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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13
MEET THIS
WEEK IN BIRMINGHAM
General Assembly Convcncs Thurs
day in South Highlands
Church..
STEADY GROWTH REPORTED
Contributions to Missions, Education
and Sabbath School Work Have
Been Greatly Increased in Past
Five IearS.

She hf,y-scvcnth general assembly
.. the Southern Presbyterian Church.
which will convene in South Highlands
Presbyterian Church. Birmingham. Ala.
Thursday morninE. May IL. represents
l.SGI ministers. 3,i3. churches. 1882
ruling elders. l2.2ll GcaconS. nad more
than 10000 communicates. The latest
figures available show that .rst year
there were in this chiircn iS9 canGi-
dates for the ministry, and t~hirtY-siN
licentiatcs: that nineteen ministers
were received from other churches and
fifteen were dismissed TO other
churches: that hfty-eight new churches
we're organized and thirty-thrcc
churches We're dissolved: that tO.02l
adults and 6.09l infants We're haptiEcd:
that "i.S0i members were added to
The church en- profession OF faith and
t5.l@6 members were added b. .er-
tifcate. and the total number enrolled
IN the Sabbath schools was $2S.252.
Five years ago the Southern Pres
byterian Cnurch gave to the rauS. Of
foreign missions. S50i.4f2: TO assem-
hl:'s home missions. Sl16.Ii.: To Chris
tiaI education and ministerial relief.
SlOl.T!3: TO publication and Sabbath
school work, S3c.S27: whereas, the re-
ports TO be submitted to the assembly
~ Birmingham will show that dur
ing the year just closed the contribu-
lions TO foreign missions TO
S''o,S'o' 10 aSSeNpiE y nome MISSIONS,
sia3.S6a: TO Christian education and
ministerial relief. $:s5.465: to publi-
cation and school work. $40
oS9.
The feature OF outstanding intcrcs;
on ;ic first day Of the assembly will
&c the election of moderator, but it IS
probable the election will not take
place until the afternoon session. as
the time of the morning session VIII
he occupied with the sermon b. this
retiring moderator. Rev. c. w. Grafton.
y. j.. of Union Church. Miss. ami the
sacrament OF the Lords supper. which
Will follow the sermon. f.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13
FUNDS HAVE WADE
STEADY

Reviewing the foreign missionary.
wor;. OF the Southern 3aptis; Conven-
lion Yesterday. T,-. ovc said: :i,n,
Since the board was o~rcanixed. "a.
1915. IL has handled for the dcuo!ai-
nation :e.iT2.s.l. rot including the re-
ceipts fo7 lslG-l9lI. nor any OF the
Judson collections. Starting witt, an
nual gifts which amounted to sIl.735
in 1896. Southern Bapt!sts did not reach
:hc 100000 mark until 1890. The
xifts that year Were s10s.l74. The
S2n6.66o mark vas passed in 1903. The
$500 n0 in 1906. the +4GO. 6on In 1900.
the 100000 in'lsl0. The S6GO.00o mari:
hsS not Yet been reached, unless wc
include the .Iudson centennial fund.
IT should be gratifying to Southern
Bapt.ats to know that in the seventy
Odd years OF its history. the ana.rs OF
The board have hceH so conducted thHt
40 ons has ever. TO rybody's know
irGSe. lost "a dollar through amy deal
."Gs had witt, tie hot'd. and that The
b"4rG'c name is gooG1on any foreign
mission Held OF the globe where T.
operates. Tie banking-housas in
china. South America and elsewhere
citeerfu!ly recognize the absolute re-
liability OF the board.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13
MISSION RECEIPTS WILL
\. BREAK ALL RECORDS
Local Baptist Board to Report Col
lections Of $O61 900 at New
Orleans Convention.
WORK HAS HAD RAPID GROWTH
Virginia Now Gives Moro to Missions
OF Southern Baptist Convention
Than Whole South Did in 1888,
Says Rev. II. II. Pitt, ID. ID.

Total cas-, receipts IL 1861 Gao Tor
foreign missions from the southern
Baptist Church will be reported this
week at tho anaua! meeting of the
convention Of ;he churc!; In New Or
leans. by rev. j. i. Love. y. H.. cor
responding secretary Of tho Foreign
Mission Board. ne gcrsrai Offices OF
which are i"cnted In Rich.nona. The
figure is the largest over reported 10
:he convention for a single year. n
represents Il gain Of $4,000 over last
year.
Virginia led the entire church in
contributions. to foreign missions last
:"ar NTH q gift o: s!4T.00o. Rev. L.
n. Tits. r.. D., editor Of the Religious
Herald. said Yesterday that the amount
from Virginia alone was larger by stI,-
600 than that reported from the entire
South in 1885, when he became a resi-
lent % Eichniond. Not only was the
past year gratifying from IA financial
"~taNdr"in;, but II Was also productive
"f converts III She mission aclds OF the
Baptist Church. More than 5000
,irnthcn were baptized Into member
ship drriuG tho year.
M
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-06-15
Not Guilty

June 14th, 1917.
AS I have been charged with the
formulating of the Sunday closing petit
ton, wish to say as stated in our board
of trade meeting that | haven't had
anything to do with 1t in anyway.
L.AP4 FoNrY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
S|lppla suute1lontNep,
Azl)MA TROUBLE
due TO RUDDER

To tighten the vessel as much as
possible by discharging 500 or 900
tons OF bunker coal and q supply OF
ammunition, principally shells. the
crew Of the japanese cruiser Azuma
this morning began the work Of dis
charging everything that can be taken
off the vessel easily and putting II
aboard navy lighters at the navy slip.
This is being done to reduce the
battle crafts dead weight az much 90
possible before she il Hoated on the
Inter-Island dry dock for repairs. Il
is not expected she win be ready to
go on the dock before tomorrow or
possibly Friday. Owing to her large
size she will probably have to be
lifted stern first, to get at her rud'
der, which was the cause OF ell the
trouble. The EIsass left drydock this
morning, making way for her
When the Azuma returned to port
late. yesterday afternoon il was found
that a misinterpretation of the wire
less sent to the Japanese consul gem
eral here made the consulate believe
the vessel had been damaged by fire,
In his radio. message Capt. T. Miro
said he had experienced kizo"
trouble. The word means both fire
and rudder in Japanese. The rudder
trouble made It necessary to put back
when the Aznma was three days out
of Honolulu bound for Japan.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
BERETANlA PAVING TO BE
PUSHED DESPITE EXTRA
LABOR, MATERIAL COSTS

81 move that the city and county
engineer be instructed to call for bids
for the paving Of Beretania street
from Alapai to Pnnahou, but with the
understanding that the bids be not
unreasonabiy in excess Of the engin.
GERS estimate and tbs board take ur-
der consideration the appropriation Of
further sums 10 meet the cost"
This was the rather unusual mo-
ton made by Charles Arnold, chair.
man Of the road committee, ct the
meeting Of the board Of supervisors
last night but It was passed.
The estimate Of the cost Of the paw.
ing was figured by the engineering Of.
flee last November at approximately
$Il1,000, but since then the cost Of
material and labor has gone up to
such an extent that It will cost now
nearly $4,000 more than the orig.
inal figure. Arnold said that the road
committee had decided that this
method OF procedure would be the
cheapest In the. long run, as consid-
cradle delay would ensue In event q
rev estimate was ordered and pub.
lie hearing held.
i -. 7
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
TAKES
many TO COAST

Taking 1s7 cabin and IS steerage
passengers, the largest number leay-
ing here IN many months, the Matson
liner Matsonia, Capt. Charles Peter
son, steamed for San Francisco from
Pier Is ct 10 o'clock this morning.
The majority Of the women passen-
gers were school teachers who. are on
their Fay to California and the East
ern states for the vacation season, and
viii return again In September for
the opening Of the fall term.
Among the well known Honoluians
who LEFT on the steamer were Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. C. Cohen. Mr.. and Mrs. K. G.
Ables, Miss 3: NJ. Damon, w. T. Raw.
Inns, Mrs. Sallie Hume Douglas, A.
McDuffie, j. d. McInerny, Bishop
Henry Bond Restarick, Mr.. and Mrs.
q. p. Wilcox, Mrs. G. p. Morse and
children and several others.
Cargo leaving on the Matsonia was
capacity. II consisted of 1900 tons OF
sugar, 800 tons OF molasses, $4,000
cases Of canned pines and 1000 freight
list tons Of miscellaneous cargo.
A big crowd saw the Matsonia away.
i
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
ART EXHIBIT
OPENS SATURDAY

The Pan-Pacific building on Bishop
sfuare Is expected % be filled Satur-
hday with art treasures from leading
men and woman in Hawaii who make
art profession. The ample display
room given each painting makes II
necessary to restrict the exhibit to
those whose sole and only. profession
Il art. r-,.:r $50 . Z -, s& &;
The wax model Of Gordon Usborne's
memorial fountain to Jack London win
be seen by the public for the first time.
as win be about fifty canvasses by
some Of Hawafi's leading painters.
The Pan-Pacific pavilion has been
divided into practically two exhibition
rooms, as such success has met the
renewed efforts to perfect the great
diorama OF Kilauea that 1t win be pos
sibIe to show this to good advantage
during the day as wen as at night.
This canvas by Lionel Walden and d.
Howard Hitchcock is by fer- the most
remarkable painting Of the volcano
ever completed, and the largest, IL be-
ing thirty feet long by ten feet high.
1t occupies the center OF the building,
and viii be placed once more on view
Saturday eYening. -
After the close Of the artists exhi.
bitfon, II Is the plan Of the Pacific
Club to give an exhibit Of photographs |
and tran4prences made IN and Of Ha.
waii by both amateurs and profession. |
ais. Later, the japanese win be ten.
dered the building for an exhibit CT |
their arts and mural decorations, and
then the Chinese win show their hand |
embroideries, and the Koreans VIII
have q week for the display Of their
art work. In time, It is hoped that q |
Pan-Pacific Art League may be built
up. with the cooperation Of the diff.
ferent nationalities In Hawaii, and
regular art exhibits made, not only Of
paintings, but all kinds OF art-handi
work created and produced in Hawaii
Admission to all Of these art exhib.
its In the Pan-Pacific building Is free,
as they are intended as educational
features Of the city's life.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27

George Thompson Anderson and
Miss Mary Gloria Raposo, both OF
Waipahu, were married on Monday
by Rev. Canon Ault Of SC. Andrews
cathedral. The witnesses we're Miss
Emily Raposo,. sister Of the bride, and
D. G. Dickson.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
PASSENGERS DEPARTED

Per II. str. Mauna Kea--Miss N.
Austin, Miss e. Rodenhuist, Miss E.
Liu, Miss Tai Kaw Wong, Miss G.
Silva. Miss L. Merriman, Miss O.
Clark, Miss E. G. Clark, P. X. Palama.
Paul Hoe. ]. II. Kunewa, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Owen, Miss Lucille Man
asse, Mrs. H. Haneberg, Mrs. = H-
Conway, N. Oleyeira, Esim ca Puck
Y. Ito, Mrs. !. Kobata, Mrs. g. W.
Washington, o. II. Kennedy and vile.
X. Kasaki, w. K. Richardson. Miss n.
Pond. Miss e. Anoss, Mrs. a. w.
Carter. Sanford Wood, Henry Lyman.
e. r. Nichols, Robt. Hind, g.
Graves, T. "A. Lyons, Miss L. Medpra,
Miss Grace Schrader, Mrs. MCKAY,
Mrs. ]. Garcia, Mrs. ]. A. Refs, Miss
Garcia, Mrs. T. Murray, Miss 7. Sato,
Miss e. Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Liv-
ingston, and children, III. Raymond,
A. Quincy, Billie Wilmington, Mrs. L.
&c. Lyman, Miss Lyman, N. r. de Sa, G.
+Cluong, Mr.. Mckay, Mrs. Mckay, Miss
Nell Findley, Miss NJ. Deuike, Miss
Seariztr, Miss N Elliott, Mrs. r. w.
Cathcart, Mrs. ]. C. Houghtaling, Geo..
Renton IT,, ] Lewis Repton, G.
Weatherbee, II. Lemke, w. H. Metn-
ecke, K. Lyons. Mrs. NJ. X. Cook, Miss
Patten, Mrs. A. K. Woolsey, Chas. Al,
Jr., Miss Al, Master Weinberg, Mrs.
C. B. Mackenzie, Miss II. Kubota, e. 8.
Smith, o. Muller, F. H. Conway, A..
C. Chung. Tom Ho, Ho Wah, Miss
Pinan, Master K. Brown.
Per II. str. Mauna Kea for La
hama and Hilo, June 27.-Mr. and
Mrs. B. p. Weinberg, Master Vein
berg, Master H. Pail, Miss Lulu Solo
mon, II w. Kinney, W. N. Bellinger,
Miss G. Pearce, Mr.. r. s. Nowry and
infant, Richard Perry, r. Almeida, Ar.
lon Aldrich, Miss v. Campbell, Miss
Nora Vredenburg, Miss Ernest Camp.
bell, DR.. Rowatt, August CaIdura, E.
w. Christmas, Miss II. TiIIman, Miss
D. TiIIman, Miss DIVA Stevenson,
Mrs. M. Chang. Miss G. Chang, Miss
F. G., Zap. Miss P. E. Mitchell. Miss
G. A. Mitchell, Mrs. G. A. Ashford,
Miss Strand, Miss d. Maeyer, Mrs.
Naeole, Master a. Naeoie, John Ma
guire, s. Sumada and son, a. r.
Woodwork, o. L. Sorenson and wife,
Miss Daisy Bell, Miss Thompson,
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IIEUP
BAD IN SIBERIA

Secretary Raymond C. Brown Of the
Chamber OF Commerce has received
an interesting report made by the
American consul ut Dairen concern
ing shipping conditions at Siberian
ports. 49,.
Shippers of Hawaii should take
note of the following letter" says
Brown, which win prepare them to
anticipate forced delays in forward
ing goods TO Russian points" The
consul's report reads:
"For Moscow and other cities ship
ments are long delayed at several
places and cars are seldom available.
All difficulties are confined to the
Russian railroad, which Is now taking
only 300 tons of through goods daily,
and from Dairen less than 120 tons,
while there are several thousand tons
here awaiting shipment. For through
goods arrangements can be made to
Hardin, Manchuria, only; tor points
beyond arrangements are to1be made
at Hardin. Local forwarders can get
goods through to Russian cities spors
adically n the goods are here ready
for instant shipment. Dairen Is. the
best port for goods requiring trans
shipment because there IS no duty, In
surance Is low, storage in private 60.
downs Is cheap, and the facilities are
superior to the Chosen route. No par
cel-post packages for Russia have
been accepted since May %. and the
embargo Is indefinite ~. =
~ = .
It is advised, therefore, that mo
shipments for Russian points By way
of Dairen be made until arrangements
for transshipment have been made at
Dairen and, Il possible, ct Hardin also.
As Indicated. there Is the possibility
OF long delay in forwarding the goods
even after they have reached the port
Of transshipment. ::
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
PASSENGERS DEPARTED

Per Matson liner Matsonia, steamed
ct 10 Q. m. today for San Francisco
X. G. Ables and wife, Miss Estelle
AFTER, Miss Eva Aiana, Dr.. Charles
Adams and wife, Mrs. e. G. Allen, j.
B. Agnew, H. H. Brodie, Harry G.
Burnette, B. Burdick. Allan Burdick,
Mrs. j. Bell. c. A. Brown, Miss L.
Brown. Miss g. Byrnes, Miss d.
Byrnes, A. g. Bulge, Geo. g. Booco,
H G. Burton and wife, K. NJ. Bar.
RACER, E. A. Creeyey and wife, Mrs.
u. Charlesworth, Mrs. O. Z. Cooke.
Miss NJ. Costa, Miss Edith Currier, C.
q. j. Culver, Mrs. /. L. Creighton, Mrs,
Chas. Clapp, Mrs. f. w. Carter. Miss
8. Carter, Mrs. M. Fl. Churchill, ]. c.
Cohen and wife, Mrs. A. e. Cohen and
infant, Mrs. A. 7. Carlson, Mrs. /.
Cara, Miss 9, Cobb, Miss e. ]. DUN.
can. B. X. Drew, Mrs. 8. II. Douglas,
Miss e. NJ. Damon, H. r. Edsall, Thos.
Estill and wife, Miss e. Fairweather,
Miss C. Fosberg, w. C. Faber. Miss
A. Funkler, Miss e. Foley. Miss Anne
Gerard, +. ]. Gissing and wife, Mrs.
3. X. Gilman, Mrs. H III. Goodman,
Mrs. John Glenn. II. Glade, Miss Es.
Their Hofgaard, Mrs. Mary Hansen,
Miss F. Haynes, E. N. Holmes, E. N.
Holmes, Jr., Miss L. jackson, Mrs. s.
Johnson, ]. Johnson, Miss Lorna Jar.
rett. w. n. Johnson, Mrs. e. A. Klots,
Miss L. Kots, Miss r. Kunimoto, @.
n. Lord, Miss Kate Lewis, Miss Ma.
bel Ladd, N. X. Lyman and wife, Miss
Eta e. Lee, Miss M. Lockhart, Miss
Loughlin. Miss C. Mitchell, Mrs. w.
Il Moore. Miss e. Moore, Miss A.
Moore, Miss C. Moore, Mrs. G. p.
Morse, Master ]. d. Morse. Master G.
Morse. F. d. Merrill, II. w. Marvin,
wife and child. Master w. NJ. Marvin,
Miss B. Martin, Miss G. F. Miller, Miss
3. Marshall, Miss M. e. Mitchell. Miss
H. r. McCracken, Miss x. Mcintyre,
Miss a. McKitriek, Al. McDuffie, j. d.
McInerny, J. A. McEwan, Miss 8. Nc
Lain, Miss Jean r. McCarty. Miss
Alice McCord, Miss F. Nelson, Ed
ward Nell, ]. 8. ODowda, Miss q.
Pepin, w. J. Peterson, Mrs. c. Peter.
SON. Miss Perry, James Rothschild, j.
H Reed and wife, Bishop H. b. Res
tarick, VIM. T.. Rawlins, Frank Rud-
der, Miss L. ]. Swift, Miss o. Sipie,
Miss Sarah Shaw, Capt. T. d. Sloan.
wife and four children, Miss Irene
Smith. Chas w. Spitz, Miss II. Shinya
Mrs r e. S0ehren, Miss J. C. Speck
ems, q. 8. Snyder, Mrs. Frank STARK.
Miss C. n Shipman, Miss N. B. Ship
man. Miss " g. Sanor Miss Janet
Todd, Miss F 2. Wilton. r. Wilson.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27

lnser-lsIsnd Rowing champIonshlp.
At HIlc on Fourth Of July.-Ady.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
! PASSENGERS ARRIvED

y 4 L. y 81 - !.
Per II. str, Mauna Loa, from Kauai
ports, June 27.-S. A. Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Horn, Miss j. Jacobson, A.
AIohika, Mrs. Kaila and infant, Mas
ter s. Ing, Miss s. Ing, s. Yano, Sid
Splitter, G. San, c. Sier, @. Tong,
NJ ". Fernandez. Yaswda, Mrs.
]. Andrecht and infant, Miss 3. Loci.
flev, Master Loefflev, Mrs. Andfecht,
X. Nakatano. w. E. Mooney, Miss p.
Hoag, Miss H. Hoag, Miss M. Jensen.
Rev. !. KaauWai, a. Kuhulua, Miss s.
=. Smith, Mrs J. L. Robertson, Miss
n. Akana, Miss e. Akana, Mrs. J.
Akana and infant; Mrs. Akana's
maid, Mrs. X. Burke. @. Christian. K.
Shirashi. K. okamoto, s. Meyema, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Day, J. n. Lydgate,
DR.. Kuhns, Sheriff Ellis,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27

wife, Miss a. wilcox, Master A. viii
cox, Miss G. Wolfe. w. s. Wise, Sr.,
w. s. Wise, Jr, E. P. Worsnop.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
NO OFFER MADE, !.
CABLES MATsON

That no offer to increase the pay
of Honolulu stevedores employed BY
the Matson line has been made BY
Capt. William Matson, was the news
received by e. d. Tenney from the
Matson Navigation Company's presi.
dent. Late yesterday it was made
public. The cable sent by Tenney and
Matson's reply are as follows:
To Captain Matson, San Francisco:
Statement has been publicly made
that you agreed to pay stevedores
working on your steamers q rate of
40 cents per hour for straight time
and so cents per hour overtime. Is
's "TENNEY
.To Fenney, Honolulu:
Have made no such arrangement
Statement Is false.
"WM. MATSoN.s
Charles Holoua, president Of the
steyedores' union here, has told union
members that Captain Matson made
such an offer to him last month. at =
conference held in the Matson Lines
main offices in San Francisco, May
"a.
Fred K. Maxine said last night Ho-
ioua had told him he had received q
cable from the labor commissioner in
San Francisco advising Holona to
postpone further action looking
toward strike until he receives q
letter from the commissioner. Maxine
says Holoua win leave next week for
San Francisco, to confer with the San
Francisco longshoremen's unioh IN
case local shipping firms refuse to
meet the demands, as it Is believed
they will.
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OAHU RAILWAY TIME TasI 8
oUTWAHn

No sor ~ Ws.ianae. Waialua, Kahukp -.
-. sseuons-so:i5 an. ss:ae =.
a. ~ os foArl CITY. Eva Min sn ~ w ~.
sssss,.,eolt7;s0 Am. se.is go
81 y an. sz.1s pm. ea.so e.
~ =. g -, 1880 pm. tif:IE i -
WAni4Wa and LeiIebns-et. -
s VI. !. 1,av Pm. $500 nm. Erin i:s
sor Leilehaa-is 1890 an.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27

WaeFi Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
Why Is a
Piston Ring,
Mr.. Motorist?
By ERNEST A. STEPHENS

lust as the strength of chain is that
of its weakest link, so is the piston
y ring representative of the measure of
automobile engine operating efficiency
or course there are other elements that
exercise an influence for good or for evil
but nevertheless the fact remains that if
there is anything wrong with the piston
rings or their installation the engine
simply can not give the adequate service
for which it was designed or which its
owner may reasonably expect of it.
If pistons and cylinder walls were ex-
banded by heat at similar rate, it is
conceivable that pistons might be ma
chined SO accurately that they would fit
the cylinder perfectly; but, as this is not
the case, series of piston rings is used
to form with the piston what is, in effect,
a movable wall for the combustion cham
ber-a wall that is sufficiently gas-tight
to Withstand pressure which is some
times as high as 400 pounds per square
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

l have been told that by adding moth balls to
gasolene | shall get additional power and more
miles to the gallon. Is this true?
p. c. NJ. North Dakota
Probably not although theoretically the
naphthalene might be considered as power
producer. Anyway, you would run the risk
of plugging up the supply line in cold
weather, owing to crystallizing of the naph-
thalene. No damage to the cylinders need
be anticipated, as similar substances have
been used for fuel on many occasions, nota-
bly, in France in 1902.
What, if any, are the advantages of using wire
wheess Are there any disadvantages
S. r., Florida.
Wire wheels are or should be. stronger
and lighter than wood wheels. They are
also more resilient, and 1t is stated that their
use means greater tire-mileage. The only
known disadvantage land it is not great
one Is that they are not so easily cleaned
Please tell me why kerosene can not be used sue
cessfuly instead Of gasolenei Can | alter my car
buretor to use it! l.. dc NJ, Illinois.
The principal reason is that kerosene does
needs lot of heat to get anything like good
results, and in cold weather it's very diff
cult matter to start the engine. Kerosene
has been used successfully with gasOlene,
the latter being employed in starting and
used until the engine is hot You can
not do much with your present carburetOr
and kerosene; we advise you to keep to
gasolene.