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Macon beacon., 1917-10-19
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Sealed bids are invited to be OPEN

Sealed bids are invited to be opened
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1917,
at the County Superintendent office
at 2:30 p m, for building a School
House for the Cliftonville Consolidated
School District, according to plans and
specifications on file in the office of the
County Superintendent of Education.
The trustees reserve the right co reject
any and all bids.
w. S. MULLINS,
j. B. RoSETTE,
U. W. MULLINS
Trustees.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Chancery Court of Noxubee County Mis-
sissippi.
The Estate of ~, ,o,,
William F. Hickman. Deceased NO. fooo'
Letters of administration on said estate having
been on the 22nd day of September, 1917, granted
to the undersigned by John A. Tyson. chancery
clerk Of said county of Noxubee
All persons having claims against said estate are
required to have same probated and registered by
said clerk within one year from this date
A failure for one year to register any claim will
bar the same
This 2Sth day Of September, 1917.
MRS. FRANCES BLANCHE HICKMAN
Administrative of said Estate
Macon beacon., 1917-10-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


U. S. Land Office at Jackson. Mississippi, Septem-
Der rs. 1917.
Notice Ia hereby given that LAFAYETTE Roberts.
of Macon Mississippi. who. on January 2lst, 1918.
made Homestead Entry No. 05980, for W " Of SEA
Section q. Township Ia North. Range 16 East.
Choctaw Meridian. has filed notice of intention to
make Final Three-year Proof. to establish claim
to the land above described. before Chaneery
Clerk of Noxubee county, at Macon. Mississippi
on the 10th day of November, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses: |. G. Guy, ]. M
Deale, l. l.. Jackson. Ben Little, all of Macon
Mississippi. w. F. CUMMINS,
aapo2. Rauic of
Macon beacon., 1917-10-19
NOTICE.

Bids will be received on or before
Saturday. October 18th, at 9 O'Clock p.
m, at the Office of the County Superin-
tendent for furnishing wood and kind
ling for the Salem Consolidated school
during the session of 1918.
S. W. ADAMS,
}. R. LoCKLEY,
r, 7. McDAvIp,
Trustees.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-19
Notice to Dealers in Convict Supplies.

No. 1868
Sealed bids are invited to be filed with the un-
dersigned clerk on or before O'Clock p. m. on
Monday. the 5th Day Of November, 1917,
for furnishing supplies for the county convcts
for the month ofNovember. 1917 to be delivered
at Macon. Miss. or at Brooksville. Miss.. to the
Convict Overseer as called for
Supplies to be furnished as heretofore.
Contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder.
The Board reserves the right to reject all bids.
By order Of the Board of Supervisors of Noxu-
bee County. Mississippi. this 4th day of Oc-
tober. 1917. JNO. A. TYSON, Chan. Clerk.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-19
Subscribe to Beacon, $l.SO a yea,
Mobile & Ohio Schedule

Mobile q Ohio Schedule
at Macon. Mlss.
SoUTHBoUND
No. l Express Daily y,,...... lilo a. m.
Through to Mobile
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Through to Mobile
No. S Express Daily ,..... Sal p. m.
Through TO Meridian
NoRTHBoUND
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Through to st. Louis
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Macon beacon., 1917-10-19

Wind Wauteh-2 % cords. either four or eight
"VVe Wo"sSv feet. Address j.. care Bea-
con Office. Macon. Miss. l0-l2tf
Macon beacon., 1917-10-19

COWc EOr TaIo-One registered Jersey COW,
~V"o A"' S"sS three yeers old. and one reg
istered Jersey heifer, 10 months old. Also small
crop of corn velvet beans. soy beans. peanuts and
sorghum. All for sale cheap. J. P. HUNTER.
sep14 Macon Mjaa
Macon beacon., 1917-10-19
Notice to Bridge Contractors.
No S26Q

JNO. A. TYSON. Ch'y elk.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-19
Notice to Bridge Contractors.

JNo. A. TYSON. Chancery Clerk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Hitting ql@fan Twelve
by C.ET.Scharps

that pedestrians careless
IL than that the tab kept by railroads az
grade crossings proof positive that automobiles arc indeed
who actually stop listen Most of them hardly saken speed
when they a crossing
motor publications: "he motoring
that SAID was 'r"
ahead thought 1t rather shse
that due all crossings so asked MN
about 1t always train time at crossing
all automobists IL they kept III
eliminated But they do not have any suc de
apparently fact of them seem to think never '"
when they approach grade crossing inns goes
fagman and the gates down. Some au'oo
when they warning OF crossing inc! arc
gates they slow How on earh any one " lie
beyond US
railroads the figures to prove IT,
without beng enece sho"n
tv Hoe l. Reed Amsterdam Y He that at dangerous
right angle crossings Amsterdam and
huge signs made up placed By the motor clubs
Of both towns The apparently running right into Danger
In spe of that two accidents both of them serious happened IN BROAD
DAYLIGHT AT this pont They utomobs approaching
the turn too rapidly safer How any one can 40 m
thing close to incomprehnsbe Inc signs are
accidents have happened when DARK
Under such look if charge OF
lie. against motorists that whatever they may he out on
country roads fancy themselves motorists IN the
beginning to drive TO be under
whole vastly more caeu ad
constituted police authority than pedestrians Inc
munted motort pedestrian than the user
othe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
I'm the Traffic Court

CONSIDERING publicity the law which requires that mo-
~ florists in greater shall have operators licenses for driving
cars there are many in the Traffic Court of auonob
summoned not having their tickets
Magistrate Cobb sitting while Magistrate House IS taking
vacation has imposing SO automob who violate the
law He asks them the and also they
have heard where they store that such
exists This customary plea is ignorance OF the law IL IS
hardly worth while saving Besides must have
the license so it to conform in the first place
through session Of the Irahc Court
aXab drivers who failed to have rear
lights lighted operate the neghboood the pennsylvania
Station The defence these that the pavement on
Seventh that oil light is ofteneS Joeo out
without the knowing about it.
streets the Court hardly the drivers lie IS con-
who have observed the condition. that the
drivers are not entirely That does not aooe them
look when they stop their cars any
where
Incidentally it while noting that Magistrate Cobb appears
to handle great many the of day. without utering
peeches about he is called do 1t seems 70 US ne
GETS through his xpedousy the simple OF cutting out
make ten minutes long, with lu
and formal record hearing charge Of failing TO OBEY ua
driver has already pleaded guilty
The time consumed pure fontes by Magistrate House.
heaviest day light 10 be sure RODS
the Court little denudes of the but 1t
gets the Justice appears TO US 10 De do e
measure, by Magistrate Coo5s system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Season s Racing

With Dario Resta, Ralph de Palma,
Louis Chevrolet, Eddie Hearne, Dave
Lewis, Ira Vail and a whole lot oil
lesser lights entered for the Hardness
Cup automobile race at Shecpshcad Bay
next Saturday, first rate contest Is
assured. The field Of starters is one OF
the best that has been gathered for a
race in months. Getting Resta out OF
his retirement was big stroke, for he
has been out Of racing for full year.
Tho rivalry among Resta, De Palma
and Chevrolet insures good racing.
This race, which will be at 100 miles,
is the only big race Of the year. To
the winning driver will 60 the $4,000
trophy given by Harry S. Hardness.
owner Of the speedway; the major por-
ton of the prize money and the glory
of being crowned Speed King of 1917.
Resta will probably drive Peugeot,
with which he swept aside all opposi-
ton in 1915 and 1916. Resta has been
devoting the past year to the construc-
ton of a racing machine OF his own
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Upstater Recommends
Utica-Ithaca Routing

Automobile Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | was told that in your edition
last Sunday YOU spoke Of the road from
Utica to Ithaca, by way of Cazenovia
and Woodstock, being bad on account
of the detour at Woodstock. AS my
paper is now going TO Darts Camp, IN
the Adirondacks, am unable 10 verify
just what you did say, but the above
statement is correct, anyway.
Last week | travelled the road from
Ithaca 20 Utica twice going TO and from
Darts, and by far the best route Is
Ithaca, Cortland. Tully, Fabius, Delphi,
Manlius, Chittenango, Vernon, Utica.
This is all macadam and registers l0l
miles. Between Fabius and Delphi
there are detour signs, which should
not be followed. as the road is open,
and the work going on is only finishing
I'D the shoulders, guard rails, etc.
Delphi is not shown on the Blue Book
Map SO, but lies on the road marked
with a heavy black line running south
from Oran. and is about due west from
Webster Station. shown on the Gaze
royia road. The new stretch of COM
pleted road row fills in the light dou-
bic lines from there or to Fabius. Del
phi is shown on Scarhorough's map,
though the route is not marked.
There is a beautiful panorama OF
Oneida Lake and vallcy when topping
the hill between Manlius and Chitte-
Mango, and one should look back when
coming from Chittenango. 1t cannot
be missed going the other way.
JOHN SOUTHW ORTIZ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Foresees Return Of
Steam for Motive
Power

Is the steam automobile going to re-
vive and make another struggle for
existence? Is the -team truck going to
invade America? Is steam to be tried
out again for small tractors of the mod
ern sort?
These are questions that many en-
gineers are asking themselves, and even
though no positive answers can be
given there is distinct tendency tow
ard the belief that steam is going to be
tried out again on large scale.
There is every reason why it should
be. At the time when steam was prac-
tcally abandoned for automobile pro-
pulsion the chassis was in a half de-
veloped state. Axles. springs, frames,
in fact all the parts which are common
20 both steam and gas cars, were far
from perfect, while the gas engine was
improving much faster than the steam
plant. The gas car offered the line of
least resistance without doubt.
In England the steam passenger car
never had much vogue since the early
Locomobile days, but the steam truck
has gained in popularity and is still
strong in the market. In America the
steam passenger car has had only one
representative and the steam truck al
most none.
We have now the Stanley and the
Doble systems of steam generation,
and there are many others which might
be devised; one could have almost as
many different sorts Sf boilers and fir
There is no difficulty in handling kero-
sene under steam boiler, nor is a
steam car necessarily more trouble
some to maintain than q gas car. The
total amount of mechanical knowledge
required to run gas car for a long
time without trouble is appreciable, and
the same amount of somewhat different
knowledge would suffice for steam. 1t
is merely matter of exchanging IA
mliarity with carburetors and ignition
for equivalent wisdom concerning burn
ers and fuel and water feeds.
About 1911 there began a general
"trestmen" Of the gas chassis, which
| is best described as tidying up. Re-
dundant parts were eliminated, one
piece made to do the work of two or
three, one cylinder casting to replace
six, and so on. Just the same thing
will have to be done to the steam plant,
and there is at least equal opportunity.
! There is no reason why we should not
discover how to make steam chassis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16

design, and if it is perfected IN time
he will drive it in the Hardness race
According to the King of the Speed
way, his invention will attain the
greatest speed ever reached by motor
propelled vehicle. II so, he Will have
to exceed an average speed Of 100 miles
an hour.
Rests is the biggest prize winner
and has won more important races over
stretch of five years than any otner
driver in auto racing annals. lie mas
won every race, with single exception,
in which he went the route, and that
solitary defeat was at the hands OF
Ralph de Palma. This lone beating was
in the indianapolis Sweepstakes OF 1910,
for a prize Of $4,000. De Palma led
to the finish line by margin OF four
minutes in the 500-mile race. De
Palma, who won the sprint champion
ship at the Speedway few weeks ago
is confident that he will repeat his TIL
umph of three years ago. a.,
The drivers who are entered Tor the
big race will begin to arrive to-mor,-
row. Their cars are expected to reach
the track at the same time, and a
majority of them will be whirling their
mounts around the track tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16

~ neat looking as a gas one. Actually
STANLEY and Doble have done much
along this line, and the steam truck
builders of England have been busy
also. ,.n
Steam is one way out of the fuel diff
Guilty. There may be better ways, since
little is known about liquid fuel en-
rines which burn liquid as liquid. AS
long as the LIQUID is readily convertible
to gas, as was the gasclene of a few
years ago, the gas engine is fuEda-
mentally more simple than the steam
plant. since it eliminates one heat con-
version; but when we come to burn
LIQUID direct there is no internal com
bustion engine known which is really
suitable for vehicular purposes.-The
Automobile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Radiator Shutter Con.
trolled by the
Ihermostat

Neither thermostatic control Of water
circulation, nor radiator shutter for
cold weather driving is new, but the
combination of them, so that the Their
mostat controls the shutter, is nov
city found in a recently announced
model.
In adapting the thermostat to shut
ter control, a division into two parts
was necessary. The first comprises the
usual expansion drum, which is forced
open by the action of the gas formed
by heat from the contained liquid, OPP
Grating the shutter through system
of levers The second part is thin
copper tube, containing the sensitive
LIQUID, and is held in iron housing
placed in the water return line.
At temperatures under 140 degrees
Fahrenheit the thermostat is inactive,
and the shutters are held closed, per-
hitting little air to pass through the
radiator. As the engine warns up and
approaches temperature OF lao de-
grees the liquid in the return line
container starts to change into a gas,
creating pressure upon the expand
ing drum, causing it to operate and to
open the radiator shutter.
lhlS opening action Is CphtIHueu uF-
til an engine temperature of $50 de-
grees is reached, at which temperature
the shutter is entirely open. Any vari-
alton in engine temperature affects the
thcrmostat, and the shutter is there
fore automatically shifted to meet the
new conditions.
In addition to the increased conven-
fence obtained by this method Of shut
ter control, it is stated that marked
increase in engine efficiency and econ
omy is effected by this device. High
engine temperatures are essential to
good performance with the present
day low grade fuels, and this is possible
with this installation, without the pos
sibility of overheating the engine. The
application Of the device is found on
the Columbia Six
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
q Championship Title Goes With
1OO-Mile Event at Sheepshead Bay Motor Speedway

afternoon. Practice will be on in earn
est before evening. The management
will charge no admission to the pre-
liminary trials.
Starter Fred Warner has notified
all the drivers to be present at meet
ing tomorrow night, when details for
the Futurity Handicap and for the
Hardness trophy race will be settled:
The handicap will be at five heats o,
ten miles each, with a final Of ten
miles. The manner Of start--hying
or standing be determined at to-
morrow nights meeting. 1t is likely
that all of the drivers in the Hardness
race will compete in the handicap, tho
first of it's sort ever held in the East:
Promoter William II. Weilman will
make a special effort to induce Resta
to start in this race also.
In addition to the track events there
will be an aerial exhibition by De Lloyd
Thompson, who holds the worlds rec.
ord for consecutive looping. Thompson
will endeavor to break his own record
Of forty-five continuous somersaults.
Record performances and record
crowd are expected, inasmuch as the
best drivers are entered and because
this is to be a popular-priced show.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Hints on the Care and
Feeding Of the
Speedometer

See that the flexible shaft extending
from the speedometer to the pinion
which meshes with the gear on the
rear OF the transmission Is not IN any
sharp bends or turns, as THIS condi
ton will. if allowed to exist, give serl-
Gus trouble later. Keep the connec-
ton between the speedometer and mex,
ible shaft and between the swivel mead
and flexible shaft as tight as possloie
at all times. =,
Have the flexible shaft properly lu-
bricated. The manufacturer OF the
speedometer on your car has specisi
lubricant TO be used for this purpose
which will in all probability give the
most satisfactory results.
If the dial or pointer OF the speed
ometer vibrates, it is probably due
to one of the following causes, any OF
which may be promptly corrected
~ Loose union connection between
speedomcter and flexible shaft.
% Loose union connection between
swivel joints and flexible shaft.
a, Flexible shaft may be bent at a
sharp angle, causing the shaft at times
10 bind. making the dial or pointer I'M
a. The flexible shaft may not De well
fabricated which causes erratic shaft
movement and unsteady indication.
90 The swivel joints may not be prop
erly fabricated.
Failure to indicate speed Of mileage
will probably be found due 70 one OF
the following causes:
IN Loose union connection between
speedometer and flexible shaft
(2) Loose union connection between
swivel joints and flexible shaft.
90 A link in the flexible shaft may
have broken.
a. The swivel joint gears may have
been stripped.
If incorrect speed and mileage are in
dictated, it is possible that you have
changed to oversize tires-not chang
ing the speedometer sprockets; or it is
possible that you are driving your car
with the tires in such debated condl-
ton that the spec lometer cannot record
correctly. The sreedometer ratios are
of course always figured on properly
inflated tire.
A noisy speedometer head may be
due to loose connection between
speedometer and flexible shaft, the
shaft may be bent at sharp angles, or
the chain in the shaft may be dry.
Under no conditions allow a jeweller
or mechanic to open the speedometer
head, as it would be impossible for him
to calibrate the speedometer even
though he could do the actual repair
work.. l.. Hedges, Service Manager,
Haynes Automobile Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Motor Fuel Fro,'
Straw Shows
Efficiency

The subject Of fuel divide. VII, A
Of tires the honor OF being ii. -.
most discussed by motorists. E,n..,'s
in these days, when saving g,.,,,.
so desirable and desired. Shor, -.
and economy methods are get,in, -.
than their usual share Of a,,entio,
Motor fuel from sawdust alr.,d.I
been noted. Now it is reported r.,
Canada tina. fuel gas-lO,OOO fee. f..s
a ton-can be made out Of .v.,.I
straw. 1t is reported that nor. o..
100000 tons Of straw are av,i,.,,
in Western Canada, for which o,h..
wise there would be very little u.
Thirty to forty tons Of this s,r,v,r
provide the average farmer with p,,.
heat and power for year, it il ,,y
But most important from the su,o,.
bilist's point Of view is that this u,,.
gas is adaptable to internal combSst,.
engine.
From France comes the word ts,.
mixture 70 per cent denatured ,les..
and rs per cent gasolene is beins us.i
successfully in engines. This comb.
ton is characterized as very sa,i,s,.
tory, zone that affords aexibility -,
makes starting cold engine as ,,,,
as with a gasolene mixture" The ~.
hol-gasolene fuel oes not reouir. :,
increase in the oil. supply. but ia N.
pecessitates that the fabrication sy,,s,
be carefully watched; that is, with Is,
splash Or combination rplssh and for,
feed that the maximum level BE- COZ,
stantly maintained.
French tests lasting for two month,
indicate that the use Of alcohol A,
fuel removes any carbon previously or
isting. After descending the enrn,
il is found that the valves, piston,
rings and cylinder are clean and in On
cellent condition. IL is said that bar
of the lubricating oil slightly enreAs
the mixture. Tests demonstrated IA,
carbon-removing possibilities Of earbu
d.tted alcohol, it cleaning an engine 4
about three hours.
Relative to mixture OF benzel sfj
alcohol, it is said i. can be made In ii
proportions. In utilizing il, the Al
may be diminished in the proportie,
that the alcohol is increased. Ben,sl /,
soluble in alcohol in all proportions
and one may augment or diminish ii,
proportion CT benzol according to n,
rise and fall of its price. in order Tia.
the price Of the resulting fuel may b,
as low as possible.
The moro alcohol used the nor. u.
benzol-alcohol mixture resembles tia.
of the alcohol-gasolene corbinstion pre-
viously alluded to. When the proper
ton Of benzol is largely increased Ii,
resulting mixture takes on the chsrss
teristics obtained with gssolene.
Right here in New York test va
made recently Of half-gasOlene bali
kerosene as a fuel. A car which d.,
26.4 miles on a gallon OF gasolene mad,
20 miles on half-and-half and later 2,
miles on kerosene alone. The tahl'
shows the results:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
The War Tax as 1t Applies
To Automobiles, New and Used

effect
- the
chase motorcycle by If on any other da'e
levied assessed collected ana
exclusively
follows Motorcycles $780, aumopes ne
over sooo
original $500 and $780, $3.50; original
$3.50 $1,000 o and for each further
retail
and including listed retail of S3oOo additional tax
further increase of $500 or fractional part Thereon OF
original ed retail price, an additional tax of $40.
of the time of the original purchase OF
new other date than July first the amount
welfhs of the of the
number months including the month OF SALE remaining
nrior 10 he following July first
tax shall be reduced by ten per cenum OF It's
months elapsed since the original sale OF the
automobile manufacturer or importer but in no case
- h. reduced of such basic amount
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
Tire Prices Up; Tubes
Not So Much Affected

The expected increases in tire prices
were marked by the announcement by
seven companies of rise of from to
10 per cent in quotations. This is the
third increase since last December and
totals approximately so per cent since
that time. The last rise was in April,
amounting to 5 per cent. Last Deem
Der they rose 10 per cent.
As in former rises, the mounting cost
of production and the steady increase
In fabric have been responsible for the
higher tire prices. 1t is stated that the
fabric now going into one tire costs S4
more than it did several months ago.
Prices of raw rubber are trihe
lower, so tubings are not so much af-
fected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16
New Wrinkles for Car Ovnes
Readers Of Tho Tribune cho want to know whee Of these s.
nay addressing request the Automobile La

By way Of radiator cap device at
tachment to act as tell-tale on cool
ing system conditions comes one that
is small glass fountain operating in
a metal holder. As long as the water
is circulating and there is enough Of
it, the fountain plays. The activity
of the fountain diminishes as the
water supply gets lower and ceases
entirely when there is not proper
supply. Provision is made TO light the
glass tube, so that the operation of
the device may be seen at night as we'll
is in daylight. Besides the water cap
attachment, there IS one that may be
mounted on the instrument board. The
device is finished in either black
enamel or nickel.