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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
BUSINESS GOOD
FOR HUSTLERS
Pickren Says Pessimists
Have No Place in FL
Paso These Days.

'Pessimists have no place IN the
present arrangement of things" said
Grover L Piekren of the Rsmming
Motor company. Unfortunately
there were q few pessimists In the
southwest this winter but I believe
that they are seeing the error Of
their way and turning into real op-
timists.
"rhe man who declares that bust
ness is bad and the bottom has
dropped out Of things can hardly ex-
pect business TO walk in. take him
by the hand and beg TO be grabbed
But the man who puts the bright
face on things and goes after business
with two feet and two hands is going
TO get some business.
Well. we have faith in E Paso
and the southwest Business is good
an the time with US and IL has been
unusually good during the past
couple Of weeks We succeeded in
getting several shipments Of Buick
cars and have been out grabbing the
business We viii have another car
load OF Bucks in on Saturday but
two Of the machines are already sold
and we hope to have the rest sold by
Monday night and then wen start in
booking orders for the next carload
The Ramming Motor company Is
an optimistic concern Put US down
for predicting the best year yet for
FL Paso."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

pointed grain OF sand between the
casing and the tube Is likely to force
It's way through the tuJe, causing a
puncture This Is the real cause OF
many a mysterious puncture.
a great many car owners make the
mistake OF adjusting the carburetOr
when the engine is cold. II Is al
ways best to make adjustments to
the motor after il has been run long
enough to get thoroughly warmed
through, and this applies equally to
possible that the cold motor may op-
will not agree at all with the hot
engine
During the colder half Of the year.
gear cases packed with grease viii
cause the gears to run practically
without fabrication. because the
grease sticks TO the walls OF the
housing and little II any gets TO the
gear teeth Oil. and not grease, Is the
proper lubricant for the gear case, az
any rate during cold weather.
A hole should be drilled IN the bot
tom Of the metal battery box to al
low metal or acid that happens to
overflow to make its escape. This
operation Is assisted II the battery Is
raised from the bottom Of the box
on four little wooden cleats. which
also assist ventilation The best way
to preserve these cleats Is to boil them
in paraffin, before they are put In
place
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

be accurately ground in. at intervals
or whenever any doubt Is felt as 70
their condition
With the present day grades OF fuel,
It IS important that all possible heat
shall be used in the process of car
buretion. Various me thods OF carry =
ing the heat Of the exhaust to the in
let manifold TO insure the thorough
vaporization Of the heavy gasoline
that we get today. The motorist who
is using an engine without equipment
for utilizing the heated air FOR the
process of carburetion. should have
device OF this sort installed.
Now good carburetion and all the
rest Of the list win be Of no avail,
unless the Ignition system IS tunc-
tioning at maximum efficiency. The
battery much be kept fully chargeu.
the connections at plugs, Ignition
unit and coil. must be kept clean and
tight to insure 4 good hot spark In
the combustion chamber
The foregoing suggestions deal with
fuel leaks and power losses at thu
fountain head. in the engine. But
power losses do not end here. for
other parts OF the mechanism exert
an influence on the performance oil
the car as a whole. If the luorica-
ticn OF the various parts OF the
mechanism IS not properly attended
to, friction results, which causes
wasteful consumption Of power. A
clutch that slips wastes an enormous
percentage Of the power delivered to
1t. II the whOols are out OF align
ment, a dragging is set up, which con
sumes power. Brakes that drag or arc
otherwise out Of order. consume
pow r. So It will be seen that this
question Of fuel waste is a fairly
wide one and reducing waste to the
minimum involves keeping the car
generally in efficient running condi-
ton
A good deal OF gasoline is wasted in
the garage, before II ever gets into
the tank. For instance, many car
owners wash small parts In gasoline.
Kerosene is better for this purpose
and does not cost so much.
Finally. a great many modern cars
Will run just as well on a mixture OF
kerosene and gasoline as they viii on
the straight gas. Try mixing a gallon
OF kerosene with three or four gal
ions OF gasoline. II your engine Is
provided with proper equipment for
using hot air to assist carburetiOn, X
will assimilate the mixed fuel with
out difficulty and remember that If
all American car owners tried this
plan. II would save billions Of gall
Ions Of fuel in the course Of a year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

TNDERINFLATION is the most
frequent fault responsible for
- the damage. differentiation
will place an undue strain upon the
walls Of the shoe, weakening the
fabric and cracking the rubber. IN
less the tube Is well rounded by suf-
ficient air pressure It may creep with
the result that the tube Is injured Dy
the friction between Itself and the
fabric Of the shoe
A little kerosene now and then Is a
great help in keeping a motor free
from carbon. After coming in from a
run. while the motor is still warm.
pour a couple OF taolespoonfuls OF
kerosene into each cylinder through
the pet cocks or spark plug openings
Then. with the spark off, turn the en-
CINE over a few times with the starter
or crank so that the kerosene Is thor
oughly distributed in the interior OF
the cylinder. By allowing this 70
soak In over night II will loosen much
of the carbon. which viii be blown
out as thick smoke when the motor Is
started in the morning
This treatment will not remove
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
SOME~ LITTLE THINGS THAT
WORRY AVERAGE MOTORIST

heavy deposits, but used frequently
II viii remove light deposits and keep
a clean motor clean Heavy deposits
may be scraped out BY opening the
cylinder heads or burned out by the
oxygen method
tits a not uncommon experience with
owners Of a Ford car that when the
Iubrfcan: IN the rear axle has becUme
thinned by long use II tends TO Work
its way out and be spattered all over
the wheels and brakes. An easy cure
for this is to drill a small hole
e-sixteenths OF an inch Is about
right-in the bottom of the axle hous-
ing on each side The thinned grease
which gets to the ends seeps out
through these holes Care must be
taken to place the holes high enough
to allow enough grease for lubricat-
ing the different gears, and also they
must not be placed too near the end
Of the differential housing.
When inserting a new inner tube
or replacing an old one which has
been repaired. the inside OF the cas-
ing should first be wiped out With a
damp cloth to remove any sand or grit
that may be present A single sharp
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
arizona GETS
ANOTHER FIRM
Haynes Dealers Will Open
Big Branch in Phoenix
to Handle Business.
By Briggs

FL Paso automobile firms have
been keeping close tab on conditions
in Arizona and when 7. L Tincher,
western sales manager Of the Haynes
was here recently. the East Texas
Motor company succeeded IN getting
charge Of all Haynes sales In that
state. additional to their already
large territory.
To take care Of the Arizona busi-
ness. arrangements have been made
for the opening OF branch IN Phoe-
nix S o. Bottorff. president Of
the company. was in Roswell on Fri
day to superintend the unloading OF
a carload Of Haynes for customers
there and he leaves today for Phoe-
nix to arrange for the opening In
that city.
S. H Thatcher. well known in Fl
Paso business circles, secured the
first subcontract for Arizona from
the West Texas company and he Is
now located at Douglas as Haynes
dealer in that district He has al
ready sold his fist carload and wired
on Friday to have two more cars
rushed him at once
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
Ell Paso Uses About so Carloads
Of Tires EUery TweLOe Months

- 9TH freight congestion mighty problem and the
talking driving from the factories to e Paso
problem freight transportation for tires that requires
added about carloads OF
stock in the weeks yet manager D. C. Booth asserts
they win last long he would like
carloads Of months
around FL PasO according to the
carload
castings consisting of 1000 and has taken conservative estimate
Of daily mileage
high Moreover they do not
thousands Of tubes used in q Paso
a be 5000
pretty high the fabric casing said Mr. Booth but
getting this section and It unusual
thing Royal $1,000 miles be fair
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
ANOTHER VARSITY "8"
IS ON WAY TO FL PASO

Another Varsity "eiEht" Is coming,
but Il isn't a racing crew IT'S 4
classy WHY'S Knight eight cylinder
roadster. One OF these cars was
shown here last fall and IL created 4
stir. but before the 81 Paso Overland
company had q real chance to display
the car il was sold They have final
ly succeeded. however. in getting an
other. but the statesmen are promising
each other TO have the honor Of re-
porting its sale within a week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
Farnun Fish, AUiator,
Dripes Here From the
Coast In Saxon Car

Farnum Fish. a well known AVA
tor, reached El PasO IN his Saxon
six on Tuesday after an overland
trip from Los Angeles. Mr.. Fish
came here for some business In con-
nection with the aviation school now
being opened and decided to combine
pleasure with business and come in
his car. He reports a very nice trip.
despite a few bad places In the roads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
BIAxWEL,L TRACTOR COMING.

Announcement is made by the Bu-
quor Motor company that the Max
well factory win have a gasoline farm
tractor on the market in the very
near future. The price is not given.
but IT is said to be in the popular
price class.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
Lone Star Expects O0er 10000
Persons to Attend Opening of
Mew Building, Saturday Night

RRAEGE4ENTS president G. Perry, Of the
y Lone Star Motor Of 10000 visitors at
the formal opening the magnificent home Of the Lone Star
this The om has been eboaty decorated with flags and
flowers and the special show shipped here BY the Packard Hudson
Dodge Stutz factories will have proper settings
Every department viii operation electric weld
welding, electrical generators and work. radiator work
machine shop full operation while the big shop viii be fully manned and
each mechanic viii show different OF work. such vale grinding
cylinder rbOTng Tightening BEARINGS. The will visitors
the different paint applied the body
while the trimming department viii show upholstery work being fitted
building believed and
vel worthy Of from motoist interested motoring
It viii house tonight and general invitation has been extended
all e. Paso
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
REPrnLIc HEAn cnMINn.

A. A Holmes. general sales man
aEer OF the Republic Truck company.
is expected here on Monday for a short
visit to the Southern Motor company.
Fred Engle. district sales manager,
Is also due early IN the week.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
frost IN TERRITORY.

Leo J. frost. manager Of the Frank
lin Motor Car company, left on Friday
on a D. fsiness trip to Deming and Sill
yer City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-11
HoSrTTAL SIMS SUGGESTED


A@ezx ths sites rsW hslnE dlscuss-
q faF ths nsr Hospiiai urs tie coaas
prupsrty o. East Mcaroe strest; ne
ths Gaxs and NcCune Frprerty ou
Soath 1efferson sircst, Eai the 7. r.
ArnalA ST. place On East gacks11-
A uunber q othcr sites VII Fruhaeiy
b. saErestoi for the building.
J. ". Dry. Prcsi3eni of TIE Hos-
pssl Bcard. said S,nday thst no per-
sons owing sites had yet suggested
thea 70 him. he matter q locaton
vii Be settled By a board q five trus-
tees Who vii b aPPoiHted from the
citizens a. large By tho County
Court. The court viii meet 70 80
over the vote, probably Tuesday, and
at that time viii uane the hoard Not
more than three members of this
board may be citizens Of the city in
which the Hospital is 10 Be built. The
trustees elected viii hold office until
the first general election. when five
trustees viii be olccted-three Tor
two years and two for four years.
Mr. Dry says that the Mexico Hos
pitAl will probably be kept open un-
I'll the new one is ready for use. II
the Hospital vote had not eorried, the
Hospital here would have been closed
at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-11
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE NEWS

From all the 4s states Of the Union
comes news Of what the woman's COM
mittee is doing in Americas defense
work. Last Saturday when Governor
Bamberger Of Utah, made his patriotic
address at the Court House he was
accompanied by his wife.
In an interview with Mrs. Bamber-
ger, who is very charming woman,
she told Of the Woman's Council of
Defense in her state. All the Nor
mon women are loyal to their govern
ment and are very active in war act
ivities, Mormonism must be under
stood as religion and not as poly
gamous living for polygamy is a
thing of the past in Utah. For many
years women in that state, have had
the franchise and are placed on all
state, county and city boards the same
as men and there is an entire alb
sence of resentment on the part of
the malecitizenry. Utah claims, says
Mrs. Bamberger, that the presence of
women in politics has cleaned out
much Of the graft and infamy. The
women of Salt Lake City have recent
ly eliminatd a notorious red light dis
trict and in its place have built a
community kiehen and club rooms
where all civil and war activities are
carried on. Gov. Bamberger's daugh-
ter is secretary of the Council of De-
Tense in Salt Lake City and the work
is conducted according to the plans
outlined by DR.. Anna Shaw and the
National Council at Washington.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-11
TO ELIMINATE SPIES
Mrs. Sanford and Mrs. Pollock in
Charge of Patriotic Photo Play

To further patriotism and get mon
ey which may be used for the purpose
of prosecuting spies in this country,
the local women's committee Of the
American Defense Society will pre-
sent the photoplay "The Man Without
a Country" at the Rialto April o and
10. An admission of 2S cents, includ-
ing war tax, will be charged and ev-
cry cent of the profit will 90 to the
work Of eliminating spies.
Mrs. w. w. Pollock and Mrs. +. R.
Sanford are in charge of the work
here. Mrs. Sanford says that the
eomiaittee feels fortunate in being
able to secure the picture, for which
there has been a great demand
throughout the Nation. She adds
that the film is considered one Of the
most valuable bits of patriotic propa-
ganda Of any sort now before the peo-
pie.
The U. S. Government has taken
over the entire output of the Bull
Durham cigarette tobacco factories
in this country for the soldiers.
The state of Indiana went dry
this week closing 34OO saloons and 20
breweries.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-11
The Weekly Ledger
Entered at the P. o. Mexico, No,
and admitted as End class matter.
AUDRAIN's HOSPITAL

THE success Of the election for the
County Hospital, Friday, by vote Of
practically ten to one in favor Of it,
is one Of the greatest advertisements
for Audrain County and the splendid
spirit Of cooperation and devotion tc
humane purposes that could possibly
be blazed abroad. The splendid or
ganization behind the proposition ant
the unqualified support practically ev.
cry section of the county gave tht
Hospital movement, will draw the at
tention Of not only the entire State O.
Missouri, but Of the United States 4
the progressive citizenship residen
here.
The Ledger desires to take this op
portunity to congratulate not only
those who were active in the success
Of the movement, but the people of The
entire county, for their splendid spirit
in this matter. You can always de
pend on Audrain County people to d.
the right thing at the right time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-11
. CASES FILED FOR JUNE TERM
Five Divorce Suits Have Already
Been Listed

Among the cases which have been
filed for the June term Of Court are
five divorce cases, two attachment
suits, a petition suit and a damage
suit.
Henry Coates asks that divorce
from Mrs. Maggie Goats be granted
on the score Of desertion. Mrs. Jer-
tie Grow is seeking a divorce from Eli
Grow, on the ground Of non-support
and desertion. William Saylor allsg-
es desertion as the reason for wanting
a divorce from Mrs. Laura Saylor;
Mrs. Rosa Hamilton makes the same
charge against Cleophus Hamilton
Ivars Brooks claims non-support By
I her husband, Troy Prooks.
J. Albert Price j suing the c. &
R. Railroad for damages, because Of 1
delayed shipment of stock. Attach
ment suits have been brought by vii
liam t. Pulliam against Emmett Set
tie and by the North Missouri Trus
Company against the Mexico Land 4
Investment Company; R. A. Todd ha
filed a partition suit against LUe
Anderson.
Lewis Hartman flied suit Thurs
day afternoon in the office of III
Circuit Clerk, asking a divorce fror
his wife, Mrs. Sallie Hartman; Hart
man alleges general indignities.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-11

In speaking of the slection, j. w.
Dry, president of the Hospital Board
said: "We found our success with
the present hospital a great boost for
the proposition we have just put over.
It was great victory. The patients
we have had in our hospital the last
four years and their friends were
great boosters.
'It was the most humane PROPOSE.
ton ever offered to the voters of oul
county
'The fellow that voted against Il
after we had it fully explained woult
vote to take the comforts from hi
mother in order to save a few centi
a year,
"Audrain county, the first to pu
over the proposition under the nev
law, has put herself on the map i
stay. Brick Plants, Shoes Factories
modern Hospitals, good churches
schools and colleges will put any coun
ty on the map"
The employees of the A. p. Gree
Brick Co. plants in this city marche
in body to the polls at IL o'cloc
Friday morning. J. B. Arthur, man
ager of the East plant stated ther
were about 400 in his line and tina
he hoped they voted 100 per cen
Yes" on the proposition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-11
EPIDEMIC IS RIRR
OF TRENCH FEVER
- Leui- Hsaiih Ofnsa H,.D.
esed strnnEs Dissass r.
MAieA MsEios ssffr
ss=pso=s EEperienesd by ST,
faeiery Enpleyess Siua..
10 These Here

he srensh "oOosie-. Or Iona.
sf soldiers, is nov thoarh. 3, -.
sponsibl' for us peculiar gs.-,.
which has had 20 many victim,
Mexico and other places.
N. c. wOdruff. chief iar,...,.
q the st. Louis Health Depar,-...
has announced that the epideri.
sembles trench fever. The e9o,.
the transmister Of the feyr, -
begins with nausea, a cold in the b.,l
dizziness and is usually acconp,-'.,
BY a rash on the body. woo5.,,,
thinks il Is possible that som. -.
home from france on a fp,l,-,,,
might have brought supply % n.
insects TO the United State
The symptoms of the Mcxi,o ,.,,
ren were much the same as tbo.o A.
seribed by the st. Louis health -,
Ger, except for the rash on the bo1,.
which so far as known was evn.,;
eneed in no eases here. There b,r,
been no returned soldiers in Mexi,o
but Mr.. Woodruff says it is oDti,0,
rOssibe that the cOOtie might b,vs
come from st. Louis or elsewb.,.
since one of their most marked cha,
aetc=;stics is an ability to travel o.,
miles. They also multiply rapidly.
Two hundred and forty-fiye ON
ployees Of the Emerson Electric Man
ufacturing Company in st. Louis b,vo
had the disease. Woodruff ba,
started hunt for the cooties.
Many Of those in Mexico who bav.
been i'll are better and there have been
almost no new cases reported sincs
the rain here Tuseday night. The
attendance at Mcmillan Thursday
morning was again approaching nor.
NAL, with only seventeen students ont
Plans for various school activities
which were interrupted by the appear.
ance Of the epidemc, have been re.
sumed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-04-11
MISS FRANC JOHNSON
DOING BIT ON FARM
II Her Brother Could Make the Su-
preme Sacrifice for His Country
She Wants to Help
WORK IS AGREEING WITH HER
Miss Johnson Handled Entire Farm
Recently for n Week During the
Illness of Her Father


If her brother can make the really
big sacrifice cheerfully and smilingly,
Miss Franc johnson is one Mexico
girl who thinks she also can give up
few of the things she likes to do so
that she may help Uncle Sam win
the war.
Miss Johnson's brother, Dee John
son, is at Camp Doniphan. While he
is receiving commands to "fall in" and
"present arms" his sister, clad in a
pair of khaki trousers which he wore
before he received his new uniform,
is helping her father with the spring
blowing on his farm near Mexico.
Miss johnson isn't the type Of girl
you might expect to find plowing and
speaking to team to inspire move
ment in them. She is considered un-
usually pretty and no girl has more
friends. She is practically desirable
as an adornment at tea table, and
she makes wonderfully dandy part
ner at the biggest ball of the sea-
son. She was student at Hardin
College up to Christmas, and as every
tody knows, was one Of the best per-
sons to put on the trail of the obstin-
ate rushes when hersorority, Beta Sig
ma omieron, wanted to wrest girl
from some rival. In fact, while you
couldn't call her social butterfly
exactly, you certainly might feel that
the field would be strange place fol
her.
| But Miss johnson didn't feel that
way and neither did her father and
mother when she first told them that
she wanted to do her bit like heI
brother. She decided that parties ant
things all the time when war was go,
ing on would be nothing but bores
anyway, and if she has OCCASIONAL,
had hankering for the fleshpots al
embodied in somebody's Easter lunch
con or knitting bee shehas subdued the
impulse so bravely that nobody hai
guessed it.
Miss Johnson's father, A. P. John
son, former sheriff of Audrain county
has been short of help this year, likt
all other farmers just now. He has
big farm and fine one-the sort Of
farm Uncle Sam is looking for. Blu
If Miss johnson were not so patriotic
it is entirely possible that the farm
would have been inadequately worked
Il never in my life felt so WELL
Miss johnson says. T sleep like 9
log at night, and wake up to eat as
much breakfast as ! ate supper the
night before-which is lot"
Miss Johnson's mother says her
daughter never had as much vitality
such red checks and such a good dis
position. In fact, Mrs. johnson hints
strongly that it might not be a bad
idea for several mothers she knows II
their daughters would take up farm
ing as a summer recreation.
Mr.. Johnson was sick for a week
not long ago and it was then his
daughter proved that she had execu-
tive ability as well as plowing skill.
With the help of a nelghbor boy. she
managed the farm, took care of the
sheep and hogs and horses and kept
her father from worrying.
Miss johnson wears the khaki
trousers with sometimes a divided
skirt of the same material over them,
a big straw hat and a sweater. High
heels and georgette crepe frills have