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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

sands of farms the utility of the in
ternal combustion motor. The agri-
cultural tractor of today is but an
other adaptation of the automobile
motor.
At the start the motor truck was
largely an off-shoot of the automo-
bile. Later new naKers tried to
blaze new highway of truck engi-
neering, but so far as the engine is
concerned, the lessons learned in au-
tomobile development. have applied to
trucks. In many other respects the
direction of progress in trucks has
followed that in automobiles. So
may we expect that agricultural trac-
tor development will follow that of
automobiles and motor trucks. The
one as in the other The higher mo-
tor speeds and lighter motor parts
apply equally to automobile, motor
truck and agricultural tractor.
The inc1osing OF the driving ele-
ments started in the automobile has
been taken up in the truck and later
will, with equal certainty, be incor-
porated into the agricultural tractor.
The trend of progress in all these
is largely alike. Already truck man
ufacturers are showing commendable
judgment in quickly building on the
development of the automobile engi-
neer. Those agricultural tractor
makers taking advantage of this will
succeed, granting that the other as
poets of their business are equally
capab1y cared for. Those tractor
makers who push aside what the
truck and automobile makers have
done for them will fail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
COMING
TO REALIZE USE
OF THE TRACTOR

One form of transportation assists
another. The more systems of travel,
the more travellers and the better
the service. The development of troll
ley systems did not injure railroads,
and the autOrn obile has not injured
the trolley. Population increases,
demands of travel increase, and trans
portation facilities must increase.
One form of motor power assists
another. The automobile is going to
hasten the introduction of the agri-
tura1 tractor. The automobile has al
ready impressed on hundreds of thou
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
WE'RE MORE CAREFUL.

A hve-year increase of IT'S Pc
cent. in the automobiles in use has
been accompanied by an increase Of
25s per cent. in the death rate result
ing from automobile fatalities, ac-
cording to statistics gathered by the
United States census bureau. This
is. taken to indicate a decided inn
provement in driving.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

tory additions of various motor com
panies at more than 100000 square
feet, very stable little industry in
itself. It cost the motor car indus
try upwards of $12,OOO,O0O to make
this great addition to it's n1anufacur-
ing space, while $7,5OO,000 would not
pay for the new machinery and 9TH
er equipment required to furnish it
forth.
There are at the present time 448
manufacturers of complete motor cars
or chassis, in the United States, of
which PSI put out commercial cars.
Motor cars are manufactured in tTir-
ty-four of the states. It takes 27,7OO
Dealers garages, repair shops and
supply stores to keep this great in
dustry turning. During the history
of the motor car industry, we find
been forced to the wall by the keen
competition.
It is estimated conservative1y that
the retail value of cars sold in 1915,
amounted to nearly 100000, 1000, of
which amount 1915, 100000 went for
passenger vehicles and $125, 100000
for motor trucks. Shipments of mo-
tor cars by railway during 1915
amounted to more than 100000
freight car loads. The average price
OF American motor cars in 1915 was
POI Il as COAupdI0O With average III
1889 of $1,284 for steam runabouts.
The average price of automobiles in
1907 touched the high water mark
of $2.123.
American motorists pay on an aver
age 81 for each car that they oper-
ate, in registration fees and personal
property taxes, both of which are lev
led in all but four states, where the
latter is omitted. This makes a to-
tai expenditure of more than .$14,-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22
WATCH TIRE PREssURB

More tires give out from insufficient
imitation than from any other cause. Il
should be remembered that 1t is the
air in the tube that carries the load
and cushions the road
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

The Australian road record for one
half a mile has been lowered by Jack
Booth. the Australian racing star,
astrido an American machine, to
20 1-5 seconds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

tai of s20o!ooo,ooo. If we take
twelve gallons per annum as the aver
age consumption of 1ubricating oil.
we get a total consumption of approx
imate1y 100000 gallons. Taking
seventy-five cents as the average re
tail price of the lubricant, we find
that our national bill for this vital
product amounts to $22, 500. OO0.I Tires
are another element vital to the ex-
istenee of the motor vehicle and OF
these we now consume IL, 900, 900 an
nua1ly. Putting the average price. of
these castings at the obviously too low
figure of SO and we have an annual
tire bill of S12O, 100000, to say moth
ing of the sum that must be spent
for tubes. There are now more than
125 different brands of tires manu-
featured in America. The number of
types and sizes of tires is ,conserva-
lively estimated at 140.
There are now 2,273,000 miles of
public roads in the United States. In
the Improvement and extension of
this road system we are annually
spending more than 100000, 900.
The states of Massachusetts, and
half their total mileage of highways
classed as improved, that is hard
surfaced. If Dario /Resta in his
speedy Peugeot or one of the mighty
Stutz racers were to start out to COW
er- our entire highway system, driving
steadily for twenty-four hours a day
at the rate of 100 miles per hour, it
would take him more than three years
to complete his task.
Government officials announce that
the production of petroleum In this
country during 1915 totalled 267, 400, 900
barrels, a considerable increase over
the 1914 record. Crude petroleum stock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-22

No other similar period has been
so prolific in expansion of the indi-
viduaI components Of the motor car
industry and it's interdependent allies.
Conservative estimates place the fac
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
WOMEN'S CLUBS
AID UNFORTUNATE
BUTTE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
UNDERTAKEN A CAH:--AIGN
FOR DAY NURSERIES,.
Winner of Parliamentary Law Con-
test in California Giving Instruc-
tions to her Montana Sisters to
Train Them for Exercise of Suf-
frage; Watch JaiIs and Hospitals

With five active clubs, a club build
ing that is one Of the largest and hand
soonest in the west, and a range of ac-
t~ivities that run nearly the entire ga
NUT of possible reform, the clubwom-
en- Of Butte have won a distinction
of which they are justly proud. One
of their number, Mrs. E. B. Weirick,
has had a leading part in the civic
affairs of the state for several years
as the first and only woman mem
Der of the state board of charities and
reform and as a member of the execu-
tive boards of the Children's Home
Finding society and the state society
for the prevention and treatment OF
tuberculosis.
To their many undertakings, the
adoption of prohibition has added the
problem of providing a substitute for
the saloon, for as many Of the prohibl-
ton advocates were women, the club
women now feel it incumbent upon
them to find something to take the
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01

mitted by city or county officials.
Some of the counties and some of the
municipalities of the state have abol-
ished the contract system with highly
beneficial results. The clubwomen are
bending their efforts to obtain aboli-
ton Of the system in all city and
county institutions throughout the
state. 1t has already been banished
from all state institutions"
Butte Has Five Clubs.
Butte has five women's clubs-the
Woman IS, Arts and Crafts, Atlas
Shakespeare and Homer. The first
two meet in the Woman's Club build.
ing while the sessions of the others are
held at the homes of members.
Through their clubs the women Of
Butte, as well as those of the Other
cities Of the state, are striving t.
equip themselves better to shoulder
the responsibility conferred upon then
by the grant Of the suffrage. TIL,
Homer club, the Oldest women's clul
in the state, is making a special stud,
Of parliamentary law. 1t is receivin'
instruction weekly in this subject iron
Mrs. d. M. Trotter, who recently wol
first prize in a contest in the practic
Of parliamentary law conducte'
among the clubwomen of California
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Community Singing at Butte.

Community singing has been
established at Butte with 200 per-
sons taking part in the opening song
fest in the high school auditorium.
Miss Minerva Bennett, instructor in
music, is highly gratified with the
success of the innovation.
"Coming Thro' the Rye" "Auld
Lang Syne," "Sweet and Low"
"Blow, Ye Winds, Heigh-Ho,"
Cloves Old, Sweet Song" and
other old favorites were sung by the
men and women, boys and girls who
attended.
when voices are lifted in uni
son." a statement on the song
books read, ga note is struck for
a new harmony Of understanding,
mutual good will and similar ideas.
The animating idea of it is that it
promotes a better understanding, a
renewed good will and a feeling of
brotherhood between folks"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Battling Nelson's Face.

Bat Nelson announces that he has
hired specialists to remodel his face.
Jimmy Britt, AID Wolgast and Joe
Cans all took a hand at difference
times in remodeling the classic fea-
lures of the battler, but only suc
ceeded in making him look less like
the well-known Adonis after each op-
Grafton.
But says he hopes to be married if
he can get his face arranged SC that
the Fords don't shy at it.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01

ant bearing upon the question OF
Americanization as through the nur-
series foreign women would learn the
principles Of upAto-date sanitation.
The club women hope to induce the
municipality to undertake the main
tenance of the nurseries, butathey have
had under consideration a plan to es-
tablish one or more nurseries at their
own expense if the city refuses to
make the appropriation.
Another aim of the women is i'm
movement in the moral tone and the
educative value of moving pictures.
They have undertaken to induce the
owners Of movie houses to give chill
dren's m~atinees on Saturdays when
such films as "Alice in Wonderland
would displace melodrama Of the
"Diamond Dick" variety and tragedy
of the "vampire" type. This plan
of pleasing the children and the moth
ers once a week has been tried with
marked success by motion picture mer
in other parts of the country.
Watching Jail and Hospital.
The clubwomen also r keeping al
eve on Jail and poor farm and hos
pital, doing whatever they can here
and there to tighten the burden of the
unfortunate. They are striving, il
particular, to abolish the contract sys
tenn in public institutions.
"The contract system is too often
source Of graft" said Mrs. Weiricl
in telling Of this campaign. "Th'
contractor who receives $40 a month
for each inmate Of a Jail or each pa
tient in a county hospital must, o.
course, make a profit, but he may Civ
the prisoner or the sick man $3.50 o,
$3.50, according to the o.
his own honesty and the latitude per
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
JEANETTE RANKIN
BARS PHOTOGRAPHER

. Nc more pictures are to be
taken by moving picture men
and press photographers of Miss
Jeanette Rankin, the first wom-
an to be elected to congress.
II positively refuse to allow
myself to be photographed and
will not leave the house while
there is q camera man on the
premises" said Miss Rankin. The
block in which she lives is pa
trOled by camera men.
Republican leaders of the
state, it is said, warned Miss
Rankin that the publicity she is
receiving would become obnox-
ious. 1t was at this suggestion
the decision was made not to
have any photographs taken for
newspapers and moving pictures.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Gives Aid Recruiting.

The United States army author
tiles have advertised for twelve
girls for the United States army to
aid in recruiting" Nowadays, says
Alice Duer Miller, it seems as though
men wanted women's help in all de-
partments of work except in that of
representing women at the ballot
box.
Come into the army Maud,
For we need your help there, too,
Come into the army, Maud,
AS a woman ought to do.
For 1 talk to the men and they're
simply bored
But they might enlist for you.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
THE PIANO AT E D

There's a hole called Reds Saloon
In La Vaca town;
There's an old piano there,
Blistered, marred and brown,
And a mar that's older still,
Takin' drinks for fees,
Plays all night from memory
On the yellow keys.
While the glasses clink and clash
On the sloppy bar,
That pianos dreamy voice
Takes you out and far,
Ridin' old familiar trails
Underneath the moon,
Till you hear a drunken yell
Down in Reds saloon.
Whirr Of wheel and slap of cards,
Talk of loss and gain
Mix with hum of honey bees
Down a sunny lane.
GlimpSeS Oh your mothers eyes,
Touch Of british lips
Often max you lose the count
While you stack your chips.
Scufflin' feet and thud Of fists,
Curses hot as fire
Still the music sings OF love,
Longin', lost desire,
Dreams that never could have been,
Joys that couldn't stay,
While the man upon the floor
Wipes the blood away.
Then, some way, 1t follows you,
. Sleeps upon your breast,
Trails you out across the range,
Never let's you rest,
And for days and days you hum
Just n scrap OF tune
Funny place for music though,
Down in Reds saloon.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Women Candidates Largely Succeed

OF the 255 women candidates for
offices in 90 of the los counties in
Kansas at the recent election, ISL
were elected. There were already
126 women holding county offices
in the state. OF republican women
holding office and seeking re-elec-
ton. 55 yer successful. OF the 81
democratic women seeking re-elec-
ton, "a were successful. F~ifty-eight
women were elected county superin-
tendents of instruction, 46 registrars
of deeds, rs clerks of district courts
15 county treasurers, five county
clerks and two probate judges. Clas
sified as to parties, there were so re-
publican women elected and 50 dem
| ocrats.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Women Denied Vote.

On the last day of registration in
Des Moines, Iowa, five women, for
merly residents of suffrage states,
were denied the right to vote as citi-
zens of Ohio. This brings UP a point
in favor of universal suffrage be-
cause it is rather absurd that a citi-
zen of Montana should lose any OF
her citizenship rights because Of re-
moval to another state.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Declares for Equal Rights.

The National Women's Christian
Temperance Union, in convention at
Indianapolis, has declared in favor of
equal political rights for men and
women. The union also went on
record as favoring living wages and
equal pay for equal services, and as
believing in justice as opposed to COM
mercial greed. A pledge was given
to continue the fight for constitution
al prohibition both state and national.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
War on Cupid.

1t is said hal an organization of
women in Japan numbers 100000
members, who have sworn never to
marry unless their prospective hus-
bands agree to support a movement
for obtaining for them equal treat
ment with men, and an improved
economic position.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01

immigrant and they have undertaken
a campaign for the establishment of
day nurseries where working women
may leave their children. This inno-
walton is expected to have an import
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Jeanette as Pauline.

The Woman's Journal and Suf-
frage Organ has a cartoon on its
front page in its first issue after cleo
ton, picturing a spirited Pauline
Revere" coming out of the west bear
ing the decisive vote on the national
election. 1t is adapted from the New
York World, one of the first papers
to grasp the significance of the west
ern vote in this election.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01

Daughter, do you think you really
need all that red paint on your cheeksf
Aren't natures ways the best?"
"They suit me, dad. Ever see any
thing redder than the leaves ON yon-
der treeq"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Girl Wants a Husband.

A good looking girl up at White
fish wants a husband, and the White
fish Pilot is trying to find one for
her. She is good looking, is a good
cook, has enough money to start her
husband in business. She wants a
handsome young man, who must be
musical and able to dance.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
SPECIAL mi OFFER 80

In order to make it an object to any one VINO Mn . to issue a
more than the required first payment, we heiepy mow n the
receipt for 81 for every dollar that Is pahu up W ~0
coupon published herewith.
Mail coupon, pay $40 cash, and get a receipt for @'o'
Mail coupon, pay SIS cash, and get a receipt for Sso'
Mail coupon, pay S5 cash. and get a receipt for $780,
Mail coupon pay $50 cash, and get a receipt for = 0"'
Never again will it be SO easy to get a fine warran'0'' '"o
toned durable piano a snow
Bear in mind that these pianos are the latest, o,c cen",s and
new, especially selected Instruments from the nI s.n advertised by
most trustworthy makes-not the cheap, trashy
the Eastern catalog houses. -
Bear in mind that nv balance remaining UNPAID al po y. ~
on any reasonable terms bat NAV best suit the convenience Vi III
purchaser. -
an instruments on sale are plainly marked a. me cash prices,
cash prices ihose buying ON time Will ecu up
ut VIII pay simple interest on deferred payments.
Bear in mind that our niano prices are much lower than any "
'hs VI NJ city. Everything reduceu1 ~, u.rrapted in
Every instrument in this sale Is unconu At. nye~ durinp this
sale.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Women Vote in Chicago.

In Illinois, women's votes are
counted separately. In Chicago,
130,051 women voted for Wilson and
135,150 women voted for Hughes.
Women cast over 81 per cent of the
total presidential vote cast in that
city.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01

place Of the saloon as a workingman's
club.
Day Nurseries Advocated.
Hitherto they have given much at;
%tention to the highly practical prob
lem of the Americanization of the
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Comment on Montana.

The New York World says: sir
Montana the vote of the women was
fairly divided between the two par
tiles, but the women stood remarkably
by women candidates and for pro
hibition."
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
ABOUT wOMEN
Where Women Vote.

Eight of the eleven states where
women vote will now be dry, includ-
ing Utah.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
Sad,

There was an old fellow named
Blinker,
Who with dynamite sure loved to
Tinker.
We found a small dab,
And we wrote on his slab,
"He hadn't much brains in his
thinker"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-01
WE Invite INSPECTION AND coMPA|

Our floors are now a vast exhibition ground, and 1t Will pay you
to look them over before you invest a dollar for a piano. we cor
dali invite inspection and comparison to any piano sale held. Make
il a duty to get our sale prices BEFORE you buy. The fact>that we
are the largest buyers and sellers of fine pianos and player, pianos
in the northwest, arms u 8 with a mighty purchasing power winch no
other concern can command. ID accounts for our superior, values.
Again w e repeat, a small deposit only with the $50 advertising
coupon is required. Cut out the coupon, mail 1t to orton brotners
Music House, No. 6 Third st. No., next door to RAINBOW Hotei' 0reat
Falls, and have your piano shipped at once, o r order your piano and
have it delivered later.
Bear in mind that you need make only a small deposit snd the
advertising-testc coupon when you select your piano.
Here is the coupon, it is the same rs Assn
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-05
Squire Porter On the War

Squire Porter has pretty sound opin-
ions about things and he told US the
other day what he thought about the
war. You know, he is magistrate at
Pickens, and when he is not magistrat-
ing he's barber. He is good at both,
but he's a better fellow than he is a
barber. Not changing the subject, but
Squire has shavers to raise as we'll as
razors to shave. We had just got in his
chair for a shave the other day when
someone got to 0talking about the war
and wanted to know what the Hon.
Magistrate thought about it. "Well, -
says the Squire, judicially speaking, as
he daubed the lather brush in our mouth,
"1f they keep on fighting over there
somebody's going to get hurt" AS we
said before, the Squire has pretty sound
opinions about things.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-05
Don't Know Who 1t Is
Greenville News.

Greenville News.
We see by The Pickens Sentinel that
one night lastweek the officers destroyed
ga large quantity of beer, an expensive
outfit, made, perhaps, of that delicious
underground meal for which this sec
ton is noted" To some folks in Pick
ems the saddest words Of tongue or pen
are these: "The stills been raided
ag'in."
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-05
:T IL
PIER 81 ()TNkAlI

The Ladies cottage prayer meeting
I will limeet at the home of Mrs. Wesley
Garrett Friday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Every mother is cordially invited to at.
tend. y
Everyone is urged to attend the
Greenville district missionary meeting
at the Pickens Methodist church. The
first service is to be held next Thursday
ut n. m.
Tom Williams of Gainesville, Ca, has
returned to his home after two weeks
visit to friends in Pickens county. He
spent several days in Pickens with his
sister, Mrs. H. A. Richey.
Miss Patti Major left Saturday morn
ing for Lee county where she is princi-
pal of Ivanhoe school near Bishopville.
Miss Alberta Tongue left at The same
time for Bethune where she will teach
again this year.
The Oolenoy school is without a prin-
cipal and would be glad to get in touch
with man that would take charge at
once. Jas. A. Hendricks, Marietta, S.
c. route 2, s secretary of board of
trustees. Board $12; Salary $75.
Misses Belle and Alberta Tongue de-
lightfully entertained "The Tattlers'
at their home last Thursday afternoon.
Besides the regular members, Miss
Catherine Wilkes of Blair was present.
Late in the afternoon delicious salad
course wasl served by the hostesses,
assisted by their sister, Miss Henrietta
Yongue.
B. H. Powers, who left Pickens sew
eral days ago to accept position with
the Southern Railway in Atlanta, has
resigned.that position to accept posi-
tion as salesman with Folger, Thornley,
& Co., where he will be glad to have his
friends call on him. His many friends
will be glad to learn that he has decided
to remain in Pickens.
Mrs. G. r. Hendricks was q gracious
and pleasing hostess at her attractive
home last Wednesday afternoon when
she entertained the members of the
Entire Nous club together with many
visitors. Mrs. Hendricks, assisted by
Mrs. Troupe Partridge, Mrs. T. j. Maui
din and Mrs. James Carey, Jr., served
delicious salad course followed by cof-
fee and cheese straws. +
Rev. j. C. Bailey of Liberty was in
Pickens last week in his car, the gift of
his churches. Bro. Bailey is pastor Of
the Presbyterian churches at Liberty,
Central, Carmel and Pickens. Bro.
Bailey says he can do much more pas
toral work and do it with so much less
fatigue since he has his car. Bro. Bailey
is an able preacher and good pastor,
and richly deserves the kind treatment
he receives at the hands of his people.