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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

Motor Department. The News
Times.-Can you tell me where TO
locate squeaks? I have oiled every
possible part which seems to work,
but still there are a number Of
squeaks which cannot locate.
Would appreciate knowing what
parts 10 inspect. in order to get rid
OF this annoyance. A. Q.
II you have inspected and oiled
all the moving parts such as spring
shackles. etc. it is quite possible you
have neglected the spring leaves.
The leaves of the springs work one
upon the other and when they be-
come rusty are bound TO squeak. To
eliminate this a mixture Of graphite
and oil should be inserted between
the leaves 1t is good policy 10 do
this with all springs at least twice
during the season. When the leaves
become corroded they not only
squeak, but the increased friction
between the leaves makes the car
ride harder.
Motor Department. The News
Times-F'or some time 1 have been
reader OF your problems which
find very interesting and helpful.
There is one thing / would like to
ask about my carr 1t is equipped
with the WESTINGHOUSE self-starting
and lighting system. This you
know. has a separate instrument 10
charge the batteries Lately the
battery does not seem to charge.
That is 10 say the self starter seems
20 be weak in crahking the motor.
which I believe is due to the weak
battery. Do you suppose the bat
terry is on my car blow out quite
often through i'm need of repairs
1 have kept the cells filled and take
good care of the car What do you
think is the matter? Is it in the
instrument itself? b. l.
IL appears that the collector
brushes In the generator need re-
I placing. If these are worn and do
not bear firmly on the commutator
/ the battery will be robbed Of its
/ charging. Perhaps by stretching
the springs just back Of the brushe:
! you will obtain temporary help un-
I I'll YOU can obtain a set of new
brushes. OF course. it will take
some time to bring the battery back
/ to normal again. Also see that com
mutatOr is clean when fitting new
/ brushes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

pears 20 be weak spots. They have
an appearance as II they had been
chewed by the tool when putting
on the tire would like 10 know
n the rubbing Of the irons against
the tubes IS sufficient cause for these
biow-outs. Q. G..
In putting on tires great care
should be taken in handling the
irons. Very often the inner tube Is
bruised by the iron I'm which case
the owner realizes this when he
tries TO initiate the tire. II often
happens. however, that the inner
tube Is bruised by the iron TO such
an extent that it VIII last probabl
a few hours and possibly several
days. II is an easy matter 10 keep
the irons away from the tube if one
watches carefully the position Of
the irons. When putting a tire and
tube on the rim, IL is advisable TO
slightly initiate the tube so that II
will not be 50 easily caught by the
tire irons
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

Motor Department The News
Times have a touring car which
7 have been running all season, and
] think the muller is filled with
carbon. How can clean the muf-
fer before u gets bad enough 20
cause trouble?
The best way 20 clean the muf-
ner is 20 dissemble il and clean the
parts separately II this Is not done
the result viii not De satisfactory.
When the parts are cleaned care
should be taken 20 assemble the
parts right You shoeld note the
construction carefully when dis
emblinE.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

Motor Department. The News
Times-The other night when I at
tempted 10 start the engine IN my
car there was a very loud explosion
In the back or the car. Ever since
then I notice that the engine, or. TO
lie more correct. the exhaust. makes
more noise than it did before. II
sounds almost as "cut-out" were
partly open. What do you think is
wrong"
The explosion you heard is a
common occurrence on some cars.
and IS caused by accumulated gas in
the exhaust pipe and muller be-
coming ignited Evidently the ex-
plosion loosened the mufIler, so that
the noise YOU hear is the leaking
or exhaust gases The muller should
De removed and reassembled in or
der TO make a satisfactory repair
job.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

II is advisable to clean and re-
adjust the spark plugs occasion
ally. The points burn away
gradually. and II not readjusted
cause irregular firing. The mo-
tor will also throttle better at
slow speeds If the plugs are kept
in proper condition.
When installing tire chains It
is not advisable to have been too
tight. II the chains are held in
a fixed position the thread Of the
fire is apt TO be loosened at
these points. If the chain is
slightly loose. II will work
around TO different positions and
cause less injury to the tread.
Nothing is more exasperating
than persistent leaking OF
fiange joint on the manifold,
where copper is used for the
gasket. The trouble. however
nearly always can be remedied
by cutting a groove around the
post with a coal chisel and an
other around the hole in the
fiange. When the studs which
hold the manifold in place are
drawn up. the gasket is COM
pressed and partially fills the
grooves sealing the joint.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

Motor Department. The News
Times(-The inner tubes what aD-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

The blades OF some fans have
an Objectionable habit Of work
ing loose on account Of defective
riveting at the hubs, and for this
reason a new fan should be
rather carefully watched. A
loose blade can do a good deal
OF damage, and when one blade
goes the rest of the fan often is
damaged. II running at very high
speed, because of the lack OF
balance.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

Motor Department. The News
Times In taking the valves out OF
my motor / noticed that the eX-
haust valves particularly are very
much spotted. and one valve is
slightly warped. Is IL necessary TO
get all new valves, or should /
merely replace the one bent valve
and regrind the others2 A. NJ.
You have not ground the valves
as often as you should hence the
pitting of the valve seats It will
now he necessary to grind the valves
until these pits or spots are re
moved and a clean, smooth seat is
obtained. In the case OF a warped
valve stem II Is best to replace this
with a new one. The exhaust
valves especially should be ground
frequently. In order 20 obtain the
best results Il IS advisable to re-
seat each valve about every two
thousand or three thousand miles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

Motor Department. The News
Times-The other day I noticed a
bad squeak Under the car. ana up
or investigation I found that the
front universal joint was very hot
After packing same with grease the
noise disappeared How often do
YOU think 10 necessary TO grease
Joint 20 avoid having this trouble .
J. NJ.
Universal joints should be pack
ed with grease about every one
thousand miles. The modern uni
verssl Joint does not need greasing
as often as the old fashioned type.
such as was used in cars three or
-four years ago
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30
HELPFUB HINTS.

Ar engine should not be per
mitted 10 labor. even II IL can be
kept going. When running very
slowly the sudden blows OF the
explosion acting against the re-
sistance Of the slow-moving
crankshaft set up tremendous
stresses that are as dangerous as
they are unnecessary.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

Motor Department, The News
Times.-During the cold weather
don't get half the power out Of my
engine. I have tried all sorts of
carburetor adjustments VIII Gov
ering a part OF the radiator help
10 give more power? Please an
swer in next issue. j. II.
Covering a section of the radiator
viii prevent unnecessary loss Of
heat units through the cooling sys-
tenn. The power developed by the
motor IS measured in heat units.
When an engine is cold il has prac-
tically no power. The radiating
area is designed TO prevent over
heating in very hot weather. as
therein lies the danger of friction
al surface selling. when a motor
is cold no injury results further
than loss OF power This can be
overcome by covering a section usu
ally about one-third Of the radiadng
area during severe weather.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30

Motor Department. The News
Times-Do you consider il well TO
limbered up a little? +. X
The writer does not advise driv-
ing a new ca as one would a car
that has been well used Even then
the wise motorist makes "a careful
inspection OF the car. paying par
ticular attention 10 the oiling sys-
TEN. the amount Of water in the
radiator and the adjustment OF the
brakes. Frequently such an inspec-
tiOn will disclose a lack Of oil. wa
ter or a slipping brake that might
result seriously on the road.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
AInerian Grain Production.

Methods OF grain production used In
Algeria are very similar to those used
In Utah, Idaho and eastern Washing
ton. Owing TO the Hight rainfall much
Of the land is cropped only alternate
years. a clean fallow being maintained
during the summer preceding the SOW
ing Of the crop. In more favorable
situations II Is often customary to pro-
duce. two or three grain crops In sue
cessive years. allowing the land TO lie
faIIow one year In four or one year
I'm five.
Speaking generally. the soils Of the
grnin-growing regions are rather heavy
and are very productive when the rain
fall is adequate. Some Of the lands
are underiain by caleareous hardpan.
which IL Is sometimes necessary to
break up by an occasional deep plOw-
ing In order to secure maximum pro-
duction-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Helpful Home Library.

II like to pass my books on" said
the friendly woman. when get q
new book begin a roster Of readers
on the fiyleaf II the book proves to
be a good and helpful one, 1t Is a de-
light to multiply Its usefulness By
passing IL on. The penalty assessed II
that the reader sign the roster. i
have one book that has been loaned %
% different readers, and another that
almost as many have read. The ny
leaf bears a request that the book b
returned.
In time the books get broken
backs. Of course. but you learn to love
books. as you love people. that get
crippled in a good cause The plan
enables me to encourage my friends
TO read good books. and the list Of
readers Is interesting to others to
whom the book Is offered"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Familiar Quotations.

The quotation worthy of the high
title of familiar" must have stood
the test of time and passed unhurt
through the shifting tastes and fash
ions of centuries. In its lofty or in
its humble way II must show that, like
Shakespeare. II ~was not for an age. but
for all time" I use the word hum
bic" because the rhymes of childhood,
of the nursery, fulfill the requirement
of age in a quotation worthy to be
called familiar. Their intrinsic. their
abstract merits may appear slight.
they may even seem TO be sheer non
sense. but they are passed on by moth
ers and nurses and by the children
themselves from generation to genera
ton. We may be assured that they
would not thus have lived and pros
pered II they had not possessed some
quality, however slender, of genuine
worth. of real humor or imagination.
which gave them permanence6Heury
Cabot Ledge In Scribner's.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
JUDGED By SKILL AT POKER
Business Man Estimated Another's
Qualifications by His Actions
at the Card Table.

After all, there is something TO be
learned from cards. even IL the aver
age gambler. who plays for the pas
sion of the game and for the money he
expects. does not always learn IL. A
Los Angeles business man recently
asked an acquaintance, what do you
think about Smith? Do you think he
would be a good man 10 take into our
firInT' His friend looked him straight
In the eye and replied. Yes, / think
he'd be a first-class man to tie TO and
I'll tell you why. I played poker with
him last night and discovered that he
plays safe. He Is what religious
minded people call good : what eau
tious, conservative people call wise,
and what the world in general. espe-
ciaIIy the bold ones. call a coward
but a man whom nearly every one Sc
cretly respects. envies and almost
fears He never takes a chance. He
doesn't gamble. When he bets on
hand he's got the cards. When he
doesn't get the cards he lays his hand
down with a smile and waits until
they come 10 him. and then he plays
'em TO the limit. Yes, think he's
safe, all right. He could play with my
money at a card table or in the field
Of business."-LOs Angeles Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
neutr.I N.,ion. 10 war 1lme.

james MIL. the English economist.
ms early as 1871. almost a century be-
fore ruthless submarine warfare was
introduced by Germany, advocated a
commercial world traffic under free
tariff rules, so FAR as concerns the
property of individuals In time Of war.
In this way, he thought. an end would
be nut to the difficulties and disputes
about the maritime traffic Of neutrals.
In advocating this principle he was Of
the conviction that all nations gain
by the free operations Of commerce.
MN was also of the opinion that what
iustifes a nation TO enter a war also
determines when a war ought to
cease. He maintained that II the Iegit-
innate object Of a war is compensa-
ton for an injury received and secur-
ity against future injury. then sue
cessfuI war ought 10 terminate imme-
diateIy on the attainment of the OBJ
ject
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Wilson Not the Only One.

One other president than Wilson
Vsced his line to Carlisle. England
'& Zachary Taylor was fifth in de
seent from James Taylor of Carlisle.
NO emigrated to this country in 1858.
mastering the fairly uniform British
a'nctiOn Of our presidents. few in
seed could have gone to the homes Of
seaiy hear ancestors in the British
HA Andrew jackson Is the only one
nose father was born there. the elder
acksOn having come from Carrickfer-
~ Ireland, decade before the Rev
-.Oon Grant is not particularly dis
salshed in that his family had been
s1can ia all its branches for eight
1atlonS; as much could be said Of
II seems appropriate that the
President in ofiice to visit the
s.tAer country felt so intimately the
OF blood that originally gave IL
narne of mother country.-New
ierk Posi-.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
m NOT INVENT TELESCOPE
calico Was the First 70 Pereeivs
~ possibilities in the Study q
Astronomy.

-. name Of the man who hrst
I and used a telescope for the
prration of the heavenly bodies Is
c.,,Iso GaIiIei. though little known In
g. o.. torm II was this scientist. who
- Ia January S, 1912. who. II may be
"a first gave stability and force to
!. theory which places the sun In the
Ter of the planetary system. In
,arT or MAY. 1909. Calico heard at
= Of a little tubular instrument
,.de BIZ Hans Libbershey Of Middle
- which made distant objects APP
- nearer. and he immediately ap-
s,iad himself TO experimentation on the
r.sns by which such an. instrument
Ia be- produced. Procuring a couple
= sDactacle glasses, each plain on one
"a hui one convex and the second
.,,,sre on the other side, and apply
- his eve to the concave glass, he
Ind that objects were magnifled
,tree times, and brought apparently
,,,rsr. Soon after having made one
rAict could magnify $50 times. Cali
,.,rommenced observations on the sur
:, Of the moon, which he discovered
AZ irregular, like that of the earth,
!, = on Jupiter. which, In 1910. he as
mined to be attended by four
as as he called them, which after
md proved TO be Its satellites.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Towns and Their Trades.

Some towns are famous for the In
dustries they carry on, either because
they are favorably situated for their
work. or else because some leader Of
the industry has started a model fac
tory which has grown larger with the
lapse OF time. Perth with fits climate
especially suited for dyeing. and Bel
fast, with its linen manufacture, are
examples of the former, while Port
Sunlight, famous the world over for
soap. and Saltaire. with its manufac-
ture of mohair and alpaca. owe their
prosperity In each case 10 one man.
KeIghley makes a speciality of textile
machinery and Brighouse is said to
spin more silk waists than any town
In England. while the ROssendaIe val
ley provided half the world with felt
slippers Stapleford, In Cambridge,
makes speciality of parchment; Day-
entry whips were once considered bet
ter than any, while wymondham. In
Norfolk. was noted for its wooden
tops.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
"Fa,her Of the Short Story"

The father Of the short story was
Giovanni BOccacciO. an italian novel;
list and poet, who died at CertaldO 542
years ago. His ''Decameron.- n col
lection Of short tales. each complete
In itself. practically marked the be-
ginning OF the short story. BOccac-
clio was born about 1913, and his words
reflect the immoral-Or IMMORAL
spirit OF the times In which he lived,
and a majority OF his tales are of a
character which would now land the
author in Jail. II he could find a pub
Usher t. offer his works for sale. De
spite their immorality-possibly be
cause of 1.-THE "Decameron" has
been translated into nearly every Ian
guage and Is still widely read. Lit
erary critics ranked the work as q
masterpiece. Balzac and many other
modern authors have found inspira-
ton In the works of the celebrated
Italian. His faults were those Of his
time-and for the matter of that. of
a much later time. for as recently as
a century ago stories were told In
mixed eonpany which would now
scarcely be tolerated by a stag
party"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
JEWS NOT EASILY CONVERTED
Sermon to Which They Were Annually
Forced to Listen Failed Of Its
Purpose.

In John EveIyG's diary OF January
Z, l645. there is notation OF a pecu-
liar ceremony which seems to have
been of annual occurrence at Rome.
II was sermon preached. TO com
pulsOry congregation Of Jews. with a
view 10 their conversion. Mr.. Evelyn
says they are constrained to sit till
the hour is done. but il Is with 50
much malice In their countenances,
splitting, humming. coughing and mo
ton, that IL Is almost impossible they
should hear word from the preacher.
A conversion Is very rare"
The Zionist movement. which has
gone on for years and received a new
Impetus by the changes made In mid
die Europe as a result of the world
war, WAS outlined in a poem written
by Robert Browning during his resi-
dence in Italy. probably about the>mid-
die OF the nineteenth century. He
calls II Holy Cross Day"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
C0RTEz' HOUR or TRIUMPH
Impressive Scene When the Spanish
Adventurer Met Emperor Mon
tezuma Of Mexico.

On the morning of November q
1919. the SpaniardS were on the cause
way which was one Of the three to con-
meet Tthochtitlan with the mainland.
and so wide that eight of the Span
ish cavalry could ride abreast on IL.
On all sides. I'm the road and In ca
noes on the lake, a crowd Of AZtees
gazed at the descendants Of the god
who had at last, as they believed. car
ried out his promise. At the entrance
to the city they were greeted By 1000
principal citizens with salutations and
kissing OF hands to the bare earth;
and then. after crossing a drawbridge.
they saw approaching In a gorgeous
litter none other than the great Mon
tezuma. escorted by 200 of his cOur~
tiers.
Never has there been a more impress
sive scene In the history OF the Amer
lean continent than this meeting be-
tween the emperor of all Mexico and
the Spanish adventursr. The Pictur-
esQue surroundings. the silver-towered
city rising from the cleaning lake, the
countless hosts Of gayly dressed sub
jects watching in awed silence. the
magnificence Of MOntezuma and his
train, the bronze. war-worn yet fiery
appearance of the Spaniards-all these
seem like a page from the Arabian
Nights" rather than sober history. The
Spaniards. We may be sure. realized
they were living a romance Of the
trst order. and their hearts beat high
with triumph. as with swords clanking
and horses prancing they advanced
into this city of legend.-From "Mext-
CO." by Louise s. Hasbrouck.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
Are You a earcme,erY

Undoubtedly there is a great rela-
Ten between the elements and certain
umplaints in the same way that some
SEASONS of the year render certain peo-
pc liable TO illness more than others.
The lower We investigate in the AMI
nal world the more prone are its sub
jects TO be affected by the weather. A
at for as much as three days before
hand feels a coming storm; q horses
tne nOstrils can sniff approaching rain
IN sh uncanny manner. The birds Of
he air have but to be watched to see
Tie way in'which they seek their nests
At 4 hint Of danger In the air. The very
trees and plants tremble in a peculiar
manner before a severe storm. Many
human beings are just as sensitive to
ne march Of The elements, but do not
aESyS realize rhe significance Of their
snStiveness. People who suffer from
pUt, rheumatism or neuralgia know at
ne when bad weather is approach
= Old wounds make themselves felt
teertain times. and the Stumps OF
aabers long since amputated give
"a Medical men have never sat
Eletorily explained these strange phe-
Aoena. neither can they tell why
soe people instinctively become rest
- and excited or moody. or suIlen be-
iere thunderstOrms.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-02-01
OBSERVE STARS IN DAYTIME
u One Is suffielently Interested They
Can BE Seen FROM. Bot
tom % Well.

Not only have the astronomers de-
visedi a means whereby they may OBJ
serve the stars In the daytime. but
anyone may. II he choose. see them at
such time II he win 20 to the trouble
10 DO so. At the bottom OF a deep
well an observer on looking up win
see the stars IL the sky is clear and
the sun does not happen to be shining
directly into the well.
Why cannot the stars be seen from
the surface OF the ground In the day
time? They certainly give forth their
usual amount Of light. and IL will be
remembered that the moon Is frequent
~ seen during the day.
The question resolves itself into the
capacity Of the human eye. During
the day the sun shines on particles
suspended in the atmosphere Itself.
and its rays are reflected in every
direction from the different particles.
We thus have diffused light By means
OF which one can see objects not d.
rectly In the sunlight.
III IL were not for this diffusion OF
light, or irregular refractiOn. as IL Is
called we could not possibly see any
thing not In the direct sunlight. Now.
these rays irregularly reflected enter
the eye in enormous numbers. so the
Intensity is comparatively great with
starlight.
But 10 person in a deep wen OF
mine shaft only the perpeHdiculariy
reflected rays enter the eye. and from
only those particles directly over the
mouth of the shaft. Thus compare
lively little light enters the eye, and
any starlight that comes down at thSt
time is easily perceived and the pres
ence of the star is recognized.