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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-24
Pumpkin Soup.

Pumpkin Soup.
Cut the pumpkin into cubes,
steam it until tender and then
mash through a colander. Put the
pulp into a pan with tablespoon
of butter. Add one pint of milk
slowly. Season with salt and
sugar and pour into soup tureen
over small squares of toasted
bread,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-24
APPLE SOLID

Simmer ~ pounds Of lump
sugar with 3 pounds of sliced ap-
pies and juice and grated rind of
3 lemons until it is thick. Then
pour into damp mould until cool.
Turn out and serve with cream.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-24

club.
Kelly developed Marty O'Toole
and sold him to Pittsburg for
So, 500 whether regular or
or stage money is a matter of
opinion) and then induced Pitts
burg to take Catcher Bill Kelly
for $1,000.
This was pulled off in 1911.
This year Kelly lived, up to his
reputation by sending Shortstop
Artie Butler to Pittsburg in ex-
change for Infelders McKechnie
and Being, Pitcher Harry Gard
ner and two players to be deliv-
cred this winter.
The St. Paul manager has the
faculty of developing youngsters
no one else can see anything in.
He looks them over as a buyer
would a bit of horsehesh, exam
ines them with an X-ray and if he
tlndS what he is looking tor, pro-
ceeds to develop the youngster
into an asset which sooner or
later commands a high price and
lands the boy in a major league.
Kelly purchased Harry Stein
feldt from the Cubs, Harry hav-
ing supposedly outlived his use
fulness. Steiny went to the
Saints for the proverbial song"
But did not like the scenery and
Kelly didn't like his playing. He
was traded to the Boston Nation
ais for outfelder Josh Clarke, and
Artie Butler was tossed in for
good measure.
Later Clarke was sold to Kan
80 CIV for- ,,7o--a +I,or C+a11,fa1dE
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-24

ing attracted a half dozen major
league scouts.
Pittsburg got Butler because
Dreyfuss offered the best deal in
players. 1t is said Kelly received
ST 900 in cash for making the
deal. What he received for put
ting over" the O'Toole-Kelly
thing, only he and Lennon know.
Kelly's contract calls for him
to remain in St. Paul for another
year; but George Lennon has told
him he can go to Indianapolis if
he can better himself. Whether
he will do so probably depends
upon the sort of contract he can
make with Levy. Charlie Wat
kins, Jimmy Burke, and Charley
O'Leary could not stand for the
interference they encountered
there. Kelly will go forewarned,
and those who know him say he
will stand no foolish interference
from stockholders who own four
or five shares of stock.
-O-O
APPLE SOLID
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
TEN MILLIONS FOR
AMERICAN HIGHWAY

'The ocean-to- ocean stone highway,
which the enterprise and audacIty OF
Americans viii make possible within
a short time, will be a greater monu-
ment to automobile manufacturers,
dealers and owners than is the world
famed Appian way to Caesar, says
James L Handley, of Indianapolis one
of the enthusiastic boosters Of the
plan to build a national highway.
Caesars road building was made
possible only through the fact that he
was an au-pOWerful military tyranti
his labOrers were nothing more than
slaves Their work went only TO fur
Their the cruel ambitions of a man who
wished to conquer the world The
American road will be an everlasting
memorial to human beings who are
building, freely and willingly, for
themselves and for pOsterity. 1 am
600 fund which will be necessary for
the completion of ethe project are com
ing in rapidly and it is TO be hoped
that the financial end of the matter
will all be taken care of by the be-
ginning of the new year. 1t behoOVes
every lover of the open road to give
the proposition his best endorsement.
A Lincoln memorial has been pro-
posed in the house at Washington by
representative Taylor, of Colorado, who
has introduced a bill to have the fed
eral government construct national
highway from Boston to san Fran
cisco by way Of New York, Washing
ton, Springfield, H., and Denver. The
bin would appropriate $250,OOO for be-
ginning the work, the government to
pay one-third Of the subsequent cost
and the counties and states traversed
by the highway the remainder.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

p RECKON I'm a has been 1 won't
king it any more,
L 1 am just a beast Of burden for the
shiftIess and the poor
The opuIent avoid me to pTate Of
clutch and gear,
Another year there1I be, I fear not
many OF US here
They've motorcycle cavalry and auto
trucks for coal,
Fen polo fiends use gasoline III
fighting for goal
I've been monarch in my time, and
time has run its course
And I'm listning TO my requiem;
Good bye horse
Heart ThrObs of a Horse,
Time was. children, you of the first
class. when the horse was some pump
kins- To the poor he was a friend, TO
the rich a pet Also, to the bettors he
was a. constant source of poverty born
of bad guessing There was a human
side to mankind in those dear days.
Men and women loved their horses and
let their affections find caressing eX-
preston. Today the caress, likewise
the cuss words, are for a carburetor-
In the vernacular. the horse has been
canned" and, also, if the price OF
beef keeps soaring he is liable TO be
canned in the stOckyards interpreta-
ton of the word
All of which, however. is prelimi-
nary and aimless eXcursioning. There
is a fact or two to decorate this yarn.
Fifteen years ago in FL PasO an au-
tOmObile was not a reality ten years
ago. less than half a score Of ma
chimes were in the streets, and grown
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

in and a moderate Application or the
brake it is possible to control the car
through the engine instead Of letting
il roll to its own certain destruction
Approaching bridges without slack
ening speed is a familiar example OF
taking chances II Is 9ansefols
one. too Generally the road narroWs
when aDprOaching a bridge, and not
infreQuently there are a lew rough
sDots within five or ten feet OF the en-
trance to the bridge The car striking
one of these hidden rough spots al
sDeed will Invariably bound TO the
side: if the driver is all eyes to the oc-
casion he may be quick enough with
the wheel to avoid striking the rail-
Ing of the bridge, but IN most cases
the car viii strike the side OF the
brfdre with serious damage. The
owner driver is not the only guilty
party in this work.
Every mQtorist who passes horse We
hicIes at speed on narrow roads IS ca
terine- to the accident that comes from
taking chances. This is especially true
in country sections. where women
drive SINGLE horse vehicles and where
the horses are not all experienced
with the car The mOtOrist should IN
variabIy have his car under perfect
control at such times. so controlled
that he can stop in fifteen or twenty
: feet if necessary Many cases are on
record where the inexperienced horse
has wheeled around in the road Just
as the car was passing q Two morse
team has been known 10 90 this On
many occasions and the end OF the
WAGON tongue has swept the side OF
the car from front to rear, destroylne
the body and in a few cases striking
the passengers on that side.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

full Of equines. Delivery wagons Of
less power have proved wonderful
saving capacity 10 merchants, but the
bulk Of the gasoline is used for pleas
urings along the country roads
In the fire department the utility Of
the motor driven vehicles has been
conclusiveIy proved. The cOmbina-
tion hose and chemical automobile IS
rated at so horse power and can do 90
miles an hour Formerly the apparatus
was drawn by two horses, for the up
keep OF which was required from $50
to S35 a month for feed alone The
monthly cost Of the motor vehicle is
$3.50. Some saving, that. Also on runs
of ten blocks or farther tne hose and
chemical automobile will cover the
distance in better than one half the
time required by horse horsepower
The Horse Expense.
The rate Of expense per horse head
of from SIS to SIS a month from the
fire department expense accounts is
considerably less than that charged by
livery stables where stall rent am
care of the animal are items in the
bill. From SIS to $50 a month a horse
was the prevailing schedule when the
horse was king An animal that Gov
cred so or 40 miles did a days work
An automobile gets empty and needs
n supply of gasoline or water or oil
viii keep going as long as the gas is
fed to the exploding spark OF course
at no time has or win FL PasO boast
OF a $4,000 horse census, but for eX-
ercise. figure out the feed bill a
month if automobile horse power was
horse power
And then feel sorry for the horse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

The driver who would take a
chance" sometimes doesn't live to tell
the tale. Or because Of his reckless
handling of the car he often tells his
story behind prison bars To the anna
teur owner driver the expression tax
ing chances" is clothed in more or less
ambiguity. only the person who has
ridden in car when chances have
been taken is fully aware OF what the
expression means Taking chances
is driving a car at a rate Of speed suc1
that if an unforeseen eX1gency occurred
the driver would not be able 10 controI
his machine and an accident Wou4u re-
suit
There are hundreds of examples OF
chance taking. One of the most com
mon and almost daily and hourly oe-
currences in the country and cities IS
approaching concealed road or streel
intersections at such speed ~
should a motor vehicle. also taxing
chances approach the same lnLersec-
ton on the other road al the same
time, il would be Impossible Tor eltleL
driver to control his machine IN time
10 avoid an accident. The use OF the
signal horn well I'm advance and the
slowing I'D to such speed tnaL @5Le
there car approaching on the olAet
road ii would be possible Tor DoIA par
fies to stop their machines before a
such precautions appear more or less
ridiculous. but just such occurrences
have caused many fatal accidents tlaL
have caused the weaving OF more
stringent and often ridiculous leglsla-
ton governing cars. And the end Is
not vet. With more OF such aeclueills
there viii be more legislation, more
fines, more delays on trips and more
enmities created.
one Of the most dangerous risks IS
that OF driving too rapidly over We-
spOts on q road. These are dangerous
particularly If the road curves at the
I same spot A sid win invariably re
suit when the wheels on one side mt
the soft place Perhaps the car -
ditched, it may be upset and serlou US
accident results me ous pLs-e. ! -.
ISIS lowing down when approaching
wet spots. and chiefly so If the ROAD
! surface is not a hard stone or maca-
3 dam one 80,
{ Making road curves at too high
J speed is q dangerous chance IN tours
and in road races fatalities have oc-
Cured and the private owner mas nor
I been exempt The danger IN uaAAln5
[ the curve or corner at too high speed
/ lies in the car getting over Ine nllu-
( die Of the road or, in other words nor
! keeDfng close to the inside OF the
/ curve. The admOuitiOn for all oecas-
( siOns is: Keep as cose TO the lAslle
I of the curve as YOU can Wnen On IS
J right hand side of the road curve
; are very deceptive; fatal accidents or
2 ten occur on the apparently eeslesl
/ curves In many recorded accldeLls
/ me danger was accentuated by throw
ing out the clutch when the speed was
; seen to be TOO great. While TINS ap'
DarentIv seemed right it was dianeL-
really wrong. because with Ine cLutcL
out the car was more or less 4ihe
ship without a rudder- With the eiutci
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

is done the rear wheels slide and the
tires are subjected to a severe strain
and wear that are entirely unneces-
sary. 1t does not take mechanical
mind to appreciate this fact. 1t is
equally bad to start the car suddenly,
for the full power throwing the car
forward jerkes and grind the tires and
also subjects the entire mechanism OF
the car to q sudden strain that IS IN
ume ruinOUs. The worst feature OF
such handling is that it is unneces-
sary-
After fHtering gasoline through a
chamOis, do not lay the skin on
dirty floor or bench, for ii viii pick
up much dirt that viii be carried into
the tank at the next filling Hang
the chamois up on clean nail or
line.
After grinding in valves be sure
that, when returned 10 the. seat, the
stem is not heightened sufficiently 10
prevent a tight fit. The end of the
valve stem possibly should be filed
away until, when the motor IS not,
there viii be sufficient clearance be-
tween the end Of the stem and the
lift rod to permit the insertion of a
visiting card. The fact that this worn
condition produces q late stroke will
also cause oYerheating, and is hard to
trace. In some motors there Is an
that raises the valve stem, and this
does away with the filing.
In locating faults in an ignition sys-
TEN of the dual type, where a mag
netO is employed, the first thing TO
do is to run the motor on both syS-
TENS alternately TO ascertain whether
the fault is common to both or only
one of the sources Of ignition current
If the motor runs well on one system,
one is assured that the Spark plugs,
the secondary or high tension cables
and everything else from the plugs
10 the distributor is in good order.
Thus the search is simpified to that
extent. If, for instance, the battery
system IS the one that gives trouble,
either the battery needs recharglng or
replacement with a fresh set Of cells
OF the coil, the battery, the high ten
sion lead 10 the distributor, the
switch OF ground connections are
loose. or the circuit breaking device
Z defective. If the fault is in the mag
neto system, the trouble may be due
TO q defective switch, the ground wire
may be rubbing against some metal
portion of the frame and causing Oc-
! casiOnal short circuits, or there is
something worn or out Of adjustment
! in the circuit breaking device
The hest way to test a spark plug of
a multi-cylinder engine which IS Sus-
{ pected of being defective IS to take
it out and exchange it with another
plug from one Of the other cylinders
which YOU know is working properly
I Generally this is about the last thing
{ a person does, when II really ought
to be the first When a cylinder mis-
ses. short circuit each Of the plugs in
T turn with screw driver while the
motor is running, to locate the mis-
/ firing cylinder by the changes in
] sound.
A rich mixture is one in which the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
CARE OF TIRES WILL
SAVE OWNER MONEY
Use Air Gage and Avoid All Car Tracks
and Ruts If You Would Lower
Expense Of Tire Upkeep.
why viii car owners persist in NJ


why Will car owners persist in neg
Iecting their tires when the exercise of
a little care would save them many dol
lars a year2" asks the manager of a
tire and rubber company. 'The men
who get their moneys worth and more
out Of their tires are those who detect
an incipient trouble as soon as there is
one, and proceed to remedy il at once.
1.-THE greatest source Of tire trouble
is under initiation. An automobiles Will
run his car for miles on tires that are
not properly inflated and then wonder
why his tires that were guaranteed to
give good service are out Of running
condition so soon
Use Air Gage.
''The owner who would have complete
satisfaction from tires should begin by
supplying himself with a reliable air
gaze and then use it to keep his tires
inflated at the prescribed pressure--2O
pounds per inch of the cross section.
For instance, If a tire is four inches,
then the pressure Of air should be SO
pounds.
Another thing to bear in mind is
that five percent added to the weight
of a car usually subtracts 10 percent
from the life of the tires As long as
the car owner can with smiling counte-
nance pack eight or nine persons IN MS
seven passenger machine he must ac-
cept the consequences. The owner
should find out the weight OF his car,
weights certain tires are able to carry
and then equip ms car with the largest
sized tires possible
There are still other motorists who
seem to have the greatest trouble with
their treads wearing out Undoubtedly
they can be numbered among those men
who, ignorant. perhaps, Of the detrt-
ment it is to their tires, bring their car
to a standstill so suddenly that It would
really be a miracle If the tread didn't
wear off long before its allotted time
Let these people remember this fact
and act accordingly. Never bring a car
to a standstiIl within its own length un-
less circumstances call for it. Slow up
gradually.
Avoid Car Tracks.
avoid car tracks and ruts- Don
{ try to speed over rough roads Exam
inc YOUR tires often for cuts and bruises
fix them up with a little quick repair
gum. and you viii find them giving
twice the mileage they would have
given if neglected. Be sure your brakes
are properly adjusted; if not, they
throw all the strain Of stopping on one
tire, and this, as everyone knows, spells
ruin.
"If the man who is anxious to save
| tire bills viii follow these suggestions
he viii sOCn find the use of his car a
greater pleasure and satisfaction than
he has ever known it to be B."
In laying up a car, the tires should
be removed from the rims and washed
thoroughly with soap and water. They
should then be carefully wrapped in
strips of paper or cloth and stored i'm
+ a dark place, which is kept as nearly as
possible at temperature Of so degrees
I If the tires are to remain on the wheels
| for a considerable length of time while
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

IMPROPER valve timing is one OF
the principal causes Of loss in
4 power and irregular work Of en-
gine. If the exhause valves do not
open early enough or lift nigh enough
the motor viii be lacking in speed.
If they close TOO early the plugs VIII
foul, gasoline consumption VIII De
high. motor viii heat, won't throttle
down very wel and be Lacking IN
power.
In rstirniay an engine set the ex-
haust valve by the ClcSng and let the
opening take care Of itself If, after
refining, the exhaust valve should
not open before center on the eXplos-
ion stroke, then the exhaust valve
cam must be worn and should be re-
placed High speed engines usually
have a relative earlier opening than a
lower speed engine 10 get rid of the
burnt gases quickly.
Exhaust valves should be open about
35 degrees before the crank reaches
the end OF the power stroke and close
on or a little after the end of the re-
turn or exhaust stroke. This induces
the pressure TO drop from the begin
ming of the return stroke and to exc
haust as mucn Of the gases as Is pos
sible, thus allowing Inc next charge
to be quite pure.
The intake valve should never be
omen before the exhaust valve is
closed, because it viii take IN some
Of the burned charge along with the
mixture. And for this reason the in
take valve should be timed 10y its
opening
Times Of opening ana closing Of the
intake and exhaust valves bear rela-
tive importance in the following or
der. Exhaust opening, intake closing
exhaust closure and intake opening.
Early opening of the intake is not
necessary to secure ming on lhe
cvIinder if its closure is properly late
nj II "a 4
the exhaust has closed extends the
periods of pressure depression IN the
intake system, causing them to over
lap more extensively and, therefore
improves the conditions under which
the carbuF etOr operates.
The closing OF the inlet valve counts
for considerable when 1t comes TO
power and speed When the piston
has the end of the suction stroke there
is a partial vacuum throughout the
cylinder and intake pipe. due TO the
vapOriZatiOn Of the gasoline, ana
should the valve close at this point the
charge retained IN inc eynnuer W ~ :.
be cornpa ratiVely small But II Ihe
inlet valve were to remain open until
the thrush of air in the intake pipe
could reduce the vacuum 10 near at
mOspheric -ressure, then the charge
retained v7o I'D be the fun capacity OF
the cvlinde1 Thus. the larger the
charge. the greater the power ana
speed The most advantageous point
for the inlet valve 70 close varies
from 10 degrees to Is degrees after
center
The abuse nest cars suffer is due
largely to care1essness or ignorance.
many car owners DO not realize, 1OT
eramDIe 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
by janming on the brake. When this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09
WILL CARBURETER
BE ABOLISHED?

With the Standardization Of automo-
biIes, Detroit manufacturers are much
interested in refinements OF cOnstruc-
ton and innovations which promise
much changed car for the future. The
success of an Indianapolis man in Oper-
ating an engine without a carburetor,
and in doubling the mileage with gaso-
line mas proved a theme Of CONVEX
sation during the week.
The promotion OF companies in De-
trOit. Cleveland and elsewhere to man
ufacture electric and hydraulic gear
shifting devices, doing away with the
gear shifting and brake levers. also
promises much for the future. while
safety folding automobile crank, which
precIudes the chance for a broken arm
is being tested by many makers and
viii be adopted by several
These are a few of the changes which
are coming in the future.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-09

other, the current is drawn across the
increasing gap. Since the current does
not not have TO break through the re-
sistance Of the spark gap all at once
as is the case with the more familiar
jump spark system, the tension or
voltage need not be so high Conse-
Quently, a current OF low tension IS
used instead of the high tension cur
rent employed in the latter
Tt is an excellent plan to occasion
ally flush out the radiators This IS
done. not because the radiator may be
in need Of this flushing out. but on
general principles. 1t is a well known
fact that the operators Of motor cars
are not always as careful as they
should be in replenishing the water
supply of the radiator, consequently
accommodations of dirt and sediment
therein often occur, which give rise
to OYerheating and other troubles, due
thereto 1t is advisable to start 1Iusn-
ing a radiator with the water enter
ing In the opposite direction from
which If usually enters the radiator.
The object of this is to loosen up all
particles of dirt and scale that may
be TANNED in between the tubes or
cells in such a way that only re-
versed flow of water through the ra-
diator will loosen them.
High tension cables from the coils
to the plugs should be inspected at
frequent intervals to insure that they
are not touching some metal portion
Of the engine. Should they be round
to sag or come in contact with any
metal they should be wrapped with
tire tape, or better, small block of
wood or fiber wrapped TO the cable so
that the wood or fiber win come in
contact with the metal and act as an
insulatOr.
When any engine is being taken
down parts should be carefully
marked by the disassembler if the