Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-17
WIN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR DENVER
CHARITIES BUT CAN'T COLLECT
The American Device Company, Local Concern Manufac-
turing the Deiz Automatic Auxiliary Carburetor Ac-
cepts Defy Which Was However Repudiated

When the Automatic Carburetor COM
pany of Chicago, ILL.,, advertised extern
sively, offering 81 600 to any other device
that would win in contest of relative
merits, Mr. Simon Bitterman OF the
American Device company, Denver, max
ing the Deitz Automatic Auxiliary Car
buretor, visited Chicago in person and ac-
cepted the challenge in writing, stating
that his company did not desire the
thousand dollars which it was sure to
win, but that it could be sent to the
Denver charity organizations as a con-
tribution from the winner. Mr.. Bitter
mans final letter to this Chicago con-
Germ, to which as yet there has been no
reply, indicates complete backdown
and reputation by the Chicago concern,
which prompts this verbatim copy of Mr..
Bitterman's letter, which tells the story
in part:
Kansas City, No, May 27, 1916.
Automatic Carburetor Co..
2ol7 Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, Ill.
Gentlemen:
May 7th, last, you published in the
Chicago Tribune a 81 600 challenge to
auxiliary carburetor devices.
May Gath, last, from the LaSalle hotel,
Chicago. J accepted your challenge in be-
half of The Deitz Automatic Auxiliary
Carburetor made by the American Device
Company OF Denver. Colo.
After several hours of deliberation YOU
answered my challenge in what consider
an evasive manner, and proposed a con-
ira challenge. l responded in the morn
ing OF May 25th by special delivery let
ter with such a challenge as you invited
| in your letter to me.
Next, l requested prompt answer and
explained my visit to Chicago was to be
short. At p. m. of May 25th wrote
you a second letter urging a reply and
explaining 1 would leave Chicago on a
night train OF May 26th. You have
failed to respond to either my second or
third letters OF challenge for reasons
known best to you, and 1 have no right
to challenge your action in ignoring my
letters. but
orable opportunity of showing the public
that YOUR ADVERTISEMENT OF chal-
lenge WAS ISSUED IN GOOD FAITH;
and now
I hereby accept each and every condi-
tion set out in your letter r-snswerr to
me on May 24th, thereby allowing You
every choice you have requested.
Since YOU have not selected the loca-
tion for the contest, l hope and believe
you will allow me this one privilege and
l hereby select Anywhere in the Rocky
Mountains of the United States of Amer.
ica."
The race is TO begin in the heavy
sands of the foothills and end at the top
OF Pixies Peak
Further, l agree the expenses OF Mr..
+. F. Edwards and his committee shall
be paid by the loser of the contest, and
the contest must take place within fiji.
teen days from date. provided the judges
you have selected will act No excuse
for delay shall be allowed except inabil.
ity of proposed judges to meet the ap-
pointment
On the other hand. if You are willing
to accept the KELSO AFFIDAVIT as
bonafide tsee Tribune tomorrow and re.
init the 81 600 to the use and benefit OF
the Denver Associated Charities not
later than Wednesday, May 81. next, we
will agree with you that the Texas con-
test won the 81 600 and consider the pres
ent negotiations at an end.
Please answer to Denver.
Very respectfully yours,
tSignedl SIMON BITTERAtAN.
SAs-a+arv