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The Washington herald., 1919-12-07

skidding or sliding due to improper
braking of a car.
Nothing is more destructive to ma
terial OF any kind than the excessive
friction caused by sliding. Even the
metal wheels of railway equipment
become fiat" when subjected to this
abuse.
Skidding quickly cuts through both
the tread and fabric of tire and
makes a blowout inevitable.
Particular attention should be given
the use of brakes in hilIy mountain
Gus sections.
Damage by Chains.
When rubber and metal come in
wearing contact rubber usually gets
the worst Of it. Therefore. discre-
tion should always be exercised in
! the use of chains. particularly on
paved streets.
Damage due to chains can be min
imized by the use of the chains suf-
ficiently loose that creep around the
entire circumference of the shoe as
the strain is more equally dIstribut-
ed than in the case of chains that
are anchored.
| The rule to follow is not to use
dDSOlultlN necessary.
and to remove them as soon as road
conditions permit.
Poor Repairs.
Every puncture, cut or injury to
the tread, no matter how small,
should be repaired Immediately. pre-
ferably by an experienced workman,
especially il the break is clea-
through the tire.
Those unfamiliar in the working
of rubber and fabric can quickly
ruin a tire by improper degree Of
heat while vulcanizinC-a common
mistake of the inexperienced is vul-
CaniZing too long. making the rub
ber hard and brittle-or by not re-
inforcinC the injury properly with
fabric. which should be cut on The
bias, the same as it is cut when
the tires are originally constructed.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07
Tire Repair Help.

When examining the inside of a
casing for a puncture. fabric break
or weak spot. most OF US try to force
the beads apart with both hands,
supporting the tire meanwhile III on
our shoulders as best We can. This
task may be enormously lightened by
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07

using a wedge made of a substantial
bit of wood three-quarters Of an inch
thick and three TO hve inches long,
according to the size Of the tire. This
wedge is slipped between the beads
and pulled around the circumference
Of the casing with one hand. while
the other hand is free TO hold the
tire.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07
TIGHTEN Steering Crank.

when the bolt fails to take up
wear in the square hole in the
steering crank thrust a small steel
plate in the slot 10 keep IL open
and then strike the arm a sharp
blow with a hammer just above
the hole. This will be found more
satisfactory than the use Of shims.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07
Spark Plug Tester.

BY adding a handle and a wire
spring ground connection to an or
binary spark gap a very convenient
spark plug tester results. A clip
contact should be set in the end of
the tool, so as to make the opera
ti"n of testing as simple as pos
Sible,
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07

-four passengers. Belsize. Sunbeam.
Standard. Morris. Enfield, Swift are
only q very few Of Engiand's light
cars.
There are two ways of radically
tightening the motor car. The first is
by an entire change Of mechanical
arrangement and materials; the sec
ond Is by a change In size, retaining
the recognized features Of motor car
construction.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07

of miles of service that ordinarily
would be received from the tire.
If at times it is necessary to use
rough. ruLty roads. drive care
fully and pick your way.
Avoid Cnr Tracks.
y common practice among mo-
torists. especially those in the cit.
7 les. is to use the car tracks where
tn" paving is uneven.
No question but what it Is much
easier riding. and saves you from
bumps and jolting. but your tires
suffer every time you do 1t.
Rubber cannot be expected to ha-
bitually rub against steel with
out being the first to wear out.
The casing becomes worthless, as
1t is injured so badly it cannot be
repaired successfully.
Inside fabric breaks on the side
or the casing is another injury
which soon develops from running
on car tracks, causing a blowout
little later. when an unusual
shock or bump is encountered.
Rim Troubles.
Damage to the tire. putting ii
beyond repair. can be caused by
faulty or irregular rims and to the
misappliCatiOn of the tire to the
rim.
Sometimes rims are damaged by
hammer blows when hasty tire
change Is made. In other cases, a
bend is due to wheels striking some
object with considerable force. An
other cause of damage to rims is
running on debated tires. Rusty
rims are also destructive to tires.
Seldom, If ever, can a bent or
otherwise damaged rim be put back
in perfect condition. The only safe
thing to do is to discard the rim.
MisappIication.
A fact to be kept in mind is that
clincher rim will ruin a straight
side tire. and. likewise, a clincher
can be destroyed by running it on
a straight-side rim.
Where quick detachable rims
with reversible rings are used ex-
treme care should be taken to see
that the rings on both sides are of
proper type to fit the tire being ap-
piled.
Fabric Ruptures.
Occasionally a tire that shows
not the slightest injury on the sur
face blows out. Sometimes ii is a
tire with but little use that rup-
lures
The cause OF these blow-outs is al
most invariably a stone bruise re
sulting from the tire being run over
a stone: driving against the edge of
the Curbstone with sufficient force to
break the fabric; dropping suddenly
into deep holes in the pavement or
over ruts in the roads.
The effect on the tires under any
OF the above conditions is identical
with the effect of a sledge hammer
blow breaking one or more OF the
plies of fabric. No trace of the blow
may appear on the tread because Of
the resiliency OF the rubber.
In many cases the injury does not
show on the outside of the casing
And frequently it is long after tn"
tire has been damaged before the
blowout occurs.
Improper Brnklng.
No tire ever made will stand the
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07
HOW TO SAVE TIRES.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE SEVEN.
Regular inspection of the alignment
CT wheels. especially the front ones,
: the only certain way of guarding
rSainst the damage due to faulty
The Washington herald., 1919-12-07
Small Projections Menace.

Care should be taken to see that
the front wheels have ample clear
ance. so that no matter how sharp
the turn the tread will not come in
contact with the bolts on the mud
guard. or allow the fender or
spring shGClIlcs to rub the tire.
Inspection should always be made
il you equip your car with over
size tires to see if there is sufR-
Cicnt clearance. also when your
car is heavily loaded.
Rut Wear.
Tires are made to take the wear
ON the tread not the Sidewalks
The side walls of the tire must
be flexible, and are not composed
of the same hard. wcar-rcsistinG
rubber as the tread.
Running in deep ruts. rough or
frozen roads, against curbst"ncs
quickly wears off the side walls
and into the fabric.
This abuse puts your tires Beyond
repair. ccprivinG You of hundreds
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
CretOnne
Articles Less Less

The cheerful, bright appearance
Of these scarfs and pillows
and table covers make them
favorites for warm days. :
Csc Scarfs, 40c -
$1.25 Scarfs, s0c
Csc Pillows, 4Oc
$1.25 Pillows, soc
SO Pillows, $50
75c Table Covers, Soc
$1.25 Table Covers, 90e
$3.50 Table Covers, 81
Art Dept.-Third Floor.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Masonic Temple Craft
Sues City for $47,778
on Grading Difference

The Masonic Temple craft filed
suit yesterday in district court
against the City of Omaha for $47,-
778 alleging this to be the damages
to the Masonic temple, Nineteenth
and Douglas streets which will be
caused by lowering the grade Of
Nineteenth street in accordance with
the Dodge street grading plan.l
The committee appointed by the
city council to investigate damages
to property by reason Of the grading
reported that there would be no
damage to the Masonic temple.
The Masonic Temple craft sets
forth that it constructed the build
ing in accordance with the estab-
lished grade and that the only en-
trance to the floors above the first
is on Nineteenth street and that the
grading at this point will be between
I six and 10 feet, leaving the entrance
inaccessible. 1t is alleged that the
entrance will have to be recon-
structed and that several of the
store rooms on the Nineteenth street
side of the building will have to be
rebuilt, having the floors lowered to
accord with the new level of Nine
tcenth street.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Nearly Billion and Half Of
Meat Products in Storage
While High Prices Prevail Congressman Says Packers
Hold 1899 900 Pounds Of Meat and 46,O0o,O 900
Pounds of Chicken In Cold Storage Warehouses.

being made to sell those supplies t.
penal and eleemosary institutions
and to construction camps over the
country.
Representative Black of Texas,
democrat, also defended the depart
ment. He read from the hearing
before house military affairs COM
mittee to show that the department
had sent out thousands of letters
asking for bids and had consulted
with great wholesale firms with
regard to turning these supplies to
the proper channels.
Rep. John w. Rainey of Illinois,
democrat, in whose district the big
packing houses are located, strongly
defended the packers. He said many
members who have voiced criticism
of the packers have given the house
misinformation and have made
charges which have no foundation.
The packing interests, he sad
have patriotically responded N,o
every demand upon them in the
interest Of the successful prosesu-
tion Of the war and have not fallen
down on a single one of the many
gigantic tasks assigned TO them by
the government.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
fBx Universal Service,

| Washington, June l4.-Whils
prices are being maintained at high.
er levels than ever before, the pack
ing interests of the country are hold.
ing in cold storage 1879. .000. OK
pounds OF mea, and meat product.
and 100000 pounds Of chicken.
This charge was made on the floor
of the house by Rep. S. D. Fess
republican, Ohio. He said the fig
ures were furnished him by the bu-
reau of markets Of the Department
of Agriculture. ~
Mr.. Fess declared these figures
revealed Startling" condition, add
ing: my observation is that meat
and fowls are higher than ever be-
fore. There ought to be some way
to get at this situation. If the de-
partments of the government do
not take action this congress ought
to enact persuasive legislation to
remedy this condition"
According to the statement of the
bureau of markets, which Mr.. Fess
read to the house, the following
| quantities of meats and chicken are
being held in cold storage:
Frozen beef, ,l67 600, 900 pounds. i
Cured beef, 100000 pounds.
Frozen lamb and mutton. 100000
pounds.
Frozen pork, l3S,0OO,ooo pounds.
Dry salt pork, $4,000, 900 pounds.
Picked pork, All, 900, 900 pounds.
Lard. 107,0OO,0O0 pounds.
Miscellaneous meat products, 49,
100000 pounds.
The quantities Of chicken in cold
storage. are:
Broilers, 100000 pounds as
against 100000 pounds.
Mr.. Fess declared these figures
showed that 246 per cent more
broilers are held in cold storage dur
ing peace time than when the coun-
try was engaged in war.
Roast 100000 pounds, .oncared
with 100000 pounds year ago.
Ordinary 100000 pounds, as
against 1000, 900 pounds year ago.
Total quantity Of chicken new in
cold storage, 100000 pounds as
against 100000 pounds year ago
Representative Dowell of Iowa,
republican. charged that it appeared
that the War department was plan
ring to turn back its surplus sup
plies to the mcnopolistic interests
from which they were originally OBJ
tanned and have controlled produc-
ton and prices for years. He said:
The War department. is merely
joining the packers to prevent the
ars1y's surplus meat from going on
the market and getting in the proper
hands Of the consumer.
This house ought to know if it
is the policy of the War department
to turn back these supplies 70 the
concerns that made them and per-
nit them TO sell them to the public
a. they see ft."
Representative Kahn Of Califor-
ria. republican, denied that the War
department. was trying to turn back
all of its surplus meats to the pack
e:s. He said that every effort was
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
EAGLES OF STATE
TO Be in OMAHA
FOR 2 DAYS. MEET
Elaborate Preparations Made
for Entertainment of Wis
iting Guests; National
Head to Be Here.

The fourteenth annual state meet
ing of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
will convene at the Eagle hall,
fwenty-third and N streets, Mon
day and Tuesday. More than 1000
persons, including $50 state dele
gates, are expected to be present.
Grand Worthy President, Judge
A. B. Duncan of St. Joseph, and
George F. Freeman of Beatrice,
state grand worthy president, will
also be in attendance.
Plans for entertaining the visitors
are being perfected by members of
the local aerie.
Monday evening the ritual of the
order will be excnpified. A class
of 40 candidates will be initiated.
The delegates will be taken for IN
automobile tour about the city Mon
day afternoon.
The Tuesday session will be occu-
pied principally with the business
affairs of the order. ,.,zs.l
An athletic carnival has been ar
ranged for Tuesday, evening,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Charges Law Violation in
Payment of Jurors Fees
Commissioner OConnor Alleges Robert Smith is Ignor-
ing State Law in Effort to Build Up Political Ma
chine for His Personal Use.

! certify to the county commissions
ers the total amount paid, in lump
which must agree with the total sun
of the checks paid. II accomplishes
the same thing with half the work
II started paying jurors over the
counter in 1908 when there was nc
money in the county treasury three.
fourths of the time and the practice
Of Shaving" jurors checks had be.
come nuisance. l put al end to
to the shaving practice, and the sys-
tenn was SO good that have kept il
up"
Mr.. O'Connor says that Mr..
Smith has other motives than effic-
icncy in paying the jurors himself
instead Of in the manner prescribed
by the law.
'"He does it for political purposes, u
says Mr.. O'Connor. 1T enables him
to get acquainted with very large
number of voters and to point out
to each man that he is saving him
lot of trouble by paying over the
counter. His object is political and
nothing else. He must comply
with the law. That's what we're 60
ing to insist on"
Mr.. Smith processes to be un-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

A resolution declaring that Clerk
of the District Court Robert Smith
is paying jurymen illegally was ir,-
troduced at the reeting OF the coun-
ty commissioners yesterday by
County Commissioner O'Connor. .
The resolution orders Mr., Smith
to pay the jurors in accordance with
the law instead of "over the
counter" as Mr.. Smith is doing
now.
Mr.. Smith declares the resolution
was introduced by Mr.. O'Connor be-
cause of personal enmity.
Admits Law Violation.
II freely agree that / am not pay.
ing Jurors in the manner prescribed
by the law" said Mr.. Smith. THE
present law was passed by the leg
islature in 1918 and it provides that
jurors be certified by the clerk OF
the court as regards their time OF
service. They must then go to the
county clerks Office and there get q
warrant in exchange for their certi-
ficate. Then the county treasurer
must pay the warrant. ~.
Instead of going all through that
I simply write check and hand it
over the counter to the juror. Then
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Charged With Neglect
OF His Children; Wants
To Succeed Ringer

A successor to Police Commis-
sioner Ringer was found in juvenile
court yesterday, when Axel Fried
man, SIS North Twenty-second ST.,
announced his candidacy. He was
in court to tell why his seven chill
dren are neglected. He shouted
and made violent scene, in the
course of which he said: Il am GO
ing to run for police commissioner
and then will show you what I will
do to you. And after that ! am GO
ing to be mayor Of Omaha, too. I
can do a better job than either
Ringer or Smith"
Friedman is hunchback and says
he IS bond salesman. His chill
dren, Ida, Arthur, Goldie, Able and
Harry, were taken from him to be
cared for by Juvenile authorities.
Two other children could not be
found by the juvenile authorities.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
NO MONEY TO BUY
LIMB. CRIPPLE
KILLS HIMSELF
J. W. Davis, 35 Years Old,
Found Dead In Hotel Room
With Bullet Wound
In Head.

J. w. Davis. IS years old. was
found dead in his room in the
Brunswick hotel at 1880 yesterday
morning by a clerk. He was lying
on the floor. pillow was under his
head, and large .38 caliber revolt
We. with one discharged shell in its
chamber in his hand. A bullet had
penetrated his brain through his
left eye. ?, a.-. -,..... IS
Police say Davis suicidcd. Ht
was one legged man. In a grip III.
his room was letter from an east.
ern artificial limb company refus-
ing to furnish him with an artificial
limb because he was unable to pay
enough down on it. according to
police.
Dependency over the lack Of an.
other limb is believed by police to
have caused Davis to take. his life.
The revolver used by Davis was
purchased at pawn shop near the
Brunswick hotel. according to po-
lice. 4.fs..
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
NO new PHASES
In STRIKE OF.
kEyMEN IN CITY
Strikers Issue Bulletin Ex.
planning Demands; Tele-
graph Officials Say No In
terruption In Business.

No material developments are re
vealed in the strike situation affect
ing the commercial telegraphers
Each side of the controversy ex
pressed confidence yesterday. Ths
union men assert that their support
is increasing. The employers stat
that they are carrying on their busi.
ness almost as usual.
Steve Johnson, president of Oma
! ha local No. 10. Commercial Telc
graphers' Union of America, said
we have ESQ men on strike j
Omaha, out Of a total of $50. Prac
tically all. who are out, have joinec
the union or have applied. Fodl
more went out Friday night at thu
Western Union where we are con.
centrating our efforts. The telr,
graph companies are weakening, and
they are using every method to die.
courage their employees. However
We are going right ahead with con.
fidcnce."
Tempest in Teapot"
A. D. Bradley, local manager oil
the Western Union, referred to the
strike situation as "A tempest in 4
teapot" IF there is any delay OF
interference in our business it will
be due to the actions Of the teleg.
raphers OF the railroad administra--
ton.
"As far as Omaha is concerned
everything is all right. We have
sufficient help to care for the busi-
ness here. The Western Union en-
ployer have their own organization
and they have not made any COM
plant to us of working conditions.
This company is fast becoming a
profit sharing and cooperative in
stitution. Our employees are not in
sympathy with President Konen-
kamp of the Commercial Telegraph
crs' Union OF America. Only few
agitators here and here are stirring
up trouble
Postal Keeps Busy
Manager ]. G. Wolf Of the Postal
Telegraph and Cable company was
working at a key himself yesterday
when he stopped long enough. to
say: "We feel encouraged because
we can keep business moving. but it
takes all hands to do it."
President Johnson Of the local un-
ion yesterday issued printed state
meat setting forth the demands Of
his organization. Under the head
ing Of "Our Just Demands. article
No. reads: "The right to belong to
labor union without any restrictions
and no interference with legitimate
trade union activities" Another de-
mand is the reinstatement of all
workers discharged in 1918 and 1919
faN membership in a trade union;
afso increase in pay sufficient to
meet increased cost Of living since
t0is
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
White Ivory
Toilet Articles
Hair receivers, 45c.
Powder boxes, 45c.
A combination jewel
box and pin cushion, 45c
Muslin Underwear

Women's lace trimmed white
Petticoats reduced.
s4.25 and $3.50 quality. .$z.9s
$4.75 quality for. .......$3.4s
81 and 7.50 quality. .$4.ss
$3.50 quality for. .......$s.ss
$3.50 quality for. ..$7.ss
Muslin and Nainsook Drawers,
either plain or embroidery
trimmed, SOC, 65c and 75c
quality, 49c.
.. Third Floor.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Man With $4,000 In
Bank Drafts Held by
Federal Authorities

y R. ]. Luff. giving his address as
Ola North Nineteenth street, is be.
ing held by the United States de-
partmelt of justice for investiga.
ton. 49,.
Luff recently came to Omaha
from South Dakota and carried
bank drafts amounting to $1,000
He obtained employment in a local
railroad freight depot. He is said
to have uttered statements which
led to his detention and investiga.
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
More 0mahanS Arrive In
New York From Overseas

New York, June l4.-(Special.) y
The following Omahans arrived
here recently from overseas:
Mobile Laundry Unit 304-Pvt
r. N. Piercy, 1874 South Twenty
seventh street.
Sanitary Squad 76-Sergt. Elwood
R. Horner, 2l2l Locust street; Pvt.
Charles w. Montague, 2ol1 Pierce
street.
Casual Company No. 6O0-Lt. John
S. Bowen, 206 South Thirty-fkst
street.
Engineer Wagon Company No. 4,
18th Engineers-Lt. Herbert H..
Tracy.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
alarmed by the move of Mr.. o'cou-

alarmed by the move of Mr.. O'Cou-
nor.
May Use Slips.
IF they pass the resolution" he
SAID, Il think | shall have little slips
printed to hand out to jurors, stat
ing that because of resolution
sponsored by County Commissioner
O'Connor, they will have to 90 to
the trouble of calling at the county
clerks Office and the county treas
urer's before getting their money
instead Of getting It right at my
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. O'Connor
passed "left-handed compliments" a
few weeks ago when Smith declared
that :" Tom O'Connor gets $500
year salary and ! don't think he's
worth $50 year. He might make
a good janitor if he were properly
supervised"
O'Connor came back with the
statement that "Smith has his own
value very much inflated"
Smith declared today that he got
in bad" with ali the janitors in the
court house by stating that O'Con-
nor would make q good janitor.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Lieutenant Persival Home
After Two Years Service

1t. C. w. Perciva1, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Percival, returned Fri
day from nearly year spent over
seas. He enlisted in the old Fiftt,
Nebraska and at the time of his dis
carge at Camp Meade. Nd. Tues
day, had been in the service two
years. His last assignment il,
France was with the 505th engineers,
between Verdun and Metz.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Gin gh am Dresses
$3.50

Most surprising values have been included
in this Alteration Sale; lovely color COM
binations in very attractive styles.
"A navy blue gingham with the fitted belt,
pockets and large collar, bound in white and
! trimmed in white pearl buttons, is attractive.
Several plaid dresses blue and pink, blue
and brown, and other combinations, have
linen collars.
A white with cross bars of black, cool green
in small allover design, black and white,
blue and white, and pink and white check,
and plain ginghams in blue, pink, gray, navy
blue, and violet 60 to make up this attractive
array.
In the Basem
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

Domestic and Swiss Organ
dies, A inches wide, 81 to
So a yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Bathing Beaches Open.

The park department announces
that all public swimming places will
hesopened today with supervision.
This includes the municipal beach
at Carter lake.