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The Benson signal., 1918-01-05
YOU AND I
| AND co.

y TAe, Government Of the United
States! Do you think of 1t merely
.s soae great big machine UP in
Washington that levies taxes and
sats up good deal of money keep
ng its machinery moving? II you
10 you are wrong.
The United States Government IL
business corporation run for the
seod of the citizens, who are it's
lhareholders. Its head office is at
Washington. You and hired some
VI the cleverest men we could find
% run this business for us. Now.
when you hire man to do big
OBJ for you you must give him you7
support, in both money and good feel
ng. You know what it would mean
( you were to hire a man to run
Jour farm, or your store, and then
vent about amongst your neighbors
.rumbhng about him and "cussing'
Tim. Would you get good results
Would the business be success?
These fellows that we have hired
o work for US in Washington are
'eal human beings. Take our Presi>
lent. Read some OF his speeches.
Read what people say who hava
;alked with him constantly. They
will tell you that he is the most hu.
nan OF men, with great big symp.
sthy for everyone, whatever his po
sition in life. By the way. the Pres
dent is a Southerner. Take the Sec.
'etary OF the Treasury. too, who IL
asking you to bay Bonds-a boy
rom Georgia, growing UP among the
people Of the South, having to work
iard at an early age for a living,
10 studied law and became a lawyer
&hom everybody trusted because he
Tas straight. He knows just as
much Of your conditions and is just
ss much your friend today as he
vas when he was q lawyer in
country town
These people need your support in
he biggest job that any men ever
ackled. They want your friendship.
your good win.
Quit "cussing" the government, If
gou ever did this, and shake hands
With our 'boss foremen," good fel-
ows, every one of them.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05

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The Benson signal., 1918-01-05

The growing traffic to Tucson
via Benson is distinctly noticeable
and although the Pantano wash is
the bugbear of the entire route yet
the travelling public are taking it
in preference to the Empire Ranch
route owing to two facts. It is
shorter and business men see more
people and they are in touch with
garages, gas, oil, water, telegraph,
telephone and express, within
walking distance of any station,
should trouble befall them. Pima
county a few months ago did help
that route little, by doing some
good work at the river near Vail
and for few miles toward Benson,
but il they would only make the
Pantano wash fair going they would
be doing the rapidly growing traffic
that cannot be drawn away from
the route, good turn. Every foot
of the road in Cochise county is
good country road with the excep-
ton of about six deep cuts that
can be readily and quickly repaired,
and the million dollar bond issue of
Cocllise will probably do that, but
the matter of eliminating the bad
part of the road is up to Pima
county, and that county should
not overlook the fact that there is
nothing 50 good to a city as money
2oa especially tourists money and
~ vii increase ner ready money
by dzinR tie Fantano wash, at
least to the extent Of making it
good going country road. -
Tombstone Prospector.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05
Goat Milk Good for Infants and lnvalids

An Interesting Bulletin. No. 285,
has recently been issued by the
tn e Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, Berkeley, Cal, on the Mich
Goat in California.
In referring to abe use of goat
milk it says:
The most striking results so
far secured relate to the feeding of
goats milk to infants. The station
has had the opportunity of Supply
ing this milk to fairly large num-
Der of very young children who
were in serious physical condition,
due to their inability to properly
digest and assimilate either modi-
fed cows milk or any of the COM
mercial infants foods that were
tried. In nearly all cases of this
kind the physical condition of the
children has been built up, and sat-
isfactory growth has been brought
about by the use of goat milk
For further information, write
the Widemann Goat Milk Labora-
tories, Physicians Bldg, San Fran
cisco.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05

1t is beginning to look very
much as if the singing of "Old
Oaken Bucket" at 2 a. m. is about
over in this country. Exchange.
Don't know about that.
Bootleg whisky inclines one
to song just the same as that
sold over a bar counter, &C
cording to reliable authorities.
Perhaps more so. And it's
an open secret that bootleg
gers do ply their trade even
in dry" Arizona.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05
HOW MONEY GOES
ROUND IN A CIRCLE

There won't be any money left in
he country If they keep on asking
or these loans"
How many times do you hear such
4 remark made about the Liberty
Loan? Perhaps you may have even
thought something of the sort your
self.
To a man not used to finance the
thought is very natural one.
Let us think this thing out.
In the first place, practically all
,f the money subscribed to the LIB.
erty Loans stays right here in the
country. and good deal of 1t stays
tight in the locality from which 1t is
originally subscribed. So this talk
about draining the country" and
about there being no money left in
The country" is sheer nonsense.
Let us see how this works out.
We will suppose that you are .
farmer, or cotton grower, that you
have purchased Liberty Bond and
YOU are paying by installments spread
government actually needs your mon
sy it leaves it on deposit at some
local bank which is acting as a gov
srnment epository-maybe your own
bank
Now, by the time you have paid
the LAST installment on your Bond,
it is quite likely that the money paid
IN as your FIRST installment has
been used by the government to pay
or your own cotton or grain, and
you will be returning this very same
money to the bank to be placed once
gain to your account. or to apply
IN your purchase OF another Liberty
3ond.
"but." you say. how about these
millions and millions Of dollars loan
I'D to our allies? Does not this
money go out or the country?" 1t
,soes not. Practically all OF the
money which goes to our allies is
ant with the clear understanding
lat 1t is TO be used for the purchase
goods IN this country. Thus yo3
Ill see that seldom do we actually
an our allies any money at all, but
g loan them goods which you pro
ice and for which you are paid
SUBSCRIBING TO THE LIBER.
" LOAN YOU ARE PRACTICALLY
'UTrING CAPITAL INTO YOU1
,WN BUSINESS
Fears have been expressed b,
'me that the government of th'y
'0untry will place such enormous taA.
ton on the public that it will bs
most equi~alent 20 taking their
'pital and their savinrs from them.
he government Of this country d.
Tres above all things that YOU kee'
our capital and keep it working J.
ants your cotton and 1t wants your
'oodstuffs and is not foolish enough
. take away the capital which you
'eed to run your business. This would
De "killing the goose that lays the
Ho1den egg" The government wants
"ou to get richer so that you may
be in a position to lend some OF
your increased wealth to carry en-
he war.
For its own good, the government
= trying to make you richer wealth
ter than ever you were before
Have you any kick eoming7"
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05

Housewives are once more
warned against persons who,
it is reported, who have at
tempted to buy, tax or carry
away home-canned products,
claiming that they are repre-
sentatives of the Food Ad-
mlnlstration. Any such per-
SONS are impostors.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05
The future of Benson is If

The future of Benson is in
a large measure dependent
upon the effective develop
ment of the agricultural lands
OF the valley. Now, when
increased production of food
is SO important, is the time
to make every effort to help
add to the general yield.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05
United States Land Office
at Phoenix, Ariz.
STATE OF ARIZONA
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:

Notice is hereby given that the State OF
Arizona has filed in this Office its School
Indemnity Land Selections. List Nos. I226
to 1884 inc, Serial Nos. O366o7 to O36oO5
inc. respectively. applying to select as in
demnity the following described lands.
to-wit:
S. 036897: In T. Is s.. R. l9 E.; all Of
Sec. q.
S. o36ses: In T. Is s.. r. ie E.: All of
Sec d.
S. o36see: In T. l6 s.. R. Ie E.: Lot.
2-3-4. IL NV IA Sec. 5.
S. 0369O0: In r. " S.. r. 10 E.: Lots
l-2-3. S IL NE IA. NE "a SW IA. Sc IA
Sec. 4.
S. O36eOl: In T. Is S.. r. % E.: All of
Sec. IS.
: S. o36eo2 In T. us. R 10 E.: All Of
Sec. |.
S. 036903: In T. " S., r. 10 E.: Lots
l-2-3-4. l-2Nl-2, Nl-2SI-2. Sl-2SW
IA Sec. 3; WIZ NE IA Sec. Ia.
S. 0369O4. In T. 10 s.. F. p E., Sc "a
NE IA. NE ~ Sc i-4 Sec. ~. In T. IS
s.. r. q F.; Nl-2NE IA. Nj-2NW IA.
SW l-4N'W ~ Sec. rs. In T. ID S.. r "a
E.; N Use IA Sec 20.
S. 036905: In T. IL S.. r. % E; S ~
Sc IA Sec 20; NE IA. NI-2SW IA. Sc
IA Sec %.
(All in G. & S. r. M:l
During the Ave weeks period cf publ
cation Of this notice; or any time thereafter
and before final approval and certi6cation.
this Office will receive protests or contests
as to any of the above tracts applied tor
and transmit the same to the General Land
Office.
Dated at Phoenix. Arizona. November
70. 1917.
J. l.. IRWIN. Register.
JOHN J. BIRDNO. Receiver.
Date of first publication, Dec. !. 1917.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05

For SALE-Forty-ac improved
farm, with artesian we'll and Is
acres under ditch, near town. For
further particulars call or write to
Benson Signal.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05

Those who chop wood this
winter to save coal will be
making the chips fly for free
dom.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05

For SALE - ESQ feet 21-2 in.
secondhand hose. Fine for irri-
eating. Benson Fire Department.
The Benson signal., 1918-01-05

1t is typically American
that the first call of our boys
in France is for soap and Gig
aTetS.
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
NEW TRAFFIC RULES
Effective June l, 1918
Unlimited Parking Zones.
CReproduced From Washington of May =. 1881

Unlimited Parking Zones
Except parade days. parking for unlimited periods permit
ted these
Fourteenth street, between ! and X.
South side street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth.
Pennsylvania avenue center pang
New York avenue Ninth Thirteenth (center pang).
Of small
C street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth.
street. between Twelfth and Fifteenth
Fourteenth street between B and D.
Fifteenth street. between B and E.
Two-Hour Parking Zone.
South side of street. between Thirteenth and Pennsylvania
Eleventh street, Pennsylvania street
Vermont between and streets northwest (center park
ng within marked off by the Police Department.
between building lines prolonged
West side of Madison place, Pennsylvania street
west building fifteenth street the east building line of East
Executive avenue CnOrth front Treasury Buding).
Eighth Eighth street, between and streets; both sides
Pennsylvania between Fourteenth
Ccenter parking).
Thirty Minute Parking.
All other streets in congested section
No Parking At All.
alley of Riggs building
Fourteenth street between New York street
West side of Ninth street. between F and
Roadway Immediately south of the Treasury building
one-way Streets Only.
Fourteenth streets
Immediately north of and intersectng with Pennsylvania
street northwest between Thirteenth and Thirteenth ahaf
Immediately south Of and nterseng with
street. streets eastbound traffic only
street. between Seventh and Ninth Streets
between Seventh streets eastbOund traffic only
Mt Vernon place between Seventh ard Ninth wbound
street. streets no nohbOund traffic and
Office. VIII 'I' fA'sn'
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
GASOLINE FLOW
MUST Be THINFOR
AUTO ECONOMY

There are 231 cubic inches in a gal
Ion Of Easolene. In one mile there
are G3,63O inches. If, instead OF liquid,
YOU had 231 cubic inches OF copper in
your tank. how thin do you think ;
would have to be drawn out to stretch
over a mile?T asks an official OF the
bort Motor Car Company.
THE wire would be only OO3645s OF
an inch thick, and that is exactly how
thin EasOlene would have to be eX-
tenuated in order that an automobile
travel even a single mile to a gallon.
"Out of fourteen competitive cars,
the bort last year won the Economy
Run between Los Angeles and Camp
Curry. The bort Travelled $40 miles,
over roads good, bad, Indifferent,
mountainous and level-from the sea
to an altitude OF 1000 feet-on four
teen and a quarter. gallons of gaso-
lene, an, average OF nearly twenty-siN
miles to the gallon.
"On the ten-day economy run, made
under the official sanction and super
vision of the American Automobile
Association, between Los Angeles and
San Francisco, the car averaged 23.e5
miles per gallon Of gasolene. These
figures are official. On this test the
car ran constantly, during the entire
time"
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
PATRIOTIC SAVING
MADE BY KEEPING
AUTOS IN ORDER

During the time when all patriotic
citizens are eliminating personal
luXUries, doing away with non-essen-
tials and conserving wherever they
can do so judiciously. it is just as
vital that we make the most intelli-
gent and effective use OF our ne
cessities.
The motor car Is now generally
recognized as being Indispensable
Ninety per cent OF all motor car
owners admit their inability to get
along without Il. Loss Of his car for
only a day or so speedily convinces
any owner Of its absolute necessity
as a means Of transportation. Yet
the average owner is sharncfuIIy neg
lectful OF his car and nftcntimeA
wholly ignores giving IL that little a.
tentiOn which would keep il in the
best running order and prolonE its
operation indefinitely.
A great majority Of the troubles
that occur TO automobiles are prevent
able troubles. And, of course. since
prevcntable troubles do occur. they are
all largely due to ;he neglect Of the
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
CAMOUFLAGE WAS
INDIAN INVENTION.
IS SSQUAW'S STORY

THAT the art of 'camouhaEe' as
now practiced in Europe is an Ameri-
can institution and originated by the
American Indians, was recently
proven to the drivers of the camou'
faged Kissel RAr while touring the
Indian reservations OF the Pacific
coast States" says W. L KiBsel. sec
retary and treasurer OF the KiSsel
Motor Car Company.
"a squaw, reported TO be over a
hundred years old, and to have lived
in the days when the white man was
a common enemy. through an Indian
interpreter. explained how the Indian
children were taught to place flowers
in their hair as well as twigs, leaves,
and other bits OF foliage, and were
able to move along the ground in
such a stealthy manner that they
were not discernible to the rest OF
the tribe.
Before a young buck could become
qualified as a warrior, he had to make
his approach TO the Indian camp al
most in the midst of the assembled
warriors without being detected. The
real origin OF paint on their faces. as
well as on their wIgwsms and horses,
as claimed by authority, was for the
purpose of making them blend in
with rocks, trees and dirt, so that
they could approach their prey or re-
main hidden without detection"
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
LINES BUSY"

There are two brothers in India1
apoIis whose names are not John and
Richard Jones. but might be. Rich
ard owns a grocery store and his tele-
phone listing follows directly under
the listing or Johns residence. Thb
conversation took place the otheI
day between Mrs. John Jones and :
voice on the wire:
Hello. Is this Jones'!'
"Yas"
Have you got any soap?"
Why. yes, l guess I've got little
Why"
why. ! want to buy some, What
do you think
i've only got one cake. WhO Il
this. anyway
Isn't this Jones' grocery"
mo"
Good night"'-Indianapoli News
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
FlttInF snnrk PInrr.

Fitting Spark Plugs.
In hitting a spark plug I'm cold
cvlinder, be very careful not to screw
u too tight. The principal cause OF
the breakage OF the pore staIn insulst-
ors Is the expansion Of metal when
the engines get hot. theranv eNertinG
q crushing effect on the plug and ry-
sulting in cracked insulatOr.
Conserving Dry Cells.
A simple and effective way Of con
serving dry cells is to. place them in
q snugly fitting box and MI the inter-
Suces among them with dry sand.
When the cells rattle so that mo
mentary short circuits develop, they
are quickly run down.
Valve Tappet Adjustment.
There occasionally develops in an
engine normally quiet in operation,
a tapping or knocking, which is due
70 maladjustment Of one or two Of
the valve tappets. For quiet opera
tion OF the tappets, there must not be
severe impact between tappet and
valve stem. IF the tappet is moving,
fast before II commences to lift the
valve, the impact will be severe and
there will be noise. The tappet should
pc adjusted so as very nearly to touch
the valve stem. When the engine
is hot at the end OF a run, the proper
time to make adjustments, the tappet
should be adjusted so that II Just
EOuCHeS the NalNe stem. Inc NsllNe
being hot will not expand any more
and when the tappet is adjusted in
this way very good results will be
obtained.
fermentation sIIencer.
To silence a noisy transmission try
mixing flaXseed meal with the luOTi-
cant This Is recommended only as
q temporary expedient as a noisy
Transmission means generally break
age Of the gears or misalignment tnat
calls for a major operation to effect
real cure.
FOuled PIuEE.
When spark plugs habitually be-
come fouled with oil and SCOT. IL is
q good plan to investigate and nee
whether they may not be projecting
TOO far Into the combustion chamber
Particularly when they are located in
either one or the other OF the valve
pockets. II they are screwed into the
valve port caps, the removal OF the
caps with the plugs in them will be
the best way to determine the condi-
ton The points or the outer end Of
the she'll should extend very little
beyond the inner faces Of the valve
caps. Anyway, adjustments to the
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
PRACTICAL PARAGRAPHS
Of Interest to Owners of Automobiles

{ carbureter or lubricating system
| should be made to prevent excessive
| gas or oil feed.
Emergency starting.
/ In cases where the starter is out Of
business and the crank handle is not
available, II is possible to start the
engine by jacking up the rear wheels.
! blocking the front wheels ana Jhen
| shifting into high, after which the
! cylinders are pFimed, the spark ana
I throttle are set and the engine is
Cranked by turning a rear wheel IN
doing this the operator should AXE
| hold Of the tire rather than the smokes
and must be careful not to get caught
when the wheels start to revolve.
Alignment Test.
A rough and ready method OF test
ing the alignment Of the front wheels
is to jack these wheels up an equal
distance from the ground and spin
them. While they are revolving draw
a line on the center Of the tires with
piece of chalk Measure the dis
tance from the line on one tire to the
corresponding line on the other tire
at the height Of the hubs and Dotn
before and behind the front axle. The
approved gather viii work out at
about three-eighths Of an inch.
Cutting RIvets.
The proper tool TO use in cutting
out rivets that hold together thin
metal parts is a sharp chiseI. The
head of the rivet should be backed up
with a weight of some kind so as TO
prevent tearing OF the adjacent metal.
An oXyacetylene torch is the quick
est method OF cutting off rivet heads.
Watch the Battery.
DO not forget that from now on
until the end Of the warm weather,
the battery is going to need eXtraordi-
nary attention. The electrolyte evap-
crates much more rapidly in warm
weather and the cells should be in
spected once a week and the liquid
brought up to the proper level with
distilled water.
Caring for the Top.
The top should never be folded
when damp or wet. but should be kept
open until thoroughly dry. Gasol-ne
should not be used for removing spots,
as many tops have rubber in their
composition and the oily substance
tends to disintegrate it. Good CASTLE
soap and water are best for removing
stains. Rub the lather in with stiff
brush and wash with clean water.
Chloroform Is often used for removing
stains.
The Washington times., 1918-05-25

man who operates the car. Manufac-
turers go to a great deal OF expense
to outline simple directions for the
care OF cars. and II would compensate
owners many times over, in trouble
prevention, for the time they spend in
reading these directions, II they would
thoroughly familiarlze themselves
with the same.
At the present time II Is not only a
matter OF personal economy FOR the
owner to give his car the attention
It should have and keep II at all
times in perfect operating condition.
1t is now a matter OF patriotism as
well. Few people realize the extent
OF the needless demand for service
work and its deplorable consequences
In hindering the successful prosecu-
tiOn Of this war.
II each automobile owner in the
United States would spend a few min
utes daily in seeing that his car is
well fabricated and in giving Il the
other little attentions II should have.
and would himself make ordinary re-
pairs instead OF driving his car to the
nearest repair shop. he would be sur
prlsed at the far-reachinE effects OF
his little personal effort.
The same logic which emphasizes
the need OF keeping cars at topmost
efficiency also warns against the use
uf ears that have long since passed
the zenith Of their efficiency. The
use Of worn-OUt. decrepit automobiles
is shoTt-SiEhted saving and false
economy. Cars that have outlived
their usefulness are a needless eE-
traNaEance and are Criminally waste
ful OF time. fuel. and materials They
are continually in need OF new parts
and expert attention. creating a con-
stant drain on the service urEanIza-
tiOns OF manufacturers and dealers.
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
Intake?

Should not all Rasolene intake
valves have dashboard control?
h B.
K. B., we took all the color out Of
a pair of almost silk hose with one Of
them dashboard intake valve controls
when the boy who sold us the gaso-
lene pumped it too fast and it run
over. We would advise the kind
where the gasolene intake valve is
just under the tail light where there
are no nice clothes to be spoiled.
Goodness knows they ask enough for
them now. Clothes we mean, not in
take valves.
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
Page Baron Mupebauseni

There is a metallic click in my
engine as she pulls a bit going up
grade. The mechanics say they
can find nothing wrong with the
engine. What DO you suppose Il
is? TOURIST.
Did you say the mechanic says
there is nothing he can do to yow
engine? He could find nothing te
repair? Send this in again and lei
US be sure we get you right, Tourist
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
Baltimore Again.

What is that complicated traf-
nc device at the corner OF Six
teenth and X streets northwest?
Is Il intended to teach motorists
the proper way to turn corners?
Mt. PLEASANT.
We do not know, Mt. Pleasant, just
what it was intended for but two
men in your neighbOrhood were drivI
ing home from Baltimore about 2
o'clock one night and went round
and round it till one got dizzy and
fell out of the car and the other sat
down on the running board and cried
until a bicycle cop came along and
them.
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
Sail Ho!

Can you inform me where I can
get some reliable information
about marine engines and motor
boats. their cost. and the best
form Of engine to use. Z. 3.
Just go down to the river and look
longingly at one and the owner will
row ashore at once and tell you all
about it and sell it 10 you for half he
paid for it. All motor boats are for
sale. They are li'is mumps, mort
cages, and mandolins, everybody
that has them wants to get rid Of
them.
The Washington times., 1918-05-25
Cycles

l read In a motor magaziBs
reference to "the four strokes
comprising the working cycle OF
a four cycle engine Just what
is meant by the four strokes TO q,
cycle? ENGINE.
We are too young to have riddel
a cycle when they were the fashioI
and if you refer to the present bark
ing blue streaks that scoot arouhi
corners we do not know anythini
about them except we expect one =
kill US some day.