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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06
WHEN PETROLEUM WAS FREE.
That Was Very Early In the History
of This Country.


of This Country.
The first reference to the discovery
of petroleum in America was contain.
ed in letter written in 1929 by Joseph
de la Roche dalton, a French mis-
sionary working among the Indians.
He had crossed the Niagara river and
made his way southwark through
western New York into northern Penn
sylvanIa, where he found a spring
from which oil flowed. This oil was
highly esteemed by the Indians for
medicinal uses.
The letter Of the priest was publish
ed in 1882 in Sagard's "Histoire du
Canada" This oil spring was proba-
bly, identical with the one described
by the Massachusetts, Magazine In
1850:
I'm the northern part Of Pennsylva-
MIA there is a creek called OIL creek,
which empties into the Allegheny riv.
er. 1t issues from spring on the top
Of which floats an oil similar to that
called Barbados tar and from which
one may gather several gallons a day.
The troops sent to guard the western
posts halted at the same spring, col.
lected some Of the oil and bathed their
joints with it. This gave them great
relief from the rheumatism with which
they were afflicted. York World.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06
How's your Blood?
PIMPLES AND ERUPTI0NS
MEAN BAD BLOOD

People who have impure or impoverA
lshed blood should be careful to take
only a vegetable and temperance RENT
edy such as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medt
cal Discovery is and has been for near
ly so years. Its ingredients printed on
wrapper.
The first day you start to take this
reliable medicine. impure germs and
accumulations begin to separate In tina
blood and are then expelled through
the eliminative organs.
In place of the impurities. the ar
teries and veins gradually get fresh.
vitalized blood and the action Of this
good blood on the skin, means that
pimples, boils, carbuncles, eczema,
rash. acne. and all skin blemishes VIII
disappear. Then you must remember
that when the blood is right, the liver
stomach. bowels and kidneys becoma
healthy. active anG vigorous and you
will have no more trouble with indk
gestion, backache, headache.
Get DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery to-day at any medicine dealef&
in tablet or liquid form, or send Zoe
for trial package.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06
BAD COUGH? FEVERISH? GRlPPY?

You need DR.. Kings New Discovery
to stop that cold, the soothing bal
sam ingredients heal the irritated
membranes, soothe the sore throat,
the antiseptic qualities kill the germ
and your cold is quickly relieved. DR..
Kings New Discovery has for 4S years
been the standard remedy for coughs
and colds in thousands of homes. Get
bottle today and have it handy In
your medicine chest for coughs. colds,
grippe and all bronchial affections.
At your druggist, SOC. (2)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06

My car has an annoying skip that I
cannot account for. The timer 10 new.
The skip seems to be delaying firing,
probably in the fourth cylinder, judged
by the freer carbonizing. The sound
does not appear when the car stands
still, no matter how much race the
engine, but from fifteen miles upward
is practically continuous, and the en-
CINE does not now develop the power il
should. Can it be due to a weak valve
spring?
1t is very probable that this skip Is
due to a compression leak. Look to
this source A weak valve spring
might cause the trouble. but it is not
probable.
In casting cast iron crank cases 10 u
possible to cast q certain amount Of
carbon with the iron 20 that the cast.
ing will make a good wearing surface
for q bearins7 Cast iron against the
steel Of cam shaft or crank shaft?
1t is possible to cast carbon into
iron. In fact, there is no iron that
does not contain considerable amount
Of carbon. However, If you have in
mind attempting to mix carbon into
iron yourself in a casting Job 1t is
advised that this proposition Of mix
ing alloys is in the art Of metallurgy
and is a thing which requires great
study for good results.
Can you tell mo the cause Of q grind
ing noise occurring in tho diffsrential
Of my car and how ! can adjust Il 90
that will not have to buy now gears
This grinding noise may be due to
foreign matter which has accumulated
in the diCferential gear housing. Before
doing anything else it would be we'll to
flush this out with kerosene. The DIFF
ferential can then be packed with
heavy grease, and unless the noise is
due to considerable wear it should not
bother you. The probabilities are that
the wear occurs between the driving
pinion and the crown gear. Any ad
justments at this point should be made
by repair man.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06
4 Matter Of Color.

He (of Yale team)-Yes, our family
dates back to the Normans. Blue blood
counts for something. Shelf won't
count much with pa. He's a Harvard
man.-BOston Transcript.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06

Patience-There was time in her
life she could have married nearly any
body she pleased.
Patrice-And yet she has never mar
rie6?
"Never. You see, she couldn't please
anybody."-Yonkers Statesman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06
In the Old DAYS.

Debutante-I wonder why women
used to wear such wide wedding rings
Blase Matron-Because at that time,
poor things, they expected them to last
q lifetime.-Life.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06

Ny car has been run about 10000
miles. One Of the rear cylinders is
weak, letting the compression back into
the crank case. Tho valves, ETC., are
tight. What might the trouble be-?
Could IL be score?
Either the piston rings are broken
and otherwise not performing their
proper function or the cylinder is cut.
1t is also possible, but not probable.
that sand hole in the piston casting
Is causing the trouble. To determine
move the cylinder for inspection.
What final ratio 10 considered best on
cars with 80 by 4 inch tires, and what
speed should b obtained from this "a.
ito?
The size Of the tires is not the all
important factor In determining the
proper gear ratio, as there are many
other points to be considered, such as
the most efficient speed Of the motor,
the weight Of the car, etc. These may
SO alter the proper gear ratio that the
mere size Of the tires becomes insig-
niflcant in determining the final reduc.
ton. With this in view, It is impossi-
BILE to state that any given final reduc-
ton is best for a given tire size.
10 there any value In using chains on
the front a. we'll a. the rear Wheels Of
. car?
Chains on the front wheels facilitate
steering only in bad going. A chain on
one front wheel will answer the pur-
pose well under ordinary conditions to
prevent the front wheels from skidding.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06
Some Other Chalmers Achteven
Chicago 10 New York
Giants Despair Mountain Climb

On October 9th, 1916, a
Chalmers captured the free-for-
all event at the Wilkes-Barre
hill climb on Giants Despair
mountain. winning the $1,000
Hollenbeck Trophy and defeat
ing four l2-cyl;nder cars, sew
eral well-hnown racing creations
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06
Ny car was badly overheated about a

Ny car was badly overheated about
year ago, after which it developed
knock. Have had it taken up, but soon
after it was as bad as before. | would
like advice as to how | should proceed
to take the motor out Of the chassis as
! wish to overhaul il myself, providing
there is no machine work to do. Should
a motor have knock or metallic sound
when warned up running fifteen miles
FER hour Wit, five passengers, a very
little upgrade? Have driven 5000
miles and the motor is free from car
bon. Have always used a medium oil,
winter and summer.
II you want to take the motor out
Of the chassis you can proceed as fol-
lows: First drain all water from the
cooling system by opening the cock at
the bottom of the radiator; then dis
connect the hose connections between
motor and radiator There are two Of
these. Take off the radiator by I'M
fastening the bolts which hold it to
the frame. Disconnect the spark and
throttle controls from the bottom of
the steering gear. Loosen the connec-
ton between the end Of the exhaust
mudier Dlsconnect the gasoline feed
pipe from the carbureter. If the car
is fitted with electric cranking and
lighting, then you will have to remove
the wires from the electric motor and
generator and also from the horn. Be
sure TO tag each wire so you will know
where to replace it.
The next step is to diSengage the
engine unit from the drive shaft There
is means of doing this back Of the
clutch. Take out the bolts that make
the connection. Finally, remove the
holding bolts which fasten the rear
arms of the engine to the frame mem
bers and then diSconnect the front
support, and by the use Of an over
head crane or block and pulley arrange
ment the engine should come out Of
the chassis
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06

CERTIFY
i1ppe hg through hicago
used The motor stopped during The obtained
UfIZ---~-~&<e
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06

Can the axle shafcs in i sen7!f.oatin5
axle be taken out without dissecting
che axle? If 80, how is this done?
1 In semifloating axle the shafts can
not be remot ed without going to the
xrouble of removing the shaft bearings
which are housed IN retainers. The
EATER are in most cases screwed into
= the housing.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-10

ming expenses paid this going down into he
there be- operation the date of this
nonmnt and February 1s 1913 the time the raise in subscription
THIS is FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING THE MEN AND WOMEN
On TE FIRING LE AN TO LANcH AND AN ST
sUBscRIPTIoNs THEY HAVE EVER ENGAGED IN u .,
We going to launch NINETYDAY WIIIRLWND CAMPAIGN
So& AR bSF The @ aSRY M % @ .E LIST d c
ons taken the old rate Of SOC 25 for forty weeks
clubs of four
price and pledges renewed efforts seeservaon the first law
u and with voice friends and supporters from far
policy above given that will to the patriotic for
time but that will addition make stronger than
before and enable it be greater than ever in the great fight
mental principles of government which the proud boast every
American citizen worthy of the name.
Remember friends that until midnight of January 3ls 1913 nifty
cents for full years subscription twenty-five cents pays for
forty weeks subscription when four at time AND
ALL SUBSCRIBERS GOING ON THE LIST FROM THE PRESENT
DATE WILL RECEIVE THEIR PAPERS IN SINGLE SEALED WRAP
PES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST Heretofore the charge for this
subscription going
every possible sacrifice that can be made in order to quarup the c
ton and influence Of this little paper and trusting the
and the Firing Line to give their splendid cooperation in
this matter they have all matters during the past hard
work and noble achievement After that date the price will be fifty cents
clubs of four and dollar for single yearly subc
tions.
Friends know that you at going take advantage of this last
opportunity The Menace M biggest list Of subscribers has
MENACE AT THE OLD RATE This world going to be different
world after the great and must all be prepared for the change
whatever that change may be-
without single defeat is the monumental record to credit Let
not be said that tered when put the most crucial test Of lives
that of paving the way for own perpeuty
had each and noble and assembled
vast trong where could talk to big happy family
that would only understand appreciate the
the conditions that force make this announcement but
pledge anew your allegiance to this little champion Of humanity and
anty and with that should have taken these safety
precautions long ago.
Since that heart to heart talk impossible doing the next best
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-10

"That Thomas H. Finn, director
Of a campaign here last spring which
netted over $250,000 for hospital,
grossly misrepresented the facts and
that the Sisters Of the Sorrowful
Mother do not and never did contem-
plate donating sum equal to the
local subscriptions to put into the
hospital, became known publicly for
the first time yesterday when the
citizens committee in charge of the
fund issued formal statement
covering the matter"
So says the Tulsa Daily World, of
Tulsa, Okla, in its issue for October
Il. And that puts a new phase on
this charity graft that has been
sweeping America from city to city
and getting subscriptions from the
gullible public for this or that Ro-
man institution on the representa-
tion that some sisters or some broth
ers were to put up an amount equal
to what the citizens would subscribe.
It is one thing for Roman sisters,
pledged TO poverty, to be held up to
the public as the donors of an
amount equal to what q whole city
will subscribe for the questionable
advantage Of adding another papal
institution to its untaxed property
list, and it is quite another to pro-
duce the money after the citizens
have placed their signatures to the
list and signifed a desire to see the
cash that the other parties to the
contract propose to invest.
Sometimes Rome has a genuine
proposition to advance and has q
special desire to accomplish certain
ends advantageous 10 itself and is in
such cases willing to put in one-hali
the money If the citizens Of the Sc
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-10
ADMINISTRATION CHANGES ATTITUDE
TOWARD SECRET FRATERN|7|ES

the called ruling the
Y M A. and the
Roman Catholic the Knights Columbus would be permitted the privileges
the canonments
The order became public the department for
establish
Secretary Leonard
the effect that privileges would the M the Knights
of Columbus
fran societies throughout the looked the
discrimination all the country Immediately
filed with the the following dispatch
date of Oct S0t from Washington would indicate that the department has modified
attitude toward other societies desiring cntonments:
Washington, 3O-Secaly gov
activities Of fratena organizations training
will be directed permit build
within the atena facilities
social and fellowship will be extended accredited
societies will authorized
entertainments at the buildings thus erected in nearby
W agreed however that limitations secret meetings of
within that existing societies
recognition and that
of any society be forbidden
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-10

hng am taking you into confidence the business and telling YOU
conditions as struggled proposition for the past
six years them, and willing honor that
friend this will only be able to the necessity Of this
but that he will get busy from the very moment lays this
down effort the biggest list of subscriptions he has
secured his life for publication before the advance takes
effect.
MEN OF AMERICA THE HOUR OF OUR EMANCIPATION FROM
ALL FORMS OF TYRANNY AND AUTOCRACY HAS ARRIVED The
hand the dial Of human the passing of high
grand rally Of the forces of liberty and the foes tyranny will put the
enemy M to route @ in disc disorder der m . ,os roo,, no ,,,,
MIGHTY CONFLICT?
The clarion of civilization calls upon yu reader Of these e
gy the immortal principles the fathers the republic and rev
lie the spirit of the Declaration Of Independence.
The forces light and liberty gathering their hosts from far and
convergng in united phaanx shouting the bary freedom
and planting the banner Of full obed liberty and human brotherhood
what to be the last battlefield the great struggle for the larger
dom for which the prophets and apostles have abored
make but stand to take YOU MUST MAKE THAT
CHOICE AND TAKE THAT sTANDl
Be careful honored heroes of
Make that future history will record make yourself immortal
the Of postery that when weary body last finds
rest children and your hn children whom you struggled
suffered and died. will weave chapets where you sleep.
There only is to enlist in the great army patriots
insofar that be possible while is mortal The fighting right
this great % is The @ Menace Army WE WANT YOU TO EN-
If already enlisted much the better but want
and child capable reading this article to join in this
THE MENACE SUBSCRIPTION LIST BY FOUR BETWEEN NOW
AND JANUARY 31ST, 1918.
We confident that this done that clearing
deck and making preparation to take of subscriptions
Every other business plan has been cast aside going
burn the midnight oil from until the last night this great subsp
tion campaign
After that going to let friends take long
THIS FEAT is ACCOMPLISHED.
The subscription blank enclosed in this of your paper is the
first summons to duty Fill the bm with subscriptions
old price and thereby signify intention of joining mighty
the feet of The patriotic movement on an
everlasting rock and thereby fulfill mission the world and discharge
obligation to humanity
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-10

lected community will put in the
other one-half and turn the property
over to Rome free from taxation and
in such condition that the property
will lend itself to bonding so that
the money invested can be released
for other papal enterprises. In such
cases Rome puts up her half and the
public puts up its half-Rome goes
on to the end Of time using money
it could never have obtained other
wise and richer in property that
never contributes dollar in tax to
the community for the benefits said
community bestows upon it; benefits
for which every legitimate enterprise
is glad to pay.
In the Tulsa kuTlbug ve have
case in point that shows how Rome
can get up her big campsiY- end
then assume an air Of otfea&1d III
nocence and disclaim any knowledge
Of the deal but offer, inasmuch as
the public is willing to do 60 han.l-
sonely, to do it's best in the face ef
such unexpected circumstances.
When Thomas Finn invaded the
city of Tulsa for the purpose of get
ting handsome bonus for Finn and
starting a good deal for the Roman
Catholic church the Tulsa WoTld
says he represented that he had a
contract iOith the sisters to raise
funds for the hospital aud to super
use its construction.
According to Finn's alleged repre-
sentation to Tulsa folks the sisters
would put $3.50, 900 in hospital tc
be supervised by them, and to be
theirs Of course, If the good people
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-10

she should not seek to trick him by
having him, by his very presence at
q special function of this kind, place
undue emphasis on things Catholic
to the disparagement, even Of his
own church fellows.
What we are driving at is this.
Rome has an Interior motive in ask
ing President Wilson to attend this
Pan-American mass, either that, or
there are Catholic papers in this
country that wish to make children
Of the Roman church believe that the
president is officially recognizing the
Catholic church and giving it q mark
of approval far above what any
other denomination is entitled to or
could receive from him.
We believe that this puts the presi-
dent in a false light and we have
little doubt that there is an ulterior
or sinister motive behind such ar
ticles as that appearing in the Ohio
WdisentTeund Of Columbus, Ohio,
issue for October IL, which says in
full: -.
"a CONVERSION"
President Wilson has accepted an
invitation to attend the annual pam
American mass at St. Patrick's
church on Thanksgiving day. Since
1913 1t is the first time he accepts
the invitation. People will seek an
explanation for his change of mind.
Presuming that his refusal to attend
formerly was not due to religious
prejudice, but to his determination
not to show any kind of official pref.
erence to any religious denomination
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-10

watch the Bigots howl" so ends
the announcement Of President VIII
sons reported acceptance of urgent
Invitations to attend the Pan-Amer-
can mass which is so marked fea-
ture Of Rome's celebration Of
Thanksgiving In Washington, D. c.
Well its little use to dodge the is.
sue. That announcement was con-
tanned in the Kentucky Irish-Amer-
lean Of Louisville, KY, (the town
made famous by the Whallen gang)
and that paper is Roman Catholic
publication with the emphasis on
"Irish" Catholic and when it said
"bigots" it used the term in the Ro-
man Catholic sense; consequently,
and because the Irish-Americdn edi-
tor is q constant reader Of this pa
per, we take this opportunity to in
form THE MENACE family that we
are not going to "howl" because
President Wilson sees fit to attend
some church on Thanksgiving other
than his own.
Only on the supposition, however,
that such service is purely religious
and that an invitation thereto was
SO accepted can 1t be said that it is
no more significant for the president
to attend such a service than for
him to attend any Thanksgiving OBJ
servance outside his own church.
II Rome has any motive other
than that of conducting a purely re-
ligious service then she has done
wrong in asking the president to at
tend on the representation that it is
purely religious, for Rome should re-
member that Mr.. Wilson is the presi-
dent of the Protestant as we'll as the
president Of Catholic population and
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-10

% HE mutabity of all things temporal signifies concusivey that
1T change is the law of life Evolution is the handmade Of
progress person. business institution that fails to
adjust itself to these positively certain and mahemataly
correct laws hope to succeed The Menace
Io$e this week with Of the most important announcements it
p made First because it herads change of policy
that feel has been closely identified with its phenomenal
change that will insure the pepety Of the paper wonder
fully the its activities notwithstanding the fact that the
change forced us BY reason OF conditions over which we have no
control.
We told you positive
escape the subscription price the paper complete
audit business from the beginning and thorough examination into
the advance postage rates and the price of white labor and
other material that enters into the publishing paper and the
friends and patrons that the subscription price must
be doubled.
While prices many materials have more than doubled many
the publications have than doubled their subscription rates. The
only double what it at present time and at time offering
than 1t appears the surface.
First February all single subscriptions will be dollar
every week during the life Of the subscription Second the club bscrp
ton rate after February M will fifty cents per each bserg
TOO WILL BE WRAPPED SINGLY-ALL PAPERS SUBSCRIBED FOR
AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE WRAPPED SNGLY--AND FIFTY
S OF M F Fa WEEKS EEK AS fHE HR E coM Of
T1NUED O'''-- -'OO "'' '-D- O-' D-'''''
This will dispense with custom that has annoying
both the publishers and constituents and will reality make the
advance in the subscription price Of little consequence our patrons
financially when four subscriptions e but it
will be material help to The Menace in view of present critical ccu
stances.
yet another liberal
longer proftmang institution and is being operated therefore
for no other purpose than that Of great educational journal published
ERA DEMOCRATIC DEMANDS WHICH ARE THE DISTINGUISH
ING GORES OF OUR REPUBLIC fighting for the maintenance
of church and state and for the preservation and improvement
magnificent non-sectarian public school system.
It's mission is noble and it's work glorious doesn't seek dollar
that isn't willing put back into the patriotic movement after its
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-10
ROMAN SISTERS REFUSE TO REDEEM FINNS
PROMISE OF $3.50, 900 FOR TULSA HOSPITAL

Represented in Big Campaign for Roman Catholic Hospital
That Sisters Would Put Up $25O,OOO if Tulsa Would
Subscribe $3.50, ,OOO---Ctzens Respond With Pledges
of S26l,OOO But Rome Dscaims Contract and I.
Secures Tulsa Money With $66, 900 Compromise