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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-17

"Then-
Eve found him murdered in cold
blood, the safe in his library ran
sacked. The dog must have put up
terrible fight, for he lies at his dead
masters feet, all but bleeding to
DEATH" $500.
Instantly the young attorney set
the wheels of justice in motion. For
twenty-four hours the entire country
was secured. No clew to the muir
derer or the missing plumber was dis
, covered.
Then came reluctant mournful
mission for Burdett. Judge Warren
had but one living relative in the
world Eva, his adopted niece She
was at bearing school 200 miles
away. Some one must advise her of
the death of her, only friend in the
world, Burdett departed on his sad
errand. -.
He was amazed when the first out
burst of grief was over with the
young girl to observe that into her
fair face there had come a set stern
ness, as though the murder of her
uncle had changed all the currents of
her being. After the funeral it was
thought best that she should remain
at school Until the estate was settled
up. AS she placed her hand in that
of the young. lawyer to say good-by,
she retained the clasp with the words:
You have. been a true friend
through all my trouble. ask only
one thing more-not vengeance, but
justice. The cruel murderer Of this
good old man must be found and
punished"
And, as if registering a solemn
promise, Walter Burdett looked into
her eyes, and she knew he would not
falter in his chosen mission.
No efforts we're spared to run down
the assassin, but not the slightest
cleW as to his identity or whereabouts
uuas diScoVered, There was q deScrin-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-17

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became necessary. Don, recovering
from his, fearful wounds, refused to
leave the grounds. He would Inger
all day and night near the closed
doorway Of the house, looking up and
down the road constantly as if ex-
pecting some one he was looking for
to pass by. 49,,
Walter finally dragged the. dog
house to the spot, chained up Don
and morning and night brought him
his meals. ......
There came a climax. One moon
light evening. Waiter had just at
tended to the wants of the poor,
faithful animal when an automobile
sped by. Don had made a sudden
leap, with a sharp, wild cry. He
tugged at his chain, he ,glared after
the disappearing machine: Plainly in
the clear moonlight Walter saw that
it held but one person, d man, ap-
parently stranger in the district.
Don Ieaped into the. air.. He bit his
chain, he was fairly frantic. A
speedy thought impressed Walter as,
following the automobile with his
eye, he saw it turn into a wooded
stretch away from the traVersed
roadway. -.
Had the dogs instinct guided him
to recognize III the automobile the
slayer 81. his master? The impress
sion led Water to trace down the ma
chine. It had halted in a dense grove,
one edge Of which was bounded by
deep ravine. There the stranger was
reaching into a trunk Of a hollow
tree. He drew out a small iron box.
Walter recognized it as, the missing
possession of his dead client.
'Y6n are the. mann he shouted,
spring ing upon the murderer.
"Aad you know. too much" growled
out the other. They clinched. Wal
ter fell underneath. The man had
drawn knife. Knee1ing upon the
breast of his adversary. he raised it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
BRITISHERS USE
ENGINE MIXTURE

In a report just issued by the United
States bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce consul general John L. Grifflths of
London. England. directs attention to the
progress which has been made in Great
Britain regarding the use Of alcohol as a
fuel Of automobile and other types Of gas
engines.
The report states that as a result Of a
conference held in London in July last an
organization known as the Imperial Motor
Transport Council was formed, and this
council formed an alcohol motor fuel COM
mittee to conduct investigations and expert
ments relating to the use Of alcohol as a
motor fuel. The necessity for this action is
traceable to the scarcity Ofssuitable gasoline
for use in motors and the consequent high
price Of suitable fuel.
In this country the condition, while not
as serious as in England. caused automobile
manufacturers as well as manufacturers Of
cause the quality Of the gasoline has been
steadily decreasing and the fuel now sold
as gasoline Is sometimes but slightly better
than kerosene oil.
The report Of the consul general also calls
attention to paper recently read before
the British Institution Of Automobile en-
gineers, in which the mixture Of benzOl and
alcohol as motor fuel was thoroughly
discussed BenzOl is obtained as a byproduct
in the manufacture of coke. When alcohol
alone is used in the existing engines the
economy Of the engine is not as great as It
might be, because the compression must be
greatly increased to effect economical use
OF alcohol Benzol is added to the alcohol
to overcome the disadvantages Of low econ
omy- It is said to work well
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
Craze For Luxurious Auto
Fittings Is on Increase

London Eng, April 1.-THE craze
for luxurious fittings on automobiles
is growing every day and builders
here are finding that the last word
has not been said with The fitting Of
the electric self starter. Among the
newest Of the many extravagant de-
vices which are being fitted to the
more expensive English cars are cleo
trio carpets. They radiate heat by
means Of interviewer wires and are in
valuable as foot warmers. More prac-
tical and less ornamental fittings
which can be seen in a few large cars
are little stands screwed into the
dashboards and made specially to take
thermos TASKS, so that the chauffeur
may have a warm drink during cold
weather None has yet heard of the
magnate having small kitchen erected
as sort of annex on the luggage grid
and taking his breakfast, especially
prepared by his own travelling chef, as
the automobile speeds citywards, but
the auto industry is still in its in
fancy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
Privately Owned Cars AS Racers
H. -:I:- -:..:- -:I- -:II:- !
Makers Do Not Have Open Field

/ and Isotta. owned by William Ziegl,er,
jr.; z J. Schroder's Mercedes; two AGO
cars, owned respectively by Ihomas
Thorkildsen and A. II. Woolacott' an
Apperson, owned by J. F. ZordermailL,h1'
and a Touraine, owned by H. A. Conh-
lin.
In this connection it might be re-
marked that a privately owned car won .H
the Vanderbilt cup race, and that pr
vately owned cars finished secoHu,
third and fourth in the grand prize
race.
We naturally take considerable prlde
over the fact that the Aiarmon car;
which finished second in the granu
prize race was one Of the cars We
built for the 1911 grand prize race anu
was kicking around our warehouse IN
til Mr. Alene bought 1t. The othee66
MarmOn car was one Of our stock %
horsepower 1911 cars, which has been
run $4,000 miles and incidentally I'M
ished second in the Corona track race
and was also second in the terrific Los
Angeles-PhOenix race last November.
Motorists will be glad to near ina
amateur owned cars viii be largely
represented in the 500 mile Indianapolis
race this year. Whether this drift 10
ward amateur owned machines is rem
pOrary or permanent I do not know, ouE
at any rate it is an interesting sign "a
the times and well worth watching.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
Answer to Yesterdav's Problem.

ruled that the
protest time
the real fuss the OF
necessary
home made
game play
quite often, permitting
make the base possible
hits
In deciding the little
starting
all the longer going
far his play
had he direct line
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
MAKES
GASOLINE BETTER

There have been a. great many mechanical
devices and chemical mixtures produced for
years, in connection with gasoline, so as
to afford economy in the consumption Of
the latter, but one of the most efficient and
one which is said to have been proved thor
oughly is known as Petrolife, manufactured
in Chicago.
Petrolife is a solution which IS placed in
gasoline in the proportion OF Z of an ounce
to a gallon of gasoline. Users declare that
this increases the mileage per gallon about
80 percent. Practical tests, it is claimed.
where high grade gasoline is used, have
proved that this is the average percentage.
PetrOhfe, when mixed with the gasoline,
gives greater motor efficiency and prevents
the collection Of carbon. There have been
so many methods put on the market to &C
cOmplish these results and the patient auto
owners has paid out so much of his good
money for them and then failed to get what
he is after, that Petr0life. we understand.
have used it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11

n RED E. HOSKOVICS, commercial
II manager Of the Nor8yke & Mar
mon company, in discussing the
recent grand prize and Vanderbilt cup
races, said; The tendency Of auto
mobile racing, as in other forms Of con-
tests, seems TO run in cycles.
Ten years ago when the racing game
was young, the entries in the earlier
Vanderbilt cup races were about
equally divided between factory owned
cars and machines owned by amateurs.
"A glance back at the old entry list
shows that FOXhall Keene, w. X van
derbilt, ir, ". Gould Brokaw, James
L. Breese, Crank Croker Sam stevens
George Arhents jr., and Robert Graves
either owned or drove their cars from
pure love of the sport in this classic
event.
Later the game, on account Of its
great cost and other reasons, became
a purely factory proposition, and since
then up to this year the makers nave
monopOlized the sport.
This year, however, at Santa Monica,
a complete change occurred and ractls
seems to be going back to first pfln-
ciples again, as practically hair the en-
tries were privately owned cars. Ihese
amateur owned machines included Two
Narmon cars, owned by Wilbur de
Alene and A. c. Caldwell; the SUNBEAM
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
SPECIAL DESIGNERS
FOR BODIES OF CARS
The Engineer No Longer Is the Whole
Thing-He Merely Turns Ont the
Mechanical Part Of the Car.
J. J. Longwen agent for Cole a.. 60

The Engineer No Longer Is the Whole
Ahlng-de Merely Turns Ont the
Mechanical Part Of the Car.
J. J. LongweH, agent for Cole cars. states
it is his conviction that the reason for nre-
vailing beauty OF design this year and the
general improvement in body lines is due
to the fact that body designing has been
taken out OF the hands Of the engineering
department.
Formerly says Mr. LongweI che same
engineer designed the entire car from mo-
tor TO the lamps Now art is fncomna ffbIe
win gooo engineering, all authorities to
ing presupposes straight lines and spoIas
The engineer is always irving to find the
shortest way between two points and OF
course that is straight line And when
angle invariably.
Now the straight line body Is not
straight by any means It is gently curry.
ing line though it gives a straight effect
to the eye; ike the girders in Grecian archi-
lecture WMch were made to curve slightly
upward In order to look straight from be-
low, so the straight lines Of body are
straight only OFFICIALLY.
When the engineer designed the body he
made a car that was like the engine
mechanically. correct, but extremely uglJ, tn
look at Nor was 1t comfortable to ride in
During the past two or three years the
larger automobile manufacturers have
turned everything over to specialists Now
adays the engineer. gives US the chassis ma
leaves 1t TO the body designers to cover his
machinery with body that IS as artistic
IN appearance as his chassis is excellent in
mechanical sense.
mo radical changes are noticeable tbis
year, but there is a general Improvement
all along the line, and whereas formerly
the aestheucally inclined searched vainIy
for more than one or two models that
year the quest for one unbeautiful would
be almost as void Of results"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
PLEASURE CARS
FEW IN NUMBERS
They Do Not Keep the Business Going; 1t Is
the Car That Is Bought for Utility
That Makes Business.

That Makes Business.
''If the market for motor cars was con-
fined to the cities or to the class who buy
them only for purposes Of pleasure and
recreation. I should feel some doubt as to
the stability and performance Of the In
dustry," says the executive 0 IA big automo-
bile factory.
''The farmer buys for pleasure Of course
but first he sees in the motor car a thing OF
utility and prOfft-direct and indirect
B ct has been the only means ever discOY-
cred for keeping the young folks-girls and
boys-on the farm. It makes for content
ment. It brOadens the formerly disheart-
eningly narrow horizon Of the farm boy-it
places the city with its few novelties and
amusements within reach Of the farm with
its manifold advantages and its vastly
greater opportunities for healthful pleas
ures. And e increases the earning capacity
Of the farmer himself-mul tiplies his ef-
ficiency to an even greater extent than 1t
does that Of the urban owner.
From our standpoint as manufacturers.
the farmer demands the best guarantee Of
permanency. With out it we would not dare
20 plan as big as We have
f'There is element of caprice in this
demand. It is as sure as the seasons and the
crops-and in this country the crops are al
ways so percent certain"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
TO BUY GASOLINE
IN SLOT MACHINES

There is about TO be tried an experiment
that is not without interest to the motoring
fraternity. An indianapolis company is
going to place at convenient points in the
HoOsier capital slot machines for the distri-
button Of gasoline to motorists. There are
to be three coin slots, one for quarters,
another for halves and a third for silver
dollars. The tank will be cylindrical in
shape, seven feet high and three feet in
diameter, holding about a hundred gallons
Of fuel A rubber tube can be placed in
the tank and then by dropping a coin in
the slot the fuel will run into the tank
There will be a smaller reservoir for the
distribution OF lubricating oil.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
Answer to To-Day's Problem.

p MUST when question frstpu me-
pressed that the umpires
~ put this
certainly Another umpire play brought
if the ball
the he
play
jugged
umpire business
happened
siderable discussion. umpire B.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
" Billy" Evans's Puzzling
Problems of the Diamond
By Billy Evans
Famous American League Umpire

~ OR problem of going state
which, face appears simple yet which
h many country disagree During
recent ncity which have worked point
with the eight saw light
while three looked is play happen
at any I state it briefly
There is decides to catcher
divines calls for pitch the
by ten covering
the right Of AS the
him.
the time probably base touch
air. but the
he on or safe2
Copyright, 1914, by the Wheeler Syndicate 1no)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-11
USING PROTECTORS
INSIDE OF A TIRE
This Often Gives Many Miles Additional
Wear to an Old Tire That Is Stretched
or in Poor Shape.

This Often Gives Many Miles Additional
Wear TO an Old Tire Tint Is Stretched
or in Poor Shape.
did Il ever occur to you that when tire
has run $500 miles more the fabric is
weaker than when the tire began its serv-
fce?"
The answer Of some Of the rubber COM
panles to this question fs-"the inside tire
protector" designed to prevent the blowing
out of age and use-Wea kened tires and 70
add to the lives Of tires that have seen hard
service. Experts figured that a correctly
designed inside protector would supply a
sturdy fabric wall 10 reinforce and protect
weakened tires. Practice proved this was
true. Some inside protectors are cemented to
the inside Of worn castings and extend well
down over the side walls, where the greatest
fleLing strains are encountered. They also
protect tread fabric against giving way to
the hammer blows Of obstacles encountered
on the road. The protectors take up very
little room and IN fact just about replace
the stretch tire castings acquire in long use
Instances are quoted where tire men have
taken fabric weakened tires from the factory
scrap heap. inserted inside tire protectors
and obtained 1900 to 1000 miles Of service
from the combination. And at the end protec-
tors were still useful in other tires.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09
Wrecking Tug Tasco Goes to Aid
of Liner Grounded on
Reef.
SEVENTY-F1VE ARE TAKEN OFF
Fears That Storm Might Come Up
Lessened When Answer to Wire
less Came-Liner Damaged.

New London, Conn.,, June 6.-The
seventy-five passengers of the
steamer Northland, bound from New
York to Portland, Me-, which went
ashore on Bartlett's Reef, ten miles
southwest of here, at midnight in a
heavy fog, were landed at this city
at o'clock yesterday morning by
the wrecking tug Tasco, which had
answered the wireless calls.
With the Empress of Ireland dis
aster fresh in their minds, the pas
sengers said they were in constant
fears that a storm would come up
and endanger their lives. Little
alarm, however, was felt after they
learned the wireless signals had
been answered The captain and
crew remained on the Northland,
which is damaged about the bow
and forehold and taking water. Eff
forts to haul the vessel off yesterday
failed. The cargo will be lightened
and another attempt to float her
made this evening. She is of steel
and 3O4 feet long.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09
The Disposal of Garbage.

1t is up to the people of Webster
City to keep the laws regarding the
disposal of garbage. The mayor will
enforce the law wherever necessary,
but it will never be necessary if ev-
cry householder in the city does his
part. Complaints have been made
of people in the business section of
the city who occupy flats above the
stores or other business houses. In
stead of disposing of garbage by
burning or placing in covered
garbage can especially for that pur-
pose, they come to the rear door,
porch or window of their flats and
simply throw the refuse overheard
into the alley. Such conduct is rep
rehensible in a civilized community
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09
Some Ludicrous Answers.

Among some of the examination
papers of the eighth grade taken re-
Gently by pupils from country and
towns of the county, some very
amusing answers were given. Some
of these mistakes were the only ones
on the papers written by pupils who
received a grade of 95 per cent and
more and showed that the pupil, be-
ing unable to define the word or an
swer the question, made brave
stagger at it anyway with some lu-
dicrous results Every year teachers
of the grades of both town and coun-
ty smile over the laughable mistakes
found in examination papers. Some
of the replies this year were as fol-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09
THE WIRELESS
MEANS Of BRING
ING FIRST AID
Operator Ferguson of Empress Of
Ireland Tells Awful
Event.
HAD EIGHT MINUTES TO CALL
In Brief Time, Ferguson Sent Calls
For Assistance and Location
II of the Wreck.
HAD EIGHT MINUTES TO CALL

Montreal, Quebec, June 6.-Ron-
aid Ferguson, the wireless operator
of the Empress of Ireland, through
whose efforts the Lady Evelyn and
the Eureka were brought to the res
cue of the passengers on the sink
ing ship, yesterday broke the silence
which he has maintained since the
disaster. Ferguson was carried down
with the ship and was almost eX-
hausted before being rescued.
He said yesterday that only
eight minutes elapsed between the
time of the collision and the time
that the dynamos went out of COM
mission and in that period he was
able to summon two boats. He went
to the wireless room and called to
stations: 'Stand by for distress
signal; have struck something"
Then the chief officer told him to
call rs. o. S." So he sent out the
message, IS. o. S." Have struck
something. Sinking fast, send help"
The station at Father Point re-
piled Immediately, asking where
they were. He replied they were
twenty miles past Rimouski and
was trying to confirm this in an
swer to question from Father
Point when the power was cut off.
On being rescued and taken to the
Storstad, Ferguson Immediately
made his way to the Lady Evelyn,
which had wireless apparatus on
board but no operators. The room
was locked, but he broke a window,
climbed through, geared up the ap-
paratus with Father Point and gave
a brief story of the wreck, asking
for clothes, supplies and train to be
sent to Rimouski wharf. He said
in closing: 81 do not think it has
been realized what part wireless
played in this affair. Only eight
minutes was I able to work, but
without that the only boats avail
able for the passengers would have
been those on the starboard side of
the Empress, and it is not likely
more than forty or fifty would have
been saved"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09
Real Estate Transfers.

Jennie S. Brinton ct al exr. to
Minnie Ober-exr. d-und u blks
2 and 3 and lots Z, s, 9, 10, IL, IL,
blk 1 and 7, s, 9, 10, II, IL, blk 4.
Lakins addition, Ellsworth and part
eh Sc 25-S7-24.-$4,347.00.
Jennie S. Brinton, guard. to Minnie
Ober-guard. d-25-S7-24.-$1.00.
S. M. Brinton, Jr. and VT to Min
ME Observation-Disclosures.
Dist. Twp. of Lyon to Minnie OBJ
er-qcd-lots 7 and 8, blk 2, La
kin's addition, Ellsworth.-$1.00.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09


@. What is M. C. an abbreviation
for? Ans.-Member of Congress.
Some of the anwers to this question
were-Missouri City; Mexico City;
Monmouth Cave and Missouri Com
promise.
@. What is e. g. an Authorization
for? Ans.-for example. One an
swer to this question was eggs, an
other girls.
@. Explain why we have the sea-
sons? The answer to this in one in
stance was the very ingenious one
that if we had one season all the
year round it would grow too mo-
notonous, so we had four to relieve
the monotony.
@. Define the earth. The reply
to this was "The earth is a round
ball full of animals, vegetables and
@. Define trio? The reply was
that trio was where three persons
either sang or played alone.
Just as ludicrous mistakes have
been made by would-be teachers
while taking their examinations and
only a few years ago a teachers ex-
animation paper gave the following
definition for "Oleomargarine"-
Oleomargarine is an affectation of
the liver!'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-09
I'm A BAD WAY"
Many a Webster City Reader Will
Feel Grateful for This
Information.
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Mrs. j. w. Hurst, 920 James St.,
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