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Evening star., 1917-10-21

rectors OF corporations In 11e and 80
gold pieces for their attendance at di.
rectors meetings has been abandoned
owing to the general plan on the part
OF the government to conserve the gold
supply for the liberty loan. One OF the
largest corporations In the financial
to the bank for the customary stack
OF golden eagles with which to nay
the directors. and he returned with
crisp paper certificates. The bank ex.
planned there was plenty OF paper
money. but no gold.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Tires Easily Applied.

'aThe tires of the pressed-on type, on
the contrary, were easily applied and
removed in a tire press. which was al
ways to be found at every tire store.
Tire presses also were fitted on railway
cars. which were always available at
railhead points with a stock of tires.
AS the main function of the motor
trucks was to ship material and sup
plies from these same railhead poinst.
this method of replacement was very
simple matter.
Spare wheels with tires applied were
always available at more advanced
points, but these were necessary in any
case to guard against the breakage of
wheels and were easily used If there
should be an emergency case of tire
trouble In the fleld. Tires were almost
universally pressed on with burlap
strips. This was at first criticised. but
1t did not appear to cause any trouble.
as with the general muddy condition 1t
probably aided in the quick rusting on
Of the tire.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Leather Official Dies Suddenly.

BRooKL1NE. Mass. October 20
Walter g. Garritt. vice president and
director Of the Central Leather Com
pany and the United States Leather
Company. died suddenly at his home
here today. He was born at Liberty.
u " sixtJ-thrse pears ago.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Halle K, oysters from the
lower Potomac, at 11th street wharf.
for the market; tug Capt. Toby. from
Quantico with pyrites-laden lighter
for the Alexandria acid factory; tug
winship, at Georgetown. with coal
boats bound up the Chesapeake and Ohio
ca ral; schooner Thomas W. Kirby and
fla tie Lizzie H, with oysters from
river and bay beds, for the market.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Departures.

Power boat Daisy, from Alexandria
for Pennington. Md. with merchandise !;
schooner Bertha May, for a Maryland
point TO load cord wood back to this
city: schooner Avalon, light, for Blak-
istones Island. after oysters for the
light, for Wades bay. to load pulp wood
for Alexandria; ]. NJ. D.. lighter No. l.,
in tow for river shore to load cord
wood to return.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Memoranda.

Schooner Mary Francis Is due from a
lower river point with wood for the
dealers; schooner Silver Star is re-
from a Virginia creek: schooner J. T.
Bradshaw, at Georgetown. will return
to river point to load for this city;
schooner Winnie Windsor is in the
lower Potomac to load oysters for the
market here: schooner Emma Virginia
is loading pulp wood In ,Mattox creek
for Alexandria.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
CHARWOMAN Is COMMENDED.
Secretary Baker Also Refers to An
other Liberty Bond Purchase.

Commending the patriotism of char
woman in the War Department getting
the munihcent salary of $50 a month.
who subscribed for 500 bond in order
to do her bit for Uncle Sam, Secretary
Baker said it reminded him of another
subscription that was somewhat differ
Evening star., 1917-10-21

ent. It was that Of the keeper of q
lighthouse on the Mississippi river. who
also received $40 a month from the gov
ernment. He subscribed for 100000 of
the liberty loan. In that case 1t ap-
peared, however, that the man was
rich planter and was employed as keep
'er simply because the lighthouse was
located on his Land.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Shows Are Meaningless.

To that class of buyers the automo-
bile shows are meaningless. They do
not know. OF care. particularly, wheth-
er the cars they buy are as good me-
chanicaliy as they should be. They go
almost altogether on appearance and on
those purely external things which
make for style.
To the vast majority, however, an au-
tomoblle purchase is a very serious
matter-almost as serious as the pur-
chase of home. These buyers desire
to know the why and wherefore of their
| purchases. They want to know where
/ in one car exceis the other mechanical
ly. whether it will prove durable and
economical in service. and whether 1t is
SO built that the favages of time and
use will make the least possible inroads
upon its value. They want to compare
merits.
A little reflection will make clear to
any one that there is big difference
between the motor car buyers OF today
and those of few years ago. For
one thing. thousands of men, part.cu-
cars today were little more than boys
when the industry started. and all
these years they have had a youth s
curiosity concerning mechanical things.
Better Equipped to Buy.
All along they have been acquiring
Information and knowledge concerning
the principles of motor car design and
/ construction, with the result that they
enter the buying class infinitely better
| equipped. from the standpoint of
knowledge. than were their fathers be-
/ fore them.
| They know how to ask questions In
F., telligently, and which things are i'm
! portant and which are not; they can
distinguish between good features in
| motor car construction and features
that are not so good or which are not
| good at all.
! Again a large proportion Of those
who buy motor cars nowadays have
already had an owners experience
They have used other cars. sometime es
several others, and thus have acquired
81 broad general knowledge of the prin-
ciples upon which all cars are con-
stfueted.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

very well to remove grease from the
panels. The hood should never be
washed while 1t is hot. as this will re-
suit in discoloration. In cleaning the
radiator send stream of water from
the rear instead Of from the front, to
keep moisture out Of the mechanism
In drying the body . clean chamois
skin should be used. the rubbing be-
tar or road oil are found on the body,
1t Is best to treat them with salt but
ter or kerosene. The butter softens the
deposit 80 that It may be wiped on
cally and wiped Off within minute.
Care Of Upholstery.
To keep pace with the improved ap-
pearance of the body it is necessary
to give some attention to the top and
to the upholstery. A weekly brushing
of the top inside and out will add ma
terially to it's life. Fabric tops should
never be cleaned with gasoline. kero-
sene or other oils, as they tend to de-
stroy the rubber in the top. CASTLE
soap and water, applied with stif
brush, is the best cleaning medium for
the top. The upholstery ought really to
be cleaned once week. This means not
only wiping the surface of the cushions.
but cleaning out the dirt that inevitably
accumulates under the piping and in
the corners. After the dust has been re-
moved. leather upholstery may be
cleaned with a cloth soaked in a weak
solution of ammonia and water. Cas-
tile soap and water are also used on
leather, but gasoline should not be en-
ployed, because it tends to cause crack
ing. The leather should be treated oc-
casionally by giving it light coating
of linseed oil, thinned with vinegar.
This solution should be applied with a
cloth and be allowed to remain for a
few hours, after which the upholstery
soap and water may be used for re-
moving spots and linseed or sweet oil
in small quantities for Frightening the
finish
Cleaning the Running Gear.
After examining the running gear of
the ordinary car one might be tempted
to forego telling the owner how to clean
this part Of the vehicle. However, a
stick for removing incrustations of mud.
soap and water and stiff brush will make
this job not SO bad after all. Mud de-
posits on such parts as torque tubes, uni
versal housings. rear axle. brake drums.
etc, ought to be removed, as they have
destructive effect in time. In flushing
parts of the undergear with water care
should be taken not to let the fluid get
into the bearing surface. This refers
to such parts as the braking system,
steering connections. etc.
A final plea: Be sure that all para
phernalia, cloths, sponges, chamois
skins, etc, used in cleaning the pol
ished surfaces are clean themselves be-
fore you employ them. Sponges are
peculiarly liza BILE to have sand in them.
even new ones. They should be washed
out in warm water before use
Evening star., 1917-10-21
To Locate Lame Cylinder.

'sTo determine which cylinder is miss
ing explosions run engine and open one or
more reliefyalves compression cocks) at
q time. Open throttle if necessary to see
flame. II fame is absent that cylinder is
not firing. Where no relief valves are
provided use a screwdriver to short cir
cult the plugs. Touch end of screwdriver
to engine and lay side OF blade against
head of plug. If engine slows down or
sound of exhaust changes ii is 81 live plug
II no such effect occurs it is dead cylin-
der. The sSlne effect also will be produc-
cd on FosR engine by holding down one
vibrator at time. II no effect is nro-
duced the Corresponding cylinder is dead
Next determine whether the ignition
current reaches the spark plug or not.
Disconnect. the high tension wire from
the plug ard see If a good spark jumps
from the erd. Do not hold It more than
one-Quarter inch from head OF plug, as
there is dsFger of running the indication
coil. If there is no spark the trouble
is not in ths plug at all, but elsewhere in
the systeniI II q good spark jumps and
still the cylinder does not fire then stop
the engine,remove the plug, put a good
one in its Gace and start engine again
II the cylinder continues missfiring the
trouble is not In the ignition at all, but
may be due to loss of compression or
faulty carburetion.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
WONDERFUL GAIN IN TRUCK INDUSTRY

the twelve months ended June % 1917 America exported
actually
commercial vehicles and ~
trucks
will noted
which
dented
s2539263
he wa
'ValueI value
4066023s0 21114
Total sos11I soe5s ~ 4s51s7 254
24.... 1920 0O2 s6s1o7
omitted
of
In of
was
Evening star., 1917-10-21
MOTOR CAR BODIES
MORE ATTRACTIVE
Owners Take More Pride in
Autos and Cleaning
Systems Advance.
METHODS ARE SUGGESTED

The last two or three years have
brought a very remarkable development IN
American body building. The mechanism
Of the modern motor car has reached
an approximate degree of perfection.
leaving the manufacturers free to devote
more time to Increasing the attractive
ness of the vehicle. The present day
American car as 1t leaves the factory Is
really thing of beauty, with its high
ly polished surfaces and shining metal
Naturally this has induced the owner to
take more pride in keeping up the ap-
pearance of his gasoline steed. The re-
suit Is that cleaning methods and equip
ment have greatly advanced over those
of a few years back.
The present-day owner, using mod
ern methods, may keep his car look
Ing new all the time. nor will he have
to spend more than few minutes a
day to accomplish this end. For in
stance, there are now on the market
number of liquid and wax polishes,
which will give admirable results If they
are used as directed
Use of Wax Polish.
In the ure of wax polishcs the first
step Is thoroughly 10 Clean tne pooS
Of the car The polish is applied to
the surface with piece Of cheesecloth
and then another clean cloth is used to
distribute the wax evenly all over the
surface. Car owners commonly make the
mistake Of thinking that the more wax
applied the better. AS a matter of fact a
very thin film is all that is needed. The
polish will last for from four days to
a week and after it has been applied at
the beginning of the week little rubbing
with clean cloth will bring out the
luster again The wax polish may be
used for body, tenders. hood and other
lustrous surfaces. and it will also be
found that if the under side of the
tenders are cleaned and given good
coating of wax less mud will be de-
posted and what there is may be removed
easily.
The most recent type of body polish
is that which IS sprayed on the surface
with a large sprayer. In using this
polish the body must be thoroughly
cleaned with water first. If the body
surfaces are merely dusty the polish
may be sprayed on and then wiped off
with q clean cloth. After spraying the
polish over the surface a piece of
cheesecloth is used to wipe off the ex-
cess There is no necessity for Wig
orous rubbing.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

Paper Money Replaces Gold.
NEW YORK. October 20.-An ancient
Wall street custom Of paying the di-
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Car Must Be Washed.

The present-day owner must not as
sumo that these new and really useful
aids to beautifying the motor car have
superseded plain water. The contrary
is true The car must be washed just
as formerly. after which the new poll
ishes do bring out the luster of the
original finish.
Washing the car is not the casual
job some owners seem to imagine To
begin with, the car should be washed
Immediately after 1t has been dirtied.
If mud is allowed to remain on the
vanished surface for more than day
II is difficult 10 eradicate 1t. For the
washing plain water should be used
neither too hot nor too cold. about so
degrees Fahrenheit being the proper
temperature. A large sponge soaked
in clear water and then sopped against
the surface, so that the water trlckles
down, Is best. Never turn stream of
water at high pressure on the body
This will grind particles of sand and
other grit into the varnish to the det-
riment of the finish. The idea is to
float the mud or dirt of the surface
Soap Only for Grease.
Soap should never be used on the
body except for removing grease or oil
spots. A small piece Of soft cloth well
covered with CASTLE soapsuds serves
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Method of Testing Plug.

Assuming that the cylinder fires prop.
orly when a new plug is installed and
the fault located in the old one, first
test plug as-follows: Remove one of the
high tension wires from a spark plug
and connect it to the plug to he tested
Lay plug on its side on engine in such
q way that current must pass through
plug and jump the gap TO pass into the
cylinder. You will probably see the
spark. running through the carbon, al
though 1t sometimes jumps tho spark
gap as If the plug were in coed condi-
tion. Do not be misled by this as the
conditions are far different.
TN the cylinder the spark must jump
through gasoline vapor under high
compression This is extremely difficult
and the spark WIZ take any other patti
offered of less resistance. So IL runs
through coating OF carbon, through
. eak in the core OF the plug. or even
Ebfuses to jump at all. If the spark plug
zap is too wide.
'Arhe best way is 10 remove the core
and test 1t the came as the plug, laying
It on It's side attached TO the high ten
sion wire.
Must Examine Cores Carefully.
The spark should jump from either
end. but If 1t leaks through the insu-
1ation at any point the core is defec-
tive and should be replaced. Using
porcelain cores watch out for cracks
near the shoulder. Using mica cores,
see that they do not become oil
soaked. IF an excess of oil is thrown
around the combustion space by the
piston 1t gets on the core and saturates
1t. The spark runs along the core. car
bombing this oil and making a path for
itself. The core should he washed III
gasoline and brushed repeatedly with a
spark plug brush. Usually. however. II
% best to discard the old core and get g
new one.
Having cleaned the core, touch UP
the center wire with emery cloth. but
do not use 1t .on the porcelain. II
scratches the porcelain and makes II
cArbonize all the more readily.
The part of the plug which sets into
the cylinder Is called the shell. Clean
xhe inside with gasoline and waste. Also
touch up the side wire with emery cloth
Replace core carefully, setting down
the lock nut or bushirg carefully. Then
adjust the spark gap. Connect high
tension wire as. before and note spar
jump. II all is well replace plug and
start engine"
Evening star., 1917-10-21
FAULTY SPARK PLUG
AND HOW TOFK|T
Head of Stewart Auto School
Says That Its Troubles Are
), Few and Easily Remedied.
SOME SYMPTOMS GIVEN

spark plug troubles are most annoy
ing unless you know how to locate and
correct them says William II. Stewart.
5r.. president of the Stewart Automobile
School
'tSuch troubles are frequent and the
unskilled operator can waste considerable
valuable time hunting in the wrong
place in order to locate the trouble and
remedy it. MANY a man has condemned
his engine -when the fault was in the
spark plugs. and many another has clean
ed his spark plugs or bought new ones
when the trouble was elsewhere. How
ever. spark plug troubles are few and
easily remedied.
"One shoald first make sure that the
fault lies ir%the plugs. The symptoms are
loss OF power, sluggish engine, jerky ac-
ton, irregular sound OF exhaust. indicat-
ing that one or more cylinders are missing
explosions. But there are many causes
for the above troubles. so il is necessary
to find out If the plugs are a. fault.
First detertine which cylinder or cyin-
ders are missing. then see If current of
proper stre6gth is delivered TO plugs, and
also note the condition of the plugs them
selves. 1t will be a great help II you
can use the cut-out, as then you can
listen to the exhaust and hear each explo-
sion or note its absence, but this is not
absolutely essential.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-09-27
Idea of Ancient Origin.

All peoples in all times have seen
an intimate connection between the
moon ANA fruitfulness, both animal
and vegetable. even now" says the
New York Medical Journal, 1.-THE on
ions which come to our city market
careful conjunction Of planting time
with the phases of the moon" Such
ideas have been so universal that
mans unconscious mind still preserves
them, though his Judgment may scorn
them rs absurd.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-09-27
A. w. Radford's Sale Dates

If you are considering holding sale
phone me for dates. l have the fol-
lowing dates for this month:
Sept. l0-Mrs. Will Poston, miles
southeast Golden City,
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs.
ll--R. r. Davis, miles north
west Carthage, general farm
sale, horses, cattle, etc.
&c. l. Rosa, miles east Jas
per, horses, cattle, hogs and
Implements.
&c. l.. Martin, 3 miles east
Jasper, cattle, horses and
hogs.
20-M. j. Camden, 1919 miles
northwest Carthage. general
farm sale.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-09-27
Weddina Presents In Hungary.

Wedding presents In Hungary ara
given only to poor couples to help
them to get their home together. The
girl friends Of the bride show atten-
ton by making cakes Of various
kinds to lie partnkcn of at the we'd
ding feast. There is no wedding cake,
as we understand it, but each guest
receives II kind of sweet cake of the
substance of crackncl biscuits made in
the form Of ring about ten inches in
diameter.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-09-27
Them There WimmIn.

Why is 1t that woman will pick UP
a rabbit skin with her middle finger
and thumb and hold 1t gingerly at
arms length from herself when she
is wearing around her neck fur with
a skunk's head on one end and Its tail
on the other?-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-09-27
The Ideal Army.

Some men think fast, and then act ;
others act and think afterward, II at
all. One type is deliberative, the other
impulsive. The army Of cool-headed
officers and hot-headed soldiers makes
magnificent military machine
American Magazine.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-09-27
Natural Deduction,

papa, know what makes some
people laugh In their sleeves" said lit
tie Ralph. "Well, my son, what makes
them?" asked the father. "'Cause
that's whete their funny bone is" was
the reply.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-09-27
Indian Red Dye.

Dogwood was the source of the "In.'
dian red" with which the warriors at
one period dyed their eagle feathers
and bucEskin clothes. They procured
the dye from the roots of the tree.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-09-27
Too Numerous.

The seven ages Of man have been ex-
pertly defined by Shakespeare, but even
he, in all his wisdom. would never take
such liberties with the ages Of woman.
Exchange.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-09-27
~ ~. TAYLOR'S
SAIE!
Some Difference

There is some difference between selling goods
at profit and closing them out 70 Quit Business.
Profit is forgotten, if you know the goods and
price l have no competition all competitors
hook at what the goods will cost to replace them.
1 DON'T quitting business for good, 1
want my money back, and I am getting it fast
This large stock has been reduced about one.
half in about 90 days.
Remember, clean.cut, close.out, Quit Bust
ness sale. Figures won't lie. Come in and see
the goods and quality marked in large, plain
figures, then you will realize l mean just what
say. They will soon all be gone Some one
gets them at less than wholesale. U better be
one of the many wise and be happy-if Nyou
don't will regret.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
BALLOON ESCAPES
BREAKS FROM MOORINGS AT
FORT OMAHA, NEB.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. A huge
United States army balloon of the
new French type, inflated with 49,
900 cubic feet of gas, broke away in
a high wind late Sunday at Fort
Omaha, Neb., and trailing 5000 feet
of steel cable, was carried rapidly
south through Kansas. The cable
played havoc with telephone and tel
egraph wires, tearing down long
stretches and breaking off poles. The
balloon is said to have carried five
tons of steel ballast.
The balloon passed over Newton,
Kan, and tore down eight blocks of
wires in the city and broke off many
poles. Considerable damage also was
said to have been done to homes and
office buildings by the heavy cable.
At midnight the big bag was re-
ported slightly northwest of Wichita,
travelling in a southwesterly direction
at a speed of approximately As miles
an hour.
The bag, according to reports re-
ceived here, was being prepared foI
an ascension when it broke away.
There were no occupants in the
basket when the balloon broke away
according to reports.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-04
MOIST CORN
DEALERS TAKING EXCESS
WEIGHT FOR SOFT GRAIN.

Pierre, Dec. 4.-That there cannot
be dockage of corn for moisture in
this state is the holding of Attorney
General Caldwell, on inquiry from
the state market commissioner. The
query was called out when it was dis
covered that dealers over the state
were taking from 80 to IS pounds for
a bushel of corn, on a plea of dock
age for moisture, asking for that
much C over the legal weight of
70 pounds fixed by law for a bushel
of a corn. The holding that dock
age can only be for dirt, foul seed
or other mixture" and this after stiff
ing and grading, the law holds that
all dockage must be upon a percent
age basis. The finding follows:
1T follows that no greater amount
than 20 pounds can be taken for a
bushel of corn on the cob. however
much moisture that corn may con-
tain. Such corn can, of course, be
graded upon the amount of moisture
1t contains so far as the fixing of the
price Is concerned, and the price can
be fixed upon the basis of the amount
of moisture in the corn, but the buy
er cannot protect himself against this
excessive moisture by taking more
than 10 pounds of corn for a bushel,
nor can the corn be locked in any
manner on account of this excessive
moisture"