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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
AUTOS IN WINTER
Help Starting Device by Providing
Rich Gas Mixture.
How A~ntlfreexIng Solution Should Be
Fed Into Radiator - Proportions
Will Depend Largely Upon
Temperature.

Every year motorists find themselves
overlooking the fact that Jack Frost
is no respecter of persons and automo-
biles, and that he will go out of his
way to pay his respects to the radi-
ator and c%ongealing the water therein
and In the water jackets of the cylin-
ders-cause a pretty repair bill and
deny the owner the use Of his car for
a week or more.
viewed with alarm by motor car own
ers-it is no longer the signal for them
to put their cars away until spring.
More and more car owners are coming
to realize that in keeping their cars In
dead storage for three or four months
every year, they are carrying an idle
investment, besides doing the car more
harm than good. Disuse breeds depre-
citation as surely as does misuse.
Provides Gas Mixture.
On cold days help your starting mo-
tor by providing a rich gas mixture.
Prime the carburetor in the usual
way, or, better still, choke the air in
let. Not all Of the gasoline in the rich
mixture will reach the c~ylinder-much
Of 1t will condense on the cold walls
Of the intake manifold. So you will
understand why 1t Is wise to provide
as rich a mixture at the carburetor as
is possible, and the careful owner will
take this means Of removing a good
share Of the burden from his battery.
Insure Against Damage.
Provide yourself with a few gallons
Of denatured alcohol. and when the
weather turns In a decided manner
feed a little into the radiator. thus
insuring yourself against damage that
surely will come otherwise. The pro-
portions depend upon the temperature.
It will require q 8 per cent solution Of
alcohol to prevent freezing at 25 de-
grees, and a % per cent solution will
take care Of the water system down
to zero. As low as 10 below the sOlu-
ton should be 30 per cent, and II the
mercury happens to drop to IS degrees
below the percentage will be IS Of al
cohol, whereas 10 more degrees below
win require a 40 per cent solution. At
present prices glycerin is out Of the
question as an a%ntifreezing ~agent-be-
sides, alcohol is far better and cheap
er, even II 1t does tend to evaporate
easily.
Cover your radiator when car is al
lowed to stand idle, and II 1t is to re-
main In the cold for any length of time
let It face the wind and not back up to |
1t. II left in the latter position the
wind has a clear passage under the
a and above the drip pan to the mo
tor.
1t requires no more effort to do
things correctly than It does to do
them wrongly, and lack of understand
ing is the only barrier. Watch the lit
tie details.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
FARMERS ASSIST
COAL STR|NGENCY
Use of More Wood Would Aid
Economy in Commodity.
MANY DOLLARS ARE IDLE
1t 10 Where Team-HauIed Wood Can
BE Used Instead Of Railroad
Hauled Coal That Change Of
Fuel Would Help.

Are you a coal burner when you
might be q wood burner? Have you
a woodland that isn't working? What
can the town man and the suburban
dweller do about the coal %stringency?
Much would be accomplished toward
meeting the present situation arising
from the unparalleled demand for coal
and from the great burden on the ma
tons railroads, 1t Is believed, If not
only the farmers who have woodlands
but city and suburban real estate own
ers possessing more or less wooded
tracts of land would draw on these
areas for a part, at least, Of their fuel
supply. In the neighborhood of small
cities as well as larger ones there are
many woOdlOts from which much fuel
wood could be obtained without EN-
croachment on the needed shade trees
and without detracting from the
beauty of the landscape. In fact,
proper thinning in many cases will
help the development of desirable
trees.
Save by Burning Wood.
AS an instance of how coal can be
saved by the burning Of wood, the
United States department Of agricul-
ture has cited figures for II northern
and eastern states with a rural pOpu-
lation Of about 2O,OO 900 which. 1t is
estimated, uses annually about 49,
OOO,OO 0 tons of coal. 1t is figured that
the substitution Of wood for n
fourth of the coal burned by farmers
and for one-tenth of the coal burned
In villages would result In a saving Of
nearly 100000 tons. Or between 65,-
600 and 10000 carloads.
1t Is where team-hauled wood can be
used instead of railrOad-hauled coal
that the change Of fuel should be
made. While 1t is not expected that
the substitution Of wood for coal
could be complete, 1t is true that for
heating many kinds of buildings wood
is the more convenient and ordinarily
the cheaper fuel.
This Is particularly true in buildings
for which heat is required only occa-
siOnally, but then Is wanted In large
volume at short notice.
Arrange for Burning Wood.
Furnaces are built especially for
burning wood In three or four-fOot
lengths. If a stove crate is too coarse
for wood a sheet-iron cover over a
good part of the surface will make 1t
suitable, or a few bricks can be used.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
"oh! It 10 My Mother!"

she a favorite with the other patients
in her ward, because she was always
ready, wen to the last, to do them a
kind act or help them in their distress
ing hours. She was not, however, ut
any time capable of taking care Of her
self II discharged by the board Of con-
troll.
The sound of the %throbbing automo-
bile awaiting to take her to the sta
ton halted her on the hospital steps
and she begged the nurse to save her.
With a little coaxing she was pre-
vailed upon to enter the car, and as
it sped along the avenue "Baby" Klein
was sitting on the nurses lap begging
for protection.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
HOW MUCH WOOD WOULD
A WOODCUTTER CUT If

Taking white oak as fairly
typical of the hard woods and
white pine for the soft woods,
the figures below will show ap-
prOximately the amount Of cord
wood that may be cut from trees
of different sizes. The figures
will vary considerably with the
extent at which the tops and
branches are utilized and on the
taper Of the tree trunks. With
forest-grown trees, utilizing the
branches and tops to about two
inches, these amounts may be
expected:
White Oak.
Ten inches in diameter, so feet
high, one-sixth to one-seventh of
a cord ; Is inches In diameter, 60
feet high, about two-ffths of a
cord; "a inches In diameter, 70
feet high, one and one-ffth
cords.
White Pine.
Ten inches In diameter, so feet
high, One-eighth Of a cord; IS
inches in diameter, 60 feet high,
one-third Of a cord "a inches In
diameter, 70 feet high, seven
eighths of a cord.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
OFFERS TO SELL DRINK CURE
Kansas Man Claims to Have Found
Sure Cure After State Has
Gone Dry.

Topeka, Kan.-TO discover a sure
cure for drunkenness a year after the
state passed the "bone dry" law is the
irony of fate. And yet that Is what
happened to q Cherryvale man. At
least he writes to the governor:
II have secretly discovered a sub
stance that successfully stops the
whisky or alcoholic crave. 1t Is some
thing that is on sale in every town and
at most every store. When the victim
desires a drink 5 cents worth Of 1t will
stop the craving every time. 1 want
to help keep Kansas a bone dry state
and am willing to take $4,000 for my
secret"
The governor says the secret comes
too high for him, so the Cherryvale
man will have to find another customer
somewhere.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

it another pull, and 10, the door came
open. She placed her letter In the
box, and. with a self-satisfied smile,
walked away.
Just then the fire boys came back in
full force. They wanted to know
where the fire was. Mrs. Crosby ex-
planned. The chief found the letter.
He told her the difference between the
boxes and she went home satisfied. Fire
Chief Alder had promised to mail her
letter.
One Of the fremen dropped the At-
ter into the post office box. Across
the end was written:
"This letter cost the city Of Tulsa
$500 to mail. (Signed) Fire Chief D.
A. Alder"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
MAILS Letter IN
FIRE ALARM BOX
Ignorance of Woman Causes
Some Excitement in the Tui-
sa Fire Department.

Tulsa, Okla.-Mrs. s. A.. Crosby has
acquired the knowledge Of the differ
ence between a fire alarm box and a
mail bOx-but at an expense Of $500
to the city Of Tulsa.
She approached a fire alarm hox
with a letter in her hands and read the
directions for pulling the hook" She
did so, but the box did not open.
Determined to mail the letter, she
walked another block, searching for
a mail box. Meantime the down town
fire departments turned out en- masse,
but could find no fire.
Failing In her search, Mrs. Crosby
came back to the fire alarm box, gave
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
RICH WOMAN IS
Ward OF STATE
Mrs. Anna Klein, 43 Years in In
sane Asylum, Had a Wealthy =
Husband.
FOUND BY DAUGHTER
Believed Dead by Children Until Re.
mark Of Old Employee Of Probate
Court Starts an Investigation
and Family Claims Her.

Minneapolls.-After being 43 years
insane Mrs. Anna "Baby" Klein has
been returned to her children, who had
believed all this time she was dead, at
GAS East Central Park place, st. Paul.
A remark Of an old employee Of the
city hall to the Judge of probate court
when the will Of John Klein vas pro-
bated started the investigation which
led to the discovery. Mrs. Klein is O
seventy-three years old.
Mrs. Klein was committed to the
hospital June 8, 1874, from Ramsey
county. She has been entirely the
ward Of the state since. There were
no callers for Anna Klein; no delica-
cies were sent by husband or relative ;
no clothes were supplied other than
those Of the state-the records show
she vas deserted.
Husband Died Wealthy.
John Klein died in St. Paul more
than a year ago a wealthy man, leav-
ing three children by the first wife and
two by the second to claim their share
Of the large estate.
There were 10 objections to the pro-
bate of the will, neither were any OBJ
stacles expected to come until an old
employee of the city hall, talking to
the judge of probate. said that he re-
membered well the day the will was
made and also that he had never heard
that the first Mrs. Klein had we died.
This remark threw a monkey wrench
into the judicial machinery for a short
time; the children were 10th to give
any credence to the remark-in fact,
laughed at it: the Judge would not
probate until after an investigation.
The unexpected Homecoming of Miss
Mary A. Klein from California, where
she was for several months, fastened
matters. She wanted her mother If she
was still living, and If not she de-
sired the estate to be settled, conse-
quently Miss Klein went to st. Peter
about a month ago, and at first sight
of the little old woman she was escort
ed to see she exclaimed:
"Oh! it is my mother! The dead
image of that little picture I have
treasured for years."
In spite Of the remonstrances of the
old woman, Miss Klein kissed her real
mother for the first time in 80 years.
The climax came when Mrs. Klein
left the hospital, dressed in a velvet
velour coat, a clOse-ftting turban
trimmed with aigrettes and kid laced
shoes.
chiIdIike Disposition.
She was named Baby" by the
nurses because of her sweetness and
childlike disposition; especially was
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
BURGLAR PLANS REFORM,
FEARS POLICE ACTION

New Worthwhile James
Doyle, a "h~igh-class" profession
al burglar, was robbing the
home Of Frederick G. Buckout,
a wealthy lumber merchant,
Mrs. Buckout made an effective
appeal to the burglars better
qualities. Doyle agreed to take
only SIS and to return the fol.
lowing day. after being prom
Used a good position with MI.
Buckout.
He returned and the job was
arranged. Later he lost heart,
explaining that 'the police
would never let him live a
straight life" Doyle told the
story while being arraigned for
the theft of $1,000 worth Of Jew
elry from another New York
home.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

OF soft maple a cord and a half is re-
quired to equal one ton Of coal, and Of
cedar, poplar or Eastwood, two cords.
One cord of mixed wood. well sea
soned. equals in heating value at least
n ton of a~verage-grade bituminous
coal.
The most common method of making
cord wood Is to cut the trees into four
foot lengths with an AK and split the
larger pieces. The pieces are then
piled in a standard cord. which Is
eight feet long, four feet high and four
feet wide. The contents are 1913 cubic
feet, of which 20 per cent Is wood and
30 per cent air.
Best Heating Value.
To have the best heating value as
well as to reduce the cost Of hauling,
wood should be thoroughly seasoned,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Show Elephant seares Men.

Kokomo, Ind.-When the Robinson
circus passed through Kokomo in its
journey to winter quarters in Peru, an
unexpected halt was made on the
tracks directly in front of the Haynes
automobile factory in South Kokomo.
Horses and elephants stood before
the open doors of the great machine
room and one curious elephant started
for the entrance, which caused several
hundred Of the workmen to stampede
to places of safety.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Shows Chinese Development.

The new department store, said to
be the largest and most complete store
of the kind In the Orient that has been
under construction by the Sincere COM
pany, Limited, of Hong-Kong has open
ed for business in Shanghai. The store
occupies a new five-story building on
Marking road. Together with the ORR
entail hotel, the buildings occupy an en-
tire block in the central part of the
city. The entire business is Chinese
owned and is managed by Wow Chez,
formerly connected with the COM
pany's department store at HonR-KonG.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
CARRYING LUGGAGE ON AUTO
Holder Which Attaches to Running
Board Of Any Car Is Handy-can
Be Kept Under Seat.

A luggage holder which attaches
readily to the running board Of any
car sells at three dollars. 1t is made
Of enameled steel and webbing. which
expands as needed to take in the add
ed items. Su~itcases, lunch baskets,
ETC., may be carried without slip or
rafting. The carrier weighs about
three pounds and will support a load
Of 800 pounds. When not in ISL it
folds into a canvas bag to 60 under
the seat.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
PLAN TO PREVENT TROUBLES
Novice Often Goes to Wrong Parts for
Adjustment, and Repair Bill Scars
Accordingly.

Very often the reason why the nov.
ice has trouble and the expert has
none is found in the old saying: "Fools
rush in where angels fear to tread"
With the misjudgment born Of mex
p%erience, the motoring novice often
goes for the adjustment Of parts as If
they were logical objects for adjust
ment-and the repair mans bills soar
accordingly. The way to avoid trouble
may be to anticipate 1t, but don't meet
1t halfway with q smile of welcome.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Changing Auto Tires.

In changing a tire take the precau-
ton to run the hand carefully around
the inside Of the casing in search Of
sharp objects which may puncture the
tubes. Very frequently slow leaks are
caused by picking up loose nails or
lacks; the head prevents the air from
coming out Of the casing at the pune
tured spot; but not 50 Of the tube.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
More Food From New Islands.

Our lew possessions In the Attain
tic-the Virgin islands-will become
more nearly self-supporting If the aim
of the United States department OF
agriculture is realized. A representa-
tive of the federal department in
vestigated the agricultural situation in
these islands last season and made
suggestions intended to help the peo-
pie there to produce more food.
The only crops the Investigator found
under extensive cultivation we're sugar
cane and Sea Island cotton, the yields
of which are low compared with other
West Indian islands. The representa-
tive found that there was an almost
complete absence of vegetables and
fruit on the markets, indicating very
limited supplies of locally grown food
materials. Stock growing is followed
TO some extent, but improved stock Is
needed, better forage plants should be
introduced, and more attention Is
needed to the proper handling of stock,
dairying and other farm enterprises.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
GETS PAY IN POKER CHIPS
Loses Them in Game With Employer
and Now Brings Suit for
Wages.

Visalia, Cal.-N. Perscallo has
brought suit to recover q weeks wa
ges from his employer, M. Bevanda,
claiming he was paid in poker chips.
which, by superior skill, his employer
took away from him in a sitting Of the
great American indoor sport. Bevan-
da claims that Perscallo entered a
friendly game" and is merely q poor
loser.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Too Cold to Stay In Jail.

Wellington, Kan.-Ccunty commits.
sioners have closed the Jail, after re-
leasing all prisoners. The institution
will not be opened until spring, because
Of the coal shortage. Any prisoners
who must be locked up will be sent to
Winfield or Wichita.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Soil for Vegetables.

For most of the garden vegetables,
the soil cannot be too rich. This is es-
pecially the case with all ~succulent
vegetables, such as cabbage, spinach,
sweet corn, caulif1ower and celery.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

which means drying 1t from six to
eight months when piled SO as to get
a good circulation Of air. However.
SO per cent Of the moisture may be
removed In three months.
Because Of the unusual demand for
cord wood 1t Is believed that the
present time offers unparalleled op-
portunity not only for farmers to i'm
prove their woodlands by cutting out
the poorer trees and selling them, but
for private and public owners of
wooded tracts to clear their lands Mt
a profit. Communities which feel they
are threatened with a serious fuel
shortage will do well to take measures
to stimulate the cutting Of wood. Such
action may be viewed as part Of
Americas cooperation In the national
endeavor to feed and sustain Ameri-
cas- army and allies.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Regulate Speed Of Car.

A device that enables a person in
any seat Of an automobile to regulate
its speed without the knowledge of the
chauffeur has been invented by a Ger
man.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Fire Damages Butte Powder Plant.

Butte, Mont.-Ffre. believed to have
started from an overheated steam
pipe, destroyed the packing plant of
the Du Point Powder Company at Ram
say, causing a loss estimated at
$4,000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Prevent Theft Of Autos.

Among the new locks to prevent
theft Of automobiles is one that Sc
cures the steering wheel after it has
been turned slightly, enabling a car to
be moved only in q circle.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Munitions Purchaser Appointed.

Washington Edward r. Stettinius
Of New York;. P. Morgan's aide
was appointed surveyor general Of
all army purchases, virtually NUM-
lions director in the war government
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

Wood CRATES are sold In two pieces
which can be inserted through the fire
door and placed on top of the regular
crate.
In heating value n standard cord
Of ~well-seasoned hickory, oak, beech,
birch, hard maple, ash, elm, locust or
cherry is approximately equal to one
ton 5000 pounds) of anthracite coal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Bedding for Sows.

Active sows in comparatively light
condition should have a liberal supply
Of bedding. But sows which are in
high condition, or which are at all
clumsy, had better be given only a
moderate amount of cut straw.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

Americans have allowed their fond
ness for sugar to increase to the point
where 1t has passed extravaganza and
become actual waste.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

Since the beginning of the va the employment of women In the Brit
ih metal industries has increased "a per cent. Work of highly technl-
cal nature, requiring long experience and practice, is now being performed
efficiently by women in many branches Of the London General Omnibus
companys factories In constructing motorcars and buses.
The photograph shows a young woman at work o the engine of a
notorious.
Not only are women dspacng men in England, but also in this coun-
try, and a movement has been started on the Pacific coast by labor unions
demanding the fullest protection from exploitation of woman workers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
CARVING Snare Tire.

A new device for carrying spare
tires on the back of an automobile can
be dropped to serve as a carrier Of
baggage or freight.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
New Electric 9rake-

The inventor Of a new electric brake
for automobiles claims It will stop q
q moving at a speed Of so miles an
hour within As feet without skidding.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

To measure the air pressure In au-
tomobile tires a gauge has been in
vented that is the same size as q lead
pencil and can be as easily carried.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

Received Letter Mailed . Years Ago.
Princess Anne, Md.-A letter mailed
nine years ego has just been delivered
to Mrs. Frank Smith. The missive had
lain in an old magazine in the Princess
Anne post office.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
CouapsjbIe Auto Body.

An automobile body made of seven
fiat sections, which can be taken apart
for shipping fat or replaced If injured,
has been invented by an Englishman
in South Africa.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
TOOL FOR AUTOMOBILE TIRE
Operator First Inserts Foot Fiatwlse
Between FIange and Rim and
Turns Rapidly.

(By C. J. LYNDE. Macdonald College,
Quebec.)
In using this tool the operator first
inserts the foot" flatwise between
the fiange of the shoe and the rim, and
then turns it rapidly; he next slips
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

During the past year every Northern
seventy-one home economics workers,
numbering in all AS women in SO
states.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

Flexible Steering Wheel SHAFT.
A flexible steering-wheel shaft for
automobiles has been invented BY q
Frenchman.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Handy Auto Pedal.

Pressed down only part way, q Viz.
ginia inventors automobile pedal
throws out the clutch, pressed down
all the way it applies the brakes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

In the automobile industry women
are beginning to do much of the light.
er work.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
Natural Life of Sheen.

The natural life Of a sheep is about
ten years: up to this time they Will
thrive and breed we'll
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
WOODLOTS HELP
MEET A COAL SHORTAGE,

Throwing open the woodlot on
his suburban place to all who
would come and cut, a Washing
ton I'd. c. man aided shivering
families to meet the coal strin-
gency a few weeks ago. Then
he located some 5000 cords more
In either fallen or dead standing
timber in wooded lands nearby
and obtained the consent of the
owners to allow the public to cut
fuel in needed quantities under
proper supervision.
Are the woodlots around your
town doing their part in the fuel
emergency?
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

Without any special inconvenience
and without any risk to health or WELL
being, the sugar consumption of the
average person can be lowered. Any
one who uses sugar In excessive
amounts will be the better for using
less.