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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
1914 AUTO EXPORT
SEOWS GREAT GAIN

Remarkable evidence Of the stability
of the demand for motor vehicles is
found in the record Of exports from the
United States for the calendar year or
1914 Official figures just issued, as
analysed by the National Automobile
chamber Of commerce. show that the
value Of motor trucks exported last
year represented an increase OF more
than 49, percent over 1913 and that
the value Of all motor vehicles eN-
ported in 1914 was more than per
cent greater than in the previous i
months
This record is all the more notable
in face Of the fact that there was q
decrease Of Is percent in valuation OF
all exports for last year, and de-
crease Of nearly 20 percent in the value
OF all exports Of manufactures ready
for consumption. automobiles included.
representing so percent Of the total ex-
ports for the year.
In 1914 the United States sent abroad
&f5g commercial vehicles, valued at
$685.. 753, as compared with 1903.
worth S1.6S6.S07, in 1913. The total OF
motor vehicles exported last year VS.
25.765. worth SIS. 507. 464, as against 26.-
$50. worth S27,03o,451, the year be-
fore
Imports OF motor cars dropped from
492. valued at S1154.S73, in 1913, 10 296,
valued at S495.3O5, last year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
MACHINES TEST
PARTS Of AUTOS
Torsion Machine Is Some
thing Few People Know
About; What It Is.

Do you know what torsiou machine
is?
The machine is used by automobile
makers and is designed expressly for
measuring the torsion or twisting
strength Of steel used I'm the manu-
facture Of moving parts. The distinct
" novel part Of the machine is the
photographic attachment which records
in ink on a graduated chart, the tOrSion
curve Of the particular part under test
Formerly this measurement was calcu-
lated more or less accurately by an at
tendant. but the new device not only
does away with human attention but is
absolutely correct in every particular.
Among the other distinctive testing
devices Of some automobile factories
is the cushion testing machine. This
is simply an ingenious adoption Of the
spring tester seen in some Of the larger
factories. A weight equal TO that Of
an average person, and rounded in out
line is placed in contact with a fully
constructed cushion The cushion and
weight are then kept moving in a per
pendicular plane to ascertain the
strength OF the springs and the quality
Of the leather and curled hair from
which the upholstery is built A reg
istering device on the side Of the
machine shows the number OF twists
given the cushion. In this way the
manufacturer can tell within a very
short period the wearing resisting
qualities OF leather. springs and hair,
exactly as though passengers had rid
den on the cushions for thousands Of
miles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
JITNEY BUS
RESULT OF STRIKE
Auto Was Pressed Into Service to
Errhf The street Chr CnmnnnN.

Auto Was Pressed Into Service to
Fight the Street Car Company.
Hear this Los Angeles is not the
originator OF the now country wide
"jiucyT bus. To Phoenix goes that dis
tnction.
In a Phoenix dispatch to the Motor
Age it is asserted by the Arizona
motorists that in June. 1913. the motor
men and conductors Of the Phoenix
street railway system went on strike
They had not been organized up to
their quarrel Several labor leaders,
led by John J. Corrigan, organized n
company for the purpose Of operating
motor buses in comp petition with the
street cars. which were then manned
by strikebreakers.
Their plan was to ultimately utilize
large trucks, but a number Of ords
were pressed into service, with the
expectation that they soon would be
displaced And so the jitney bus was
born, although it vas not known by
that name.
A number Of persons not connected
with the company Immediately saw a
chance TO pick up a few dollars and
operated their machines along with
the union cars. The price Of a ride was
10 cents, but IL soon dropped TO ..
For few weeks the street cars
were almost passengerless and the
tords were jammed. But the motor
car drivers failed to maintain any reg
ular schedule and many OF them took
their cars out Of service whenever rains
made the unpaVed streets muddy. The
company failed for lack Of capital. but
an occasional Jitney bus is seen on
the streets OF Phoenix even today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
MAKING A TESTING OF A NEW
CAR MODEL IN NEW MEXICO

Lordsburg. n. NJ, March 20-An au-
tomobile rivaling in identity any Of
the deeper mysteries. arrived here this
week piloted by Howard harmon, the
famous automobile designer The car
bears no Identification marks other
than 4 Made in America" name plate
and an Indianapolis. Ind. license It is
equipped with all the late automobile
features and is the finest car ever seen
in this section
Rumor has it that the car is to be
the early Marmon model and that the
machine is in New Mexico undergoing
a trial by the designers. It is stated
that the car cost in the neighborhoOd
Of $4,000. being all hand made.
Two men Of prominence in the auto
mobile world have been here this week
in the person Of Arthur p. Warner. Of
speedometer fame, who is interested in
mines here. and Howard MarmOn, Of
automobile note.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

~HE necessity for O highway be-
tween Los Angeles and Imperial
Il Valley was forcibly Impressed
upon the representatives. Of the state
legislature last week when they were
conducted over the Salton Sea route
by engineer o. X Parker. head Of the
touring Information bureau.
The state highway Investigators
were taken over the SaltOu sea route
and on TO the sand dunes country be-
tween Imperial Valley and Yuma. thus
giving them an opportunity TO weigh
Che relative merits Of the sand nils
route against the Commercial High
way BETWEEN Brawley and Los Angeles
All the evidence was wholly IN IA
vor OF building the highway" said Mr.
Parker upon his return from the trip
in the Hudson car which carried the
state officials. "aud the committee had
ample opportunity TO see for them
selves just what difficulties were en-
cOuntered through the sand dunes
"Of the seven cars Of various makes.
that started on this trip, only Two were
able to negotiate the sand hills on the
TO have mule power to get through
the seven miles Of sand dunes
THE courage and enterprise OF the
Holtville people In attempting 20 build
and maintain q plank road on the
dunes is cOmmendable. and such a road
can be maintained in passaole condi-
tion at q comparatively small cost but
it would seem utter folly to invest
hundreds Of thousands of dollars in
the attempt to build a permanent road
across the dunes. when IL is possible
20 build entirely around them by go
ing three OF four mlIes further south.
Mammoth wash itself" continued
Mr.. Parker. lis out Of the question and
when the two cars negotiated IT with
the state officials last week. they were
the first cars to pun the wash on their
own power since the big storm of six
weeks ago
The former brush road through
Mammoth Wash has been entirely
obliterated except in one or two places
where, perhaps 100 feet Of it sticks up
in the middle Of a waste Of sand. much
as small island in n sea The present
tail through the wash is bOttOmless
sand and is so imna ssable that an en-
rerprising teamster has located at the
south end OF the four miles OF sand
and has posted signs at both ends
stating where his team can be found
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
HOW FABRIC IS TESTED
FOR MAKING AUTO TIRES

Because Of the enormous work It mas
to do. the strains II must Withstand the
bumps and jars that must leave IL IN
affected. cotton fabric for tires is sub
jected 10 minute and exhaustive tests
bv standard tire makers. before II is
accepted and passed as .. h IOr en-
tering the structure Of a tire
Here is an account OF fabric test
in factory which turned oul a lN mo-.
and a half automobile tires last year
First the threads per inch are
counted the width is measured, the
column bow measured (Which snow
how near the warp and filling threads
are at right angles to each Other), the
selvage noted to see If it is slack
enough, broken threads, weak threads
holes and oil spots are watched lor'
and the uniformity Of weaving IS CRU
cised. Then the total length ana
weight Of the fabric is checked up with
the invoice. and the ounces per square
yard are figured from our own meas
urements. Before the rolls are passed
on into the factory, experts find the
strength, gage, twist crimp, and per
cent of moisture
Pieces OF fabric are returned from
the bias cutters and are tested and
over again to see how they have been
affected in the calenders- The result
ing records form our library and upon
this library we build our specifications
and select our future supply
To raise and manufacture the cotton
required by this company for tire IA
brio and other factory work requires
the labor of 4675 persons. distributed
as follows: Raising cotton, 1900;
manufacture Of fabric in cotton mills
1000. During 1914 the company used
1900. 600 pounds of fabric, which, IL
laid out in a strip yard wide, would
reach farther than from san Francisco
to New York.
Statisticians of the company have
figured out that IL takes $1,000 natives
in the various rubber districts TO gath
er the crude rubber necessary for thiS
concerns manufactures for one year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
WINNIPEG LATEST IN
JITNEY BUS COLUMN

The jitney bus has now invaded VIM
nipeg and over 90 touring care are ply
ing for hire on various routes in the
city. The distance Travelled by the ma
JOrlty Of the jitneys is within a two
mile radius Of the city hall and the
fare IS cents. Several Of the larger
taNlcab companies are having special
bodies fitted TO touring car chassis.
with a passenger capacity of Il. and
judging by the results obtained from
the use Of touring cars with a capacity
or only five passengers. the new type
should give excellent results. A license
Zee of $40 is charged to all operators
Of the jitney bus. but this is to be re-
considered by the city council owing
to representations made on behalf OF
the Winnipeg Electric Railway Co,
who are protesting against the service,
owing TO inroads on its income.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20

A Bliss Albro. of the Pioneer Motor
company, left this afternoon for Dem
ing. Silver City and other New Mexico
and Arizona points He is travelling in
a DENLY truck, which has been fitted
Up with cooking apparatus, bed. water
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
PLANKED ROAD COVERS SAND
ON BORDERLAND AUTO ROAD

r. II. Rinehart has received a letter
from Harry Locke, who is mapping the
BOrderland route from FL PasO TO San
Diego, in which he sends the good news
that the plank road across the sand
through Holtville has been completed,
greatly shortening the BOrderland
route and making it unnecessary to
cross the Mammoth wash The letter
says
Game over the new planked road
through the sand hills from Yuma to
HoltVille yesterday. Yuma to Holt
vile is 50 miles and Will be still
further shortened The time of the
auto stage is 5 - hours. What do you
know about that? VIII give you some
added details soon The roads in the
Imperial valley and on to san Diego
are in fine shape now"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
CINCINNATI'S 'JITNES'
TO PARALLEL CARS

Cincinnati promoters are organizing
a jitne bus line to compete with the
local street car system It is proposed
TO run the line over Eighth street from
Race street to a point a mile farther
than the street car line reached on
Warsaw avenue John J. Reed IS in
charge Of the project
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
Los ANGELES IS WORKING HARD
To TAP THE BORDERLAND ROUTE
Takes Legislators Over Proposed Road Into Imperial
Valley; They Find the Brush Washed Out of Mammoth
Wash and an Enterprisng Teamster Hauling Tour
lists Through the Great Wash at SO Per Car.

and that he viii pull all cars through
at SO per-"
lTr. Parker expressed the belief that
uDon further investigation favorable
road would be found from INLAND 20
Glamis. which would forever wipe out
the terrors OF Mammoth Wash. He
stated that he had made such a re-
port TO Mr. Arnold, and that car
would be sent by Mr. Arnold TO inland
next week as a scout car TO ascertain
what could be done and what it would
cost to build a road around Mammoth
Wash.
Every report" said Mr. Arnold
goes TO show that in the Niland-Glanis
route around Mammoth Wash there
is an opportunity TO overcome this mo-
tOring nightmare that has for years
deferred eastern tourists from al
temptina- the southern route into Cali
fOruiG"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
ARCHES 10 SPAN HIGHWAYS.

Welcome arches are to span the Lin
coin highways at the east and west
sides Of Omaha, Neb-, this summer. The
Omaha Automobile club also viii main
tain an information bureau for the
benefit OF .transcOntinental tourists;
tnis viii be located in the central part
OF the city on the street which forms
a part Of the Lincoln highway.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
Alto IMPORTS.

The POSSIBILITIES Of the Dutch East
Indies automobile market are shown
by the 1913 import figures AutOmo-
biles numbering 1850 and valued at
81 6oS. 600 were imported. The Meth
erlands ranked first with $50 cars, and
the United States second with $50,
which we're valued at S250,OO0. One
hundred and twelve cars We're import
cd from France. 105 from Germany. so
from Great Britain, so from Belgium,
20 from Italy and so from Singapore.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
protect aIAGNETos.

8IaSnetos should be protected from
dust as well as moisture. The unpro-
rected magnetic viii accumulate dust
from the air currents OF the fan, and
this adhering dust VIII retain moisture
where n short circuit may seriously
interfere with the ignition The time
is coming when all magnetos will be
inciOsed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-13

that the greatest Of all evils of pow
erty is the unlimited family. Last
year she founded a paper called 'The
Woman Rebel" in which she told Of
the formation of a birth-control
league and offered to those who
wanted such information a leafet
called Family Limitation"
saw the four issues of this paper
before it was suppressed. | have seen
The pamphlet, "FamiIy Limitation"
of which 100000 had been circulated
in this country. The pamphlet con-
tanned such information regarding
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-13

birth control as nearly every family
physician dispenses to his women pa-
tents. Margaret Sanger says that
she undertook to place such informa-
tion-already surreptftiOUsIy at the
disposal Of everybody with the price
before the poor, who she thinks
have the greatest need of it.
And she maintains that her arrest,
and her husbands arrest, whatever
their legal aspect, is actually just the
working out of the double standard
of law in this coUntry-one law for
the rich and another law for the poor.
Gilpin observer., 1915-07-29
BRuIN WANTED HIS CUBS
erosims and "slim" Austin's Buggy
Outran Him. Says veraeious Tale
From Minnesota.

Hibbing.-While two little bear cubs
were in the buggy crying for their
mother. who was tearing up the road
in a frantic effort to reach them, Mar
tin Brosims was with whip and voice
urging his team of horses to speed to
Hibbing, following an encounter with
the cubs and their mother near the G..
{. G. springs. IssM,sssss s----s-----s.
Brosims, who has purchased farm
near Bear river with the intention Of
beginning extensive farming there.
was on his way to the farm. "Slim"
Austin of Hibbing was with him. The
men saw the two cubs in the road
The mother bear was not in sight, SO
they picked up the cubs.
Three rods further on they spied
the mother bear sitting on her
launches in the middle of the high
way. AS soon as bruin heard the cries
of her progeny, she advanced on the
team, which was turned toward Hib-
bing at a gallop.
The cubs are now on exhibition at
slim" Austin's place of business
Gilpin observer., 1915-07-29
CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR HORN
Wheat Flour and Sodium SlIicate Has
Been Found to Give Most Grati-
flying Results.

A cheap substitute for horn can be
made from wheat flour and sodium
silicate. This substitute is very hard
and strong. and, by inserting organic
dyes into the composition while mix
ing, 1t can be colored to initiate al
most any kind of horn substance.
The compound is made by mixing
ten parts by volume Of sodium silicate
(40 degrees Baume) with distilled wa
ter, and then stirring the resultant
liquid into thick paste with fine
white wheat flour. The mass is then
allowed to stand for three weeks, dur
ing which time 1t undergoes chemi-
cal reaction that produces hard horn.
like substance.
This composition can be nodded
without pressure when first made, and
turned and machined like brass after
It has set,-Scientific American.
Gilpin observer., 1915-07-29
TRAILED BY SCENTED MONEY
But Trail Is Lost When Stolen Money
Gives Out and Thief Leaves
No Further Trace.

Manhattan. Kan.-Mrs. Mary Smith,
who conducts restaurant here, was
robbed few nights ago Of $51. The
money was taken from a box Of heav-
lily scented face powder in which Mrs.
Smith had concealed it.
The same night the ticket agent at
the Union Pacific depot sold negro
a ticket to Junction City and noticed
that the money he received was heav-
fly perfumed.
The agent was able to give a de-
scription of the negro to the officers,
and several business men Of Junction
City remember receiving some of the
perfumed money. Because he shed
tainted money as he went, the negro
has been trailed to Kansas City, but
here his roll apparently gave out,
as no further trace Of him has been
found.
Gilpin observer., 1915-07-29

him to become less attentive to the
life work which he has laid out to &C.
complish? This query comes up SO
constantly that l made up my mind
to get at the root of the situation.
wrote personal letters to the heads
of large corporations, a hundred or
more, asking were married or single
men more valuable to them in their
work, and the reason for their choice.
These courteous replies would make
a history. Opinions and reasons varied.
On the whole, the preference seemed
to be that the love of wife, home and
family spurred man on to take deep
er interest in his work.
The single man, were he ever SO
good a workman, more often than not
formed the wanderlust habit. Not
from dissatisfaction over his tasks, but
because he had restless, unsarisfied
heart in his bosom; longed for a
change Of scene and to form new
friendships.
These opinions confirmed my belief
on the subject. There is no line Of
that the companionship of a wife is
a help rather than a drawback. 1t is
true that the inventor can achieve
more by not being interrupted. But
encouragement often takes the place
OF enthusiasm If there is not an anx-
ious, loving heart, wife to watch
and applaud his daily strivings. No
matter how competent may be the
man who is alone in the world, the
knowledge that there is no one who
cares, that he has no one to work for.
robs him of the best to labor against
all odds.
The same idea holds good through
all branches of mans work, brain work
or that which is wrought by his hands.
up great enterprises, writing shining
name upon the worlds tablet of bene-
factors. In this instance the love OF
mother and sisters has usually shaped
their course. But where one bachelor
has made good, Independent of love to
spur him on, the success of his busi-
ness may die with him for want of
family ties of noble sons to take up
the reins of his life work when he
drops them.
Quite as soon as young man feels
he is earning sufficient salary to
support two, be 1t ever so humble, he
should look about for wife. He may
have aged parents to support, but they
would gladly welcome one heart more
into the fold. Love glorifies a mans
work. Coming home to a wife gives
him something to look forward to. By
all means, young man, marry. Your
wife is your best critic; your helper
if the way is rough and your solace in
need.
Gilpin observer., 1915-07-29
Arizona.

Considerable activity is reported at
the Stonewall Jackson mine in the
Globe district.
The spelter recovered from Arizona
zinc ores in 1914 amounted to 1892.
337 pounds, valued at $499.4O9, against
an output of 9,42S,067 pounds, valued
at s527,972, in 1913
The gold produced in Arizona in
1914 amounted to 202.166.62 ounces.
valued at s4,179,155. an increase OF
$155,244. OF this output, $50, O,14O came
from placers. $3,002,7O2 from dry OF
siliceous ore, and $1,051,0 ,014 from cop
per ore.
The copper output from Arizona
ores, principally from crude ores and
concentrates, decreased from 4O7, ,923,.
402 pounds, valued at $63,22S,127, in
1913. to 393,017.400 pounds, valued at
$52,271, ,314, in 1914, but Arizona con.
tinues at the head of the list of COP
per producing states.
Silver production from Arizona ores
and placers increased from 3,94S,091
ounces, valued at $2,3s4,647, in 1919
to 4,377,994 ounces, valued at $2,421,,
OBJ. in 1914. or this output, 2,sO4,371
ounces came from copper ore, 1,133,.
976 ounces from dry or siliceous ore.
and 493,226 ounces from lead ore.
Gilpin observer., 1915-07-29
Mrs. Manos Went to the Prison to
Visit Him.

jail. The later arrival declared she
was the wife of Manos and knew him
as William Nogolis.
Manos was not long in making up
his mind what he would do. I'll go
back to New York with Lena If she
wants me to-" he declared, but the
wife is debating the question.
Il spent eighteen years of the best
part of my life looking for my hus-
band" said Mrs. Manos. He desert
ed me and my three children in New
York city and left us penniless.
searched every large city for him. |
didn't expect to find him married to
some other woman. however. Now
have him, but l don't know what to do
with him"
The chances are that Mrs. Manos,
No. 1, will return to her home and
leave the man to provide for his new
er family. All her children are
grown, whereas the ''other womans
brood" is young.
Gilpin observer., 1915-07-29
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1t is encouraging to announce that
the zinc oxide plant of the Western
Zinc Oxide Company at Leadville IL,
now running at full capacity, and the
results being obtained are proving
highly satisfactory to the stockholders.
At Leadville the pumping work at
the Penrose continues under the most
favorable conditions.
Carter and associates, leasing on
mine at Cripple Creek, have opened
a fine body of better than the avera G.
grade ore.
j. w. Burns, one OF the pioneers OF
Rico and an old Comstock miner, has
opened up very promising deposit of
copper ore on the Catskill claim on
Silver creek.
The June net earnings of the Trail
lease at Cripple Creek are placed at
$4,000. from some fifty-three cars of
ore. OF this, $4,000 went as royalty
to the United Gold Mines Company.
From s67.92 in January to $2,O5O in
June represents the progress of the
trail lease as payer OF royalty to
the United Gold Mines Company,
which owns the territory and about
400 acres lust as good"
MCGEE and Cleveland, leasing on the
fifth level of the Henry Adney prop
erty. situated on Rosebud hill, Grip
pie Creek. have started shipments of
ore that will carry average values of
about $50 ton in gold.
The mineral discovery made on the
Ella w. property, situated on Tender
foot hill, Cripple Creek, is topic Of
general interest in mining circles. The
first carload shipment Of ore that was
made from the surface workings
brought a settlement of $19.55 a ton
in gold.
The Portland Gold Mining Company
has increased its quarterly dividend
to per cent ($9O,OoO), which was.
paid July 20, making $4,000 since
the opening of the year, and $1O,027,-
osO all told since the company was or.
ganized In 1894.