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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

For Ford owners is speedometer,
installed complete with instrument
board and costing Sl2. The instru-
ment board is covered with black imi-
tation leather and is bracketed firmly
into place beneath the windshield
frame. The end brackets are adjust
able to provide for variation in width
of bodies. There is room on the
board for the mounting of other in
struments.
A bell attached on the radiator neck
is a favorte adornment for motor
cars nowadays. One such is made of
statuary bronze, either polished or
nickel-plated. Inside is a single coil,
enamelled and waterproof, which actu-
ates the clapper through platinum-sil-
yer alloy contacts. The head of the
bell may be either plain ball or made
of ruby-colored jewels to be lighted
up. Fraternal emblems also may be
displayed on top. All bells are wound
for six-volt circuit. They are oper-
ated by push button from near the
drivers seat. Three sizes are furn-
ishcd, 3la by Az. by and 6 by s
inches. They cost, depending on size
and style of head selected, from S5.25
to S10.75.
Headlight brackets for Ford cars
that turn the lights with the front
wheels cost $3.50. The advantages are
that they light up dark corners. and
thus lessen the danger of accidents.
The ordinary lamps are used with the
car. The brackets are readily at
tached
a transmission lock for all makes
of cars except Fords is secured by
bolts through the panel under the
front seat. bolted on the inside under
the seat. The lock is at the end Of
long bar which drops over the gear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Oil in Gasoline Tank

An automobile dealer says that any
one who wants to have a hne running
motor should put couple of quarts
of light or medium lubricating oil in
with every ten gallons of gasolene
pumped into the tank. This is particu-
larly efficacious, he says. in the case OF
a new motor. II will be limbered up in
considerably less time and will give
better service thereafter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Character Tags on
CHICAGO Used Can

Every car on display at the Chiesc'
used car show, which ends te'diy,
bears a tag giving its pedirtt -
specifications and certificate Of lnspee'
ton by a committee of Technical nen.
The first two days the show Vas open
fifty cars, totalling s46,9S5, were 500
Eliminating misrepresentation : y
the bottom of the success Of the SHOW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Runs ILL., Miles in
24-Hour High Gear Test

An interesting test with the idea of
seeing how few miles might be covered
on high gear in twenty-four hours was
made last week in Detroit. A Chal-
mers car was run III miles in that
time, an average of 2.9875 miles an
hour. The test was run under A. A. A.
sanction. The water consumption, it is
stated, was 25 pints
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Speed Trapping
Nets on "Driveways"

Speed trapping, even in these en-
lightened days, is favorite rural ont
door sport. An enterprising j. P. in
Ohio garnered an easy harvest not long
ago. He had squad of five men out on
the road from Toledo to Cleveland, near
Elyria, gathering in dealers displaying
on their cars "in transit" signs, instead
of regular license tags. These dealers
were driving away cars from factories,
a measure they were forced to by the
freight car shortage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Super-Advertising Is
The Hudson Keynote
Apparently Here Is Car That Cannot BE de-
scribed in Terms of Moderation Anyway'H
Is Not So Described in Many Quoted
Bits from Newspaper Copy

THE duty of the greatest automobile companies MOI
alone to be efficient and thorough in production ihey owe
il to their regulations be fair and moderate IN their aoV
Using claims manufactures deserves TO De )uoee
as much by his advertising output as by his mecna"e
The Tribune is working the field Of motor Car advertising
The Hudson COMPANY whose printed claims considered
TODAY does not measure up high standard IN its adver
tisinc OUTPUT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Lincoln Highway on Strips

The Lincoln Highway Association is
sending out II. c. Ostermann, its field
secretary. to collect detailed informa-
ton for the preparation of a series of
strip maps of the highway. There will
be thirty of these maps, showing 100
miles on each, on scale of a quarter
inch to the mile. Road conditions of
all sorts will be noted and the whole
thing will be published next autumn in
the Highway Guide. .....
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Orphans Day in Brooklyn

The orphans day outing Of me -
Island Automobile Club will oe go,
June 5 at Coney Island. r "a
Brothers will give the luncheon,
Luna Park will be thrown open 20 y, I'll
The club at 1917 Bedford Avenue W
be glad 10 get cars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

that Paige body designs have formed the
for all quality
Evervone in the Hudson advertisement must mean every
IN the Hudson factory or perhaps everyone in the office
where the advertising written Maybe the coPy-we Poed
the parts makers the picture OF whose engineers once
adorned the famous Hudson 48 to arrive at his
conclusion Motorists with comparatively short memories Will re-
call the days when the Hudson advertised this famous
four dozen as its engineering staff memory serves they were
for parts whose product then went into
the Hudson
The of Hudson , sups sas, IS j: s d~ssn
is the envied of the envied
good thing that there nothing new coming out the
Hudson line When you get saying the enved OF the envied
the enved goodness knows where will come out eventually
One comes naturally and easily such conclusion this:
In whatever you prize most-perfomance, style
beauty or economy-you will find the Hudson
leader. That's why it leads all other front rank
in sales.
After such language as this of other automobile
advertising writers must puny In competition tor saying
nice things about product the Hudson leaves them all gasp
for breath Hudson SuperoX advertising suPersaura'e
with superintendent.
is well example of language hysteria and as
seems to me- rather mixed reasoning The Hudson Company
short time announced;
asst spring faced this condition:
Thousands of waited weeks for delivery.
Thousands turned discouraged to a second choice.
Last year we built Is, 900 Hudson Super-Sxes.
This years output will be 30,0O0-not great
advance
Early last year the Super-Six unknown. 1t was
a new nvention-an enigma. Some said al
pertinent.
1t has since won all the worth while records.
Its praises are sounded by than 900
1t holds to-day undsputed world supremacy.
New York show sales broke all records In every
section the demand is unprecedented for this time
Of year.
Another over demand seems nevitable-and
Last year the Super Six ousold any other fine
This year demand seems likely to be doubled.
This kind of advertising is certainly all right urging people
to place their orders but if that this year demand
for the Hudson likely be doubled and if last year
thousands discouraged second choice clear that
the 900 increase last 900 nowhere
near what needed If the demand last year for
than butha be the inference from the adves
ng-and this years demand twice last demand there
certainly than so 900 Hudson needed supply the
demand
But there only $4,000 to be built the Hudson company
hopelessy 20 900 the behind the demand
That being the would better business
space institutional advertising and rectng the fact that the
company and sold rather than
vain hopes the minds of those who might like have Hudsons
in spite of the advertising
If this advertising truthful the Hudson company asking
for orders which knows FILL That does very
much like fair play But then there lot OF things about Hud
son advertising that DO seem like fair play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Utilizing Scrap Fabric

A good vulcanizing cement may =
made from scraps Of repair is0 "a
Keep the clippings free from dlII
when you have an accumulation o. ~
eral pounds. dissolve the friction =
kigh test gasolene. Run the 4,
through a wringer to extract sii :"
friction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Going On with Intercity Kun

The intercity reliability team eoT'
test will not be called on, y ~ a. -,
until July /. This run is schedules -.
July II, IS and 10. II conditions ~, 1,
themselves so that it seems best NOV y
hold the contest, July ! IS plenV
time to announce its abandonment"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Nav Race No More

From all that can be learned, Dar'
Resta, last years champion rseins
driver, has retired from the speedisss!
Several companies have been oiaelss
for his services, but it appears hAss
that Resta will devote himself 70 w.
ton work. Resta is a Briton, dssp'"
his Italian name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Bill Doubling Auto
Taxes Dies in Senate

The State Legislature has adjourned
without passing the bill of the tax and
retfenchment committee to double the
fees of passenger automobiles. The bill
died in the Senate. 1t never got as far
the lower house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

Ralph de Palma will have ~
for automobile racing this year 80 49,
twelve-eylinder Packard car. IL = ~
with the aew aviation motor thss
Packard PEOPLE have been deSs''''"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Nezv Wr1mkleS for Car OzvmerS

The Tribune chere any these things
may addressing request
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31

day evening.
 Mrs. F. Q. Lane and G. Percy Smith of New York are visiting Miss O M. Bottum at Stevens farm.
 The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. NJ. !. R. Fuller Thursday afternoon.
 x s>. Fh} IF A inahester is working at 5,es.-s ia.E..
 A class of four were given tie 3rd and 4th degrees at East Canaan Grange Monday night, and lunch was served.
 l.. w. Ripley of Hartford will give little talk on birds at the lectura room Sunday afternoon, at 4:S0. Mir. Ripley is an active christian man, ss we'll as student of bird life, and it will be interesting and instructive to all who care to hear.
 Rev. W. F. Maylott of Derby has rented the Clara Allyn place for the summer.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
WEST CORNWALL

]. Sunday, June 3rd, there will be a lecture on "CongrPgatlGnai Snrines' illustrated by lantern and slides. This is the one planneti fur last March, but as the slides did not come until too late, it had to be omitted. The pictures are said to be fine.
 Sunday, June 10th is Children's s Day and the,services at the chapel will be in the afternoon.
 Mir. Noe, the horse dentist, was in town over Sunday.
 MT. Martin Jurith and his father are living in the old West District School House. He purchased it some time ago and had it shingled. This spring he has had further alterations made and is now living there.
 Some fifteen years ago the Scoviile Memorial Association seeking to do something which would be of benefit to the town, hired teacher who de- voted her time wholly to one subject: that is teaching music one hour week ill each school in town. Later the town took up the matter and continued the music course. Those who were among the first pupils have now grown up and have made quite a fair proportion of the members of the Cornwall Choral Club. They were able to read music and were therefore of great help to the chorus when beginning new pieces. Now, after all this time the town plans to take backward step; and dismiss the music teacher. They thereby hope to save enough to increase the present teachers wages and add to their numerous duties that of teaching music. Ill olden times one man might make a whole shoe, but now a days cue man makes one part and becomes expert. But the school board wants one woman to be an expert in writing, reading, spelling, language geography, arithmetic. history, gardening, farming, domestic science, phyicai culture, nature study. music, child welfare, and some other incidentals, and expects she can teuch fourteen or fifteeh sub. jects as well az though she devoted her energies to one or two subjects. She must not only teach all these subjects, but in many of them she must have several classes day, owing to different ages of her pupils. I say she, because no men venture upon such arduous work in the district schools. When they teach they take positions paying $700. or more a year and teach one subject or possibly two. But the present school system forces the individual child to stav in his seat most of the time six hours day. His recitations are limited to extremely short periods, the rest of the time he must study by himself. There surely is need of some change. How many parents or others, know anything about the school from more than one point of view?
 Contrive some plan whereby if the children must study farming at school, there may be some one co go once 8
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
LIME ROCK

A Winsted moving van brought1 an engine here Saturday for Heady' Saw mill. MT. Haskins of Lee, came Tues. day to help set it mp.
 Mrs. Arthur Hart died Sunday night at her home near Falls Village. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon. Burial in Lime Rock ceme- tery.
 Surveyors are here getting things ready to built spur track and trestle fo the B. R. O., just south of the sta. tiIa.
 Mir. and Mrs. Kitten are out of town for few days. V
 Miss Fannie Wickwire of Canaan ia being entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wickwire.
 Henry Goux and Floyd Cashdollar left here Tuesday night for New York, for enlistment. "#G...
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
CANAAN VALLEY

Mir. and Mrs. Chspin of Springfield and this place, spent the past week at their new home on Tobey Hill. hlsAaN
 MT. and Mrs. Putnam nf Springfield are stopping at August Anderson's.
 Mir. and Mrs. King of Canton arc settled at the s. W Stevens house. MT. King is employed by Mir. Chapin.
 The usual form of exercises were held in honor of the dead soldiers in the Valley cemetery Memorial day.
 Wm. Brlnton and daughter spent Saturday at B. l.. Frink's. G
 Prof. Robert R. Stevens of Bridge. port and A. M. Ludlum, president of many active associations and the Unt- versity Club were guests at F. H. Langdon's from Friday until Sunday morning, when they returned to Bridgeport, with four pounds ofstrout. which they caught Saturday.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31
EAST CANAAN

Upwards of 250 enthusiastic Chris. tian Endeayorerg from Litchfleld county, representing ail but six Of the 22 Christian Endeavor societies. co:n. prising the Winsted Christian EnGsRgoT union, attended the 73d semi annual convention of the Union at the Con gregational church last Friday evening. At 5:3o automC piles and motor trucks began to arrive laden with En. deavorers, who were immediately pro. vided with a bountiful collation. served by the ladies of the church. At T o'clock the convention was opened by a song service, conducted by Paige A. Seaton of Torrington, vice. president of the union.
 Greetings were extended to the mem- bers of the visiting societies by the pastor of the churctl, Rev. M. J. B. , Fuller.
 Responsive readings were conducted by Charles ". Richards of Wipsted. president of the union, followed by a short devotional service lel by Rev. K. H. Burt, pastor of the First Con- gregational church, West Torrington.
 During the business session reports from the various officers and com mittees for the past six months were read and approved. 1t was voted tc accept an invitation from the Goshen society to hold the next conver tion ir the fall with the Goshen society. A rising vote Of thanks w0s extended to the East Canaan society for its hos pitality and for the excellent program provided.
 The general theme of the convention was "Service" and the motto was For Christ md our country.
 F. H. DeMars of Winsted, chairman of the prohibition committee of the uniup, delivered the first address of the evening, giving lecture entitled "A 10.minute dose of prohibition. MT. DeMars' address was followed by the -oll call 10 ,Saiah a!! but six scc.e. ties responded. There was m presenta' tior of the union Christian Enieavor banner as East Litchfeld again won the honors, having all average of S3 per cent of their entire membership present at the convention.
 Rev. Albert B. Todd, assistant pas tor of the Calvary Baptist church, Hartford, made the second address. his subject being "A soldier"
 Following the collection, Rev. Df. Samuel T. Clifton, pastor of the SecoL,' Congregational church, Winsted, de. livered the final address, his theme being Ready" His words stirred the hearts of everyone present and rang tIue to the call of patriotism.
 The convention was brought to a fitting close by the singing of "The Star -Spangled Banner" followed by the benediction. Citizen.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31

Asphalt, which was known to tho ancients, is said to have been em- ployed as binder in masonry by the Rahylonians.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31

week and have an hour or half session for his subject, and then the few minutes a day wi;l count finely for study of the topic
 Aud 50 with some other topics Music is something a child will enjoy all his life and the better he can read it the more he will enjoy it.
 If the local teacher must teach all these subjects. give her au assistant to do tlie hundred other things such as sweeping, tending fire, ventilating the room, answering some of the questions, putting lessons on the board, correcting lesson papers. making reports, etc.
 Public opinion seems to be expecting the school -board will look at the matter on all sides before finally deciding to change the custom of fifteen years Of having a special music teacher, if one can be had.
 Interested
 The following pupils have not been absent from school the past month :: James Clark, Joseph O'Donnell, Clarence Braman, Ruth Dibble. Gladys Seamon. Leah Richard had not missed day in the whole year until she left school two weeks ago.
 MT. Richard has left the employ of Mir R. N. Cochrane and moved to Tor ringford.
 Rev. c. N. Fitch had a memorial sermon on Sunday. not only in honor of the dead heroes of the war, but of the heroes of the cross still living but un- able to continue their work, with an urgent appeal for help in raising the fund already started to be used as pen sions for those of the Congregational church. Urging all to be loyal to two flags; the cross of Christ and the flag of cur country.
 The attempt to discontinue music in the school, or 10 require local teachers to addit to their already overburdened program is arousing a good deal of interest. Fault has been found that the songs were baby songs and didn't amount to anything. Now these baby song3 are written by sach authors as Stevenson, Riley, Whittier, Richards and Larcom whose poems are selected as sight-reading and memory gems. The music is by such composers as Cheminade, Chopin, Shubert and other eminent composers; and while they might be "baby" songs for the Cornwall Chorus, they are appealing to little ones just beginning to read either music or words, and are leading up to higher music as the pupil is ready. Now, while the children enjoy these songs they also know both words and music to the Star Spangled Banner and America and can sing them in three parts. Music in school the past fifteen years is now showing in our chorus and church choirs and it seems pity to take backward step.
 AN&
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31

Several from here attended the meet. ing at the Canaan M. F. church Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1917-05-31

Soul Mates. Knicker-What are soul mates? Bocker-Generally two lefts.-New York SIln.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-05
Retail Clerks.
{ PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
Trying to Organize Seven Team Cir,
cult.

That certain baseball 9magnates are
considering a plan to utilize their ball
parks for professional football and to
BACK financially a league of national
brohght to Chicago from Detroit. An
ageht1 of a professional football team,
which played its games on. Navin field,
the American league grounds in De-
troit, was in Chicago Wednesday, &C
cordirig to a morning newspaper, to
enlist support for his undertaking
from the owners of onet of the major
league clubs. The plan involves the
organization of the league along the
lines of professional baseball
It Isl proposed to enlist the services
of those BALI players who are also
football stars, and the remainder of
the teams will be recruited from col
lege graduates. Among the cities
mentioned as prospective members of
the new league are Chicago, New
York, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
Indianapolis and Columbus. The sea
son would begin at the close of the
baseball season and continue as long
as the weather was favorable.
Although professional football was
played on the Detroit American league
baseball park last autumn. President
Navin of the Detroit team is not in
terested in the proposed professional
football league it has been learn
ed. 1t was said, however, that Navin
field might be available for such
games if a league is formed. Con-
tests between professional football
elevens drew large crowds to -Navin
field during the past season. 1t is I'M
derstood that the manag of vari-
Gus elevens in that section of the
country had little difficulty in obtain
ing the services of former college
stars. This, it is claimed, caused them
to consider the so-called National
football league.
Indianapolis will have professional
football next season, although facts re-
garding the probability of indianapolis
joining q football league with the
games to be played at the American
association baseball park could not be
learned yesterday as Jack Hendricks,
manager of the association club. was
out of town. After the Pine Village
OndD professional football team had
played two games in Indianapolis last
fall to large crowds. Clair Rhodes,
of the club, announced chat
he would bring his eleven to Indian
apolis next fall. Rhodes, whose home
is in Pine Village, could not be reach
ed yesterday in regard to the pro-
posed league.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-05
FATHER OF SUICIDE INFORMED
BY PRESS DISPATCHES
Wenman A. Lewis, a Wealthy Retired
Coal Operator-Past Life of Son.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 4.-Wenman A..
Lewis, a wealthy retired coal operator
ard father of Bernard w. Lewis who
was being sought in connection with
the murder of Miss Maize Colbert in
philadelphia, had heard nothing re-
earding the whereabouts OF his son
Until informed by press dispatches to-
night of his suicide in Atlantic City.
Bernard w. Lewis was well known
here, having been associated with his
father in the coal business. At one
time he was connected in an official
capacity with five coal companies in
West Virginia Three years ago he be-
stock brokerage houses in the city,
later During that time. however, his
business frequently took him to New
York. His friends date the beginning
of his failure in business from that
time. Domestic troubles later compli-
Gated the situation. His residence
here was closed and Mrs. Lewis and
her little daughter went to live with
his parents in a fashionable section of
the city.
Personal financial ventures in which
he was concerned, particularly the
ownership of Pittsburgh theatre, also
failed. Last November he announced
his intention of going to New York to
Ell gage in the automobile business
Little had been heard from him by
his father since that time, and it was
not known here that he had been in
Philadelphia or had any intention of
visiting that city.