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New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

which has been further increased by the women's demand for higher shoes, which take much more leather. The consequence is that prices have risen tremendously. Modern shoes of the cheapest material formerly costing $S now cost from SIP to $16, while for better shoes SIG and even $20 are asked Mems shoes have also gone up in price in the same proportion, although in their csae no change in fashion has taken place.
 Since a large quantity of tanner S materials has always been obtained from Turkey, it is possible that now, that communications have been re- opened with Constantinople, fresh SUD- plies may be obtained.
 Most Difficult Problem.
 One of the most difficult of all social problems, the care of the home less, has been solved in Vienna by the war. The number of these unfor- tunate persons this winter is far less than in many years. Indeed so great has been the falling off in this class of mendicants that in many districts of the city the buildings erected for their accommodation have been con- verted into military hospitals, and homes for refugee from the Italian theater of war.
 The disappearance of these "home- less" persons is chiefly duesto so many of the men having been called to the army, when their wives and families are given relief pay placing them often in far better circumstances than when their husbands were in work. Then, too, the younger classes of the homeless" who were formerly unable to obtain work in the city in the win ter, can now get employment easily. The factories are constantly inquir- ing at the night shelters for workers. Then, too, Homeless" families are much fewer, because the landlords are compelled to show more consideration before ejecting tenants, and the fam lilies of reservists are often better able to pay the rent than in normal times.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

the thoroughfares had been collected over and overland never spent for the purpose intended. A second class of roads, the so-called government streets, were all but impossible. and the third variety consisted of roads that not only were impossible but impossible All three sorts were torn by shells, cut by trenches, and rutted by both Russian and German wagons Eound for the front.
 The Germans in charge of road re- building claim that they never have had any word as to the ultimate in tention of their government with re- spect to Poland-that their work has gone on irrespective of any intention to annex the ancient kingdom, that
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

Germans have won from the Rus sans. Prior to the fall of Warsaw there were approximately 1,046 l1ilo- meters (655 miles) of roads to be re- paired, but when the Russians re- treated to Brest Ltovsk, and then abandoned that fortress, the mileage increased to $40 kilometers (3,4O0 lniles) and the difficulties involved grew greater with each additional mile.
 Imperial Roads,"
 The Germans found, on their ar rival, a few so-called Imperial roads which were, for the most part. strips of sand. From the inhabitants-or such of them as remained-they learned that taxes for the upkeep of
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
GERMANS REPAIRING
 ROADS IN WARSAW
Over Million and a Half Dollars
 Spent in Project

tcorrespondence of the Associated Pressl
 Warsaw Dec. 24.-Something over a million and @ half dollars have been expended by the Germans since their occupancy of Poland in reconstructing the unspeakably bad roads that criss- cross the kingdom at more or less rare intervals, and which have been all but destroyed by artillery fire and by the transportation of big guns, ammunition and food supplies.
 For those in charge of the "Recon- struction of connections between the armies and home" the task has grown with each kilometer that the
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

the work has been done purely as a sort of philanthropic measure and that it will stand as a heritage for those who may in the future govern m
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

DOubled i'll Price.
 Shoes have doubled in price in Vienna in the last few months, and this largely through the wearing of the short skirt, which calls for higher footwear. It is not that raw ma- terial is scarce at all; there is plenty of it from OK, calf and goatskins, but tanning materials are hardly obtain able at any price. Most of these came from abroad but their import has been rendered impossible by the war for some time past With the aid of these, Austrian tanners could convert a hide into leather in three weeks; the same process now takes four months. Some of these ma terials are now costing seven times the ordinary price.
 And this has led to a shortage in the supply of shoemaker's leather
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
Notice.

To Creditors and Noteholders: The First National Bank of Pia vile, located at Plainville in the 6i of Connecticut. is closing up affairs. All noteholders and ot creditors of said association are tho fore hereby notified to present tf notes or other claims against the sociation for payment.
 .-g A. A MACLEOD
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

suspicion, it is assumed, is fl on generations of experience sian domination. The men,
 than work, offer bribes to tn mans, as they used to offer tI the Russians, and then appear
 dumfounded when the bribes 6 accepted and they are confronts the alternative of working or st
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

| the work has been done purely as a
 sort of philanthropic measure and that it will stand as a heritage for l those who may in the future govern l Poland.
 Employ 35,0OO Laborers. That it has been thoroughly done,
 however, is attested to by the fact that between 30,000 and 35, 900 labor CTS have been employed in the various sections of Poland Most of these 1Ien are Poles, thrown out of their ordinary occupations by a shortage of law materials.
 Throughout the length and breadth of Poland the sand stretches are Icing bolstered up with wood and stone-and 710,000 cubic meters (ap- proximately yards) have been used thus far in making passable roads, even in districts where no military need for them exists.
 For instance, road 75 kilometers in length has been built to the south of Lodz, where there have been no armies for months, and where there is no immediate prospect of a need for good roads from a military standpoint The work continues, and a contrast between the old and new order of ITDnSS-6aSlly Tn the course of ride outside of Lodz- gives a glimpse of the constructive efforts of the Germans.
 Population Proven Thankful.
 The Polish population in general has proven thankful for what has been accomplished-add so tecause thousands of it's men and women have received employment in l! the reconstruction of the Polish l 1oads, and have in this way been | saved from the starvation that other l wise stared them in the face
 It is peculiar that the women, | rather than the men, have done the l most toward rehabilitating their own | country The women, and grown | children, have proved themselves in dustrious workers for tho recon struction of Poland, while the men with few exceptions have had to be driven, and have never overcome their suspicion of the Germans. This
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
SAILORS FIGHT FIRE.
Apprentices at Naval Training
 ton Act as Smoke-eaters.

Newport. R. l., Dec. 24.-Th prentice seamen at the naval tr, station were called out early tod fight fire in a building formerly as a hospital but recently serv naval Young Mems Christian citation rooms. ...s
 They succeeded in FpreventiI spread of the flames to other ings. Thesold wooden structurl practically destroysh, but the T tary loss is small.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24
BRIDGE TOTAL LOSS.
S5O0,OOO Damage to Structure
 Erected Over Mississippi Rivs

Erecteu oVer Mississippi bdve
 Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 24.-- wards of $500,000 damage was { last night when about 300 fee the steel false work" of the Han railroad and wagon bridge, whis to span the Mississippi here, swept away, by'tai rapid rise in river. No one was injured. \
 The bridge is being constructed
 cost of approximately $5,000, 900.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

many male motorcyclists are at the front. They serve the military au- thorities as dispatch bearers and in other ways.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-04

one man one year to turn out car
"That year saw an awakening OF
the part of the large manufacturers
throughout the country to the al
yantages of motor truck uso In the
haulage OF their products. And as
result number OF the large auto
mobile manufacturers announced
their entrance into the motor truck
field. At the Chicago show In lsi"
there were 10 truck makers repre-
sented. An offspring OF the psssen'
ger car business. the commercial We
hicle industry. has shown nsef eS-
ceedingiy> precocions. In It's cary
davs no one paid much attention TO
It's increasing stature and trucNs
were included in the passenger car
exhibitions in sort OF tolerant way.
almost as accessories. All this has
heep changed and changed radically.
For the past few years commercia'
vehicles have been recognized as
products Of an independent industry
big enough and strong enough 10
take care OF itself as such.
"The passenger car field has risen
in the last few years TO heights I'M
,recedented II Is said that no other
Acid In this country. except steel
can compete with Il for magnitude
and earning capacity, The United
states m 10 the present writing has
more than 1,7s5,s6s cars registered
The so-called hard times has not
had any material effect on this In
dustry. Many Of the companies are
selling more cars this year than
ever before, The war In some In
stances has hurt the trade. but other
trade localities are being opened
and the American automobile indus
try in general will pick up the trade
IL lost in Europe"
The Detroit times., 1915-10-04

was PINNED TO tax automobiles for
the use of the streets In that city.
Exports for 1904 gained $25t4Sl
over 1903. aggregating sl.s97.5lO.
This was ss27,72s larger than the
exports In 1902. The exports for
December. 1904. alone aggregated
s2i4.5l6. Comparing this with the
1918 exports. shows the tremendous
growth OF this industry In the last
10 years The 1918 motor car ex'
ports amounted TO se7,029,i5i. or
course no fair comparison can be
shown with 1914 exports and imports
on account OF the European war.
From that year on the industry
increased with leaps and bounds.
New patents were brought out. new
and improved motor designs were
adopted The industry In 1907 en-
loved one OF the most successful
years when the automobile output
was valued at sl05,66s.572 compared
with s26,645,064 In 1904. remark
able increase. That year over 1900
pleasure gasoline cars were manu-
featured. valued at SOC, and
over 5000 steam and electric pleas
IRE vehicles valued at s7,500.o00.
During 1907 the eight-cylinder
question was brought up. At meet
ing of the Engineers club OF Cen
trail Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. Pa.
C. r. Taylor. a consulting engineer
made an address on the subject OF
motor design particularly with refer
ence to the multi-cylindered motor
OF the future. The S-cylinder V
type can be constructed he said.
power for power. for about Is per
cent. OF the cost OF the 6-cylinder'
4 believe that the eight will drive
the six from the field
THAT year the winton was tho
first company 10 build skies eXclu-
sively. This company was also the
first 10 use selfstarting system
This was an slrpressure system.
Though skies had been on the mar
ket since 1904. none Of the com
panies had up 10 that time adopted
Il TO replace the four From that
year on the six became more and
more popular. 80 much in fact. tha'
IN 1912. 1914 per cent OF The cars
had six-cylinder motors This in
creased to 354 per cent. in 1913 and
TO "a per cent in 1914
From 1907 10 the present year
improvements in the way OF motor
design and chassis were gone into
more extensively. The knight en-
CINE was introduced BY the Stearns
company In July. 1911. Several of
the companies included selfs'arters
as standard equipment as far back
as 1910. Prices were reduced and
the automobile was from then on
not considered toy but necessity.
the logical result being that the in
dustry thrived as il had never done
before Up 20 the end Of 1911 the
number OF companies making gaso
line PASSENGER cars numbered 1877.
and the accessory companies num-
bered ll,I65. There were 1877 600
men engaged that year in manufac-
turing cars. and $4,000 cars were
manufactured then; thus il took
The Detroit times., 1915-10-04

troit and was given prominence
through the Detroit convention
bureau stated that many 'automo-
bile companies located in other
parts of the United States were
planning 10 remove TO Detroit These
companies have found IL necessary
and economical 20 be at the center
Of the automobile world, and that is
Detroit
Mr.. Kings experiments with the
automobile were I'm 1894. lt'was
not until November IA. 1896, that
the English parliament took sum
Gent cognizance Of the automobile
TO repeal the law which provided
that no norscfess vehicle should ex-
coed 4 speed limit of four miles an
hour, and required that every ssch
vehicle be preceded by a man carry
hg a RED nag =
y ElwooA Haynes. Of Kokono, Ind.
built his motor Gar in 1898, and is
on record as the father of the auto
mobile industry. Alexander Winton.
an American pioneer. believed In
| 1897 that he had built a practical
motor car. and he demonstrated
l1Aip by starting on June rs. 1897. on
q dave To New York. That was the
&st4lo1g TOAD trip OF an automo-
bile Mr.. Winton. after heart-break.
ing experiences. reached New York
J August Z. having been 40 days on
4 the road. He was &C tired hen he
rssched Ole msucoolis thst he
: drove his ear directly to the railroad
! yards and shipped 1t back to cleve
/ land
Frank Duryea, the man whose
= name is linked with the early DAYS
8 OF the automobile in America foi
: all time, is the man who won FOL
this 1puntry the frst signal achieve
t ment in the racing world. This wa
In 1896. Frank and Charles Durye;
= entered their cars In the London 4
Z Brighton race. in which over hall
al hundred cars were entered Fran
o Duryea suffered in the drawing a
foreign cars were -iven the favo
. ed positions He started way BAG
The Detroit times., 1915-10-04
y. TAKES FIRST
RAILWAY TRIP

GRASS VALLEY. Cal, Oct. a.
Slxty-hve years ago a girl OF
seven. Matilda Woods. came TO this
city with her parents. made her
home in a log cabin. in the midst
OF pine trees. and when she reach
ed maturity was married 10 the
township constable Her friends
brought her stories OF the outside
world. but their tales never moved
her to wander,away from her fire.
side
Now at the age OF - she has
Just taken her first ride on rail-
road train and will get her first
glimpse OF the ocean. She has gone
to visit a daughter In San Fran
cisco
The Detroit times., 1915-10-04

g.
ana accessories manufactured In
Michigan 10. enormous. and IN De
.roft alone probably 65 per cent. OF
|. the population. and perhaps more.
Is dependent upon the automobile.
THE spectacular growth of Detroit
and Its growth in importance as
manufacturing city has been due 10
the motor car industry alone De
troit is 4 leader in other industries
but none run into such volumes OF
money as does the motor car. In
the face OF the hard times o. the
last year Detroit has been looked
upon throughout the world as
Americas most prosperous cry ana
this condition has brought 10 tne
city thousands of woremen a
recent report which reached De
The Detroit times., 1915-10-04
Roatload Of Walrus

SEATTLE, Oct. after sever
al weeks OF walrus hunting in Ber.
ing sea and the Arctic the steamer
Corwin. ex-revenue cutter, has re-
turned to Nome with a big catch
consisting of 900 walrus hides, 200
barrels OF walrus oil and 5000
pounds OF ivory. II Is the frst biz
cargo 10 be brought into Nome this
season and also a record one for
many seasons.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-04

lVO miles on single charge NJ an
average speed of 20 miles an hour.
In 1888 the manufacture OF elec-
trio vehicles had assumed the inn
portance OF an industry, and, in the
tall OF that year. a'considerable ex.
hibit OF electric vehicles was shown
at the Electric Show held In Madi-
son Square Gardens. New York City.
Tracing the development OF the
automobile industry IL In found that
no active manufacturing was done
until 1900 when AIS cas- were built.
From then on there was q steady
increase. the output reaching the
$4,000 mark In 1906. That year the
United States led the other auto
mobile producing nations IN numeri-
cal value. France being next with
$4,000.
The year 1899 saw the first &C
tive work toward the establishment
OF the automobile industry. During
that year the Oldsmobile company
started the creation OF an immense
plant in Detroit at an estimated
cost OF 100000. The White COM
pany was experimenting with auto
mobiles. Maxwell made his FIRST
try at building automobiles. The
Elmore company was formed. Chi
cago had Its hrst automobile show
and the Detroit Automobile Com
pany started working with Henry
Ford as designer.
The first New York City show
was held in January. 1900. During
that year the Locomobile plant was
transferred from Hartford to Bridge
port. It's present location. That year
also saw the inception OF the four
cylinder motoy. when the Buffalo
Gasoline Motor Company, Buffalo.
put one of this type on the market
Several CT the now prominent manu-
facturers were organized that year.
including the Packard and the r. r.
Stearns companies.
During July. 1900. an automobile
test trip was made by the North
western Military Academy. The ma
chine weighed with gun and equip
ment. 1900 pounds. This was the
first test trip made by the U. 8. gov
eminent with automobiles for army
use. kt
For the next three years up TO
and including 1904 many new COM
panies were formed. such as the
Simplex. Marmon. REQ, Marion and
Pope Hartford.
1904 will be remembered as the
approximate birth OF the four-cyiin-
der car with the leaders OF the
industry There were no
fewer than 81 different makers who
showed four-cylinder motors OF the
type and of these 81 only Z
are still doing business. these 7 be
ing Packard. Pierce. Peerless. Loco
Franklin, National and Ap-
person.
"In 1904 saw the limousine style
OF car in its swaddling garments II
vas in 1904 at TIE Cbicag 90 show that
the first touring car with a size en-
trance TO the tonneau was shown.
That year there was one electric
starter shown and demonstrated at
both the New York and Chicago
shows. II was a combination cleo
trio motor and electric generator
which, In combination with storage
battery. performed the functions .
starting along the same ines a. thy
are performed today This starter
lay dormant for many
years while the brains OF engineer
ing talent worked on improved mo-
tor designs and improved chassis
features.
The first step in the direction 81
taxing automobiles was taken In
Buffalo in January 1914, when il
The Detroit times., 1915-10-04

M 7eXN{f ts
D31ns 70 Be generally conceded
Hcung1eg D. King, artist, me
engineer. globe frotter
c36r and student Of arts and
-, u The IMAM who LED Al
Miidins ne FIRST 'rutono'
Il was run on the streets OF
AZ, q Detroit a.. itx-9
utt. TIE city In which life Is
= hving. Is now thesautomobile
~ u Ahe tntiossry OF the world
<1f 4 estimated that today De
kanuFacturers are making So
ron4 Of AL the automobiles In
- word. ---- -.-.es-- r
snti6e American recently esti'
pfiiat there was a market In
fynited states for 100000 more
sobiles. There are now In use
- States i,9s6.00o automobiles.
afne to thr registrations OF the
~ states. The purchases OF
Hf8F Automobiles 10 be manu-
- for the 1916 season. num-
.0S0, coo. according to recent
{lcs compiled. These figures
rIVS some idea OF what the au-
1870 business in Detroit is go
~ IS like in the future.
mn CharlAs h King first made
4, appearance on the streets OF
- he created q Juror and was
anowed to run his horseless
i except between the hours OF
msclock and four o'clock in the
0nx. Times are different now.
IN Ming started work on his au-
Asalr engine in 1899 a. the time
~ the automobile was just be-
)Hx to attract considerable at
1on In Europe. he had always
deeply interested in the sub
II seif,propeiled vehicles. and
eN followed all OF the develop
a AZ Europe. The work on this
5snar was carried out In the ma
shop OF John Lauer ut III
i Antoine street. II was June.
Ghen IL was ready for trial
ID ikfnS was not an adaptation
= marine engine, as has been
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The Detroit times., 1915-10-04

1l) y Ford, the worlds greatest
oti1e manufacturer. watched
yelcpments ~ M. KINGS au-
lle with = Erest deal on inter
\ ma Mr. rord's success 40 a.
~ u too well known fcsneed'
<ed mention.
tetai value Of spotcr car parts.
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-21
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
Class Leaders.

Room 2-Olive Bird, Mary Cava-
mass, Grace Horton, Pauline Spencer,
Ruby Archer, Lura Binns, Bill Goth
am, Frances Gardner, Fred Hawkins,
Eddie Lane, Bessie Lasiter, Josephene
Richardson, Fred Slemons, Marguer-
lite Stewart, Lemoyne Williams, Ben
Wright
Room 3-Maude Ahrens, Bayloe
Anderson, Jane Anderson, Joe Bishop,
Frances Bland, Clifford Gotham, Con-
ner Dickson, Lee Dottery, Effie Knox,
Billie O'Bannon, Hazel Pye, Virgin
ia Wells, Mildred Walls, Reval Wyles,
Mildred Mason, Ethel Vandagriff, An
dy Allen, H. c. Burks, Harry Cole
man, Carol Cruce, Janis Dilday, Ben
jamin Hardy, Maude Harris, David
Hyatt, Earle Jackson, l.. T. Jackson,
Claudia Lasiter, Neal Lindsey, Hell
en- Long, Catherine Martin, Lucien
Matthews, Marie Ross, j. d. Riley,
Lois Royal, Bernard White.
Room 4-Helen Sykes, Frances
The Monticellonian., 1915-01-21

Gotham, Evelyn Yount, Lillian M
hand, Ruth Fleming, Fannie May Tin
lpy, Edna Blythe, Hazel Sanderlin.
Jeffie Copeland, Hubert Laswell, An,
ME Lee Moore, Jewel Dixon, Housto,
+ Simpson, Lois McQuiston, Lloyd Hud
gins, Joed McNeely, Rodman Nc
Quiston, Lucy Reynolds, Howard
johnson, Ray Mckinney.
Room 5-Virginia May Dicken, Lu
cile Harper, Garland Hogue, Ceci
Royal, Lois Patterson, Minnie Lee
Whitaker, Mary Ahrens, Grace DIN
Pat Henry, Resha Kimbro, Maidie
Tull, Mildred Tull. Those perfect in
department Virginia May Dicken,
Charles Pennington, Garland Hogue,
j. N. Williams, Minnie Lee Whitea-
ker. Mildred Tull, Cecil Royal
Room 6-Margaret Hyatt, Inez AL
len, Foster Patterson, Elvin Edwards,
Ralph Gotham, Earl Buckley.
Room 7-grade Dixon Wyles,
Walter Hogue, J. d. Clover, Lillian
Names.
Room 8-Mary Gabbert, Sam Bland,
Mignon Cruce, Bonnie Glenn McCler-
kin, Bessie Maude Dicken, Louise
Hardy, Agnes Jackson, Hazel Rob-
ertson, James Horsfall, Fern McCand-
less, Doris Lindsey, George Spencer,
Fay Hughes, Jean Corrigan, Eliza
beth Patrick, Clifford McCloy, Clara
johnson, Dot Boyd, Dovie Stuart,
Mabel Tippy.
Room 9-Frank Horsfall, Martha
Van Norte, Minnie Lucky, Rubie
Binns, Leonard Gotham, Charlotte |
Daniels, Ruth Owens, Robert Lee Hy-
att, Howard Cruee, Shelton Bland,
Harry Pittman, Robert Wolfe Ralph I
Boyd, Julia Roberts, William Tippy,
Julia Hankins, Jessie Mckay, Alva T
Wilson, Ida Allen, Thomas Boozer,
Bessie Adcoek, Hubert Crook, Darcus
McNeely Herbert Crute, Anna Nc
Kay, Bill Barry, Mary Allen, Maggie
Archer, Floyd Lance, Andrew Boyd,
Edward Boyd.
Room io-Ethylen Hyatt. (omitted
last week.. Margaret Hawkins, Avery
Scott, Epps Story. Velma Dixon, Earl /
Meachem, Milford Shook, Frances /
Sigman.