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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
Railroads May Ask Increased Rates


Central
While lines have
increased the trunk
line properties obvious that
Of
market
o pur
Lehgh Valley likely
confidence for eight
months the
sale of dividend
not be earned this
Some FAVOR LOuer Rate
There has Valley high
and the
lower being
small
of
school of
railroad condition and
dividends i n
selling
a
o
United States to Buy S5OO,0O0OOO of Steel
but this will undoubtedly be weed
steel MONTH annual production
tonnage taking per cent
OO256OOO for the s4SOO be purchased
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
Extra Dividend by onOmea Sugar

SAN FRANCISCO, oct. 4.-The Opomea
Sugar Company declared an extra dividend
of 60 cents share in addition to the usual
monthly dividend of 40 cents a share, pay
able October 20.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
War Makes Road Building
in y. S. Military Necessity

enables the farmer to distribute his
products to the consumer more
quickly and at a lower selling eX
pense.
This situation will grow more and
more acute farming will be made
more and more undesirable, and the
inability to transport foodstuffs and
of business people to travel over the
country will be increased unless the
building of good roads goes on stead
lily and aggressively.
Business Is War.
II is almost universally recognized
that in many lines there must be "A
change, and that luXuries of many
kinds must to some extent be elimi-
mated or lessened, for the business of
the country now Is war. and all the
energy Of the nation must go into the
things that enable us to wage war
most successfully. But the necessary
activities of the country which make
for its advancement and the health
of its people must 20 forward aggres-
sively. This means a larger building
of roads, the construction, wherever
it can be done to advantage, of sewer
age systems and waterworks plants
and kindred enterprises which mean
the betterment of health and the ad-
vancement of community life.
1t would be folly to shut off work
of this kind, and the railroads and
the government should see that IT
goes forward uninterruptedly, and,
indeed. on Il more active scale than
heretofore.
No Reason TO Stop.
That the entire force Of the nation.
to an extent as large as may be need
ed, shall he given directly to the crea-
tion of war activities and the things
that make for the maintenance of the
supply of food and munitions is, OF
course, universally understood. But
this should not for a moment initiate
against road building and municipal
improvements that look to health and
better living conditions. or to the
other things which round out ma
tional life and make 1t the stronger
and the better able to produce and
distribute foodstuffs to maintain
health and to supplement by good
roads the steadily growing shortage
in railroad transportation. These
things are vital to national life, and
to the very maintenance of the war.
They are the essentials, not nonessen-
tials. They are not like the unneces-
sary furbelows of fashion, the hats
and the bonnets and the fancy shoes
and jewellery which can, If necessary,
be cut out to advantage in such n
time; but these foundation activities
Of the business life Of the country,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17

q. | have seen a devise which let's
a little water into the cylinder when
the car is running. The agent claims
that IL will give more power and big
ger mileage per gallon gasoline. viii
putting water in the engine give more
power and are these devices worth
putting on? J. T. Is.
A. Because OF the fact that engines
seem to give more power at night,
when the car Is supposed TO bc moist.
the market has been flooded with de-
vices for letting moisture into the
cylinders.
Some will prove n help in keeping
down the carbon deposit, but the
writer cannot see how they will give
added power TO any extent. Some
however, by cooling the piston, may
help the power little.
Q. | am much troubled by miss
in my Ford car. | don't know which
cylinder is missing. My spark plugs
are good, and | get a spark on all of
them when l take them out and lay
them on the engine. What else must
/ look at? A. -. NJ.
A. Iou can tell which cylinder Is
missing by making them miss one
after the other. IT II cylinder is firing
when you make IL miss, the missing
of the engine will be increased, while,
when you come to the missing cylin-
der, there will he no change in the
running of the engine.
You can make the cylinders miss
by holding down the yibrators.
Loss of compression is probably the
cause of the missing. A valve may
be stuck, or valve spring be weak or
broken. Then the valves may need
grinding. or the piston rings may be
gummcd.
@ have a 1913 @ car,
which has been very satisfactory.
Lately a sort of knock comes from
tha roar ayle | cannot find nnvfhinp
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17

rightly understood, should be vigor-
ously and urgently followed up
wherever road building work or other
work of this character is needed, and
that means To large extent thruout
the entire country
In referring to some discussions in
1 few communities as TO the adVisa-
5illty of stopping the construction OF
improved roads now under contract
he American Highway association
points out that there is no good rea-
son for closing down this kind Of
work, Ii is stated that, while IL is
true the prices OF all materials have
risen since the contracts were made,
engineers are generally recommend
ing moderate increase in contract
prices to meet this condition without
putting any burden on the taxpayer.
The labor situation. however, is n
more difficult problem, but the asso-
citation recommends that this can be
met by the simple, inexpensive REM
cdy In most cases of extending the
time limit for the completion OF the
work. Bearing upon this, the state
ment says:
Time Limits impossible
I'm few months the army draft
Will have been made and the nations
Industries will have become adjusted
to war conditions. During this tran
sition period labor will be scarce,
transportation disorganized and con-
ditions such that no contractor suf-
fering from them can be equitably
held to time limits agreed upon when
there was little probability of war. II
the contractor is allowed to proceed
slowly during this period, with such
labor as he can obtain at reasonable
prices and such materials as he can
persuade the railways to deliver and
is not required to speed up the work
until conditions become settled again,
the work will be carried on most eco-
nomically, and the only way in which
the public will suffer will be thru n
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
1rIIIIInaSl.

A man came in from the mountains
to little country store and pur-
chased a jug OF whisky As he did
not want TO carry II around with him
he decided to leave 1t at the grocery
until he went home.
For identification, he took deck
of CARDS fror, his pocket. selected the
seven of hearts. wrote his name upor
It and tied It to the handle OF the
jug. lie then ambled forth
He returned in about three hours
ara found the Jug missing
SAY. BIN" he cried I'm excitement
to the proprietor of the store, do you
know what became Of that jug OF
Iuine?"
Sure | do" was the prompt re
ply. "Jm Joiner came along with
the jack o. hearts and took it"-St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
Railroads Inadequate to Needs
of Time and Good Highways
Essential to Take Care of
Country's Transportation.

Road building as an economic fac
tor in the life of a nation in time of
peace becomes all the more vitality
important in time of war. We have
as "A nation begun during the last few
years to reahZe that our impassa bly,
bad roads are a serious menace to the
prosperity of the country in peace
and would be a real menace in case
of war, and the building of roads even
as military necessity has been ur-
gently argued for some years. The
war upon which we have entered
makes 1t all the more important that
at the present time road building as a
military policy should be vigorously
prosecuted, and building mate
rials should be one of the favored
freights, just as coal and iron and
steel now are.
There has been a suggestion that
road building should be lessened in
order to permit the labor engaged in
this work to be turned into farming
or into other employments This is a
mistake. Road building is vitality i'm
portant. Under the strain that is be-
Ing put upon the railroads of the
country their facilities for handling
traffic are wholly inadequate to the
needs of the times, and many passen
ger trains must be discontinued for
the purpose of using passenger loco
motives for freight traffic. OF ne
cessity this will increase the demand
for transportation of people and
freight by automobiles and motor
trucks. There is no other way in
which the shortage of railroad facili
ties can be so quickly and largely
supplemented as thru the automobile
and the motor truck on good roads.
Water transportation Will be devel-
oped. but this is a matter of slower
growth, as ii will take a longer time
to provide the boats and make some
much needed river and terminal inn
provements to enable water transpor
tation to take the place of railroads.
Benefit to Farmer
In the building of good roads, how
ever, every mile Of completed road
benefits the farmer, increases his
ability to expand his agricultural ac
tivities. increases the possibility of
profit in farming, makes country life
more attractive to the laborer and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
DON'T DISCARD OLD TIRES
Service Manager of Fisk Company
Says They Can he Made Good rs New.

Tho practice Of throwing away a
tube which has been punctured or
blown out is dead wrong" states the
service manager of the Fisk Rubber
company. This fashioned idea
still prevails among some autoists, but
II is only because they fail to under
stand the advancement which has been
made in the science OF repairing tubes
"A good repair man of today can
make good as new an injured tube,
Improved repair equipment and great
er skill on the part of the average
repair man account for this improved
grade of workmanship. Motorists will
do well TO send their tubes for repairs
just as long as a reliable repair man
VIII accept them"
This is one of the steps which mo-
torists can take TO cut down tire
expense.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17

which is loose or which strikes
What do YOU think could be the trou-
bio? NJ. s r.
\. Perhaps a tooth has broken off
the 6ificrcntial gear. You had bct-
ter look 10 this immediately. The
knock may also he due TO "a worn
universal joint bushing. If you take
up the rear floor board YOU will prob
ably be able to locate Just from where
the knocking sound comes.
@ DO you advise the use of n tire
iilleG Can YOU get II greater mile
aCe by using It? II. D. f..
a. II you mean filler for filling
cuts in the casing. then You would do
well To use IL. a. the mileage will he
greatly increased.
II YOU mean n filler To take the
place OF the air in the tube. l would
advise against IL, as by using IL you
convert the pneumatic tire into Il
solid tire. The added weight on the
circumference of the wheel Is bad
@. | have 1914 CD. This
has been giving me great deal of
trouble. Three times now while GO
ing along it began to pop in the car
buretor and then explode in the muf-
fler and finally stopped, and would
not start again. ! had to have il
towed to the --) service station
and fixed there. Can you suggest
what the trouble is? X. l.. T.
\. You give me little to Judge the
trouble from. The action you explain
* one which will occur when the
spark is improperly timed, and | am
inclined to believe that your distribu-
tor instrument has slipped. If this is
the case, refine II, and put in new
set screws.
When an engine fails, as did yours.
you should learn what was the cause
of the failure. and how to correct the
cause Troubles have habit of re-
Curring.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
The Soporific.

The senatorial courtesy, which re-
stored Senator stone. despite his fill
clustering, TO the chairmanship of the
foreign relations committee, led VIII
liam q. Lee, president OF the Railroad
Irainmen, to say in Cleveland:
II thot senatorial courtesy was a
fiction. / considered 1t as fictitious
as professional courtesy.
professional courtesy is illustrated
by the story OF the minister who met
the doctor on the highway.
I'm going to see old Smithers,
the doctor said.
lis he much worse asked the
minister.
An. my friend said the doctor.
he needs your help more than mine
What. is he as bad as that?' cried
the minister
Yes, indeed, the poor fellow has
got insomnia '"--Detroit Free Press.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
Couldn't Fool Them.

81 saw one of those phlegmatic mo-
torists yesterday. He drove up to a
service station and simply pointed to
his tank"
Wanted gasoline, ch?"
"Yes He reminds me of another
phlegmatic man who went to the hos
pital to he operated on for appendi-
citis He merely pointed to his stom-
ach."
"And the doctors knew what to
do?"
Certainly. They took out his ton
sils. s."-Birmingham Age-Herald
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17

delay Of few months In the compile
tion OF the improvement. This tenn
porary inconvenience is OF no i'm
portance compared with that follow
Ing the complete stopping of con-
struction by abandoning contracts or
forcing contractors into bankruptcy
by insistence on time limits impos-
sible to meet now"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-04

tension and arrangement. The small
or structures were but one story in
height, while the larger ones were
from two to four stories. although
none were as large as those OF Taos.
Puyc Village Large.
The cliff village at Puye must have
been an extensive one. The mesa 10
mile and a quarter in length and
nearly all OF the south face Is honey
combed with dwellings. A ledge mid
way up the cliff divides 1t into two
parts. Dwellings are both above and
below the ledge. While the most OF
these are still unrestored the traveller
who will make the dificult climb to
them Will be amply repaid for his
trouble. as there are many evidences
OF the customs OF the historic
race.
The visitor who studies this ruin
carefully will soon discover that one
of these places we'll provisioned and
with weapons of defense. would be
well-nlgh impregnable. and one can
imagine what a splendid rendezvous
bows and arrows.
villages in this section and the COM
munity house was unusually large. 1t
has ten kivas OF the circular sub
terranean type. The cliff villages in
the sides OF the rock show remark
able decoration and the pictogra phs.
or pctroglyphs rs they are sometimes
called, are the most serious work OF
their kind found in New Mexico, for
while a few OF them represent moth
ing more than idle picture-mnking the
most OF them are of a serious totemic,
legendary and religious significance.
Painted Cave.
Another ruin known as the Paint
cd Cave" the photographs represent
some OF the well-known symbols OF
The pueblos, such as clouds. sheet
lightning. the sun dancing shields. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-04

were at one time plastered in a sort
o. adobe stucco. and when this Is
reached and the wooden beams OF
the arched ceiling found the restora-
ton ends. 1t is the aim of the scien-
lists to put the caves in the same
condition as when they were inhabit-
ed, The floors are covered with a
sort of cement and It is necessary to
dig down several feet before the real
toor is found. 1t was during this
digging that many excellent specimens
OF pottery were found
At another place there is cave
containing a large number OF rooms.
over the entrance and around the
roof is the painting of huge plumed
serpent. The scientists are OF the
opinion that the serpent was regarded
as the guardian OF the pools and
springs. and for this reason the men
who cared for the water supply used
the emblem over their home. This
cave contains fireplaces which may
have been for the sacred fires regard
ed by the ancients with such venera-
ton. There are urns for meal and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-04

with SO much prejudice and aversion
that 1t was only by the exercise Of
considerable persuasion on the part Of
the Bureau of Fisheries that they
could be induced to cooperate with
the Bureau to their own advantage
and catch 1t.
Since last fall. however. a complete
change has come over the attitude of
the fishermen IA a result of the Gov
ernment's campaign: and now they
are capturing their former enemy with
energy and enthusiasm. as well as
viewing him in the light of profit
able asset. The catch OF grayfsh
brought into the harbor OF Gloucester.
Massachusetts. in one month last fall
reached 100000 pounds.
1t is expected that the utilization
OF the by-products of the grayfish will
prove an important factor In keeping
down the expense OF the fish as a food
product. Recent experiments have
resulted in the demonstra ton that the
eggs OF the graynsh are valuable for
leather dressing. and there Is now a
market for all produced at two cents
pound. AS the preparation of the
eggs requires their dilution with about
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-04
be swallowed.
has WIDE Market Canned.

The grayhsh is excellent eaten flesh.
being firm In texture, rich and gen.
orally excellent in taste. and is found
by test to be thoroughly wholesome.
The variety of ways in which II Is
served makes it distinct addition to
the country's diet A large market
for its distribution as a fresh product
has been found by the Bureau of Fish
cries In New York in connection with
the tile fish Industry.
III is, however, as canned and pre-
served product that IL finds its widest
market and is making It's way to every
part of the United States. 1t Is also
sailed and dried like cod. smoked and
packed in variety of styles. The
smoked fish Is eNcelled by few prod
ucts of n similar nature. and the
Bureau of Fisheries hopes to see Its
sale In large quantities in this form
The expectation of fresh-caught
grayhsh Will be limited. as Is the case
with other fish OF It's kind. As gem
erai rule tho dominant fsh In a mar
ket are produced comparatively near
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-04

is per cent OF water. the price will
make II profitable TO save them,
The oil extracted from the nvers /.
high grade product for which there
appears to be practically an unlimited
market, for II is used In the arts ana
IS said to possess medicinal qualities
not inferior to those obtained from
the cod.
The skin OF the grayftsh looks scale
less, but when touched it Is found to
be as rough as emery cloth owing to
tho cioseset, sharp little particles
encrusting 1t. The hide is sometimes
used for polishing fine metal. ivory or
wooden articles. and. as a moro i'm
portant possibility. gives promise OF
producing a leather suitable for the
manufacture of small novelties" The
production OF gelatine from the fms
and OF fertilizer from the refuse Is
possible and 1t Is believed will become
fact when the fishery Is moro fully
established.
The policy Of the Fisheries Service
is to develop the industry gradually. q
proper equilibrium being maintained
between production and consumption.
1t feels encouraged in its hope that
Its production of the graynsh as an
additional article OF wholesome and
pleasant diet for the American table
will do its part toward reducing the
high cost OF living.
Secretary Redfcid's Recommends
Here Is what the Secretary OF Com
nerce has to say as to the propertie.
OF the grayfish served a. part OF his
menu:
"A day or two before leaving for q
vacation last summer a number OF
cans OF grayffsh, put up IN a variety
of ways. were sent to my house. There
was no opportunity to use them be-
fore leaving and they were put in a
storage closet. Some two months la
ter there was served on my table a
delicious dish of Ash. I ate heartily
OF 1t and liked 1t SO that I asked what
it was I was told 1t was from one
of the cans which had been put up on
the closet shelf Just before leaving.
You see had been eating and enjoy
ing grayfish without knowing what II
was.
"A few days later IL was served on
my table in a different form and this
time with deliberate purpose. II
proved entirely satisfactory as food.
agreeable in appearance and flavor.
propose to have It again when op-
portunity shall offer.
Il am glad to know from the facts
you have laid before me that In the
above my experience comedies with
that of many others
WILLIAM c. REDFTFLD.
Secretary"
That the Secretary's taste was not
deceived in tho first case by the use
OF spices and condiments IS shown by
the following simple and excellent
recipe furnished by his households:
Grayfsh hash.--1 can grayfish;
pint boiled potatoes. in small pieces:
l teaspoonful butter: salt and pepper
Flake the ash and mix with the other
ingredients. Place In a buttered fry
ing pan and stir until thoroughly
heated throughout. then leave long
enough to brown on the bottom. Turn
out on platter. brown side up.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-04

by. Tho catch of the North Atlantic.
for example. stays almost entirely
east of the Alleghenies. The Gulf
and the Lakes and the Mississippi
supply the interior and ship but lit
tie over the eastern range.
The Pacific coast alone sends two
staple varieties Of fish throughout the
country, namely. halibut and salmon.
These Ash are sent on express schedule
across the continent in carload lots.
packed in fne ice. and constitute,
with red snapper from the Gulf. most
OF the saltwater fish supply OF the
interior.
At present the grayfish. canned
plain like the salmon. lie readily OBJ
tainable. can containing fourteen
ounces of solid meat being purchas-
able in the market for about ten
cents. making II one of the lowest
priced fishery products on the mar
ket.
Now Welcome Former Enemy.
The destructiveness OF the grayfish
and the extent to which II has inter
ferred with more profitable fisheries
has caused the fishermen TO regard 1t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-04
water. and stones upon which the
corn was ground.
Stone Tents.

water. and stones upon which the
corn was ground.
Stone Tents.
Any number Of smaller canyons
exist in this section and in these some
OF the most interesting caves exist.
They are found In clusters and at two
general levels; that Is, at the top of a
long, steep slope of the telus and ex-
ceedingly difficult OF access. About
half mile UP the Otowi Canyon is a
cliff village unlike any other In the
world. In It is a cluster OF conical
formations of white stone some of
which are thirty feet in height. They
IRE known as the Tent Rocks" and
are full OF caves. both natural and
lrttffcial, which have been utilized as
imam habttations. That the dwell
ers at this point were contemporaries
Of those in the larger canyons Is
shown by the fact that the pictogra phs
on tho rocks are of the same style,
At a distance these queer rocks re-
semhe huge bee hives. Some OF the
residents even built porches over the
doorways Of their rocky homes The
usual kiva or ceremonial chamber has
been unearthed In many OF the ruins
and 1t is not unlike that found In the
cliff ruins OF Mesa Verde Park. in
Southwestern Colorado. although the
cliff houses at this point were built
in sides Of the canyon and not formed
by Nature as those OF the stone tents.
These cHT homes were used to house
goats and sheep during the Spanish
regime. and later. after the Ciyil War.
horse thieves and outlaws held sway
over the place.
Blu. the stone tents and caves are
not the only thing of interest In this
section for the floor of the valley con-
tans the ruins Of number OF
pueblos. especially on the Pajarito
Plateau. These pueblo structures are
invariably cluster OF rooms or cells.
There arc mum erous variations OF ex-