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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25
HARDING BOOSTER
FOR GOOD ROADS

Senator Warren G. Harding, OF Ohio,
Republican presidential nominee, has
been good roads booster ever since
he purchased the second automobile
to appear on the streets of his home
town, Marion, o.
He has keenly advocated the neces-
sity Of good 'roads maintenance, point
ing out that the thousands of dollars
spent for new roads are wasted II the
roads are not constantly kept in state
of repair.
In a statement to the Goodrich travel
and transport bureau, Senator Harding
said: Transportation has made every
avenue Of civilization. Human progress
is reflected in the economic walfare of
the people Of highest civilization and
there is no advancement in production
and exchange until there are highways
to facilitate the transportation involved.
We shall notably enhance the advan-
tages of American production when we
add to the convenience of transporta-
ton through the construction of high
ways suited to the use Of modern motor
vehicles. 1t is the one agency of put
ting every community In the republic
on the map of commercial relation
ship"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25
CAMELS DON'T NEED
WATER; BATTERIES DO

Storage batteries should be inspected
at least twice month to determine
whether the electrolyte Is above the
plates.
II may be necessary to examine them
oftener to make sure that the plates
are covered, particularly in hot wealth
err, since heat expedites the evapora-
ton OF the water
The greatest care must be exercised
In making this inspection. II It is
necessary to use light, use an electric
lamp. but under no circumstances use
a match or a candle or any other open
flame, The battery contains gases
which on coming in contact with an
open flame may cause serious explo-
sion
Water viii evaporate from the cleo
trolyte during the normal course Of
battery operation The acid itself does
not evaporate The surface OF the fluid
should be not less than half an inch
above tho plate tops. II less, enough
distilled water should be added to bring
Il up to the required level Well water,
spring water, faucet water or water
from an ordinary stream never should
be used, as they contain impurities
which will damage the battery.
II there is no distilled water at hand
then clear Eain water, II in the coun-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

tial buyers of automobiles; or the I'M
expected lowering in prices of cars or
maintenance cost to owner, which
might occur of cheap substitutes were
On the other hand, we may consider
what would happen with dollar gas"
or a further increase in costs of mate
rails used In their manufacture. But
leaving aside these TX, quantities, we
may interestingly examine the number
Of potential buyers as limited by the
individual or family income.
Fixing our attention on groups which
we Will call one, two and three, with
ncSmes 70 oe snS e 20 t. SS
find that hypothetical figures OF one of
New York's largest trust companies,
estimated during the war period,
showed that each of the above groups
might, contribute, in one year, to the
purchase Of Liberty bonds as follows:
three, 1881.
On the basis of the same investment
per annum in a motor car and its up
keep, If payments could be extended
that theoretically, Il not practically,
any individual in these groups-if it
was possible for him to devote that
amount of money in one year to bond
purchase--might buy an automobile
s0s5ng % eas s Sr0 saeb re 1sGe Fly
ures shown by this same trust COM
pany assuming that these groups con-
sist in 1920 of the same number of
families), they could, on the same rea-
soning, buy the stupendous total of over
16, 600 900 autos at between $500 and
$500 and half million machines at.
around $4,000.
1t would be unthinkable that this
great total, or per cent, Of our popula-
tion could all be induced, or would
| all be able for many reasons, to invest
in or maintain a family or personal mo-
tor car. On the other hand, when we
! consider the fact that 100000 pleasure
cars have never been produced in one
| year, while we have probably 5000, 900
families in the United States with in
comes of $1,000 or over (Which is II
| for 1879, it gives a vista of potential
| markets for the low-price car appar-
emily limited only by the optimism of
the one considering such figures.
An enthusiast has suggested that
ALLOWING an average yearly production
of 3,000,0 900 cars for the next ten years.
and giving the cheap ones an average
market could not be saturated in a
| decade, even If wealth and population
| stood STILL"
Even allowing that potential market
| suggested by the above figures is more
| fancy than fact, yet, many will con-
| cede that the desire for a car Is almost
| universal, as voiced in the graphically
expressed comment of the Auto Oracle
| OF Forty street, who remarked
| to the writer, "Some men want a wife,
a house, boat or a dog. and some
don't want any of them, but practically
| every man (and woman) wants to own
motor car"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25
being used add many extra miles t,

being used add many extra miles to
their life.
A few years ago 1t was a common
sight to see car laid up at the side
of the road with its owner repairing
flat casing. Today such sight is COM
paratively rare, despite the fact that
countless more automobiles are in use
Long tours are made without any tire
trouble whatever.
Constant experiment on the part Of
the manufacturer have resulted in the
changes in construction and the mate
rails used which make it possible for
the tires to give almost perfect service
1t can safely be said that every dol
lar spent for tires today buys twice as
many tire miles than 10 years ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

wants at least four servants II he Is
70 abide by the DEGREES OF the casts
system which prevails In Singapore. He
finds no difficulty, however, in OBJ
tanning them. In the aggregate he
will spend no more than $40 in Ameri-
can money each month for his cook,
his water carrier, his butler and his
gardener"
The Firestone plant at Singapore,
the only one OF Its kind owned and
operated by a rubber tire company.
will Americanize the Far East's meth
DDS OF handling crude rubber, thereby
effectlng a saving which II is esti-
mated will run into the hundreds Of
thousands of dollars annually.
Even with IL in operation, Firestone
crude rubber requirements will de-
mand the productive efforts of 100,-
900 persons in the Far East through
out the year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25
TIRE WORLD HAS
PLACE WITH NO
| SERVANT PROBLEM

A city whose streets are heated by
tropical sun and within whose walls
there are $4,000 Orientals and few
white persons might not appeal very
forcibly to the best type OF American
factory executives as a place of resi-
dence. Yet the Firestone Tire and
Rubber company, Akron, o.. has had
no difficulty in obtaining capable men
willing to undertake the-direction OF
affairs at a new million dollar crude
rubber handling plant II is erecting at
Singapore, Straits Settlements, where
these conditions exist
S. G. Carkhuff, secretary Of the COM
P sinSss VINO returned 70 tme o seni
in the Far East, has discovered what
he thinks might be Singapore's pecu-
liar attractiveness It Is a city, he
says, without a servant problem.
"A white man." said Mrs, Carkhuff.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

try or melted artificial fee may be
utilized. For this purpose, handle the
hard rubber vessels. city rain water
is to be avoided because It is impure.
often containing ammonia and other
gases which the rain absorbs in fall
ing,
Whether the battery contains the up
to-date machine-p pasted plates, or the
old style hand pasted plates, sulpha-
ton win set in Immediately II the cleo
trolyte is permitted to remain for any
length of time below the plate tops
u s. l.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

Every experienced motorist Is IA
miliar with the old curtain troubles.
Carried under the back seat, 1t is awk-
ward to reach them and almost impos-
sible to prevent rumpling. From a
Moon Publicity Story.
We agree with the man OF the Moon,
who wrote this. only in a small meas
ure. We never carry them with us II
we can help it, but II they are present,
troubles are the very last thing we'd
think of rumpling.-Motor Life.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

The ghost has been a very quiet one
and has, so far, afforded no warranted
fear; for, in spite of frequent prognos-
tications that the time would soon ar
rive for 1t to walk abroad, the public's
expectations. and the day for the sat
euration spook seriously to threaten the
has always been indefi-
Ntely postponed The reason for this
apparent inability Of those interested to
locate this point permanently and def
nitely is because there are so many fac
tors involved and they are of so di-
verse a nature that the right perspec-
tive and relative values of each have,
Seemingly, never been properly consid-
. eEed and combined.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

Nearly every motorist knows that oil
and gasoline fumes are hard on tires
yet few go TO the trouble OF providing
covers for the spares which they carry
on the back end OF the car and which
are constantly exposed TO the fumes
fumes eat into the rubber OF the tire
and so weaken 1t that II wears away
quickly when once put in use.-Good-
rich
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

Moving pictures are now being used
by several states TO educate the people
into the great need for good roads.
The pictures depict conditions which
exist on unimproved roads and then
show the economic. social, religious and
educational benefits which follow the
construction OF modern highways
Goodrich.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25
POINT
!, IN MOTOR SALES
is STILL DISTANT

EDITORS NoeTh article appeared Forbes
OF the nationally
the automobile
and worth in
business. Reproduced by permission OF Forbes)
The family skeleton
for private inspection only
the when production
to absorb autos produced
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

II all the automobiles In the Japanese
empire were distributed evenly among
that nations 1000 islands, each island
would possess one and fraction auto
mobiles. Less than 5000 cars and
trucks are owned within the confines OF
the Land of the Rising Sun.-Goodrich.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

To facilitate the filling of grease cups
on the forward end of the universal
joints, which are located under the floor
boards, drill four holes through the floor
connect the holes with saw Sits. This
allows that section of the floor to come
out. Cut slightly large hole in the
rubber floor mat Screw four sections
of sheet metal around the edge of the
piece cut from the flooring and allow the
edge of the metal to protrude about half
an ince on all four sides. This makes a
lid witch is easily raised and lowered
allowing you to get at the grease cupF
without ifficulty.-Goudrich.
About 80 per cent of the worlds mos
tor vehicles are in the United States
Goodrich.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25

Forty motor transportation lines are
operating in Colorado under the sane
ton OF that states highway transport
ec.---Goodrich.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
Lather Burbank and his Wife, mappei
In their garden at Santa Rosa,
- = California.

Santa Ros, Cal, March 16.-
Though his wife is many years his
junior, Luther Burbank, the plant
wizard. depends upon her to arrange
all his interviews with newspaper
correspondents and magazine writer's,
as we'll as with visitors who wish to
become enlightened regarding his
correspondence. which is suf6-
cient to keep several stenograhpers
constantly, employed! In fact, most
Of Mr.. Burbank's business is trans
acted by Mrs Burbank, who prior
to their marriage was his privaKe
secretary.
With all his work Burbank is not
becoming rich. He Is satisfied to en-
rich the world and himself remain
comparatively poor.
Burbank said recently: IL, IF the
farmers Of the United States were
now growing my new wheat there
this season would be greater by many
millions Of bushels without the ex-
pense OF. a dollar for labor or fer
tilizer.''
About twelve years ago Burbank
commenced in earnest the improve
ment of grains -and forage plants,
having before that time engaged his
energies in producing new shipping
fruits. new potatoes, new rhubarb,
new nut trees and new flowers,
which are now grown throughout the
whole world.
The production of the "Burbank'
potato during the last forty-two
years has been estimated by experts
to be considerably more than $780,
100000 bushels or $500 carloads,
enough to load a train Of freight cars
which would reach a little over half
way around this earth.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
''U' BASEBALL
men TOREP0RT
NEXT THURSDAY Il
Track Season will Open Lat
er in Spring; New Materi-
al in Both Sports.

With a bowling blizzard sweeping
the state, wires down. trains stalled,
and a falling barometer, spring has
arrived at the university. Witness
the call for spring baseball practice
which went forth from Coach Da-
Wis Office yesterday afternoon. OF
course the workouts will be in the big
to come but still it sounds good 10
the boys and spring fever will
soon be rampant IN the campus.
Candidates for the ~universfty's
first baseball team since 1917 will
report for practice Thursday3 of this
week and from then on workouts
will come every day. As to the ma
fterial for a team, that is aSmystery.
With no team for the last two years,
who are theI diamond men Of the
school. Only two former baseball
letter. men r nOw I'M school. They
are w. sC.S4Burtons and Trig Nelson.
One OF III promising pitchers from
last years campus leaguesr.sand lott
stars went on the black list the other
day when Ain johnson of Taylor. ~.
pitching side. However some twenty
or twenty-five men have signifted
TO- sgCoach&EDavis their intention b
coming dut and good material. even
sit Inexperienced, should be plentiful.
b Schedulesfor the season has
not been completed but t is expected
tha there will be games with the q,
EGTssYNs ERr8o college and JameatoWh
sc6llsge. Coach Daviss also hopes ~ 4,
ssvhichs may be going thsouEh Grand
Forks on tripa,s Il poasible 81 trip by
the North Dakota team Will ~, made
TO the Minnesota cnlfeEeo ssfafoOad
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
Eddy County Citizen.
Il IsoFighftS. Socialism

New Rockford. N: D., March 16.-
Declaring in q set Of resolutions that
Socialism must be checked in North
Dakota and that the schools OF the
state must be taken out of politics and
the former powers restored to the sup
ertntendent of pub17c instruction., an
organization was formed at a meeting
here of delegates from all parts Of the
county. t
The following officers were elected:
Chairman, A. r. Jones; secretary, A.
J. Ford; permanent organization COM
mittee, S. r: Putnam, Leslie Wheeler,
r. B. Warren; finance committee,
Louis Mortenson, L. B. Garnaas,
Charles M~acLachlan; publicity and
speakers, R. r. Rinker. A. Z. Olson,
C. C. Manning.
c.. s. Buck Of jamestown was the
principal speaker at the organization
meeting. The organization expects to
extend its activities into every precinct
in the county 50 aU 'E ,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
be a, track team for a certainty if
three. maetS- can be. Scheduled Coach.

be a track team for a certainty if
three meets can be: scheduled. Coach
Davis is now corresponding with
other Red River Valley schools in
regard to having a Red River Valley
track meet some time in May and
preferably at Fargo. This meet
would include the university. the asri-
cultural college or rather North Da-
skota state college as it prefers to be,
known: Fargo college, Concordia col
lege and any other valley schools
capable of competing in this class.
Dual Meet With Aggies.
Revivalsof the old time dual meets
with A. c. is another of Coach Davis
plans. This meet would probably be
staged here especially if the valley
meet is held in Fargo. Some fine
records have been made in previous
years at these meets and such a CON
test this year would arouse consider
able interest among the track fans of
the state. Fargo papers state that
the A.C. is to have a track team
this year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
Bring Out Montana Man
For Vice Presidency

Plentywood,. Mont, March IL
Formal petitions to place the name
Of Governor Sam. v. Stewart on the
ballot in the presidential preference
primary Of April % as a candidate
for vice president on the Democratic
ticket, are in circulation in this coun-
ity. 1t is understood that the move Is
on in all counties of the state.
The governor has himself taken No
step in the matter, but it is generally
that he will take the nom-
nation If offered him, although he
may not feel inclined to actively cam
paign for the nomination.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
FIVE MEN CHARGED
WITH SEDITION TO
BE TRIED MONDAY

Duluth, Mimi, March 16.-The trial
of FIVE members of the staff Of Indus
trialisti, a Finnish daily published in
Duluth, who are charged with publ
cation of seditious matter will begin
in, district court here Monday, Warren
T.. Greene, county attorney, ANNOUNCE
ed today. Indictments were returned
against John Salo. Frank E. Viltenen.
A A. Toivonen.
The alleged syndicalists were taken
into custody in January. The men
were indicted after ~translations had
been made of several articles in In
australasia. which. it IL charged, adj
,vocated sabotage.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
Farm Hand Injured
Near Devil. Lake

Devils fake N. D.. March .1s.-,;
Andrew Thon. a farm hand on the
farm OF, George Jorgenson, near Web
ster, was badly injured when his
arm was caught in a feed mill, and 1t
sis thought that his condition Is se-
rious.
Thon went to the barn to grind
some feed at 4 O'Clock In the after
noon and was not seen again until
Mr.. %Jorgenson came home 1T 5
O'Clock and found him in the barn
with an arm broken in several places
and various other injuries on the
body. 1t is thought that hts skull
has been. injured. II physicians find
that he can be moved he viii. be
brought to the hospital in this city
for treatment. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
TO CAFTURE MOOSE.

Pierre. g. D.. March l8,-Learning
2 feW yonng Wild. moose are
ment reserves in Wyoming, Deputy
Game Warden Hawley. has gone to
the Yellowstone park district with
the intention OF capturing two or
three ofSthe animals to add to the
collection in the South Dakota state
,gameylpark. sg8
sHawley vast hero" Of u bat
tie with moose Ia northern Mine
Ines0tas5 last yeaur. He succeeded III
rush and schoked to death. a q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
Minot Booster. To
Dedicate New Home

Minot. N. D., March 1e.-The new
quarters Of the Minot Association of
Commerce will be dedicated tonight
with a general house-warming. A
banquet with 200 covers will be
served while various men active in
the> association will make shor.
talks. Several musical numbers have
also been provided fola the evening.
The new% quarters Of the association
r elegantly furnished and much
more commodious than those former
" used. : z .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
In addition to these, Manitoba has

In acultlon 10 these, ManlIopa has1
already requested North Dakota toe
schedule a track meet with her, the
meet ito be held at Grand Forks. =
There is also a sdearth Of track
men at the ''lT' this year because
of the lapse of the sport for the last
two years. The three track letter..
men now in school are George Bass.
Larimore; Douglas Leith. Larimore,-
and Denzii Lowe, Northwood. How
ever among the new men in school5S
there are holders of several stale
high school records. Intramural
meets of the past two ears have
also produced some strong track men
and plenty of material will be On
hand when the cinder track shows
up through the snow drifts which
now cover il.
Fargo, March 15s-Fargo has a new
bowling leaguesof four teams organiz-x
ed under b name ssof the CathedraIs
Club Bowling association. Each team s
will play nine%ganiesss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
Montana Sugar Beet
Men May Get Bonus

scobey. Mont. March 16.-The
Great Western Sugar Beet company,
which operates a number Of sugar
beet factories throughout Montana
and other western states, in a recent,
statement promises to pay a bonus on
each ton Of beets purchased during
the present year equal to the amount
received by the company above $11
per hundred weight for sugar. The
bonus will be paid to the farmers on
15..1921.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
.Churchs Ferry Man
Buys Rolla Bushes,

Rolla, N. D., March ls..llA-Wnliam
Porter Of this city has sold his dray
line to Ira r. Corson Of Churchs Fer
~ who takes possessioh&of It at once.
ME-. Porter will In the future devote
his entire time to. his STANDARD Oil
business and to his mail route which
court. S4 IN
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
~starkweather School
Question Is Up Today

starkweather. n. D., March Is
The question OF bonding for the erec-
ton Of q new school building here, ID
one of the problems TO be settled at
been warmly agitated with some diff
ference Of opinion.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
Deputies Salarie. Are
Boosted AT Plenfywood

I Plentywood. Mont, March 1s.-At
a meeting of the county commission
ers held here lately, the salaries Of
all deputy county officials were raised
$3.50 per month and the salaries OF
all clerks and stenographers Ia the
court house were raised SO per
month.
This places the salaries Of deputy
county officials in Sheridan county
at $3.50 per month, and that Of clerks
and stenographers at 800 Per
month";
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-16
Robert Bruce Makes
Big Hit Al Scobey

Scobey. Mont. March 1s.-Robert
Bruce. famous Indian tcornetist who
helped to win the title Of ''Million
Dollar Band" for the First North
Dakota regiments musical organin-
ton, appeared, IN this city on Satur-
day night with his brother, Fred.
The boys played for O leap year
dance and rendered q concert. Robert
Bruce rendered many solos on his
cornet. Scobey people are satisfied
that the program was the best ever
heard in the CITY @
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-16

Under the new form of State
Government. the larger part Of the
duties formerly performed by the
Register have been transferred to
the State Land Commissioner. All
the detail work of the State Board
of Land Commissioners is now
handled directly through this office.
The State Land Commissioner Is
Ne clerk of the Land Board, as
Il as the custodian Of its records
whose duty it is to take and record
all the minutes of the Land Board.
which include not only the tran
sactions of the State Land Depart
ment, but reports of the various
proceedings of the Reclamation and
Public Investments Departments. as
reported by their heads to the State
Board of Land Commissioners.
This department also makes and
records all deeds and assignments,
all certificates for the sale of State
land and timber. and all leases
none of which was previously done
in the Land Commissioners office
Our first years work is drawing
to a close. and while we feel graft