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Arizona republican., 1917-03-04
SAUFFLEY TALKS ON
 TIRES AND UPKEEP

That the wonderful strides made bv the rubber industry in tire manufac- turing has reduced the operating cost or automobiling from ten to twenty i've cents was tne the declaration of Bop Sauffley, of the Payne and Sauff- Icy company yesterday.
 Despite the great improvement in automobile manufacture the rubber manufacturers have gone them one better said the genial Bob The change in treads and the wonderful resistance powers of the modern tire have added immeasurably to the re- auction Tn operating expense of the past few seasons. l believe the future VIII snow stlli greater improvement in quality as all the manufacturers are constantly on the lookout for new methods which will add to the durabil- ity of the fabric.
 In spite of the high cost of gaso- line. the average person now can buy and operate a motor ear at a much lower cost than was possible five years ago. This is due principally to the achievements and economies of modern production methods, but there are sev- cral factors to be considered.
 The many times greater output of
 
 in price is the biggest single item in this saving. but tires, notwithstand- ing the recent increase in price, are now much cheaper This is made plain by comparison of present prices with the lists of five years ago.
 "A standard size that cost s75 at that time now costs $40 and propor- tionately all down the line the saving has been the same
 Modern buying facilities chiefly ac- count for this. Greater production has brought about the attendant oppor- tunity of buying in quantity at much lower figure. Also. materials can now be standardized and q higher quality insisted upon. This has logically been greatly assisted by improved factory methods. and the outcome is the pres nt-day motorists secures a. better tire If a much lower price
 Sauffley was all smiles yesterday and he had good reason to be having returned from two hours visit amongst those who purchase the rub Der pneumatics with orders calling for seventy three tires amounting in all to over three thousand dollars.
 While the conversation was going the rounds one of the state legislators. Harold Baxter by name. hove into view with q nice little tale about his special Kissel which had been equipped with four Diamond Squeegee tires by the Payne and Sauffley company. Bax- ter declared that he had only ridden 3300 miles on the tires and the same air was still in them as when he started out Said there wasn't any hot air about 1t either. Sauffley aI- lowed that any tire which could stay with air that distance was some tire.
 Why" he said 'E. A. Trincano was just in here the other day with a Diamond tire which had carried the
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

ton had been kept secret. This was a serious accusation and should not have been made unless the alderman was certain of his ground and ready to support his assertion by documen- tary evidence or testimony of a re- liable nature. It was lated proved that his charge was untrue and that he was referring to another project having not the least connection Wlth the municipal farm. But the harm would have been done if no one had been present to refute his statement. And even, when the alderman was shown to be in the wrong, 1t was noticed that he did not apologize.
 In this patriotic year, it Is time curbstone politics be eliminated from the Common Council, which should be serious, deliberate and slow to fly off at a tangent.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
THE FLATS OF FLANDERS.

(Henry Varian in the New York
 World). Why are the armies battling on the
 Flats of Flanders? They are those who fight for Might
 and Majesty of God. Why do regiments give their lives for
 great commanders? They are worsting Attila, tn AL
 mighty's christening rod. O the Flats! the bloody Flats of Elan
 ders!
 See the muddy bottoms gllsten req! Poldhoek is shaking. Windhoek IS
 quaking,
 Nordenhock is covered with the
 dead. God, what barra gel! groWls the
 major as he paces This way and that way, a-pumng at
 his cigarette. But the Tommies laugh as a coal-box
 swiftly traces, With a fearsome shriek and crash,
 its message in the wet O the Flats! the bloody Flats of
 Flanders!
 Passchendaele is flaming to the sky; Roulers, in the distance, can't give re-
 sistance,
 Jesus! what a glorious day to die! See them staggering, white faces full
 of suffering, Arms off and blinded. torn in a
 thousand horrid ways! "Victory!" they cry, and, dying in
 the uttering, Gladly their souls salute the An
 cient of Days, O the Flats! the bloody Flats of Elan These be the dead who die in the
 Lord! Souls of them awing as cruel bomb
 shells sing, Bursting like a stinkpot on the
 sward Pray for us! pray for us! that are
 safe and sound behind, Doddering in plenty, while the can-
 mons flare in front, Mater Misericordiae! wher'er thou mayest find. Fold thy wings above and guard, for they have borne the brunt! o the Flats! the bloody Flats of
 Flanders! Men their peace have found upon the fields Little silent crosses in the red mosscs Telling of the Faith that never yields.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
Four Sons and the Fifth.
(New York WOrld)


 New Jersey has the distinction of producing an oil painting, said to be of merit, entitled Courage" which represents and glorif1es the sacrifice of a mother of four soldier sons.
 Gov. Edge of that State supplements this artistic allegory by writing to an- other mother of four volunteer sons whose fifth and youngest has been drafted, saying that he will ask the local board to exempt this young man from service
 Several cases such as this have been revealed as a result of the draft. Vol unteering has gone on in many fam, lilies unmindful of conscription, with a sort of understanding that one son was to remain at home. When he too has been summoned the hardship has been self evident.
 Yet under narrow interpretations of the law and finely spun rulings as to dependency, it has often happened that no relief was offered.
 We are enforcing a selective draft, which is supposed to take into con- sideration many things. It works poorly when from families where four sons have volunteered the last is taken.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
THE TRUTH ABOUT MILK
(Chlcago Trirune.)

NO1A'Ne'6O
 One of the spokesmen for the r,..l producers is quoted as saying:
 You may say to your readers that they may have milk or not as they choose. All of the sob stories about the suffering babies don't go far with the milk producers, and no basis of soft sentiment is just basis to work on.'
 If the arrogance of this statement correctly represents the attitude of the milk producers, then the public cannot be blamed if it regards them as commercial buccaneers. It is per- fectly true that no basis of soft sen- timent is 8 just basis to work on, but it is also true that no basis of brazen extortion can be tolerated.
 We would not be understood as passing Judgment on the equity of the price advance decreed by the producers, though it seems to be ex- orbitant. It is certainly exorbitant from the consumers standpoint The producers may sheer at "sob stories about suffering babies,' they may try to dismiss every objection or complaint as "sentimentality.' but must have milk. If prices are raised so high as to deprive them Of mllk, then there is only one answer: The government will have to take hold or the business.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
CIT CAN'T BE DONE."
No Power on Earth to Prevent Boys
 From Calling Nicknames.

Cleveland Plain Dealer).
 William Williams hated nicknames. He used to say that most fine given names were ruined by abbreviation. which was a sin and a shame. "1, myself" he said, "am one of six brothers. We were alT given good old-fashioned Christian names, but all of those names were shortened into meaningless or feeble monosyllables by our friends I shall name my chill dren SO that it will be impracticable to curtail their names"
 The Williams family. in the course of time. was blessed with five chill dren, all boys. The oldest was named after the father-William. Of course that could be shortened to "Will' or enfeebled to "Willie"-but wait! A second son came, and was christened Willard Anal" chuckled MT. Will Hams. "Now everybody will have to speak the full name of each of these boys, in order to distinguish them"
 In pursuance of this scheme, the next three sons were named Wilbert Wilfred and Wilmot The five boys are now respectively known to their intimates as Bill, Skinny, Dutch Chuck and Kid.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

To be a passenger on submarine on trips made both above and below water is the experience of Edward A. Eichstaedt, son of Councilman A. E. Eichstaedt, of 273 Cherry street, this city, Young Eichstaedt enlisted in July as a member of the hospital corps of the Naval Reserves. After being stationed for a short time at Newport he was transferred to New London in September and is now sta- toned at the submarine base in that city.
 After graduating from the New Britain High School in 1913, he was employed by the Stanley Rule and Level company for one var, He en- tered Syracuse University in 1914 where he took a forestry course, spe- cializing in fish and game. At college he was a member of the swimming squad last season and manage of the swimming tea m. He is "a an ember of the X Sigma, electiQn1sto which fra ternitN is based on scholarship and general activities. t, .5
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
LETTING GEORGIANA DO IT.

Before the War Bureau proceeds to get down to business. it should mako arrangements for engaging a perma- nent clerk. The statement has been made that the clerks employed in City Hall would be pleased to assist in the work. This assertion was not based on investigation, as it Is known that the clerks referred to are not pleased to assist and that many of them are upset by the prospects of more work being piled onto their shoulders.
 Public committees and commissions are falling into the habit of turning their work over to the clerks of City Hall. It is fact that the heads of departments in New Britain are well paid, and it is proper that they should be. But 1t is also a fact that some of the clerks in the employ of the municipal government are underpaid. In addition to that, thev perform the major part of the labor in their re- spective departments; labor that oc- cup1es most of their time It Is un- fair to ask them to assume other bur- dens free of charge. Patriotism is a glorious thing, but it is not right to be patriotic at the expense of others. The clerks in City Hall have felt the effects of the war as heavily as any class in the city. From tho beginning of the draft they have been expected to do, and have done, hours of extra labor in connection with war activities. This, without extra com. pensation.
 Let us be fair. If the young women are asked to do additional work, let thefm receive additional pay. All work xand no play makes GeorgiannR a disgrllntled young woman.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
ooNs1DERlconUMBUs.

Columbus 4iscoveHed the New World because Columbus had ,Rerseverance. Four hund1 I'd and twentx >axe years |ago the ho1 of his flagship, the Santa |Maria, VI pushed toward the s3ore Pf Walti7 Island. San salvatore,N m the Bahq ns And the man who hadk Ftarted to find a new trade route 10 Ind Uncovered ut his feet what |vas tually to be the gateway to f na paradise for man. Had Co., klM not followed an old supersti- E the sea and pressed southward wake of a flock of birds he
 have landed off the coast of
 a. It makes little difference,
 yer, where the good flagship of
 nbus first cast anchor so long as
 Fentually led to the present lay
 The United States of America
 it's being to the discoverer. much
 the country today owes it's pres-
 situation in the world court to the
 en who followed in the pathway of
 blumbus' perseverance. At the end
 each days journey over the mys- Dr4ous ocean. Columbus wrote in gls Journal, That day we sailed west ward, which was our course." High hopes might vanish. Terror might grip tho souls of some members of the crew. Even mutiny might break out, as 1t did, but Columbus, unap- paled. ever pushed westward which was his course. The lesson Is simple: When you start out to do something, never stop until the Journey Is com pieeed. In this respect, consider Co.,
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
The Late Lamented.
(From a Chattanooga pape

(From a Chattanooga paper)
 When interviewed by reporter late, last night she gave out the following statement: Ut was not my intention1 to kill him. I merely tried to bluffi him to keep him from killing me. Hei was so dear, and I hope that people will not think hard of me for what II have done. He, a loved one, from mo is gone. A vacant place in my heart and home Is left that can never be- filled, but in the land eternal, I shall some day see him face to face, there where there is no difficulty or pain."f
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
nACKERs IN THE COUNCIL.

Whon the voters attend ward eau cuses or primaries in the future, 1t weuid be advisable for them to weigh carefully the spirit of responsibility of candidates who aspire to represent them in tho Common Council. It Is apparent that number of members of the present council are not bur- dened with this spirit, as proved We'd nesday night when only fourteen ap- peared at a special meeting called to act on appropriations of approxi- mately s1o,oo0 and to listen to one of the greatest authorities on food conservation of which New England can boast, Robert Scov1lle.
 So far as is known, none of the absentees have attempted to defend their conduct. In fact, their laxity Is indefensible. Public business was to be transacted and it was their duty to appealed to tho voters for election on the ground that they would care fully guard the treasury but it is evil dent that such an argument was made merely for political purposes. New Britain expects every member of the council to do his duty and part of that duty Is to attend meet lngs.
 Another fault to be found with cer- tain council members, without at- tempting to probe too far beneath the surface, is that they have a predilec- ton for launching accusations against each other without sufficiently investi- gating whether their charges are based on fact. An instance of thL occurred at the meeting Wednesday evening when an alderman strongly in- sinuated that sum of money had been expended in connection with the municipal farm and that the transac-
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
Tho Hour Has Come.

Tho Hour Has Come. Oh, speak in music of the field Where men will meet with woe. And scoff at toll, and pain, and
 death,
 'Til-eager for the foe A nation fully reused will cry, Away with cold restraint; Unlock our arms-unft1rl our
 flag r Lay by the weak and faint; Then lead us on, the hour has
 come
 To face the cannon's blast, Til by the might of justice won Great peace be ours at last!"
 ~~1pwE W. WREN.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
"She Sure Ddd."

A group of old ladies were talking and knitting on veranda. The con- versation got around to how much said: Well, I weighed just threej pounds and a half"
 The others. gasped and one of them asked: And did you live?"
 They say I did, answered the oth-, CT woman, "and done well''
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
COMMU UNIC,ATED.

If Mayor Quigley can buy 5000 bushel of potatoes at s1.35 per bushel why did he call the farmers together and raise the price to $2.0O per bushel?
 TAXPAYER
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

Strange that there should such diff ference, be 'Twixt tweedledum and tweedledee, But stranger still, and greater yet, Betwixt La Toilette and La Fayette.
 New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

Germany has done nothing in par ticular to- Uruguay, but Uruguay, judging by what Germany has done to other small countries, thinks it bet ter not to wa it for frightfulness to as- sume a new and. personal shape.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

It begins to look as if all the talk about lowest prices for coal might be destined to rank as one of the most deceptive bits of c:rnouflage of the present yeap--Providence Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

Making Hindenhurg a prince is ar empty honor at best, for that sort o1 men are rapidly being put out of bus. iness.--Detroit Free Press
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12
FACTS AND FANCIES.

FACTS AND F,ANCIEs.
 Germany has done nothing in par ticular to- Uruguay but Uruguay, judging by what Germany has done to other small countries, thinks it bet ter not to wa it for frightfulness to as- sume new and personal shape Strange that there should such diff
 ference, be
 'Twixt tweedledum and tweedledee, But stranger still, and greater yet, Betwixt La Toilette and La Fayette.
 New York Sun.
 It begins to look as if all the talk about lowest prices for coal might be destined to rank as one of the most deceptive bits of cI1nouf1age of the present yeap.--Providence Bulletin
 Making Hindenhurg prince is an empty honor at best, for that sort of men are rapidly being put out of bus iness.--Detroit Free Press
 A man never gets over being boss ed. When he gets so old that his mother quits some girl starts in.- Meriden Journal.
 Forty kisses a minute.-Headline.
 This mechanical way seems to beat the old-fash,oned process "all hol- 1ow."-Berkshire Eagle.
 Even in the Reichstag peace ard Belgium are stumbling blocks which impede the harm onious progress of the supermen.-Wall Street Journal.
 German diplomats who are stupid enough to be caught with the goods are generally also stupid enough to try to lie out of it.-Portsmouth h Times.
 A Texas town has offered a reward of $1,246.50 for the kaiser. We fear 1t will take more than mere war to cure Americans of their extrava- gance.-Boston Transcript
 A Pennsylvania man sneered at a soldier and the judge soaked him s26.50. Anybody else got any sneers struggling for expression ?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 There are people in Germany who have come to the conclusion that one peck of potatoes is worth more than the most wonderful dream of empire. Charleston News and Courier.
 It is going to be pretty hard for the coal operators, the steel men and the farmers to look as if they were actual ly suffering from the prices fixed by the Government.-Ohio State Journal Since >Viscount Ishii came to the United States it has become apparent ! that oratory is not an exclusively Cau- 1 casian gift.-Indianapolis News.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

A man never gets over being boss ed. When he gets so old that his mother quits some girl starts in.- Meriden Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

Forty kisses a minute.-Headline.
 This mechanical way seems to bea, the old-fashioned process "all hol. Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

Since >Viscount Ishii came to the United States it has become apparent that oratory is not an exclusively Cau- casian gift.-Indianapolis News.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

It is going to be pretty hard for the coal operators, the steel men and the farmers to look as if they were actual ly suffering from the prices fixed by the Government.-Ohio State Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

There are people in Germany who have come to the conclusion that one peck of potatoes is worth more than the most wonderful dream of empire. Charleston News and Courier.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-12

Even in the Reichstag peace arC Belgium are stumbling blocks whicf impede the harm onious progress O. the supermen.-Wall Street Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-02
BONDS WERE FEATURE
ON STOCK EXCHANGE
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Transactions on today's session Of
the Washington Stock Exchange were
confined chiefly to bonds. with very
few records made on stocks.
Bonds showed little firmer tone
Railway As sold at 7Sss. with $500
bond at 80.
Potomac consolidated 5s brought 80
and Washington Gas IS 1O2.
American Graphophone IS. which
were especially weak last FRIDAY,
made good recovery. selling at par
and closing with par bid and 101 asked.
A sale of forty shares of Arlington
Fire Insurance stock was made at Y,
and this, with few shares OF WASH
ington Gas at 1874. completed the
record.
Bank Dividend Declared.
The quarterly dividend of the Dis
trict National. ~ per cent, Is payable
July ) to shareholders of that date.
dend of per cent for the quarter was
paid today.
The semi-annual dividend of the Ma
tional Capital Bank, per cent, was
paid today
Bankers Association Meeting.
The District Bankers Association will
hold a regular meeting tomorrow evening
in the rooms of the Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking.
The liberty loan bond committee will
probably make its reports OF the rather
strenuous operations in connection with
Washington's e25 per cent bond slbscrip-
ton to the liberty loan.
Discussion is expected to be very largely
directed to the intangible tax law and
some of its puzzling features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

sCHICAGO. July 2.-Eagerness Of dis
filters to seize the last chance to make
whisky before being shut of by war
legislation was one Of the reasons
given today for prevailing fancy prices
on corn. Exporters were also said to
be unusually active. Besides. anxiety
continued regarding possible damage
from scorching temperatures in the
southwest. especially in Oklahoma.
Fresh advances in values took place,
although the market Saturday had
broken high price records. Reports
of showers in, Kansas. however. tend
ed somewhat to check the agrees
siveness Of the bulls. Opening quota
tions. which ranged from Y of to q
up. with July at 1.50 to 1.5sK. and Sep
TENDER at 1.47S to 1.48. were followed
by general upturn of about 1 cent.
Wheat and oats sympathized with the
strength of corn. Trading in wheat,
though. was nearly at a standstill. owing
to general expectation Of complete control
soon by the federal government After
opening unchanged at 1872 for Septem-
her and no dealings in July, the market
rose to 1.S5
Commission houses were moderate pur-
chasers of oats. About the only selling
came from pit Spectators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-02

| Covers have been patented to pro-
tect mems clothes from being soiIed by
their overcoats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-02
COTTON MARKETS,

NEW YORK. July 2.-The cotton
market showed renewed strength early
today, owing to the failure of the
weather map to suggest any relief from
drought conditions In the southwest,
and the appearance of foreign buying
orders. The opeHfng was 3 to G. points
higher, with the market showing in
creased ffrmness as the call pro-
crossed. and with active months SELL
ing 40 to 90 points net higher after
the call.
Houses with Liverpool and japanese
connections We're among the early
buyers. while offerings were very
light on the advance. which carried
October contracts up to $3.50 and De-
cember to 27.0s before the end of the
or into new high ground for the sea
son for that delivery. There seemed
to be no change of sentiment as to
the probab BILE showing of the govern
ment report. but there was evidently
increased anxiety over the situation in
the southwest.
Futures opened firm; July, $3.50: Oc-
tober, $3.50: December. 1851; January
1915 to 27.O3; March, 2720 to 27.O3.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2-Expecta-
tons OF bullish bureau reports caused
free buying of cotton here today
around the opening. and in the first
half hour Of business active months in
tne contract department were advanced
45 to 4s points Offerings from ali
sources were slender
Futures opened steady OPENING
bid: July. $500 asked: October, 25.73
asked; December. 25.9S; January. 26.i8
asked; March, 1928.
AT the time OF the bureau reports
the market was only 10 points up on
the most active months While the
acreage returns. showing a decrease
Of per cent. just about met con.
sentative expectations, the condition OF
1913 per cent of the normal was higher
than expected. and the market immedi-
ately .fell 10 points. Good support met
the decline and there was a strong
recovery toward noon, when the mar
ket stood point over Saturdays close
At the lowest levels prices were 80 to
65 points under Saturdays close.