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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
AMPLEX ROADSTER
SECURES HONORS
Car Driven by w. O. Williams
Easily Reaches II Miles
an Hour
is BUILT LIKE A GREYHOUND
Will Contend for First Place in the
Big Local Race This
Year
IS BUILT LIKE A GREYHOUND

The newest claimant for racing
honors, and yet every inch car, is
the siXtyhorsepower Amplex roadster
received the past week by the Bekins
Motor Car company.
Its first tryout was Friday at the
Motordrome, when as the guest car,
for Fred H. Wheeler of the Wheeler
Schebler Carburetor company, 1t
whirled the gentleman down to the
track at an average speed of fifty
miles an hour on country roads, and
driven by Manager w. o. Williams il
set the high mark of seventy-seven
miles an hour while speeding over the
great board track.
This car was specially ordered for
participation in the Los Angeles
Phoenix rae in November, and is so
built that it will easily trim any SINH
lar car in the city priced upward of
$4,000. 1t has a guaranteed speed of
seVenty-fve miles, but under pressure
can do ninety miles an hour. And
right here, it must be seriously reck-
oned with as contender for first
honors in the big race that will be
pulled off locally this fall. 1t is fin
ished in the new gray, Is built like a
greyhound, and the hum of its motors
will cause any motorist to prick up
his ears. The Amplex is out to win
public favor, and the indications are
that it will,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
COMPULSORY EXAMINATION
OF AUTOISTS' EYES URGED
Delaware OcuIists Consider Ask
ina Legislature to Act

The Delaware Optical society has
taken up the matter of vision of auto
mobile drivers, and at the semi-annual
meeting, which was held at Dover, the
members discussed the advisability OF
asking the legislature to pass an act
requiring automobile drivers to have
their eyes tested, and to show certain
standard of efficiency before belnS
granted a license to operate machine
No action was taken, the matter going
over until the next meeting.
The discussion was probably suggest
ed by a development in suit at Will
mington, Del, that of Mary +. Camp
bell VS.. Alfred w. Walker, for $4,000,
the result of an automobile striking a
wagon. Counsel for the plaintiff alleged
that because the defendant had lost
sight of one eye he was incompetent to
operate an automobile, and that this
was partly the cause of the accident.
Counsel for the defense demurred to
the court in the mar relating to the
sight of his client, but the court did not
sustain the demurrer, holding that the
plaintiff had a right to submit proof on
this point.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

design must be such as to enable the
operator to increase this pressure grad
ually. The grip must not be made
suddenly because the momentum of
the flywheel will make it act Just like
a hammer, and this blow transmitted
to the gear teeth tends to break them
in the same manner as though these
teeth themselves were struck by a
hammer. Again, the sudden jerk" of
the car makes the passengers most
uncomfortable. A clutch of the cor
rect design and which has had the
proper care will pick up its load with
out any perceptible shock, carry 1t
without slipping, and release without
trouble.
The clutch most widely used is the
cone, and 1t has many advantages over
any other type. 1t is the most re
liable. Unless actually broken 1t is
pra actically impossible to get it in such
a condition that it cannot readily be
made to bring you home" 1t wears
we'll and even when worn the leather
face is easily and cheaply replaced.
Its defects are a tendency TO be
"fierce" and take up its load too sud
denly, to some times stick" or slip, .
but if the clutch is properly designed
these defects are easily remedleo.
The cone clutch acts like wedge
the further it is forced in, the greater
the pressure developed on its face and
the greater the friction. The most sat
isfactory angle is 1412 degrees, the dl-
ameter and length of face depending
on the load it is required to carry.
pitch of about this angle is necessary
to secure good frictional effect, and at
the same time it prevents sticking.
Cone clutches are always faced with
leather and this leather should be Kept
A1,Ay lTn q
better "ft" as it is forced into the fly
wheel. giving more surface for holding.
The better types of cone clutches are
provided with what are termed sip
springs" These are usually four light
snrings arranged around the circum-
ference of the cone under the leather.
Their function is simply to cause a
portion of the leather facing to take
hold and lust start the car in motion
before the full surface comes in con-
tact, preventing any tendency TOWARD
sudden gripping"
The care of a cone clutch is very
simple Keep the leather soft by ire
uuently applying meats foot oil or
castor oil. Never allow lubricating oil
to get in a cone clutch. Wash the
leather occasionally with gasoline to
remove dirt and grease before oiling.
See that the "slip springs" are loose
and in operation.
If this clutch becomes fierce it is
because the leather is dry and grips
too suddenly. If it slips the spring
may be too weak, the leather may
have too much oil on the surface, or
it may be worn so that it cannot enter
a sufficient distance,
If you should be away from home
and your clutch becomes fierce use
1t more carefully. If it slips, look to
the spring; if this is weak or broken
YOU can put your heel over the clutch
lever, pull 1T back and force the clutch
in. If the leather is covered with oil
pour gasoline over 1t, or even in eX-
treme cases dust it" with a little
sand. seeing that the sand doesn't get
anywhere but on the leather. If the
leather should get burned by slipping
you can run many miles bv pushing
the clutch out and slipping a few
pieces of shoe leather between the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

faces and wiring them to the cone. If
you have to use this clutch very much
these pieces of leather may bother
some, but they will bring you home"
MULTIPLE DISK POPULAR
Next to the cone, the multiple disk
is most popular, and gives excellent
results. 1t doesn't get fierce" but is
more expensive, and if it does "go to
the bad" is most centain to leave you
stranded" somewhere along the road
until you can get new parts. It's op-
Grafton depends upon the friction de-
veloped between the faces of a num-
Der of plates, usually made of two
different metals, perhaps steel and
brass, all OF one kind being keyed on
the engine shaft. while the other kind
are attached to a drum on the trans
mission shaft.
Those disks keyed. or otherwise at
tached to the engine shaft, of course
turn with this shaft and are so ar
ranged that they slide along it. Those
contained in the drum on the trans
mission act in like manner. These
plates are arranged so as to alternate,
first one that is fast to the crank
shaft, and then one that is attached
to the transmission. And the friction
which is very gradually developed be-
tween the surfaces causes them to
pick up the load very gently.
To further increase their smooth ac-
tion some are run in oil. usually a
mixture of cylinder oil and kerosene,
and this must be squeezed out from
between the face of the disks before
they actually set" Others are run
dry, and have pieces of cork inserted
through holes in every other disk, so
that the cork furnishes a small fric-
ton, which is increased as the cork
is pressed together and the disks come
in contact.
The multiple disk clutch, run in oil
is the most reliable. and wears well,
and it can readily be slipped without
injury The cork inserts give a splen-
did cork action, but the clutch must
not be slipped to any extent, and the
cork often needs renewing.
The contracting. or expanding clutch
is placed in operation by a lever and
held in position by some method of
locking this lever. The cone and null
tiple disks are always engaged and
held in position by the action of a
powerful spring being released when
desired by compressing the spring, this
action being accomplished by either
foot or hand levers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
PROPER SIZE FOR TIRES
DISCUSSED BY EXPERT
Experiments Show Results of
Various Substitutions
That Are Made

In order to determine whether larger
tires substituted for the usual sizes DO
not increase skiddiDg, waste power,
especially on hills, and cause difficulty
in handling the steering gear Theo-
dore Weigle of the Diamond Rubber
company has made many experiments
with all sizes of Diamond tires. These
questions have been especially puz-
zling to automobile owners.
"EXperiments fail to show that the
substitution of larger tires, as for eX-
ample 5-inch for 41a-inch tires, in
creases the tendency to skid, provided
the car is properly loaded" says Mr..
Weigle. The substitution of larger
sizes are of advantage only on cars
where the tires are overloaded. Skid
ding, it has been shown, is influenced
very much more by the relation of the
power transmitted by the rear wheels
to the weight which these wheels are
carrying than by the size of the tires.
1T is undoubtedly true, on the other
hand, that a large tire will cause a
loss of more power than a small one,
This is especially noticeable in hill
climbing. This waste of power is not
at all in direct ratio to the size of the
tire, and can scarcely be noticed in a
comparison of 41a-inCh tires and 5-inch
tires.
THE use of tires of larger diameter
produces very appreciable erect on
the hill-climbing ability of the car on
high gear. For instance, a car which
on high gear negotiates a given hill
with difficulty at 20 miles per hour on
34x41a-fnch tires would probably not
be able to go at all if equipped with
35x41a-inch tires.
"As far as ordinary work is CON
cerned large tires on the front wheels
present no greater difficulties in steer
ing, but in the case of racing cars
running at extreme speeds a small tire
handles better than a large one.
considering the tire question from
the point of economy tires of a larger
diameter will develop more mileage at
given cost. Increases in the cross sec
ton will unquestionably be very profit
able. therefore, in cases where an over
loaded tire is replaced by one of ade-
quate size. In such cases the average
mileage secured repays the difference
i'm cost several times over"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
MILE OF BUICK CARS
SOLD IN LOS ANGELES
Money Tied Up in These Cars To-
tails More Than $1,500,000

on the first day of July Frank Howard,
manager of the Howard Automobile company
was doing things with PEN" as Kipling
would express It, He says;
since September |, or, to be exact. since
September 3. when first consignment ar
rived the Howard Automobile company has
sold over 800 Buick automobiles, This is at
the rate of about two for every working day
Of the ten months that have elapsed, Going
some Ell?
The average price of these 500 cars was
about Sl50G This makes the total sales Of the
Buick for the ten months from this agency
alone total more than $50 900.
"And while we are quoting figures, I might
add that there are over 1000 Bucks in use in
Southern California, making an investment Of
more than 81. 500, 900 in Bucks alone. Add the
numerous other makes. and you get some idea
of the enormous total values invested in auto
mobiles in this neck Of the woods,
THE average Buick car is about twelve feet
i'm length This means that we have sold
more than a mile of Buick cars during the
lat ten months"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
PROMOTER RETlRES

W. J. Morgan, president of the Motor
Contest association, announces his re-
tirement from active promotion ofauto-
mobile contests, with which he has
been prominently identified for several
years He discovered the Ormond
Beach and ran majority Of the races
ON that famous course. He was also
responsible for the "Climb to the
Clouds" on Mount Washington, the
Cuban road race and numberless other
events He also originated the Or
phans day outing, which has spread all
over the country. Mr.. Morgan's activi-
ties will be assumed by e. L. Ferguson.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

Charles Fuller Gates, Philip Crippen
and Conrad Scherer made trip last
week in Mr. Gates Duro car to Jaw
bone canyon in the Mojave desert and
report a pleasant trip for this season
of the year, as the famous Mojave
winds were blowing and there was an
absence of dust and heat both day and
night.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

Zone set of Goodyear Quick
Detachable Oversize Tires was
used. Only one puncture
sums up the tire trouble. The
original set of tires is still good
for many hundred miles"
original set of tires is. still good
for many hundred miles"

The foregoing is what the Mercer
Automobile company says about
the tires used in the remarkable.
world beating transcontinental trip
made by a Mercer stock car from
New York to Los Angeles over the
old Santa Fe trail.
It goes without saying that the
tires used contributed in no small
degree to the splendid record made.
Inferior, unreliable tires would have
rendered the achievement impossi-
BILE.
The Mercer people made no mis-
take when they selected Goodyear
tires for the severest transcontinen-
tai test ever made. It's a habit the
Goodyear has-of making good.
Tires that withstand these terrific
tests are the best tires for everyday
use, because they are the most de-
pendable and will give longer and
better service. Goodyear tires are
the best for your car, because they
were the best for the New York-to-
Los Angeles stunt.
If you will call at our store our
experts will be glad to show you
exactly why and how the Goodyear
superiority is achieved. They will
be glad to do this, whether you
purchase or not.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08
SHAM EFUL CIRCULAR.

Anonymous circulars against local
physician were scattered all over the
residential district today. They are
couched in indecent language-and
those. responsible for their being spread
over Fargo deserve the gravest censure
and punishment.
The Forum has no knowledge of the
facts in the case, but it is generally a
fair proposition that any one who cir
culates anonymous charges is either a
liar or a most contemplate coward.
These circulars have fallen into the
hands of children. They certainly are
not very choice literature for imma-
ture minds.
The aggrieved people, If any, GER
tainly have a redress through the prop
er officials and the courts If the
courts failed, charges, couched in de-
cent language and over the signature
of reliable people, would be published
in the press.
Only person of morbid immortality
and Of the rankest cowardice would be
guilty of anonymously circularizing
the city with such foul stuff
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08
Daddy $ Bedtime
NfOrU The Boy Who
Beat His Dog

NE day Jack had been
49, help ot poor animal That night when daddy
greatly pleased
had the bad wicked hatt OF III treating bis dog he bad
Of the
st was winter daddy began that this
animal had done something diase
intelligence
that q
had right abuse animal IL 1t
THAT night after happening
His becoming
Ing into He put his hand his
though his head face suddenly
no one was looking seemed him that he down all and
until he got outside that realized that somehow other had
changed
oh how cold the The
falling to
had before No to
but they let him
his
those
very nothing
TO drink and place for him
mother
doe By the hrs that
that all dan But after that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08
slaunhtar.

h
Slaughter, N. D., Sept. ITO The
Forum: Mr.. ole Berg of Bertrura
MINI, arrived here Saturday and il
at the home OF his brother in-law
John Lund.
Mrs. Larson left for Chicago, after
spending two years with her daughter,
Mrs. Axel Hedstron.
Another little son arrived at the
home OF Will Richard
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Newman are
visiting at Garrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Munson are
rejoicing over baby daughter.
The picnic out at the Rocks sun
day was well attended, every one hay
ing good tame and plenty of good
things to eat.
The frost. a few nights ago, froze
most of the garden STUFF and nipped
the corn.
Mrs. J. e. Ecklund and Freda iefs
for months visit among relatives In
Minnesota and Illinois. Edna accom-
panied them to Bismarck and return .
ed with her uncle, Albin Hedsfrom.
Ernest Eirs went to Cromwell to at.
tend the funeral Of his little BROTHER
last week.
Hay Is very scarce IN this neighbor-
hood; most OF the farmers having to
go quite distance for their winter
supply They al need more than ns-
ual. as there Is no stray for their
stock this year.
Mr.. Alhin Hedstrom and family and
their guest. Miss Nicholson. drove to
Bismarck last week Cor. d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08
Absaraka Notes

Absaraka, N. D., Sept. 5.--To The
Forum: VIM. Staples of Fargo spent
several days in this vicinity last week.
Nels Nelson and Amos Hagsmeister
were doing business in Fargo one day
last week.
r., B. Boyd was up from Fargo look .
ing after his farming interests.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Matters leave
this week for Fargo, where they win
spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Masterson of Buff
falo We're visiting relatives in this vi
entity several days last week.
Miss Agnes Cuthbertson has resum-
ed her studies In Fargo.
Miss Lillian Hanson has been en- !
gagged to teach the Absaraka school
which will open Sept 6.
4 Word comes from Mrs. ]. L. Hav.
who is taking treatment at Hot
Springs, Ark, that she is much i'm
proved in health.
Threshing Is all done in this vicinity
and some of our farmers have their
fall blowing all done. The average
yield Of wheat was about 10 bushels
and oats about IL bushels per acre.
Cor. A.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08
NEVER MISS THEM
Pennies, Nicksls and Dimes slip
Away; Never Know Where
They Co.

Probably s5 per cent Of the people
one meets IL asked what becomes OF
the Small change they habltually
carry could NOT give an exact state
ment of where the money goes. The
small pieces have habit of "slippin'
ava" leaving little trace of their
going.
You know how 1t Is; when You
change bill you say good bye to IL
fguratively IL not actually; the fact
that the small change gets away IN
well known and recognized In the
minds Of everybody.
{ The remedy for such condition il
to have q sure and safe place to put
the surplus money. To have sys-
tematic plan of saving; a conservative
and safe avenue OF investment, an
incentive to put away the sums that
are not needed at the tirne.
We provide the way to do this. Our
10, 15 and 20 year term certificates
are the most powerful incentive TO
saving that one can have The pur-
chase Is easy as they can be secured
on monthly, quarterly or yearly pay
nents,~or In one sum II desired; they
bear per cent guaranteed interest
and share In one-haR the net profs
Its OF our business. Look into our
proposition. Northwestern Mutual In
vestment Co, Fargo, N. ..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08
FARGO TO ROOSEVELT.

Fargo and North Dakota made good
Roosevelt day. The numerous news
paper men with the Roosevelt entour-
age were unanimous In, their verdict
that Fargo turned out the largest
crowd seen anywhere along the route,
This is easily explained North Da-
kota was for some years the home of
the colonel The people of the state
regard him as an adopted son. In ad-
dition, they are great admirers of
Roosevelt as man. Naturally they
turned out in large numbers when ne
appeared within the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08
So5RlETY AN ESSENTIAL.

A rather unusual case has been han
died by the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. This was case where the
engineer of fast train got drunk dur
ing his layover, and disgraced himself.
He was tried, convicted and expelled.
The management was informed, and
the offenders discharge requested in
regular form. But as the engineer had
been a good man, the railroad COM
pany misunderstanding that he had not
been drunk while on duty.
But" said the brotherhood, there
Is no telling when a man who gets
drunk off duty may take. notion to
get drunk on duty, and we do not in
tend to take any chances on having a
drunken man tearing through the
country at 60 miles an hour, endanger-
ing the lives of others. 1t is unfair
both to the employees in your service
and to your patrons"
The culprit was discharged. He can
never be employed on railroad again
Thtrty-f1ve members of the union
were expelled last year for getting
drunk and their shame published in
the official journal. The engineers al
ways make quite clear the point that
their objections to drink is based on
the rights of the patrons of the road
and not on other grounds. Personally
most Of them agree that drinking is a
mans right, but to safeguard the lives
of others strict rules must be OBJ
served.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08
TYPHOID AND THE FLY.

DR.. l.. o. Howard-chief entomolo-
gist OF the government-has given the
housef1y even blacker record than has
heretofore been accredited by scientists
to the little pest. In his opinion the
fly should be called the typhoid fly, in
stead of the housefly. He declares
100000 cases of understanding in
$4,000 deaths annually in the United
States-are traceable almost directly to
one of the nations smallest, but most
deadly enemies.
In addition to carrying typhoid
germs, DIR. Howard points out the fact
that the unclean feet of the universal
pest also carry cholera germs-the
germs of cholera infantum-and trop-
ical dysentery. These are deposited on
food and produce the deadly enteric
troubles which reap such a terrible
harvest of death each year.
Other diseases transmitted by the
housefy are tuberculosis, anthrax.
plague, trachoma, erysipelas. leprosy,
and probably smallpox
After reading this terrible arraign-
ment Of the fly. every thoughtful man
and woman should lend aid to the prop
Uganda which is being waged to exter-
inmate 1t. Every uncovered garbage
can, every filthy alley, every unscreen-
ed kitchen offers a breeding place to
the fly. In the form OF maggots the fly
thrives in filth and grows to flying age.
that 1t may carry disease and death.
Dealers who do not screen their food
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08

illusions to urge on the national Iegls-
lature.
It was not easy to put the land with
drawal bill through congress. 1t viii
not be easy to enact the positive ''con-
servation" measures Indicated by the
president. But the st. Paul congress-,
by eliminating personal controversies
and seeking harmony for constructive,
statesmanlfke purposes, can energize
public opinion, concentrate thought on
essentials and render it impossible for
congress to run away from the prob
lem of conserving and developing, utll-
izing and saving at the same time.