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The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-22

My car begins to lag when about half
way up hill. Does the slaptins posi-
ton Of the car interfere with proper
supply Of gasoline TO the earbureter2
1t is not likely that your trouble is
due to the position of the tank, but
IL is probably caused by dirt In the
feed pipe The dirt does not prevent
the flow entirely. but reduces 1t so that
not enough gasoline Is supplied to the
float chamber TO satisfy the extra de-
mand put upon the car when 1t is
climbing a hill. Disconnect the feed
pipe at the carburetor and note wheth.
er the flow is free: if not, remove the
pipe and clean it with wire. If the
trouble still persists, adjust the car
buretor to give richer mixture.
The gasoline flow, due to the low
position of the tank, should not be
affected except on a steep hill. II you
feel, however, that the flow is not suf
ficient you might install tank hold
ing about pint directly in front and
slightly above the carburetOr. This
tank is merely connected in the line,
has no valves and is only a reservoir,
but with sufficient capacity to carry
the longest hills. even though the sup
ply of fuel were cut OF.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-22

Can you tell me how tc take dents
out of tenders?
The tenders must he removed from
the car. Shape one side of a block OF
wood TO conform as closely as possible
with the curve of the fender. The
fender should be laid OH a bench and
the dents pounded out with the block
Of wood and a mallet or hammer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-22

have a small car of foreign design
which steers very hard. The axle 10
sloped so that the bottom of the king
bolt 10 behind the top. " ! placed
wedges under the springs so as TO
make the axle slope the other way
would il tend to make steering less diff
ficult? In turning a corner the wheels
do not tend to come back into normal
position, but try TO go as much OF
straight as possible. The wheels are
lined up, so that this is not the trouble.
Possibly your hard steering is en-
tircly due to the slope of the axle.
wedging it straight, as you suggest.
might remedy the trouble. In some
designs the axle Is sloped to facilitate
steering. Are You sure that the wheels
are properly alignedf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-22

Will you please tell mo the method Of
finding the positive and negative poles
Of a storage battery which have no
marking on them?
The easiest method to determine the
poles of a battery when it is very near
ly run down is to connect short wires
to each of the terminals and dip the
ends of these wires into sulphuric acid.
The negative terminal will cause the
acid to bubble.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

/ The first ball pitched by Hank
Peterson in the first inning was
slammed out to deep center by Ed
die Johnson for triple. Letter
Init the next one for a single TO
the same spot and Johnson scored.
Lefty Schroeder was In a Butte
uniform, but he was the best help
Tacoma could have asked. He
pitched IL straight balls in the
first inning, walking Daniels, Ray
mond and Harper without getting
the pill over the rubber once. Joe
McGinnity took up the battle with
the bags full and Connolly hit one
of his first ones for single to
right, scoring Daniels. Downey
hit to left scoring Raymond, and
Stevens doubled into the long
grass, bringing Harper and Con-
molly across. Another score was
prevented when Roche pegged
Flagstead's grounder home in time
to catch Downey.
Butte made another score in the
sixth when Peterson allowed three
singles, followed by double play
and another single. Two more
for Tacoma in the seventh when
Harper and Stevens both knocked
home runs-with the bags empty.
| 1t looked like duck soup for the
Tigers until the Tiger support
weakened momentarily in the
eighth. McCarl reached first
when Thompson failed to get his
foot on the bag. Peterson hit
Hillyard. Roche singled to CEN
ter and Daniels, overplaying the
ball, let it roll to the corner fence.
McCarl, Hillyard and Roche all
scored on the error. Score, to 5.
Herman Pillett replaced Peter
son in time to prevent any more
scoring.
The game was tied up in the
ninth, however, when Kafora, hit
ting for McGinnity, lined a dou-
BILE to left and came home on Nc
Carts hit to Thompson. 1t was a
close decision at first, and two
men were already out.
Tacoma had several chances to
score during the rest of the game,
but the necessary hits were lack
ing. Two men were on in the
ninth, the bags were filled in the
10th, two got on in the 18th, and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
FILM STARS AT
APOLLO THIS WEEK

Manager Anderson puts on at
the Apollo for today only Gods
Law and Mans" in which Viola
Dana was seen Sunday and Mon
day. This is an exceptionally in
teresting photoplay Of India and
England, acted by fine Metro
company.
Tomorrow the Apollo will have
for two days only 1.-THE House of
Tears" in which that splendid
dramatic actress, Emily Stevens,
is the star.
In 1.-THE House of Tears" the
wife of Robert Collingwood is dis
covered in a very compromising
position with Henry Thorns, a
"friend" of the family. Colling-
wood obtains q divorce and GUS
tody of their little girl, but after
a short time goes insane and
kills himself. Dramatic compli-
cations follow.
Ethel Barrymore opens an en-
gagement at the Apollo Saturday
in a Metro wonderfully, 1.-THE Call
of Her People,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Mary Pickford Film Tells
Pretty California Story

An unprotected little maid
from New England arrives in q
rough California mining towr
seeking her uncle, only to find
him dead and an outlaw imper-
sonating him.
This was the unpleasant pre-
dicament that Jenny Lawrence
heroine of A Romance of the
Redwoods," blundered into. Fol-
a while things looked black for
little Jenny. The bandit ordered
her around with a great whip,
and forced her to sleep in the
shed with the horses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Ballet Dancers
Have Honors On
Regents Bill

The midweek program opening
at the Regent tomorrow is headed
by Mile. Luxanne, the. Titan
haired premiere, and her ballet
of classic dancers, who will pre-
sent a series of dance divertise-
ments. The Russian dances given
by the ballet are characteristic of
Russian numbers always danced
during the festival season and on
public occasions.
Herbert's seals consist of five
extremely intelligent Matkas or
cow seals that present a diversi-
fled program of juggling and bal
ancing feats peculiarly adapted to
these natural workers in that line.
A unique monologue by a
unique monologist who delights in
giving little touches of detail here
and there to round out his char
|acterization. This in brief de-
scribes Ray w. Snow and his act.
Mr.. Snow bills himself as 1.-The
Man About Town"
BoIlinger and Reynolds offer a
combination bounding and slack
wire act.
Leroy and Mabel Hart are a
youthful couple with beautiful
voices.
Walmsley and Leighton, a
young man and young woman,
both of whom had years of expe-
rience as musical comedy artists
present singing and talking
number which they bill as "The
Peculiar Boob and the Actress. y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Wilkes Players
Furnish Treat

One Of the most enjoyable
treats of the season is the en-
gagement of the Wilkes players
at the Tacoma theater, where that
favorite company is appearing in
three of its latest and best pro-
auctions.
They have already been seen in
"The Boss" 1.-The New Henri
etta," and "A Pair of Sixes," and
now for the remaining days of
their stay here they will repeat
the same plays in rotation as an
nounced.
Tonight the bill will be THE
Boss" in which the company has
already scored successfully.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Boxing Card
ARRANGED By
Lincoln A.C.

Another program of boxing
matches between amteur pugilists
of the South Side will be staged
by the Lincoln Athletic club In
the club gym, 3Sth and G streets,
tonight. The matches follow: Ray
Hunt VS.. Joe Richmond No. 2, G.
Hart VS.. Fighting Duffy" Al
Whitman vs.. Dick Rover, Butch"
Ferguson VS.. Val Comstock, Ben
DeLoria VS.. Floyd Graham, Eddie
Crawford VS.. Battling" Fuzeu
kid" Johnson VS.. Tommy Wheist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

DALLAS, Tex, May 1.-two
Dallas high school boys, Tom
Lemon and Henry Kirkgarde,
made athletic history In the recent
Texas A. and M. interscholastic
track meet held here when they
equaled or broke seven records, In
Guiding two southern, four state
and one worlds record.
Tom Lemon tied the worlds in
terscholastic record in the 100
yard hurdles, equaling the mark
set by ]. ]. Eller at the Celtic
park meet in 1909, smashed the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

But Jenny was such charming
little person that even bandit
could not be mean to her, and ere
long he was-well, what hap
pened thereafter makes the story.
Mary Pickford is Jenny, and
Elliot Dexter is the outlaw. "A
Romance of the Redwoods," tell
ing all about these two people, Is
is the picture offering at the Co.
lonial this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
JOE M'GINNITY QUITS
in FOURTEENTH INNING
OF THRILLING BATTLE

batters reached first in the 18th
and 9Th. From the 9th to the
4th the game was tensely excit-
ing, with the players and fans
jumping on Umpire Eckman for
his decisions on every play.
From the way both teams were
playing, the game might have
gone until darkness had not Nc
Ginnity quit cold.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

Joe McGinnity's yellow
streak spoiled one Of the most
thrilling ball games yester-
day afternoon that has ever
been seen ON Tacoma
grounds.
After IS innings OF every
imagineable kind OF ball, I'm
which more sensational plays,
more close decisions and more
tight pinches developed than
in an ordinary weeks series,
the "Iron Man" showed his
real disposition when he CALI
ed his team off the field in
the fourteenth because Of a
run-in with Umpire Eckman.
1t was a six-tO-six tie, and
the players on both teams
were bordering on nervous
prostration. Catcher Hoffman
Of the Butte team had been
lambasting the umpire VIC
iously for his decisions on
balls and strikes. In the
fourteenth, with Butte at bat,
Hoffman sat near the Miners
bench and let go string of
obscenity at his jumps that
would make a cOckney soldier
blush.
Eckman ordered Hoffman
out of the game. He was
right in doing II. Baseball
would be demOraIized IL a few
more Hoffmans and McGin-
nitys and Hesters were allow
ed free rein on the field.
Butte didn't have another
catcher, because KafOra, Sec
Ond string backstOp, had al
ready been used as a pincher.
So when McGinnity couldn't
swerve Eckman, he called his
men off the field and gave up
the game. BY baseball rules,
the forfeiture gives Tacoma
the game, D to o.
o O O
If a modern melodrama coul
urnish as many thrills as the wv
all clubs did yesterday, it woul
make a million dollars a yea
Technically. the ball game wa
Junk. But from the standpoir
Il a ball fan who has paid his col
o see action and excitement an
comedy, it was a show that woul
mean standing room only IL
we're announced in advance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

southern intercollegiate broad
Jump mark by leaping 20 feet
10 1-2 inches and set new state
record for the 220-yard hurdles
going over the sticks In 26 seconds
flat.
Kirkgarde tied two state rec
ords for the sprints by running the
century in 10 seconds and the 220
in 1872 seconds.
Another member of the track
team, Jesse Becker, hurled the
javelin 1913 feet, breaking the
southern record.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Greb Punches
GeOr9ie Chip

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 23.-In
the fastest and cleanest fight seen
here in years, Harry Greb further
dimmed the star of Miner George
Chip at Exposition music hall
last night. In gruelling 10
round mill the youngster was
given the newspaper decision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
FitZ Wants To
Get In Game

NEW YORK, May 23. = Tom
Fitzsimmons, Butte infielder who
was drafted by Brooklyn but did
not come east, has petitioned the
national commission for reinstate-
ment. He wants to play with
Spokane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUl
Games Yesterday.

Tacoma 8, Butte 0, forfeited.
Seattle 2, Vancouver 0.
Great Falls 1, Spokane 0
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Hoppe Rests

SAN FRANCISCO, May 30. =
Before going to Los Angeles for
a vacation, Willie Hoppe, billiard
artist, said he would abandon
playing entirely for three months
and take complete rest. He says
such a layoff will reduce his ac-
curacy by one-half and that it
will take month of constant prac-
tice to get back into form.
Read the worlds greatest mys-
terry story.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Tacoma Boy Is
Indian Victor

SPOKANE, May 23.-Bert Hall
pitched a tight game for Great
Falls yesterday and held Spokane
to four scattered hits. Score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

Read THE Gold Bug" in The
Times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Eastley Shows
He Can Do 1t

SEATTLE, May 23.-Recover-
ing from the sore arm that has
troubled him all season, Pat East
ley went into the game yesterday
for Seattle and shut out Vancou-
yer. Score: r II e
Vancouver ........... 0 3 l
Seattle 3
Russell and Cadman; Eastley
and Cunningham.
o @ @ @ @ @ @ o @ o = g o o @ q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

Benson, Thornburg, LaChap-
pelle and Davie; Hall, Bush
ing, Wingard and Griffith, Pau
lik.
A new team has been organized
among the young men of Nc
Kinley Hill, with Merit Stewart
as manager. The club, which
is composed of full grown fell
lews, is anxious to buy a set Of
slightly used uniforms. Any
team having uniforms for sale
can get Manager Stewart at
Main 1882. The club also is
looking for an outfielder, pitch
er and shortstop.
BY q o to z score, the Bethany
Methodist team defeated the
Swedish Lutheran club. The re-
suit was in doubt until the final
inning. Score: r II FL
Bethany ........... o.
Swedish .......... 5 81
Buck and Hulp; Anderson
and Martinson.
Art Glover, recognized as the
handsomest motorman in the
employ of the T. r. & P. Co.,
has purchased new Ford. He
will make his famous fishing
trips in same hereafter.
The Mckinley Hill Stars, one Of
the fastest little amateur teams
in town, wants a game for Sun
day, out or town preferred.
Manager Bill Oxley can be
reached at Main 1880.
The Shamrock Wonders are try
ing to arrange this week for
games with either Gig Harbor
or Long Branch for June 10th
or 18th.
He would like to hear from Henry
Murray the first time II is con-
venient for him to call or write
US.
The Shamrock Wonders journey
TO Lacey Sunday where they
meet the second team of the st.
Martins college.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
TODAY,s STANDING
THE "IF" COLUMN

s Play Tomorrow. .
> Butte at Tacoma 9
, Seattle at Vancouver. 9
> Ct. Falls at Spokane 9
o q o q q @ o q o p g. Q q @ o Q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

Is being maintained
and bettered wherever
possible.
The George II. Keith
Company are probably
the strongest Shoe
Manufacturing Organi-
zation i'm the world to-
day and the word,
"WALKOVER", the
Trade Name on their
shoes means more TO a
customer i'm any civil
lized country than any
other name on any 9TH
err shoe.
"WALKOVER" Shoes
are sold wherever
shoes are worn and in
= no country are they
sold as low as here in
America.
We have sold "WALK-
OVER" Shoes In this
city for nearly twenty
years; with us they
have grown from a few
special shoes in q shoe
department to a Spe-
cialty Shop featuring
"WALKOVERS."
Their popularity is due
to 1900 Service,
1900 Foot Comfort,
and 1900 Authentic
Style.
You can't get more but
You can easily get less.
We have a shoe to fit
your foot mt anywhere
from
$500 to 500
Il
o.
IT. 4
Inc
| Walkover
Shoe Shor
1874 Pacific Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
b %<~%%%>>><>H<%%
B PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE .
G = = o 9 = T. e q q = q o q q I
Standing Of the Clubs.

Games Yesterday.
San Francisco 4, Oakland 0.
Salt Lake 2, Vernon l..
Portland 3, Los Angeles o..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23


err. Sacrifice hit-Connolly. Two
base hits-Johnson, Hunt, Kafora,
Stevens, Raymond. Three-base
Hutchinson. Home runs-Stev-
ems, Harper. Double plays-Dan-
iels to Stevens; Connolly to Ray
mond to Thompson; Peterson to
Downey to Thompson; Johnson to
McCarl; Raymond to Thompson.
Left on bases-Butte 10, Tacoma
ID. Struck out-By McGinnity 8,
by Hunt /, by Peterson 1, by Pill
lett 5. Bases on balls-Off
Schroeder 8, off McGinnity 1, off
Hunt 4, off Peterson 2. Passed
ball-Hoffman. Hit by pitched
ball-Hillyard by Peterson; Letter
by Pillett. Time of game-2:3O.
Umpire-Eckman. forfeited to
Tacoma in 14th inning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

The three boys will have a
chance to show their wares
against the best in the country
when they compete in the nation
al interscholastic meet in Chicago
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE
, @ . @ o @ o o q g 9 9 @ o @
Standing of the Clubs.

New York at Detroit and Bos-
ton at Chicago, postponed; wet
Urounds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

Totals ..51 9 1874 20 2
*Hoffman out, hit by batted
ball.
Butte
Runs ....1OOO01O3100OOO- 6
Hits Observation-Disclosures
Tacoma
Runs ...40OOO0200OOO0- 6
Hits .....3120002111101-13
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
AM .!A;!E 14nJRes q
. 6sz5 r@s~>>s 0E0kzX.

Benson, Thornburg, LaChap-
pelle and Davie; Hall, Bush
ing, Wingard and Griffith, Pau
lik.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23
Walkover


Is being maintained
and bettered wherever
possible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-23

FaIkenburg and Schang; Nor
ton, Coumbe and O'Neill.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02

to marketing costs, due to inefficient
terminal facilities. are 50 great In the
average large city that market special-
lists believe it would be feasible plan
in many instances for the mmnnities
to promote and finance separate ter
minal for perishables which would be
connected with all railroads.
The studies that have been made
of the, various kinds OF market institu-
tions have enabled the Office of mar
kets and rural organizations to offer
an advisory service to cities, truck
growers and produce dealers organ
izations, which has proved very help
full ..F.i "a i s.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02
MARKET ING COSTS
FOUND |. TOO ! D LARGE 4 | I: |:
Uncle Sans Experts Seek to
Eliminate Losses in Han
ding Farm Products.
TERMINALS TOO NUMEROUS
Investigators Propose Remedies for
Evils Which Directly Affect the
Prices Received by the
\ Farmers.

The farmer has a direct interest in
the efficiency Of the marketing organ
ization in cities, according to officials
of Uncle Sans department of agricul-
ture,. since lack of efficiency may be
reflected in the poor prices he receives
for his products.
1 Sooner or later, it is argued, the
great majority Of the perishable prod
ucts raised on the farm for sale finds
Its way to the cities for distribution,
and, whether it passes from the owner
ship of the farmer before or after
reaching such centers, the sales are
usually based on city quoted prices.
Many farm products, especially per-
ishables, are consigned to city commits
sion merchants to be sold for what
they will bring, the prices received in
such cases being directly dependent on
their city market value. Prices based
on these values are paid also when
such products are sold by the producer
directly to wholesalers or jobbers aft
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02

err silirne1It city straifns psnssrE:
Even the products which the farmer
sells at the nearest, railroad station
are bought largely for consumption in
cities and so are paid for, in most
cases, at prices which are dependent
on those prevailing in city markets.
Study Distribution System.
The Office of markets and rural or
ganization of the department has taken
up as one of it's important studies city
marketing and distribution. Through
this project the aim of the Office has
been to study marketing conditions in
various cities; to determine as accu-
rately as possible the sources of loss
and waste in city marketing and the
methods by which such losses and
wastes may be eliminated; to develop
general plans for efficient marketing
facilities of various kinds for cities,
and to aid by specific suggestions such
cities as may seek assistance in i'm
proving their marketing conditions.
The general fault, it has been found,
is the existence of numerous terminals
separated from each other and from
the wholesale district. In some cases
it was found that there are as many
as score Of separate terminals ex-
listing in q city. Shipments for given
dealer may arrive at a number of these
terminals on the same day, necessitat-
ing much more costly carriage or the
employment of many more statesmen
than would be necessary if but single
terminal for perishables existed, and
the wholesale dealer has his store To-
Gated conveniently to it. Every extra
handling, every square of extra cart
age and every additional salary paid
Increases the labor cost Of marketing,
which must come out of the margin be-
tween the producers selling price and
the consumers buying price.
Separate Terminal Proposed.
The aggregate losses and additions
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-02
EXTEND 4 | MAIL SERVICE
Postal Officials Enlarge Range Of
Rural Free Delivery.
Increased Efficiency Is Promised by Das
partment in Spite Of Reduced
Appropriation Asked.

An investigation has recently been
completed by officials of Uncle Sans
post Office department into the rural
mail service which, it Is said. devel-
oped indications that gross extrava-
gance prevailed~in it's operation, and
revealed also multitude of glaring
examples of special favor and privi-
lege.
During the year a revision of the
service having for it's object the cor
rection of the evils, was conducted in
800 counties and % states, resulting,
officials say. in reduction Of $780,.
162 In operating expenses. This reduc.
ton, together with that of 1864, 2SO
made in like manner during the last
fiscal year, aggregates $2,O13,4 42, and
with such funds all applications for
new service or extensions have been
granted by the department where the
requirements have been met.
Officials Of the department submit
ted an estimate of $49,OOO,OO for the
maintenance of the rural mail service
for the fiscal year 1918. This amount,
they say, will be ample for this branch
of the postal service. It is $4,000 900
less than the appropriation for, 1917.
This reduction is deemed feasible
from the fact that the work Of the
department, in endeavoring to equal
ize hours of labor, eliminate duplica-
ton of travel, unnecessary retraces,
and all forms of privilege and favorit-
ism, will largely decrease the cost Of
the service without impairing it's eff
cheney in the slightest degree.
During the past three or four years
it is estimated that this rural mail
service has been extended to 65S,571
families, or approximately 100000 pa
irons, most of whom were for
merly remote from any postal facili-
ties. The work Of establishing these
new routes and of extending routes
already in operation has been expe.
dited as much as possible, and the de.
partment intends to continue prompt
action on the establishment of all
meritorious rural service and rapidly
to extend postal facilities to the en-.
tire rural population.