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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
RED CROSS HEROES
Correspondent Tells Of Deed Of
Splendid Bravery.
Many Glorious Things Have Been
Done in the Hot Spirit of Battle,
But This Was in q Glass
by Itself.

From Hill 2l2, overlooking Fere-en-
Tardenois and the valley of the Ourcq.
William Slavens McNutt, Golfers
correspondent, watched the American
infantry start the Germans on their
final retreat from Reims-Soissons-Cha-
teau Thierry pocket. He says:
And then l saw the most painfully
dramatic thing l have witnessed In all
this war. Out from the little strip OF
wood that the Americans had just cap
tured, walking slowly out into that
open, bullet-swept field over which
the charge had PASSED, l saw two men
with the brassard of the Red Cross
on their arms bearing a wounded mar
on a litter. They had perhaps 800
yards to go back across that open
field before the curve of the hill would
shelter them from h machine gun
fire from the hill above. And they
could not run, they could not duck.
they could not take cover. They
walk upright on their work OF mercy,
walk upright In that storm of lead.
and, walk slowly for the burden they
bore
There go two dead men," the cap
tain said solemnly. 'They haven't got
q chance in that field. The machine
guns'll get 'em, sure! Watch!"
! watched. | have never watched
anything so intently in my life. And
with all the feryency of reverence and
belief that there was In me ] prayed
for those two men of mercy over there
who could not fight back; those men
who had made the charge up the hill
with their comrades of the gun and
bayonet and must now march back
bearing a wounded fighting man to
safety back through that storm OF
lead that was sweeping the field from
the big wood-march back standing
straight and walking slow. So slow!
They had made perhaps a hundred
yards when one of them slipped to
his knees and rolled over
II told YOU" the captain exclaimed.
They've got 'em !"
"Only one" ! said. '"The other fell
lows not hit"
They'll get him." the captain
prophesied gloOmily.
saw the %unwounded man kneel by
his stricken cOmrade. For the space
of a minute he knelt there, ] suppose
applying first aid. Then he stood
erect. And then the man who had
been hit, the stretcher bearer On the
ground. rose slowly-oh. sc very slow
he was propped up on n ell
bow. Then to his knees. Slow! Then
very, very slowly he got to his feet.
Once up, he leaned overland. from
where l was, through my glasses. l
could see by the movement the pain
II cost-leaned over, grasped the han
dies of the litter. and Strengthened
up again. He had been hit, but he
was going on!
On they went. ] have no power to
describe how slowly they seemed to
be moving across that deadly open
field. A hundred yards! Another
hundred would mean comparative
under the slope or the hill.
Fifty Of hat accomplished! Twenty
five more, And then. slowly YET,
they vanished from sight under the
protective slope. They had made til
! think ] shouted. | know | tried
to. and I know that my knees were
suddenly too weak to hold me up and
! abruptly knelt and grasped the
slim pole Of the little lone tree near
by to steady myself.-Red Cross Bull
|etin.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
CAR FEE SYSTEM IS
QUITE COMPLICATED
Amount Collected for Various
Vehicles Is Not Uniform.
Confusion Caused by Widely Varying
Requirements for Registration or
Licensing Of chauffeurs, OWL
ere and Dealers.

The amount Of fees collected Der
car for either pleasure or commercial
vehicles is as yet far from uniform and
Is still further complicated by the
widely varying requirements for the
registration or licensing of ch~affeurs,
owners, operators, dealers, etc. Thus,
If the total gross registration and
license be used as a basis Of
revenue. and the total automobile
trucks and vehicles as a basis for
motOrcars, 1t is found that for the
entire United States the average fee
per a was $S.37. On the same basis
the state of New Hampshire received
in 1918 a gross revenue of S2O.52 for
each mOtOrcar, while Minnesota re-
ceived only about SITS annually for
each car, as the registration in that
state is for a three-year period.
In most states motorcars are taxed
as personal property in addition to
the required registration fees. In
Delaware, Idaho, Iowa. Michigan, New
York, North Dakota, Oklahoma. South
Carolina, Pennsylvania and Vermont
registration fees are in lieu of all other
taxes. Therefore, in making any COM
PARSONS in fees as between the several
states, this fact should be borne in
mind.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
ELIMINATING BODY SQUEAKS
Thick Leather Straps or Washers,
Held in Position by Bolts, viii
Stop Noise.

Motorcar frames are not at all rigid
under the distorting influences of an ir-
regular road surface, whereas the body
work is very much less free to bend
and give. This gives rise to slight rub
bling at various places where the frame
is in contact with the body stills. and
since these points Of free contact are
not fabricated squeaks result. The
remedy is to insulate the body from
the frame with thick leather straps or
washers, so placed as to be held In POI
sition by the bolts securing the two.
In like n the filler board used
with some types Of windshield to
make 1t conform with the outline Of
the a dash "a be prevented from
squeaking by the insertion Of a strip
of leather or felt.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
An Ideal Woman.

Solomon's model woman would have
made an ideal federated club woman (!
First she began at home and the heart
Of her husband-man safely trusted In
her. for she rose while 1t was yet night
to give meat to her household. She
was a financier. another qualification
fitting her admirably for club life, for
we see her considering a field and
buying II. She was a hortlculturist.
for she planted n vineyard. She vas
a merchant. for she bought her goods
from afar and perceived that they
were good. She was a manufacturer.
FOR she Is pictured as making fine
linen and selling girdles to the mer-
chants. She was a wise councillor
perhaps. u member OF the national
council Of defense; we knew she was
a diplomat. for her husband was
known in the gates, and so was she.
York Evening Telegram.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of ~Agriculture)
Cars of fruit and vegetables r
often dumped at large market termi-
nails but persons who witness this pro-
ceeding should not conclude that this
practice is unecOnOmic or done to
keep up prices, according to men in
the bureau of markets, United States
department of agriculture. The whole
sale dealer is not in n position to re-
sort and repack damaged produce and
often enough decay is present to rem
der the produce unstable in its orig
inal container or bulk shipment.
Sometimes hucksters do go over the
damaged cars and salvage a limited
amount of food. More often, however,
the labor cost of such salvage work is
greater than the value of the products
saved.
Losses May Start on Farm.
There are many causes for loss of
perishable foods between the farm
field and the market. Some of these
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harvested. Take potatoes, for instance,
which are injured in digging. Unless
these injured potatoes are sorted out
and not packed with the good pota-
toes, rot may develop in the shipment
and spread rapidly to other potatoes,
especially II the temperature in the
a Is favorable for rot to develop.
Another source of great loss in per-
ishables is found In lack of care in
loading. The packages must be spaced
to permit air circulation and also
hraced to prevent shifting. Tempera-
ture can not be controlled in loads
packed solid without any air spaces
between the containers, while bracing
must be carefully done or packages
arrive containing only a part of their
original contents.
Although care In packing, loading,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
STUCCO HOUSE IS
POPULAR STYLE
Appeals to Many as Most At
tractive in Exterior.
FINE FOR CITY OR COUNTRY
Residence With Garage Attached Is
Designed for the Prospective
Builder Who Wants an
Economical Home.
BY VIM. A. RADFORD,

Mr.. William A. Radford will .n.v.,
questions and give advice FREE 'c Of
S ssH;sc Oh an subjects pertaining to the
paper; On account of his wide experIenrs
Is Editor. Author and Manufacturer he
n y; a Without iS" doub' the highest authority
TO William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago, ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The determination to build a home
is not arrived at hastily; and after
that object has been fixed in mind
there is required on the part of a
great proportion of home builders the
saving of money enough to make the
first payment of such an amount that
the contractor who erects the home,
the lumber and material dealer who
furnishes the materials, and the bank
er, who many times supplies the
money, are assured that the builder
ting ready to build the home requires
time in many instances. After the
site Is secured and the prospective
builder has reached the point when
he will enter into the contract for the
erection Of the home, then comes the
time to select the design of house that
Is wanted.
Ideas of what is Ideal in a home are
as varied as taste in dress. Some build
ers would have nothing but a bunga-
low, while others would have anything
but a bungalow. A great number of
builders, however, have fixed upon the
stuccO house as the most attractive
In exterior appearance and select a
design for this type of house. 1t Is to
this class of prospective builders that
the house shown in the accompanying
illustration will appeal.
Here is a stuccO house that will give
the builders about the maximum
amount of home for his money. 1t is
Of frame construction. with stucco ap
piled to either wooden or metal Hath.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
THE STATE.

That which Is substantial and true
In mans will Is what we call morality
and law; and this is what Is divine in
the external objects of history. Anti
gone In Sophocles says: The divine
commands are not Of yesterday or
today; no. they live without end. and
no n knows whence and when they
came" Moral laws are not accident.
but are reason itself. When these
moral laws OF ethical principles. which
compose the true substance of human
ity. have authority in the actions and
sentiments of men. when they are real
ly carried put and maintained. then we
have the state.-W. r. Hergul.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

When using the self-starter be sure
that the spark is retarded, as a back
kick may wreck the mechanism.
The usually recommended substance
for putting out gasoline fires Is sand.
which certainly has many advantages.
The fabric is the life of a tire. Small
cuts in the rubber let sand In which
soon loosens the rubber from the fab
rio. and the water which enters. rots
II.
A leading American automobile
manufacturer has found 1t advan-
tageous to install a compressed air de-
vice for driving wood screws and ma
chine screws and nuts.
The body Of the car should be
cleaned with CASTLE soap and water.
Mud should not be rubbed of. but
rather should be washed off by flowing
a gentle stream of water over the
spot.
The small rods which are part bf
the ordinary pocket lamp battery can
be filed and trimmed down to make
a very acceptable temporary replace
ment for WORKOUT carbon brushes In
the magnetic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

and bracing cars of potatoes, cabbage,
and the less p%erishable fruits and
vegetables is necessary to prevent
damage In ordinary freight cars, 1t Is
far more necessary for highly perish
able products that move to market in
refrigerator cars, such as strawber-
res. peaches, pears, grapes, lettuce.
and celery. Such products, even with
the best of care, may arrive at city
terminals in damaged condition caused
by delay in transportation, overripe-
ness, or disease developed In transit
control while the cars were en- route.
Disease in Shipped Products.
In the case of plant diseases de-
veloped in transit, there may not have
been any indication that the disease
was present when the car was loaded,
and perhaps the shipper thought that
his crop was free from disease. Prop
or refrigeration-plenty Of ice and
air circulation-holds diseases In
check and unless long delays In tran
sit occur such perishable produce
might arrive in good condition. Such
shipments, however, often deteriorate
rapidly after being unloaded and must
be handled quickly and consumed be-
fore rot develops.
Through the food products inspec-
ton service of the department of agri-
culture, the facts concerning losses
through plant diseases developed in
transit are being studied and labora-
tories have been established at New
York and Chicago TO work on these
diseases. Plant Psychologists now re-
port on shipments that develop dis
and this information is made
available to producers and shippers
where the fruit and vegetables were
grown, in order that prevention may
begin in the field and packing house.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
WEBS OF SPUN QUARTZ.

Recently artificial spiders webs have
been made from threads Of spun
quartz. They are wonderfully fine.
with much the same appearance as
strands Of real cobweb and actually
catch flies fairly well when the fibers
have been stroked with a straw pre-
viously dipped in castor oil. The oil
takes the place of the gluten in an
ordinary spiders web. giving TO the
counterfeit the requisite thickness. II
has even been found possible to at.
tract a spider to such a web by a
tuning fork vibrating neal the latter.
thus suggesting the buzz of a trap
ped fy.-Philadelphia Ledger.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

or some one of the various s%heathing
materials designed for this type of
home. Being rectangular I'm shape. it
is the least expensive to constructs
But by the addition of the sun parlor
at n side, and the garage at the
other, 1t has a well-balanced, attrac-
tive appearance, enhanced by the pam
eled effect in the gable.
The dimensions of this house are
only 20 by 30 feet. but 1t requires a lot
90 feet or more wide. as the sun par
Tor projects 10 feet at one side and
the garage 20 feet at the other. How
ever, the garage may be located at the
rear of the house, or may be smaller.
MS this was designed to hold two cars.
The advantage of having the garage
adjoining the house is that the heat
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
THRASHlNG TO SAVE WHEAT
Farmers Of Minnesota County Pre-
vented Loss Of $4,000 by Using
Clean Methods.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculturel
Members OF the farm bureau of Kilt
son county. Minnesota, saved $1,000.
or about $500 to each thrashing ma
chine. by using ti~ght-bottom racks, can
vas under the feeder. cleaning up when
required after each setting Of the ma
chine during the thrashing season. A
conservative estimate of the saving
by clean thrashing by this county was
1880 bushels OF wheat, 20.40O BUSH
els Of oats, and 10000 bushels Of bar
ley.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

tor who will be asked to bid on the
building job will be worth while. These
building specialists all have available
a wide range of homes, both perspec-
tive view and floor plans. With these
plans before them, prospective build
ers will be able to select the home that
meets his requirements and can be
built for the amount of money he
wants to invest. But in going owe
these plans It will surprise anyone
how much real enjoyment he will get.
Home building now is popular be-
cause 1t is the best and practically the
only means of securing a comfortable,
convenient and attractive place In
which to live. Rentable houses are
scarce. and the person who moves now
adays is glad to get any sort Of shell
ter. That is where the home builder
is better off than the renter.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
Definition Of Kindness.

The teacher of the intermediate
room had been trying to teach her
pupils the value of many virtues
such as truthfulness. honesty. kind
ness. etc. To test their knowledge
she gave them an examination. asking
for definitions for these virtues. One
youngster defined kindness in this
way: kindness Is being kind to every
human creature from a ant on up"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
Beauty.

Talk as We may of beauty as q
thing to be chiseled from marble or
wrought out on canvas; speculate as
we may upon its colors and outlines
what is ii but an Intellectual abstrac-
ton. after all7 The heart feels o
beauty Of another kind; looking
through the outward environment, II
discovers a deeper and more real love
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

and also have combined these COM
forts and conveniences with exterior
beauty. However, what appeals to
n prospective builder will not appeal
to another, and by securing a large
number of designs practically every
individual will find just about the
sort of home he has visualized as be-
ing the kind he wants.
To C home building ideas II
and material dealer, and the c6ntrac
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

down its length and slipped over the
lever to act as an insulator and { o keep
the two metals apart. The spring is
clamped to the hose with o pair Of
common hose clamps. The two ter
minals are then connected by a coiled
piece Of ordinary bell wire as shown
in the illustration.
Set Emergency Brake.
Attach a metal contact strip to the
f~oor-board Immediately behind each
lever, so that, when the gears are In
high and the emergency brake is set.
there will be contact between the
spring strip on each lever and the met
al directly behind it.
Wire these two floor strips to a
light or bell, as preferred, which is
placed on the dash, and insert one cell
of the battery in the circuit.-Popular
Science Monthly.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
INDICATED.

Our grandmothers used to hang a
red flannel petticoat owe the window
of a smallpox patients room. assert
ing that 1t hastened the cure. and also
prevented 'pitting." Scientists have
now discovered that the red rays do
actually exert a bad effect on the bac-
terra Of the disease. and a correspond
ingly good effect on the patient.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

extends under the whole Of the house,
including the sun parlor. The size of
the basement provides plenty of space
for the heating plant. storage of fuel
and for a vegetable and fruit cellar,
while by the installation of station
airy tubs much of the laundry work
can be done here In both summer and
winter.
Floor plans that accompany the H.
lustratiOn show how conveniently the
rooms have been arranged and how
large they are for this size of house.
The living room. % by - feet. ex-
tends across the front. The dining
room. also large. 13 by Is feet. is o
nected with it by a dOuble-doOr open
ing, and adjoining is a gOod-sized
kitchen, IL by IL feet 6 inches. The
pantry of the kitchen and adjoining
the entry is another good feature.
The sun parlor is 8 feet 6 inches by II
feet, an exceptionally large room of
this kind. 1t will be noted that doors
open into it from both the living and
uihihS rooInS, 50 tHdt one enu-tldt
adjoining the dining rOom-may be
used as a breakfast porch. The double
opening into the living room gives spa
ciOusness to this room also.
On the second floor there are three
good-sized bedrooms. the bathroom
and a sleeping porch. The latter is a
comfOrt-giving feature of this design.
1t Is located so that it has privacy, a
thing to be desired. The bedrooms are
ranged around "A central hall, and the
bathroom is adjacent to all the rooms.
Studying designs of homes is one of
the greatest pleasures of securing a
home. The American architects have
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
WHEN HOOD HANDLES RATTLE
Noise Made 10 Most Annoying and
Can Be Cured by Occasional
Tightening Of Screws.

The handles fastened on the hood
to permit Of raising and lowering the
part are apt to get loose and rattle
after the a has een considerable
service especially II they are attached
with screws. The noise they make is
most annoying, and the only cure is an
occasional Tightening of the screws.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

hogs, or a calf now and then, a lamb,
etc.
Where there is a year-round require
ment for labor 1t is also possible to
utilize to better advantage the services
of married men, and their wives and
children can often be useful. Where
laborers are not needed on the farm
the year around there is not the advan-
tage of this preference for married
men.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

England's efforts to conserve steel
and iran have resulted In the devel-
opmeni Of an asbestos and cement ma.
'eriai that Is being used instead OF
corrugated iron for roofing purposes.
u is mnde by mixing n part Of fine
!y grinnd asbestos TO six parts Of
Portland cement. When made into
7nste by the addition OF water. IT is
rolled into sheets which. after being
trimmed. are corrugated and then sea.
soned. The asbestos serves as rein
forcement.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
The Reticent PORK Cboo

Economists tell us that the scale Of
wages has increased more than the
cost Of living. However. one does not
meet the affable pork chop out in pop
ular society nearly as much as before,
and the average housewife would
rather read an absorbing recipe Of
n~ew-fangled food substitutes now than
the saddest love story ever written
Thrift Magazine.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
Jade Favorite Gem In China.

Light green jade Is the favorite gem
o. China, and 1t Is difficult to get the
stone in uncut form eve in that coun.
try. Sometimes a rich Chinaman's es-
tate will consist in part of a lump of
jade. Sometimes It can be obtained in
pounds. But wen the leading jewel
ers of Hongkong usually obtain 1t in
cut form.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
No Famine for Red.

First Hobo-Every time I meet Chi
cago Red he's got his pockets full of
handouts and a cigarette in his face.
Second Hobo-Believe me. Sammy,
dat guy is Twin beyond his
Buffalo Express.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
Opsls and Luck.

do you believe that opals bring bad
luck7"
Il do. Ny husbands rich uncle gave
him an opal ring when he thought he
was dying. and he got well the next
week London Answers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
Oil Consumption,

When the car owner is confronted
with the condition of excessive oil con-
sumption and no reasonable explana-
ton is forthcoming, IL is well to sus-
pect the rear cranksbaft bearing.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
Too Much Curent7

In cases where excessive current
consumption develops In connection
with vibrator coils the condition will
probably be found to be due to exces-
sive tension on the vibrator springs
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

In planning the home garage, re
member that for a single car the mimi
mum floor space viii be II feet by %
feet, If you purpose doing any work on
the vehicle in its shelter.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
crsnkina without Results

You may have zen some fellows
crank and crank without results. IL
the gas engine does not start after
two or three turns Of Canking, look
for the cause.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
Destroy cssshopper Eoos.

Destruction of g~rasshopper egg by
fall blowing. disking or narrowing is
recommended where practicable
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24
SELECTING Seed Corn.

The corn grower can scarcely he
too enthusiastic about gathering more
seed corn than Is apparently needed
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

A good operator is more important
IN tractor operations than a good pillow
or c~ultivator.