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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-13
HOUSING BUREAU SEEKS
QUARTERS FOR WORKMEN

Norfolk. Va. Sept: 1.-THE newly
created bureau of housing looking TO
find living quarters for the workers
of the city, will be opened some time
late today in the office of the United
States Employment Service. on At
lantfc streets 1t was announced to-
dav by r. G. Edwards, government
field agent operating here.
Every effort will be made by those
interested in the movement 10 induce
the householdcrs of the city to list
their rooms with the new bureau
Have you a guest room empty?
Ee patriot. Make it comfortable
and home like and rent 1t to a war
worker. will be wording on the ad-
vrrtf~ing eff the ttttr~att;- which " lit pr
distributed broadcast throughout the
blown
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-13
FAILED TO USE PROBATION:
RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT

Harrisonburg. Va. Sept 12.-At
the coroner's inquest held yesterday
afternoon at the undertaking estab-
lishment of X. NJ. Higgs over the
death of Amos Iackey. who died
Monday night after he had been
struck by an automobile driven by
Edward Cootes, OF Cootcs store,
earlier in the afternoon, the jury held
Mr. Cootes responsible for the man
death. claiming that he did not use
necessary precaution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-13
EATS TOMATOES IN FRANCE
CANNED IN HOME COUNTY

Roanoke. Va. Sept. Ia. A..
F'inke. OF Salem, who was in Roanoke
Yesterday. reported that he had just
received a letter from a son who is
in one of the hospital units in France.
Soldier Finke writes that he has been
eating canned tomatoes that were put
up by a Gamer in Roanoke county.
and he enclosed one OF the labels as
proof of his assertion. The soldier
writes that he felt like he had met
with an old friend when he came
across that label.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-13
ROANOKE. EXPECTS TWO
VISITS FROM ShS MADot

Roanoke, Va. Sept IL Roanoke
VIII have two visits from w. @. Nc
Adoo. director general of the Ameri-
can railways this weck--one on Fri
day and again on Saturday night or
sunday morning AdVices received
Yesterday by officials of the Nirginian
sailway stated that Director General
MrAdoo would make trip over the
Vfrginian road through Roanoke on
Friday. coming from Charleston, w.
Va Today the director general is at
Altoona and Harrisburg, Pa, on his
tour of the coal and iron carrying
roads. part OF the inspection trip
begun June /. which has carried him
already over $4,000 miles Of lines
operated by the government under his
direct supervision.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-13
THREE CONVICTS ESCAPE
FROM STATE LIME PLANT

stanton. Va. Sept. 12,--WhiIo
their comrades slept three convfcts q
The state lime grinding plant, east OF
the city on the Richmond road, shook
of their shackels and made for the
woods bordering the camp Tuesday
night. All three were negroes. TIVE
were captured yesterday afternoon II
the woods back of the Lambert prop
erty north OF the city, Deputy Sherin
John Fretweil, Officers Long and
Criddle and officials OF the state plant
cooperating. At 8 o'clock last night
the remaining member OF the trio Vas
reported in the vicinity OF SheetG
place. in the same neighborhood. and
officers went in search for the re-
naming fugitive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-13

Mother-Bessie, Nellie, you are not
playing that duet together. One Of
you is bar ahead of the other.
Nellie (proudly) ! was the
one ahead, anyway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-13

A man never, realizes how high =
fence he cam jump until he Is badly
scared.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-20

edges of the battery box or other places will soon wear through the in sulation from vibration of the car and a short circuit will occur that may be hard to find. Such parts of the wire should be well protected with ad- hesive tape and should also be fre- quently inspected.
 I have been a reader of your valu- able department for some time and I would like to ask a question if I may. Is it probable that after the war we shall see a decided drift back to four and six cylinder engines? Have the eights and twelves proved as valua- bie as it was hoped they would?- Ezra Littlefield.
 Your question is not wholly clear. I believe that siXes and fours will still be popular after the war, but the multi cylinder types will certainly be in creasingly used. The experience gained by our engineers in airplane engine construction and design, where even more than twelve cylinders are used, will, I believe, tend to popularize the multi cylinder type.
 A friend of mine claims that the valve in head motor is the most pow erful in the world and has any other | sort beaten a mile. I don't agree with him. Do you?-Oscar Lemmle. The valve in head engine has no mortgage on power. It is an excellent type, but valve location is only one | factor in producing output and gener- al performance. A well designed and constructed l. head motor might easi- | lX- ,orfn -a1y in, If | the same displacement.
 There is lot of play in my steering system. It seems as if had to turn my wheel half way around to get any response from the wheels. How can | fix it?-John Kimmler
 Play in the steering gears at the bot tom of the post is probably the cause of your trouble. though it may be in | the ball joints at either end of the drag link, in the knuckles or in the tie rod. Start from the steering post and work all the way along, taking up play at each joint, but don't tighten too much | There must be little play in the wheel to take up the motion due to the jolts in travelling over the road.
 I have been having trouble with the carburetor on my Ford car. What make could I use on this car and get decent results?-E. T. Mansfield.
 You do not mention the carburetor now in use, but Stromberg, Rayfield | Schebler and Stewart all make good instruments for the Ford.
 How can l get better lighting on my
 1917 ?--Harry Gaffney.
 Il I presume you are using the mag
Arizona republican., 1918-10-20
OWNERS SERVICE
 DEPART ME NIT

When slipping develops in the clutch Of thc cone type it Is usually caused by oIl on the leather facing. The usual method or curing this trouble Is to sprinkle fullcr's earth on the leather llt if this powder happens not to be available horax may he used with sat -faCtory results and in the absence O- either thc carbide dust or lime resi- duo from an acteylene generator will prove good enough substitute.
 Planetary Gearset Noisy
 When noisy action develops in inc planetary Eoarset such as that in the forl. thc basic trouble will be found n failure Of fabrication or excessive wcar in the gearing. this latter usual r caused by lack of fabrication. If fHo ear owner will give systematic at f0ntfCn Co tho fabrication of one of those roarsets he will practically eliminate this trouble In this connec- f.Un it may he noted that if in ad- .astIng either slow or reverse bands tnCsc parts arc drawn too tight there "l he a noticeable decrease in the efficiency of the gearset This trou- I'r i- commonly encountered. and may .. ohriatcd by care in adjustment.
 Front Wheel Bearings
 Nn Clrs usually the lighter run
 nifs tlc front wheels run on pressed -icrl emp and adjustable cone ball .Trings. These should be given Ire rgcnt inspection. as the stresses at
Arizona republican., 1918-10-20

this point are severe and excessive wear usually occurs. The front axle should Se lacked up once a month, say, and the wheels turned by hand to see that they move freely and then be pushed and pulled on the axle to see that no great play has developed. In adjusting the cone the adjustment must be such that the wheels turn freely. and yet there must be no play between wheel and bearing.
 Look to the Steering
 This is the time of year when every owner should give the steering sys- tenn minute inspection To the care ful owner this inspection is a frequent occurrence, but even those who are not so careful should look over this es- sontial system at this time After a hard seasons wesr some defect may very possibly be found The steering knuckle should be looked over to see If the spindle bolts are tight. The joints of the drag link and tie bar should be tested for lost motion. For the owner who has not already done so it is a very good plan to cover all the small joints of the steering system with small leather bags to be kept full of lubricant. protecting and oiIinE the joints at the same time.
 Missing At Plugs
 When the porcelain of a spark plug gets covered with grease and dirt. often metallic in character the cur rent is likely to jump across this bridge from the terminal to the metal of the engine. and the result is case of missing that is frequently difficult to trace. Keep the plugs clean.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-20
Good Ground Connection

Do not forget that the ground con- nection of the ignition circuit should have a dependable connection to the metal parts of the car. If the con- nection is at all loose or is made by including the wire under a nut or bolt head the metal parts should be well cleaned and made bright before being frightened and the end of the ground wire should have a terminal of brass soldered to the wire.
 Cleaning Spark Plugs
 Spark plugs require cleaning occa- sionally, especially since our motor fuel became the debased liquid it now is. The proper way is to take the plug apart and get all the black carbonized oil and dirt away from the junction of metal and porcelain. The porcelain must not be roughened with sandpaper or file. as this makes it more likely than before to accumulate carbon. The points should be frightened with en- cry cloth and the rest of the plug be treated with gasoline and brush.
 Current Consum ption
 It takes on an average twenty min- utes of running for the generator to force into the battery sufficient cur rent to make up for that used in mak- ing one start. Do not be surprised, therefore, if after having pressed the starter pedal several times you are not able to get any sound from the horn. After the car has been running a little longer you will find the current ready for the horn again.
 Troublesome Shorts
 Electric cables that rub on sharp
Arizona republican., 1918-10-20
EQUIPMENT FOR NURSES
(Official Bulletin)

tOfrlclal Bulletn)
 For the first time in the history of the army nurse corps of the United States, women are sent into the field with the same equipment as the off cers, according to Captain J. P. Yoder, of the army medical department at Washington, D. c. They will Sbe sub ject to the same living conditions as the men, being housed in tents and eating at mess furnished from field kitchen. These women are the nurses assigned to travel with the United States mobile hospital units. Each section of the unit contains a complete operating room outfit on motor trucks and will be accompanied by ten army nurses. Five of these sections form a unit. The purpose of a mobile hospital unit is to carry the operating room to the injured man, to insure the mini mum loss of life which might be in cured by a tedious transportation of severely injured soldiers. The unit is prepared to serve as an evacuation hos pital back of the field hospital lines.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-20

neto for current, and I would suggest installing a current control. To get more light you need more current and larger bulbs, and a generator and bat tery system gives the best results.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-20

President Poncare decorating General Pershing
 General Pershing leader of American forces France recently was decorated with Ribbon of the dHnneu by the French for his services President Poncare of France pinned the Pershngs before large gathering soldiers civil
Arizona republican., 1918-10-20
Announcement

The Arizona Egyptian Cotton Company is operating sixteen ginning machines. During the l season these machines will gin 5000 bales of cotton. In this valley there are now installed and in the course oi installa- ton machines which have a ginning capacity of 50,00O bales. The estimated crop of the valley is from 30,OOO to 35,00O bales. Ample ginning capacity to handle the crop is available. Temporarily, and until all machines are in oper- ati0n there is a shortage of ginning and storage capacity. This situation should soon be relieved without loss to the growers.
 Itis obvious that our company, operating sixteen stands, can- not gin all of the cotton grown.
 We have prepared our plant to handle the cotton of our customers with whom we have established business relations and we feel that we are under moral obliga- tion to do so. Until we can care for all receipts without great delay we believe we should give customers preference in ginning.
 We will therefore give to GUS toners wagons a separate series of numbers and first considera- ton. We will handle cotton from others to the extent of our unused capacity subject to preference of GUS toner's cotton.
 After Monday. OctOher 2lSt, we will not receive wagons loaded with cot ton in our yards to be
 held over night unless the cotton is covered with a proper canvas sheet to nrOtpct if from dama0o
Arizona republican., 1918-10-20
STAR AND RIBBON OF LEGION D'HONNEUR
 AWARDED PERSHING BY FRENCH PRESIDENT

<ror,r CE~T'e1L
 NEt~S AsCp SSA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08
EACH BREED HAS ITS PLACE
All Have Been Made and Developed on
General Principle of Practical
Quality and Value.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
To the novice in poultry keeping II
often appears that there Is no real
necessity for so many breeds and va
rieties as have been standardized In
America. Further acquaintance with
them, however, shows that although
color differences are in most cases
made merely to please the eyes OF
persons having different preferences
for color. the differences in shape and
size which make breed character have
been developed with view to adapting
each to particular uses or particular
conditions.
Leaving out of consideration the
breeds kept as novelties, most of which
originated before Industrial progress
created a large demand for poultry
products, all the standard American
breeds of fowls have been made and
developed on the general principle OF
practical quality. the foundation OF
breed. character and value.
In harmony with this principle the
common classification of breeds ac'
cor6ing TO their place in the general
scheme of poultry production divides
them into three principal classes, name
", laying breeds, meat breeds that are
not as ready and persistent egg pro
ducers as the laying breeds, and not as
meaty and as easy TO fatten as the
meat breeds, yet combine in one indi
vidual fowl very good laying capacit!
with very good table quality.
The Leghorn, Minorca, Andalusian
Ancona and Campine are well-knowI
breeds Of the laying class; the Brah
ma, Dorking, and Cornish of the mea
class; the Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte
Rhode Island Red and Orpington o
the general purpose class.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08
How German Troops Were Fooled.

Surrender Of German force of g.
600 men in East Africa was due to the
chance dropping of n number of bombs
by British airman, according to
report from Cape Town, which says:
IAN officer of the Flying Corps was
out on reconnaissance In the region of
the Rovuma river, but found nothing
to bomb. Being forced to discharge
his cargo Of bombs to tighten his mn-
chine for the homeward trip, he chose
a quiet spot and dropped them all,
causing. of. course, considerable noise.
1.-THE German general. Tafel, was at
the time marching TO join his chief,
Won Lettow but news of the axplo-
slons was reported to him, and he,
thinking a large force of the enemy
must be somewhere in the district, d.
verted his line Of march and before
long bumped into British force.
ultimately his whole force, 5000
strong, surrendered"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08
COMMENTED FOWLS ARE BEST
Easier to Keep Hens Healthy and to
Reproduce Stock Under Colony
House System.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
A contented hen is profitable pos
session, and contentment with the hen
is commensurate with the comfort or
her home. Hence henhouse building
should receive more than passing no.
tice from one who would profitably
produce poultry.
Hens do not do well in apartments;
even semidetached houses are not de-
sirable; separated Colony houses,
each with its own yard, give best all
around satisfaction.
1t is easier to keep the birds healthy
and TO reproduce the stock under the
colony system If the birds are allowed
free range. Breeding stock, and espe-
clally growing chickens, should have
an abundant range, while hens used
solely for the production of market
eggs may be kept on very small area.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08
BECAME thin >
AND WEAK FROM
LACK OF BLOOD

Ifyour blood is not fortified against
the multitude of disease germs that
surround us, you risk being a prey to
sickness. You may not be able to put
in good days work without q con-
slant feeling Of exhaustion.
The experience of Mrs. George B.
Havey, Of No. GIG Parkwood avenue,
Youngstown, Ohio, will interest many.
She says:
81 was pale and weak and my blood
was impoverished. My appetite was
very poor, food distressed me and L
often had nervous spells. / was sub
ject TO dizziness when every thing
would turn black before my eyes. My
heart would beat very fast when l
went up stairs. l could not sleep. At
night had a dry hacking cough and
became so thin and weak that l had
no strength to do any work.
"0ne day read about DIR. Williams
Pink Pills in n paper and decided to
give them a trial. After taking few
boxes felt like different person and
took the pills until / recovered. / am
glad to recommend DR.. Williams Pink
Pills to any person suffering with
anemia."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills arc tonic,
not a stimulant. They build up the
blood and have transformed thousands
of sick, grouchy, irritable, tired and
nervous people into active, energetic,
capable, efficient men and women.
They will help YOU too.
Your own druggist sells DR.. Will
Iiams' Pink Pills. Price 90 cents.
Write to the DIR. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, N. Y, for free book
on the blood.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08
KEPT RECORDS OF HISTORY
How Papyrus Has Played important
Part In All Stages of the
Worlds Civilization.

In ancient times papyrus played
great part in civilization, for except
for parchment made from the skins
of animals 1t was the only material
on which records could be kept and
literature could be preserved, and 1t is
from papyrus rolls that we get the
knowledge of ancient customs and
habits.
The plant grows tall. from five to
twenty-five feet, and it bears long,
grassy leaves. The stem is smooth
and triangular and its inner skin was
divided, by means OF sharp needle,
into thin strips. These were placed
on a table and kept molstened. Over
them crOsswise other strips were laid,
and then the whole was pressed to-.
gether till 1t became a fiat sheet,
which was dried in the sun, beaten by
mallet and polished with a piece Of
ivory. The breadth of the sheet was
limited by the length of the papyrus
slips, but its length could be carried
indefinitely.
When finished the strip was rolled
on wooden cylinder, the ends of
which projected beyond the papyrus
and were decorated with painting and
carving. This was the. material on
which the greatest examples OF an
cient thought were written with a
sharp-pointed instrument which was
the forerunner of our pen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Ss~s 81 shs Town sne VIiiEss TsA
zrlssly fer auss kssSsFe

c. c. C. * of Pittsfeld is in town
today on business.
Lieut. J. D. Lane is spending a
week with his sister, Mrs. John p.
Mulligan.
Miss Elsie Gavin and Miss Edaline
Condor have returned from visit in
Schenectady.
Born, Saturday at the Putnam
Memorial hospital a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas f. Fitzgerald.
Mr., and Mrs. Andrew Race and
sons, Donald and Waldo and Miss
Jane Mcbride motored to Camp Dew
ems Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Legarie and
daughter, Mary of South Dorset,
called on Mrs Margaret Mcbride of
Spring street Sunday
What is the oldest Law? You
VIII find out if you come to the Harte
Theatre today Beautiful June FL.
yidge is the star of this production.
Adv.
Alison y. Gavin OF the Schenectady
FIRE department with his son, Ken
meth OF Schenectady is making his
annual visit to his sisters the Misses
Gavin Of Pleasant street.
DR.. and Mrs Dewitt f. Lewis. son
Dewitt, lr, daughter Pauline and
Miss Isabel McLaren returned this
morning from the Lewis camp at
Lake Cassayuna. Mrs. Lewis and chill
dren with Miss McLaren have been in
camp since the Fourth. Mr. Lewis
was there for the week end.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08

of band of officers and men who oc.
curiod n wood near Judenbury and
set the authorities az defiance
To make matters worse this years
crop Is a very meagre one. no food is
being sent from the Ukraine, and the
poorer people haze little or nothing to
exist on. In the towns and cities pro
visions can be obtained only in small
quantities at exhorbitant prices, In the
country district secret boarding max.
ga life little easier
According TO information received
ron the prisoners both Austrian and
Ilungarlans are earnestly DESTROYS of
peace. They declare that the war IS
being carried on for the benea, OF the
Germans and the wealthy upper
classes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08
q The DEP0SIlORS OF THE
BENNINGTON COUNTY
saw tGS BARK

Section %, Act No. l5S, Laws Of
1910, reads as follows: IN the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen. and
every fifth year thereafter, at such
time in the year as the bank commits.
sloner shall designate, the trustees of
banks shall call in the deposit books
for examination and verihcation, and
cause the same to be examined and
verified by some person, other than
the treasurer or his clerks, employed
for that purpose and approved by
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-08
ARTILLERY BATTLE GOES ON
sut at No Point Was There Any In
fantry Fighting.

London, July AT no point on
the western front, was there any in
iantry lighting today, although the
artillery battle continued. But last
night, American troops raided the
German lines in the Vosges region
and took prisoners, and yesterday az
ternoon a British force took prisoners
in raid east OF Hamel. which Austria.
lians and Americans captured Oh The
Fourth of July.
The official statements follow:
french Day--There were artillery
actions south Of the Aisne. in the
region OF Longpont and Corey.
American troops carried out a raid
IN the Vosges, bringing back prison.
ers. The night was quiet on the re.
mainder of the front.
French Night-No events of imnort.
ance occurred along the frogt during
the course of the day.
British Day--We captured few
prisoners and a machine gun in a raid
east of Hamel yesterday afternoon
The hostile artillery has been active
al the helSOhorho0d OF Fonqnevillers
and in the Hinges sector.
British Night-Except for hos.
tile artillery and trench m).tar
activity in the Bethune sector thaee
Is nothing Of special interest to re.
4 port;
German-0n the battle fronts be.
tween the User and the Maren fight.
ing activity renewed intermittenly. In
the Upper Vosges enemy attacks on
Hilsenfurst were repulsod.
A British official statemea; on
aviation says that three German air.
planes were destroyed and one driven
down tut of control yesterday and
that one British machine failed 10
return, Seventeen ions Of bombs
were dropped on various targets me
last twenty.four hours.