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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-15
CITY news US IN BRIEF

Miss EIva Walter, of Cottage
Park, has returned home after visit
ing relatives in .Luray.
Dr> A. E. Heig,way of AIS South
Lee Street has gone to New York or
a business trip.
Miss Florence johnson has return
ed to her ho.ae in Norta Brad2ock-
She has, for the past several weeks,
been visiting friends in Mineral, Va.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Lutheran Church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Waiter HerfGrth, 2o8
South Fa3ette street, tonight at 8
o'clock.
A regular meeting of Alva Aerle'
Fraternal Order of Eagles, will be
held tonight wednesday, at eight
o'clock in Eagles Hall, fourth floor
Alexandria National Bank Building.
Only one case was called for trial
in the nolice court today that OF a
colored man arrested by Sergeant
Campbell for assault and being drunk
- =, ,,.,c fined $40
There will be a meeting OF the
Alexandria Sunday School baseball
league tomorrow night at 8 P. NJ,
at the chamber of commerce. The
officers of the association, managers
and captains of the teams are re-
quested 20 be present.
Class exercises will be held in the
High School auditorium tonight at
8 o'clock. The program, will consist
of the class prophecy and history
after which dancing will be the nam
feature. Admission will be by card
only.
Capt. Stephen Davis today open
ed the Alexandria Sea Food Market
al 113 North Royal street, where a
supply of fresh sea food will be kept
on hand daily. In addition he will
have on hand watermelons and canta-
loupes.
Graduating exercises of George
Mason High School of Arlington
county will be held at 8 O'Clock to-
night in the Mt. non/auditorium
DR.. Frank w. Collier of the Ameri
can University, will deliver the adj
drocc IN tho graduates
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02

Of all classes has been accomplished
only by turning out products that
have been becoming gradually heav-
Ter and less volatile. This condition
Immediately placed the motor de-
signer in an embarrassing position, rel
atiyely speaking. His motor design
and experiments carried on with q
fuel light in density and extremely
volatile, could not handle this new
fuel with the same degree Of eff
cheney. The condition presented,
therefore, was none other than ex-
treme unbalances, namely the engine,
its fuel and lubricating OIL.
1T is not difficult to recall that in
January. 1919. the car manufacturer
began announcing many and varied
designs of inlet manifolds, radical
changes in cooling and circulating
systems, restricted water jackets
around cylinders, changes In cam de-
sign, valve sizes and lifts. dual valves,
etc. A natural conclusion to meet
conditions.
May Change Engines.
Either the fuel and lubricating oil
must be improved or engine designs
changed. Completing exhaustive
studies Of the former-namely, fuel-it
was readily understood that, CONNER.
cially, this was impracticable in the
face Of unknown demands on nature,
IS well as refineries, and, therefore,
engine design must be changed to hun,
die this new fuel as efficiently as the
previous motors had handled the more
volatile fuels and lubricating oils. This
was subsequently done, and changes
made, as outlined few moments ago,
conclusively proved through many and
varied tests that these newly designed
motors reached the efficiency of pre-
vious ones using the heavier and less
volatile fuel.
This condition, however, has devcl-
oped the dilution problem. Agreed this
same condition existed before, but the
fuels In use before, being more volatile.
the thinning out Of the lubricating oil
did not reach a point where II did not
support lubrication-a condition EXIT
ing today. Leakage will always occur
in any four-cycle engine, irrespective
Of the type or nature Of the fuel used
a point, by the way, emphasizing the
direct need of a constant and proper
piston ring seal to reduce these ak-
ages to a minimum" '.s.''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02

Taking these classes up in order We
find first that missing due to car.
buretion faults is usually caused by
improperly proportional mixture. The
mixture may be too rich, It usually Is,
or too weak; the result will be the
same, engine misfiring. Under fairly
satisfactory weather conditions, II the
engine begins misfiring after It has
warmed up, 1t may be assumed that
the mixture being fed Is not properly
proportional. Misfiring from this
cause will occur, not in one cylinder
but in all Of them, jumping around
with friendly promiscuity. The OBJ
vious cure in this case is to get a
correct mixture. Two ways Of alter
ing the composition OF the mixture
are available. The first Is to feed
more or less fuel and the second to
allow a greater or less amount Of air
to enter the mixture, as the case re-
quires.
When misfiring begins 1t 10 good
practice to try increasing the amount
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02

The connections Of the ignition coil
should be kept clean and bright. In
;he Ford magnetic. with its four unit
coils. the vibrator may have gotten
out Of adjustment. The coil connec-
lions should be kept tight and clean.
A weak battery is an almost Ger.
tain cause of misfiring, and II the
lattery terminals are loose or cor
roded, the flow OF current will be re-
stricted SO that missing will occur.
The valye system Is frequently
guilty Of causing missing. A sticking
!nlet valve will cause backfiring, and
II the exhaust valve sticks, the cylin-
der will not fire at all. the fuel charge
escaping as soon as It enters the COM
bustion chamber. II the valves are
not correctly timed the fuel will leak
away. Weak springs have the same
effect, since they do not close the
valves properly.
Finally. the car owner suffering
from chronic engine missing should
remember that incorrect use Of the
spark lever Is a very likely cause OF
the trouble. Too early or too late a
spark means misfiring. In some cases
wire control governs the advance
and the tube Of this part sometimes
gets out of adjustment and moves
with the wire, SO that the level indi-
Gates advance, when actually the
spark is fully retarded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02
AUTO DEALER TALKS
!. :. ON LUBR|CAT|Ok
c. II. Warrington Tells ~"
Students Situation Regarding
DiIution and Engines.

C. H. Warrington, president Of the
Warrington Motor Company and
president Of the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association, addressed
the "Y" Automotive Club at a meet
ing Tuesday on Cylinder Oils
Dilutions and Its Dangers" Mr..
Warrington said, in part:
ITO the automotive engineer this
subject is one Of utmost Importance
and daily is receiving his earnest at
tention. Few of us realize Its pre-
dominating influence In motor de-
sign of today, and, in, fact, for the
past two years. Cylinder oil dilu-
ton has created more damage, con-
slant and exhaustive study on the
part Of all the leading designers,
than any other element, theory, or
practice, that has entered into the
internal combustion motor in a dec
ade. The subject entails advanced
chemistry, both organic and inor-
ganic, as well as detailed metallurgy.
Heavier Oils Used.
You remember that three years
ago carbonizing cylinders were the
least of the car owners troubles;
valves needed little attention, usually
being ground on the average of about
six or seven thousand miles, and the
custom, II not the necessity, of
draining and flushing the oil reser.
voir was but a seasonal occurrence.
May ask as to whether such are
the conditions today? No! Emphat-
ically no! Why?
The ability Of the petroleum in
dustry during the past few years to
meet the constantly increasing de-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02

of air used. II the mixture is too
rich increasing the air will allow the
engine to take hold again and at once.
II the mixture is already weak, ad-
ditional air will increase its missing
and the remedy Is obvious. But al
ways remember that the amount OF
air should be just as great as the en-
CINE will assimilate.
Air leaks around the inlet mani
fold sometimes cause missing II the
float of the corburetor Is leaking or
stuck missing will occur. The needle
valve may not be seating properly.
there may be water in the gasoline,
dirt on the needle valve or In the fuel
or an obstruction in the fuel line. In
making carburetor adjustments re-
member that the needle should be
moved just q tiny bit in either direc-
ton and the engine should be tried
after each change. Also, all ADJUST
ments must be made while the engine
Is hot.
Misfiring caused by ignition failures
Is fairly easy to locate. Each cylinder
In tested in turn, by short circuiting
the plug with a screwdriyer or other
implement. When one cylinder Is
shorted and no difference In the oper-
alton of the engine is noted that cylin-
der is the guilty one. 1t may be
found that the spark plug is the unit
at fault. The plug may be carbonized,
the points may be incorrectly spaced
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02
Misfiring of the Automobile Engine and
Some Tips on How to Correct the Trouble

or burned off or the insulation may be
cracked. Replacement of the plug will
. cure any Of these troubles. II the
plug is found to be oily at the bottom
the fundamental cause Is probably oil
pumping, which may be due to faulty
rings, scored cylinder. or simply to
the crankcase having been given an
excessive dose Of oil.
II the spark plug Is found to be ap-
parently In good condition the wire
must be traced back to the distribu-
tor, any breaks being repaired on the
way. II the wire is whole the dis
tributor may be at fault. The dis
tributor arm may not be making
proper contact with the segment or,
the latter may be dirty. The distribu-
tor cap should be removed and the
segments should be cleaned, and the
distributor arms as well. II battery
ignition Is used. the fiber block on the
contact arm, which bears on the cam,
may be worn and should be replaced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02
Stop.Iloolx.and-Listen

- The adoption Of a uniform three
color signal system on highways, as
they are used on railroads. is gaining
rapidly throughout the country, for
the purpose Of notifying motorists Of
various degrees Of danger. Red lights
and standards are put, up to show first
degree danger, such as railroad cross
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02

ings, dead ends Of roads, and lift
bridges. Yellow lights and markers
show second degree danger at curves
and grades. Green indicates moving
or traffic danger, to be used at road
intersections
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02
Trouble May Be Divided Into
Glasses -carburetion, Igni-
ton and Valve Deragement.
BY ALEXANDER JOHNSTON,
;. Editor Of Motor.

nMIsFIRING Of the automobile en-
nv CINE Is something that most Of
49, us have experienced without
the slightest symptom Of pleasurable
recollection. Sometimes missing Is
merely temporary and sporadic and
again II is chronic, indicating a serious
condition. in some part Of the cars
internal anatomy. Whenever missing
becomes In the. slightest degree chronic
it should be, run, down and the cause
in back Of 1t eliminated.
The causes which operate to pro-
duce misfiring Of the motor may be
divided into three general classes
ignition and, valve fall
ures. or perhaps arrangements would
be more accurate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02

Avoid sudden stops, quick starts
and skidding. cas-. .;a,4sTN N a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
RTJSH HILL.

On account of death the Home
Makers Club postponed their carnival
till Saturday, Oct. 18th. Parade starts
at 1870 p. m. and then there will be all
kinds of amusements in the afternoon
with play Deacon Thornton" that
evening, VI, Saturday was sure busy
dayin Considine & Wales store. They
will have a special sale Saturday the
18th. We extend sympathy to the
daughters and son of Mr.. Mike De-
Vaney over the loss of their dear
father. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Lampson
and mother, Mrs. Julia Lampson were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Crockett
Saturday and Sunday. - Don't forget
the Carnival Saturday, October 18th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
ROCHESTER WOMAN
TELLS EXPERIENCE

Il suffered for ten years from ner-
vous Indigestion. 1 had no appetite
and always felt miserable. / was in
such a serious condition l thought my
time for this world was getting short.
My food didn't seem to nourish me at
all and l only weighed s5 pounds.
After taking Tanlac, ! now weigh
l08 and am gaining every day. Oh!
there is such a wonderful change
now. Tanlac relieved my troubles so
quickly it surprised me. My appetite
is splendid. / have plenty Of strength
and feel better than have in years.
wouldn't take one thousand dollars
for what Tanlac did for me-"
The above statement was made by
Mrs. Clara Lehman, Bristol Hotel
Rochester, N. Y.
TanlAc is sold in Mexico by Zim's
and all leading druggists.
d Sat wi Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
THOMPSON.

Tom Brenton and family, Roth Day
and family, Claude Rutter, wife and
mother spent Sunday in Mexico with
Worse Day and family. - John Nc
Cav, wife and son, Clarence Of Coll
orsdo Springs, Colo, visited Sunday
ct Sanford Curry's and Joe Miskle. =
Clarence Miskle, wife and baby came
Sunday from their home in Quincy,
H.. to visit Joe Miskle. - Mrs. Henry
Harvey underwent an operation in
Kirksville two weeks ago and is get
ting along very we'll. Mr.. Henry
Harvey went up Sunday to see her. -
Mr.. Considine is good deal better,
but not able to resume his work yet.
= Aunt Manday Miller of Mexico is
visiting her neice, Mrs. Kate Demp-
sey.,- - Henry, Orton and Roy jenkins
were in Mexico last Thursday. - Mr..
Alexander and family of Centralia
visited tehir. daughter, Mrs. Lee Roe
anu IaHlily Eoutiudy' Eu A1lBCI aAu
wife of st. Louis, Offie Roe and wife
of Mexico, J. M. Jones and wife and
Mrs. Lon Jones spent Sunday after
noon at Ed Tigers farm. = Harry
Matlock put 10 cows on Ed Tigers
farm last Monday week, he shipped
them up from st. Louis. Mrs. Shell
ton and daughter, Anna and Miss Eula
Hoover were in Mexico Saturday. -
Mrs. Tom Brenton and daughters,
were in Mexico Saturday shopping. -
Lon Jones, Lee Roe, wife and baby and
Miles Grange were in Mexico Satur-
day. ~ "A bunch of men from Mexico
are working at Shred Ferguson's coal
bank. - Lon Jones, Lee Roe and Pet
jenkins have about 500 bushels Of
coal. - Clarence Stolton and wife
were in Mexico Saturday. - Jess
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
HATToN-CONCORD.

Mrs. Jas. Leeper returned home
from Marshall where she had been at
the death bed of her mother, who died
Sunday. Mrs. True Moore went to
the Mayo's brothers hospital for treat
nent. Mrs. Ben Stephen, who is at
the Kansas City hospital is doing nice
ly, her many friends will be glad when
she is able to come home where she
is greatly missed. - Samuel Muir of
Fulton High School is spending the
week end with home folks. = ]. E.
Muir shipped two loads of cattle to St.
Louis and had one load of stock cattle
shipped back to feed. - S. w. Muir
shipped three loads of cattle to st.
Louis market. - Frank Muir and
family spent the day with Howard
Muir and family of McCredie Sunday.
- Zeak Conner and Chal Henderson
had public sale Tuesday, Oct. II. -
Charley Oppers and family were shop
ping in Mexico Saturday. - Mrs.
Charley Emmons visited friends in
Fulton Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
PAYNE DISTRICT.

We are having some fine weather.
Don't know how long it will stay that
way. Hull Wilson and family is
going to move to W, t. elections place.
= James and Ina Opal Denham were
the guests of R. F, Shock and wife.
- John Mccoy and family were in
Mexico Saturday. = There was. box
and pie supper at Cant School Satur-
day night. They made about $25.00.
= Roe Showers and family were the
Sunday guests of Alvin Sellars and
wife. Brother Deem preached at
New Hope Sunday and Sunday night.
- There was forty one at New Hope
Sunday School Sunday. - There were
fifty five present at Salt River Sunday
School Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
PRAIRTE Hu.L ITEMS

Judge F. H. NaysvilIe spent few
days week before last in Mexico and
again last week attending to his judi
cial duties. Mrs. ]. E. Trower Wis
tied Mrs. Everett Lovelace Tuesday.
= Miss Ruby Trower visited in Gaz-
ette recently. - Cecil Pease killed
hog last wek that had became crippled.
= Wheat sowing is progressing slow
ly. F. w. Vanwinkle sowed some
more than a week ago which has
come up nicely. Cecil Pease and o.
M. Montague ares owing and others
are getting ready. = Fay Utterback
suffered some broken ribs recently,
when horse kicked him. However he
has kept going and has moved several
loads of his household goods to Mid
dletown. He is using his truck. =
Mrs. ]. e. Trower entertained her
father and mother one day last week.
= Mrs. A. L. Motley and Jack visited
Mrs. D. E. Motley and Marvin Thurs
day. - Frank Kisor and family and
visitors from Iowa visited J. E. North.
cutt Sunday. = Mildred Daniels be
came quite sick with sore throat ans
high fever Sunday. - Marion Helyel
from down near Cuivre visited Mis-
Gertrude Schroeder Saturday and Sun
day. w. C. johnson and family spen
Sunday visiting d. E. Nation ant
wife. = Remember the meeting of tn,
Michigan Farm Club Friday night
Debate, Resolved that the County Uni
Bill should not be adopted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, October
S.Approxeimately 850,000 pounds Of
wool have been pooled in Missouri
during the past season, according to a
statement made by Daniel G. Rogers,
director Of the Marketing Division Of
the State Board Of Agriculture. This
amount is only about half the amount
pooled last Ssason, She amount being
pooled last yeaf amounting to 1,6O0,-
900 pounds. This decrease is caused
by the unfortunate results Of pooling
last year according to the opinion Of
Mr.. Rogers.
Last year vast the first year that
pooling has been tried to any extent
Ia the State and because Of the low
prices and market conditions the pro-
ducers lost money. This loss was at
sributsd 70 pooling By many of them.
Ehis yesf the value Of pooling has
asss6 Flfainly seen; those pooling their
wool getting from Is to 25 cents q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LRD'iEh
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cnred

oy local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
and that is by q constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an In
damed condition Of the mucous lining Of
he Eustachians Tube. When this tube IL
ine.-nsd you have q rumbiing sound or i'm.
perfect hearing. and when Il IL entirely
Closed. Deafness IL the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
.estorsd to its normal condition, hearing
Will be destroyed forever. Many cases Of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which 10
an infamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces Of the
system. @
any case OF Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
oe cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Cir
.ulars free. All Druggists. T6c.
F, j. CHENEY G CO.. Toledo, o.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

Farmers in Audain County this sea-
son have received an average of S1.25
a bushel for their wheat, SO cents a
bushel for their corn and 35 cents a
bushel for their oats. The farmers in
Boone County have received an aver
age of $110 for their wheat, SIS cents
their corn and 80 cents for their oats.
Missouri farmers, as whole, have
received an average of $1.06 a bushel
for wheat, 81 cents bushel for corn
and 80 cents bushel for oats, accord
ing to asuvey of prices by the State
Crop Reporting Service under the dir
ection Of Jewel Mayes and E. A.
Logan of the State and Federal De-
partments Of Agriculture.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

This fine October weather is put
ting the ground in condition so the
farmers can begin to SOW wheat.
Some Of the more rolling sections of
ground have already been sowed. 1t
is probable that the amount of ground
in Audrain County put in wheat this
year will be only 30 per cent of the
usual acreage, as many farmers who
had planned to sow wheat have not
broken the ground yet and it will be
almost impossible to get the ground
in condition in time to SOW this sea-
son. @,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

The highest price that lambs have
brought upon the St. Louis market
in number Of weeks, was Tuesday
made for w. E. Cunningham Of Aud
rain county, Mo-, when he disposed of
two lots to the city butchers at $500
per cwt, Is head weighing 72 lbs. and
a full load of III head averaging 7S
lbs at price, He also had 1872 head of
lambs selling to Swift & Company,
averaging 72 lbs at $50 per cwt.,
which was the highest price for the
packers. Mr.. Cunningham has been
identified in the sheep feeding bus
mess and one whose consignments
have found ready disposal upon the
st. Louis market, due to the good
Judgment and consistant manner in
which he conducts his lamb feeding.
Live Stock Reporter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

i. .
Horseshoe pitching is no longer a.
thing to be laughed about for it is
once more becoming a popular sport.
The renaissance of the game is evil
dent everywhere. The county farm
bureaus all over the State are endeay-
oring to find the champion horseshoe
pitching team of the county. It is
the desire of the federation to have a
State horseshoe pitching tournament
during the annual Farmers Week In
Columbia in January.
The bureau is compiling set Of
rules for the tournament and reports
a great deal of enthusiasm in many
of the counties.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

Paul Keller, a member Of the dairy
judging team at the University of
Missouri is mixer of Campus jose
phine Galaxy, the Holstein belonging
to the University, which is second in
The State in the production of milk and
butter fat during the month of Aug
Hst. On February 5 Mr., Keller start
ed to milk Campus Josephine Galaxy
four times day and up to the present
time she has given 15,593.7 pounds Of
milk and 5l796 pounds Of butter fat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

Hoover has lost one Of his good fox
hounds. VIII Dempsey, wife and
Miss Vera and Mrs. Malde Miller,
Hally Brown and wife spent Sunday
at Charley Reeds. = Will Keatont
Frank Hoover and Ben Spencer were
Mexico visitors Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

Charley Dowell, near Molino, will
begin blowing for 40 acres of wheat
as soon as the ground dries. He thinks
the greatest benefit his section has
derived form the recent rains is the
chinch bugs that have been killed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-13

STATEMENT OF THE OWNER.
SHIP, MANAGEMENT. CIRCU-
LATIoN, ETC, REQUIRED BY
THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF
AUGUST "a, 1912.