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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04
PARCEL POST LIMIT
Opinion Of Experts That II VIII Be
Increased TO 100 Pounds
AIM OF POSTMASTER GENERAL
Parcel Post Already Proves To Be Great
Success

1t is the opinion of Representative
David J. Lewis, of Maryland, one Of
the parcel post experts of the house
or representatives, that the postof-
flee department, before great while,
will make another extension of the
parcel post system, removing the ex-
press companies as competitors of
the postal service in the handling of
small packages.
After the postmaster general shall
have completed his full program for
the enlargement of the parcel post
the only rates in the new express
schedules that will be cheaper than
the parcel post rates will be a few
charges on 100-pound packages trav-
cling 1000 miles or more.
The express companies are cor
rect when they say that they cannot
handle a small shipment for less than
25 cents" says Mr. Lewis. Verified
figures submitted by them prove that
they make only two cents profit on
average shipments of thirty-three
pounds with an average charge of 81
cents. The postoffce department at
the same time, however, is making at
least one cent and probably two
cents on one-pound shipments at the
average rate of five cents.
The governments system of col
lection and distribution costs less
than one-third as much as the same
service to the express companies and
in the end it must be that the gov
ernment will supplant the companies
for the most of that business. The
express companies on a 25-cent ship
ment pay 12 cents to the railroads for
haul OF approximately $50 miles un-
der existing contracts, which means
that the railroads get so per cent of
the total charge This leaves IS
cents for the express companies to
pay for collection and delivery, in
cluding the costly system of dozen
or more landings.
Eleven of those landings are re-
placed in the postoffce department
by the postage stamp. On a ship
ment of five pounds the new postal
rate will be nine cents for $50 miles,
of which the railroads will get three
cents, as compared with 12 cents
which they get from the express COM
panies.
"Of course, the postmaster general
is not to stop at the twenty-pound
limit but will go on until, as he says,
the 1OO-pound limit has been reached.
1t is equally certain that he will
rationalize the rates for longer dis
tances to the point of slight profit
over the cost of service"
There are many public men who
agree with Mr.. Lewis conclusions.
The day of the parcel post, these men
believe, is just beginning. The new
idea has taken the country quite by
storm No similar move by the gov
ernment for many years has become
Immediately so popular, or has affect
ed SO many people. Everybody likes
the parcel post and everybody is
patronizing it, The result will be
public men say, that the system will
have to be extended as rapidly as
circumstances will permit, until it
has been made to take the place of
more expensive means of shipment.
The controversy between the rail-
roads and the government for more
pay for the parcel post business will
probably begin in congress next
winter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04
ADAMS.LEN|J WEDDING
Assistant Cashier Alma State SaV.
lngS Bank Married
GIVEN RIDE ON HOSE WAs0N
Will Reside at 9O3 Pine Avenue After Septem.
ber 18th

Karl Adams the popular assistant
cashier of the Alma State Savings
bank and Miss Winnie Lewis of this
city were united in marriage Monday
evening of this week. The ceremony
being performed by the Rev. w. L.
Doty. pastor of the First M. L.
church Of Alma in the presence OF
the immediate relatives of the bride
and groom.
Karl had used his best efforts to
keep the matter quiet and with one
OF his trusted friends had arrang-
ments perfected whereby he and his
bride were to be taken to st. Louis
by automobile and there take the
evening train to Saginaw and points
east. But plans sometimes tail to
materialize fact which existed in
this case Mr.. Adams fortunately
or unfortunately is member OF the
Alma fire department and in some
manner not known to the bridegroom
that organization became next to the
fact and got busy accordingly
The mernbers of the department
assembled at the city hail. hitched
the team to the hose wagon and
drove to the residence of the bride
on East Gratiot avenue. In the
meantime the city band under the
direction and leadership of Mr. c. Q.
Ward had assembled at the residence
and with some of our citizens and
friends OF Mr. Adams surrounded
the home preventing his escape until
such time as he and his bride were
ready to take ride in the hose wag-
on.
Watchers notified the crowd when
the wedding dinner was over and
immediately the band struck up
lively air, the crowd cheered, rang
bells and produced all kinds of noises
until Mr.. Adams and bride appeared
on the porch of the home and an
nounced they would be ready in
few moments when they again ap-
peared Mrs Adams was lifted to the
top of the hose wagon where she
was soon joined by her husband and
the procession headed by the band
playing quick step music started
down Superior street for the Union
depot Several hundred citizens
thronged the sidewalks and depot
platform awaiting the arrival of the
newly weds" who were to take the
9:13 train east for a wedding trip,
to include Saginaw, Detroit and
lake trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams submitted
gracefully to the performance reali-
zing that they could not avoid it if
they would
Karl Adams, the groom, is the
son of city clerk Adams and young
man of sterling worth. He is assist
ant cashier of the Alma State Saw
ings Bank, a member of the city fire
department and man whose friends
are limited simply by the extent of
his acquaintance Mrs. Adams the
bride, was a former student of the
Alma city schools who by her pleasant
and congenisl manner has made hosts
of friends in this community.
After their return TO Alma, Mr..
and Mrs. Adams will take up their
residence at o03 Pine avenue in a
home all ready furnished and pre-
pared for their occupancy. Their
many friends wish them all kinds of
good luck.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04
NOTICE TO WATER
CONSUMERS.

Notice is hereby given that all de-
linquent Water Taxes that are not
paid before September 18th, 1913,
will be turned off after that date, and
one dollar will be charged for turn
ing off and on the water, according
to Ordinance No. 80. All water
taxes payable at the City Clerks Of
flee
D. w. ADAMS,
1s00-t-1 City Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04
GOING TO LOS ANGELES.
John Gaffney to Spend Winter on
Pacific Coast.

Next Monday John Gaffney starts
for Los Angeles, California, where
he will spend the winter months with
relatives. John will be accompanied
as far as Chicago by his mother, who
after seeing John started. on his
western trip, will spend sometime In
the wholesale millinery houses of the
western cities. Mr.. Gaffney expects
to return to Alma next Wednesday
evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04
SUNDAY EXCURSION
TO TOLEDO

The Ann Arbor railroad will give
a popular fare excursion to Toledo
Sunday, September 18th, by special
train leaving Alma at 6:42 a. m, ar
irving Toledo 1900 o'clock noon.
Fare for round trip, $1.5O Returning
train will leave Toledo 6:3O p m
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04
SCOTT BRIDGE OUT.

Tho bridge which crosses Pine river
near the Ely school house and knoa as
Scott bridge, went down Tuesday,
August 26. just after traction engine
had passed over. The township board
are already making arrangements for q
new one.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Alma, Mich, Sept. 1, 1913.
Advertised list for the week ending
August 30th, 1913.
T. Allesnoyer
Richard Annett
F. A. Calnon
Sarah Evans.
Iva Evens
Robert Evan.
Mantere Hart.
Rev. Kohns.
Herman Lake.
Barbara McVeigh.
II. c. Manning.
Mrs S. Marshall.
Geo. A. Miller.
Melville Miller.
Altha Miller.
Arizona Mitchell.
Mrs. Sarah Martindale.
Mrs. Hazel Myers.
Mrs. E. ]. Nichols.
Myrl Nelson.
Andrew Poll.
A. d. Policy.
Frank Russells.
lone Robinson
Chas. Sculley.
Jno. L. Schoolcraft
Clara Toutch.
Roy Wang.
The above if not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter office Sept.
22nd, 1913.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04

We are now ready to care for the
wants of all of our customers in fall
and winter millinery. Line complete.
Call and see us.
MRS. GAFFNEY, the Milliner.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04
M. E. Church.

There will be both morning and
evening service at the Methodist
church next Sunday. Evening SER
vice at 7:30.
The morning service will be the
Fourth Quarterly Meeting beginning
with love feast at 9:30.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04

Marriage licenses of the week
Laurel c. Welch, %, Riverdale, and
Miss Lura M. Erskin, 21, Vestaburg;
Earl Barnes, 21, Sumner, and Miss
Iva ID. Bale, 1s, Alma; Richard Ac-
ton, "a, BETHANY, and Miss Myrtle
Wheeler, 16, Alma; Fred Palmer, %,
North Shade, and Miss Clara Mann,
21, North Shade.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04

Mrs. Robert Willoughby and daug ghter,
Miss velna, who have been visiting st
the home Of Mn. A. Nudge, returned
to their home in Bushnell, H., Tuesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04
SUNDAY BASE BALL.

Elm Hall base ball team plays Bay
City C"All Stars'o next Sunday at Elm
Hall-Came called at $50.
VKRN f. JOHNSON, Mgr.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Stuckey enter
tanned over Sunday the formers sis
ters, Mrs. Erwin Myers of Bloom
vile, Ohio, Mrs. Phillip Garlinger
and Mrs. Phillip Schnure. of Nash
vile, Mich Mr.. Gariinger and son
Friel, of Nashville were also guests
at the Stuckey home. eE
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04

Miss Curtis, an ex member Of the
Shelby faculty, visited the Misses Clum
and Coleman last week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-09-04

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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
OU|NBY & CO.'S
UNIQUE EXHIBIT
Seventy-nine Years of Coach
Building Has Made the
Firm Famous.

One of the striking features of the
automobile show is the superb seven
passenger family car just produced by
the old coach building house of j. M.
Quinby & Co. While no expense has
been spared to make the trimmings
and furnishings as sumptuous as is
compatible with refinement it is in
its wonderfully beautiful construc-
tional lines that the car will most ex-
cite admiration. For about seventy
nine years the house of Quinby has
been identified with all that is best
in coach building, and the application
of that knowledge and experience to
the building of automobile bodies is
that achieve spaeiousness without
waste of room and a general SYM
metry that arrests the artistic eye.
These qualities are eonspicuously ap-
parent in the new 3S-shaft drive, 49,
inch wheel base Simplex on display at
the show. The hood flows into the
cowl with such rhythmic fluency as
to give the appearance of being made
in one piece. There is not that UNI
slightly join which dishgures most
other cars, even those that are other
wise faultless in design. Another
feature, which is practical rather
than decorative, is the frameless
windows. The door windows are
fitted with such consummate accur-
acy as to be unshakable. and when
let down they slide into velvet
groove. The patent mouldings, for
which Quinby cars are famous, avoid
ing the use of screws on the outside,
add to the exterior beauty, and the
inside appointments are lavish in
elegance. The woodwork is inlaid
mahogany, and the arm-chairs (Which
are adjustable to either direction, fac
ing back or 'front.', are upholstered IN
imported broadcloth of maroon, to
match the general scheme, while the
chauffeur seats are covered in gem
uine hand buffed leather. All the
familiar characteristics of Quinby
cars-the self-starting device, the
electric lighting system, and the high
grade ''finishing'-are exemplified in
this thoroughbred model. Indeed. the
car is a noteworthy example of the
application of artistic principles to
CONSTITUTIONAL ingenuity. 1t will be
difficult even for the Quinby people
to excel the standard they have now
set.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
TREATING AN OIL LAMP

Generally, a man when extinguish-
ing the oil lamps on his car turns
down the wick to save wear and tear
on the door hinges which frequent
usage occasions Instead of turning
the wick up again when the flame has
gone out he usually delays doing this
until the lamp is again required, by
which time he has forgotten which
way to turn the thumb wheel to
bring the wick up. In many cases
this results in the wheel being turned
the wrong way, the wick dropping
down into the oil reservoir, from
where it has to be fished out, pro-
ceeding which is not likely to add to
the fisher-out's amiabil,ty While the
hest way to extinguish the light is to
open the door OF the lamp and blow
the flame out, thereby leaving the
wick in a proper position for rellght-
ing, those who insist on adhering to
the practise of turning down the wick
to extinguish the lamps should at
least turn the wick up again before
leaving 1t, so that il will be ready
for use.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
MOTOR TRUCKS ARE
DISPLAYING HORSES
FORLOCAL DELIVERY

Not so very long ago the general
public. especially the business man
engaged in heavy local traffic, were
wont to regard the motor truck as
d preponderous experiment or "a
white elephant" so TO speak. The ex
pertinent has been costly, no doubt,
but the problem has been solved
thanks to the persistent effort of the
motor truck manufacturer. and the
merchant engaged in general traffic
has reaped the benefit, and besides
general conditions have been bet
tered
The horse as a power-faetor in
commercial transportation is any
thing but efficient. His weary way
is aggravated by the Typographical
and poor road conditions which to-
gether with extreme changes of tenn
perature. make the transportation
question one of great Importance and
difficulty.
By the use of the motor truck the
majority of these disadvantages have
been overcome. The trucks great
value lies in the fact that the radius
of action is extended considerably,
| the time of delivery is reduced one
third to one-half of that consumed
| by horse delivery. and it has been
demonstrated that While an average
of eight hours is required for team
to deliver an S.OO0-pound load of mer-
chandise to about thirty customers,
with an average of half a mile be-
tween stops, three-ton truck Will
make three deliveries over the same
mileage in about ten hours. on &C
count of its carrying capacity and
speed, thus performing work that
would require the use of three teams.
! The actual saving effected, to say
nothing of the benefits arising from
increased business, confidence of Gus
toners. increased radius of delivery,
efficiency in shipping and many other
obvious advantages occasioned by the
use of the truck, would be as follows:
Cost of one team per day, based or
average daily charges made by mas
ter carriers:
With driver, but without helper,
With driver and helper. s9.00xS. 27.OC
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
LUXURY IS RULE
NOW IN MOTORING
Convenience and Beauty in
Construction Are Factors
Not Dreamed of Before.
BY PERCY OWEN.

sales Manager Chalmers Motor Company.
Luxury is a comparatively new
word in automobile building. Only
among the very highest priced cars
had luxury been given any serious
consideration up to the last season
or so.
Now, however, it is generally con-
coded that, all things considered, the
car of luxury is the car of efficiency.
In everything which we possess we
naturally think of the most luxurious
thing as the best thing. The very
word luxury" means that one has
gone beyond the mere necessity. The
luxurious article contains more of
quality, comfort or beauty, as the
case may be- than the thing which is
built for purely utilitarian purposes.
In motor car, which, to give salts
factory service, must possess all such
Qualities as comfort, beauty and con-
venienee, luxury plays an important
part.
In the matter of comfort luxury
means more room than is absolutely
needed. 1t means deeper upholstery
than is absolutely essential; it means
careful attention to such details as
the pitch of the seats, the carpet of
the tonneau. the location of foot rails
and all such things.
Convenience in a motor-car is al
most wholly a matter of luxury. No
one absolutely has to have a self
starter. No one absolutely has TO
have dash adjustment for the car
buretor. an electric lighting system,
q power tire inflater or demounta BILE
rims. These things are purely lux
uries. but certainly no one can deny
that they are luxuries which make
for the greater efficiency of a car.
Beauty. too, is a matter of luxury.
Deep. rich colors. high grade trim
mings. nickel and black enameled
hardware. inconspicuous door locks
and all such things which add to the
beauty of car are luxuries. At the
same time they add greatly to a cars
efficiency Certainly twenty-one coats
of paint and varnish give q better
wearing surface than four or five
coats Nickel trimmings, which look
best. also wear best and are easiest
to care for. Therefore luxurious
beauty means efficiency.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
GEAR RATIO

Crankshaft speed to wheel speed on
high gear is what the figures in the
table show: that is, IL the gear ratio
is given as 375 1t means that the
motor turns over 3.75 times to one
revolution of the wheels on high.
The high-speed gears are always in
mesh and have a ratio of one to one;
that is, both gears have the same
number of teeth.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15

However. the L-head type is often
designed with one valve in the head
and the other in the side The two
cycle engine always has cylinders of
the straight type, the intake and ex-
haust opening in this case being
ports or holes in the cylinder wall.
The. knight type is also classed with
the straight cylinders, the valves in
this case being reciprocating sleeves.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
CYLINDER SHAPES

The expressions T-head, L-head
and straight refer to cylinders whose
shape resembles the letters T, L and
I. 1t is seen that in the L-head the
valves are all placed on one side, and
in the case of the T-head on oppo-
site sides, The straight or I-head
cylinder has the valves in the head.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
Exhibitor

bAIlDilDls
Edward Mex. Hunt.
Abendroth & Root Mfg. Con-.
Peerless Motor Car Co.............
Buick Motor Co....................
The Lansdon Company. ...............
gland Thayer Co...................
Greene Motor Car Co.........-.....
Ellis Motor Car Co..................
Packard Motor Car Co. of New York
International Motor Co...............
Nonpareil Motor Truck Con-.
Universal Motor Truck Co...........-
A. G. Spalding e. Bros .................
Charles r. Sarhariss ................
H. J. Koehler S. c. Co................
j. W. mason Observation-Disclosures.
Nyberg Auto Co. of New Jersey .....
r. & L. Co.-................
j. b. ufDef. ...........
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15

~ % fAAA1 III NDGA ~ hSlIlE d 1-ARAA
truck instead Of three teams is as fol-
lows
teams, including helpers, a s.. So. 90
l truck. including helper ..... 1923
Daily saving by use of S-ton
truck .......... ....-..............s1 l.17
When the following facts are
taken into consideration 1t will be
quite apparent that the above indi-
Gated saving is not at all extravagant
as It has been generally admitted that
five hours actual haul with a heavy
load is the maximum amount of work
a horse can perform in a day The
time spent in waiting for loads is
not lost, but is a substitute for a
rest period which otherwise must be
spent in the stables. This rest pc
Rod is, Of course. eliminated when
trucks are used. with the result that
with proper loading facilities. such
as changeable bodies, which permit
of loads being made up and routed
in the shipping room, and then rolled
or swung out on to the truck imme-
diately upon its return from a trip,
the truck can be kept out on the
road practically all the time, instead
of waiting for an hour or more, while
being loaded, which is necessary
with teams. All that is necessary is
for the loaded body TO be placed on
the truck and truck started out. with
possible delay of 10 or 10 minutes.
thus effecting a saving from 10 to so
minutes on each delivery. This load
ing feature is one of great import
ance and should be studied carefully
by the owners of motor trucks or pros
pective purchasers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
CONTROL

Fixed control, though not very often
used, is one over which the opera tor
has no power The spark is fixed so
that it will occur at given point
in the cycle and cannot be changed
without removing the magnetic and
returning the motor. On the other
hand, the governed control is one in
which are spark automatically ad-
vances with motor speed and retards
with decrease in speed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15

The Paddock-Zusi Motorcar Com
pany will exhibit six Chalmers cars
at the local show next week. There
will be four four-cylinder cars and
two six-cylinders. In connection with
the car exhibit there will also be an
exhibition of Chalmers parts, which
will be demonstrated by a factory
expert.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15

H. ]. Snyder, of the Anderson Elec-
trio Company, of 125 Washington
street. has sold a 36-horsepower 1913
extension brougham electric to H. J..
Kidd, of East Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15

Bush & McDougal, motorcycle deal
ers, have removed from William
street to 3l2 Halsey street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
COMMERCIAL CARS

Address.
.315 claremont Ave, Montclair, y J
30 Church St. New York city,.
N. ]. branch. 81 William St. Newark
.222 Halsey St, Newark, y. J........
1874 Frelinghuysen Ave, Newark.
1888 Halsey St, Newark, y. -.
So Washington St, Newark. n j..
.416 Central Ave, Newark. \. j..
20 Branford place, Newark. \. j..
556 Ferry St, Newark. n. ..........
457 Washington ST.. Newark. \. J
279 Halsey st, Newark, y. J........
S45 Broad St, Newark, n. J.......
Asbury Park. \. Observation-Disclosures
2s1 Halsey St, Newark. n. J........
. $50 Halsey St. Newark, \. IL.
.577 Central Ave, Newark. y. -.
$50 Central Ave. Newark. \. j..
258 Halsey ST.. Newark, n. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-15
g WALTER F. FREAR, d
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
+. ACT To-
AN ACT

To AMEND SECTION 2296, CHAPTER 149, THE REVISED
~...>":-:. LAWS HAWAII
Be Enacted by the Legislature Of the Territory Of Hanaii:
Section That Section 1885, Chapter 49, of the Revised
Laws of the Territory of Hawaii be and the is hereby
amended to read follows:
"Secon 1926. NOMINATION. AND APPOINTMENT
If the minor under the age of sixteen years. the judge may
and appoint his guardian and he is above the age
Of sixteen years he may nominate his guardian wo
approved of by the judge shall be appointed accordingly and
if the guardian nominated by such minor shall not be approved
bv the Judge the minor shall reside without the Territory
if after being cited by the Judge he shall neglect to nominate
suitable person. the Judge may nominate and appoint the
guardian in if the minor under the
age of sixteen years -
SEcT1ox This Act shall take effect from and after the
date of its approval =" t-..... -~
Il i
Approved this 11h day of March, A. D. 1913
.-:.". X WALTER F. FREAR,
Goyernof of tie Territory of Hawaii.