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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
CLEAN OIL BASE
MOST ESSENTIAL
It Should Be Taken Down and De.
posits Of Oil and Muck Re.
moved Occasionally.
PREVENTS injury TO MOTOR
Accumulation Of Carbon From cyIin-
ders, Sand From Road and Other
Particles Shortens the Life
Of the Bearings. M

(By WILLIAM II. STEWART, President
of the Stewart Automobile School.)
What q world Of trouble you are
storing up for yourself II you do not
drop the oil base and clean 1t. Sedi-
ment and muck accumulate faster
than you think, and sooner or later
you will have a ruined engine on your
hands. 1t Is not sufficient to change
the oil regularly. as advised by the
manufacturer. The oil base should be
taken down and the deposits removed
occasionally.
The first time you do this you will
be surprised at the nature Of the accu-
mutations. Small Jumps of carbon
from the cylinders. sand from the
road. even particles Of metal turnings
left there when your car came from
the factory, have all been found In the
oil base. But worst of all Is the thick
muck Of burnt oil and carbon which
covers the bottom and sides. The grit
and other particles are heavy and
sink to the bottom, but the muck re-
mains even after the base is drained
Of the old oil.
Usual Advice to MotorIst.
The advice usually given to the mo-
torist may be summed up as follows: :
"Drnin out all the old oil. Replace the
plug and I'LL to the usual level with
kerosene. Run the engine not more
than 30 seconds and then drain the
oil base. Repeat II thought necessary.
This stirs up the muck and sediment
which runs out with the kerosene. In
this way the base and bearings are
cleaned with minimum of effort aud
without removing the crank case"
"Stir II up" as Hamlet says. In
decd, the grit. which should lie DOR
mans until scraped out by hand. is
stIrred up and splashed all around the
crank case and also carried into the
bearings. 1t forms a fine. grinding
compound which either shortens the
life Of the bearings or clogs up the
oil holes. causing the bearings to run
dry
Injurious Results.
The result is even worse II the oil
ing system Is one of the pressure
type forcing oil through q hollow
crank-shnft directly into the bearings.
Right into the bearings, mind you
and under pressure, tool Can any one
defend this method after realizing
what this meansf 1t Is not q sum-
cient answer to say that the oil must
pass through q strainer. The finest
Rrit will always paD through and
harm II donei
So while Il II dirty job snd q dis
agreeable one to remove the crank
case for proper cleaning It II the only
way to eive your engine the care Il
really needa.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
standing on Drag While In Operation.

Standing on Drag While In Operation.
amount Of cutting done by the front
runner and when to lengthen 1t In or.
der to produce the opposite effect
When the road surface Is sufficient
ly hard or the amount Of material
which II Is desired to have the drag
move Is sufficient to warrant the op-
orator standing upon the drag while It
Is In operation. he can greatly faclli-
tate its work by shifting his weight at
proper times. For example. II 1t is de-
sired to have the drag discharge more
rapidly, the operator should move TO-
ward the discharge end Of the runners.
This will cause the ditch end Of the
runners to swing forward and thus in
crease the skew angle Of the drag.
The operator may. Of course, produce
the opposite effect by moving his
weight In the opposite direction. In
the same way. he can partially control
the amount of cutting which the drag
does by shifting his weight backward
or forward. as the case may be.
An intelligent and interested opera
tor VIII soon learn many simple ways
by means Of which he can easily con-
troll the different features of the work
which a drag performs. and he will
also learn to utilize effectively every
effort which his team exerts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricuiture)
The man who plans to operate q
motor truck should have a good work.
~g knowledge not only Of his engine
but the entire machinery in general.
The wages paid drivers vary in differ
ent sections Of the country and for
trucks of different sizes. ranging from
1915 to $3.50 a day. Depreciation Is
one Of the heaviest annual expenses
with - motor. q loss Of from 20 to
50 ID per cent OF the cost of the truck
each year being required to cover this
charge.
Maintenance Cost.
Data collected by the bureau of mar
kets show that the annual cost Of over
hauling and repairing the trucks
ranges from 500 to 5000 a year.
Those truck operators who make It q
point to keep their machines In con-
slant state Of repair have relatively
small charges to meet for annual over
hauling. Onthe other hand, those who
operate their trucks as long as possi-
BILE with no regular repairs often have
to pay heavy overhnuling charge at
the end Of the year. Tire expenses. gar
age rent. taxes, licenses and insurance,
overhead expenses, repairs and equip
ment all swell the annual maintenance
costs.
Rates for Hauling.
In some sections there are as many
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

party" they said.
"what sort Of partyf" asked all
the brownies.
"A soap bubble party" said Billie
Brownie.
"we'll blow soap bubbles" said
Bennie Brownie.
"Fine." said the rest. Of the brow
nies.
SO Billie Brownie and Bennis
Brownie got some OF their magic
soap which makes such wondrous soap
bubbles, and the rest Of the brownies
got the bowls filed with water and
the pipes.
Then they began to blow the soap
bubbles. All. what fun they had. They
nll put on their little brown aprons
SO they wouldn't get wet, for In blow
ing soap bubbles one 10 80 apt to get
wet--even brownie.
Billie Brownie blew SO many, oh,
so manyi And then they had games
TO see who could blow the greatest
number Of them.
I'VE have such magic soap" sold
one Of the brownies.
"Well, Of course. II Is magic soap,"
said Billie Brownie.
Eyes. Brownies" said Bennie Brow.
nile. 1--WE have something to do with
It afterward."
Most Of the brownies knew what
BennIe meant but there were some
new ones there who didn't know.
They played all the afternoon. They
all blew bubbles at the same time and
then saw whose bubbles LASTED the
longest. And they thought Of all
sorts Of games and funny tricks to
play.
II was late In the afternoon when
Bennie Brownie said, slave we had
enough sonp bubbles. or soap bubble
blowlngr
All Of the brownies shouted, "No,
we haven. had nearly enough"
Then. some OF the brownies who
thought they knew What Bennle
Brownie was thinking of. said. "whyY"
because thought II might be nice
to come back to our own soap bubbles
later on, when II Is getting darker.
We can ask the fairies to come and
Join US and have very big party.
"But have something thought we
all might Ike to do now"
"Tell them about II. Bennie." said
Billie, "and am sure they win all
want to do what you suggest"
Then the brownies who thought
they knew what Bennie was going to
say were certain that they knew. and
those who hadn't any Idea were 50
anxious TO hear about II and begged
BennIe 20 tell them right away.
"We'h all 90 In different dlrecti6wa,"
BennIe said. "and first OF all we must
put on our invisible suits Those are
our suits which can't be seen--when
we wear them no one can see us but
the fairies and ourselves and the
gnOmes. OF course.
"And Wen each take a little pack
age OF magic soap with us. Every
where we see children blowing s0ap
bubbles we'll drop the package Of
soap into their bowls. Wen undo the
package first and they win not see the
magic soap as II drops into their
water.
'But their soap bubbles will be
wonderful after that and they will be
so happy as the bubbles float away.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

1913. Lieutenant Amory was detailed
TO lead q patrol on q hazardous and
important mission Of locating the
main defense line Of the enemy. Fight.
ing his way under their heavy artil.
iery and machine gun fire. and witt
no assistance from our batteries, he
established his command two kilome.
ters within the enemy territory. Al
though wounded and his small com.
mand badly cut to pieces and almost
entirely surrounded. he refused to
give up the ground he had taken, but
by stubbornly resisting with his small
detachment he finally succeeded In
driving the enemy from this important
position. His home was In Whining.
ton. Del.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
Was He From Kentuckyf

The principal Of certain high
school found cigarette stub In the
basement Of the building. She began
an Investigation. From one room to
another she went. taking the names Of
oil the boys that had ever smoked. FL
nally she came to the door Of one Of
the second-grade rooms.
'4There surely isn't any use Of my
going In here" she said to . compan.
Ion. "They are all too tiny even to
think Of such > thing"
But finally she went ON into the
room and put her question. Then up
went . hand and treble voice plped
out; do you want the names of
the boys who chaw tobacksr. toer-.
yn6lannpo1lo NoW1.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
ROAD
BUILDING
OPERATION OF A ROAD DRAG
Principal Factor 10 Skill on Part q
opsrator-suusestIons Given
a. Guide.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agricu,ture.)
The principal factor In successfully
operating properly constructed road
drag, provided that the condition of
the road is favorable. Is skill on the
part Of the operator. Such skill can
be obtained only by intelligent expert.
ence In the use Of the drag. and no
rules can be laid down which would
enable an inexperienced operator to
produce first-class results. The fol-
lowing suggestions are intended, there
fore, to serve rather as guide to the
judgment than as criterion to be i'm.
plicity followed.
Under ordinary circumstances the
position Of the hitching link on the
draw chain should be such that the
runners will make an angle Of from
60 to 75 degrees with the center line
Of the road, or, in other words, a skew
angle Of from Is to 30 degrees. 1t Is
apparent that by shifting the position
Of the hitchIng link the angle of skew
may be increased or diminished as the
conditions require. When dragging
Immediately over ruts or down the
center Of the road after the sides have
been dragged, 1t is usually preferable
to have the hitching link at the center
Of the chain and to run the drag with
out skew. When the principal pur.
pose Of the dragging is to increase the
crown Of the road, the drag should be
sufficiently skewed to discharge all
material as rapidly as 1t is collected
on the runners. On the other hand, II
depressiOns occur In the road surface,
the skew may perhaps be advantage
ously reduced to minimum, thus cn-
abling the operator to deposit the ma
terial which collects In front Of the
runners at such points as he desires
by lifting or otherwise manipulating
the drag. Many other examples Of con.
ditiOns which require notifications In
the angle Of skew might easily be
cited. but these will readily suggest
themselves to an intelligent operator
as his experience increases.
The length Of hitch is another very
consideration In operating q
road drag. In the designs which have
been discussed the draw chain may be
readily taken up or let out at either
end and the length of hitch thus in
creased or diminished as desired. It
Is impracticable to prescribe even m
approximate rule for fixing the length
of hitch. because 1t is materially AZ
fected by the height Of the team and
the arrangement Of the harness. as
well as by the condition of the road
surface. Experience will soon teach
the operator, however. when to short
en- the hitch in order to lessen the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
FREDERICK o. oAskrNs.

Corporal, Company I. 1feth infantry.
The Distinguished Service Cross was
awarded to Corp. Gassins In recognl-
don Of distinguished gallantry result
Ing In his death in action near La
Hale Meneresse. France, October 16,
1913. When the advance Of his COM
pany was held up by two machine gun
nests, Corp. Gaskins led his squad.
entirely on his own initiative, In the
face Of intense machine gun fire,
against an enemy post on the right
flank. Followed by his men, he rushed
the position. taking 1t and killing two
of the gun crew. He then rushed a
second post alone, with his rifle, killing
one Of the crew. He vas himself
killed before he could reach the post.
Corp. Gaskins' home was In Chester
Geld, s. G.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
WALDO M. HALTER,
Sergeant, Co. B, 356th Infantry.

Sergeant Halter was decorated for
exceptional her0ism in action neaI
Pouilly, France. November 8. 1913.
While a member Of a patrol sent to
recOnnOiter the banks Of the Meuse
river. when all means Of crossing the
river had been destroyed, Sergeant
Halter and another soldier volunteered
to swim across. though the other bank
was held In force by the enemy. His
companion was seized with the cramps
caused by the cold water and
drowned, but Sergeant Halter con-
tinued on and. after securing the In
formation desired, swan back again
and made his report. Sergeant Hat
ler's home IL Ia Neosho. Mo.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

different systems Of computing rates
and charges for hauling rs there are
motor trucks. each owner having IN
original way Of figuring his transpo,-
tation toll. There are several factors
which should be considered In the es-
tablishment Of rates in any district.
The value and the fragIlIty Of the load
bear a direct relationship to the rate
that should be charged. Very valuable
or fragile loads involve the greater
risk on the part Of the carrier and the
tnrifr for the carriage Of such goods
should be sufficiently high to Offset the
risk involved. The length of the hnul
naturally Is another prime consldera-
tion. Road conditions directly affect
operating costs and hence must also
be considered In establishing rates.
The perishability and bulk Of tho load
must be taken into consideration.
Where complete delivery IL made from
tho door of the shipper to the door of
the consignee, and service Is rendered
which Is not duplicated by the rail.
road, this additional service must be
considered in fixing the rate. Prac-
tically no rates have been established
on the basis Of cost plus reasonable
profit. A satisfactory rate must be
one which is low enough to attract
business and high enough to offer
reasonable profit to the operator.
Where conditions do not permit the
establishment Of such a rate. care
should be exercised In starting a route.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
CLEAN VACUUM TANK WEEKLY
Unless Foreign Matter 10 Removed at
Frequent Intervals carburetor
Troubles Ensus.

Once q week or so 1t IL advisable to
open the drain cock st the bottom Of
the vacuum feed tank. 1t win gen.
orally he found that few drops Of
rust and water. Will flow out before
my gasoline appears. Sometimes It
Is necessary to push q wire up the
drain cock to start flow Of any sort.
The inference Is that unless this for
eign matter Is removed ut regular in.
tervals carburetion trouble may ensue.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
BATTERY WIRE WILL coRRoDE
Trouble 10 Caused BY euIphurIo Acid
Gas In Cells, Aeeentuated BY
Damp Air.

The inside Of copper wire of the sort
used for battery connections frequent
ly corrodes until It II completely eat
en- through. when II parts and q short
circuit results. This trouble Is caused
BY the sulphuric acid gas in the cells,
accentuated by the damp air about tho
battery. II the wires are coated at
and around the terminals with cup
grease the copper will be effectively
protected from the acid fumes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
Arthur J. FORREST.


Sergeant Forrest received the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for censpicu-
Gus gallnntry In action with the enemy
near Remonville. France. November 1.
1918. While the progress Of his com
pany was held up by a rain Of nre
from six enemy machine guns, Ser
geant Forrest alone went forward,
working his way to within fifty yards
Of the nest before being discovered.
Charging the nest, he drove out the
entire company In disorder, killing one
with his rife. His home is In Hann:-
bal, Mo.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

ITS just n
little secret game
we have. When
ever we blow
soap bubbles we
take packages OF
magic soap to
every child blow
ing bubbles that
day.
$50 let's get
started as soon AZ
we chh cnanSe
into our invisible
suits"
so the brownies
all went In this
direction and
that. and every
child bio W Ing
hubhlaa fhaf dan
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
JACKSON o. BURKE,

eeroeant-Ma}or, 1st Battalion, 2eth In.
fantry.
Sergt NM. Burke was decorated for
the display of exceptional energy,
bravery and loyalty to duty at Can
tigny, France. May % to 80. At one
period in the fight, 1t was necessary
to send message OF great importance
to the regimental commander. It was
considered impossible for runner to
reach regimental headquarters, be-
cause Of the intensity Of the enemy
IRE. He. nevertheless, volunteered to
carry the message; and, by crawling
several hundred yards through ma
chine gun fire. he successfully executed
his mission. Sergt. MAJ. Burke's home
70 at Maloneton, Ky.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
GAIL II. sAcER,


Corporal, Co. D, 1oeth Infantry.
Corporal Sager was decorated foi
extraordinary heroIsm In action near
Ronssoy. France. September 20, 1913
Upon being wounded In the hand, Cor.
pornl Sager bandaged the wound him
self and advancing alone toward ma.
chine gun nests, which were holding
up his company. was killed after pro-
ceeding only short distance. Cor
poral Sager's widow lives In Buffalo,
N. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
HIGHWAYS BUILT IN FORESTS


A total Of $40 miles was construct
Cd under the forestry road funds dur~
Ing the past year. according to the de-
paftment's onieial report. At shs END
sf the nscal year forty-three projects
were under cooperative agreement, In
volving the survey of 1IO01se6 miles
ond ~ esnstructioa * eeklB nilsa
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
SPARE BULB FOR HEADLIGHTS
Splendid Plan to Mount Socket In Po.
sltion Shown In Illustration
Light ls Handy.

Every driver Of nn electrlcally.light
ed automobile should carry somewhere
In the cur spare headlight bulb. as
these may blow out at any time. In.
stead Of carrying the spare bulb In
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
PLAN FOR ADJUSTING GEARS
Small Pocket Mirror Mounted on lron
Wire Handle VIII Bs Found
vsry Convenient.

In adjusting differential gears dim.
Guilty Is often experienced Ia seeing
whether the gears are meshing prop
erly. A small pocket mirror. mounted
on soft iron wire handle. may be
used In much the same manner AZ q
dentists mirror. Inspection or repair
on many hidden and Obscure parts IL
also facilitated By the use Of this
mirror.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
DAVID .. sARkELEv,
Private, Co. A, sseth Infantry.

Private, Co. A, 356th Infantry.
Private Barkeley (deceased) was
decorated for conspicuous gallantry in
action near Poullly. France, November
0. 1878. When information was de.
sired as to tn, enemy's position on
the opposite side Of the river Meuse,
Private Barkeley. with another sol.
der, volunteered without hesitation
and swan the river to reconnoiter the
exact location. He succeeded in reach.
Ing the opposite bank, despite the evi.
dent determination Of the enemy to pre-
vent crossing. Having obtained his
Information, he again entered the
water for his return, but before his
goal was reached. he was seized with
cramps and drowned. His mother,
Mrs. Antonio Barkeley, lives in San
Antonio. Tex.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
ARTHUR L. WALTERs,
Sergeant Company 3, End Ammunition

Sergeant Walters risked his life to
save others while on duty near Beau
mont. France. November Q, 1918, there
by winning the Distinguished Service
Cross. Sergeant Walters was in charge
Of company Of ammunition trucks
which was halted in the town. An
enemy shell struck the train and set
one Of the trucks on fire. Although
knocked down by the explosion. Ser
geant Walters quickly recovered him
self and moved his convoy to safety,
after which he returned and. jump
Ing to the wheel Of the blazing truck.
drove to a place where 1t no longer
endangered the lives of others. He
then extinguished the FIRE. saving both
truck and ammunition.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
kELAND BROWN,

Corporal, Company q, etst Infantry.
Corporal Brown. whose home is at
Iowa Falls, Ia., was decorated for
unusual bravery in action on the Cote
st. Germaine. France. November 8.
1918. He attacked q machine gun
nest single-handed and in the face
Of heavy fire reduced the nest. cap
turing one prisoner. Later in the same
day he patroled alone under heavy nre
in advance Of his company and at
tackled another machine gun position,
capturing the gun and four prisoners.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
ABE L. ALLEN,
Corporal, Co. 3, 2sth infantry.

Corporal Allen won the Distir.
guished Service Cross for bravery In
action near Cantigny. France, May %.
1918. During heavy bOmbardment
Of the front line. although severely In
1ured by the explosion Of shell. which
buried two comrades. he promptly and
courageously dug them out with his
hands and took them to shelter, being
subjected all the time to severe fire of
shell and shrapDel. Corporal Aliens
home Is In Leesvi;le. La.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

Brownie.
That's So"
sald b en- ME
Bro W ME. 1--WE
haven't. Let us
have one this
very day"
"Just what I
thought" satd
Billie Brownie.
So they called
all the brownies
anu Wey III ran
to the place
W h ere BiIlIe
Brownie and Ben
nile Brownie were
standing.
I'VE thought
we'd have a fine
party" they said.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
Wonderful.

received some Of the magic soap. bus
did not know about it--exccpt that
the bubbles seemed TO be very, very
wonderful and magical.
And after they had finished taking
the magic soap around they finished
their own party. with the fairies and
gnomes Joining In the funi
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
FRANK J. BART,
Private, Co. c, 9Th Infantry.

F, Private Bart was decorated for con-
spicuOus gallantry In action with the
enemy near Medeah farm. France. Oc.
tober 3. 1918. Private Bart, being on
duty as a company runner, when the
advance was held up by machine gun
fire, voluntarily picked up an auto
matte rifle. ran out ahead of the line.
and silenced hostile machine gun
nest. killing the German gunners. The
advance then continued and. when It
was again hindered shortly afterward
by another machine gun nest. this
courageous soldier repeated his bold
exploit by putting the second machine
gun out Of action. His home address
is Newark, N. J.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

Second Lieutenant. 2oth infantry.
Lieutenant Amory (deceased) was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Oroas Tor conspicuous gaIlantry n 20
- 10ok Yncdnn. IEnncA ocfoboe =
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19
DADDY,5TVENTNG
ufARY TALE q
%nAN @AlHlAn "a !! BON lBS!o;!!NsNR
SOAP svssLss.

we haven't had a soap. bubble
party In ever so long" said Billie
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

Fool Killer Defined.
Small Bobby--what is fool killer.
fatherf
Father tex-soidlsr)-The gun -
hlows Into. con"