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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-02

FOR F RE
TRANSPORTATION
Charles Wagner Delivers Talk
on Motor Work at Cham
Der of Commerce.

Motor freight transportation IS
socn 20 rival that Of the steam roads
Of the country. according 20 Charles
Wagner OF the Inter-City Transfer
Co. who addressed the mem bers Of
the South Bend Chamber Of Com
merce al their weekly MONDAY
luncheon Monday.
Mr.. Wagner declared that there is
much freight now that may be
easily turned over 10 motor trans
portation. and he predicted tina.
within a short time the nation viii
be supplied with innumerable motor
transportation lines Said he:
Il certainly appreciate the fact
that ] have the opportunity 20 pre-
sent 20 the business men OF this
city what seems 20 me 10 90 very
timely subject, that Of motor trans
portation. transportation in and out
OF South Bend has been rather
knOtty problem for some time.
Method OF Transporting.
"The method OF Transporting mer-
chandise Of al descriptions from one
point 20 another by motor truck was
not thought Of 20 any great extent
before the war. II is true that quite
a business had been established on
household goods but for freight Of
a general nature the truck had not
come into use However, with tho
increased demands which war con
ditions placed on the already over
burdened railroads this method Of
transportation was brought 20 the
attention of shippers very strongly
by our government. That this op-
portunity was grasped by but few
people shows how slow we were 70
take advantage Of IL. Even TODAY
with the publicity that this method
az shipping has had there are thou
sands OF tons of freight still being
shipped by rail which could be
handled 10 a greater advantage by
truck
Comparing motor truck rates
with other means OF transp ortatiOn
YOU will find them no higher and
often times lower We use the same
rates as the carriers with whom We
compete and use the official CLASH
hcation on which 20 base our carry
be able 20 do this unless we had
return loads business built up. Large
bulky freight such as household
goods, machinery, etc, we cannot
haul on the freight basis but make
q charge that is reasonable consid-
ering the cost of Grating and pack
ing this kind OF freight.
Time is another factor in motor
transportation. the truck makes the
run in a few hours whereas II takes
2 day or more II shipped by rail"
Mr.. Lane OF the Packard Motor
Car co. says The more a shipper
investigates his transportation prob
lem, the more will ne be convinced
that the motor truck viii tit into il
from every economic standpoint. He
viii see that for short haul points
&c is quite as cheap as railroad even
on the face OF railroad rates and
truck operating costs alone. and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-02
Are You Fat?
Just Try This

Thousands OF overfat people have be
come slim by following the advice Of
doctors who recommend MarmOla Pre-
scription Tablets, those harmless little
fat reducers that simplify the dose Of
the famous Marmola Prescription.
IL too fat. don't wait for the doctors
advice. Go now TO your druggist or write
10 the Marmola Co. SCI wOodw ard av.
Detroit. Mich, and for g., procure
large case OF these tablets.
They reduce two. three or four pounds
week without exercise. dieting or any
unpleasant effect whatever. II too fat, try
THIS today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-02
is IMPROVING.

Mrs. Josephine Nye. 1918 s. Mich
igan St. who has been suffering from
a nervous breakdown is slightly i'm
proved.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-02
FOR TUESDAY AT
BUEIILER BROS.
3lS : Michigan So

Lamb Chops. Rib or Loin .....10c
Lamb for Stew .............. SC
Leg Of Lamb ................1
Shoulder Of Lamb .......... Sc
2-Advt.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
MORE MACHINERY
Secretary of War Authorized to
Turn Over Equipment to
Help Build Highways.

Thousands of dollars in road ma
chinery of all kinds, is made availa BILE
Tor use on the highways of the coun
try through q clause in the postoffice
appropriation bill recently passed by
congress.
The. bill authorizes the secretary of
war to turn over road equipment, ma
terial and supplies at his discretion to
the secretary of agriculture, who is in
turn empowered to give it to state
highway work on the same value bas sis
as that laid down in the federal aid act,
approved 1916.
In the past years highway depart
ments, particularly those but recently
formed, have been handicapped by
lack of efficient machinery and with
a gigantic road program confronting
them this year, it is believed that
commissioners generally will take ad-
vantage OF the opportunity for obtain
Ing equipment so afforded them
In addition to turning over supplies
to state departments the secretary of
agriculture is authorized to retain not
more than 10 per cent of such equip
ment as may be furnished him, for use
on national forest road construction Or
for such other road building as may
fall within the direct province of tho
bureau of public roads.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

deal whereby he got Roth from Cleve-
land.
The loss of Larry Gardner in that
deal isn't worrying Connie He looks to
Fred Thomas, obtained from the Red
Sox, to fill Gardeners shoes. Recalling
Thomas work in the last world series
] am inclined to believe Mack has the
right hunch After weeks of absence
from the game because he had Joined
the service, Thomas stepped into the
big series last fall and played errorless
ball. The only thing he needs is more
ability as a batter.
Naylor and Noyes, two of Mack's
hurlers, are still in service. Perry, An
derson, Johnson, Watson, Geary. Sell
bold and Baker have been signed.
Perkins and McAvoy are slated to
handle the backstop job. Mack has
several young infielders he will give
thorough tryouts before naming his
infield. Dugan was the busiest short
stop in the league last year and made
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
BIG PRODUCTION OF
TRACTORS IN SIGHT

Washington, April ia production
of S14,9S6 tractors in the United States
in 1919 is estimated by manufacturers
reporting to the office of farm equip
ment control, United States depart
ment of agriculture. The reports OBJ
tanned in a special inquiry by the de-
partment show production of 132,697
tractors in 1918. The manufacturers
gave the number of tractors of differ
ent sizes manufactured last year and
estimates of the number of each size
that will be made this year. The fig
ures for 1919, of course, are merely
estimates and represent the aggregate
of the estimates submitted by the trac-
tor manufacturers in January and Feb
ruary of this year.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
ALEXANDER COMES BACK
TO PITCH FOR THE CUBS

New York, April 19.--"How did I
keep my arm in trm?" repeated Ser
geant Grover Alexander, when he ar
rived on the steamship Rochambeau.
well, partly by pitching shells at the
Boche during seven weeks of action
near st. Mihiel."
The star boxman Of the Cubs, who
Joined the army in April, 1918, after
having pitched only three games, re-
turned as a sergeant of the 342nd field
artillery, seth division. With him We're
Mike Menoski left fielder of the Wash
ington team, and Lieutenant Joe Jen-
lSins, White Sox catcher, who was pro-
NOTED to his rank for bravery In the
field. Menoski was with the list army
headquarters, and Jenkins with COM
pany A. 132nd infantry. All three were
in Germany together.
THE only baseball practice l had
was after the armistice when we had
few games of one-old cat near Trier,
Germany" said Alexander. Il haven't
taken on any weight, but will need a
little time to get into pitching condi-
ton again. From here | am going to
Nebraska to see my mother. She's al
most 20 years old, you know
Informed that Sunday baseball was
probable in New York, he grimaced,
"Shucks, we won't get any vacation at
all now"
He added that he was not in the
holdout class, saying, MY contract
was mailed to my wife and expect to
sign it when | meet her. | will join
the Cubs after visit in Nebraska"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
take OFF HATS TO
KING ACROSS POND
Not a Ruler of Men But a Lead
er in the Automobile World
With a Good Record.

1t Is known that the government
early in the war. purchased a number
of King cars for service in France
Pictures of cars of that make per.
forming hard service over there were
shown in Boise some time ago.
Here is story sent back by ar
Idaho boy. James oberly, who enlist
ed from Bonner county, and who was
transferred to the truck and auto di-
vision:
You had q King Eight, dad,
so / was glad of chance to pick
1t to drive-and, believe me, we
had some driving. ] was sent with
officers TO every front during all
sorts of weather.
''Of the year and a half | drove
the car it was on some front more
than Is months of the time and
Travelled better than $4,000 miles.
I'VE made wonderful gas mile
age for an S-cylinder carve
had to-gas scarce at times. And
how that old boat did stand up to
every test.
That engine is sure better than
you thought, and the transmission
is ripped out Il
gear in all that terrible grind.
The King was going strong as
ever at Chateau Thierry when
part of it was blown up by
shell. 1t was ordered condemned
and sold, but | fixed the old boy
up and went on one of the hard
est trips I have yet had. Later it
was shelled three times. and every
time, except the last, l made re-
pairs and again used my old
standby.
But the last time-oh, boy!-
the King was dead. Blown to bits.
] was lucky, as I had intended to
work on the car some before start
ing away from the shed we had
1t in. but was called away n short
time before that shell did business.
THE boys around here all take
Of their hats to this King, but to
no other"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
BY n. E. BROWN.


~ YER since Connie Mack startled
r, the baseball world by breaking
up his team of stars and selling
them the fans have been interested in
watching the 1anky ones efforts to
build up another pennant winning out
fit
So they are doubly interested in the
Mackmen this year because the gen
eral shakeup in the game, due to the
war. effects them as we'll as the other
teams.
Comics attack this coming season
will center around trio composed Of
George Burns, Bobby Roth and Tillie
Walker. These three men formed the
greatest run making machine in the
American league last season.
Burns dreve in "A.
Roth drove In 5S.
Walker pushed over SO.
Their grand total was 1S5.
The combination coming nearest to
this was the famous Cobb Veach Hell,
man outfit with the Tigers. They drove
across 1872.
Connie evidently had this attacking
trio in mind when he engineered the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

good. He handled an average of SIS
chances a game in "a contests for
$50 average. Besides Burns, Thomas
and Dugan Mack has Grover, Shannon,
Witt and Bates. Bates Is still abroad,
however.
In the outfield in addition to the trio
mentioned Connie has Merlin, Kopp
and Bailey.
Altogether Connie has a likely
looking aggregation and may give the
other clubs fight for something be-
sides last place.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
BRISK OAKLAND SALES
AT BOISE HEADQUARTERS

Oakland dealers throughout the ter
ritory of the Sharman Auto company,
according to it's territory representa-
tives," are testing the company's abil-
ity to furnish them with enough Oak
lands to satisfy the demands for this
car
He says that since it became known
that the factory had strengthened the
body of the 1919 model, Oaklands have
sold rapidly.
However he continues, I'VE are
fortunate in being the youngest branch
Of the Sharman company and Mr..
Sharman assures us he will favor the
Boise branch with Oaklands to fill our
contracts"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

The Capital News telephone numbers
are "a and IS. u
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
HOTCHkISS DRIVE.

Q.-Do two universal joints
have to be used to be true
Hotchlliss drive
Can Hotchl<iSs drive be
used with any type of spring? -
Floyd II. Brakeman.
1.-Yes, due to the fact that the
crank shaft cannot be placed in line
with the pinion shaft If the engine
could be lowered so the crankshaft line
would be straight with the pinion
shaft, the forward universal could be
eliminated, but it is neither practical
nor necessary. The back universal is
needed to take care of the twisting Of
the rear axle housing due to the
torque.
2-No. not with cantilever springs,
for instance. The Franklin uses this
form of drive with full elliptic springs
and most of the cars equipped with
semi elliptics also use Hotchkiss drive,
the main leaf being made heavier to
take the drive.
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

Springfield, Ill.-California troops
passing through here yesterday
"shied" at ham sandwiches local
committee offered. Whats wrong?"
members queried, Its good Friday" a
bashful doughboy explained.
Chicago-The servant problem D.?
Gold Coasters" here have solved it.
It's Miss Murphy" not Maggie" now.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

Lansing .on the construction Of =
large building. This will launch tha
biggest building program in the his
tory OF any Lansing industry. Plans
Tor this spring and summer call for
the expenditure Of between $1,000. 900
as part of the $4,000, 900 building
schedule OF the General Motors Cor
poration, announced last week.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

Work will be started within a few
days by the Odds Motor works. at
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

Detroit.-Douglas Fairbanks act did
not work. After scrambling over
buildings failed to elude police, a bur-
glar entered a movie through the roof
and became one of the innocent spec
tators
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

Urbana, Il.-When William Barn
hart, returned doughboy, decided to
Treat EN- rough" it took two police
men and half a dozen passers by to
check him. Il needed excitement" he
explained.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
TOO BUSY TO MAKE TRUCKS
One Manufacturer Will Concentrate Efforts on Passenger
Cars Now.

Detroit. April 19-Presdent H. l..
iKittredge of the Peerless Motor Car
company has unbounded faith in the
future of the passenger car industry
and has demonstrated his belief In a
mast practical way by announcing that
the big Cleveland plant may perman-
emily discontinue the manufacture of
trucks. At least for the time being, no
more Peerless trucks will be pro-
duced. Instead, the Peerless factory
will concentrate all its manufacturing
passenger cars.
During the war many new truck
companies were started, and as a re-
suit of the cancellations made since
the armistice was signed there are
now many trucks in process which
1T Will be necessary to market" says
the announcement I'm view of this
condition, the Peerless company has
considered it advisable to discontinue
the manufacture of trucks until such
time as the market has absorbed the
trucks now in process. The manufac-
ture of repair parts for the Peerless
truck will, of course, be continued. I'm
less present conditions in the truck
field improve materially, the manufac-
ture of Peerless heavy duty trucks will
continue to be undesirable and the
company will not re-enter this field
The company will confine itself en-
tirely to the manufacture Of passenger
cars at least for the immediate future"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
tuition authorizing s5o,ooO.oOO goo
roads bond issue.
MITCHELL "vJCTORY."

tuition authorizing a $4,000 900 good
roads bond issue.
MITCHELL VICTORY"
Mitchell Motors company of Racine.
Wis, has announced its new Victory
model, This car is somewhat heavier
than the preceding model the Mitchell
engineers having decided that the
light six was too light. Weight has
been added to create a car that will
stand up under long and heavy wear.
The Victory model of the Mitchell
is known as model E-4O and has 1920
inch wheel base, six cylinder engine
and 40-horse power and sells at s1475
for the five passenger touring car and
three passenger touring car and three
passenger roadster and s2175 for the
sedan. The E-42 model is a seven-pas
senger touring car with, 127-inch wheel
base, 4Shorse power engine and sells
for $1675.
BUICK WORKERS RETURN.
Up to the present time $50 former
Buick workers. who went into the
army and navy, have returned to the
Shops. This is by no means the to-
tai number expected. There may be
more than 500 additional returned SOL
diers on the pay roll before the end
of the summer.
Speaking about wages at the Buick
plant, Howard Clifford Of the COM
pany's personnel service bureau stated
that the lowest wage is Acc an hour for
common labor; some skilled workers
get as much as S5c an hour while
there are others who receive from SIS
to $40 a day. No soldier who wants
job has been turned down. Mechanics,
machinsts, stoclimen, foundrymen,
tinsmiths and helpers are among the
men wanted.
Production of Buick cars this month
and May will be at the rate of 45O a
day.
SAXON FACTORIES.
1t is announced officially that what
ever the output is during the next four
months, orders on hand will absorb
production.
Because less than 10 per cent of the
stock of the Saxon Motor Car Corpora
ton was represented at the special
meeting to take action on the pro-
posed reorganization plans, nothing
was done. The future policy remains
to be decided
However, the company has leased
for period of a year the factory
located at Beaufait and
Charlevoix avenues. The Columbia
Motors company is planning greatly to
increase its production, and for this !
reason is seeking larger quarters. II
is not the intention of the Columbia to |
build new plant at least for some
time, but rather to lease a suitable fac
tory building having at least 100000 |
square feet of floor space. The com.
pany makes the Columbia six-passen-
ger cars.
BIG oLDS FACTORY.
Work will be started within few |
days by the Odds Motor works. at !
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
CUTS DOWN TRAIlERS,

Motor truck manufacturers of Mich
igan are up in arms over a bill which
says that motor truck may not draw
more than one trailer along the public
highways of the state, which has Slip
ped through the legislature. If the
measure goes on the books it will be
serious menace to the rapidly de-
veloping motor transport system of
Michigan. 1t may even be a blight
on 1t. The present tendency is toward
light trucks with multiplicity of
trailers. This makes for rapidity and
facility of operation and for general
growth of the number of operating
units, also saves wear and tear on the
roads. In case the new bill goes into
effect, it is said, cumbersome heavy
trucks with heavy tralers, will grow
and its adequacy and profta bleness
Will lessen. The valuable parcel post
system will be hampered Quick SER
vice to the farmer from the city and
from the city to the farmer will be-
come next to impossible of mafnten-
ance on a paying basis. Business will
be thrown back from an express to
freight schedule.
: The bill is declared so flagrantlv
reactionary that it is inexplicable ex-
cept on the assumption that there 4.
a colored gentleman somewhere in the
woodple.
There Is something almost insolent
in the effort being made to inflict it
on the people of Michigan, just as they
nave gone on record of progress BY
passing an amendment to the consti-
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-07-03
Echoes of State Federation of
Woman Clubs

Boost for your community. Tell
everyone what splendid place to
live IN it is: what fine neighbors
you have, and what wonderful OPP
portunities it offers.
To meet high cost of living
don I live SO high.
Assist the parent-teachers asso-
citation.
Next to the sun nothing so sym
bolizcs the love of God as tree.
We appeal to you today to go
back to your clubs fred with de-
sire TO know, love and protect
trees.
Study the Bible as literature.
During the war, women were at
their posts-and their posts were
everywhere.
Community singing has won
derful influence in Americaniza-
ton.
Work for the Smith Towner bill
to have secretary of education
in the Presidents cabinet. Our
schools must be cared for.
We must not be hedged about by
state lines; but have the blessing
of the spirit of service.
Governor Hart: Be honest
with me and | win be true to
yon.
Mr.. Bixby and family expect to
move soon to their ranch near
Olympia.
Avord and Lillian Whitman
were guests OF the A. b. Cook
family over the week end.
Rev. johnson and James Linton
motored over to Burton from
Fernheath last Sunday.
The Lynch family, residents of
Burton for several months last
summer, now of Tacoma, came
over last Saturday to renew old
acquaintance.
Mrs. tenton of Quartermaster
very pleasantly entertained the
Willing Workers society of the
Presbl terrain church, Vashon, last
Thursday. Three people from
Burton were invited guests Mrs.
Hedge, Mrs Elizabeth Stewart
and daughter, Miss Elizabeth B.
Stewart Miss Stewart sang solo
ond conducted the concerted sing
ing.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-07-03
AZ Least, Observation Has Shown
That Criminals Are Not Troubled
With Nightmares.

People who dream may rest as
sured that they are not possessed Of
criminal mind. The criminal does
not dream. He is essentially man
of action whose mind never wander
from purposes to morals, and conse-
quently his sleep is undisturbed by
any nightmare or hallucination.
Such is the fact proved by a group
of Investigators. Their records show
that OF 1875 proven criminals under
observation not one was disturbed in
any way in his slumbers. These OBJ
seryations were taken while the GRIM
inals were lying in their cells, the
time when ghosts of the past should
visit them, if at all.
The discovery that they do moth
ing Of the kind is the more startling
because it has always been a popular
belief that wrongdoers are haunted
at night by their crimes. But APP
parently the novelists who led us to
this supposltion are at fanlt. The
truth would seem that the average
criminal enjoys a slumber as sweet
and dreamless as that of any inno-
cent child.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-07-03
HAD HER FULL PERMISSION
indignant Old Lady Not at All Averse
to the Conductors "oolnq
to the Barn."

A funny one occurred at Fifth and
Spring the other evening. A little
old lady was waiting patiently for
Sixth street car, but it CHANGED to be
just at that hour when many were
going out of service.
When the first one came along,
she stepped into the street but the
car growled past without even slow
ing down.
The next one did, however, but the
conductor, leaning over the rail,
bawled out, Going to the barn"
Twice this happened and the little
old lady, who at first had accepted
the going to the barn" with resig-
nation, had reached the boiling
point when for fourth time a car
stopped and the conductor, yanking
the bell, ehortled, Going to the
barn"
@well, go to the barn, yuh darn
jackass, it's just where yuh belong,7
yelled the indignant one, brandish-
ing her umbrella.-Los Angeles
Times.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-07-03
USE FOR AIRCRAFT.

That there is a distinct and I'M
portant place for aircraft in fire pro-
lection of timber lands is regarded
by the forestry officials as beyond
doubt, but experimental trial of
methods and possibilities will have
to be the first step. This is now be-
ing planned for the coming fire sea-
son. Army airdromes and bases will
be utilized for the experiments.
Some of the bases near enough to
national forests to be used adyan-
tageously are the flying fields at San
Diego. Riverside and Arcadia in
southern California. Otter points
in the West and in the East are I'M
der consideration, including one
near the White mountains in New
Hampshire.