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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
WHOLE CHASSIS IS
GIVEN BRAKE TEST
NEW DEPARTURE IN AUTOMOBILE
MANUFACTURING BY sTUDE-
BAKER EXPERTS.
UNIFORMITY ABSOLUTE
NOVEL APPARATUS TESTS NOT
ONLY MOTOR POWER BUT
CHASSIS ADJUST
MENTS.
UNIFORMITY ABSOLUTE

Motorists have often marveled over
the fact that when two automobiles
of the same model, both from the
Same factory, have been compared in
performance, one was almost always
superior In power and general abil-
ity.
Structurally these care may have
been exact duplicates as nearly as
duplication can be secured by au-
tomato machinery. Their parts
would tally to the thousandth OF an
inch. Their weights would vary py
a few ounces only. The old compari-
SON "As alike as two peas. would
have been coarse for such an appli-
cation. Yet one car was better than
the other.
Quite often this dissimiEarity, It
has been noticed, disappeared after
the cars had been for some time in
use. Sometimes, however. 1t has re-
manned in evidence for years
That this condition Is due to the
difference in adjustment Is the ex-
PLANTATION which engineers have al
ways given to this singular phenom-
enon 1t has been merely one more
case OF the human equation. Cars
can be built by machinery. but they
must still be adjusted by hand.
been one OF the duties Of the read
tester, who, from his seat at the
wheel, passed judgment on each car
II the tester was a good guesser, per-
feet adjustment was the result. But
the process at the best was still
guess work.
This condition was tackled in a
new way several months ago by the
Studebaker corporation. which. af-
ter a long series OF experiments. fitted
up a new factory building with appa-
ratus by which each complete chassis
liz given a thorough and complete
block test, before 1t is handed over
to the road tester for final approval
A udebaker chassis comes to this
test complete except for body and
wheels. 1t Is attached by It's rear
axle to q large brake equipped with
speedometer. pressure dial and other
devices. The chassis starts by its
own electrical system and runs under
Its own power. while skilled work
men test not only the power and fiex
Utility OF It's motor, but also. go over
in detail every adjustment of gear
and bearing. The definite nature of
the result attained, and the unusual
facility for the detection of noise and
vibration make this method OF ad-
justment absolutely accurate, for
each car must score certain definite
record before passed along for road
test and completion.
Thirty chassis are handled stimuli
taneously. in this test which supple
ments prior block tests of motors
ard rear axles. So closely does the
apparatus initiate actual conditions
of use that Hill climbing and muddy
road work can be given at will dur
Ing its progress
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
'RUM0RSARE STOPPED
BY ANNOUNCEMENT
CADILLAC HAS NO INTENTION
OF MARKETING SIX-CYL-
INDER CAR.
r. o. r..
DETROIT,
MICH.

According to e. c. Howard. sales
manager of the Cadillac Motor Car
company. the recent announcement
that the company mas no intentions
of marketing a six-cylinder car has
effectively set at rest persistent and
unfounded rumers to the contrary.
II has cleared the atmosphere. in SO
far as regards the Cadillac company
at least. not only in manufacturing
and trade circles, but motor enthusi-
asts and owners or every degree.
Aside from the Importance OF the an.
inouncement and the widespread gen.
eral effect Of such an announcement
Ii bound TO have. the fact of a great
manufacturer taking the public into
his confidence to the point or outlln-
ing his. policy is rare enough to cre-
ate much comment
1t is a long-established fact that
motor car owners by the thousand
look to see what the Cadillac endorses
and discards To these owners the
Cadillac is accepted as standard X
mot actually an ideal; and this Inn
preston the company finds. extends
far beyond the circle of those who
actually own and drive Cadillac cars
Since the company made Its recent
announcement hundreds who had
been awaiting some word from an au-
thoritative source, have bought Ca
dillacs. Through its dealers in many
parts of the country the company
learned that prospective buyers would
not consider a car of any type until
the Cadillac should market it, IL was
largely In response to SUCH views tnat
the recent announcement was made.
as well as to quiet reports which had
gained a certain amount of circula-
ton and cra1 ence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
LAUDER VISITS
FORD CAR PLANT
FAMOUS SCOTCH COMEDIAN IN
SPECTS FACTORY AT
DETROIT.

DETROIT. MICH. March IL
Harry Lauder, the famous comedian
from the land of the heather. oat-
meal and bagpipes. made a thorough
inspection Of the great factory oi
the Ford Motor company, Detroit.
the other day and whatever Is the
Scotch equivalent for This is some
plant" Mr.. Lauder used 1t in paying
his respects TO. Mr.. Ford.
Mr.. Lauder was accompanied by his
wife, his manager, William Morris
and his band of Scotch pipers, dress
ed in kits. and the presence Of this
rather picturesque party stirred UP
considerable excitement in Highiand
Park. In fact. SO impressed was the
motorman Of Woodward avenue street
car when ne saw Mr.. Lauder. Mr.
Ford and the gay pipers inspecting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
THE 100000 INFIELD

That curious language which ap-
hectains exclusively TO the baseball
has been greatly enriched by sue
cessive sporting writer's for the North
american. One of them added last
6ear a phrase OF clear application
Ind universal acceptance. He dubbed
-FOUR players on the Athletic team
EIhe $4,000 inneid'' AS sucn. the
rmaxing quartet enjoys a linked fame
from coast to coast. and even
throughout our island possessions,
whittier baseball followed the flag.
Few readers we fancy. will need
he be told the names. A million
Americans have seen These men In
their marvellous plays: at first base
The youthful Jack tStuffy"
ko his intimates and the baseball pub
bic: at second Eddie Collins. some
times Of Columbia university. hall
ed by the yauanished but gallant Nc
tsraw as the greatest bali player
Esvings AT short. Jack Berry. also a
Iroliegtan and a veteran OF six years
s9aaalng. and at third. J. Franklin
Baker. who produces home runs with
1.-The mysfYfying certainty Of "A conju
rcr extracting rabbits from an empty
hat.
Here is the $4,000 the priceless.
infieid. four players. who. with able
assistance win pennants and world y
championships: who are the despair
| OF opposing teams. the idols of count
less thousands OF enthusiasts and the
admiration OF rival audiences.
In batting. fielding. base running,
team work. strategy and spirit they
stand without their equals In the his
tory of the diamond
Mclnnis. Collins and Baker all hat
Iahove the 500 average. Mclnnts. who
Joined the club when nineteen years
Ioit!. has reached this mark during
| fnur seasons record for a Young
sier. Barry falls "a little below the
coveted figure. but is a consistently
dangerous hitter. particularly in an
|uphin aght or at a critical moment
! in contest.
Collins liz one OF the half dozen
most noted stars Of the game, and
Mctiraws estimate Of him is general
|iy accepted. Though he lacks height
and reach, he always leads the club
I'm batting. He, was champion base
runner OF the American league last
season, ami rs one Of the ffeetest-
footed players of HIS time. with an al
most uncanny Judgment and precision
An base stealing.
Yet his most valuable quality is
| not physical, but mental He has
1.-THE Quickest-thinking brain in base
| hall He can work out N tactical
problem from the way a pitcher
swings his arm and execute his move
between the crack of ball and Its
Impact In a fielder's glove. He Is q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
LANDMARK ABANDONED
Edison Generating Plant. Gives Way
Before Progress.

Giving way to the march of prog
ress. another of New York city's
landmarks. the old Edison Electrical
Illuminating company's power gen
Grating plant, at Duane. Elm and
Pearl streets, is being abandoned to-
day 1t has outtiyed its usefulness
and it's passing was deereed when
the city began the task Of laying out
a civic center.
Engineers from all over the world
gathered to view the plant when II
was opened in 1891. 1t marked an
epoch in the development of electric
ity and supplanted the building in
which was generated the power that
gave to New York city the first cleo
trio lighting system in the world The
new headquarters of the company will
he at Irving place and Fifteenth
street-New York Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
If shovelling and pushing: the other

of shovelling and pushing; the other
could not get through at all, ana
eventually gave up the attempt Inc
Stearns piowed back and forth our
ing the night four times between the
town and the fire. and the next day
repeated its performance under even
worse conditions. after the big eighty
horsepower machine had again failed
to make any Roadway in the snow.
1t is in emergencies like this that
automobiles. like men, show the stun
they're made of. Age doesn't count
much, stamina keeps the best ones
going after the majority have gone
70 the discard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
U. S. Care for Export.

A Canadian Pacific steamer which
recently cleared from st. John car
ried Ella Studebaker automobiles for
distribution by the corporations
London branch. During February the
Studehaker company shipped an
average of forty cars daily to foreign
ports.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
Busy Winter for Coupe.

During the present winter, Henry
T. Myers. of the Boston Studebaker
branch, has travelled more than Rs
600 miles in Studebaker "35'
coupe which has carried him as far
north in his territory AS Bangor and
as far west as Pittsfield.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
Il. s. Cars for Exnort

A Canadian Pacific steamer which
recently cleared from st. John car
ried 214 Studebaker automobiles for
distribution by the corporations Lon
don branch. During February, Stu
debaker shipped an average OF forty
cars daily to foreign ports.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15

Interest in automobile circles Just
bow is centered in meeting Of the
Richmond Automobile Dealers as
location which win be held Monday
evening at s O'Clock. Plans for the
kpring business will be discussed and
The advisabiiity of having a spring
blow will be taken up. The trade
Generally Is much interested in 1t
Ind a rousing meeting Is expected.
Mr.. Nye Beebe. formerly local
manager for the Maxwell Motor COM
bany. has associated himself with the
bales department OF the Eastern Mo-
Tor Sales corporation, and will be
pleased to talk Chalmers" To his
friends.
T. r. Crutchfield, of the Case Motor
company. has recently received O. car
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
A 900, 900 Afile Car,

The Galveston, Texas, Electric
company reports Studebaker model
which has been in continuous servtcc
for four years and has acquired q
definite record OF moro than 200. 900
Miles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15

During the present winter. Henry
T. Myers. OF the Boston Studebaker
branch. has travelled more than ea.-
600 miles in a Studebaker "35"
coupe, which has carried him as far
north In his territory a. Bangor, and
as far west as Pitts1eld.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
a 900 600 Mile Car.

The Galveston. Texas, Electric COM
pany reports d Studebaker automobile
which has been in continuous service
for four years and has acquired
definite record of more than zoo. 600
miles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15

The weather will open up from
now on, and Increased sales are pre-
dicted all along the line. His ma
jesty, the ground hog. has finished
his reign of gloomy days and things
look good for big business this
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15

. Mr. s. W. Rawls, of Franklin. Va,
representative for the Case car in
that section, was visitor at the
Richmond agency last week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15

Mr. John AIsop, local representa-
tive for the Krit kar, has several sales
practically closed and will be ready
to announce them next week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
"BACK-FIRES"
BY o. NJ. RICHARDSON.


and have the all the state
breezy
cylinder
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15

load shipment OF Case "25's'' and Case
"35's"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-10

Winter League Closes-LocaI Team:
In Spring Camps. d

Gradually life in Chicago is return.
ing to its normal level. ..E
No longer do pop-eyed reporters:
with hectic dreams pursue magnates
even more pop-eyed, and with ever
more hectic dreams. (
The winter league season is usi
about over, for which many thanks
Three Chicago teams are in theiI,
training camps, and after tonight
when the Sox tourists face their las
banquet, our village will be shy Oh.
diamond celebrities.
Until President Gilmore of the
Feds returns for some more verba
and verbose duels with Ban Johnson
we must languish along, with moth.
ing more exciting than murders, goth
Ward politics and other crimes. -,
Joe Tinker has his Federal aspir.
ants safely housed in Shreveport, La
and he sent them away to a vigorous
workout this morning. Joe is moi,
entirely satisfied with his line-up1
and, with Gilmore's permission to-
grab players anywhere he can, the
manager suffered from writer's
cramp today as a result of writing
kilograms to bright stars of the dia.
mond. ~
Learning that Red DOOM still has
a pitcher left on his staff, Tinker is
laying wires to lure Grover Cleveland
Alexander to the third league, leav..
ing nothing for Sherwood Magee to
cantain hut PAT Moran
Gilmore says his outburst ha:
brought results in kilograms from
four stars who are ready to do the
hop and dip if the financial induce.
ments are attractive. All of which.
may be true, and probably is, as the
insurgent leader has been making
good the majority of his apparently
airy boasts. -~
The rosters of the Buffalo and In,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-10
Cheers! WoIgast Is Injured, But the
Fight Will Not Be Delayed.

terday afternoon.
Al WoIgast injured his left thumb
in a set-to with sparring partner.
The injury was slight in itself, but one
never can tell what an insignificant
wound, will do to athletes with the
temperament of Wolgast and Richie.
AID showed remarkable recupera-
tive powers, however, and announced
that the wound wouldn't prevent him
mixing matters with Richie Thurs
day night.
Both battIers are still hard at work |
training, but Wolgast says he will |
knock off tomorrow and rest up for
the fray. Richie terminates his con-
ditioning work tonight. Reports from !
his camp are that he is near enough |
to weight.
Battling LeVinsky, after vacation |
of nearly a week, returned to the ring |
last night in New York and outpoint- |
ed Jim Coffey in a sizzling mill Cot
fey outweighed the Hebrew heavy rs |
pounds.
Gene belmont shaded Cal Delaney |
of Cleveland in eight rounds at Mem |
phis last night. Delaney was foored |
in the sixth round.
This afternoon Johnny CouIon is
scheduled to name the date on which |
he will defend his bantamweight title |
against Kid Williams of Baltimore.
While CouIon will probably name
July as the time for settling the |
question of superiority, he may in
clude conditions that will protect him
in case he finds further postpone
ment necessary. Johnny wants at
least two preliminary battles before
risking his crown against man of
Williams caliber.
1870
ALL PATCHED UP
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-10
-U-U-
ALL PATCHED UP

A girls heart is almost as apt to
be patched up as a boys trousers are.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-04-04
PRIZES TO BE AWARDED
IN CATERPILLAR CAMPAIGN.

Elk Rapids.-The fight against the
apple tree tent caterpillar is becoming
a bitter one. Many millions Of pros
pective caterpillars have already gone
TO eternity and the indications are
that the surviving egg masses will be
disposed of before the warm winds Of
May cause the eggs to hatch. Under
the direction of the Citizens Associa-
ton of this village, a prize has been
offered which will be awarded to the
school pupil bringing in the largest
number of egg masses. The prize is
a dozen photographs of the boy or
girl who wins in the contest. A local
merchant contributes the funds to pay
for the photographs and the local pho
tographer has promised thai his best
skill shall be used in securing the
likeness and producing the finished
prints.
1t has been the custom through the
ages, to portray the likenesses of he
roes of war, so that people may know
to whom they should pay Difference,
and it is most fitting that he ar she
who in this war against the caterpil-
lar, performs the greatest feats,
should he honored in this way.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-04-04
GROW ONIONS ADVISE
THE COLLEGE EXPERTS.

Grow onions" is the advice which
experts at NJ. A. c. are handing out to
Michigan owners of muck lands. Many
of the swamp lands within the state
can be made profitable if drained and
devoted to the vegetable, according to
the college authorities, who have just
published bulletin on the onion
topic.
This bulletin says:
Onions are one of the most i'm
portant vegetable crops grown on the
muck lands of Michigan. In many
parts of the state there are tracts of
land of variable sizes, which after be-
ing drained and cultivated would be
ideal for the production of onions.
These lands, as improved muck lands,
would he worth something like $3.50
per acre.
"The climatic conditions of south
ern Michigan are particularly ia
vorable for onion production. \ cool
planting and growing season, followed
by dry, moderately warm late sum-
mer, gives ideal growing conditions"
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-04-04
DUCKS ARE PROTECTED
IN SPRING. DECLARES
GAME WARDEN OATES.

According to Game Warden William
K Oates, there are some hunters in the
state who believe that ducks may be
killed this spring and he calls atten-
ton to the federal statute which pro-
tects migratory birds at this season OF
the year.
''The federal regulations protecting
migratory birds and which provide
for an open season for killing mi
gratory game birds, which includes
ducks, geese and brant, from Septem-
Der / to December Is in each year, is
now in force and, so far as the State
game warden's office is concerned, it
will render all the assistance possible
to the federal authorities in their
effort to enforce this law" said War
den Oates.
"Any persons found violating the
federal laws by any of the deputies
of the game, fish and forestry de-
partment will be reported TO the fed
eral authorities and the necessary
evidence to procure a conviction will
be furnished them whereby persons
violating the federal laws can be in
dicted by the federal grand jury a.
its next meeting in the districts where
violations occur. 1t is a well-known
fact that where the federal laws con-
fiict with the state laws, the federal
laws control; therefore, the state law
which permits the killing of certain
eral authorities and the necessary
ducks until April 30 is superseded by
the federal law"
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-04-04
Copper Industries Ouened in 1si5.

"The copper industry i'm Michigan
began as early as 1845. The copper
mines are located in Keweenaw point
and southwestward in Ontonagon
county. Michigan has the distinction
todav of being, all years considered,
the largest contributor in metallic
copper, of exhibiting the largest cop
per mining operations, of attaining
the lowest cost per ton of ore handled,
of exploiting with profit ores of lower
grade than are mined elsewhere and
of paying larger total dividends than
any other mining district in the world.
Copper occurs in native form,
mainly in conglomerates and trap
beds. The Calumet and Hecla copper
lode is three miles long and ~ to Is
feet thick and is mined at depth of
over one mile. From the mines the
copper ore is hauled to the mills,
most of which are located on the lake.
In the mills the copper is separated
from the rock, from whence il is sent
to the smelters where it is refined and
cast into shapes for shipment. Great
piles of copper ingots are familiar
of Torch and Portage lakes.
There is vastly more copper in
the ground i'm Michigan than has
been mined and Michigan will pro-
duce copper for many, many years
to come. With the gradually declin-
ing tenor of the ores, increasing
depths of mines, etc, the question
with the mining companies relates
not so much to exhaustion of the
copper deposits as to the margin of
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-04-04
profit that the deposits may be
forced to yield on exploitation.
Iron Discovered 20 Years Ago.

profit that the deposits may be
forced to yield on exploitation.
Iron Discovered 20 Years Ago.
Iron was discovered in the Lake
Superior region in 1914 near Negua-
nee by William A. Burt, who was in
the employ of DIR. Douglass Hough-
ton, the first state geologist of Michi-
gan. For nearly half century, prior
to 1901, Michigan held first place in
the production of iron ore. Since
that time the production of Minneso-
Ia has been much greater than that
of Michigan. The main centers of
iron mining are Ishpeming and Neg
uanee on the Marquette range, Nor
way, Iron Mountain, Crystal Falls and
Iron River on the Menominee range,
and Bessemer and Ironwood on the
Gogebic range.
"As old mines are abandoned new
mines are started on new discoveries
of ore and although Michigan has
been mining iron ore for nearly 70
years there still remains in the
ground almost, if not quite, as much
iron ore as has been produced in all
preceding years In other words, more
ore is developed and discovered each
year on the average than is mined
that year and at the present time
the outlook is exceedingly encourag-
ing for an indefinitely long and pros
porous period of iron mining. Michi-
gan produces normally from 10000
900 TO 100000 tons of iron ore an
nually and it is expected that this pro-
duction will materially increase in
subsequent years"
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-04-04

amounting to over 26O and at Suttons
Bay the total attendance ran close TO
the 200 mark. These are splendid rec
ords and indicate that the people Of
this section of Western Michigan arc
hungry for scientific knowledge re-
garding agriculture and fruit raising.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-04-04
Great Diversity OF
Minerals Produced
I'm Wolverine State

Probably no state in the union
produces in such great quantities
such a diversity of minerals as Michi-
gan" said State Geologist r C. Al
len today in speaking of the various
mining industries within the state.
- Michigan has been known as a
Ntat mining state since far back in
the early forties and fifties when she
began the development of her great
copper and iron mines. After nearly
three-quarters Of a century of con-