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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
THE FORD TRANSMISSION

In studying the forward-drive gears
of the Planetary Transmission, we saw
that as the diameter and number OF
the teeth in the gears approached one
another that the speed ratio increased
until finally. when all the gears are of
the same size, the ratio would be in
finity to one, or, in other words, the
driven gear would not be moved at all.
If the size of the driven gear be now
made smaller than its driving gear
(you will remember it was larger for
the forward drive) then the driven
gear will be driven backward, or re-
verse. Like, for the forward drive,
the more nearly the gears are Of the
same diameter. the greater will be the
speed ratio and the greater the lever
age.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07

In the Ford transmission the driven
gear, instead Of being connected di-
rectly to the propeller shaft, it at
tached to third drum, this third
drum with it's brake band being used
as the foot or service brake of the
car 1t is shown in black.
When the car is standing still while
the engine is running, the slowspeed
frum will revolve backward and re.
verse drum forward. Should these
drums be even slightly held, the car
will have a tendency to move. For
this reason it is a common thing to
see Ford cars move the instant the en-
CINE is started, even with the emery.
ency brake set, the driver rushing into
the car and applying the foot brake,
or having someone apply this brake,
while he cranks. The cause Of this is
that the drums are not free, as they
may have dragging bands, while dirt
or gummed oil may also be holding
them in some way.
| All three of the drum bands are
equipped with an adjusting device,
which will be found on top. Fig. 3
shows one of these adjustments
Should the band slip, which will be
indicated by racing engine, tighten.
ing the nut ] will stop the slipping
while if the band drags, loosening the
nut J will free it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
Memories of Old DAYS
In This Paper Ten Years
Ago Today

Mary C.. Bradbury, sc years Of age,
for many years resident of Rich.
mond, died at the Reid Memorial hos
pital, following complication of
diseases
Announcement was made Of the
sale of the Westcott hotel to A. H
Brown. of French Lick Springs, at a
price in excess of 100000.
The Rev. DR.. w. J. Vigus, aged "a
one of the oldest and best known pas
tors in Indiana, and former pastor OF
the old First M. e. church in Rich.
mond, died at his home in Wabash
Ind, according to word received by
local friends.
at the primaries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07

marks on the triple gears must be
placed so that lines drawn through
the marks and the center Of the gears
will meet in the center of the fly
wheel.
Like the forward drive. the reverse
drive is obtained by holding the re-
verse gear stationary, by means of a
drum ard brake band, the band Sc
ing operated by foot pedal
The slow speed and reverse drum
are placed side by side. The gears
are attached to the drums by means
'of tubular sleeves, the slow-speed
gear and sleeve passing through the
fleeve of the reverse gear. This is
shown in Fig. 2. Here the Matched
portion K represents the low-speed
gear and drum, and the Matched por-
ion P the reverse gear and drum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07

eral months and tried other remedies.
| had read of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
faRis taR t and sattes to Try it.
myself much improved and 1 took six
more. have never had any more
trouble in that respect since. have
done all kinds of work and at present
am an attendant at State Hospital
and am feeling fine. l have recon-
mended your Vegetable Compound to
dozens of my friends and shall always
recommend it. "-LILLIAN THARP, 824
s. 9Th St., Carrollton, Ky.
If you have any symptom about which
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
Pastors Of City will
Speak on. Lincoln, Sunday

Practically every pastor in the city
will follow the request Of the State
Church Federation Sunday morning in
directing some thought toward Abra-
ham Lincoln in the services, they an
nounced Saturday.
A number Of pastors said they had
intended to commemorate him before
they received the state federation re-
quest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07

Do Won feel tired all the time? Does
your back ache? Do you feel you are
not so spry az you use to be? Middle
aged men and women often blame on
coming old age for loss OF ambition and
energy when IL IN overw0rked or dis
ordered kidneys that cause them 10 feel
old before their tins. Foley Kidney
Pills tone up and tbyiRorate tho Kid
neys, Danish ba cksebss rid tho blood Of
poisons, Rev W. =, ~. sHTH9diss Ma
, con, Ga, writest IT sfl ready hHy time
TO speak for rsisy Kidney P1iIss" FOR
sale by a. q Laksa n G8,-Adssrtiss-
ment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
MINISTER PROMOTED.
(By Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 6.-Antonio
Hernandez Ferrer, resident Mexican
minister at San Salvador has been
named minister plenipotentiary to that
republic. His promotion follows a re-
cent decree raising the rank of the
Mexican diplomatic post at the city
of San Salvador.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
Labor Calendar

Meetings OF local labor unions sched-
uled for Sunday follow:
Glen Miller carmen, 671-President
John Ryse: secretary, Harley Dersh.
en-. Time. second Sunday, 2:30 p. m.
at I. o. O. F. hall
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
Dinner Stories

James Whitcomb Riley, who dis
liked social functions, was induced
to attend literary" dinner in In
dianapolis, given in honor of one of
the novelists who lived there. Mr..
Riley took in to dinner a sister of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
THE USUAL THING

THE USUAL THING
There is a man in our town whose
family name is Legion,
Who night and day keeps up wall
about this dad-blamed region.
And when he takes a trip away and
visits other cities
He flouts them to their faces and
condemns, despises, pities;
And brags about his native burg,
until they rise and tell him
That If he doesn't hush his prate
they'll boot him out. expel him
Then when he reaches home again he
starts his usual clatter;
Those other towns were Edens all; at
home here what's the matter?
Thus he keeps kicking all his life (And
sometimes he's a woman.)
And always will. The reason Is that
he is just human.
-Tennyson J. Draft.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07

could not walk any
d is lance, ride or
take any exercise at
all without resting.
If / swept the floor
or did any kind of
work it would bring
my sickness on. I
was weak and lang
uid, had no energy,
and lifewas a misery
to me. / was under
the care of a good
physician for sew.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
HARLAN is SUCCEEDED BY
STUART ON COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-Forme1
Governor Helify C. Stuart, of Virginia.
was nomfna1e1 today by President
Wilson as a member of the Inter
national Inten5tate commerce commits
sion to succa,d James S. Harlan. OF
Indiana, whose term has expired.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07

After all is said and done and writ
ten, 1t is mostly all free verse in the
scheme of the magazine editor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
Good Evening
BY ROY K. MOULTON

'If a COW could talk, what would
she say?" asks learned Indiana pro-
lessor She would probably say that,
although milk is selling for 10 cents a
quart, she isn't getting a cent more
than she did four years ago.
The only way the average society
woman can get any work out of a
butler Is to marry him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07

Hotel carriage opener robbed of
sos. We refuse to become indignant
over this outrage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07

Nobody got rich out of the war ex
Icept those who refused to remain poor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
LIFE WAS A
MISERY To HER
Says this Woman Until Re-
lieved by Lydia E. Pmkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Carrollton, Ky.-"I suffered almost
two years with female weakness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
CARD OF THANKS

(From the Viola, Wis, News.)
l want to express my thanks,
through this paper, to my friends for
their help and assistance given me
during the Illness and death of one of
sny horses.-M. r. Griffin
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07

Bologna, Italy, Is older than Rome
The stork has no voice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07


Sign seen by A. E.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-07
SOFT DRINKS WITH A KICK IN EN-

{. .
All Kinds of Soft Drinks for Sale. :
: Gasoline, 25 Cents a Gallon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
THE BABCOCK PLAN

The Window Citizen advises the
adoption of the Babcock good road
amendment So does the Free Press.
One form the opposition to the Bah
cock good roads plan has taken is in
circulating the report that the farm
land lying along the route of the Bah
cock plan will be heavily taxed to pay
for the same. This is malicious
and false statement. No farm land
will be taxed TO build the Babcock
good roads.
The cost will be paid by a tax on
autos. and inasmuch as the heaviest
amounts will come from the three
heaviest populated counties of the
state, and the autoists in these coun-
ties have pledged their support to the
movement, it is not hard to figure out
where the falsehood comes from.
Especially in view of the fact that
in the election in Clay county the So
cialists in charge of the Nonpartisan
league came out openly and worked
against the road program. Imagine, if
you can, any farmer being against
better roads, especially when he does
not have to pay a cent toward them
unless he owns an autOmobile-anu
the Joy he would get out Of riding
over a nice smooth road would Offset
the amount paid.
1t would seem that all citizens OF
Minnesota could unite on the Bah
cock plan. Its adoption would mean
better roads in this state-and bet
ter highways mean more people will
come into the state. With more peO-
pie settling on the vacant land much
states already large capital.
Better roads mean that farm land
will increase in value and the dis
lance between the farms and the
cities and villages will be shortened
considerably This will be distinct
advantage to the residents OF rural
communities. @'g- 90 ~
The Mountain Lake View also joins
with those newspapers that are sup
porting the Babcock plan. The View
says Argue it any way you please,
| you cannot get around the fact that
the Babcock road amendment, if car
,, ried, will prove to be one of the fin :
est things the state has ever seen.
The hard surfacing o fthe state high
ways without the cost of cent to
those who do not benefit from them,
would be possible under this plan.
Voters should be careful not to con
! fuse this plan with the Iowa plan
of hard surfacing the state roads, I'M
! der which farmers, whose lands are
bounded by such roads, must foot the
bills"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
OLD DOBBLN rs NOT PUT OUT OF
BUSINESS ENTIRELY

Old Dobbin and his first aid. the
mule, are still in evidence as helper!
on the farm. They have been reat
out of existence a good many times
in the worlds history, nevertheless,
the United States census for 1910 re.
vealed 1888, GOD horses anu 4,210 ,OO(
mules on Arms; and the estima OF
the department o agriculture for Jan
uary 1, 1926, show 21.109,000 horses
and 4,995.000 mules on farms-an in :
crease of 1,276,0O0 horses and 7S5,OOC
mules in the last decade.
In addition to this. we exported, in
the nine year period ending June so
1919, 1,149,763 horses and 376,S36
mules. A national survey of the econ
on ic status OF. the horse was made in
1919 by veteran firm of business in
vestigators. They were assigned the
work by the survey committee of The
associated saddlery interests. The
only instructions they had were: Get
all the facts"
Their report did this in such con-
else and credible manner that the
department OF agriculture at Wash :
ington made a special request that a
copy be filed in their reference IL
brary. The survey reported 100000
tractors and 1914 motor trucks on
farms. The tractors displaced from
one and four fifths and two and one
half horses per farm where the tract
ors were owned In no case did they
display enough horses to pay for the
cost of the tractor, but on some OF the
larger farms, where there was much
belt work to be done, they proved
valuable or that class of service, and
as supplemental source of power in
the fall when heavy blowing was to
be done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

speaker at all times held herself
equal to the part.
The final reading "The ATericaniza-
ton of Andre Francois was given by
Beatrice Durand of Stephen. Andre
school children but he finally surpris-
les them and ticks the leader of the
gang. Andre Francois "came into his
own" and was declared leader of the
gang.
In announcing his decision, r. E.
Graham of the department of public
speaker of Hamline University, judge
Of the contest, commented on the
variety of the selections. He stated
that they ranged from old fashioned
pieces of election to splendid modern
masterpieces of literature.
CriticiZing the contestants as a
whole he stated that they should think
of the minds of the audience not OF
Several of the selections, the profess
sor remarked, were too difficult fol
students of high school age.
No Playing to Grandstand.
There was NO playing to the
grandstand," the Judge of the contest
declared. In awarding third place to
Ruth Lack, who gave 1.-THE Lion and
the Mouse" he stated that she showed
the clearest cut work in mentality
and clearnesS in Introduction. The
emotional parts of within the Law
were well handled by Dorothy Shrad
er, winner of second place, according
to Mr.. Graham. The introduction OF
1.-The Melting Pot" winner Of second
place, was almost professional, Mr.
Graham declared, but the twang oil
the dialopl,e cheaDened the prOduc-
ton.
Following the announcement of the
places. prizes were awarded to the
winners of the boys and girls groups
The winners of first place were given
one half years tuition in the North =
western Conservatory of Expression
the cash value of which is 500. Sec
ond place was given a term of les.
sons in the same school the value OF
which is $50. Third place. ten priv
ate lessons in the conservatory. In
addition to the prizes shields Of honor
will be given TO the schools to be dis
played at the school,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

the trees, 1eaning out the fence cor
ners and converting all into huge
piles, making pretty sight and thor
oughly enjoyed by the children and
grown ups alike. Some of us even
worked Until long after nightfall in
order to let the work finished, ex-
pecting to- start garden making early
the next norning-but alas ana aiacK,
instead Ofidroppfng the tiny SEEDS IN
/ to the wSrm earth with the beautf-
full sunshine overhead, we were snow
cling coal into the furnace and DO
ing the necessary chores in bind
ing blizzard and mother earth is COW
cred with mantle of snow.
: Charles Starbuck is greatly 1mprOv-
ing the appearance of his residence
by painting. Since purchasing this
property known as the Glib Taylor
place the Starbucks have remodeied
the interior and converted the WOOD,
shed into a fine kitchen and when all
is painted they will have a modern
and very nice home.
| John Ealverson is having his resi-
dence inFthe west part OF the village
re- shngled Frank Pew and Jesse
Buck of Garden City are doing the
work.
! Fred Annis has begun the remod-
cling of he Dorweiler residence whicn
he recently purchased by raising 1t
up three feet. preparatory to putting
in a large basement and installing
a heating plant.
= Will Keonitz is down from Pine
City spending the week with his
many ftiends. If weather permits on
his retAu trip he will drive his car.
t Mrs. KE,nitz is much taken up with
.,~1lrA;l h,,c nJ1flnnk in thai
! section tG the state and has decided
. to locate in Pine City and go into
/ the real estate business.
Several farmers in this locality have
begun spring work. Considerable
discing and some seeding was done
the first of the week.
| Harold Bowen, who has just COM
pleted a course at the Mankato Com
mercial college, has accepted a POSI-
ton as bookkeeper and general utln-
ty man in the d. A. Bowen E Sons
garage. This firm will handle the
celebrated Nash. and also the Dodge
cars. :. =.
From Mrs Walter Rambo it is
learned that her father, Rolly Childs.
who lives about six miles northeast
of the village, had a bad runaway
| Thursday. Mr.. Childs had four horses
hitched 10 a disc. They became fright
ened and ran OF q steep Dank lnIo tuo
river. Two were drowned. one badly IN
J. iured and the fourth horse broke away
/ before reaching the bank and ESCAPED
in iury It seems that the river had
undermined the bank and the weight
of the frightened animals caused the
earth to give way with the above re-
suits. 1t is heavy loss to Mr.. Childs
, but he feels fortunate ard VOW '"..k-
lful that no human lives were lost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
THE COMPANY THEY KEEP

You can correctly judge candi-
date, a statesman, or Il politician by
the element in the body polite to
which he caters, says The LIE Sueur
News. When you see one reaching
forth toward that element which was
an enemy of this nation the past few
years which placed blocks and stones
and other hinderances in the way of
progress, which on every possible &C.
casion threw hammer into the cog
wheels OF time. it is a safe conclusion
that such one is merely politician,
merely in the game for personal sue
cess, that he is hardly to be trusted,
that he is a sort OF demagogue, unre-
liable, untruthful, dangerous. All this
is true of certain candidates for office
in Minnesota, right now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
SULLIVAN'S MEASUREMENT

When Thomas v. Sullivan, the
Townley candidate for attorney gen
eral, charged in the Nonparty league
ratication meeting that the state safe
ty commission made no accounting of
its funds and claimed that they took
million dollars of your money and
spent it and never accounted for a
dollar of it," he was not expecting a
comeback. However, Secetary Lib.
by of the commission made this state
ment: THE commission made full
and detailed accounting to the legis-
lature last year OF all funds expended
and the balance on hand. 1t was the
result Of an audit by the public ex-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
w. II. DILLEY LEAD
Former Resident Of Mankato Dice
RaeanfI.x AZ MadciE. Ned.

Former Resident Of Mankato pted
Recently at MadriG, Neb.
w. II. Cilley was born in Oskaloosa,
Iowa, August Z, 184s, and died at tho
home of his SON. in-laW, George
DoIan. seven miles northwest OF
Madrid, Nebr., Saturday, March 70,
1920, at the age Of seventy years,
seven months and thirteen days, says
The Madrid, Neb., Herald. Funeral
services. took, place at the Methodist
Episcopal church in Madrid Sunday
at two O'Clock and the remains in
tered in the Madrid cemetery, Rey.
White officiating. He leaves to mourn
hts demise, four chifdren, his VIE
hbying departed from the life ten
daughter of Madrid, Nebr, Mrs.
James Hanen Garden CITY, MIMI,
Mrs. Edward Oglesby. Mankato, Min.
nasuta and Chaf'eS B. pflleJ Of PIX
lager. Minnesota. 'gs5rTl ~.
1Mr. Dilley had lived the larger por-
tion OF his life at MankatO, Mimi.
and had only been resident of Per-
ktns county about one year. A large
cbncourse OF friends attended the
funeral. t% nF e s4
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
BARRING THE SOCIALISTS

Information from Albany, N. Y, is
TO the effect that Legislation to bar
the socialist party from official rec
ognition as political organization
was to be introduced in the lower
house of the state legislature The
legislation was recommended by the
committee which investigated the five
socialists expelled from the asse nbly.
One bill would disqualify any organ.
iZatiOn for place on the ballot which
aImits aliens and minors to member
hsip. Another would prevent organi-
zations from presenting candidates
for election controlled by an eXecu-
tive committee which assumes to di-
rect the action of the successful can :
didate while in office. Especially so
when the executive committee is rep
reSenting an organization which
adopted seditious resolutions at time
when this country needed the full
support of every citizen. Socialism
is not Americanism. Get that straight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

Senator Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey has obtained the interstate
commerce commissions approval OF
a measure to provide a constructive
solution OF the problem of coal pro-
duction and distribution. The bill is
designed to lower coal prices by
equalizing and stabilizing production
and distribution throughout the
year. If the senator can accomplish
his end he should be rewarded with
a Carnegie hero medal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
OPTIMISM IS GOOD MEDICINE

Old Man Gloom is nreacbinp; nessi-
mism He is attcmptine tn take the
inv ont of life He prumbles and
storms at the neople and tells them
that tbav are sitting at a feast which
was nrepared nv King Belshazzar
Tho old man is ins;stinp that tho
bilar;ous diners cannot see tho hand /.
writing IN the waI,-tbat tbev arc
dr,nl on ,nxnr;es and b,inded nv
fa,so nrosnar;ty which &c Going to load
them overla precipice into the cbas
of f;nanc;a, ,,,;n
~ A,.s ond .1acl,5 Tho old ,no,,s
snootocles are made of dark co,orad
e,,.ssas and ba saes a black cloud on
,bo bor;zon HE stomach &c IN had
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tbrowino thousands of neonle ont of
.rn,ornort Tb;s w,voou,d c,rt.i,
.h,,siress and cause untold bardsbins
That there must he a reimbursement
IF nrices &c not denied but this shou,d
no brought about gradually and with.
out inconveniencipp the industrial
n,.nts or the workers therein Rusi.
ness must not be disturbed Don't
t.,k nessimist;caIIv There is nIentv
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
ADVISING THE FARMER

New Ulm Review: Quite number
of our exchanges have already COM
menced admonishing the farmers to
test their seed corn and grain in order
to insure good crop. 1t would be
just as plausible for agriculturists 10
tell the editors to be sure and have
sufficient ink and print paper on hand
to insure getting out their editions.
But the farmers only grin and bear it,
There probably is no class OF peo-
pie who are given as much advice as
the farmers-and most of this advice
comes from those who never have had
any experience on farm and would
not know how to ride sulky plow if
asked to do so.