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The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
EXTNGUISHERS ARE
NEEDED ON ALL CARS

By knowing in advance what you
should do in case your car catches
fire you are less likely to get in
a panic and lose valuable time in
an emergency. 1t is the part of wis.,
dom to have a small extinguisher
about your car. 1t is invaluable in
a gasoline fire. Water Is useless
when gasoline is blazing and mere
ly tends to spread the fire. In the
absence OF an extinguisher dirt or
sand may be used, but great dam
age often results by getting grit
in the mechanism. II you have had
to put out a fire with sand, clean
the working parts thoroughly be-
fore you attempt to run again. When
a fire has started from a back
fire, close the throttle and use the
starter to turn the motor over. This
tends to draw the flames into the
manifold. II fire has caught in the
drip pan. put that out first and then
attend to the carbureter. Know
where the stopcock is located in
your gasoline line, so that you can
turn II OF in case of emergency.
The drip pan should be kept free
from accumulations of oil and
grease to lessen the danger from
fire.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
Wants AutomobiIe Book

Editor Query Department would
like your advice regarding the ad-
justment of the timer in the dis
tributer unit Of a Hudson Super
Six 1915 model. c. q. r.
Ito time the, ignition on a Sup
er-six, set the spark lever on the
steering wheel at the top and see
that the advance rod which COM
meets the generator advance lever
ana the sector gear at the base OF
the steering box Is not too long. 40
- y bind the distributor advance
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
SPEED FASCINATES
OTHER THAN AUTOISTS

Speed has quite as fascinating at
traction for other citizens as it has
FOR fnotorists-also for ofiicials, big
and little.
Speed enters into everything now
adays. strange though IL may seem.
and is talked about and dreamed
ovsr-generally imagined.
speed Is the thing that causes all
emily. bpe
II a motor truck runs down and
kiiis little child. II Is easier to
charge speed than anything else. IN
Guiding the fact that possibiv fba
enid was little at fault In runnIne
in before the truck.
Inc coroner can see more .need
among motorists than anything else
some OF the Judiciary believe in n
against anything else-whatever
happens. 1t is. usually, speed,
NO one will blame A motorcvo,.
ohcer for getting one now and
on the job. '" ne is
1t is unfortunate we eannot .o
PACK to the days OF the horse-6ra ,v,,
venicie. the cable cars and other
sn.eaeiuvian ways and things ana
9Foid all speed-but we can't.
Nopody will deny that thers A..
some VINO will persist in violatinS
Jaws, just as certain Other
Uses DO not respect the fnanda tes
OF the people. ua'es
speed does exist--in exceptionsi
s ts,S ohiy-whereas there are FER.
i,s, @ neIds for the police ana tba
;;soiciary-but 4; not for the coronerN
In other directions. o"e-
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
THE QUERY BOX

ring In the. generator. The rod
should be adjusted 30 that there is
no binding when the hand lever Is
fully advanced. Open the printing
cocks on the motor. turn slowly by
hand. using the starting crank. un-
til number one cylinder starts to
blow. This indicates that the cy-
Under Is on its compression stroke.
To determine this. hold your finger
over the printing cock.
Number one cylinder is due to fire
In advance position when the mark
"a on the hywheel reaches a
pointer attached to the crankcase.
This may be observed through the
inspection hole on the fywheel
housing on the left side of the en-
gine. Mark (A) Is Ia inch before
the top center. and top center is
marked D-C-1-6. Loosen the cam
and set to brake at this point. The
adjustment screw on the cam must
always be shut down tight after
changing this adjustment.
The spark occurs the instant the
timer contacts are open. In check
ing the timing the cam should be
held on tension in the opposite d.
fection or rotation SO that all back
lash is taken up when rotor button
comes under number one contact on
the distributor head.
After checking the timer replace
the rotor, rub a little vaseline on
the rotor track of the distributor
head before seeing that this II down
tight in position.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
DAMPNESS HAS BAD
EFFECT ON RUBBER

l. Is well known that the ,ot,os
OF darnpness on the rubber nat -,
an automobile tire In insIrniaa.s. %
ious. iaoric Is ser
when cotton fabric is ,ast -
moist atmosphere, such as n, a.
moor or damp cellar. for ersn,nia
y Is not long before spots ana sts;ns >
make their appeara nee. accord,ns
20 the Michelih dealer. sucb .tains
denote the presence OF minus. da'
structive growths Of tiny n,,,ss
room organisms, the action NJ .,Lsa.
reduces the fabric 10 n,o,ia ny, n
same Is true OF wall paper bn,. az
damp room; eventually the nsnas
VIII tall from the walls.
The application OF tbes. .xnu,.
ments to automobile tires is - an,
followed. soms stimes a "a sine Iii,
Diow out suddenly, perhans wha,,
the car Is being used for the Ar
time in the spring, the cause ne
ing weakness resulting from tba
decay Of canvas.
In order TO Judge the seriousns..
OF such damage, 1t must be a.
termined whether the canvas ~
the tread only has been affscted
for In that case the tire can be rc.
Treated and restored to thorouehly
|serviceable condition. IL the can.
vas Of the casing is aifscted. Il
well as the tread, 1t be Jones neceE-i
sary to have the casing completely
rebuilt.
Deterioration caused by dampness
can be prevented By storing tires
N absolutsly dry, cool places,
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
The Farmer Owes Much
To the Motor Vehicle
Value of Automobile to the Farmer Constantly
Increasing, Magazine Writer Says.

your car out OF commission for Q
week or q day and ssei
And the motor car owes nothing
to the farmer-it has paid for itself
over aud over again.
In fact its cost IL only the In
terest on the debt he owes to the
automobile.
In the work It does that formerly
was done by the horses--the saw
Ing OF horseflesh and time; I'M quick
service for replacement parts for
farm mplements--whsn every hour
means 20 much to the planting or
harvesting Of the crops.
In these ways alone the motor car
has paid for itself.
And the spiritual blessinR-ths
educational value: the social BEN
efits--are all met profit to the
farmer.
Farmers Buyers.
sixty-two per cent OF all the au-
tomobiles and motor trucks are
made for, and sold to, farmers.
That In itself tells the story.
And the end 80 not yet.
All that has been done is only
scratching the surface.
In the near future the automo-
bile. the motor truck and their CO.
relative, the motor tractor, will
revolutionize farming and the con.
ditions Of the family on the farm.
They will lessen the hours of
labor, Increase production and en-
hance the value of all farm prod
ucts still more.
So you owe 1t to yourself to keep
closely in touch with the develop-
ments OF this great industry.
You are, In fact, Q partner-a
participant in its success.
For not only do millions of dol
lars Of produce OF the farm 90 into
the making Of motor cars-ieather,
hair, wool, fabric-but It con-
tributes immeasurably to your
health. your prosperity and to the
education and social advancement
Of your children.
Do you know that practically
every State in the Union profits di-
rectly BY supplying materials used
in the manufacture Of motor cars ?
Why. Detroit and Cleveland and
Toledo and Flint and Lansing and
other automobile manufacturing
cities are only distributing centers
for the vast sums paid for automo-
biles The moneY doesn't stay
there as people fooiishIy imagine.
Only small percentage Of 1t stays
there.
You hear OF Automobile million
aires" but you can almost count
them on the fingers of your two
hands.
Ninety-five per cent OF that
money Immediately begins to filter
back through a thousand lines of
trade and millions of hands to its
original sourcel
So the motor car pays Its own
debt to the farmer-and DAYS most
OF It direct.
It's about an even exchange
-Leslie's Weekly.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
Pleasure VS.. NeeessIty.

1t may. in some cases. be called
q pleasure vehicle" to the city man
but to the farmer 1t is an indis-
pensable necessity. In thou
sand ways this is so. Just put
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23

are not deposited in the cylinder.
later TO drop down into the oil In
the crank case. reducing its lubri-
eating ability. Careful tests show
that the Fulton will consistently give
II to IS miles on a gallon Of gasoline.
This method OF triple heating the
gas" is one Of the features Of the Full
ton truck that has made II popular
with business men who must figure
closely on the cost Of operation.
William Fulton Meihuish, president
Of the Fulton organization, has long
been known in the manufacture and
operation Of motor trucks for his
conservatism and strict adherence
to usual time-tested practice. and 1T
was only after years Of road demon
stration that he would permit the
Fulton engineers to standardize on
this triple heated" gas feature which
has proved so uniformly successful
in Fulton operating economy.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
fulton TRUCK GETS
ALL power FROM GAS
Heats Fuel Three Times Before In
take Valve Reached.

Getting every ounce Of energy out
Of the fuel seems to be the aim of
every truck engineer. driver and op-
orator in these days when ounces
count. Various devices have been
tried for reducing fuel consumption
and eliminating waste. One inventor
has gone so far as to compound a
chemical which he claims will in
crease fuel mileage when added to the
gasoline in the tank.
Few Of these devices, however, have
met with as great success as the mo-
tors which superheat their gas be-
fore II passes into the combustion
the gas Is heated three times before
It reaches the intake valve.
In the first place, the air is heated
by passing through a stove before II
enters the carburetor This stove IL
kept hot by the exhaust pipe, to
which 1t Is attached. The air, thus
heated, passes into the carburetor
and serves further to vaporize the
slODuleS OF gasolne Wnlcn nave Deen
broken up in the spray.
This gals mixture Is then conducted
through a cylinder-block channel be-
tween the hot cylinders to the oppo-
site side Of the motor. In this Sec
ond heating. the gasoline is still fur
ther vaporized. Any particles of fuel
that may yet remain unmixed with
the air are dashed against the hot
spot of an exhause-contact manifold,
and thus vaporized in a third heat
ing.
When the gas goes into the cyIin-
der. II Is thorough and highly COM
bustible mixture. The result is power,
and the greatest possible efficiency
in the consumption of fuel. There
is no waste Gasoline. Particles of
kerosene or other low grades of fuel
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
By n. LIE RoY PELLrTIER.

No other invention Of man has
contributed SO largely to the health.
the wealth and the happiness Of
the farmer as the automobile and
the motor truck.
The railroad opened up q few
roads--but the motor car opens up
every acre of ground and brings 1t
nearer the centers OF population.
The railroad raised the value Of
farm products-the, motor car in
creased those values still more BY
marketing them quicker. n
The telegraph and telephone put
the farm in communication with
the eity-the motor car does that
and more-puts the farmer and his
family In physical as well a. mem
tai communication with the mar
kets and the social life of the city.
The printing press disseminates
Intelligence, the motor car accel-
crates that dissemination.
Every acre of ground has been
enhanced In value by the motor car.
Motor Besents All.
Every family has been benefited.
Every bushel of farm produce
and every animal raised II worth
more today because OF the motor
truck.
For the motor truck not only
takes the animals to market but
the automobile uses the hide, and
thereby increases the value Of that.
Every gallon Of milk, every pound
of butter. every dozen eggs Is worth
more because they can be delivered
quicker and fresher by the motor
car.
The trolley car traverses the
trunk routes-the motor car does
that and also covers the laterals.
1t is the ruralists private coach
at his command at all times, runs
on his own schedule, is at his beck
and call every hour.
The educational value Of Q motor
car cannot as yet be estimated. 1t
is tremendous.
The social value of the motor
car to the farmer and his family
is as great as its educational value
they go hand in hand.
Formerly the loneliness and soli-
tude OF the farm was the origin Of
more insanity than any other
cause.
Today that Is all changed. Neigh
bors in the country actually see
each other more often: have more
entertainment and cooperate more
in all AFFAIRS than do their city
cousins.
The farm has been made inviting
to the young folks-more enjoya BILE
to the old.
Today no other class OF citizen
could so i'll afford to be without
that blessing.
Pleasure vs.. Necessity.
1t may. in some cases. be called
q pleasure vehicle" to the city man
but to the farmer 1t is an indis-
pensable necessity. In thou
sand ways this is so. Just put
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
CREASE CUPS CATCH
DIRT, NJURE ENGINE

Certain Of the grease cups fitted
on the modern car are so placed
that they inevitably collect dirt on
the outside. some Of which may
work its way in and eventually get
into the bearing with the grease,
when the cup is reflled. By way
Of covers for such cups. an ingenious
car owner takes hollow rubber balls
and enlarges the holes just enough
to permit OF the balls being slipped
over the grease cup. retaining a
good tight grip at the bottom. II
the balls are painted the same color
as the adjacent parts of the car.
they are not at all unsiehtly.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
Timing Of Seripps-Booth, 1918.

Editor Query Department-wil you
kindly inform me as to the timing OF
the valves of the Scripps-Booth 1915?
In overhauling the car I expected to
find the timing gears marked. but I
did not In assembling the car I am
having a little trouble to get the en-
gine running correctly. E. NJ.
The timing Of the Scripps- Booth
1915 is as follows: Inlet open IS deg.
IS min. after top dead center. Inlet
closes A deg 81 min. after bottom
center Exhaust opens 43 deg. Is min.
before bottom center. Exhaust closes
Is deg IS min. after top center.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-23
Auto Fails to Toss Bull,
But Driver Badly Hurt

Albany. N. "a bull being led
along the Albany-Troy road.
charged an automobile. The auto
was knocked into a ditch. Conrad
Morrow. who was driving the ma
chine, suffered injuries from which
he will lose an arm. The bull lie
back in the pasture and the auto
In q repair shop.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
Radford Nor
NAL Notes

The Second Quarter of the
Normal opens January >. a large
number of new students are en-
tering at the beginning of this
quarter. The Normal School at
Radford is in session forty-eight
weeks in each year. These forty
eight weeks are divided into
four quarters of about twelve
weeks each. Students enter
without difficulty in September,
January, March or June. The
came credit is given for work
done in the Summer Quarter as
for work done in any other quar-
ter. Many of those entering
now are teachers, and a still
larger number of teachers will
enter AT the beginning of the
spring Quarter in March and re-
main during the spring and sum
mer Quarters.
Prof. w. f. Gilbert on Christ
mas Day was mrrried to Miss
Harriet I. Cooper, at West
chester, Pa. Mrs. Gilbert is a
graduate Of the Westchester, ia.
Normal School and has taught in
the high schools of Virginia for
the last five years. For the past
two years she has taught in the
Raiford High School. Prof.
Gilbert is a native of Russell
County, an alumnus of the Uni
vcrsity of Virginia, and one of
the we'll known educators OF the
State. He has been Professor
of History and Social Science at
the Radforl Normal Scool since
lis opening in 1913. Prof. anc
Mrs. Gilbert reached Radford OF
Monday, December 3lst.
The physical Director an,
Resident Physician of the Nor
nal School make careful meas
urements and rests of the body
physical condition and health o
each student entering the insti
tuition. a carefully prepare,
record of each student is KEEP
and physical exercise and recrea
ton necessary for the health nm
: development of the student
prescribed. Certain physics
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
A People Aroused.

Whether or not Tho American
people are fully aroused on all
matters pertaining to the war,
there can be no question as TO
their being wide awake to the
Importance of Increased food
production. Ae the figures on
this season's crop become avail.
able, the results assume stag
gering proportions. Such crops
the world never before has seen,
The one item of irish potatoes
shows the amazing yield Of 46O
billion bushels. Corn is away
up alongside Of the tubers, and
in all lines, except, possibly,
wheat the figures have swelled
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
Clark Bailey.

The marriage of Miss Golden
Bailey, of Big Stone Gap, Va,
to MIR. Robert Clark, Of Fayette
county was solemnized on Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c..
G. Hobbs on North Broadway.
The bride is the niece of Mr..
Hobbs and has been making
her home with them for some
time. She is pretty, bright and
charming and was educated at
Berea College.
Rev. Mark Coils was the
officiating minister, the couple
sealing their marriage vows
with Il ring.
Only the members of the two
families witnessed the seremo-
ny and after the wedding the
bride and groom left for a short
trip,
They will be at home with
MIR. Clark's parents, MIR. anc
Mrs. Granville CLARK, ut theii
place i'll the country on The
Walnut Hill pike.
The bridegroom is n splendiC
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

exercises are required of each
student each week. The trained
nurse and resident physician
carefully look after the health of
the students. During the first
quarter closing in December,
there was not u single case of
anything like serious sickness in
the whole student body,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

maintain the Allies to the best
of its ability. It will nlso keep
plenty of supplies going to our
own armies in Europe. These
causes, together with extrava-
gonce at home, may easily cause
such conditions that it will be
imperative that the govern.
ment take active steps in food
control. This has not been
done as yet, the government
preferring to place the people
on their honor in the matter OF
conservation. If that honor is
continuity and 81 Systematically
violated, the government will
have no alternative other than
to take charge.
The man who persistantly
refuses to comply with the re.
quests in the matter of food
conservation is helping to bring
that day nearer.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09
AS The Editor Sees 1t.


Those who have the welfare
of their town and city AT heart
are always glad TO welcome
worthy people TO their midst,
glad of all additions OF their
ranks that tend to the town 8
advancement. Popn!ution-dc-
sirablc population-is II prime
necessity. But there liz u tend
ency among certain class of
our population To move to town
that, for the best welfare Of tho
country, should be discouraged
We refer to tho solid, substan
tial farmer, who has made u
success of tho farm, accumula-
ted II competence, and turning
the farm over to tenants, re-
moves with his family to town
TO enjoy life" Not that the
town people would not be glad
TO welcome him and his family
but that they realize that in
deserving his farm he is work.
ing an injury to the commune
" in general that can not be
rcmodiel. Were he to sell his
farm holdings TO competent
parties h is move would be
welcomed But TO turn sh e
farm over to tenants who, in
most cases, have no interest
save that Of extracting the last
dollar of profit from the land
is working an untold injury to
the community. The success.
full farmer owea his success to
his own enterprise and indus-
try. There is no royal road to
success on h q farm. The
causes that work for the indi-
viduul success of the farmer,
are the forces that go TO build
up the substantial interests of
the community in general. No
community can be considered
desirable wherein the indiyid-
uals are unsuccessful. a COM
munity of wcll-devcloped farms
turned over TO careless or dis
interested tcnants is most
pitiablo sight. Not that all
tenants are thus unconcernod,
but the fact remains that many
of them are, and can not be or.
pected to be otherwise. not
having the same Inducements
as the owner. The successful
farmer owes il TO his communi
~ and 10 his own manhood to
devote TO the development of
his community the same cner-
gies that have won his success.
And in this age of schools and
churches, or telephones, rural
mails and automobiles, life on
the farm has none of the ele-
tnents of privation. In fact, in
most particulars it has town
life beaten to a finish.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

Jerusalum is at last in Christ
ian hands, aud the preaching
of Peter the Hermit has been
vindicated. During the twelve
hundred years in which it has
been in the hands of the Moslcm
it would be hard to estimate
the lives sacrificed in tile at.
tempt TO wrest it from him. 1t
should never again he dcsecrat
ed by his presence, to say moth
ing of his control. The Holy
City should revert to its right.
full owners, ana the entire ter
rltory Of Palestine with it.
They should have a free hand
IN rebuilding jewish nation
if they so wish.
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fur beyond anything over before
known in this country of enor-
nous Yields.
Tho result should BIO O source
Of great encouragement to our
people in many ways. 1t will
tend TO give us some idea of the
immensely of the domain we
are called upon to fight for in
order to preserve it's integrity.
1t must also convince that there
can be no reasonable fear of
hunger in such n land unless
wo lose either the inclination
or tho ability TO tickle our soil
to the yielding.
The result is also gratifying
in that there now is no question
of our being able to extend to
our allies all needed supplies of
food. Last spring this matter
doomed darkly as one of the dire
possibilities. That it no longer
exists will tend to remove at
least one Of the sources of dis
content. Once assured that we
shall not want for plenty, our
people will view with willing
mesa tho exportuting of supplies
across the waters.
The results of the years la.
bors should teach one more
lesson. We should remember
that no task is 40 great but that
with the proper perseverance,
and grit it may be accomplish
cd Also that there arc very
few achievements but may be
improved upon. If we can in d |
single season no largely swell |
the national production, we
should in the next few years,
with an nrousing of the we'll
known American pluck and
ingenuity, be able to discount
even that record. In fact il
should teach us that we have
not yet even imagined u limit
to what we could accomplish.
So, whatever other matters
vc may have to give us 80 dis
luit,we may bethankful that we
shall not hunger-that there is
enough and to spare.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-01-09

The retail price of milk in
England has been advanced
from IA to l6 cents q quart.
The sale and use of cream has
been prohibited, except for in
valids, infants, and for butter
making.
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