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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06
GOOD ROADS ARE AID To BOTH
BUSINESS AND P LEASURE LOVERS
CALIFORNIA; Great Road System Impresses Vice Presi
dent of the Studebaker c orpOratiOn; the City, Town
and Farm DweIlers Are All Benefited; Exten-
sion of City Delivery S ystems Made Possible.
BY L. j.. OLLIER.
Vice President Studebaker Corporation

! ITO some people good roads mean
simply an advantage for the mo-
%torist; n convenience tia was
created and is maintained exclusively
for the motorists benefit. enabling him
to get from place to place comfortably,
safely and on time.
I am forced to admit that good roads
do add much to the pleasures Of tour
ing, and that the better the roads the
more fun people get out Of driving
their cars. 1 recently returned from
California, where anyone can readily
note just the condition I mention. For
in California people surely do enjoy
life; there are more automobiles per
capita than in any other state; and
the people who own cars use them
more than the people in any other
state.
And what Of the roads in California?
only one opinion can be expressed.
These roads are excellent They seem
10 lead everywhere. They euable one
to visit all Of the most beautiful spots
in the state. And they are kept up
well
Good Roads Mean Prosperity.
Yet good roads mean more than an
opportunity to get out on tours from
the health giving and pleasure stand
points Good roads are closely bound
up with progress and prosperity. The
promote the more widespread use of
automobiles. and statistics prove that
automobiles and prosperity always go
together.
1t is fair to say that good roads
benefit everybody; the city people,
those who live in towns and those who
live on farms. OF course. the fast
growing use OF motor cars-the fact
that automobiles are now considered
practically a necessity for everybody
has been the biggest single influence
in awakening this country to the fact
that money expended in good roads
extensions and improvements is money
well spent
we can all remember how. only a
few years ago. city people paid little
attention to good roads, n how farm
ers were even opposed to the eXpendi-
ture of funds for the betterment Of
highways. That, Of course, was be-
fore automobiles came into such wide
spread USAGE; in the days when motor
cars were considered an extravagance
and. in fact, we're generally owned BY
people Of wealth.
Bnnished Isolation Of Farms.
Good roads and the automobile have
taken people out into the country.
They have banished forever the isola-
ton Of farm life. They have increased
health and prolonged life They have
enabled people to dig in and put bet
ter efforts into their work as a result
OF the relaxation and broadening out
experiences of the weekend trip into
the country
The prospect Of buying an automo-
bile and receiving the benefits OF good
has spurred the ambition ana
stirred the imagination Of the man VINO
or uses street cars. He wants
10 be independent He wants TO get
Deyond the limited vision that or ne
,essity must be his just as long as ne
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06

some people good roads mean
simply an advantage for the mo-
t%orist; q convenience that was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06

HERE is q similarity between a
motor truck and a team Of horses
\ not apparent in their great out
ward dissimilarity; both are subject to
fatigue from ~overwork; steel gets tired
as well as muscle-this point Of like
ness is brought out in an address
against the overlooking Of trucks by
Joseph Husson, a technical expert on
the motor truck, delivered before the
Motor Truck club of New Jersey Mr..
Husson, who is IN associate editor OF
the Commercial Vehicle. said on the
subject Of the fatigue steel:'
Because the frame OF a motor truck
is made out of steel instead Of flesh, 1t
does not mean that it is not subject to a
fatigue similar to that Of the man or
beast Of burden. We all know that a
team Of horses overloaded day after day
becomes so fatigued that it must be
given several days to recuperate before
il can do other work, or else becomes
sick and ailing. This period OF recupera-
ton is necessary in order that the
beasts rebuild the tissues on which
their hauling efficiency depends. Each
time they are overloaded 1t becomes
harder and harder to rebuild these It's
sues 10 lhelr original Strength IL inc
overlooking practice is continued day
after day without sufficient ~recupera-
tive periods the horses finally wear
themselves out long before their days
OF usefulness should be ended.
ssFadEue Of SteeI.v
Exactly the same change as that
which takes place in the tissues Of the
horse takes place in the steel of the
motor truck Frame. True, the fatigue Of
steel is nue. slower han that of flesh
tissues, but ii is there, just the same.
The frame Of a motor truck is designed
as a beam to carry a certain specified
load, just as a girder OF a railroad
bridge is designed to carry a certain
number Of locomotives and trains of
coaches. The molecules of the steel
forming the beams in each case move in
relation to one another When loads are
applied. OF course you ann see the
movements Of these molecules with the
naked eye, but science has proved that
they do move. When the loads applied
are not greater than those for which
the beams were designed. the molecules
tend TO nave back to their original po-
sitions after the loads have been re-
moved. But if the loads are greater
than those for which the beams were
designed, these molecules can not re- |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06
AUSTRALIAN RECORD
IS SET BY OVERLAND

News has just been received by the
Wilys-Overland company OF another
record broken by one of its cars. a 1916
model Overland getting a new mark in
Australia a short time ago by making
the run from Albany to Armadale a
distance OF 23S miles in six hours and
30 minutes, One-third Of the running
time made b ythe express trains be-
tween the two points. The former
record was seven hours. 2S minutes and
S. seconds. The average actual speed
was 1856 miles per hour.
The run was made by Charlie Lewis
who holds the $50 mile championship
in Australia, n Arthur Anderson OF
the firm Of Anderson and Adams,
Overland dealers in Perth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06

-HERE is a similarity between q
motor truck and a team Of horse.
Il not apparent in their great out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06

turn to their original positions, and the
beam assumes a set or bend and does
not return to its original position after
the load has been removed. The steel in
this case is said to have reached its
elastic limit or that load at which the
beam viii not return to its original po-
sition after the load has been removed.
when Truck Is Overloaded
ms IS exactly What happens when
the frame Of a motor truck is overload
&c. 1t assume a permanent set. just as
II IS harder n harder for the flesh
tissues of a horse to recuperate after
each overload period, so the steel Of the
truck frame is less able to Withstand
oVerlOads after it has once assumed a
permanent set. Subsequent continued
overlooking tends to pull the steel
molecules apart. This results in
a fracture of the frame, and a truck
with a cracked frame is a makeshift at
the best even if repaired at considera
Bile cost, the use the life Of the steel is
gone. The frame does not respond to
the Dads carried and is liable to crack
In other places. The cheapest way out
OF the difficulty is to buy a new frame
or frame member, and this can not be
had Tor a song, so that overlooking is
decidedly expensive on the frame.
The same molecular action which is
set up in the motor truck frame also
occurs in the springs, but to a some
what more marked degree. because of
the vibration which they have to alb
sorb. Overlooking Of the frame means
overlooking of the springs. Although
these are made Of a higher grade of
steel than the frame, to absorb the
greater shocks and vibrations to which
they are subjected, the steel molecules
move in relation to one another under
each load applied and do not return to
their original positions under continued
Overloads. In the words of the engi-
neer, the steel becomes overstressed
and generally breaks when the next
overload is applied.
Limit Of the Springs.
when the steel Of the springs has
nearly reached its elastic limit the lat
ter are not as capable of absorbing the
shocks as when in their original condi-
ton. so that springs which have been
continually overloaded can not cushion
the driving mechanism to the same de-
gree as was intended by the designer.
The shocks which are not absorbed by
the springs are taken up by other struc-
tural members of the chassis which are
subject to the same fatigue as is the
frame. The front axle n the rear
axles Of either the shaft or chain-driven
types are called upon to absorb some Of
the shocks originally intended TO be
taken up by the springs. This results
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06
MANUFACTURERS SHOW
THEIR RESPONSIVENESS

Manufacturing conditions in the United
States in every line OF industry have been
radically changed because OF the many new
conditions injected into the situation by the
world war. Probably no one industry has
been so widely affected as the motor car
business. owners and the pub
lie generally. have little or no conception Of
the difficulties which have confronted the
automobile manufacturers during the past
year. II has been only through the re-
sourcefulness OF the leading men in the in
dustry that cars could he produced fast
the demand and even now everyone OF the
more prominent concerns is far behind in its
orders.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06

Order Sulzberger's Majestic Ham or
Bacon today for breakfast tomorrow.
"DeliciOusly Different"-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06
SAYS FATIGUE Of STEEL"I IS
FELT IN OVERLOADED TRUCKS

Continued Overstrain Tells on Machine Just the Same
AS It Does on a Team of Horses; Overstressing
Leads to Breakage; Once Fractured, Frame
Will Never Give the Same Old Service.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
Warranty Deeds,

Robt. H. Croll single to Joshua and
Marion Cox, lot 40, Ninde, Williams
& Company add Oskaloosa, $500.
Rebecca Smith, single, to Joseph
R. Moore, pit. lot S. D. of NE NE
Sec. 4-77-14-Cons. 1910.
]. f. Likens and wife Katherine to
Lillian Creath, Ne NE Sec. 21-76.16
Cons. $500
G. M. Elkin and wife, M. G., to
Laura d. Friend, lots 4S+51 Crook
hams S. D. of lots A and C in SW
NE Sec. 2475-16-Cons. $1,000.
George w. Huffstutter and wife,
Belle, to w. Irving Kelsey and wife,
lot 6 block l, Ridge Place add Oska-
loosa-Cons. $3.50.
John II. Scott and wife, Abbie L.,
to International Christian Missionary
Association, pit lot 9 Mendenhall's
add Oskaloosa-Cons. $4,000
sam1 P. Mcclure and wife, Lila R.,
to Sarah Jane Airy, lot 8 block =,
West Oskaloosa-Cons. $1.00.
Edward Broekstra, unmd., to Dirk
Van der Veen, pit. lot 6 block 2 West
add Peoria-Cons. $275.
Sadie L. Thomas, single. to c. L..
Staten, S1a VIZ block 10 Kempers
add Oskaloosa-Cons. $500.
Mary A. Crispin, wild. to Edward
Crispin, lot IS, S. d. of Sc Sc Sec.
22-75.16, $1OO.
w. ]. Wymore and wife Maggie, to
Fl. S. & Lille E. Ingraham, land in
Sec. 3 and lU-77-14, $4,000.
May S. Savage ct al to Susan Fl. Dy-
sart, Lot 2, blk. s, Winders add Shar-
on. $1,000.
e. A. Lacour and wife Della to Les
lie ]. Lovejoy, lot TIA First add Uni.
versity Park, $500. +-.
Sheriffs Deeds.
D. E. Henley, Sheriff, to r. r.
Grubb, lots /, 2, 3, blk. 80 p Barnes
City, $1,069.24. ..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
THE PICKEN REUNION
Annual Event Takes Place Near
Fairfield This Year.

At the beautiful country home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Picken, six miles
northeast of Fairfield, on Thursday,
Sept. Z, occurred the sixteenth annual
reunion of the Picken family.
A tent had been erected south of
the house, where long tables we're
placed. These tables were soon groan.
ing under their load of eatables.
Shortly after the noon hour dinner
was announced. When all were seat
ed, w. B. Picken spoke a few words
of welcome; then James Picken re-
turned thanks. When the company
left the tent some OF them were groan-
ing as much as the tables had done
before dinner.
Immediately after dinner all gath
cred under the big tree near the front
porch, where the Getting was called
to order by President Picken. The
secretary read the minutes of last
meeting, which were approved. The
LledSuIeI TepOII Was TedO anu dp-
proved and it showed that the amount
in the treasury is growing quite
slowly. Nomination and election of
officers was next in order. This was
soon finished, as motion was made
to re-elect the old officers, and it was
carried unanimously. The officers
are:
President, NJ H. Picken, Cedar.
Vice.president, w. B. Picken, Fair.
field.
Secretary treasurer, E. Fern Pick.
en-, Ceda:
Assistant secretary-treasurer Lena
Picken, Givin.
1t was the vote of every one to hold
the next reunion at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. W. Arganbright in
Fremont, September, 1917.
Short talks were called for by the
president, and the following respond.
ed: Mr.. J. W. Short, of Mt. Pleasant;
Mrs. G. w. Arganbright, of Fremont;
Mrs. e. B. Picken, Ottumwa; James
Picken, Cedar.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
FILM STAR DIES IN AUTO
York and Succumbs Before Driver
Can Reach Hospital.

New York, Sept. 1S.-While crossing
the greensboro bridge in an automo-
bile he had purchased earlier in the
day, Arthur Hoops, the moving-picture
actor, became suddenly Ill and died be-
fore his chauffeur could reach a hos
pital. For the last year Hoops has
been playing leading parts with Nine.
Petrova.. He was considered one of
the cleverest leading men in this city
and was praised for his work in "The
to Chicago, where Hoops was born.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21

l.. c. Cross, of Liscomb, was a call.
er at this Office on Wednesday.
The little item of where the auto
mobile came from in comparison OF
comparison of prices twenty years age
and now, was read carefully. The
heading was correct.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Billings
on Main street on Sunday. The fol
lowing people were in attendance
Mrs. w. C. Woods and son, of Reasnor
L. c. Tice and family, of Sully, E. f
Ives and family, of Oskaloosa and Lee
and Miss Vernol Sheely, of Edna, Mo
The Maine election went just as we
wanted it, forecast of what is to fol
low.
Mrs. V. B. McCombs was in town or
Wednesday calling on old friends and
neighbors.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
CEDAR ROUTE NO /.

Mrs. w. F. Millisac of Oskaloosa
visited at the George S. Ward home
and with old friends and neighbors in
Kirkville and vicinity last week. Lee
McClusky of Cedar and Miss Mabel
Brown visited at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Brown Sunday
c. E. Carter and son are running the
meat market in Kirkville. Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Poe of Eddyville were in Kirx
vile Saturday attending the funeral
of Mrs. Poe's mother, Mrs. George
Ross Dawson. Funk has been on the
sick list.
Mrs. John Ross and daughter Viola
visited at the home of her sister, Mrs
Charles Allison recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Poe and baby
visited at the home of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. w. ]. Brown, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs George S. Ward and
children attended the Grange picnic in
Oskaloosa Saturday.
Sept. IA. Snowdrop
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
Notice of Referees Sale.

By virtue of an order of sale direct
ed to the undersigned referee, from
the office of the Clerk of the District
Court of Mahaska County, Iowa, on a
decree obtained in said Court, on the
4th day of April, 1915, in favor of
Hannah V. Clark, as Plaintiff VS..
Demeretta Graham, ct al, Defendants,
for the partition of the real estate
named and described in the said
Plaintiffs petition, l will on the 14th
day of October, 1916, offer for sale to
the highest bidder, the following real
estate, to-wit: Government Lot /, in
Sec. Is, Twp. Is, N. of Range II, West
OF 5th P. NJ.
Terms of sale cash. Said sale to
take place in front of the court house
door, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at the hour
of o'clock p. m, of said day, when
and where due attendance will be Civ
en- by the undersigned.
Dated at Oskaloosa, Iowa, Septem,
Der 13, 1916.
Geo. J. Clark, Sole Referee.
(9d4)
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
BRITISH CONTINUE
TO GAIN ON SOMME
English Troops Advance Mile and
a Half in France.
BERLIN CLAIMS SUCCESSES
Official Statement Declares That At
lacks Were RepuIsed With Heavy
Losses-Motor Cars Con-
tnue Work.

London, Sept. 1S.-AdditiOnal gains
along front of more than mile and
a half were scored by the British in
pressing their offensive north of the
SOmme, the war Office announced.
The Danube trench" about one mile
long, was taken, and further territory
on thousand-yard front near COurce-
lette was captured.
At Moquet farm the British finally
took the Notifications for which the
opposing armies have been contending
for weeks. Quantities of war ma
terial and numerous additional pris-
oners were captured.
The text of the statement reads:
South of the Ancre our troops
achieved further successes. Last eve
ming in the vicinity Of COurcelette we
extended our gains on front of abou!
1000 yards.
Take important Works.
"In the neighborhoOd of Thiepval
we obtained a considerable success by
capturing the hostile fortlficatiOn
known as the Danube trench on a
front of about a mile. Here the enc
my abandoned considerable quantities
of rifles and equipment. We also cap
tured the strongly defended work at
Mouquet farm, possession of which had
been holly contested for some weeks
past.
''The number of prisoners is increas-
Ing"
AS for the new motor cars, stories
Of their progress continue to be told.
One car, which took on board a Ger
man colonel who surrendered to 1t,
kept him along with 1t throughout the
fight. Another ambled in on Ger
it's machine guns killed the German
gunners who We're not able to flee
from the grotesque caller.
One car, which went through the
main street of Flers had placarded on
its sides, Extra full account of the
great Hun victory"
French. Artillery Active.
Paris, Sept. 1S.-The French artil-
lery has been active along the SOmme
front, the war Office announced, but
no operations of notable importance
are chronicled. Numerous air raids
have ben carried out by French avia-
tors, says the official statement.
1t also Is confirmed that Warrant
Officer DOrme defeated his tenth
enemy machine, which fell near Brie
on September Is.
Berlin Claims Successes.
Berlin, via London, Sept. 1S.-Heavy
fighting is continuing on the SOmme
front, the war Office announced, but
further British attacks have been re-
pulsed by the German artillery with
heavy losses to the attacking forces.
German assaults north of Ovillers re-
suited in successes, says the state
ment, which reads:
ON the front of Archduke Albrecht
of Wurttemburg and on the northern
wing of the front of Crown Prince
Rupprecht lively fighting actively con-
tinueS.
THE fighting on the Some is taking
its course. North of the river all at
tacks have been Sanguinarily repulsed
partly by our curtain of fire. Fight
ing is still proceeding around small
British positions near COurcelette.
near Flers and west of LesboeufS.
North of Ovillers we gained some ad-
yantappS in attacks"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
Notice Of Expiration.
To M. c. Dory:

To M. C. Dory:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing described real estate situated
in Mahaska rounty, Iowa, to-wit:
Lot rs and Lot 81, Ridge Place, os-
kaloosa, Iowa, was sold for the taxes
of 1910, 1911 and 1912 on the LIST day
of December, 1913, TO Carl johnson;
that the certificates. of sale thereof
are now owned by Carl Johnson and
the right of redemption will expire
and Treasurer's Deed for said land
will be made unless redemption from
such sale be made within 80 days
from the date of complete service Of
this notice. You will govern yourself
accordingly.
Dated September s. 1916,
swS Carl Johnson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
FIRE HAD GOOD START
But Was Handled By Department
With Little Damage to Property.

Sparks from a bon fire at the Jerry
Lynch place. No. 52S. North d street
carried by the high wind of the after
noon settled upon the roof of barn
at the rear of the McFall place, the
former Russell property on North c
street. The blaze was hard to reach
and was getting fair start when the
fire department. was summoned. It
made short work of the trouble, with
little damage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
AGENT IS MADE HAPPY
The Little One Cent Revenue Stamp
Has Caused Trouble.


Herald man who is also agent of the
Rock Island here was made supremacy
happy on Monday when he was mott.
fed there were no more stamps re-
Quired for bills of lading, express bills
This little one cent stamp has caused
more to be raised in this office fol-
the past year than anything we evel
were connected with. We hope thai
people take their freight home rather
than pay it. Have had freight held VI
at the other end of the line for this
penny on receipt of some freight for
warded on the next train. Who would
MT be happy.
Mrs. VIM. Druse and daughter Mar.
vel spent Monday in Oskaloosa shop.
ping.
If there was a beach near, we would
think some women were parading with
their bathing suits on.
That written ad in the Herald from
the New Meat Market started up in
Oskaloosa, caught our eye. That man
knows just how to get up an ad to be
read, setting forth what he has to
sell, in an itemized way, telling a Gus.
toner what he has to sell and what he
is expected to pay for it. This is
business.
H. r. Barnes and wife and daughter
of Oskaloosa spent Sunday in town at
the r. D. Robertson home on Washing.
ton street.
Simon Lundy was business caller
in Oskaloosa Monday.
In letter from our nephew, Terry
E. Smith, connected with the Southern
railroad at Cheraw, S. c., he says the
recent eight hour law is not courted
with much favor in that state. Another
nephew, T. l.. Duke, clerk of the saem
road at st. Louis, writes the same.
Both are strong Wilson men.
The Herald correspondent has TAX.
en- a keen interest in politics since
elect whole lot of fellows and he has
been instrumental in defeating a lot
of people. But in all these years he
never saw a campaign like this. About
the only thing did tnese days is to
study out the best way to beat some
fellow out of dollar.
R. r. Hall. of Parsons, Kans., was
a caller at the station on Tuesday.
Mrs. Eva Sanford, of Knoxville, Mrs.
Belle Kincard, of madonna, Mimi, Mrs.
Louisa Vanharsen, of Lawrence, Ia,
Mrs. VIM. Vanderbilt, Solder Ia, aft
eT visiting with their sister, Mrs. Lucy
Oswandel, 17l5 Montgomery street,
Knoxville, were in Olivet on Tuesday
on their way home after visiting Duns-
more cemetery where their parents
were buried. Mr.. d. Bartlema took
the ladies out to the cemetery in his
car.
Mrs. Geo. Cox, of Harvey, visited
this week at the Aelic Degose home
west of town.
The Ladies Embroidery Club. was
entertained at the commodious home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Barnes south OF
town on Tuesday. Thirty-five people
were present During the evening re-
fresments were served and all the
melons Ed had on the place were cut.
Mrs. Williams saws Ed dressed up and
stayed right with the women all the
evening. Don't blame him one bit,
for occasions of this kind don't occur
every day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-21
TUSCALOOSA BOY WINS
Carries Off Prizes on Hogs at the
Topeka Kansas Fair

Many friends Of Fred B. Caldwell
will be glad to learn of his success
since moving to Howard, Kansas.
While at Topeka this week with his
herd of Big Type Poland China Hogs
he won Chapion on Yearling and
Grand Champion on Poland China
boar. He won $62 in prizes on pigs.
The pig that won the Grad Chamnion
is hog weighing a few pounds over
thousand and he is only 10 months
old.
Fred is a candidate for the state
Legislature on the Republican ticket
with no Democratic opposition for
tho mall election.