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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

trucks are confronted with the prop
osition of either buying pneumatic
tires and running the chance Of
punctures and blowouts, or choosing
solid tires, which, because of their
lack of resiliency may shorten the
life of the engine by insufficient pro-
lection from bumps and jolts. The
Motz tire has been perfected for COM
mercial as well as electric pleasure
cars. The Motz is not a pneumatic
tire, yet 1t possesses that type of
tires resiliency by an undercut ar
rangement of the solid rubber by
double treads and by slantwise
bridges, all of which absorb most of
the vibration when a bump is en-
countered. This invention is doing
much toward the economy of upkeep
of commercial cars, point that Is
now receiving greater attention per-
haps than the initial cost of the car
itself.
BUSINESS IMPROVES.
Reports on the sale of medium pric-
ed cars in all sections of the country
during the past three months of the
winter, when sales might be expected
to fall off somewhat, indicate that
business conditions in 1912 show a
marked improvement over the past
IL months. This statement is based
upon the announcement by Charles
T. Jeffery, head of the Rambler or
ganization, Chicago:
"The increase for January over
the corresponding month in the pre-
Iious year was so per cent" said Mr.
Jeffery, while the total sales for De-
cember showed an increase of 100
per cent and those for November an
increase of IS per cent / think that
the majority of the more stable man
ufacturers will report corresponding
progress.
/ SUSTAINED PROSPERITY.
while many of our cars go into
the middle west, far west and south.
west, this increase IL not confined tc
lany particular section of the country
but to all sections. One of oul
branches showed an increase during
December of 1000 per cent over las
year. Another, the one which die
the largest business in December 1
year ago, showed an increase Of 21t
per cent this year.
Reports from Minnesota and th'
Dakotas are more favorable, while
those from the extreme southwes
are more optimistic than for som'
|. years. In eastern manufacturing
cities the buying has increased
largely, indicating a growing conf
|. dence in sustained prosperity"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
Ill INNATE TYPE
OF AUTO ENGINE
II Will Deliver Power Impulse
From Each Cylinder With
Every Revolution.
TO OCCUPY SMALL SPACE
Two-Stroke Type Only System Which
Will Produce Result, Says
Simplex Manager.

1.-THE ultimate type of automobile
engine will deliver a power impulse
from each cylinder with each revo.
luton of the crank shaft" says Man
ager William Jenkins of the Chica-
go headquarters of the Simplex COM
pany, which makes the valveless Am
pick car. 1.-THE construction must be
simple. All such parts as valves
cam shafts. cams, springs, ETC., must
be eliminated.
"Fhe ultimate type Of engine must
occupy a comparatively small space
In the chassis.
1.-THE two-stroke engine is the only
system which will deliver a power
impulse each revolution of the crank
shaft. In two-stroke construction
the pistons act as valves and in theil
travel uncover the intake and ex
haust ports, admitting fresh case.
End expelling the burnt gases.
TN a four-clyinder two-stroke en-
CINE there are very few parts com
pared with any engine of the four
stroke type which can only deliver
an impulse or power stroke from
each cylinder every second revolu
ton of the crank shaft.
IN THEORY ONLY.
THE correctly designed two
stroke. four-clyinder engine has II
its construction only the base, cranl
shaft. bearings, four cylinders, fou
pistons and rings, four connecting
rods and the gears which drive tn
pump and magnetic. Very simple
indeed, mechanically. In theory onl.
Is the two-stroke engine complicated
mot many successful two-strok
automobile engines are offered TO
sale for the reason that many un
successful attempts have been mad
to surmount the great dihicultie
which confront the efforts of tn
automobile designer and manufac
tUrer. During the past it has bee
easy TO produce good engines of tn
fouT-stroke type and these engine
we're readily marketed and the user
more or less satisfied.
Very little actual knowledge O
two-stroke engines has been display
ed nor has the system been give
| general consideration. The motorin
public is fast becoming educated an
it is the increasing demand for en-
CINE efficiency, silence, economy an
durability that will cause designer
and manufacturers to give though
and careful study to the two-strok
engine system"
| Prospective buyers of light motto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
NOTES OF GARAGE

The Horst & Strieter company will
the Davenport automobile show. The
four new models of the Dreadnaught
Moline "35" are being very favorably
received, and the Horst & Strieter
company, who are the first tricity
agents for the Moline, are enthusiastic
| over the business outlook. The CON-
mercial vehicles-the large trucks and
| light delivery wagons-are coming
daily into greater prominence. From
an economical standpoint the truck
has become a necessity for almost
every business that is required to
make delivery of goods. The largest
truck now in the tri-cities is owned by
the Horst & Strieter company, who
have it on exhibition at their sales
rooms. This truck is a three and
half ton G. M. c. Reliance.
Morris H. Wilcher, the local agent
for the Buick car, predicts that 1912
will be banner year in the automo-
bile business. Mr.. Wilcher has al
ready received a number of orders for
the Buick car, to be delivered this
spring. He also has several Bucks on
exhibition at his garage.
c. NJ Zeman Of DaveHp.. Xill open
up a new automobile supply house in
this city Monday at los Nineteenth
street. He will have in stock all kinds
of automobile supplies. He will also
dc general automobile repair work
Mr. Zeman was formerly with the ].
A. Zeman Automobile company of
4 Davenport, where he had charge of the
automobile repair department for five
years.
Il L. A. Dyson, proprietor of the In
dependent Auto Tire repair shop at
LOG East Seventeenth street, claims
that from the present rush Of business
for SO early in the season this will be
a much better year than last Mr..
Dyson has his shop equipped for doing
/ all kinds of vulcanizing and auto tire
. repairing. Mr.. Dyson Is also
booster for Rock Island, not only
in the automobile business, but for
the city.
The Yeggy-Don Sales company will
exhibit the Woods Electric and the
Knox car at the Davenport automobile
show next week. The firm Of Yeggy.
Don has already received a number
of orders for shipments to be made In
the early spring.
The following local dealers will
have exhibits at the third annual auto
mobile show to be held at the Coli
scum in Davenport from Feb. 2s tc
J March 2: Snider & Trevor, L. P
Strayer, Horst & Strieter and Yeggy
, Don Sales company.
l. p. Strayer, who handles the Hav
ers Six car in this city, predicts a bis
automobile business for 1912. "Ths
)! outlook is excellent he said to an Ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

gus representative. Mr.. Strayer will
have the Havers Six on exhibition
at the Davenport auto show mex
week. Mr.. Strayer will be located a
the Klockau garage.
The plans for the remodeling of tn
klockau garage at 1929 Fourth avenue
have been completed. Due to the in
crease in their business, Mr.. Klockal
states that they need much large
quarters. The new building, whel
completed will be three stories an
will have frontage OF 40 feet o.
Fourth avenue and a depth of 80 fee
on Sixteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

10 children and has outlived them all
by 20 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

L p. Strayer, who handles the Hav.
ers Six car in this city, predicts a big
automobile business for 1912. "The
outlook is excellent" he said to an Ar
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08
SCRAP
TOMORROW
HERE
The Republican County Central Com
mittee Meeting Is Likely to Wit
ness a Bitter Clash Between
Insurgents and Old Guard
Fix Primary Dates.

Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock the Republican County Cen
trail committee will hold a meeting
in this city for the, purpose of fix
ing the date for the primaries and
for the county convention that will
select delegates to the state Repub-
lican convention, and at this meet
ing attention will be given to a
number of other matters and these
other matters" may prove the
source of exceedingly lively, if not
bitter, discussions.
1t is rumored around today that
some of the 'insurgent" leaders pro-
pose to attempt to Officially" show
their displeasure over the action of
the state central committeeman from
this county voting for an endorse
ment of Taft at the recent meeting
of the state committee.
Quite an interesting session is an
ticipated tomorrow. II is very like
ly that number of the insurgents
will get voice at the meeting by
employing the same tactics they used
at the last meeting of this commit
tee-securing seats by the use of
proxies.
That the insurgent element in this
NitJ anu NcuhAy utlNl lo
rule or ruin" so far as the local
party organization is concerned, there
can no longer be any doubt. They
have got to make brave showing
tomorrow, especially in view of the
miserable failure of their efforts to
arouse enthusiasm and to draw out
large attendance at the Roosevelt"
meetings held at various points in
the county during the past week.
Some of the insurgents today made
no secret of their determination to
demonstrate at the committee meet
ing here tomorrow that they pro-
pose to hold the whip hand over
the committee. to operate the pri-
maries and to see that Mesa county
sends a Roosevelt delegation oown
to Colorado Springs. How much of
a fight the "old guard" that is the
regular and loyal Republican party
members will be able to put up, re-
mains to be seen.
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08

from these two sources which will
delay the matter, and Project En-
gineer Miner and Supervising En-
gineer Walters have put in all of
their recommendations which are ia
vorable TO immediate commencement
of work.
LAS soon as word was received from
Bt.nvei this afternoon by The Sem
tinel, Nh. Walter was called up on
the long distance telephone in order
to confirm the story Mr.. Fisher
will be home March 10, and nothing
can be done before that time" said
Mr.. Walter. 81 know nothing to
stand in the way of construction
work, and | believe it will begin be-
fore April L."
Project Engineer Miner, when in
formed of the announcement, stated
that he had had no definite word as
TO the time of the arrival of the
secretary from Panama. but has an
ticipated that a construction ord er
would be issued shortly after Mr..
Fisher was back at his duties again.
II will be greatly disappointed if
We do not get our orders to begin
work before April l." said Mr.
Miner
Secretary Aupperle of the Water
Users association was elated at the
news. He had not received any of
ficial advisement of this nature, but
was satisfied that little delay would
be experienced by the secretary in
starting work.
AS soon as the message was re-
ceived from Denver it was bulletined
over the city by The Sentinel. Its
perusal was followed by many ex-
pressions of qualification that the
real moving of dirt on the Grand
valley project should be but few
days off. No news will be heard in
Grand Junction with more jubilation
than the direct order from Secretary
Fisher to put men and teams to work
on the big canal
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08
A PROTEST IS TAFT ON TOUR
MADE BY THE TALKS ABOUT
FLORIDA GOVOUR BUSINESS
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Mar. S.-Governor
Albert w. Gilchrist of Florida en-
tered a protest today against dis
orediting his state by an investiga-
ton of the Everglades reclamatio
project. The governor complained
that the scope of the inquiry now
was being limited and added much
to the discredit of Florida.
Referring to Representative Clark,
who recently attacked him in the
house of representatives, Governor
Gilchrist said:
''In 1906 Mr.. Clark stumped the
state against the drainage project.
from what | have heard, | have ev-
cry reason to believe that he is at
present against drainage. | have
said that the railroads of the west
are greatly benefited by this unwar-
ranted attack upon the everglades
of Florida. 1t evidently would be OF
benefit to them, for the migration
from their territory would cease.
have never thought that Representa-
tive Clark was in any way controlled
or owned by the railroads. His ac-
tons, however, play into their
hands"
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08

Associated Press.
Alliance, o., Mar. President
Taft began his three days campaign
through Ohio and Illinois today with
q long talk about the political condi-
tions in Ohio, together with William
II. Miller and l.. c. Laylin, two of the
Taft leaders.
The president made his platform
speech here. He preached prosperity
and said:
Prosperity is the first thing that
we should seek, because it means
happiness to everybody. We may
have prosperity that is merely spe-
cious, we may have our mills run
ming to full capacity, yet there may
be something of corruption in soci-
ETY. and in violation of the law
through trusts and combinations and
the discrimination of the railroads
that make that prosperity one that
really does not help us in the end.
IF we have prosperity, then it is
the poorest man that gets the best
out of it. When we don't have pros
perity, the rich can be comfortable
still, but it is the poor man that suf-
fers."
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08

With less than a mile of right-of-
way land to be settled up, and prac-
tically all of the land under the
project signed up and filed with the
county clerk, Secretary Fisher has
had moved from his path all the
technical obstacles and has only to
order work commenced when he re-
turns from his Panama trip. = =
Secretary Fisher has indicated in
many ways his expressed desire to
commence work at once on this pro-
ject at the earliest possible moment.
1t has been his desire that all pre-
liminary matters be cleared up with
the utmost dispatch, so that nothing
should stop the progress of construc-
ton.
This fact makes it all the more
certain that Secretary Fisher will is
sue the construction order almost
Immediately after his arrival in
Washington.
The right-of-way contracts are al
most all signed up and are either
in Washington being approved by
the department or have already been
put through that formality and are
now recorded with the county clerk
One or two landholders have refused
to sign the contracts, but will in no
way affect the right-of-way for the
ditch as legal proceedings may be
started afterwards.
ID. w. Aupperle, secretary of the
Water Users association, had some
thing more than the necessary 80
per cent of his land contracts signed
until he received word that a $500
acre tract in the Big Wash country,
north of Fruita, would have to be in
cluded. This will take but a few
days more, and by the time the
secretary arrives from his southern
trip will have been completed. These
contracts are passed on by Attorney
j. R. Alexander of the reclamation
service and then filed with the
county clerk. There is nothing
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08
AMUNDSEN
REPORTS
Declares That He, and Not Scott, :
the First to Reach the South ] {
and His Proofs Are Ready f &
lnspection.-Reached thu :
Pole December IA.
Associated Press.

Associated Press. n
London, Mar S.-The conf : tion
of Captain Roald Amundsonu ain
ment of the south pole on Us seilber
II, received today from tho orer
himself at Hobart, Tasmanainstts at
rest the conflicting reports IS bc were
current on the subject yesterday.
a dispatch published yesterday and
dated from Wellington, n. H., de-
clared that Amundson had stated
that Captain Scott had reached the
south pole. 1t was assumed that tnis
declaration indicated that Amundson
himself had not succeeded in reach
ing the south pole, and consequently
the credit was given to the British
explorer. Nothing heretofore had
been heard from Scott, and Amund-
sen now denies that he said or tele-
graphed anything referring to his
British rival or his expedition.
The Fran, which Captain Amund-
sen selected for his expedition in the
search for the south pole, had been
used for many years in Arctic eX-
plorations. In one expedition of DR..
Friedtjof Nansen, from 1898 to 1896,
she covered a distance of 1000 miles
in the Arctic ocean, 5000 miles be-
ing accomplished while she was froz-
en- in the ice.
Captain Amundsen left Buenos
Ayres on the present trip late in the
year 1910 with small party of Nor
wegians, all of whom were expert
enced in Arctic work. He took with
him large pack of Siberian dogs.
and all of his men were provided
with skis for travelling on glacier ice.
The Amundsen party made their
base and winter quarters s miles
nearer the south pole than his Brit
ish rival.
Nothing was heard from the expe-
dition for many months until the ar
rival of the Fran was reported two
days ago at Hobart, Tasmania.
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08
THE STATEMENT DECLARES
NO INVITATION HAS
BEEN ISSUED.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., March S.-A
new twist was given the tangle over
Secretary's KnoX's proposed visit to
Colombia by the issuance of state
ment tonight by Robert MacDouall,
Charge D'Affairs of Colombian lega-
ton, stating that Secretary Knox
had not been invited to Colombia.
The statement reads:
The Charge D'Affairs of Colom-
bian legation said tonight that he
was authorized by his government to
state that Secretary Knox has not
been invited to visit Colombia"
No explanation was forthcoming.
The Interpretation generally attached
was that while the Colombian gov
ernment made 1t clear that Knox
would be welcome, he had not been
invited.
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08
SISTER AND
NEPHEW ARE
|NC|NERATEO
Relatives of John Morley, G. A. R.
Veteran of This City, Lose Lives
in Burning Building. = No
Particulars Received.

Mrs. Bridget Moran and son,
Thomas, were burned to death We'd
nesday night in their home at Gene
see, Pa, according to word received
here yesterday by Mrs. Moran's
brother, John Morley, who resides
with J. J. VALLEY, at $40 Pitkin ave-
nue..
No particulars accompanied the
information OF the terrible end of
MIR. Morley's relatives, but he expects
to receive further news tomorrow in
letter from his son, who resides
within few miles of Genesee.
MIR. Morley is a well known G. A.
II. veteran of this city. When he
came to Grand Junction four years
ago from the east, he spent few
days with his sister at her home. She
was past "A years Of age and very
feeble, which probably accounted for
the loss Of her lite in the burning
building. ~
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08
SEVEN KILLED
IN SLIDE
TODAY
Rio Grande Train Is Caught This
Morning by Mighty Avalanche
of Snow Near Telluride.-A
Number Injured.-Worst
Slide of the Season.
ecial Service.

sentinel Special Service.
Telluride, Colo, Mar. Sin the
worst snow slide that has visited the
San Juan in several winters seven
men lost their lives and a number of
Others were badly injured this morn
ing.
A work train had run out on the
Ophir Loop section OF the Rio Grande
road for the purpose of allowing the
workmen to clear away the snow
that had covered the tracks as a re-
suit of slide yesterday afternoon.
While the men were at work an
other slide of gigantic proportions
swept down the mountainside and
buried the big gang of workmen as
well as covered one or two cars of
the train.
A report at IL o'clock stated that
four dead men had been removed from
the slide, and that one man in dy-
ing condition had been recovered,
while four or five other men were Sc
riously injured. A number of others
escaped with slight injuries.
At l o'clock a report from the
scene of the slide stated that seven
dead bodies had been taken from the
snow, and that il was believed that
the death list would run still higher,
as it is believed a number OF men,
unaccounted for at this hour, are
still under the great depths of snow.
Among the dead were Thomas Eng
lish, Rocco Silahena, Carmen Acitani
and Dominic Bellini.
During the past week some twenty
snow slides have been reported from
various points in the San Juan coun-
try. The killing of Ed Thomas in
a slide in Marshall basin was report
ed in these dispatches yesterday.
Many narrow escapes have been re-
ported and traffic in the mountains
is exceedingly dangerous.
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08
$4,000 TO Be
SPENT HERE ON
D.8R.G. SHOPS?
Unconfirmed Report From Denver
Says General Manager E. L.
Brown Has Announced Mons 4,
ter Improvements Here.

That S5O,OOO will be expended in
Grand Junction within the next 4.
months in improving the shop facil-
tiles, erecting new roundhouse and
add much new machinery to the
plants, is the purport of dispatch
received by The Sentinel from Dem
YER this afternoon. Ii is an announce
ment said to have been made by Gen.
eral Manager f.. l.. Brown of the Dem
Yer a Rio Grande. The Sentinel was
unable to get in communication
with that official today, and the sto-
ry, at this time, cannot be confirmed.
j. l.. Pagan, master mechanic at
the local shops. was jubilant at the
information. ~ have been hoping
for some such announcement as this
for some time, but have received NO
official notification" he said. ''There
has been rumOr to this effect
among the shopmen for some time,
CONTINUED on page 81
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08

Associated Press.
Washington, Mar S.-American
participation in a general arbitration
.ional difficulties is dead
"Hrns this session
oI coLs.os- q, way {, ,ably for many
years to come, a, ling to govern
ment officials who summed up the
action of the senate yesterday in
stripping the proposed arbitration
treaties with France and Great Brit
ain of their vital features
There is little expectation that the
president will submit the treaties in
their mangled form to either of the
powers.
Upon the amendment of Senator
Bacon of Georgia, the senate cur
tailed the ratification of the treaties
with the provision that they do not
have the authority to submit ito ar
bitration any question which affects
the admission of aliens into the Unit
ed States, of the admission of any
aliens to the ducational institutions
of the several states, or the territor-
ial integrity of any state or of the
United States, or any question which
depends upon the traditional atti-
tude of the United States concerning
the question commonly known as the
Monroe doctrine or other govern
mental policies"
All differences, except those men
toned in the Bacon amendment,
which are not possible to adjust by
diplomacy and are justicable in their
nature, shall be submitted to arbi-
tration by the Hague tribunal ac-
cording to the provisions of the treat
ies
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08
OFFER OF rs Per CENT
FOR UNION TRADING STOCK

g Sentinel Special Service. G
g Meeker, Colo, March S.-The :
= largest stockholders of the de- &
= funct Union Trading company g
3 are in Meeker trying to get to- 3
s, gether the other holders of =
3 stock in this valley in an effort 8
. to reorganiZe. On the 14th =
:, inst. both the creditors and di- s
:, rectors of the company will &
3 meet in Pueblo. when an offer Z
:, of 75c will be made the unse- &
9, cured creditors. which, If ac- 6.
$ cepted, will enable the stock &
g holders to make new start. Z
g Enough money is now available 6
g to meet the Indebtedness on 6
g that basis and leave a balance &
q on hand. 6
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-08
TO RECOVER
S2,89O,0OO FROM CONCERN

6 Associated Press. g
& New York, Mar. S.-For G,
8 breach of contract, the city of 6
6, New York will endeavor to re- &.
9, cover s2,S90,000 from the 6,
8 Pennsylvania Steel Company, G.
:, which built the big greensboro e
8. bridge across the East river. G.
6, Papers which have been filed 6,
8, in the United States district es
g court here charge that the G
g bridge is not up to the specifica- 6.
:, tions of the contract and that it G.
g will require an additional ex- e
g penditure of $2,50O,000 to make g
g it strong enough to bear the 6.
6, load which was contemplated. G
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