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The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14

It rises the ire of every Ameri- can to hear of insults and injuries the Neyicans have heaped upon some of our people, but most of these same people have had ample opportunity 10 come home and get out of the danger. If war should
 result and it looks as though it
 nigh. we will have something
 like 2O00OO Americans down there
 who can't come home if they want
 to- and thousands upon thousands of whom never will come home will die and be buried. or not bur- jed, in a foreign land. Besides this the people who do not go will be paying millions upon millions of dollars during a score of years in paying the money cost of the war. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan evidently are prepared to go the limit to prevent war, and here's hoping they may. A great nation
 can hardly afford 10 go into a long and bloody war simply to protect
 the property of adventurers who cast their fortunes with foreign
 land and people, and then refused
 to protect themselves by leaving
 when the tide turned against them.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14

Get your fresh Photo and Kodak Supplies Art Goods, Picture Frames Post Cards al Hiltebrand's Gallery on DeOuecn street. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14

George Fitch is writing articles on the "noiseles, sulTragette.' .' Here's to the WaDcrIcss rain, the onion and the heatless fire
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
Eggs

No. |. per doz................. No. ,, doZ......................l Current receipts ................
 Held or stale eggs. not wanted
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14

If Hucrta wants Do know just Wha. i0 feels like ho can start in oy mrliug Governor Lind when he appc5r, in Mexico City.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
Butter.
Vegetables.

Good fresh country, pcF ID. @,a stock, per lb.........a
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
Roots

Golden Seal. per jb.........'''s. May Apple per lb............':
 Wild Ginseng. per lb......."
The Mena weekly star., 1913-08-14
Hides and Junk.
Wool.

Choice clear, per lb........"il-s Slight bury, per lb....,....l5-.l
 Hard hurrv. Der Ib.......,...,..-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
To Curb Noise Maniac.

The majority of those who make
necessary noise with their signals
are of the same type as the joy-rider;
and like him ought to be suppressed
at every opportunity without the great
majority of law-abiding automobilists
being made to suffer for their sins The
failure of motorists to use signals in
their true function gives a wrong i'm
preston to the non-m otoring public
which is largely in the majority. Mo-
florists should learn the results of mis-
using their warning signals. 1t IS
equally necessary that the non-m otor-
lists should understand that the mis-
use of a warning signal in no way de-
tracts from the general benefit of such
a signal when it is properly used. Once
this fact is understood many of the
disturbing conditions that constantly
operate to create antagonism between
motorist and non-motorist would be
removed. From time to time the
question is raised can autonobile
drivers be taught to use their signals
property Most drivers do this very
thing. The trouble is the deliberate
noise-naker makes so much noise he
gives the impression that a far greater
number of persons misuse their signals
than are guilty of the offense. The
remedy lies in the vigorous punish
ment of the noise maker of unneces-
sary noise as a disturber Of the peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
The Epoch-Making Auto.

..,,
ne Aoii " a 11A1iIo.i VI -" - -
mo tors a5ons oul ioaus "teets 49,
Los'us 1na AlOAo - Ih1in' - go
uoWh VI 4o0aA anu s00eAoiAe]a " % N1a1 -.
more UNIFORM laws governing tra1i1c'
a vast ana growing Inoustry that tatIss
us stano VIII ali tne oehers m tne
soclal eVo1uClon "orkihs Io"aro coI-
LecIVIsth' Inc 'uAsseiiiAi1aIAo u q pS.
1ectly lncalculap1e amount Oh practt-
cal common-sense mechanical skill
ana knoWdeose among n1llilo1s upon
hllI1lohs OIL our peopie
has II ever occurred 70 you tnae
the science ana practlce OIL 1lecli ,s
once the mystery OF class' mas
now Decon1e the co1nhlon pro ~ u
practlcally al mank1no ana thaC
the MOTOR "netner IN car OF ooat' mas
peen the MAN, orlvlhs IactoI IN IhlS
vast eIIloFescence Oh knoWleuee
A"eny years esO LIZ @ 81 90 A.o-A
nAeW ii.t1e VI oC I.Il4,I s71.l-'
Io-oaV IneIe are iiIeia iiitit-ois VI
men VINO haVe-thousn NOT ploLeS-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
New Hour Record.

Jules Goux, a Frenchman, last
week, drove a Peugeot car 1O6 miles
and 387 yards in one hour on the
Brooklands track in England, thus
shattering the existing worlds record
for the time and completely eclfpsing
Percy Lambert's creditable perfor-
nance of crowding 1O3 miles and l.
40 yards into the same length of
time. Lambert held the record and
made it on February 10 last with a
four-cylinder car rated at twenty-five
horsepower.
Not only did Goux, who is scheduled
to appear at the wheel of a Peugeot
car in the International sweepstakes
race on the Indianapolis Speedway on
Memorial Day, shatter the hour rec
ord, if the figures have not gotten
mixed up in coming across the Attain
tic, but he hung up new marks for the
ha1f-century and the century well.
When Lambert made his sensational
drive, he reeled off fifty miles in
29:o2.5; Goux did it in 28:1s.65, Lam
bert's figure for 100 miles was 57:49.-
80; but Goux only required 56:29.93,
Goux' records were with a four-cy1-
inder Peugeot car with cylinders
measuring 10 by 200 MN. q 1872
by 7M inches). and the performance
is noteworthy as being the first time
that a French car, steered by a French
driver, has covered 100 miles within
an hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
For You MI. Pedestrian.

Rule i. Pedestrians crossing bou-
levards at night shall wear a white
light in front and a red light in the
rear.
Rule 2. Pedestrians before turning
to the right of left, must give three
short blasts on a horn at least three
inches in diameter.
Rule 8. Pedestrians must, when an
inexperienced automobile driver IS
made nervous by a pedestrian, hide
behind a tree until the automobile has
passed.
Rule 4. Pedestrians shall not car
ry in their pockets any sharp sub
stances liable to cut automobile tires.
Rule 8. Pedestrians shall not in
lodging automobiles, run faster than
twenty miles an hour.
Rule 6. Pedestrians must register
at the beginning of each year and pay
license fee of SIS. Numbered license
tags will then be issued to them No
rebate will be allowed If they do not
live through the entire year.
Rule z. Pedestrians before license
tags, will be issued to them must dem
onstrate before an examining board
their skill in lodging, leapfng, crawl
ing and extricating themselves from
machinery.
Rule 8. Pedestrians not wearing
numbered license tags will be held re-
sponsible for all damages done to au-
tom obiles or their occupants by col
Ision.-The Cleveland Motorist.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
Spring Squeaks.

Many cars squeak annoyingly on
rough roads, whereupon their owners
are puzzled, as they know that all
the spring pins are properly lubrtcat-
ed. What they do not seem to rec
ognize is that the majority of cars
have springs which from time to time
require fabrication between the plates
or leaves of which they are composed.
If you have a car which squeaks mys-
teriousIy, first of all satisfy yourself
that it is not what, for want of a bet
ter term, I may call a mechanical
squeak. That is, assure yourself it is
not caused by, say, unlubricated
universal joint or want of oil at the
clutch collar. In fact, make sure that
it is no part which is constantly re-
vo1ving, squeaks from an unlubri-
Gated shaft of any kind are very SER
3ous.
Having satisfied yourself that all the
running parts are properly fabricated,
turn attention to the springs and
brake rods. OIL all the pins and
bearings, and If they are provided
with grease Iubricators take off each
Iubricator. see that 1t is filled with soft
grease, and before screwing it home
again push a wire into the hole in the
spring pin and inject drop or two OF
thin oil. Having done this, the
squeak may be stopped, but it is al
most impossible to study spring
The way to make sure of them is to
take hold of the dumb irons, one with
each hand, and lift the car up on its
springs. This may sound a hercu-
lean feat, but no great effort is re-
quired, as if one pushes and pulls in
sympathy with the, compression and
rebound of the springs, after two or
three efforts the car begins to rise and
fall three or four inches on it's springs.
If the springs are dry, the result will
probably be a most distressing chorus
of sQueaks, and nothing can be done
to stop them while the weight is on
the springs. The thing to do is to
teske a couple of jacks and put them
under the frame, so that the weight is
lifted off the springs. To do this, it
is usually necessary to use q stout
piece of wood an inch or two wider
than the frame and about three inches
square, as the jacks have to be placed
inside the frame to miss the springs.
The jacks will not be long enough to
reach up to the wood, so it will be nee
essary to pack them up with some
bricks or convenient pieces of wood.
Having carefully lacked up the car,
the leaves or plates of the springs, will
come apart slightly. They should be
forced apart somewhat more than
they come naturaIIys by means of q
stout screwdriver, and a copious dose
of oil poured in between each of the
leaves Then a little grease should
be pushed between each leaf by means
of an old table knife, or, better still,
one of the flexible pallet knives which
painters use, and which can be bought
at any oil and color shop or ironmong-
er's The blade of the knife should
be thickIy creased and worked up and
down between the leaves of the spring.
When this has been thoroughly done
the jacks can be let down and the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01

weight taken again by the springs, and
the trouble of aqueaking will be stop
ped probably for some months. The
operation must DO carried out both at
the front and back of the car.
Some people advocate the use of
grease only for Iubricating the springs
when the weight has been taken off
them, but I believe in the plentiful use
of oil first, as that will penetrate down
between the leaves where even the
thinnest pallet knife cannot be push
ed, or if it can the space between the
leaves is SO small that the grease is
forced off the blade.
Do not lubricate springs in this way
unless they squeak, since many run
almost indefinitely without any ten
dency to squeak at all
Remembe Der, while the weight is re-
moved from the springs, it is always
well to thoroughly 1ubricate the spring
pins, even if they are not squeaking
as the lubricant, especially if it be
grease, will penetrate much more cas-
lily when the load is removed from the
pins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
E1ectrics for England.


United States Consul Albert Hal
stead of Birmingham, says:
"a number of years ago an effort
was made to popu1arize the electric
vehicle here, but troubles with bat
teries, difficulties of construction, and
poor design prevented its sale. Since
the remarkable improvements in stor-
age batteries and design Amade by
American manufacturers all these
drawbacks have gbeen removed. The
price of electricity is sufficiently low
to make the use of electric vehicles
profitable for commercial purposes,
but the difficulty has been and con-
tinues to be that the electric supply
departments have not encouraged the
use of electricity as they might have,
done with profit.
An article on the subject in the
Hardware Trade Journal of March
IA, says:
seem to be rather neglecting their
chances just now. With the rapid
rise in the price of petrol (gasoline),
which was little more than twenty five
cents a gallon twelve months ago and
is now forty-three cents an increase
of rs per cent. the disa dVantage of
the comparatively high running cost
under which the electrically driven
vehicle 1abored has disappeared, and
with electrical energy at it's present
price, and a certainty that it viii be
reduced rather than increased in the
near future, a tradesman could run q
small electric carrier more cheap1y
than one which depended on petrol.
The latter under most favorable con-
ditions would run only some forty-fve
or fifty miles per gallon. Excluding
all other costs. roughly, forty three
cents to travel forty-two miles, or one
cent a mile. And inexcluding other
costs we are treating the petrol car
riers very fairly, as a quart of oil cost
ing about twenty-four to thirtysix
cents would be required every $50
miles or Whereabouts with a petrol en-
CINE, and with an electric motor a
cupful of oil would last a good many
months. A 6-horsepower petrol mo-
tor would, roughly, be of about 900
cubic centinaeters capacity as regards
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01

cylinders, or about nine actual horse
power. An electric motor of nine
horsepower would take about 10, 900
watts, or roughly ten units per hour
which at 1 cent per unit-a common
price now for battery charging-would
be ten cents for about twenty miles.
For forty-two miles the electric motor
would cost about twenty-five cents
of the petro1-driVen vehicle. OF
course these figures are largely ap-
proximate, but it would appear that
the hardware man engaged in the
electrical trade might do worse than
get in touch with the makers of small
electrically propelled vehicles and see
what prospects there are of trade"
cit would seem in these circurn-
stances as If makers Of electric auto
mobiles in the United States might
well investigate the British market
and arrange with electric supply COM
panies and municipal electric supply
departm ents to facilitate battery
charging. Already three American
electric automobiles have been intro
duced in London for commercial pur-
poses, but whether others have fol-
lowed is not stated"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
Heat VS.. Power.

The amount of power in a motor is
inverse1y reciprocal with the heat
evolved. In other words, the energy
In the gasoline can either be convert
ed into power that goes out through
the rear axle or heat that is transmit
ted through radiation or shot out of
the rnuffler. The more heat, the less
power. The more heat, the more gas
oline and oil. The less heat, more
power. and less fuel. The more power
less gear shifting. The better 1ubri-
Gated a motor is the more power it
will develop because oiling does away
with friction and friction, of course,
creates heat. There are two things
that heat up a motor-the hot explo-
sive gases themselves, and the fric-
ton of the piston in the cylinder.
Were you to run your motor without,
any oil you would find that it would
heat up and the pistons would, stick.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
How to Save Money.

Now that spring tours are being
planned, the annual cry that the auto
mobile saves money is being heard.
This time it is George E. Daniels of
the Oakland Motor Car Company, who
says that if you want to save money
in your wife's clothes, just buy an au-
tomobile. Fine clothes cannot be
worn on tours, and most women would
rather ride in an automobile than
wear expensive gowns. Some may
want to know how this is going to
affect the men who are not married.
The answer to that is that If you get
an automobile, you will have no trou-
BILE in finding a wife, and then you
can start in to save like the rest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
Youngest Automobile Dealer.

William wh1pple of Genoa, Illinois,
lays claim to the honor of being the
youngest auto dealer. William has
just passed his eighteenth birthday.
Although his father, William, ST., is
the possessor of five prosperous Illi-
nois farms, William, Jr., has a decided
preference for a bank roll built up
strictly by his own energy. So, when
he was sixteen years old, he embark
ed in the automobile business, as the
agent of the Michigan cars. He is
now doing q dourishing business in a
regular automobile dealers way. He
spent considerable time in overa1ls
and jumper as helper, to make him
self familiar with automobile con-
struction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
I.itchfeld County News
Granted a Divorce.

A divorce was granted by Judge
Joseph P. Tutt1e in Winsted last week
to Mabel ]. Beckley of Norfolk from
John Beckley of Hartford, and she
was permitted to resume her maiden
name of johnson. They were married
September 13, 1897, and separated
September Is. 1903.
Wore Steel KnuckIes.
John Bill, employed at the Coe
Brass mill, Torrington, was arrested
Monday, charged with assault upon a
fellow employe, Stein Bergman, and
for breach Of the peace. When taken
in custody, Bill was found to be wear
ing steel knuckles.
Her Leg Broken.
Mrs. August Skies, of Harwinton,
while watching the operation of NOV
ing big rock near her home. was
struck by a, timber which was being
used as a lever and her leg was brok-
en- above the ankle.
The "Biggest Trout
win" Gone, the expert fisherman
of Norfolk, caught a string of twelve
trout recently, which averaged con-
siderab1y over g. half pound each, and
on this trip the biggest fish did not
get away, as is usually the case. The
big fellow, weighing a pound and a
half, broke the leader and disappear
ed, but while fishing 100 yards below
the spot, Mr.. Cones attention was at
tracted to a peculiar splashing on the
opposite side of the stream. Investi-
cation revealed the trout in a state
of partial collapse with leader still
attached, and struggling to free itself
from some bushes in which it had be-
come entang1ed. The fish being near
shore and not over a foot below the
surface of the water, was soon trans
ferred to Mr.. Cones basket.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
Automobile News
Parafin and Petrol.

Having, adopted an engine starting
appliance, which is of it's own design,
the British Motor Cab Company of
Manchester, England, has succeeded
in making practical use of mixture
of parafin and petrol, equivalent to
kerosene and gasoline, respectively, as
fuel. No less than 1880 cabs are
now said to be running on the mix
ture, yielding better mileage than
with petrol alone. The cost is FL
cents a gallon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01
Not 147 But Al Millions.

Due to a typographical error a re-
port has gained circulation to the eff
feet that the total volume of Ford
business for the six months was 49,
40 cars valued at $147, 100000. This
last figure is obviously an error. It
should be $47,000,00
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-05-01

London, May 1.-The condition of
the Duchess of Connaught remains
stationary and the critical period will
not be passed for several days, in the
opinion of the surgeons in attendance.
Washington Journal., 1913-12-06

G6emiters Sadion Das @indtbmen
DOL Net6erOdmpfen anpanOte. Reiner
oieIer @obltbdter Der Meni9beit 1T
Our4 feline @ntOedung gliidli4 ge=
porben. Morton unD Sadfpn rieben
Ii9 in erbitterten Streiti9teiten qrf,
OdB Der eine i'm 509ften @lenD, Der
anbere i'm Strenuous Itarb. Dels
nabm fi9 iel6t bos 2eben, unb Die
ein3ige Wobltbat, Die inn Die @ntOed=
ung Der Ndrtofe erpies, mar, 6aB er
fe BET ii4 antponOte, nu6Oem er ii9
Die PulsaOern g%eOffnet. Der Netber
aber trdt Ieilen Sieges3ug our9 bic
Melt an, uni Der groBe gerliner MrSt
9ieffenbd9 ertldrte 1847: Ser I90ne
Sraim, OaB Der S4mer3 BON uns gez
nommen, lit nun CUR Mirtli9teit ge=
porben. Sn bemIelben Sabre fii6rte
Der S9otte Sbomas Simp1on oas bpn
2tebig ent6edte gbloroform in bic
9etltunDe elm. 9i1e beioen Mittel
linb bann Die pirtfdmIfen MafIea ee=
gen ben S6mera gefpefen, Bis M. in
neueiter 3eit 81 nod OoI1tomr~ts..4
Metboben i~iberging. 9ur9 De Yol1!-
andftbeiie, bic cine Drtli9e Gausro-
lDiigfeit Bel Speratipnen er3ielt, Onrcb
@infpriBung bon Nopofain unb Mbre=
ndlin, iperoen Die gefdbrliden unb un=
angenebmen Nd9pirtungen Der oDu=
itdn6igen Nartofe bermieOen, 10 bdB
beute f9on elm 9rittel aler grDBeren
Sperationen nit lota!sr BetGlibung
ausgefii6rt pirb. Sine 9irurgii9e
@rpBtbat, bic cine erobe 3utunft be-
IiBt. 1T Die 9eitungsuntprbre9uns Der
bonn SperationsfeIb gum 9ebirn fiji
renben Nsrben, bic man ieBt Oornimmt
uno bic b0aig gefdbrlos 1T.
Washington Journal., 1913-12-06

%roipcro 9ertoni mobnte mirfIih in
|Geggio uno nntcrihrieb folgenoes
|foitiihe Document: yMeg0io, am 10.
|W1oi 1872. Sd git0csgefertigter be-
|it6tige, bon Moeitro 6. 8erOi BEN
getrag BON Sire itoIianc 27.80 aIs
@ergiitnng bon 9i~eiiefoiten nadl Eor.
ma, Inn oic n9liOa" SIT 66ren. crbol.
ten 3u 6aben, ga es Scr Meiitcr fir
.6inig bait, cob mir oieie Summe 5u-
riidgeitelt miro, neil id Die Sper
nidt nod meinem @eidntafe fanO.
.8nqIcif miro feltaeIteat, Bob id feine
|Gciie mebr MAIDEN ipcroe, Inn neue
Spern 0es Moeltro nn5ub0ren, foas
er nift Die Soften att iid niinmt,
mie ou6 mein l1rtbeil 0ariiber be.
.ihoffen fem m6qc. Bur gegIatbi-
Qling oeiien: gertani 9roipero."
Washington Journal., 1913-12-06

nieoer un6 fling an, i6ren @efdbrten
gu loden; uno pl0Bli9 mubte i'd an
cine 9roFel Oenten, bic bOr einigen
Mfonaten in bas @arten6eet geflogen
fam, fpO mir gsraOe itanOen, bic bort
ben gan3en Sag nit ~geitrdubten Sc
bern berum6iipfte, ii9 berbarg unb bic
dnOeren 8Dgel mieb. Sd muBte Odran
benten, pie Ite ii9 BON uns in ole
Sanb ne6met lieB, fpie ii9 ibre 4us
gen Derf9leierten unb mir ben mdtten
S9lag hires tranten 9er3ens fiiblen
fonnten; fem anberer 8ogel fam in
tire NGbe, benin fs puBten ale, bdB tie
niHt me6r i'm Stanbe mar, i5r SHUTTER
auf3upiden uno iterben muBte.
@ines Sages fonnten mir fe ni9t
finben; am nd9iten Sag lag tie tObt
unter einem Build.
SIS 1T bait Die meni9lt9e Ndtur,
mir feline Mrbeit mebr a1t geben, iOtpte
man fiebt, mics nit mir ftebt," fagte
Der feline Bladder. sd min getpiB nies
manben CUR 2aft fallen; i9 bab mild
INNER felbit erbalten, f9on ieitOem i9
70 aroB mar" = er bob Die 9dnb big
Saile empOr runb ieBt fam i'd net
me6r genuq fir mid perbienen, GEE
f6peige benn fir 5rau unb &inb. @s
is 70 entfeBlib, tpie alles 81 @nb geAt
70 3ufebn mii1en, fpte ales 3u gno
gebt! Nber ib bab bait INNER Angit
qebabt = unb bas Is an allem f4ulo!
y1a, i9 bin getpiB net Der ein5ige."
llnb fir ben Nugenblid f4ien i'm
Der @e0ante gu tr0iten, OaB es nod
ppn dnberen arbeitenOen Sc
f9Dpfen CAB, benen cine tDbtlt9e
!Rrunf6eit nie Elm grinIenber Seufel i'm
@enid TaB, Sauienbe BON dnOeren ars
beitenben @ef9Dpfen, Die ale 10 ME er
in bic unergriinbli9e 9eere itarrten
uno bic Iterben muBten, neil tie aus
Mnaft gu Iange gearbeitet batten. Sein
Mntlib erbelte ii9 elm gang Helm nee
mia, als ob Die Sonne einen 3ugang
au i6m qefunben bGtte. Mber plOBli4
nabmen feline 3iige tpieber jene Mus>
brudsloitgtsit an, bic bus einaig &i9s
tiae, bas ein3ig Si9ere fir i'm gu fetn
f9ien. Mtan 6Gtte 19tpDren tDnnert,
baB i6m bic Nngft gang fremb mar,
70 1tarr, 10 unbenegli9 LAB ct aus.