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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-06

renheit. Thirty per cent. alcohol should be used for negative seven de- grees; thirty-five per cent. for mega tive degrees and forty per cent. for negative twenty-two degrees There is one objection to alcohol, and that is that it evaporates very readily. There are two methods of overcoming this fault. One is by the addition of gIycerine-a solution of fifteen per cent. alcohol and fifteen per cent. g1ycerine will stand a tenn perature of negative ten degrees Fah- renheit. The only function of the glycerine is to prevent the evapora- ton of the alcohol
 The second method is to cover the overflow outlet with a safety va1ve.'' A piece of rubber tubing drawn over the pipe and tied at the free end acts admirably, as too great pressure will blow the tube off instead of damaging the cooling system by excess pres sure.
 Grain alcohol is better than wood alcohol for even wood alcohol has a as it forms formice acid in the pres ence of superheated air.
 Another good mixture is a saturat- ed solution of calcium chIoride-efght pounds of the crystals to one gallon of water This should be used diIut- ed one half and with the addition of a cupfu1 of milk of lime (caIcium carbonate), as this neutra1izes the acidity of the calcium chloride soIu- ton. Salt solutions may also be us- ed but great care should be exercised to keep these latter solutions at the proper density.
 It should be remembered that about half the normal radiation area is sufficient at freezing temperatures.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-06

MOTOR TRUCK ABUSE. Contractors admit that they abuse all machinery. They often have to in the midst of the jeopardies which
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-06
ALCOHOL PREFERRED.

The advent of November means the beginning of radiator difficulties, un- less the motorist has already prepar- ed for the winter.
 The only really effective method of safeguarding the motor Is by the use of some liquid or solution with lower freezing point than water. At the first glance this would appear to be an easy matter, but there are many things to be taken into consideration.
 The majority of the non-freezing liquids react chemically with metals The most reliable solution is alcohol and water, as alcohol does not act upon the metals of the radiator nor upon rubber.
 A twenty-five per cent. solution of alcohol will not freeze at zero F'ah-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-06
RICH PRIZES A LURE TO
 NEW DRIVERS

Despite the dangers attached to the career of an automobile driver it. is nevertheless one of the most crowded professions in the world in propor- ton to it's size and instead of the number of men who are anxious to make a living at the racing business diminishing, it is constantly fncreas- ing. Ralph De Palma who can now be e1assed as the dean of motor car drivers and who perhaps has won more races than any other American pilot, believes that his business is one of the most exciting and profitable that he can think of.
 s'It was the lure of the excitem ent of a race and the glory that went to the victor that attracted the majority of old racing pilots into the game" said he, sbut conditions have changed somewhat within recent years. Now it is the cash that the young man who enters the racing field is in search of, though it is only natural that he should also wish to share in the glory of victory.
 Races such as the 500 mile contest at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway result in bringing more recruits into the racing game than any other event that I know of. Sometimes for eight OF nine months in advance of this classic am beseiged with inquiries from ambitious youths from all sec-
 
 tions as to how they can become sue cessful racing drivers. Since I have been down at Trenton, N. J., I have been in receipt of number of letters from young fellows who want to know how to go about learning to handle racing cars and how to obtain a mount for the next 500-n1i1e race. That they are ambitious goes without saying, for from their letters one would think that all that was necessary for the pros pective speed demons was to walk in at the gate at Indianapolis and an nounce that they wanted to drive a car in the big race and a drivers con- tract would be forthcoming.
 ..T is the $5o,Ooo in prize money that is offered in Indianapolis for this yearly race that has this effect on the embryonic racing drivers. To win one of the races means the taking down of a prize of s2O,00O. equal to a years salary of many a bank presi- dent and where is the iyoungster who would not take chance for such re- turns Until Goux, Guyot and the late Zucarreli came over to compete in this race, foreign pilots had an idea that the $50,000 in prizes for one race was myth. When was in France for the 1912 Grand Prfx one of the prominent drivers there de- cIared that he understood that 1t was necessary to kill several of the speeta- tors or some of the other drivers to secure such a large prize in America. | With the reports that Goux bas cir ter winning the last race it is now more likely that a swarm of the for l eigners will be seen in action here this year However. their invasion will not deter American recruits from en- terInge into the racing ring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-06
Don't fold the top down while it i.

Don't fold the top down while it is wet-the fabric will freeze and crack.
 Don't let mud fresh from the road keep an appointment with deprecia- tion the finish of the body-it will eIope with the color.
 Don't keep up a high speed on frog en and rough roads-batt1e-scarr tires will be the product.
 Don't leave the lap robes at home they long to snuggIe up to you in the cold.
 Don't risk roadside repairs-cold weather work of this character is bit ing and bad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-06
MAKING AUTOMOBILES.
(Boston News Bureau.)


 It has remained for 1913 to do in the automobile industry what the panic of 1907 and the subsequent years of business uncertainty failed to accomplish and that is to work out the survival of the Attest. It is re- 1iab1y estimated that within the last ten months $4O,o0o,000 of automobile capital, largely engaged in the pro duction of cars costing over $2,5OO, has gone into receivers hands or ceased production.
 The company making another high grade car was only recently saved from financial mplications by it's success in borrowing a. substantial sum under special conditions. Of all the high priced makers it is under. stood that the financial condition of Pierce-Arrow and Packard is most followed an u1tra-conservattve policy for years and are at present in so sound a condition that they can stand several lean years if they occur.
 Some attempt has been made to make of the passing of the dividend on the Ford Motor Company of Cana da an illustration of poor. times gen. orally in. automobiles. This is dis tinct1y unfair and inaccurate. The Ford Canadian subsidiary passed it's dividend for very special reason in no way connected with it's earnings, which are most satisfactory and would easily have justified a 25 per cent cash dividend The company made and sold IS, 900 cars in it's 1918 season and will increase to 25,00O for the 1914 season It is unable to supply the demand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-06
SAVES MANY ANXIOUS MOMENTS

Heres a little hunch,'' said a Dan bury autoist, t'that will save drivers many anxious moments. Drive at night along a road or street crowded with automobiles and observe how be- wildering and dangerous is the effect of the glare of the many lights re- glass in the windshield. This is par the top down but the windshield up as protection from cold wind or from dust. If a car comes up behind you at the same time that one is approach ing in front the result is almost total inability to see yard ahead. I haven't doubt that many accidents are due to this cause. But here is a really scientific solution of the difficulty. As everyone knows, light is reflected from 8 polished surface at the same angle it strikes it. Scientifically, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence. In other words the rays of light strike the glass at right angles and of course into the drivers eyes But if we place the upper glass of the windshield so that 1t projects, then the light will strike the glass at angle of about forty-fve degrees whether coming from the front or the back The light from the rear will be reflect ed downwards, into the car, and the lights from the front will be reflected into the air. The driver will have absolutely clear vision without the slightest annoyance from these reflect ed nghts.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-06
CROSSES DESERT AT NIGHT.

In order that he might marry Miss Laura May Quinn on the following day, Harry Houghton, of Dagget, Cal, recently rode his motorcycle 90 miles across the. desert in the night, to se- cure marriage license. HougIton could not take the time from his work during the day to go to San Der nardino for the license, so he decided to make the trip at night. He en- countered many difficulties on the way once running into 8 coyote and again encountering a huge ratt1er. But he succeeded in making the trip, arriv- ing in Daggett shortly after daybreak.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
FOREIGN.

The first parliament of the world 8
youngest republic was inaugurated at
Peking amid general rejoicings not on
ly in the Chinese capital, but through
out the country.
King Victor Emanuel received in au-
dience Rear Admiral Robert e. Peary
with whom he conversed for half an
hour. The king recalled that this was
the fourth anniversary of Peary's dis
covery.
On the verge of death from starva-
ton, Miss Zelie Emerson, a suffra-
gist of Jackson, Mich, was released
from Holloway jail in London, while
British militants continued their cam
paign of destruction.
An amazing suffragette plot to blow
up the stands at the Crystal Palace
football grounds, just before the great
est football match of the year, the En-
glish association cup final, April 10,
was disclosed at London.
With the submission to the Reich
stag of the German governments arm
ament and taxation measures, a con-
test will begin which is almost certain
to last until the summer vacation and
possibly will not be ended by fall.
Recognition of the Chinese republic
by the United States and the progress
of the bill pending in the California
Legislature to prevent Japanese from
owning property in that state are alb
sorbing topics in the Japanese public
press.
Hundreds of Turkish soldiers who
survived the siege of Adrianople are
dying of exhaustion, dysentery and
| cholera in the concentration camp out
side that city according to the CORE
spondent of the London Daily Tele-
graph.
Canada's immigration figures for the
fiscal year just ended show a phenom-
enal increase over those of last year
and will be the largest in the coun-
try's history. For the ten months to
February l, 345,000 foreigners arrived.
OF these 100000 were British subjects
and 10000 citizens of the United
States.
A report from Christiania, Norway,
states that failure has overtaken the
German Arctic expedition under Lieu
tenant Schroeder-StranZ. Most of the
members are believed to have died on
the ice of exposure and scurvy and
the commander-in-chief is missing
Four of the men have succeeded in re-
turning to Advent bay, Spitzbergen.
and two others are probably safe at
Treurenberg bay.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
SPORT.

Joe Rivers, the Mexican lightweight,
and Leach Cross of New York, fought
ten rounds to a draw at the st. Mich
olas A. G. in New York.
Major league baseball, scheduled TO
continue for $50 consecutive days be-
fore decks are cleared for the worlds
championship battle of 1918, was start
ed on the 9th.
Lieutenant Rex Chamber, Coast Ar
tillery corps, U. S. A., was instantly
killed and Lieutenant H. Brereton, u.
S. A., was badly hurt in the fall of a
hydroplane into the bay at San Diego,
Cal.
Sir Thomas Upton, the British
yachtsman, sent an unconditional
challenge for series of races for the
Americas cup and after ten years un-
disputed possession of the trophy,
American yachtsmen must again pre-
pare to defend it.
DIR. A. Graham Bell, inventor of
the telephone and a pioneer in the
use of heavier-than-air flying ma
chimes, enthusiastically discussed at
Washington Lord Northcliffe's offer
of $4,000 for the first flight across
the Atlantic in hydro-aeroplane with
in seventy-two consecutive hours.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
LATEST NEWS
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OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMP RTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
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WESTERN.

Woman suffrage in Michigan was
hopelessly defeated.
The theft from his studio of
painting said to be an original Van
Dyke, valued at 100000, has been re-
ported to the police by vladimir Sham.
berk, Chicago artist.
The jury in the case of Prof. Oscar
NJ. Olson, formerly of the University
of Minnesota farm school, charged
with killing Clyde N. Darling, returned
a verdict of not guilty at st. Paul.
Mrs. Lillian Elizabeth Bourne filed
suit for divorce at Portland, Ore, e,
against former United States Senator
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., charging cruel
and inhuman treatment as her general
grounds.
In spectacular raid on "the valley
East st. Louis, notorious district, op-
posite st. Louis, a saloonkeeper was
killed, a deputy sheriff believed ia
tally shot, another man wounded and
$50 men and women were arrested.
The Wabash railroads Colorado
Limited was wrecked near Kinloch
Park, about fifteen miles from St.
Louis, by the spreading of the rails
due to high water. Two men were
seriously injured and seven bruised
and cut.
Woman suffrage in Iowa was shelved
as far as the present Legislature is
concerned when the enacting clause
was struck out of the Chase bill re-
qulring the subject to be submitted to
the women of the state at the next
general election.
John Miller, an automobile drive,
was killed and Grace Young, Mrs. j.
A. McManaman, John Kahler and
Eugene Williams, were terribly
bruised when the automobile in which
they were riding collided with the
Thompson fountain in South Eleventh
street at Lincoln, Nebr.
With what appears to be prehistoric
hieroglyphics carved on it's walls, p
mammoth cave, rivalling the famo is
caves of Kentucky, was discovered
near Ogden, Utah. by Thomas Whitd-
ker, a rancher. Whitaker will head a
party of University of Utah profes-
sors on a tour of investigation.
The Julien hotel and several other
buildings were destroyed by fire at
Dubuque, la. All the 200 guests and
employees escaped from the hotel but
most of them lost everything. Many
of the guests ran into the street in
their night clothing. The total loss
will be something more than 100000.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
sIueged, Robbed and Left to Die.

Burlington.-James H. Keller of 2629
Wilcox avenue, West Chicago, ILL.,, is
lying in critical condition at the
county Jail here suffering from two
bad scalp wounds, a broken collar
bone, three broken ribs and probably
internal injuries from a fall from i
Rock Island passenger train three
miles west of here. He lay beside
the track for hours before regaining
consciousness and then was able to
attract the attention of farmer, who
reported the matter to the county Of
ficials. Keller was brought here and
given medical attention, but seems to
have little chance for recovery. The
injured man revived sufficiently to
talk and declared that he must have
been slugged and robbed and thrown
from the train by two men with whom
he was riding between the tender and
baggage car of the train. He says
that he had SO in money when he
boarded the train to beat his way to
Chicago and when he regained con-
sciousness after the fall from the train
his money was gone. He has wired
to his people in Chicago for assistance.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
FUND FOR STATE ROADS
HIGHWAYS CAN BE MADE PER-
Feet AT SMALL EXPENSE.
New Commission Organizes and Will
ApPortion $e71,ooo Now Avail
able to Different Parts of State.
western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The new state highway
commission, in session at the state
house, heard the needs of different
sections of the state as outlined by
representatives from every county.
The commission will have $671 900 to
spend during the present biennial pc
riod; this much is certain, and If the
capitol building fund returns the
$260,000 borrowed several years ago
from the fund the total will reach
1891, 900.
This amount, judiciously expended,
experts say, will give Colorado sys-
tenn OF roads second to none in the
world. 1t is said Colorado roads, in
their natural state, are better than
roads made at a great expenses in GER
tain states, and that the perfect road
way can be reached in Colorado for
less money than in any other state.
John M. Kuykendall of Denver, rep
resenting district No. 1, was elected
chairman of the advisory board of the
state highway commission at the first
house.
j. E. Maloney, who served with the
old highway commission, was elected
secretary to the highway commission
er at a salary of $2,1O0 per annum.
The law requires that the secretary
shall be a civil engineer. Mr.. Maloney
fills this qualification.
These are the members: First dis
trict, Denver, John M. Kuykendall,
for the term ending April 1, 1918;
second district, Leonard E. Curtis of
Colorado Springs, for the term ending
April l, 1917; third district, Charles
R. McLain of Canon City, for the
term ending April 1, 1916; fourth dis
trict, Charles E. Herr of Durango, for
the term ending April 1, 1915; fifth
district, l.. Boyd Walbridge of Meek
er, for the term ending April /, 1914.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
GENERAL.

Icebergs are adrift again in the
northern Atlantic near the spot where
the Titanic went to the bottom nearly
year ago.
President Wilson is seeking to avert
diplomatic tangle with Japan over
the bill pending in the California Leg
islature through which Japanese
would be prevented from owning prop
erty in that state.
After having hung in an isolated
Colonial mansion of Maryland for more
than century portrait of George
Washington painted in 1894 or 1895 by
Gilbert Stuart has been sold to a
wealthy New York collector. The
price is said to have been between
$500 and $4,000.
Senator La Toilette in a signed edi-
torial in his magazine advises all Re-
publicans, Democrats and Bull Moose
to get together and support President
Wilson in the carrying out of all pro
gressive measures, and let the politics
of the 1916 presidential campaign wait
until later.
Inc 81. Louis 1OunS. women
Christian Association building was
not large enough to accommodate the
crowd that gathered to hear Miss
Jessie Wilson, daughter of the Pres
iden. Miss Wilson spoke twice, once
in the gymnasium, and again at an
overflow meeting in the assembly hall.
Former Senator Albert ]. Beveridge
of Indiana, who arrived at Battle
Creek, Mich, predicted that he would
be the next President of the United
States.
With the appointment of four wom-
en- to city offices in Kansas City,
Kas., five important positions under
the government of that municipality
are held by women.
Tyrus Cobb of baseball fame, was
the victor over Rutledge Osborne, a
Spartansburg, N. c., boy, in a bare
knuckles fight in a bedroom of
Greenvlle. S. c.. hotAs
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
WASHINGTON.

Senator Thomas introduced bill to
establish the Rocky Mountain National
park near Denver.
Colonel Thomas F. Dawson of Colo
RADIO has been appointed to the posi-
tion of executive clerk of the United
States Senate.
Suffrage for women, by an amend
ment to the federal constitution, was
proposed in a joint resolution by Rep
resentative Raker of California.
Senator Shafroth introduced a reso-
luton to change time for beginning of
Congress to first Monday in January
after national elections, and Inaugural
tion of President to second Monday
in January.
Sehor Laure Mueller. foreign al
fairs minister of Brazil will visit the
United States this month or early in
May in an effort to place the relations
of the two nations upon more friend
ly basis.
Direct election of United States SEN
ators by the people was authorized
and made compulsory when the Con
necticut Legislature ratified the con-
stitutional amendment submitted by
Congress less than year ago
Published reports that Luis Manuel
Rojas, Second Vice President of the
Mexican house of deputies and grand
master of the Grand Masonic lodge OF
the Valley of Mexico, had filed with
the state department charges that AM
bassador Henry Lane Wilson was re.
sponsible morally for the assassina-
tion of President Madero and Vice
President Suarez, brought forth from
Secretary Bryan the statement that
no such charges had been received
by him.
Bennett Clark, son of Speaker Clark
has been appointed parliamentary
clerk of the House, to succeed Charles
r. Crisp of Georgia who is now a rep
resentative.
Joseph e. Davies of Wisconsin has
declined the appointment to be assist
ant secretary of war on the ground OF
the insufficiency of the salary of So
900 year.
The first official baby born under
the Democratic administration has ar
rived and he is a son of Howard ID.
Sullivan secretary to Congressman
George Kindel.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Dates for Cominu Events.

May.-Knights of Columbus Meeting
al Pueblo.
May.-State Council, ]. o. U. A. NJ, at
Colorado Springs
June 17-19.-National Press Association
Meeting at Colorado Springs
June.-German funniest at Denver.
June.-Northern Colo. Sunday School
Convention at Greeley.
Aug.-Thirty second Triennial Con-
clave of knights Templar. Denver.
Aug. 25.-Conference of Governors at
Colorado Springs.
Aug. 26.-Knights of Pythias Grand
Lodge Meeting at Trinidad.
Oct: 21.-Coiorauo State Baptist Asso-
citation at Pueblo
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
Merchants Plan More Street Lights.

Boulder.-Since the taxpayers of
the city have voted against a munich
pal lighting plant for street lighting.
the merchants are making arrange
ments to install handsomely decorated
lighting poles for the business section
of the city.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
Gun Duel over Steer; Rancher Deae

Cortez.-Elbert Mum shot and NOR
tally wounded Albert McDermott on
Disappointment creek. Both men
claimed steer, quarreled, and then
agreed, according to Mum, to back
from each other and begin shooting
at a signal. They were to shoot un-
til one was mortally wounded
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
Teacher ouarantined With Fever.

Wellington.-Miss Swanson, one of
the teachers in the Wellington public
schools in the intermediate grade, is
quarantined at her boarding house
with scarlet fever. The school has
been ordered closed and fumigated as a
precautionary measure against the
spread of this disease.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
Dodge Succeeds Stocker.

Denver.-Because he is city treasur-
er and the party Of which he is a mem
ber is pledged to keep the party ma
chinery free from the control of office
holders. Allison Stocker has resigned
as state chairman of the Progressive
party. His resignation has been accept
ed and C. P. Dodge of Colorado
Springs has ben elected as his success
sor.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
superintendents' Dates Fixed.

Denver.-Mary C. C. Bradford, state
superintendent of public instruction,
has fixed Monday and Tuesday, April
81 and %, as dates for the annual
meeting of the state association of
school superintendents.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
Heifers Bring $50 a Head.

Meeker.-A record price for year
old heifers in Colorado and the West
was paid here for ten Shorthorns. The
price for the ten was $500 cash, an
average of $50 per head.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-04-12
Fire Destroys Boulder House.

Boulder.-The home of Jack Robins,
superintendent of the Monarch-Mitc
ell mine near Marshall, was destroyed
by fire, caused by an overheated stove.
Miners saved most of the furniture.