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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
DR.. Bullard, osteopath, is west Main.

Drink Colfax Water and keep well
Phone ~. Bailey Boys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

Ter s-ale--Isurr oak fence posts on
Sh,rt farm five miles cast OF Gown,
". G. Ellis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

In planning your rooms, two things
are necessary, expert workmanship
and good material We have both.
The James Skegg Wall Paper Com
pany, 1913 East Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

No war prices on wall paper at
Everists wall paper house. Wall paper
now selling at IN, 10 and up to Is
cents per roll These are better values
than offered in 1915 or 1915. Look this
selection over before paying double
prices for wall paper. Everist's wall
paper house, opposite the NJ. E.
church. Everist's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rolf, Of Rose
Creek. Mimi. who are visiting the lat
.ters parents. Mr.. and Mrs. o. e. Shay.
eI, at Gilman, were in the city Friday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

:, The workmen. the wall paper, and
the ability to do work when promised
Is what makes Everist's service so
Popular. Twenty more rooms can be
cared for on short notice. Everist's
wall paper house, opposite the Meth
oaist church, EYerlst's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

Next market sales in Marshalltown
Saturday, March "a, and Tuesday,
March p. Phone us what you Will
have to sell. Plumb Bros, Mason 4
Shoemaker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17

The james Skexg Wall Paper Com
pany Is now prepared with complete
line of artistic papers and large force
of expert paperhansers to do your
work when promised. The James 'Skegg
Wall Paper Company.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
MISSOURI TO PUT
CONVICTS To WORK
Five Hundred Prisoners Will Be
Employed on Roads.

Missouri's war program includes the
employment of 500 convicts on road
work. 1t is likely that the first road
to be built by convict labor will be
the Columbia-Jefferson City road,
which will link the seat Of the State
University with the State capital.
Plans for the construction of a per-
manent highway over this route have
been under contemplation for sever
al years, and the drafting of Mis-
sourfs quota caused a labor shortage
which threatened to check road build
ing indefinitely. Prison labor became
the solution as a result Of the aboIi-
ton this year of the prison contracts.
The national committee on prisons
and prison labor fought the contract
system of convict labor steadily since
1911, and victory finally was due large
ly TO the efforts of Coils Lovely, vice
president of the International Boot
and Shoe Makers Union, and Judge
William H. Wadhams, chairman of
the legal committee of the national
committee on prisons and prison Ia
Dor.
The step taken by Missouri illus
trates the serious consideration
which the country is giving to con-
vict labor as a national asset. A
rising premium upon labor. partly
caused by the withdrawal of a mill
ion men from industry, is driving all
parts of the country to a realization
of the necessity OF employing the
thousands of prisoners who are at
present a public liability instead of an
asset.
Since the beginning of the war
William r. Painter. chairman of the
MISSOURI prison board, has been
pressing harder than ever the proper
utilization of the labor Of the 2,600
prisoners confined in the State insti-
tutions. The price to be paid for each
convict used by the State highway
department was not hxed until Gov.
Gardner suggested the compromise
price of s1.25. for which the State will
feed, clothe, transport and guard
the prisoners.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
HEsssissfHERALD
AUTO SERVICE
COLUMN

l understand that the taking up of
connecting rod bearing by remov-
ing a SHIN is not a good thing, but
L have done this and find no trouble.
Why do they say it Is not advisable?
-Chas. Van d.
When a SHIN is removed the bear
ing is merely made tight without
reference to its fit around the shaft.
You cannot tell when fitting in this
way whether the bearing is tight on
one side or all around, hence you do
not really fit the bearing but merely
make 1t tight. 1t also Is difficult to
determine Just how tight the bearing
fits with respect to the others.
Making one bearing very tight and
the Others free may result in q knock
and positively in damage to the
crankshaft.
Have you ever heard of trouble In
a vacuum tank caused by the float
not operating because OF puncture!
This happened to me on the road, but
of course / did not discover it until
I was towed to a garage. what
might cause It'll. X. T.
IL is usually caused by vibration OF
the float and is not a common trou-
Bile. The engine stops altogether
when this happens because the vacu-
UNI tank cannot feed the carbureter
You could have driven home by fill
ing the vacuum tank at intervals or
by removing the tank cover and re-
pairing the float.
use a great deal of oil in both OF
NV cars and / have found that oy
changing it often get a smoother en-
CINE and less repairs. What l would
like to know is whether the oil / take
out Is worth filtering, and using over
again in the engines. Argusin.
You can use the old oil over again
but I would advise that you mix II
with fresh oil. Or you can use the
old oil for lubricating other parts OF
the car. You will find that after al
lowing the drained oil to settle there
will be quite a bit of sediment at the
bottom which can be drawn off. MAX
ing the filtering process easier.
Should the battery meter on the
dash Indicate anything when the en-
gine Is stopped? Also which way
should the hand go when the car is
moving g?-Twiller.
When the engine is stopped the hand
should be at zero. II 1t is not, either,
the hand Is bent or something is
wrong inside the meter. When the
car is moving slowly the meter should
show discharge and when it is NOV
ing fast. usually over twenty miles
Der hour. 1t 3hould show charge.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
Come FOR awhile,
IS MISSOURPS BID
Auto Tourists Won't Be Accused Of
Being Tight Wads."

"war has not tightened the latch
string in Old Missouri, nor has II les
sened the hearty grip OF her sons
in welcoming the stranger within her
gates" writes Edgar White in the
current issue of American Motorist.
'If anything, it has broadened ana
developed the inborn trait of hospi-
tality along with the fires OF patrio-
tism. The evidence is in better
cross-State highways. well marked
and daily worked; In larger hotel and
road-house facilities, and. greater
than all, the glad hand Of generous
hearted people The letter main
highways are q recent expression OF
friendship to the travelling public. The
personal hospitality has existed al
ways
1--WE want you-all TO come and
make y'rself at home
You can travel from the Missis-
sippi to the Missouri River. or from
the Iowa line through the Ozarks
without giving a tip or absorbing the
reputation Of tight-wad. Some
States stand out for one thing. others
for another. California tells us OF
her glorious climate, Colorado offers
her scenery. Kentucky her beautiful
blueglass lands. Missouri has all three
of these-and people! Good, warm
hearted folks. ever ready to take your
hat and coat and tell you to set down
and stay awhile
IF the other States are vexed at
the comparison, it may be cited in
extenuation that Kentucky helped
largely in the settlement of Missouri
and that later Missouri in turn gave
much Of her best to Colorado and
California"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
HERE'S CHEAP WAY
TO PREVENT GLARE

In these days of drastic headlight
laws, State and municipal motorists
will naturally be interested In a
cheap method of frosting bulbs and
lenses. a method of eliminating the
glare from lights and complying
with all statutes of this kind.
The following formula is used for
making the frosting solution and
into this the bulb or lens is dipped:
To a mixture of twenty-four ounces
of ether and eighteen ounces of ben
zine. add two and a quarter ounces
of sandarach and one-half ounce of
mastic. Any good drug store will
furnish the needed ingredients.
1t it is desired to produce colored
light, coloring matter may be added
to the solution. II the surface TO be
frosted Is large and fiat the solu-
tion may be applied with a brush,
but this usually produces a streaked
surface. 1t is best to immerse the
object to be coated IL possible.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
PROPER KEEPING Of STORAGE BATTERY
GIVES PEACE OF MIND in AUTOMOBLING
Fault Always Creeps in When Battery Is Not
Working Well, Causing Worry Dur
ing Pleasure Trip.

battery receives a slight charge when
the load Is all on 1t. That Is, when
the lights are all turned on and the
engine Is drawing current from igni-
ton. The generator is now producing
Just little more current than need
ed' and this sery to keep the bat
terry UP to full e.Iarge. II. however,
the hydrometer reading is below LIS
1t may be the drivers fault or II may
not. IL he uses the starter too much
or leaves the lights burning too long,
without running the engine. the bat
terry Will be run down. A car which
runs days as well as nights and does
not stand too long with lights burn
ing but engine stopped. will keep its
battery charged. The starter makes a
very heavy drain on the battery, far
more than the lights, and so must be
used sparingly. This Is why 1t is ad-
Visable to test with the hydrometer
once week. 1t notifies you IL your
use of the system is properly bal
anced-tells you IL you are taking
more out of the battery than you are
putting into 1t.
Keeping Generator In Shape.
If you have not been abusing the
battery as explained above, then
the fault is in some part of the
system. The generator may not be
producing current at the proper
rate. The commutator may be
dirty. the brushes may not fit
properly. There may be loose
connection. or the sediment in the
battery may be discharging the
plates. These troubles can only be
corrected at a service station. Run
the engine and note IL the ammeter
shows the usual charging rate.
Speed 1t UP and note IL rate in
creases. Turn on all the lights and
see IL the ammeter still indicates
a slight charge. II not, the system
Is in need of expert attention. If
neglected the battery will be dis
charged or run so low that it must
inevitably be sulphated-a condi-
tion bordering on ruin. II taken
in time a sulphated battery can be
saved. but 1t means extra expense,
and there is always the danger of
decreased capacity IL not actual
ruin.
But the skilled driver knows that
his battery is growing weaker without
testing it with a hydrometer. His
starter does not turn the engine quite
SO rapidly. his lightsIdo not burn quite
so brightly. and the lights brighten
up as the engine speeds up and grow
slightly dim as the engine slows down.
This shows that the battery cannot
quite keep the lamps up to full bril-
liancy and that the generator is carry
ing the load. Do not confuse this
symptom with what is called flicker
ing where the lamps grow bright and
dim rapidly. This is due to q break
or loose connection in the circuit and
is independent of engine speed.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
ALL D. c. AUTO REGISTRATION TAGS
become OBSOLETE WITH CLOSE OF YEAR
Denial of Reciprocity by Maryland Necessi-
tates Renewal of License of Residents
of That State to District

On December 81, 1917. all automobile
registration tags issued up TO that
time by the District Of Columbia be-
come obsolete. and new tags Will have
to be secured on or after January ],
1918, and each year thereafter for all
automobiles operated in the District
OF Columbia at the following annual
rates:
Cars up to "a horsepower. 50 per
year.
Cars from "a horsepower to 90 horse
power. IS per year.
Cars over 30 horsepower, SO per
year.
Because the State of Maryland does
not offer reciprocity to the owners
of automobiles residing in the Dis
trict of Columbia. after January /.
1918, all Maryland owners desiring to
enter the District will first have to
secure a District tag and pay the
same rates therefor as the District
residents.
All residents OF the District of Co.
lumbia are assessed annually on all
real and personal property. includ-
ing automobiles owned by them, and
In addition will be charged the above
registration fees.
The revised Adamson bill introduced
on September IL. 1917, now pending
before Congress, is nationwide in ef-
feet. having for its purpose the es-
tablishment OF universal reciprocity
between the States. Territories and
districts OF the Union, and will IL IL
becomes a law permit q motorist who
has taken out a registration tag in
the State, Territory or district in
which he resides to 20 into any other
State, Territory or district in the
United States without further regis
tration Of any kind.
The passage of this bill will mean
a reduction in the road maintenance
fund of the State of Maryland as
nearly as We can ascertain as fol-
lows:
Approximate annual fees collected
by the Commissioner OF Motor
Vehicles Washington office from
residents of the District of Columbia,
and Maryland for one year. May, 1876.
to May. 1917, s11s,o
Less approximate amount collected
from owners of automobiles residing
in Maryland. securing their Mary
land tags from Washington office as
a matter of convenience, s2e. 80.
Approximate net amount from Dis
tirct of Columbia residents, SIS, 30.
Less % per cent of SIS, ,20.00. which
under the motor vehicle law goes to
the City Of Baltimore.
Approximate reduction in the amount
received for the maintenance of
State roads ESTIMATED at $500. 900
after deducting 20 per cent for Balti-
more City for year 1s1O, s7l.4o0.
The defeat Of this bill will mean
that approximately e00oo Maryland
motorists will be prevented from en-
tering the District. except by paying
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

with where the wear Is greatest,
whether in the gears at the bottom of
the post. in the ball Joints or in other
parts. A good beginning may be made
by gripping the tie rod and moving
II back and forth, thereby detecting
play in this part IL IT exists. Per-
form the same operation with the drag
link or rod connecting the steering
arm with the front axle.
Adjustment of Joints.
The ball joints NAV be adjusted by
means of a nut, which Is located in
back of the spring. To do this remove
tne cotter pin, turn down the nut, in
sert the pin again and the Job is done.
III the play is in the gears, there is
usually provided an adjustment, placed
just above the case in which the gears
are housed. As general thing Il
takes the form of a serrated nut.
which is held in place by a slotted
PIN The pin must be removed with a
screw-driver. the nut being turned
slightly, after which the pin is re-
placed. Each time the nut is turned,
it is well to try the steering. to see
that the adjustment is having the de-
sired effect
by a pin, oh which the knuckle turns.
II fabrication of this pin is neglected.
excessive wear will result. There are
a number of different types of steering
knuckles in common use. All of these
have bearings and most of them en-
ploy bearing bushings. though a mi
nority uses ball bearings Replace
ment OF these bearings is frequently
necessary, when excess play develops
in this part. 1t is not too much to
say that daily fabrication is essential
to the continued life OF the bearing.
From all this it will be seen that the
care needed by the steering system is
not onerous. II 1t is regularly carried
out, 1t becomes a matter of minor de-
tail and the returns for the care are
an ease and flexibility in the steering
function of the car that cannot be
exaggerated. Moreover. easy steering
Is something that the car owner has
reason to value. for its benefits are
felt by him every minute OF the time
that the car is in motion.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
SPEEDING TO SAVE
GASOLINE NO EXCUSE
Believer in Theory. However. Comes
Forward with Argument.

Back in the good days, when Olds
was young and Ford but a youth, it
was a standard-no pun intended
Joke of how the automobilist ar
rested for fast driving-maybe ten
miles an hour-offered as an excuse
for his unseemly speed the necessity
for It because his gasoline was al
most all gone and he was anxious to
reach a supply station before II was
completely exhausted, says a writer
in the current issue of American
Motorist. Now comes a believer in
this theory, and writes to a daily
newspaper setting forth the claim
that more miles to the gallon Qess
quantity to the mile) can be obtain
ed by driving a car at forty-five
miles per hour than by doing the
same thing at 25 miles per hour.
No one will deny that extremes in
speed. either high or low. are pro-
ductive of high fuel bills, but IL
were called upon to decide the mat
ter offhand / should say that for the
ordinary car, fiivver, plain and super,
around twenty miles per hour would
be found to be the most economical
rate of speed. The need of keeping
the cylinder interiors hot enough to
insure full gas expansion tends to
make materially lower speeds un-
economical. while at higher speeds
the sawying and jars of the hard
driven car all rapidly increases the
work required of the engine; and
more power means more fuel. with
a smaller mileage in the end. Fur
thermore, it will be found that an
average speed of around twenty
miles per hour, without any regard
whatsoever as to the cost of main
tanning IL, means saving many
things besides gasoline. your nerves
among them.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
OWNERS INTERESTS
HIS CHIEF CONCERN
Columbia Motors Company Elects
Tourist Attorney to Its
Directorate.

The Columbia Motors Company reg
listers departure from the usual order
Of things in the fact that 1t has, as
an active directing influence. a men,
Der of its board of directors who was
chosen largely because of the fact
that he could best represent the in
terests of the average motorist.
This director is Edwin Henderson,
noted Detroit lawyer. whose great
hobby since the inception of the
motor car industry has been motoring
and motor cars.
On the Columbia Motors Company
board Mr.. Henderson represents the
consumer interest, and the board has
found his advices of prime value in
many cases when the question was
How will this affect the owner?"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

an annual registration fee, even II
they wanted to enter only once or
twice a year. The new District OF
Columbia registration fees average
about 800 per car annually.
II all OF the COCO wanted to 20 into
the District Of Columbia during the
year this would mean an outlay 70
Maryland owners of $4,000.
II one-half OF the 6o.O0O wanted 20
go into the District OF Columbia dur
ing the year this would mean an out
lay TO Maryland owners Of s1s0. 900.
II one-fourth OF the 6O.OOO wanted 10
go into the District Of Columbia dur
ing the year this would mean an out
lay TO Maryland owners Of $4,000.
In addition, It is necessary under
the District law for nonresidents 70
90 to the trouble and expense Of OBJ
tanning an operators license. Two
dollars Is the present charge for this
license.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
new TODAY RECORD
MADE BY DORT CAR
Runs Continuously for l.774.06
Miles on Minimum Gas Supply.

G. F. Stephenson, technical repre-
sentative OF the contest board Of the
American Automobile Association, has
formally certified to the remarkable
economy record OF the bort car in
running ten days and nights contin-
uously. September 6 to Is, between
the cities OF Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
The certifcation OF Mr.. Stephenson.
made upon the report Of the official
observers. W. ]. Steipes. J. S. White
and l. H. Harnes. gives the bort
credit for the sensational record OF
1856 miles to a gallon of gasoline.
l,774.Os mihes TO a gallon Of oil and COO
miles TO a gallon Of water.
The car was driven in relays by
three drivers. Jerry Woodhill, William
Fitzgerald and W. B. Felix: a Three
A observer accompanying each
driver. No effort was made for speed
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
LABORATORY
BEST, SAYS EXPERT

Technical experts work in an ex-
tensive laboratory maintained by the
Maxwell Motor Company, Inc, of De-
troit. analyzing and dissecting the ex-
perienees of the 100000 motor car
owners and drivers of the worlds
economy car. This laboratory is said
to be the most complete of any main
tanned by an Industrial plant In the
world.
Prof. David L. Gallup, of the wor-
cester Polytechnic Institute, Wor-
cester, Mass, has described this la
boratory as the biggest factor in the
giant Maxwell organization.
The chemists and other experts
connected with this department are
in Offices located In a far corner of
the big Maxwell plant. Quiet and
solitude are required for these ex-
perts who toll over every letter that
comes to the Maxwell company from
owners. These letters contain sug-
gestions or complaints which receive
the closest attention Of the technici-
ans.
Plans worked out by these experts,
a part of which Is the outgrowth Of
information in the owners letters
keep the Maxwell a year or so in
ADVANCE.
These plans constitute the factory's
Owners insurance policy. on the
completed Maxwell car.
Two road engineers are constantly
at work with cars in the field. They
are kind of auxiliary institutions to
the laboratories OF the company.
Ray F. Mcnamara and P. w. gibbs
are the road engineers. They make
difficult road tests, involving endur-
ance. reliability and gasoline eco
nomy runs. Their tests are held In
all parts of the country and In
Canada.
Exhaustive reports are made oy
these road engineers Immediately al
ter each road demonstration. The re-
ports are carefully scrutinized by the
chemists and engineers at the Max
we'll plant in Detroit.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
Water for Use.

More water should be added every
two weeks, as a matter of routine. but
1t is well to add 1t more frequently in
hot weather. 1t is broken up into
hydrogen and oxygen which escape,
and some of 1t evaporates through the
holes in the vent plugs. The sui
phuric acid remains and is never lost
except by spilling. The best advice
for the inexperienced driver is never
to put acid into his battery. If some
has been lost by spilling IL should
be replaced by an experienced battery
man who knows when to add 1t and
just how much to use. 1t stands to
reason that the hydrometer test
should be made before the water is
added as 1t does not mix with the acid
Immediately and so a test would show
almost pure water. After the battery
has been charged a short while bub
bles begin to arise from the plates and
these cause the electrolyte to circu-
late. mixing 1t thoroughly.
II the electrolyte tests below LIS
consider what you may have done to
keep 1t from receiving its full charge.
All systems are adjusted so that the
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
SKILL AND PROMPTNESS
NECESSARY TO SERVICE

What constitutes good service to au-
tomobile owners? Is IL skill? Prompt
action? Or both?
John d. Mansfield, general sales
manager OF the bort Motor Car Com
pany. says IL is both-plus. Facilities
for quick work and the best Of me
chanics to do IL, does not alone con-
stitute good service" he declares.
Courtesy and deeply. interested.
kindly. attention TO the owner and
his needs. must accompany service
to make 1t successful"