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Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
ROAD DRAG MOST BENEFICIAL
implement Is Used Wherever Hoads
Are Built-Ruts Are Removed
Quickly by It's Use.

If there is a call for piece Of
machinery to economic the growing
or handling of crops it seems to be
forthcoming sooner or later. But it
remained for a farmer to invent one
Of the simplest as well as the most
beneficial of implements from the
standpoint Of universal! comfort
brought about by its use. 1t is used
wherever men build roads. and ruts
disappear after it has taken a trip
over them. Measured in dollars and
cents it costs only trifle, but meas
ured by the service it gives. it is worth
millions. We refer to the road drag.
Before it was invented the roads were
worn down only by travel and it often
took weeks to do it. The drag does
1t in a day.-Successfu Farming.
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LEAD WORLD IN TELEPHONES
Americans, With Their Business In
stinct, Have Naturally Taken
Kindly to the instrument.

The telephone is an American in
ventiOn,~ and we Americans have
learned to use it better than any
other people. Four-fifths of the
worlds telephones are in the United
States. No other country has the ex-
change system developed to give such
convenient service. In some of the
most progressive European countries
the exchange system is so cumbersome
that it usually requires ten or fifteen
minutes to get connection.
The telephone in this country has
expedited the transaction of bust
ness. Without our efficient tele-
phone service, the work Of most of our
great industries would be slowed up
and made more expensive. No other
country has a rural system that
compares with ours. The telephone
has definitely affected and nodded our
business methods and our social and
domestic .ife.-Alfred Westfall, Colo
.ado Agricultural College.
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EsCHEW CHEAP GREASE CUPS
More Than Likely 70 6Scome Worth
less in. Short Time When New
Ores Must be Bought.

Cheap grease cups are more than
likely to become worthless in short
time. 1t is almost impossible for the
ordinary man to turn one Of these cups
down, and even If he is able to. the
operation may not send the grease
home where 1t is needed. The only
remedy for this condition is to install
really efficient grease cups or get q
fabrication system of the kind that
puts grease in the bearings under high
pressure.
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:: o IMPROVED.
ROADS
ENTRANCE ROADS FOR FARMS
Engineers Of Bureau OF Public Roads
Recommend Use Of eituminous
Material.

Owners Of large farms and rural
estates seeking more satisfactory
type of entrance roads have applied
TO the bureau Of public roads OF the
United States department Of agricul-
ture for advice regarding the applica'
ton of bituminous material on moin
entrance and much-traveled farm
lanes.
+ The bureaus engineers point out
that such applications may be mace
successfully on any farm road which
has already been constructed of stone.
gravel, or other similar material and
is in a thoroughly compacted and rea-
sonably smooth condition. A coal-tar
preparation applied cold, or an as
phaltic oil, can be used. and If applied
~ the farm employees. the cost should
Got exceed or cents square yard
tor materials. The cOmpacted gravel
or stone road should be thoroughly
cleaned Of dust and the bitunen
applied with ordinary sprinkling
pots from which the perforated noz-
zle has been removed and the spout
carefully flattened into symmetrical
rectangular opening about one-quarfcr
CT an inch wide. so that the material
riay be poured in broad. fiat stream
If large amount of work is to be
cone, specially designed pouring can
may be purchased of dealers in road
equipment. Care should be taken to
have an even distribution, and the
quantity, applied should be approx
mately one-half gallon TO- square
yard Of road surface. After applying
the bituminous material, clean gravel
or stone chips should be spread even
~ over the surface. and. If possible.
rolled with a lawn or field roller
Where gravel or chips are not avail
able. clean, coarse sand will serve as
covering material. It should be spread
in sufficient quantity to prevent the
bituminous material from adhering to
tires of passing vehicles. Attention is
called to the fact that this treatment
should not be made where drainage
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30

When the cross pieces of the anti
skid chain break, so that the chain
strikes against the fender in passing,
it is poor practice to wire the broken
pieces across the tire, as the wire will
quickly be worn through. BY wiring
under the felloe a more permanent
repair will be secured.
- vs.
In certain cars loosening of the
engine bolts. those which l.old the mo-
tor in place, may cause misalign
ment Of the engine, with serious trou
BILE a. q result
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CAUSE Of POUNDING ENGINE
It Regular and ceasinuous Tile Lilealy.
20 BE From Lost Motion II the
q. bkarinns.

# d pound fnsthe engine is regular
and continuous it is likely to be from
lost motion In the bearings, II It is
irregular and occasional It is more
likely to be due to preignition caused
by incandescent carbon or from imper-
feet electrical connections. II the
pounding is accompanied by occasion
al missing, especially If the missing
is more frequent when the car is run
ming tEan when the engine is idling,
it is more apt to be due to imperfect
electrical connections.
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Orinin of Dollar Mark.

origin OF OOIIdT Wdrk.
Some claim that it is modification
of the English symbol (f) for the
pound. Another explanation is that it
came from the letters U. S. written
one over the other. Yet another
theory is that the two upright marks
represent two pillars of brass before
the temple of Solomon, which early ap-
peared on our coins and became inter-
tWined with scroll.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
TO REPLACE VALVE SPRINGS
Good Plan to Compress Each in Wise
Until Short Enough to Go Easily
Into Place.

An easy way Of replacing valve
springs consists of COMPRISING each
spring in wise until it is short enough
to go easily into place and allowing
the holding key to be inserted, and,
while in this compressed condition.
tying it with wire so that it cannot
expand. After it is in place and the
key is put in the wire is clipped and
removed.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
Catarrh Con Be Cured

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu.
enced by constitutional conditions. It
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRE MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF
the System. HALLS G A T. A 4 Il
MEDICINE destroys the foundation Of
the disease, gives the patient strength by
improving the general health and assists
nature in doing its work.
All Druggists Circulars free.
F. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo Ohio.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
HOW TO MANIPULATE GRADER
Remove Grass or Weeds From Shout.
ders or bitches by Cutting Away
With Sharp Knife.

IF grass or weeds cover the Shout
ders or bitches remove them by cut
ting them away from the edge of the
road with good sharp grader blade.
cutting just deep enough to, remove
the crown of the grass and weeds
and. If possible, use them at some
point on the road to prevent the side
banks of fills from washing.
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Correct.

A few days ago the public library
gave an examination to the young
women who wished to enter a library
class. Among the questions concern
Ruth?" One of the girls exclaimed,
"Well, at least know the answer to
that one." and wrote, Babe Ruth is
e race horse. News.
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Biily's Natural History.

Billy saw a garter snake yard
md a half long today.
Paul-Never; garter snakes don't
grow that long.
Billy-Well, thought 1t must have
,een q garter snake, it was wrapped
around the limb Of tree.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
PLAN FOR THINNING CEMENT
Hiah-Test Gasoline Of Bisulphide Of
Carbon Is Proper Agent-oiI
Is Deadly Foe.

The attention of car owners should
be directed to the inadvlsability of
thinning rubber cement with ordinary
gasoline, which contains too much oil
to be safe for that purpose. Oil is
deadly foe of rubber. Highest gas
oline or bisulphide of carbon is the
proper agent for thinning rubber ce~
ment.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
FIX CRACKED WATER JACKET
Not as Serious Trouble as Many I'M
aqine-Examine to See If There
Is Leak in Cylinder.

A cracked water jacket is not as
serious trouble as one might imagine.
The cylinder should be removed and
the inside examined to make sure that
there is no leak into the cylinder. If
there is. that must be repaired also.
If not. the leak in the water jacket
can be welded and the casting made
serviceable again.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
AUTOMOBILE
@l@HLN>TS@oA

Vaseline to which a little powdered
gum camphor has been added. the
whole being heated over slow fire,
will prevent the formation of rust on
tools.
A recently patented automobile
windshield has band of silvered
glass along the top to serve as rear
vision mirror for all the occupants OF
q car
When brakes squeak when applied
it is due to the brake Innings becoming
worn so that the heads Of the rivets
holding the Innings to the bands strike
the drum.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
Her Turn.

Her Turn.
"A wife should be a helpmeet," re
marked the near-phi!osopher.
"That's my view, exactly" replied
Mr.. Clipping. "Only the other day
reminded Mrs. Clipping that ! WASHED
our flvver the last time, but she didn'
take the hint" -Birmsngham Age
Herald
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
Candor Proof Of Love.
o you think he loves your"

'DO You think ne loves your
II think so. He is beginning to talk
like a member of the family"
"In what way-telling them all he
loves them?"
mo. He said to me last night that
We have got to begin to teach my little
brother not to he so fresh. And then
a little later he said my father GER
tainly does smoke rotten Cigars
Houston Chronicle.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
Reversing Tubes.

BY taking out the inner tubes once
IN two months and reversing their pc.
sition in the tire the danger Of having
the tubes rubbed through by the edges
of the flap or by any other slight pro-
lection in the casing is removed.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
DYE RIGHT
Buy only Diamond Dyes"

Each package of Diamond Dyes
contains directions so simple that any
woman can diamonddye worn, shabby
skirts, waists, dresses, coats, gloves,
stockings sweaters. draperies every
thing, whether wool, silk, linen, cotton
or mixed goods. new, rich fadeless col
ors. Have druggist show you "Dia-
nOnd Dyes Color Card."-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
Not Bad.

Amelia was four and full Of initia'
tive. The other day she removed three
gold fish from their bowl and laid them
out carefully on the library table. A
little later, when her mother found
them there dead. she exclaimed: my
Amelia, but you are bad!" "NO,'
Amelia said calmly. Il am not had.
am cute"
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
Proof Positive.

''This watch is not new one"
Brand new, sir. Has never ben
out Of the shop"
Cant See for myself it is a 80.
Ond-hand AFFAIR."
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He'll Learn.

The man who said that an automo-
bile, unlike a horse. doesn't eat its
head OF when idle, hasn't getehis bill
for storage from the garage yet
Kansas City Star.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30


birds
windows comfort
Mr. Wilder his daughternlaw
OF
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
PROFITABLE TO GULL FLOCK
One Farmer Sold 200 Hens Out Of 100
and Did Not Decrease Pro-
duction Of Eggs.

Too much Of the feed and the time
that 20 to q flock In which even q
fourth Of the hens are naturally poor
LAYERS is wasted. One farmer culled
his flock of 700 hens and sold 200 hens
to the butcher without decreasing the
egg production. He says that the Gull
ing saved him 81 day on feed alone
and made the work much easier.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
A composition-Board Gasket Will
Raise Your Engine Cylinders and
Eliminate High Compression and
Other Engine Knocks.

into place, as shown in Fig. 2. Care
must be taken not to use too much
shellac.
BY this means the cylinders are
raised. resulting in larger compress
sion space and. of course, less com
preston is created. Further, the en-
CINE will pull much better and less
wear and tear will be thrown upon the
engine bearings.
1t will be necessary to readjust the
valves after the job has been COM
pleted.-Ronald L. Prindle in Popular
Science Monthly.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
MIGHT Be Either.

"A fortune teller once told me that
some day would stand in a high
place. with public officials on eifiser
hand and deliver a farewell address
to crowd of people, who would lis
ten with close attention and many evt-
dences Of sorrow to everything said.
"Well?"
1T looks as I were destined for
public life"
Maybe so, but you have accurately
described q public hanging."--Birmfn
ham Age-Herald.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30

Why buy many bottles Of other vermi.
fuges, when one bottle Of Dr. Peery's Dead
Shot, will act surely and promptly?-A
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Gull Early Molttnu Hen.

Contrary to popular opinion, the
early melting hen should be culied.
Under normal conditions, hens that
molt early are not very high produc-
era.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30

Plan to plant more corn and to
raise moro hogs and cattle next ysas.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30
Thespusent.

"What does it mean when they
throw an egg at an actor, par 1T
means they want him to beat it,
Judge.
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Essentials for Corn

Eo9ent11l8 Tor Corn.
Proper tillage and cultivation are
required by corn and this automati-
cally prepares for grain and grass
seeding.
Middletown transcript., 1920-10-30

Where He Might Be.
She looked in the pantry. She looked
in the larder. She looked in the kitch-
en-, she looked in the cupboard.
Where was that mischievous boy?
She looked in the hall. She looked
in the bedroom. She looked in the uurs-
cry. She looked in the garden. She
even looked in the hencoOp and the
rabbit hutch. All in vain.
At last she climbed to the top of
the house till she came to the little
trapdoor leading to the loft.
"Willie! Willie!" she called. Are
you up there?"
mo, mother" replied shrill voice
"Have you tried the cellar?"
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Pleasant Mistake.

"When William got letter thf9
morning he frowned and said he sup-
posed it was another of those noteQ
from his mother beginning Sill
DON'T"
"Was it?"
mo; when he opened 1t he
It was q Dillet-ilOux."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-03
THE TREATY IS PARAMOUNT

80 HE theory of Mr. Martin that prohibition may overshadow
NJ the treaty issue fall does
well grounded The federal dry amendment adopt
ed by hreefourths of the repealed only
through action by of the
secured Therefore the nation dry and it going stay
is incredible that either political party would seek aside,
by legislation repeal the people expressed
in adoption of the amendment The who think
chasing rainbows -
But the treaty ratified by the treaty
and the league become necessarily real the
campaign The question before the people will be whether they
prefer the treaty with the Wilson the Lodge The
president for the treaty and the league with mild reservations
desired odgeism opposed the league and supports
icaon only basis that actually Reputation of the
chief plank in the covenant.
The should not have to become political ISSUE 1t
should be ratified but it is not ratified how will be
able to consider anything less than the problem
to be settled?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-03
AN OVERSEAS DIARY
(By Rev. ]. NJ. C6rnelison who served
with the Y. NJ C. A. overseas.)

Wednesday, Oct. 2.-The fellows
seem very appreciative of my humble
S1forts as cook. Especially is this true
OF our truck driver Red" Talcott Ha
smacks his mouth, loads up his plate
and saws darn it Jimmy! where did
you get on to all this cooking. I
thought you were a preacher You
are not preacher, you are a minis
ter and real guy You sure will
make some woman a good wife when
you get home Red is one of those
walking, radiating human bits of hu-
NOR and keeps all in a good state of
mind and feeling. He is not large.
Ihey used so much of him to make
MS heart. that there wasn't much left
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-03

When the parking strip filled it usually will be
other patron cannot leave
curb for few minutes to inside for the
legitimate business he is feel peeved and
will right to such feelings The streets intended
primarily for traffic, not for storage purposes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-03
e YEARS AGO
(From the East oregonian, March g.

CF'rom the East Oregonian, March 8,
1929
E. l. Smith is a favorite among the
Mob Hillits, it is said. for school direc-
tor. The fact that Mr.. Smith is an
experienced teacher is one qualifica
tion mentioned.
Mrs. W. w. Caviness was taken sud-
denly i'll Saturday while coming up on
the train from the Caviness farm. She
Is somewhat improved today.
w. B. Mays has been awarded the
contract for Rudolph Martins brick
on Main street and will push work
with all possible expedition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-03

over to enlarge his body. l will cook
or do anything for him. The 21th and
30th divisions are moving back for
few DAYS of rest and reorganization
and for requirements, since they were
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-03

days. we are to remain here til they
return into the lines, for they are he
ing billeted in near by towns or where
the towns We're.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-03

charity, should begin at home We all inter-
affairs do much towards swing
ing things the other However the people of
Umata county may accomplish results of genuine benefit
they will cooperate they should bringing out good for
county positions particularly for the judgeship
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-03
FOREIGN TRADE AND EXCHANGE

~ OREGN trade figures given to the public Tuesday
furnished considerable surprise to who had been
~ expecting them reflect sharp reductions
tatons they fail indicate anything of the kind
but the contrary the increase December
feature from the broad
standpoint international adjustment the fact that
mportaons increased much rapidly than had
expectation. The figures, however constitute
trade for January being far ahead of those of
ago. there has been falling off import
ant lines disputed be harmonzed
situation shown by national statistics only the
the figures they have often
considerably behind the times besides fail
discriminate between goods actually sold and those
signed the fact that great volume of
been of shipment accounts for the
sharp sterling which carried that currency to low
month The developments of the
past however shown strong resisting power ser
ling fluctuations though they would ordinarily be
sdered wide when with the situa
during past weeks Demand sterling has held
quite consistently at point 34O while both francs and
lire have moved closely sympathy have shown
only moderate fluctuations The checking of the export trade
this the reflex effect
upon exchange ought to be decisive oneFrom the Clews FL
n;nI Pnno
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
RED CROSS GAVE AID TO 15,000
 COMMUNITIES

Washington. Oct. 11.--More than 15,000 American communities re- ceived aid during the year ending last June from the Red Cross in the adoption of precautionary methods against disease and disaster Or in mitigating suffering caused by either
 The activities of the Red Cross in this endeavor were summarized to- day in the second of a series of statemnets, issude from Red Cross headquarters here, outlinging the con- tents of the forthcoming annual re- port and showing another phase of Red Cross expenditures from funds given by it's ten million adult and fourteen million junior members throughout the country
 During the year, the Red Cross or ganized it's department of health ser vice; extended it's nursing service to meet a growing demand for public health nursing; taught it's First Aid to Injured courses to thousands; and took the lead in the formation of the worldwide Red Cross societies, with headquarters in Geneva.
 The department of health service, organized and at work during the last seven months of the year, was operating 12S health centers at the end of the year. From these radiated q many activities designed to improve the health of a community and to prevent the spread of diseases while 435 Red Cross chapters also engaged h
 The Health Department also had SIP employees, serving at fifty-two public health hospitals, where 30, 422 patients received some form of aid from the Red Cross. Fifteen hun dred new members of whom 5O3 were women, were added during the year to the life-saving service, a branch of the first aid to injured department in which a complete woman's corps also has been organized.
 
 was one of transition from military to civil activities. During the war 20 900 graduated nurses were assigned to war service which aided the re- Sick nurses were cared for in a con- valescent home, built during the year at a cost of $16,00O.
 Enrolment in the nursing service increased from 35,426 to 36,705 dur ing the year, and in an effort to in- crease the number of qualified public health nurses the national Red Cross and it's individual chapters esta ablished approximately 500 scholarships at in stitutions over the country. Class instruction in home hygiene and care of the sick also increased three-fOId during the year, the attendance rec ord being placed at 93,O93. Two thou sand nurses, acting as instructors, had charge of this work. The total ex- penSes of the nursing service were $129,965, a reduction of $48,371 over the previous year.
 Among the achievements Of the nursing department was the adoption by 35 states of a uniform method of work in connection with the Red Cross, by which a bureau of public health nursing was instituted under the direction of a state helath officer.
 The work of the American society in the worldwide organization was described by the statement as purely educational,'' serving to "blaze the trail for the league" Methods a1- ready worked out by the American society were adopted as the plan to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-11
DEATHS INCREASE ON ACCOUNT OF
 USE OF DRUGS

New York, Oct. 11.-Increase of deaths here wrom sleep-producing drugs, use of which, it is said, has been acquired by many persons since the advent of prohibition, has led Health Commissioner Copeland to or drugs. Additional restrictions may be placed on their sale, he said.
 The investigation was ordered be- cause of a statement by Chief Medi- cal Examiner Norris regarding the increase in deaths attributed to this cause. He said that alcoholic addicts, finding themselves nervous and sleep less in many instances where they have been unable to purchase liquor for their customary "nightcap" before retiring and the "eye opener on aris- ing, had resorted to other artificial and dangerous ways of wooing sleep. The desired relief he said, was ob- tained through the use of the nerve quieting effects of certan drugs.
 Dr. Copeland, in instructions to the Bureau of Foods and Drugs to begin an investigation imm mediately, referred to most of the drugs about which complaint has been made officially, as ''treacherous somnifacients," IS grains of one of which, he said, were ted that fatalities from the use of these drugs were altogether too fre- Quent''.
 Dr. Morris declared that deaths from sleep-producing drugs accurred in hospitals and in what formerly were sanitoriums for treatment of all coholism. Deaths from such cases he said. Sale of such drugs, he add ed, should be governed by the same | strict regulations those governing | the sale of poisons.