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The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-21

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What is the difference between the &C
called hlusstons battery and the ordi-
nary aecaRUlat0F2 Do. they take the
same slsetrolytSS and are they charged
the saIS WSy7 ... h
The ordinary accumulator is a stor-
age battery or secondary battery using
lead plates and solution OF sulphuric
acid In water. The bluestone is a pri-
mary battery, and instead Of lead plates
copper plate forms the positive and
zinc the negative The copper plate Is
immersed III a solution Of copper sui
phate or blue Vitriol and the zinc in a
solution OF zine sulphate or sulphuric
acid The vessel Containing the cop.
per sulphate and the copper strip is
placed into a porous jar containing the
zinc in the acid. The method of charg-
ing a primary battery consists In Civ
ing it cleaning, freeing the plates Of
all deposit and adding new solution,
while in the storage battery an electric
current is used, for charging. #'A
'.I| ~ - 80 ~ trE ~ r,
What 10 the best way 10 clean seat
covers? s.''
Warm water ana CASTLE soap seem
to do the work better than anything
else The soap father is rubbed into
the material" with d stiff brush. and
then a sponge with cold water Is used
to remove the soap. 49,.
have had great deal of trouble
with my car baekfirins; also when
running on the magnetic the motor will
knock when 3 attempt to speed up. Can
you tell mo the troubis?, - ~
If the valve and ignition timing is
correct and the motor free of carbon
the carburetor apparently is the part
to need attention Backfiring may be
caused by the mixture being too rich
or too lean, in either case a fame re-
sulting which sticks to the cylinder
wall. This flame remains In the cylin-
der until the intake valve opens. and
then the incoming gas in the cylinder,
intake header, etc; explodes. If you
will readjust the carburetor no doubt
the trouble will cease. 1t might be
well also to recheck the valve timing
and see that the valves are seating
See that the ignition wires
are connected properly. Preignition
will always cause knocking and no
doubt the Shocking you hear Is caused
by the charge igIiting at the wrong
time. Do not advance the spark too
much when the motor is called upon
to carry the extra load. If the engine
knocks after the carburetOr is adjust
ed properly it may be caused by some
loose internal part or the ignition. being
poorly timed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-21


and rear axleS be ascertained2
Drive the car over four scales so that
each wheel rests upon one of them.
The readings Of the scales under the
front wheels will give you the weight
on the wheels and the rear scale read
ings the rear weight. Thus If the front
scales showed 400 pounds each the to-
tai over the wheels would be 800 BY
deducting the weight OF the axles and
wheels you have the weight over the
axles.
I have installed an 60 1870 storage
battery on my car and have hydroni-
eter for testing the elsetrOlyte in the
battery. Can you tell me what il
should read when the battery is fully
chargsd7 go tr.'.H. .s.r
When tie battery Is fully charged
the specific gravity of the electrolyte
will be between 1.275 and LS0. A
gravity OF /: 15indicates discharged.
Can you give the formula for prspa-
ration for removing road oil or tar from
newly painted CART ~ - rev ,Sr'''fa
We know Of no substance which will
remove the oil and leave the yarnish
unframed. Some have tried soft soap
mixed with little, benzme. but the
latter Is apt to act on the Varnish
Body men usually suggest using soft
soap to remove as much of the oil as
possible and then refinishing. 70
have q car with bore Of four and
stroke Of five and fifteen sixtsenthsy the
intake valves being two and one half
inches. BY putting on two or two
and one fourth inch intake manifold
and three inch exhaust pipe would
the speed Of the car be iscreassda,
You can safely increase the exhaust
pipe to three inches diameter. but II
you attempt TO use an intake larger
than one and ttlree-fourths or peFhaps
two inches you will not get notice
able increase In power The power
increase would amount to about two
horsepower maximum. but the motor
would not throttle down as we'll nor
would 1t accelerate as we'll as with the
one and three-fourths inch manifold.
The change Is not advised.
What 10 your opinion az to the use Of
kerosene in the cooling system Of a car
instead at water during The calder
nnonths7
Kerosene alone In The cooling sys'
fem would soon cause oyerheating OF
the motor. Besides. dangerous gases
would be generated, and no doubt the
water connections. II made OF rubber
would he affected. Kerosene mixed
with water In the proportions Of two
thirds water to one-third kerosene has
been tried. h1t the results obtained
were not AZ good a. those % alcohol.
tlycerin aud water.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-21

! am having trouble with my Iubriea.
lion and ignition system. .Soclaroes .
quantity Of oil 10 fed that the motor
smokes constantly and carbon forms
very rapidly. Especially is this true in
the rear cylinder, from which the oil
bxudes constantly.
The trouble Is caused by too much oil
getting above the piston. which is due
either to poorly fitting rings or a worn
cylinder, or it may be that the con-
Meeting rod scoops are too long and
thus too much oil is spIashed. DO not
put too much oil into the crank Case
that Ii. lower the level slightly. and IL
the trouble ceases have the scoops on
the rod ends fled down slightly and
then raise the level n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-21

The material of which the top of my
battery is made has become cracked
Can you tell me what to use to close
the cracks? @s- siS sr.@'e .ssl
The best way to seal the cracks is t0
play q torch on the compound SO as to
melt it In the proximity of the breaks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-21

Why does a motor n,isfirs with the
spark fully advanced at high speed?
The trouble probably is due to the
interrupter points being too far apart
on the break. However, while this
may cause the misfring, there may be
trouble with the breaker box and its
connections.
The Washington times., 1915-07-04

First there was only a smile. Finally
the man said:
That was so silly it is quite useless.
don't you think. to taly about it?"
But are your sympathies with the
Germans or with the allies?"
Il have tried to be absolutely neutral.
Have ! not explained to you that it
/ was our neutrality that was being vio-
against which / am complaining? Can
you not see that 1 am an American
and that l wanted to be thoroughly
American and that l wanted America
to be thoroughly American"
Did you not approve President Will
sons course in the attitude he has as
| sumed to Germany. and did you not ap-
prove OF the notes that were sent to
Germany by this country"
Il think the Wilson notes were fine.
But can you not see that the President
got nowhere, that he did not, or rather
has not. accomplished anything and
nevertheless? The President did moth
! ing to stop this war, and If an embargo
werS placed on the expectation of arms
the war would be stopped.
| surely you must see / meant Mr..
| Morgan no harm. That really must be
obvious to you. Now. really. young
man. if you but stop and think clearly
you must surely realize l would not
come here on the mission I did and
then kill Mr.. Morgan even before l had
! spoken to him.
, Cannot you see that. dead. Mr.
Morgan could not have done that
for which l was endeavoring to OBJ
tain his enormous influence. stop
page of the expectation of American
! munitions of war TO the allies, with
which this awful numbering is being
| done. / came down from New York
this morning merely to put my ideas
! before him"
But why did you come armed with
revolvers and dynamite?"
Well, l did not know what might
happen, coming on the mission I die
and to, such place as l did. | had tC
be prepared"
Asked About Contents of Bottle.
why did you carry a bottle of nitro
glycerin? To what use did you expect
to put that?"
"Nitroglycerin? Oh, some fool upstairs
called that nitroglycerin. 1t was rcallN
alcohol, or benzine. or something lik'
clothing. You know: 1t must have beer
fool who called that nitroglyce-in.
Yet the 'benzine" or alcohol" was o.
a light, yellowish color, looked exactly
guarded during all of the day from feal
of an explosion. 1t has not yet beer
anaiyzed. or even carefully enough in
! speCted to determine what it is.
He said that he was first OF all al
! American citizen, but the question re
garding his citizenship seemed to nettlt
him more than any other. He sale
| 7latnly he would ceas etalking If h
was asked a second time If he or any
member of his family was subject o.
! Germany.
1t was this way" he continued, sud
denly shifting the conversation from al
! angle that seemed unpleasant to him.
| Il walked right upstairs without hin
derance. l had my gun in my hand.
reached the hallway on the second foo
| met Mrs. Morgan coming toward me
ppiono SIr " MorSsn did m not ' Rive u, me- &c, )
chance to say anything. He jumped
right at me, grappled with me. l firet
! in the air, thinking to scare him; onl!
to frighten him. you understand. The!
tell me ! hit him. l hope he is no
badly hurt. / admire his courage"
The Washington times., 1915-07-04

have thought and read, and thought and
read of this awful catastrophe.
1T seemed to me we, each of us, you
and l ana Mr.. Morgan, all were re-
sponsibe for this horrible slaughter-no,
it is murder, wanton murder-that is go
ing on over there. 1t was on my con-
science. This nation was not neutral;
that Is. the neutrality We were supposed
How could II have been. when we per-
mitted the expectation of arms and
other munitions, with which this re-
pugnant numbering was being done?
Cannot you see? From my view
point, seeing this situation as | have,
in the light it has presented itself to
me from the vast thinking and reading
af a trained mind, such as is mine. l
had to do something If | was to remain
honest with myself. That is all. Is it
not plafn?"
But did you have any definite idea
of what you expected Mr.: Morgan to
do? Had you conceived any method
you expected to lay before Mr.. Morgan
which he could either approve or dis
approve, to carry into effect the ideas
you had regarding stopping the expor-
tations?"
NO; not exactly that" came the an
swer, as the man in the cell straight
Conceived Idea Month Ago.
"A month ago l conceived the idea
of seeking out Mr.. Morgan and inter
ccding with him to the end that he
might use his enormous influence, for
1t Is enormous-to bring about this
most desirable end. What else could
l do? Is it not that that makes you
and l contribute 10 this numbering that
is going on over there?
"Surcly>you must realize l could not
SO from arms manufacturer to arms
manufacturer and make my personal
plea that the sale of their product fol
expectation be stopped. You must sec
that, do you not?
What better course, what could have
teen n more reasonable course, than fol
me, reading as l have of MIR. Morgan's
activity, and the activity of his firm
| as the fiscal agents of the allies, ant
purchasers of supplies for the ightine
| murdcrers to have gone directly to Mr.
Morgan, as l did do and seek to enlist
his influence to accomplish the end
had IT, mind? l thought his bankius
connections, wide as they are, woulC
render my task more easy, If only
could peaceably persuade him into
adopting what is obviously the righ'
course. Do YOU not yet see that / can
not but right?"
Always the man displayed uneasiness
seemingly becadse the interviewer die
not appear to understand why ii was
the man had fought his way into the
presence of Mr.. Morgan.
why. only this morning you news
paper men must have read of the flo
tation OF a loan of Sl00000000. What
was that to be used for. if the money
was obtained. if not for the continu
ance of this abhorrent killing of hu,
man beings? Cannot you see, but real
ly you surely must see. that you and |
yourself and myself, by our mere sit
ting by unprotesting, are ourselves con
tributing to this murder? Can anything
be moro plain"
'Whnt thOnPh that iOfnaOppC
you to come here today? Why did yol
not come sooner if you had decided
upon your course month ,ago?"
1t was really the first opportunity
had" he answered.
Did you read of the resignation OF
Mr.. Bryan as Secretary OF State? Did
you think he did right. or did you ap
prove OF his course?"
The Washington times., 1915-07-04
Friends Say Holt Was
German Syn1pathizer
Friends at Cornell, Where He Took Degree in June
and Where He Also Was Instructor in German,
Did Not Think Him Fanatic.

warm friend of Holt Prof. North
rup. who teaches English at Cornell is
one of the visiting professors in Eng
lish at the Summer School of Columbia
University. He was dumfounded when
he heard of what his friend had done,
and for long time he refused to be-
lieve the Frank Holt who shot Mr..
Morgan was the Frank Holt he knew.
When he was convinced he said:
Must Be Holt.
Il can scarcely believe 1t possible that
my associate, Frank Holt, could do
such a thing. And yet it must be he.
| have known Mr.. Holt intimately for
two years. During that time, he has
been teaching and studying at Cornell.
He received his degree of Phi. d. this
year his treatise being on The Effect
man and French Literature. l believe.
AT the close of the last school year.
two weeks ago, Mr.. Holt resigned. to
take the chair of romance languages
in the New Methodist University which
Is to open this fall in Dallas. l think
he is related by marriage to the presi-
dent of the new institution. At least
he was influential with those in charge,
for he offered me the chair of English
and seriously considered accepting the
offer until the question of religion
made it seem inadvisable, I being an
Unitarian.
Decidedly Pro-German.
Mr.. Holt was from the South, and
took his undergraduate work in
small Western college. / think he is OF
German extraction. At least, like all
the other members of the Cornell Ger
man department. save one. he was de-
cidedly pro-German. / do not recall that
Holt engaged in any active German
propaganda beyond belonging to a So
ciety that used to meet to discuss the
war. The Deutscher Verein of the uni
versity was forbidden to discuss the
war, and a new society was formed by
German sympathizers of the school and
town for that purpose. Prof. Holt was
interested in it.
Particularly Sane.
Holt always impressed me as a par
ticularly sane, intelligent man. His
scholarship was well founded. and he
was considered an able teacher who
might have held his position indefinitely.
In my association with him 1 never
detected any quirk that would give the
slightest indication that he might do
anything fanatical. If he really shot
Mr.. Morgan he was plainly mad when
he did il"
The Washington times., 1915-07-04
Must Have Been Insane,
Says Father-in-Law of
Financier'S ASSailant

DALLAS, July 4.-"He must have
been demented," said the father-in-
law of Frank Holt. the Rev. o. +.
Sensabaugh, gloomily discussing to-
day the act of Holt in attempting to
blow up the Senate wing Of the Capt.
tol and take the life of J. P. Morgan.
The Rev. Mr. Sensabaugh said,
however, that he had never noticed
within the last ten years signs OF
insanity in his son-in-law.
Developed Insomnia.
DIR. John Bishop, of the Polytechnic
College here, recalled today that Holt
was an incessant student and de-
veloped insomnia before leaving that
institution. lie said that in those
days Holt was considered "a bit
strange" by some.
The Rev o. F. Sensabaugh seemed
almost overcome by the news from
New York and Washington concern
ing Hollis outrages. He said:
ut seems he must have been de-
anything of that nature about him in
the ten years l have known him. His
life has been above reproach. For
five years he had been over-working.
Quiet and Peaceable.
He was extremely quiet and
peaceable. and opposed to war. In
fact his peace views coincided ex-
actly with those of former Secretary
of State Bryan. He admired Bryan.
but ! did not think he knew him
personally"
Asked whether Holt had entertain
ed anarchistic or socialistic views.
Sensabaugh declared he had not.
He was of German extraction, born
in Wisconsin. Mrs. Holt this morn
ing had a letter from him from New
York saying that he had been sick
and was respondent"
Mrs. Holt. secluded from interview :
erS, is heaTtbToken.
The strain is killing her." her
father said.
The Washington times., 1915-07-04
Tried To End Arms Exports,
Not Harm Morgan, Says Holt

NEW YORK. July Al meant Mr..
Morgan no harm. That really must be
obvious Now. really. young man. IL
you but just stop and think clearly you
must surely realize would not come
here on the mission l did and then Kill
Mr.. Morgan even before l had spoken
to him. Cannot you see that. dead. Mr.
Morga could not have done that for
which I was endeavoring to obtain his
enormous inf1uence-stoppage of the eX-
portation of American munitions of war
to Ne allies?"
1t was a calm, deliberate but badly
dissheveled man who sat- his head bent
down into his hands, on a diminutive cot
in the tiny Glen Cove jail. The head
was bandaged, the temples rose and
fell. and Frank Holt. who little more
than anshour before had sought TO end
the life of J. Pierpont Morgan, was
visiblY torn by the pain that punctuated
each of his words.
inch of his life not alone by the wound
ed banker. but by Mrs. Morgan and the
group of faithful servants and other
employees who bore him down to the
the Morgan mansion. They had pound
ed his head with their hands. chunks of
coal. or whatever other weapons they
could find.
Was Silent At First.
At first Holt refused to talk. He had
made a brief statement a little earlies
to William f. Luyster, justice of the
peace. before whom he had been taken
for arraignment.
Then suddenly the man thought of
his wife when he was asked If he was
married. The question seemed to carry
more forCefully to the prisoner than had
the transmission to him of any of the de-
tails of events following the shooting
or the exclamation that 1t was thought
at that time Mr.. Morgan had been per
haps fatally wounded and that he might
pay with his own life for the crime.
Have you "a bit of paper?' he asked
| the reporter. Thank you SO much And
| pencil. If you don't mind" With diff
quently puncturing the single sheet as
| he used his knee for a desk. Then he
handed the message. telegram, to one
of the iail attendants and asked that 1t
| be forwarded Immediately.
You have money upstairs to pay for
| it," he explained. You know you took
my cash from me when you brought me
| here
The telegram was addressed. Mrs.
| Frank Holt. No. lO1 South Marselles
street. Dallas. Tex" 1t stated, simply
Man proposes. God disposes. Don't
come till you receive my letters. Be
strong. Frank"
| The telegram dispatched, Holt return
ed my pencil and seemed to deliberate
whether the courtesy extended him in
| its use did not demand some return
act on his part.
What can l say to you?" he asked
! Question after question was asked. He
answered eradily, except when an effort
was made to learn any of the details
! of his private life or his movements eX-
| cept those that were directly concerned
! with the incidents connected with the
| shooting of Mr.. Morgan.
To all of these questions he invariably
nodded his head negatively and eX-
| planned:
But really, now. you are wandering
~ had one idea" Holt said, shifting
' his position frequently. as If the pain
became greater than he oSnld bear. Il
The Washington times., 1915-07-04
De Rochambeau Killed.

PARIS. July 4.-Count Jean de Roch-
ambeau, great-greatgrandson of Mar
shal de Rochambeau. who commanded
the French forces at Yorktown, was
killed in the fighting in the Vosges
June l6. IL is learned.
Young Rochambeau held a commission
as lieutenant in the French army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-21
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PALE BEAUTY FADES

The girl who comes home from
school or shop tired out every day
may be beautiful but she will soon
fade. She will be fortunate if she
escapes physical breakdown because
the ease with which she tires is prob
ably the first warning symptom of a
thinning Of the blood that cannot be
disregarded.
Thin blood may give an attractive
pallor for a short time but soon the
patient becomes thin, hat-chested.
haggard and angular. The only
beauty that endures is that of rich, red
blood shining through a transparent
skin.
Almost any girl can build up her
blood by using DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. They are useful to growing
girls. to pale girls, thin girls and
those who get tired or out of breath
easily. Mothers Of such girls should
see to 1t that the tendency to anemia
is checked by the use Of DR.. williams'
Pink Pulls before the trouble becomes
chronic
DR.. Williams Pink Pills will build
up the blood if anything will. They
are free from opiates or harmful
drugs and can be taken with perfec.
safety by anyone. Your own druggist
sells them SO you can begin the treat
ment at once A helpful booklet.
Building Up the Blood" will be sent
you free on request by the DR.. VIII
liams Medicine Co, Schenectady. n.
Y.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-21

Boys and girls cannot be given ar
education Buildings and equipment
may be provided. but these will not ed
ucate- Whatever Of an education is OBJ.
tanned i tie result, Of effort
This building should be dedicated &c
obedience. Lawlessness is a DANCE,
which IS threatening our institutions
The school should make law-abidins
citizens, citizens who will take par
both in making and in obeying Of laws
Mr. Smith highly commended the
people q the community for the IN
usual effort PIT forth in getting the
building and congratulated them upon
The opportunity which it Will afford
their children.
The building IS 50 by 60 feet There
ara two rooms each ?. by - feet. each
well lsh-ad and ventilated, ard each
provided with q closet for books and
APPARATUS The hallway goes from
front II rear in center Of building, and
s provided with ample space for coats.
ne basement IS well lighted and floor
cernented- The lot Contains one and
one-haf acres Of land and Is in a fine
-~~NAN-N--s ~ t1 l1--
The School Improvement League pro-
Iiced the desks for one room al cost
OF s.e-s.. which was raised by socials
and entertainments The League has
So On hand which will De used for
further improvements. The League has
also st out four trees ard planted
flowers
The man IN tke community cid all
the woTk o. excavating for the foun-
da,.on. hauled the sand, gravel and
cement. built the frames. did all the
work on the foundation and graded
around TIE building. They will also
finish grading the lot The work al
ready oone would have cost the town
about $50, This IS q remarkable rec
ord for community and deserves rec
ignition The interest manifested and
the work done is unusual