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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-17
New Motor

1.-TWO years ago we saw three things.
First was that the tendency Of the
: public demand in both Europe and
America was to = compact high speed
motor that was more efficient. would get
away quicker. run more smoothly. have
greater Aexibility. show greater economy
and last longer under hard service.
Second was that public temporarily
diverted to cars that looked well ard rode
nicely for a while. would swing back 20
demand quality manufacture and the
ability to stay put"
Third was that only those manufacture
ers who built their own cars in large
volume and bought their own materials
for spot eash AZ the advantage Of the mar
.ket eOuld survive
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-17
The Chalmers Club

Evsy ehalAzs swner : insi.s1 : - HI
chalmeIs Club.
Eaeh membsf resolves TsssAzElg ~izhssz dsszaa
The chzlmsFs Clahaan" : msszzas dzselsd .
he iatsfssls q Ckaliness saBsss- Ass sszaees-
shis essd esmzazadiag he easasE = ~ aaaaezlss
u u Chalmss representatives, sslsyallsfs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-17
New Service to Owners

Bsyias ) asEsE eaT without dshalls guarantee
4 ssfviee i uasiss aad costly
every Chalnsss dsaleg sisss = sxsTy bqysT q
Chalnas esE agfsils sassiss iEss q ~ ehafss-
Tkk szfxiss aaasists 4 = SsHiee Ceapsa haek.
al ea.ssa ksiAz Fedasmzkle lof . dshails
snsss.l 4 ~ssk e aay Chalmers dsalsl's saywhsfs
4 aay lsaAs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-17

BeII phOae-sDruee b462
Allentown, Pa.-zLawfsE Automobils Co
Bridseton. n. J.-Rilsy Brothers
Chester, Pa--Thomas Hughes
Easton. Pa.-EAston Automobile Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-17

1t the battle of Quality and lower profits lack
of quality.
Its the battle ideals
of expensive upkeep and neglect Of the
this the Chalmers Motor
has built the 4O with overhead
which Chalmers Quality
$3.50 for big 7-passenger touring
lower price to battle with old prices
With bigger buildings factory
facilities greatly production Chalmers Company
the great battle with confidence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-17
Motor Designed IN Europe

So we sent our engineers to Europe to
design new motor and began to lay our
plans for : greatly increased production
this season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-17

The battle of the giants royal supremacy
6he medium priced field.
It is the battle
records indianapolis and Ccagoagainst old
It is the battle of the principles of that miles
producer
the assenbler of
efficiency
NnCed methods.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-17

Keystoas-Hass 2osS
Norristown, Pa.--NoFris City Garage
Pottsvills, Pa.-Ssrfas Motor Car Go.
Trenton, N. J.-central Garage
Wilmington, Wilmington Autome-
bile Co.
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OF PHILADELPHIA
252-254 North Broad Street

Lansdowue, Pa.-Thomas Hughes
Lshighton, Pa.--Serfas Motor Car Co.
Media, Pa.-Thomas Hughes
Nit. Holly, N. J.-Danisl Suttsr, Jr.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04

benefits directors are prone to look
upon that money as fund which the
policy holders have contributed for
permanent investment. whereas the
purpose of any surplus at all Is pri-
marily to meet unusual conditions just
as a bank accumulates its surplus TO
meet losses without impairing its cap
ital.
So lons as an insurance company Is
managed for the benefit OF the town in
which the headquarters are located this
investment could be justified by those
who live in Mason City, 1t is fine
thing for that town. But if the NJ. B.
As money was paid in for the benefit
OF its policy holders ii should be kept
well loaned on farm mortgage securit!
where il would be quickly convertible
into cash when needed II this were
not true why is ii that banks refuse
10 loan business enterprises upon their
real estate but insist upon counting
the quick assets only? 1t is because
bank 6epositors like insurance policy
holders want their money kept where
il can be had when they need it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04

worked on a farm" The answer is
easy as applied to one with political
| ambition but why Is II that the aver
age business and professional man
thinks that he would like to so back
to the farm if his wife would only go
with hims
A. p. Thayer veteran solicitor and
L,ooker-On for the Times Republican.
is back on his job again after a
pleasant vacation of three months at
his summer home on White Bear Lake
in Minnesota He writes today about
corn in northern Iowa but he prefers
mostly to talk about bass in northern
Minnesota waters, He has his re-
ceipt books with him as is his habit
and the charm of his story about the
Times Republican TO strange ears will
meyer wane.
II silo will pay for itself in Ave
years as is claimed for it the same
mathematical rule would require that
lit go on saving for its owner the
equivalent OF sl0 per acre on forty acres
OF corr once in every fiveyear period
thereafter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
FIRE INSURANCE REGULATION.

In reply to criticism from the Grin
nell Register, Mr., English, state in
surance commission writes:
1t IS primarily the object OF this
law TO equalize rates for insurance by
eliminating concessions 10 the favored
few and require that all shall bear
their proportionare share OF the bur-
den Certain insurers have heretofore.
thru favoritism and rebatins. enjoyed
lower rates than other property own
e-s were able TO secure, and i is the
removal Of these inequalities that IS
sought
Abstrac,ly Mi English presents the
intent Of the law SO far as he IS con-
cerned but the real facts are thar II
was not system of rebates which
existed because there was real COM
petition in FIRE insurance and as al
ways exists in any competitive bust
ness the goods were sold al various
prices owing 70 the vendors Judgment
as 20 the risk conditions which sur
rounded the sale and owing somewhat
10 his desire 70 obtain the business.
TIE new law steps in and protects
each vendor from the competition Of
other IRE insurance companies and The
result Is a general raise OF rates 20
the INSURED. This WAS TO, called for
ard VIII defeat the law i Il continues
20 exist. The insurance commissioner
mas stirred up 10 small Job for himself
III, n 9 must see TO il that the Ieveling
process i not ali in favor Of the in
surance companies or he and MS law
VIII have 10 go down together.
Like the new road law, the work
mans compensation law, a prohib3tory
law and all laws which revoiutiontze
business this insurance law IS bound
70 create a disturbance. Let the dis
cuss.on take the course of equalizing
rates in favor Of the public TO the point
Of adequate return for the insurance
company and no more. Then We will
soon accept the new system and go on
our way satisfied. The principle OF
uniformity in rates Is ali right up TO
the point that il offers shelter fog
monopoly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
sENsELEss AND NEEDLESS CONFUSION.

If our state department. at Des
Moines is all haled UP again on the
auto number plate business the people
of this state Viii be thoroughly dis
gusted with inetacieney somewehre,
either with the legislators VINO drafted
the new Ian or with the department
which administers il.
Any business man accustomed 10
organizing business which involves
the handling Of large volume O
small detail knows that the simplest
and most direct method Of handling
the auto license Is thru the county
TAX collectors where au other taxes
are gathered. There IS no mere rea-
son for auto numbers 70 be issued Tor
The entire stare out Of one office in
Des No;nes than Tor gun licenses 10
Be issued that way. Nobody ever
heard OF any confusion owe. gun IL
censes because they car be obtained
for the asking OF the county auditor in
the county in which the hunter lives
Auto licenses should pc obtained at
the county court house in the same
way L would be 3 simple process for
number plates 10 De consigned 10 the
auditors Well ii advance OF their needs
and charged 10 them The auditors
could then issue receipts in t-iplicate,
one for the purchaser, one for the
,-..-- 90 ~. -. SARA TIE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
NOTHING ON COssON.

IDes Moi1es Register ana LeaueT.i
The attempt to invoice Attorney
General Cosson in . controversy over
the authorship Of the Cosson laws
will come tc nothing, az those who
are making 1t ought to see The rec
ord of what occurTeu IN These fears
was written in too many legislative
newspaper reports to permit Of any
question now.
Attorney General Byers took upon
himself the enforcement Of state law
at a time when very few lawyers be-
lieved he had the authority. Mr.. Byers
initiated ana popularized state en-
forcement. He proposed most OF the
changes that have since been made in
the statutes Nobody will question his
service. or minimize its importance. 1t
was the most distinct service that has
been rendered in the attorney generals
office in generation.
Mr. Cosson was an assistant in MI
Byers' office turnout this period, in full
harmony with Mr.. Byers, and what he
was t-.ng TO do. He became q candt-
date for the senate vacancy in the
Audubon district lust AZ the law en-
forcement measures were coming u
for action. He was elected, and q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
cHAurAUouAs ovERREAcH.
Thornton Enterprise.l

I1QOEntOn EnieIpIlse.J
The Sheffield Press says the chau-
tauqua held there last week was a
grand success educationally and so far
as benefit to the town is concerned. but
financially there Is a shortage of APP
proximately SIS which the committee
will cheerfully make up.
Perhaps the Press Ia correct in its
educational point Of view. But is not
that SIS shortage pretty good evidence
tina, the people over that way prefer
to get their education from other
sources? The public seeks amusemen,
and relaxation. and the average chau-
tauque lecture il as dry rot to them
as well as a non producer OF gate re-
ee.r4s for the management It is true
there Is talent on the lecture platform
.haf has a message OF the educational
sort worth while and snaI brings with
il gate receipts as well. but such talent
ID beyond the purse-strings OF TIN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
SUPERVISORS IN OTHER STATES.

Perhaps The reason the state bankers
ASSOCIATION, and the state bar assoc!a-
ton resolved in favor Of hard surfaced
roads while the state Supervisors as
soc.auon opposed paved roads was in
the broader VISION of the professional
and financial men as 10 what Is gong
on Il ether states.
\ recent road news bulletin tells Of
a movement launched IN LOUISIANA
for an issue 81 SIS, laQ 900 Of state bonds
with which 10 pave three main trunk
line roads and il IS said that the Off
Gals j. ali the counties directly az
tec,ed are supporting the project
In Canada the opposition 70 the pro-
posed paving OF q road from Prescott
70 Ottawa disappeared after 3 trip Of
inspection was made by fifty Of the
legislators OF the province Of Ontario
10 the paved roads II New YORK This
might suggest method Of interesting
an Iowa legislature
TIE attorney general q Texas has
approved the Legality II a 500, 900
bond issue t9- roads n Collins county,
and B-azos county has sold is issue
Of 100000 Of road bonds 8; good
price.
Down in Florida the county super
v5sors nave set Sept. u for az election
to vote 100000 in bonds with which
70 pave roads with brick IN Putnam
county, not having heard Of 1he in
prac,icabil!ty OF brick for paving roads
in Iowa In Seminole county tie
supervisors will let their taxpayers
vote sept on ;e - :ee &: 3. ..os.1 cords
with which to pave thirty I've miles Of
highway.
And even in Michigan board Of
supervisors has consented 10 an cleo
ton upon bond issue Of $500. zoe Tor
making hard surfaced roads il St.
Clair county
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
THAT "A, 8, A. BUILDING.

The strongest argument ii favor OF
the 1865. 500 NJ 3. a building Is Us
addition 10 the good things possessed
by Mason G;Jy. 40 s-c1s. &ocieT= -tecs
such q building bur Mason City does,
and other cities would be glad 70 get
ir''-Iowa City Republican.
The Republican evidently does not
comprehend the nature Of the build
ing 10 be built by the VI. 3. A here.
Il will be q purely business block, 10
Gated on some good central site,
where the store rooms and offices
will rent readily and at such rates as
will give as large a return OF the in
vestment as any OF the farm loans
OF the order, besides furnishing
ample fre-proof headquarters with
ample vault room for the books ard
papers of the company. which is now
imperative. Unless contracts are made
beforehand for lodge space that will
insure the proper rentals, the build
ing will not have even a lodge room.
In other words, the building VIII re
turn at least the usual rate OF interest
on N. B. A. loans and furnish the So
ciety with ample headquarters free be-
sides-Mason City Globe-Gszette.
Inc ABOVE WOUiQ De q Idlr S4ptdnd-
ton were it not known That 5zu0.000 is
greater investment than any private
investor would consider profitable In
an office building In town like Mason
City. A Ave story office block can be
built in that town for 100000 and ths
promoters might then have to hustle
to make fair return upon the invest
ment
The exposure OF so-called mutual lif'
i insurance companies In New York dis
closed the fact that there had been I
vast amount Of extravaganza and SOM
graft in the building of office block
with policy holders money. Funda
mentally il is unsound finance &c plan
money in brick and mortar which
i held in trust as reserve 10 pTotsc
Ipolicy holders. So long as the abnor
.mal demand is postponed and the re
!seryes are not drawn upon to pa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
Topics of the Times

4 Los Angeles councilwor,an has
gore on record as favorlng vice segre-
CATION. However. she VIII insist CT!
certain restrictions. One % them IS
rha, the district be walled in, that men
who enter must first obtain license
rom the city clerk, and have their
names published IN the newspapers in
bold face type. If this is done there
should be no danger in Los Angeles
O: creating any double standard OF.
morals.
II is predlcted tilss 90 aAan -eincnat
makers are soon TO strike in the United
States n order 10 have made the
strike a real bowling success, the
wo-k.ren should have launched il
while the memorable rainy season OF
1918 was on
Harry Thaw is bound 10 keep before
the public II NJ can not DO i IRON: =
padded cell in Matteawan, ne VIII try
in me divorce court.
The prince Of Wales has declared
/ that ne re-, er viii wea German nrin-
cess. Let Us trust so. Perhaps ne can
start STRAIN Of royal blood that has
never been crossed.
| Oysters are now in season. but in
| Iowa we are hoping that the first r
month will give way TO an 50 for
summer.
! Whenever supervisor is exceeding
~ noisy in his opposition to the state
highway commission it is time fol
citizens to compare the cost per cubic
supervision with the cost when tbs
supervisor was the court OF last resort
AS rule honest supervisors are find
ling very little fault with the highway
| commission.
| Ralph Bolton, secretary OF the
Greater Des Moines committee bach
from trip to the coast says that e
believe II would be a good Investment
to send our legislators 10 soutnerI
California for a month and SHOW
them what good roads are doing fol
the country" A good idea but to'
expensive. Why not motor with then
thru Ohio, Indiana, New York ant
other New England states? They hav,
the paved roads there and they ar
tonly half as far away from Iowa.
The mayor Of Cedar Rapids Is urging
inis council 10 star: nov 20: perins
to be done next spring so as TO ls
contracts on the low market in th'
winter and give contractors plenty o
time in which TO get ready. It is
plan which would save money in an,
town
The Boone News wants hTioI
why is it that every business an
professional man who can do SO al
; ways boasts Of the days when b
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
R.surr.etina /. Dead Battery.

a clock having an electric contact
stopped with the contact closed. SO
that when 1t was started UP couple
Of hours later, the battery was 20 Tar
DolaTised that It could not opsrsts the
magnet to which it was connected.
10 wait till the battery could recu-
senate would mean leaving the mechan-
Ism eut Of use for some hours. The
batt09y consisted Of three Lecianchs
cells. I've dry cells were brought In
g ne. Connected in series. the ter
minL wires wsro touched to the ter
mina::5 % % 10 5zS::::.eS h.ffery tine
TO sine and carbon to carbon. After
30 seconds Of this reverse current the
battery was fuIIy restored and ready
Tor business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
THE MARKING OF HIGHWAYS.
IPnoahnnras Record

One of the results of automobile
travel is general effort for the bet
ter marking of highways with guide
boards. The idea applies equally well
in towns. where there is commonly
lack of proper marking Of street corn
ers, which is irritating to visitors and
newcomers.
In rural sections important road
functions have commonly at some
time or other been marked by guide
boards. These always used to be sim
ply wood signs, with painted directions
In a few years the paint is washed OF.
and with the closest scrutiny 1t may
r. :.Sos=:sie 70 decipher the remnants
OF the information.
It IS a common experience with the
old fashioned guide board, to read that
certain town is ten miles away. After
you travel three miles more, you Will
probably find another guideboard to
the effect that that town is twelve
miles away.
Within the past year or two automo-
bile associations and highway depart
ments have planted many road signs.
giving routes and distances IS well as
warning motorists against dangerous
places BY one of the perversities OF
human nature, these signs are often
uprootad by vandais within few
weeks after they are erected. Boys use
them as targets for stone throwing and
boys of older growth as marks for
more deadly weapons.
In towns street signs suffer si21ilar-
~. Idle boys enjoy the reputation OF
outlawry and of good Workmanship ac-
quired by planting a rock squarely on
more or less fragile metal sign
| Nothing adds more to the comfort
of a traveller than clear markings OF
the highway. Nothing makes town
seem more convenient and up-to-date
then the careful marking Of corners
with names Of streets. The man or boy
who destroys or injuries one of these
signs is hurting the reputation Of his
home town for civic spirit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
Iona Newspapers
r F. D. SERVICE CRIPPLED.


The failure of the democrats to pass
the postofice appropriation bill In the
last congress has shamefully crippled
the rural free delivery service. Mem
bers of the congress declare that com
plants they are receiving from both
rural carriers and patrons have been
more numerous and bitter in the last
few months than for years before
Rural carriers claim that they have
suffered chiefly on two counts: One
that altho they are under civil service
there have beer hundreds Of dismis-
sails without just cause; the other that
their routes have been Heightened and
their worl. increased without add!-
t!olal pay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
VT son HIGH MAN
TSioux City Tribune. ]


The result. in its personal aspect, is
a triumph for President Wilson. His
Judgment as to right and wrong, his
skill. patience. firTnness and force have
put him among the foremost men OF
the time. AS the controversy grew
smaller men fell off, cabals were quiet
ed. nations sobered- and war ciamor
stilled. Ar the end Wilson rides alone
He wrote the Lusitania papers and set
the face of the nation He has made
place for himself II is written OF
him already that he is worthy OF his
high Office. that he has added fame &c
the nation. put new meaning upon lib
erty. and luster upon the Stars and
Stripes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
STREET oILING EXPERIENCE.
Mitchell County JoDrnal1

L Is noticeable that those towns
which tried the street. oiling expert
ment last year are all doing extensive
oiling this year. New Hampton,
Charles City and Nashua have oiled
their most used streets and are now
talking of oiiing the roads leading into
them. These oiled streets are abso-
lutely dustless and. If properly graded
before the oil Is applied, are mudless:
they gradually settle down to hard
smooth surface. While at first there
is some trouble with the carrying OF
oiling dust into the house on shoes, IT
is said that THE trouble is greatly ex-
aggerated: that with little care it is
practically eliminated and. however
bad. it isn't as bad as the continual
clouds OF dust arising from a much
travelled street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
Masonic Meetings.
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

Marshall Lodge, No. los. A. +. & A. M.
work in third degree Wednesday, Sept.
S. 1850 O'Clock. John ". Wells, secre-
tary; w H. Steiner. ". NJ.
SlGNET CHAPTER, No. SIS, r. A NJ.
Regular Convocation Monday evening,
Sept. co. l. S. Kilborn, II. P, Jonn W
Wells, Rec.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solomon
Council No. 20, r. & s. M MONDAY
after the third Sunday. l. /. FORBES
recorder: George Gregory, 7. l. Nj.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE- st. AideEaar
Commandery No. so, X. T.. TuesasS'
Sept. !. o'clock. Work in the GTceF
of the Red Cross NJ. s. Mcfarland
Rec, George Gregory, E. c.
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, 0. E. s., Wednesday. sept
IS. s ?. N Business. Anna DowEins
secretary: Mary Black Collins ". NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-04
a>H~1~
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

Noticing that "A hanging is billed at
the prison in Fort Madison Sept. 3,
the Algona Republican remarks that.
the next legislature should pass a
law abolishing this practice belonging
IN the dark ages
The Des Moines Capital has faith
in the automobile vote, saying: The
supervisors are still being roasted and
toasted In the press for adopting those
an,i-hard road resolutions. But they
are probably relying on tneiT theory
that they have the farmers with them,
especially the farmers who have not
vet contracted for automobiles"
aGive the boy q share in the farm
and not treat him as something infer
ior to q hired man." advises the Mar
engo Republican. Ono reason why 80
many boys leave the farm for the city
IN because their fathers never consult
them as to the management Of the
farm. allow them no financial interest
in it, and give them no privileges
Having heard that Mr.. Harding read
some statistics 70 tho effect that Iowa
spends more money on roads and
bridges than any other adjoining stats
the Des Motnes Capital se:aa:s
IN only another reason for getting new
GOOD ROADS IegisIatioIl. Il SPITE CO y.
money we spend, tho fact still remains
our roads depend upon the weather
II each county could anticipate ~