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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
MESSAGE FROM KING ALBERT
Former Private, A. e. r., Receives Ca.
BILE From Ruler in Commemora-
ton Of Chateau hierry Victory.

A former private, A. +. f., has re-
ceiyed a cabled message from a king In
commemoratIon Of the great American
victory at Chateau hierry. the second
anniversary Of which was July 10. The
ex-priyate is Harold W. Ross. editor Of
the American Legion Weekly. The
king is Albert OF Belgium. His mes
sage read:
ION the eve of the anniversary of
the glorious American victory at Cha
teau-Thierry 1t Is a great pleasure for
me to send a token of the high admira-
tion this heroic stand kindles in my
heart and to renew tribute of our ever
lasting gratitude for the heroes who
fell Oh this fifteenth Of July, 1918, for
the ommo cause."
(Signed) albert"
The message WAS transmitted
through the Belgian Charge d'Affaires
at Washington. Mr.. Ross is a former
San Francisco, New Orleans and At
Ianta newspaper man. He took part
in the Chateau-T hierry attack.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
NEW HAMPSHIRE is WINNER
Granite Stste Recipient OF First
Prize In Membership "Push"-
South Dakota Second.

New Hampshire won the American
Legion's nationwide membership
push May IL to %, 1t was announced
at Legion national headquarters re-
Gently, and will receive the stand OF
silk colOrs offered as first prize to the
state enrolling the largest percentage
of eligible ~ex-servlce persons prior to
the close Of business on Jun 10.
South Dakota wins second prize. a
stand of wooden cOlors. The prizes
will be presented by the national COM
mander, Franklin DiOlier, at the ma
tiOnal convention Of the Legion In
Cleveland mex September.
Other states finished in the race, in
order, as follows: North Dakota, Ne
braska, Vermont. California. Kansas,
Oregon, Iowa, Washington, Wyoming,
Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Nevada, Minnesota, Illinois,
Idaho, Arizona, Ohio, District of Co
lumbia, Michigan, Utah, Wisconsin,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Oklahoma. Colorado, New Mexico.
New York, West Virginia, Connecticut,
Delaware, Texas, Missouri, Florida,
Montana, Arkansas, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Tennessee. North Carolina.
South Carolina. Louisiana, Mississip-
ri, Georgia and Alabama.
The Legion o has 9,452 posts In
all parts of the United States and in
several foreign countries, and 1,02i
wOmen's auxiliary units. The total
enrolment since the organization was
first established. II months ago, is
more than 2,OOO,OOO. though national
dues for all these members for the
year 1920 have not yet been received
at national headquarters. In deter
mining the results of the membership
drive. only members for whom nation
al dues up to and including December
81. 1920 had been received by tha ma
tiOnal treasurer were counted. Since
the drive closed, on June -, more
than 22.OOO names Of new members
have come In.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
MAN SIGNS AWAY HIS WIFE
And She Is the One, Court Rules, Must
Answer to Charge Of
Bioamy.

London.-when in the old days the
local correspondent told the tale of
how the farm laborer in his district
had sold his wife for a pot, /. e., quart,
of beer and that the woman had will
ingly departed with the purchaser the
report was almost invariably treated
as fiction. That there possibly may
have been some truth In these stories
has now been demonstrated.
At Stourbridge police court a chain
maker named Arthur Sidaway was
summoned by his wife for arrears of
maintenance and during the evidence
Il was stated that the woman had
married a man named Jacob Fraser
years before and that before a year
was out Fraser had signed the fellow
ing document: 81, Jacob Fraser. Is
willing 10 turn Y my wife. Sarah
Fraser. to Mr.. Richard Knowles on
condition that he will treat her all
right and that she will not trouble me
again for no more money for main
tenance."
Under the circumstances the Judge
refused an order and ordered the ar
rest of the woman for bigamy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
The C%haplains' Medal.

gas mask is seen, ready for immedi-
ate adjustment. Indeed. the sugges-
ton is that the chaplain has, perhaps,
momentarily removed 1t, the better to
succor the wounded man.
The fine record Of the men who
served as chaplains in the navy, many
of them constantly passing back and
forth through the submarine danger
zone ministering to the crews of the
naval vessels and the soldiers on the
transports, is recalled by the repre-
s~entation Of the battleship on the re-
verse of the medal.
The striking Of these medals is the
realization of a suggestion made soon
after the armistice i'm the executive
committee of the general wartime
commission of the churches. The
committee approved the proposal and
made it one of the tasks committed to
the general committee on army and
navy chaplains when the wartime
commission dissolved. The medals
are intended to convey In tangible
form a message of grateful apprecia-
tion from the churches to their chap
lain sons.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06

swers were written down. Supporting
affidavits were signed by Maxine
Dempsey. then his wife. but since d.
vOrced. and Fife GARRISON, his sister.
There was some confusion In the To-
cal draft board over his case, and ut
an informal meeting held n evening.
Dempsey and Jack Kearns, his mana
ger, took up Dempsey's situation with
John Hogan, chairman of the local
draft board. At this meeting Demp-
sey was placed In Glass Ia upon his
sworn statement of the contents OF
the QUESTIONABLE.
The evidence showed that Mrs. Hi
ram Dempsey, the mother OF Jack,
was almost entirely dependent upon
him for support. and that he had made
substantial contributions to the sup
port of his father, sister, and brother.
His statements in this regard were not
cO~ntradicted.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
CHAPLAlNS' BADGE OF HONOR
Churches Which United in
War Work.

A commemorative medal Is to be
given by the Protestant churches
which united In wal work through
the general wartime commission of
the churches to all their chaplains OF
the American army and navy who
served in the war. The chaplains'
medal is the work Of Mrs. Laura Gar
din Fraser of New York. one of the
best known of American medallsts.
and the wife Of the designer of the
Victory button.
Mrs. Fraser has chosen, In the de-
sign for the chaplains' medal, to rep
resent an army chaplain In the act of
supreme service-minIstering to a
wounded man at the risk Of his wi
life. In the center of the design the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
FIRST MILES OF
BIC IMPORTANCE
Greatest Care in Handling of Car
Called for Until Parts Have
Worn In Somewhat.
ENGINE DEMANDS attention
Make Thorough Study Of instruction
Book and Familiarize Yourself
With Every Grease Cup
Drive Intelligently.

The dealer has just left your new
car at the door. and you invite the
family to go for a short ride. Doesn't
the engine sound powerful and quiet?
Your tests all are met satisfactorily,
and you realize hat It means sun,
flowers and red blood and that II will
pay its cost in health for you and
yours. But-are you interested in
your cars health? Do you intend to
keep 1t tit from the startl OF course
you do.
After the first trip take a wrench
and go owe every nut and bolt on the
car to make certain that all are tight.
The engine parts should get especial
attention, for a defect here will result
In mlsfiring and poor carburetiOn.
Make your Inspections frequently for
the first 1000 miles. until the car will
have worn In somewhat. Then you
can relax your vigilance n bit.
Study instruction Book.
Make a thorough study Of the In
structiOn book. Look at the lubrlca-
ton chart and famlliarlze yourself
and oil hole. Then see that all are
kept filled properly. This will insure
against worn parts or scored bearings
and, incidentally, allow you to learn
the fabrication system thoroughly.
When an automobile Is built the en-
CINE has been run but little. and the
parts are fitted tight to make them
snug after the stiffness has worn on.
The car Will not show much speed I'M
til these parts g In. So don't ex-
coed % miles an hour until your
speed0meter registers 1000 miles. BY
50 doing each part will find itself"
and you will be perfectly safe in ex-
ceeding 30 miles an hour. II you force
a car before 1t has obtained the 1000
miles 1t will result In a noisy engine
and premature repairs.
Drain Off the oil every 800 miles
and replace 1t with fresh. You will be
surprised at the quantity OF grit and
dirt that comes from the crank case.
The bearings and pistons throw on
small particles OF metal which. unless
you emOve them with the old oil, will
work into the bearings and u
trouble. Perhaps your engine will
show a tendency to overhead when
new. Don't let this worry you. for Its
merely the friction caused in wearing
of the rough surfaces OF the engine.
Drive intelligently and just give her
plenty OF oil and water. and soon the
trouble will disappear.
Remove l~ooseness.
Every now and then the new car
should be lacked up, the wheels shaken
and the looseness removed. As the
bearings become accustomed to their
work the need for adjustment will go
away.
Be careful of your gasoline adjust
ment on the dash. Do not leave IL
rich" any longer than is necessary.
for this results In an extra o of
gasoline getting into the engine. which
will, of course, thin the oil.
The body cleaning should be done
very carefully for the first month or
so. Use a simple flow Of water with
out spray or force. II you don't the
finish will be married. The longer you
drive without unnecessary cleaning,
the harder the varnish will become.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
Keep Up Compression.

Modern cars are equipped
with electric self-starters and do
not have the crank handle in
stalled. Without a crank han
die it is difficult properly to test
the compression of each eylin-
der. Oftentimes a motor is run
with poor compression because 1t
Is too much trouble to attach the
crank handle and test the com
preston of each cylinder. If the
compression of each cylinder Is
not kept up to standard there Is
bound to be more or less OF a
pound in the engine, which Is
injurious 10 all the working
parts, and especially to the
bearings.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
Date of Christ's Birth

The Christian era, first used by q
monk. Dionysius Exiguus. In the year
533 A. d. and adopted by Christian ma
lions at a later period. was intended
TO begin with the birth of Christ.
Dionysius is believed, however. to
have made an error in fixing that
event In the year of Rome 754 instead
of 80. Christ's birth is now consid-
cred to have taken place In or before
the year 4 B. c.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
MASTER CROOK
AWE run TO EARTH
New York Cracksman With Sen
sitive Fingers Is a Second
~ Jimmy Valentine"
TOOK LIBERTY BONDS
Gotham's Financial District Terror
lied by Clever Thief Who Opened
Safes and Vaults, Leaving
No Clews.

New YOrk.-The jaded city of New
York had a real sensation when it had a
~rejuvenation OF alias Jimmy Valen-
tine" in real life. The play had a great
run a few years ago and was a leader
in ''crime" plays. 1t had to do with
u young man who conquered the in
tricate ~mechanisms of safe protection
and made away with valuable loot.
The modern Jimmy Valentine was
Richard Armstrong, twenty-three years
odd, who has been sentenced to Sing
Sing on charges of having committed
IA series of bank rObberies which net
ted him a million dollars in currency
and Liberty bonds. There was very
little trial and superficial investisa-
ton because Armstrong confessed
readily.
Confession Too Plausible.
In fact. he was too eager to confess
and the police are of the opinion That
he faced Il short term in prison by con-
Tossing and thus heading the police off
from any extended investigation, in or
uer llhat MS loOl Hllsnt itilaiu uhuin
turbed and his methods. remain unre-
vealed. Nothing much was learned
from him about the inner methods of
his criminal career.
He told the police a plausible story
to the effect that he was the head of a
band of clever crooks who robbed safes
through the use of n of their menu
ber's information of combinations,
gained by working" in offices to be
robbed. He denied that he possessed
sensitive finger tips by which he could
open any safe without a combination.
Sought Liberty Bonds.
Armstrong made a specially Of seek
Ing Liberty bonds and 1t was In trying
to dispose OF a 5000 bond at a Bowery
bank that he was caught. The bank
cashier was pleasant enough when
Armstrong demanded cash for a 5000
bond. but continued the parley until
Armstrong found a detective at his ell
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06

bow. He admitted the specific charge
against him. that Of footing a Broad
way law Office OF $4,000 worth Of
bonds and currency.
One member OF the underworld
craft told how Armstrong entered the
art gallery Of a millionaire collector.
and was able, by running his fingers
over the slight ridges. to pick out the
paintings which were the most valu-
able, making the Identification by a
previous knowledge OF the subjects to
be found In the gallery. He said after
ward that he could tell more about the
excellencies of the pictures by feeling
them than by seeing them.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
Last Call for Breakfast"

Morgantown, W. va.-"Why should
a popular man advertise for a wife?"
is the question asked here. George
Carroll, well known TO hundreds of
Morgantcwn people, has inserted the
following in local papers: WANTED
To marry a good woman. Any one in
terested call or write George Carroll,
Morgantown. W. Va" The suggestion
is made that there is some oma Car
roll wants to marry and he is using the
paper to let her know that unless she
accepts he will take someone else.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
Safes Proved Value

In the great fire at Chicago. October
9 to IL, 1871. the buildings of Is ma
tional banks were destroyed. II was
feared that the banks would suffer In
many cases an almost total loss. but
,fter the safes recovered from the
ruins were opened it was found that
he books, papers. etc, were in a con-
Iition to permit the recovery Of debts.
md the banks suffered no loss on that
rogsd
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
Pine Joint Cement.

A mixture of ten parts of iron filings
with three parts of chloride of lime
mixed to a paste with water makes.
an admirable pipe joint cement. The
mixture Is applied TO the joint and
the clamp and becomes solid in twelve
hours.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SCREWS
Trouble May Be Prevented by Apply
ing Beeswax to Relieve Friction
Which Is Cause.

When driving screws into hard wood
breakage is a trouble frequently en-
countered. This may be prevented by
applying beeswax to the screw, as this
relieves the intense friction which is
the cause of ~breakage.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
GATE WORKS AUTOMATICALLY
Device Drops Across Road While Red
Lights on Posts Are Dis
played and Bell Rings.

To reduce the too-heavy toll OF ac-
cldents at railroad crossings which are
not guarded by gatemen a western in
ventor has developed a set of gates
made OF heavy woven wire, which au-
tomatically drop across the road on
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
CITY Gives Building to Post

The municipality of Marblehead,
Mass, has appropriated $4,000 for
remodeling an old school building
which is to be used as clubrooms by
Marblehead Post No. 81, American
Legion.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
Hard Soap IL Handy,

Leaks in the gasoline line are not
only annoying. but they may be posi-
lively dangerous. They should be re-
paired without a moments delay when
they are discovered.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
po.t M.kes Rapid Growth.

Lincoln Post No. 8, Lincoln. Neb.
was started with 60 members on Sep
TENDER II, 1919. and got 1.400 mem
bers last Armistice day. 1t has en-
rolled a total of $500 members. 1.575
of whom have paid up for 1920.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06

The Arthur s. Moran Posi- No. 66 Of
Camden, n. Y, has purchased a three
story brick building. the W upper
floors of which are used by the post
and the lower floor rented as a law.
insurance and coal Office.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06
Issues Monthly Post News Letters.

Tfoga Post No. 3l9. Philadelphia,
issues mimeographed monthly post
news letters of several pages, giving a
sypopsis of department bulletins and
items of post interest and information
to members unable to attend meetings.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06

~ EuSSu7&:

Any dent or bend In a rim should be
corrected as soon as discovered.
The speed limit for automobiles In
japan is from 20 to 30 miles an hour.
Driving more carefully will do a
great deal toward lowering deprecia-
ton.
The holding down nuts OF the cylln-
der head should be frightened periodi-
cally.
The average sales of gasoline In Lou
isville. Ky. daily are placed at 6O,Ooo
gallons.
The proper time TO examine push
rods is when the engine Is still hot
after a rum.
Europeans claim that In America the
incentive behind the sales OF 10 per
cent OF the automobiles is woman
one cause Of insufficient fabrication
in the bearings Is found in distractions
in the grooves in the bearing holder.
Montevideo, the capital n chief
city Of Uruguay. takes more than half
of all the automobiles imported into
that country.
Iron rust eats into canvas very
quickly, and for this reason rims should
be examined and cleaned a few timeS
each season.
Two parts of iron or steel that have
become rusted firmly together may be
separated by soaking them for several
hours in a mixture of one-third lubri-
eating oil and t~wo-thirds kerosene.
This is the time of year when own
ors of new cars need to be reminded
that more harm may result to the We
hicle In the first 500 miles of running
than in all the rest of its life.
Glance both ways on each cross
street. and IL you're not on the main
thoroughfare slow down before you
cross. Its safest to drive slowly
enough to nave the car well under con-
troll where buildings hide the inter-
secting streets.
When the drive wheels of a car are
| locked through breakage in the differ
entail or in the universal joint, the car
can be placed In position to be lowed
home by removing the keys that hold
the rear wheels to the axles. allowing
the wheels to turn freely.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06

either side OF the tracks. when a train
approaches. The gates slide In posts.
capped with red lights a warning bell.
also. is provided. A single electric mo-
tor drops and raises the gates. They
nre spring-suspended in such a way
that an auto running into them care
lessly. would be little damaged.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-06

ing and purpose of the bolshevik gov
eminent. not knowing that it was Q
government Of a small minority rule.
that II was built on force. that the
rule Of might prevailed. that violence
was the law. that q dictator was the
prophet. turned to the thought that
the soviet government was the begin
ming of the "New Order" for which
they themselves had been looking and
working. They suspected that the al
lied governments were doing the bid
ding of the capitalist class. which
they knew had far too important a
voice In government affairs. and were
trying to hinder and obstruct the So
Wet government. trying to prevent It's
succeeding. in the fear that its sue
cess would bring the New Order" TO
the rest of the world and destroy the
special privilege class. This thought
gave them an interest In the success
OF the boIshevik experiment. a SYM
patty for soviet success.
Pretended saviors arose In Russia
Denikine. Kolchak. Petlura and Yu-
denich. These men were heralded 10
the world as patriots. leaders seeking
to deliver the Russians from h yoke
OF violence and autOcracy fastened on
the people by Lenine and Trotzky.
The allied governments did not om-
cially favor these counter-revolution-
airy movements in Russia. but rumors
were allowed to go unchallenged, sug-
costing that the allied governments
were furnishing arms and money to
these u%prisings in Russia; not having
openly interviewed, the Russian prob
lem belonged to the Russian people.
The phrase INSTRUMENTATION had
been driven into the minds of the
world. Here was a violation of the
fundamental meaning OF national
freedom, world liberty. The Allies
gave their open sympathy-at least,
when it was printed they did not Off
cially deny ito every uprising In
Russia, regardless of the character
Of the leader and the purposes o. the
movement. Then came stories mat
some OF these "white hopes" were
brigands. adventures, r~eactionaries.
The people reasoned that the only
ground for unofficial interference ex-
pressed in favoring these revolution
lists with the moral support of the
Allies was that they were against
the bolsheviks. Being against the boil
sheviks did not amount to a good n
sufficient reason In the minds OF the
people. 1t must be remembered that
the general public looked upon boil
shevism as the New Order" and Its
enemies as the social "standpatters'
Of the world.