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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-06

Mayor Wilson and the members of the board of charities have returned from otisvi1le, Staten Island. where they went yesterday in the a1itomo5i1e of the director of public works to iE- spect a tuberculosis hospital which the city Of New York has esta ablished there. The grounds of the institution comprise 197 acres and through farm products that are raised there and used in other New York public insti- tutfons the hospital is almost se1f-sus- taining. It is arranged on the cottage plan which the commissioners want to install when the new alrnshouse is built The mayor twill recommend that the same Kitchen equipment which is in use at Otigvi1le be in- stalled in the new alnshouse.
 F'irei on the roof of one of the Naugatuck Valley. IcesCo.' ice houses resulted in an alarm from box 81x, North and Island Brook avenues at 12:43 o'clock this afternoon. Recall was six minutes later. Only chemicals were used and there was little dam age. Sparks from locomotive are believed to have been responsible
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-06
WHERE THE FARMER MAY BE PURCHASED

the and
  H. five news stands: , advayn near No P, 42nd in front of No 5,
 
 and. ltnnore. #l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-06

Rear-AdmiraI R. B. Bradford, U. S. N. retired, died in the naval hospital at Chelsea. Mass. He was 70 years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-06
Saxony Rugs

Special August Sale Prices. An extremely soft and velvety Rug in plain co1ors, with a thick pile, tan, tobacco brown, green, dark blue and other service able shades.
 Dimensions, 36 6, regular price S8.5 50
 for $6.5O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-06

Fire believed to be incendiary caus- ed S1o. GOO damage to a fve-storv tene- er1t- i.7 N-rvx- Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-06
Elevated Gas Plates
to close out.

to close out
 Very good styles for laundry or cottage use, standing about twelve inches from the floor or table, with large drilled burners. Two burner 12 ir for $150 Three burner 12 in. s$1.75 Three burner, 28 in $20o Four burner $475
 All at half-price. Oil and Gas Stoves,
 Blue Flame Oil Stoves,
 Less 10 per cent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-06

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01

pay this. and no more. They should also
pay their fair share of taxes on their
automobiles as personal property, and
with the great increase in the number
of automobiles in the state this consti-
tutional tax would shortly far more than
equal the unconstitutional tax imposed by
the act of 1912.
More than this. the automobile, now
that it has reached such a high degree
of perfection in its manufacture and is
so reliable in its operation. would soon
come to be owned in large numbers by
the very class Of men for whom every
such invention is ultimately intended once
it gets beyond the experimental stage
the men of moderate means, who can use
1t in their business and in their social
life with profit. economy and satisfaction.
1t is so used in great numbers by the
farmers and men of small business in
the west and middle west and there is.
no reason why it should not be used in
the state of Maryland now that the sys-
tenn of state roads is approaching COM
pletion, and railroad facilities in SO many
of the rural sections are so wholly IN
adequate"
The Maryland Automobile Club has
recommended the enactment of a law
providing that all vehicles shall carry.
lights at night. 1t is pointed out tnat
there are more than 1000 automobiles in
the state and that there has never been
reported in the state a single collision
between an automobile and vehicles OF
any character at night, where the latter
carried a light, and the only accidents
have been where such vehicles did not
carry light
At a recent meeting of the club reso-
luton was adopted requesting the legis-
iature at its present session to pass
measures as follows:
Requiring lights on all vehicles using
the roads of the state at night.
Establishing reciprocal relations with
the District of Columbia.
Retaining the present rates of speed for
motor vehicles.
Abolshing local town regulations as to
speed.
Establishing the traffic rules governing
vehicles and pedestrians as prescribed in
the bill prepared by the commission ap-
pointed by the governor to draft such
regulations.
To refrain from passing any laws in
creasing the present fees charged for the
registrations of motor vehicles.
In regard to the present laws on the
statutes relating to speed, the club urges
the state to get busy and enforce them.
nationally and reasonably. instead of
! amending them, and not paying any at
tention to their enforcement.
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Constable in the Spotlight.

One evening, just at dusk, a man
drove through the village with a hand
some car. equipped with all the modern
devices. Hardly had he proceeded a
square before a constable doomed large
in the vista See here; young Teller"
exclaimed the Official. you will have
to jump out and light up your lamps"
"All right. old PAL" cheerily an
swered the motorist, Just as you say
about it,
With this he touched a button and
instantly the powerful light cleaned
forth: For moment the constable was
stunned. 1t was his first experience
with electric lights in an automobile.
But he recovered.
Say, young feller.'' he exclaimed.
moving after the car don't try to get
gay with me! When 1 tell you to light
your lamps 1 mean for you to step out
and light EN-"
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warning must be abrupt and must leave
no confusion in the mind of the pedes-
trian as to its meaning.
But it is perfectly true that powerful
warning signals are more or less misused.
They should be used only when absolutely
necessary to warn of danger. and they
should be used, far enough away from
pedestrians so as not to frighten them
It Ia only when a signal of this character
is sounded literally under the heels of the
pedestrian that it frightens him.
"lt seems to. me that the logical so.
luton of this -problem-the one that VIII
make the street safe and at the same
time eliminate unnecessary noise-would
be to enact law which stipulates that
a uniform automobile warning signal be
used-that this signal be one capable Of
producing an abrupt. danger-expressing
note, and it should be used only when
necessary to sound a warning of danger.
Upon investigation of this subject |
find that It is an interesting fact that
there are some score of cities. including
some of the largest in the country. and a
half a dozen states that have similar
laws in effect at the present time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
UNIFORM AUTO Horns
j: AS AIDS TO SAFETY
Washington Motorist Says Many
Signal Devices Create Confusion
and Lead to. Accidents.

= i,
Commenting on the recent communica-
ton which appeared in. The Star calling
attention to the nerye-racking notes of
automobile. horns in use bY.motorists Of
the National Capital. William Jose. a
prominent motorist ofNfthis city. says
that he is strongly in favor of a uniform
warning signal law. The writer of the
article referred to stated. that q large
number of different kinds were in use
and that 1T is hardly possible to find
two machines with horns emitting the
same sound He, concluded by saying
"the use of but one kind. Of signal device
should be permitted and The sound emit
ted by it should be. sufficiently loud and
clear to warn pedestrians without fright
ening them"
Would Reduce Accidents.
Mr.. Jose in an interview with the
automobile editor Of The Star yesterday
said:
II have had considerable experience as
motorist extending over a period of
number Of years. almost as long as
the automobile has been generally used.
and I believe that he is entirely right in
his contention in that there should be a
uniform warning signal law. I feel sure
that such a measure would tend to
greatly reduce the number Of automo-
bile accidents to pedestrians.
1T is as to the. signal which should be
adopted as standard that cannot agree
with, the writer Of this article. He says
that this signal should be one sufficient
ly loud and clear to warn pedestrians
without frightening them.
IN my experience the only warning sig
nal which is effective at all times is one
that has note that is harsh and un-
pleasant as well as powerful-in other
words. that conveys instinctively to the
minds of people that hear it that It
means danger. 1t is this psychological
effect that makes this type of signal far
more valuable than any other.
You cannot warn a person by playing a
musical scale or using any horn that
gives a pleasing and soothing effect The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
YANKEE CROSSES ANDES
IN AMERICAN machine:
johnson Martin, in Buick Car, Com:
pletes Trip Over Towering Noun
tain Ranges in Chile. L.


A young American, plotting an Amer.
ican-buiIt machine. has just accomplished
the feat sof crossing the Andes mountains,
according to advices@ received in Wash
ington Yesterday afternoon. The Amer
lean was johnson Martin, twenty-six
years of age and the machine was a
Buick car: :
Martin. who has resided in South Amer
lea for the past two years. is a resilient
of Glen Ridge, N. j., and formerly q
Princeton foot ball player. A cablegram
announcing that he had crossed the
mountains was received yesterday and
that in achieving this victory he, had ac-
complished what makers of foreign cars
have been striving for for the past five
years.
The distance! was about 900 miles. A
number OF attempts have been made to
cross the Andes in aeroplanes and have
failed. Martin crossed the backbone of
the South American continent at a height
of more than 1900 feet through the fam
Gus Cspallata pass. The trip was made
in the machine from Buenos Aires, Ar
gentina, to Santiago. Chile.
: 4, Over Dangerous Trails.
There are numerous mule; trails which
extend over the mountains. but they are
very dangerous. The climb is a difficult
one especially on the Chilean side-Eeav
ing Buenos Aires the climb was begun
at Mendoza. which is about 600 miles
distant from Buenos Aires. The route
taken by young Martin was over the
mule trails. Few carriages have ever ac-
complished the feat Of crossing the noun
tains at this point. A railroad runs over
the mountains, but it would be impossible
to operate an automobile over it,
In order to complete the trip in safety
it was necessary for the driver to have
his machine under absolute control at
every second throughout the entire time.
Martin has probably studied the noun
famous country during his stay there.
which enabled him to great extent to
achieve this wonderful feat.
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or the day, not stopping until evening, it
Is my advice that you take plenty of
blankets along and be prepared to spend
the night in the open if you do not want
70 Keep travelling at night until a town
is reached
Also be sure that you have plenty of
1000 and water in the car each day
might even advise an oil stove. but that
may be unnecessary, as it is always easy
TO gather wood and build fire. The ac-
commodations could be better
was amazed at the interest i'll the
east over the improvement of this road
The people seem to think it will be a
boulevard by 1915 but of course that will
not be the case. We will have several
fine transcontinental roads some day, but
sands and thousands of motor cars make
this trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
Purchased Hudsons.

Nineteen hundred and fourteen Hudson
cars have recently been delivered as fol-
lows: S. Franklin Gardner. $40. six
passenger touring car; A. F. Jorss, 6-"54',
seven-passenger touring car; Mrs. W. H.
Franklin, sedan. finished in dark blue,
with the interior upholstered in gray
whipcord and equipped with wire wheels,
and Mai. c. c. Hearn, $40, six-pas-
senger touring car All of the cars are
electrically equipped.
An order has been placed by c. j.
Rogers for a $40, six-passenger tour
ing car, for early spring delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
OUTLOOK FOR OVERLAND
TRAVEL IS ENCOURAGING
Inquiries Show Many Contemplate
Using Transcontinental
Routes.

From inquiries received by the officers
of the Lincoln Highway Association in
Detroit it is evident that thousands of
tourists intend to go over sections of this
transcontinental route this year. and
many hundreds will go through to Cali
fornia.
While the Lincoln highway will not be
completed this year, as only the campaign
for the necessary funds to insure its con-
struction is now on, several million dol
lars worth of improvements will be made
on the route as soon as the weather per-
mits. Marking is also going ON daily.
Seeding OF demonstration miles will
probably be laid in all the western states
as object lessons in permanent roads, con-
tributions for some of these miles having
already been made. In Illinois, Indiana
and some of the eastern states -derfion-
stration miles will also be laid by the
local communities through which the
highway passes
Many OF the tourists are also inter-
ested In the roads tributary to the Lin
coin highway. They desire to see the
scenic beauties of Colorado, visit Yellow
stone Park, take a side trip through Utah
to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and
to go south from Lake Tahoe. Cal. to
Los Angeles through the mountain coun-
try as well as direct to San Francisco.
information Being Collected.
informant ton on all these routes is now
being collected by the association. and
booklets will soon be issued for the use
of its members. Many of the tourists de-
sire to camp out, and have written Henry
B. Joy, president of the association;
Frank II. Trego. the chief engineer, and
others who are experienced in this mat
ter to advise them as to just what to
carry This information is to be placed in
the booklets. Portable and light, yet ef-
ficient, camping outfits will be treated
at length.
c. H Smith, who completed a trip from
San Francisco to New York by way OF
Los Angeles. has written an interesting
letter on certain features Of the trip. He
says
For practically every foot of the way
| be made with perfect safety. Of course,
this means that the driver must use lit
tie common sense. There arc forks in the
long drive that are unmarked, but the
man who has done any country travelling
can always pick out the main Travelled
road ] learned while in the east that
the Lincoln highway will be perfectly
marked.
Do Not Count on Hotels.
DO not count on fine hotels every
night. Go prepared to undergo a few
discomforts. II you want to drive most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
Courtesy on the Road.

\ kindly feeling tending toward mu-
tual benefit would result from a little
more care on the part of automobiles
to be very courteous to drivers ofr
horses on the public roadway. When a.
farmer turns out in an accommodating
manner upon meeting an automobile. orr.
gives part of the road to allow an auto.
mobile to pass from the rear. the auto
mobile driver should invariably thank
him for his kindness. 1t requires but
little effort to do this, and il pays Well
In the end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
Invited to Inspect New Car,

Invitations have been issued by the Po-
tomac Motor Car Company. the local
agency, to inspect the new models of the
Ohio electric car. Three models will be
on exhibition at the salesroom, 1926 Con-
necticut avenue. daily this week until 10
O'Clock pm. Arthur Foraker, manager
of the company, will be assisted by ]. c.
Henderson and =. r. Bourne of his sales
staff.
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AMERICAN.BUILT AUTO WINS.
Operated by Princeton Man, Crosses
the Andes Mountains.

An American-built automobile driven
BY johnson Martin of Glen Ridge, n. J..
q Princeton foot ball player of recent
years. has succeeded in crossing the
Andes. thus achieving a victory for
which automobiles of a number of foreign
makers have been striving for the last
five years or more. A cablegram today
to the Pan-American Union announced
Martins arrival in Santiago. Chile from
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A number of attempts to cross the
Andes in aeroplanes have failed. Mar
tin crossed the backbone Of the South
American continent at height of more:
than 1900 feet through the famous Us
pa.lata pass. =.
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Manager Kneessi Better.

Howard G. Kneessi. manager of the
Hudson Automobile Company. who has
been confined to his home for several
days past with an attack of the grip. Is
reported as improving. He spent short
time at his desk yesterday for the first
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
Ground of Its Opposition.

The Automobile Club of Maryland is
opposed to the provision IN the present
bill authorizing such local regulations,
and also TO, any amendments further
authorizing the same, the ground OF It's
opposition being as follows:-
They serve as an unnecessary annoy
ance to automobilists. who do not know
when travelling through the state what
law they are to observe, whether the
state law or the local regulations
''SucAs regulations are wholly unneces-
sary for. the reason that the general law
should Be state wide in its effect, and as
now existing, .eans2be made, properly
OF the localities than their own regula-
In nearly OF the states which have
adopted or amended their motor vehicle
laws in the past two or three years sue.
laws have been made statewide In their
effect and the power taken away from
local communities. to, make their. own
regulations,;it being. found by experience
that proper state law Is more gen
orally Observed and can be more effect
lively enforced.~f 81:
The poker to,.adopt and enforce local
speed reguaatiohs and impose peraI es
for the Eio7ation takes. away from the ne
state roads fines of which they would
otherwise receive the benefit.
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Harry
A. Roe of Maryland says on this SUD
ject: Local town ordinances tend 10
defeat or confuse the application Of hnes
derived from violations to the state
roads, where such fines should properly
70, and result in conflict of authority
in the enforcement of the speed regu-
latiops OF the automobile law
The Automobile Club also opposes
the proposed legislation reducing the
age at which persons may operate motor
vehicles from eighteen years. as pro-
vided by the present law, to sixteen
wears This proviso was objected to by
the club, because it was believed to be
an unwise provision. The proposed
change il is argued. opens the way to
the operation of high-powered auto
mobiles on the public highways by per-
sons who. by reason of their immature
wears, are naturally untitled for such
a responsibility. State officials say that
the present law as to the age limit of
operators has worked satisfactorily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
A Real Joy Ride.

Ever know what it is to drive home
after long business day and not have
some one or two invite themselves into
your car? That's real joy ride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
SPEED TRAP.

Motorists are advised that a
speed trap Is in operation at
Bladensburg, Md, on the Balti-
more Washington boulevard. The
speed laws should be strictly OBJ
served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
R. G. Neighbors a Visitor.

R. G. Neighbors, sales manager of the
Hupp Motor Company, arrived in Wash
ington Friday. He left yesterday for
Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
MOTOR MAxIMs.

Always-Safety First.
Use caution when you drive
Time is less valuable than life.
Obey the motor vehicle laws.
Care at grade crossings is neces-
sary.
Look behind before turning.
Use your horn frequently.
But don't make a nuisance of
it.
Caution your chauffeur and re-
member
Always-Safety First.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
Chevrolet Delivery.

y Chevrolet Royal Mail" roadster
was delivered during the past week to
Allen T. Selby of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01

vHE Automobile Club of Mary
land is carrying on one of the
most active campaigns in the
interest of motoring OF any
similar organization of its
kind in the country. With the Mary
land legislature in session various mem
bers have introduced measures which
are meeting with strenuous objections
from the Maryland organization.
one of the measures to which the club
is expressing opposition is to any change
in the speed regulations as at present con-
sttdted. y bill has been introduced in
the legislature and referred to the COM
mittee on roads and highways which
provides. That any town OF village. m
corporated or not. that shall put up
sign at both extremes OF its limits, the
speed limit shall be Six miles. At the
present time corporations and towns are
required TO put signs on both extremes OF
the rown stating that fact in letters not
less than four inches high and unless
such notice is posted the state laws ap-
ply IN every instance
IL rs claimed that a local ordinance re-
ouirjng the town authorities TO enforce
strictly the. speed regulations of the gen
eral motor vehicle law, would have
better effect. The general law -provldes
and has been interpreted to mean mat
no motor vehicle shall be operated at a
greater rate of speed than is reasonable
regard being had to the traffc ana
width of the highways, whether such
speed be three. five, six. eight, ten
miles -or any: other speed. In such re-
speets. it is said that the general law Is
much more. favorable. to the pubic tnah
are any special local regulations. the
club claims that any community Wnlch
is prepared to enforce local regulations
strictly can enforce the provisions OIL
the general law with just as good Ell
feet.
Anoth,r objection to these local regu-
lations is that they always provide mat
the fines shall go into the local town
treasury, Under the general law an
20 TO the commissioner of motor vehi-
cles. who turns them over to the con
troller of the treasury and are used Tor
the maintenance Of the roads,.