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Evening star., 1917-09-30
TESTS ON PACIFIC COAST
SHOW GOOD ROAD VALUE

An energetic and influential organ
ization on the Pacific coast, the Cali
fornia State Automobile Association,
has carried on some Investigations af-
fording definite figures of the value of
good roads 1t secured the help of Prof.
]. B. Davidson Of the University of
California and Austin B. Fletcher, state
highway engineer. in carrying on a
large number of tests of the pull re-
quired to move a standard farm wagon
loaded to make the gross weight 5000
pounds. This wagon was hauled In
some cases by two-ton truck and in
other cases by a team of good draft
horses. weighing about 1000 pounds each.
Tests have shown>that a pull of 81 to
80 pounds per ton of gross load was
needed to haul the wagon on unsur-
faced concrete roads. When the con-
crete was surfaced with oil and screen
ings the pull was increased to about 80
pounds. About 65 pounds Were needed
for hauling on water-bound macadam
of cement concrete. On good gravel
roads a pull of s. to So pounds was
needed. while on loose gravel the pull
was 263 pounds, the highest record in
any of the tests. About so pounds were
required for hauling on bituminous
macadam. On earth roads 80 pounds
were required for hauling over a good
surface covered with liz inches of
loose dust, 80 pounds over an ordinary
places, and 2lS pounds over a muddy
earth road.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
DOPEY DAN AND LON
When Kaiser Bill Gets Called.

He hummed It all TIL way homo, hit
tn sheets singing 1t. couldn't sleep on
account Of It. an finally hada get up
tn tn II foliowin' is Just a Il because Gauss he couldn't
get Kaiser Bill off'n his mind. II you
please:
When Kaiser BIN was Just 80 hish-not mors'n
He nearly drove his Grandma Vic plumb ''ratty''
He never liked her English folks. an used to
But no one ever dared to give tn fresh young
brat a call.
In after years when he growed up an reached
H. set set his s' Uncle EDDY wild BY Away, bein'
It made NO difference what It was. q blowout
He'd ssunter in Just when he pleased. yet
never got call.
that he done,
Was to Put tn. iron chancellor. Prince Bismarck.
He told tn old man to vamooss. ssiddoo. twas
An out he went right on his beam" still Bill
received no call.
He hooked up with tn peaceful folks who held
An advocated sudden death for tn first guy to
reneg.
But before tn ink had fully dried upon tn name
He started out to shoot things up. an still he
amt been called
Hes got a son named Willie. too. who. folks
say. is one bird,
An when around won't let his pap" cut in
with nary word.
IT'S also said by them who know this sproutin'
That he's tn only Boche on earth who'd dare
call Bill asliar.
But sad to say this fiery snip amt showed tn
slightest mood
To try an square his old mans scraps around
tn neighborhood.
So, no matter what he would-a done II made
tn chief O. state.
He's gotta pair of with his dad an help him
share his fate.
For when tn American people fully realised
What fivvers had been kiddin' them, they
stratShtway organized,
An now tn whole ships crew must gold
man, crown prince an all.
But not until tn tick is turned will Bflyum
get his call.
DoPEY DAN.
Note-Lon says absence may make tn
heart grow fonder. but many poor
boob has become wiser because he kept
stickin' around.
Evening star., 1917-09-30

Dear Folks:
Th other day Lon received q personal
appeal from tn American Automobile
Association nskin' him II he wouldn't
donate th' use Of his flvver for at
least four hours each week to help out
tn entertainment committee for SOL
diers' camps In gettin' their perform
ers to an from tn different canton
ments that arc scattered heren there
around our fair city. an tn way tn
kids chest has expanded since tn let
ter arrived is nothin' more'n less than
perfectly ridiculous. TIL section OF th'
request which seemed to tickle him tn
most was where 1t said. Cars should
be accompanied by owners or chauf-
feurs." for II there's ono thing on earth
tn III rascal is rats" about it's lollin'
around In close proximity with a mess
O. theatrical folks. Once in tn dear
southern soldier In tn great "belfray
scene" Of tn Heart O. Maryland show,
an has always considered himself a
actor ever since.
o. course, It's needless to say he ac-
cepted tn invitation on tn spot, an
last Tuesday night he doubled up as
owner an chauffeur an conveyed a
flock o merry y-makers out to tn Amer
lean University camp an had tn time
of his life.
To hear tn kid tell It. tn sight was
one long to be remembered. TIL big
hall was packed to sufrocatfon with as
fine lookin' bunch O men as ever
set in one inclosure. Every one of 'em
fit as fiddle an Just itchin' for busi-
ness, an he says II other owners
throughout th' city only had a inklin'
what enjoyment our soldier boys de-
rived from these weekly performances,
an what worthy work this entertain
ment committee was doin' to relieve
tn dull monotony of camp life for tn
brave lads who've give up all comforts
Just to serve Uncle Sam, they wouldn't
have to be asked tn second time for
tn use Of their cars, but would have
them in waitin' every night in tn week
Accordin' to Lon tn show was a pip
pin, an Just as classy as any you'd
run across in a number-one vaudeville
house, but tn portion that seemed to
make tn biggest hit with him was tn
singin' Of old-time melodies an up-to-
date war songsby tn soldiers them
selves. There was one Of tn latter" In
called God Help Kaiser
BilP that nearly drove tn kid nuts"
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Significance of Figures.

The significance of these figures lies
in the fact that on a good earth road it
is necessary to exert three times the
pull that Is required on a concrete road
and nearly twice the pull required on a
earth road becomes muddy. a condition
which does not affect traffic on good
pavements, the pull is more than
doubled.
What this last means to the farmer
can be best explained by working back
ward to hin, from the great financial
centers of the country. During the
winter and early spring Bradstreets
agency frequently sends out statements
saying, Bank clea-irGs affected by
the usual seasonal conditions" This
statement might mean more If its
equivalent wero also printed Bank
clearings were affected by the usual
muddy roads of the season." When
roads are bad the country storekeeper
does little business. which means that
tho country bank does little business.
Whenever business lis slack in the coun-
try bank tho financial eenters of the
country at once feel Its effect While
bank clearances fall off the city mer-
chant finds that his business with the
country falls Off 1t is largely the
muddy roads that check the normal
intercourse betweon tho country store
and tho farmers doing business with it.
Bad Roads Affect Business.
In another way the financial report
reflects the condition of bad roads. The
farmer who has to spend day to go to
the country store and return, and finds
it a long, hard journey at the best,
counts the cost of these trips as part
of the high cost of living, for the time
spent on them he desires to use in
working on his farm. And SO the
farmers wife performs the daily mi
racle of stretching his income to a
seemingly impossible extent and makes
his hard-earned dollars go farther than
any of her sisters do except, possibly,
the wife of the country parson.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
.|NTERSTATER0
PROPOSAL WELCOME
Committee for Selecting Route
Is Greeted Along
Way.
WILL CONNECT THIS CITY

'1f moro evidence were needed to
mako clear that present-day progress
includes tho establishment of great in
terstate roads. the acclaim given to the
route selecting committee of the Bank
head Highway Association on its trip
from Atlanta to Memphis supplied in
disputably that confirmation of popular
support to a movement which Is weld
ing the states into a real nation" as
dega, Ala, the head of the association
which is linking another transconti-
mental road, to extend from Washing
ton. D. c., to Los Angeles. Cal.
when one observes the persistent
desire on the part of innumerable COM
munities to place themselves on the
line of road which possesses a ma
tional Significance. in addition to serv-
ing locality and state needs" comments
President Plowman. "he no longer has
any doubt as to the wisdom of those
who supported the ankheadShac ckle-
ford good roads legislation. which
finally resulted in the passage of what
is known as the federal aid road act.
IdllOA 44dS SAduSSO.
Transportation conditions have been
revolutionized with the coming of the
self-propelled vehicle, and in no sec
ton of the country is its worth more
appreciated than is now the case in
the southern states, which will receive
a most astounding benefit through the
Improvement of avenues of commune
cation so long neglected. not because
of lack of desire, but through financial
inability to meet the expensive burden
in it's entirety.
The assistance from the federal
Treasury will serve to encourage the
creation of state road systems. and in
time the southern states will be as
well equipped In this regard as is now
the case in the north.
out of the state systems. such roads
as the Bankhead highway. are a per-
fectly natural evolution, and I have
no hesitation in predicting that this
great road will bring about an ex-
change of road travellers among the
several states and between the north
and south which Will be exceedingly
beneficial to the nation as a whole.
Will Connect Tributaries.
Into this highway will run many
+! tributary roads. until the tide of travel
Evening star., 1917-09-30
ASK FOR USE OF CARS.
Committee Entertaining Soldiers
Want Transport for Performers.

An appeal for autom obile owners to
donate tho use OF their cars at least
one day . week during the fall and
early winter to transport the perform
ers for tho entertainments to be given
at tho concentration camps near Wash
ington has been made by the commit
tee for the entertainment of soldiers
camps. Owners or chaureurs are in
vited to accompany their cars.
Any one desiring to do his bit" in
this manner is requested to communi-
cate with the committee for the enter
Evening star., 1917-09-30
VISITS FRENCH FRONT.
King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy
Guest Of President Poincare.

PARIS, September 29.-King Victor
Emmanuel of Italy has Just completed
a three-day visit to the French battle
front with President Pofncare. The
party visited tho reconquered portion
Of Alsace and the battlenelds OF Yer
dun. Rheims, the Champagne sector.
Noyon, Chauny and Ham. The Italian
kings visit was made in return to that
of President Poincare who, last month.
inspected the Italian front.
Evening star., 1917-09-30

will reach such a height that I pre-
dict in the near future 1t Will be pos
sible in daylight hours on any section
10 find from numerous states road trav-
quainted with their own country"
Between Atlanta and Memphis there
were goodly number of bad roads.
and the task which confronted the des-
ignatlng committee was no easy one.
A report IS expected shortly from this
committee, which was composed of
President W. NJ. Riggs of Clemson Col
lege. Calhoun, s. c.: Prof. Hale Houston
OF the South Carolina Highway Commits
sion and A A. Camp Of Winder. Ga. NJ.
o. Eldredge represented the United
States office OF public roads and rural
engineering on the trip.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Was Accelerating l1ember.

Executive Chairman A. G. Batchelder
was the spokesman Of the American Auto
mobile Association, and. of course. Sec
retary ]. A. Rountree of the Bankhead
Association was the accelerating member
Of the party. 1t was to be expected that
there would be an enthusiastic greeting
given in Jasper, Ala, the present home
Of Senator Bankhead. and also in Sulli-
gent. the little village in which the noted
good roads advocate was born. where on
Sunday morning even the Sunday school
was dismissed in order that all could
hear the good roads talks given in the
public square.
Upon arrival in Memphis. an. Arkansas
delegation was on hand to urge the claims
of route across that state,' which will
be visited by the pathf1nding committee
later in the year. The next section OF the
road to be decided upon extends from
Washington through Virginia and North
Carolina to Atlanta Virginia offers one
route via Richmond and Petersburg and
another which includes Lynchburg and
Danville.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
To MOTORISTS
CHANGING INNER TUBES
Great Care Urged in Replacing
After Repairs Have Been Made.
Haste u Condemned.

Tho following suggestions are intend
ed especially for those motorists who
do not use ready inflated tires. carried
upon demountable rims, but they apply
to all cases involving the changing Of
inner tubes.
A great deal Of unnecessary trouble,
delay and disappointment Is occasioned
by carelessness and haste in replacing
damaged inner tubes. after punctures
or dedations from other causes-the
tire failing to hold up" on tho tube
put in or holding up for q very short
time only. and still another change of
tube with all its attendant labor being
required before a permanent repair is
effected.
II the tube to be put in has been used
before. II 1t has been repaired, and
especially II it has been carried for
| some time as a spare. it is always best
to pump 1t up before putting 1t in the
casing to make sure that 1t is tight.
1t should be pumped fairly hard and
the ear applied to all parts of 1t to
detect the hiss" of any leak that may
have developed.
Valve Must Be Tight.
The valve plunger should be screw
ed in tight and a little saliva applied
to the air valve opening to see whether
or not the valve is tight. In case defla-
ton was due to g. puncture. the hole
in the casing, unless of very small size,
may well be temporarily covered
(pending a vulcanized repair) by ce-
menting a small piece of rubberized
fabric over 1t on the inside of the cas-
ing.
When defation is due to an obscure
cause Ono puncture-producing object
being found in and removed from the
casing) there IS always a possibility
that II puncture has been produced by
some sharp body. which has been
driven through the tread out of sight,
and projects enough on the inside of
the casing Cat least when the tire is
under load) to prick the tube.
Examine Casing Carefully.
In order to detect such an object the
hand should be passed carefully over
tho whole inside surface Of the casing,
and II anything sharp IS noticed, 1T
should be Investigated and removed.
In inserting tho new tube care should
be taken that it lies fiat, without twists
or folds, and that 1t is so placed that
it cannot be caught and pinched by the
bead Of q clincher casing or by the
edges of tho flap (protector strip Of a
quick detachable casing.
II the tube used has become stretch
ed through use. special care should be
taken that it is put in without folds. A
little air in 1t is some safeguard
against its being caught in any way.
Evening star., 1917-09-30

tainment of soldiers camps. District
building. or to the automobile editor
NJ The Star,
The Washington times., 1917-02-20
EASTERN CIVIC BODY
URGES NEWHOSPITAL
Suggests Removal of Institu-
tion to Fourteenth and
UpShur Streets.

That the Municipal Hospital be
moved from the southeast section to
Fourteenth and Upshur streets north
west, and the present site converted
into a park, was the recommendation
adopted by the East Washington
Citizens Association at East Wash
ington Hall last night.
1t was pointed out that the fifteen
acres owned by the Government in
Upshur street, upon which the Tuber-
culosis Hospital is now situated,
would be the most logical place to
put the hospital, while IL the old
buildings were patched up, as has
The Washington times., 1917-02-20
The Folly Of Taking
Digestive Pills
A Warming TO Dyspeptic,.

The habit of taking digestive pills
after meals makes chronic dyspeptics
OF many thousands of men and wom-
en- because artificial digestents, drugs
and medicines have practically no in
nuence upon the excessively acid
condition of the stomach contents
which is the cause OF most forms of
Indigestion and dyspepsia.
The after dinner pill merely les
sens the sensitiveness of the stom-
ach nerves and thus gives a false
sense of freedom from pain. If those
who are subject to indigestion, gas,
flatulence, belching. bloating, heart
burn, etc. after eating would get
about an ounce of pure bisurated
magnesia from their druggist and
take a teaspOonful in a little water
after meals. there would be no fur
ther necessity for drugs or medicine Is
because bisurated magnesia instantly
neutralizes stomach acidity, stops food
fermentation and thus insures normal,
painless digestion by enabling the
stomach to do its work without him
drance.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-20

seconds, but the imperfectio1
are hardly noticeable, and will not impair the wea
All mounted on strongly made shade rollers. Anon
this lot Holland, Opaque Cloth, and Oil Opaque
made to your order these shades would sell at SOC
s6c each. Here tomorrow, only 29c, complete wit
fixtures.
The Washington times., 1917-02-20

ed clear of a vote on the liquor ques
tion in the District.
Resolutions urging better lighting
on the Pennsylvania avenue bridge
and on NJ street, Wisconsin avenue,
and Q streets, will be sent to the
Commissioners. Resolutions asking
for repairs in Wisconsin avenue, Thir-
tyseventh street, and in Q street, be,
tween Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth
streets, were adopted.
On motion of John Hadley Doyle,
the legislative committee was in
structed to take up the question of
better street car service to George
town on the line of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
Arthur Trunnell told the association
that it was a common practice of the
company to dump passengers out at
Wisconsin avenue, "to take the next
car" while cars were switched back
to the city.
The Washington times., 1917-02-20
o. C. TRAFFIC HISTORY.

Street traffic in the District from
early days to the present time will be
told of in an address by DR.. William
Tindall at the meeting of the Column
bia Historical Society tonight at the
Shoreham. The Rev. George William
son Smith will tell of "A Critical
Moment for Washington"
The Washington times., 1917-02-20

AT $1.s5 are exactly one hundred (ioo)
first quality perfect rugs-6x9 feet-in the
Body Brussels designs and colorings as adver-
tlSed in the magazines at $3.50. Here tomor
row at only Sf95.
The Washington times., 1917-02-20
JOYCE WILL PRoRATEp.

The will of Maurice Joyce, head ol
the Joyce Engraving Company. was
filed for probate in the District Su
preme Court yesterday by William T,
Curtis. 1t is dated June II, 1913, and
leaves his estate to his widow, Cath
crime NJ. Joyce. The testator was
eighty-two years old. The widow is
named as executrix.
The Washington times., 1917-02-20
new ANTI-ALIEN BILL
Measure Defeated by lansins''
Protest Introduced Again.

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 20. - An anti
alien land bill has just been reintro-
duced in the legislature.
This is the measure defeated by the
State Senate February 3, after pro-
tests by the japanese embassy to the
State Department at Washington.
The Washington times., 1917-02-20

been proposed, 1t would cost a con-
siderable sum for continual repair
work
The question of a referendum for
the District was discussed and a reso-
luton adopted favoring 1t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16
IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED
WHEELS BRING PUNCTURES

Improperly adjusted wheels are fire.
Quently the cause for premature wear.
ing out Of tires" states the service
manager of the Fisk Rubber company.
III the forward wheels of a car are in.
correctly aligned, friction increases and
the tread is quickly worn through
around its entire circumference"
Included in the free service given at
an Fisk service stations, is a thorough
inspection and test for the alignment
of wheels. Experienced tire men make
these tests but the work Of realign.
ment is necessarily referred 20 e. gar.
age, IL being more Of a mechanics jo5
than that Of tire man.
Many drivers who do not understand
why wheels are set at an angle-called
the alignment angle-are equally mysti.
fled when they find a tire tread wear.
ing away in a few hundred miles. In
nine cases out Of ten misalignment is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16

concerns have bought two trucks each
five three and two have purchased four
r. Y. Helms has bought Buick road
ster from Ray Peterson, local Buick
distributor.
Floyd Marty, of Healdton is driving
a Veie, delivered by the Patterson Mo
tor company.
A. A. Taylor, Woodford, took a new
Ford home with him this week It was
purchased from the Toni Cooper garage
W. n. Ferrell is driving a new E49,
seven passenger Buick, delivered this
week by Ray Peterson.
The Slaughter Motor company, which
ordered several car loads Of Maxwels
some time ago but has been unable to
secure any cars or trucks because Of
crowded conditions at the factory, has
received notice that shipment is on
the road.
Two Dodge touring cars were deliv-
cred this weeR TO Macmillan Brothers,
Madll, by the Patterson Motor com.
pany
A one.ton Ford truck, the first to be
received in Ardmore is on exhibition in
the display room Of the Tom Cooper
garage.
Ritter &~Sies. distributors Of the VIII
lard storage battery, are adding a hot
water system to their repair depart
ment which is declared to be fifty per
cent more efficient I'm repair work than
the old system.
Contract for the building Of one Of
the largest garages in this part of the
country was signed Tuesday 10y Tom
Cooper local Ford distributor with Ray
3D. Glassco of the stiles Construction
company Of Chicago The new build
ing viii have a frontage of eighty feet
ON West Main street and a depth Of
2aj feet along ID street 20 Broadway It
will be two stories and will have twice
as much floor space as any other gar
age i'm the city
The plans provide a driveway through
the front The show room and stock
room will front West Main street and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16

the fault, and because this fault can
develop without the drivers knowl-
edge, it is an excellent plan for a mo-
torist to drop in at any Fisk service
station where the alignment test will
be given free Of charge. 1t makes no
difference what kind Of tires man
may be using, he is welcome at any
Fisk station at any time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16
NEVER GIVE UP
RIGA, TEUTON OFFICIAL SAYS

Amsterdam, Sept. i5.-"Only fools be.
lieve we shall ever give up Riga" ex-
plained DR.. Gustav Stresseman, nation
al liberal member Of the reichstag, at a
national liberal meeting in Berlin. DR..
Stresseman made a further attack upon
President Wilson's reply to Pope Bene.
diets peace note. He defended German
militarism as a necessity on ground of
Germany's geographical position.
The want ads viii rent that house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16

in two months, and, better, once every
month, the car owner should jack up
the wheels of his car grasp opposite
spokes and shake them to see if ex-
ceasive end play has developed Rear
wheels are particularly liable to loose.
ness and this condition induces rapid
tire deterioration. The wabbling may
be caused by bearing wear or by a
bent shaft
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16
A Great Responsibility.

THE responsibility attached to the preparing of remedy for infants and children
is undoubtedly greater than that imposed upon the manufacturer remedies
for adults whose system sufficiently strong COunteC for time least
injurious drug well observe that Caoa prepared today has been
.r the past 40 years. under the personal supervision Mr. Chas Fletcher
What have makers mons and substitutes Sake7 What their
responsibilities To whom they answeabe They spring today scatter
their nearOus wares broadcast and disappear tomorrow.
Could each mother the panstang with which the prescription for
Fers CaSa prepared could they read the nnumerabe testimonials from
grateful mothers they would listen to the subtle peadmgS and false arguments
of those who would offer imitation of substitute for the tried and true