Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 118, 30 March 1915 — Page 10

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ilffi RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1915

(IUDDARD TAKES CREDIT OF NEW LONTZ r.lACMINE

Elbert Hubbtrd. " better known as "Fra" Hubbard tamoua writer, philosopher and advertising ; expert, in tbe current tuu i of bis ' magazine, - the Philistine, claims credit, for inspiring the Invention of self-adjusting, ballbearing lawn mowers, manufactured by tbe P. and N. Lawn Mower company of (his city, the on)y machine of its kind on tbe market: . In his article Mr, Hubbard destrlbes in detail his visit to . the F and N. factory.' Hubbard writes that one day at the Rqycroft. shops in East Aurora. N. Y., he was -watching the painful efforts of his gardeners trying" to operate some very, stubborn lawn movers, when Mr. Lontz .appeared on the scene. , The article continues: "This is a delightful place." said Mr. Lontz. - "Listen to that bird!" , Drowns Out Song. "Yes." I said: "It is fine to hear the birds sing, but it is hell to hear the grass mown.- . ' "Lontz laughed lazily and suggested that perhaps I bad failed to adjust mo lawn mower properly, and volunteered to show me how it should be done. "I assured him, however, that I had read, - marked, -learned . and - inwardly digested the ' book " of instructions which came with the lawn mower; and then I asked. In Heaven's name. why. does hot some one invent a mower that will automatically adjust its own bearings and keep itself sharp?:" Lont said: "A fine idea if it will work- We'-cannot- possess- all the things we desire, but I will see." Then I knew I bad done the Mark Antony stunt, and like him I said, "Now let it work." - A few. weeks later I received a SelfAd justing Ball-Bearing Lawn Mower devised' and 'manufactured ty the F. N.r- Lawn Mower ' company, ; and I knew Lontz had made good." -That afternoon I tried it out. I took-the full length of the lawn without any . effort never a jerk, kick or quiver from the machine- Its work was swift, silent and T sure. ." ' And so on without . a stop, without exertion. I mowed the whole half -acre; twenty-inch swaths, ' close cut, clean and even. '. ' . "We'll call it 'Tennyson's Brook,'" said Felix. Now, all Roycroft lawn mowers are the F. & N. Self-Adjusting Bail-Bearing machines, and our lawn mowing troubles are over. Visits Richmond. , I asked one of the friends who was conducting me through: the factory to tell me how Lontz put across the idea, of a self-adjusting ball-bearing la w;n mower. . '" - .'Well," he, said, "this company has been in operation nearly forty years. Mr. Lontz has been Its active head for twenty years, and has devoted the best efforts of his life to the enterprise. He is now sole owner. . 1 "One day he called the engineering experts to conference and said: ' 'Now, boys, I have an idea and for fear I may never have another-1 want to hog-tie it. It's this: . I want you to produce a self-adjusting ballbearing device that will automatically control, its own tension and under all the varying conditions of lawn-mowing whether-the grass -is high or low," light or heavy, or the lawn rough or smooth one that will always .be in perfect adjustment, with, all ' loose motion taken up and no more. '"And the reason I want you to do this is because I note that the average man using a lawn-mower has no idea of how to adjust it or else is always adjusting it! I want a lawn-mower that is efficient always, always ready for work and always sharp from end to end.' "Well, some of us though it .couldn't

''Big Sam,'' Larger Than "Big Lizzie"

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The protograph shows ."Big Sam," : which broke down a specially built steel freight car which was carrying it to the testing grounds: It is one. inch larger than "Big Lizzie." ''Big Sana" is the American soldiers': nickname for the 16-inch gun, and "Big Lizzie'' is the British soldiers' appellation for the 154nch gun. - The German troops call their 42-centimetre howitzers "Jack Johnsons."

ITALY HOLDS BACK

j: ROME. ; March , 30. Another sudden Shift in the diplomatic situation has postponed Italy's entrance.-' into the war. "The cause' of the "change- in the plans has not, been learned, but it was learned from a reliable" source today that Italy will not embark in the general conflict untH May, if at all. - Italian opinion in geperal has been that Italy : should enter into the war only when it reaches its decisive stage.

be done and told 1 Mr. Lontz so. - But well, you know , Mr. Lontz,'. don't - you? He just smiled and said, 'Boys, I know better, and you are the.' ones to do it, and he dismissed ' us. And well, by jinks' we .did! V; ; ;

In the naval battle of Chile the Leipzig and Dresden fired more than one' thousand shells and only seven hit

The bulletin of the Pan-American Union reports that there is a growth of Interest in the English language

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nett on Wednesday, April 14. "The production1 of this truly magnificent tragedy by The Little Theatre of Chicago is. an event to be remembered for a lifetime. So potently, With such infinite care for detail, and such a spirit of enthusiasm for the poet's "purpose, do the players carry the majestic drama to its close that one rises from one's seat with a. gasp of amazement and pleasure. Much of the effect of the play is due to the unrivalled translation by Gilbert Murray." The St. Louis Star. "The most successful attempt I have seen, either in England or in this country, to preserve the real spirit .of .the ancient classical drama in reproduction on a modern stage. The effect on my mind and I find the same impression in all with whom I have conversed was a continuous spell of pathetic charm from first to last. It was a performance worthy of Euripides as the world's greatest master of pathos." Richard Green Moulton of the University of Chicago in The Evening Post. ; ."Masterly and lovely. The best value in theatricals that has been vouchsafed in this town for many seasons. A strong popular appeal." James O'Donnell Bennett in The Chicago Record Herald. ' "An artistic triumph, majestic, but simple, appealing and direct." Milwaukee Free Press. "If anyone thinks that there has ever been given in this generation a better rendering of a Greek play, then he will have to quarrel with persons more acquainted with the subject than T. Its whole effect was to pierce, the minds of the audience with a tragic beauty." Floyd Dell in Harper's Weekly, New York.

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Gennett Theatre SATURDAY, APRIL 3, Matinee and Night. America's Premier Comedienne May Rcbson In the Comedy of Cheer, "Martha By the Day" By Juliem Lippmann. Based on the "Martha" Books. PRICE8 Matinee, 25c to $1. Night, 25c to $1.50. Seats Thursday.

CHARGE SUSPENDED.

Aubrey Austin and Ephreham Baker colored, who were accused of stealing Arella Clapp's roll several weeks ago in a north end saloon, were released on their own recognizance in circuit court today.

VISIT INSTITUTIONS.

Tbe county board of charities and corrections held its first executive session at-the court house today. Routine business was transacted. Arrange

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' CHICAGO, March SO. David G. Ehv stlnl a member of the law firm o O'Keefe and Einstln. was stabbed perhaps fatally today. Presly E. McBrtde. -who to connected with the Chicago offices of tbe Mutual Life Insurance company, la locked up charged with assaulting him. The stabbing took place on the ninth floor of the Continental Bank building.

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Theatorium TONIGHT. "The Wester Border." (Two Reel Feature.) (One Reel Comedy.) "Catching a Spider."

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