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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27

The motor car has demanded from
science and from various industries the
best they could give, but it was late in
calling on the furnace industry. The call
was registered some months ago when
Ray Long, chief engineer Of the Col
umbia Motors Company. Of Detroit, de-
cided TO test what could he done to-
ward applying thermostatic control OF
temperature to the automobile. Now.
the Columbia Six Sport Model. a four
passenger car, is equipped with thermo-
statically controlled radiator shutters
as standard equipment, and the results
claimed are notable. including a 80 per
cent. saving of fuel and the practical
elimination Of starting trouble In frigid
weather.
All fine homes. modern hotels and
Office buildings depend entirely urcn the
thermostat to regulate the heat OF the
furnace The principle as applied IN The
Columbia six makes that car depen1 en-
tirely upon the same device for the
keeping Of the motor at the highest
possible temperature on the cooler side
Of the boiling point This insures, it is
said greater and more constant power,
more efficient fabrication, elimination OF
the unsightly hood cover used IN the
winter on many cars, and also Of "chok-
ing" splitting" or coughing and a
general Increase in the life of the motor.
Automobile engineers are manifesting
keen interest in the application Of the
I thermostat to shutter control, and II Is
said to be by far the greatest improve
ment Of the 1918 season. n. r. Grim
shaw a representative of the STANDARD
Oil Company, has highly recommended
the thermostatically controlled radiator
shutters as an all-year-round necessity,
for the increase Of the efficiency and the
decrease in consumption OF the low
grade gasoline which motorists are com
PEELED to use.
The application of the automatic
radiator shutters is based on the prin-
ciple that motor heat is motor power,
and that a motor does not give full
power unless the proper temperature is
constantly maintained. The radiator
shutter itself is not now hand-controlled
shutters. which merely took the place of
the hood cover in cold weather having
been in use for some months but the
/ application Of the thermostat to shutter
control is new and is said to constitute
a most important step in moor car re-
fnement and efficiency.
The thermostat used on the Column
bla Six consists Of two main parts,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27
M1ppLEToMN,s socIAL SIDE.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Del. Sept. 27-Mr.
and Mrs. Prank l.. Rowland, Of Phlla-
delphia, and Mrs. Kate Mcgee, OF still
Pond, Nd have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs Walter 6. Letherbury.
Misses Mary and Pauline Bauer have
returned 10 Middletown, after spending
some time on Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Williams are
on a two weeks visit with Mrs VIII
liams' brother, the Rev. C. A. Crowley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Messick are at
home after a two weeks stay at the
Traymore, Atlantic City, N. ].
Mrs Charles Schuman was q recent
visitor with Wilmington relatives.
Miss Alice Walters, OF Philadelphia,
is the guest Of her uncle, Garrett
Othonson and wife.
Miss Viola Weber was at Woodside
last week for a few days visit with
her sister, Mrs. Curtis Millman.
Mrs II. " Parvis is the gpest Of her
family at Lancaster. Pa.
Mrs. Bertha Colder and children, OF
West Chester, Pa, have been guests off
Mrs. Golder's parents, sMr. and Mrs.
Thomas Pyle.
Mrs. Howard Davis, Of Philadelphia,
visited relatives here last week.
Miss Alexina French has returned
from a visit with Wilmington rela-
tlves.
Mrs. Norman and little child. Of
Pennsgrove, n. j., has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs w. D. Evans.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27
Thermosfafic Control as
Applied TO Car Temperature

the FIRST being a bulb and flexible
tube containing the sensitive liquid. a
composition in which ether is the pre-
dominating ingredient. This bulb is
held IN an iron housing placed IN the
water return line. The second part is
flexible expansion drum Of copper,
which is forced open in tho manner Of
an accordion by the action Of vapor
formed by heat from the contained
liquid. BY opening and closing as the
motor temperature varies, this drum
operates the shutters through a sys-
tenn Of levers.
The thermostat become active as the
temperature approaches 40 degrees
Fahrenheit, and the shutters, which
when closed permitted little air TO
pass through the radiator begin to
Open This opening action Is continued
until an engine temperature OF $50 de-
grees Is reached, at which tempera-
ture the shutter Is entirely open. At
1870 degrees the motor is working at
its maximum OF efficiency. The high
est possible temperature is essential
to satisfactory performance with the
present day heavy grade Of gasoline,
and with the Enthusiastically con-
trolled shutters the maintenance Of the
highest possible temperature rs OBJ
talned, without overheating Of the
engine. AS any variation Of tempera-
ture affects the thermostat, the shut
ter is automatically shifted to meet
the new conditions. A Boyce motome-
ter shows the driver at all times that
the heat Of the engine is beins prop
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27
bort DUPLICATES
I Record TEST IN
E Today JOURNEY

TO prove that its records IN numer-
Gus semi-onlcial tests could he dupll-
rated or excelled under the official eye
Of the A. A. A., the bort car has just
completed a ten-day economy run in
California with splendid results.
The following record, representing
len days continuous running between
Los Angeles and San Francisco, is GER
lined to by G. F. Stephenson, technical
representative of the contest board Of
NE American Automobile Association
md HIS three observers. w. j. Steipes,
u S. White and l.. II. Harne
Distance Travelled 465S miles, gallons
gasoline used, 1851; average miles per
gallon, 1896; oil used. 81 plnts; average
niles per gallon. i,774O6
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27
DODLE- DETROIT 60. RAS
S1E,OOO,OOO IN CAR ORDERS

With orders booked for Doble-Detrolt
steam cars TO the amount Of over sis.-
10000, the Doble-Detroit Steam Motors
Company announces the location Of It's
FIRST plant In Detroit. The building IS
lhree-story and basement, with the
possibility OF adding another story The
present floor space is 52,0e9 square
feet. The Bolles Iron Works, formerly
occupied the building, modern con-
Drete structure. The plant Just secured
will be used entirely for assembly, as
the engines and boilers for the com
pany viii be made elsewhere, probably
by the jacobson Machine Company, OF
Warren, Pa.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27

business has grown TO such an extent
that he and his two sons are kept busy
from sun-up 20 shutdown attending
the wants Of their many patrons.
Mr.. Ryan is making a big success
Of the Amazon tire. He took on the
agency for this tire as well as the
Federal tire several months ago and
is now unable to supply the demand
for tires for the smaller cars. He
created a demand for Ideal motor oils
and his sales Of gasoline have grown
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27

SEAPORD, Del. Sept. 27.-Many can
ners in this section forced to stop can
ming tomatoes owing to the exorbitant
prices, started yesterday to put their
cannlng-houses in shape TO can pears,
Of which there is an enormous crop.
The price Of pears has advanced since
the Gamers decided to put them up
from 20 to 25 cents per basket. Toma-
toes brought si0i here on Monday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27

erly regulated, and is an essential part
Of the thermostat equipment.
A real saving in fabrication oil, and
the bettcrment OF the fabrication is
said to be attained by the thermos-
tatically controlled radiator shutters.
It is a well-known fact that with q
rich mixture much more gas than can
be vaporlzed Is drawn into the cylin-
ders. This gas has tendency 10 pre-
cipitate to the crank case, where It
speedily thins, the lubricant and the
oil thus loses its vlscoslty or lubrica-
ton quality, endangering the life OF
the cylinder walls, bearings and all
other vital parts. The automatic shut
tiers, by reducing this possibility to a
minimum, prolong the life Of q motor.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27

The above picture shows the newly
improved tire and automobile Access
sorry BUSINESS place Of w. II. Ryan, at
Thirteenth and French streets. Mr.
Ryan. who was in the grocery and
general merchandise business at the
same location for a number OF years,
has been remarkably successful in his
present undertaking. lie gave VT The
grocery TO devote his entire time to the
tire, oil and automobile trade, which
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27
pRFsDYTFRY MEFTINC

The Presbytery OF New Castle will
convene in 95th stated meeting at
Pocomoke City, Md, next Monday az
ternoon, for a two-day session, coin
cident with meeting at the same place
OF Norfolk Teesbytery, South.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27

to such proportions that he was re-
Gently compelled to put in an addl-
tlonal large tank for the storage OF
gQs. His store contains almost every
thing that an automobile owner could
use and he has under consideration the
installation Of a vulcanizing plant.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-27

Get competent woman 70 help you
with the cleaning, and the way to get
her is to ask Tor her services through
a little Want Ad.-AdV.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
TO SAVE FUEL IN HOUSE HEATING
Special Detailed Instructions by Government in Coal Econ
omy-Reguation of Air Important Factor-Caution In
Regard to Shaking Crates

the proper time trouble can be avoided.
In addition, economy Of fuel is more
likely to be obtained by fairly uniform
rates Of burning than by attempting
to supply large amount of heat iii
short period and then suddenly check
ing the fire.
"Let the size of the coal fired be as
nearly uniform as possible Using coal
of uneven sizes prevents an even flow
of air through the fuel bed and in
crcascs the tendency Of the fire TO
burn through in spots.
"Try to keep tho fuel bed from air
holes, rs they cause waste Of fuel and
may prevent the heater from maintain.
ing the desired temperature.
"Avoid excessive shaking of the
crates and thus reduce the amount of
coal lost by falling into the ashpit.
Ordinarily the shaking Of the CRATES
should be stopped az soon as bright
PARTICLES begin to drop through, or
under some conditions, as soon as light
from the fuel bed begins to show in
| the ashpit.
ITO get the best results in firing am
thracite, the following recommendations
are made:
/
will not burn through in spots and ad-
NIT large excess Of air. If there is n
bright bed Of Goals over the entire
CRATE, as there should be before n
heavy charge IS fired, some of the burn
ing coal should be pushed to one side
or end of the grate-the part nearest
the opening whore the gases leave tine
fire poland the bed of live Goals made
| Al 1. 4.
charge so as to make the bed approx.
imately of uniform thickness and yet
leave visible q bright spot of live coal
to ignite the combustible gases coming
Off the freshly fred fuel.
| eff the fire is low, take care not to
put it out by throwing on too much
fresh coal. Fire lightly and allow each
firing to become ignitcd before fresh
coal is thrown on. Use small sizes Of
coal if they are available.
"When preparing the fire to last over
night or for n similar length of time,
push some Of the burning coal aside
and fire the fresh charge so as to leave
a bright spot visible to ignite the dis
titled gases. The drafts should then
be allowed TO stand open for q short
period, possibly half an hour, before
they are closed for the night, so that n
part of the volatile matter or gases in
the coal can be driven off before the
air supply is greatly reduced. =
The amount of fuel consumed will
depend, it further is pointed out, on
the size of the house, the number of
rooms, and more largely still on its con
struction. A brick or stone house may
be heated more easily than frame
dwelling, and ill.ftting doors and win
dows, especially where the house is ex
posed to high winds, are not conducive
to economical heating One of the
largest factors in the proper and cheap
ost method of heating a house Is it,
, location with reference to exposure tC
: winds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
vERMoNTERs IN TRAINING.
Several Company Boys at School for
Mono Commissioned Officers.

The names Of the non-commissioned
Ulcers of the LIST Vermont infantry reg
ment who are attending the training
school of the Fifty-frst depot brigade
have been announced at Charlotte,
North Carolina. Two officers of this regi-
ment have been detailed as instructors
in this school. Major T. j. IIagan,
regimcntal surgeon, is instructor in by
gicnc, and Lieutenant Alton a. Doc
is instructor in ray reading and bayo.
net fighting.
The First Vermont men attending
the Fifty first depot brigade training
school for non.commisSioncd officers
were named as follows
Sergeant Gordon W. Preston, Com
pany A; Corporal Joseph j. Ryan, Com
pany A; Corporal Philip A. Oligny,
It's, Company c; Sergeant Lawrence A.
Clarity, Company c; Sergeant James
Doody, Company G; Sergeant Medium
A. Lewis, Company G; Corporal Guy
H. Bean, Company c; Sergeant Harry
n. Cutting, Company d; Corporal Clar
ence J. LaBue, Company D.; Sergeant
Titus II. Pombarh, Company II; Corpor
al Malcolm H. Locklin, Company +;
Corporal LeRoy NJ. Merrill, Company
+; Sergeant Carl +. Kirby, Company
Ct; Sergeant Francis Dunlevy, Company
Il Sergeant Alexander j. Exner, Com
pany 7 Corporal Gerald b. Coane, Com
parry L; Corporal August Kelson, Com
pany Il Corporal Hayden Marsh, Com
pany I; Corporal George j. Marshall
Company il Corporal Frank n. Hervcy
Company /; Sergeant Lawrence W
Bent, Company X; Corporal Foster NJ
Wilson. Company X; Corporal Charlie
+. Hart, Company X; Corporal Martil
l.. Kisler, Company X; Sergeant Leo
Talbot, Company L. Corporal John >
Campbell, Company L; Corporal Georg
NJ. Burbank, Company L; Sergeant Cal
vim G. Campbell, Company NJ; Corpora
Henry b. Murray, Company NJ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
AN EDUCATED EYE.
It's Owner Able to Draft Plans With
out Scale.

One of thc major advantages of the
modern system of manual training is
the education of the hand to conform
to the functions of tho eye. Now
Charlie NJ. Horton, writing on "Thc
Value of the Eye in Designing" in the
American Machinist, makes suggestions
which should be of interest to instrue'
tors of the young.
A striking incident is cited in which
designer of machinery had so cdu-
Gated the eve in the matter of accurate
measurements that he was able to plan
intricate engines without resorting to
the scale. While this expert guesSer
admitted that the faculty was in part
q gift, he insisted that it could be cul-
tivated to a high degree. In this case
the posscssOr Of the valuable asset
claimed that it was easy for him with
out using the scale to establish the
thickness Of cylinder walls, size of
ports, diameter of shaft, diameter of
fly wheel, and other dimensions, from
what he remembered in the shop and
from the work of those around him.
Useful as this gift, or requirement
may be, it is probable that there will
still be more or less use for instruments
of precision in machine shop designing
rooms. But education of the eye, along
the lines suggested, could not fail of
being useful to both designers and max
ers of machinery, even when accuracy
is determined in thousandths of an inch,
Rochester Democrat and Choroniclc,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Marriage in Baptist Parsonage i'll West
Brattleboro.

Erwin French and Miss Minnie Es-
Their Leitsinger, both of Brattloboro,
were married at : o clock Sunday even.
ing at the Baptist parsonage, West
Brattlcboro, by Rev. !. NJ. Compton.
A single ring service was used. The
bride is a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Bert f. Leitsingcr, the wcllknown
musician, and is a graduate of tho
Brattleboro high school, class of 1905
Since her graduation she has been a
popular clerk in j. 4. Mann S store
holding that position seven years Mr.
French is the only son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. II. French of Weston. He also Is
a graduate Of the high school. During
the last year he has been employed
by II. p. Wellman & Co., clothicrS. Ii,
is member Of the Brattleboro fire de
partment. Both Mr.. French and Mrs
French have wide acquaintance il
town and because Of being accom-
plished musicians are very popular
After short wedding trip they will
begin housekeeping in DR.. Is. Il. White :
house on Grove street,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28

owned a hotel there and once or twice
year would make the journey to
Brattleboro to visit Mrs. Field and her
daughter always bringing with him a
present for the girl. In the fall that
Mrs. Hadley was 10 years old hc wrote
her mother to let the child make the
trip to Boston and said he would meet
her there and take her to Lynn for
visit. In tho care of a local merchant
who was making his annual trip to
Boston, she left on four horse stage
at 3 clock in the morning and arrived
in Templeton, Mass, at breakfast
time. She arrived in Boston between
S and 10 o clock that night. The jour
ncy in those days took from II to 20
hours. Her uncle met her in Boston,
and next morning they went to Lynn,
where she made long visit. She
journcyod again to Lynn when she was
Il wears old.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
RoBERTS-MUDGETT
Ceremony Performed by Rev. d. G..
Guest Saturday Afternoon Bride
groom In Electrical Business.

Arthur f.. Roberts Of Brattleboro and
Miss Aura +. Mudgett OF Richford (Vt)
were married Saturday afternoon at 40
o'clock in the First Methodist church by
Rev. ID. G.. Guest, The bridal couple
were unattended Miss Evelyn Bashaw
niece of the bride, acted as ring bearer,
carrying the two rings in basket of
flowers. The brides gown was white
crepe de chine with veil,
Mr. Roberts is in the electrical business
in Drattleboro with an Office and shop on
Elliot street.
Mrs. Roberts is sister of Mrs, {. w
Bashaw OF Washington street and Miss
Nettie Mudgett of the IIolstein Friesiau
Association force. They are housekeep-
| ing at 25 Western avenue.
Among the out of town guests present
at the wedding were his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs W. K. Roberts of Springfield, Mass.
and Anthony Roberts of Leyden, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
JOHN H. MORSE DEAD.
Formerly superintendent of Carpenter
Organ Factory % Years-Had Bron-
chial Pneumonia.

John H. Morse, formerly superintendent
OF the Carpenter Organ factory on Elliot
street, died Friday in his home
in West Boylston, Mass. a West Boyls-
ton despatch dated Dec. 81 in the
Worcester Telegram reads az follows:
John Harrison Morse, aged g. years
and % days. died at his home on Hart
well street this morning Mr., Morse was
taken i'll about four weeks ago with bron-
chitis. lie became better, and seemed on
the way to recovery, when last Monday
he was taken suddenly i'll with bronchial
pneumonia. That, with heart trouble, wac
the cause Of his death.
Mr. Morse was born at Hubbardston
Nov. %. 1850 At the age Of 10 he came
TO Worcester, where he lived for many
years. When a young man he was ON
ploycd by the Loring Blake Co. Later he
was superintendent for the +. p. Carpen
ter Co. and afterward for the Worcester
Organ Co. In 1891 he moved to Brattle
boro, VI, where for % years he was su
pcrintcndent for the Carpenter Organ
Co.
In November, 1916, Nh. Morse came &c
West Boylston and bought the J. +
Record place on IIartwell street, wher,
h has for a yeal carried on market gar
dcning.
"He leaves q wife aud one daughter
Miss Gladys Morse.
The funeral will be held Sunday at
p. M. from the home chapel of Georg,
Sessions Sons Co., II Pleasant street
| Worcester
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
WAITED ALL NIGHT.
Usual Saturday Night Crowd from Here
Found Night Train Seven Hours Late
at Greenfield and Was Unhappy.

Because of the wreck on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad north OF
New Haven Saturday night, trains were
thrown badly off their schedules and the
effects were felt rs far north as Brattle-
boro
The usual Saturday night crowd jour
neyed to Greenfield for the usual reasons
expecting, OF course, to return at the
usual time on the train which reaches
here about IL o'clock.
After the accident it became necessary
to detour trains over different routes
with the result that the late train north
was seven hours late, arriving in Brattlc'
boro about O'Clock Sunday morning.
1t wasn't by amy means as happy a
crowd which came up from Greenfield as
it would otherwise have been, and many
plainly showed the effects of being up all
night waiting for the train.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
The Threc-Cent Stamp.

Being a farewell written by Eugene
Field "a years ago.
Goodby, old stamp. it 5 nasty luck
That ends our friendship So.
When others failed you gamely stuck,
But now you We got to go.
So here s flood of honest fears
And here S an honest sigh
Goodby, old friend of many yeats
GoOdby, old stamp, goodby.
Your life has been a varied one,
With curious phases fraught-
Sometimes a check, sometimes dun,
Your daily coming brought
Smiles to a waiting lovers face,
Tears to mother $ eye,
Or joy or pain to every place
Goodby, old stamp, goodby'
You bravcly toiled, and better men
viii couch for what | say;
Although you have been licked, twas
when
Your face turned other way;
TWAS often in box you got
CAS- you will not deny)-
For going through the mails, l wot
Goodby, old stamp, goodby'
All in your last expiring breath.
The tale of years is heard
The sound of voices hushed in death.
A mother s dying word,
a maiden = answer, soft and sweet,
A wife 5 regretful sigh.
The patter of baby 3 feet
Goodby, old stamp, goodby'
What wonder, then, that at this time
When you and l must part,
| should aspire TO speak in rhyme
The promptings of my heart.
Go, bidc with all those mem 'ries dear
That live when others die.
You We nobly served your purpose
here
Goodby, old stamp, goodby!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-28
NURSES TO ENTER RED CROSS.
Miss Mcmillan and Miss McGrandel
Volunteer - Numerous Relatives Of
Former Manned in Service.

Miss Elizabeth Mcmillan, maternity
nurse, and Miss Robena McGrandel,
district Nurse, employed by the Mutual
Aid association, have volunteered for
service in the American Red Cross and
expect to be called for duty about Jan.
]. They are still in town awaiting or
ders.
Miss Mcmillan, who has been in
Brattleboro four years and n half, has
had over 600 maternity cases during
that period. She is native of Scot.
land, where she has had two brothers
in the service since the beginning of
the war. Her eldest brother, who was
in the battle at Marine, has since been
totally blind. Another brother, who
was wounded twice in the beginning
Of the war and was in hospital three
months, afterwards was sent to Greece,
where he contracted malaria and was
invaded nine months. He is in the
navy and about three weeks ago joined
his ship.
Miss Mcmillan also had three cous-
ms in the service, one from New Zea.
land having been killed, another from
New Zealand having lost one leg, and
one from Scotland having lost one leg.
Her mother, who at the beginning
of the war took six.wceks' course in
nursing, but was obliged to abandon
il as the work was too hard for her, is
now working every day in an ammuni-
ton factory.
All the women in that country are
hard at work, taking the place of the
men who are serving their country.