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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28
WAR SERVICE HARD
Motor Trucks Must Come Up to the Highest Level of
 Requirements.
EXPERT TELLS OF NEEDS
Has Been on the Scene and Knows Just What Glass of Machine Is in- perative-America Has the
 Ideal Motor Truck,
 Apparently.

The European war is the greatest ana costliest breakdown test for motor trucks ever instituted. In comparison a New York to San Francisco test is a pleasure jaunt, whereas four years ago such a run with motor truck was considered a world sensation. No won der. then. that American motor truck builders are closely watching how the machines are operating, what features of construction are making good and which need changing.
 At the front is W. F. Bradley, an automobile correspondent for syndi- cate of American trade journals. Al ready Bradley has gained at least as much fame as any of the foreign jour nalists, not even excepting Irwin s. Cobb, although his work is not so wide ly known among the nontechnical readers of the great public press. Bradley knows whereof he writes, for he has been driving motor trucks. au- tomobiles and ambulances between Paris and the firing line. He has travelled with the ammunition columns and supply trains. He has watched the heavy guns moved from place to place. His findings, therefore, com mand attention and respect. Briefly they are as follows:
 Power wagon motors as a rule are too large. What is needed. he says, is a four-cylinder motor with a bore of three and three-quarters or four inches With this motor he recommends a four-speed gear box, with low speed gear that will take the loaded truck over almost any stretch of road that may be encountered. Accessibility and interchangeability are especially emphasized Higher road clearances are necessary.
 It is gratifying to Americans that one truck made in this country has all of the specifications demanded by Bradley and the French army officers as those of the ideal motor truck.
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0B[l( KAI@S
ACTUAL COST OF GOOD ROAD
Various Methods Of Financing Road Building and Retiring Debts Dis
 eussed by Experts on Subject.

While it is frequently easy for a county to issue bonds and borrow money for improving the local high ways. the raising of the money to re tire those bonds at maturity is often not so simple. Many counties. in bor rowing money for bonds. figure that the amount of money raised repre- sents the total cost of the road. for. getting that the road must be main tained and repaired if, at the end of the term of the bonds. the county is to have anything to show for its invest ment.
 The question of financing county road building is discussed fully in De. partment of Agriculture Bulletin No. 13s. entitled Highway Bonds" which is written by the office of public roads in collaboration with James w. Glover. professor of mathematics and insur- ance. University of Michigan. Tn this bulletin the authors discuss fully the various methods of financing road building and retiring debts for road construction, and also deal frankly with the actual total cost of road during the life of the bonds. On the total cost of road. the authors cite the following two examples as afford. ing at least basis for estimating the total minimum cost of mile of road:
 Bituminous macadam: Cost of con. struction ts10.500) under per cent serial bond with interest for 20 years, s16.01250. Cost of annual repair and maintenance (s600) for 20 years, sl2.- 600. Total cost for 20 years. s2S,012.50.
 Brick: Cost of construction (s18.500) under per cent serial bond with in. terest for 20 years, s26.426.73. Cost of annual repair and maintenance (s300) for 20 years. s6.000. Total cost for 20 years, s32.42673
 The authors point out that the ac. tual cost Of building and maintaining a specific highway can be determined only after the character and volume of traffic and actual wear and tear have been studied for a series of
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Colorado,

The different lessees on the New Monarch, South Evans, are shipping a goodly tonnage of medium-grade ore monthly.
 Phenomenal prices for spelter-the market form of zinc-is having a stim- ulating effect upon ore production in the Leadville gold belt.
 Flotation is now installed at the Colorado School of Mines, in a large mill at the Atlas group near Ouray, and in the Gold King mill near Sil- verton.
 On the western slope of Fryer hill several properties have found carbo- nate of zinc, and work has been re- sumed on the O. K, located on Pov. erty flats.
 At Leadville a revival of interest in the Tennessee Pass section has been noticed lately with the resumption of work on the Jennie June claim, which lies next to the Golden Gate.
 At the election held in Cripple Creek the James F. Burns ticket was elected and will hereafter control the Gold Sovereign Mining and Tunnel Company, located near the Cresson.
 The Golden Cycle mill. since it was placed on a straight cyanide basis early in 1913, has been clearing s2 per ton on the ore handled, which means $50,O00 to s60.00O per month, or 10 per cent on s7.2OO.oOO.
 The yindicator company, now that it holds the Golden Cycle, Vindicator and Christmas groups - practically doubling it's territory and assets-is liable to increase its capital stock. which stands at 1,50o,0 shares of a par value of q each.
 Lessees on the Hope shaft, at the head of East Sixth street, In Leadville. recently opened fair body of argen- tiferous iron and with some work 1t has developed into a good-sized ore shoot, from which they are shipping about 100 tons a week.
 The old Hayden shaft of the May Queen property. Fryer hill, opened . large body of carbonate of zinc about 900 feet from the surface. The vein. which Is better than eight feet wide. has been opened for over 100 feet, with development work in progress
 In Gilpin county the Hampton and Clay County mines have been acquired by a syndicate and the mines are to be operated on a large scale. A vein of smelting ore two feet wide is being stripped at present. It runs uniformly from $50 to s200 per ton. mainly In gold.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28

years. The figures quoted above, of course, will not apply to ordinary mac adam, gravel or clay roads. but in all these cases the interest on the bonds must be met. and there must be expenditures to maintain them in condition. The poorer the drainage and the less permanent the character of the road foundation, the greater must be the percentage that repair costs will bear to the first cost. Sim ilarly. the question of whether the actual surfacing is designed to with. stand the character of trafic and weather to which it is subjected also has an important bearing on what it will cost the county to keep the road in such shape that when the bonds are paid the locality still will have a valu- able property to show as a result of it's borrowing and repayment
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Leaky pIuasl Diminish Power.

A frequent and unsuspected loss O; power is due to spark plug leakage. Most plugs leak when run very hot, and for this reason it will prove an advantage to make an occasional test at the end of trip by dropping little oil around the packing joints and watching for bubbles. The leakage can usually be stopped by taking up on the packing gland of the plug.
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Most Helpful Signs.

One of the most helpful signs of the present time is the attitude of the farmer and the business man towards greater permanency in building and Improvements. This is seen in road building, in the very widespread use of concrete on the farm and in the tendency towards fireproof buildings in all of the small cities. Truly there are some places where concrete can be used to good advantage on your farm.
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FOREIGN

The British admiralty announced in crusier Dresden had been sunk.
 The American schooner William J. Quinlan sang after a collision with the Norwegian steamer Laly near Cape Hatteras.
 Four hundred and seventy cases of small pox were reported in Petrograd during January and February, as com pared with l.l7s for all of last year.
 A Petrograd dispatch to Reuters Telegram company says that in Feb ruary 4s.o00 German and Austrian prisoners passed through Kiev.
 The Anchor line steamer Cameronia. which arrived al Liverpool from New York March 15 with a cargo valued at $5,000.000 successfully ran the German submarine blockade.
 A barbed wire fence. ten feet high. along which sentries are posted at ire quent intervals, now encompasses the entire zone of German military opera tions in Alsace.
 The Swedish steamer Gloria. carry ing a cargo of corn from La Plata. Ar gentina, 10 Stockholm was halted by a German warship and conveyed into Swinemunde, on the Baltic
 Baron Newton suggested in the House of Lords in London that the American government be asked 10 make inquiries concerning the treat ment of British prisoners in Germany.
 Reports from Rome show that all Italy Is aflame with a demand for war because of reports that Austrian and German troops are concentrating on the border, menacins Milan.
 Count Carl Bernadotte. son of Prince Bernadotte. eldest brother of King Gustav. was married at Stockholm Sweden. to the daughter Of Baron de Geer, colonel of the kings horse guard
 An American woman. known as Miss Florida Settle of New York. was sentenced to a month in prison and fined 200 francs for having shot at 8 man named Waterman. who, last No vember, persisted in teasing her dog while in France
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To Prevent Masneto Knocks.

There are several methods of steadying the running of the magneto armature and preventing the tendency to knock. Possibly the most efficacious of these is the fitting of a small ny wheel to the magneto shaft. or fitting a brake drum with a small brake pad constantly in contact. These tend to keep the driving pinions up to their work, and prevent the sudden jerk that ensues after the magneto arma- ture passes its maximum position.
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When to Buy a New Valve.

A relief cock with a handle that is vertical when the valve is closed is liable to work open if the plug loosens through wear. The best way to remedy such trouble is to throw out the of lending cock and buy . new one An other method is to fill the hole in the plug with a piece of brass wire care fully shaped to the contour of the plug. and drill a new hole in such a position that the handle will be pointing down ward.
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ImproNiaed Jack.

Jacks, like almost everything else, occasionally are left behind and are wanted when they are not available. In such an emergency a car can be very satisfactorily raised by running one wheel or two. for that matter, on . stone or piece of timber until it Is sufficiently high for the pur. pose. blocking up the axle with tim Der or stones. and then removing the stone cr block from under the wheel by deflating the tire.
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To Prevent Leaky Manifold.

Nothing is more exasperating than the persistent leaking of a nange joint on the manifold, where copper is used for the gasket. The trouble, however. nearly always can be remedied by cut. ting a groove around the post with . cold chisei and another around the hole in the flange. When the studs which hold the manifold in place are drawn up. the gasket is compressed and partially fills ue grooves. sealing the joint.
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keep vents Open,

Where gear cases or differential housings are provided with vents to permit the escape of air under pres sure that results from heating. care should be taken to see that the vents are kept free Not infrequently care less painters cover the screen that generally is fitted to the opening. which makes it as good as no aper- turs as all
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28
New Mexico.

It is claimed that the ore from the mine south of San Jon has returned $95 per ton.
 The new reduction mill at Calumet in the Black Range, built at a cost of s15O.OOO burned down, with no in surance, after a run of two days.
 President Fayette A. Jones of the State School of Mines at Socorro de- clares the mineral industry of New Mexico reached $1s,0oO.O00 for 1914. and will reach nearly 2l.o00,OoO for 1915.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28
GENERAL

Reuben Burnett, s1, pioneer Texas cattleman, died at Fort Worth.
 More than 15.o00 men took part in the St. Patrick's day parade in New York
 The new dreadnought Pennsylva- mia was successfully launched at New port News. Va.
 Under no circumstances will former United States Senator Elihu Root be a candidate for president in 1916. He made this statement at Albany, N. Y.
 At Cincinnati the U. S. Court over- ruled the decision of the lower court in the cash register case against Pat terson and twenty-six others and re- manded the case for a new trial.
 By a rising vote the California as- sembly adopted a memorial resolution eulogizing Lincoln Beachey. the noted aviator killed at San Francisco. when his monoplane collapsed in midair.
 Woodrow Wilson, well-known au- thor. launched. through prominent publishers in New York, a book laud- ing an unidentified millionaire phil anthropist and declared that not all industrial leaders are engrossed in amassing mere wealth.
 William l.. Greece, former secretary to Ambassador Page in London, was killed in the fighting on the French front. according to cable advices re- ceived in New York from London. Greece was an officer in the Royal Horse guards.
 Harry K. Thaw will not be sent back to New Hampshire by the state of New York, as his counsel de- manded. but will be held in the New York Tombs prison until his case has further hearing.
 William c. Beachey. father of Lin cola Beachey, has not been told of his sons death Beachey is a ward of the National Military home at Day ton. Ohio. but is now on a furlough, visiting friends at Lebanon. The par ent is totally blind and is in such . physical condition that friends feared to break the news to him.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28
Good Road eenefits.

Good roads broaden our sympathy, lessen distance and increase our use sulness
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Straw for Beddlno.

Straw for bedding animals should be safely housed ia the barn and not allowed to go to waste in the stack.
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Profit. in s4oek e..a;nc

Much of the profits of stock feeding will depend upon the kinds of feed you have at hand and the quality of the animals kept through the winter.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28
Its Only Meaning.

Uncle Roger had been poly for some time, and had tried with alacrity every sort of patent medicine he could secure.
 An old acquaintance hailed him with:
 Hello, uncle. How are you-all now adays?"
 How is I? Wy, bawss. fo' mostly six hunts a meals vittles ain mean muffin t me. scusin' somepin tuh take medicine atter."-Judge.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28

Brings Market Nearer. The good road brings the market nearer to you.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28
Benefit of an lneuhasae.

In handling an incubator the per versity of . hens nature doeS not have to be yeckoced with.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28

Be happy. Cse Red Cross Bag Blue: much better than liquid blue. Delights the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28
WESTER N MINING NEWS IN RIFF
Newspaper Union News servic
IN 8 RI E E
Metal Values Trend Upward.

St. Louis.-Lead, $3.s7k. Spelter, $9.00@ lO.50.
 London.-Bar silver, 2i 5-1Gd per ounce.
 New York.-Bar silver, 5llzc. Lead. 4.0O; London. f21. Spelter, London, &44 los. Copper, electrolytic, $i4.75 Q1S.00; casting. $14.25d 14.62h.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28

The Brazilian cotton crop is increas- ing in quantity and quality.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28

A mans inclination to give advice is strong in inverse ratio to his fit- ness to give it.-Albany Journal.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-03-28
SPORTING NEWS

The baseball season opens in Rocky Ford. Colo. Sunday. April I. when a game will be played with the Nit chells of Pueblo.
 A bill permitting twenty-round fights in Nevada upon payment of sl0O license fee is before the gover- nor. The measure passed both House and Senate.
 A hundred and fifty miles an hour was the speed Lincoln Beachey. killed at San Francisco. estimated he could get out of the monoplane whose col lapse sent him to his death.
 Fred Eames of Denver defeated Jess Lean of Chicago by a score of 50 to i5 in seventy-nine innings in the first game in the world championship three cushion billiard tournament at Chica- go.
 Frank Sites, Los Angeles aviator, 90, fell 300 feet in an air well'' at motion picture city near there. jumped from the aeroplane when thirty feet from the ground and died from his injuries shortly afterward.
 Funeral services over the body of Lincoln Beachey were held in Elks hall in San Francisco. Several thous- and persons, representing all walks in life. assembled at the hall and paid their last respects to the daring bird. man.
 Promoter Jack Curley announced that the date for the Johnson-Wil. lard battle for the heavyweight cham pionship Of the world, has been defi- nitely set for Havana, Sunday, April {. The fight is scheduled for forty-five rounds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-20

Mrs. Foster followed Mrs. Darwin
with a few remarks concerning the SORT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-20

OF work Mrs. Darwin does in connec-
tion with the department of food and
drug inspection Of the state Of Texas
and a. the conclusion of the two WO-
mems solicitations of the chambers CO.
operation for the FL PasO WOman's
club IN its cleanup efforts, president R.
B. Orndorff assured them that they
could rely on the good Will and cooper
alive backing of the chamber
other actions taken by the directors
included voting the appropriation from
the general fund of $3.50 towards the
support of the FL PasO horse show this
fall. in response to written request
made by that organization and read be-
fore the meeting
Advertising Approved
The advertising matter submitted for
publication in both FL Paso papers for
the weekend editions was read over
outlined. and approved. 1t was also
agreed to turn over to the Credit Mems
association of FL Paso for collection all
the slow budget fund subscriptions due
from last year.
Present as an acting board Of direc-
tors Friday afternoon were president r.
B. Orndorff Henry s Beach. William
g. Roe, George r. LeBaron, Harry
Swain and T. +. Neff, secretary NJ \.
Fraser and publicity commissioner
George II. Clements
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-20
CHICKEN SHOW TO
BE FULL OF CLASS

The Ell Paso Poultry association
premium lists have been mailed to
1000 prospective exhibitors. Inquiries
from as far east as Shreveport, La,
Mobile. Ala. Austin. Dallas. Waco and
Fl Worth and other southern cities.
have been received The southwest
poultry keeping friends are also en-
thusiastic about exhibiting at FL PasO's
big poultry during the week Of De-
cember ] TO 4.
The show viii be held in a large
building on Mills street which has eX-
cellent accommodations for taking
care Of a large number Of breeders and
a large attendance. However. it is ex-
pected that this years show viii be
crowded to its capacity. The exhibit
tion hall will be appropriately deco
rated and members Of the association
viii be in attendance at all times who
viii gladly show visitors through the
show room
Judge &. p. Van Wrinkle. Of Dallas.
who will judge the Pan-American show
at san Francisco. will judge the show
The prospects are that there viii be
some keen competition in all classes.
The National Barred Rock club. Buff
Plymouth Rock club. Buff OrpingtOns
club and White WyandOtte club all Of
fer their beautiful ribbons for best
birds in their classes.
Breeders are making plans to attend
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-20
BUSINESS MEN URGE AUDITORIUM;
WANT It IN THE NEW COURTHOUSE
Chamber of Commerce End orses Project and Urges It's
Construction at Once; Mayor Lea Says Would Bring
a Great Many More Co inventions to the City;
Could Be Built at Less Cost New, All Agree.

forum and this is the time to start
work on it If we have an auditorium
I where all public meetings are held we
! viii grow accustomed TO going there
/ for concerts. mass meetings, auto
shows and other gatherings and II
will not be difficult to get crowds out
auditorium badly for the next years
conventions and we should insist that
it be built at once"
Would Be Cheaper.
Alderman J. ". Fisher think We
need an auditorium as badly as we
need anything and it could be built
now much cheaper than later. We now
have no big gathering place for our
own people to go and We are depen-
dent upon the theaterS for convention
meeting places FL Paso has reached
a size when such a building is needed
and now is the best time to build it"
Every City Has One.
A F. Kerr, vice president OF the Fl
PasO Bank and Trust cOmpany.-''This
city needs an auditorium and the
auditorium should be included IN the
plans for the new courthouse by all
means / never saw q city the size OF
FL Paso that did not have a meeting
place of some kind and this is an ap-
propriate time for starting such
structure"
J. F. Coles.-"A new auditorium
would be a good thing and one that
should be carried out at once. It is
our only chance to get one and we
Snullu AdhE d4h 81 u IL WV -
the time to go after it and We viii set
II, am sure"
J. l.. Dyer FaVOrs Plan
John L Dyer.-@Aost assuredIy we
should have a public auditorium in the
new courthouse. 1t would mean less
expense and 1t would be far better
TO build it now than to wait until
later. It is a good move and the FL
Paso business men should get behind
it"
Matt NouId liz, n So Il
! NJ Wyatt-'T would like to see the
courthouse built so as to include an
auditorium large enough to meet the
social needs Of the city, provided there
is a way for securing the money for
this purpose I have not gone into
the question of the building and really
know little about it. If the commits
siOners can finance the extra part OF
the structure il would be an excellent
thing"
B. Blumenthal--'It seems to me that
it would be wen to have such q gather
ing place-only know too little about
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-20

~ USINESS men of FL Paso are
X unanimous in wanting an audi
forum built in the new court
house which is to be Started as soon
as the ground is cleared Without ex-
ception the business men of the city
insist that this is the time to build
an auditorium where big gatherings
and conventions can be held and it is
also the unanimous opinion that the
auditorium should be built at the
same time that the new courthouse IS
erected on the courthouse square.
The project received the unanimous
endorsement Of the chamber OF com
merce directors at their meeting Fri
day afternoon, a resolution having been
passed faFOring the project and urging
that it be started at once.
Included in Plans.
The plans originally prepared for the
new building called for an auditorium
in the rear of the main building, TO
be built after the new structure IS
completed the offices moved and the
old building wrecked. This plan was
set aside by the commissioners because
of the additional outlay of money but
the demand from the business men that
the auditorium be built before the big
festival Of valleys and plains is held
next fall that it is prObab bic that the
erection of the auditorium will be re
considered at an early meeting OF the
county commissioners
some of the expressions of opinion
from business men of the city regard
ing the auditorium read as follows:
Mayor Lea For It
Mayor Tom Lea--'I am strongly IN
favor Of an auditorium to be built at
once and 1 sincerely hope the COM
missioners viii see their way clear to
erect it at the same time the building
is built. It should be built at this time
and we should not wait until later
for il. This is becoming more and more
a convention city and we need such
q building. If we had such a building
we could secure more conventions and
these conventions are the finest things
a city can have to make new friends
and bring new people here"
Need it For Conventions.
z 3. OrndOrff. president OF the
chamber Of cOmmerce.-'By all means
yes-let US have the auditorium at
this time. We need It as a meeting
place and viii need it more when the
conventions meet here next year. The
eourt house is the place for an audi