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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
ABSORBS LOCAL CONCERN.
Firestone Tire Company Takes Over
Business of Meeley CORPORATION.

Announcement was made yesterday that
the Ffrestone Tire and Rubber Company
OF Akron, Ohio, had taken over the
Medley Tire and Rubber Company, Inc.
of this city, during the past week and
that In the future the local concern would
be conducted as a. branch of the former
company.
This action was taken, it was stated, in
view Of the rapidly increasing business
and in order to meet the demands of the
business. J. ]. Haas, for q number of
years q resident of the National Capital,
has been appointed mama er and has as
sunned his duties. The same clerical and
sa es forces will be continued as at pres
ent. The building at S24 18th street
northwest will be improved and many
changes are to be made in the arrange
ment Of the first floor. j. V. Harri9an,
formerly resident manager for the Medley
Company, will return to Philadelphia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

ganization OF the Regal company win IN
no wise be disturbed or altered.
The election OF Fred w. Haines to tho
presidency and general managership was
one move. That OF harold III. lannon's
as secretary and treasurer was another.
u. l.. Pierce, sales manager, Is known
from coast TO coast.
Mr.. Henderson was formerly a director
OF the Cole Motor Car Company and
manager of its sales and advertising de-
partments He left the Cole company 10
become president OF the Henderson Motor
Car Company. for the express purpose
of studying the problem OF producing a
light car at a popular price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
AFTER BURMAN'S SCALP.
Da Palma or Earl Cooper Will At
tempt to Lower His Records.

Worlds records established on the In
dianapoiis motor speedway for mile
and under are expected to go by the
board next spring during the campaign
for the reinforcement of Bob Burman.
speed king. Systematically, relentlessly,
the worlds premier driver is to be shorn
of his royal honors.
First Burmans beach records must be
assailed Either De Palma or Earl Coop
er, CALIFORNIA; racing firebrand. will be
employed, in February, probably, to bet
ter his 142-mile-an-hour average at Day
tona in 1911.
Then, there remain but the speedway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

Representative J. G.. Knowland of Cali
fornia, who has always been a motor
enthusiast, has purchased 1914
Chalmers coupe, and is to be seen these
days enjoying his spare moments
motoring about the National Capital.
The car is finished in Richelieu blue,
with the interior of blue broadcloth. 1t
is equipped with electric starter and
electric lights, and. in fact, every con-
venience for comfort and pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Care of Spark Plugs.

In case spark plugs or bolts or nuts
that have to be removed frequently have
a tendency to grip too tightly or rust, the
application of thick paste Of flake
graphite and oil will prevent the trouble.
The paste should be thoroughly smeared
into the threads after they have been
cleaned in kerosene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
FIRST LICENSE ISSUED
TO GIRL MOTOR CYCLIST
Miss Minnie Schuerger, Eighteen
Years Old, Given Permit to Run
Machine in the District.

Miss Minnie Schuerger, 21S 9th street
southeast, has the unique distinction of
being the first woman to be granted
District of Columbia
Application for a permit was made in
regular form and presented to the auto
mobile board of the District. Receiving
notice to appear before the examining
board, Miss Schuerger acted accordingly
and answered the various questions re-
lating to motor vehicle and traffic laws
of the District. She proved that she
was thoroughly acquainted with motor
cycles and how to manipulate them. She
is well versed in the local regulations
and for the past two years has been
getting considerably experience while
riding tandem with her brother, G. K.
Schuerger.
Passed Good EXAM"
For the past six weeks she has been
perfecting herself in operating a
motor cycle, and when she applied for a
permit she was well qualified to take
the examination. The number OF her
permit 10 1888. Today she is enjoying
her first trip since receiving her permit
by motoring to La Plata, Nd, and return,
distance of sixty -four miles. She was
accompanied by a party Of friends.
Miss Schuerger is an attractive young
woman of eighteen years. When she
posed for The Star photographer yester-
day afternoon she was attired In a neat
gray suit and leggins. She wore a red
sweater and gray cap to match her
suit. Not wearing divided skirts, she
designed and made her own suit as well
as the cap. 1t is predicted that, now the
first permit has been granted to a fe-
male. others of the gentler sex will
follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
This New Light Six 40
Came Yesterday
The Most Talked-About Car of the Year
Thirty Attractive
Features

IiAIIy AlIIdClAvC
Features
New streamline body.
Seats from 4 to passengers. Two dis
appearing tonncau seats.
Hand-bufed Gather upholstery.
-One-Man" Pantasote top. Quick
adjustable side curtains enveloped IN
the top.
Gasoline tank in cowl dash. All mstru-
ments and gauges within reach Of
driver.
Extra tires carried ahead Of the front
door.
Integral Windshield. rain4vision. VENT
iating.
DeIco patented system Of electric start
ing and lighting. ll-inch parabolic
headlights with special Cumming at
tachment- Electric tail light, dash
light and portable inspection light
Conccaled hinges. Concealed speed
ornetd gear. SpeedometG sunk IN
oowl apron.
Wheelbsse. l23 inches.
Weight. 2.o50 pounds.
Tircs, 4x4. DemounsabIe nm. with
one extra rim.
Left side drive.
Electric horn. License carriers Trs
holders. All tools complete.
Entrance to front seat from either side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
JOINS REGAL MOTOR COMPANY.
Charles P. Henderson Elected Vice
President in Charge of Sales and Ads

The announcement of the election of
Charles p. Henderson to the vice presi-
dency OF the Regal Motor Car Company
is made. December / Mr.. Henderson
took charge-in an executive way-of the
sales and advertising OF the Regal Motor
Car Company.
The present sales and advertising or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

records The dirt track championship is
already no longer Burman's, having been
recaptured by Barney Oldde.d. after
lapse of many years, at Bakersfield,
Cal, this fall. True. Bob also POSSESSES
a couple Of intermediate beach honors,
twenty and fifty miles. made at jack
sonville in 1911, and a number Of local
awards; these, however, do not count.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

The new Six-54 is a seven-passenser
car with l35-inch wheel base. The tires
are 36x ~.
The design and equipment differ but
slightly from the HUDSON Six-4O de-
scribed above. And the worlds best
opinion agrees that this body type
marks the coming ideal car.
The HUDSON Sn-4 last season
became the most popular Six IN Amer
lea. 1t proved that the utmost in a SIX
could be sold at a modest price.
This seasons Sn-4. with its stream
line body. gives a new ideal Of 4 dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Returned From Trip.

Arthur Foraker, treasurer OF the
Washington Automobile Dealers As
ISOLATION, returned yesterday morning
from a weeks visit, which included
visits to several factories and the home
of his parents in Cincinnati
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Purchases Pullman Car.

A 1914 4-36 Pullman touring car, fully
equipped. was delivered Friday after
noon to Oscar J. Brothers, who has been
driving motor cars for several years
past. The car is finished in blue with
natural wood wheels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Ford Deliveries.

Ford touring cars were delivered dur
ing the past week to o. S. Humphrey.
+. Emmett and Mrs. c. HUFF. A run
about was delivered to G. d. Wheeler
and delivery wagons to j. IL Rawlings.
Tolman laundry and Brentauo's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
1914 Cadillac Cars Sold.

A 1914 Cadillac phaeton, fully equip
ped, was delivered last week to II. l..
Rust, and a seven-passenger limousine
of the same make to II. H. Hollerith
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
How ad She Was.

The limit of forgiveness was surely
reached by the oma who, after re-
ceiving 25 gashes from a Ratchet and
having two ribs broken, refuses to
prosecute her husband. and asks:
What is the use Of starting up a lot
OF trouble?' Perhaps it is as much
dependence as forgiveness. In Lon.
don. where wife-beating is a favorite
sport CT the slums, the police find the
greatest difficulty in bringing the of
tenders to book because women have
to choose between denying thai they
were illused or starving while their
brute husbands are in Jail. One wom-
an was brought into court all bruised
and beaten up, but she denied that her
husband had done it and pleaded that
she had fallen downstairs. But" said
the judge, "a piece of your ear has
been bitten OFF, Yes, ! did that my
self; | was 50 mad."-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
QUICKSILVER BAD ON TEETH
Fumes of Mercury Produce Salvation
and Miners Seldom Live More
Than Two Years.

Quicksilver miners follow the most
unhealthy trade in the world. The
fumes CT the mercury produce con
slant salvation, and the system be-
ome permeated with the metal; the
teeth of the unfortunate men drop out.
they lose their appetite, become ema
ciated and, as a rule, seldom live long
er than two years.
Chloride Of lime, employed by
bleachers, frequently destroys the
enamel and dentine of the teeth. But
phosphorus, used SO largely in the
manufacture Of lucifer matches, af.
fects a very large number Of persons,
women, girls and children greatly pre-
p~onderating.
People who work in soda factories
are affected by the teeth becoming
soft and translucent; they break of
close to the gums.
DR.. Hesse OF Leipsic states that ba-
kers are likely to suffer from decayed
teeth on account of the flour entering
the mouth during work collecting or
and around the teeth, where it decom
poses and generates an acid destruc-
tive to dentine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
Red Tape in France.

A curious little monument to French
red tape is to be seen at the Petit
Palais. The clock in the building has
marked the same hour for the las,
l3 years, although it is in perfect re
pair. The explanation borders on the
ridiculous.
At the close of the Paris exhibition
Is years ago a busybody of an Of
ficial stopped the clock for no other
reason than that the exhibition was
closing its gates. Since then it has
remained stationary, for the simple
reason that it does not appear on the
list Of clocks which the official clock
winder to the municipal council has to
attend to. and until some particularly
energetic member OF the council at.
tends to the matter the present state
OF affairs is likely to continue.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
LITTLE THINGS THAT KILL
Railroads Declare That Many En-
ployes Lose Lives Through Care
%lessness Of Others.

1t is the little things that are kill
ing the men who run the engines and
work in the yards and on the trains
and in the shops; and this the railway
companies are also telling their men.
Here are some examples furnished by
the claims department of one of the
great railways OF the West:
At Cape Girardeau. Mo, the Frisco
railway has a little turn-table in
about the r~oundhouse fixed a stick
with a nail in the end Of it, to be
used in hosting the night light over
the track running out on the table"
After the happy-golucky fashion that
obtained there, the man who lit and
hoisted the tight always threw down
the stick on the deck OF the turn
table. IT SO happened that a hostler
Jumped down from the running board
OF an engine II night, lit on the stick
and rolled on over the deck into the
pit beneath, breaking both wrists and
otherwise damaging himself. This
cost the railroad considerable money
"Aa ASApl1u III tIIpI0AC
for life. But the cases are legion.
At Garfield. Mo-. an accident oc-
Cured a few months ago that resulted
from ~"overcaution' thoughtlessly ap-
piled. The night operator set his red
light against an oncoming passenger
train for which he had orders. To
make doubly sure that the train
stopped, he told his helper to step out
and place a torpedo on the track.
The young nan did SO. He placed
1t exactly in front of the station plat
form, instead of walking a few yards
down the rack. A curious youth loung-
ing around on the platform when the
train pulled in was struck by a piece
OF the torpedo when it exploded and
seriously injured. The injured young
man., of course, demanded damages.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
VALUE OF ExPERIM EMIT STA.
TONS TO FEEDERS.
BY GLENN n. COLE,
Student, State College, Erookinqs.

In almost all cases the vat.a of OK.
pertinent stations to feeders varies in
directly as the amount Of use to which
the feeder puts the experiment sta
ton reports. The reason for using
the term almost all cases" is that
there are a considerable number of
feeders who are restricted in their
efforts by circumstances over which
they have no control. An example OF
this is the case Of the farmer who is
SO restricted by a lack Of education
IS to be unable to interpret properly
the reports Of experiment stations.
Again one may not be in a position TO
make the investment which a bulletin
may recommend. There is also the
example of those men who are term
ed natural born feeders" These
men will profit considerably from ex-
pertinent station work, although per-
haps not as much accordingly as some
others.
1t is for the rank and file of feeders
that experiment stations are of most
value. We may assume these people
to be intelligent, competent, and to
have already made some success at
stock feeding. else they would not re-
main in the business. To these peo-
pie the experiment stations are a
boon. for should a question arise as
to a certain food, method of feeding.
etc, 1t is merely necessary to send for
the appropriate bulletin and there OBJ
tain authenic information. In this
way a feeder may settle to his salts.
faction and profit some important
question which it would otherwise
cost him much time and money to de.
termine. Also if the feeder reads
much he will be able to CLEAN informa.
ton from the station reports on sub.
jects Of which. he had scarcely
thought. He will find that much Ia.
Dor and money have been expended
in threshing out and exploding many
old theories that he had long consid-
cred as axioms.
The manne in which the reports
are now gotten out does not seem TO
leave anything to. be desired. The
bulletins are so plentifully supplied
with tables, charts, plotted curves,
comparisons and cuts that it would
seem that anyone Of average intelli-
gence should be able to use the re-
suits. Experiment station work, as
compared with some other research
work, has the merit of being practical !
rather than theoretical. AS feeders
are practical rather than theoretical,
this makes a very happy state. OF az
fairs. Therefore we believe that the
value Of the experiment station 10
the feeder will increase from year 70
year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
RlNGWORM ON CHiLD'S FACE

Stratford, Iowa.-'Three years ago
this winter my se~ven-yearold son had
ringworm on the face. First it was in
small red spots which had a rough
crust on the top. When they started
they looked like little red dots and
then they got bigger, about the size
OF a birds egg. They had a white
rough ring around them, and grew
continually worse and soon spread
over his face and legs. The child suf-
fered terrible itching and burning. SO
that he could not sleep nights. He
scratched them and they looked fear
iul. He was cross when he had them.
We used several bottles Of liniment,
but nothing helped.
Il saw where a child had a rash on
the face and was cured by Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and | decided to
use them. l used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment about one month. and they
cured my child completely" (Signed)
hrs. Barbara Prin, Jan. 80, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston,"
Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
Wireless Lighthouse Stations.

We have the horseless carriage,
wireless telegraph, smokeless powder,
etc, and now we are having the light
less lighthouse. Should the wireless
lighthouse stations installed at Brest,'
France, which automatically send out
warning messages to ships every few
seconds without the help Of man.
prove a success, as they are report
ed to be, it will mean hat the old,
system OF lights, bells, horns and 9TH
er danger warnings at sea will be rem
dered unnecessary. The lighthouse ini
each case would act as an aerial mast
BY a simple clockwork arrangements
which only needs attention once q
week or SO, distinctive messages are
sen out by each station every fewl
seconds. One set Of signals are sent
out by each station every few secondsit
One set of signals are SEN out every
ten seconds and another set every 30
seconds. SO hat ships may positively
identity the lighthouse that is talk
ing.'-Pathfnder.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
Railroads Run Like an Army.

1t is we'll known that practically all
OF the railway employees of Prussia
have served in the army. When they
enter the railway ranks from the army
certain credits are allowed for their
military service, and certain positions
are reserved for army men. This mil
itary experience shows it's influence
on their department and discin.ine in
railway service. There is a noticeable
orderliness and precision about every
thing connected with German rail
ways. In respect for authority and
strict observance of the rules tie Ger
man railway employee has no superior.
The traveller will not fail to notice
the red-capped station master stand
ing at attention on the station plat
form as the train passes through each
station. He will also find the senior
signalman. gateman and other en-
ployes connected with train service al
ways in evidence, standing like sen
tries as the train passes. The operat-
ing official, while riding over the lie,
can thus take a census of all employees
in positions of responsibility. When
he alights at a station his rank is at
ono recognized. The station master
Immediately salutes and gives a verbal
report of the situation at his station.
II the official goes into a signal tower
the signalman in charge salutes and
reports. If he goes int an engine
house the foreman salutes and gives
a brief report O. the work in progress.
Railway Age Gazette.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
NO. 2.
Sinking Smut or Blunt Of Wheat.

Sinking Smut or Blunt OF Wheat.
The sinking smut attacks only the
inside of the wheat kernel, converting
it into a mass of spores. The spores
are held inside the grain by the outer
covering of the wheat kernel. The
spores are not released until this COW
ering is broken, by handling. The
chaff is not affected and the smut is
not readily noticed until the wheat is
we'll headed or nearly mature. The
chaff of smutted heads usually
spreads more than in healthy heads,
and sometimes is of a darker color.
The heads of an infected plant, also
usually stand more upright due to
their light weight. Usually all the
heads of a plant are infected, as is
also each kernel in the head. A smut
ted kernel pressed between the fn-
gers breaks readily and releases the
mass of spores. The name, Sinking
smut comes from the strong fishy
odor which can often be detected in
the field. In handling wheat infected
with this smut the strong odor can he
noted.
According to Freeman and Stakmar
bulletin 122 U. Of MIMI, there is
not much danger Of infection by stink
ing smut spores that are in the soil.
The infection takes place from spores
which adhere to the outside OF the
cheat grain. The spores must be in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27

tOylike boiler and its four clumsil,
built drive wheels. The engineer il
seen standing in plain view of the
observer and the little plaything of a,
engine is hauling a train of passenger
coaches that would not do for freigh1
a r in the present generation.
With much pomp and display the
poster adyertises a fast train from
La Crosse, Wis, to Chicago. The trair
wax announced to leave the Wiscon
sin city at 2:15 a. IN. and not arrive
here until $50 r. M, where, the poster
says, Trains leave Chicago on al
eastern roads at Z p. m. and 6 a. M.
The bill was the advertising me
dunn employed by the Milwaukee &
Minnesota railroad. The train, which
is depicted with such graphic art, ran
owe the lines OF the Milwaukee &
Minnesota formerly the La Crosse &
Milwaukee) from La Crosse to Mil
Waukee, where It connected with 1.-THE
eastern express train of the Milwaut
kee & Chicago railroad line
The fact was also exploited in large
black type that after arriving at Chr
cage at $50 p. m. the passenger could
find himself in Buffalo or Pittsburgh
the mex afternoon and then-wonders
not ceasing-he could be in New York,
Boston or Philadelphia the next morn
ing after that. The announcement is
dated December 10, 1859.
BY way Of comparison. it is a strong
commentary on the progress that rail.
roads, particularly those running out
OF Chicago to the west. have made in
the last half century.
At the time it was issued the Mil
waukee & Minnesota railroad had only
a couple OF hundred miles of crude
track. over which the miniature trains
bumped and ratified in a cloud of black
smoke. Today the line which might
be termed the great grandchild of this
old-time transportation line, reaches
across the continent from Chicago to
the Pacific coast, with a total mileage
Of over $500 miles, and it is spend
ing at the rate Of $50, 900, 900 a year in
improving and increasing its trackage.
The development thus shown is
typical of what the great west has
done for the railroad and what the
railroads in turn have done for the
country. Back in 1859 when the Mil
waukee & Minnesota railroad was the
wonder OF all those who rode upon 1t.
the lire had not yet crossed the mis-
sissippi river and passengers desiring
n 80 tn Ct Paul we're OmDelIa II
take the packet line up the river from
La Crosse. But the railroads in the
years that have elapsed since that day
have reached out their arms OF stec.
across the plains and a vast empire
has sprung into being as II by magic.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-27
Mans Of Alaska.

Since 1898 the United States geolog-
jcal survey has made topographic
maps In Alaska of 121,2o2 square miles
on q sctle OF four miles 20 an inch and
1882 square mileG on q scale Of one
mile to an inch. and has made geo
logic reconnaissance maps OF 99,35O
square miles. with detailed geologic
maps Of 1904. Total area, 6ss.40o
sQuaro miles.