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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

80 Kausas City Grain Market.
tIae range of prices on grain futures CT
Kansas CITY board of Trade as reported
BY Thos. ]. Ayers. &c N. E BIdg.l
Kansas City. Feb. IL
Closed
Open Hig- Low Today Sat
May ..125A ele5A 1854. 1855 12e
May :. sO4 SIN soa 81. SIX
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

The secretary's assistant. Mrs. Pelton, has
been running on high for the past two
weeks. The extra load was caused by the
first of the month hills and the instructions
to the committee chairman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

Poultry and EEgs.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Cnm.
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.sr
Topeka. Kan, Feb. IL
HENS-31h lbs. and over. 23c: under 3i3
lbs. zoe; springs over lbs. 19c; ROSTERS,
15c; shaggy young ROSTERS, lie; broilers.
lbs ana under. PC
Eggs are retailing in Topeka oJc. -
BUTTER-45@52c. ~ '~ae- -,-t
----5 E'=t'e fs-s-
Retail Hay ~ sT -r
FURNISHED BY w. A. Gilchrists. GIG Qutnc,
Street-l
Topeka, Kan, Feb. IL
PRAIRIE BAY 5000.
ALTA GFA-S25n0.
Topeka Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. b. Billiard, corner Kansas
Ave. snd Curtis Stb
Topeka, Kan, Feb. IL
OATS-S0c.
YELLOW CORN-S1. 40
WHITE CORN-S150
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

A quiet but effective member is David
Gregg, the insurance man. He attends no
meetings, is in no committees has no large
part in the activities, and yet he is con-
stantly bringing in new members.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

Topeka Hay Market '''rst"
Topeka, KIM, Feb. II.
PRAIRIE HAY-$ouOe .-ll'l.e
ALFALFA-S25.o 90. aa-fs- 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11
Blackwell Line Nearly Ready
Weather Report:

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Fair tonight and Tuesday. Colder
Tuesday and in west and north to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

The board of directors today passed
resolution extending all of the sympathy
of all of the members of the Chamber Of
Commerce to the widow and children of
Morton A1baugh in the death of the hus-
band and father of the family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

There is talk of moving the reading room
into the present office of the secretary,
thus giving those who want to spend a
quiet hour with the magazines chance
for their white alley, because of the great
demand for the rooms for conventions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

The secretary old the graceful thing in
buIletining the demise of Morton Albaugh
and going just far enough by adding a
small crepe bow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

Shorn lambs and sheep Sc under above
prices.
Positively cannot use sheep or lambs un.
less fat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

Missing faces. Commissioner w. L. Por-
ter, Dick" Wilson, and numberless others.
Saturday is a bad day for the boys. they
go home to eat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

friends are bending every effort to revive
the old Longview club. Sure and the round
table is missing. but Lutte is able to bear
with the loss and hold forth on such sub
jects as the war. the gold reserve, and the
reconstruction, ard the balance of power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

1t is said among certain of the members
that Jim Cowdrey has at his command
the fullest and mort complete information
on the proper and successful method of
raising the barnyard chicken. When asked
for an interview he almost forgot his game
of bottle pool
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

House Porter Blackwell held innumerable
secret conferences with Secretary Kirk
patrick Saturday. He was trying to get his
pay check thru and was exceedingly
anxious about it. Blackwell was married
Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

the club that he will have more of it
because the anti green's stamp movement
was inaugurated in the club rooms He
claims that the persecution" of the mer-
chants who used the green stamps was in
iQuitous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

Some movement is being made toward
having tables for two. three, four. six and
eight, to accommodate parties of those
sizes. that intimate business may be
transacted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-11

The gasoline situation was talked over by
f. c. Winters the other day and he said
that there is no danger of shortage this
year. in fact the stock of gasoline was
greater than the stock OF coal OIL All the
talk abont coal oil being put into the
is a crying market for the oil, while
the gasoline going slowly by reason
of conservation on the part of car owners
and the cold weather.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

hteA suit
or S10,-
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repre-
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Gyenue
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The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
Legitimate Advertising the Best.

What? II IS poss BILE that the gov
ernment proposes. as is reported at
Washington, to print Z, ,O0O. 90 posters
OF the Third Liberty Loan with which
to plaster every public and private
building. every street corner and every
billboard that can be reached with
this sort OF Improbable and offensive
publicity Imagine the cost OF 5,oOO,-
100 posters or Autographs in five or
six coiors, the most expensive Of all
kinds Of printing. and the cost OF
pastirg these upon buildings or dis
tTibuting theT' among patriotic c''.-
zens who Will agree tC 10 the pastiEs
themselves. II IS sufficient 20 say
that in sOT1e instances the posters q
the Second Liberty Loan Y ere distrfb-
uted in such quantities in some To-
callties that only c portion OF them
were utilized. The need OF economy
in such matters is pressing. We call
the attention OF our friend the Sec
retary Of the Treasury to this inter
esting situation. Think Of the legid-
mate advertising that could be Sc
cured by the expenditure OF the
amount involved in this ridiculous BILL
board campaign. The need OF expert
advisers in the matter IS obvious. They
can be had. Why not commander
them?-Leslie's.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
MOTORISTS WELCOME.

Motorists are welcomed in Santa
Monica, Cal: the municipality is so
glad to have them come that It has
gone to the expense Of fitting up
municipal kitchens for the free use
Of tourists. These kitchens. OF which
there are several. are arranged near
the ocean front, where motorists
congregate. Their most important
feature is the electric stoves. one
or two of which are installed in
each kitchen. The electricity to op-
crate these stoves is supplied by
the city without charge. II the Wis
itor wants to prepare a meal all
that he has to provide is the food
and the dishes; the city furnishes
the heat, also plenty OF water and
a sink. 1t is a common experience
for motorists to travel to Santa
Monica, catch a string of fish at
the municipal pier. clean them in
the municipal sink and cook them
with municipal electricity over the
municipal electric stove. All the city
Of Santa Monica asks is that the
visitor clean up the rubbish after
his meal and put in a container
prepared for the purpose. The in
novation has proved profitable for the
city. for It has spread the fame
OF Santa Monica for hospitality. and
large number OF motorists make the
trip there just to try the municipal
kitchens. Needless to say they gen
orally leave in the city much more
than the cost OF the small amount
Of electric current given them.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
JAPANESE AUTO BUYERS.

1t would be hard to name any par
ticular type OF automobile that ap-
peals to the Japanese buyer in gen.
eral, for nearly every make and size
are represented on the streets of Ja-
pan, according to Automotive Indus
tries. The great majority of them are
fitted with limousine bodies, 80 per
cent, in fact, but the chasses are long
and short, large and small, and bear
the brands Of American, English.
French, Italian and Belgian manufac-
turers. The aristocrat and the war
millionaire buy the most sumptuous
job they can get delivery on, and
usually 1t Is a large and costly car,
while the prosperous merchant and
importer content themselves with q
medium-priced car, and the trades
men with the small. inexpensive out
fits; but they must all have their
Limousine bodies.
The people have an almost childish
fancy for accessories, and the cars
are fitted with every conceivable de-
vice. The regulations, though not
strictly enforced. require a bulb horn
in addition to any other signal sup
piled as standard equipment by the
manufacturer, and a few years ago
an exhaust horn was also required.
The result is that some cars have as
many as five warning signals-ex-
haust, hand bulb, electric. and a me-
chanically operated hand and foot
signal.
When the japanese invests in a car
1t Is partly to display material evil
dence Of his prosperity and partly as
a luxurious means Of conveyance to
and from his office. and for the pres
tige 1t affords him in rolling up to
the formal social functions which fig-
ure prominently in his life. He is not
so fastidious as to what is under the
hood. whether there are four cylinders
or a dozen. SO long as he is trans
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
GASOLINE WASTE.

There are many ways to avoid gas
oline waste. One is not to allow
the engine to run idle, except when
absolutely necessary. Another is to
run your car on as lean a mixture
as possible. The car may not ac-
celerate as rapidly, and may cough
little when 1t is cold; but II you
will be patient with 1t you will
get much higher mileage. Every car
has an economical speed. usually be-
tween II and Is miles per hour. Try
to drive at those speeds. Acceler-
ate gradually, as this requires less
gasoline than trying to reach top
speed quickly. Anticipate your stops.
close the throttle before you reach
the stopping place, and coast to q
standstill.
Keep your car running at top eff
cheney. This means keeping the mo-
tor free from carbon, as car
bombed motor consumes an excessive
amount OF fuel Use a good grade OF
oil in the motor. and keep all NOV
ing parts well fabricated to reduce
friction losses. Run the car on high
as much as possible. as this is the
economical speed. Keep the tires
well inflated, as soft tires waste
power. See that the brakes do not
bind and cause friction when the car
is running. Finally. use kerosene in
stead of gasoline for cleaning.-Mile-
stones.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
OUner's Service Dept.

The radiator Of my ts1s Ford car
has sprang q leak. Ii It advisable to
put In some radiator compound TO
stop the leaki Some Of my friends
tell me that II ruins the machine. /
would also like to know which kind Of
OIL is best for my car.-F. s. Bosch.
Radiator compound should be used
only in an emergency. When you use
IL, follow the directions closely and
do not use too much Of the prepara-
ton. At the first opportunity have
the radiator repaired by some one who
knows how, preferably the service sta
ton or q radiator repair shop. Use
a good brand Of medium oil In your
car. Cheap oils are the most expen-
sive in the long run.
The rear axle Of my car has suf-
fered some sort Of damage. have
been told that the bevel gear has been
broken through travel over rough
roads. Could this be possible?-Vsn-
dyne.
Quite. BY applying the brakes while
the rear wheels are in the air. as they
would be lot Of the time on a rough
road, 1t Is entirely possible TO break
tooth. In this case the brakes are
applied while the wheels are in the
air. so that they are locked. Then
when the wheels strike the ground
again the car is moving forward rap
idly and the result is tremendous
strain on the rear axle parts.
Will you please tell me what IS the
voltage of the ordinary storage bat
terry as used on the automobile? Is It
possible TO utilize just a part OF the
/ battery's voltage. or must II all be
used all the time?-A Grainer.
The commonly used battery Is the
six-volt size, in which the cells usual
ly show two and a half volts, or
seven and a half volts for the whole
battery. Certainly you can use one or
two cells. instead of the whole bat
terry, If you want to do so.
VIII you kindly tell me how many
motor trucks are in use in the United
States at the present time? How
many of these are heavy trucks?-G.
! Ballentyne.
The figures Of the National Auto
mobile Chamber OF Commerce show
that there are AZ, 900 motor trucks in
use in this country today. Your sec
ond question is very ambiguous. What
would you call a heavy truck? Any
thing above one ton or above three or
above what? have no figures on this,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

but more than 90 per cent Of the trucks
are of one ton or less capacity, unof1-
cial estimates Indicate.
have a 1916 runabout and the
troubles have had IN starting this
winter would MI a book. The starter
turns over the engine and / know by
test that the fuel mixture is all right.
but the car doesn't start. Obviously
the battery must be In decent shape or
ii wouldn't turn over the engine.
have tr..d primfIg and that doesn't
seem to help. What do you suppose
the matter can be2-Jen /.
Your trouble is not as unusual as
you seem TO think. Your starting mo-
tor consumes so much current in turn
ing over the engine that e has nothing
left to give for ignition. Try this
method OF procedure; Apply the start
er button and then release IL very
quickly, so that the engine turns over,
but the starter is OF. Thus you cut
down on the amount OF current used
by the starter ana leave enough in the
battery for the production OF a spark.
You can also crank the engine by hand
for long enough 10 recha-ge the bat
terry somewhat
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
Aerial Chase Is Sport Royal for
Chhmen-

Toy-balloon shooting in the clouds
has entered the arena of American
sports, says the March Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. Its introduction has
been made in Southern California un-
der the auspices of the Bolsa Chica
and Los Angeles gun clubs, some of
whose members are its first patrons
and deyotees. Balloon shooting is ac-
complished with the aid OF aeroplanes,
and amounts to an ultra-modern
adaptation OF the English hunt, and
might fittingly be called an aeronau-
tical chase. Bright-colored balloons as
large as bushel baskets are released
at the ground in punches Of about
twenty-five and pursued through cloud
banks and clear expanses by gun
ners IN pusher planes The first time
1t was tried out a man, who uses the
pump gun effectively on clay pigeons,
'bagged' fourteen out of twenty-five
balloons in fifty shots. The others es-
capped. The sport may appeal strongly
to our returned airmen when peace
is eventually restored.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
You Ought to Knotv

oiled. or II q grease emp 10 provided.
a. IL usually the. case It should be
turned up every few. days. In
springs of the cantilever type it II
necessary to give the fulcrum Joint
periodic attention.
In cars with floating rear axles,
which depend upon the hub caps
to keep the axle shaft in place, the
cars should be inspected occasional
ly. In a recent case the hub cap was
lost and the axle shaft had started
to work its way out Of the housing.
It often becomes desirable to
transfer an ordinary nut Into q wing
nut This may be done by hammer
ing two stripes of sheet steel of
appropriate length until they take
the shape of the nut and then drill
and rivet the ends together.
In Tightening opposed nuts, such
as those holding the bearing CAPS
in place, one nut should be drawn
up little and then the opposite
one frightened q little. It Is wrong
to tighten one nut fully and then
proceed with the other. as this meth
cd tends to spring the metal and
cause poor contact.
In certain fuel tanks of the covl
variety, there Is q tendency to emit
noises, which increases in volume
as the tank Is drained of its LIQUID
contents. The owner Is puzzled by
the fact that irritating noises have
begun after he has travelled a
hundred miles or so, whereas there
were none at the beginning Of the
journey. The obvious remedy Is to
keep the tank filled up.
The horn may be the seat OF a
number of annoying sounds that are
sometimes hard to locate and reme-
dy. The entire device may be loose
on Its bracket, so that 1t rattles
distressingly. or some OF the parts
may be loose and noisy. In cases
of this kind the car owner should
have some passenger grasp the
horn and hold It tightly while the
car is in motion; If the rattle sub
sides, blame It on the horn.
Many drivers OF motor cars have
been annoyed by a scrapIng sound
when the brake pedal is depressed
and frequently no reason can be dis
covered for this condition. As a
matter Of fact it usually is caused
by the pedal touching the fywheel
or the sheet metal covering touch
ing the fywheeL The remedy con-
sists in either filing q little on the
pedal or in making the throw short
er,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
Give 'Em a Lift;
It's Lots Of Fun

This Is a period when co-opera-
ton counts, when every little
thing you do to aid human ef-
@hciency helps. that cause which we
are all determined to win.
Did 1t ever occur TO you that by
filling those empty seats in your
car on the way to business you
would be performing a patriotic
service at slight cost or incon-
venience % yourself?
The car owner knows what his
car means to him. He says that
he couldn't very well get along
without II. He says that II oc-
cupies the same relation to time
and money as does the elevator.
the telephone. the typewriter and
the adding machine. He is en-
thusiastic about what IL does for
him and he Is exactly right about
1t, too.
Now then, II he can enjoy min
utes and enjoy better health by
driving to Daslness, why not pick
up Q few folks on the way? Why
not make II available for them to
get.to their duties earlier. cleaner,
brighter, more ft and ready?
Maybe their cars are laid up.
Maybe they do not own cars.
One sees them crowding into
a trolley car or waiting impatient
ly for the next one. One sees them
again emerging from the same
packed. poorly-aired cars. bed
raggled and out of sorts. One
sympathiZes as one should.
Translate that sympathy into
action. Give them a lift 1t won't
cost much gas and 1t will do you
a lot Of real good. spreading good
fellowship in that way.
Many auto owners living Just
outside of the District line never
fail to fill their cars on the way
downtown every morn. They
figure that the expense of the ad-
ditional weight is about two
cents and the sense Of satisfac-
ton that 1t gives them is ines
timable.
1t certainly sounds like a rea-
sonable price for making other
people happy. Try it-won't you
please?
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
CARE OF BATTERY.

Care of the storage battery in a
motor car Is essential. II the motorist
would prevent annoying delays. And
this care Is such q simple matter that
there Is no excuse for not having the
battery In first-class condition. All
goes well so long as the battery is
working properly. But some fault
creeps in and the battery fails. Re
suits, no lights, no starter, and, worst
Of all. no ignition. This does not hold
true for those cars that use a mag
neto for ignition but for the vast ma
jorlty of modern cars that draw on
the battery for all three kinds of
service-ignition, starting and lighting.
By keeping in close touch is not
meant testing It every day, as that is
not necessary, for there are many in
dications a battery gives before 1t Is
exhausted. The man who is alert to
watch for these anticipates trouble
and 50 has his battery at all times in
the best Of condition.
The proper care Of a storage bat
terry IL the same whether the battery
is used for all three duties or only
for lighting. The same chemicals are
used in the plates and the electrolyte
Is the same, the, only difference being
in the thickness Of the plates and
their number. A battery used for
starting must give a sudden rush of
heavy current. A large number OF
plates are needed for this, as 1t is the
extent of surface which is required.
Hence the plates are more numerous,
but are made thinner so as to be less
bulky. OF course, such battery must
be larger. 1t must be able to give
from 80 to 120 ampere hours, depend
ing on the system, whereas an igni-
ton battery need only give 20 to 90
ampere hours. A 40-ampere-hour bat
terry Is one which will deliver one am
pere per hour for 70 hours, two am
peres per hour for 20 hours, and so on.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

The ear owner can greatly reduce
the rate OF wear Of bis coil vibrator
points BY periodically reversing the
direction Of current fow through
the system. :
Before running the car on the
vashstand. the tires should be care
fully inspected to see II all Of them
are properly Undated and that all
the lugs are tight. II this pre-
caution Is not used. water may
work Its way into the tire.
Never permit q tire valve to re-
main uncovered. In case the cap
II lost and no spare Is Immediately
sviable, tie q piece Of rag or rub
Der over the stem. II dirt once
makes its way into the valve stem
. leak IL almost certain to result.
It Is sometimes useful to know
that the igniting composition of a
box OF safety matches may, In emer-
gency, be used in place of emery
paper. The substitute Is not equal
- NA0 OEI6ludAs D1N an = RAA~AA -
will clean the ends OF a set Of plugs
fairly acceptably.
Never push q car along by placing
the hands against q panel or by
holding the door handles. The lat
ter may be lightly fastened to the
body and the pressure necessary to
move the car Is more than they
can stand. A car should be pushed
by taking hold OF the wheels or OF
the tires.
N case the ordinary method OF
placing Q wrench on a sticking hub
and then tapping the wrench with
q hammer fails, try this: Place a
small box or horse of very nearly
the height Of the hub from the
floor, alongside the wheel, so that
when the latter is turned the end
Of the wrench will strike the box
the force Of the blow loosening the
cap.
Where . mesh OF fine screening
Is used in the lubricating system to
separate foreign matter from the
oil, these screens should be fire.
quently inspected. Particles OF
AaCNoA VI ONACA NOAACSI ACA Z
and II the screens are not cleansed
at frequent intervals, this foreign
matter may seriously impede the
flow of lubricant, with starved
bearings or q fioded crankcase as
the direct result.
II the shackle bolt refuses to
come out during the operation of
dismounting, a jack placed under
meath the spring to reduce the load,
will help. Then, II the bolt is turn
ed by means OF q wrench, while
being driven out, no great trouble
will be experienced. As the shackle
bolt wears in the course Of service.
shoulders form. which prevent easy
removal. When worn as badly as
that, such bolts should be replaced
by new ones.
For the car owner who does his
own work, the question of keeping
his hands ft for polite society is
q real problem. Here iS q solution
OF the problem: After working
about the car or garage. apply fresh
cylinder or any light oil to the
hands, using just as soap and water
is used. When all the grease has
been cut loose, wipe the hands on
clean waste or rag. This treatment
will leave the hands in good shape
for soap and water and tar soap
viii be found admirable in this con-
nection.
Movable spring seats which are
used in some cars should receive
periodic attention. They should be
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

ported in comfort he is content But
he does demand that his car have a
smart appearance, and in this he sue
ceeds, for the japanese limousinCs are
as clean and bright as the best in this
country and have extremely smart
and pleasing lines.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

0f0 ger miles
ne estimate nsures That this mileage
At cents per mile is q return OF
h,l1o, 900 900 per year"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

Movable spring seats which are
used in some cars should receive
periodic attention. They should be