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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

maker has neglected to indicate the
respective locations of the parts
Valves will serve to illustrate case
in point. While most makers CLAIM
their engine valves to be interchange
able, this is not literally the case H.
for example, No. 1 exhaust valve mas
at some period been ground in 1T
tie more than No. it is hardly to be
expected that it viii fit No. ? cylinder
properly. Apart from the variation IN
the seats the stem may be slightly
longer than that of the previous seat
occupied, which would cause loss OF
compression if there was no cle5 5l an
between the stem and tappet outlH5
the period of valve closure
Use terminals to all leads. and be
sure to have them of the type IN
which the insulation is gripped as Wen
as the wire. II a fan belt drive Is
constantly falling, either from the oelJ
flying off or breaking, suspect the
alignment Of the pulleys. Always en-
ploy substantial clips for the rubber
connections OF the cooling system II
these are of a makeShttt character,
frequent failure IS certain
Many have trouble keeping the gas
oIine tank outlet clean, since waste
or cotton fluff may gather in the OUT
LET or between the outlet and the tank
valve. so that it must be poked out
from above or below. II the minus
Mug is directly over the tank outlet
it is easy with the aid of flash
light and a stiff straight piece Of wire
to push the obstruction downward
AFTER disconnecting the gasoline pipe
below the tank valve. 1t is, OF course,
assumed that the outlet runs straight
downward to the pipe union. If. how
ever. it is impossible TO push the OBJ
struction out from above, the escape
OF gasoline when the poking Is 'dOne
H. III r.
ing the films plug tight and plugging
the vent hole.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
Now We Have This

Now have this thick extra tread,
vulcauized on to the regular. So you
get the endurance of a dcable-thick
tread.
This extra tread is Of very tough
rubber, so the non-skid feature lasts,
The blocks are deep-cut. They
present to the road surface countless
edges and angles. They grasp the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

proportion of gasoline abnormally ex-
ceeds the amount Of air. 1t may be
due to faulty adjustment OF the uodU
or air valve, clogs in the pipe, dust on
the air pipe screen, 4eaky Iio4I Vsllle,
or to a sOCalIed water logged float, as
in the cases of sOggy cork, or pune
tured metallic float A poor mixture
is one which contains too much air
and not enough gasoline, condltlon
often due to faulty adjustment OF the
float OF air valve, leak in inlet pipe,
the supply cock partly shut or the
spray nozzle, float valve or iced pipe
partly clOgged, or water IN the gaSo-
line. There is no mixture az all
when the spray nozzle, Lloat NaIEe OF
feed pipe is clOgged, when the gaso-
line tank is empty, when there IS no
air pressure, or when the supply cock
is shut off. An Over-rich mixture VIII
cause a motor to overhead and thereby
give rise to a number Of troubles such
as Dre-ignition. accumulation Of car
bon on the pistOns and cylinder heads,
steaming radiator and loss Of power
A poor mixture will make the motor
miss when running idle or at slow
speeds. and at high speeds it will not
only cause misfiring, but the missing
will be accompanied by coughing and
popping in the Carburetor.
Carbon may form on the porcelain
portion of the spark plugs, thereby
furnishing a circuit, which the high
tension current will travel over, rath-
er than jump between the sparkling
points of the plug Usually only a
part of the current Will pass by way
&c carbon film, still leaving q
weak spark at the points. This causes
intermittent firing
In a make and break ignition sys-
TEN the spark of the cylinder is made
by actually closing and opening the
circuit at the point of the spark, so
that on the break of the circuit as
the terminals move away from eacn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
All Objections Ended

Earlynon-skid treads were made of
soft rubber. The projections were
too short-liYed.
Others involved both metal and rub
ber-materials that never combine.
And all, until this one, put too much
strain on the fabric, because the
strain wasn't distributed.
That's Why men have used the IN
convenient, costly and ruiuOus chains.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
Three Thousand Horses.

the car is out Of service, the wheels
should be lacked up and only about five
pounds OF air left in each tire This
keeps the tubes in shape and also pre-
serves their sOftness and pliability.
When the wheels are not lacked up and
the car is allowed to stand for any
length Of time, the tires should be kept
well inflated and the car moved occas-
ionaIly. so that the tires do not flatten
from standing too long on one spot.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

Motor-car owners have tested out
over 200, coo Of these treads. As a re-
suit, the demand today is enormous.
And this winter will treble it, prob
ably.
Come see what il means to have
oversize tires, tires that can't rim
cut and tires that can't skid.
The Goodyear Tire Book-based on Is
years Of tire making-is filled with facts
you should know. AK Us to mail It to you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

road or pavementw with bulldog grip.
Each of these blocks widens out at
the base, 50 the strain is distributed
over the fabric Just as with smooth
tread tires.
So we offer you now an enduring,
efficient, an ideal nou-skid tread.
One glance will show you that no
other device compares with 1t.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

up children with three wishes used
them all that they might ride in one
of the -horseless carriages. The horse
sneered at the new tangled contriv-
ance. and set it down in the toy class;
to incubate a daffydil the horse opln-
ion Of the automobile was an equinox
The records at the county clerks Of.
flee show that I ,1S7 licenses have been
issued to automobiles and motor
cycles A motor car enthusiast VINO
ought TO know decarcs there are 1000
automobiles in the county The en-
CINE power runs from so to 50 horse
majority. Wherefore. an average per
car of So horsepower is as fair as
Eugene Chains prediction that VIII
son. Roosevelt and Taft would carry
IS states in the recent election, and
that the Prohibition and Socialist par
ties would get the rest The total
gasoline horse power therefore, is So
600.
Three Thousand Horses.
Now for the horse. The proprietor
Of one of the largest livery and sale
stables in Ell Paso says there are ap-
proximately 5000 work horses in the
county. 5000 of which are in the city.
haps twice that number SO that the
automobile horse power in FL Paso
county, exclusive Of motor cycles, IS
seven times the horse horsepower.
And most of the energy IS waste en-
ergy at that Powerful trucks capable
of carrying a full ton of coal, which
suspicious househOlders did not credit
to the horse drawn carts of other
years, each do the work of stable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
Not. Worth While To Take
Chance MANY Autos Wrecked

Careless Driving knowledge OF What to Do IN an Emergency
Causes Many Accidents Of Appalling CnaIac.sL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
Will AID 1IEXICO TOURS.

It is expected that the new ruling by
the United States treasury department
relating to motor car tourists crossing
the Mexican and Canadian borders. the
effect of which is that there shall be
no duty charged on the cars, the only
requirement being that the machines
must be inspected, will result in a
great increase in this class Of travel
into Mexico through the Laredo and
Eagle Pass gateway as soon as the
political disturbances in that country
are settled.
The new ruling fixes six months as
the time limit set on this free return
of the cars into the United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
Ell PASO,S AUTOMOBILE HORSEPOWER IS
IS, 900; THE HORSE HORSEPOWER 5000

Auon's Costs Much Sa5 AS4ass T61 % Horse Is %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
How To Time Valves and Make
Repairs Around Your Automobile

Caresnes Ignorance Anything EFinding
Faults Ignition and How to Fix 'the Mixture"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
PROPER oILING WILL
SAVE ENGINE REPAIR
Care for Moving Parts of Car viii Keep
1t Out Of the ShOp-keep Tires
Inflated.

A set Of rules issued by a local dealer
to all purchasers of cars is well worth
consideration by any owner or driver
They deal largely with the care of the
machine, giving particular attention to
fabrication.
The automobile is a piece of machin-
cry and as such requires some atten-
ton as to fabrication and adjustment
the car thoroughly-learn where and
how often to lubricate. Remember the
saying, Spare the oil and spoil the
car also. oil is cheaper than bearings
Wherever one metal part slides or
works against another you must lu-
bricate-even the spring leaves should
be oiled.
THE principal places requiring lu-
bricatiOn are The engine (use medium
gas engine OLD, the steering gear and
all its connections, the clutch mub, the
universal joints don't neglect them be-
cause they are not IN Slghtl, the trans
mission gears and the rear axle gears
and bearings. Drain the old oil from
engine crank case every 1000 miles, and
supply fresh oil The success Of your
car depends largely on now you oil H.
THE biggest expense item in running
a car is tires. To keep tire expense as
low as possible, keep the tires pumped
hard (use tire Sage). Drive at mod
crate speed, especially en- turning cor
ners. Don't start or stop the car with
a jerk. See that the front wheels are
parallel repair rock cuts in the rubber
before dirt and moisture work in.
Keep oil off the tires, and put II
where it viii do the most good.
Don't be stingy with the oil"
Don't place the hands above the CEN
ter of the steering wheel at any time
Don't take death grip on the steer
ing wheel, as IL looks awkward and is
tiresOme and dangerous.
Don't race the motor
Don't move the gear lever without
disengaging the clutch.
Don't let the clutch in fast. espe-
cialIy when starting the car from Q
standstiu
Don't move the feet away from the
clutch pedal when the car is moving
don't start the car on any Other
than first speed.
Don't slip the clutch too much. as II
will burn or wear beyond repair
Don't watch the fellow behind, he is
watching you.
Don't take your eyes off the road for
any reason while the car is running.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

After filtering gasoline through a
do not lay the skin on a
dirty floor or bench, for it viii pick
up much dirt that viii be carried into
The tank at the next filling Hang
the channels up on a clean nail or
limo
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

The abuse nest cars suffer IS due
largely to careIessness or ignorance.
MANY car owners DO not realize, for
example. the strain that is put on
their tires in starting, stopping and in
turning. corners. It is extremely bad
practice TO come TO a stop abruptly
bv tanning on the brake. When this
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05
Decay Of Handwriting.

The decay Of handwriting was the
rubject Of plaint by correspond
fnt recently in the London Times.
"rhe steel pen," he wrote. was one
factor in altering the style and legi-
'ility of writing. and the fountain pen,
In some of it's varieties, has proved to
be a still more harmful machine.
Typing certainly secures legibility. but
that is not writing, and it is doing
much to discourage the practice of
paligraphy.
There is good reason to believe
that neat writing is neither taught nor
even encouraged in our great second
lry schools. Schoolmasters appear to
accept any kind of bad writing. The
average boy or girl now takes little or
DO pains to form letters. In other
words, they do not write at all. Few
parents or teachers appear to take
bny notice Of this writing. and the let
fers of the last century, which were
generally neat and legible. at the
hands of both sexes. certainly put us
TO shame today"
This "laudator temporis acti" con-
tluded by a curious prediction that
posterity will have some severe COM
ments to make on the handwriting Of
the twentieth century.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05
LIST IS REVISED.
Creation of Golden Valley Count
North Dakota,s CompIcates Of.
ficaI Situation.

Medora.-Owing to the separatio,
of Golden Valley from Billings county
the officials OF Billings are being re
vised. T. ID. Peck of Sully's Spring.
has been appointed commissioner, vice
j. B. StOddard, who lives in the new
county. John X. Swigart has been az
pointed county attorney, vice r. II.
Gallager, and Miss Mary b. Ackerman
will be superintendent Of schools in
Billings county, vice J. B. Kitchen.
The Billings county treasurer is
president Of the new county, but is
not inclined to give up his old office
This will be settled at the next meet
ing of the board of county commits.
sioners. Those elected register of
deeds and county judge are residents
Of the new county and will probably
not qualify, leaving e Burgess and
Judge Paxton as hold-overs in Bill.
ings.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05
SACRED CAT ST0LEiI
Young Sailor Man Strays Into a
Temple in Bombay.
Escapes Through Crowds Of Pursuing
Hindus With the Feline Guard
cIawino at His Spinal
Column.

New York.-A daring apprentice
who had the audacity to steal into a
Hindu temple and kidnap sacred cat
is the hero of tale that the British
tramp steamer Harpagus brings to
the port Of New York.
The Harpagus' apprentice, Albert
Berrige, passed behind the veil of one
Of the most sacred temples of the
Hindus in Bombay and saw with his
Caucasian eyes the great idols and re-
turned to the outer world with the
sacred cat.
The cat once bore, no doubt, a
strange Indian name, but since join
Ing the British tramp the sacred feline
has been dubbed Tommy. Tommy Is
as black as the conscience of a biga-
mist and is not very different from
the cats of New York Black cats
bring good luck to ships that plow the
seven seas. SO Tommy is held in great
esteem aboard the Harpagus, almost
as great esteem as when he was a
sacred cat in mystic Hindu temple.
While the Harpagus swung at her
anchor of the City of the Dreadful
Night. as Kipling called Bombay, tow
eriAg domes of the Hindu temples
kindled Albert's imagination and he
chafed at the bit until he had OBJ
tanned shore leave.
BE back by sundown, young man. .
ordered the captain as the apprentice
went over the side midday.
There was so much to interest Al
bert that he forgot altogether the
captains Injunction to be back to the
Harpagus by sundown. Darkness had
enveloped the city when Albert
reached one Of the Hindu temples,
probably the most sacred in all Bonn.
bay. There was special celebration
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05
TO RUN FORM TRAIN.
North Dakota May Be First to Profit
by New Project Of "Har-
veste' Trust"

Fargo.-North Dakota will probably
be the first state of the northwest to
profit through the service of the Inter-
national Harvester company of whicn
Professor p G. Holden of Iowa has re-
Gently been placed in charge.
According to plans now being formu.
lated by ]. G. Haney. North Dakota
representative of the bureau, Secre-
tary Cooper of the North Dakota Bet
ter Farming association and President
J. II. Worst OF the North Dakota Agri-
cultural college, a special train will
be brought into the state, probably in
January. to make complete tour.
The trip will be the first effort of the
reorganized service bureau to assist in
the development of the great north
west. 1t will have on board some of
the foremost agriculturalists Of the
country. Professor Holden will have
general charge and such agricultural
scientists as Thomas Cooper and Presi.
dent j. Fl. Worst will have charge of
special departments The train will
probably attract more attention thsa
any ever sent out in this state.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05
TO USE GOLDEN SPIKE.
Formal Opening Of Fargo DiIworth
Line Has Been Scheduled for
December g.

Farso-The official opening of the
electric line which is ~ connect Dill
worth, the Northern aciic division
point. with Moorhead and Fargo, will
probably take place Dec. 8 and the
line will be opened to the general pub.
lie the following day.
The ceremonies will be participated
in by representatives of each town. A
golden spike will be driven and patri.
otic airs will be played by the student
band of Concordia college of Moor:
head
There has been some delay because
of the difficulty in securing sufficient
sand and gravel for ballasting the
road bed. In addition to operating
the cars, local company will also
furnish Dilworth with power for street
lights and the Northern Pacific with
all power for their plant at Dilworth.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05
GETS $4,000 ON MELON CROP
Undismayed by Failure Last Year,
Raneher Takes Bigger Chances
This Season.

Clifton, Colo-To clean up a neat
little fortune Of approximately $4,000
as result of couple of months
work was the experience of ]. B.
Jobes, rancher west of town. who
decided that there was money in can
taloupes despite his own experience
to the contrary.
Jobes, who was a practicing physi-
clan back in Pennsylvania, came to
the Grand valley to regain his health.
He bought young apple orchard and
decided that he would pay his ex-
penses by growing cantaloupes among
the trees.
Doctor Jobes ran up against a bad
year, however. and last season not
only didn't make profit. but for some
of his cantaloupes did not receive
enough to pay for the crates. Instead,
however, Of blaming the melons or the
valley, or hundred and one other
things. he decided that the only diff.
ficulty with his returns was the way
that they were marketed. Conse.
quently he decided to market his own
melons and anyone else's who would
trust him with them.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05
TO bE INVESTIGATED
COMM SSlONERS MAY BE ASKED
TO EXPLAIN SOME QUEER
BOOKKEEPING.
NO NAMES MADE PUBLIC,
North Dakota Officials Said to Have
overchareed for Settling Hail
Losses in Numerous
Instances.

Bismarck.-Some Of the county com.
missioners in the state will not be
paid for work done in adjusting hail
insurance under the state hail insur.
ance department until there has been
an investigation into the manner in
which the work has been done The
commissioner of agriculture and la.
Dor, who has charge of that depart.
ment, SENS to think that some of the
bills are out of proportion to the work
DONE
No Names Public.
While the department is not max.
Ing any names public it states that
one of the commissioners of a county
was particularly thrifty. He has
vouchers on file for rive policies ad.
justed in one day and he also travelled
l5S miles in one day adjusting these
losses, while 1t is said about twenty
miles would have covered all the dis,
tance separating the five losses. At
the same time the commissioner drew
IS day for acting as county commits.
siOner.
Another Strange Case.
In another county there is a case Of
two adjustments where the hail struck
on the same day and the farms are not
over three miles apart. The original
aff1davits show two days time and
ninety miles of travel each day. The
department has a letter from one of
the farmers stating that the two los
ses were adjusted on the same day
and that the farmer was made to pay
$40 for auto hire.
These are only two of the several
cases that have come to the attention
| of the hail insurance department,
Many cases were cited where the com.
missioners went on the basis that it
took cne day to adjust each loss.
The hail insurance department prom.
isea there will be some disclosures
shortly and the prosecutions will b,
started against some of the commits
sioners.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05

going on at the temple and crowds of
the faithful reverently were vending
their way up the broad steps and
through the doorway.
Albert had not been told that all
but Hindus are barred from the tenn
pies, and with true apprentice audac-
ity he Joined in the throng and, un-
discovered in the crowd and in the
darkness. he passed through the en-
trance and found himself within the
sacred place.
Suddenly felt something hit me
In the middle Of the back. Then I
felt sharp claws digging into my hide.
The next instant was travelling like
meteor toward the temple entrance
and every man jack of those Hindus
in pursuit. The howls of the Hindus
and the claws of the cat inspired me
to the effort of my life l think I
could have broken all the running
records In the world with that en-
couragement," said Albert in telling
OF his experience.
The Hindus soon were distanced.
nuts have run for mile with that
cat clawing at my spinal column.
Then when I got up dark street.
stopped and tried to dislodge the cat.
l finally had to take of my coat to get
the beast to release his claws.
After l had Mr.. Catty in my arms
he was as docile as you please and
purred In real cat fashion. So l says
to myself, it's black cat and that
means good luck. So I'll take him
to the Harpagus. had some fun ex.
planning why I was 80 late. but l had
the cat to prove my adventure in the
temple and the old man let 1t go
at that"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-05
Tunnel Work Commences.

Alexander. = Spokane contractors
have arrived to construct the 1,4OO
foot tunnel for the Great Northern ex.
tension between New Rockford and
Lewiston. Mont. The tunnel is under
the range of hills in this county just
east of the Yellowstone river. The
tunnel is to be twenty-eight feet high
and twenty-five feet wide and $50 men
will be worked in three shifts until
the work is completed. II is expected
to have the contract done by April
aE Nay.