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The broad ax., 1917-05-19
Matter of Fact lovemakinq.

For downright prose DR.. Johnson's
offer of hand and heart to his second
wife would be very hard to beat. "My
dear woman" said Johnson, 81 am a
hardworking man and withal some
thing Of a philosopher. I am, as you
know, very poor. 1 have always been
respectable myself, but grieve to tell
you that one Of my uncles was hanged"
81 have less money than you, doc
tor" demurely answered the lady, but
shall try to be philosophical too.
None of my relatives has ever been
hanged. but 1 have several who ought
to be-"
Providence and philosophy have evil
IDENTIFY mated us, my good woman"
said the doctor as he pressed chaste
salute upon the lady's brow.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
Proper Question.

The grocer was attending to his GUS
toners when a nice little boy ap-
preached the counter and asked in an
innocent manner:
Have you any dry herrings, sir, If
you please?"
"Yes, my lad" answered the grocer,
looking benevolently down at the young
ster.
"Well, why don't you give them a
drink?" said the nice boy as he fled
London Globe.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Chronic Rheumatism,

= Although acute rheumatism 1
y may occur at any age, it is more I
= common in adolescence or in 1
= early adult life; chronic rheuma- 1
= tism is essentially a disease Of I
= later life. 1t often attacks sail I
= ors and outdoor laborers, who I
apparently bring on the malady 4
by exposing themselves to cold I
= and wet or by overworking or I
+ failing to eat nourishing food. I
Treatment Of chronic rheuma- 4
+ tism is very unsatisfactory; no !
= actual cure is known, and the I
= most that can be done is to re- {
= heve the pain and stiffness dur I
= ing the attacks and try to pre- I
= vent or delay their recurrence. 4
= Unless the pain Is so bad as to I
= call for an anodyre, much COM I
= fort can be obtained by rubbing 4
= and massage and the applica- Z
= ton Of a hot water bag to the Z
= joints. For constitutional treat 4
= ment, in addition to internal anti 4
= rheumatic remedies, benefit 4
= sometimes comes from a sojourn 4
= at a mineral spring resort. The 4
= patient should have a simple, 4
= nourishing diet and should avoid 4
= exposure In cold and damp 4
. weather. a
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
The First Iron Bridue,

The first iron bridge ever erected in
the world and which is in constant use
at the present time spans a little,riyer
In the county of Salop on the railroad
leading from Shrewsbury to Worcester,
England. 1t was built In the year 177S
and is exactly ninety-six feet in length.
The total amount of iron used in its
construction was 37S tons. Stephenson,
the great engineer, in writing concern
ing it said. When We consider the fact
that the casting Of iron was at that
time in its infancy we are convinced
that unblushing audacity alone could
conceive and carry into execution such
an undertaking"
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
Grease Spots.

Grease spots can be removed with
gasoline or with ether. But careful
manipulation is necessary. Gasoline
and ether must be kept away from
any flame. Pour enough gasoline or
ether on a tablespoonful Of starch to
make a paste. place the paste on the
under side of the spot and allow to re-
main several minutes. Brush of the
starch when il IS dry. Ether evapo-
rates more rapidly than gasoline and
leaves no unpleasant odor.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
Mares ENDING In "VeIt.D

veldt is changed form of the Dutch
"veld,' the same as our English word
field" 1t means simply open ground, or
prairie. Westervelt means west field;
Roosevelt, rose field: Blauvelt, blue
field. There are other Dutch names
ending in welt" and many parallel
names I'm German and other tongues.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
An Irresistible Call,

! Hulda, the Swedish maid, had served
her mistress faithfully for year when
one day she announced her intention
Of leaving.
"Why, Hulda, what Is the matter?
Is the work too hard? Or don't you
like your wages?
"De work he be all right, an de
wages he be, too. but the beau-he
moost have me."-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
Puzzled by His Choice,

81 can't understand it,
"What?"
''That rich man proposing marriage
to her."
"Why not?''
well, he was introduced to my
daughter the same day he met her.
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
He Meant Well,

Visitor-We would like to locate q
sanitarium on your lot. Uncle Eben-
Hunt all We want to, but I don't think
yell find one. I've lived here fifty
years, been over every foot of the
ground, and 1 amt never run across
one.-Puck.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
What Hurts.

Doctor-YOu mustn't stay out late at
night Patient "a married man)-Is the
night air bad for me? Doctor-No; 1t is
the excitement after getting home that
hurts you.-London Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
Voice of Experience.

"Your wife seems to be very angry"
"Yes."
whats the trouble?"
II didn't inquire. That only makes
words"
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
In Certain Cases.

do pearls mean tears?"
"You bet they do when you don't get
your wife the string of 'em she's set
her heart on."-Baltimore American.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19

Do the right and your ideal Of It
grows and perfects itself. Do the
wrong and your ideal of il breaks NE
and vanishes.-James Martineau.
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
How Could IL Bs2

First ONCE Boy-Wotcher dom look
in' at the Office wot fired you last
week. Tryin' to git took backf Sec
ond Once Boy-Naw; jes' dropped
roun' to see II they wuz still In busi-
ness.-Albany> -Presa
The broad ax., 1917-05-19
WARMING,

He says 1 am the only girl he has
ever loved"
I'D beware Of him"
"WhyT
81 think it dangerous to de up for
Life with a man who takes the first
thing that comes along."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
FRESH AIR is Big
FACTOR IN COOLING
Motorists Inclined to Underesti-
mate Its Importance to
Motor Conditions.

Fresh air plays q part in reducing
the high temperature OF hydrocsrbon
combustion that there II common
temptation to underestimate. In
truth 1t Is q factor OF nearly equal
Importance to water In keeping the
thermal condition Of the motor at the
point OF greatest efficiency, says the
latest technical bulletin issued by the
Haynes Automobile Company.
The temperature OF an automobile
cylinder at the time Of explosion is
approximately 5000 degrees, and the
heat OF the exterior metal coverings
of the water manifold 10 sometimes
well toward the boiling point. A
stoppase OF air cooling, particularly
In travelling through desert regions.
where the atmospheric Temperature Is
noticeably high, means immediate
expansion OF the metallic parts to the
extent OF stuck pistons .or scored cyl
inders.
The hood of practically every motor
car IL marked by q row Of louvres, or
sits, cut along the lower edge Of the
bonnet: In the Haynes the number IL
seventeen. The presence OF these
air passages eliminates the back
pressure of warmed air on the fan and
guarantees a stream of, cool air over
the heated water manifoIds.
Contrary to the idea many motorists
have, the radiator fan, does not drive
air through the msshes Of the radia-
tor. Instead the FREQ air that has
already penetrated the interstices Of
the radiator core IL impelled back
over the heated manifolds of the
motor.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
ROPE TIRES USED
BY AUSTRALIANS
Found Practical Substitute for
Rubber In Rough Back
Country.

As In other countries of vast dis
tances and comparatively few travel
ing facilities, the advent OF the motor
car In Australia has, to q very consid-
cradle extent, solved the difficulties
OF transportation, says the Power
Wagon. In many parts Of the coun-
try the roads are merely bush tracks
or overland stock routes on which
herds Of cattle are driven long dis
tances to the city markets or coastal
freezing works.
The rough nature of the country
over which the cars travel and the
excessive heat often experienced have
made the cost of rubber tires q seri-
Gus Item in maintenance, thereby lead
ing to many experiments to obtain q
substitute for rubber at q moderate
cost. The invention and recent per-
fection Of the Australian "homing"
tire Ia claimed to have solved the
problem OF producing an emergency
tire at . comparatively small cost.
Tests with tires made of various
kinds OF fber were made, with the
result that coir fiber was found to be
the most suitable for the purpose be-
cause Of its lightness, cheapness, re-
silence, and durability. The greatest
difficulty was to discover a method
Of Joining the ends of the rope to
make complete circle of the same
size, but eventually q new splice was
and the tire as now sold in
IL perfect Of its type.
When frst placed on thsf market
the "homing" tire was sold as an
tire in case Of q puncture
or blowout, but It proved so satisfsc-
tory that In country districts OF some
Of the States the rope tires are fire.
used on all the wheels of mo-
tor cars, particularly for station or
ranch work and over rough and stony
.
The tires are bullet, nail, and glass
proof, and II a speed OF sixteen miles
Is not exceeded II is claimed that they
are almost a. soft riding as pneu-
matte tires. 1t should be understood
that the "homing" tire tkkes the place
Of both inner tube and cover, being
attached to the rim by four or five
straps.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
RIFLE CLUB REoRGANizED
Army and Navy Union orsanlza'
tion Takes New Life.

The Army and Navy Union Rife
Club, q subsidiary organization OF the
Army and Navy Union, was reorgan-
ized last night at a meeting of the
Washington members of the union in
its headquarters at 1920 New York
avenue northwest. This is the largest
organization of its kind in the United
States, 1t is stated, having nearly
500 members.
The officers chosen to head the rife
club follow: President. II. Oden Lake /:
vice president, Julian f. Albrecht:
secretary, W. w. Langsdale; treas
urer. Charles F. Rougeou; executive
officer, f. c. Finucane, and quarter
master, ]. Steadman.
1t was announced that completed
arrangements had been made with the
War Department for the ammunition
and rifles necessary for target prRc-
tice. The members of team probably
will begin trips to Winthrop rife
range as soon as weather conditions
are suitable.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
FORD PAVED WAY
-. FOR S-HOUR PLAN
Shorter Day Has Resulted In
Increased Efficiency In Great
Detroit Plant.

Since the Ford Motor Company in
January 1914, adopted the eight-hour
working day, the plan, regarded at
that time as an experiment, has been
generally adopted throughout the
country and seems to be increasing
In favor as its value becomes more
fully known.
For skeptics, however, a few con-
crete Illustrations taken at random in
the Ford factory as well as testimony
OF employees working under the sys-
tenn should prove convincing. Immedi-
ately after the eight-hour plan went
into effect a voluntary increase in
production of about Is per cent was
shown. This may have been due in
part to the increase In wages that
came with the profit-sharing plan,
but in the light OF subsequent inves-
tigation IL seems that the short
working day coupled with safe work.
ing conditions brought q much high
er state of efficiency, and increased
efficiency always means more pro-
duction.
This fact Is especially noticeable
in the fender department. In 1914,
with q working day of ten hours,
100 men built 1000 sets daily. Now
with an eIght-hour day, ia men
build 5000 sets each day. This, too,
in spite OF the fact that, practically
the same equipment is now used, and
further that the present fender is
much more difficult to make than
that used previously.
To secure maximum production q
workman must be fitted for his par
ticular job; he must perform his part
with spirit and enthusiasm: he must
have q mind free from outside care
and annoyance that he may think of
the best and quickest way, that he
may think, think. think all the time
of the safe way to perform his part.
Accidents have decreased so per
dent in the past year alone, In the
face OF a 100 per cent increase in the
number OF employees. And the work.
ers assert that short working hours,
living wage, safe, healthful, pleas
ant surroundings, arc the very foun-
dations OF efficiency. Exactly what
part OF. the eight-hour day has taken
in producing these results may never
be known exactly, but the employees
say unanimously that 1t has been
large
The Washington times., 1917-02-17

proper treatment, around twenty to
twenty-five gallons of 95 per cent al
cohol (ethyD, oV grain alcohol, not
wood alcohol, for this latter Is use
less for fuel purposes owing to the
formation of products OF combustin
which wuld wreck the cylinder, and
we could have therefore an estimated
production from this source alone Of
around 500 ,0O0, 900 gallons annually.
More careful saving Of the waste
in the forests can easily double the
amount of wood which can be con-
verted into alcohol and thus eventu-
ally meet this question of motor car
fuel
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
NOVEL OFFER WITH
CARBON CLEANSER
Signed Check Enclosed to Be
Used In Case Preparation
Is Unsatisfactory.

Sanner and Berry whose Goodyear
tire and accessory establishment on
Fourteenth. near Il has but recently
been opened have carbon remover
that is certain to know many users.
Its name is Autopower Carbon Re-
mover. Its manufacturers believe in
it and their faith in this product is
tremendous recommendation.
1t ought to be a splendid thing.
By every law of logic II should be
the solution TO carbon trouble because
the manufacturer does not waste
time in idle promises to the purchaser.
He does not print a dozen testimonials
in a leaflet-testimonial OF men who
live in Seattle or Tampa or Bangor
or Pasadena.
He gives you. through Sanner and
Berry, a blank check for the fulp pur-
chase price-$1. .5O-with every can OF
this carbon remover. He asks no de-
tails, no affidavits that Autopower
failed in its mission.
II Autopower does not perform its
guaranteed function OF removing car
bon, you do not have even the incon-
venience of calling on the local dealer.
You fill in the blank check with
anu anu uCpOSAA ~
at your bank and the draft is honored
Immediately.
Certainly no product could have a
finer. broader guarantee.
The motorist could have no more
absolute assurance as to the value of
this carbon remover. and IL Auto
power is not everything it should be.
il deserves a far better fate.
The Times automobile editor will
make a thorough test of Autopower in
a few days and will publish the re-
suit of his investigation into its
merits. In the meantime the manu-
facturer is to be congratulated. The
product ought to be a boon to motor
lists
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
FIRST LINOTYPE SHOWN
National Museum Exhibits Original
Merqenthaler Machine.

The first linotype machine to cast
complete line of type ready to print
from is now on exhibition in the
division of graphic arts of the United
States National Museum.
This invention of MergenthaIer.
which revolutionized the art of print.
ing, eliminated the use OF many men
in composing rooms and saved money
and time from the outset in printing
establishments throughout the world.
More than $4,000 OF the machines
are in operation in the United States
alone today. II is estimated that IN
1898 there were no more than 5000
of the machines in existence.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
Made Clear ut Last.

A. T O'Connor OF the Columbia Motors
Company tells US about the origin Of the
word chauffeur He says that. although
it means Stoker in the present French
acceptance of meaning. years ago. it
meant brigand. These brigands were
called chauffeurs because to eXtort
money, they pursued the practice Of
burning their victims feet"
The New York Taxicab driver is also
a chauffeur.
That there are no traffic regulations
or hindrances in the form Of speed limits
at Ornond Beach, is small consolation
to the owner Of a big. husky racing car.
The beach is only forty miles long.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
RUBBER DEMAND poUBLEs.

Reports covering the worlds total
production of crude rubber indicate
that the 1916 output amounted to 49,
900 tons, of which 114.o0o tons. or "a
per cent, were consumed in America
The consumption of rubber in Amer
ica has more than doubled since 1914,
the Goodyear Company alone using IL
per cent of the worlds output. The
great rubber plantations of the East
now produce about IS per cent of the
total and promise to, show a decided
increase for 1917. 1t is expected that
this years crop will amount to 235. 900
tons: i 1,412, 900 acres are known to
be under cultivation.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
MAKE QUICK ARREsI.

In less than twenty-four hours after
q lookout" had been telsphoned to
the Washington police. three young
men wanted In Baltimore for alleged
thefts In boarding houses were arrest
ed here yesterday by Detectives War
rem and Evsns. The three said they
wereNew York belIboys, and gave their
names as William Wilson, twenty
one: Bert J. Williams, seventeen, and
Emil r. .Thiefes, seventeen. They
were locked up a. fugitives from jus
tice.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
IA TOILETTE ON "HAmLgT.p

Senator Robert La Toilette, OF Wis
consin, delivered a lecture on Hamlet
before members and guests OF the
Washington chapter Of the National
Shakespeare Club OF America last
night at the Cairo apartments. The
Rev. George Buckler, president of the
club. presided and in a speech, told
Of the plans for developing further
the organization.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
WILL DRIVE HUDSON
Ralph muIford to Meet Motor World
In RIa conteata.


Ralph Mulford, will hold the star
racing wheel for the Hudson Motor
Car Company's team this year. In his
hundreds OF big contests the daring
driver has seen with the vision that
vivid moments OF excitement bring,
where mechanical constructions are
at fault, where something failed at
a crisis. where the supreme moment
found out q weakness that theory
would never have detected.
This year will be first that the
Hudson has entered the racing game
on q large scale. At least five super
skies will be in the flotilla that will
meet the motor world in every big
speed and endurance contest during
the coming year. Arthur Hill. late
of the Peugeot team, will be the
manager. and Billy Chandler. who has
given up active racing, has BEEN ap-
pointed master mechanic, and will be
in charge at the pits, where many Q
race is won or lost.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17

get fairer treatment by seven thousand
miles than you have the right to expect
HORSELESS AGE has printed for
dealers a chart showing how much how
many gallons OF gasolone will cost at
so much per gallon. 1t is a nice thing
for any dealer in general supplies TO
own.
But the prices per gallon begin at 10c.
The editor Of HORSELESS AGE is.
we think, a rare species OF optimist.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
HIGH COST OF LIVING?

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Because' he
OF the quality OF the 231
wholesome meals his wife served
every week to the family of eleven on
IS. Morris Cohen was ordered to give
her 81 more every Saturday.
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
What Ton Yield.

From experiments which have been
carefully conducted a ton OF dry
sawdust has been found to yield, with
The Washington times., 1917-02-17
SCHOOL SYSTEM TARGET
Curriculum crbleIssd at Cleveland
Park Community Meeting.

FaTN SoWmoHtty MSouH8s
At meeting OF the Cleveland Park
Home and Community Association
last night at the John Eaton School.
opposition to the present District
school system and charges that the
curriculum was overerowded. were
voiced. DR.. John J. Van Schaiek, jr..
president OF the Board Of Education.
was present and asked several ques-
tions.
DR.. Van Schaick stated. already
there was In progress an investiga-
tion Of the curriculum. and that fur
ther inveStigation would be largely
guided by suggestions made at the
Cleveland Park Associations meeting.
Conrad Syme, corporation counsel OF
the District, advised that more time
be given to teaching elementary sub
jects.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-10
KIPLING'S PLEA FOR
UNIVERSAL SERVICE

Back in Rudyard Kiplng dashed his countrymen
being able future
Just did beal the
poem, which Kiping called Tho Islanders" might
written the United
lowing extracts from the poem:
Fenced your fathers,
Long We in quiet and long lie down at
said of strife What is t? Of the sword 1T is far from
KEN"
Of shunken hosts of armed
stopped your Warrington neither
heed
wess learning beasts of warred
chase,
their fields their
ing place.
O strong delusion wholly believing a lie,
that the and lay fenceless the months
Waiting wonder; hoping saving sigh
idlein the the lee the line
Boosting
grudge of service to the lordies life
Ancient, effortless ordered cycle cycle
Life o long unroubed, that who inherit
1t made with mountains, 1t
Men, children, servats kinsfok called
born in the island broke of
Soberly by custom taken and trained
Each in the island youth game
AS almost cricket, not to be mastered in haste,
But after trial labor, living
wait the
For the low red southwark when
(ght shall have that lesson earn)
viii we pitch white pavilion Justify odds
With
Will the rabbit with
for hire?
Your kept cock pheasant keep you?-he many
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-10
CONTROL
OF FOOD
PLANNED
BY Gibson Gardner


WASHINGTON, April TO-
That a food controller is the
first necessity OF the war Is
the opinion growing in con-
gress, and that Herbert Hoov-
err, lately of the Belgian re-
lief commission, is the man
for job, is the opinion at the
White House.
Secretary of Agriculture Hous-
ton called attention to the short
age of wheat and Irish potatoes as
long ago as on March 7. Since
then all news as to other crops
has been bad.
The latest as to wheat is the
worst. w. B. Snow, crop expert,
estimates the winter wheat yield
at Ill per cent. This is worse
than the worst crop ever recorded,
when in 1904 the figure was 76.5.
Cattle, hogs and sheep have ad-
vanced during the past month to
new high records.
The same situation prevails as
to canned goods and produce held
in cold storage, and almost all
other necessities of the table.
With the advent of war and the
initiation of credits all prices
mount. Wages do not keep pace
with prices, and the result, even
without this industrial shortage
would be more or less suffering.
In creating the office of food
controller the administration feels
that congress should invest that
official with full power. He must
have authority to take over and
control the supply in order that II
shall be dispensed without waste,
and that the scarcity shall not be
made an occasion OF speculation
by food gamblers and exploiters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-10
Cabinet Meets


WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10.
The cabinet meeting today on
the fifth day of the war had to
consider.
Perhaps the most serious prop
osition before the cabinet today
was that of congressional oppo-
sition to the seleotive conscrip-
tion idea.
President Wilson himself has
attempted-probably successfully
to stem the anti-draft spirit
within the military committee It
self.
The general view today was
that this revolt against the ad-
ministration plans would crumble.
AS for the finance demands, II
is thought that they will be gladly
granted once they are introduced
In congress.
The administration plan is to
get these under way Thursday
and then to offer the bonds to
popular subscriptions.
Everyone in the United States
will have an opportunity to buy
bonds. Advertising may be re-
sorted to in an effort to dispose
of this "Old Glory" issue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-10
I. R. MEETS WILSON; TALK OVER ARMY PLAN
COLONEL ANXIOUS
To LEAD DIVISION

1000 bond issue and preparation OF
the army bill.
Representative Kitchin, chair
man of the house ways and means
committee, returned to town and
announced his willingness to han
die all war measures in spite of
his stand against war.
He called his committee togeth-
er this afternoon to take up the
bond issue bill and it was the in
tention to report the bill out late
today, introduce 1t into the house
tomorrow and pass 1t sometime
Thursday.
While the business of war oc-
cupied the government, its grim
realities were brought forcibly to
the front in the news of the day.
American liner New York
strikes mine;
Baldwin locomotive munitions
works blown up by explosions;
Charge Grew at Vienna official
ly reports breaking of relations by
Austria.