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6 ! AUTOMOBILE HEWS ' r THE FARMER AUGUST 7, 191J (Continued from Page 7.) ! adoption of the resulting- laws, the i medicine in question contained around 80 per cent, alcohol, and all that was i necessary -was a. slight adjustment In ; the carburetor. A well known automobile factory ; with a. capacity of' over 30,000 cars a year has recently 'been experimenting with kerosene , as a fuel in some of Its stock cars, using the regular en 1 Sines, and has developed the fact that ' the automobile caun be very satisfac ; torily operated on .such a. fuel. XEW DEVICE TOSTOP SKIDDESG ! -Although the stage has been passed : in the American automobile indus try when Europe was' regarded as the universal guide," philosopher and friend In all things relating to the mo tor car, useful hints still come from the other side of the-water. The most recent of these is the report from London of a device to prevent skid ding. Intended primarily for motor buses, but adaptable to motor vehicles ; of all kinds. This device makes use j of the familiar expedient of scatter ing sand in the track of the rear ' wheels, but it does so in a new way. j Action is automatic and the sand or grit is forced not dropped unaer both rear wheels as soon as the ve hicle beins to move in a lateral di rection, or -skids...- The-, driver's du ties .are not increased, but if desir ed he may also, make use of the sand when there is any spinning or slip- i nf thA -nrhpls on a. srreasv sur face or a hill. The sanding, which is spasmodically done by municipal au thorities under -certain -Conditions and in certain localities, thus becomes au tomatic whenever the road is in; dan gerous condition or within the judg- A ment of the driver. The EnglisSi de vice is said to be of very simple con- I struction and cheap to make. ' rSE OP AZJTO-HORNS. Street 'Commissioner.. James A. G al ii van of Boston, after a ten-day trip investigating the-traffic regulations of Chicago, Washington arad New York, advocates a law prohibiting the use of auto horns except as warnings of danger. - i "There Is a rule in Washington, j said Commissioner -Gallivan, "which i does much to abate the noise nuisance j which is the source of much complaint in Boston. Thi3 rule provides that ! "no person shall use a horn or other i signal except to give warning to driv ! crs of other vehicles and to pedes ! trians." . . ... , "From my talks with officials there I. learned that accidents are less com mon than in Boston where, by statute requirements, horns must be sound ed at every street intersection.1" Similar restrictions-as to the' use of i automobile warning signals are now in force in Chicago, Cincinnati Newark, j Jersey City, Sioux City, St. Louis. Los Angeles. Seattle, San Diego, Memphis, Louisville. Atlanta, Denver, St. Paul, i Philadelphia, Des Moines, Dubuque ' and Portland. ! The restriction as to its use is made In odder to emphasize its meaning when it is actually necessary and to prevent its sound becoming so com mon as to attract no attention. .' . AMERICAN MOTOR - nf'PHIIJPPIXES. The Jyiumph of an American- motor truck ver all foreign trucks i ' an army trial in the Philippines recently is one which all American motor car men will greet with satisfaction be cause it marks the end of the domin ance in that territory of thetEuropean truck manufacturer." The test was made by the quarter masters department. United States army on Benguet Hill, Baguio. This ; road is known throughout thei east as I the most difficult on which anyone regularly to operate I has attempted ; motor vehicles. ' , ! ! Few touring cars--can make. the pull j and until the truck went up it with a I full load and then with a two ton j overload, no stock truck had ever got ! up It with even normal tonnage. ! . For this use the government pur chased some time ago a. number of specially built French trucks, because lt that- time no American truck was j available which could . perform the i necessary service. . On one run when it carried 6,340 pounds, 340 pounds over normal rtonnage, ': the American truck made the distance in three hours and twenty minutes beating the regu lar freight train schedule. HOW COULD HE SEE LETTERS OJT PEDALS? H. R. Bradford of the Cartercar Company the other day told this one: ' "Gnel of our-: agents sold a car to a German and was teaching him to drive. The pedals which control the transmission and-the brake were . ex plained to the new owner, with the in structions that, when he wanted to do so and so, he must press such a pedal. "The old fellow said that he .un derstood it all right and'that the op eration was very simple, hut he was afraid to -run the car by himself. When- the agent asked him why he hesitated he said that he didn't be lieve he could manage the two pedals. "You can see the letters on them and you know what they mean," said the agent. . " "Yes, I know that,' said the old German, 'but how can I tell what they are when my feet is on them ?' " made no secret of his. intention to car ry the case to 'the superior court -unless a settlement satisfactory to his clients could be made. The case is being watched with interest-, by the few acquainted with the. circumstances and Is much discussed. INFANT MOTORIST IX 3,000-MILK RUX A glittering touring car ' raised the top of a grade and bowled along the Massachusetts macadam. A man peered at it from a clump "of hushes and gasped. , Perched under the steer ing wheel; which he handled with alt the confidence" of a veteran, was a wee mite of a child. " -. The watcher was a! traffic constable one of a type familiar to New Eng land motorists. His amazement was deepened by the plain violation of state" law which prohibits any minor of less' than IS years from sitting at the wheel of a moving motor car. The constable gave chase on his mo-, torbike and ordered the car stopped. Addressing himself to a man in ' the tonneau he remarked that Massachu setts didn't sanction cradle robbery to recruit the ranks of its chauffeurs. "Come on into town," he added: "We want to see the justice." Sadly little LyrcMbn Blish, aged . '12, went through the gears of his "35" and roll ed away, the stern minion of the law following close behind. It was a busy morning on the highway. There were - railroad crossings in rapid suc cession; farmers were bringing in pro duce; automobiles x and motor trucks were plying in both directions. Through the maze of the traffic little Lyman threaded his way with perfect eaee, now speeding up to pass a string of wagons, now slowing down and carefully looking each way before making a grade crossing. The town was reached and the constable chug ged -alongside and gave. the stopping signal again. ... "Well,", quoth - he, "I guess it's all right, after all. He's four years shy the legal "age but I see by your In diana license you're - strangers. - Be sides, I wish some of these drivers five times as old had as -much sense as this'Jkid: .-.We won't- worry- the. -justice this morning." So began and ended the only un pleasant incident connected with the recent trip of the Blish family who, with Lyman as driver, his 10 -year-old brother as mechanician, Mrs. Blish as guide and Mr. Blish as purser, , toured from their home in Seymour, Indiana to Maine and back, a distance of near ly 8,000 miles.: Lyman drove every foot of the way, . excepting a few-. stretches where he relinquished the wheel .. to little Meedy, also an expert driver. , Meedy . justly "-. claimed that his, job of mechanician gave him noth ing to do, and demanded-some active part. . ADMINISTRATOR'S BILL ' THOUGHT TOO LARGE. $35,000 it Is Said Asked ' Estate. for the Mills Winsted, Aug. 7 It is learned from an authoritative source that the bill of John D. Baldwin, administrator of the estate of Mrs. Emmeline Mills, to which . objection was made by some of the ' heirs a few days ago, was for $25,000. This -is $10,000 in excess of the amount paid the administrators of an other large estate here several years ago. Another bill was from Lawyer S. A. Herman for $1,500 for legal ad vice. ... Alvin "Waldo Hyde, a Hartford lawyer, . was the representative of the. heirs, and it is. understood that he S KANE-LEE NUPTIALS AT ST; PETER'S CHURCH Before a host of their friends at St. Peter's church' yesterday morning. Miss Anna Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lee of 52 Clinton avenue, was united in marriage to Mr. James J. : Skane, son of Mr. , and Mrs. James Skane of 51 West avenue. They were married with a nuptial mass, . the cere mony being performed by the pastor, Rev. Thomas J. Kelley. Attending the bride was ,her sister, Miss Mar 'garet Lee, while Thomas Skane, a brother of the groom, was the best man. The bride was most becomingly at tired in a gown of brocade and satin and carried a bouquet of carnations' The bridesmaid was gowned in a pret ty effect of pink silk and also carried carnations. ' - Following the -ceremony a' wedding breakfast and reception was held at the home of the bride's parents after which the young, couple left for an extended honeymoon trip which will include Boston, ' Revere Bea-cji, Spring field and Worcester. The bride is, a charming and well known, young lady of the West End. The groom has been a resident of the South ' End all his ' life where he - is well and favorably known. He has been prominent in athletic pursuits. He is a mechanical engineer with the Crane "Valve Co. ' Mr. and Mrs. Skane will be at nome to their friends af ter Aug. - 20 at 104 Clinton avenue where trie groom has fitted up a -cozy ..-little- home.- The young couple were the recipients of many handsome gifts. , N. Y. Wholesale Prices. Butter. Creamery extras,, 2 -o 27i4c; firsts, 25c26c;.- dairy, finest, 25c26c; good to prime, 24c 25c. Eggs. Fresh -gathered extras, dozr en, 25c27c; extras firsts, 23c24c; hennery white, 27c 33c; gathered, 24c 33c; hennery brown; .28c 3Qc; gathered and mixed, 21c 27c. Fruits Fresh Apples,- Duchess of Oldenberg, bbi., $2.50 $3; Nyack Pip pin, $2$2.50; Sour Bough, $2$3; Sweet Bough and Astrachan, $2 $2.75; Pears, Clapp's Favorite, $3.50 $5; Barclay, $3, $4; Bell and Scooter, $2.50$3; Peaches, basket, Connecti cut, 60c $1; Cherries, sour. 6 to 8 It) basket, 30c60c; Currants, quart, 6c g!9c; Blaokberrie, 8c,16c;- Rasp ber ries,, red, pint, 7c 12c; blackcaps, 6c 8c. Haw and , Straw Large baled hay, ton, timothy, No. 1, $21; standard" $19 $20; No. " 3-2, $14$18.50; light, clover, mixed, $18 $19; "No. 1,.-mixed, $16.50 $17. 50; heavy mixed, $15.50 $17; No: 2, clover,, mixed, $11" $14; No. 1, clover. $15.50 $17.50 ; . rye straw, new, $17$18 (small baled hay, $1.50 $2 less'than lare.) ' .- Dressed Poultry Turkeys, hens, 19c; toms, 18c19c; chickens, 3 to 4 - to pair, lb 25c; fowls, 60 lt and over to dozen, 19c; 48 to 55 lb, 19"4c; 36 to 42 lb, 17clc; under 36 tt 16517c; spring ducklings, J6c; squabs,- -prime, white, dozen $ 2.2 5 $ 4 ; dark, $1;75 : ' , .', . ' '. .-Vegetables. Potatoes, Long island, bbl., $2 $2. 3.7; Jersey, bbl., $2 $2.25; beans; basket or bag, 15c$l; beets, bbl., $1.26 $1.75; carrots, bbl., $1.50 $2; cucumbers," "basket or box. "25c 60c; cucumber pickles, bbl., $1$1.75; corn, per 100, 60c$2; mushrooms, lb 25c75c; -squash, marrow, hb,75c, $1; white, box, 25c6jbc; yellow, 35c 75c; turnips, rutabaga, bbl., $1 $1.25; white, $1$1.50; tomatoes, Jer sey, fancy, box, 75c $1. Sun rises tomorrow. ..j.. 4:54 Sun sets today. .1. 7:03 High water ...... .1. .... . 2:53 Moon rises ............. 9:47 Low water i .......... i. . 9v36 .a m. p. m. p. m. p. - -m. p. m. It "is complained that the banks are slow to lend money on' tho growing crops. Perhaps they think, if they lend their money they can't .have the satisfaction of taking it out and look ing at it. y,. ,.....,., ,. HUH Hiu.i... , I ... ...... ...,IMI.. ....M. .w..-.i.i...H...w,,, ,, nimtwu w. jJ j hi I - ' t 1 V MM .M W .if" m it In 1 i 1 lllll --Sjrjfi Three Nortta Pole Great Discoveries ' South Polet v.. X1 The standard oil for all "motors. . Uie Standard Oil Company's Gasoline for sale by all dealers STANDARD OIJL COMPANY of New York: 's - X REDDitIG RESIDENT TO TRY AND SAVE VALLEY PONDS irSTDHATTLIC CO. AGREES TO CON SIDER .REQUEST OF N. F. HOGGSOX. Stephen San ford To Stick to His Price For Land WiLter- Co. Seeks--. Other Items of Interest. REDDING ' Redding. Aug. 7. An effort is "being made by Noble JJ". Hoggson to save the ponds of Pleasant Valley, the removal of which was recently decreed by the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. Last Satur day he had a conference on the. sub ject with representatives, of the com-, pany whp:said the matter would he' taken under advisement and a decision reached before long. . Even 'this was regarded as a good deal of concession, as the company's previous attitude and tone on the. subject had been quite peremptory. Mr. Hoggson . believes that the main pond, which he is spe cially desirous of retaining,, can be pur- ' t 4. T 1 ,j. . -- - ou . saurtax y re quirements and afterwards left . free from contamination. This ipond Is one of the attractive features of the Val ley's landscape, spreading "' as it 'does on both sides of the highway with which' it is nearly on a level. About half a mile above is located Mr, Hogg son's 'beautiful summer home. There are no dams on his. property to be af fected by the company's elimination policy and the removal of the Sanford dame below will not shut off his water supply from the river. It would, how ever, low,er by several feet the water in the stream below his premises so as to render practically -useless the bank wall which he has built at one side ! of the stream for a distance of about an' eighth of a mile- His inten tion has been to build a companion wall on the other side,' thereby making a .canal to replace the former tortuous channel which in places spread over a brush .grown marsh. ,In his present endeavor to save the. ponds he is there fore moved by scenic and 'sentimental considerations, sentiments which are shared by all the valley residents. The sale proposition, made to the water company by Stephen -Sanford, the own er of the dams, still awaits a reply. Mr. , Sanford says that . he will make no reduction in the . figures he has named and that it the company does not come to his terms the award ,of damages will ibe left to the courts. Official notice has "been received ty the selectmen that the amount of the State tax which "Redding will have " to pay under the levy made by the last legislature is a little over $1,600. . Pay ment is due on Nov. 15 and provision for meeting, it will probably he made at the annual town meeting in Octo ber by the addition of , an extra mill to the tax rate; Either this must he done or borrowing resorted rto. - IPor the past two years no direct State tax was- levied agatnst " the towns and three years ago the amount of the tax assessed -upon Redding -was" only about $500. The rate was only one-half mill whereas it is now one mill and in the interval the grand list has grown from about $1,000,000 to $1,600,000. . The prospects indicate a larger en rollment of boarding pupils 'tor the coming term of the Sanfordr . school than at any . time since it -was estab-. lished. This is not surprising in view of the fact that the school has taken rank with the best preparatory schools in the country. There are also a num ber of applications for day pupils- and Mr. Sanford, the proprietor, has decid ed .to advance the yearly rates for these to $100 from $50. Even at , the higher rate there is small profit from them, as their inclusion calls for an additional member of the , teaching staff. .Mr. Sanford, however, does not like to - deny the- advantages of the school to the community. , The funeral of Msr. Lydia Barnum, who met her death In "West Redding last Thursday by .being thrown from her carriage, was held Sunday after noon, Rev. Mr. "Wing . of iiprwalk and Rev. Mr. Tongue of Reddingi Center conducting the services. . The t injuries which caused Mrs. Barnum'a death were internal four ribs" having been broken and displaced so .that they punctured, the lungs. The top of the buggy was. up when she attempted to turn the team around on the bridge and thereby her view was in a meas ure shut off from the danger which confronted her. . - j Through the Sanford "real estate agency the Waugh-Blanchard cottage on the Ridge has been rented to a New York family for the rest of the' month with an option covering September. The owners are at a resort on the coast of Maine. Last Saturday E. S. Southern, the distinguished aitor and husband of Julia Marlowe, the equally distinguished actress7looked over the place with a view to renting .it, but went away without coming to a de cision, - i I " , The selectmen and others are won dering what caused the B. ' IX Pierce Co., the contractors, to delay starting on the construction of the Lonetown State road. The final contract papers were signed two weeks ago Wednes day and the terms called for the be ginning' of work within ten days with sixty days as the outside time limit. It is said that 'Highway Commissioner Bennett is very strict in holding con tactors to the time and other stipula tions ! of their agrements, his policy' in this respect being in pronounced con-r trast with that of his predecessor. The banns for the approaching mar riage of J. Patrick Sullivan and Miss Margaret Reynolds, both bf Sunset Hill, were "called" in the Bethel Cath olic church last Sunday. A sister of the bride-elect is the wife ot former Selectman Joseph Sullivan, brother of the prospective groom. ' 'The large barn erected by Albert Williams of Lonetown to partly re place the buildings destroyed Ty fire in the spring was finished this Week. It is heing used for the storage of hay and he will at once begin the con struction -of- another barn for his stock. He is gradually replacing the choice dairy herd of 45 cows which was lost in the fire, having purchased last week a carefully selected bunch of 14 Hol steins. . Fully 500 visitors were at- Putnam Park last Sunday, Bridgeport contrib uting two big auto truck loads arid Danbury and Bethel the rest in autos and carryalls. , The Plumtrees school ; During: July and August, This Store Closes Daily at 5 P. M., Saturdays at 9. rm IIIE1 EE Jgl :os. fuwf uie (pi. Five Floors of Furniture. 1379 "M MM St.- Elevator to V All Floors ONE BLOCK NORTH OF CONGRESS ST. 25,089 Square Feet of Furnlfare and Carpsts Among which there are bargains of every ,. t reductions equalling description The price grryro ami c5(0) August is looked forwaifd to by many as the greatest month of the year for furiritufe. sales. It is, the time .we reduce stock andmake room for new winter designs. Just now this store is .filled with the greatest bargains so mnch'value giving is offered that we simply cannot quote all the under-prices or print pic tures. ; ?We mention a few only take particular notice of them. Eefrio eraiors Bust: Be Soli '.How . . The, Prices Are For Cash or 30 Days Approved Credit All refrigerators -are the well known Ranney makes they possess many ad vantages over other kinds and give good service. The designs are the latest. $15.25 Refrigerator at. . ... .$12.00 22.50 Refrigerator at. .j. r. . . 12.75 23.00 Refrigerator at. . . ... . . . 13.50 - 25,00 Refrigerator at. ... . . 14.50 26.00 Refrigerator at. . , W-. - - 15.00 . .27.00 Refrigerator at ; . . . ,. 15.50 - 26.00 ' Befngera'tor'at. . . . . 16.50 29.50 Refrigerator at v. 16.75 30.00 Refrigerator at . .... . . . . . 18.50 $33.75 Refrigerator, at 34.00 Refrigerator at 37.50 Refrigerator at.....-,-.. S6.00 Refrigerator at 37.50 Refrigerator at . . .-,... . .; 41)75 Refrigerator "at. . . . 38.67 Refrigerator 'at . ....... 37.86 Refrigerator at...,. 59.00 Refrigerator at...,.:. . . f) X975 '''I9 m- 21.50 . 0.75 . . . : ... 23.75 28.00 ,25.50 35.00 Uiteiis Ill Tits aigisf Safe - For thi Sale we are offering some rug ;iralues that we honestly believe cannot be duplicated anywhere. ' v You simply can" not afford to miss these bargains. ' Come early and bring your sizes get. the first selection of these all new fresh goods. , , . , i ' 9x12 Royal Wilton Rugs, value $45.00 for : . . . . . 9x12 Axrninster Rugs, value $35.00 for j: : .......... ; 9x12 Axrninster Rugs, value $30.00 for v. ....... . . . 0x12. Axmipster Rugs, value $28.00 for . .. . v. .. 9x12 Axrninster Rugs, value $25.00 f or . . . . . .. . .... . 8-3xlQ-6 'Axrninster value $25.00 for . 9x12 Velvet" Rugs, $25.00 for .. . Ru?s, i value 31.50 .25.00 .20.00 18.59 17.50 16.50 16.00 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, value $20.00 for 9x12 Tapestry. Brussels Rugs, value $18.00 for 8-3x10-6 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, value $18.00 for 8-3x10-6 Tapestry. Brussels Rugs, value $16.00 for . . . . 36'x70" -Axrninster Rugs, value $4.50 for .' 27"x54" Axrninster Rugs, value $2.75. for . 27x54" Velvet Rugs, value '$1.75 for .......... . ... .$13.50 12.C3 .12.50 10.C 0 ", 1.75 1:19 ONLY 9x12 Tapestry Brussels $16 RUGS at CQ mfifflK rfhe t'arieh Aid society t the' E-pla-copal church will hold a sale of fancy and useful articles, combined with the serving of refreshments and other at tractive features at the -Sanford School gym on the afternoon and evening of Aug.' 14. . Herbert, son of Rev. W. H. Jepson of Bridgeport, is filling a temporary engagement as , chauffeur for F. L. Dunnell. ' He will enter college this fall. - - , . . A weekly express service between the Ridge; and Bridgeport with, departure from ''Sullivan Bros.' store -each Thurs day evening has" been started by -William Blake, whoreights milk daily by auto. - . ' ! ,v . ' William Hill, th well known team ster of the west side, died on Monday. He was a son of the late W. Burr. Hill and hie' fatal illness -began .several weeks ago with a convulsive seizure which caused i loss of speech, and the use one arm. . Mrs. Aaron Read has gone to Beacon Falls on a visit to George Read, her brother-in-law. , She made the trip in Marion Williams' auto. - Redding Grange is arranging to present- a dramatic performance early In the fall. '- district picnicked at the. park on Mon day. s Charles Nordmah returned to town on Tuesday after an enforced deten tion of two weeks in Danbury. He will soon seek another abiding place, prob- labiy ia, WaXerltwnr. JUSTICE HALL DIES FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT Oakland, Cal., Aug. 7 Justice Sam. uel P. Hall, of the California court of appeals, died suddenly during a din ner at the home of his sister, Mrs. A. A.. Moore, In this city, late last night. His sudden death is thought to have been caused by the excessive heat, yesterday. . One-daughter of the late justice is Mrs. Anthony Caminetti, Jr., wife of a son of the United States commis- X signer general of immigration. '. 1 :- - ' St J7 L ' PJfrfgS6jSfB18. by McCIure KrtwiMtrt1 -yndicte. WANT ADVSRTISEMHNTS ONE CK1TT A V.r t i !- f!