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The Washington times., 1917-01-27
TO CARD INDEX MORALS
Efficiency Methods Applied to Tasf
of codIfyina Ethics.

For the first time In history, per
haps, modern efficiency methods hav"
been applied to the task of card In
dexing and cataloguing morals.
This unusual undertaking has been
fostered by the National Institutiot'
for Moral Instruction, Inc, which IL.
eIudes among its board of director
Milton Fsirchild, chairman: P. J.
claxton, willard s. Small, Dr.. vii
liam C. Ruediger, and Margaret Bell
Merrill, all of Washington.
The institution inaugurated some
time ago a morality codes compett-
tion," which will close on Washing
toms Birthday. Seventy code writers
were appointed, one or more in each
State, and hundreds of other persons
have ben helping in the work.
Consultations by code writers have
been had with all sorts of people, but
with parents who haye sue
ceeded in bringing their children up
WELL" an annopncement states
. The codes are to be mailed'to c. X
Mellen, at a Buffalo, N. T., high
school, and by him numbered. anU
then submitted to a board OF Judges.
The prize for the winning code Is
$1,000.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
ELECTRIC TEST FOR BRASS
Process. Like EIectropIatins, Shows
Percentage Of Metals.

Much has been said of the care used
by Dodge Bros, in selecting mate
rails, but there is still great deal
to he told of the tests to which all
material is subjected.
For instance, all brass and bronze
used is carefully tested to ascertain
the amount of copper and lead. and
II the quantity is such that IL might
prove injurious, the entire consign-
ment of metal is rejected.
The process of determining the "un-
desirable elements is similar to the
ordinary electroplating. Teh brass
or bronze under test Is dissolved in
acid, and into this solution are placed
two electrodes, consisting of platinum
gauzes. a direct current is applied,
and the resultant electrolytic action
causes the copper to be deposited on
one gauze and the lead on the other.
The weight OF the deposit is then
determined by an extremely delicate
set of scales. Platinum electrodes are
used because platinum Is immune to
the chemical action taking place dur
ing the electroplatinE Incidentally,
1t might be mentioned that the little
gauzes weigh considerably more than
an ounce-and that platinum these
Gays is worth from $3.50 to 81 a
gramme-and that there are twenty
eight grammes, OF course, to the
ounce.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
SECOND AUTO TALK GIVEN
Car Owners Get Pointers At Miller
Bros Showrooms.

The second of a series OF five lee
lures on the care and operation OF an
automobile was given last Saturday
evening at 'S o'clock in the show
rooms Of Miller Bros, 1908 II street
northwest
The speaker. Charles Babcock, GOV
cred thoroughly the manufacture Of
car, its every part, and what func-
tior each has to perform toward the
operation. The lecture was interest
ing and instructive to those who at
tended
The third lecture in the series will
be given tonight. Every part that
goes into the makeup OF ear will
he discussed. and Bsbcock expects l."
build an entire motor during this
lecture.
In the remaining two lectures every
init of the car will be dealt with.
An information bureau will be CON
Quoted in connection with this series
81 lectures, open to the Washington
public. Any question pertaining t.
an automobile II put into writing and
left with or mailed To Miller Broth
ers, 14o5 II street northwest. will be
answered by Bsbcock and discussed
at the lectures.
Every car owner in Washington IL
invited. Seats will be provided for
all who attend.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
TIRE COMPANY WILL
ASSISTDBAF MUTES
Gives Opportunity to Each En-
pIoye to Improve His
Education.

In. line with the recent announce
ment to Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company employees that the scope OF
the company's factory schools would
be enlarged and opportunity extended
to every workman to improve his
education, a new division OF the
school has been inaugurated for deaf
mutes. Goodyear thus becomes the
first of the great industrial concerns
OF the country to provide special edu-
cational advantages for these silent
workers.
A preliminary canvass shows that
the subjects most interesting to them
are business arithmetic, English and
mechanical drawing. Accordingly
these will be the first subjects to be
taught-with others added with the
growth of the school To direct the
activities of the new undertaking the
company has employed Mr.. Ashland
d. Martin, himself a deaf mute and a
graduate of GaIlaudet College,
About 200 OF these silent" workers
are now employed at the Goodyear
plant. Their expertness in building
and finishing tires and their general
efficiency as workmen bear evidence
that their peculiar affliction need not
constitute a handicap in the battle Of
life.
Shut out from many of the amuse-
ments and pleasures that appeal to
their more fortunate Brothers. they
showunusual interest in athletics of all
kinds. The development of their physi-
cal powers through general participa-
tion in athletic events, stamps them
as one OF the sturdiest groups of
workmen in the entire plant. How
ever. that their interests are not con-
fined exclusively to physical matters.
Is shown by the recent organization
OF a Deaf Mute Literary Society. The
features OF the meetings OF this So
ciety are animated, but noiseless de-
bates, readings. dialogue, etc.
The announcement of the opportuni-
ties now open to them to further their
education and increase their efficiency
as workmen, through the agency OF
the factory school has been greeted
with much enthusiasm. Practically the
entire force of mutes is contemplat-
ing enrolment
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
AUTO TRAFFIC HEAVIEST
Carry More Than Steam Railroads
In the Country.

That motor cars are giving q
greater passenger Transportation
service than the entire steam sys
temior ali the urban and inter-urban
electric roads of the United States
was the statement made by Alfred
Reeves, general manager of the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber OF Com
merce, before the Automobile Club
OF America. He based his statement
on figures from the Bureau of Rail
way Economics.
Reports for 1914 showed that The
steam railroads carried 1.O53. 900, ,OOC
passengers an average total dis
tance OF 1851 miles. or a total OF
more than $4,000. .OOO. 900 passenger
miles and earned 500. 400. 900 for this
service. The mileage has increased
little since then. according to the
Bureau of Railway Economics.
The 3,25O,OO0 passenger motor cars
now registered in the country aver
age 5000 miles a year, and at the
conservative estimate of three pas
sengers to a car give a service ot
$3.50. .O0O, 900 passenger miles. This
would be worth $575. 900 900 on the
railroad basis OF cents a mile. or
5000, 100000 more than the railroad
passenger service.
The $4,000 commercial motor We
hicles average fifty miles d daT with
an average load OF two tons, giving
a total of 3,75O, ,OOO. 900 -ton-miles an.
nually. A fair average cost OF haul.
ing by horse-drawn vehicles Is
placed at 20 cents a ton-mile, and
this would make the trucks accom-.
plishment worth S750.O00. 900.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
OVERLAND MEN USE
MANY DIAMONDS
Precious Stones Play Important
Part in Manufacture
of Cars.

Diamonds are sacrificed with gen.
erous hand In the interest OF mechsn-
ical accuracy at the willys-Overland
factory in Toledo. Enough of the
precious stones to equip a dozen prima
donnas with tiaras or necklaces OF
wondrous splendor are literally
ground to nothing on the emery
of Overland and willys-Knight cars.
The diamonds are used to true up"
emery wheels. Nothing else is hard
enough.
In the wet-grindinE department.
with it's hundreds OF grinding and
milling machines. 400 to 1000 uncut
stones are kept constantly in stock.
No JeweIer Is more careful in the Sc
lection Of his wares. than the diamond
buyers OF the company. As a rule
the diamond stocks are replenished
In SIS, 900 lots.
When a crank shaft or a cam shaft
has been rough ground" II Is turned
over to the finishing machines. Ut-
most care Is exercised to see that
the parts come up to requirements,
where the diamonds play their i'm
portant part. Inasrpuch as the slisht-
est imperfection OF the cutting sur
face of the wheel is reproduced on
the work. an absolutely trued wheel
is necessary in these grinding Jobs.
The diamond Provides a method Of
making the wheel a true cylinders
and at the same time produces any
kind of a surface desired. The dia-
monds generally used for wheel
grinding are OF five classificstion5:
Brown bortz. gray bortz, Jagers-
Fontain. Balias. and black carbons.
Besides crank shafts and cam
shafts. wrist pins, spacers, push rods.
spring brackets, pump shafts, geneT-
ators. drive shafts, idler gear studs,
and steering work gears are parts
In the accurate grinding of which the
diamond plays an important role.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
FIAT TO ENTER RACERS
italian Company VIII Enter Two
Cars at indianapolis.

The decision of the Fiat company.
OF Turin. Italy, to enter two Fiat
racing cars at the Indianapolis meet
next Decoration Day is conclusive
proof that European countries have
not lost interest in the automobiIe
industry I'm America, and that they
are eager to maintain their prestige
In America.
II has been known for some time
that Fiat has been developing new
racing cars. and that these have been
under test for the past year. They
have been given severe usage for
months. the Fiat pursuing its former
policy Of severe testing.
II Is known that other concerns
much Interested in the American
speedway racing circuit, but that war
conditions have made It impossible
for them to build special cars. The
details of the new Flats are not yet
available.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
NAME VIBRATION IMPORTANT
Or. Powell Declares II influences
Life Of Child.

Does your name vIbrate with that
of your parent?
II 1t does not, you are negative, &C
cording to a speech delivered last
night by DIR. Louise Cults Powell, at
the Portland Hotel. "Eever let any
one outside the family name the child;
do II yourself, and do 1t before the
child is born" she said.
DR.. Powell gave the reason why
children do not get along with their
parents. 1t Is very simple when ex-
planned. The reason IL, stated Miss
Powell, they have been named wrong.
The name of the child. she said, should
harmonize with that of the parent, as
a wrongly named child goes through
life handicapped.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
RAILROADS TO-USE AUTOS
Light Cars to Be Fitted With Gas
Engines In California.

Casting about for an effective means
to meet the competition of. interurban
motor buses and trucks. several rSil-
road men Of California are basing their
hopes on the success of a new car which
is being built at Sacramento, says the
Power Wagon.
This car is unlike anything vet tried
on the Coast. 1t is. in principle. an. ex-
pertinent in fitting an automobile en-
gine to a light car body. While the
entire car will weigh but seven or
eight tons when complete, it will carry
thirty-one persons. and the safe speed
is sixty-two miles an hour. There is
worm-drive on all four wheels Of the
leading truck.
The competition Of the buses and mo-
tor trucks has become so keen, partic-
ularly in the San joaquin and Santa
Clara valleys and in almost every dis
trict OF southern California. that the
railroads. both steam and electric. have
have been forced to lose much Of their
business.
What they are looking for Is a gas
Olene car that will run on the steel
rails. that will start and stop quickly,
be of light weight and have ample trac-
tive power. As far as the electric lines
are concerned. this car. IL Is hoped, will
dispense with the necessity for over
head work or third rail equipment with
much of the traffic.
The experimental car is thIrty-five
feet five inches long and eight feet
wide. The engines are OF 6O-horse-
power. Entrance to the car Is to he
from the side. Any chauffeur can run
il. as the operation IL precisely the same
rs that Of an automobile except that
no steering Is necessary. The equip
ment includes parlor car. chairs. a smok-
ing and baggage room and a Isvatory.
One novel feature is that the wheels
are To ne Of hickory. with steel rims
shrunk on.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
COMBUSTION FLAW
IN MODERN MOTOR
Expert Claims That Great Pro-
portion of Gas" Is
Wasted.

Those who feel that the modern
gasoIene engine as used in present
day automobiles Is well nigh perfect
will be surprised to learn that Prof
Walter T. Fishleigh, associate pro
fessor Of automobile engineering Al
the University Of Michigan. after
making exhaustive tests on the
efficiency of the internal combustion
engine, has come to the Conclusion
that the more we study the char
acteristics Of the present type (of
engine). and the more we inquide
into the reason for itsSnanufacturing
STATUS quo" the more we are con
vinced that sweeping improvements
in design must come, or the type be
changed altogether.
The conclusions which Prof. Fish
leigh has drawn in his paper. which
IL to be presented at the annual meet
ing of the Society OF Automobile En-
gineers on January11, are the result
of elaborate tests which show that
out of every dollars worth of ERso
lene purchased by the owner of .
modern automobile. only 10 cents
worth of power is developed at the
hywheel and delivered to tho trans
mission box. The other 90 cents
worth of power is dissipated In the
form of heat losses to the exhaust
cooling water. cooling air, and fric.
ton. Prof. FishleiEh predicts that
radical changes must be made in the
design, or that the present type must
be discontinued in favor OF a more
efficient system of internal combus,
tion engine.
When IL is realized that the pres.
ent-day gasolene engine develops
more than double the power for a
given quantity of gasolene than that
obtained from the engines of a decade
ago, the inefficiency OF operation OF
the old type of machines can we'll be
realized.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
CHEVROLET EIGHT
TO APPEAR SOON
New Car on Display in Baltl.
more and Is to Be Shown
Here Before Long.

The latest Chevrolet. the eight 10
on display at Baltimore's motor show,
and will probably be seen in Wash
inRton within the next month. II n
certain to meet with big approval
by American motordom.
The car, when production reaches
the stage where general sales are pos
sible, will sell for S1.3s5.
The line, so far as present plans
60, includes only a five-passenEer
touring car and a four-passenger
roadster.
= Engage Clutch Freely.
The Cone clutch, leather faced, has
ten springs under the leather to per-
init IL to engage easily with the mo
tor and compensate for friction. A
unique feature of the clutch Is the
oiling system. There is a cored bronze
collar holding q cupful of oil which
passes through the hub, lubrtcating
the entire mechanism.
The elght-cylinder motor is one OF
the lightest multiple cylinders yet
produced. Valves are overhead and
circulation Is by pump system with
large capacity cellular radiator.
steel Used Literally.
Vanadium steel has ben literally
used throughout the chassis.
The equipment Is complete to the
last detail. 1t consists of a one man
weather proof top and side curtains.
with Bair brackets; speedometer,
starting system, six-volt storage bat
terry, single wiring system. sixteen
candlepower headlamps, two-bulb dim
mer tire carrier, license holder, su
perior service kit containing tool kit.
tire pump, tire repair kit, spark plug
wrench, hub cap wrench jack. and In
spection lamp. The windshield is OF
special design, with bright nickel ana
mahogany finish. The cowl Is equip
ped with a special air vent which as
sists IN the cooling OF the motor com
partment.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
TIRE LIFE RECORDED
BY NEWEST DEVICE
Hamilton Corporation Puts Out
MuItometer, Which Also Acts
As Speedometer.

Guarantees on tires are going to bear
careful watching as a result Of the an
nouncement of the new Hamilton Null
tometer for motor cars just put out
by the Hamilton Corporation, Of Lam
caster. Pa.
This not only performs the functions
Of a speedometer. accurately records
car speed, trip mileage and season mile
age Of each individual tire used. fuel
consumption. gasnlene consumption and
gives warning signals at the end of
first loo and first 1000 miles of oper-
alton. calls the attention of the car
owner to the necessary adjustments
which in every car add to service and
efficiency IL made at the termination
Of these two periods Of turning in.
New Device.
The multometer is an entirely new de-
vice, bringing an entirely new ability
to the car owner to accurately determine
cost Of upkeep.
Exhaustive tests have shown II TO be
Of watch-like accuracy, while owner re-
ports emphasize the immense practical
value OF having an absolute check on
the important item OF upkeep and ex-
pense.
| The records are obtained by moving
an adjustible vessel ring until the in
dication desired is opposite the device
used for setting the record; then the
desired record appears on the dial of
the instrument.
1t has been examined by the majority
Of the leading automobile engineers of
the country afd has received practically
universal commendation. 1t is achiev-
ing notable success among manufac-
turers and users Of motor trucks and Is
hailed by many OF these as the only
solution to the true ton mile cost Of
operation.
Single Cable.
The instrument is driven by a single
cable exactly as the present speed re-
cording devices are driven. and is amaz-
ingly simple in construction. yet scien-
tifically accurate in results obtained
Robert E. Miller. secretary Of the
Hamilton Corporation. is authority for
the statement that the Hamilton Null
tometer was finally put on the market
only after the most exhaustive tests
that in speed recording 1t shows abso-
lutte accuracy from IL miles an hour
to 50 miles on hour. the maximum
indicative record. and that this same ac-
curacy pertains TO every record which II
gives.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
POSTAL CIVIL SERVICE.

By an amendment to the legislstiv-
appropriation bill offered by Senator
Poindextdr and>adopted by the Senate,
all postmasters will come under the
civil service laws.
Postmasters now serving automatic,
ally come under civil service without
taking a further examination.
The Washington times., 1917-01-27
MISS THURsroN TO SPEAK.

At the vesper services at the
women's Christian Association. Sun
aay afternoon. Miss Mabel N. Thurs
ton will be the speaker and Mrs. H.
c. James will be the soloist with
Miss Frances Chickering at the pi-
ano
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-04
OFFICIAL P1ocEED1Nas OF THE
1OIRD OF COUNTY C01k1lISSI0N-
ED8 AT SPECIAL MEETING CALL
RN H0R APRIL 24th. 1871

The Board Of County Commissioners
SESSION at 10 o'clock A: NJ. Tuesday.
April Gath, on call of Commissioners
Hayes, Imsdahl and Ellis, to consider
bids for the sale of Beltrami County
Bridge bonds.
Ali members were present, and the
meeting was called to. order by Chair
The bid of Durfee, Niles & Co., of
Toledo, Ohio, offering par, accrued in
terest, and a premium Of $4,000 for
$4,000 Beltrami County Bridge bonds,
maturing in six to fifteen years, bear
ing interest at six per cent, and an
alternative bid of par, accrued interest
and premium Of $1,000 for the same
bonds bearing 5h per cent interest, was
opened and read.
That being the only sealed bid offer
ed, open bids were asked for by the
Board. No bids were made.
The following proposition was offered
by a representative of the Minnesota
Loan and Trust Company of Minneap-
oils:
Bemidji. Minnesota,
April oath, 1917.
Honorable County Board
Beltrami County, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
Referring to the s36,5OO Bridge Bonds
said bonds bearing interest at .5k per
annually, both principal and semi-an-
nual interest payable at Chicago, ILL.,,
or at our office in Minneapolis as we
may later determine, said bonds to be
dated and delivered before June first,
1917. to mature as follows:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-04

F. w. Rhoda. clerks fee enter
ing tax judgment real estate 1850
c. O. Moon, report Of mortgage
1oIecloSuFeS $3.50
d. E. Lester. carrying general
election returns Turtle River $50
Roy X. Bliler plating and re-
cordlng survey Sec. 34-14S-
80 ................. S.5O
Chas. Erdahl, rodman on sur
Vey Sec. 34-14S-33 500
Chas. Erdahl, services as
chairman on survey Sec. g.
1f|-33 1900
Andrew johnson serving notices
OF nearing on survey Sec. 16-
1o1-5l ....... 1880
Bemidji Pioneer Pub. Co., pub
Hshing sa notice &C. 81 Of ., hearing zzo
Roy K. Bliler, p.atting and re-
cordlng survey Sec. 16-147-
81 ................. $50
c. e. Carlquist. supplies for
Jacob sskok. pauper. Unor-
canned Town ....... 1907
CLAYTON Collard. ass..-ing
Clayton collard maainitie;nainnce ''''
S woTk STATE iiee Ros 90 a. No 1,4
33 $500: 1864 $500. w 1900
H: a; Whitney patrolman on
SJ54;!SS: 1858 $1,000; i4s-
Hans Sorenson, maintenance
Wor6 State Road No. 5, 14s-
Hans sorenson, maintenance
work State Road No. 6, 14s-
~ ................ 24,61
W; H: U!tley; maintenance work
. State Road No 6, 1885,. 6.25
s. al nr snyder st s1perpin aua
10, Town l49-5v-51, Range
1882. s1o.66 .............. 21.32
Hans Work s sfs3s 2 Road nai it = ~
=, Town !49-50-51, Range 90. $3.50
Hans Sorenson, maintenance
T ToTK l stafe Road No. T. ,xeo
State, Road No. 7, Town
John Hartman, material for ~
PBnr1dge No. "a. Sec. 2-f51-
Duluth Marine Supply Co., ma. $1,000
Teri fsrial o. fer or 81 Bridge No. "a, eco
Frank Cornell. 5l4 days work ''
on Bridge No. "a. Sec 2-151-
On Bridgs s'" No. Il. SEES see: 2 GGik
Bemidjii pioneer Pub: Co.: pub. S'oo
fishing notice for bids Bridge
No. -. Sec. 2-l51-30 w 1910
r. T: Praughl livery for engi-
nf T enrd f; H. oss no; co.: $50
Albert /: Eve, rodman maxine 1900
nNreliminary levels S. R. Fl.
Moved: s.conded and carried to AIS AIS
allow thA claim of \. P. Nyman for
service as special constable. as not be-
ing legal claim against the county.
Moved seconded and carried to ad-