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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-04
Difficult This Year.

The autumn frost will soon be here
Thanksgiving pleasures We'll re
liearse,
Though all that we can say this year
Is, Maybe matters might be worse"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-04

Not q word Is being said just now
about the Nobel peace prize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-04

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The Thermometer has made "Septem-
Der Morn seem justifiable in all but
the SILVER.
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It is never too late to censor party
platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Trap Shooting
 After Dark

Trap shooting after dark has been made
 practical by the automobile. As sport
 it has unlimited possibilities. For the
 first time in any cline tournament was
 recently held in Los Angeles, Cal, by
 artificial lights from automobiles.
 Wild Bill" Ruess, Los Angeles dealer
 for Stearns- Knight cars, defeated J. H.
 McDuffee, western representative of the
 F. B. Stearns company, Cleveland, O., by
 a good score.
 The match took place as the result of an argument on shooting subjects in which Ruess declared he was superior to Me Duffee. The .after-dark feature was an afterthought. but proved to be the gate way for new sport. Prior to the shoot friends of the men insisted that it would be impossible to shatter more than five bluerocks out of a possible 25.
 With the lights from two Stearns- Knight cars trained at cross angles above the flight house, Ruess took his place. On the shoot-off he broke 22 and McDuffee scored 21 out of a possible 25. At the | finish Ruess won.
 | Judge Gavin w. Craig of the California superior court and Chief Deputy District l Attorney Joe Ford, who participated were immediately converted and are plan
 ming mammoth night trap shooting tour | nament.
 l The new sport Is expected to be adopted | in many parts of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Growing Field of
 The Electric Truck

There are 75 different industries in New York city that use electric trucks. Brew CTS are most largely represented. 1s sep arate breweries using total of 34 cleo tric vehicles.
 The department stores are close sec ond with r owners and 262 individual cars. The seven express companies have alto- gether 197 storage battery cars.
 The bakeries come next with eight users of 161 cars and the two central stations have between them 150 cars. Electric general delivery wagons number 6S and eight meat packers together use CT elec- tries. Five jewellers use A electric cars and 10 wholesale dry goods stores employ s. Next to these in number are the 32 Waverley delivery wagons owned by the Fleischmann Yeast Co.
 The Waverley company Is also repre- sented by six 10OO-pound wagons in the New York Edison company's fleet and by a five-ton truck among the brewers. While with it's 273 owners and more than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
FORDS ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF
 MUNICIPAL BUYERS
City Has Solved Transportation Problem Declares Blaine
 Brownel-Big Foreign Contracts for American Motors. Aftermath of Indianapolis Races and Other Live Auto Gossip

just placed contract with the Continen-
 tai Motor Manufacturing company of De-
 troit for 5000 motors to be used in a car
 which he will assemble on the other side
 Only those who are intimately in touch
 with the British automobile situation can
 appreciate what a revolutionary step he
 has taken. The new car which he intends ito build will sell in England for about flo0 (s500)
 T shall fight the American invasion with American methods" states MT. Nor ris. Tt is folly to try to meet 1t in any other way. British cars built in accord ance with British traditions are mechan- ical masterpieces, better perhaps on the average than American cars. but they are
 helpless against the American type, for no British or European manufacturer IS producing cars in quantity. Three hun dred motors of any one type is consid- cred big output for European com pany, but 300 motors Is less than two days production for company like the Continental
 "The European method Is that of the workshop rather than that of the fac tory; paying much attention to details painstaking to a fault, but exceedingly slow. Standardization in the American sense is practically unknown. Parts are fitted by hand rather than machined tc fit. Necessarily the motor produced ir this expensive way costs double what the American motor costs. and, since the mo l tor represents the largest single item oi | cost in the making of car, it is easy tt l see why the British manufacturer ha: | been unable to compete with the medium priced imported cars.'
 i The motor which Morris will use in hi: | car (the Morris-Oxford, already a well l known make), is the Continental Mode ''U." It Is distinctly new type in Amer | ioan manufacture. The bore and stroke
 are 2s4 by A. the crank case and clyinder:
 are cast in one piece; the oil pan is of al minimum, the crank shaft has three libera
 sized bearings: fabrication is by com l plete force feed system; the lines ars European. The first motors of this ordel
 are now going through and Morris na: 1 spent great deal of his time for the pas | two months in the two Continental plants l in Muskegon and Detroit, bringing witt l him his own staff of engineers to overset l the preliminaries.
 | Morris himself though British born ant bred, has many of the characteristics O | the typical New England Yankee. Tha 1 he Is a man of unusual courage is proved l by his willingness to disregard Britisl traditions and launch into an enrerpris which obligates him months in advance | for nearly S1, 100000 worth of material. mi
 Is the kind of courage that has mad most of Detroit's successful automobi men, and it is freely predicted that tn British enterprise will duplicate some o | these successes.
 The Morris factory Is in Oxford. tn seat of Oxford univ ersity, 64 miles iron
 London. He has facilities here for turn
 ing out on the assembling plan abou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
LATEST NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD
Crisp Comment On Autoists

that the automobile clubs of that city have banded together to cooperate with the police in experiencing auto thieves. The Indianapolis idea is to give out the description of any miss ing automobile to all the owners of automobiles in the city and thus make every loyal automobile owner d watcher for stolen property. By this method stolen cars are quickly reeov- cred in Indianapolis and several thieves have also been captured.
 
 The Indianapolis idea is not bad. t should be tried in Birmingham. In the past several months automobiles have been stolen at the rate of two or three every week. and when reeoN- cred were usually In a bad condition. If there was local volunteer or ganization that could be notified of the description of a stolen car a few min utes after 1t was missed, the chances are that joy riders" would be ex- tremely careful whose machine they stole in the future.
 Another serious drawback to the po- lice Is the lack of prosecution by au- tomohie owners of auto thieves If the owner gets back his car In fairly good condition and the thief Is caught invariably he will not appear in court against the offender Again the of lenders are usually young men about town who are well known ard the af- fair Is passed as joke
 This is the wrong attitude. It en- courages the practice of reckless young men borrowing automobiles whenever the inclination siezes them If some of these so-called young 'bloods' were placed in jail or on the chain gang 1t would certainly have a depressing ef- feet on their joy riding" proclivties. Prosecution and not toloration Is needed If the automobile owners wish to be protected against thieves.
 The Newspaper club still continues to be the mecca of automobile sales- men and dealers. A fellow wagered last week that more automobile sales were made in the Newspaper club than in all the agencies about town. A careful investigation leads one 10 be. lieve that the betting man was cor- ret in his deduction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

A CCORDING to Blaine Brownell of A the Brownell Motor company. ( \ which has the state agency for the Ford cars. that popular low priceo automobile Is attracting the attention of municipal buyers.
 In cities, according to the statement of MT. Brownell. public service depart ments are being provided with Ford cars instead of high priced touring automo- piles. He says:
 ..one city seemingly has solved the transportation question to It's entire satis- faction by installing an equipment of Fords for the city officials and other municipal employees whose duties make 1t necessary for them to do good deal of travelling about. A letter recently sent by M. A. Flynn, city comptroller of Kan eas City. Mo. to the Kansas City branch Of the Ford Motor company, shows be- yond doubt that the city fathers have never regretted for a minute selling an equipment of heavy cars and replacing them with Fords.
 About a year ago we sold nearly all of our high-priced, heavy machines. and replaced them with Fords," says the comptroller. "The city is now operating about 6 machines. of which more than two-thirds are Fords. They have given satisfaction in every particular. The first cost and the upkeep cost. of course, Is a great deal less than for our other cars. and they do the work required of them easier and better. Any municipality fig uring on installing an equipment of cars cannot do better than to buy Fords.
 Practically every city of importance in the country uses Fords in municipal service But Kansas City is most prom inent among the cities using Fords, be- cause of the abruptness with which prac- tically the entire city automobile equip ment was changed from heavy cars rc Fords
 "Eleven heavy cars purchased by the city at a cost of $21.750, were disposed oi a year ago at public auction for $3,675.5O None of the big cars sold had been ir use more than two years, yet the city lost 092.50 in depreciation.
 y ''The reason given by the city officials for selling the big cars was that they cost altogether too much to operate. From the statement of the comptroller it seems that the Fords are giving entire satisrac tioh.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
U. & ooMMIssARY TRUck FoR EMERGENCY TRANSPORT
Ny RICHARD Y. LUssIER.

100 cars New York probably has the largest fleet of electric commercial trucks in the country, Boston. Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland. Buffalo and Indianap- oils are being rapidly electrified.
 Pittsburg, also, in spite of the hills, is among the cities with a growing fleet. Five Waverley two-ton trucks were shipped this week to the Duquesne Light company which already had two of their light delivery wagons. An effective ad- vertisng sign on these Duquesne trucks Is the slogan on the battery boxes, 4'You can do 1t better with electricity" The truth of this saying could not be more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

HHE classic of American races is
 over. New records have been \ made and to the sad discom- frture of American automobile manu- facturers the race was won by Rene Thomas. Frenohman. driving a French made car. In fact the hrst four who finished the long 5oo-mile grind were French drivers in French automobiles. An Ameriean-the noted Barney Oldfeld-was fifth in a stutz' an American. car.
 If was sad to see nearly sSaoce in prizes taken away from indiarapois by the smiling and enthusiastic rrencn drivers but it could not be helped, as even the sharpest critics of the foreign drivers admitted that they out-nerved the Americans and were better equip ped for a gruelllng and record-makins race than their competitors.
 What won for the Frenchmen was that they were expert mechanics. They knew what their machines could oo- They had built their own racing cars or had personally directed she con struction and were familiar with every piece of machinery. Hence there was little engine trouble amongst foreign cars.
 And the speed record Is to be con sidered Every mark from five miles to 800 was shattered by the dazzling driving of the Parisians. They out distanced everyone. They came to America to win and they did most decisively.
 There were no fatalities at Indian apois although Joe Dawson, a one time winner of the classic race, was seriously injured by the recklessness of Ray Gilhooley. another racer. There were several other minor acci- dents. but it was exceptionally clean record when 1t is considered that a year or so past there could not be an automobile race without several per sons being killed or maimed for life.
 All the local dealers that attended the Indianapolis races have returned. They have buckled down to the bus mess of meeting the demapds of sum mer customers. They are more en- thusiastic than ever after their trip north and the exchanging of ideas with other Tive" salesmen.
 From Indianapolis comes .he news
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Bosch Equipment Used
 on Race Winners

Just 1,Sl5,o00 perfect sparks did the trick" at Indianapolis on Memorial Day The Bosch magneto provided the con- stant unfailing current for the absolutely neoeccasy white hot, penetrating sparks.
 tContfnued on Page Thirty-eight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Big Foreign Contract
 For American Motors

An entirely new factor has been intro Auced into European automobil circles by w R. Morris of the w. R. M Motors, Lld.. of Oxford. England. Morris has
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13
Muscovites Lure
Germans to Death,
Repulsing Attack

PETRoGRAD, Dec. 12-The following
statement from the general staff OF the
Russian commander-in-chief was issued
tonight:
I'm the direction Of Miawa the Ger
mans on December 10 kept up a strong
offensive throughout the day and night,
bue we succeeded in repuIsing them. our
troops themselves took the offensive,
gave chase to the German columns,
which in some places retreated IN dis
order
In the regionl TO the north OF Lowicz.
the enemy made Some fierce attacks on
the night OF December $40 and through
out the whole OF the following day We
repulsed these attacks and inflicted enor-
nous losses on the Germans.
I'VE repulsed, in ell. seven attacks,
during which some OF our units per-
mitted the enemy 20 approach very near
and then put them to flight with MUIR
derous fire.
I'm the region south OF Cracpw on De
cember 10 we were still continuing our
offensive with success in spite OF the
stubborn resistance offered by the Ger
mans.
I'VE captured several guns ana mltrail-
leuses and es many as 2ooe prisoners.
There has been no important change
on the remainder OF the front"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13
Negroes Numbering
White Man Just for
Fun Lynched by Mob

SHREVEPORT. La. Dec. ia-Hand-
cuffed together Charles Washington and
Breard Henderson, negroes charged with
killing and robbing Cyrus Hotchkin. while
near Mooringsport. La. were taken
from officers and lynched near shreve-
port today. They had been brought hers
on the way 20 Mansfield, La. for safe
keeping. when a mob appeared and over
powered the officers.
The negroes confessed they killed
Hotchkin ',just for fun" Threats OF an
attack on the Jail had caused Sheriff
Flourney to order the negroes taken 70
Mansfield, but when the party reached
point five miles from the city n mob
took the negroes away from the officers.
srARKSvILLEr. Miss. Dec. 1.-two
negroes. Henry Seals and Peter BehIen.
convicted, OF murder. were saved from
HANGING here today by stay OF execu-.
ton.
A big crowd had gathered 70 see the
hanging, the negroes had put ON black
robes, collins had been brought up be-
toro the gallows and the sheriff was
forming the procession to the scaffold
when the order was received.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13

Quotatfons of the Day ON Various
Commodttses.

NEW YORK. Dec. i2-FLOUR-Qu,et
WHEA T-Spot firm; No. red and NO.
por t'i Nc, j nso;rthern Duluth, siSik, and
No. 1 northern, Manitoba. n.1, G. J. I.
Buffalo. TO arrive. Futures ms .r e
without transactions December VIZ
ccSdRS@spot, weak; No. 2 yellow. 72Nc.
G. /. f., 20 arrive; Argentine prime, 1Sc'
OATs-Spot firm; standard. sc; No
white, 5sci fancy clipped white, SOC
HOPS Steady; state, common 70 choice,
1914 crop, f2g2sc: lels crop. no ION Pa s
HIpEs-Firmi Bogota, ssasOc; Central
WooL-.Firm; domestic fleece. Xxx
HXY-stesdy; prime, sl;oT1ti No. /,
81 o2.lai.o 6i No 2 sSo9fOO; No. 8, ssqooc;
LExTfI EK.fisp; hemlock. firsts. $40
PRoVISf0NS-Por steady; mess, 5000
1SS sfdsSily ssssaS SsSst sfS eS
@cO; family, s24OO@256O Lard, firm,
middle west s10.00Ui010.
TALLow-opiet; city, close; country,
DBiSUyTrTER-steady; receipts. s.Oss tubs;
| creamery extras (92 score), 33433 &C;
creamery (higher seoringl 34c; firsts.
Se sse9nds s' pFoces s,r., sxtgss
23ilc: seconds. 22c, packing stock. current
make, No z. na2ihc.
CHEESE--Steady; receipts. i.0R2 boxes;
/ state whole ialk held specials. white
| lsc; state whole milk held. colored
! lee; state whole milk. held. average fancy,
| i5if6f15Ec; state whole milk, fresh spe-
| Gals, white. lSh015szc; state whole milk,
held, colored. ibNc state whole milk,
fresh. average fancy, i44s@a5c; skins, az
~EiSG5iGos-Firm; receipts. sosl cases
| fresh gathered, extra fine. 4s144c;. extra
1 firsts, llGb42c; firstG SSQt0c; seconds, SO
| SIC: state, Pennsylvania and nearby hem
! cry whites, bsGp5cc: state. Pennsylvania
| and nearby gathered whites, 4O45sc
| gltste, Pen,ssylNala.A and nearly he;liger,
| browns, 4i6746c: state. Pennsylvania and
nearby gttiiered browns apu mixed col
/ orc, S6fef4c. 1890
ems, IaRis1kc; fowls t301fc; turkeys,
lssgisc, dressed, quiet; western roasting
chickens. 154lsc: fresh fowls, n3f@i71hc;
/ turkeys, 1202ic.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13
Bryan Hitchcock
Feud Still Causing
Democrats Worry
(From a staff Corrcspondentl

LINCOLN. Dec 1a.--(spocial. )--Hvery
eve Is turned toward Washington and
every ear tuned 10 catch signs Of peace
not European peace wholly, but peace be-
tween the two big Nebraska democrats.
who at the present time seem about a.
near 20 getting together ON Nebraska
patronage as they did six months ago.
Ono dlsgustcd democrat was heard to say
things recently about Mr.. Bryan which
must have made that gentieman's ears
burn IL they have not already gone by the
scorching- stage. because Mr. Bryan's
brother Charlie had made application for
the privilege OF dispensing patronage IN
the Fifth congressional district, and the
democratic ongresBman-elect. Mr.. Shall.
lenberger. has not been sworn in yet.
just why Prince Charlie should want
TO dispense patronage nobody seems "a
know. Generally It IL Sob which the
average officehoider likes TO fight shy OF,
but the prince has something up his
sleeve.
Every democrat elected TO q state Of
fico. OF course. WAITS 10 stand IN with
the powers that be, or rather are 70 be.
Just now not ono Of them dares TO emit
peep which might be used against him
In case he should cast lot witnsShe losing
side. At the present time Mr.. Bryan
seems to DO getting most OF tho knocks
from those who are anxious 10 see Old
Father Harmony present during the next
two years OF democratic rule.
II Mr.. Byan and Senator Hitchcock do
not get together before the Legislature
meets. II Is bound 20 have much effect
on the outcome OF the contests for iesis-
latlve positions.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13

ter Psarmaines, tl7b per box; extra fancy
washington Wlneaape, ais Per box; ex-
ira fancy Spitsenburgs N.0 per boxi
orseen sgi,ssnbSrgs, ais per besi ORE.
(unwrappodl Jonathsna. u.g per box:
WaehlnRton extra heavy and fency Hoo
Ners, u.Q per box; choice Colorado iona
sRys PEI PEI S Sos ff fancy SoioraSo Nc
ut,ers. $40 Per box; fancy Colorado
sSS d Rsss s sss I asSsS e isass
Grimes Golden, u.& per box; washing
ton fancy Grimes Golden. tl.5o per box;
Idaho fancy. Jonathens. thH per box;
fancy strawberry. his per box; Idaho
fancy Volt River SIS per box; Wash
ington Wagners. q g per box New York
Raldwiss S1oO per sbli New fcTk Green cen.
Emparors. $40 per bbL; California Bm-
perors, Sis per crate; choice Malagas,
N.oo per keg; extra choice Maiagas @,S
ira fancy MalasaS. Seoo Pearr. Anjou,
t250 per box; Jersey, S3.B per box; Shell
don. $50 per box; Terrence. $500 per box.
sSSsG 80 RsT GH pe Ea SSssh per o0A
VEGETABLES = cauIiflower. $500 per
crate. Cucumbers $50 per box. Celery.
Jumbo Iss d e MlslsEsn sc Sc dos a. Let Les
Onions, yellow. &c per lb.; rcd. % per ID. :
white 2hc per n; shallots, Soc dos. Cab
bage, ihc per 10. Peppers boc per basket.
Tomatoes, N.75 per crate. Radishes, SOC
per dos. HorserRdlsh. sles per case. Car
lie, Italian. 20c per 10. Potatoes, Idaho,
5Oc per bu; Red River Ohios. &C per bu.
Minnesota Whites. e0c per hu. Sweet po-
tatoes, Kansas. s22seEa.5o per bbl; Jer-
scye, ais per hamper; Delawares, H.25
per hamper. SQUASH, l'tc per 10 PUMP
Kin. nc per ID.
/ observation-disclosures No. l Calf
fornIa wainuts, iSc per ib.: filberts. 1855
per ID; fiiberts. Long Naples, lSc per ID
pecans, i2ikc per H.; pecRns Jumbo, lSc
per ID. Braxils. 11ul2isc per ID; almonds
zoe per 10, Popcorn, shelled, &c per 10.
crackerisok, $3.50 per case half case. 81 %;
checkers $3.50 per casei half case sl.7S.
Dates. Dromedary. $500 per boz; Anchor,
S2.B per box: Sugar Walnut, $40 per
case: Hailowi, Sc PER 10. Lines t.Ib per
box. Honey. 1875 per case. Figs u l2-oz.
pkes. SIC per box; 30 5-oz. plggs, $g0O per
| box: seven-crown imported. lSc per 10.
Cider per kcg. ts.oO; per half bbl;. 500
New York, per keg, $3.50; per half DBL
sG.00. Cocoanuts. IS u Per eacki per doe''
76c. Casaba Gems, Si.750200 per crate.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-13
Warship Halts Craft
To Get Some Tobacco

NEW YORK. Dec 12-Ht was o'eiocl,
In the morning and the steamer Ansonia.
steaming from Liverpool TO New York.
was nearing midocean. II seemed 10
have the entire ocean 70 itself when q
dazzling beam Of light suddenly shot out
from the darkness ana illuminated Its
decks. a moment later Il halted. Presently
the dim outline OF a British nnan-of-war
could be seen In the Hhsdowa
''Got any smoking tcbaceo?'' came
from the warship.
The reply was In the affirmative.
Cigarettes and tobacco In goodly quantity
were placed In water tight receptable
and paused over the side.
boat from the warship picked them
up. Soon che voice IN the darkness
beloved It's thanks and the warship
steamed away and the Ansonla continued
It's voyase 10 New York. reaching here
today.