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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24
A K11uSeInentS
POIPS

esusvded houses that promise to shatter attendance records for the handsome Pol theatre continue to greet the excellent program of vau-. aeville and photoplay features that Manager PoIi has arranged for the hrst half Of the week s. sa s
 Receiving unanimoas praise from critics is the hveSparf photoplay feat ure. A Celebrated Scandal . in which Miss Betty Nansen, of 4he Roy R1 Denmark theatre. ma kes her A AIner- lean debut This interesting drama of international diplasnatIn life offers $ most absorbing theme that is ad- Trairabiy presented by avery capabIe east in support Of Miss 1ganseL The photop1ay, Of itself, is weA worth g visit to the theatres
 Receiving srrrl vel come thrfce daily is the vauaeville feature pre- This is the best of the sschooIv acts in vaudeville Clever Juvenile enter- 5 tainers who can sing and otherwise entertain. offer a very pleasing pro- gram that has scored a big hit. There is lotssof good clean comedy through
 A very amusing skit is that present. ed by George Randall and Company under the name, tslAIl On Account of TitIe,s The pIay1et deals with the visit to America of two nQhlen1an m quest Of d fortune. and is repIete with funny situations.
 Weston and Leons two very pleas ant girls, who sing and play in a hap- py manner Maxine Bros, in acro- batic novelties, Introducing their won- derfu1 dog, sBobby: Stone and Alex is in "a novelty balancing act; and IaReIIe and Harry in a very delight fal song and batter sizit complete the vaudeyille prosratn:
 Gelebraf ssea xzial be shown betWeea tI1e to light. and in addition there will be other nhotopIayH E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24
QUICK RELIEF FROM
 CONSTIPATION
Get pr. Edwards Olive
 Tablets.

That is the joyful cry of thou sands since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the substitute for cal
 Dr. Edwards, a practicing pl1ysi- clan for IT years and caloLneI's old time enemy discovered the formula for Olive Tablets while treating pa tfents for chronic constipation and torpid flyers.
 Dr Edwards Olive Tablets do not contain ca1onel but a healing, soothing vegetable laxative. No gripping is the sskeynoten Of these little sugar-coated, olive-colored tablets. They cause the bowels and liver to act normally They never force them to unnatural action.
 If you have a stdark brown moutE' now and then-a bad breath-a dull tired feeling-sick lle--torpid liver, and are constipated, you'll find quick, sure and only pleasant results from one or two little Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
 Thousands take one or two every night just to keep right. Try them 1Oc and 25c per box. All dr11ggists.- The oGive Tablet O.. Columbus. O. Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24
LYRIC

sopae idea Of tHle worth Of this weeks productfon at the Lyric thea ter may be soBta5l1ed rell req tiz1g the comments which the naNsp spsr re- vietverz made after witnessing the Monday evening perfornaIace. With out exception the papers praised the Calbuzn Stock F1ayers for the man. ner in which they presented the fa- nous Grace George successs NVp- mans Way Among the scoTaEnents made were the following:
 Morning Telegram: The play proved to be the big success of the season for the CaIB1rn play CTS, and MISS Suzanne Jackson made the hit of her local career in the role or dginated by Miss Grace George A
 The Farmer: As the app IauSe pf their large au fences atteseeds the CaEburn Stock players were at their best in this bright and ref eshins comedy
 The sfandard sThe production given of Grace Georges piece 4 Woman g Way, proved to be another Of the hits that we have come to ex= pect with weekly regularity from our local stock organiza on:
 The Post e 1hsBancss luke war m husbands and men who had not adopted the married state were lured alike at various times by bewftcll- ing widow winsoIne ways and the specific charm she exerted over one certain dashing b benedict furnis shes the germ which developed tae plot around which "A VoInan's Way was woven And the Galburn players were stars each and all to the de Hghf Of the holiday theater patrons at the Lyric
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

ham s Vegetable Compound After talk ing the third bottle of the Compound was able to do my homework and today I am strong and healthy again. I will answer letters if anyone wishes to know about my case ''- Mrs. JOSEPH AsELng, e28 Monroe St, N. B. Minneapolis, Minn. Lydia E. Pinkhamss Vegetable Com pound, made from native roots and herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful drugs, and today holds the record of being the most successful remedy we know for woman s ills. If you need such 2 medicine why don't you try it?
 If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound will help you, write toLydia E.Pinkham NTedicineCo. (confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for ad- vice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by woman, and held in strict confidence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24
TRIES TO XIII
 HIMSELF WITH AXE.

Iaind, aged about 45. who for the past year has been operating the Black berry River Farm in West NorfcIk under lease from Frank Lemongelli of that place, attempted suicide today in a fit of despondency. and was brought to the hospital here where his condition is regarded as serious DeIaini. it is said, had not been we'll for several weeks and complained of pains in his head, and it was appar- ently with tfae intention of relieving himself of this condition that he used the axe with which he was cutting wood, on his head. infitcting large gashes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

%AA 0AACo UaAAA(Az A44C
 doctors said W ere
 caused by irfamtna- ton. I suffered a great q al every monthand grew very thin. l was under the doctors s care for two long years without any benefit. Finally after repeated sug- gestions to try it we got Lydia B. Pink
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

The F1annan bill, disquali lying pen sioners of New F York city from holding office, passed the New York State As- sembIy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Controller of the Currency Will Hams issued a charter to the Ger mania National Bank of Charleston s. C., capital s20O. 900. It succeeds the GerInania. Savings Bank of Charleston
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

q refuge from thunder-storra. The soldier and college founder was one of many members of the famous will Hams family Of New England who gained renown in colonial days and in the revolution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24
AFTER SUFFERING
 TWO. LONG. !! YEARS
Mrs. Aselin Was Restored to HeaItI1 by Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable
 Compound.

Minneapolis, Minn. After my little one was born I was sick with pains in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

The bill organizing the State Fair Commission went through the New York Senate by vote of 32 to IS. Under the new bill the salaries of the commissioners are reduced from $S,- 900 a year to $2,oO0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24
FAST OF ESTHER.

The Fast of Esther. which precedas the festivities of Purirn, will be ob- served by Hebrews throughout the world. beginning this evening The Feast Of Esther, Purin also called the FestiBa1 Of Lots, will begin at sun set next Saturday. Purin was insti- tuted by Mordeead, in comme1nora- tion of the wonderful deIiverance of the Jews from the destruction with which they were threatened by Ha-
 man. On these festive days the. book of Esther is read in the synaeogues presents are exchanged, and gifts are sent to the poor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

The Lexington. Ky. comnnisstoner of Finance ordered the preparation of papers necessary to enable the City Of Lexington to borrow $170, GOO from the Cleveland Reserve Bank
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24
ERTILAX The Certain Laxative

A harmless and sure remedy for Constfp patton, Torpid Liver. Headache. BiMousness, and Foul Breath. Made from the formuIae of a celebrated specialist of New Yoak City. Do the work pleasantly y-do not grfpe. 1ec. 25c, soc. At all drug stores or direct on receipt or price Cnrts Chemical Co, III B. 24th St., New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

while talking over a. telephone in the city hall, at Lawrence, Mass, AL derrnan Paul flanagan, of Law renee. was shot and seriously Injured aby Dennis H. Finn. former state senator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

Brig.-Gen. John E. Cough of the British army, who took prominent part in the retreat from Mons. and several times mentioned in official disn=tches, died of wounds received last Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

Twenty-si passenger trains have been suppressed in Italy because of the scarcity Of coal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

John W. Banks, referee in bank ruptcy for Fairfield county, as special master, filed a report in the United States court yesterday, confirming the offer of composition made by Ignatz Leichtman of Bridgeport to settle with his creditors by the payment of 20 cents on the dollar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

John B. Gleason, a New York law yer. lost his suit in the United States supreme court for $60,000 charges for defending Harry K. Thaw in his first trial for the killing of Stanford White
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

at all times the finest photopIay pro- grams in the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

let Us Refill Your Fern Dish
 JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-24

Want AdIs. one Cent , word.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06
IlIIGAU1O RIP
IS BEING MADE
BY E.G. BAKER
Who is Driving from San Fran
cisco to the City OF
New York.

san DIEGO. CAL June 5.-Motor
lists OF the country. are watcnfnS wtIn
interest the progress made by h u.
Baker who Left the San Diego ex-i
position a week ago in his EFFORT 70
establish Tin Sultz BearcaD
ord for single drive across me coun
try to New York Five days record
was 221S miles, bringing Baker mo 1l'.
Emporia, Kan, startling record OF
443 miles day. At this rate he VIII
make New York N much less than the
two weeks estimate
Bakers exploit, starting from Sne
exposition. is another factor OF 1ncef>
est displayed by motorists IN coast
tours during the summer one au-t
thority estimates 20,0e1 people VIII
come by automobile He says f"1ce
as many more will come by boat OF
train and VIII rent cars on the coast
for their tours Of the West.
Highly optimistic reports come from
the Transcontineutal Garage Service,
Inc, which to take care OF this travel
has established a complete chain OF
garages from Kansas City to San
DIEGO. at which motor money Is
sued by that concern VIII be accepted
for accessories and minor repairs
This concern has put out the most
complete Iogbook for the southwest
and is cooperating with the San D1ego
exposition in the latter's program to
assist the "See America First move
ment, entirely apart from the stim1-
lating of travel to the fairs at San
Diego and San Francisco
A few days ago here We're parked
at the end of the Puente Cabrillo. the
great viaduct forming the west ap-
proach. no less than eighty-three au-
tomobfleS carrying Minnesota licenses.
Mingled with them were in smaller
numbers. cars from other middle west
and eastern states. The summer
movement is thought to have already
started. as the rainy season is now
past and the famous highways OF the
southwest are now IN Their best
state. incoming tourists grin as they
pass the sign at the side of San Diego
coast boulevard 1t reads:
"Joyriders. beware! SLOW down to
one hundred miles an hour"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06
AUTOMOBILE CLIMBS
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
Feat is Performed by an
Eight Cylinder Cole
Automobile

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June "a
month ago had you told the motor
lists Of Denver that new automobile
lust unloaded from freight car,
could be made to climb on high gear
to the top of Lookout mountain, one
of the most difficult passes IN Colo
RADIO, they would have poked fun at
vo1. ASK them today and they viii
be Just as enthusiastic in their re-
cdtal of this wonderful achievement as
were the passenger of the Cole
Eight" which accomplished the feat
for the first time few days ago
The trip was made by ofr- c. p
Henderson, general sales manager OIL
the Cole Motor Car Company. and a
party of friends. while Mr. Hender-
son was in Denver on business, and
the account ne gives of the eSc1tnS
journey to the crest Of the peak br1s-
ties with praise of the new Cole prod
uct
The ascent to the top of Lookout
mountain in high gear was all the
more noteworthy because of the fact
that despite the double halrpin turns
and the never less than eight per cent
grade, the Cole Eight" negotiated
the entire run of nine miles without
reducing the water level in the radla-
tor one-half inch, and finished, as Mr.
Henderson himself has expressed II.
cool as a cucumber, after passing
half a dozen machines on the way
which were experiencing all sorts OF
difficulties in making the ascent"
Water troughs, installed all along
the course, gave pretty positive evil
dence that the tourists in most OF the
cars driven up the mountain had re-
ouent call on an additional supply OF
water The Cole Eight" however.
was not forced to replenish its water
supply during the entire Journey.
AS an altitude defying performance
the trip which .Nr. Henderson and his
friends made to the top OF Lookout
mountain stands out as one Of the
most striking examples OF the efic-
iency of the Cole eight cylinder mod
Ell. The numerous other feats which
other Cole Fights have performed
of late testify to It's economy IN the
use of both gasoline and oil, and its
ability to acquire unusual speed or
be thrott1ed down to walk" as the
occasion demands
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

IL tho compressed oxygen method
satisfactory for cleaning carbon out OF
cylinders 90 that the pistons and valves
will be thoroughly cleaned, or n dis
assembling engine and scrapin9 the
different parts necessary?
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

We have DoubLd and
manufacturing facilities and production
This enables purchase materials
very low prices.
Factory organzation special intelligent
direction all buteto
for radical reductions for
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06
Yes!
Yesl
Yesl
But!

Listen: For years we have devoted our time,
our energies and our best thought to the
manufacture and refinement of tsFOURS-,'
Weknow TOURS believeins TOURS
We are prepared tobuild FOURS'o2-the safe,
simple, cheap to operate, thoroughly tried
THE.HEAD) TOURS" In the interest of
the consumer, we recognize the fact thatthe
retail dealer must work on a. nazvovey maygtn,
the distributor must work on a much narrower
margin, and the manufacturer must work On
a csrv much na7yozoer margin, enabling the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06
What Then Is the Real Reason?

consumer to secure for himself an honest and
serviceable car at SO near 1000 value Figured
dollar for dollar) that he may no longer be
submitted to thev1olent shrinkage nvalueof
his car when the announcement period
arrives, which so unfortunately comes IN the
very middle Of the natural driving and riding
season
The above frank statement and the effort to.
meet the conditions are the most real reasons
for our 1916 prices-and note, THE CARS
HAVE NOT BEEN CUT A SINGLE
HAIRLINE INEQUALITY.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

what IL 6f1G pe0I HI102h6 OF ooNI9 away
with the vibration caused by my on
CINE when making moro than twenty
miles per hour? It has always done
this. Tho ear and engine arc in good
condition except for tho vibration The
ear has been equipped with airiess
tires.
The vibration can be mtniuized by
balancing the reciprocatdng parts care
fully. Remove the pistons and con-
meeting rods. Weigh the four pistons
and remove the metal from the heavier
three until they weigh exactly the
same as the Hshtest one Do the same
with the connecting rods
In addition. If the pistons are Of ex-
ceptionany heavy construction It may
be possible TO remove some excess ma
terfal from al. of them, thereby reduc-
tnc the weight and vibration The
same may be said OF the connecting
rods
What Is the best way to strengthen
~. enoir,e bed? find that the motor
rocks violently when pulling hard. The
bolts holding It to the bed are tight and
tho bed vibrates with it
1t Is next to impossible to strengthen
the engine bed without putting In
new crank case Possibly your trouble
is due to allowing the motor to pull too
hard When It begins to labor on a
hin shift to low gear. Do not strain
the motor by allowing it to work I'M
der these conditions
Tho center bolt IN my rear spring
breaks frequently. How can prevent
this2
The only possible explanation seems
to be that you allow this bolt to come
loose. or when you put In a new one
YOU do not tighten it sufficiently Use
a lock washer to hold the nut from
turning and. in addition. see that the
spring clips are kept light because II
these work loose an additional strain
Is placed on the center bolt
The front cylinder In my car gets too
much OIL II works well when It has =
clean plug. but after running about ono
hundred miles It misses. What - the
cause of the oily cylinder?
The trouble IS undoubtedly due to
a worn cylinder piston OF rings or to
the openings in the three rings being
in alignment An Inspection OF this
eyl1nder should show where the Uou-
.e is. and 4f the piston or rings are
worn they should be replaced The
missing. OF course. is due to the plug
becoming fonled Nsr.h oil
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06
GASOLINE RECORDS
For Number of Miles Travelled
by Cole Eight is Broken by
Pennsylvania Man.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June 81
Again the gasoline mileage record OF
the new Cole eight cylinder car has
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

IL leakage from cylinder rings into
crank case caused from the rings not
being worn to fit cylinders or 10 It
faulty rinas7 Also, whom IS fuei con-
sun,ption tho greatest, in climbing hills,
IN high or low sear7
Leakage IS most likely due to worn
rings. OF It may be caused by the split
ends OF the rings being In line and in
this way afrording direct passage for
the gases Before the rings are worn
enough to perfectly At the cylinders
there may be slight amount OF leak
age-that is to say. the rings wiz
not hold the gas IN the combustion
chamber quite as well as they VIII
when the rings have become worn to
perfectly conform with the shape OF
the cylinder. but the extra amount OF
gas Is so small that It IS hardly worth
while to consider 1t as Leakage
The fuel consumption is greater
when running on low gear for two yea
sons-the motor efficiency Is lower and
there IS power loss due to the four
extra gears IN the gear set that the
driving torque must be transmitted
through The motor efficiency IS re
duced for the reason that when climb
ing a certain hill on intermediate or
low gear that might be climbed on
high the throttle opening required for
q given speed is less This means that
the actual compression in the cylinders
IS corespondingly reduced and reduc-
ed compression lowers the efficiency.
Needless to add, the lower the emcien-
cy the greater the consumption Of fuel
Can Gas such as generated from car
bide be used in an automobile enstne9
Yes Occasionally we hear OF mo-
torist driving home on acetylene gas
when his supply Of gasoline is ex-
hausted The objection to the use OF
this gas Is that It Is much more ex-
pensive than gasoline
notice that in the racing events the
cars use castor oil AZ y motor lubricant.
What advantages other than less smoke
has this oily
Castor OH has a greater viscosiy than
any other on used for motor iubrtca-
ton at the high temperatures expert
enced in racing motors; therefore 1t
helps to prevent the passage OF the
gases past the piston and the dow OF
the oil up into the combustion cham
Der. where it would burn and cause
smoke. Since very little OF the castor
oil makes its way up to the combus-
ton chamber there IS very little that
IS burned. but most OF it Is used Tor
fabrication. with the secondary adven-
cage thnt much less OH is necessary
It is not advisable to use this OH In
everyday work. however. because 1t
causes n heavy carbon deposit
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06
Expert Advice For the
Automobile Owner
Queries and Replies Covering Matters Of
Importance TO the Man Who Runs Car
teries and Replies Covering Matter
importance to the Man Who Runs {

The spark lever on my car. - very
hard 20 turn, especially whom the mo
tor 10 hot. Where do you think the
trouble 10, and how can remedy III
While this stiffness may be IN any
OF the joints OF the Hnkage operated by
the spark lever. It IS most likely that
the breaker box Is too light a fit. so
that when the motor becomes heated
the expansion Of the part on which II
fits causes Il to stick. Disconnect the
breaker box from the hnkage and note.
whether 1t moves freely. II il does
not, remove it and rub the 1nterto'
surface with emery paper until enough
material has been removed to allow It
to work freely.
In tho compressed oxygen method
satisfactory for cleaning carbon out OF
cylinders 90 that the Pistons and valves
will be thoroughly cleaned, or n dis
assembling engine and serapin9 the
different parts necessary?
Removing carbon from the cylinder
by the use OF compressed oxygen is en-
tirely satisfactory and highly to be
recommended However. it is some
thing that is best done by garage. as
It would hardly pay you to buy an out
at Just for yourself The carbon Is re-
moved by burning. and the reason oxy-
gen is used IS that carbon. or any sub
stance for that matter. VIII burn about
five times as readily in oxygen as in
ordinary air. Thus carbon VIII burn
with the rapidly OF cel1u1oid in an at
mosphere Of oxygen. yet the incrusted
carbon cannot be tSnited when expos
ed to the ordinary atmosphere.
The operation IS simple One OF the
valve caps and also the spark plug IS
removed from each cylinder and the
piston is brought to top dead center
Then the cylinder IS filed with oxygen
gas and piece Of cotton waste Is
dropped into the cylinder and lighted
As long as there is any carbon to be
burned oxygen IS supplied to the cylin-
der. The reason that compressed oxy-
gen is used Is so that great quaint
II Of gas can be stored in a container
OF a given size The oxygen gas is
never used under pressure In the cyl
tndeE.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

How een rnates tire chains last
ionser2
Upon examination OF an old chain 1t
win be found that su the wear. and
strain are on the link upon which the
cross chain IS fastened
When cross chain wears through
and breaks 1t win be found good
plan to fasten It to the link ahead Of
the one it was previously fastened to
and to continue said operation until all
the cross chains have been changed