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The Washington herald., 1920-09-05

I eled principally after the wisconsin
| state headlight law and the Con-
necucut headlight law. 1t is deemed
superior 10 the Maryland law, which
requires commission to interpret
the highly technical language.
The law aims at elimination of the
dangerous glare or dazzle and pro-
vision for a sufficient amount of
nght upon the road to enable the
orlVer to see his way safely.
Proposed Law.
The proposed regulations follow:
Headli lights-When measured at a
distance of 100 feet in front of the
motor vehicle and at a height of so
inches above the level surface on
which the motor vehicle stands, any
headlight or any pair of headlights,
OF any fully loaded motor vehicle,
under the conditions of use, shall not
produce a light Of an intensity
Treater than 400 candlepower; nor
- vi thls value be exceeded at a
=, ter height than 60 inches above
r. - ne level surface and at the
,nT,e IN >ASce in front of the motor.
7ehicle.
when measures at distance of,
100 feet ahead Of the S1otor vehicle.
and feet to the left On, the longi-'
-udinal axis of the motor !ehlclfl
and at a height of so inches apeS'e
the level surface on which the moepr
vehicle stands, any headlight or palr
of headlights Of any fully loaded
noeOr vehicle, under the conditions
IF use, shall not produce a light Of
any intehsity greater than 500 can
IIepower; nor shall this value be
exceeded at a greater height ttEan
90 inches above the same level suV-
face at the same distance ahead CN
the motor vehicle, and the same olt
greater distance to the left of the
axis Of the motor vehicle.
500 C. p. Mzximum-
Front lights Except headlights,
and spotlights)-When measured at
a distance of 100 feet in front of the
motor vehicle and at a height Of
go inches above the level surface
upon which the motor vehicle stands
any front light or pair Of front
lights Except headlights and spot
hghts) under the conditions Of use,
shall not produce a light Of an In
tensity greater than 500 candle
power.
'Spotlights. If a spotlight is in
stalled on any motor vehicle, II
shall be Of such construction as 70
make it impossible to make the
center Of the beam Of light strike
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
Carelessness Causes Fire.

Many an insurance payment has
been sought due to the careless
ness Oi the automobile owner
when he works at his machine.
Allowing leakage Of gasOIin, in
the garage. smoking a cigar where
the gas" fumes may explode. let
ting nI and grease accumulate at
danger pOInts-ne8T the exhaust
pipe, for instance. These are some
Of the causes Of fire on the automo-
bile or in the garage. Great eau
tion should bc observed at all times.
if the owner wishes t. keep his car
and garage intact.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
hts to Be Banned in Washington Under Regulations Proposed BY Cy Club
Distilled Straw Mil Yield Gas
To Meet Present Need of Motonst
If Tests at Arlington Farm Succeed

A gas which Is obtained by the
destructive distillation Of wheat.
oat and rye straws is now being
produced upon a small scale at the
experimental farm OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture at Arlington.
Va. Although an automobile has
been operated with the new com
bustible, and IL has been used for
illuminating purposes as well as for
cooking. the possibilities OF straw
gas are not yet fully determined,
the department says.
In order to determine the exact
commercial value Of the gas, David
J. Price, engineer In charge Of the
new Office Of Development Work has
placed II. Z. Roethe. jr., in charge
of a series Of production tests with
the experimental apparatus at Ar
lington.
Fund Lack Delays Work.
The work can be carried on but
slowly owing to the limited funds
available at present, but it is
planned to do much that will de
termine the quantity and nature Of
the gas that may be obtained from
wheat, Oat. barley, rye and rice
straws, and from Cornstalks, corn
cobs and other vegetable matter
usually burned as waste.
If the results Of these tests war
rant further investigation the eN-
periments will be extended 70 the
problem Of plant equipment for pro-
ducinE the gas on scale sufficient
to allow the farmer TO supply light
and heat for his house. power for
stationary engines, and possibly for
his tractor. 1t is known that fifty
pounds OF straw viii produce about
300 cubic feet of Eas-an amount
sufficient 10 drive a light roadster
fifteen miles.
The problem Of reducing the gas
to liquid form or condensinE iJ surh-
ciently to allow il to be carried
conveniently is one that must be
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
MOTORS RUN BEST
IN COOL NIGHT AIR

The cool night air of summer
time places the motor at its best,
according to A. Ludlow CIayden,
engineering authority.
Being cooler than day air, night
air will produce a heavier charge
each explosion, says Clayden. 1t
keeps the motor cool, and svcn
the oil does not heat SO fast as
during the day. Also, night air is
damp, and damp air-not too damp.
of course-produces the best kind
of an explosion.
Clayen believes motor is at its
best in an atmosphere of about 40
to 50 degrees. (.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
Oily Roads DANGEROUS.

A newly oiled country road Is as
dangerous as q shining wet asphalt
street of the city. The machine will
have tendency 20 slip into the
ditch alongside. unless IL IS kept
well up on tL, crown Of the road.
or is supplied with skid chains
Even with these. driving over an
oiled road should be slow and eau
tiOuE.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
G1 .lLIl
STOP LOOK LISTEN
BY
jim RING
THE HAS-BEENS.

In oung around the course the goggled specimen swept
Pulling by gborn force they gnned and cursed and pt;
And that they're DID, they peace and again look
back
And smell the and the crows All The lure of the track
Gpps them ferc making them ya for the cheers and the
And theu agemmed eyes with hot burn mumu Never
more
Hasbeens the cynical youth he passes the old BY
asbeens They know it's the cruel TRUTH but FIRE eow in the eve
OF the who records, trailing old in the dust
But his hand shakes and his gone his car mass
of
He has his dreams within his head he himself come back
When dreams of the racing days that dead gpped by the
lure of the track!
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
-Bumpity-Bump!-Bump:

Dick Conner, general factotum of
the Board Of Trade-and one of the
faithful, by the way is human
storehouse of all sorts of stories. He
spilled this one the other day:
A short-sighted and absent-mind
ed motorist was travelling bad road
in hilly country. He went down an
incline at a lively rate, failed to see
the curve at the bottom, and shot out
into space over a deep ravine.
As the car launched itself into
nothingness he soliloquized:
How remarkably smooth the road
has become in the last moment !"
-Rumnif ifx-Rumnt t-Rump.-
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE DEMON BUZZ-BUGGY.

Synopsis Of preceding chapters: Androv
lmlovitch is working in his garage when his
hiNver runs wild. wreckiBg the shed and dis
appearing into the night. InIoyitch hears
the screams Of neigibors as the demon buzz
buggy bUsts INTO their homes. He enters
his home and is hunting for something in a
cupboard. which he finds empty. He begins
to ask his wife where this something is She
is nervous and screams out, Where is the
WHAT
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05

No. The Trew Brothers,
REQ agents.
Many a Trew word is spoken in Jest,
And many in moments of EIee, oh /!
But the weII-known Trew tongues
are working their best
When they nail you to sell you n
REQ:
-Bumpity-Bump.
Even if Henry Ford's voice
has been stilled as far as pol
itics are concerned, his four
wheeled pets noise organs
haven't
Two Washington newspaper
men, who are shy about giving
their names. dropped in the
other day to whisper that they
were boosting the campaign of
a Congressional aspirant.
We've got a fat fund to draw
on" said they. and the first
thing were going to do is to
buy a fivver. It's useful in a
hundred ways. No political
campaign is complete without
one"
Have you a little nlNNer IN
your campaign?
-BumpIty-Bump:
"Kno7u thyssIf," qnoth the ancient
man,
TGbbing his aiise old bean-
But time has changed this counsel
GcTSe
'Tis no5U "Knolp thy m1eHire!"
MARIE.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05

know about il. Get busy, You'll
be doing service TO yourself and
your fellow mOtorist.
-Bumpity-Bump!- p!-Bump!-
The speed cops out in Los Angeles
are adopting war methods to fight
the 6o-an-hour boys.
They stand behind trees, walls or
other solid objects, and stick peri
scopes out on the road. The fellow
who is hitting it up has good time
until he's stopped. Then he wonders
how they caught him.
They'll be using barbed wire and
hand grenades nextl
NJ. A. B.
Observation-Disclosures
The motor magazines are noting
with pleasure that Cox and Harding
are auto enthusiasts. Cox uses a
Stutz, and Harding runs around in
his LOcomobile
But-nobody has mentioned a
probable revolution in Cabinet
meeting proceedings. Wait until
those speed demons begin to chatter
gas and carbureters instead of
legislation over at the White
House! We haven't had a real. hon
est-tO-gosh auto man in the w. II.
so far. Just wait,
-I'umpity-BumP!
Speeding is an d5cfm hc5if.
Running like a frightened rabbit
or a hunted doe
Isn't safe for yOn. III bet you.
Soon or late, the cops spqH get yoM
AiH't it 50!
II. J. w.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
Keep MuHer Clean.

When your engine has been over
hauled until it's just like new. and
still your car has that sluggish drag
up hill. take down the mulrIer and
clean IL out.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
er Headlight Here
|Bted BY City Club Group
Il Approoal of Police Heads

ston win have the hest
Z headlight Law in the
II regulations proposed by
4 COMMITTEES Of the public
Sroup Of the City Club are
BY the District Comnis-
according to c H. War
n secretary Of the Washing
|igtAnctiye Trade Association
i.tlrnnan OF the committee that
w se proposed legislation.
T -iCt Commissioners have
D11A ~ will grant a hear
asA d future to discuss
the rea- rlations.
-oposed reg ~egulations are
soon as the\ ty group, ac-
4 the public ssts> 3ayner, its
ns to W. Pearcs - months
rFNa1, will ask that sxa b pc
.tsbs granted, during wfa> ice
= the group, aided by the po> .
1aEGnent. win instruct motorfse>
trS proper adjustment Of head-f +
ghts-
VIII Test Lights.
adjustment Of the headlights is
eHcrytHinE." according to Warning
TIA. "a motorist may have bulbs
uf0 the proper candlepower and
lssser Of approved design and yet
t4.c headlight may be tilted at such 4
g1 --nE'o and the bulb may be so
uu. + focus that the light Is dan
Ta-ou " binding. Motorists will /
have to be taught how to adjust !
thefr lights.
1T will not be a difficult process
and II will not require much tins.
The law will state specifically the /
technical -gouirements that are to 1
b met and 10 will be easy to test
frn lights so as to conform to these |
q andards. The testing is done by |
means Of an instrument called a !
foot candle meter. The instrument, |
hold at a specified distance from |
an automobile, indicates on dial |
the intensity Of the light at that |
particular point. Testing headlights !
wiz merely be a question of pacing |
| OF certain distances and reading
1.-The meter; then. Of course, focusing
-o- bulb and fitting the light until
hes intensity conforms with the
"fhese meters cost only SIS, and
NJ be available at service stations
3 police precinct station houses
rNfee station managers win be
tsd TO assist in the education Of
public in the adjustment Of the
be proposed regulations are mod
The Washington herald., 1920-09-05
WORD-PICTURES OF. AUTO
MEN YOU AUTO KNOW.

-Bumpity-Bamp!-Bump!-
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-03
NAMES MENTIONED
FOR CABINET OF
new PRESIDENT
UNITED Press

WASHINGTON. Nov Discus
sions Of cabinet possibilities fallowea
closely ON the election Of Harding
Apparently .ell-founded reports nam
Root as the likely secretary 81 ssas
to guide the work 81 settling IL
treaty aud foreign negotiation tses
10 retire at the completion It
task Governor Lowden. 81 Illinois
IS mentioned as the possible seeretafs
OF commerce or secretary OF lhe Treas
ury Hoover's name i heard >
sistenly. probably as secretary 81 5aa
interior, Henry Wallace Of loaa
secretary Of agriculture. while Lind
ley Garrison. once secretary eli war
under Wilson, Is mentioned WIFE
Hays is thought the possible bliss
general
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-03
SUGAR 7 CENTS A POUND
international News Service,

MANCHESTER. n H. Nov.
Sugar reached a low level here when
a West Side firm began TO sell at :
cents pound They did land Office
business as long as the stock ON hand
held out.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-03
FLOOD OF JOB HUNTERS
SOON ON THEIR WAY To
THE NATIONS CAPITAL

tons aud eliminate Implications OF
work and authority.
I. Revision oil Federal Trade Com
mission powers in liae with Republic
can ideas.
S. A revision of the immigration
laws 70 make admission of Immigrant
more difficult.
= The restoration Of free tolls for
American ships passing through the
Panama canal. as a legitimate aid TO
American commerce.
What Harding May Do
All these matters. which will be
urged for early action BY Harding as
President, must wait. however. for ae-
tioa by Congress before they can be-
carried into effect.
Matters that will be taken up direct
" by the new President. under author
ity Of existing law or of party pledges.
include
|. The opening of negotiations for
IN Association OF Nations or a motli-
dcation of the League OF Nations,
which peaceful relationship
with the rest of the world might be
fostered
? The abrogntion Of commercial
treaties with some 20 nations. as pro-
vided under the Republican Merchant
Marine Act as an aid to the freedom
of our merchant shipping. unless
President Wilson should in the mean
time give notice Of their abrogation.
which seems unlikely.
3. The negotiation OF a separate
peace with Germany, following pas
sage by Congress Of a peace rasolu-
ion
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-03
BY HARRY q. HUNT

tEe~spaper Enterprise Assoeiatscn.g
WASHINGTON. Nov. 81. Busy days
ahead. That's what Washington sees
in the elecgion OF Warren 6. Harding
as President and the return OF the Re
publican party to power on March 1
next.
4 complete turnover in the exeeu-
tive STAFF Of The government
special session of Congress early
in the new administration
4 general overhauling and reorgani-
zation Of bureaus and departments in
line With Republican ideas.
Prosperous days ahead, too. Hotels
iammed with office seekers. Boarding
houses filed with job hunters. Money
flowing fast-for the newcomer al
Ways spends more freely than the old
resident
The change Of administration natur-
ally means much to Washington II
means changed Washington. ii per-
sonnet as well as iii Official attitudes
and activities What the change
means IN a national way. however. is
much more iEsportant
Separate Peace.
The first important step Of the new
administration. party leaders here be-
iieye. viii be the calling Of special
session OF Congress 10 consider the
following questions
/ The passage Of a resolution de-
eiaring The war with Germany at an
end, furnishing the basis Tor a peocla-
nation Of peace by the President
2 The repeal OF all war legislation
not automatically ended by the proc
iamation Of peace
3. The drafting Of new revenue
bin in harmony with Republican
theories Of taxation. removing many
taxes nov placed upon business and
industry
High Tariff
{ 4 revision OF the tarffT-upward
ito supplement- the changes in the
revenue bill and give additional pro
ieeFion' 70 American industry.
3 The passage Of a budget bill. to
make possible busiHess-like admins
tfation Of national finances.
The institution of d eongression-
al investigation Of the federal bureaus
and departments as tbs basis for leg
lslasion % reaisirlhute executive rune
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PRESIDENT C. & 0.
RY. DROPS DEAD

kl' dMoNp. Nov. 3 Geege #
Stevens. president OF ihe chesspea
~ Ohio railroad dropped daad
Greenbrier, White Sulphur s1gsas
today He had been nj nfhealnl Hae
the death of his son Ia 1915
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-03

DO IT NOW. RowEs.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-02-26
WHEN AEvvIST0wM AND MAIDEN FOUGHT FOR THE COUNTY SEAT
OF FERGUS 1M 1885; SOME EARLY HISTORY OF THE JUDITH BASIN

mined to have Maiden selected as the
county seat. A local committee was
appointed to go to Helena to lobby
for Maiden when the enacting law
was framed.
But the stockmen of the Basin
were more powerful, Individually
and collectively than the miners, and
Lewistown was named as county seat
in the bill creating the county. The
stockmen who were responsible for
Lewistown being made county seat
were t. G. Power & Brother, Gran
vile Stuart, Reese Anderson, James
Fergus, after whom the county was
named; Percy H. Kenneth, Conrad
Kohrs and a number of others who
either lived in the vicinity or who
had interests there.
An illustration of the Importance
of the Judith Basin as a stock coun-
try at that time is found in the for
nation of the Pioneer Cattle Com
pany in 1885 with a capital stock of
$1,000, 900. Conrad Kohrs was
president of the company; S.. T. Hau-
ser, vice president; A. J. Seligman,
secretary; and Granville Stuart, as
sistant secretary and superintendent.
~ VI b1O col 1lCob OlOChulCh III lnO
Basin was Governor II. P. Brooks,
whose ranch on Warm Springs Creek
was one of the most noted in the ter
ritory.
On the nearby Musselshell range
the leading stockmen in 1892 were
Hill & Hightower, Balch & Bacon,
Collins & Klein, William Gordon, R.
w. Quaile, M. J.. Settle, A. Lincoln,
James Schmall, McGaric & Johnson,
George w. Wilson, F. M. Dennis,
John H. Freeser, Thomas Linton,
Martin Miller, w. Cockrill, Andrew
Cooper, R. G. Quaintance, the Mon
tana Cattle Co., the Northwestern
Cattle Co., and d. Blacker.
A cattle company was organized in
1885, called the Galloway Cattle Co.
Two of the Fisk brothers of Helena
were stockholders, and Tom Wilcox
was manager. This company's home
ranch was south of the Snowies, Is
miles east of Judith Gap.
By 1885 the cattle industry was at
it's best. Then anne the terrible win
ter of 1867, which put practically
all of the a~bove-named stockmen and
of others out of business.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-02-26
RICH STRIKE OF ORE
MADE IN MARYSVILLE

Discovery of immense gold ami sill
yer values in new levels, Mt CeptEs
nder the old workings of the Bell
Boy mine in the Marysville district,
at a depth of 260 feet, in a Wine
60 feet from the Gleason shaft, was
reported recently. The ore IF two
grades of both metals assays ~$3,501.-
so a ton. The property is being OPP
Grated under lease and bond by G. G.
Sinnott, a mining man of Jefferson
City, and L. S. Ropes of Helena, who
took over the property last fall.
The strike is one of the richest re-
ported in the vicinity of Helena in
years and is regarded as of great i'm
portance in assisting more operators
in starting in this district, which is
enjoying a revival on a big scale.
The discovery is in two grades of
ore, with high grade vein 68 inches
wide and the lower grade three feet.
1t is all free milling ore, according to
the operators, who discovered the
vein. The high grade gold ore has
values of 1888 unce to the ton,
valued at $3,393.6O, the second grade
gold ore is carrying FL ounces to the
ton with a value of $4.20. The high
grade silver ore is running 48.9 oun-
ces to the ton with values of $64.55
and the low grade silves ore is IL
ounces to the ton with values of
$1.25 a ton.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-02-26
MONTANA DIM 1869 DESCRIBED BY OFFICER
COMMANDING EARLY TROOPS 1M TERRITORY

an evidence of American enterprise,
built as it is far away from the great
marts of commerce where every
thing in the shape of material is diff
ficult to be obtained. There is evil
dence of an immense deal of work
having been done along Alder creek
where large amounts of gold have
been taken out, estimates as high as
$30,000,0 900. All of this has been
done since 1863. The population at
present is perhaps 1000 souls.
"The citizens of Virginia City are
friendly and manifest a lively inter
est in the soldiers. In fact these peo-
pie have but few amusements and
endeayor to make the best of every
thing that presents itself. Several
citizens visited us. In the evening
there was a play at the theater in
town. The people were anxious to
have us remain over Sunday but it is
necessary to move on and get to Fort
as soon as possible. The Ma
sonic hall, a cut stone house, is the
finest building in the territory"
In Gallatin Valley
On Thursday July L, 1869, the
and his troopers passed
through the Gallatin valley. He later
came to Helena and his observations
ire interesting. He said:
Passed through the town of Boze-
a new settlement containing
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-02-26

Mrs. Gustavus D.. Doane, wife of
First Lieutenant Doane of Company
H, Second United States cavalry, was
the only woman who entered Mon
tana in the spring of 1869 with an
early military organization sem into
the territory, Second u. S. cavalry,
on duty which required fighting if
necessary. Brevet Colonel Albert G..
Bracket was in command, as records
of the state historical library show.
His early day views of Helena are
lively.
The Second regiment started from
the main line of the Union Pacific in
what vas then Wyoming and march
ed overland to Fort Ellis, near Boze-
man.
Some of the experiences of the
trip r told in an interesting man
ner in the daily journal of Colonel
Bracket who said that on June 20,
the cavalcade crossed the ford at
Smiths ford, Ida. GA Mormon had
a toll bridge there, but the command
ing officer refused to cross on it and
pay toll" A few days later they
came to the remains of an old bridge
at Thomas or Tomman's fork as it
was known. It's history is graphical
ly told by Col. Bracket.
"There was a bridge there former
ly. 1t was burned by a party who
were caught in the snow when re-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-02-26

turning from Oregon in 1859 and
who wintered here. They did not
know where they we're and ran out of
provisions, ate their horses and
mules and in March, 1860, started
on snow shoes for Fort Hall. They
all starved to death, except Boone
Helm, who was hanged in Virginia
City, Mont, Jan. IA, 1864"
Shrinking Water
By steady travelling up the Salmon
river and Snake river the soldiers
crossed the state line over the main
range and followed down the Sweet
water to Sinking Water creek.
Sinking Water got its name in a pc
culiar way, according to Colonel
Bracket, who said:
This stream is called Sinking
Water from decayed Indian bodies
which were found along it when it
was discovered by the whites. The
water itself is excellent"
On June %, 1869, the four COM
of the Second Cavalry came
into Virginia City. It's arrival is told
by Colonel Bracket through the
eyes of a tourist.
Passed through Nevada and Vir-
ginia City. Also passed through the
gold diggings near by and encamp-I
ed on a hill about a mile above the
in Twilight Gulch. Virginia
City is the capital of Montana. 1t is