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Evening star., 1918-02-10
THE EXPERTS SAY.

1t happens on occasion that the en-
CINE will stop suddenly for no apparent
reason and then start up again. just as
suddenly. This may occur in passing
over a particularly rough piece Of road.
The veteran motorist will at once dag
nose the trouble as an intermittent
short circuit. somewhere in the igni-
ton line. An inspection Of the wires
under the cowl board may show that
some poorly insulated lighting wire has
been jounced into contact with metal
which is also in contact with couple
of the ignition wires from the switch
There are two handy repair articles
which it is always well to carry upon a
car, viz: Wire and roll of adhesive
friction tape, such as electricians use.
The wire may well be of two kinds.
soft copper wire of about No. Is size
and annealed iron wire of the quality
known as stove pipe wire" Ordinary
baling wire is good.
Iron telegraph wire is excellent for
heavy repairs, but cannot conveniently
be carried. However, it or fence wire
can usually be found at almost any
farmhouse. 1t is surprising how many
repairs can be made by the use Of wire
and the exercise OIL ingenuity. '
Almost anything that has come loose
from the object to which it should be
attached can be fastened into place
again with wire Properly applied.
Oftentimes broken rods and other parts
can temporarily be mended by the use
Of wooden sp1ints around them bound
on with wire. Wire can take the place
of cotter pins. worn out ball joints
and missing clevis bolts.
Emergency repairs of broken chassis
springs can be made by the use of
wooden blocks and heavy wire. The
pairs, of course. Friction tape is strong
and its property of adhering to almost
any substance and very strongly to IT.
self makes it useful for stopping water
leaks. binding together small objects
which have become separated and for
insulating electrical conductors.
High output and eficiency in a gaso-
line engine are founded upon speed. At
very low speed the power developed Is
with the speed up to high rate Of
revolution. The fuel efficiency is also
very poor at extremely low speeds,
principally because of the large cooling
losses through the cylinder walls which
This loss of heat often amounts to
about one-half of all the heat in the
fuel consumed and even a slight per-
centage change in it Is matter of i'm
portance. Its magnitude largely de-
ture between the burning gases and the
cylinder walls and upon the length of
time that the gases are In contact with
the walls.
The shorter this period of contact the
less the loss and the higher the engine
speed the more the time IL reduced be-
tween ignition and exhaust; In other,
words. engine sDeod must b reasonably
Evening star., 1918-02-10
INSURANCE FOR AUTOS
TO COVER ALL RISKS
Loss by Collision, Fires, Theft, Etc.
Provided for in Policies Is
sued Nowadays.

Along with the growth and develop
ment of the automobile as a vehicle of
everyday use in the transportation OF
freight and persons, there has devel-
oped an offshoot to the law of insur-
ance, the purpose OF which is to cover
the risks incident to this traffic One
finds commonly inserted in the policies
Of automobile insurance clauses gov
erning particular kinds of laws, as lost
by collision by FIRE" by theft and
so forth.
A collision" has been held to mean
the striking together Of two bodies in
a violent manner. explains Leslie Childs
in his book. Legal Points for Automo-
bile Owners" In the constituted col
lision it is not necessary that both
bodies have been in motion. for it has
been hold that whore an automobile
ran of bridge. falling into the water
below. that there had been a collision
within the terms of the policy
In order to recover under a clause in
a policy insuring against theft" proof
must be made sufficient to establish the
orime of larceny. In one case where the
employees of a shop took the plaintin' s
car for Joy ride. it having been left
there to be repaired, 1t was held the
owner could not recover under the
clause in his policy protecting him
against theft. This was based on the
ground that it was shown that there
was no criminal intent to deprive him
permanently Of the car. and that the
car had not been stolen within the
meaning Of the terms of the policy.
AZ In other insurance, where the in
jury covered by the terms Of the pol
10y occurs, the owner must substari-
TALLY comply with the terms Of the pol
icy In the matter Of notice to the in
surance company.
Where an insurance. company refuses
to insure cars of q certain age, q rep-
resentation Of the age OF a car has been
held to be a material one; nor does it
affect the case II tho representation was
innocently made. II the age OF the car
is understated. against a positive rule
cannot recover II loss occurs.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Consider Carburetors.

Consider also poorly adjusted and leaky
carburetors. Certainly it requires no great
amount of attention or knowledge to keep
a tight gas line or carburetor in such
shape that it will not leak. Thousands Of
carburetors-yes. tens Of thousands-are
continually out of adjustment. usually set
too rich, wasting gasoline. condemning
both the carburetor and its manufacturer.
through no fault of either.
|. One Of the most glaring abuses in the
misuse of gasoline is found in unneces-
sary use of motor cars when other
. methods of locomotion would answer
as well; the driving of few blocks to
perform an errand that with equal
facility could be done by walking: JOY
riding, and the other hundred and one
unnecessary uses to which cars are put.
/ with no reason except the desire of the
| principal party concerned and without
! regard to the general welfare.
| This waste alone. the needless use of
cars" approximating s97 900 gallons. is
within $1,000 gallons per day of enough
to supply the government war needs OF
$4,000 gallons. Consider the enormous
saving that can be made by using a
little care.
The figures given are based on the
production and consumption for one
| day. One year at the rate given would
mean a saving of 100000 gallons.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Quarter of Production Wasted.

This is approximately 100000 gal
Ions. or about % per cent. In other
words, nearly quarter of production
is wasted.
The war needs are estimated at 9a9.
600 gallons. or IA per cent of the daily
production. as against 100000 gal
Ions, or 90 per cent wastage. leaving a
daily balance over war needs Of 534,S00
gallons available for other purposes.
Discussing the various losses or vast
ages referred to. all Of US have noticed
the amount OF gasoline spilled from tank
wagons in filing gasoline cans, inatten-
ton to handling and draining hose in NIL
ing underground tanks, etc. Small, you
say? Perhaps. but many cases multiply
wastage.
Who has not seen the waste at garages
by the overrunning of tanks on cars when
filling. the use of unnecessary gas, boun-
tifully used in washing, and for the in
Vulnerable other reasons the garage
owner knows too we'll? Add to these the
practice Of running motors idle. thing
without excuse and those relics OF bar
barism. the shooting" of a cold motor
upon starting out in the morning. and the
equally foolish practice Of speeding up
the motor before shutting it off.
Neither of these practices serve any
good purpose. do the motor any good, and
they waste gasoline. If any excuse ever
existed for such practice the electric
starter has long since made it unneces-
Sary
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Z WEsrCoTT SIX WINNER.
Reaches Height Of 1857 Feet In
Eleven-Mile Climb.

The countrywide, free-for-all hill
climbing test held last week at Mount
Diablo. Oakland. Cal. was won by c. p
Kiel of Oakland. driving a Westcott-
Six. Mount Diablo reaches a height OF
1857 feet from sea level in the eleven
mile climb from the toll gate to the
summit. 1t has been a battle-ground for
supremacy in high-gear marks for
wears, and is considered the hardest
high-gear test in the world.
The contest was open to all cars OF
six or less cylinders, providing they
were strictly stock in every way and
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Time for Discretion.

From the Boston Globe.
why, I've got one foot in the grave
now and the other foot on a banana
peel, so to speak" responds man of
sixty-five sued for breach of promise
in New York. Under such circumstances
there is every reason why a man should
exercise discretion.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
WHEN AUTOMOBILE
. BECOMES
E. J. Quinn Urges Buyer to OBJ
tain Car Fitted to His Needs.
Gives Some Advice.

"An automobile becomes an expensive
luxury when it does not fit your needs"
said E. ]. Quinn, local representative
of the Westcott Motor Car Company.
when bought correctly it is one of
the greatest factors in your personal
economy and efficiency you can have.
Therefore, choose your automobile
wisely" Continuing, Mr.. Quinn said:
1T is simply matter of a man keep
ing within his needs. He would be better
off if he would keep his extra heavy car
in the garage until such time as it is
needed and in the meantime use a car
more appropriate for his daily work.
"On the other hand, a man who loads
five or six people into three-passenger
car and drives habitual1y in this over
loaded condition is also wasting money.
He would be better off II he would
spend the extra money necessary for a
larger car.
"A car which is overloaded soon
wears out the tires. The car itself has
it's life shortened to remarkable ex-
tent by this abuse. The shock and
stress on each bearing becomes higher
than what the engineer intended it
should stand. The result is that the
materials are strained and failure of
the parts results.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Ugh f.sreat fuel waste is to be avoid


ed. -. !
In driving car up a. steep hill or
through very heavy going, with the
throttle open wide. II the. engine slows
down to q very low speed. It is certain
that the fuel is. being unnecessarily
wasted In cooling losses. The next low
er gear should Immediately be engaged.
as this will so reduce the. load upon the
engine that its speed will at once in
crease to point Of better fuel ef-
fciency.
Even though somewhat more power
is wasted In gear losses on a lower than
on higher gear the amount SO lost is
by an engine running vety slowly. II
the valves or pistons of ian engine are
not tight, very slow running. especially
at full throttle. involves loss of fuel
through the escape of gas from the
cylinders, and under such circumstances
the lower gears should be used freely
on severe hills.
Evening star., 1918-02-10

complied with all of the other rules
and provisions governing the contest
The car driven by Mr.. kiel was OF
the four-passenger touring roadster
type and carried a combined passenger
weight of 677 pounds.
A large silver cup donated by the
San Francisco branch of the Goodrich
Rubber Company was presented to the
winner.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
The Poor Druggist.

From the Florida Tines Unisn.
A certain druggist In this city. re-
Gently received the following curt and
naughty note in harsh feminine
scrawl: n do mot want vasioline. /
want giisssrine.i 10 that plain enough?
I.persooms you can spell" 80
Evening star., 1918-02-10
DON'T BUY STOLEN
CAR, FOR YOU LOSE:
Make Sure the Seller Has an
Ironbound Title to
Machine.

Do not buy stolen car. This injunc
| ton does not apply in the ordinary course
! Of dealing between automobile manufac-
turers and the public because the title
to settle in such cases is not likely to be
in question. explains the New England
Motorst. In these days, however, when
SO many motor car thieves are plying their
trade, if you are thinking Of buying a
secondhand car. it is acting the part Of
good, common sense to make absolutely
sure that the man who sells you the car
has an ironclad title to it.
The seller may be your best friend, but
he may have got or bought the car re-
Gently from some one who came into pos
session of it through questionable means.
and the rightful owner may come along
later and take the car away from you.
1t will not matter whether you have
bought the car in the utmost good faith
and parted with good value for it. your
position, in the case Of a stolen machine.
purchase of any other personal property
you acquire no better title than the
seller had.
Gets No Right of Property.
If he buys from thief or from finder
lie OUtdIIS right Ol pFopcTty WHICH LS
can lawfully transfer as against the true
owner. This is in accordance with the
familiar legal maxim that man cannot
! give what he has not got and cannot
transfer a better title to goods than he
possesses himself.
OF course, the purchaser of a stolen car
has his legal remedies. He may hold the
seller responsible. as the latter. in law,
is held to have impliedly warranted he
had good title to give when he sold the
machine
Even though the true owner does not
claim the car. the buyer has the right
to rescind the sale Of the car and demand
the return of the money paid for 1t, be-
cause of the defect in the title trans
ferred to him, by first returning it to the
seller; or he may sue for such damages as
he may suffer from the loss of the car or
its value aon account OF it's defective title.
Examine the Numbers.
1t is only ordinary precaution for the
buyer OF secondhand car to examine
the factory or manufacturers number on
the motor other metallic parts of the
car. the first thing thief usually does
to avoid detection is to destroy this means
of Identification.
This practice is becoming so common
as to suggest to the owner in the future
to place other private marks on the ma
chine which will enable him to identify his
property in case OF theft
For this reason the buyer of a car. the
factory number of which has been erased
cah i'll afford to take chance of enjoy
ing undisturbed and undisputed possess
sion of his automobile.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Examine the Numbers.
Her Name Was Prudence.

From the Christian Register.
Considerate Little Girl-Please,.- Mr..
Keeper, will it hurt the elephant if l give
him currant out OF my bun?
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Called Expensive Proceeding.

Tt can readily be seen by any one
that this is an expensive proceeding.
You would not load a 20O-pound invalid
into baby carriage. You would buy
an invalid chair suitable to his needs.
The parallel is exaggerated. but about
| the same thing in a mechanical way oc-
ours.
'The car which is underloaded is also
an inefficient proposition. You are
carrying around the weight in the
shape of unused car space without get
ting any good returns; You are spend-
ing money for gasoline in order to
transport metal which is of no beneft
to you.
You have an engine which is de-
signed to carry a full load. 1t is oper-
ating very irefticiently when only
ported. Your tires are designed to
carry heavy car; therefore you are
paying too much money for your tires
In order to carry the load.
1T is expensive to carry around
every bit Of the car which is not really
in use. One Of the troubles with our
cars Of the present day is that too
small percentage of the car itself is
actually doing the work. When you
add to this already large percentage
by using car which is too big for
your needs You are spending your
money uselessly. Therefore, before you
get your car be sure that you rnder-
stand exactly what you are to use it
for, and you will not run the risk of
changing an asset into a liability.
Wasteful Feature in Speed.
"One of the most wasteful features
Of automobiles is the speed. A great
| many people demand a sixty -mile-an-
hour car when they never intend to
| travel above thirty. II they could sac
rifice this desire for speed and allow
the designer to make a corresponding
reduction throughout the car it would
mean the price Of several automobile
iyear.
| If a car is to be used in such a way
that its appearance is an asset to the
Iowner he should consult with a special
ist in this line Of work and have his
car. painted and upholstered in accord
ance with his taste in this direction,
This is not a waste of money any more
than IT is waste Of money to buy
good clothes.
The finish and upholstery Of a car
Is its clothing. and If outside appear
ance is going to help in the purpose
for which the car is to be used there
are skilled craftsmen in this line who
can supply whatever demands you NAV
make. They should be patronized"
Evening star., 1918-02-10

association received the guests. A full
Jazz" band furnished the music for
the evening. and the dancing lasted
dnt1l O'Clock in the morning.
The following members of the asso-
citation acted on the. ball committee:
Milton D. Smith, chairman; Russell
Bonner, Samuel Armour, Alden v.
Barry, Richard Mason, James r. Lea,
P. B. Turnage. r. A Shinn, W. w.
Stout. Charles Hudgins. Joseph Burk-
hardt and George o. Talburtt.
Evening star., 1918-02-10

has taken over and fully remodsisd ths'
building at 1014 18th street formerly
occupied by the Autocar Company -
fore the latter company moved into
its new building at 18th street and Peun~
sylvania avenue. Mr.. Zimmerman
opened his new place OF business last'
week.
George s. Herfurth, formerly with
Miller Bros, has taken the District
agency for the Reddon Truck Maker, an
attachment for converting q Ford car
into one-ton truck, and has opened
offices in the Union Trust building.
Spain's government officials are to get
Evening star., 1918-02-10
cHAUFFEURs HOLD BALL.
Nore Than $50 Persons Attend Sec.
ond Annual Frolic at Arcade.

Fully $50 people attended the second
annAal ball given last Thursday night
at the Arcade by the Professional
Chauffeurs' Association of the District.
The large ballroom on the second floor
of the building was, beautifully dec
grated with palms and draped with the
national colors. President Milton
Smith and the ball committee of the
Evening star., 1918-02-10
GASOLINE SITUATION
ASST EXISTS TODAY
Average Daily Production
6,849, 900 GalIons-Wast-
age From All Causes.

Much information and misinformation
has been circulated in recent months
with regard to the gasoline situation
in the United States. A great deal OF
this is based on hearsay and is. in con-
sequence. misleading.
There are sources of information
from which can be had at least the pro-
duction of gasoline in this country tne
United States Bureau of Mines) ana
from this basis it is not far cry TO
reasonable estimate Of it's various
uses, waste. etc.
A careful study of the situation will
convince any one that the motor car
industry should not suffer because OF
gasoline scarcity.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Average Daily Production.

The average daily production Of gaso.
line at this time is given as 6,S49.o0o
gallons. Taking the daily production
mentioned as a basis to work from, an
approximation of the various uses and
abuses to which this supply is subjected
would he about as follows:
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Trade Notes,

B. F. Zimmerman, recently appointed
distributor for the Prest-o-lite battery
Evening star., 1918-02-10

Spain's government officials are to gei
1 war bonus of a months salary.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-14
DEAD CRISP SOLDIER WAS
SON OF COLORDED FARMER

Samuel TuggIe, the soldier who was
reported dead in France, and who was
yesterday referred to as the son of w.
l.. Tuggle, prominent white farmer OF
Crisp county, was the son of Phlllp
TuggIe colored tenant on the farm
of ]. B. Ryals of this city. The informa-
ton was conveyed by the war depart
ment yesterday to Tuggle in tele-
gram saying the colored soldier died
from pneumonia. This colored boy
volunteered last fall about the same
time that son of w |. Tuggle OF near
Arab also volunteered and the error
was easy
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-14
BOOKS PEOPLE ARE; READING
FROM YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY

Avary-A Virginia Girl in the Civil
War.
MISUNDERSTANDING grandmother of
the Russian Revolution; her
viewpoint on the war is especial
ly fine and valuable reading in
this day.
Brooks-There' pippin and cheese to
come; whimsical, clever essays
with a leisurely atmosphere,
reminiscent of Lamb.
Carlyle-On the choice of books.
Call-Power through repose.
Cobb-Speaking of operations; did
you ever have me? then you
want to read this book.
Connor-The major; war story;
Cooper-Drusilla with million; a
novel.
Cullumi-The forfeit; western story.
Curtin-The land of deepening shadow
Germany at war; since thorough
knowledge of an enemy is the
first essential of efficient war
fare, the intimate, first-hand
view which he offers ought to
have wide reading.
Diver-Unconquered; war novel.
Dostoyevsky-C Crime and punishment.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-14
TOMORR ROW

Observation-Disclosures llIiIllilI
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-14

Daviess-- Hearts kingdom; by the
Brink-Five lectures on Shakespeare
author of Andrew, the glad.
Empey-First Call; guide posts to Der.
lin; it may safely be predicted
&T that this book will have almost
equal popularity with the auth
or's cover the top.
Gibbs Secret witness; a second "Pri-
soner of Zenda" in it's headlong
pace, picturesque situations, adj
venture and love interest,
Green-Better meals for less money:
although this little book is in
dspensable for owner of small
kitchens.
Hamiton-Belinda of the Red Cross;
thrilling war story.
Hay-All in it. X. q carries on;
continuation of f"The first hun
bred thousand;" story of the
war.
Neighbors; good story
for anybody.
Laughlin- Hearts Kingdom; ARom;
ance of Flanders in the 18th
century; begins like novel
and ends like a fairy tale.
Latane-Amercia as world power.
Lincoln-Ex tricating Obadiah; full of
Cape Cod dialect and humor.
Lowell-Among my books.
Nyburg people In a rough
sense this may be called Jew
ish Inside of the cup
Onions-Boy with wings; by the aut-
hor of In another Girls shoes.
Rice, comp.-Mothers Day.
Stewart-The stars and stripes.
war diary; an en-
tertaining account of how the
French aristocracy have Jared
during the war
hosts and other war
plays; Taken together these
are the finest dramas the war
has produced in America.
efficiency; one of the
books in the teachers reading
course.
Notwithstanding in rural schools;
another book used in the
teachers reading course.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-14
GIRL sLACkERs.

The "girl Stacker" is to be the far
get of a concerted attack by the
Speakers Bureau in the Wisconsin
Division of the Womans Committee.
Council of National Defense. "The
idle girl, the girl with no definite
plan for the future, the girl who is not
now preparing for useful work" is to
be made to feel that an obligation to
do her part in the war rests on her
no less than upon her brother. Girls
arctic be urged to fit themselves for
nurses, teachers, or stenographers.
Mrs.J. J. Rooney has returned home
after spending two weeks at Lake
Charles, La, with her son, Rowell
Rooney, who is in the aviation train
ing school there-Moultrie Observer.
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
Let me today do something that shall
d !. take
A little sadness from the worlds
vast store,
And may l be so favored as to make
OF joys scant sum little more.
Let me tonight look back across the
span
'Twix dawn and dark and to my
conscience say
Because of some good act to beast or
The world is better that I lived to- !
4 day. Anon |
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-14

Judge and Mrs. ID. A. r. Crum an
nounce the birth of a son.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-14
KEEPING IRISH POTATOES

Where one can obtain pine straw,
it can be used to good advantage in
keeping Irish potatoes drought the
summer. Pack the potatoes between
layers of straw in open crates, and
store where they will be dry and have
a free circulation of air, and you will
have no trouble in keeping them till
fall.-Southern Ruralist.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-14

Misses Verna Blackshear of Rochelle
and Helen Mitchell of Redwood were
guests Sunday of Miss Frances Am
broSe.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-14
I LIEUTENANT SMITH HERE
ON VISIT TO JUDGE CRUM

Seward Smith, lieutenant of artil-
Iery, nephew of judge D. A. r. Crum
of this city whose home is at Homer
Vile, Ga, is here on visit to his
uncle before going to France. He has
been given a thirty day furlough.
Judge Crum has six nephews in the
war. -