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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
MOTORCYCLE NOW IS
UNIVERSALLY IN use
Covers Field as Bicycle Did, but
With Less Personal
Effort.
ny GEORGE N. HENDEE.
President Hendee Manufacturing

Fifteen years ago we were going through
one OF the greatest crazes ever known In
the history Of sport. This was bicycling
Young and old--rich and poor-m IN.
woman and child--seized upon this two
wheeled vehicle as the one predominant
machine for Amusement ana health The
era OF the bicycle was an era Of &C.
quaintance with American out Of doors
to millions OF people who otherwise would
have scarcely known the natural wonders
and delights Of their country.
This self.ame era Is repeating itself
to-day by means OF the motorcycle Bu,
with an undreamed OF comfort and ten
fold pleasure. Gone IL the fatigue OF
pedalling up hills and against head winds
all the exertlons OF cycling have disap-
peared with its motorization. Likewl e.
| its qualifications have increased.
Fresh regions are constantly opening
up to the motorcyclist thousands upon
thousands of miles of smooth State roads
| --macadami1ed and olled--awa!t his pref
erence.
Not that a motorcyclst needs f,ne ron do
Steep grades, sand, the narrow riding
space. rough surfaces mean nothing to
this machine. II has the power. control
and comfort OF an Acknowledgment
features too little realized by those who
have not given the motorcycle n careful
consid ration.
on the other hand. the running cost OF
motorcycle il next to nothing per mile
| Sixty-ilve miles on a gallon OF gasolcne,
| or 500 miles on gallon OF oil are aver
| age performances. Repair charges are
correspondiugly low. Official reports OF
| the Detroit police motorcycle squad using
Indian motorcycles show thu average cost
| OF upkeep per machine to be s2lS 70:
5000 miles.
| The motorcycle needs no garage, and
| requires minimum OF care II Is al
ways ready to take YOU to any point
within n twenty-five mile radius within
mn hours time Throw leg over IN,
| saddle--give twist OF the wrist--ant
| of YOU go. You are master Il the ma
chine whether throttlng dow to n walk
ing pace In contested ttafIlc or openni
up to sixty miles an hour on clearet
road.
| These brief facts explain Why you Sc,
| motorcycles everywhere-in many place
| where you do not see an auto mobile be
| cause the motor car cannot negotiate al
| the highways and hyways that "A motor
| cycle easily rides. The motorcycle has
universal place As Il pleasure vehicle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
FIT OF PISTON RINGS
AN IMPORTANT ITEM
Power Losses Come With Leaks
Within the Cylinder
Walls.

The important part that piston rings
play in the operation OF an automobile
engine Is clearly defined by writer In
ar article published In the Sciontif,
American recently Describing how tn,
engine Is bull. and put together and tn,
relationship OF Its various parts he says
40 matter how perfect the 1T OF tn,
piston IN It's cylinder. IL Is necessary {,
use piston rings to prevent the leakage oi
the hiCl PRESSURE HaGes To form these
rings g. that they Will bear evenly on nj
parts Of the cylinder while in operation
calls for expert designing
Where perfect 1T in piston rings Is
lacking. detrimental consequences mus
surely follow First. compression Il
lowered and thus power goes TO waste
surplus oil IL allowed to work It's way
past the rings and form carbon deposit r.
the combustion chamber. and the friction
and wear due TO any such looseness mus
result In eventual breakags of parts.
II cannot be said that the form %
piston ring known as the one piece type
with which most engines are equipped b,
their makers. performs in proper fashion
those functions defined by the writer. 4
one piece ring has but single point o
expansion and Its bearing must. by yer,
reason Of this design. be uneven Its oper
vent provides way both for the ESCAPE
of eas and the lngress OF surplus Oil i
carries Its imperfections further by wear
ing and scoring the cylinder AS soon a.
the least loosen 80 develops.
The automobile owner who dlscove n
his engine IL deficient In the delivery o
power, who has been worried over carboni
zation troubles and suspects that NOR
Internal wear and tear II going on thar
Is right, might be surprised to learn hov
much OF all these things his one piece
rings are fairly responsible for. Sucl
condti ms can be readily overcome b,
installing In their place rings that cal
more properly claim to be the result o
eNnert designlng--and can prove Il b.
efficient !edkproof service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
SEES TREND TOWARD
SMALLER ENGINES
Engineer Says Our Practise
Will Follow Foreign
Lines.
GETTING TOO MUCH SIZE
That Is Because Fuel Is Cheaper
Here Than 1t Is
Abroad.
GETTING TOO MUCH SIZE

The question ms 70 the lines OF gen.
eral development OF American motors IL
and II becoming more and more vital
one. Here our motors with few executions
are characterized by large cylinders--bore
s'rohe ratio. compresslons. piston speeds
anu maximum output per pound being
low and economy being almost neglected
as point to be striven for. our short.
com'ngs In this latter respect are gem
orally met by the Argument that fuel
In this country is COM aratively so cheap
that the matter Is y: minor importance.
granting that there is some reason In
TINS argument, II requires very little
thought TO realize that for two motor
cars or given ability. but with n wide
dlnerence In motor size and weight and
correlated difference in weight of the
complete car. the item OF fuel economy
ID only one or a number making for low
operative expense. AS contrasted with
tho General practice here the Europea n
manufacturers. notably the British. have
gone to what perhaps appears To Us the
other extreme, and are building motors
having almost exactly opposite charnc-
terlstics and from when they are getting
outputs which very few years pgo would
have been considered impossible. and
coupled with fuel economy beyond any.
HIna win winch we are familiar
These results have been got by very
large valves and ports, the Inter dc.
signed to give as smooth flow lines as pos
sible, high compression and very high
piston speeds, well above 5000 feet. Such
engines must be driven carefully q they
are to give their maximum In service,
piston speeds must be kept up II only a
reasonably large power output IS required
ana the motor must never be rlioweI o
run on wide open throttle. but at low
speeds. This means Of course the gear
changing will be much more frequent.
and change down will he required for
any piece OF bad road whether billy or
not
Granting. however. that these require.
ments are complied with the results are
altogether gratifying The motor. al
though sensitive. becomes for the man
driving his own car an Intimate thing. 4
part OF himself almost. willing and able
to give good ana long continued .er-
vice and at an operating Cost that IL
surprisingly low.
In addition TO care in driving. how
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
THINGS ALLQUIET
AT THE FORD PLANT
Labor Conditions in Motor Car
Factory Resume Old
Status.
GENTLE WITH WORKERS
Foremen Are Not Permitted to
Discharge Them Per-
emptOrily.

DrrRoir. April 4.--Corditions In the
vicinity OF the Ford Motor Company's
plapt have once more resumed their nor
NAL aspect. No longer do thousands OF
men besiege the entrances on Manchester
avenue In the hope OF securing positions
under the new wage regime. They nave
finally come TO realize that no such casual
and harhazard method IL being followed
In adding to the working force.
The psinstaking manner In which the
new wage scale was evolved ana the
thorough way In which the entire plan IL
being fortified by elaborate follow w
work are illustrated by several features.
One Of the most significant relates TO the
handling OF employees in the shops TO
discover by thorough test their ntness
for work i'm The various departments ana
thus protect them against seeming fall
ure To make good and a summary dis
inlssal
Foremer are not allowed arbitrarily ~
dismiss "A man. IL the foreman of any
gang fnds that one of his mon ls not
doing satisfactory work. instead 81 dis
missing the individual outright he must
send him to n clearing house, where his
ras. Is investigated and he IL given an
other trial In some other departrn" Mt. I'M
lose te 4. found to he wholly inefficient
There his ability for another Kind OF
work will he tested. These shifts may
take place a half dozen times before the
man Is finally let out or retained.
The company IL determined that the
additional money received under the new
pan shalt he devoted TO reasonable pur-
noses. In order to determine this large
number Of investlyators are employed
Almost all of there have been taken from
the plant itself. having been drafted from
the hospital SAN and the executives oi
the various departments Of the plant and
ranging from full fedgcd directors tn mer
who were formerly perhaps merely IN
, charge ~ a shipping platform. This p'ar
was followed IN order 10 secure men who
/ had already demonstrated their ability &c
handle men SUCCESSFULLY The investi'
gators get on intimate terms with tbs
men they are studying and learn tn know
| the conditions under which they live ant
how they spend their time and money
II II IL found that man IL not prohfini
by the additional money he IN receiving
| he must prove that he can. or else he nc
/ longer participates In the prof,t sharing
/ plan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05

Vn scow or barge the truck backs up
fectly into the scows
From ITO to 122 cansfuii Of ashes. the
equivalent Of hve one-horse carloads. can
be carried at one time. In the district
where the truck 10 now working the hau
to the dumping place is three miles. The
truck covers this distance in fourteen min
utes. One man drives the truck and op-
crates the dumping mechanism. II the
truck travelled only az fast as horse
drawn wagon 1t would be doing the wori
| OF five horses. Ave carts and five men
but II travels three to four times as fast
| hence Il does the work OF fifteen tt
| twenty horse carts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
LozIER CAMPAIGN Is on.
Trade Active both In New ana Used
Cars

The new light four Losiers are COM
ing through fast and II. y. Houpt. the
local distributor. has to have room. A
score or more Of various machines which
ne has taken In on trade az part pay
ment have been put in tho pink Of con-
dition and are to be offered at prices
during the coming week designed TO move
every one Of them.
The used car situation has not per-
mrbed him, he says The advent OF the
new Losier has had the result. Mr.. Houpt
SAYS, Of making the sale OF the new cars
easy, and the bargain hunter who IL
after n done over second OF Wen Known
make IL sure of getting machine that
no wants under the actual market price.
The stoppage of the leakage In profits
through unwise trading is the ambition
of every dealer, but as Mr.. Houpt says.
"thls cannot be done unless you trade
right. and the automobile merchant can
not trade right unless the public is keen
after a particular type OF machine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
June f Will Be /
Orphans Auto Day

ORpHANs' DAY will be Thursday.
~ June I. and preparations are
already under way. I'm order to con-.
vey all the 500 children on this tenth
annual outing il will be necessary to
get many cars; funds for hiring auto
busscs and motor trucks and to &C.
fray the cost of other necessities,
such as flags, badges. car numbers,
signs. goodies of various kinds,
literature, stationery, postage, &c.
The first cash donation received
for this years outing was from =. A.
Miles, just prior to his sailing for
Europe last Saturday. Entry blanks
may be obtained from any dealer
along Automobile Row. or from the
secretary of the association. A. l..
Prindle, Z East Forty-second street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
LOOKS FOR A SHORTAGE.
silver Says This May re tho case
by MIDI Aprll

"It has taken only a couple Of days o;
sunshine to bring home to the automobile
fraternity the fact that they are enterins
upon the greatest selling period ever
SAYS g. T. silver, the overland and Peer
less distributor, From reports Il looks
~ II most every one with reliable car
will have all the business he can attend
notable instances II looks as II there vii
he an actual shortage before the end OF
the month
with this in mind 7 have hccn stack.
ing up all the Overlands could lay my
hands on the past two mon ths. At IA,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
REos COME BY TRAINL0ADs.
One Tomorrow, Another Neat Week.
ssys Manager InGersoll.

That a tralnload OF REQ automobiles
will arrive in New York city on April
q Is the statement of H. T. Ingersoll.
manager Of Eastern branches of the REQ
Motor Car Company Another trainload
win arrive the following week" says Mr.
Ingersoll. In fact for some weeks 10
come we expect to handle a trainload n
week In this territory. without iingina
our optimism too far We hope that the
day IL near at hand when we will even
get out OF the train!oad class and will
have a REQ railroad running direct from
our Lansing factory to New York city,
this road to be reserved exclusively for
the shipment OF automobiles.
Las, year REQ facilities produced
forty cars a day. This year the faclli-
tlos have been enlarged and slxty-five
cars n day Is the output. on some days
the shipments from the factory have
totalled ll5 cars, and daily orders have
run az high as 225 cars
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05

ever, there Is one other thing that they
absolutely demand The occasional ad-
Jistment and periodic overhaul must be
carefully done. ana the ordinary met hoas
or doing work which II In to be regretted
are only too prevalent In the averages
garage repair shop will not do A kick
ana curse will not keep motors Of this
type IN condition to operate satisfactorily
Each or these types has advantages Pc
cullar to Itself both from a manufacturing
and operating standpoint and the most
comprehensive possible discussion OF them
Is fully warranted. Given proper eauip-
ment In the shop the workmanshi,, 20.
quired In the two types IL about tho same
for really good construction except that
the Hight connecting rods and plstons for
the small motor together with its lubrl-
cation system Will entail n slight addl-
tionai expense; this win be more than
compensated for by TIE smaller amount o,
material required and the smaller parts
to be handled. The fnal assembling and
adjustlnp OF the small motor will also
cost more
The probability is that the most SUIT
able motor for service here would he a
compromise between the two types. de-
signed to give well sustained torque up
to about 1000 feet piston speed, and for
fivo passenger car, having about 1000
10 1900 &C. for a four cylinder motor and
about $500 to 5000 &C. for a six.
Broadly II seems that the moment the
purchasing public realize that for given
service with the average type OF car being
built In this country they are paying al.
together too much. there viii be very
marked demand for the smaller and more
economical machine. %
'Read before the metropolitan section Of
the Society Of Automobile Engineers on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
CONFIDENCE IS RESTORED.

George a. Kissel. president of the klssol
Motor Car Company, regards business con-
d lions rs highly favorable and the out
look az encouraging He believes that con-
hdence has been generally restored and
"as that is ono of the principal nee ssitlss
to a state Of prosperity he sees no OBJ
stacle to good times.
Certainly" declares Mr., Kissel there
IL every indication that this will bring n
better year for the Kisselkar than 1918,
and when 7 say this I am saying some
thing, for last year was excellent"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05

paced out, Of the way horizontally along
the frame. When dumping the body ele.
Yates to an angle Of 90 degrees.
The body 10 - feet and 3 Inches long
by Z feet and inches Wide. having q
capacity OF 262 cubic feet. The sides are
made up Of removable sections which ia
cilltate loading and make II unnecessary
for the crew to lift refuse receptacles more
than waist high. The top IL completely
covered by sectional doors. a feature OF
great sanitary Importance.
The truck IL used for carrying all kinds
Of refuse as well ~ for ashes and gar
hage. At the disposal plant or the dump
the truck deposits Its load at any pre-
scribed SPOT, and when the load Is to &c
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05

present writing have approximately
400 machines punched here In this new
building.
1T Is the same old story repeated year
after year. These sub agents 90 along
all winter lining up prospects and when
the touring season opens up they have
not got the cars 10 supply demand that
comes pouring In on them, due to the fact
that they are not willing to take their
just chance in carrying the load"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05

The difficulties and losses of time In the
removal of ashes and garbage which are
being considered here Just now are de-
signed to be taken care Of by Q new type
Of dumping truck developed through the
cooperation Of the White Company and
the engineers OF the New York Street
Cleaning Department The engineers are
convinced that the most economical and
correct type Of vehicle has been evolved.
Unlike other dump trucks. this one 10
built with an underslung frame. The
holstins apparatus consists Of the stand
ard White power dumping m Mechanism.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05

'Read before the metropolitan section Of
the Society Of Automobile Engineers on
March 20
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
Rayflcld Offers Race Prizes.

The Rayfeld trophy. valued at $4,000,
as well M $1,000 In cash. will 20 to a.
winner Of the next 500 mile race. II he
car uses that make OF ca bureter A
prize of $500 goes to second and 5000 e.
third. under like conditions
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
elf-Named Sleuth
Here to Protect
Shriners Is Jailed

Hugh Jennings--but not at all the
man YOU think-met the suspicious
eve of Policeman Benson as he
strolled near the Terminal Station
before daybreak Monday. And forth
with he entered into a companionable
chat with the policeman. revealing a
shiny badge, and declaring that he
was Pinkerton detective, sent to
Atlanta to head off the crooks-he
said there would be exactly 6O-who
were coming to take advantage Of the
Shriners.
But the policeman was skeptical,
and took Jennings to headquarters
for an investigation. Harry Scott, Of
the Pinkertons repudiated him, and
Recorder Broyles. who harbored the
suspicion that Jennings might him
self be one OF the 60 crooks, sem
fenced him to 30 days on the chain
gang. and bound him over in the sum
Of $500 on a vagrancy charge.
Jennings said he was "a years old
and was salesman from New York
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
OVATION
IS GIVEN To
OUTLAWS

BALTIMORE, April 13.-The great
est baseball crowd this city ever has
seen turned out to-day to see tho
Federal League open its season here,
More than 10000 persons had pass
ed through the turnstiles when the
Buffalo and Baltimore teams took the
field
1t was a most friendly gathering
too, and the members of both the
home team and the visiting aggrega-
ton were given an ovation as they
trotted to their places.
Earl Moore, the former Chicago
Cub, and Walter Blair were an
nounced as the battery for Buffalo
Manager Otto Knabe, of Baltimore.
chose Russell Ford, former Atlanta
Cracker and late of the New York
Yankees. and Fred Jacylitsch to(work
for the home boys.
The score: r. E:
Buffalo ....... 900 o20 ooo- 2 5 2
Batteries-Moore and Blair; Knapp,
Quinn and JaokIitsch. UmPires, Bush
and Mannassan.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
How the Four Gunner
Were Executed.
Bv FRANK CHARLTON.

OSSINING. n. Y, April 13.--Just
as day dawned over the gray walls Of
Sing Sing Prison. the four young gun
men convicted of assasslnating Her
man Rosenthal in front Of the Hotel
Metropole in New York City on the
morning Of July 16. 1912, we're put to
death in the electric chair
None of the men confessed in the
death chamber True to their predic-
tions, they died game"
It required just SO minutes to exc
cute the gunner, who went to their
death in this order.
Frank Cirohci. alias "Dago Frank; d"
Jacob Seidenschner. alias Frank
Mueller" and Whitley Lewis" Har-
ry Horowitz, alias "Gyp the Blood, "
and Louis Rosenberg, alias Lefty
Louie"
Stolid and hardened to the last mo-
ment OF their lives, none OF the gun
men said a word that might be con-
strued in the Hight OF a confession.
Whitley Lewis" alone made a state
ment IT. the death chamber. 1t was
hasty. jerky assertion that the wit
resses who sworc that he had shot
Rosenthal were perjurers.
Whitley" was on the verge OF col
lapse He suffered an emotional
breakdown in his cell at the last mo-
ment. This unexpected turn Of af-
fairs compelled the order OF axecu-
ton to be changed at the last moment.
Whitley" on Verge OF Collapse"
Whitley" was shaking and his face
was ashen Only the sounds Of the
electricians strapping the electrodes
upon the condemned man broke the
deathly silence OF the death house
Warden Clancy had been told that the
gunman had something TO say but It
was not known whether or not It was
confession AS soon as he was
seated. Whitley began:
Gentlemen, am convicted OF muir
DER. am not guilty Of shooting Her
man Rosenthal. I did not fire the
Continued on Pace 2. Column I.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
ENTRIES.

FIRST-Four furlongs. selling: Jes--
sulphur 113 Carondolet 11S. Colonel
Austin 113, xMiss Clark l06. Great Friar
l16, Eel Ill, xLady Pender lOS Emer-
aid Isle Ill.
SECOND-Aoout furlongs, selling:
xMollie Duval 81, Julia Bass l02, Ada
Kennedy 107, Bob F. 109. Dolly Waters
102. Fred Cross 104, Dixie Nina l07,
xCalifornia Jack 1917, May Buena lOI
Santaneca 102 Hester l07.
THIRD-About furlongs. selling:
Lord Elan Ill xFastoso l06, Saldela
95. xFrieze 109, Topiand Ill, Shawnee
109
FOURTH-About Z furlongs, selling:
Crex ll3. Tom Murphy 113, Zinkand
113, xFarrand 1903, xt'rank Flesher lOS,
Pendant III, Starberta loS,
FIFTH-Abou furlongs. selling:
xStrikeout 1O9. Lady Moffitt liz. Light
Knight ia. True Step liz. Young Pan
sy ia xGertrude Dix 10l, XCaptain
Drusel l09 Charley Ward ia
.SIXTHz-A-bout q furlongs. selling;
Gilbert Rose 1f4. Sim Feinn III. chiffon
Trance 112, minnie +. l04, xLee Har-
rison ia. Ben Stone ia, The Fad ll4'
xNino Muchacho 1903, Al Moon Il
xApprentice allowance claimed
Weather cloudy; track heavy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
Alleged Kidnaper
Of Dunbar Boy on
Trial in Louisiana

OPELOUsAS, La, April 13.-The
trial of w. P. Walters, alleged Kid
naper of Robert Dunbar, Jr.. adjourn
cd to-day shortly after the case was
called. 1t will be resumed tomorrow
Walters comedies the boy may be
the Dunbar child. and probably the
defense is that II the crime was com
mitted, it was in Mississippi and not
under the Jurisdiction of Louiana
Two women claim as their son the
child for whose kidnapping Walters
was placed on trial Mrs. c. p. Dun
bar, Of Opelousas, says she is posi-
tive the boy is her son. while the de-
fense's attorneys contend that they
have witnesses to prove the boy is
the son Of Julia Anderson, OF Barnes
vile, n. c. Kidnapping is a capital
offense in Louisiana.
Robert Dunbar, years old, disap-
peared from Opelousas August 20,
1912 on April 20. 1918, Walters was
arrested near Columbia, Miss