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Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-07

men who had come to hunt birds of
paradise and they also knew that
money was valuable.
The knowledge of metals among the
natives is very limited and their cut
ting tools are stone axes and flint
chisels. With these some of the
tribesmen managed to carve orna-
ments on their pirogues or canoes,
their oars and little figures for the
adornment Of their habitations.
Some kind of superstitious belief is
prevalent in the interior for each hab-
itation i'm the settlements has its own
god usually in the shape of a huge
turtle shell on which is stuck a fish
head
Hunting and fishing are the main
occupations Of the natives, but in the
interior many habitants are surround
ed by patches for the cultivation of
.root-crops and sugar cane, which with
fish and sage form the main food of
the people, who are very fond of lob
sters and mussels, which are plenti-
full
Everywhere the country is infested
with snakes and the rivers swarm
with aligators. but animals are not
numerous and comprise chiefly dogs,
tame and wild hogs, and kangaroos
and other marsupials as well as many
rats.
The conformation Of the country
varies from low-lying marshlands
pregnant with fever, to high healthy
plateaus and mountains such as the
Wilhelmina Peak which was climbed
by the Dutch officers and found to
measure about 1925 feet, nearly as
Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-07

high as Mount Blanc.
Several Of the rivers flow very
swiftly and are full of rapids and
falls, so that the members Of the de-
tachments into which the exploring
force was divided, had often to drag
or carry their motorboat and native
pirogues overland for long distances.
The collections made by the explor-
ers are very valuable in connection
with the ethnology, zoology, botany
Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-07
NITRATE EXPORTS.

Nitrate exports from Chile, South
America, in August and September
totaled 1,3621S9 and 2,119S81 quin-
tails Il quintal equals 1O161 h. re-
spectively, against 4,813,476 and A.
1189O6 quintals for these months Of
1913.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-07
EN- LISH PEERAGE IN
CURIOUS FIX Result
OF MANY CASUAL TIES
Many Titles win Become Extinct
After the Present Conflict;
Other Titles Have Gone to
Very Distant Relatives.

LONDON. Sept. 6-The casualty
lists of the British army haye already.
after little more than a year. brought
hundreds of changes in the British
prerare. Many heirs of great titles
hove fallen, and I'm numerous cases the
Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-07

and geology Of the island colony, and
it is generally expected that the ex-
ploitation Of the natural resources Of
the island will speedily follow the re-
port of the military pioneers Of civiH-
cation who have now ended their
work
Bisbee daily review., 1915-09-07

Good quality scratch pads. sc and
lOc per pound. Job Department, Re
view Office 27O
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23
Briscoe VIII Have New
Factory Building Soon

Word comes from jackson, Michi-
gan. that all arrangements for the
building of the new 100000 local
plant of the Briscoe Motor Company
have been concluded and that actual
building operations will begin imme
diately.
Although the Briscoe Motor Com
pany has already leased every avail
able plant in Jackson, and is in addi
tion, conducting negotiations for the
establishment of a Canadian factory.
the growth of the Company's business
has been so rapid as to make the new
jackson factory an immediae neces-
sity.
The new factory site is located d.
rectly on the main line of the Michi-
gan Central Railroad whereby ideal
shipping conditions are afforded for
the company's growing production of
Briscoe cars.
The plans of the builders immediate
~ betray the fact that the new Bris-
broadest conception and with intimare .
regard to substantially and future
growth. Arrangements win be such
that every item used in the construc-
tion of a "Briscoe" enters on one side
in the form of raw material, to leave
at the other end. a product finished in
every detail and ready for the hands
of the motorist. Everything in the
plant is to represent the most advanced
engineering experience as applied M
the manufacture of automobiles.
Already arrangements are made for
the erection of dwellings to house the
mechanics who will be added ia fhs
companys forces.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23
Rubber Shown in
Excellent Window Displays

The window display department of
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany has been unusually busy of late
and the results of this activity are at
tracing a great deal of attention.
week ago the display featured a
section of the Brazilian jungle, show
ing where and how the rubber trees
Erow. how the valuable blood" or
latex (crude rubber) is obtained from
the trees. and how crude rubber from
various parts of the world looks when
ii is ready for shipment.
A big feature of the display was n
portrait of Charles Goodyear. who dis
covered the method by which crude
rubber was made commercially valu-
able and who opened the way for the
enormous development of the rubber
industry as it is to-day.
This weeks display is based on the
premise: IF Charles Goodyear could
reutrn.' Goodyear died in poverty.
The world wasn't ready for him then.
But the whole industry as it is now
known is largely the result of his dis
covery.
And so this weeks display of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber, installed
October 21, is an exposition of the
Ereat variety of articles manufactured
by Goodyear Akron. Some forty-four
window cards. designating different ar
ticles, are part of the display, which
includes automobile motorcycle. truck.
bicycle and carriage tires and a varied
line of mechanical rubber goods, such
as hose, betting, packing and nodded
Goods. The background is still that of
the Brazilian jungle scene.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23

in Portland shortly after o'clock
Thursday morning.
But how were they going to get
across the Columbia river into Wash
ington? If they took the ferry they
would be compelled to stop the move
ment of the car. There is even a strict
Government regulation that no engine
can be kept running while being trans
ported by ferry.
This had been anticipated by the
Californians, however, before they
started, and license to use the VAN
couver Railroad bridge was given by
A. ]. Davidson, superintendent of the
ut was no small trick to get across
the Vancouver bridge. The track had
to be Travelled by the car for exactly
three miles. and two and four-tenths
trestle and viaduct. There were serious
distractions in the tracks at turn
outs and 'crossovers, handling
switches. guard rails, operating levers,
ITO make the trip without allowing
the car to stop even for an instant,
Mr.. Hunter had to jump these obstruc-
to stay in the exact groove outlined by
the surveyors of the line, else the Jig
would have been up.
when he turned the car loose at
the bridge Mr.. Hunter was cool as a
cucumber. He took every jump .ac-
cording to schedule and finally, after
an hours gruelling test he faced the
moving picture man on the Washing
first passenger vehicle, other than a
big Vancouver bridge"
But the Vancouver bridge was not
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23
MOTOR CARS ARE
MORE IN DEMAND
Prediction That In du stry
Would Have Reaction Not
Borne Out

= Ever since the automobile industry
became one of the leading factors in
the commercial wor ID. predictions have
been made that reaction would take
place Those prognosGcators who
had 1t all figured out that the turning
point would come in 1919 or 1915 were
s as near to the S truth as as the positive in
last after June.
According to John N. WHY'S. presi-
dent of the Willys-overland Company,
the stability of the industry is greater
to-day than at any time since Its in
Any suggestion that the growth of
the automobile business is only tem-
porary," says Mr.. WHY'S. lis not taken
seriously b. by :. sane me nt.sg thinking people who
ment during the past fifteen years.
Twice during that time it has passed
through national panics without even
faltering and is perhaps the only big
Gus setback.
day than ever before in the history of
the business. This year the Overland
plant will produce approximately 15O,-
output of last season. Although we
are shipping on an average of 500 cars
work overtime in order to keep pace
with the orders that are pouring in
The big price reductions alone have
in motorcars who heretofore consid1
cred them beyond their means. The
ease with which the modern car is
operated probably accounts for the
great numbers that are now being sold
to women.
Instead of a luxury only indulged
in by people of wealth the automile has
developed into practical necessity
This is particularly true in the vast
farming sections of the country. Sta
tistics show that the farmers are the
largest purchasers of motorcars, yet
they are the last people on earth to
spend money foolishly. They do not in
vest in a car merely for the pleasure
that ii affords them. On the contrary
they consider the pleasure part of it
last. The average farmer looks upon
the automobile as a time and money
saver that will permit him to ac-
complish more work in less time than
a team of horses.
In the cities the motorcar has be-
come almost indispensable to doctors
and professional men. 1t enables them
to make more calls In day than they
could in a week If they had to depend
on horse or trolley car as a means
| of transportation. Statesmen, collec-
| tors and in fact all outdoor business
men are using the motorcar to facili-
tate their work.
Every city and town in the country
can boast of its. quota of cars. but the
present owners constitute only smal II
proportion of the possible purchasers
This is evidenced by the fact that
dealers are continually oversold no
matter how large their allotments from
the factory
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23
MEXICO TO CANADA
WITHOUT STOPPING.
Party of California in Chan
dler Six Establishes Re-
markable Record

Word from the West brings news
of the most extraordinary nonstop
motorcar run on record. A. Chandler
Light Six was the performer.
In drive from Tia Juana, Mexico to
Vancouver, B. c.. not merely the motor.
continuously. On the sworn word Of
the two official observers and the
three. other members of the crew. the
wheels of the car never once-not. even
for the flash of a secondNstopped NOV
ing.
The distance was 1850 miles: the
The party which made this remark
able run. no less of an endurance test
for the men than for the car. was com
manager the Los Moadr angeles
Co. OF California. who drove most Of
the time; Ben Knopf. relief driver; Al
Waddell. automobile editor of the Los
Angeles Times; Joseph waddell, photo
grapher for the Universal Film Cor
poration, and Jack Griffin. publicity
man for the California Chandler Com
official observers.
No other man or group o.. men ever
set out on a test which offered such
puncture would have defeated their
purpose. But no puncture came. The
car ran into Vancouver with Mexican
water in its radiator. No water was
added during the. entire trim
Gasoline and oil were supplied with
the car moving slowly.
s What little sleep the men had was
snatched in short maps in the car. They
TIE party left Tia Juana. Mexico.
just over the line from California. at
Q o'clock Sunday morning and arrived
victorious, in Vancouver at o'clock
Friday afternoon.
No other event in western motordom
has ever aroused such interest
The Portland Oregonian says, in
part: f
Carried by a stock Chandler Six
of the 1916 model the party arrived
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23

the only tough nut to crack. The tour
was sprinkled with difficulties, as any
motorist may easily figure out, but the
crew found a way always to keep the
wheels moving.
In the entire 1900 miles not once
did they permit themselves to get in
a position where it would have been
necessary to reverse; which of course
would have meant stop" no matter
how brief.
Think of driving a car over a road
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23

of three nations" without allowing it
to stop Great locomotives are usu-
of ESQ miles Is generally considered the
limit. At the end of the run they are
sent to the terminals and given running
comotives carry a tremendous load.
but they have tremendous power and
they get somewhat of a rest once in a
while. The Chandler carried a full load
of FIVE grown men with baggage 2,$50
miles without a stop
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23

skirts are fur-trimmed, with wide
bands of fur around the bottom. 9th
ers show fur trimming only on the
pockets. or a band extends down the
front. Others are untrimmed A few
skirts are being made up in novelty
velvets and are particularly adapted
for skating.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-23
FUR-TRNfNrED VELVET SKIRTS

FUh-IHIMMED VELNET SKIRTS
There has been considerable demand
for skirts of velveteen, velvet and
corduroy, in black, African brown.
navy, hunters green, fieldmouse pur-
pie and dregs of wine. says the Dry
Goods Economist. Many of these
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
ELKS FROM ALL OVER
 STATE HAVE CLAMBAKE

s1early AGO Elks from Bridgeport and elsewhere about the state met at their annual clambake in Fairfield yesterday, where athletic games and notification were entered into with a spirit that spelled success, Lodge No. 36. B. P. O. E., acted as host and the event4 was characterized as the best ever served by the lodge.
 Many novel events were staged and honors won by local boys. Those responsible for the good time as well as the reception that later. followed at the club house on State street were: James Mahoney, chairman; pr. B. F. McGovern, Hubert Donnel- ly. Paul Hassett, Lester Burdick, John LynchN John Foster, IT,, Oliver Osborne, Dr. 1J J. Myers and Leonard -Asheifn.
 "Gene" McCann, formerly manager of the Bridgeport club. umpired the baseball contest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
HARVARD ELEVEN HAS ONLY 2 VETS FOR COMING SEASON

Boston, Sept. 13-Head Coach Haughton and Capt. Edward Mahan, leaders this year of Harva1d's foot ball hopes, face a more discourag- ing prospect than form any years at Cambridge.
 There are but two men who were regulars last year who are ready to don togs whens the first practice starts. These men are Captain Ma han, an AlI-Americanf back last season, and K. B. G. Parson, a tackle, who in the eleventh hour came to the front and made that position.
 Wallace, who played center as a regular, may not be able to compete Itais season, because of having played rugby in the west for college. If this is counted as one year of college athletics he may be disqualified as regards varsity athletics at Harvard this year.
 In answer to urgent calls of the Harvard captain, however, the same large squad that always responds to the football call at Cambridge re- ported today. More than 70 men re- ported, and a superficial examina- tion of this perspective number shows that the Crimson, although lacking veterans, will surely have enough huskies to develop into a first rate team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
BROOKLYN GAINS ON RIVALS BY DEFEATING
 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

St. Louis, Mo, Sept. 13-Two for mers great pitchers, carried along by St. Louis in the hope that they even tually will come back, presented Brooklyn with ball game yesterday afternoon The score was 4 to ? in favor of the Dodgers. Every now and then Ames shows a flash of his former greatness and wins a, bali game. He flashed along quite mer- rily yesterday afternoon, and let the Cardinals pile up a two-run lead be- hind him befo1e he grew wild and began presenting every Dodger who faced him with a base on balls. After Brooklyn had tied things up Robinson went in and allowed one more run. He was relieved by the begoggled wonder, Lee Meadows, who; not to be outdone in generosity by his colleagues, gave the Dodgers still an other run.
 Pfeffer, who pitched for Brooklyn, ] twirled good ball, and. like Smith, who pitched Saturday, c1outed them out in a. style that no se1f-resp ecting pitcher is ,eEer supposed to follow. He made three hits in four times at bat, equafing the record of Smith. As
 a result, for the, second time in two | days, the box score shows the pitcher | leading the team in batting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
FEW CHANGES IN
 FOOTBALL RULES
 FOR THIS SEASON

Football will be played practically according to the latest advices from the nneting of the rules committee held in New York last Saturday. No material changes were made in the rules and, according to the report, the chief topic under discussion was the forward pass, the interpretation of which will probably be made clearer by thee committee in the next few days. The 1914 rules have been changed a little but the changes are, for the most part, very simple and were made last winter, immediately after the close of the football sea- son..
 The rules now provides that inter ferers cannot kick down their op- ponents' secondary defense after the referees whistle blows, any forward pass going out of the bonds will be ruled as >incom pleted and the much discussed Indian interference'' will not be allowed hereafter.
 This interference is a novel meth cd of blocking and interfering in the use of which members of the attack ing team throw their legs in the air and aim to hit an opponent with the lower leg and spill him. This prac- tice will hereafter be regarded as tripping, and penalized as such. Just how this. new rule will be in terpreted will be decided at the later meeting. It is surely likely to bring about a lively discussiop. s,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
CATCHER SNYDER
 OF ST. LOUIS WAS
 BOUGHT FOR $20O

&u he knows is baseball All he cares for is baseball. Such is Frank Snyder, the 22-year-old catcher of the St. Louis Cardinals, who has been League batting championship and who is regarded by many experts as the peer of any backstop in baseball.
 Snyder apparently has few personal friends. sIt, is said that he doesn't speak to half the members of his team Lee Meadows. the bespectac1ed pitcher is the only fellow Cardinal is ever seen with He seldom smiles or jokes or fjoshes'. with the players of his own team or those of others teams He takes the games seriously
 He bought an automobile in June. A month later he had a batting slump and he fmmediate1y shipped his car to NtsshaMe sssaH A a tsTaiassT Tex. There's no reason why II should be in a slump he explained, all Lean 10 iss.blame 1t on the ear. so good bye to it until the season ends,
 In the winter he hunts, but he leads the ioutdoor life as much to keep in condition as for the pleasure he gets out of it. Sometimes he plays bil- lizards. These are his only srecreations.
 He started playing ball on the lots of Texas. He was a. pitcher and third 4asemap then. In 1910 he signed with as1ittle team in southwest Texas. and sefte- he had played five games. with it he was released because of his weak batting and returned to San Antonio, where, he worked as a drug clerk. In 1872 he was playing with the Flint team of the Southern Michigan league.
 He caught his first game one day when Probst, the catcher, was injured Snyder rswents behind the bat and stopped nine men at second base He caught there the remainder of the sea son, ranking fifth among the league catcheTS and hitting 255
 Dick Kinsel1a, who was scouting for the Cardinals then, bought him. The price is said to have been $2oO. Bres- nahan couldn't see Snyder when the : lad joined the Cardinals that fall. The Cardinal manager was catching reg plarly and Ivy W1ngo was second string. man. The next spring the. Car dfnals farmed Snyder out to the Springfield team of the Central league Last year Huggins took him south and short while after the seasor opened Snyder had displaced Wing asuths fnst catcher. He batted .23 last yearE and ranked second among the National league catchers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
.M'GRAW HAUNTED BY HERZOG AND
 BATTLE THREATENS

Cincinnati, Sept. 13-The Giants split a doubIeheader with the Reds yesterday afternoon before a crowd of 18,OO0. After winning the open ing combat at IT to 5. the Gotham ties shrive1led up before the steady hur1ing of Fred Toney in the second game and were shut out.
 In the second game a peculiar play came up which led to the banish- ment of Arthur Fletcher. Fletcher was safe at first on an error. Then Grant lined one to Herzog. On the throw to first to complete a double play the ball hit Fletcher. The Reds claimed interference on the part of Fletcher ! O'Day would not allow this claim. Toney was prepared to pitch to the next batter, when C4roh yelled at him to throw the ball to MolIwitz
 This Toney did and FIecher was declared out. It turned out that Fletcher did not touch first base be- fore making his dash for second af- ter Herzog's toss hit him. Fletcher argued with O'Day and was banished Herzog and McGraw then got into a verbal battle which came near leading to something serious. McGraw darted out from the bench, but turned back after Um- pire Quig1ey cautioned him. Herzog then called McGraw a quitter and kept this up during the game, but was not banished.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-13
EAST DEFEATS WEST
 IN TENNIS STRUGGLES

New York, Sept. 13.-The East tri- umphed over~the West Saturday on the turf courts of the West Side Ten his club at Forest Hills, Long Island, making a clean sweep in the two sin gles and one doubles matches and talk ing the East Vs. West series by a total of four matches to two.
 R. Norris Williams, 2d, of PhiladeI- phia, whs lost his national title to William M. Johnston last Monday, came hack in a sensational manner Saturday and sent his great rival down to defeat by a score of 6-, O-6, l6", 6+. Nathaniel W. Niles of Bos- ton defeated Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco by a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-s, 6-1. and Karl Behr and Theodore R. Pell, working the upset of the series, vanquished Maurice E. Mclaughlin and Thomas C.. Bundy, former doubles champions in a desperate five-set struggle at 6-4, 8-10, 6-S, 8-6, 6-4. The feature of the day was Will liams's victory over the little Califor- nian, Johnston, who closed a wonder fuI record in the national aIl-comers
 tournament earlier in the week by winning. the highest honors on the courts The champion was not quite himself Saturday, while Williams was going at his best and played a game that was brilliant in the extreme.
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