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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

am troubled with fire coming from
the exhaust cut out underneath my
car when running rapidly and shutting
off quickly also when pulling hard. IL
is not the regular exhaust from the en-
CINE, but a. large blaze like gasoline fire
which comes clear to the ground and
spreads out several feet each way. Can
you explain il?
1t is difficult to say exactly what Is
causing this trouble without seeing the
car. However, it may be that the
valves are improperly timed or the mix
ture may not be correct. If the valves
have been reset lately It would be wise
to make certain that the timing is cor
rect. but If they have not been reset
they probably are all right. If the
mixture is at fault it is simple mat
ter to adjust the carburetor. Possibly
there Is carbon in the exhaust pipe or
it may be that you are running with
the spark too late
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12
Roads ln Good shape.

Roads are drying rapidly and while
the cutters at the side OF the road
are holding water, the first time In
years, the roads are now In a fair con-
dition for travel.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

The man on the corner says that
sometimes the American people take
as fOndly to the public man who is
half cracked as they do to the liberty
bell that is entirely cracked.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12
.sREIIGToN.n

Religion is a friendly thing
And helps US when we let It
Nor do we need to shout and sing
And rant, and howl, 10 get it.
We have it now, It's ours from birth
Tho much we do abuse it
This messenger OF Peace on Earth
To al who care to use 1t.
Let's let religion do the work
FOR which it is intended
Where gloom and evil seem to Turk
And darkness has descended.
IT'S such an easy thing to do
II everyone but knew it
A greater love from me to you
And you, to me, would do it.
NAL Rose.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12
savlnu the Hav.

While some OF the timothy cut last
week and the week before was hurt
by rain, considerable good feed was
saved between showers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

Find the oldfashioned man who
doesn't go to Chautauqua, and sell
him q season ticket.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

A Los Angeles paper discusses
the knowledge that fifty per cent OF
the farmers wear carriers. Shades OF
sockless Jerry Simpson!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

The discovery is credited to a
sign writer. that pro and con are abb
brevations of producers and consum-
era
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

-Battleships will have to be stan
dardized as we shan't enlarge the
Panama canal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

1t is poor town that has not al
ready had, or is not going to have
THE Greatest Show on Earth"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

If the Democratic free-trade law
remains in force the American hens
viii have to declare a moratorium.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

How are platinum points fastened to
screws of maaneto2
One method is to hard solder the
points In place. The first step is to cut
two small slots at right angles in the
end Of the two members carrying the
points. Then by the aid of the brass
solder the points are fastened In place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

Spencer, Iowa, is sprucins VI
with two miles of street paving.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

The bellfgerents are using gas in
their bombs, and also, apparently, in
their reports of their victories.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12
inrIdaea Belna RepaIred

Many OF the bridges damaged In the
recent high waters have already been
repaired and tratlic thereoyer rebun-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

MANY trains of thought carry no
freight. -.-.-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

Ny front axle is bent about one and
one. half inches from tho spring seat
to the outer end Of the axle, a dis-
tanee of about ten inches. How should
il be Strengthened?
This axle should be heated to cher
ry red heat and then Strengthened. The
heat should be applied at the bend
only, and as this is ten inches from the
king pin bushings there is no reason
why the latter should be heated and
therefore no danger Of them becoming
enlarged In fact, it Is doubtful
whether they would be enlarged even
If exposed directly to the heat. 1t is
not necessary to give the axle any heat
treatment after it is Strengthened.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

Kindly tell mo something about long
and short intake manifolds. Which is
the better?
The short manifold usually is better,
showing superior results at low speeds
with wide open throttle and equally
good results at high speeds. When the
throttle Is wide open at low speeds. a
condition existing when the car Is ON a
heavy pull. the liquid gasoline in the
manifold must be lifted a greater
height in the long manifold. and hence
there Is chance Of loading up, due 10
the liquid fuel dropping back against
the throttle. The condition really Is
caused by the air velocity being insult
ticient TO carry the fuel to the motor.
With a short manifold the fuel need
not be lifted very high, and hence
there Will be no loading up or collect
Ing of gasoline In the manifold
What is the life of the average stor-
age battery when used for startins2
A starting and lighting battery will
last for three to four years, If properly
cared for. Each year the battery will
need new separators. ......
How can ! change a low compression
motor to high compression one7
The compression may be raised by
several methods. II Is hardly adviS-
able to make this change, because your
motor has been designed for certain
compression, and If you raise IL, say
ten pounds. you will submit the cylin-
ders 10 greater strain than they were
designed for, the pressures on the cyl
Inder walls will be greater and the
wear on the bearings more. IL your
motor Is not giving sufficient power
you should find out what Is the mat
ter with 1t rather than raise the com
preston.
a plate to the top OF the piston or the
cylinder. whichever is more conyen-
lent. Placing the plate on the piston
adds weight to the reciprocating
misses. while II 1t Is attached to the
cylinder head there is danger of inter
ference with the Cow OF the gases In
and out. In either case be sure that
there Is clearance enough between the
piston and the cylinder 10 allow the
plate TO be put into place. II the plate
is nftached to the piston II should be
made OF aluminium for the sake OF
IishtneSs
I,engtheliing the connecting rods or
increasing the crankshaft throws will
also Iii6reaae The coinpfefsioA But
neither pf these methods Is as simple
81 A. cheap AZ the asst one suggested
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

Does it make any difference how
many teeth are in a beVel gear in re-
Iaton to the gear il works inn
The relation OF the number Of teeth
on the driving piniOn to the number
on the large gear gives the ratio be-
tween the number of revolutions the
motor makes as compared with the
number the wheels make when the car
is travelling on high gear. Any change
in either the pinlon or bevel gear
alters the ratio.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

How do you fit babbitt bearings on
crank shaft and connecting rods, either
when putting in new ones or when ia
king up slack in old onss2
If only slightly worn bearings may
be adjusted by removing shims or by
fling the bearing caps IL the bear
ings are scored or worn out OF round
or II new bearings are put In the sur
faces must be scraped. =.
If the bearing surfaces are In good
condition and not worn out of shape a
slight adjustment should be sufficient
to make them tight There are usually
several shims under the bearing cap,
and by removing these one by one the
looseness will disappear. Remove only
enough shims to make the bearing n
snug but not a tight fit When shims
are not used the lost motion may be
removed by placing the bearing cap In
wise and filing down the surface. In
case too much material is removed 4
copper or paper shin or shimS should
be inserted to make the cap fit In
filing the fat surface of the bearing
cap should be preserved. the file not
only being held dat against the sur,
face, but the movement OF the tool
being carefully executed 81 80
II the bearing is scored, new or worn
cot OF round It VIII need seraping.
This should be done by an experienced
man. Connecting rod bearings may be
scraped without tearing down the mo-
tor. but IL the main bearings require
scraping the motor must be disassem-
bled and the crank case placed upside
down with the crank shaft and n.y.
wheel still In position. The main bear
Ing caps are removed, and the crank
shaft bearing surfaces are painted with
q solution Of Prussian blue. After ro-
tating the crank shaft few times and
removing 1t the high spots OF the bear
ings will be coated with the blue
These spots are carefully removed with
a special scraping tool. care being TAXI
EN- not TO cut too deep. Then the crank
shaft is repainted and the operation
repeated until the few large high spots
have given. place to more erenly die
tiabuted small ones. showing that the
bearing makes contact at practically
every point
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

What is the cause Of inner tubes be-
coming cemented or fastened to tho
casing so it is very difficult 20 remove
them7
This is caused by neglecttng to use
enough tire tale between tube and cas-
ing. Whenever a tube is placed into
a casing always sprinkle tale over the
inside of the tire. Tale Is white
powder, which is cheap. and may be
bought at any supply store.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-08-12

What 10 the life of the average stor-
age battery when used for startins2
A starting and lighting battery will
last for three to four years, If properly
cared for Each year the battery will
need new separators.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
The Case of Judge Lands.

p desires 10 know what has become OF the O. B. Fed
legal scramble have been decided last Jan
uary"
From inside whatever that Is We have been
pped 10 the following status Of affairs, viz
Judge Lands is fan and lover OF baseball; he has
gone into the carefully and has decided that the
old method OF running baseball that is the ten day notice
and the reserve legal but the only
ba seba could II he ruled upon strict legality he
must rule against best of the sport And the
only way he could rule strictly legal route So
in place rendering decision that would hurt baseball
national institution decided wait and take chance
upon B. the Feds getting together in agree
ment He given them unusual amount Of time, but
unless they reach agreement soon he may lose
patience and hand in his decision which will be at
both parties, at the game
rs tough situation The clause and the ten
dav notice OF release clause are legal But they
the only methods of conducting baseball in the right way
Which goes to show everything which is legal isn't
always exactly right
We know one golfer who Is addicted the habit OF
slcng that he will only eat sliced oranges for breakfast
iris Speaker isn't batting above .25o but he Is fielding
above 100 bloke off base hit every day
equal TO one who can make Speaker would be quite
an athlet. II his batting average was .o67s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
Is History RepeatingP

on AZ least four in the last five have
watched the estulabe Phillies up in April and May
and display all the socaed earmarks Of champion Just
what particular adorn a champion have never
known, but you get the idea.
Then each year, as June arrived, the still estimabe
Phies preceded settle after the Of steel
grder pushed gently but firmly of the top Of skyscraper
This spring with Alexander in such condition, ne had a
bunch that perhaps the Phs would hang around most Of
the way figured them for pennant winners but
they looked good enough for place in the first three But
Of late they have been drifting fast and It's question
as to whether or they Will he able TO remain long
in the upper sometimes referred 70 the First Di-
vision They quick starters, but they can't the dis
lance is much after the OF entering Splinter,
q ten second man at the hundred IN & two mile He
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
NEWARK |. L. CLUB
IN DIRE STRAITS
Smith Released as Manager and
Players Get Only Half
Amount Due Them.

In an endeayor 10 weather the ad-
verse financial storm in Newark, which
is due largely 20 the opposition Of the
Federal League club, the Newark Inter
national League club yesterday gave
Harry Smith, the team manager, his
unconditional release. The lnterna-
,ional club is in financial straits, hav-
ing lost $4,000 90 far 'h's season, and
IS practically ready 20 throw up the
sponge.
onion. the club president. and Mr.. Sol
onion admitted that the action was due
to the financial adversely. Yesterday
was payday and the men received SloO
or account. which was about half the
amount due them Further. the game
with Providence was called of, be-
cause there we're only twenty persons
in the stands at the time for the con
test to begin. Cold weather, though,
was the reason assigned.
Smith was popular among the play
ers. and when the announcement or ms
release was made there was a chorus
Of dissatisfaction. Many % the men
asserted that when they signed their
contracts to play this season II was
with the understanding that Smith
would be continued as manager
throughout the year. Otherwise, II was
declared. they would not have agreed
to play here
Eddie Zimmerman, the third base
man. was placed in charge Of the team
and he viii act as playing manager.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
Three Pitchers of Brave,
Fail to Check Rain
of Base Hits.
FEAST FOR LOBERT.
MERKLE AND BURNS
Runs Come In Bunches OF Thrs,
-Marquard Lets Up
in Seventh.

Boston, June ? The Giants "a,
afoul Of no technicalities this .,,.,
noon and won from Boston By a .eo,,
Of 10 20 ?. /, was a fine day for Il.
batting averages Of The visitors. Burr,
Lobert and Merkle al fat.ened ID ;,
the offerings furnished By the pitcher
Of Stallings
Rube Marquard also "a, h. sr.
but the Braves did no: score aesIrs
him until the Giants mad assumed
commanding lead. James, TYLER .rs
Crutcher al failed 70 stop TIE bath,
of McGraw's men. The weather "a,
again unfsvorable, and 8 cold wind k.o,
tho attendance down TO 500.
The Giants lost no tine IL rsiiI,sl
the game down. Playing in business.
Ike fashion, they scored three times hi
the first inning. Burns walked, md
after Doyle had fouled out vent ~
third on Lobert's double. Fit,pstr.ei
made a mess Of Fletehers grounds.
and Burn. scored, while Lobert wen. ~
third. James tossed out Robertson, spd
Fletcher went 70 second. Merkle row
20 his opportunity and singled 70 cen.
ire, scoring Lobert and Fletcher.
Stallings allowed James 70 20 throueA
the next inning, but then removed hlnt
and sent Tyler 70 the mound. The l..,-
handler proved even easier than biz
ight-handed predecessor. TIE Giants
went right after him in the third.
With one out, Lobert doubled 20 l..t
Fletcher hit 20 Maraav!lle, and Lober.
was run down between the bases. Rob.
ertson singled TO centre, and Fletcher
went TO second Nerkle doubled 10 lei.
and scored both runners. Iarsnvill,
began kicking about nothing in psr,i,.
ular and was put out OF the game Egss
took his place Mclean lined hi. .
left and brought Merkle home with II.
third run Of the inning ard the ski.
run OF the game.
In the fifth the Giants scored Or.
more, on Lobert's single % RICH, ar!
Fletcher's triple 70 centre. NcGnr
gave Brainard a chance 70 finish h,
game in place Of Fletcher. Narousr!
let up a biz in the seventh, and Bo..o,
scored three times on doubles By Tyler
Fitzpatrick and Gather and Msg..t
single.
Just 70 make everything safe. d,
Giants added three 10 their total IN u.
ninth. Singles By Marquard and Burs
Doyle's sacrifice, Brainard's single art
Whaling's bad throw were the factor,
in the runmaking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
FORTUNE FR0WNS
and SUPERBAS
DROP A NOTCH
PhilIies Profit by Misplays
in Fourth Inning, and
Then Get Breaks.

The Brooklyn Superbas. frowned
upon By fortune, slipped for the mo-
ment from their lofty perch as -un:
ners-up in the National League and
are now tied for third place with the
Boston Braves. They cracked under
the strain in the fourth inning, and the
phillies seized the chance, put the
game I'm camphor and then relied upon
peculiar mixture of good baseball!
and better breaks The combination
was unbeatable. and the Superbas were
beaten by a score Of TO !.
Ed Appleton. the Texas recruit, was
the victim Of the misdeeds Of his COM
panions. although Ed cannot cast any
loose rocks, for his wild pitch was
costly I'm the extreme. But there is this
consolation for Appleton: when the
official averages are compiled upon the
basis Of runs earned by opponents not
a single tally Will be charged against
him for the game Of June 3. But 2
victory was what I'd wanted in this
emergency, averages Notwithstanding.
But Ollie O'Nara started the ball
a-rolling by making mess OF Beals
Becker's smart hopper Appleton be-
came so upset that he muttered "Daw-
gone" and then uncorked wild pitch
Of pures: ray serene. Becker bestirred
himself and raced 10 third base era
vath walked 10 first, and was forced AZ
second. O'Nara TO Cutshaw, on Bert
MEMOIRS grounder, Becker scoring on
the play Niehof advanced 70 second
on an infeld out by Luderus. Bert
stole third. and scored when Miller
mufod a third strike on Weiser. The
last named beat the throw 70 first
easily, and right in that frame the
game was decided
The Superbas set about recovering
those two TALES. In the last half OF
the fourth frame Erskine Mayer
threatened 70 blow up with a resonant
bang. He gave four bases on balls and
forced run over but for all his wild
ness prevented Stengel. Wheat and
Miller from getting hits at times when
a single would have driven runs over
the plate. Thereafter he managed 70
staye of runs, but was in trouble sew
eral times
And his trouble was serious. Only
phenomenal fielding prevented the Su-
perbas from winning that game Three
times the hit and run play was broken
up; twice double plays were made on
it when nothing in the world. it
seemed. could stop il going through to
successful ending.
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
Small Fields Operate
Against Good Racing
Co=operation Sadly Needed-August BEL
mont and H. {. HaIlenbeCk Win Two
Races Each at Belmont Park Track.
Bv HERBERT.

Coorcraon sure as conpe'uon i
b lie ~ racing as Of trade lending their full cooper
alton a, Belmont Park sport yesterday as dull and pue
with two horse fields five Of the SIX races as ' "
a. was bleak and drcary.
The programme pifuIy weak when was framed ana sent
cut il was positively wotby the blue pencil had Anlsed IT'S WORK
s, tNcn, during the afternoon ana
there arc supposed and hundred STABBED al e
., l.,
Altogether wa, sad commentary the efforts being made by
tho Wcs,hc Racing Association provide 81 entertainments tuT-
tbr was reflection on the of the which DO not ap-
pear and reflection also on The owners VINO are SLOW
,o t a,o, Of The association Increasing the added money
the overnight purses .: 3,
The cart to-day and will not be surprising II
The ,ro,, is again small. even shines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
hat Reminds Me-

You are telling story 10 those around
Al are hsteNing crcept one;
All the others hang on speUbound,
Tyqlii1g the yarn 10 is final r7n;
But one is nervous and that's no myth
He can bqrdly rat for your closing word;
And IT, ten 10 one that hesbrcGks in rith
Say that reminds me Of one heard
You nay be spelling yarn on soap,
Or one that drifts 10 a monoplGne;
While the centre OF interest in his dope
InrolueS a lady IN Portland, Maine;
The gap is rs wide as the far abyss
That crou7rs each pole-or from first TO third
BIT it's ten TO nothing he slips you this
Say, that reminds me Of one heard
II makes me- sore as a pGrboiled crob---
WY only the other day some guy
Uos spelling yarn that rcos mostly drab
IVbJe 1cas coiting nth mine right by
/ had peach that ,cGs tuH Of pth,
could hordly ,c1it for his final Word,
When some big mutt beat me 10 it with
Say, that reminds me Of one heard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
In the First Divisionp

Even when travelling at abnormal clip 1t was nsrdy
possible figure the Yanks with the White Sor ked
Sox Tigers The stuff wasn't quite there, barring
supernatural break Of fortune.
outside Of this trio they presented Ar't division pos
sibes compared to Washington. St. Louis Cleveland
Philadelphia SO in spite Of their late slump which has
them down hill at dizzy clip there is still chance
that Smiling Wild Bill, the may be, Donovan Will
he able to defend fourth place For they have number OF
frst-csss ball players and several who by next year
should be But for the time being the fanks must
forget they the Yanks put tradition well behind their
nnemot thoughts then the first division IS not out Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
New Derby To Be
Run in England

London. June 8. - Although denied
the opportunit OF witnessing the
Derby at EPSON Downs British race
lovers will have chance 20 see Pom
mcrn. the favorite for the abandoned
classic. run i'm the so-Cailcd New Derby
>taLes n race to he held with the New
oak stakes at the first oAtra New
market meeting which begins on June
-. Eleven other horses have been en-
tered for the new Derby.
The Racing Calendar to-day an
nounccs two other cAtra Newmarket
meetings. one on july p. 2s and 20.
and the other on August =. 25 and 20.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
Reds Defeat Cardinals.


Totals S5ll--u2 total. '2tsTni
, 'Ranei 'or Mo'irfz q re fourth ln,iJ
'Rat'sf - pe-fu. ~ ~. slx'h inrrg :b,rs
~ Nishaus IN 'he eighth irrins
Cincinnati ........... ool -!
= Louis ............ q ~
Two has. h''s Groh. Ki1,.r Tire. .bis. h,s..
Kulife- Schneider stolen 5asN- Leah E.rS
runs Cincinnati 3, s. Louis. /. sigi-. i-.
Harzog Double p,iy Hylt % Miller lf q
base Cincinnati 9 St Louis. & Frs, hes q
errors Cincinnati ? s. Louis BH. o s,l,-
or P.riu. q ~ schr-id.r 3 H,.-0- P,'is
: m inrinss OF Ni-hsu.. g. .lninr I.
Robinson n I inning s'-I-k ou'-By Perts.
. ~ schn-d.r g Urp,r-s-RTron ant or
Time Two hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04

Judging hr tho score. the O'antS
must have In'crfered "'th some more
thrown balls Yesterday.
Grounds were moi 4nant because ine
Yankees dld not play the hed soy bu'
ucrhaps thoy. dld not Kno" tnat II was
he coolest June since me Wea'hef
bureau was founded.
he editorial writer's say. hui accord
mo TO the TESTIMONY Of a caddy in
GuIfport. Miss. who went around with
-he Cbicf Executive. Bozoman Bulger
is twenty strokes better than Woodrow
WILSON m the rewsrapor golf club
he jceervCs !,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04

With tho weather have been drawing in May
and early June, wonder that interest in baseball
trife trapped It is hard enough get up much inter
est even N living
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TO-DAY.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Washington.
81. Louis at Philadelphia
Chicago at Boston
RESULTS or GAMES YESTERDAY.
New York ". Boston tcoidl.
Washington ". Philadelphia wet gds)
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04

Two has. h,-Nleho~ stolen bases NishoT
paIher Sacrifice hti MAYER Double PLAYS
Nohor and Llie0ls o'Nsra and Dau5ert Ran
g-0't and Luderus Left on bases -Phila teph.a :
Brooklyn. = First base on errors Phns lphia
Bases on halls ~ M3yer p. ~ Appleton
struck ouf Ry MAYER. by Appleton = VIII
pitch Appleton Passed bsis-Nn Ter e. I'm
prcs-kiem and Corbil Time -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

GAME TO-DAY.
BROOKLYN at Pittsburgh.
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
New York. 10. Boston. 3.
Philadelphia. ,; Brooklyn. 7.
Cincinnati. 5. st Louis. 2.
NATIONAL IEtGI L. STANDING.