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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-21

NEW YORK.-Gilt-ed stock
for bridge prizes is the newest thrill.
Mrs. Ebert II. Gary has set the pace.
Her six luckiest guests have just
gone home. each with share of
United States Steel preferred tuck
ed away in her muff. Steel preferred
is quoted at Sill and draws seven
per cent.
Mrs. Gary gave a bridge party at
her home in Fifth av. There were
six tables and "a guests. Nobody
knew what the prizes would be. and
when the hostess delivered to the
winners at each table, one genuine,
large, sure-enough share of stock
that stands for real thing, it was
too much for the well mOdulated
feelings of upper crustdOm.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-21
ARDMORE, IND.

Services at Ardmore school house
are as follows: Sunday school at
1890 a. m: NJ. Z. Runyan superin-
tendent. Evening services at :
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Laydeld have
sold their home and moved 10 South
Bend 10 reside.
Mrs. Claud O'Donnell has returned
after a weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. George Crum, of Crumstown.
Ind.
a little daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
Oren Sisk, who was so seriously i'll,
is recovering slowly
Richard Cover is i'll.
Clyde Galeener has recovered after
a weeks illness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-21
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNEY
TROUBLE AND DON'T KNOW It

Weak and unhealthy Kidneys cause 20
much sickness and suffering and when
through neglect or other causes, kidney
trouble l. permitted TO continue. serious
results may be expected.
Your other organs may need attention
ton first because their work j. most
important.
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cause of your sickness or run down con-
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Prevalence OF Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the
alarming increase and remarkable
! prevalency of kidney disease. While
| kidney disorders are among the most
| common diseases that prevail. they
/ are almost the last recognized by
/ patients who usually content them
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-21
CABINET BUSY
Sec Move to Halt Chinese Monarchy
Until War is over.

Associated Press Service:
TOXIC. Jan p. A conference
between the emperor. the elder
statesmen and the members of the
cabinet has created the impression
that the entente allies, under the
leadership Of japanese, are discuss
ing the possibility Of new step to
secure a postponement of the for
nation Of a monarchy in China until
the end of the European war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-21
STONY RIDGE, IND.

Miss May Award spent Friday
evening with Meta Haussman.
John Bordner was in Lafayette
last week
Word has been received by Mr
and Mrs. Faulkerson OF the birth Of
a son 20 Mr.. and Mrs. Harry John
son OF Detroit. Mich.
carl Haussman is III with the
grippe.
Miss Susie Goetzinger mas gone
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-21
KILL BANK ROBBER.

Associated Press Service:
MENA. Ark, Jan 21-Towns
people Of Vandervoort. Ark, armed
with shotguns pursued and killed
ar unidentified man here late
Thursday. who robbed the bank of
Vandervoort, l. miles south of here.
The robber obtained $500 in cur
ency when he entered the bank
alone and held up the cashier.
Attend the Poultry Show.-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-21

is a guest OF her daughter. Mrs.
George Crum.
Mr.. and Mrs William Patterson
were called 10 Fort Wayne on ac-
count OF the illness OF their son.
Raymond
Miss Anna Eckis is visiting friends
in South Bend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-21

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heart disturbance due 10 bad kidney
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Arizona republican., 1916-10-01

This illustration shows selling price of SLIGO for the manufacturer car and 5 $50 for the assembler's car. The buyer must pay $250 (about 23%) more for the assembled car simply because it is an assembled car. The manufacturer gives his customer the benefit of the savings derived from manufacturing his own parts, whereas \he assembler has to pay this excessive cost and put the burden on the customer.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01

chasing, stores, etc., are much less per car than in the case of (B).
 To illustrate, machine that costs (A) $25,- 000 costs thirty y-three and one-third cents on each automobile he turns out It costs (B) two dollars and half on each automobile he turns out.
 The same is true of salaries; the salary of 5000 engineer employed by (A) adds only thirty-three and one-third cents to the cost of the car, whereas if (B) employs a man of equal ability and salary, his cost is $2.50 per car. The same excess cost for (B) occurs in the case of purchasing agents inspectors. fac tory executives, superintendents, etc.
 With an annual $5,OO0,OOO factory over- head expense for (A), his cost per car would be $66.67, whereas s, 3,000,000 overhead for (B) would be $30000 per car.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01
FACTS FOR MOTOR CAR BUYERS
(No., ?

foundation and basis of all enlightened knowledge Here facts automobile an and mgh hpaHtyi n its cus
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01
Who Makes Automobiles?

There are over one hundred concerns 'mak- ing" automobiles in this country, of which about ten are manufacturers, while the others are "assemblers."
 The manufacturer owns and operates com pete manufacturing plant consisting of an ex- tensive engineering and experimental depart ment and chemical laboratory; power plant; foundry, forge shop, machine shop. stamping plant, body shop, trim shop, paint shop. and assembling departments.
 The assembler either owns or rents plant consisting usually of bare building without power plant and without machinery, but equipped simply with assembling benches, forms and racks and stock rooms for the fin ished parts which he purchases from parts manufacturers or middlemen. He makes" automobiles by putting these parts together in his assembling department.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01
The Automobile

The automobile is the highest type of nov ing vehicle either drawn or self-propeled. It is highly developed machine. containing three thousand separate parts-more moving or frictional parts than railroad locomotive The locomotive runs over a smooth track; the automobile is driven over rough roads with sharp turns and grades; it is subject to far more wear and tear than the locomotive. Ob- viously it must then be necessary that each one of the three thousand automobile parts both moving and stationary, ht cooperate and function with the greatest possible precision The quality of the automobile depends entirely on the quality of the raw material and the skill and experience with which it is designed and manufactured The locomotive at all times is operated and cared for by experienced eng- neers and skilled mechanics. Automobiles are operated by owners who sometimes pos- sess only limited mechanical ability, therefore an automobile must be designed and manufac tured to meet every emergency of service and to withstand the abuse and neglect of unskillful operation.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01
Excessive Cost of Assembled Automobiles

Practically all manufacturers as we'll as as- semblers buy finished parts from middlemen such as wheels, tires, electrical equipment and some minor parts, and therefore the costs of both the manufacturer and the assembler are par for these parts, but these parts const- tute less than 20% of the cost of an automobile. Other parts constitute about 80% of the cost of the automobile, the engine axles transmission. diferential, steering gear, body and top making up most of the 80%. Hence, manufacturer who manufactures these parts from raw ma terials in his own plants roughly speaking is making 80% of his Car, whereas the assembler who buys them from parts manufacturers is purchasing from middlemen practically 00% of his car
 Studebaker manufactures in its own plants all of its engines axles, transmissions, diferen- tials, steering gears, bodies and tops. Even some manufacturers buy bodies, axlcs and steering gears from middlemen
 Cost of Manufacture
 Assuming a car costs $700, and deducting 2O% or 5 40 for the parts both manufacturer and assembler buy from middlemen, the bal ance, or $560, represents the value which the manufacturer sells at only one profit but which the assembler must buy at the parts makers profit and the parts maker asks an average profit on these parts at least 25% above manufacturing costs. This adds $l 40 to the
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01

cost of the $560 worth of parts which the as- sembler must buy, and on which he must still add good substantial profit of his own
 The Selling Cost of Any Car
 Consider the following table as the basis upon which the selling price of any car must be fixed:
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01
Manufacturer Advantages


 It is we'll known within the automobile in- dustry that large manufacturers, with $l0,- 100000 to $15,OOO,OOO invested in complete plants and ample capital and resources, pur- chase the most modern and expensive labor saving machinery. and then in manufacturing their engines, steering gears, axles. transmits sions, dferentals, bodies, tops, etc.. their costs are lower, if anything, than parts manufactur- CTS costs for the same articles.
 Manufacturers producing 75,000 cars an- nually produce more parts of specific type than any parts manufacturer produces. As rule, parts manufacturers are not specialists in the sense that they make only one type of body or axle or engine. Although their total output may sometimes (but rarcly) exceed the quan- tity of any large automobile manufacturer they make numerous varieties, and hence do not obtain as low manufacturing costs as the large automobile manufacturer obtains.
 Hence, the large automobile manufacturer produces his own parts at lower cost than the parts manufacturer produces similar parts for an assembler who buys in small quantities, and it follows that the 23% excess cost of the assem- bier illustrated above is not exaggerated
 Another point is that the assembler, buying parts from numerous sources, and often the same part from several sources, cannot obtain the same precision of machining and assem- bling in the finished car which the large manu- facturer obtains.
 Still again, the assember's profit per car is larger than the manufacturer s profit. because the assembler usually sells only few thousand cars annually. The illustration shows that this profit is o0% more than the manufacturer re- ceives, and we believe this percentage is not overstated. Also the dealers discount is greater on the assembled car, because his list price is higher.
 As stated above, out of hundred automo- bile concerns selling cars in this country about
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01
The Makers Profit

What has been said regarding dealers dis count applies with equal force to item (6). makers prcdt, which in the case of quantity production (A) rarely exceeds $l00 per car, but in the case of small production (B) usually amounts to at least 60G more. because of the latter makers smaller volume.
 The large profits being made by small mak- CTS. which are matter of public record as shown by annual reports of these companies, prove the truth of this statement These profits often run from $500 to $400 per car for cars selling for less than $2000, whereas no quantity manufacturer in this country (A) makes any such profit per car.
 Any concern which buys its engines, axles, transmissions, diferentias, steering gears, bodies and tops, parts comprising S0% of the cost of an automobile, from parts manufac- turers Is necessarily taxing buyers about 23g premium because of this fact. This truth ex- plains the difference in price of from $500 to $500 in different cars on the market of appar- ently the same value, and this truth is we'll rec ognized in the automobile industry.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-01

9O% are assemblers and only l0% manufac- turers in the true sense of the term. This means that consumers are paying 23% premium to 90% of the automobile concerns in the coun- try, over and above what they could buy the same cars for and in fact, much better cars, from the large manufacturers.
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Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-20

''Tut, tut. Earl" protested Rhinelan. der. That's no way to talk"
 we will fight" echoed Capelle, equally wrought up. "Seagrue is right If we are to be treated in this way we'll parallel your traols!"
 Rhineiander. Holmes and their as- sociates tried in vain to paclfy the two; their efforts were useleas. Hard words passed and more threats were uttered; the meeting broke up in disorder.
 Seagrue and Capelle retired to an adjoining room. Helen passed before them down the hall. Capeue glanced at her and looked toward Seagrue His face stretched into one of his hollow grins.
 Bad business for you, Seagrue,7 he said to his companion. If you can't unload your Colorado and Coast hold ings, this thing will put you pretty near out of the game"
 Unload" snorted Seagrue, wrath fully. When that cut-oT is announced Colorado stock won't sell for waste paper"
 Helen repassed the hall. CapelIe nodded toward her. There's your best bet, Seagrue. Holmes would give his son-in-law anything"
 Seagrue looked glum. He hfnted he had already tried that out, and fruit lessly, but spur. ed by his friends sug gestion. he determined on a further eff fort. After luncheon he attempted to renew his addresses.
 But there seemed about the self willed girl certain barrier Of inde- pendence, which, try as he would, he could never penetrate Whats the matter, Helen?" he demanded at last. You seem to take everything I say as a joke"
 She repressed a little bubble of laughter. That's the spirit it's meant in, isn't it?'
 He was too irritated to be patient Toward evening he assayed to be se- rious again; again sine lightly evaded his advances.
 Late in the day, when walking past the doors of the library, he saw Holmes, finishing a conference with Rhinelander, once more roll up an i'm portant document and place it within his safe, set inside the library wall Seagrue knew too well what it was the survey of the cutoff, the building of which, by crippling him financially, was likely to wreck his hopes of a career.
 It was in this sullen mood that Ca belle, few moments later, encoun- tered him. They had been partners in more than one interruptions enter prise and had learned to set value on audacity. A guarded discussion fol lowed. Seagrue moodily rejected one after another of the suggestions Of the resourceful Capelle, until one star
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tied him into anger He baked incon- tinently. T won't stand for safe blow ing" he muttered.
 Nothing Of the kind suggested" |" re- turned Capene, undaunted And with the whining smile that marked his face in argument, he continued: I'll have two good men here by 11:30 to- night, if you say the word. One Of them can open a safe by the mere click of the tumblcrs. All we want out of it is a copy of the cutoff sur vey. If we can set hold of that we can get hold of their right of way most of it must come from Washing ton-before Holmes knows what's gO- ing on. I'll make the copy of their survey myself and return the original to the safe before morning with no one bit the wiser. Why. see here. You're staying right in the house. All you have to do is 10 let them in to- night. Are you game? Or are .Ju a whipped dog right now?"
 Seagrue listened with set face. The lowtOned conference lasted longer. At its close the two separated. Short ly afterward, Capeile, in seagrue's motor car, started rapidly for the city.
 At nearly twelve o'clock that night some time after the house was G1;eJ- Seagrue. leaving his room. went down to the library. lie unlocked the ter race doors. Capelle's men were out side. They entered and SeagrUe led them before the salc. The criminal expert of the pair made hardly more than a pretense Of dropping the tum- blers for an opening. He had come prepared for any eTentu4iity, and the moment he saw the mechanism of the lock waa Urassai,able hs directed his
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hardly begun to fight when he was struck down by 8 blackjack and the two thugs, survey in hand. made their escape. They crossed the lawn, gained the shrubbery close to the gate, and in the distance saw the headlight Of the midnight passenger train. Signal was not one of it's steps. but the safe blowers ran hard for the station and taking a long chance for their get away they recklessly but safely board ed the running train as it slowed somewhat for the bridge.
 In the confusion within the house. hold Helen had been released. She had hysterically told her story and as she and her friends rushed down stairs she encountered Storm, who had helped her dazed father to a chair. Are you hurt, daddy?" asked his daughter anxiously. .
 No he cried. and I've given one of them a jolt hell remember. But Heleni"-in his agitation he laid his hand heavily on his daughters shoul- der-''those damned scoundrels have got our survey!"
 Then they shall never get off with it." exclaimed Helen with flashing eyes. We will catch them if it kills somebody"
 She gave her orders right and left flor caring for her father, calling the  police and for making the pursuit.
 The boarding of the moving pas Senger train by the two men had not escaped Storms eyes. and a few vords' with Helen were enough to clear things. The flyer was gone and the burglars with it. but there was a chance yet to get them. Fastening with Storm down the hill, Helen told
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companion, Hyde. to connect uD the drills: his orders from Capelle were to open the safe.
 Upstairs, Helen, in slumber, was halfawakened by a whistle signal. Storm was bringing a freight train down the Fill to wait for the midnight flyer. The rumble of passing trains rarely disturbed her. This nighi T much lighter but an unusual sound woke her completely. She sat up a moment, listening. It seemed close someone was in the house. Turning on light and dressing hastily. Helen opened the hall door of her room.
 She had been careful not to make the slightest noise in her movements. Unfortunately the light behind her sil- houetted her figure on the floor at the foot of the broad flight of stairs Spike. keen-eyed, in the library, saw it. lie touched Hyde. "Douse iti" he muttered. Hoyde eXtinguished the light. The two paused, listened, walked into the hall and paused again. Then hey started noiselessly up the stairs. Guarded as they had been. Helen felt their presence. With fast-beating heart she ran to her window. Out in the night she could see the light of . torch. it was Storms light. car ried as ne worked around his en- zine. Catching up small serving hall cI, haF. h,I l tying the bell to the telephone wire that connected with the main line wires, she started the jingling mes senger of for help.
 The engineman, busy with his work. presently heard the slight jingle. but only to wonder for a moment what it could be- The two criminals had entered Helen's room. The instant she stepped in from the balcony they caught and overpowered her-stifled her screams, and in spite of her con- tinuing struggles, rudely gagged her.
 The bell again attracted Storms at- tention, and he was puzzled to deter mine what it might mean. Looking AOhoAu IOAAAl 4G SdM d DIlSUI light in one of the upper windows Then, of a sudden, he saw more-sil- houetted against the pane, woman and man were struggling He alarmed the crew and ran swiftly up the hill for General Holmes house.
 In the interval leaving Helen help less, the safe-blowers descended the stairs. Holmes and Rhinelander had likewise been awakened by the muf- fled sounds of the struggle and the two appeared in the upper hall Sea grue joined them and with his uncle hurried into Helen's room, where she was trying to release herself. But her father, turning downstairs, had in- terrupted the two safe-blowers at the very library door. The old soldier was no match for the two men. but he tackled them together. He had
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him. Take both banks of the river"
 With one of the firemen left to guard Hyde. Storm and the other fire man hurried down one river bank as the passenger engineer took the other. Neither side afforded more than a slight chance of concealment and Spike. starting from where he had cached his stolen document. was bounced on by Storms fireman. But Spike. a powerful man. had almost fought out for himself a second chance for escape when Storm bore him down to the earth. Helen ran up. Where's what you have stolen?" she cried furi- ously as Spike stood prisoner Storm,
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SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes, daughter of Gen eral Holmes, railroad man. is rescued from imminent danger on a scenic rail- road by George Storm, a newsboy. Grown to young womanhood Helen makes a spec tacular double rescue of Storm, now a freight fireman. and of her father and his friends, Amos Rhinelander. financier. snd Robert Seagrue. promoter. from a threat ened collision between a passenger train and 6 runaway freight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-08
MANY.
ARE STARVING
Nearly One Thousand Peo-
pie in Green County, Ala,
Are Destitute.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Portland, Ala, August There
are more than a thousand people in
South Green county who are starving.
They have been reduced so low that
they are compelled to eat the sour
green corn where the waters have
receded. Application has been made
to every source that remotely prom
Uses q hope of aid but these so far
have been met with the suggestion
that something be done locally. The
conditions in this county are excep-
tional. It lies in the forks of the
Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers,
the entire county having been sub
merged and the crops a total loss.
This leaves the inhabitants without
credit and without food. The farmers
are unable to feew the negroes and
the lands are too wet to be worked.