross to neutral corner
 Rivers Seandisd Up.
 Rivers became steadier as the fight ing progressed, while Cross grew WlId ana became WOEf19d uI1eAOi IVY Shf' OOAA ttant landing of left and right upper cuts, becking away at times. In the eighth the Mexican again fell tripping over Cross foot in breaking from cIinch. Rivers then landed four rights and Iefts to the face without return, and when the New Yorker again lost his range Rivers came up under the East Siders swings and polted heavily to the body.
 In the last two rounds Rivers did practically all the fighting. Tn the tenth he rocked Cross head with a hook to the law which almost knocked him down Cross staggered to the ropes. The final bell found the men in a fast mfxup. of which Rivers had the bet ter.
 The two men weighed q fraction more than 132 pounds at 9.45
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

who are profitably employed and ben efited by the motor truck division of the automobile industry and those who are engaged in the allied industries of motor car accessories, tires and parts, the benefits derived therefrom defy the ina agination. Show me an- other industry that has brought pros- perity, health, happiness and sunshine to so many souls in this land in scarce ly more than a decade.
 The motor car has encouraged out door life, domestic travel and--sight- seeing in America, which in turn have promoted the building of thoNsands of summer resorts and waysfde inns throughout our country.
 Then the motor car has given a won derful impetus to suburban life. Trans fers of suburban properties in the met ropolitan district aggregating from S2,- 100000 to S3,0G0.000 a, week have be- come common occurrences, whereas ten or fifteen years ago such tremendous suburban transactions were undreamed of, much less realized. Everywhere the benef1cent influence of the autono- bile upon suburban property is felt. It has enabled the average business man in the city to house his family in the suburbs, where his children may have the benefit of fresh air and sun shine and fresh food.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
LEGAL NOTICES.
ATTENTION! SIDEWALKS
Office of the Street Commissioner.

NOEWlcns Dec. A, l9l2.
 The ordinances Of the City of Nor occupant or occupants. pEiyate cor porattons, or any person having care of any building or lot of land, bordering s on any street. square, or public place walk graded, or graded and paved, shall cause to be removed therefrom any and all snow. Sleet and ice within three hours after the same snail have within three hours after sunrise when the same shall have fallen in the night season; also. that whenever the side walk, or any part thereof, adjoining any building or lot of land. or any street, square. or pub11c place. shall be covered with ice. 1t shall be the duty of the owner or owners. occupant or occupants, private corporation, any ing or lot to cause such sidewalk to be made safe and convenient by re- moving the ice therefrom, or covering the same with sand or some other suit able substance
 The failure to do so for two hours during the davLlme exposes the party in default to the penalty provided by the ordinances
 The ordinances also p-0-4f7e that in case of any violation of any of the neglect to comply with them, the party violating the not comr ing with them shall pay penalty of five dollars for every four hours of neglect, after notice from policeman of the city.
 The ordinances also make it~the duty of the Street Commissie ener to collect all penalties incurred under the fore xcfng provisions, and if they are not case to ths City Attorney, who shall the party offending,
 ERROIL c. IIIIIBRIDGE, :
 dec25d Street Commission CT.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
TAFTVELLE Vs. EMERALDs. Fast Game Promised Taftviile Fans.

~-There will be a very fast game in Parish hall Wednesday night at Taft vile, when the EmeraIds of Willinan- tic play Taftville- The En1eralds are the fastest team in Wi11inantic- They defeated the Baltic Worknen's club team by the score of 49 to last week in Baltic, so 8 fast contest is expected. Desjardins will probably play center instead of Potter, who was hurt in a practice game Monday night The lineup for both teams will probably be as follows
 wil1imantic-Lewis and Higgins, for wards; Lewis, center; Kearns and Kearns, guards.
 Taftvi1le-Murphy and White, for wards; Desjardins, center; Fontaine and Mueller, guards
 Taftv11le's new player, Mueller, who played with Wi1lfmantic and Daniel son, will be at guard in L'Heureux's place. WfIEnantfc players say they are coming down to defeat Taftville, but they will find it a hard job. There will also be a, fast preliminary game between the second team of TaftvilIe and P1aindeId High school Manager Potter would like to hear from some fast team for next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

Horsepower in a motor car means absolutely nothing to the owner, says Arthur Holmes. It is the proportion between the horsepower and the load that gives the car it's ability.
 Many of the big. heavy, high pow cred motor cars cannot equal the low powered cheap cars in their ability to climb hills and to get away quickly. This is simply because in the light weight car each unit of horsepower has less load to carry than in the large heavy car.
 Ability is determined by four fixed factors. It is inversely proportional to the weight of the car and directly pro portional to the horsepower. It is in versely proportional to the wheel di- ameter and directly proportional to the rear axle gear ratio
 The factor which must be known be- fore the ability can be accurately com puted are: The actual horsepower. the rear axle gear ratio, the actual weight and the wheel diameter. Then the prob lem is simple: multiply the horsepower by the gear ratio and divide by the weight multiplied by the wheel dia- meter. The result gives you the fig ure on which to base comparisons.
 Ability in a motor car is a measure of what it can do on hills and what it can do on rough roads: the meas ure, in the long run, of the perform ance of the car.
 It is easy enough to see why the light car is a car of maximum abil- ity.
 The average gear ratio is about 3-4, while wheels for the same size car are practically the same through out the list. The weight is the big factor which decreases ability.
 In many cases of the same horse power and gear ratio as the light cars, with approximately the same size wheels, the weight is much larger, thus greatly reducing the ability.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
Chance Back on Ranch.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 14.-Frank Chance. the new manager of the New New York American league team, re- turned to his orange ranch at Glendora today. He said he would leave home Feb. f for New York
 will you be bench manager ?'' he was asked.
 tNo.' was the reply. "I expect to play first base some of the time Chase and I will alternate, probably"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

It is peculiarly fitting that the Ma tional Automobile show in Madison Square Garden and Grand Central Pal ace should be the greatest exhibition of it's kiad for 1t heralds the time when one million automobiles will be in use in the United States, says AL fred Reeves of the show committee, and what is more important, without the slightest indication of any decrease e in demand for the wonderful vehicle that has become so important part of our modern civilization.
 Almost every state requires auto mobiles to be registered and the rec ords show almost a million cars at the present writing. From this, how ever, should be deducted the number of cars registered by non-residents,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

On the stroke of 8 Saturday night the doors of Madison Square Garden and Grand Central Palace swung open and disclosed to the public the greatest automobile show in the history of the industry in America Running a double exhibition, the 18th national au- toInobile show Is remarkable for the number of it's exhibits and the beauty and efficiency of it's cars. It is also destined to live long in the memory of manufacturers as the show that mark ed the final sweeping aside of the diff ferences which made two separate shows necessary for so long a time. True, the hatchet was buried last year but the shows at Grand Central Palace and at Madison Square Garden were opened on different dates and had 1it- tie in common. This year the two di- visions are under the same manage ment, that of the automobile board of trade, and manufacturers and the pub lie alike are expected to benefit by the change.
 Forty eight manufacturers of motor cars have exhibits at the show. Forty two of these exhibits are at the Gar den, while the others are displayed at the Palace. Nearly five hundred mak- CTS of accessories are offering their wares for inspection at the Garden or at the Palace. The cars exhibited range in price from a little runabout selling at S395 to a magnificent limou- sine listed at $7,300. Between these
 
 models that is calculated to suit the purse and taste of anyone who has decided that he needs a motor car. Runabouts, roadsters, small touring cars and large touring cars, coupes, berlines, nmousines and cars of spe- ciad design are ranged about the two exhibition halls in bewildering confu- sion. The bodies come in designs from the sturdy. businessiike appearing roadster to the richly upholstered, deltcately finished town car
 The pleasure ear division of the show will continue at both the Garden and the Palace until next Saturday night Then the ears will be moved out to make room for the commercial vehi- eles, which will be exhibited in the same buildings from Jan. 20 to Jan. e5
 At the commercial ear division of the show there will be 65 exhibitors of commercial ears of various types. This part of the show has developed with remarkable rapidity in the last few years. Unlike the pleasure car makers the manufacturers of motor trucks are making mechanical improvements seemingly every day. The advance of this division of the show over that of last year will be remarkable, declare those whe are familiar with the models that will be exhibited.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
Boxing Bouts at Baltic.

Jack Delaney of Baltic was In Will limantic Tuesday and arranged an B. round bout between Kid Collins and Kid Burns, both of this city, for a serni-fna1 on the card which he is planning to pull off in Baltic this week The boys have posted a side bet of S25 For the main bout Young Bates of Providence meets Young GIynn of New Lndon for ten rounds. for a side bet of S50
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
COTTON
.aw York

New York Jan. 14-Cotton futures closed barely steady. Closing bids: January 12.55, February 1207, March 12-11, April 12.12, May 1215, June 1210. 11.55, October 11.44, December 11.45. Spot closed quiet; nidd1ing uplands 1900; middling gulf 1925; sales IS bales.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
JOE RIVERS OUTpOlNTED CROSS
New Yorker Had Advantage in Two Opening Rounds-Mes can Had Big Margin Towards Close of Bout-Cross Wild and Worried

fine exhibition. In every round ex- cepting the sixth Brousseau had the best of the argument.
 The preliminary was a slashing af- fair between Dick Boyojtn and Uric Bardier. both of Putnam. The affair was to go six rounds. but after @ min ute and forty seconds of the fourth the referee stopped the bout and gave the decision to Boyajin.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
MONEY.

steady at 2 3-4@3s per cent: ruling rate ? 3-4; last loan 8 closing bid 3-4; offered at 8. Time loans steady. 50 and 90 days 4 per cent: six months IA.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
Harvard chooses storer.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 14-Robert T. P. Storer of this city was elected captain of the Harvard university foot ball team for 1918 today. Storer played left tackle for two years He is a member of the junior class and is 20
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
Commodore Paine Re-eIec4ed.

Boston, Jan. 14.-Commodore Robert Treat Paine, 2d, was re- elected for a second term as head of the Eastern Yacht club at the annual meeting of that organization in this city today.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15
RRoussEAu BEATS MELODY.
Entertaining Boxing Bout Before Put
 mum Club.

Noah Brousseau of Attleboro beat Honey Melody all the way in the star bout of F rounds at the show of the Putnam Social and Athletic club of Putnam, Tuesday night. Rrousseau went after the ex-champion from the start and gave the 25o fans present a
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

Syracuse (N. Y.) coeds have decided to limit visits of beaus to two eve nings weekly.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

WHEN you want to put your bust- T ess before the public, th ere 1s no me- alum better than through the advertis- 5nE columns of The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-15

C. V. Pendleton, Jr., and w. H. Steb- bins Are in New York for the Auto Show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Winner of SIS Prize
By Charles E. Van Meter

INv labor. was twenty-five years old. had been
working the previous five years in general
machine shop. The firm, after the plant destroyed
by fire. determined not to rebuild, and |, with
two hundred other men, out of job at the be-
ginning of winter.
Four days before Thanksgiving Day. when at dinner
in feen-cent restaurant, heard the proprietor say
to the cook, "Don forget to have the carving knives
sharpened for THANKSGIVING wondered if there
other people who would like to have their carving
knives sharpened for Thanksgiving From the time
was old enough to have a knife my abonination had
been dull and that led me to become an expert
in sharpening edged tools
Before finished dinner | had planned out knife
sharpening campaign | bought cards for fifteen
cents, and chum who was an expert pen1nan wrote
my on them.
The next morning put my best suit of clothes,
placed the few tools | needed in a small handbag,
house. told the colored man who answered the bell to
hand my card to Mrs. Blank, his mistress and was
shown into the parlor, more magnificent room than
had ever dreamed Of In few moments Mrs Blank
entered.
pardon a stranger for thus intrudng on you"
sad "but | am member of the antiprofanty society,"
which endeavors to persuade people to abstain from the
use of profane language. From experience and observ
ton have learned that dull carving knife is the
of great deal of silent profanity and desire
far as is in my power to that Thanks
giving Day., and then as briefly possible stated
my mission
She said, "Your method of getting hearing is
tainly original. | will if we have anything that
needs sharpening"
When finished the job had earned dollar and
thirty cents The lady then recommended me to her
friends The result of that days work dollars
and twenty cents and for three days and part of Thanks
giving Day twentyfour dollars and sixty cents After
Thanksgiving Day the demand for my services took big
Drop still for the week following made the average
two dollars day.
On my return my lodging house at the close of that
week was handed note from the first lady / had
worked for asking to call the next evening, that her
husband would like to me-
The said he much interested in my method
OF getting business, and asked about my affairs.
gave him outline of my life from the time was
left orphan at seven, and of my running away from
the poorhouse when thirteen; that had sup
ported myself since; that the little education |
had l had got at night school and at odd moments
when not working.
"AIay l ask" said he, show much you made last
week."
about twenty-five dollars" | said.
"How would you like job at twenty dollars week
and travelling expenses
I'm from Missouri said.
He laughed and said, Il guess most of | am
lubricating oil manufacturer. believe you make
good as salesman, and am willing to give you tryout
consented to take the job for month; for felt
that if l could not make good in that time never
could.
was fortunate enough send in orders the profit
which little more than twice my wages. This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02

] was simoly a fool or an
escaped lunatic, and said,
what water:o'
"This water. The banks
OF. this stream are at least ten
feet high. Build a dam right
here, and raise the water
three feet. Timber for a raft
is growing here on the banks
ready to be cut down. A raft
forty feet long by fifteen wide
will hold more stone than
you can haul by your wagons
in day. The stream is al
most straight to the quarry,
has a gravel bottom, and no
current to speak Of. One
horse to pull and two men to
pole can take the raft back to
the. quarry in half an hour.
Take your quarry gang, and
they can build the dam in a
day."
He said nothing for some ten
minutes, and finally, "Young
man, | believe it would work,
and it would save me more
than twenty dollars a day; but
who in thunder is here who
knows how to build a damn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
TALES FROM
THE ROAD
TOLD BY
TRAVELLING MEN THEMSELVES

Here is presented the second OF the series of prize
stories by travelling They their stories.
The tales received notable only for their in
terest but for their significance They have the grip
that only reality give. The stories will be con-
tinued long good tales received. The next
instalment OF Tales from the Road will appear in
the issue of November 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02

was satisfactory to the boss, and continued make
good
My first hit came about in this way: | had heard
some Of our statesmen talk about "Old Crouch" who
had a large mill in small eastern town. No one
had been able to get order from him,
would he accept free barrel of oil to try The more
heard about "Old Crouch the more wanted to tackle
him; so persuaded the boss to let me try it.
TEANING my grip at the hotel in the town where the
mill situated, started out to make observations.
found the mill and cr,shers situated on the bank of
small stream forty feet wide with average depth of
twenty inches The quarry from which the stone was
taken to be crushed about half mile up the stream,
and the stone hauled to the crushers IN wagons.
The formation of the banks of the stream made it i'm
possible to haul direct from the quarry and the wagon
route was little more than mile and half long,
and rough hauling at that. My first job after running
away from the poorhouse that Of boy for
eral months large operation and during that
time picked up lot of odds and ends of information
of more or less value. When saw them hauling stone
in wagons | had to laugh: for by simply building
dam below the crushers and raising the three feet
the stone could be RATED instead of hauled, great
ing in time and money.
Before retiring that night had thought out plan OF
action. After breakfast borrowed fishing rod from
the landlord and strolled over to the MILL 1t was not
long before Old Crouch out of the mill and started
for the crushers. When he to where was stand
ing watching the crushers in operation, | said
"That beats convict hand crushing and then sorne!"
"Done much timer" he growled.
"Not lately, said; "but once convicts break
ing stone by hand and know that of these crush
will do and better work day than one hun
bred convicts could do In week
This broke the ice and he told me that he shipped
the stone by rail to large nearby city where con-
tractor was doing big job for the government
said why do you go to the expense OF hauling
stone from the quarries in wagons"
"Why, how else would get it here?'
Bring it by watef,' said
He looked at me for minute uncertain whether
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02

picture OF the mill / took
a few days ago.
1t was a good picture. |
admired it and said, al
will take one from the
same point
We then took several
views of the mill, and |
was able to give him many
pointers on the use of the
camera, developing, etc.
He invited me to take
lunch with him, and also
to make use of his develop
ing room. We had several
conversations. Thanks to
the five years | had worked
in a general machine shop,
| could ask intelligent
questions, which he evil
IDENTIFY took pleasure in an
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