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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27
FRANCE IN NEED OF
MOTOR VEHICLES

Demands in France for cars are
such that Bellanger Freres Of Paris,
now in America in conference with
BriscOe and Stahl, are prone to
hurry matters in every plant is
America visited where material is
being made for the car which has
been designed by Briscoe and Stahl
for manufacture abroad. Since the
ending of the war the people of Eu-
rope have begged for cars.
Bellanger Freres with their i'm
mense plant, are preparing to turn
out cars by thousands and their
trip TO America has been made 70
gain at first hand, information in
regard TO the capab .lities of the
American makers to meet their
wishes in supplies The new car is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27
MOTORISTS PROBLEMS
Solved for Readers of
The News lines
By William II. Stezcart, Jr.

Motor department:-Is there any
method Of removing the old grease
from the differential Of an old Ford
without taking it apart? d. T.
Place about a pint Of kerosene in
the case and operate the car for an
hour or so. This mixes with the
stiff grease around the sides and
bottom and softens it so that il will
run out. Refill with kerosene and
operate another hour on level roads.
as kerosene makes a poor lubricant.
Drain and refill. After the third
cleansing it should be drained thor
oughly and filled with transmission
grease TO the usual level.
Motor department:-Wha would
cause the front cylinder Of my Ford
engine 10 miss? The other three
are good, spark is good, compress
sion is fair, valves have just been
ground and the carbon cleaned out.
l.. s.
Look for worn valve stems Spark
may be a bit weak in that cylinder,
due to poor commutator contact. vi
orator troubles loose time wires.
To determine II it is in the coil.
shift it TO some other cylinder. If
the trouble follows the coil it is in
the coil; if it stays in the cylinder
the coil is not at fault. Shift spark
plugs the same way as a plug which
gives a good spark in the open air
does not always give a good spark
in the cylinder. Gasoline vapor un-
der high compression has enough
resistance to make d faulty plug
rnisfire.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
HELPFUL HINTS.

Watch the steering wheel FOR
lost motion-that is, any move
ment which does not move the
front wheels. one inch, or even
more, is not Objectionable. But
if any more develops it should
be removed by adjusting the
steering gear. II a looseness
develops suddenly and tends TO
increase rapidity it must be cor
rected Immediately. as it shows
that some part is coming loose
and will soon drop off. render
ing the car unmanageable.
Never take a car out on hill
work without knowing the con-
dition OF the brakes. To test
them properly the rear wheels
should be lacked up and the
brake lever and pedal should
be applied gently and then more
firmly. At the same time the
wheels should be tried 10 see II
they turn freely or are held
rigidly. Both wheels should be
tried by the same person, as one
person cannot compare notes
with another as 10 how much
force he used.
If time presses. the road test
may be used. Speed up the
car and stop suddenly, using the
foot brakes and emergency
brakes separately Do this sew
eral times. A tendency 10
swerve or the car not stopping
properly tells you something is
wrong. If one wheel locks and
slides while the other turns
freely the brakes are not pro-
perly adjusted.
A very handy tool is a port
able vulcanizer. With il the
tube may be patched and eX-
pense and time may be saved.
II may also be used to close
small cuts in the tread of the
outer casing, thus prOlOnging
its life. The method of using it
may be mastered after a few at
tempts. Use an old tube 10
practice on.
Now is the time Of year to
keep watch on the fan belt, as
many an obscure cause Of over
heating has been traced TO this
source. If the ran blades may
be moved freely, or even given
a spin, the belt is too loose. A
fan which <oes not revolve at
the proper speed will not cool
the water as il should.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27

During the war the Japanese zinc
industry was very prosperous and
large profits were made on ore which
was imported from Australia and
the French Indies. The signing OF
the armistice. however, has dealt a
hard blow 20 this industry, and IL
IS reported that IL costs $500 a ton
10 produce japanese zinc. while the
market price is only S1S7 a ton. II
Is expected that this viii result in a
request for subsidies and import
protection. since the deposits OF
japanese ore are OF such inferior
quality that competition with i'm
ported ore can not be met success
fully.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27

American through and through, de-
signed for quality manufac-u ring
and has proven an eye opener to the
famous French manufacturers who
empowered Benjamin Briscoe and
Rodolphe Stahl 10 design il short
ly after the signing of the armis-
tice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27

Motor department:-Am refining
my clutch. changing from leather TO
thermoid brake lining. VIII it be
necessary TO change the angle OF the
clutch face? Will a smooth opera
ton Of the clutch eliminate rear end
trouble on a car? y. s
No change in the cone is neces-
sary. This shape has been arrived
at by the designers and should be
the same. no matter what the lin
ing may be. A good clutch will af-
ford better operation of the car, but
it will not correct troubles due to
faults in the rear-end construction.
Keep your clutch from gripping and
you will have less trouble.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27

Motor Department. am having
the rims on my wheels changed
from the old style clincher to quick
detachable. Would it be advisable
to have the front wheels buEt up
TO the same size as the rear ones 3?
notice the present cars have both
front and rear wheels the same.
d. Z.
BY all means have them the same
as you then need only carry one
extra shoe and tube. Front wheels
may use smaller tires because they
do not have so much strain as the
rear wheels and tires. on account
of the greater convenience Of eX-
changing the front rear tires as the
rear ones wear. carrying spares, etc,
they are no longer made of differ
ent sizes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27

Motor department:-My Ford car
pulls we'll when thrOttled down. with
never a miss. but when 1 speed up
too far il misses badly. 1 have had
the carburetor apart and have found
no dirt or clogging and the air valve
is free. Can you suggest some other
place to look for trouble? The car
is three years old. II. A.
Probably due 10 a worn timer. II
1t is irregular inside the roller jumps
over some contacts at high speed
even though il hugs them closely at
low speed. Either buy a new timer
or have the old one trued up in a
lathe. It viii repay you 10 have IL
done.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27

Motor Department. have 1915
car with "A p volt storage battery.
When water is put in the filler open
ings and the car run. more water
comes out OF the tops than I put in.
Please tell me the cause Of the
trouble. The starter will not work.
Yet the battery has just been re-
charged By the manufacturer
agent +. r.
IL would seem that battery is over
charging due 10 voltage regulator
not being properly adjusted II
electrolyte is up 10 its full strength
and starter does not work properly.
the trouble may be IN a poor con-
.uauntm ar IN rhe Erur.rar fssssIf.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-27

Motor department:-Plea let
me know through you valuable col
umns II the magnIto terminals Of a
Ford were connected TO a small
storage battery wouldn't lights at
low speed be much more satisfac-
tory also engine start easier, and
would you have to have a switch
in magnetic circuit 70 keep battery
from discharging through same.
r T.
Use the battery side OF your
switch for storage battery and con-
meet up to lights as well by sepa-
rate leads, but do not connect in
series with magnetic. as it will not
be Of any help.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
HAVING PARTIES
AT CEMETERY
Complaint Is Made That People Are
Going Out There at All
Hours Of the Night and
Complaint Is Made.

Complaint has been made to the
police that people In automobiles are
making a rendezvous OF the Catholic
cemetery and the grove adjoining the
cemetery People are said to be going
out there on midnight and early morn
ing Joy parties.
Automobiles, carrying two and four
passengers are making a practice OF
speeding out Eighteenth street, and
through the cemetery and over on the
lane around the cemetery. The cars
have been going out there at all hours
Of the night. Last night a car which
went cut at 1890 O'clock was noticed
by number of people and the license
number was taken. Information as to
the owner and driver of the car, as
well as the personnel of the passen-
gers is being secured by the police.
Some auto parties wait until one
a. M, to make the trip, according to
additional reports from the police sta
ton. The police are going to break
I'D the parties among the tomb-stones.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
MOVING PICTURES.
Hippcd rome,

Offers Harry Carey this evening in
a thrilling western drama The Ace OF
the Saddle, his newest and best pro-
duction. full of thrills, sensational rid
ing and good old western pep, all COM
hined in a modern love drama. Also
Eareld Lloyd in Don't Shove. an
other good Lloyd comedy. Tomorrow
matinee and night, Margarita Fisher
in delightful comedy drama, The
Mantle of Charity" Everybody knows
Margarita because her plays have
such different kind Of punch than
others. They always please. Also
Smiling Bill Parsons in Bills Out,
classy comedy.
Monday and Tuesday "The Better
Wife," a Select picture which Clara
Kimball Young and her own company
present, is a delightful love story OF
England and the continent Miss
Young has the part of CHAIRMAN rage,
a young American girl who is touring
Europe with her father. One day
while she is visiting her friend Helen
kingdom in England, she becomes ac-
quainted with Sir Richard Beverly,
whose wife, Lady Beverly, is killed
while racing in car to meet her
lover. CHAIRMAN falls in love with Sir
Richards son, Little Dick, and be
comes practically a Their to him.
Chairman is also in we with Sir
Richard. but the baronot hesitates to
speak Of his love because of the
sacred memory of his wife. He does
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
kEOSAUQUA MAN
BEATS H. c. OF l..
He Eniists In QuartermastePs De-
partment of the U. s. Army and
Will Have One Year
of Service.

John W. Wiley Of keosauqua. has
enlisted in the quartermaster corps
of the United States army, for one
years service He enlisted last Sun
day at the local recruiting Office,
Corporal Forrest c. Field in charge.
Wiley came to Keokuk from a
farm, to work here, but ne couldn't
figure how he was going to beat the
H. G.. of L. on his wages. After do
mating literally for week to the
expense account he decided that he
didn't have any assets Tor the COM
ing few weeks. and 1t made him so
mad he wanted to fight. the recruit
ing officer said, so he enlisted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
OLD SETTLER
AT MEMPHIS
Speech by Colonel Reiger, Races on
Square and Dance at
Night on Street
Pavement

MEMPHIS, Mo-, Oct. 4.-The
homecoming on Wednesday was in
deed a big day for Memphis. Thou
sands of out of town visitors poured
into the city and seemingly enjoyed
the day thoroughly. The morning
was spent in band concert by the
ever popular Bower band from Kao-
ikuk. The dinner served the soldiers
was such as only the housewives. OF
Il rural community can prepare and
serve. The afternoon was devoted
to speaking by Colonel Reiger OF
Kirksyille, who is an able talker and
held the close attention OF all who
could get within hearing. The
colonel can come again to Memphis
and be assured of a warm welcome.
Later in the evening were given
races on the square which attracted
considerable attention. Prizes were
given the oldest settlers and serv-
ice flag presented by the Mothers OF
Soldiers club, to the county. TO most
of the young people the GROWING
event of the day was the dance on
the pavement at night. A space was
washed and waxed, a platform near
nv for the orchestra and they danced
until the lights went out. On the OPP
posite side of the square the old
timers. to the music of fiddle, play
ed as only an old time fiddler can
draw the bow, danced the old time
.hoe-down and they still can move
their feet to the magic strains.
In a hard fought game OF football
at the local field, Memphis high
school team won from Unionville
high school by 200 score.
These teams. about evenly match
ed as to weight, put UP strong
game. Memphis winning simply
through superior work. Practically
all the time Memphis was forging
ahead, through forward passes or by
line bucking. Unionville's weakness
was soon found and by system OF
continuous line bucking the locals
won yard by yard, such men as Nc
Daniel. Payne, Drake and Mustoe
boring hole through the opopsf
Ition's line.
The rigorous training Memphis
coaches are putting their boys
through each day again was shown
on the field. There is talk OF a team
of graduates who played on Memphis
winning teams of the past, organic
ing and playing against the high
school team to keep them in fighting
trim.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04

Three sleek individuals represent
ing themselves to be working under
authority of the government have
been fleeing farmers out of consider
able money in southeastern Iowa
during the past three weeks through
the means of an income tax book
record and farmers are warned to
be on the lookout for them.
The men, travelling srngIy, ap1
proach a farmer with book and at
the same time display an engraved
certificate with a red seal purported
to have been issued by the treasury
department at Washington The
farmer is told that unless he pur-
chases the book, federal agents will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04

that love and ache, and are soothed
at last by the consecrat1ng oil OF
self-sacrifice.
Not a reissue, but his latest and a
splendid picture for Chas. Ray is
Hay Foot Straw Foot" to be shown
at the Grand tomorrow and Monday.
Also there's new Sennett funfest,
among Those Present" with Ford
Sterling, Phyllis Haver and Myrtle
Lind. Hay Foot; Straw Foot sounds
like a war play but 1t isn't. There
are no battle scenes except the one
where Charlie cleans up with a Ger
tain worthless cuss who needs a
cleaning Come early.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04

call on him with a warrant.
Invariably the unsuspectrng rarrnt
forks over four iron men, which is
| the charge for the book and the
agent is on his way rejoicing.
One of the trio was arrested sew
eral days ago in Davenport and has
already been indicted by the federal
grand jury. The United States secret
service men are now searching FOR
the other two.
The men are not working on tne
authority of the government anu
their practices are said TO Dc Irauos,
pure and simple. II Is undeIstooa
they were selling as high as %iV ahd
$40 worth of books daily.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
FARMERS HERE
SHOULD WATCH
Trio of Clever Crooks is Playing an
Old SWindle Game on Rural
ties Through This Sec
tion of State.

Farmers in the vicinity of Keokuk
should keep their eyes peeled for
trio of thieves, who represent them
selves as government agents, and
who are pulling an old swindle game:
The Burlington Gazette's expose of
the trio and their game is given here:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
Colonial.

May Allison, the vivacious and
beautiful young Metro star, who will
be seen in THE Island of Intrigue"
at the Colonial theater Sunday, is
universally conceded to be one of the
cleverest stars of the screen.
Born in Georgia and educated in
Philadelphia, she showed dramatic
talents at an early age and came to
New York where her youth and beauty
Immediately gained her place in
Henry w. Savage's production OF
"Everywoman."
She rapidly rose to such Broadway
successes as 1.-THE Quaker Girl" with
Ina Claire and Caprice" with De
Wolf Hopper and was later starred in
Apartment 12-K."
She soon succumbed to the lure
Of the screen, however, where her
success was instantaneous. She
played with William H. Crane and
with Edith Wynne Mathison and then
became a star with the American
Mutual. At the end of her contract
with this company Miss Allison signed
with Metro where her best work has
been done.
As Mazda Waring in THE Island OF
Intrigue" she Is seen in a role which
gives her unlimited opportunities for
her clever talents and winsome per-
sonal charm.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
Question Of Hard surfacing Of Pri
mary Road System In Lee coun-
ty viii be Submitted to
voters az that Time.
CHANCE TO REGISTER
Today VIII be the Last Day the Boards
Will be In Session and Voters
Should See That Names
are Recorded.

Today Will De the last ChdhSC -
register in order to vote at the eiec
ton Tuesday on the question OF the
hard surfacing of roads. The registra
ton boards are in session today, anc
all voters who have any doubt at al
as to eligibility to cast their Dallots
next Tuesday, should step around &c
the registration places and see thai
their names are on the books.
Voters who have moved from one
ward 10 another, or whose names were
not on the poll boks for the last gen
eral election should see that they are
registered in their present wards. The
polls will be open at z o'clock Tues
day morning and will close Tuesday
evening at o'clock.
Interest is high all over the county
on the election, If reports can be re-
lied upon from other sections. The
good roads committees of the Automo
bile club, Commercial club and Unity
club of Keokuk and the Fort Madison
Commercial club are making strong eff
forts to get out big vote through the
county, and to make 1t a favorable one,
A number of meetings are being
held through the county and 1t Is be-
lieyed that the interest of both the
farmer and the city man has been
aroused in the coming election. The
vote Tuesday will decide whether Lee
county will pull itself out of the mud,
or whether it will line up with the
minority counties of the state. The
proposition carried in Des Moines
county although the soldiers memorial
which was voted on at the same time
there. was lost Linn county, with
Cedar Rapids, carried the measure.
Louisa beat the measure this week.
Something About Costs.
That the board Of supervisors will
vote a two mill road tax, regardless
of the vote Tuesday, is a foregone
conclusion This road tax must be
levied and paid in any event. The
money for the proposed hard surfac-
ing comes from federal aid, which
will cost nothing. and from the auto
mobile license tax, and from the tax
on the land which is within the three
mile limit, mile and half on each
side of the improved road.
The highest tax that can be levied
is four percent. Ten years is the
time given in which to pay. 1t has
been figured that on the highest
priced land in Lee county, at 5000
per acre, the tax OF four percent will
be eight dollars in ten years, or
eighty cents per year.
The average cost 1t is said, is
fifty cents and less.
The old inter-county road system
is automatically made the primary
system. This includes the Red Ball
road from. Keokuk, norln, and the
river road from Montrose through
Fort Madison to West Point. A
third road is under consideration.
The primary road fund Is made UP OF
the motor vehicle tax and an equal
amount of money appropriated by
the federal government. This fund
can be used only for permanent
grading and surfacing. The county
will have about $4,000 to spend
next year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
RAINBOW SHOWS
IN WEST TODAY
Early Morning Arch of Color APP.
peared Against Bank of Clouds
That Looked Like They
Might Bring storm.

A rainbow was visible in the west
this morning against bank of
clouds that looked like they might
cook UP a storm at any time. The
arch of color was located in the
northwest portion Of the sky
According to the old saying, Rain
bow in the morning Is sailors warn
ing"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
DECEMBER Est
Place to Be Announced Later
Home Coming of Mr.. and Mrs.

William Lester
This program is to let the people OF
Keokuk know OF the achievements of Will
liam Lester who occupies a high place
among American composers, and of his
wife, Margaret Lester, well known Chi
cago soprano.
A feature of the programme will be
THE FROG PRINCE"
Ca composition of Mr.. Lester's), a fairy
operetta in concert form for children's voice
Prof P. C. Hayden will cooperate with
Mr. and Mrs Lester and do the preliminary
work with the children. Mr.. Lester will
come several times to coach them and will
conduct the operetta.
All Keokuk will delight to honor Mr. and
Mrs Lester.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04
Broken commandme nts.v

The Grand tonight presents a
strong VIM Fox drama, Broken
Commandments" in which Gladys
Brockwell, Thomas Santschi, Will
liam Scott and Spottiswood Aitken
have the leading roles. A Christie
comedy enlivens and rounds out a
fine program.
The story Of Broken Command
ments" is of lonely girl In cabin
Of the Redwood forest country, who
receives two strangers who appear
suddenly out of nowhere. The plot
presents the novel idea of man
throwing dice three times for pos
session of a girl-and finally throw.
ing with loaded dice in order to
lose, because he realizes this will be
for her good. 1t is tremendously
forceful story Of three human hearts
"a new phase of the old triangle
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-04

not know until later that someone
else would have made better wife.
Don't miss it. Bring the family and
spend an enjoyable evening at the
Hippodrome Come early. Regular
prices.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-03-10

Washing and ironing or ngnt Things.
Heavy work is to be done by outside
workers. On graduation the student
receives a certificate which proves her
qualification rs a dependable home
worker capable Of attending to all ordi-
nary duties in home.
The Young WOmen's Christian Asso-
citation has been interested In the prob.
lem of domestic service both from the
standpoint of the employee and from
that of the employer for some years.
The first commission on Household
Employment made it's report at the
fifth national convention of the Young
Women's Christian Association held in
Los Angeles, CAL, in May, 1915.
The difficulties of attracting capable
women to this field of work were laid
to the long hOTrs. lack of independence
in arranging Recreation hours, lack Of
opportunities for growth and progress
and lacIE@ social standing.
Girls have acquired a distaste for
the conditions which govern household
work since the freedom they have ex-
perienced in working in munition fac
tories. BY standardizing domestic serv.
ice it is believed by the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association that a
higher type Of worker may be at.
tracted to the necessary work in homes