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Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
ANY OLD Thing OFFERED IN
EXCHANGE FOR new AUTOMOBILE

taking in all the junk they offer us.
But we're not in the junk business.
"A few weeks ago a man came in
here and wanted us to give him a
brand new car for some stock in an oil
field in the wilds of Nevada. He
said the stock was worth $1,000; that
he had refused $500 for it the week be.
fore. That it would undoubtedly be
worth $4,000 before summer. And
when we suggested that he go out
and sell his oil stock and then come
in and show us the cash, he seemed
highly indignant The stock was I'm.
doubtedly worth all he said il was,
and we hope he gets $4,000 or $4,000
for it. But We aren't dealing in
stocks. H. T." .-.. =. ....Z
Asks Car on Chances Of Being Elected
Another man came TO us some time
ago and informed us that he was a
candidate for election to high politi-
cal office. He said he wanted an auto.
mobile, and made the proposition that
We give him a car and then get out
and electioneer FOR hin; in return for
which he agreed to assign SO per cent
the car was paid for--after he was
elected. II might have worked. He
wasn't elected by several hundred
votes, but if we mad eiectioneered for
him F." ~. .......~..
Then there are insurance men who
want you to take insurance policies for
every form of protection you ever
heard of-hail, window glass, tornado
and cyclone, fire, flood, life, accident
and automobile insurance-in ex-
change for a car. And there are
a car in exchange for life contract
to perform all the plumbing work you
shall ever have need of during the
rest of your natural life, as long as
you both shall live, in sickness and in
health, and to your heirs and assigns
forever. - ..:. no.
And the sign painters are willing to
plaster your place of business with
signs from top to bottom-inside and
outside-for motor cars And the farm
ers want to dump bean crop or 100
tons of alfalfa on you for 'durn nice
new1angled autymobile,, and other
farmers want to give you an equity in
garden patch out near Diamond
Head. or 10 head of livestock, or the
first litter of little pigs
Disappointed They Can't Do Business
The sad part of il all is that they
look so grieved and hurt when we tell
them we cant do business that way
We don't like to disappoint them, and
We don't intend to inJure their feel
ings. But most of them seem TO think
that were overlooking the chance of
a lifetime when we turn them down,
and that we are insulting their good
judgment by refusing their offers.
But some of them can see the Jus
tice of our arguments when we sug.
gest that they go out and sell their
gold stock, or their insurance, or their
little pigs, or their land, or what.not,
and then come back and talk business.
Some of them do it and come back
with the money and pay cash for the
cars and drive away rejoicing. And
we're always glad to accommodate
them when they understand our posi-.
tion after we have explained it to
them ...i
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
Gold Stocks to litterS of Pigs
Thought Negotiable on
Motor Row "

Imagine what might happen to you If
you should walk into one Of the local
stores with your 1912 model overcoat
on your arm, and asked the proprie-
ter of the establishment to take the
ancient garment and $40 cash as pay
ment for a new and up-to-date storm
cheater. .....
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? But
when it's automobiles instead of over
coats that's different Oh, very diff
ferent, indeed
One day last week a man went into
the car emporium of the Schuman
Carriage Company and announced that
he wanted a secondhand car. The
salesman asked him what he would be
willing to invest in the machine.
well, haven't much money" said
the prospect The fact is, want
to negotiate trade
What kind of car have you?"
asked the salesman.
oh, haven't any car" said the
man. but I've got swell set of en-
cyclopedias that are worth f125, and
III exchange them and little cash
for a good machine.
When the salesman explained to him
that he couldn't take the encyclope-
dias in exchange for a car, much as he
would like to be obliging, because his
stocA of cars meant money to him, and
that he was selling and trading cars
to make money. the "prospect" seemed
not to understand at all why his offer
had not been Immediately accepted.
Moet Any Old Thing Offered
"Oh, but that mans offer was ex.
ceedingly reasonable as compared with
some we get" said the salesman. I'VE
are asked to take everything from
stock in gold mines and life insurance
to old clothes and plumbers aceessor-
les in exchange for new as we'll as Sec
ond-hand automobiles. And we hate
to turn the offers down, too-some OF
them. When a man gets the craze for
a motor car, he'll sell, trade, beg and
borrow everything he thinks can be
converted into cash, or will pass as
security for the object of his desire.
We don't blame them for the desper-
ate means they take to obtain automo-
biles. We'd like to oblige them by
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
Coupe or Sedan,
Which Is II? Expert
Tells About Il

What is the difference between a
coupe and coupelet, a touring car
and a salon touring car? Here it is,
with other body types and distinc-
tions, officially determined recently
by the nomenclature division of the
Society of Automobile Engineers: T..
Roadster-An open car seating two
or three. 1t may have additional seats
on running boards or in rear deck.
Coupelet-Seats two or three. It
has folding top and full height doors
with disappearing panels of glass.
,CoupeAn inside-operated inclosed
car seating. two or three. A fourth
seat facing backwards is sometimes
added. ~ ....-
Convertible Coupe-A roadster pro
vided with a. detachable coupe top.
Touring Car-An open car seating
four or more with direct entrance to
tonnea. Es .
Salon Touring car-A touring car
with passage between front seats, with
or without separatsI entrance to front
seats. - -.
Convertible Touring Cara touring
car with folding top and disappearing
or removable glass sides. .,@@
Sedan-A closed car seating four or
more all in one compartment .:: II
Convertible Sedan-A salon touring
car provided with a detachable sedan
top. .-..:.-.-. - -'..*. -.
Open Sedan-Sedan so constructed
that the sides can be removed or
slowed so as to leave the space entire
ly clear from the glass front to the
back. .:. -" T.. .. .. H. II.
Limousine-A closed car seating
three to five inside, with drivers seat
Ncid Ia rr,f.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
TRUCKS SAVE SPACE, -. =.
MAKE, CLEAN CITIES

Two arguments made in behalf OF
the motor truck lies in it's superior
cleanliness over horses and in the
fact that it can be housed in about
one-third the space. ~
A recent purchaser of Kissei
trucks, who has been hard to con-
vert from the horse haulage method,
was finally influenced by the fact
that they would take up about one
third the staging room occupied by
his horses. He figured that he could
use the additional space to much bet
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
manufacturers
OF SPARK PLUGS
FACE PROBLEMS
Cracking of Porcelain Almost
Impossible to Avoid,
Says Expert
ey ALBERT CHAMPION

When Jump spark ignition was first
devised spark plugs had the same gen
eral design as they have ftoday-an
insulator with a center eleetrode and
4 side elec,rode creating gap for the
spark 10 jump through in order TO ig-
mite the compressed gas. Originally
there were no spark plug manufactur-
ers. for the reason that there was
really no spark plug business, and the
manufacturers OF motor cars had TO
make their own spark plugs. Some OF
them used porcelain and others mica.
and the plugs were all Of the separ-
able type. liz.
With the growth OF the automobile
trade few people began to realize
that the making of spark plugs would
become business. and spark plug fac
tories were founded. For good many
years the few manufacturers in the
business had TO import their insula-
tors and the material used for cleo
trodes. II was good many years be.
fore the manufacturers of porcelains
in America began making insulators.
The business was so small that they
did not care to handle IT,
Today there are several porcelain
manufacturers who make Insuletors
for the spark plug makers in large
Quantities Some OF them make their
screw machine parts and put the
sblugs together; others are assemblers
end buy both screw machine parts
and porcelain from outside manufac.
turers.
What are spark plug makers striv-
ing for? The greatest trouble expert
enced in the beginning was short cir
rl.'t nv SCOT All the plug makers
were striving for was plug that would
not scot or short circuit In those
daVs motors were of very low COM
preston and low speed We did not
get very high, heat and sudden cooling
as we do today. Several designs
were made that helped to overcome
the sooting trouble, but no positively
non-sooting plug exists.
The spark plug maker also was try
ing 70 obtain porcelain that would not
crack too easily Up to the present
time there Is no such thing. The real
defect was the poor design which did
not give the uniform pressure.
With the increased efficiency Of
motors the spark plug makers ran into
new trouble. On account of higher
compression and higher speed spark
plugs would leak compression. At high
speed the motor would miss and at
low speed it would run uniformly, We
found that II could not be done with
the separable type. At the same time
il is much harder TO make the non
senarable type gas tight, and this is
enlv done by special process by
which the metal Is expanded TO its
maSimum when the plug is assembled.
The leading engineers Of France
md England. who have designed the
r,cst efficient aeroplane engines.r have
told us that there is no spark plug in
Europe that will stand up continuous
ly on these motors. The United
States government has force OF men
at the bureau OF standards trying to
develop spark plug insulators that
wtll be dependable for aviation.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
GETS MOST
OF WORLDS RUBBER

Reports covering the worlds total
production of. crude rubber indicate
that the 1916 output amounted to u.s.
900 tons. Of which $4,000 tons, or 81
per cent, we're consumed in America.
The consumption of rubber in Ameri-
ca has mere than doubled since 1914.
The great rubber plantations of the
Far East now produce about rs per
cent of the total and promise to show
a decided increase for 1917. II is ex-
pected that this years crop will am
cunt to 235.000 tons. as 1.412,000 acres
are known to be under cultivation.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

California has a number of successful
growers.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17


sanitary
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

a silver tip at its point, and a silver
ball at the heavy end; it will be used,
too, though the band heretofore has
not had a drum major.
VIII P. Green, who recently located
in indianapolis, Is delighted with his
position and is much in love with the
city. 1t is rumored that he will soon
accept another one, life position,
that of husband to one of Warsaw's
fairest young ladies', well known in
Keokuk; the happy event will occur
the Oath of September.
The river is very low here, making
navigation difficult.
The sewer digging machine has
reached Seventh street On Clay.
T. J. Blake has been lying very i'll
for some weeks with not much i'm
provement to date.
Victor Schram has been serious i'll
for about ten days, but is still holding
his own.
Adam Buckert and wife are visiting
In St Louis with relatives.
The 10th regiment band will probab-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

WARSAW, H., Sept. 14.-Rev. DR..
Geo. Long returned from Davenport,
where he went on official business On
October l he expects to report at
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, to enter up
on his duties as one Of the chaplains
of the great cantonment there.
Ellis Daughterty of Nauvoo, for
mer Warsaw boy, was calling on
friends Wednesday.
Louis NJ. McMullen, district deputy
NJ w. A. Monmouth, H., expects to
visit Warsaw camp $40 M w. A. at
its next meeting Oct. 4, and hopes to
be able to recruit the membership Of
the camp He was recently appointed
to succeed E. clearinghouse; he is a
live wire and should be successful.
Bert McMahan has sold his farm of
135 acres with fine country residence
thereon, the former home Of John Nc
Mahan, his father.
The 10th regiment band was pre-
scented while in Springfield, with a
handsome drum majors staff; it is of
polished hard wood. decorated and has
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
CITY NEWS.

We close Monday and Tuesday
on account of religious holiday. Ike
Bork, 1900 Main.
The funeral Of George Dicker-
hoff was held yesterday morning at
$50 o'clock from the residence; 1912
Concert street, the Rev. W. R. Bacon
of the Christian church officiating
Burial was in the Curry cemetery
north of Hamilton. The body bear
ers were five half brothers and T. s..
Spence Of Indianapolis. Mr.. Spence
and Mr.. Dickerhoff graduated from
the same law college in 1913 and Mr..
Spence accompanied the body to Keo-
kuk from Indianapolis.
Mrs. ]. M. Furlong was operated
upon this morning at st. Joseph's
hospital for appendicitis. She is get
ting along nicely.
You had better take advantage
now of closing out cost sale bargains.
H. S. Mills. 5O4 Main
-Arlo Wilson. IA, hero Of numer-
Gus adventures that have had their
ending in the police court the last
two years, will be in Eldora tonight
escapade, his father filed an applica-
ton to send him to the reform school
and 1t went through with dispatch,
although three other similar applica-
tons in the past were blocked. Arlo,
In the custody of Chief Hennemann,
bid goodbye to the city at 1855 this
afternoon. The boy shed tears, but
he did not try to beg off.
Rev. F. j. Swanson OF the Swedish
NJ. Z. church, will speak at the union
mission, 10 South Third street, this
evening at 7:45 o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
1878 CHAUTAUQUA
PLANS CONSIDERED
Association Held Meeting Yesterday
and Talked Over Assembly for
the Coming Year In
keokuk.
PERFECT ORGANIZATION
J. J. Chapman 10 Chairman, H. w.
Wood, tary-treasurer-Wlii
Bring National Speak
ers Here.
PERFECT ORGANIZATION

Plans for the 1918 season we're out
lined yesterday afternoon at a meet
ing of the Keokuk Chautauqua asso
citation, and officers were elected. An
assembly will be held here next sum
mer; nationally known speakers are
to be brought to the chautauqua; and
a tented city will be erected accord
ing to the tentative plans made yes
terday.
]. J. Chapman was named chairman
of the association; Howard W. WOOD
secretary treasurer; w. c. Howell
corresponding secretary and legal ad-
visor; c.. e. Durgee, head of Boy
Scout camp movement; Harvey l..
Beach, manager of tent End grounds.
1t was decided by the association
to go ahead with the plans for the
coming season with the White and
Myers chautauqua circuit, using
their program as basic one, and to
bring here with that program some
nationally known men and women
speakers.
1t is the plan OF Chairman Chap
man to organize the work In the vari-
GUS lines and departments un6er a
board of managers. This board will
distribute the responsibility for the
different departments among the di-
rectors. and the plan may include the
enlarg Of this directorate.
An official report Of the 1917 chau-
tauqua is yet to be made, but it was
announced that there would be a
small distribution Of funds out Of the
first centure, the most of which goes
to the Y. w. G. A.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

ly occupy the library room in the Odd
Fellows hall as band room, as soon
as vacated.
Mrs Lottie Bolstead, (nee Rife and
two children are here from Chicago,
visiting relatives.
The free band concert Saturday
night will be as good as the best
though no formal program was pup
lished for.lack of time.
M. s. Hammond and wife and sons
Walter, Leonard and Clark, and daugh-
ter Helen drove to Mammoth Springs,
Ark. last Sunday in their car, to look
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
PERSONALS

T. Mrs. Henry Schevers. Mrs. Emma
Carter and Mrs Richard Cook went
to Montrose today to atted cele-
bration OF the birthday anniversary Of
of Mrs. Scheever's father, William
Fowler.
H. J. Reeves has returned from
visit with relatives and friends in
Omaha.
Mrs. Lou Stafford and Mrs. ]. T.
Mckee of Kahoka, Mo-, returned
home after spending few days with
Mrs ]. B. Cobb, sol North Fifth
street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
Iowa Women,s Clubs.

Iowa Women's Clubs.
The Iowa Federation OF Women's
Clubs will hold joint meeting of the
board and committees at Hotel Cham
berlain, Des Moines, September 26 and
81, 1917. The program will be: We'd
nesday-7:S0 p. M, board meeting.
900 p. m, joint meeting with ad-
dress: THE Problem of Vocational
Education" Mrs. Anna L. Burdick, Des
Moines.
$3.50 p. NJ, informal social hour.
Thursday-9:0 a. NJ, board meet
ing
1000 a. M, Joint session.
200 p. M, joint session.
Chairmen of committees will be CIV
en- time to explain the work planned
for the coming year.
Mrs. ]. w. Watzek, president, will
preside.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

after some land Mr.. Hammond owns;
when returning the Wednesday follow,
ing, near Rich Hill, Mo, the auto
struck rough stretch of road sud.
denly, causing Mrs Hammoud's head
to be thrown violently against the
back of the car, her upper lip being
cut 80 badly that 1t was found neces'
sary to take several stitches in it.
Mrs. May L. Stevens has returned
from a several weeks sojourn in Chi.
cago, accompanied by Mrs. L. NJ.
Stevens and two children. Lieuten
ant Stevens, U. s. NJ, is in Franco
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
GUN TOURNEY
is CALLED OFF
keokuk Rod and Gun Club Decides
Not to Waste Powder and
Shot in These Crit
Icai Times

tCat Times.
The proposed shooting tournament
OF the Keokuk Rod and Gun club was
called off at a meeting of the organ
lzation held last night. The club
members thought that it would be
Patriotic not to use up any more
shot, powder and shell than was
necessary.
There was some discussion Of af-
liiiation with the Iowa Fish and
Same conservation association but
because of the small attendance it
was thought best to hold UP action
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
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avoided. Mothers Friend" has been
used by thousands Of women for three
generations and no woman should fall to
apply It night and morning. Get bottle
today from your druggist and write for u
Illustrated guide book, Motherhood and
the BABY 1t is free. ADDRESS The
Bradfield Regulator Co.. Dept NJ. PAS
Lamar Building. Atlanta. Ga
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

The weI-known,> tried and reliable PEN
strating preparation, Mothers FRIEND.
% prepared especially for mothers 1t Is a
natural aid to nature In it's work and IS
absolutely and entirely safe. BY its use
mo abdominal muscles expand easily
when baby is born and bearing down and
stretching pains during the period are,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
Navy Is Overcrowded.

WASHINGTON, Setp. 1.-THE
navy has become so overcrowded
that Secretary Daniels has ruled that
college men can return for this win
ter's training. though they will be
called back to actual service next
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
N:E(@sss2S&;z|
Call Black SIS
for Society Editor.
Iowa Condemns Picketlns.

The National Equal Suffrage asso-
citation and the Iowa association have
both taken action expressing their dis
approval Of the system of p1cketlng
by a few women of the congressional
union. The Illinois Equal Suffrage as
sociation in public statement pub
lished yesterday, made very good
point in reply to those who have cen
sured all women, who discredit the
suffrage movement because of the fool.
ish action of a few women in Wash
ington:
Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, president
Of the Illinois Equal Suffrage assoc1a-
ton, has just issued the following
statement giving the attitude Of the
organized suffragists toward the millt-
ants at Washington:
THE Illinois Equal Suffrage asso-
citation stands first, last. and forever
for the government. 1t stands for true
patriotism, and is radically opposed to
the picketing now going on at Wash
iington. 1t does not impugn the motive
tof the picketers, but any interference
with the government at this time Is
dangerous.
I'VE do not blame all men because
of the l. w. w. movement. Then why
blame all women for the activities OF
small group?"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

until the next meeting, although il
is possible the board of directors
may take the matter up before that
time
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

FOR SALN-1a H. P. motor. used 2
weeks. at bargain. Call at S14
Main.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

rate to the occasion. An Informal
party was then held indoors. Mr..
Orsborn was presented with gold
watch as present from the class.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

WANTED-Boys and young men to
learn shoe making trade, good pay
while learning. Call for A. F. Muel-
Ter, at shoe factory.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

HORSE FOR SALE-Eght years old,
weight eleven hundred, city broke,
work anywhere, on Johnson street
road, Cleo Warner
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
Surprise Miss BossIer.

A company of young women gave
surprise party last night at the home
of Miss Louella Harrington, 1912 Or
leans avenue in honor of Miss Eu-
lalia Bossler, who will leave soon for
her home in Rock Island. The young
women brought shower of handker-
chiefs for the honor guest as re-
hinder of a happy evening. An in
formal musical program was given and
refreshments served.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

summer when more ships and sta
lions will be available.
Enlistment for the navy has been
halted because of the number of men
on hand who cannot be accommo-
dated in ships and stations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-12 gauge Winchester
pump gun. Call r ST.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

ANTED-Position as grocery clerk
by married man. Three years ex-
perience. Phone Black 500.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
WANTED.

WANTED-Bright active young man
for position in office of wholesale
house. Must be good penman and &C
curate at figures. Splendid opportun-
ity for advancement. Address "Ad-
vancement," care Gate City.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14

FOR RENT-Three sunfurnished
modern rooms, 1119 Franklin.