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ing bolts will first have to be loosened

ing bolts will first have to be loosened
a little.
In some cars the wear OF the worm
and worm wheel can be taken up By
setting the worm wheel closer to the
worm. To accomplish this the shaft OF
tire worm wheel is set in eccentric
bearings, which bearings can be turned
and SO press the shaft. and its worm
wheel closer TO the worm. Figure :,
shows one of these bearings. Care
must be taken TO turn both OF the
bearings. which will be found on each
side OF the worm wheel. an equal
amount. and also to sec that there is
NO binding" explained for the
thrust bearing adjustment
You may have noticed in catalogues
and Worm Wheel" BY this is meant n Mt
that the wheels can be turned only BY
the hand wheel. This is accomplished
by having the pitch OF the worm quite
small: that is. the teeth come near 10
taking the shape of rings. or OF a
spiral OF many turns TO the foot OF
length. Obviously. were the teeth TO
lie rings, instead OF Il spiral. pressin =
Ire steering arm would simply press
those of the worm, but there could DC
no movement of either. BY having
the teeth of the worm nearly in the
form OF rings practically the same
thing is accomplished Thus the
wheels can he turned only by turning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(By Fred. c Gnnrrlieh AZ

G ISES have tSea. ISIS s sG1Scrrlieh; n; Ed
ear ear and m for some time she has been KNOX.
GH' se the syi MHiss pns a Or 5S,h
ones out but had nn them sS ~ rsplacSd With
sssHs rnd e s You iisSy 's
reu ,nSy' ,n !, I ,nShs can have to
could nut an over size piston in This Find d
S;oS s S'5 all ris hax' no doubt that that would
sss' fs ;;Sp WSisS
siap' too much play or clearance in valves
"s' mSs. 'ff HsS f. $':Ss
sIishsq that YOU would S nsvs G Gsetn
eS You 'S VIII IN af 1xer have
sss The 'y Du 5sscsfs
doubt however. tina, Your car is Old
the uSrSa;ion at some D Times you neglected
RAYS sSs ssssl mile, m2 BSi
roaring has tSvelopsd, This. beiis"e '" to Ss be-
81 S o this s'q 'rS SG dvfe ms t hs
sTes vc4 Hy no nGss has The
md the ouSe 70 be due to na the you eu Wiis
hF as e aSt IS
s9mc o by oyc1 the ns foot TSds Try ;our2F
H Fs a na hnS Sc S II with the
enough 10 require replacing nv squirting
oil over this periodically YOUR trouble will.
no doubt. disa pprar. The noise may also b.,
due TO cracked transmission ball bearin.
the cause.
@. have a O car. and have trou-
bic with tho generating part have had
the generator tested and pronounced o. X.
Il VII 5 es.fss 9" s2nnG MhsS to
ming the FauEe vii! ALWAYS show discharge
Would II be in the wiring? @. r y
4. The most likely cause OF the trouble
Is short circuited or loose wire. Trace
l 10
1"Sulator is separHte from the generator
They should open when the enGine is run-
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sco II shoulder has formed on II. !

sec III n shoulder has formed on It. If
so. file the shoulder of with rasp.
-. have 1916 Ford car which OF late
mas been giving mo considerable trouble
fIrst OF all. when | start the engine he
Sar starts and | must run around and iurnp
IN 10 nut on the foot brake, This hipno,is
WIN WIN my hand brake is So, up hard. See
SSnciy: me car does not null we'll on hills
ny NalNcs are In good shape and I hu W, a,
"he compression What is the matter?
a; Your trouble is undoubtedly IN Tho
or , ,S SS,, or clutch. The clutch plates
~, INC inherent drums may be gtinlucL IN
:, . rmI,msdy this. drain off tho oil and pour
a tSaLIoh or Two OF Kerosene into thu, trans
imhSn and rank the engine FOR a It'll,
E Hn,,n ny name. with ~: spark OF If
operated by the cam on the bottom Of
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the action being very much IN:
,ahss. rs chat OF tho casters OF
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tho hand lever may have worked 49,.
80 as not TO throw tho clutch out cnourT
or inc low spcSd or reverse band may b.
TS cay 'hS rG 'SS n ,hsE are 10 blame rho
believe that the latter. or the gumminr "i -
the trouble 10
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whole tendency is toward forward mo-
ton with no ruinous side-sway.
That explains Jordan service, even
with abuse. Imagine car like the
Silhouette Five. Picture it as it is
full of life-muscular and alert. 1t
runs like spirited horse. No jerky
up and down motion SO characteristic
of extremely light cars Of short
wheelbase.
No surplus side-sway almost in
variaL.y found in extremely heavy
cars. Men who are weary of big
bulky cars will choose it with Joy.
)ABNEY
Phone Randolph 623.
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
BOOKS

THE AMBASSADORS TRUNK. By
George Barton Boston, MaSl-: Tho
Page Company.
To Washington readers this tale
of mystery has a peculiar appeal in
that its location is the Nations
Capital, with a little jump down
into Virginia, its central theme the
disappearance OF an official docu-
ment belonging to the State De-
partment, and its characters all
Washington people. A year ago
The Ambassadors Trunk" might
have kept timorous souls quaking,
for then the air hereabouts was fill
ed with tales OF spies Today we
have forgotten spies reIegating
them to the limbo where they prob
ably belonged then.
Vance Prescott, wounded IN
France and since connected with
the Army Intelligence Bureau, car
ries to the Fourth Assistant Sec
retary OF State "the papers" His
troubles begin. At least two vic
ious attempts are made on his life
before he reaches IdIewiId in Vir-
ginia. Then enters an oily South
American plotter, Count Castro,
who is an avowed suitor for the
hand Of Hope Vernon, adored by
Prescott
''The papers''-showing an agree
ment on the part Of Mexico to the
exploitation OF the Tampico oil
fields by the allied nations battling
Germany-disappear. Indeed, they
disappear more than once, with
Prescott and Bromley Barnes. a Sc
cret Service operative, in hot pur-
suit They land in the Russian am
bassador's trunk, and, when that
is opened, lo-they have fled.
The plot is hardly convincing,
possibly because Of a certain event
in Europe on November IL, 1918.
The characters are rather wooden.
The action Is smoothly carried out,
even though the terrific struggle"
between Prescott and. Count Castrk
fails to stir. Blase readers are in
cllned 10 hold wouId-be Oppenheims
to a high standard. "The Ambas-
sador's Trunk" is interesting, II not
thrilling ....
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
BE Had Homes.

Il was a beautiful little place.
The house was small, but perfect,
and the garden lovely, with flowers
and fruit and vegetables and hens,
and all. And the surrounding
country matched 1t for prettiness
However did you get such a fine
house?" asked the friend after the
host had proudly shown him round.
1T was this way" said the host,
casting a cautious look round to
where his lady was inspecting and
condemning the gardeners work.
''The property was for sale, so I
brought my wife to see It. When
she had looked round the house and
the gardens. and admired the views
from the windows, asked her
what she thought Of it. Henry
she replied, 1t Is so pretty Il
leaves me speechlessr
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
A Direct Route.

The railWsy line which connects
Petrograd with Moscow rivals q
Roman road for straightness. It
was first projected in the middle OF
the last century, and the then Car
was asked to state his wishes as to
the course the railway should take.
In reply he drew a perfectly
straight line between his two capi-
tails, and the engineers proceeded
accordingly, although many OF the
natural difficulties to be overcome
were great and it would have been
Tar less costly to have allowed some
deviatiOns. As it Is, it is probably
the longest straight railway line in
the world.
The Washington times., 1919-10-16

view OF the yard. he found three
men rolling barrels Of whiskey TO
the street. Signalling for assist
ance he was Joined by Roundsmen
Barkley and WallinEsford. After a
quick dash they effected the cap
ture Of a trio Of bOotleggers who
gave their names at the .tatiOn as
James Cavenaugh, Jerry COnneu,
and. Charles Nolan.
TIE men, IN their testimony, In
criminated the restaurant owner,
and Mrs. SpauldinE, who were
J forthwith arrested. Mrs. Spaulding
was later confined in the old
Capitol prison, and charged with
selling liquor to soldiers. The
whiskey was seized and exhibited
as evidence at the trial in the same
manner as is done today.
ROundsman Peirce, however,
found that he had not yet done a
full days work, for about Z o'clock
Of the same morning, In the neigh
borhOOd Of New Jersey avenue, be-
tween B and c streets, ne cast an
official eye on a place OF business
belonging to a Mrs. Kelly. The
place had long had a shady repu-
tation, and Mrs. Kelly at that time
was held In the guard house for
selling cOntraband to men in uni
form.
Here again he found that q THO
was busily engaged IN rolling
casks Of wine out to a wagon IN
the street. Pierce saw that there
was little hope OF immediate as
sistance from fellow officers, 80
single handed be took the men into
custody.
A short time after, the two
women who had been arrested were
turned over to a Captain Camp at
Soldiers Rest, where he had them
tried before a military court
martial Official records do not
show what the outcome Of the trial
was, but the story Is repeated as
a Twice Tcld Tale to illustrate the
fact that the National Capital has
long been the haunt OF bootleggers
in one guise or another.
The Washington times., 1919-10-16

ing than great deal sf ecrtlom
had been
self, half aloud
Lane Cosby steerad mc cut 1td
the middle of the door-ott tcuard
the fountain.
LoOkl Isu't she VTon1erlulf ha
cried. breathing heavily IRON tha
combined efforts 0f TALKING and
dancing
In the Hnee to ths 1ial
grotto stcod valerie ccetV ng
60 pull ism into her sea- toL
He made . gesture 81 fsl1l and
as he did she puahea ll away,
turned her back and starled slowly
toward the conserVatOrI
Then Tom 1fason started forward
hurriedly. The music stopped. and
Lane Cosby fingered az the f1un~
tain q minute, dipping q corner cf
his scented, monograumed linen
handkerchief into it and pressing
the damp triangle 20 his temples
Tom continued across the nooE.
could see that he vas "a pursuit
of the blue and green robe. And
suddenly I laughed e. 7 undeFgtpod.
Then Valerie stopped. lifted her
creamy arms and draped hack q
strand Of crystal that had loosened
from the wall Tom caught up
with her, leaned forward. SPOKE
and then drew back suddenly.
saw Valerie turn. smile af HIM pEo-
vokingly from heavy-hdded syea,
move her ripe red lips in Epoech
and then glide on.
Tom followed her. suadanlg 7
wasn't amused any more. fs&
ehagriued, more alone than ever.
wanted % 90 home.
had given 1Fa- Cosby the blla Foba
and now with q single slow smile
she had taken p0sssGgfon of the
owner
I turned % look for Jiuh He toe.
was watching Ton NlBgu and Ms
Crosby disappear in tha mass1 oc
the crystal grOtto-
To be eoUlUl q
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
Try Them out
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX;

DEAR MISS E'AAkEAAs
would like 20 hear your answer
as 20 my story, telling you that I
am considered q nice looking girl.
dressing about the average OF any
young girl Of seventeen, and while
living in q suburban home ] feel
that none Of my boy friends would
care to come 20 see me.
Now I have an uncle who lives in
the city 7 visit there quite often
Ny girl friend boards with my uncle
and nnd it an opportunity for me
TO have fellows meet my girl friend
and me there. Now, although I feel
this isn't an outrareUuB thing or
even harmful, yet feel that 90 isn't
would prefer 20 haVg them come TO
my home. While my parents don't
object 70 my having friends, feel
backward IN asking them 20 my
house on account Of the long dis
tance. about q mile.
What would you suggegt7 8. Z.
The young men who aren't willing
to walk a mile 70 see a girl they
like, are not very much worth Will,
and your own home is the place FOL
you to receive your friends.
think you have a very good oppor.
tunity 70 test out the really in.
terested ones. The right ones will
walk the mile The others viii stay
away and you win be well ria Oi
them.
The Washington times., 1919-10-16

cook IN its own juices until soft,
and the water has evapOrated 50
spinach Is nearly dry. Chop, season
with butter. pepper and salt and
pack into mold or bowl and steam
or place fn1oven TO keep hot
Cauliflower-Separate floWeFets,
then cook in boiling salted water
until tender, drain, season with
butter.
TOmatoes-Wash. scoop out In
sides and salt the inside Of the
shells. Chop the center OF the to-
mato and mix with dried bread
that has been spread with a butter
substitute, then cut IN small dice.
Chop one small onion fine. add to
the tomato and bread mixture, sea-
son with salt and cayenne. Fiu
the shells, place a small piece OF
butter substitute on top Of each and
bake in hot oven until tomato IS
soft.
Potatoes-Wash, pare and cut
into small lengthwise sections, dry
and fry in hot Tat until q golden
brown.
Have . platter hot, turn cut spin
ach mold, arrange around 90 1T
tie mounds OF potatoes, beans and
cauIiflower. In between the molds
alternate tomatoes and peppers.
Serve very hot
MRS. D. p. Meo,
Columbia Road
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
TWice- Told Tales
BOoHegging In 1893

TVTAsHNGToN has noe had to
w wait for this year Of bone
dry days to have expert
ence with Illicit traffic in liquor.
Records OF the police department
for years back show that there has
always been more or less trouble
with the genus bootlegger In some
one form or another. Two or three
decades ago, the chief offenders IN
this regard were the men whn vio-
lated the Federal code by selling
liquor TO enlisted men OF the army.
In July, 1898. a speciai crusade
against such offenders was insti-.
tUted. Policemen Of that time were
known as roundsmen. Early one
morning a roundsman by the name
Of Pierce was partoIling a beat IN
the vicinity Of First and G streets,
northeast
The neighborhood had the un-
savOry reputation Of being a
tough" section, and Pierce, warIly
making his rounds, noticed m
usual activity in an aft-raided req
tauTant.
A light was burning IN the house
Of Mrs. Spaulding on c street be-
tween First and Second When
Pierce got close enough for T. good
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
sYETPATHETTC

Alearned scientist who was about
70 deliver an address before the
British Association, finally rehearsed
his speech in the train on the way
70 the meeting, speaking IN a low
voice, and using his hands to em-
phasize certain passages. He was
accompanied by his wife. and a
kindly matrOn. who had been watch
ing and listening, leaned forward
and, tapping her on the shoulder,
said feelingly: You have my sim
.cere sympathy, my poor woman; I
have one just like him at homer
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
The Rhynling
Optinli8t

y CTOBER's here. End eaF ana
near her banner Is uneuFl-
ed; she has unroued har
cloth Of gold across the hay
world. On hill and dale the shining
veil OF ripe October days: on heId
and stream a mellow CLEAN
twhere'er her footstep strays. And
everywhere in earth and air and
where the rivers wind. the tender
tint, the CLEAN and CLINT OF au-
tumn's gold you'll find. A lavish
maid, a spendthrift Jade, for where
her feet have trod. October leaves
her shining sheaves OF glowing
golden rcd. The spring-time
brings the rush OF wings, the
shower and the bloom and fruits
and flowers OF summer hours hII
earth with fresh perfume. BY mead
and mere springs song IS clear,
and glad her notes aud say for
love has stirred each mating bird
who sings and woos-in May. The
crescent moon OF madcap June
makes man and maidens thrill, on
Hill and plain the fruitssand grain
from August's Golfers spill; but,
best OF all. OctOber's call to rest
from work, to dream, to seek some
sweet and far retreat where shafts
OF sunlight CLEAN. When toll Is
done and harvests Wou. October
seems TO say: Come, dream wfth
me where TRANQUILITY the poplar
branches sway. What though the
rose with summer gees, I touch
each slipping clod tin through tEe
haze OF dreamy days there smiles
the golden rod" An alchemist Is
she, I wist. whose touch turns all
to gold, and far and wide on every
side her treasures are unrOllcd.
An. who could long for summers
song or hold the spring most dear
when they behold the pageant gold
Of ripe October hereI
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
Further Effort Useless,

DEAR MISS FATRFANs
I am a young man thirty. years Of
age, and am very much IN love with
q young lady, whom j have al the
reasons in the world to believe loves
me. but stiIl she will not marry me.
have no mother, father, broth hers
or sisters, and Tor the past hVe years
have been alone. but stiu very for
funato in a business way.
She lives IN a Tar away State aau
her mother and father are also Doth
dead. She has two sisters and one
brother. All three younger than her
SELF They were left quite q fortune.
but the estate has not yet been set
Ted. one Of the girls and tho boy
are On the university. The younger
girl. ten years Of age, is--at hopls
2 with her sister, going ~ pubic
have done everything in the
world 20 set her 20 consent 20. marry
me I have given her several very
pretty gifts not a one costing less
fhen $500. As a wedding gift
have offered her Packard or Cadal-
lie. I am now working on a salary
cf asb.oe week ana nave quite an
income each month from other in
toreste, and own a very pretty home
tn the city Of washington.
am sure were i in the same State
or town with her she would marry,
nsT think she does not want 70 leave
her brother and sister; but ] want
the youur one 70 live with us and
80 % school, and the others TO make
their home with Us when not In
school.
shall give I'D my position here,
Gcll out my home and al other in
terests and 90 20 her State? ] would
Be Wiling would she marry me.
UNHAPPY.
II shL isn't interested after all yoJ
have done, Pm afried your case &
lopelesS II she really cares, it vii
hot be necessary Tor you to sci
,ut and go to her. II she doesu't
rou would gain nothing by sC
loinE.
The Washington times., 1919-10-16

Most housewives who had not
finished their fall canning when
the sugar shortage came upon US,
felt that a calamity equal to the
end OF the world had come. No
sugar-and the season for fruits
and vegetables fast disappearlngl
Let such housewives take heart
Like all difficulties there Is q way
out Fruit CAN be successfully
canned without sugar and II can be
sweetened when served next win
ter.
To can without sugar simply
fiji the Jars containing the fruit
with clean hot water, instead Of
the usual syrup and process the
jars in a hot water bath. The
fruit will not SPOIL but It win not
have quite as fine a flavor and
color as that which has been
packed In syrup. For this canning
without sugar, directions for can
ming By the "cooked-in-the-can"
method should be carefully fol-
lowed.
Fruits canned without sugar are
especially good in salads, desserts,
pie Filings, ices. and In fruit
punches. They can also be made
into jams and marmalades when
sugar is obtainable. Fruit juices
take no sugar and their uses are
just as varied during the winter
season as are the fruits put up
unsweetened. These fruit juices
are also available for jelly at a fu-
ture time when sugar Is more
plentiful. Vegetables need no sugar,
and plenty Of canned vegetables
are always acceptable during the
winter months.
Fruit and vegetables may be high
and sugar scarce, but the margin
OF difference in price between the
home canned and the commercially
canned product is likely to be as
great as when both fresh fruit and
vegetables and canned goods were
lower in price. The wise are still
practicing home canning, sugar or
no sugar. Others are experimenting
with the various syrups on the mar
ket in place Of sugar.
One contributor has reduced
her household expenses by elimina-
ting meat from her dinner menu
occasionally. She sends the menu
and recipes for a vegetable dinner
which she declares is excellent
Fortunately her family is not over
fond OF meat, which makes her plan
easier than it would be in some
other homes.
Menu: Nodded spinach. Baked
stuffed tomato. Green pepper and
cheese sandwich. Buttered Lima
beans. French fried potatoes.
For serving six persons. prepare
the following: -
One medium sized cauliflower.
six small tomatoes. six green pep
pers, u pound Wisconsin cheese,
u peck spinach, 1 cup dried Lima
beans, 4 large potatoes.
Beans-SOak beaus several hours,
drain and cook in boiling water
until soft. The beans will soften
easier IL 4 teaspoon soda is added
to the boiling water. Drain, add
n cup top milk, salt and pepper,
serve hot.
Peppers-Cut peppers in halves
lengthwise, remove all seeds, cook
for ten minutes in boiling water.
Drain and with a sharp knife re-
move skin. Place a slice Of cheese,
seasoned with salt and cayenne, be-
tween the two halves of the pep
per, fasten together with tooth
picks. Saute in oil until cheese Is
melted
spinach-Wash thoroughly and
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
Eothlnr To Do But wait.

DEAR Mss E.AAEaE .AAs
I am seventeen years old. Not
kng ago = met a very nice and also
very popular young man who at the
heHiuniuE interested me very much.
have gone around with him for
shout two or three weeks and we
were getting along fne until he said
that he was going back 70 college,
Then after we had come home one
evening. instead Of making q definite
engagement he told me that he
would call me up or either come
down to the office where am work
tnE (as he had previously been do
ing) and would see me and say good
by. Wen. he did neither. Has not
called or come down think
great deal OF him and would like 70
Ece him-dEain. There are plenty OF
Nays that I could communicate with
him or even around him with the
different fellows whom he goes with,
but I do not like 70 80 out Of my
way. T. P.
There's nothing for a girl to dC
IN a case like this. II he wants tc
see you, he viii keep his promise
orH7iI write TO you after he reaches
Bchool. il he does neither, you may
be sure be IS not sufficiently in
terested. I wish I could make girls
see that most men usually 90 after
what they want
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
OonfnetiuE Guests.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
] invited my girl friend 60 see me
enc Sunday and thinking that she
would come in the day, I consented
20 lei g y0uuE gentleman friend take
me 10 church % the evening. This
appointment with the young gen
flemau friend was made after that
81 the girl friend The girl friend
inetead 81 coming during the day
ae I expected, came iu the evening
az o'clock and brought her brother
with her. Now az O'Clock the
young EeutlemEh friend came, and
I. not knowing what 70 do, simply
stayed az home and entertained all
as best could owing only 70 the
fact that one was as good q friend
20 me a. the other. Nov what do
you think was the proper thing for
me 20 do at such a time as thia as
the other members did not care 70
90 70 my church. Do you not think
that ] would be very rude by leaving
my girl friend 20 80 with the young
mani x. Y.Z
You handled an awkward situation
The Washington times., 1919-10-16

From China has been obtained the
water chestnut" the tubers- Of
which eaten raw or in stews. are
source OF much qualification to the
palates OF pig-tailed epicures. They
are also sliced and shredded for
soups.
The Washington times., 1919-10-16
Not Sincere.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAN:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
While visiting a girl friend IN the
country during vacation, was in
troducod 20 young man who, was
told, liked me very much.
Now, feeling that I might like
him, but not desperately in love with
him after having nice times with
him, ] would like TO ask your ad-
vice as 70 whether he really likes or
even loves me as he EayE- He has
a boy friend with whom he is living
and on several occasions ne could
not take me home on account OF
this boy falling out with him. often
be would say, ''Ohl ] would love to
take you home but viii said he viii
never speak to me again"
Does he like me as he says?
s. %. 7.
This young man does not sound
sincere He seems to prefer the
friendship Of his boy friend t.
your regard.
The Washington times., 1919-10-16

In Hungary, for Roman Catholics.
the man must be fourteen years old
and the woman twelve before they
may marry; for Protestants, the
man must be eighteen and the
woman hfteen.