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Evening star., 1918-05-19
THE EXPERTS SAY.

It is not safe to assume that all
parts Of the car that has just been
delivered to the new owner have been
properly fabricated. 1t sometimes
happens trat grease cups have been
left untitled when the car was shipped
and that wheel bearings. universals,
steering gears. etc. have been over
looked. 1t is always well to go care
fully over the lubricating system of
the new car and see that it has its
due allotment of lubricant.
At times it is desirable to harden
Here's how: Take a half pint of sui
phuric acid, two quarts Of common
salt, one-kalf pound of saltpeter, two
pounds of alum, quarter pound OF
prussiate of potash. quarter pound OF
cyanide of potash and dissolve in ten
gallons II soft water. Heat the iron to a
cherry %ed and dip in the solution. If
the parts are wanted very hard re-
peated heating and dipping will be nee
essary.
When attempting to remove sprock
cts or gears from the shafts to which
they are attached by means Of taper
or pialn nus anu Keys, caie ihoot pe
exercised not to use the hammer too
freely, for fear of either fracturing
the gear or springing it out of line.
IA so-cal1ed pulley-puller or special
jack may be improvised without diff
Guilty under almost any circum-
stances. and by Its use the part may
be removed straight WITHOUT imposing
any undue strain upon 1t.
There are go many close escapes
that dependable brakes should be one
Of the main considerations Of all driv-
ers. Too great economy in this par
ticular may mean the difference be-
tween life and death.
All inner tubes should be Inspected
for leaks and new ones laid in stock
for emergencies. An extra casing or
two should be purchased for tours.
A good supply OF tire tools and en-
gine tools should be kept on hand
always.
And while at work on the car. get
ready to clean up the garage just as
carefully as does the housewife her
best bedroom. For the garage is the
autos boudoir Oh. yes, owning an
auto has compensations.
The slipping of transmission gears
out of mesh Is something that nearly
every owner has to experience sooner
or later. There are several causes.
The locking mechanism which holds
the sliding gear in mesh with it's mate
on the countershaft may be worn or
broken or out of adjustment. Usually
the locking mechanism consists of
notching the shifter rod at just the
right place and forcing a ball into it
by means of a spring. Thus in three
speed gearbox both shifter rods would
have three notches. One rod would
have them for high. neutral and sec
ond, and the other for low. reverse
and neutral.
Sometimes the springs pressing the
| balls become weak or break, or the
plug nut retaining the spring becomes
lost or the edges of the notch become
rounded Off ANY Of these defects in
terfsres with perfect alignment Of the
gears and thus produces the tendency
| to throw them out of mesh. In fact,
any trouble of this eort may usually
be traced to improper meshing. Shift
! ing forks out Of adjustment, play in
the shifting mechanism. worn gear
teeth or worn or sprung shafts may
cause this trouble. Worn teeth Is the
most frequent cause Of slipping out
of high.
Evening star., 1918-05-19
Cantilever Springs Considered.

In some forms of cantilever springs
it has been found possible to get
sufficient rigidity with maximum
f1exibility, SO that no additional
shock absorbers are needed. How
ever, in ordinary practice the only
way of getting anything like ideal
conditions is through the use of aux
iliary devioes-shock absorbers to
take up excessive movement.
1t must not be thought that any
form of shock absorber is absolutely
best. One type of absorber may give
excellent results with certain form
Of spring suspension and with an
other may prove almost useless. I'm
less the absorber has considerable
range of adjustment. no one type
will meet all conditions of service.
Therefore the selection of a shock
absorber equipment for any car is
not the simplest matter in the world.
In cases where the shock absorber
fitted is not proving satisfactory on
a car. If adjustment fails to better
conditions. it is well to consult an
expert as to type and size.
Evening star., 1918-05-19
A Queer Happening.

ssNaEAT prices in France keep soar
AVA ing higher and higher" said
Novelist Edith Wharton. "cold boiled
ham. for instance. now costs So a
pound. Queer incidents result from
these strange conditions.
II know a Frenchwoman who visit
cd her butchers the other day with a
basket of wooden skewers. She
pumped the skewers down on the
counter and said:
~ return these. Give me their
weight in beef. please
"Wh-whatT gasped the butcher.
They were. weighed to me as beef.
the woman explained, and I paid for
full value as beef"
Evening star., 1918-05-19

If you call it "our war" be sure you
have your income tax receipt.
Evening star., 1918-05-19
Very Specious.

oNTRoLLER HOOVER was talk
" ing about food proflteer.
'The rascars defense 10 specious,."
he said. "A ready but specious de-
fense. 1t reminds me of the tramp.
This tramp rose from his shady seat
under a tree one warm May afternoon
and hailed an old lady driving a gray
horse.
~"'Piease. a'am.' he said. will you
Eiyeme few coppers to buy food?'
".Nq, 1 won't snapped the old lady.
You've been drinking. Glang.
George
drinking" the tramp shouted after
the receding equipage. is that any
reason why 1 shouldn't eat OCCASION
.ally?'"
Evening star., 1918-05-19
The Morbid Broker.
SENATOR was condemning

"A SENATOR was condemning q
~ novel on the ground that it was
morbid.
''Morbidness never pays" he said.
Its always a mistake. Take morbid
curiosity. for example. They who in
dulge in morbid curiosity are apt to
find their worst fears realized.
"a Portland broker who had married
a wife good deal younger than him
self said to her morbidly one night:
Darling, what would you do If
should die and leave you"
''The young wife squeezed the old
fellows hand.
murmured."
Evening star., 1918-05-19
Auxiliary Device Necessary.

After years of experiment with
different types Of spring suspensions.
1t was discovered that some auxil-
iary device. some outside influence
to supplement the action of the
springs. was necessary. To meet this
need shock absorbers of various
types were designed. The first type
to be used consisted simply of a
strap or band. so placed as to pre-
vent the spring from rebounding be-
yond a certain fixed limit. This rem
edied one phase of the matter, but
there were many other factors that
it did not help. SO these early re-
bound preventers were of only limit
ed application.
1t is easy enough to eliminate ex-
cessive rebound by making the
springs extra heavy, but when this
Is done the body of the car and the
mechanism is subjected to every in
furious vibration. to the discomfort
Of passengers and injury to the me-
chanical units. On the other hand.
by using extremely flexible springs
it is probable that breaiSage will be
frequent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
PkESS COMMENTS.
NEW YoRK's LITTLE RUSSIA.

Bolsheviki adherents arc opposed by
Kercnsly followers in New fork's little
Russia. Community of religion and
aupht else is lost sight OF as the friends
of limited democracy and the advocates
of Bolsheviki anarchy clash III words AS
thcv would be 10th TO clash in deeds
much like their parties in the old country.
The United States is in the serious work
of war and such elements as the Bolshevlki
are "A public nuisance. The sooner the
New York police clap the lid down upon
the loud-mouthed, brazen aliens the better
for all concerned.
The effort to hold q Russian assembly
here of crack-brained and unstable eie-
ments calling themselves by the name
Bolsheyiki is an offense. Should the
United States give countenance To the
buffoon who is playing the principal role
in Petrograd while absorbing the money
of the kaiser there would appear to be
little room why his adherents III the
United States should not bc treated with
respect despite the fact that they are
anarchists and enemies of all human order.
In Russia the Bolsheviki represents two
per cent of the population. In the United
States they represent about fve-hundredth
of two per cent
Let the New York police treat these
alien disturhers of the peace IN Little
Russia in the drastic manner they may
d c serve If they indulge In their TRADES
ag ainst the United States, its people or
its rnment-Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
LIMITED GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

Mr. McAdoo. now general manager
of all the railroads oi the country, was
recently quoted Is expressing a wish that
government control Of the roads should
he continued for an indefinite time after
the war, on the ground that an immediate
turning back OF the properties tc priuate
ownership would create commercial and
financial confusion Ii IS assumed that
he spoke for the administration and also
ia the interests OF believer Of government
ownership. who see in tins plan ~ aid 10
It's permanent establishment.
The till authorizing the taking over
Of the roads was so worded, doubtless
with the idea advanced ty Mr. Meade
in the minds OF It's authors. that no time
was fixed for the termination Of the plan
Owners and stockholders Of the roads
naturally wish . more de mite ruling aud
q bill was recently introduced TO limit
government control to one year after the
war. and i has now been approved by the
Senates interstate commerce committee.
Necessarily II viii have to be voted on
bv both houses of Congress, but the
sentiment in behalf Of government owner
ship Is probably not strong enough to
carry 1t at this time even with the
administration support indianapolis
Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
Illicit Whisky Making.

In an interesting letter tn the New
York World, Mr.. Thomas J. Pence OF
Newark, n. j., challenges the statement
made bv Representative Webb of North
Carolina, in speech IN support OF the
Prohibition Amendment to the Federal
nstitution-rccently passed by Con
gress-that the efficacy of prohibition IN
North Carolina, long prohibition State,
was undoubted, and that therefore 1t
should be good to the country. This
statement, Mr. Pence says, induced him
to. make an investigation, by means OF
official sources, as 20 the results of pro
hibition in Mr.. Webb's State.
By reference to n compilation prepared
by ]. W. Bailey, internal revenue coli
lector for Eastern Carolina, Mr.. Pence
learned that nearly onc-third of the
blockade distilleries seized by the Federal
government during the past year were IN
North Carolina. There were 2,322 dis
tilleries seized in the whole country and of
these ESQ were in North Carolina. The
greatest number destroyed in this State in
seven years was in 1916, when there
were 9IO There were 300 in 1911, AGO
in 1912. 612 in 1914 and $50 in 1915.
Collector Bailey finds that North Caro-
lima is easily the biggest blockading
State in the country Hc believes that not
more than one in five OF the distileries
actually operated in the State are found
and broken up by the government and
State officials. Therefore nc figures that
North Carolina must have constantly
not less than $500 Of these distillcries in
operation from time to time The coiicc-
tor calls attention 10 the fact that the rev.
cnue forces are being more and more
obliged TO devote their attention TO other
phases Of their duties, and that the State
authorities must more largely devote thell
attention to the suppression Of the block
aiding
This statement IS quite interesting es-
peciallv at this time. when the people q
the country are face to face with the direct
proposition Of prohibition through tbs
Federal Constitution.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06

people the best police protection possible
not to further the interests of any body of
partisan politicians. How much of parti-
san political influences there may be be-
hind the other proposition Is problemati-
cal, but if they exist they should be ig-
nored. It is known that some partisan
politicians would like to ''get hold of the"
Police Department and use it as partisan
agency, as in times past. But we do not
believe the people have tho slightest
desire for return to former conditions
in this respect. The present Police Com
missioners have done good work, and we
believe the desire of the people is for n con-
tinuance of this work, not its serious
impairment.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06

ANARCHY LEADS AUTOCRACY.

Anarchists in Russia propose TO hold
United States Ambassador Francis as
a hostage for the life and liberty o
Berkman and Emma Goldman, the two
anarchists recently sentenced here for
OF structing the draft
The threat may not amount 10 much,
but it shows us what a certain group Of
Russian radicals understand by the word
democracy. The real danger in all
this muddieheaded struggle OF the Slavs
is the menace to their own newly-won
liberty.
The French. in their revolution, turned
the government upside down; and the
result was that the people, sick OF anarchy,
welcomed any government that would
restore order But the government that
restored order also restored absolutlsm
Russia liberty Is not yet secure And
there is danger that the sober-minded
Russian people when they get sick oi
Bolsheviki Incompetence and disorder
NAV overthrow the radicals and seef
order in a return to q new autocracy
Binghampton Press
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
Cocoanut Oil Fine
for Washing Hair

II YOU want to keep your hair in good
condition, be careful what you wash It
With.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkaiI. This dries he
scalp makes the hair brittle, and IS very
harmful. Just plain mulsIhed cocoanut
oil OY hich Is pure and entirely greaseless} +,
IS much better than the most expensive
soap or anything else you can use Tor sham-
pooing, Is this can possibly n!ure the
haIr.
Simply noisten your hair with water
and rub il III. One OF two teaSpoonfuls
will make an abundance Of rich, creamy
lather, and cleanseS the hair and scalp
thoroughly. The lather rinses out easily,
aud removes every particle OF dust. dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly aud evenly, and it leaves il tine
and silky, bright, fluffy and easy 70 man
age
You can get mulsiied cocoanut oil at
most any drug store. 1t IS very cheap,
and few ounces is enough to last every
one in the family for months
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
THE FIGHT IS ON.

We heard our uncle Samuel read
The riOt-act to William;
We thought perchance it meant a scrap,
But did not care qulllion.
Wc thought if William still had left
i haIf-Ounce Of grey matter,
He'd let our uncle have his say,
And cut out all the chatter.
But when he answered uncle back,
He started III TO guylng;
And uncle took OFF coat and hat,
And ow the dust is flying.
We hear our uncle Samuel call
For men. and for our money
We'cr with him, heart and soul and soon
Wen make old Bill feel funny.
The man who uid not jump right III,
And dig for uncle Sam;
l. hardly worth his weight in sin,
And should be sent to Potsdam.
So while our uncle cleans up Bill,
Let . do our bit-by hickory;
And then when done, with flag unfurlcd =
Wen celebrate the victory.
j. Thomas Price.
Camden, Del
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
THE GERMAN VOLCANO.

The German strikes are the fruit of
hunger and war WEAKNESS, the natural
consequences Of the government 8 failure
either TO win a decisive victory IN the held
or 10 arrive at an honorable peace by nego-
tiation They express the conviction of Il
large. II not a majority, element IN the
German population that the truth about
the origin and progress of the war has been
suppressed and that the enormous sacrl-
fcrs demanded of the German people
have been all in vain. They NAV not he
revolutionary, but they portend revolu-
tion.
Present indications are that the govern
ment will succeed III supprcssng the
strikes This is forecast in dispatches
telling that many factories have already
rcsumed work on full time. In addition
the military authorities are dealing with
the situation with the brutal vigor char
actcristiC of the Prussian system. Courts
martial arc promised TO rccalcltTants
with the death sentence rs probable
consequence of convection. y here the
British government debates with Labor
and concilates II, the Imperial German
government through its military author
Itics crushes Labor To the dust and compels
it 10 sweat as slave for 3 cause IN which
il no longer believes.
Terrorism may save the German govern
ment in this crisis, but il cannot maintain
that government indefinitely. The only
hope the .Junkers and the mIlltarists
have left is that they may achieve sub
stantial military success IN the next few
months and SO he able 70 offer to the
German people plausible argument that
decisive victory Is soil possible on the
81 IL
must know hv this time what military
successes arr worth when won against foes
who, having borne great losses for moro
than three wears, are still unbrokcn and
still confident they can win. Brooklyn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
THE EASIEST IE4i
TO END DiNDRIFF'

There is one sure way that never fails
TO remove dandrtlif completely and that
is to dissolve it. This destroys it en-
tirely To do this, just get about four
ounces Of plain, ordinary liquid arvon;
apply it 1T night when retiring IRE
enough 10 moisten the scalp and rub it
in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most Ii not all OF your
dundrull vii be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace Of it, no matter how much
dandruif you may nave.
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging Of the scalp will stop Instantly,
and your hair viii be fluffy, lustr us,
glosesy, sill, j and soft, and look and feel a
hundred times better
You Can. get liquid arvon at any drug
store. II is inexpensive, and four ounces
is all you will need. This simple remedy
has never been known to fail
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
THE EVENING SMILE
OPPOSED TO ROYALTY.

For three weeks he had borne all.
the horrors of the annual cleaning with
out a rm1rmur. Then his patience gave
way
'And YOU" sobbed his wife, "you
used to tell me was your queen
yes" he said, with wild glare
in his cyes, "hut when a man finds his
queen has used his best tobacco jar for
pale oak varnish and his meerschaum
nine for tack hammer ho begins 10
grasp the advantages of republic"
London Tit-Bits
Hokus ~ like a girl who is reserved. !"
Pokus 80 do /. il she is reserved Tor
me. Life
Professor DO YOU subscribe to the
theory of evolution2' Mr.. Nuritch-"I
don't think SO Where's il publishcd2 n
Boston Transcript.
Il Just saw Suburbus after his being
showed in for week How he feelY'
Happy rs lark He said that he Just
got a cook ont there on the afternoon that
the big blow started and she cnuldn get
back TO town. either. Bui1alo Express.
our husband has been taikInE 70
those pretty young girls for almost an
hour. and Won don't seem 70 nind it at
all : "Not 4 bit 30 long as they are viii
ing 10 listen TO his nonsense, ! don't have
to- ~ Detroit Free Press
What the matter with that automo-
bile" asked the policeman. Il dunno,
replied Mr. Chuegins Every time it get
to street chr track it thinks it has a
right to lay of and obstruct traffic, the
same rs if II was a part OF the company 5
regular rolling stock w Washington Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
JUST FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guest.
GETTING OLD.
/ must be getting older

I must be getting older
For today it seems to me
That the winters are much colder
Than in youth they used to be.
And do not find the pleasure
In a real fall of snow
That was heaped up in the measure
For boy OF long ago.
remember how my father
Used TO sit and long for spring
In the days when would rather
Skate or go tobogganning;
Then the rugged joys of winter
| Used to thrill me us KID,
But We got where hegln ter
Feel the WY ny f4ther did.
Yes. I've got where | begin ter
Long for pleasant days and warm,
For Thorough old blasts of winter
Send the shivers down my form.
And m past the joys OF skating
And I suffer from the cold
Which are signs beyond debating
That | must be getting old.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
VlN0L MADE
This NURSE
STRONG
Nothing Like il for Rundown
and Nervous People

Won Ornlv, Texas 4 suffered from
q general rundown condition -anaernia,
loss Of appetite and cough, 50 ! was unfit
for nv work tried different medicines
without help, and through my druggist
learned Of Vinol. ] took il; my appetite
increased, my cough disappeared ] gained
in weight and | am now well and strong,
so ] can conscientiously endorse Ninol' Z
Viola Salada, r. ~. Van Orny, Tex
We guarantee Vinol to build up run
down, anaemic folks or return your
money. We take all the risk
n. b. Danforth, Druggist, Wilmington,
and at the best drug store in every town
and city in the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Cigarmakers Union.
Camp No. >, 7. O. s. \.
Patternmakers League.
Hope Lodge, |. O. q. +
Sheridan Post. c. A. K.
America Lodge, s Of II
Franklin Circle, g. of y.
Welcome Lodge. O. S. b.
Delaware Lodge. d. O. FL
Delaware Council, G. B. J..
Brandywine Military Band.
Usage. Tribe, Impd O. r. NJ
Wilmington Council, G. II. L.
Columbia Lodge. L. 0. I. ".
Delaware Council o. L. \. VI.
Loyal Council. No 1, ID. of L.
Lafayette Lodge, No. ,, X. OF 2.
Welcome Council, Jr. @. [, \. NJ.
German Beneficial Society, No. ;.
Harmony Council, No. 1, [. +. \.
Star OF Bethlehem Lodge, /. q. +.
Afattahoon Tribe, Imp'd O. k. VI.
Wilmington Typographical Union.
Washington Camp. No 1, 2. Q. :. \.
Evening Star Lodge No. ,, O. s. of b.
Naomi Lodge. r ID. No. |, |. O. O. T.
Oriental Lodge No -, A F. 4 A. NJ.
Wilmington Div, L. K X. st. j. Il VI.
Vim. Mckinley ConcIave. IL. or 5. W NJ,
VIM Mckinley Com. and O. l.. II. NJ. \.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
BY W alt Mason.
MIDMINTER.

The wind is shrleking at the
door, the ice IS thick upon the
river. | don't feel comfy any more
all dav | sit around and shiyer.
The windows rattle In the blast,
the snow isheaped against my hovel;
IN burning coal SO doggone fast 1t
keeps me busy with shovel.
Another cold waves on the way
the last one was a rIng-talled hum
Iner: oh, for a redhot August day,
oh, for a sizzling slice OF summer
Too long old Boreas has reigned,
! and | am tired of winter 5 regors;
ah. can 1t be that | complained OF
trifling things like flies and chg
gers? | clean the flue, | shake the
CRATE, carry coal to hungry
heaters; am the idiotic skate who
groached because of harmless
skeeters? Am SO shy OF good
{ horse sense that when fair summer
had her inning, | bumped my head
against the fence, and wished that
winter was beginning It's hard
for one to realize. when THIS cold
world with ice is sheeted. that once
/ he beefed at azure skies, and
/ kicked because the winds were
/ heated Nv breath translated
/ into frost, AS down the cellar stairs
/ | scampcr, to shovel coal, ut fright
/ ful cost, and open up some tinhorn
! damper The coal man gets all |
/ can earn except what goes to pay the
! plumber; and as watch my wages
/ burn, ! say, No more Ill kick at
! summer
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.

rite fIll name AT. address of the wrlt't
must accompany each letter. not neces-
,arily for publication. bus as evidence
OF good fnith. Anonymous comrnnnicat.onh
aiil bc ignored. Publication of letters does
not carry with IL Endorsement by Every
Evening of the opinions therain espfesbed'b
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
American Painter UonoYeJ.

Paris, Feb. 6.--James/J. Shannon, the
American portrait painter, has been elect
cd foreign associate member Of the
Academy Of Arts. MIR. Shannon's 3 election
fills the vacancy caused by the death in
London in 1914 Of Sir Hubert Won Herkorn-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-06
DIR. II. j. Stubbs Receivers.

DIR. IL. J. Stubbs, who recently under
went an operation at the Delaware Hos
pital. has fully recovered and has re-
surned his practice at 1904 Delaware
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