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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-21
Best Of References.

Best Of References.
The cook Is leaving today and wants
me to give her a recommendation, but
I don't know what to say"
"You might say she is good worker"
"A good worker! She's anything but
that
.Oh, l don't know. She has worked
us for $50 month and her board,
hasn't she?'-EXchange.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-21

This painting of President Wilson, by
Gustave G. Langenberg, was recently
completed. It was begun more than
two wears ago and was to have been
q gift from the Hamburg chamber of
commerce to Kaiser Wilhelm. 1t is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-21

Llamas are employed T. uQnap&
work In Peru. These animals VG(9l
herds Of about hundred, aAd ~.
carries q load equivalent y . hpl 49,
weight. After two weeks wen Goq
llama has weeks Reak.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-21
RAn~AAS

you. You are mad to think 1t. I have
just told you'll don't love you. l am
afraid Of you; daren't stay with you
for fear Of you. IL despise you"
II don't believe ii !" he cried. advanc-
ing.
But she was gone. The hall door
slammed before he could reach it.
(To Be Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-21

purchaser ordinarily takes
everything about it satisfactory at the
anything In his power FOR quite period arter
delivery that the perfect service Still Is
made and the car passes into
inspection test
doing familiar with automobiles well
friend who is we'll versd in such matters
be attended to- Be that
special which
contract See that tools Ordinary
hand See that the lamps
condition
v equipment fully
the road should be
the engine
quietly powerfully especially when pulling hard that the
shift quietly
operation; that either set OF brakes Will
backing HILL that the steering
practically notion that there
roads being that the peedo
operating that there
the fuel water oil
obtain OF the
readily aya1abl N a II stolen. .s
The state herald., 1917-03-30
SYNOPSIS.

Pierpont Stafford. banker and railroad
mngnate. with his sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter. Gloria, IL wintering ut Palm Beach.
Gloria is Q viyacious but wtllful young
lady who chafes under tho restraining
peatedly escapes. Her childish capers
cause young Doctor Royce to fall In love
with her. She steals from her room at
night and in an auto plunges into the
surf where she leaves the car; Becoming
hands Of tho Seminole Indians. She is
rescued and returned to her father who
had offered . reward for her return. 0lo-
ria falls In love with her rescuer. Ere.
neau. Five years later she leaves school
and meets Freneau At tho theater: his
attention having been occupied with her
sister-in-lnw he has forgotten Gloria. dlo-
ia feels that her ono dream II shattered.
him. Gioria's sistcr-in-law. Lois. becomes
intensely Jealous and Doctor Royce dis
covers In her an ally to assist in thwart-
ing Freneau. Doctor Royce warns Frc-
1esu that there II another woman besides
Gloria; Freneau goes slsighing with 0lo-
ria without her fathers knowledge. II re-
suits In pneumonia for Gloria. whose fam
tly becomes incensed At Frsnaau when
they learn the truth. Royce 10 summoned
70 alleviate oloria.s suffering. Freneau's
finances being low he Approaches Pierpont
Stafford for a loan. Doctor Royce again
warns Frcneau Of his conduct. But Lois.
learninE of Freneau's betrothal to Gloria.
Threatens him with dire punishment. Her
suspicious: he plans . trap fer his wife;
Ereneau driven TO desperation BY Lois
threats agrees TO spsnd . week with her
p the Catskills. lie plans to have Nulry
Send Gloria a bunch OF telegrsms. Lois
freneau takes leave Of Gloria she sees
from her window an attack made upon
him when he goes TO meet Lois.
The state herald., 1917-03-30

diablerie Of the dashing Freneau. with
his charming manners and somewhat
wicked glances cast her way that wilt
ed Nurse Richards starch-though she
would not have acknowledged this.
heaven knows. and bless ". nsvssl
Richards had arrived as usual to
relieve the day nurse. She buckled
on her armor Of white linen in the
room next to 0loria's own and a. she
looked from the window facing River.
side drive. she thought she had mover
beheld 30 beautiful night or 10 beau.
tiful Q scene. Already the young
moon was up and cleaning. softly but
purely ON the noble beauty OF the sol.
diers' and sailors monument opposite
the Stafford house. The white mar.
BILE columns OF that magnificent
tribute to the heroes dead and gone
stirred her strangely.
Richards sighed her last tribute to
sentiment, romance and the beauty
Of the night. and. moving towards hor
patients room. assumed her usual
crisp and cheerful manner. Az Rich.
ards came In Gloria turned to her
with . wan little smile OF welcome
and put her hand out towards her.
She looked like q small child lying
there. and the color scheme of her
room-soft grays and powder blue
made an exquisite setting for the
girls own colorful type. Tho blue Of
her eyes contrasting with the deli.
cate red Of her hair. her peach.blos.
som skin. . baby chin. q girls mouth.
and . woman's soul. made up q total
Of Irresistible appeal.
Just now heavy splash Of scarlet
on either cheek told the nurse Of un.
usual fever. but with her newly awak.
ened sense Of romance she attributed
the condition to Gloria's probable dis.
inclination to parting with her lover.
For Frencau had told her. that no
must leave town on business for q
whole week, When he came to bid
farewell tho nurse left tho room. re.
turning when Freneau had gone. He
loft Gloria in lonely gloom.
Gloria was fretfui and restless. com.
planning that she did not feel ready
for sleep. II was tho nurse who was
drowsy after tho long strain OF
Gloria's illness.
Richards put out all tho lights save
tho ono shaded lamp by the bedside.
and then sho must havo doxed. for the
next thing sho know was that her ears
were throbbing and her nerves janE
ling with tho wild clAmor OF Oloria's
screams.
For an instant tho nurse was toe
horrincd 10 move. thcn ~ her witl
returned to hcr tho fact that tho voice
was 0loria's penetrated TO hor con
sciousness. Gloria. indeed. was tug
ging at her and crying to her inco
herontiy. Thon she fainted ~ heI
father rushed IN In his dressing gown
Hc and Miss Richards lifted tho girl'i
body to the bed. Then Richards
roachcd for tho telephone 70 cali Doc
tor Royce. blaming horself bitterl,
tho whilc for having slept at her post
Doctor Royce was not at homo. Hi
secretary promised to send him th,
moment he returned. The nurse Ok
what shc could.
Turning TO the bed she was clutohst
BY the cropping hands Of Gloria. gh'
hoard hcr cry:
"save him. save him. father; thsy'v'
murdered himi Let me 20 70 him
Oh. Dick. Dicki"
Richards held the frantic girl tigh
In her arms and tried 10 sooths he
No she struggled 70 rise from the be-
again. But the eyes that looked int
The state herald., 1917-03-30
EIGHTH iNSTALLMENT
The Mesh Of Mystery.

Was II deiirium or was II TRUTH Or
part truth and part deliriumf II part
Of both. where did truth leave Oh and
dslirium begin?
This was tho problem that confront.
cd Miss Emily Richards. night nurse
to Gloria Stafford. Miss Richards sat
quivering In her chair by the night
lamp and watched tho exquisite girl
who. though Quieted now by drugs.
was conscious enough TO be troubled.
Her eyes. still filled with something
Of tho horror thoy had seen or thought
thoy had scon. turned overy now and
again towards tho door. She was
waiting for the doctor to appear there.
He was searching for tho body OF her
lover. whom she had sccn-or said
she had soen-murdored.
Before this unhappy moment Gloria
had bcen progressing swiftly towards
recovery from tho attack of pneu.
monia that had struck her down on
tho very threshold OF her marriage "a
Dick Frencau.
Nurse Richards heart had already
troubled hor In this affair. and her
heart was an organ sho made . point
Of ignoring; At least she had cased
II In such iron determination that she
seldom felt II throb. But this par
ucular patient had boon 30 beauti
fully favored BY tho gods otherwise
that hor untimoly illness seemed In
congruousiy cruel.
Some day Richards might congratu
lato Gloria upon this disaster and roai
iso that the gods had bcsn cruel 70 b.
kind: but Just now tho knowledge
could not como 10 sustain hcr. Al
she could SEQ was . young girl o.
great beauty. great patience In III,
oacs Of trying and tedious disease, on,
vho had all 70 live for--wcaith, {
devoted father and brother. and nm sx
Arasrdinary handsome bridegroom
Who furnished the anai touch to Ii,
Dleturs.
y - ssaiay ~ iasouoianes -,
The state herald., 1917-03-30

o0rona 70 Doctor Hoyoo.
voice Of her husband came through
the door. She cast look Of anger At
the door. then hid the photograph and
dried her eyes hastily. Then she
forced . smile and admitted David.
He carried an Offering Of flowers In
his hands.
II thought you were on your way
South" Lois exclaimed ~ she en-
braced him with apparent fervor.
Il decided not to 90 and turned
back. Arc you sorryi" hs asked hum
grily.
She answered: my Lowell" and
clasped him close.
She was afraid to ask him any ques-
lions lest he ask questions Of her.
Tho following morning Gloria, stilp
see-sawing between Joy and anguish.
received . telegram from Freneau at
Buffalo. She telegraphed to him at
his address there. Later the message
was reported undelivered. Yet in due
time . letter came from Freneau ON
the hotel paper.
The next day . message Of love
from Cleveland. Now she called the
hotel ON the long-distance telephone.
Tho clerk insisted that Freneau was
not there and had not BEEN there.
II was the same with messages
from Detroit. Chicago. st. Louis. and
Pittsburgh. Gloria felt that she was
being slowly driven insane. But her
bodily health improved throughout the
week in spite of her mental distress
and Doctor Royce told her that she
might 90 down to the dining room for
her breakfast. She was glad OF this
because Dicks letter from Pittsburgh
had promised that he would call ON
her that morning She wanted to well
come him In state.
She herself had . royal reception
from the servants. She was dressed
in . trailing breakfast gown Of orchid
chiffon. and she bent to the bowing
old butler ~ II he were her prime
minister. Her father escorted her to
her place. then whipped open his pa
per to the financial page and vanished
behind II.
Gloria turned to the page Of social
gossip In another paper. =. She had
pretty well lost track Of the world.
She laughed ~ she turned to the
front page and only now saw the big
headlines announcing: "Freneau
Dead. Body OF well.Known Clubman
Found In Lowe Bay. Mystery - TO
Death. Suicide Hinted. Financial
Affairs Known to Have Been In Dis
order"
0loria's eyes widened. Her fingers
clenched and crumpled the paper In
anguish. Her father. looking up from
his paper. saw the wild terror In her
eyes. Ho hurried to her. She hand.
ed him tho paper. and while he read.
she roso to her feet unsteadily. lean.
Ing on the table for support.
A soon as her father understood
the news hc put his arms about her.
But she gently thrust him from her
and stood gazing great.cycd into
space. Sho was seeing again what
she saw that night beneath the monu.
mcnt. All her sirlhood seemed to
drop from nor. Her small figure grew
terrible with agony. her little white
mouth was drawn with determination
to have revenge.
sho lifted hcr hands to heaven In
solemn consccration and mndo her
vow:
II will not rest until discover the
murderer OF Richard Frcncau and
bring him TO Justice"
Thcn. waving hor father aside. she
marched out into tho hall and up tho
great staircase like young queen go
Ing to tho guiiiotinc.
ITO BE CoNTINuED)
The state herald., 1917-03-30
Warm Locality.

Biil-1'his papcr says that shafts
sunk into conl field In Germany
which had been burning several years
revealed IS veins Of blazing coni.
JILL suppose, naturally, tho people
are hot over II.
The state herald., 1917-03-30
A. Translat

iinxei-Poor feilowi lie hns rcvoi-
vers under his Init
Aimcc-whnt do you mean by thntf
tlaxei-us hns wheels In his beifsv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08

all times be the best oDtainabIe. AS
there are many causes OF weak spark
it will be well 10 take up one at a
time. First comes the battery. II
may be weak, the terminals and wires
may not make good contact and there
may be defective spots in the install
latiOn Of the wires. Test the battery
with hydrometer every week. II
should read 1875 and 1.SO0. called
twelve seventy five and thirteen hum
dred. the decimal point being neg
lected In speaking, but not i'm writ
ing the figures.
IF the battery IS below this
strength you are using the starter or
lights too much or the generator is
not charging properly. The termin-
ais should be thoroughly cleaned and
set up tightly with q wrench or pliers.
Then cup grease or vaseline should
be smeared over them to prevent cor
rosiOn by the acid in the battery,
which had a tendency to creep in be-
tween the surfaces and TO insulate
them with layer Of sulphate. The
wires should be examined occasionally
and any spots which show chatting
should be covered with friction tape.
THE next place is the coil II
the secondary winding IS punctured or
the condenser leaks, the spark will
bee too weak for ignition This may
be caused by q defect Of manufacture
but is usually caused by q wire
dropping off a spark plug
The ignition current is being pro-
duced just the same, and having its
regular path interrupted It must jump
somewhere AS the spark is strong
enough to jump over a quarter Of an
inch il may find a bath inside the
coil Once Il punctures the insulation
the spark will not jump the spark
plug, since Il has a shorter circuit in
side There IS no remedy for this con-
dition, so new coil must be OBJ
tained. So make sure that the spark
plug wires are properly secured at all
times. Also look TO the terminals on
the coils, as a weak spark viii Ger
.ainly follow II they become loose or
dirty
The interrupter must also make
firm contact or the battery current
viii not develop It's full strength. The
contact points must be clean.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
Republic Rubber Co.
To Complete Merger
For SweLLing Outbut

The plans announced some time ago
for the expansion OF the Republic
Rubber company so that It could
take over the knight Tire and Rubber
company and enlarge its Youngstown
plant to give Il much needed greater
production have been completed
Under this plan the Republic Rub
Der corporation has been formed and
1t vii ltake over the properties of tie
Republic Rubber company OF YOuu gs-
town and the knight Tire and Rubber
company, OF Canton,
The new corporation has pre-
terred stock issue OF 100000 and
100000 common shares OF no par
value.
This stock has been entirely under
written and the new capital is imme-
plants Of the corporation and increas-
ing the production on Republic tires
and the other products OF the com
pany.
The making Of Knight and Black
stone tires VIII be continued IN the
Canton plant. but the principal ef-
forts Of the company viii be ceutered
on Republic tires, the demand for
which IS now many times greater
than tbs capacity Of the several
factories.
The officers Of the Republic Rubber
corporation are the sams as those Of
the Republic Rubber company. Guy
Z. Norwood IS president, Thomas L.
Robinson, chairman Of the board OF
directors. and H a Woodland general
sales manager.
The executive staff remains the
same, but there will be several addi-
tons to itz personnel IN the near
future,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08

add concentrated suiphurlc acid after
the electrOlyte has been spilled Spill
LACE should be compensated for by a
solution OF acid in water having
specific gravity OF between 1850 and
$50. When the quantity OF electro
lyte has been depleted, not by splitting
but by simple evaporation, the cells
should be brought 20 level with pure
water alone.
7 have n great deal of transmits
sion trouble and now, after haVlEs
installed a new layshaft, the diff
Guilty seems to be coming back IL
started in the first place with q
grinding noise. which got louder and
louder. and the grinding has begun
again What can I DO to remedy the
condition Trouble
Your difficulty apparently is caused
by the transmission shafts being Out
Of alignment. This condition cannot
be cured by the installation Of a new
shaft unless the alignment is correct
Gear after gear may be broken In
this way Sometimes the cause u
transmission trouble in cars with unit
power plants, IS the cramping OF one
OF the end gears. due 10 improper
lining up OF the transmission with
the engine
Don't you amigine that the work
that the automobile makers are now
doing in building aeroplanes. VIII
have a good effect on the future de-
sign Of motor cars--Observer-
While, at the start. the automobile
industry taught the airplane industry
q great deal the latter has per force,
had 20 increase its working speed TO
such an extent that today il can teach
the automobile industry certain
things. Especially IS this true as re-
CARDS weight cutting. the heat treat
ment of metals, the use Of substitute
metals. the cutting down OF fuel and
oil consumption. Airplane engines
are far more efficient than the best
Of automobile engines and the end
Of the war viii bring all the kuOwl-
edge gained I'm airplane engine design
10 the shops OF the car maker
= r
Not long ago 7 put IN a blowout
patch and ran about $50 miles and
had another blowout in the same
place because the patch did not stav
IN place How can I keep the patch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08

Can inside one) from moving Bib.
IL the patch was Of the right size
and LONG enough 10 should move very
little 4 patch viii remain perma-
nently in place II YOU viii place IN
der IL a piece OF old inner tube
l. what are the GRANTEES Of crudes
from the principal oil fields7
.. Does the automobile oil retain
the same gravity as the crude from
which IL is taken2
9. is the heavy the same gravity
as the Hsht2
Z. Why does a motorcycle require
such heavy oil2
8. Does the color have anything 70
do with the quality?
o. Does tine darker oil contain more
carbon than the lighter coloredE
e. Has a heavy cylinder oil high
er fire test than light OF the same
S. can an asphaltic base oil be
made 90 show as high a fire test as
@ plraffiu 1-F. y.
l. Crudes vary so greatly in physi-
cal and chemical properties thar IL IS
hard 20 give q really definite answer
TO your question Even crude from
one section varies in gravity For
exc mpIe. the Oklahoma field yields
both paraffin and asphaltic crudes Of
entirely different charac rerlsricS-
Pennsylvania crude usually runs be-
tween 80 and a Baume, Texas be-
tween oS and "a Baume and California
between % and 80.
.. No. The oil is lighter than the
crude.
2. The color IS no indicate OF the
gravity.
I. Because a motorcycle engine IS
air cooled and runs at a higher tenn
Derature than q water cooled en-
CINE.
8. The color IS not indication OF the
quality Of an OIL
6 The darker oil does not neces-
sarily contain more carbon than the
lighter. The heat test is necessary
tc get the carbon content.
9. Yes.
s. II is possible.
=
Would you advise using calcium
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
Dates and Places
Where Automobile
SEows Are Planned

January 5-1o-New York city
Automobile show, Grand Central
palace. under the auspices of TIE
National Automobile chamber Of
commerce.
January 11-1S-Washington. y.
Carnival and open house
week. Washington Automobile
Trade association
january IS @6-MOutreal Can,
National Motor show OF eastern
Canada. under the auspices Of
the Montreal Automobile Trade
association. 4. g. Kirby. man
ager. Windsor hotel
January 21-26-York. Pa
Show, Queen street tabernacle.
T. +. Pfeiffer. secretary.
January 2G-February Chi
caEO. IlI.-NationaI Automobile
show. Coliseum and First Regi-
meut armory. under the auspices
of the National Automobile
chamber of commerce and the
motor and accessory manufac-
turers.
February 11-16-St Louis, No.
st. Louis Manufacturers and
Dealers association Robert E
Lee. manager
February 1S-27-San Francisco.
Calif-AutomOh Dealers asso-
ton auditorium
March 2-9-Boston. Mass
Automobile show. Mechanics
hall. Boston Automobile Dealers
association.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
TRANSPORTING
LINESFIND AID
Motor Cars Are Relieving
Pressure on Various
Railways.

Col. Samuel F. Colt, president Of the
United States Rubber company said
today:
Il have had occasion to examine
the facts in connection with trans
portation 10 see how our company
could be Of greater service IN the
national business Of war.
The nations transportation facil-
tiles may be bettered or made more
complex by the degrees OF coopera-
ton between corporations and be-
tween individuals in knowing and
solving their own transportation
problems promptly and intelligently.
-ln analyZing our transportation
facilities il is evident that everything
on wheels must be used and mobil-
lied Second TO the railroads as an
adjunct and supplementary TO them in
collecting and distributing merchan-
disc is the automobile.
Il was surprised TO find that IN all
probability not more than 10 percent
Of the tires sold by the rubber COM
panies are for the benefit Of the class
using the more expensive and socalled
pleasure type OF vehicle: further.
that 90 percent OF all the automobiles
now registered are IN the hands Of
owners in he great west and west
beyond Buffalo.
Individual owners and companies
are operating not only their com
mercisl cars but those OF the touring
car type TO assist merchants and
railroads in the transportation Of
merchandise throughout the entire
country. This is particularly notice
able 10 any one who has occasion 10
travel any part Of the country at this
time by motor car.
Use your car. both passenger and
commercial more and more. 20 re-
lieve the transportation pressure on
the nations railroads and merchants
delivery service.
There need bs TO restriction on
the legitimate use OF motors or auto
mobiles rendering the magnificent
loyal service. second only to the rail-
roads. to our government at this
time"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
G0OD - 81 decIdes

EggD AlA ANEL QGLLQEH LlE
n difference between a good
L \ motor and \ poor one
says william Il. Stewart, 3r., presi-
dent OF the Stewart Automobile
school OF New York. MANY a motor
has been condemned because OF slug
gish action, weak power, lack OF fIex-
ibility and other faults. and the rea-
son laid 20 faulty design, whereas the
trouble was due 20 a weak spark and
the owner did not know it.
The reason for this is obvious. II
the spark IS not hot enough the ex-
piosi0n loses a great deal Of It's snap
piness and the owner suffers in con-
sequence. Other things being equal
the power depends directly upon the
heat OF the spark The hotter the
spark the stronger the explosion. The
other factors referred 20 are carbu-
retion, fabrication, compression and
cooling. these five factors being neces-
sary for the engine TO run and
develop fuu power
Now Il must be explained why a
hot spark gives a snappy explosion
il you wished to burn a large mass OF
rubbish quickly you would set fire
10 it in several places at once. II YOU
set the fire at only one spot IL Will
burn in all probability, but It viii
take longer and il might 90 out BY
igniting the pile IN several places the
whole viii be consumed in less time
and If the fire goes out in one or
Two places the other flames viii do
the work.
The analogy in the case Of the
electric spark and the explosive mix
rure is very close. A weak spark in
flames a few particles Of e. Soline.
These few set fires to q ~ 1ore
and the explosion IS started sloN -ly.
In the case OF a hot spark a gre Z
many more particles are inflamed a.
the start These set fire to a larger
number, and so the flame advances
with greater rapidly through the
mass, giving the Enappy explosion
required.
Many Bad Causes.
1T follows that the spark must at