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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-02
JUST PRETENDING.

To a man LID tree the present activity oI the Tanner "buneh" must look quite busy, but they are just pretending From early morn till deWy eve they appear ceasecsly on the go. Sometimes they move in circles. no doubt without knowing it. but they keep on going just the same. In the first place they went in the game with only four-hush hand nevertheless they are trying to make some people believe they have four aces lose to their breast and fifth up their sleeve. Fortunately. every body is on to them, and every body knows they are just pretending.
 They want yott-to believe they have the Wo- man vote sewed in a sack signed sealed and ready for delivery unanimous. Not one woman will be allowed to escape. They are all to be led to the democratic slaughter house. They have been told that they must not think for them selves That if they express preferences they must be democratic preferences. They are to de precisely as they are told. Such is the silly talA that is now being poured from the pretenders factory However. there is hope that the women will resent this proprietorship talk and Use their minds at the polls. Not only in the case of Tan ner but likewise in reference to the other candi- dates for any office without forgetting the wet and dry question and the eight hour law.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-02

It isn't quite clear to us why with the whole country prosperous bumper crop everywhere everybody working and earning fair wages, the necessaries of life still climb up Just think if s woman wants a moderately good pair of shoes she must pag all the way from $8 to S16. If you want a 49-p2und sack of flour you must pay S250 or thereabouts. Not only that, but the country i~ producing 70 much that shippers can not carry on business for the lack of cars and ships. SrlH things are going up every day There is something wrong somewhere
 Just a feT days from election and while many are busy campaigning, everybody must admit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

Brazilian peace Tres4y Ratified
Ratincatieos Of ths Bfynn peAos IND
vestigation treaty with Brasil vsrs e.
changed yesterday ct the 0tAas Dsparss
ment By Ambassador = Dana and eeos
Rotary lansing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
ADVANCESAPLAN
FOR FIXING ROAD
Fairfax Harrison Advocates
i Adoption of "Chuck Hole
Club" Scheme.
SAYS FARMERS WOULD AID

Fairfax Harrison. president Of the
Southern railway. who Is also president
Of the American Highway Association,
drew attention yesterday to conditions
along tho Washington and Fredericks-
Improvement, with the suggestion that
tho solution Of this Virginia road prob
lem lies in getting the people who live
along tho road interested in the SUBJ
ject.
In an interview with a representa-
tive Of The Star Mr.. Harrison spoke OF
similar conditions in western states
notably in South Dakota, whore a club
called . chuck hole club" was organ
txed,, each member Of tho club carrying
10 pick and shovel in his vehicle and
personally repairing holes in the road
a. he passed over them. Mr.. Harrison
said:
Two Bad Swamp Sections
The motoring season drawing to q
close has been marked by q vigorous
discussion of the Washington-Freder-
icksburg road conditions in the news
papers and among business people In
Washington and Richmond. That road
is in fair condition except for two bad
swamp sections, one Of which is now
being improved. The other section I'M
doubtedly will be improved before long
but as it is not certain when the work
can be undertaken, 1t is advisable to
consider what temporary means OF I'M
provement are available.
Few Of the critics of the very poor
sections Of this road realize tho unusual
difficulty attending country road I'M
provements in Virginia Under the laws
Of that commonwealth the cities contrib
ments; the whole financial burden falls
on the farmers.
1.-THE poor sections Of the Washington
Richmond highway are in a part Of the
commonwealth where the taxable valua-
ton Of the land is today very low. There
must be a large amount OF clearing and
drainage done before the land can carry
heavier taxes. The people desire good
roads, but they also desire good fields
good homes. good schools and good
churches.
..The Improvement Of one Of these two
swamp roads probably will be finished
before spring. and the practical problem
until It. too. can be improved under en-
cheering supervision It is clay road
and no clay road Is good for much when
wet. It is evident. therefore. that the
problem Is to keep 1t dry as much of the
time as possible. Everybody who has
weather knows that one reason that 1t
u bound to be had in wet weather is be-
cause the cross drains have been broken
down and flled with poles brush and
dirt, and a few particularly swampy
places have been cut up by travel until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
''D0N'TS" BY BUILDER
GIVEN TO AUTO OWNERS
Some Good Advice, Outside Of the
Manufacture Of Cars, Is
offered to Public.

The general manager Of . large west
ern automobile company Is q firm be-
lever in the theory that anything with
merit is worthy Of caro- and good treat
ment IF he has one particular hobby
outside of the manufacture Of automo-
biles 1t is sensible operation Of auto
mobiles after they have left the fac
tory. With this in view he has prepared
series of "donts" for automobile driv-
ers. and he does not hesitate to acquaint
the public with them.
Here are some of his "donrts" he offers
to owners:
Don't put oil in tho engine without first
making sure that it IL free from dirt and
Lint
Don't race tho engine when It is not
drawing the car. There is no worse abuse.
Don't neglect to keep the radiator filled
with water. Also use . good anti-freeze
solution in cold weather.
| Don't neglect your tires: use tho press
ure gauge and maintain between seventy
and eighty pounds pressure +
| Don't fall to inspect the level Of liquid
in the storage battery every two weekA
L Don't drive with your feet on tho clutch
or brake pedals.
Don't let your car stand with headlight
full on. 1t is unnecessary and It runs
your battery down.
Don't drive fast on slippery streeta
Don't drive with fully retarded spark.
Don't start motor with wide-open
throttle or advanced spark
Don't neglect the fabrication Of your
car. Watch your pressure gauge
Don't drive fast around turns or over
rough roads.
Don't apply brakes suddenly, except
in cases Of emergency.
Don't attempt to shift into reverse
gear when going ahead. >
Don't allow your clutch to engage
suddenly.
Don't drive on crowded thorough
fares until you thoroughly master the
operation and driving of your car.
Don't attempt to start motor with
any of the transmission gears in mesh.
Have gear shift lever in neutral.
Don't leave your ignition switch con"
when motor is not running.
Don't tamper with your carburetor
unless you know IT. Is out Of adjust
ment.s and not, even then unless you
know just what you are doing.
Don't fail to tighten up spring clip
nuts at end of 800 or 1000 miles.
Don't fail to tighten up all body
bolts at end Of every 500 to 1000 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
ENGINEER MAKES USE
OF LOCAL MATERIAL
One Of His First Economies Is to
Use That Which Is Neglected
or Undiscovered.

when . competent engineer is en-
gagged to look after road building and
maintenance ono Of the nrst economies
ton Of local materials previously
neglected or undiscovered" an official
Of tho American Highway Association
explains.
Sometimes plans for road building
are prepared without proper investiga-
ton Of local materials supposed to be
abundant. and after the work has COM
menced 1t is discovered the plans must
be changed because the quantity or
mated. Gravel and crushed stone are
very heavy. and their transportation is
costly. and every endeavor should be
made to ascertain whether suitable ma
terials can be obtained locally before
they are imported at heavy expense.
1.-THE surfacing Of a road costs more
than most people believe. In the case
of eighty-seven gravel roads the grad
ing and drainage averaged Al per cent.
and the surfacing 80 per cent Of the
total cost; In 104 water-bound ma
cadam roads. the grading and drainage
COST Of Der cent, ana the buIldCtES w
per cent. In ffty-three bituminous
macadam roads. these proportions were
q and 70 per cent.
These figures show that moro than
half the cost of surface road is gen.
orally spent for the materials and
labor employed in surfacing the graded
and drained roadbed. The good judg-
ment that comes to an intelligent high
way engineer through experience will
often show him that instead of using
local materials exclusively, as original
ly proposed before he was employed.
the annual cost of the road to the tax
payers will be reduced by bringing in
some material by rail. What he can
accomplish in this way will depend on
the knowledge of local materials which
he can acquire. Usually he Is too busy
to do much searching himself, but he
can obtain much assistance IL the local
authorities Will make systematic en-
deavor to ascertain the location of all
lodges. sand banks and gravel beds in
their neighborhood.
These are public resources of real
Importance. and should be a matter of
record. In some communities school
children have been encouraged to
search for them. and in many places
local amateur biologists and mineralo-
gfsts have done public service while
riding their hobbies. There can be no
question that the lack Of complete
knowledge Of this nature Is needlessly
increasing the cost Of road construc-
ton and maintenance in many parts OF
the country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

AAx0 On 630 849m9xUs
! these conditions are Just - hard on
the farmers a. on the motorists. The
farmers have worked the road In some
places. and they arc undoubtedly will
ing to work it IN other places II they
are encouraged to do 50 by the hope Of
successful results- The Virginia prob
lem is not unlike that in some Of our
man and Farmer recently explained
county by the organization OF chuck
club carried a pick and shovel in his
ruts and holes in the roads he passed
over. In this way a feeling Of individ-
ual responsibility for the roads was
aroused It was discovered that this
paid the farmers through reduced dam
ages to vehicles and harness wrenched
by the chuck holes. and through an in
crease in the loads that could be hauled
Until feasible plan IL developed for
building a surfaced road through this
ono remaining swamp section. the To-
cal Improvement Of the road as q clay
road may probably be considered. The
expense Of shaping 1t, putting in tom
porary plank culverts. and occasionally
dragging it, which will make 1t q fair
road in dry weather, need not be very
great, particularly II the people living
along the road become interested in
the work, as were the people who form
ed, the chuck hole clubs Of South Da-
kota.~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
CAR CLIMBS STONE STEPS.
Detroit Electric Brougham Proves
Equal to Unusual Test.

In tho prebence OF several hundred
spectators. r. L. Heberling last week
drove q fve-passenger Detroit cleo
trio brougham up tho stone staircase at
the homo Of Harry wardman. on Con-
necticut avenue, at woodley road The
climb. or stunt" as It might DO termed,
was tho result Of discussion Of the
relative merits Of a gas car as COM
pared with an electric. Power was the
main theme Of the argument
The car was driven up the forty Per
cent grade. with a ten-foot start from
the pavement. The car never faltered
during the ascent except when about
half way up the steps. It was stopped
for the purpose of being photographed.
With no running start the current was
once more applied and the car proceed
ed to the top of the staircase.
The car was backed down as far as
the driveway, where It was turned
around and the remainder of the dis
lance covered front first. The up trip
was made at an average speed OF
twelve miles an hour and the descent
at about Eve miles an hour. In addi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
ELECTRIC MAKES FAST TINE.
Local Men Go to Baltimore and Re.
turn In 4 Hour Is Minutes.

Perhaps the fastest time ever made
in an electric automobile between this
city and Baltimore and return was re-
corded a few evenings ago. when two
local motorists covered the round trip
in four hours and thirteen minutes. The
car used was a five-passenger Detroit
electric brougham. driven by r. l.
Hsberling. who was accompanied by
NJ W. Sohn.
The time is considered all the more
remarkable because the motorists en-
countsred . heavy rsinsterm. which
made the Baltimore Washington boule-
ward slippery and treAcherous for a
vehicle Of this typo The roadway was
covered with leaves. while in several
places fallen branches obstructed the
progress OF the machine.
The mileage recorded on the round
trip was S4.2 miles. when the machine
checked in at the finish in this city. Nc
chains were used during the run. which
was without accident. The start was
made at 1925 o'clock in the evening
with weather conditions far from ia.
vorable for night run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
Batteries Have Been Improved.

As q matter of fact. in self-starter
practice everything1s done to the stor-
age battery that formerly was included
in the list Of battery don'tsr On ac-
count OF the exceptional demands of
self-starters. batteries have been Inn
proved SO that they stand this to some
extent. but the improvement has not
kept pace with the extra demand nut
upon the battery. =
Come OF the old 'don'ts' are: .-
You should not recharge the battery
at high rate when it is completely
discharged.
''fIt should not be charged at a high
rate when almost fully charged.
1t should not be overcharged too
often; occasional overcharge is good,
but not too often.
Tt should not be discharged at a
very high rate.
When self-starters were first intro
duced they had all sorts of devices to
onset the high current demand and
regulators and cutouts to comply with
the battery makers directions in re-
charging. These devices were compli-
Gated and could not be depended upon.
and consequently were discontinued.
and IT was put up to the battery to
stand the abnormal conditions The
battery makers have been trying to
Offset this and to q certain extent have
succeeded. but as 1t is directly against
former practice-for every one Of the
'don'ts is disregarded in self-starter
systems-the makers have not been
able to rectify conditions entirely
on account Of these conditions the
life Of. q storage battery may be con-
sidered to be about one and one-half
years. and II It lasts that long 1t is con
eidered to have done Its work and be
entitled to retirement.
But II your battery seems to want to
Tie down with the coming Of short and
cool days, do not discard 1t until you
have tried having 1t recharged; for pos
siblx you have sfmply been oyerwork-
ing itsapd not feeding it enough current
20 keep 1t In condition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
Automobile Halloween Display,

The sales star of the local branch
Of the Chevrolet Motor Company. 1918
Connecticut avenue. has arranged q
special Halloween window display. The
window IL decorated in black and yell
low. and the ground covered with oak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

to ooorgotown and there negotiated
the S5th street hill without any trouble
whatever,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
CAPITAL MUST RAISE
ABOUT $1,000 FOR ROAD
Chopawamsio Swamp Troubles Ex'
pected to Be Things Of
Past Soon.

Unless operations are brought to an
unexpected standstill through failure
Of tho A. A. A District Of Columbia
Club to produce Washington's quota
OF the Chopawamsic swamp road fund.
the Prince William county quagmire
which has brought so much grief to
motor tourists and trade loss to- Wash
ington merchants will be no more
after December 20. say officials Of the
motor organization.
Every cent Of the $4,000 needed to
make the RichmondW Washington high
way one Of the splendid motor roads OF
the country is at the call Of the Vir-
the exception Of about $1,000 Of the
$4,87e which the local motor club IL
endeavoring to raise as the National
Capitals contribution.
Slow as has been the progress OF
the local fund. the clubs fund COM
mittee Is still hopeful that the amount
required will be Forthcoming before
December I. the date on which the
roads commissioner must have all
funds in hand.
Funds Still Coming In.
While the clubs letter campaign has
been practically abandoned. owing to
lack Of funds, each mornings mail
brings several contributions. many of
which are from persons who were away
during the summer and did not re-
ceive a letter Of solicitation and some
from local merchants who have here
tefore neglected to subscribe. It Is
the increasing number of these belated
to believe that lack of funds will not
compel a withdrawal of the road
builders.
Approximately $50 men with 100
teams and the necessary machinery
ton during the past thirty days and
considerable progress has been made
1t Is the hope OF those persons who
have worked 80 tirelessly 70 promote
the building Of the road that 1t will be
thrown open to travel on schedule
time, thus providing handsome Christ
mas present for those who will benefit
by Its construction
Recent Contributors
Recent contributors to tho fund are
as follows:
J. D. Rollins, William C. Hauge. Fred
erick Kraus. A. M. McLachlen. Ralston
C. Jones. W. e. Barker. T. A. Weldon.
John E. Laskey. s. e. Welker. Sophie
Pearce Casey. Hugh Wallis. William T.
Bawden, P. A. Taltavull. Annette Hull.
Walter D. Wilcox. Rudolph Kaufman.
H. A. ellis. ]. W. Littell John =.
Schriner. Richard G. Fletcher, Law
renee H. Kirk. George ]. Fletcher, W.
F. Gilman, Denny Brereton, Java
Buchanan, Thomas G. Pollock. James
Sharp, Ernest If. Colvin. q. Z. Thurs-
ton. c. v. Wheeler. C. r. Scott, w. q.
Montgomery. crammond Kennedy. r.
NJ. Montgomery. Mrs. George I. Brad
ley. B. H. Fowle, Tom Moore, James A
Farrell. e. Arredondo. R. P. Andrews
]. q. Corbett. Marietta n Andrews,
Mrs. e. r. Andrews. Fred Mckee. the
Carroll Electric Company. r. Lee Hor-
ton. Z. l. Hayes. Joseph w Trtmbls
J. NJ Bean. c. p. Knickerbacker, 4.
May. John r. Maury. Watson W. Ed
ridge and the Christian Hsurich Brew
ing Company.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07

were the legions of Rome. Before
Plate, helpless, unarmed, stood the
Apostle of Love. For His triumph
they nailed Him to the tree, and
those who stood around Knocked and
jeered and said, He is dead!' But
that, instead of being the end, was on
ly the beginning. In few centuries
the power of Caesar was gone and
his legions forgotten. The power of
Christ, however, increased until hun
dreds, yes, thousands of millions of
peoples, have taken his name with
reverence upon their lips; millions
have been ready to die rather than
surrender the. faith that He put into
their hearts. He has become the great
factor of all history, the glowing fig
ure of all time. Today Christ and Pr
late again stand face to face, and
Force and Love are again striving for
mastery and dominion. The old world
represented force. 1t built its hope
Of peace on fear and threats of vio-
lence. Each nation attempted to ter
rorize other nations into peace, and
in their efforts they engendered hat
reds that ended in war.
If the nations now at war had spent
one-tenth as much trying to cultivate
friendship as they have spent in try
ing to cultivate hatred. there would
be no war in Europe today.
Duty to Build for Peace
If | understand this nations oppor-
tunity and this nations task, it is to
lead the world away from its false
philosophy and help it to build its
hope of peace on the enduring foun-
dation of love and brotherhood and CO.
operation.
And, my friends, if this is to be the
task of this nation, what party is
more fit to perform the task than the
party that breaches the brotherhood of
man as next in Importance to the
fatherhood of God?
!, as a lover of my country, want
my country to win this greatest of
all prizes. AS Democrat, / want NV
party to have the honor that shall
come with the accomplishment and
fulfillment of such task. and stand
with the Democrats of the nation to
give to Woodrow Wilson an oppor
tunity to be that man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07

Following is the speech of Col. VIM
j. Bryan delivered at the National
Democratic Convention, and which
stirred the crowd as no other address
did:
Delegates of The convention, ladies
and gentlemen:
/ appreciate the honor that this
convention does me in permitting me
to say a word to the delegates aid the
guests assembled. Every Democratic
national convention is to me a love
feast. 1t gives me an opportunity t..
meet and renew acquaintance with
the men with wnom | have been in
timately associated in politics for
more than 20 years. And appearing
before you tonight, my mind runs
back to the campaign of 1896 and to
the faces indelibly impressed upon
my memory in those trying times. 1t
was then that l becaE, acquainted
with the leaders of tina mighty host
of Democracy, whose support in three
campaigns / value more than ] could
value any office in the world.
1t was then that / learned to know
the distinguished gentleman who pre-
sided as temporary chairman of this
convention. He gave to Ghat cam
paign, the youthful vigor Of a man of
promise, and it has been a joy to me
to continue that acquaintance so hap
PLY begun.
| learned to know 20 years ago the
distinguished gentleman who prcsides
as the permanent chairman of the
convention. He was then entering
public life as a young man, and mis-
is one of the faces | shall never for
get as | saw it in that convention at
Chicago.
Pays Compliment to Stone
1t was 20 years ago that | learned
to appreciate tie wisdom and the
craftsmanship of the distinguished
Senator from Missouri who is the
chairman of your Resolutions Com
mittee.
And so might go on enumerating
the names of these men with whom
was then associated and whose ac-
quaintance I have priced, whose con-
fidence has awakened sense of deep
est gratitude in my heart.
After 16 years of struggle together
we won a notable victory. After 16
years of waiting our party entered
the White House and, fortunately, we
won the Senate and the House at the
same time. Our party became re-
sponsible for national affairs. II was
in sole control of all the departments
Al II
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
Constipation and Indigestion

81 have used Chamberlains Tablets
and must say they are the best have
ever used for constipation and indi-
gestion. My wife also used them for
Indigestion and they did her good, ,"
writes Eugene S. Knight. Whining
ton, N. c. Chamberlain's Tablets are
mild and gentle in their action. Give
them trial. You are certain to be
pleased with the agreeable laxative
effect which they produce. Obtain
able everywhere. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07

There is mere Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
great many years doctors pronounced IL O.
local disease and prescribed local reme-
dies, and by constantly falling to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh to be q
constitutional disease. and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by Il. j
Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the only
Constitutional cure on the market. II Is
taken internally, 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials
Address: f. j CHENEY & CO. Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Fills for constipation.