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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

What necessary changes must b'
made to increase the available maxi
mum speed OF a carr
The weight Of the vehicle should frs.
be decreased as much as possible, re-
moving all nonessential units of equip
ment. Since wind resistance Is an i'm
portant factor in the speed OF the car
II becomes evident that every effort
should be made TO reduce II. The hood
should be made long and tapering So
that II comes almost TO n point, leav'
ing just enough space In front 10 per
NIT air currents 10 reach the radiator,
After the body has been stream lined
as much as possible attention should
be turned to the mechanical parts. II
possible the valve seats should be en-
larged and new valves OF greater di-
ameter procured. If only the intake
valves can be made larger il is n good
idea to do this. A counterbore or an
oversize valve reseating tool may be
used TO enlarge the valve seats, and
new valves are comparatively cheap.
The lift OF the valves may be slightly
increased by substituting larger cams.
Resetting OF the magnetic will depend
upon conditions. Setting II ahead viii
Is set down too far. II ii is possible to
use a larger carburetor and intake
header il Is best 10 do so, for If the
intake valves are made larger more
mixture can be accommodated. The
FRACTIONAL loss in the motor is reduced
somewhat by removing one Of the PTS
ton rings, but If the pistous have but
two narrow rings this should not be
done. Lighter pistons will help mat
tiers materially. Some use pistons Of
magnaiium, steel or semisteel. while
others take the old pistons and drill
holes In them. Care should be taken
In doing this work that each piston
weighs the same as any OF the other
pistons. If possible use lighter con-
Meeting rods, but it would not do to
remove metal from the old ones, for
the strength might be impaired. New
rods of stronger metal and thinner sec
tons or hollow rods are better.
A pressure oiling system with a hand
on the dash or somewhere
within easy reach Of the driver is one
OF the first essentials for a speedy
car. The hand control consists merely
Of a hand pump drawing oil from the
tank and forcing 1t to the crank case.
The direction Of flow is regulated by
ball check valves, properly placed.
all racing cars are fitted with
magnetos OF the double distributor so
they feed to two sets of spark
plugs at the same time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

There is a steady tapping in my mo-
tor which eannot be located. IL is more
noticeable when there is a strain on the
motor. Can you explain III
A bent valve stem will In nearly
every case cause q knock 10 be heard.
If the valve springs Of any one cylin-
der are weak that cylinder may mis-
hre and give the effect Of a part slight
" loose. See IL the valve and ignition
timing are correct. Perhaps the noise
you hear is nothing more than a valve
slap, which is caused by the valve seat
ing improperly.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

and material .............. 45.55
j. L. Tree, draying .......... 1925
Northwestern Electric Equip
ment Co., supplies. ....... 5000
Stromberg-C Carlson Tel. Mfg. Co.
supplies 1920
U. S. Light & Heat Corporation,
supplies 4.ZS
II. II. Hoy, services .......... 5000
Sven Swenson, labor ......... 500
VIM. Bortnum, labor .......... $50
Chas. Morrison, labor ........ $50
j. d. Swenson, labor .......... $50
Geo. Valentine, labor ......... $50
Chester Doolittle, labor. $50
L. H. Trudell, draying ........ 1900
l.. II. Trudell. hauling COAL. 500
Burris Printery, printing ...... $50
Atlas Lumber Co., lumber. 1000
Brookings Lumber & Fuel Co.,
IOdl A,-Oo'OO
Void Construction Co., labor. 1000
John Dokken, cement crossings 1889
]. A. Hegeman, surveying 80. 1880
Brookings Construction Co.,
labor and material ......... 640.29
Moved and seconded report of COM
mittee be approved, bills allowed and
warrants drawn for same. On roll call
Anderson, Beals, Cole, Conklin, Gaukel,
How Inhncnr onI Di1n,nr untinn ktyn
motion carried.
Moved and seconded a warrant be
drawn in favor of the City Treasurer
in the sun of S213.75 to balance freight
and express accounts. On roll call
Anderson, Beals, Cole, Conklin, Gaukel,
Hoy and Pilmer voting Aye, motion
carried.
Moved and seconded $910.5S be al,
lowed the Void Construction Co. on
estimate No. 3. On roll call Anderson,
Beals, Cole, Conklin, Gaukel, Hoy,
Johnson and Pilmer voting Aye, mo-
ton carried.
A petition was received praying for
water mains on north Third avenue
Moved and seconded Auditor be in
structed to secure prices preparatory
to purchasing a car of iron water pipe.
On roll call Anderson, Beals, Cole,
Conklin, Gaukel, Hoy, Johnson and
Pilmer voting Aye, motion carried.
Citu I,,ctinn I II CrDy,y'c ,,,ort &c
Justice from April LIST, to November
LIST, was submitted, read and ordered
placed on file.
Moved and seconded witness fee Of
E. H. Carlisle $500, Geo. Johnson
1920 and William Rennor $1.10, be
allowed and warrants drawn for same.
On roll call Anderson, Beals, Cole,
Conklin, Hoy, Gaukel, Johnson, n
Primer voting Aye, motion carried.
Committee on taxation made the
following recommendation:
We, your committee, would recon-
mend the refunding of $500 for poll
tax to A. J. Willis, he having present
ed duplicate receipts, also $500 be re-
funded to H. E. Riley, he being a mem
Der of the fire department.
Moved and seconded recommends
ton be approved and warrants be
drawn for the two amounts. On roll
call Anderson, Beals, Cole, Conklin,
Gaukel, Hoy. Johnson and Pilmer vot-
ing Aye, motion carried.
Moved and seconded the matter of
heat prices be referred to the commit
tee on light and heat. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the Mayor
and City Auditor enter into contract
with John Nolan for the south Ten
G0) acres of his farm for a dump
ground. On roll call Anderson, Beals,
Cole, Conklin, Gaukel, Hoy, Johnson,
and Pilmer voting Aye, motion car
ried.
On motion council adjourned.
Attest: II. b. Mathews,
G.. H. Stoddart, Mayor.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
How can one find the firing order of

\ fairly good method is as follows;
Taking No. ! cylinder, get both valves
SO they are closed. Then turn the mo-
tor over slowly and watch for the next
cylinder TO have both its valves closed.
This will be the next cylinder 10 fire.
Continue turning the motor crank
shaft. and note the next cylinder, with
method is TO open the petcocks, and
by holding the hand over them one at
a time the order Of the suction strokes
can be found and hence the firing or
der.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

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?
The best way 10 seal the cracks Is T.
play a torch on the compound SO as 10
melt 1t in the proximity OF the breaks.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
Can you give me some information on
casehardening steel?

CaSenaTueul1P OF iron vi Sleel IelelS
to q process of causing steel, after be-
ing sufficiently heated, to absorb a GER
tain amount Of carbon, so that the re-
sulting mass will have a coating or
case Of "a relatively hard substance.
The process Of doing the work varies,
and a great variety of carbonaceous
substances are used for introducing
the carbon into the metal. Solids are
used more extensively than either
liquids or gases for this work. and
some of the more common substances
are charcoal obtained from wood or
bone; charred leather, a mixture Of
borium carbonate and charcoal In the
proportions Of 40 to GO per cent respec-
lively, powdered bone, salt, 10 per cent
charcoal, 80 per cent; animal black.
charcoal and potassium carbonate, po-
tasslum cyanide, etc.
The extent OF the hardening-that is.
the thickness OF the case-will be de-
pendent upon three things-namely, the
temperature OF the part to be harden
cd. the tine the heated metal Is In con
tact with the carbonaceous material
aud the kind Of material used for pro
during the case The usual casehard-
eniu- temperature Is 1850 degrees f.,
but the higher the temperature the
deeper will be the case. The article to
be hardened Is heated In a furnace and
when a cherry red Is removed and en-
befded In the hardening material.
After removal II sometimes Is custom
airy TO heat treat the casehardened
steel. This IS done by relocating to
about the same temperature or higher,
II possible. and then quenching In wa
ter or oil 4 second heating often is
given. but not as high as either Of the
others.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
COUNCIL ~PROCEEDlNCT
Council Hall,
City of B%rookings

November 1st, 1915
City council met in regular session
with Mayor H. B. Mathews, Aldermen
Anderson, Beals, Cole, Conklin, eau
KEEL, Hoy, Johnson and Pilmer present.
Minutes of last regular meeting
We're read and approved.
Committee on claims made favorable
report on the following bills:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
What is an offset steering knuckle7

An Offset steering knuckle is one
which causes the wheel contact with
the ground to be located to the rear
Of the point at which the steering
spindle axis produced meets the
ground.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11
Can you give a method Of cleaning
carbon from cylinders by denatured al
-~L

Can you give a method Of cleaning
carbon from cylinders by denatured all
cohoI2
The use of denatured alcohol is sim
pie. 1t is best used when the engine
is hot, as Immediately after a run II
the carbon deposit Is slight IL usually
Is not difficult TO be removed, but IL
the deposit Is "a heavy one IL may be
necessary to remove the spark plugs
Of the cylinders to be operated on and
fill the combustion chambers with al
cohol, leaving 1t to soak overnight. IL
Is obvious that only two cylinders OF
a -four cylinder engine can be treated
at the same time, for the simple rea-
sons that while two of the pistons are
at the top Of the stroke the other two
will be at the bottom. The alcohol
can be removed with u gun. When the
engine is started up the carbon. II suf-
flciently loosened. will be thrown out.
or course the treatment will vary in
proportion to the thickness and hard
ness OF the deposit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

How does the efficiency OF the worm
drive axle compsre with the bevel drive
axle?
Compared with a single reduction
bevel GEAR the efficiency Of the worm
gear Is undoubtedly lower, taking for
granted the accuracy in manufacture
| n both cases TO be the same.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-11-11

am troubled by tho small clips on
my SPRINGS working loose and causing
a d~isagreeabIe rattle, | do not wish to
remove the clips, but should like to
know how to prevent their rafting.
Perhaps the simplest way to prevent
loose clips of this description from rat
thing Is to wind the clip. especially the
part passing over the top leaf of the
spring, with ordinary tire or electri-
clans tape. If this Is neatly wound
and painted to match the spring 1t will
not look like a bit Of patchwork and 1t
will effectually prevent the clip from
rafting or %squeaking.
Why does a motor misfirs with the
spark fully advanced at high speed7
The trouble probably is due to the
tnterrupter points being too far apart
on the break. However, while this
may aus the misfiring. there may be
trouble with the breaker box and It's
connections.
am having trouble with my Iubrioa-
ton and ignition system. So large q
quantity Of oil 10 fed that the motor
smokes constantly and carbon forms
very rapidly. Especially 10 this true in
the ear cylinder, from which the oil
sxudss 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 II may be that the con
Meeting rod scoops are too long and
thus too much oil il splashed. Do no,
put too much oil into the crank case
that Is. lower the level slightly, and Il
the trouble a d have the scoops OF
the rod ends died down slightly and
then raise the level. saa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-06
WOULD NOT SELL BABY.

Williamsport, Pa, May 6.-''ir.
and Mrs. Howard Gray, Of R'&l!rg
Branch. yesterday announced they
mad definitely and finally refused an
offer of 100000 for their two year
old baby, Vivian, made by Joha Mock,
q hrother-in-law of Charles Schwab.
Mock met the Grays alid the haby
on the street and immediately fell i'll
love with the youngster. When ne
came to leave, Mock asked the par
ents to allow him to adopt Vivian.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Gray laughed
at this proposition. Mock said he was
willing to go as high as 100000 for
the child. ''Nor' for ten times that
much" said the mother. "Not for
twenty times 100000" said the
! father. And tho visitor went away
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-06
ANXIETY IN
MINING CIRCLES
British Place Embargo on
Expectation Ct Coal
From Kingdom
MURMURS ARE HEARD
Miners Ask Continuation Of Exports
to Scandinavian Countries and
South America.

London, May Reconsideration fol-
lowed in mining circles today an an
uouncement of the intention of the
Government on May l3 to place an
embargo on the expectation Of coal
to any place other than British pos
sessions and the allied countries.
1t is feared this action will force
the closing of many collie1es and
that thousands of miners will be
thrown out of work.
Pressure was being brought to bear
today to have the order modified to
permit the continuation Of coal en-
ports to the Scandinavian countries
and to South America.
The cabinet today discussed al
some length various proposed modi-
6cations of the Lloyd-George liquor
hill. The bill in its original form Is
admittedly dead. The opposition o.
the Irish members killed it.
Their contention that Ireland had
no nart in the manufacture OF muni-
tions and that she also was not nehe-
fling from any prosperity that GER
-,in Industries were receiving was
an argument that the government
could not answer.
I, is believed that compromise
hill which will give the government
mower to close establishments tna'
arc dangerous to workers Viii be Tiha!-
Iv framed and that the proposed high
s,y will be abandoned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-06
TWO DIE on CROSSING
Automobile Stalled Before Oncom-
ing Train at Ambler Pa

Lansdale, Pa, May 6--Philip Mer
Ger Maloney and wife Of Philadelphia
were instantly Filled at the Mt
Pleasant avenue crossing .Smbler,
about 6:3O o'clock yesterday even
ING when the Scranton flyer crashed
into their stalled automobile. Mr.
Maloney was an officer of the Allen
Iron and Steel Company of Phila-
delphia, and was on his way 70 his
summer home, at Blue Bell. near
Penllyn, when his automobile be-
came stalled on the Reading Rail
way crossing. Before the driver
could start the machine, or the oc-
cupunts jump, the train crashed into
the automobile demolishing it and
instantly killing Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
loney. Their bodies were thrown 2OO
feet.
The automobile stopped 10 feet from
the crossing and Mr.. Maloney spent
Is minutes repairing it. while his
wife sat in the front seat and watch
cd him. When he had finished the re-
pairs he got into the automobile anc
started the car down into the hol'
low through which the railroad track
run at this poin:. There is no gate
at the crossing-only an electric bell
which rings when a train is ap'
preaching.
The automobile stalled directly II
the path of the train. Mr.. Maioney
was unconscious of danger until the
train was almost upon them. tie
frantically pulley at the levers. MIS-
Maloney stood up screamed and at
tempted to jump to safety but to'
! late.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-06
TWO HURT IN AUTO WRECh'
Car Turns Turtle Throwing Occu-
pants in Field.

Waynesboro. Pa. May 81
Wright Stewart, son of Walter Stew
art, president Of the Carlisle Trust
Company. and Miss Alice Macono-
chic, also OF Carlisle, were seVereI!
injured Tuesday, when the automopl!e
in which they were riding lett inc
highway near Leaner's farm, south
Of town, ran down over an embanK-
mcnt and turned turtle, throwing the
occupants into field,
Mr.. Stewart had three ribs torn
lose from his spine and receiving Il
number of bruises and cuts. Miss
Maconochie was cut and bruised about
the body and one Of her teeth knocked
out.
When the accident occurred the au'
tomobile party was on its way tf
Haeerstown. At sharp curve II
the road Stewart, who was driving
saw Il team ahead of him. To avoit
, collision he ran to the side OF th'
road and the car ran over an embank
ment and crushed into the fence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-06
MRS. BA1LEY's SECOND TRIAL
Negro Servant Repeats Her Story
duplicating Her Mistress

Mineola, May 6-Mrs. Florence
Conklin Carnan hard pressed, SAT
image-like yesterday her face GRIM
son listening intently while Dis
trict Attorney Lewis j. Smith OF
Nassau County, waged his ruthless
battle for her lie.
Celia Coleman. the diffident negro
maid-of -all-work in the Carman home
in Freeport wehn Mrs. aBiley was
murdered there, related for the sec
ond time her story in which she says
that she saw Mvs. Carman leave the
kitchen before she heard the shot,
and return afterward and confide to
her that she was murderess. /
And Celia was a better, steadieI
and more convincing witness this
time than last October when ten of
the juryman Gsbelieved her.
Mrs. May l.. Black, of Brooklyn,
and her daughter, Ruth--new witness
ses-told stories that practically null
lifted Mrs. Carman's.
In defense in her first trial Mrs.
Carman's lawyers contended that the
murderer of Mrs. Bai!ey-whoever.
il was raced across the lawn after
the shooting and leaped over the
fence separating the Carman pro-.
perty from that then occupied by the
Black family. The first jury was con-
strained to believe this hypothesis.
But today Mrs. Black and her
daughter declared that they were on
the porch of their home at the time
of the murder. 1t was about !
O'Clock and still light. They said that
they heard the crash of glass and the
shot. They walked across the lawn.
They saw man in slouch hat
standing near the window. But they
saw nobody running and heard no
BODY either running or walking.
Moreover. both declared that they
stood where they could see the en-
tire Carman lawn anl the broken
window. Who the strange man by the
window was could only be conjectured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-06
STATE PAYS BACK SALARIES
prt West Virginia Needs Sloo'oV'
. More for Expenses.

Charleston. w. Va, May Inc
State of West Virginia began paYlhE
come Of its debts yesterday. Soo'ooo
having become available through the
ordinary operations of the state
revenues. This amount was appl'e''
70 the payment of salaries and other
pressing demands.
Ell. Long, State Treasurer at u
meeting of the Board Of Public WORKS
declared that if the payment OF Sloo'
OOO borrowed from the WorSmen'S
Compensation Fund could be deferfe"
until next February the State wou'o
be able to meet all expenses unt'I
that date. A motion embodyng ms
suggestion failed, and the problem o'
revenues for. operating the State gov
ernment remained unsolved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-06
FRANK ORDER AFFIRMED.
C.,..,od IN Facilitate Application IN
Behalf of Condemned Man i"r
Commut alton.

Washington, May 6.-Upon the re-
ouest Of counsel for Leo NJ. FRANK
the Supreme Court yesterday issued
;ts mandate by which the decision OF
The Georgia Federal District Court
denying Frank writ Of haheaS COZ
pus was affirmed.
Ordinarily the mandate "oV'd not W
have beer issued until May ~ ~
davs after the courts decision.
Il is believed that the action o.
Franks counsel was taken to facI'-
tate the application before the 'eoF-
r;a State officials for communication OF
Franks sentence to death for The
murder Of Mary Phagan, the Atlanta
(Ga) factory girl.
Atlanta, Ga. May 6.--lt is expected
that the mandate will reach the red,
eral Court here late this week and
that Frank will be taken before the
County Superior Court for resentehce
next Saturday or Monday. The May
form of the prison commission end;
Saturday and hearing on Franks
application probably would not hf
given until the term which begin;
June 7.
Georgia law directs that an eXecu'
tion date shall be set not less thar
% nor more than 60 days after sent
ence.
Franks attorneys here. in state
meut Yesterday, said they understood
the object of the motion in the United
States Supreme Court was to inform
teh court that Franks counsel had ne
intention of asking for rehearing oil
;tbe habeas corpus application or tax
ing any other steps for delay.
Those representing Franks appll
cation before the prison commission
and the Governor for commutatloI
of the death sentence" the statemen
continued. "have no desire to hastei
or retard the hearing before eithe
the Governor or the commission. The,
! wish and expect the application t
take the usual and ordinary course.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-06
ITALY AND AUSTRIA
Victor Emanuel Demands Tor his
Nations Neutrality

Rome, May 6--War clouds whicr
nave been lowering over Italy ever
since the outbreak of hostilities which
hov. convulsed almost all Europe IT
it's bloody grasp are tonight hover
;nn closer over this nation than a.
any previous time. War has not bee"
aacl,red but war may be before TO,
nights sun sets.
Prince Won Buelow has failed tc
meet the obligations which Italy ne
rn.nds from Austria. Count Golucho'
wski who is very well liked in this
copntrv is coming tomorrow for a
talk with Baron Sonninio, Italy
forciun minister If he fails, nothing
hut war can follow.
1talv will not be satisfied with less
than the Trentino together with 'h'
Northern fortresses, as well as the
,.ctifcation of the Italian frontiers
toward Cortinata and Dempezzo. to,
oether with the entire province o'
Gorizia as well as the high plateau
of Cormons as far as Gradlsca' baron
Sonnino has also demanded eett"' III
islands of strategic value IN the L'"-
matian Archipelago, poIltlca! guarat'-
tees for all Austrian subjects Oh 'n'
italian tongue remaining under the
sway of the apsburgs and ecoho',.S
as we'll as political guarantees ~,
those who reside in ana arou,''
Trieste. Lastly. he put forward ''e
mand that solid territorial compehsa'
ton be given Rumania and a promise
that Serbia ultimately would receive
port on the Adriatic,
These demands Austria declared
she was unable to grant out sNe
| would agree to give up the lfeh''n'
Gorilla and the exclusive h'Gh ''o''
! land
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-06
GERMANS GAIN
IN BELGIUM
Big Guns Batter Down En-
tanglements Placed by !:
The Allies !
BOTH SIDES SUFFER
TcutOns Continue Use of Poisonous
Gases Which Are Blown by Strong
Winds to Allies Lines.

London May 16-Aided by the
smashing fire Of their big guns whicl
have battered the British entangle
ments to pieces, The Germans are slow
ly advancing in Belgium.
Late advice from the front say that
the British have ceded certain of their
outer line of trenches "to straighter
out their line" and it is declared that
the new positions are so strong that
the German forward movement IS
certain to be stayed.
The losses on both sides are enor-
nous although the Germans far out
number those Of the allies, VINO are
on the defensive and fighting under
the protection Of their trenches.
The Germans continue their use
of poisonous gases, taking advantage
of the strong winds that are blowing
directly from their trenches across
the line held by the British.
They are bringing up enormous
forces in the effort to retake Hill 81
south of Ypres, but so far nave sue
ceeded only in maintaining foot
hold on the easterly approaches to