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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-02
Information for Motor Car Oloners
MOTORIST PROBLEM SOLVED
FOR NEWS-TIMES READERS
BY VIM H. STEWART, R.


this slack. If ] drive at about %
miles an hour this noise will not
take place If 1 release the accelera-
tor, but any slower IL will always
make this very annoying clicking
noise. Any suggestion which YOU
may give will be greatly appreciated.
L. II.
Probably a worn universal Joint
or looseness where the drive pinion
Joins the differential gear. This can
only be determined by getting un-
der the car and moving or shaking
one part after another until the
looseness is found.
Motor observation-disclosures an
swer in Motoring Column. as nearly
correct as possible, the following
What IS meant by the term dry
storage" pertaining TO storage bat
teries for automobiles? What is
done TO the battery when il is dry
stored for the winter? a. Does IT
DO any harm 20 take a battery apart
and leave plates and separators eX-
Posed 10 the air for a week or two
or a month. providing they are well
rinsed of and stood on end on
board 10 drain? ca ] have a 1915
Maxwell car and have had trouble
with the storage battery running
down. have not used starter at all
just for lighting, had it CHARGED up
O. X. and when running at different
speeds the lights would get bright
at 30 miles per hour. and at from
10 miles per hour down they would
get DINNER. Would the cut out coil
cause that by being worn out? Have
battery apart and plates and separa-
tors are all in good shape. CD
Lights work as though the juice
didn't go from generator TO battery
first. but went direct to lights. What
would cause that? ca Sometimes
when l start motor the ammeter
will stand still maybe for 10 miles
running, then it will register and the
generator or some part of electric
system huns so loud il browns out
the noise of the push rods and mutt
Ter. j. e,
ID The plates will be attacked
by the air unless they are thor
oughly washed. After charging re-
move electrolyte and fill cells with
distilled water. Charge again for
several hours. This will drive the
acid out of the plates. Then dry
and plates will keep indefinitely.
New separator may be needed when
reassembling. CD The cut-out may
allow the battery to discharge or
the generator may not be delivering
enough current. owing to faulty
brushes. &C. Have it examined by
an expert. CD and CD Your sys-
tenn may be connected up wrong or
some part loose. Possibly the fan
bearing is dry. Nothing but a care
full overhaulins can find the trouble
Motoring Department:-Wh IL
considered best practice in grinding
valves. Should they be ground once
in so often or should they be let
alone until they leak compression?
A. T.
Valves should not be neglected
much more than 1900 miles with
out grinding. BY that time they will
be found 10 be badly pitted. which
Will take some time to remove. The
longer they run the more difficult il
will be 10 grind them properly.
q . > .
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

had which they would not BIO con-
demned for doing 'wdthout. by any
school survey that might be made. lie
related the experience OF ono teacher
tho time lost In the influenza epidemic.
tried to do away with music, physical
that tho pupils not having the neceso
sary change and variety, foil behind
in such studies as arithmetic, reading
system was necessary.
Mayor Ainslie. at ono stage of the
proceedings, created some amusement
when ne declared that Mr.. Hill re-
that Il tax OH intangibles couId he
levied, but quoted the City Attorney
the {, mills tax was levied the civ
was barred from supplementinE tho
revenues received from this sonrrn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
CHIEF SHERRY ISSUES
SAFETY STATEMENT
warns Fuhiic Against "Jny, Walking
an" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Police
mon to Help.

Numbers of uncallcd- for accidents
caused by carclcssneSs and thoughtful
ness winch have occurred recently
caused Chief Sherry 10 issue the fol-
lowing statement on the Police Bulc-
tin. yesterday:
Accidents do not happen. they are
caused by carclcssncss and thouEhtless-
ness ON the part of both pedestrians
and auto chauffcurs. Driving at excess
SlEe speed is another cause of unncrcs-
Sary accidents. and driving while under
the influence of liquor. Jay walking
and cutting corners when not thinking
about what is happening are the worst
faults on the part of pedestrians"
Chief Sherry ended his article 10 the
police by writing: Firmly but courte-
ously impress these facts on all persons
whom you arrest or report for violat-
ing any OF the traffic regulations"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
EMPLOYEES OF SOUTHERN
ROAD GET PAY CHECKS
Unexpected Increase In Work OF Audi
tors Office Given ms Cause
OF Delay.

Employees of the Southern Railroad
at the South Side Shops have received
their pay checks and this has ended
the unrest among the workmcn con
corning their failure TO receive semi
monthly pay on February -. 1t will
hc remembered that this situation
caused State Labor Commissioner John
liirSchbcrg to complain to the Dircc-
tor-Gencral of railroads that the
southern was violating the law rcuuir-
ing Semimonthly payments
II is stated that the failure 10 nav
OF on the regular pay day was due
10 an unexpected increase in the work
OF the auditors office
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
|Mlh KILLED IN D|NW|DD|E
ONCE LIVED IN RICHMOND
AnAsstcry Surrounds Death OF Her.
man Hoffman, Who Moved to Pc
tersbsrS IT." ears Ago.
WAS A Man. -, GERMANY
married Miss Florence Walker Here
beforc Moving Away-Shots Heard
s. Near Home on Night of Disap-
pearance-Body Found in Country.

J biSsPe I, 70 The Times Dispatch;l
mar, man Hoffman. resident Of the Bland
lord lord section OF this city, whose body
farm OF Jlnias Smith, il'e in pin Sn die
aadd sts53Ss That the man was, muir
stne murder was committed elsewhere
than where the body was found is the
borhood of the Smith farm ' ~ %
aottman. thirty-five years old, ma
i've OF Germany and married. came
g Ii1s was Miss FIorence Waller.
@entv. ninth S SIree, i Richmon on NoTi in
followed the trade of brcklaycr. and
ME- Gas reSa rded as quiet, peaccable
MS wife he left his home near Bland
Lord Cemetery Saturday afternoon to
bb u;in,,, some family supplies. saying
TIaiied TO return, the irSt time he was
ever absent from home at night.
o On H WARP H NJ; NJ HOME OH.
+awai.ing him. That nigh, shots were
heard near the home. but nothing
strange, was thought of ii. 1t is now
believed that they may have been tho
shots that killed Hoffman |, seems
that none of Ilonman's friends whom
ne said he was going to visit saw
.iiHi OIL SATURDAY afternoon. 1t seems,
however, that with some person as
yet unknown he went to the Southern
z loan Store in Sycamore Street and
rented gun. saying he was going
hunting. and IL the gun suited him, he
would buy Il.
This gun was found by the body on
the Smith farm. with an empty she'll
ms 1t. Another strange finding near
inc Rody was that of a stone jug and
Two tin cans. each of one gallon ca
pacily and each bearing paper tag
marked Il gallon corn" in pencil, sup
posed 10 mean corn whisky They
were all empty and the cans smellcd
of oil.
Hofman's body laid full stretched
on the ground with his arms by the
side and his hat on his head lie APP
poeared. when first seen. to be asleep
as though II had been carefully laiI
down. Examination of the body
showed that Hoffman had been shot
IN the back between the shoulders. the
charge ranging downward. as if shot
from above. The clothes were wet
showing that they had been exposed
10 the rain OF Saturday night before
or during the fall of which il is thought
the body had been brought there.
EVIDENCE AUTOMOBILE STOPPED
NEAR PLACE BODY WAS FOUND
Investigation showed an automo
bile had stopped in the road nearby.
and the footprints OF several men lead
Ing TO and fro between the car and
the body. Also it was seen where a
horse and buggy had been standing
nearby. The tracks all showed tho
5-enects OF the rain on the ground.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
PUTS SCHOOLS IN DANGER,
HILL SAYS OF TAX PLAN
Like Putting Them In Box and Let
ting Them Live or Die,
Hc Declares.
PROTESTS TO MAYOR A1NsLIE
Half-Ccnt Toll Cannot Be Imposed
on Intangiblcs, According to At
torncy-G Observation-Disclosures Would
Lose 100000.

Acting Superintendent OF Public
Schools A. II. Hill yesterday afternoon
was heard by Mayor AinSlie and the
Citizens Committee in defense of the
amount asked for schools and in pro-
test against the proposition that school
taxes be segregated ana raised by
means of special ) mills tax to be
levied under one OF the provisions of
the State Constitution.
Mr.. Hin protested against what he
termed placing the schools in jeop-
ardy." He said that the special tax of
mills would mean the putting. of the
live or die in il. He said that the Al
torncy-Gencral had held that tax
could not be imposed on intangibles
and that. as consequence, the schools
would lose S3oOO 900 If the mills sys-
TEN was adopted
NINE no SEVEN MONTHS
The. effect OF this would mean n
schools session of seven months in
stead OF nine; discontinuance OF all
night and vacation schools; Inability
or nigh schools to satisfy in four years
the requirements for admission TO col
lcsc or university, on account of cur
tailment of the session: inability to
employ an adequate number of com
months, and the gripping of tho schools
to such an extent that it would take
some time for their recovery.
NJ MEMPHIS of the committee asked
Schwarzschild. Rounerce and Dabney
We're particularly anxious TO know If
during the present period of readjust-
ment something could not be cut out
and thus lessen tho expenses Of run
ming the schools.
NOT AN ITEM CAN BE CUT
FROM SCHOOLS, HE SAYS
In reply, MIR. Hill stated that there
was not single item that tho schools
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
Personal nnd Gcncr,I

MIS-. Il. i. DavlS mas rcccivcd a let
Ter from her son. Bcalc Davis, announce
ing MS safe arrival in London. on his
way to resume his duties as secretary
OF the American legation in Denmark
Naclar Shrcdl. aged seventy one
years, member of the Czccho-Slo-
YAK colony in Prince George. died on
sunday and VS. buried today in the
local cemetery. He leaves a widow
and eight children. several OF whom
live in Ohio.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

There was no blood on the ground and
no signs of scuffle.
hoffman was recognized by an iden-
tihcation card he carried. issued by
the union to which he belonged. Jus
tice Perkins and Il jury viewed the
BODY today. and adjourned over until
IhurSday to hold an inquest. The body
WAS brought to the undertaking rooms
or J. Morriss & Son this afternoon.
where an autopsy will be held. Be-
sides his widow, Hoffman leaves three
small children.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
EVIDENCE AUTOMOBILE STOPPED
NEAR PLACE BODY WAS EOIJND

Investigation showed an automo-
bile had stopped in the road near"hy
and the footprints OF several men lead
ing to and fro between the car and
the body. Also IL WAS seen where a
morse and buggy had been standing
nearby The tracks all showed tho
effects OF the rain on the ground.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05

ton and thirteen came through with
Second District men to pass wore
Officers w. L. Clark. I. G. Walton. G..
l.. Wills and ]. c. Bailey.
Traffic officers on the list were r..
w. Grafton. II. II. Witzgall and A. c..
Holt.
In the First District I. G.. Cousins,
]. II. Ridgeway and NJ J. Namara
became eligible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
SnIc OF Bunk proncrt,.

Under decree OF the Circuit Court
OF Hopewcll. J. X. Barbour, receiver
of the Peoples Bank of HopeweU, will
on Tuesday, next. sell various articles,
the property OF the bank, in order to
wind up its affairs. Among these ar
ticles are embraced a nest of safety
deposit boxes containing twenty two
vaults. automatic cashiers check cut
ter. electric bookkeeping machine. sa-
wings account filing cabinet and bank
furniture
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
Arrest nov. for Theft

HARRISC' !BURCi. March 4.--For tho
last three or four months the police
capture those responsible for tho
numerous petty thefts committed in
this city. Yesterday Walter McCary
Mayor Downing on tho charge OF
stealing tobacco from the Wholesale
grocery establishment OF J. NJ Smell
& Sons. Thn trial result cd in AIcI,a r.,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
DurElnrS Mike IIanI

While Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Johns
Greeks. were busy in their restaurant
in Halifax Street last night burglars
broke into their living apartments
above and stole $50 in money and sew
cral valuable pieces of jcwclry The
thicNeS are believed TO have been ne
Groes, and arrest VIII probably follow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-05
THIRTEEN PASS POLICE
SERGEANT'S EXAMINATION
ThirtyTwo Conc Up, Hut Many Emil
In ClnSs Standing for
Promotion.

Officers of the Police Den,rtment
who passed the recent examination
given by Chief Sherry. to become eligi-
bic to promotion to sergeants were an
nounced yesterday.
Thirtytwo officers took the exomina-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
WEDDING BAPTIST PARSONAGE
Miss Eunice Murdoch and Marden Ma
Rev. Hamilton Officiating

On last Wednesday. December 10th
at 1890 o'clock in the morning occur
red the marriage of Miss Eunice Muir
dock and Marden Malone at the Baptist
manse, Rev. c. E. Hamilton, pastor, Of
floating. The wedding was a quiet at
fair, only the relatives being in attend
ance. ~
The bride was most attractive in a
navy blue silk taffet dress. She was at
tended by Miss Ethel Malone, sister OF
the groom, who wore a dark navy blue
serge suit Fred Murdoch, brother OF
the bride, acted as best man.
Those in attendance at the wedding
and Mrs. Spray Malone, of Kenwood
groom; Everett Malone, brother Of the
groom, and Miss Susie Murdock sister
Of the bride.
Following the ceremony the wedding
party went to the home of the bride
where delicious wedding dinner was
served.
The groom is the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. Spray Malone, of eKnwood
and is an upright and Industrious young
man, well liked by everyone.
The bride is the youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Murdoch, who re.
side south of Denison. She is an at.
tractive young lady Of pleasing person
atty. s'ssa-s s.ss:ss,y' ~ - s-s
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
DOW CITY SCHOOL
TO REMAIN Open
Mass Meeting Held Last Tuesday Week
for Purpose of Solving Coal Situa-
tiOn-W. G. Rolls Administrator
WOOD CUTTING BRIGADE FORMED
Under the Instructions Of Edmund Rid
die Brigade is Cutting Wood in the
Big Park South of Town

On Tuesday evening of the past week
a mass meeting was held for the pur.
pose of solving the problems arising
from the shortage of the coal supply.
w. c.. Rolls. who served as fuel admin.
istrator here during the recent war, has
again been appointed to act in this ca.
pacity and it is by his authority only
that coal distributions can be made. As
yet there has been no serious shortage
of fuel here, owing to the fact that a
great deal of wood is being cut and
burned. Nevertheless, all are doing
their utmost in adherence to the con-
servation rules. The stores have adopt
ed the policy of closing at the hour Of
6 o'clock. and the post office hours have
also been abbreviated. At the mass
meeting the ACCESSIBILITY of closing the
schools was taken into consideration.
After a general discussion in regard to
the matter it was decided that they re-
main open as the schools have enough
coal on hand to supply their needs for
two months or more. However, should
the coal be required for other purposes
the schools will no doubt be closed lat
err. A wood cutting brigade has been
organized, the members of which have
kindly donated their services Under
the instruction of Edmund Riddle they
are cutting wood in the big park south
of town where considerable timber re-
mains to be cleared. N. r. Wilder,
through his own expense, has secured
a saving machine to assist with the
work. A system has been arranged
whereby needy families are furnished
with wood and during the past few days
a number of deliveries have been made.
1t is hoped that through these means
everyone may be sufficiently supplied
with fuel until conditions are normal
again. .
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
The Presidents Plan

st. Paul Pioneer Press: The presi-
dents plan for a commission to report
on the entire situation, and to provide
the basis upon which a new wage agree
ment shall be made, is in effect arbi.
tration, and to this entent amounts to
a defeat for the mine workers. since the
miners declined to agree to arbitration
while the operators consented. Its COM
position suggests that the i'll fated COM
mission on industrial relations which
broke up in a row at Washington month
before last. since it's membership in.
cludes, as the previous one did, repre-
sentatives of labor, capital and the pub.
lie in equal numbers. Certainly no per-
manent solution of the mining problem
can be expected from this commission
yet that is the most important mat.
ter which now confrontS the govern.
ment. The question of strikes in key
industries, such as coal mining, rail.
ways and the like, will remain open af-
ter this commission has made it's inves
tigation and has submitted it's report
and until we get that question settled
the third party-the public-will always
face the possibility of such an indus
trial paralysis as is even now settling
down upon the country. That POSSIBLE
ity must be ended We cannot continue
to do business over a volcano. We car
not make commitments, and plan new
enterprises and expansions if we are
likely at any moment to be taken by
the throat.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
SOUGHT TO SPITE EDITOR
Party Had Sought to Plant Old Frame
Building in Front of the Home
Of Editor HungerfOrd

An odd lawsuit has just come to an
end, in which Carroll citizens were
more or less interested and one in
which Editor Hungerford Of the Her.
aid was vitality interested. In years
gone by the Baptist church of Carroll
had purchased property from parties
named c. J. and NJ. E. Specht. When
the church people started to clear off
the old frame building preparatory to
building anew, they were notified that
the deed and contract to the property
provided that they must move the old
building to, a line on the street and
maintain it there for a long period of
years. The officers who had acted for
the church had signed the papers with.
out knowing this clause was therein,
they declared, but when the grantOrs
were asked to modify the papers, they
declined positively, and insisted on the
specific performance of the contract to
the very letter. The church people re.
sorted to the courts to set aside the
contract, or that part of it that made
the Objectionable clause. 1t developed
in the trial that the reason the provis.
ion for maintaining the old building on
the real estate sold to the church was
because the home of J. B. Hungerford
editor of the Herald, adjoined the prop
erty, and the idea was to plant an eye
sore in front Of his residence for all
time. He once published something
about a Specht which the Spechts did
not like. The court Cancelled that part
Of the contract in a decree just handed
down.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
Profiteers Must Be Restrained

The government is doing all it can
to protect the public against the re.
suits of protracted coal strike. After
the strike is over and the men return
to work the matter of protecting the
people against the eXorbitant demands
OF the operators ought to be taken up.
Some legal means must be devised to
stop profiteering in all commodities.
One of the chief causes of the unrest
throughout the country is the general
belief that much profiteering is being
practiced Workmen feel that they are
entitled to a fair part of what the pub.
lie is made to pay, and they are right
IN that. 1t is no easy job that con.
fronts the nation to enforce justice, but
a way must be found to protect the
public against the greed of conscience.
less protiteers. 1t will take time to
work out the effective plans, but that
ways and means will be devised to
meet the issue there can be no doubt
The square deal must be enforced if
the institutions of America are to be
Observation-Disclosures City Freeman
Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-17
EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM
Dow City Leaguers Carry Out An Elk.
cellent Program at the Methodist
Church Last Sunday

DOW CITY, Dec. 16-Special-Sun-
day morning at the Methodist church
the Epworth League had charge of the
service by putting on an attractive pro
gram, with Miss Marie Helsley in
charge. The service was opened by a
selection from the hymnal, after which
prayer was offered by Misses Mildred
Virgins and Marie Helsley. The scrip.
ture reading was given by Miss Caro-
line Shirk. Miss Helsley addressed the
audience on the work of the league as
carried out under the various official
departments. A beautiful duet was
rendered by DR.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Mahin
and pretty solo by Miss Dorothy Rule.
The outstanding feature of the program
was a pageant entitled "A Challenge of
the Cross" Those having part in this
included Misses Ruby Baber, Virginia
Marks, Alice Langley, Margaret Mahin,
Faye Acker, Alice Thomas and Myrtle
Marks. The service was closed by the
league benediction. Next Sunday morn
ing a program will be put on by the
members of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society. The prayer meeting
for Thursday evening of this week will
be held at the Frank Glassburner home
with Miss Martha Weiss as leader.