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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09

/ On the average. one gallon Of gasoline was
used for every % miles, and one gallon OF
oil for every 81 miles.
Weight a Handicap.
The chief Limitation in use Of the truck
for surveying work arises from its weight.
but lighter truck would answer in some
classes OF work. Green poles were carried
10 place In front Of the dual tired rear
wheels in passing through deep sand or mud.
ana heaFy pl1nls were carried for reinforc-
ing the flooring Of weak bridges For use
great advantage over the single tire but
on the deeply rutted prairie roads the duaIs
we're found 10 wedge and bind in the ruts 20
that II was necessary to take 10 the prairie
alongside the road For a skid chain a
HeaEy- close linked rather flat chain about
4. Feet long vas used. This was wound
ABOUT SIX times around the rim and tires OF
each rear wheel and the ends fastened by
HeaFy huckled straps by which the slack
could be taken I'D
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09
NEW MEXICO HAS
MILLIONS INVESTED
IN AUTOMOBILES
Value of Motor Cars Owned
in State Is 81, 800, 600; Lii
cense Fees S25, OOOYear.

Santa Fe. y NJ. May sew Mexico
has S2.5O0.00e invested in automobiles on
which state licenses approximating ss5.00
q year are paid There are over 200 mo-
tor cars licensed IN the state. and $50 mo-
torcycIes The latter are valued at ss2 900.
Estimating the average upkeep Of a car is
$500 a year. almost $500. 900 a year IS spent
annually Tor the maintenance OF the auto
mobiles Thus the magnitude OF the auto
industry in New Mexico places II among
the most important in the state.
Chaves County Leads
Chaves county claims TO have almost 400
motor cars and Is paying over $1,000 a year
IN state licenses on them Bernaliuo coun-
u. in which Albuquerque IS located. ranks
second in the number OF automobiles owned
and the amount OF licenses paid to the
secretary Of state There is not a county
without its quota OF autos and dealers re-
port that sales far this year have
broken all records Tt is conservatively es-
timated that 1900 cars viii be sold this year
in the state by the various agencies.
Money for Good Roads.
The money paid I'm auto and motorcycles
license fees goes into the state road build
ing fund and IS expended in the construc-
ton OF new hlEhWays and the Improvement
and maintenance OF existing roads The
money is expended under the supervision o.
the state highway commission
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09
ROAD TO ROSWELL
IS BEING BOOSTED

Towns Along the Proposed Route Are Eager
To Get on the Auto Highway Connecting
New Mexico City With Texas.
Fort Worth. Texas. May As valuable
as another railroad in its possibilities OF
trade Is the general sentiment expressed
about the chamber Of commerce plan for
lhe extension Of the Tarrant county good
InaaS benefits on and on, by successive
,t-'7es, until the line reaches Fort Worth TO
roswell y NJ, there 20 connect with the
5000 roads of that latter state
an along the proposed route enthusi-
st7Lle endorsement is being given the cham
1er or commerce road plan Towns along
tle road began sending delegations TO Fort
worth and the extension or the proposed
good road 20 Roswell became n nacessirv
m order 20 meet the general demand. At
i.'sAeil the road viii connect with a number
OF excellent roads reaching that city from
&ew Mexico points
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09

big Cut on Mazda LampE.
Texas Electrical Supply Co. 11a n
Stanton St Phone 112O-Advert'ee Sc
ment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09

! Thought you were going TO buy a small
car
Yes, And you were going 20 wait till
summer before you got yours responded
Jacob. Trying 10 get away with it-no,
Then they both srinned and exchanged
ConEra tulations-
Henry and Jacob are brothers and busi-
ness partners I'm big Milwaukee enter
prise OF statewide reputation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09

QUAY COUNTY ORGANIZES
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION

Tucumcari. n II. May g-The Ouav
County Good Roads association IS the name
Of a new organization formed AT q meeting
REID here by business men. auto owners
ana FARMERS The Officers are J. W Corn.
PRESIDENT r. A Prentice. secretary T. s
Devor, treasurer. and A D. GOIdenbe-E
F. W. Noble Del King. P S Coulter and
C. d. Beeth directors The first work -
the association was the working OF tho
road between here and Eouroyz by a party
Of au-oisrs- All chuck holes were flled-
rough places leveled OFF and a drainage
system built The road is now one OF the
best in the county.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09

Among recent purchasers OF Ford
cars are W D. Newton, Las Cruces.
Capt A. p. Watts. H. H Fris. Nell
NtU mc- f. e.. AIcNary.. Morton Levy and
El I'c-O Sa-h and Door company
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09
SCHMIDT BROTHERS
BUY STUDEBAKERS

Zach Tries TO Surprice the Other by Pro-
ducinE His New Six Cylinder Car
Collide IN SalesrOom.
Il is 2 thoroughly established fact that
there are more Schmidts in Milwaukee than
IN any other American city Of similar size
This condition was personally known 10
J. g. WoLaeger. who sells Srudehaker au-
tomoblles in the Wisconsin metropolis He
was therefore not greatly surprised 10 note
one day that his list OF prospective CUSTOM
ers included two Schmidts
That afternoon Mr.. WolIaeEer sailed
forth in StUdebaker six touring car
met Herman E. Schmidt and family. and
took them for ride. Mr. and Mrs Schmidt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09
rs Cheap to Drive
Auto rs To Walk and
Wear Out Ones Shoes

Detroit. Mich. May so the man IN
clined 10 believe that motor car travel is
still somewhat OF a luxury. figures recently
secured from more than 800 owners in
Cleveland. showing conclusively that II costs
on the average cent and half a mile
10 drive one well known type Of car in
that city should prove Interesting
At present there are more than 1900 own
ers Of one make OF car in Cleveland or
this number 81 had owned their cars an
average % nine and a half months and
had kept careful and complete record OF
The cost eutailed.
Eeach Of the 81 owners had driven his
car an average distance OF 1913 miles Each
had carried a load Of approximately 80
pounds (three persons) the entire distance
It cost an average OF $500 for gasoline
per car for the nine and 0ne-half months
service The average expense for lubrIcatinE
oil during the same period was s6.2s The
average cost Of repairs per car for the en-
tire period Of operation was S1s19
In wear on tires, the shoes Of a car. this
particular car showed exceptionally eco
nomicaL The average life OF a set OF
tires was 5253 miles
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-02
AN OBITUARY


During a concert tour of the late
Theodore Thomas and his orchestra
one of the musicians died, and the
following telegram was Immediately
dispatched to the parents of the de-
ceased:
John Black died suddenly today.
Advise by wire as to disposition"
In a few hours the answer was re-
eeiVed, reading as follows:
I'VE are broken-hearted; his dis
position was rowing one"
-O-O-
EDUCATED ABROAD
Mrs. Whittier What delightful
manners your daughter has.
Mrs. Bitter (proudly)-Yes; you
see, she has been away from home so
much,-Smart Set.
-O-O-
A CLEANUP
He-If I call pa pop why can't
I call ma "mop?"
Shelf you do, she'll wipe the floor
with yOu.-Magazine Of Fun.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-02
FORESIGHT

FORESIGHT
The lady who had charge of a GER
tain village postofiice was strongly
suspected of tampering with parcels
entrusted to her care. One day a
rosy-cheeked youngster, dressed in
his best clothes, entered the Office and
carefully laid a huge slice of iced
cake on the counter.
with my sister the brides COM
,pliments, and will you please eat as
much as you CAM" he said.
The postmistress smiled delight
fully.
"How very kind of the bride to re-
member me-" she cried. did she
know of my weakness for wedding
cage?"
"She die" answered the youngster
coldly, and she thought she'd send
you a bit of it this afternoon, just to
take the edge off your appetite before
she posted any boxes to her friends"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-02
YES, WHY?

For a solid hour the captain had
been Iecturing on "The Duties of a
Soldier" and he thought that now
the time had come for him to test the
results of his discourse.
Casting his eye around the room
he fixed on Private Murphy as his
first victim.
Private Murphy" he asked, why
should a soldier be ready to die for
his country"
The Irishman scratched his head
for a while; then an ingratiating and
enightening smile fitted across his
face.
Sure, captain" he said, pleasant
ly, you're quite right, Why should
he?"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-02
A GOOD CROWD

'My fther is dead" said leading
man in a heaTt-broken voice. I'VE
buried him today"
''Was there a large attendance?"
asked a friend. Then a smile of de-
light flashed into the bereaYed lead
ing mans face.
Large attendance!' he cried. MY
boy, we simply turned 'em aWay!" y
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-29
ARGUE FREIGHT RATES

Washington, Oct. "a host Of
railroad attorneys and officials ap-
peared today before the Interstate
Commerce Commission for final ar
gument Of the new application of
eastern railroads for a five per cent
increase in freight rates. The argu-
ments will conclude tomorrow. A de-
cision is expected from the commits
sion after it's November conference
about the middle Of next month.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-29


90
WANT WORK, NOT CHARITY
"The Hull House committee on
unemployment which viii visit May
or Harrison and A. A. Mccormick
will ask for work, not for charity"
said Mrs. Laura Dainty Pelham, pres.
of the Hull House Women's Club.
Hull House is daily besieged by
men and women and even little chill
dren who come to ask where they can
go and get work, - she said.
''The condition in our neighbor-
hood is serious and the suffering of
the poor this winter will be terrible.
Work and plenty of it is the only
remedy for this condition"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-29

Other organizations in the city will
also form committees to ask the may
or to open more public improvement
work for the unemployed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
PREDICTS RETURN OF PEACE.
MEXICAN AGENCY IN WASHING.
TON HOPEFUL.
Quotes CarranZa Emissary as Showing
Agreement is Probable and Iar-
mOny Brought About.
~wFjEMWl J

Washington, oct. 7.-Speedy restor-
alton of harmony between Gen. Car
rama and Gen. Villa through open
conferences at Aguascalientes was
predicted tonight in statement is
sued by the constitutionalist agency
here. The statement quotes Richard
Cole of Los Angeles who, it says, is a
personal friend of Carranza.
''Carranza has no personal feeling
against Villa" said Mr.. Cole. "He
feels tht the general of the division
of the north has been led to his pres
ent rebelliOus position by designing
and unscrupulous persons who have
posed as Villas friends. / think Villa
is a big enough man to admit his
! mistake when it is once brought home
to him. Mexico can use both the SER
vices Of Carranza and Villa, acting in
their proper spheres.
! ''CarranZa is eager to retire to pri-
vate life. He is worn out and only a
sense Of duty keeps him engaged in
directing the cOnstitutionalist cause.
He has promised to visit the United
States and make five months tour
Consul Silliman, who has returned
to Washington after q sojOurn Of
three months in Mexico as the per-
sonal representative of President
Wilson, resumed conferences with
State department officials today on the
Mexican situation generally, without
reference to the question of recogni-
ton, it was said. !.
Reports to the state department
today indicate that the battle between
the forces Of Gov. Maytorena and Gen.
Hill at NacO continues without ad-
vantage to either of the contestants.
The arrival of the Carranza dele
gates at the Aguascalientes conference
was reported in official dispatches.
Informal meeting between the Car
rG'lza and Villa emissaries are under
war, it was said, and an outline for
the establishment of q definite pro-
grmme to be followed by the formal
convention meeting Saturday is being
considered.
All Gen. CarranZa's military forces
remain loyal and the prospects for a
peaceful solution Of the misunder-
standing between Carranza and Villa
day from Mexico City to the consti-
tutionalist headquarters here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
EMERGENCY MEASURE FIRST, !
SENATE DEFINES FIELD OF AC.
TTON-IIOUSE ENACTS COM.
MIITEE ON ACREAGE.
Reduction In Pay Blitllcly Rejected
McLaurin Bills to Bond Asylum
Property and Defer Tax Collections
Are UnfavOrably Reported in the
Upper Branch.

Columbia, Oct. S.-As with one ac-
cord both houses of the South Caro-
lima general assembly rejected yester-
day resolutions looking to reduction
Of the $500 pay and mileage to which
each member is in law entitled for at
tendance on the current extra session.
The senate in a three hour session
during the forenoon defined the limits
Of it's action at this session. Emer-
gency legislation has preference, but
uncontested local bills may be consid
cred.
Cnfavorable reports were made in
the senate last night on the McLaurin
bill deferring collection of taxes and
the joint resolution, also by Senator
McLaurin, to bond the asylum prop
erty in the sum Of $1,5OO,OOO. A IA
vOrable report was made in the senate
last night on the bill by Senator
Beamguard to exempt from taxation
this year citizens Of Bethel, Ebenezer
and Catawba townships in York coun-
ty. which districts suffered severely by
hail recently.
The lower house yesterday elected a
select committee of II members, to
which will be referred all emergency
measures relating to cotton acreage.
Il. I. Manning of Sumter, governor.
nominate, was introduced to the house
and wished it success in solving tho
problems it has before it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
Slavery and Poly@amy Charged.

washington. oct 6.-Charges that
slavery Is practiCcd in the Philippine
NrchlpealSo, despite legislation bv the
ihlhppin" assembly to check il. were
made IN the house today during de-
"a'" 'n the Jones Philippine hill
"hi'h occupied representatives >ir-
'uailH the entire day.
Nh amendment by Representative
cooper finally was adopted declaring
''i'' slavery shall not exist i'm the
! 'hilirpine Islands, nor shall involun-
'arN serNitude exist therein except as
" punishment for IA crime"
Other amendments adopted prohibit
plural marriages and provide that civil
ana political rights in the islands shall
not rest upon any religious test. They
also prohibit the use of public funds
or PROPERTY for religious institutions
or FOR instructors.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
NAVIGATION ON SANTEE OBJ.
STRUCrED.
District Engineer Instructed to Take
Steps To Correct the Trouble.

Washington. Oct. 7.-Acting on tele-
grams from the winyah Lumber Com
pany and the Kaminski Lumber Com
pany. OF Georgetown. Congressman
Ragsdale today saw the chief Of engi-
neers at the war department with re-
gard to q complaint that navigation in
the Santee river was being obstructed
by the operations Of power company
at Parr Shoals. 1t Is alleged that so
much water Is taken by the power
company that the general level of the
river II seriously affected.
Mr.. RagsdaIe was informed that the
district engineer officer had been in
structed to take steps to correct the
trouble whatever Its cause. The board
of river and harbor engineers has been
allotted $4,000 for maintenance of
SaI,2e. Wateree and Congaree projects
under the recent lump appropriation
by congress and a part OF this can be
used to meet the situation complained
OF by the Georgetown lumber people.
In addition to the allotment for main
aenance Of the Santee project the en-
gineers have set aside $4,000 for the
Ashley river channel. in Charleston
harbor; $4,000 for Winyah bay. and
$4,000 for the Great Pee Dee river.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
ONLY TWO BALES SOLD.
Town of Lynchburg Probably Holds
Record for EcwncsS of Cotton Sales.

The town Of Lynchburg probably
holds the record for fewness of bale.
Of cotton sold this season. Up to yes.
tcrday only two bales had been sold
whon under normal conditions approx
imately 1000 bales are sold on that
market during year.
The people of Lynchburg have just
completed Il warehouse with capacity
for 1000 bales and storing has be-
gun in it by those who had no place
at their homes to hold their cotton.
The reason why so few bales have
been sold there and the ability of the
farmers to hold their cotton was not
explained by the person giving the
above information, but it was suggest
ed that it might be due to the fact
that most Of the farmers around
I-ynchburg plant tobacco as well as
cotton, and that they had sold their
tobacco for Il good price and had sufli-
cient money from that crop to enable
them to hold their cotton crop off the
market, when others who had not
planted tobacco were forced to sell.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
OFFERS LOWEST PRICE,
Brooklyn Navy Yard Presents Warshin
Bids

Washington, Oct. 6.-The Rrooklvn
navy yard, already charged with the
construction of one of the three b,t
tieshlps authorized by the last appro-
priation bill, considerably underbid
the lowest of the private bidders to-
DAY Tor the construction of two bat
tleships to be built for the navy this
year, one Of it's estimates being Sc
?92.S5O.
Ihis, however, was on the basis of
ship propelled by electrical ma
chinery. For a ship constructed strict
~ IN accordance with the plans as to
hull and machinery the BROOKLYN
yards estimate was $7,155,3O0.
me lowest private bid today was
100000 less than the contract price
OF the dreadnought PENNSYLVANIA.
'he largest battleship now under con-
S'ruction, though the new vessels will
exceed her dimensions by from 500
to coo tons. .~,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10

Spartanburg said that members who
had money could afford to serve the
people for nothing. but that members
who were poor could not do SO. Con-
Scquently he opposed the passage of
the Mcqueen resolution. Mr.. Hardin
OF Cherokee suggested that any mem
Der who wanted to show his patriot
ism could notify the clerk that he
would not accept his salary for the
special session. Mr. Hardin's speech
Was applaudcd.
The house agreed to strike out the
resolving words Of the Mcqueen res
olution on n Nive vOce vote. The nav
vote was almost inaudible, whereat
the house laughed.
The select committee to consider
cotton acreage reduction bills was Or
drred to meet at 1 o'clock "Wednesday
afternoon when various measures an
the subject were discussed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
DICKS DECISION SETTLES SPEAK.
ERSIIIP.
Lilies States That Field is Now Clear
for IIOyt to be Next Speaker of
House.

Columbia, Oct. u. T. Lilies, MEM
Der Of house from Orangeburg, and
member-elect Of the next house, to-
day gave out the following:
THE decision Of DR.. George w.
Dick not to be q candidate for speak
er Of the house at the 1915 session re-
lieves from embarrassment the many
mutual friends of DR.. Dick and Mr..
Jas A. Hoyt, the other aspirant for
the speakership. Both these candi-
dates had strong support, and the
race would have been an interesting
one, but DR.. Dicks withdrawal prac-
tically assures the election Of Mr..
Hoyr"
The prospect is that the new house
will be organized in harmony, and
that the members will be in position
to devote themselves without delay
to constructive legislation. The out
look for beneficial legislation is prob
ably brighter than it has been for a
number Of years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
MORE MEN TO BORDER.
Sent to Reinforce American Garrison,

;
Sent to Reinforce American Garrison.
NacO, AriZ. Oct. 7.-Three troops Of
the Ninth and three troops of the
Tenth United States cavalry arrived
here today from Douglas to reinforce
the American border guard opposite
\acO, Sonora, where Gen. Benz. Hill
and his garrison are under siege by
GOV. Maytorena. There are now IA
troops Of United States cavalry here
with two machine gun platoons.
Col. Guilfoyle, commanding the
American troops, warned both Hill
and MaytOrena that armed Mexicans
found on American soil would be
fired on.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
BIDS ON WARsHIP ARMOE.

Washington, oct. THE Bethle-
hem. Pa. Steel Company was the low
est bidder today for 22.122 tons of
side armor for three new battleships
The bid was S435 ton. The Midvalc
steel company. OF Philadelphia. made
the lowest bid. sass for turrct armor.
Secretary Daniels estimated that
had first bids been accepted the ar
NOR would have cost the government
3s17.422 more than the present bids
call for.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-10
WEST MEXICO STARVING.
REAR ADMIRAL HOWARD MAKES
REPORT TO NAVY DEPART
MEM.
CarraDza Threatens to RcimpOsc Du-
ties Which Have Been Paid to Unit
cd States at Vera Cruz.

Washington, Oct. 6.-Rear Admiral
Howard, commanding the American
la''al forces off the Pacific coast of
Mexico, reported to the navy depart
ment today that there was shortage
Of food all along the west coast. and
that the pOpulace of Acapulco faced
starvation. He said foodstuffs were
not available at any price.
Transportation both by land and
rail virtually is at standstill along
the Pacific coast and inasmuch as the
revolutionary activities of the past
three years have engaged the great
masses of the people, only meagre
crops have been grown. Admiral How
ard says it is absolutely necessary
that corn and rice be provided
promptly for Acapulco.
DesultOry firing about Acapulco is
mentioned in the message, but this is
not understood by officials here to in
volve the present issues under discus
sion between the ENJOYS Of Gen. Villa
and Gen. CarranZa. They say there is
turmoil throughout the entire State Of
Guerrero, of which Acapulco is the
principal port, indicating the urgent
need Of the early establishment of a
strong Mexican Central government
1t is understood that negotiations
for transfer Of authority at Vera Cruz
are making little headway, due to
Carranza's refusal to comply with the
conditions laid down by the United
States. The question of safe conduct
out Of the country for Mexican refu-
gees is one Of the many problems with
which the officials here are dealing
The next passenger steamer will leave
Vera Cruz next Saturday, and assur.
ances have been given that the evac.
uatiOn by the American forces will not
take place before next Sunday. No an.
nouncement has been made beyond
thai.
The most important economic ques
ton under discussion between Car.
rama and the American authorities 1.
the transfer Of more than $1,000, ,OO(
: in customs receipts collected during
the American occupancy of Vera Cruz
Word has come to Washington thar
CarranZa proposed to reimpose these
customs duties on all goods upor
which payments has been made to the
American authorities at Vera Cruz
The United States government, which
received payment from Vera Cruz i'm.
: pOrters in good faith, has let it be
known that unless assurances came
that no one would be subjected t.
double taxation, the money collected
wcIld be turned back TO those from
: whom it came.
: John Il. Silliman, one of President
Wilson's personal representatives in
Mexico, arrived here today. He con
ferred with Secretary Bryan and 9th.
. or State department officials. Secrc.
> tary Bryan said that Mr.. Sillimar
probably would return to Mexico.