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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
ExECUTRix.

State of Iowa, Delaware County, SIS.
Notice is hereby given, That the
undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as executrix of the
estate Q: John u. Schelling, late
of Delaware county Iowa. deceased.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate
payment, and those having claims
against the same will present them,
duly authenticated, to the undersign-
ed for allowance.
Dated January Goth, 1914
4-Swks. FANNIE A. SCHELLING,
Executrix.
Carr II Carr, Attorneys Tor Estate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28
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H. ~. Kuhiman is at home for a
time from Waterloo where he plans
( to manufacture his corn pillow, corn
planter and stake, <
L. A. Kocher was off duty the fore
part of the week on account of i'll
ness. 81
sS Mrs. j. X. Rolsinger and Mrs. r..
&c. Currie went to Oe:wein during
the. week for a visit at the home Of
MIR. and Mrs. e. G. Potts. They will
also be guests at the Geo lends
home at Independence and the z. T..
Rolsinger home at Manchester, be-
fore returning here:
n Mr.. antl<>NIrs. William Adams have
taken up their residence for a time
in Dyersrille. whittier they moved
during the past week. This is Mr..
& Adams native town and has also
been the home of himself and wife
since their marriage. Many friends
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
PLAN PROPOSED
FOR GOOD ROADS
Automobile Cha m Der Of
Commerce to Satisfy All
Without Curtailing.

Highway authorities may reconcile
the demands of automobilists and bus
mess men for permanent inter city
highways and of farmers for improved
tributary roads with the objection Of
taxpayers to increased road taxes by
following these rules formulated by
the National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce after a study of the opin-
Ions Of prominent highway authorities:
Take a census of traffic to ascertain
the number and kinds of vehicles US
Ing the state roads at different points.
Build brick, concrete or other durable
roads wherever there Is much heavy
teaming, motor trucking and automo-
bile driving.
Such roads should be built wherever
the cost of properly maintaining any
other kind would amount to more in rs
years than the cost of maintaining the
durable roads plus its extra first cost
and interest on the excess.
Issue 15-year to 25-year bonds to pay
for permanent work If sufficient funds
are not available 1t is sound, economic
policy to raise money with bonds for all
road work that will outlive the term of
the bonds.
Pay out Of current funds provided
by general taxation and assessment the
cost of surfacing with any material that
is not as durable as brick or concrete.
Construct Durable Roads.
Make gravel roads where traffic is
comparatively light and there is not
much automobile travel, first grading
and draining the foundation thoroughly.
Extend the mileage of permanent
highways with money saved by build
ing fravel roads instead of macadam
roads
Confine construction as much as pos
sible to durable roads and gravel roads,
so that the total cost will not exceed
that of an equal mileage of macadam
roads, nor increase the state or county
expenditure.
Use quartz, shells, burnt clay or a
mixture of sand and clay where gravel
is not readily obtainable. They are all
good substitutes
Grade and drain the earth roads and
insist upon having them dragged in
spring and fall. If necessary, get a
drag law passed similar to those in
Iowa and Ohio. Drag the gravel roads
also in spring and fall and apply new
gravel to ruts and depressions.
Concentrate the expenditure Of state
funds on the improvement and mainte-
nance of inter-city or trunk lines, be-
cause they carry about 80 per cent OF
the total traffic.
Instead of depending for road funds
upon uncertain appropriations by leg
islature, provide by law for an annual
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
EMPLOYEES
ENJOY REAL OUTING

Bright and early on the morning of
July IL a procession OF 40 automobiles
curved its way through the streets of
Akron, o., out into the open road,
headed for the old F'irestone home
stead, 80 miles away.
The party was composed extensively
OF superintendents and foremen of the
F1restone tire and rim factories and Of
ficials of the company numbering 40.
1t was a Firestone factory family af-
fair, with H. S. Firestone as host.
At $3.50 o'clock in the morning. as
the whistles of the Firestone factories
blew, they sounded a different message
from other days to the expectant
crowds lined up in front Instead of
turning to their work, the men re-
sponded with a deafening blare of
horns from their machines, stepped on
the tails" of their snorting steeds, and
were off for a holiday that any pioneer
would enjoy.
Soon Akron was left behind and the
long ribbon of decorated cars switched
over the beautiful hills and through
the fresh valleys of Summit county.
then Portage. Trumbull and MahoninR
counties.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
Interesting News of the Motor World

Of the introduction here and there of
electrical or mechanical gear shifting
devices. Four speed boxes are not ap-
parently gaining ground in this coun-
try. Gear shift levers are almost uni
versally at the center, with the steer
ing wheel at the left. A tendency is
noticeable toward shorter levers with
less motion. a few OF these being so
small that they are contained within
the arm between the front seat pas
sengers. Brakes are almost standard
lied, both sets being on the rear wheel
drums.
It is in connection with the bodies,
however, that the most noticeable
changes appear. There is a slight ten
dency toward providing wind shields
and short cowls at the back of the
front seat, one maker especially almost
duplicating the main cowl and provid-
ing carrying space within 1t. The
cowls extend further toward the driv-
er'5 seat, and cowl instrument boards
are increasing. There is also a ten
dency to group the instruments on the
cowl instrument board at a point closer
to the eye of the operator.
There is a growing use of a com
bination suction and gravity gasoline
feed in which the final feed is by
gravity from an auxiliary tank on the
dash, gasoline being drawn to this
point from the rear tank instead of
forced by pressure on a closed tank.
The wiring is more permanent, less
loose wires are employed, making pos
sible testing of the wiring in sections.
In the seating arrangements but
slight changes have been made, deeper
cushions are used, and II anything the
upholstery is more luxurious than ever.
| There is growing use of imitation
feathers, some of which for wearing
qualities rival or even excel the gem
uine article.
| In body construction more what
might be termed hidden pockets or
compartments are now supplied for
carrying lamps and other articles.
| The streamline form of foredoor
type still holds the field, and will prob
ably continue to do so on account of
its advantages.
| Spring suspensions are about the
same, with perhaps a small increase of
the cantilever type of spring, or a
large increase IL the very small cars
are considered.
In the matter OF tires there Is an in
creasing tendency toward the use of
over-sizes, and demountable wheels
are increasing perhaps faster than the
use of demountable rims, but both are
| commonly used.
| Windshields Of less height and OF
quick adjustment are a feature of the
new models. The cars are also fitted
this year with tops and side curtains
which can be much more readily han
died than some of the older styles, the
one man top being featured on many
of the 1915 models.
| Prices may be said to be lower than
at any previous time as larger and
better equipped cars are offered at
figures fully one-third less than could
be found on the market three years
ago, and the light cars at $3.50 to $500
have brought the automobile within
| the reach of the masses.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

block in tho production of the abso-
lutely and perfectly silent car is the
making Of transmission gears which
will run with the degree OF quietness
necessary. Many an otherwise silent
car becomes noisy when run on slow
or an intermediate speed
Not long ago I observed a noticeable
case Of this kind. 1t was a foreign car,
OF which the most advertised feature
was its silent operation. It came drift
ing along around a corner from a
avenue into side street running on its
high gear or direct drive. 1t swung
around from one curb to the other, and
then stopped momentarily. while the
operator threw In the reverse. I could
not hear the motor. and If had not
just previously seen the car moving I
should not have known that 1t was
running. Suddenly the silent car
started to back, and 1t was silent no
more. could plainly hear the gears
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
Motors Without Noise Triumph
for Engineers

One would hardly think when he
sees a representative of the better class
OF gasoline motor car go silently rolling
by that but a few years ago there
were those-and their words had weight
who held that this kind of automo-
bile, with it's internal combustion en-
CINE, could never assume a very prom
inent place in the motoring world, ow-
ing to the fact that 1t was Inherently
noisy" 1t was considered that noise
and the gasoline engine were insep-
arabic, says Julian Chase, editor of Mo-
tor, writing in the Detroit Free Press.
But the internal combustion engine ad-
, vocates and engineers began to do the
imposstble-to take the noise out of
their pet power producer. They
started with the problem of muffling
the exhaust. In fact, at that time
nothing else made noise any more than
the heel of a hob-nail shoe makes
noise against the concrete floor of a
boiler factory.
They put the exhaust where 1t
couldn't be heard, or at least they
quieted 1t to such an extent that they
discovered that other things were
noisy. too. Valve noises which former
ly were not heard became comparative
ly and somewhat figuratively speaking
ear-splitting. Timing gears began to
hum. Timers began to click. Wrist
pins began to knock. Leaky gaskets
began to hiss. And so 1t went.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
FEW CHANGES IN
DESIGN OF CARS

Motor car design for 1915, as shown
by the announcements of a number of
manufacturers and also the appear
ance on the market of some advance
models, reveals the fact that the
changes in design and construction are
not especially marked. Car design is
approaching quite closely to the stan
dard type and the improvements are
in the matter of convenient appoint
ments and small details rather than
radical changes.
On motors there is tendency much
more than formerly to enclose all
moving parts. Silent chains are en-
ployed more than heretofore. With
but one exception all four and six
cylinder out and out motor cars have
water cooled motors, but a number OF
the cyclecars and very light machines
of the newer generation are equipped
with air cooled motors.
In commenting on the subject the
Automobile Trade Journal remarks
among other things that the lower
grade fuels are now handled and have
been met by carburetor changes to
conform to these fuels. Large mum
bers of auxiliary devices for vaporiza
LlOu are Oh lie Andlhe L1OWeNeIt rs
hand crankinC is largely thing of tie
past and powerful elf-starters are
used, it is not as essential as formerly
that the motor start on the first throw
of the crank.
Ma 3neto ignition is almost standard.
Dual ignition and auxiliary ignition
sets are less in evidence than formerly.
Starting and lighting are mainly by
the two unit system, these as a rule
being separate, although occasionally
both units are shown in a single hous-
ing.
The change speed sets are about the
same as last year, with the exception
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
AUTOMOBILES

levy on all taxable property.
Work convicts on the roads and in
the production Of road materials, there
by cutting down the labor cost.
Lease Gravel Pits.
Have the state or county acquire or
lease gravel and sand pits and install
modern excavating, sitting and wash
ing machinery to reduce the cost Of
materials.
Select the most suitable materials
nearest the roads to be improved, re-
Numbering that haulage is large item
of expense
Call for bids on long stretches or big
mileages of road in one locality to be
built at one time, thus enabling con-
tractors to use motor trucks or trac-
tors for hauling and other special labor
and time-saving machinery.
Test all materials before use and see
that the contractors live up to specif1-
cations.
Adherence to these policies will be
pretty sure to satisfy all road users and
taxpayers and win approval for the
highway commissioner who adopts
them.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

One by one, or perhaps it would be
better to say little by little. these Of
Tending sounds were eliminated or re-
duced through better design or adj
justment of the producing parts. Tim
ing gears were better cut, better
meshed and held better up to their
work by better gearing support. Valves
were made with adjustable tappets
with fiber thrust pieces with more
carefully worked out cams. Timers
We're at first improved, and then, in
many cases. discarded as separate de-
vices. One thing followed another and
today we have what a few years ago
would have seemed a paradox-the ST.
lent gasoline car
The causes of noise in a gasoline
car have been the subject of a special
investigation by DR.. A. Riedler of the
Royal Technical university of Berlin
Charlottenburg. DR.. Riedler has made
many tests on cars with motors of all
one of the chief causes OF noise. In a
recent report he said:
"The noise of the motor at high
speeds arises only partly from the
valve and timing gear of the motor
Valve gear noise is never the main
portion of the total noise. The main
cause OF the noise is always to be
found in the motor driving gear and In
the vibrations of the numerous me-
chanical parts and the surrounding
parts of the vehicle. Each of these
parts had its own vibration peculiar
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

grind and hum. The operator shifted
to low speed forward. then to inter-
mertate. and not until he dropped her
into high was she a silent car again
Progress 10 Made.
Great progress has been made during
the last few years in the design and
principally in the cutting OF gears.
There is every reason to believe that
future progress along this line will lead
to the production of gears that will run
with absolute quletness. 1t is ono thing
to make a quiet car and It Is another
thing to keep 1t quiet. The former is
the problem Of the manufacturer, and
the latter is the problem of the user.
Cars get noisy because bearings wear,
through improper or insufficient lubri-
cation, because nuts get loose through
not being frightened up occasionally,
because proper adjustments are not
maintained. If the user really wants a
silent car he must look after it
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

tiles and . certain duration and
length Of vibration. The greatest mo-
tor noises are from the occurrence Of
critical vibrations in various parts
and in particular from the coincidence
Of several vibrations, which may lead
to working being impossible as the
dynamic effects become dangerous"
In Better Grades.
In tho better grade of cars this Vi
bration, to which DR.. Riedler directs
attention, has been practically elimi-
mated, except at high motor speeds. The
problem of silence in the gasoline car
is not limited to make the engine run
quietly or to overcome sounds caused
by engine vibration. If our transmits
sion system makes more noise than
our valves, We do not hear the valves
And II our body is full OF squeaks and
our brakes and tenders rattle, we may
not hear the noise our transmission
gears make. Today the one stumbling
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
OVERLAND COMPLETES
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR

The WHY'S Overland company has
just completed the most successful
years business in It's history. During
the past year $4,000 cars were built
at the plant in Toledo, and factory
engagements to care for an enormous
increase in production for 1915 are
now nearing completion.
John N. WHY'S, of the willys-Over-
Land company, in an interview in Lon
don, recently made public the fact that
the astounding number of $4,000 Over
lands would be built during the COM
ing year. That Mr.. WHY'S confidence
is we'll justified Is proven by events Of
the past three weeks. In Is business
days this entire proposed production
amounting to $75,o00,ooo worth of mo-
tor cars has been contracted for by
dealers in the United States and for
eign countries. Every square foot of
sales territory in the United States
has been applied for and allotted to
some Overland dealer.
1.-THE continued demand for Over
land cars furnishes convincing evil
dence that in spite of all the talk we
hear about hard times, the American
people have the money to spend for
automobiles If they can get what they
want" says John N. WHY'S. 1.-THE
Overland automobile is the frultion Of
a number of years of effort devoted
to developing the type Of car which ap-
peals to the great majority of Ameri-
cans. The optimistic manner in
which our dealers have contracted for
our entire next years output leads us
to believe that we have succeeded in
our aim
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09
NEW FADs AND MODES
IN AUTOMOBILE STYLES

. Fuzzy silk sweaters are quite
. the latest fad. They have
, sashes and caps to match and
. come in popular colors.
. A full model coat of black and
. white zibeline is silk lined
. throughout and has a convert e.
. ible collar and dust sleeves. 1t
. also has a deep pocket which Is
Q most convenient
A new luncheon basket has q
. drop front and a drop back,
. which makes 1t easy to get at.
. All OF the fittings are of alumni
. mum.
. An oddly in the sport coat Is
. of yellow and white broken
. plaid ratine. 1t launders like a
. crash towel and needs no iron
. ing. The model is a Norfolk
. with a belt and is loose in front.
. Dust coats made of heavy
. pussy willow silk in tans and
. browns some in white, are new
. and pretty. They are strictly
. tailor made and are In the man
o nish models.
. For the willow luncheon ham,
. pers one may get covers of
. enameled duck which fit close
. ly and keep out the dust while
. travelling in the country.
. Men find the "Holtite'' cap in
. mohair or pongee comfortable
. for touring. The visor Is green
. lined.
. Some men like perforated
. dogslSin gloves for driving bet
. ter than the thinner ones. They
. are to be had in all of the good
. wood and tan shades. The wrists
. are longer than those Of the
. walking gloves.
. Chinese mandarin coats of
. embroidered linen are t, ing the
. place, in many instances, OF the
. dust coat. One of the old blue,
. embroidered in pink and white
Q cherry blossom design is spe-
. cially attractive.
% go OOO . . . q
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

A full model coat Of black and
white zibeline is silk lined
throughout and has a convert
ible collar and dust sleeves. 1t
also has a deep pocket which is
most convenient
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

Fuzzy silk sweaters are quite
the latest fad. They have
sashes and caps to match and
come in popular colors.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

A new luncheon basket has q
drop front and a drop back.
which makes 1t easy to get at.
All OF the fittings are OF alumni
mum.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-09

An oddly in the sport coat is
of yellow and white broken
plaid ratine. 1t launders like a
crash towel and needs no iron
ing. The model is a Norfolk
with a belt and is loose in front.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-10
AMERICAN
Road Congress Opens In
Atlanta, Ga.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov, 9--Representa-
tives of the highway commissions of
81 states, and of automobile, railroad
and government bureaus, met here
today for the Fourth American Road
Congress. Mayor Woodward delivered
the address of welcome to the four
thousand delegates, and President
Austin B. Fletcher, state highway en-
gineer of California, responded. The
opening meeting was full of enthusi-
asm, and the slogan of the congress,
good roads," was early evident.
The federal government is exhibit
ing here a series Of models of good
roads and methods of their construc-
tion, while many states have sent
their own exhibits to show the various
methods used.
Among the speakers at the various
meetings, which will be held each day
throughout the week are the follow
ing: Hon. Chas. j. Bennett, highway
commissioner of Connecticut, who
will discuss systematic road manage
ment, involving the organization of
working forces and the methods of re-
porting and recording work; w. s.
Keller, state highway engineer Of AL
ALBANIA, on Engineering Supervision
Of Road Construction; questions Of
the construction of bridges and grades
will be discussed at length by the ex-
perts.
Six different national organizations
are holding separate sessions, in the
various aspects of road construction.
One of the most important of these is
the National Civil Service Reform
league, of which Richard Henry Dana
is president. This gathering will dis
cuss the merit system in the manage
ment of the public roads. AS there
are more than 100000 petty officials
having authority in road matters
throughout the country, and as there
is an annual expenditure well over
200,000,000 at least $50000,000 Is
which is wasted every year, according
to expert Judgment, the field of this
organization Is broad one Ways
and means of bringing about an etfic-
iency or merit system are being dis
cussed.
An exact compilation of every ex-
isting road law in each of the 48
states has been made, and 1t forms
the basis for analysis and revision at
an exceedingly important session,
which will be directed by the special
committees Of the American Bar AS
sociation and the American Highway
Association. A comprehensive plan of
simplifed and efficient road legisia-
tion, applicable to the situation in ev-
| cry state, is to be presented to the
Congress, and 1t will probably be pre-.
sented to the governors of every
state for action by the various state
governments.