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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-14
Newest Things in Science

Sweden has about 100000 sheep,
the property of some 900, 600 persons.
In the top of new toaster for gas
stoves is a recess in which eggs can
be boiled.
Seventy eight per cent of one swiss
canton are embroidery workers.
The tongue which retains the pen
in place in a new holder is threaded
for easy removal
Electrically operated a combined
brush and vacuum machine has been
invented for cleaning blackboard
erasers.
z Uruguay is to have permanent
electrical exposition at Montevido to
teach and extend the uses Of cleo
tricity.
The metal cap of new fruit jar is
slightly convex, and by depressing
the center the edges are sprung away
from the jar.
TuLes made of glass have been in
vented in Europe for handling petro-
leum gasoline and some gases in
place of rubber tubing.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-14
FORTUNE FROM ERAsERs.

The man who invented the rubber
tip for lead pencils made an. enor-
nous fortune. The simple device is
said to have yielded him an income
Of 100000 year.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
DECISION FAvORS
STEEL WORKERS
Thousands Affected by Ruling of
the National War Labor
Body.
MANY CONCESSIONS GRANTED
Taken in Detail, Most of the Demands
Made by Employees of the Beth
Iehem Steel Company Are
Found to Be Just.

The national war labor board,
through its joint chairmen, w. II. Taft
and Frank p. Walsh, has announced
its decision in the dispute between
the Bethlehem Steel company and its
employees, granting important conces-
.sions which affect approximately 49,
900 workers. The decision in many
respects is one of the most important
in the history of the board. the de-
cision stating that sit appears beyond
doubt that the dissatisfaction among
the employees of the company is hav-
ing a serious detrimental effect on
the production of the war materials
necessary to the American expedition
airy force"
By the terms of the decision the
workers are to have the right to or
ganize and to bargain collectively.
Revision or complete elimination of
the bonus system now in operation at
the plant, the source of much dissat-
isfaction among the workers, is or
dered. The decision grants the re.
vision of piece work rates and the
established of a designated, guaran-
teed minimum hourly wage rate for
about 5000 machine-shops workers, in
conformity with one of the scales now
being applied by the war and navy
departments; applies the basic eight
hour day, with payment of time and
half for all overtime and double
time on Sundays and holidays, and
provides for just overtime payment to
piece workers; calls upon the company
to pay men and women alike when
performing the same work and to al
low men no tasks disproportionate to
their strength.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
WAY TO CLEAN RUSTY STEEL
Brush With Paste Composed Of Cyan
ide Of Potassium, CASTLE Soap,
Whiting and Water.

Steel which has become rusty can be
cleaned by brushing it with a paste
composed as follows: Half an ounce
Of cyanide of potassium, half an ounce
Of CASTLE soap, an ounce of whiting
and water sufficient to form a paste
The steel should be washed after the
paste has been applied, in a solution
of half an ounce of cyanide of potas-
stun in two ounces of water. On the
other hand, rust may be prevented on
steel parts by applying the following
mixture with brush, just as If 1t were
varnish: One part caoutchouc, IS
parts turpentine. These ingredients
must be dissolved in q gentle heat and
then eight parts of hoiled oil should be
added. The whole is now mixed by
bringing them to boiling heat. This
material may be removed by the use
Of turpentine.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
MEN SATISFIED TO wal
Wire Control Administration viii
Ahead With Plans for Dealing
With Telegraph Situation.

Positive assurances have been re.
ceived by Postmaster General BurIe.
son that there will be no telegraphers'
strike, and the government wire con.
troll administration is proceeding with
its plans for dealing with the tele-
graph labor situation in that under
standing,
For the present the wire administra-
ton will not attempt to adjust the
differences between the Western Union
Telegraph company and employees
who are members of the Commercial
Telegraphers' union. Post office in
spectors are making an investigation
of the dispute.
Mr.. Burleson announced that one of
the first effects of government control
of telephones and telegraphs probably
would be the coordination and kson-
solidation of competing systems ar-
ever possible.
Negotiations were already undeE
way for consolidating a number of
competing telephone systems when the
government assumed control.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
MUD CHAINS FOR EMERGENCY
Devices Shown in Illustration May Be
Attached While Car ls Stuck
Fast in Mire.

1t Is difIicult and sometimes inn
r. tie--g ul---s-<a
possible task to put on the ordinary
chains when your car gets stuck in the
mud.
In such emergencies the motorist
who has provided himself with the
light and readily attachable devices
shown in the illustration may get out
with reasonable ease, as these chains
can be put on even when the wheels
are deep in mud.
They are made from one-eighth-
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
USING HAMMER TOO FREELY
sproekets or Gears May Be Fractured
or Sprung Out Of Line-Puliey'
Fuller Is Best.

When attempting to remove sprock-
cts or gears from the shafts to which
they are attached by means of taper
or plain fits and keys, care must be
exercised not to use the hammer too
freely, for fear of either fracturing the
gear or springing 1t out of line.
A so-called pulley-puller or special
jack may be improvised without diff
Guilty under almost any circumstances,
and by it's use the part may be
removed straight without imposing any
undue strain upon 1t.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
The New Mud Chains Which Can Be
Attached Quickly When Your Car
Strikes Bad Road. @

inch fiat steel, the tread plates are
two inches wide and the links one
and one-quarter inches wide. The
cam is on one end and the loop on the
other, which the cam hooks into when
placed together. Leather on the In
side Of the steel band prevents mar
ring of the felloe varnish. The tread
plate is corrugated to prevent slipping
and has four or five square inches OF
flat space pressing against the casing
thus preventing rolling on the tire.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

Commissioner It. G. Roberts, repre-
senting the United States department
If labor in Porto Rico, announced that
800 selected Porto Rican laborers, both
lnskilled and representing several
rades, had been sent to the States on
| transport. The South Porto Rico
Sugar company, the largest in the is
' ae to maintain the efficiency per f G tfd Ia
lel.l.ii nsnection- service and of the natia
bonus for all its employees and laber-
ers for the year ending June, 1918,
if the seasons work is uninterrupted
by strikes.
A company of state guards was
ready at Sand Point, Idaho, to go to
Wallace In case of trouble threatened
by strike of miners at the Morning
and Gold Hunter lead mines. While
the men have quit work at only two
mines in the Occur d'Alene district,
the strike threatens to spread to the
other producing properties, which fur
nish nearly 40 per cent of the lead and
zinc output of the United States.
The strike of the jewellers in Newark
is at an end. The last 300 who re-
manned out went back to work. The
strike began II weeks ago and was
for the recognition of the union formed
by the men and the closed shop. The
employers stood together in refusing
to meet the union representatives, and
gradually the men of each shop adj
justed working conditions and went
back to work.
Practically all city work at Science
tady, N. Y, was tied up. Five hundred
city employees went on strike. The
workers and the common council have
been wrangling for some time over
the wage question, the council offering
a fiat advance of 81 a week and the
workers demanding so cents extra pei
day.
The cooperative stores Of the Scan
dinavian countries are forming ar
organization for central purchasing OF
all groceries and other commodities
1t is said that the total business which
can be thus centralized will amount t.
more than $4,000 year.
Because of more than 10000 indus
trial accidents In Wisconsin in 1915
1916 and 1917, total working time O.
nearly 100000 days was lost and thu
total loss of wages was between $12,
100000 and $15,000000.
York (Pa.) city council passed al
ordinance increasing the salaries o
members Of the police department
sewer inspectors, marketmaster ant
other city employees.
Women employees of the Califoni
state printing office have made 20
pairs of shoes for Belgian babies fror
scraps of leather and corduroy used il
bookbindings.
The eight-hour day in the lumbe
and Single industry in the Northwes
Is fairly established.
All workmen at Victoria, b. C en-
ployed in the provincial department
public works will be placed on a
eight-hour basis.
, Farm laborers in the county of Dull
lin, Ireland, are demanding an increas
of $3.50 a week in their wages.
2 A ribbon decoration for nurses an
: women hospital workers is to
awarded shortly.
Portland (Ore.) cooks and their a
sistants have formed new union.
Letter carriers throughout. Canat
5 are to receive higher wages.
= Canada had 81 strikes In May, !
!. volving 1853 workmen.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
FIND LEAKS or cARBuRETER
Excellent Plan to immense Part In Hot
Water--Gasoline VIII Escape
Through Holes. s'

An excellent way to locate suspect
ed leaks in the carbureter float is to
immense the part in hot water. In this
way any gasoline in the interior will
be vaporized and will force its way out
Of the hole, which may be located by
watching for the bubbles to rise. The
float should, Of course, be removed
from the water the instant the bubbles
cease arising
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Ugliest known animal, the taquin
has just died in the London zoo. 1t
lived on hay and carrots and hated
children. The kaiser will now be more
lonesome than ever and probably have
another weeping spell.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Hunting U-boats is now side issue
with the American navy, the main bust
ness being to get troops and munitions
to France. However, both are being
taken care of.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

England has taken up rabbit raising
to increase the meat supply, while in
Australia the ravages of the rabbit
hOrdes constitute a national problem.
In other words, the meat ration in the
empire is not well balanced.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

The moving picture industry, says
one of its journals, is an essential
wheel in Uncle Sans war machine
Barring the pies thrown in comedy
pictures and the powder wasted in
wild West films this is probably true.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

ssisF-- tsssas q fsstt, -o.-kTo.-s.a,y@ =,.-are n
residents of the State of Tennes
When the history or TINS gear rs
written, the weather man is not going
. 70 take chances of being accused of
not doing his bit.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

There seems to be a difference be,
tween farmerettes and farneresses
At least, ''farmeress' writes to learn
how to take off the tan from working
out in the sun. Most of the farmer
cites are proud of Il tanned skin.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Thousands Of cars are being assem-
bled over the winter-wheat states to
move the great crop being harvested.
1t is not the least of the bright war
news of the day.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

II will be interesting, after the ex-
pertinent is over, to find out If farm
ers who have had to feed city boys dur
ing the summer feel that they have
made a profit on the deal.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

There may be slight shortage of
wool among mere consumers, but the
original producers. the genial sheep,
seer nothing but pure stuff.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

German scientists with all their love
of abstruse calculation, failed to fig-
ure out. the fact that ships can be built
faster ,than U-boats can sink them.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

If the Yanks stay over there long
enough London and Paris will insist
upon going into the big baseball
leagues after the war.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
Most Serious Fault.

WVSt SStaSGo 2Nis
skipping in this manner is neces-
sary evil that causes the lining to wear
out in time. The length of time may
be long or short, depending on the
driver. One of the most serious faults
Is to drive with the feet on the clutch
and the brake pedals. The clutch Is
partly released by this practice, caus-
ing almost constant slipping, and the
car will lack speed. To overcome this
the driver feeds more gas, causing the
engine to overhead, and also wasting
gasolene.
1--WE now come to intentional Slip
ping, which Is also disastrous If con-
tinued. 1t is usually due to disincli-
nation to shift gears. The car is ap-
preaching q block in the traffic which
will probably open If we do not arrive
too soon, so we slow down slightly. We
have choice of several methods. If we
throttle down too far the engine will
stall. If we shift to second speed 1t
may delay us, and then many drivers
| dislike it, forgetting that gears were
| placed on the cars for just such oc-
casions. A third method is to allow
the car to coast by throwing out the
clutch and then engaging it again. This
| gives an intermittent motion to the
| car to which they object. but IT is
nevertheless superior to the following
method (and the last one that should
| be employed). This consists In slip
4 ming the clutch and driving the car at
speed intermediate between hign
| and second. This should never be
done. Either stay in high and stop
when the obstruction is reached or else
drop into second gear.
| Taking Hill on High Gear.
1 aAnother example of slipping the
4 clutch is where the driver tries 0takt
4 d hill on high gear and finds he cannot
quite do 1t. Instead Of shifting to sec
dfld speed he crowds the engine all he
can and then slips the clutch slightly
i Another practice to be condemned II
starting on second speed. The mrs
4 speed is provided for just such use ant
1t strains the mechanism severely pc
sides wearing the clutch to start habit
ually ON second speed.
4 stake good care of the clutch, pre-
rent slipping either through wear o
intention and you win be repaid
thousandf0ld
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

No wonder Germany laid on Russia
the blame for the war. Russia is licked
and cannot resent the insult just now.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Modern surgery insures the recovery
Of n great majority of the wounded I'M
less the Prussians succeed in Smelling
the hospital.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

The ban on the serving of young
turkeys in restaurants will not bother
those of us working on d salary.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Bumper crops and the development
Of the means of transporting them
should operate as encouragement to
any lingering pessimisn.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

THE groom was dressed in the con-
ventional khaki" is the wedding re-
pOrter's bromide for this year.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

German troops have been ordered
to look out for the Americans, who are
regarded to be bad men," Bad to go
up against, sure
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

This gentle summer seems to have
been specially designed for those eco
nomic souls who are forced to forego
vacation.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Synthetic tannin, distilled from tar
products, has been invented in England
for tanning light-colored feathers.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

With work 50 plentiful the only ex-
cuse left for the thief is that he Graves
excitement, and even that Is hardly
valid when one thinks of the trenches.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

1t is permitted to hope that the gov
eminent won't arrest us next winter
for boarding coal
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Several millions of people, however,
are not worrying about the automobile
tire restrictions.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

America is one sea of sentiment,
says an editor. In the business Of
war sentiment plays an important
part
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

1t seems as if these daring autoists
might as well give over the attempt
TO butt trains off the track.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

The daylight saving experiment has
had fair trial and has proved an un-
questioned success.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

The world would be better off, liter
ally speaking, if more writer's would
give up their pens for the plow
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

The truly happy stamp collector is
the one who collects war savings
stamps.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Germany's interest in the future of
Ireland is one of the grim jokes of the
war.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
Particular hostesses serve coffee in
cups, rather than loose.

We must now make one teaspoonful
of coal do the work of two.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Before the war, is over we shall be
pretty thoroughly surveyed and card
indeXed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Nowadays, if your cook fails to show
up you are likely to find her chauffeur
Ing in an elevator.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Conservation Of food and fuel Is
right, but there must be no famine.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
SLIPPING CLUTCH
IS A BAD HABIT
Once Started 1t Is Difficult to
Remedy and Unnecessary
Wear viii Result.
ALWAYS ENGAGE IT GENTLY
Intentional Slipping Is Also Disastrous
and Is Usually Due to DisincIlna-
ton to Shift Gears-Start
on First Speed.

"The person who habitually slips the
clutch in use is counting danger" says
William Ell. Stewart Jr., president of
the Stewart Automobile school. 'He
Increases the wear tenfold, so that
finally it will hardly hold at all. Then
some day he will need 1t badly to pull
him out of tight place and it will
fail entirely.
'The purpose of the clutch issto con-
AeGt the engine to the transmission
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
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operator. This is necessary, particu-
larly for shifting gears, to prevent
grinding or stripping. When allowed
to engage it should always be done
gently, so as not to break some part
of the transmission. This caution ap-
plies particularly to the low speed
when starting the car from a stand
still, as the strain Is then excessive
AS the clutch is engaged the accel-
orator pedal is depressed slightly to
| give the engine sufficient power tc
carry the load. AS the clutch takes
hold it must do so smoothly, speeding
up gradually until it moves at the same
speed as the fywheel. 1t is evident
from this that the clutch slips first ant
| holds afterward.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14

Gallatin-Mrs. Mary Sharp, '35 years.
and little son, Calvert Mcmahon Sharp.
a years, were burned to death at their
home on the Nashville turnpike. Earl.
husband Of Mrs. Sharp, had gone into
cellar in the yard for some house
hold articles and his wife followed
with "a lighted candle. Mr.. Sharp
smelling gas in the cellar, called to his
wife not to bring a light, but too late
to stop the explosion of gas which en-
veloped the woman and child in flames
in an instant Mr., Sharp and an older
daughter were seriously burned in try.
| ing to save the woman and child
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
FALLS FROM TRUCK,
BREAKS HIS NECK

Albany, Aug S.--A peculiar accident
which resulted in the death og G. w.
Neel, a prominent saw mill operator
and planter of Grand Ridge, Fla, oc-
Cured this afternoon in Donalsonville,
Mr.. Neel went to Donalsonville to-
day with truck, on which were load
ed the household effects of his daugh-
ter, who, with her infant child, was
a passenger as the machine started
for Grand Ridge.
Mr.. Neels hat blew off and. in at
tempting to catch it, he lost his bal
ance and fell His head struck the
ground and his neck was broken. caus-
ing instant death The body was car
ried to Grand Ridge today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
new OFFE NSIVE
SURPR SE
TO HUNS
ENEMY HAD MADE NO CONFER
PREPARATION

Paris, Aug. 9.-The French war min
lister at twelve thirty today issued the
following statement:
The brilliant operation which We in
concert with the British troops ex-
ecu;ed yesterday has been as big a
surprise to the enemy as that which
occurred in the offensive July Is. The
soldiers of General Debeny have cap
tured many soldiers in the peaceful
pursuit of harvesting in the fields be-
hind the German lines.
Our artillery preparation was short
lasting less than an hour. The enemy
artillery had made no counter prepa-
rations at the beginning of the action
replying feebly,
The original front of attack was
only four kilometres south of the
Amiens-Roye Road, where our infan-
try went over the top at sos o'clock,
but gradually the offensive developed
all along the right bank of the Avre
in the region of Hargicourt.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
GIVES HUN AN IDEA

The torpedoing by Germans of a
Britist hospital ship with over 600
sick and wounded besides nurses and
physicians on board, following closely
on the repeated bombing of base hos
pital and turning machine guns on
field hospitals where the wounded
were receiving first aid attention.
should enable Lord Lansdowne to get
some faint idea of what the Allies are
HOLD FIRST SERVICE AT ARAB
fighting for-Tifton Gazette.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-09
Exports and Imports Increase

Exports for March amounted to
1881 100000, an increase of $4,000. 900
over February. For the nine months
ended with March exports were valu-
ed at $4.394 100000, decrease from
the $4,637 900 900, recorded for the
nine-months period last year
Imports were valued at $242,000, 900,
a gain of $34,OOO,OOO over February.
During the nine months ended with
March imports amounted to $2,0S4,-
900 900, against $1,S1SOOO,O 900 a year
ago.