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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
keep WATCH ON
GASOLINE PUMP
Pointers Given to Motorists by
National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce.
CONSERVE FUEL AND MONEY
Twelve Excellent Rules Formulated
for Benefit of OWners-Short De-
livery Is Likely if Details Are
Overlooked.

Points for motorists to remember
when purchasing gasoline have been
formulated by the National Automo-
bile Chamber of Commerce, with
view to conserving gas and saving
money for the car owners. He Is ad-
vised as follows:
/. Urge your dealer to make daily
test of the accuracy of his gasoline
measuring pump with standard five
gallon measure.
2. On pumps making one-gallon de-
livery, see that the pump operator
makes a full stroke and that the piston
travels its full length ll4.g- aa 70,
Watch Indicating Device. -.,e
8. Watch the counter or indicating
device on all pumps provided there
with. -..-..
4. See that the operator drains the
delivery hose.
S. On pumps provided with gradu-
ated glass-cylinders, see that the gaso-
line reaches the proper graduation.
g. Beware of the filling stations
WueIS IIC ucIlNSIy 10 OuloluS cAAN ~AAo
pump inside the building.
z. Operators should willingly test
pumps in the presence of the autolst
with the f1ve-gallon standard measure
sealed by the local inspector of weights
and measures.
8: Short delivery gasoline Is some
times caused by leaks in the supply
line to the pump. This condition causes
the pump to deliver air instead Of
gasoline and can be detected by the
suffering sound.
8. If the gasoline Is low in the sup
ply tank, short delivery is likely to re-
suit. This can be detected by the IT.
regular flow Of gasoline and the sput-
tering sound. Such a condition is fire.
quently encountered where portable
filling tanks are used.
First Delivery Short.
10. The first delivery made by a
pump after 1t has been standing idle
for some time is invariably short. This
is caused by the gasoline already In
the measuring chamber leaking back
into the dealers supply tank through
q leaky check valve.
II. View with suspicion a gasoline
delivery hose attached to we'll in the
curb. 1t Is impossible to properly drain
hose so installed, and adequate meas
ure cannot be obtained unless this is
done.
II. In rare cases pumps may be de
liberately manipulated to deliver short
amounts through the changing Of meas
uring adjustments.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
VALUE OF WEATHER REPORTS
New Service Proving of Much Benefit
to Automobile Owners Where
1t Has Been Tried.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
The highway weather service, one
of the new enterprises Of the United
States department of agriculture
operated through the organization OF
the weather bureau, is proving of
benefit to automobile owners where
1t has been tried. The meteorologist
In charge of the weather bureau office
In Kansas City, Mo-, recently re-
ported:
THE demand for a road reporting
service is quite general and insistent
and 1t will continue so, increasingly,
until dirt roads become an anachron.
ism. This office established, road or
highway reporting service April 1 of
this year and, without exaggeration,
1t Is equal to the most practical ser
vice which our office otherwise can
perform. 1t amounts to the direction
OF public motor travel, and persons
start or postpone trips as we advise"
The highway weather service was
begun as a war measure in Il aid OF
motor transportation and was con-
quoted with emergency money until
the end Of the war. Though congress
made no appropriation for It's continu-
ance during the. present fiscal year,
the demand for 1t was such that the
department is endeavoring to continue
IL without special funds to meet the
expense.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07

COLD GARAGE CAUSE
OF MANY AUTO ILLS
Experienced Owner Will Under-
stand Necessity for Heat.
Sudden Drop In Temperature 10 SAG
for Parts Of Engine and Finish OF
Body-Many Difficulties May
Be Obviated.

If the small private garage is 10 Dss
used during the winter any car owner
of experience will understand the
necessity for heating it. The colo
garage causes many ills, besides tne
obvious one of freezing up the radlatoEl
Of the car. In most cases it WILL cause
more than enough damage and incon7
venience fully to have paid for com1
plete heating plant.
Most of the starting troubles so gent
orally complained Of in winter may pa
traced back to the cold garage. A sud-
den drop in temperature is bad for the
parts of the engine and for the nnlsn
Of the body, which are susceptible 20
marked expansion and contraction
through such changes in temperature.
During the long nights OF Wlnlen
great drops often occur, and a garage
that is unheated subjects the car 20
unnecessary and dangerous tests.
Ice Id the batteries is another recog-
nized evil resulting from the coia'
garage. Also there Is the inconvent
ence Of washing when the car Is COW
cred with frozen mud. If the car Is
cleaned with warm water to remove
the mud and the garage Is cold the
paint and varnish are apt to suffer
serious damage, says a writer In
Motor.
If, on the other hand, the garage Is
heated all these difficulties and dam
gers are obviated. The place Is made
comfortable as q workroom and many
little odd Jobs may be attended to
which would otherwise have to De
transferred to the repair shop, to the
pecuniary disadvantage of the car
owner.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
CAR kept CLEAN
WILL live LONG
Some Excellent Suggestions
Given on How to Take Proper
Care of "Finish."
FREQUENT WASHING IS BEST
Varnfsh of New Car Is Benefited by
Use Of Clear Cold Water-cIean
Leather Upholstery With Piece
OF Wooden Cloth.

The engine Of a car can be mis-
treated frequently before it begins to
complain. but the finish can be mis-
treated once or twice-then there is
no finish left to misSreat," says vii.
liam 81. Stewart, president of the
Stewart Automobile school,.
THE lack Of washing and the essen
tial knowledge of not knowing how to
wash a car will go further towards
running the appearance than any other
thing. The varnish of a new car Is
benefited and hardened by washing
with clear cold water, but mud that Is
allowed to dry upon the body takes
the oil from the varnish and leaves
the finish notified and 1streaky. Dirt is
not the only enemy, for gases from
the garage and even the atmosphere
OF some towns attack the finish Of the
car that is not frequently washed.
First Remove Dust
"Begln by cleaning the top. Take a
good stiff brush and remove the dust,
then either sponge or use soft cloth
with warm water and pure soap. A
chamois kept especially for the pur-
pose will tend to hasten the drying and
the top must not be folded until it Is
thoroughly dry.
1.-THE upholstery, If of cloth, is best
cleaned by sponging with water con-
tanning little salt and alcohol. If Of
leather a wooden cloth dipped in clear
water to which few drops of ammo
mia has been added is best.
'In cleaning the body, be sure to re-
move the nozzle of the hose and flow
the water over every part Of the body.
This will serve to wash off most Of the
dust and also loosen the mud. In
cases where the car Is very dirty it Is
best to do this and then let it stand
for a few minutes before going over 1t
again with the hose. Then take soft
sponge and follow the hose over the
body. If certain portions are grease
spotted these should be washed sep
arately with pure water and CASTLE
soap, but except in this one instance
soap Of any kind should be avoided on
the body.
To Get at Grease.
'The road oil and grease that collect
on the running gear require different
methods Of removal and also other
tools. Special brushes will get at the
grease In inaccessible corners. In the
case of the wheel hubs, care should be
used to prevent water and grit work
Ing into the bearings. The chamois
used on the body should never be used
on the running gear, separate cha
mois being kept for this one purpose
A heavy accumulation should never be
taken off by busting. 1t should be
made to flow off with the hose. If you
wish to use a body. polish beware of
the many inferior grades ON the mar
ket. If any, you should use the very
best grade obtainable."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
MOTOR CARS MAY
DOOM RAILROADS
United States Railway Admins
tration Official Foresees Day
, T of Light Truck.
USEFUL FOR farm HAULING
New Element In Transportation Prob.
lem Should Be Considered While
Studying Reorganization Of
Transportation System.

@. A. Morse. assistant director Of op-
Grafton Of the United States rail-
way administration, and one Of the
best known railroad men In America,
believes that the motorcar may doom
the short-rail lines of the country.
"The perfection Of the motortruck,
together with the universal use Of the
automobile, has introduced new ele-
ment in the transportation problem
that should be taken into consideration
at this time, while studying the reor-
ganiZation Of the whole transportation
system" said Mr.. Morse.
where, therefore, the development
Of the country for so miles on either
side Of trunk line has required the
construction Of light branch lines, 1t
is question to be seriously consid-
cred whether this policy should be
continued or whether the products Of
the farm should not be handled by mo-
torcar to the main lines"
Situation Not Surprising.
The situation described by Mr..
Morse Is not surprising to makers Of
motorcars designed especially for
farmers needs. Purchases by farmers
Of business cars Of medium capacity
have increased enormously during the
last year. Their wide touring radius
and low haulage cost have enabled the
farmer not only to curtail freight
charges on purchases Of building ma
terial, implements, seed, groceries, ETC.,
but to take immediate advantage Of
the prices at the most advantageous
markets.
Even sheep and calves are rapidly
transported to market so miles dis
tant without the delay incident to the
use Of the railroads.
Horse Most inefficient.
During the war a prominent en-
gineer made the statement that the
horse was the most inefficient machine
used in America. No one has. been
quicker to recognize this than the
farmer. The short haulage radius Of
the horse, its low rate Of speed, the
continually rising cost Of feed and the
important fact that horse continues
to eat whether he Is In the field or in
the stable made the farmer realize
that he could save money and gain
speed by motorizing his transporta-
ton. Having purchased a business car
to replace his expensive horses the
farmer now finds that the car Is begin
ming to replace the railroads.
When the question Of surface roads
was brought up, Mr.. Morse continued:
Investigation Of this subject may
show the desirability, as good roads
are completed, Of taking up many Of
the branch line railroads and utilizing
the abandoned roadbed for improved
motor roads. There is no denying that
conveyances have been
changing conditions Of railroad trans
portation."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
CAREFUL DRIVING is
DUTY OF MOTORISTS
Driver Should Always Be NgiIant
to Avoid Accident.
Maintenance OF Car In Good Condition
ls Next Consideration and Ere.
quent Inspection, Especially Of
Wheels, is NeedfuI.

Prevention Of accident is the ever
present duty of all motorists. The
driver should always be vigilant to
prevent disaster. Careful driving is,
of course, the first consideration, the
idea being to always avoid risk.
Next comes the maintenance Of the
car in good condition. This requires
frequent inspection, especially Of the
wheels. Wheel trouble is too fire.
quently overlooked and the condition
of the spokes neglected. Loose spokes
make the car unsafe In sudden emers
gencies, with terrible results in some
cases.
The first indication Of loose spokes
are squeaks and paint cracks where
the spOkes join at the hub or rib. The
cracks show that the wood has shrunk.
If not attended to promptly, the
spokes work looser, till the stability
of the wheel Is seriously impaired.
Then, at q critical moment, the wheel
collapses.
The motorist should always take
hIlIlC " SEC mat tAC "hCSA0 Va AAaS
car are in good running order. for
still other reasons. 1t Is much easier
and less expensive to correct defects
in their early stages than later on.
Again, unsopnd and insecure wheels
cause all other parts Of the car to de-
teriorate more rapidly than they would
otherwise If the wheels do not run
true the tires soon wear out, the
chassis is warped out Of shape and the
foundation on which the motor rests
weakens so that the mechanism works
under unnecessary and ruinous strain.
Neglected wheels soon reduce a car
to a condition Of useless junk, where
as q little care as occasion demands
adds greatly to its life, pleasure and
security.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
AUTOMOBILE
81 eds SIP12.

Owners OF cars fitted with wire
wheels should give these parts a week.
" inspection for loose spokes.
The constant use of hard or dirty
water for cooling purposes will result
IN the clogging of the radiator.
Car owners should get into the hab-
1t OF using belt dressing for the clutch
leather to swell it and act as a rem
edy for slippage.
When replacing tire tubes 1t Is es-
sent1ai that tale or French chalk
should be thoroughly distributed over
the inside of the casing.
All japanned bodies get dull in a
painfully short time after they 90 in
TO actual service, and this Is true of
some rather high-priced cars.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
ARE YOU A "GOWAG7"

The suggestion Is made that
every motorfst become a "go-
wag." The word Is coined to
remind the motorist of the five
things he should always watch
If he would avoid trouble in
keeping his car running. A go
wag" lives up to his name by
remembering:
G stands for gasoline; always
have sufficient fuel supply.
O for oil; plenty of it and the
right kind.
w for water; even motors
have terrible thirst.
A Tor air; tires must be in
flated to the correct pressure.
G (finaD for crease; give
those grease cups the turns re-
quired. And don't forget the
springs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
ANTI-FREEZE FORMULAS

The mixtures given below are
safe for stationary engines or
motorcars, and are not expen-
sive. Either denatured or wood
alcohol may be used with COM
mercial glycerin. The prepare
tons given will make five gal
Ions Of solution, and it is advis-
able to keep a quantity on hand
for instant use.
Will not freeze at Is degrees
above zero: Water, 4 GAL; al
cohol, Il GAL; glycerin, n gal.
Will not freeze at 8 degrees
above zero: Water, By GAL;
alcohol, 5 PTS; glycerin, 5 pts.
Will not freeze at 10 degrees
below zero: Water, 3 GAL, l pit;
alcohol, 1 gal, 1 pit; glycertn,
2 qts., pit.
Will not freeze at 20 degrees
below zero: Water, 1 gal, 1 qt. :;
alcohol, 2 gal, 2 qts.; glycerin, l
gal, l qt.
Courtesy Motor Age.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
TROUBLE FOUND IN BATTERY
Fault Will Very Possibly Be Found In
Corrosion Of Terminals
Current Retarded.

II trl rble develops In the battery
which upon examination is found to
be I'D to normal and yet Is not deliv-
ering enough current to furnish lights
nor spark enough to ignite the fuel, the
basic fault will very possibly be found
in corrosion Of the terminals. When
the terminals are covered with hard
green deposit no current can flow.
Sometimes this deposit Is so hard that
II takes O chisel to remove 1t.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
TO CiRcUMvENT AUTO THIEF
Hobble Applied to One OF Front
Wheels Makes Steering Of Car
Uncertain Undertaking.

A really satisfactory lock for an au-
tomobile which will circumvent the
great activity Of automobile thieves
seems to be hard thing to arrive at.
If the thief wants your car he is quite
likely to get it. II 1t Is supplied with
a lock that stands In his way he will
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
SAFETY FIRST AL WAYS

Drive as IL the other driver
was a born idiot.
Drive as If all children and
most pedestrians were bent on
suicide beneath your wheels.
Drive as IL every hill had a
chasm at the bottom.
Drive as If every curve was a
highwayman, a Bengal tiger and
a stone wall.
Examine your car before you
start, not after you stop, and you
won't have accidents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
CAR LOCKED AGAINST THEFT
Getting Front Wheel In cramped POSI-
tion by Means of Heavy Chain
ls Effective.

Locking the front wheel Of an auto
mobile in a cramped position DT
means of heavy welded chain and a
good paddock is effective, as it is then
impossible to move the wheels, OF
steer the car, since 1t will not ever
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
GOOD DASHBOARD LIGHTING
Cutting Away Section Of Lamp Casing
Will Give Sufficient llIumina-
ton for All Needs.

Many cars are equipped with the so
called flush side light, the lens being
flush with the outside, and the back
of the lamp extending in on the dash.
By simply cutting away section of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07

that the liquid is one-half inch above
the top of the lead plates. Should the
level be below this point, add enough
distilled water to make up the def
cheney. Keep all the battery and wire
terminals bright by scraping them with
a sharp knife about once month, and
make sure that there Is no short cir
cult in the dashboard switches and
that no battery wire or other wire is
chatting against any metal to produce
a short circuit In this way battery
may be kept at its. highest efficiency
P. P. Avery, in Popular Science
Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07

bring another car and drag it away.
A hobble for an automobile which has
at least the recommendation that 1t is
inexpensive, has been designed and 1t
is claimed that when 1t is applied to
one of the front wheels 1t will not only
make the steering Of the car a very
uncertain undertaking, but the cratic
conduct Of the vehicle will be sure to
attract the attention of. pedestrians
and others who will be at once led
to suspect that the car Is stolen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
E(g)IT@IAlO[3D[L[z
NEWS G4e992 y

Do not neglect to take n few spark
plug cores with you on your trip.
The removal of play In the steering
knuckle necessitates the installation
of new front axle bushings.
. .
A new senicircle defector, to be
placed upon automobile headlights to
block their glare is claimed by its In
ventor to have 1900 rejecting sur
faces.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
AUTOMOBILE HINTS

Replace the old rubber before it
becomes entirely useless.
D
Slow down when q horse shows
signs of fright and. IL necessary, stop
the engine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07

be In condition to be towed. The
method has several advantages; Inn
possibility to tow the car; secure lock-
ing of the wheel; assurance of safety
owing to the inability of a thief to
steer, as the car could only go In
circle.-A. P. Marsh, Chicago, H., In
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
SAFEST WAY FOR
STARTING MOTOR
Ignition System Sometimes Gives
Trouble, Even in Most Ex-
pensive Cars.
EMERGENCY BATTERY USEFUL
Six Dry Cells, Securely Tied Together
In Triangle Shape, May Be Stored
In Compartment Under Seat
and Out Of Way.

At least 80 per cent of the modern
automobiles use battery ignition. AS
this system sometimes gives trouble,
even in the most. expensive cars, de-
vised a method for producing an emer-
gency current as shown in the illustra-
ton. This consists Of six dry cells Sc
curely tied together in triangle shape
and wired in series with four-foot
length Of well-insulated copper wire
attached to each of the negative and
positive terminals. These wires are
used to make connections with the
storage battery terminals for start
ing the motor; then they are discon-
nected.
Batteries Last Long.
The batteries will last a long time
for this emergency work. If the stor-
age battery gives too much trouble, re-
move the filling caps and make sure
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07

A Cut-out on the Flush Side Light to
illuminate the Dash.
the lamp casing, as shown, part Of the
light will follow the dash, thereby IL
Eliminating II sufficiently for ali needs.
Thomas W. Benson, in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-23
THE CANNERIES ARE A
TGODEEND II

Few people appreciate the COM
munity service Of the canning indus-
try in the Pacific coast states.
Where manufacturing and and
payrolls are still almost minus
quantity this industry is very import
ant.
II only makes q market for waste
and surplus fruit and vegetable pro-
ducts but develops agriculture.
Garden tracts, irrigated lands and
small acreages are built up and
many new tracts are cleared.
Real community development is
based largely on soil production and
the employment Of family labor.
Hundreds of cannery plants on the
Pacific coast are building prosper
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-23

ing his way into the circle. He had
probably gone up to Fallen Rock, as
he had promised the night before.
missed the Pearlhunter. and come ON
to the village. lie fought well, and
opened n narrow swath, halfway
through the circle to his friend But
Just there somebody struck him above
the ear with the fiat Of barrel stave.
The ripple subsidized; the swath closed.
down and out.
The rope was flung over limb.
Half n hundred hands. some Of them
wOmen's hands. stretched up ready to
pull. Half a hundred hands did pull.
The rope ENTHUSIASTICALLY. A hush
fell on the mob: n hush so deep that
the creak Of the tightening rope could
be distinctly heard That last Anal
scene, the last stroke that stops a life
1T Is a solemn moment; even to a
mob. The Penrlhuntey was lifted ;
the last light tips OF his toes left the
grass; flames ran M and down his
!! spine; the world turned black.
There came Q sudden dash Of hoofs,
and man rode straight at the mob,
II takes hardy person 10 withstand
the charge of horse. The crowd
parted. The horseman reached the
dangling man, and with one slash OF
huge inckknlfe, cut the rope.
The stroke came barely In time
| The Pearlhunter, only saved from
/ crumpling down to the grass by the
arm of the horseman, dropped limp
! and gasping against the side OF the
horse. Slowly the world quit Keeling
the light came back; he raised his
I eyes caught the glitter of n sherin's
| star upon the vest of his rescuer.
| II Is marvellous how one brave man
with the law behind him, can awe q
mob.
"Who is this man?' yelled tn,
sheriff.
A man, whose mouth had beer
| mashed by butt Of the Pearlhunter''