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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14

When the doctor orders yon to
stop work it staggers you. can't
you say. You know you are weak
run down and failing In health day
by day, but you must work az Ions
as you can stand. What you need
Is Electric Bitters to give tone
strength and vigor to your system,
to prevent break down and build
you up. Don't be weak, sickly or
ailing when Electric Bitters will
benefit you from the first dose.
Thousans bless them for their glor-
ious health and strength. Try them.
Every bottle is guaranteed to satisfy.
Only soc. at WOLDR1DGE G.
(Adyt1
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14
BOARD fAvORS THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE
CHARTER OF CITY
MUCH BUSlESS BY THE BOARD
SINCE THE LAST READING
OF TIE MINUTES.
SUBSTITUTE FIREMEN NAMED
Defective Walls Are Removed After
Condemnation by the Fire Depart
ment-Actior of Mayor Is Ratified
Regarding Amendments.

The larger PORTION OF the time OF
the meeting of the Board of mayor
and aldermen was taken up Thurs
day night in the reading of the min
utes of former meetings, and two
call meetings since last meeting.
These readings. showed the work
Of making up the budget, the closing
up of the business of 1912, and the
action of the board regarding defec-
tive walls Oh the square, this latter
meeting having been held ON the aft
ernoon of Jan Is aid was in refer
ence to defect in the wall of the
building in which Baumans Bakery
was located at the time of the IRE a
few weeks ago. The, wall was cdh-
demned, the owners notified, and
they very promptly removed the wall
and placed new one in its place.
The board ratified the action of the
mayor and the city attorney regard
ing the proposed amendments TO be
submitted to the legislature, which
were discussed at an informal meet
ing, said amendments including a
proposition to increase the limits OF
the city, the enabling act to issue
bonds for the relief of the present
crowded school conditions and other
important mattera
Charlie Mason and Evan Helm
were named substitute fremen to
take the place Of two members of
the department at present incapaci-
tated.
The fines and penalties imposed
during the month show $500.
The appointment OF W. s. McFAll
to the board of education by the may.
or was ratified by the board.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14
NEW BUILDING AT
MT. PLEASANT
WILL be OCCUPIED BY COOK
FURNITURE co. WHEN CON-
PLETEO JULY 1.


George w. killebrew has contract
ed with the Cook Furniture CO. at
Mt. Pleasant for the erection of two
story brick building, thirty-five by
seventy feet, together with proper
lighting facilities, broad stairways,
and awnings fc rthe conduct of fur
niture business. The building is to
be located next to the Alexander liv-
cry stable on the west side of the
square and the work is to begin at
once.
1t is contemplated to have the
building ready for occupancy by the
first of July.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having been duly appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of F. P. Han.
away, late of Maury county, deceas-
ed, all persons having accounts
against the said F. p. Hanaway or
his estate, are hereby notified to pre-.
sent them within the time prescribed
by law properly authenticated, or
the same will be forever barred.
l.. N. HANAWAY. Administrator
7I4t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14
JOE TIDWELL
AGAIN MANAGER
JAMES WILLIAMS RESIGNS AND
FORMER MANAGER Is BACK
ON THE JOB.

James Williams, manager of the
Cumberland Telephone exchange at
Culleoka, has resigned and accepted
a position with the L. & N. railroad.
He was succeeded by Joe Tidwell, the
former popular manager, whose many
friends will be pleased to know that
he is again in charge of the office
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mora B. Fariss to ]. M. Sheppard,
Jr, lot in 9th district. 500.
White and Cheek to ]. e. Andrews,
e5 acres in 4th district, $3.50.
]. M. Bates to R. o. Dyer, acres
in 9th district, $500.
C. H. Gray to G. C. Shelley, rs
acres in End district, $3.50.
Chattanooga Brewing Co., to J. w.
Griffin, lot in Mt. Pleasant, $50.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14
THE RAckE!

Ladies feeced vests and
pants, 25c and 45c each.
Ladies Union Suits, SOC, I'm
and 90c.
Children's fieeced Union sujts
Csc, 40c and soc.
Ladies fleeced lined Hos An
15c and 25c.
Ladies Sweaters, soc to 500
Children's Sweaters, 25ct n
$1.OO.
Lot of Ladies' red wool Sweat.
ers, slightly damaged, for 5O.
Boys heavy aeeced ?Iuiop
Suits, 4Oc to- soc.
Mems heavy fieeced Shirts and
Drawers, Soc suit.
Childreu's Knit Toques, 1Oc ia
Csc.
Children's knit aviation Can,
Csc and SOC.
Ladies' knit aviation Caps zoe
to csc.
Mems wool mike Sweaters,
soc.
Mems wool Sweaters, Csc to
$500.
Single plush buggy Rugs
s1.So.
Double plush buggy Rugs,
s2.35.
Fancy plush buggy Rugs
$2.75, 1926 to $500.
ANNEX.
Large galvanized Coal lIoas
soc and SOC.
Large painted Coal Holds, 25e
Fine Shovels, SC, 1Oc and 15c
Stove Polkers, SC and 10c
Coal Tongs, 15c.
Grate enamel 10c and 15c can.
Hearth Brooms, Toe and lsc.
Iron Shoe Nails. &c paper.
Shoe Soles, 10c, 15c to Csc.
Corn Peppers, Toe and zoe.
Lanterns, 40c up.
The Racket
F. Swansburg, Prop.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14
LENTON SERVICES
CONDUCTED DAILY

Lenten services are conducted dali
ly at st. Peters church at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon by Rev. 4. B. An
drews, the rector.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14
VESTRY ACCEPTS
RESIGNATION
REGRET Is EXPRESSED At THE
COMING DEPARTURE OF
REV. ANDREWS.

At meeting Of the vestry Of the
Episcopal church at the rectory
Thursday night the resignation Of
Rev. e. B. Andrews was accepted as
rector Of st. Peters church to take
effect April l. Much regret was OK.
pressed by the members Of the YES.
try.
No steps have been taken toward
supplying the vacancy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
Fitting a Gasoline Float.

Every driver feels the need of a float
for showing the height of the gasoline
in the tank. though only small percent
age of cars are so fitted. A simple meth
cd of fitting float to any tank without
cutting the tank open is this: The ordi-
nary filling cap is removed, and central
ly in it is made hole. Through this hole
is passed nipple. which Is soldered in
place The nipple is formed with a Shout
der providing suitable holding surface for
the solder in spite of the usual thinness
of the filling cap. Through this nipple is
passed wire attached to a float Re-
placing the filling cap the float will rise
and the wire passing through the nipple
will indicate how much fuel there is in
the tank. Generally speaking, it is adj
visable to make the float to withdraw
from the tank with the filling cap. For
this purpose, the end of the wire can be
riveted over. or provided with a ball. On
the top of the nipple is screwed cap,
which normally keeps the float down. Dr.
rectly the small cap Is removed, the float
will rise. OF course, the float is made
sufficiently small to pass through the
ordinary filling opening, and care must
be taken not to damage the float when
the cap is removed. In making a float
suitable for the purpose, it is advisable to
test its buoyancy in gasoline, after the
wire has been fixed. A float which is suf-
ficiently buoyant in water is nothing like
so buoyant in gasoline. and much time
can be saved by first testing this point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09

guard against it. slight touch is
quite sufficient to guide the car or turn
Ii in any direction. Of course, one must
keep the hands on the wheel steady so
that stone or a rough place in the
road will not jolt il away and thus
make the driver lose control of the
wheel
One should learn to control the speed
of the car with spark and throttle as
much as possible. The beginner should
remember that the rule Is to use the
spark for speed and throttle for power.
Never lose confidence In your own abili-
ty to control your car. thorough
study of every part of the entire car
will give you the confidence. All ma
; chinery requires more or less attention
and fabrication. and the motor car is
no exception by any means. If car
is run without proper fabrication and
adjustment the result will be loss of
power and damaging of parts. 1t is not
necessary or advisable to dismantle a
car to learn it's construction. but a
careful study of all it's working fea-
| lures is of the greatest Importance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
PROPER CARE OF BRAKES
Advice to Woman Who Is
Learning to Run
Auto.

When a woman has determined to be-
giving her attention to the study of the
gasoline engine she should endeavor to
fsmiliariZe herself with the operation OF
the car To disengage u clutch and APP
ply the brake will become practically
automatic; il will he the natural thing
TO do in ease of an emergency. She
should accustom herself to the frequent
use of the emergency brake. When All
emergency arrives and one has no time
Ia think of what is the proper thing to
do, the driver of car will invariabi y
perform that operation which has be-
come most natural TO her. IL is very
easy to ruin the best brakes by slipping
them until they are burned out. The
really good driver will not use the
brakes often.
She will have her car always under
speed by throttling. She should always
before engaging another. When turning
corners il is quite unnecessary To dis
engage the clutch to apply brakes.
the speed of the should be checked
by throttling as the corner is approach :
ed-opening up when about half way
around. Do not open up. however. until
you are certain the road is clear around
the corner. In going up hills do not
rush them. When you strike the grade
open up. but take them at "A moderate
pace. The woman beginner will have I,
tendency I FIRST to hang on the steer
ing wheel with a death grip; this is
wholly unnecessary and ii is best to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
Soaksd Carburetor Floats.

Mag carburetor floats are likely to be-
come-.:soaked with gasoline after consid-
erablx; use. and this naturally increases
the Sseisht SO that the gasoline rises
abov@&the float level and causes flooding
of tbs. carburetor. This tendency can be
overcsrme with a little care at first hand,
whice need not be repeated and which
will eTercome carburetor difficulties for
all ii ie Floats are usually treated with
a coating of shellac, but better method,
whicl.: absolutely certain to prevent any
disints5,ration of the cork or swelling,
may ~ followed by immersing the float
for Use or two seconds I'm bath OF
moltesS paraffin. After this. the wax
Shout s. be busted with very fine plumbago
by soft camel's hair brush and after
attaching a piece of fine copper wire the
article: should be deposited i'm copper
pIatiry; bath This should be turned sew
eraI lssles during the operation TO insure
unifosSlity of deposit and the result VIII
be issrfectly watertight float with but
very .sstle added weight 4 slight read
justm,slt of the float will be necessary,
0ut It's is easily accomplished. III there
are n.s: metal parts upon the noat TO at
tach rs. wire, a pin may be used to carry
the cssrent. This can afterWard be cut
off aIssS filed down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
Rope Will Suffice.


ing the inner tube and filling the case h,
wrapping or winding the wheel will
heavy rope. Several windings were taken
and the tire fastened over this The rope
serves very we'll to hold the case in form
1t is necessary to use plenty of rope, ano
take even more windings than seem nee
essary Ii is wonderful how the weight
of car will 1atten out tire. even
though it gives every indication of being
firm.
Sawdust has been used to fill a tire
when nothing else awaited. y SawduS;
pile. however, is often as far away as d
garage. and will not prove very helpful to
the stranded motorist out in the prairie
country AS was done with the oats. the
sawdust proved efficient only by being
dampened.
Straw also has often been used to fill an
automobile tire, and will serve fairly well
If stuffed in very tight. The main diff
Guilty with this substitute is its tendency
to .'chew up" and go into chaff when the
heavy work of transportation begins.
Gunny Sacking Is Good.
A car was driven fourteen miles over
a mountain road at one time with a front
tire stuffed with gunny sacking This
was the best substitute for air available
A half dozen sacks were used. each being
rolled tightly and wound round the wheel
with the rim. inside the casing; then the
case was clamped on.
ANY of these substitutes is, of course. a
method of last resort; and any one OF
them will serve to get the car home, pro-
vided the injured tire is on front wheel
Should the injury occur on a rear wheel,
and it becomes necessary to employ a
makeshift, the tire in which it is en-
ployed should be changed to the front 1t
will make steering little awkward, but
is far less wearing on the car. especially
to the differential
These makeshifts are for old tires only
new casing should not be subjected to
the awful grind thus imposed, even for a
few miles. OF course. If it is new case,
1t is likely that the injury to the tube is
nothing worse than a puncture and this
can be easily repaired. AS a usual thing
only old and quite badly worn tires allow
such blowOuts to occur put the inner
tubes completely out of business, and 1t is
not great loss to subject the old tire to
the abuse of an. air substitute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
Periodical Gear Examination.

\ periodical examination of the gears
should be made from time to time to as
certain if on all STRAIGHTFORWARD and re-
verse-the teeth of the gears and the dogs
mesh home as they should do. If the
change-speed system is one in which the
position of the lever Is controlled by
no.ches in "a quadrant, it is fairly easy
matter to correct the mesh by fitting the
fresh notches and closing up the old ones,
although in reality the proper place to
adjust matters is 10 make good the parts
which have actually worn. This last is.
however. an expensive affair. and in
wolves taking the gears right out I'm most
cases. although it is sometimes possible
To remove the sliding forks. and either
set them Of they strained) or thicken
them up by riveting piece of steel
plate to their sides il they or the grooves
they work I'm are worn In any case. do
not tolerate gears which do not come
fully into mesh. Alter the notch, or
/ make good the defect other than indicat-
ed in time or you will. sooner or later. b,
faced with the expense of paying for re-
newing "a set of gears which otherwise
might have lasted for a long period OF
hard service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
Testing Motor Cylinders.

Many mechanics and chauffeurs test
motor cylinders by the amount of smoke
coming from the exhaust. This form is
popular. but is by no means conclusive
and should not be greatly relied UPON
1t should be borne in mind that the
mere fact that the exhaust is smoky does
not Indicate that the fabrication Is COM
plete. rather excessive. in all the
cylinders. If the smoke issues from the
discharge pipe of the muff1er i'm IA steady
and practically continuous stream this Is
the case. But if it comes in intermittent
puffs il may he taken as proof that only
one compartment of the crank case Is
flooded. the other or others being starved
Such condition may indicate differen,
rates of flow in the various feeds or a
total cessation i'm one or another. At al
events 1t reveals a condition which will
bear close scrutiny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
MOTOR TRUCKS CAUSE MUCH
SAVING OF TIME AND MONEY
Every Day Increases the Rank Of Merchants
Who Have, for the Best of Business
Reasons, Done Away With Horse
and Wagon Delivery and
Substituted Autos.

morning newspaper the writer was told
if he could deliver two of. the longest and
largest routes in the same time that 1t
took two one-horse wagons to accomplish
it an order for ten trucks would be placed
Immediately. There was little time to ar
range the two routes into one, so that the
greatest economy would obtain.
1t was necessary to cover same hit and
miss, which meant doubling back and re-
tracing Il good deal of the territory. The
truck used for the demonstra ton was the
same one-ton stock model which covered
the Glidden tours of 19D7-uS-09-1O. the
last considered by all entrants as the
hardest endurance run ever attempted.
Leaving the newspaper office at 3:c7 Il M.
an hour later than the regular schedule
for the horse-drawn vehicles. for the cir
culation manager was asked to give the
most dffficult task, in his opinion that
the truck would be expected to with
stand. the two routes. consisting of Il; 100
papers of twenty-fOur pages, with 15J
actual stops. covering total distance Of
24.s miles. were delivered in exactly two
hours and fifty-five minutes.
Time and Money Saver.
The truck was then Utilized for making
collections. which meant traversing the
| route. This was accomplished by II am.
The truck was i'm the garage. and car
ileTS anu tTlVeTS were III Deu by noon.
Now. then. what was the expense of this
trip? Taking gasoline and oil consump-
| ton. depreciation and interest on invest
ment, the actual cost of running the
truck was Us cents. and II was i'm better
shape. after a few minor adjustments
and cleaning than it was before making
the trip.
] purposely leave out the matter of driv-
ers and carriers salaries. for to accom-
plish the delivery of the two routes with
Il truck would take two men the same as
with horses. except Sunday, when four
|, horses and two extra men are used on
account of the extra weight of paper.
Now, take the expense of the two horses
used regularly. Horses that are used In
this class of work cost from $3.50 to 800
and go to pieces, except in remote cases,
inside of Il year with the best of care,
Figuring on basis of the cost for
feeding the two animals. to say nothing
of at least one horse held In reserve and
the two extra for the Sunday edition. we
have a daily expense of $226 as against
9S cents, or saving of 81 %. The saving
that can be accomplished in drivers and
carriers salaries is matter that is wholly
up to the ability of the person in charge
OK the routing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
FIRST AID To TIRES
Many Ways for Motorists to
Substitute Air.
OATS AND WATER GOOD
Sawdust, Gunny Sacks and Rope
Have Also Helped in
Emergencies.
)ATS AND WATER GOOD

1t is a popular saying that air is the
one thing on which there is not monop-
oily; yet air proves most difficult and
elusive commodity for the motorist who
is stranded on the road, with all his III
ner tubes hopelessly busted" and no
chance to make repair. For there are
times when all the cement and all the
patches, even though available in ample
quantity, will not suffice. And at such
times there must be a roadside substitute
for air. Happily there are several such
substitutes. any one of which will make IT
possible for the motorist to get his car
home, or even proceed on his way.
Many who drive ears have heard that
oats make good substitute for air. A
motorist was out with a merry party ON
a trip recently, when two blowouts III
rapid succession put the extra inner tubes
out of business. Repairing the tubes was
out of the question. So the injured tire
was removed from the rear to a from:
wheel, and, with the tube out. stuffed with
oats borrowed from the nearest farm. In
spite of the filling 1t ran fat-'almost as
flat as if 1t contained nothing at all.
Finally some member of the party sue-
gested giving the tire drink So theg
lacked up the wheel, opened the casing
and poured in water. In less than five
minutes those oats began to swell; and
on In short time the tire stood up
firm. and before going many miles 1t was
apparently on the verge of bursting. II
can he stated for, a certainty that oa-s,
given wet, make a good roadside substl-
tute for air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
Fast Newspaper Delivery.

In a recent demonstration of the utility
and economy of rapid motor trucks for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
TO REVIVE FLORIDA RACE
Plan Speedfest at 0rmond-
Daytona Beach This
Winter.

NEW YORK. February S.-Motor rae
ing enthusiasts may not have to wait I'M
I'll next spring for a big race to ma
ter1ai1ze. Plans are being outlined to re-
Vive the Ormond-Daytona beach for q
| speedfest this winter. probably in March,
at which time of year the sand on that
wave-lashed course will be in good hard
condition. 1t would be a shame to have
this historic course abandoned perma-
nently. and few days ago several men
prominent in racing matters took up the
proposition of staging a meet there once
again. Already some recognition has
been received from Daytona. The people
down in Florida are more than anxious
to, have racing revived on the beach,
for they always had a prosperous time
when the northerners went down there
and spent a portion of their winter and
their cash. 1t used to be customary for
those connected with the industry who
could afford 1t, to attend the meets at
Ormond. and then, ofttimes. continue
their trip down to Palm Beach and
Miami before returning home. Some
times they would go on still further
down to Key West.
Fastest and Safest Course.
1t was on the beautiful stretch of
sand at Daytona that Burman travelled
faster than any other human being has
ever Travelled i'm a cara mile in OBS. 40
yet in spite of being the fastest course
in the world, Ormond-Daytona is the
safest. The beach is so wide. hard and
smooth that if a driver were to lose
control of a car for any reason whatso-
ever it would keep on going until it
ultimately ran into the surf and stopped.
or else gradually swerve into the sand
on the land side of the beach. Last
winter. however, Florida had no auto
mobile racing. There is no doubt that
if the present plan goes through the
meet will receive Il very fair number of
entries. Florida is such a charming
place to visit in cold weather that
drivers of repute have been known to
penses to drive at one of these meets
Just for change of climate" Half d
dozen manufacturers would send ears
there this winter that could break a
number OF the worlds straightaway rec
ords for various classes. Disbrow made
a number of marks there which still
stand. Yet this same driver has cars In
his possession with which he could make
his old records look sleepy.
Ralph De. Palma at one time held a
record Or two on that course. and prob
ably If he We're to take Mr.. Schroeder s
racer down there he would come away
his collection. A driver like Tetzlaff
could go down and mildew some of the
standing marks to the queens taste
With the sand i'm good condition there
is scarcely any reason why all world S
marks. save. perhaps. those for the mile
two mile and kilometer, should not be
broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
Don't Run on Car Tracks.

The number of drivers operating ears
SO that the tires are run carefully upoa
the street car rails do not seem to
realize the harmful results. The fine
particles of steel which are constantly
worn from the rails and the sharp edges
of the guard rails upon turns Will
shorten the life of the average tire TO 4
great extent, as the tires are damaged by
these fully as much as by sharp sticks
and stones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
! INTERESTING TO MOTORISTS 3
= e.

cut it at its lowest point and after
draining it thoroughly connect the two
parts by short section Of copper OF
brass tubing. BY doing this the line
may be drained without trouble when
ever it may be necessary. The tubing
making up the gas system should, 81
course. slope downward from the tank
to the draining section and then up 10
the lamps. so that any water formed by
condensation may be kept from the
lamps and the tank. and may be easily
removed from the connecting section
inserted as described above.