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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-19
Queer Trousers in Argentina.

Interesting are the trousers or tights
of the poorest class Of gauchOs. who
live in very primitive state In the
southern Argentine pampas. When
they need a pair of pants they kill an
old mare and strip off the hide Of the
forelegs as one would draw off a
glove. These, says the Los Angeles
Times. are drawn, soft and pliable,
hairy side in, over the feet and legs
up to the hips. when they adjust them
selves like tights. They are thus worn
continuously, day and night, for weeks,
until the owner feels the necessity Of
a new pair of pants. They are then cut
loose, another old mare is killed, and
the operation is repeated.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-19
1T looks like a screwdriver point,

1T looks like a screwdriver point,
remarked.
Yes" nodded my friend. this cane
is a masked screwdriver. About three
months since man, later giving the
name of William Goldsmith, started
to leave street car. In doing so his
foot met an obstruction. He plunged
forward. struck the floor and was llft-
ed out TO the street to await the am
bulance, having suffered dislocated
shoulder. The company was glad TO
settle with him for fifteen hundred
dollars investigation showed that a
screw holding a metal plate TO the
bottom of the car had come loose and
worked up nearly its length. the
charge of negligence against the rail-
way company, therefore. was patent.
| heard of the case quite incidentally,
but when | did two points suggested
Immediately interested me. | had on
my list an ambulance-chaser worker
who had been an acrobat, and who
had the power of throwing his shout
der or hips out of joint TO order. His
graft was to work accident, street car
and insurance companies. and when
the cane was shown me | guessed that
it's end had been used to lift the screw
in the car floor so as to give the
schemer an opportunity to stumble
over something. When | ran down
this alleged William Goldsmith and
had look at him. recognized him
as an old-timer long off the local
books. but now apparently returned
to his former harvest fields. He had
come back, it seemed, with a new
repertoire. His former prize dodge
was the lost eye"
The lost eye?" l queried in amaze
ment.
Yes. 1t is a trivial element in the
great aggregate, but to explain briefly
William Goldsmith, alias Tod Fer
ret. originator of quite a clever
scheme for raising the wind when il
need of funds He would approach &
fruit stand and make some slight pur
chase. Suddenly he would put hi:
handkerchief up to his eye and ap
pear greatly distressed, while pulling
over the stock in a frantic search. He
would inform the proprietor of thu
stand that he had lost his glass eye
and after a search would tell him t
make a closer look and he would cal
again and gladly give twenty-five dol
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-19

to get possession from the waste pa
per of a rejected sub-treasury wrap
per. On the second occasion she
made the substitution. AS to the
satchel episode, she utilized what she
had learned of the bank routine from
Ransome, and posted her ally, Ferret.
"Ransome's uncle will be glad to
see the affair cleared up" | remarked.
And a certain young lady with
whom Ransome has faltered in his
fealty will be glad Also added my
friend. HE will find his way back to
her, am sure, wiser and better man
for his severe lesson
And Lady Vitriol?" ! asked Resil-
ius Marvel the next morning.
The great one drew two thin. vitre-
Gus objects from his pocket. They
were delicately carved disks, exquisite
ly constructed and tinted.
My Lady Vitriol." he enlightened
me. was a famous Berlin beauty five
years ago. She got into trouble try
ing to blind a grand duke or some
thing of that sort out of jealousy.
The corrosive vitriol struck her own
eyes instead. All she won was ban
ishment, nOtoriety and the name as l
give it to you. It took me week to
account for the missing eyes of blue
another to secure these duplicates
of the filmy disguise she now wears"
looked long and interestedly at the
filmy shells. They represented no
mean workmanship
1T must have taken an artist to
make these" submitted.
Yes, and my Lady Vitriol is real
artist herself in her line, as you have
seen," was the reply of Resilius Mar
vel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-19
A Novelette,.

When he came into the room where
she sat he was. struck at once by her
marvellous beauty. At first she did not
observe him, but finally she glanced In.
his direction.
There was something about him that
caused her to unbend from her hautenr-
She fell quickly into his vein or
merry banter, and when at last he LETT
she rolled her eye at him.
With that innate. courtesy for which
our hero was celebrated he picked up
her glass eye and returned it to her.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-19
Domestic Strateoy,

81 saw you rush out of your house
this morning. Anything wrongT
Nothing serious. / had been hay-
Ing some words with my wife and WIS
Just executing retreat to victory"
81 can understand the retreat, buf
where did the victory come int"
81 got away without having to wTlts-
4 check"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-19
Cruel Blow.

your daughter has given me some
encouragement, sir"
"Well?"
But I'll be perfectly frank with
you. My finances are In bad shape"
"Ahem!"
81 hope you are not disappointed,
sirT
Indeed, am, young man. / had
planned to borrow $40 from you for
30 days."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-19


GREATNESS, cowed and crushed as Mar
vel placed him on the rack.
Your course can be plain or
crooked. as you choose" advised my
friend. What / demand is the $780,
900 you secured from the bank in your
clever raids. The surety company
will protect itself / advise you to
close up business and depart for new
fields after that. | regret that the
policy of the banks is to avoid pub
licity, or you and your friends would
have long spell of rest from business
Notwithstanding my Lady Vitriol. .
Hal" exclaimed Purvois with a
spasmodic jerk of his head-'you
know that?"
"She was a bold woman, with her
foreign record so we'll known, to ven
ture into prominence again" said Mar
vel she is waiting for you-afteI
you have settled your bill with the
bank"
1t was a foregone conclusion that
the prime mover in the plot, Purvois
should see his way clear to turn over
the 100000 belonging to the bank
With a knowledge Of the action of the
drug administered in their possession
the physicians knew how to cope with
its deadening effects, and Alison Ran
some was soon out Of danger.
You gave me my cue the night you
advised me of the intention of Purvoi:
to employ the young man as his cash
ier," Marvel told me. Il was ready
then to spring the trap as to my Lad!
vitriol, but l fancied giving them
little more rope might close the ne
more securely. At her first visit u
the bank our Miss Tichenor managed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23
LINCOLN BOOTH AT
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Courtesy Extended to National As
ISOLATION by Management.

New York. n. Y. Dec. 2.-Through
8. A Miles,, manager Of the National
Automobile Shows. the Lincoln High
way Associate don has been offered SPACE
az both the New York and Chicago
shows in January and February OF
1873 In the past It has always been
the custom OF the Lincoln Highway
Association TO maintain a booth at
both Of these shows for the dissent
nation Of Lincoln Highway news and
TO provide prospective tourists with
the latest information concerning the
condition Of the great transcontinentaI
road.
Indications point to a great increase
In long distance motor travel next
year, and it is thought that the Lin
coin Highway will be particularly pop
ular. Preparations have been started
by the Lincoln Highway Association
to provide q more elaborate display at
the Automobile Shows this year than
ever before.
Due to the greatly increased work Of
the Lincoln Highway Association off,
cish az this time. there is some doubt
expressed a. 70 the certainty Of open
ing the exhibit at the New York Show,
but Representatives will be in attend
ance at Chicago for the entire dura-
ton OF the show.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23
Will Russian Revolution
Produce New Napoleon?
Similarity of Conditions in France of Bona
parties Day and in Muscovite Realm Favor
Rise of Some Modern Military Genius.

ophile influence at court and in high
government circles.
When transferred to the Caucasus,
owing to his passionate and bitter re-
proaches addressed to his kinsman.
the former Emperor. he pursued his
career OF victory far into Asia Minor,
his capture OF the celebrated Turkish
strongholds Of Ehzerum and of Trebi-
zond being among the most brilliant
victories Of the war
Nicholas 10 abstemious and a strict
disciplinarian; adored by every body
Of troops he has ever led. He is all
business. possessing an uncanny abil-
ity to forge through work. His STRAIT
egg 10 brilliant, forceful and stupen-
dous.
The International News Service,
through competent Russian sources.
has been able to maintain an intimate
check on the feelings Of the former
grand duke. He feels the present
debacle in governmental Russia Bit
terly, perhaps as no other Russian
fees 1t. It was only through his ef-
forts that the Cars officials remain
ed as long as they did: he was con-
stantly toning down dangerous incep-
tons OF the imperial government
through pleadings at first, and later
through threats to personally lead a
peaceful revolution.
In the Bolsheviki, with Trotsky and
Lenine IN control, at Petrograd is a
condition which is strikingly similar to
conditions that prevailed in Paris be-
fore the rise of Napoleon and the exc
cution Of Robespierre.
Kaledines Great Leader.
There was great military leaders in
France, but it took Napoleon's genius
to discover and develop them.
In Russia today there are great
military leaders-in fact. one of them
has already aligned himself with the
former grand Duke, IL reports are to
be believed. He is Gen. Kaledines,
Hetman Of the Cossacks. almost all
OF whom are imbued with what prac-
tically amounts to a religious devo-
ton to the grand duke. Brusiloff-he
Of the famous Galician campaign-he
worked under the direction Of Mich
olas and doubtless would welcome any
development which would put an end
to the reign of the Anarchistic, eX-
trsme Socialist control and restore
discipline in the army. Kornilofr.
likewise. probably could be counted
upon to follow the lead Of Nicholas.
? Developments are coming fast in
the vast republic Of Northeastern
Europe. The next few months may
tell whether republican Russia is to
repeat, to some degree at least. the
story Of the first republican France.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23
when STORING CAR
LOOK To THE Tires
Miller Rubber Company Officials
Gives Some Valuable Hints.

IT drive my car the year round"
said Frank c. Millhof, general sales
manager OF the Miller Rubber Com
pany, OF Akron, Ohio. There are
many, however, who store their cars
for the winter. and IL were one Of
them i should, in keeping with the
national spirit OF economy, take at
least one vital precaution. That 10,
removing each tire and allowing the
car to stand on Jack instead Of the
tires, with irreparable injury.
Next, / would cleanse the outside
Of the castings with ordinary soap and
water. The object in this Is to re-
move all traces of oil, which operates
detrimentally to the life Of the tire.
Then would examine both the inside
and the outside Of each tire for
bruises or injuries, make what re-
pairs were needed and finally wrap
the tire carefully in q clean cloth-or
preferably black paper-and lay It nat
in a cool, dark room.
The inner tube would not be neg
lected, either, as 1t generally is. In
cidentally, how many recognize that.
after all, the mileage that is expected
of tires can come only from team
mate service Of the inner tube? A
leaky, faulty tube simply shortens the
life Of the tire by thousands of miles
In any event, would not allow the
tube to remain in the casing, no mat
ter how good or how poor it was.
would carefully clean OF each one,
then lay 1t flat in a cool dark place
as In the case Of the tires
"A cool dark place is recommended
because the chemists in the Miller
factory informed me that the actiric
rays Of light are injurious to rubber,
and special emphasis should be put on
the importance Of storing the tires
away from the light.
IF I did not want to remove the
tires, the very least should do, would
be to jack up the car enough to take
the weight on the tires and leave Just
enough air in them to keep them tight
and in shape.
THE spirit OF conservation calls for
simple precautions as these but from
another standpoint-they are neces-
sary II the motorist IL to get out of
his tires all that he can reasonably
expect"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23
PLANT "DRIVEAWAYS"
AID MOVING Freight
Franklin Automobile Company Saw
ing Use of SIS Cars Yearly.

Conservation Of freight-car ship
ments through the medium of factory
flVe-aWays to points throughout the
Eastern and Central States, wherever
ana whenever possible, Is the war
time policy adopted by the franklin
= Automobile Company. This manufac-
Ter, in fact, Is refusing to ship
ears by freight unless delivery cannot
be made in any other way.
BY this movement. whereby dealer
or new owner calls for his car at the
factory and drives it away under its
own power, so automobiles have been
sent away from the Franklin factory
In the last four months without de-
manding the services Of freight cars.
Figures compiled by the Franklin
Company show that as many as B.7
per cent Of the total shipments of
Franklin cars during the four months
period just passed were factory drive
Always During August. the best per-
centage was shown when ms per cent
Of the total automobile shipments
were made by the overload method.
The September figure was 142 per
cent; October, 121 per cent: while the
most Just passed registered 10 per
cent.
Inc new policy, II carried on for a
year-estimated on the basis of the
four months just passed, a fair aver
age because 1t contains three fall
months and one of summer-would
mean the annual saving for more
necessary service OF SIS freight cars.
Fhat means that the Franklin Com
pany in one year Is saving on the
use Of freight cars to the extent OF
train of cars four miles long. This
conservation OF 101 cars per
week and III cars for the quarter
year period.
Dealers are now driving Franklin
cars to places throughout the Eastern
and Central States. Such cities as
Washington, Baltimore, New York.
Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, De-
troit and Cincinnati are taking a big
majority Of their cars by this method.
In some special cases drive-aways
have been made to places more re-
note, among which are the following
fities: Portland. Me-: Norfolk, Va.
Montreal, Quebec; Ottawa Quebec;
aducah. KY; Kansas City, Mo-; Des
doines. Iowa, and San Diego, Cal.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23

trucks In such large numbers and
to have the parts interchangeable.
The automobile business made the
airplane possible. The automobile
manufacturers encouraged the steel
manufacturers to evolve special al
10y steels that were extraordinarily
strong and light and high-speed tool
steel for working these hard. tough
metals. q.
The automobile industry also de-
veloped the high speed gasoline en-
CINE that has been adapted to air
plane and motor boat work.
The use Of motor trucks made 1t
possible to construct the sixteen
national army endorsements In
record time. They hauled most of
the material used in erecting the
buildings.
Turn Out Many Things.
Leading motor car companies are
extensively engaged in manufacturing
not only motor trucks, motor cars.
ambulances and tractors, but are also
producing on a large scale gun Gals
sons and parts, recoil checks, mine
anchors, shells, etc. It Is entirely
feasible for them to make steel he'll
NETS, all sorts OF forgings, stampings
and castings, tents, wagon covers,
and innumerable other articles Of
metal, cloth and wood. The rubber
tire companies have begun making
gas masks and have been making
fabric for airplanes and balloons for
some years.
In response to the call of the rail-
roads war board, motor trucks are
rapidly coming to the relief of the
railroads to care for all short-haul
freight traffic up to distances of TWEEN
ty-five to nifty miles. Taking over Of
short haul work by motor trucks will
release many locomotives, cars and
train crews for long haul work.
Army trucks are going to be de-
livered from the factories where they
are built to the seaboard for shipment
abroad over the public roads under
their own power. They will make the
trip loaded with spare parts and sup
plies and will be manned by army
motor truck crews.
Should any eventuality arise, such
as the blockade OF a railroad, to make
It necessary, thousands Of soldiers
could be moved rapidly by concen-
tration Of thousands OF privately own
ed touring cars and their entire
equipment could follow in private
motor trucks.
The 100000 automobiles and 10000
motor trucks and delivery wagons in
use in America are a tremendous re-
. source.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23
Oil and Gasoline Price -:
Fixing Meets Opposition
Expert Declares Industry Must Be Kept Open
to Competitive Market to Thrive
~. in This Country.

petroleum for which it is derived is
a gift Of nature and is not inexhaus-
tible, we should consider seriously
the use Of more Of the crude petroleum
in auto-motive apparatus.
The methods for doing this were
outlined recently at New York before
the section Of the Society of Auto
motive Engineers by W. P. Depee, an
engineer who has made a lifelong
study. Of the subject.
The following extracts from Mr..
Deppe's address are Of interest:
We must now define the true field
for coal and oil as fuels. Roughly,
about 1000. 100000 tons Of coal are re-
quired each year for the steam
engines and furnaces Of the world.
Coal is found in about thirty-eight
States Of the Union and exists in al
most all parts Of the world. It's sup
ply is unlimited SO far as the needs
OF this generation go, so that the
author believes nations should con-
slider seriously. the passage Of laws
prohibiting the use of mineral oils for
producing heat when coal could do
w. practically as WELL"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23

Paris, Dec. 22.-Will the chaos Of the
Russian revolution produce a military
genius who will lead the revolution
airy forces Of the great slav republic
to victory. as Napoleon, produced out
Of the chaos OF the Reign Of Terror,
led revolutionary France?
Many students Of developments in
Russia believe that such a figure will
appear, II such a figure has not al
ready appeared in the commanding
person of the gigantic Nicholas Mich
olaivitch. former Grand Duke and un-
Gle Of the deposed Gar.
Latest reports from the turmoil of
Petrograd indicate that Nicholas is
gathering forces about him for the
purpose of either assuming his
nephew's throne or of giving himself
some such dictatorial title as First
Consul" as did Napoleon in 1879.
Some Parallel Conditions.
Like France. when Napoleon mot
then Emperor) began his great cam
raign in Northern Italy. Russia is In
the midst of more or less disastrous
war, the people are starving and the
armies are ragged, tired and disor-
ganized. When Napoleon gathered
his troops for the Italian campaign.
France was at war with En- md.
Austria and Sardinia, all the out
growth of the revolution. In an ad-
dress to his troops before commence
ing the execution of his plans, Ma
poleon himself admitted that they
were half starved and half naked, but
urged this az more reason why they
should fight valiantly for the riches
and spoils that lay before them.
Napoleon proved himself a superb
military genius. Nicholas has al
ready proved himself such. Military
men agree that the Grand Duke is
one Of the most able strategists of all
Europe. As generalissimo, he drove
the Germans out Of Poland and in
vaded not only the Kaiser's province
Of East Prussia, but also Austrian
Galicia, Buko"ona and even the plains
Of Hungary, when his troops, owing
to CHASTITY mismanagement and dis
honesty and treacherya in high places
at Petrograd, had but one rife to
every four men and were without SUI
ficient artillery, being eventually
compelled to retire owing to the COM
plete absence Of munitions, purposely
held back at Petrograd by German
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23
Owners Service
Department.

~ l have three ueVer-leak rings on each
piston. Do you think this 10 good equipment
for the bottom ring? am told that Il does
not allow enough oil to pas, thus eausng
scoring and my hrst cylinder is scored now.
~ l am having trouble with my engine. Whicn
/. ] think 10 pumping oil On the first cylinder.
The spark plug gets dirty very quickly and the
carbon Is wet and greasy. 81 Do you think
small feed pipe from the top Of the filler hole
in the radiator to an opening in the intake
manifold would b . good thing to give more
power and cut down the gasoline consumption
Ny car 10 . Ford-Norice.
l. The bottom or scraper ring /, not es,en-
tisL The scoring may b caused BY lack Of
oil. but under such circumstances the other
cylinder also would b affected since the oil
ing system b plain splash.
2 This question Is opposed to the hrst one,
means oil gets above the rings, then there il
enough oil to luhricate the cylinder walls. The
cylinders may be scored and the pistons WON
time allowing oil to get into the combustion
chamber and sOot the plusa Perhaps the oil
Is too high.
suits than at present. II requires more water
IapoF than can be collected under the filler
neck, to give any agreeable results.
What 10 = "no hook" tire! aw this type
mentionsd IN conectiOn with = sped test Of .
Psckand Kelly.
Il h nothing more than . straisht side tire,
the words mo hook" being used to indicate 4
certain make Of straight side.
1 have Q peculiar trouble with my car Every
time drive over Q rough road at say Is miles
per hour. thsre 10 . ysy hard knock that
comes from underneath can stop the car
and start over again driving slowly md It 10 all
nsht. No matter how ny Il, ] cannot net
the noise on smooth road-J. d. L.
There are two possible causes Fint and
nerhabs the true cause is loose torque arm.
The arm is probably loose in front and every
time the rear axle turns because Of a change
in. speed the toruue arm hits against its sup
roTt- 1t also amy be caused BY loose spring
ends. 20 that the sp-fags move sideways too
much. II am not mfNsken you are likely
20 81 The trouble on q smooth road II yuu
! -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-23

Fuel and food conservation are
equally important factors in the. eff
forts of the allied nations to win the
war. The possible shortage of fuel
for auto-motive apparatus. such as
airplanes, motor trucks. motorcycles,
submarine chasers, tanks. farm trac-
tors and similar craft forms one of
the weakest links in the transporta-
ton system of the allies.
The different types OF automotive
apparatus really, regulate the move
ment Of food. raw materials and sup
plies Of all kinds from their source
70 consumption, either on the battle
heid OF. for equally important uses
behind the, lines. The farm tractor
produces food, the motor truck is an
Important link In the transportation
system both at home and at the
front, while aircraft, tanks and sub
marine chasers are vital factors in
the scheme of war. An these de-
vices require some form of petroleum
fuel for their successful operation.
PetroIeun Much Used.
Gasoline. of course. is the principal