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Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29
ELIMINATING DANGER
FROM EXHAUST GASES
Simple Method Illustrated tor
Carrying Away Fumes.
Five Minutes In Small Unventiia1eo
Garage With Door Shut and En-
aine Working Means An.
other Job for Undertaken.

When Nat Willis. the noted actor
was found lying beneath his car, deao,
and it was found that his death nad
resulted from inhaling the exhaust
gases of an automobile, the motoring
public began to take precautions
against this menace.
If one should remain for five min
utes in a small unventilated garage,
with the door shut and fumes pour
ing from the cars exhaust he would
be beyond the doctors aid.
II you must work on the car with
the engine running attach hose to
the exhaust and run the hose into a
pipe that communicates with the outer
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Il You Need I Medicine
You sheun Have the Best

Have you ever stopped to reason why
Il il that so many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten! The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine:
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
IN endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need OF it..
: A prominent druggist says Take for
example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, q
preparation I have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for In
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers TESTIFY.
No other kidney remedy has SO large q
SALE"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp Root is due to the fact,
50 many people claim, that it fulflls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments; corrects uri-
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle OF
Swamp Root by Parcels Post. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. n. Y,
and enclose ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
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Their Opinions.

"Sir," sternly said the horse-faced
gent, II denounce the present fashions
in women's garb as immodest, scandal
Gus and unhealthful! declare that a
great deal of the literature of today
is harmful to the youth of the land /
reprobate the dance as device of the
devil! L"
"And in return, sir" snarled ]. Full
Ter Gloom, Il denounce the average
fap-mouthed goody-good as utterly
useless and unutterably tiresome, and
demand that he go to the devil and
stay there !"-Kansas City Star.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29
VERDIGRIS FORMS ON BRASS
It May Be Removed by Use OF Good
Metal Polish, Leaving Clean
Smooth Surface.

The verdigris that forms on brass
may be removed by the following
treatment: Mix a good metal polish
in equal parts with wood alcohol. Ap-
ply with a brush and allow to dry.
When dry rub with a clean cloth and
the verdigris will come off too, leaving
a clean smooth surface. After this
the brass may be polished in the usual
way.
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Select Associates Carefully.

You can catch the right kind Of hab.
it's by associatiag with people who
nave them. Pick Industrious. cheerful
people for your friends, people who
mean to succeed and know how to do
it. You can expose yourself to all
their working habits with profit. And
if you get infected with them, 1t will
make big difference In the ease with
which you reach the goal you have set
for yourself.-John Blake, in Chicago
Daily News.
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BE CAREFUL OF SPEEDOMETER
Spinning or Sliding Of Rear Wheels Ia
Liable to Spring or Otherwise
lnjure Shaft.

When the can has a transmission
driven speedometer the rear wheels
should never be spun or permitted to
slide. This habit is likely to spring
or break the speedometer shaft, some
times causing an error in speedometer
reading OF anywhere from to 5 per
cent
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29
KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEAN

Many winter motorists have
found that a simple way to keep
the windshield clean when the
first melting flakes of snow are
flying is, to apply a mixture Of
.glycerin, salt and water. The
glass should first be thoroughly
washed and dried, then the mix
ture is applied with a cloth
rubbed in straight lines. Twice
as much glycerin as water and
a liberal sprinkle Of salt will be
found efficaci0us.
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Az It Sounded to Her.

A little girl was asked, upon her re-
turn home, how she liked the singing
Of the congregation in the church.
Il liked it very much, indeed" she
said, although all the people said 1t
was bad"
".All the people said it was BAD
What do you mean, my dear?'
"Oh, it was so bad that l heard the
neople praying, Lord, have mercy upon
us miserable singers.
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Flying in England.

Figures reported for the first year OF
civil flying in England reveal total
air mileage of 734 200, made in 3S,054
flights, carrying 10000 passengers
with but one fatal accident. Machines
numbering $40 were registered.
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A Flying Furnace.

The average meteor when first seen
Is about 80 miles above the sarface
of the earth, and disappears from view
at 80 miles. Thus, it travels 5O miles
before the atmospheric friction burns
II up. This friction, 1t is reckoned,
raises It to a temperature of something
like 100000 degrees.
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COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review Of Trade an
Market Reports

winter, spot, $1.9s; No. red winter,
spot, $1.9S; No. Z red, garlcky. spot.
$1.S7h; January. $1.s7h; February.
s1.sS; March, $1.SoM.
Cob corn is quotable at $4.25@4.3O
per barrel for, carloads prime nearby
yellow on spot.
Corn-Contract, spot, SIC; January
delivery, size; February delivery
1874.
Oats-No. 2 white, SIC; No: white,
IS.
Rye-No. Western, export, spot,
s1.82H; bag lots nearby rye, as to
quality, $1.60 bushel.
Hay-No.' / timothy (nommaD, SIS
@28.5O; standard timothy, $26.50@27;
No. 2 timothy, $25.50@26; No. 2 timo'
thy, $21@23; No. light clover mixed,
$25.50@26; No. light clover mixed,
$1,000; No. clover mixed, $3.50
$3.50; No. 2 clover mixed, $21@23;
No. clover; 26@27; No. 2 clover, S21
@24; sample hay, $17@21.
Straw-No. tangled rye, SIT; No.
2 tangled rye, SIS; No. 1 wheat, $3.50
1850; No. 2 wheat, $12@12.5O; No. !
oats (nominal), s1S@1S.50; No. 2 oats.
$16@17.
Butter-Creamery, Western separa-
tor, extra, 54@55c; first, 53@54; do.
prints, Il pound, extra, 55@56; first
54@55; do, ! pound, extra, 55@56;
first, 54@55: nearby creamery, extra,
4S@5o; first, 4e@47; dairy prints
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, ex,
ira, 2S@3o; first, 25@26; store packed
irsts, 17@1s; rolls. West Virginia, ex.
ira, 1920; do, Maryland and Penn
sylvania, extra, 22@23.
Eggs-Western Maryland, Pennsyl.
vania and nearby, first, loss off. zoe;
Eastern Shore, Nd, and Virginia, first
loss off, 70c; Western (Ohio), first,
loss of, 20; West Virginia, first, loss
off, So; Southern North Carolina)
Grst, loss off, 81.
Live Poultry-Chickens, young, by
boat, pound, 35c; do, by express, 35;
rough, STACEY, poor, 2S@30; old roos
ters, 20; old hens, over pounds, $40
IS; do, small. 32@33; white leghorn
hens, 32@33; young white leghorns
IL pounds, 32@33; ducks, muscovy
and mongrel, young, pound, 31@32;
white pekins, young, 340S5; puddle,
pounds and over, 33@35; do, smaller
poor, 26@2s; turkeys, choice hens
pound, So; young gobblers, 55; THU
crooked breast, 40Q42; old toms, so.
Potatoes-White, Maryland, Penn
sylvania and nearby, per 100 pounds
$160@1.75; do, Eastern Shore, McCor
mick, 100 pounds, s1.25@1.50; sweets
yellow, No 1, per barrel, kiln dried
$4@4.5O; do, yellows, Rappahannock
per barrel $4,000; do, Eastern Shor''
Maryland and Delaware, per barrel, s.
@4.50; do, native, per hamper, $1.50
yams, fancy, bright, per barrel, $3.50 q
4.
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NEW YORK.-Wheat, spot easy:
No. red and No. 2 hard, s1.99, C. l.. t.
track New York, January shipment,
and No. 2 mixed durum, $1.96, C. i. f.,
10 arrive.
Corn, spot easy; No. 2 yellow, SIC,
and No. 2 mixed, 86, c. i. f., New York,
Today shipment.
Oats-Spot easier, No. white, 58.
Butter-Creamery, higher than ex-
tras, 52@52hc; creamery, extras (92
score), 51h; firsts (SS@91 score), AZ
@5Ok; packing stock, current make
No. 2, 20.
Eggs-Fresh gathered, extra firsts,
72c; frsts, 70@71; State, Pennsyl-
vania and nearby Western hennery
whites, firsts to extras 76@79; State,
Pennsylvania and nearby Western hen
merry browns, extras, 75@76; do, gath
cred browns and mixed colors, firsts
to extras, 71@74; refrigerator, firsts.
64@65.
Cheese-State, whole milk, flats,
held, specials, 26@29c; do, average
run, 24@25k; State, whole milk, fats,
fresh, specials, 24A@25A; do, average
run, 23@24.
Live Poultry-Broilers, 40@45c; old
roosters, 16; turkeys, IS; dressed
strong, Western chickens, boxes, 31@
40; barrels, 31@40; fowls, fresh, 29@
40; turkeys, old, 54@57.
PHILADELPHIA -Wheat-Lower; !;
No. 2 red winter, $1.94@1.99; do, gar
licky, $1.S5@1.90.
Corn-Lower; No. yellow, new, 86
@88c; do, No. 4, 84@86.
Butter-Lower; Western creamery
extra, 521kc; nearby prints, fancy, 81
@63.
Eggs-Lower; nearby firsts, TIC; do,
current receipts, Il; Western extra
firsts, Il; Western firsts, 69@70;
fancy selected packed, S5@86.
Live Poultry-Firmer; fowls, not
teghorns, 30@36; white leghorns, 800
80; spring chickens, not leghorns, SO
@37; do, white leghorns, 27@29; tur.
keys, fancy, 43@50; do, ordinary. IS @
40; ducks, choice Western, 5000; do
muscovy, 2S@30; geese, 28@32.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29

The automobile industry in France
is considered the greatest sufferer, due
to the presence of so many foreign
built cars obtained from old war
stocks.
In India an automobile show will
be held in Delhi in February of this
year under the auspices of the local
motor trade association.
It is estimated that no less than
$4,000 motor cars from other states
toured in California during 1920.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29
Turf as Substitute for Cork.

TUT as SUBSTITUTE IVT 00TN'
Turf submitted to patented chem
ical treatment is the substitute for
cork of a German chemical factory.
The material is stated to be as firm,
light and sound-proof as cork itself.
and it has high resistance to damp
ness, being also of great value as an
insulating product. Claimed to be in
some respects even superior to cork,
it is especially recommended as sub
stitute material that is likely to prove
epecially important for insulation ana
building purposes.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29

Serious.
"Zounds! How can l wait two
months for delivery?" "Automobile?"
~Coal."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Nervousness.

nervousness.
"Does tobacco make you nervousT"
1T does," replied Mr.. Meekton. "if
Henrietta catches me smoking in the
house."
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29

A mans proudest and rarest posses
sion is an old photograph in which
he looks intelligent.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29

Why buy many bottles OF other vermi-
fugcs, when one bottle Of DR.. Peerys Dead
0he u will act surely and promptly?-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29

Education begins a gentleman. con-
versation completes him.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29

The Nubian tribes Of Africa are
nassionately fond Of music.
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AS we grow more sensible, we refuse
druo cathartics and take instead Natures
herb cure, Garfield Tea.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29

It is easier to bear what's amiss
than go about to reform 1t.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29

Take care Of your health, and wealth
will take care of you. GARFIELD Lea pro
notes health.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1921-01-29

A white egg often comes from a
black hen.-German PrOverb.
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air. In this way you get rid Of those
deadly fumes and eliminate the danger
Of being suffocated by them.
It is very simple to arrange so that
this can be done. A hole is made
in the wall of the garage, in a con-
venient position to the rear of the
car, and piece of gas-pipe inserted.
This pipe should be of sufficient length
to protrude about 6 or 8 inches on
each side of the wall and, If the wall
is wood, duly insulated. Connection
is made with a hose.-E. T. Ofeldt
in Popular Science Monthly.
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The End.
" just got fired"
"What fOr?"
"For good."-Yale Record.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

Little Girl and Boyldnd' The happy country
of all the little children in the world. Here
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

chairs; a cat that walks
and news and swings her
tail; a rabbit who jumps
at one from behind his
his cabbage leaf; a little
French boy, who eats and
cats his cake Of chocolate
and never eats it up.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Limitation of New Construction, Airplane Carriers.

"a. (a) All airplane carriers whose
keels have been laid down by November
II, 1921, may be carried to completion.
(b) No new airplane carrier tonnage
except replacement tonnage is pro-
vided herein shall be laid down during
the period of this agreement, provided,
however, that such nations as have
not reached the airplane carrier tom
mage hereinbefore stated may con-
struct tonnage up to the limit of theif
allowance.
Scrapping of Old Construction.
25. Airplane carriers shall be
scrapped in accordance with methods
to be agreed upon.
Auxiliary Combntant Craft. Re-
placements.
26. (a) Cruisers seventeen years of
age from date of completion may be
replaced by new construction. The
keels for such new construction at,u
not be laid until the tonnage it is in
tended to replace is fifteen years OF
q age from date of completion.
(b) Destroyers and flotilla leaders
twelve years of age from date of com
pletion may be replaced by new con-
struction. The keels of such new con-
struction shall not be laid until the
tonnage 1t is intended to replace is
eleven years OF age from date Of COM
pletion
(c) Submarines twelve years OF age
from date of completion may he re-
placed by new submarine construction.
but the keels of such new construction
shall not be laid until the tonnage
which the new tonnage is to replace
is eleven years of age from date of
completion.
td) Airplane carriers twenty years
OF age from date of completion may
ne replaced by new alrplane carrier
construction, but the keels OF such new
construction shall not be laid until
the tonnage which il is to replace Is
seventeen years of age from date of
completion.
(e) No surface vessels carrying
guns of calibre greater than inch
shall be laid down as replacement ton
mage for auxiliary combatant surface
! craft.
f) The same rules for determining
tonnage of auxiliary coulbatant craft
shall apply to the ships OF each Of the
Powers party to this agreement.
fg) Tho err"roing of ahirs ro
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
MERICAN PROPOSALS SHOW DRAS'

ca The displacement tonnage of
each new ship to be laid down.
(5) The actual date OF completion
of each new ship.
(6) The fact and date of the scrap
ping OF ships replaced.
Cd No fabricated parts of auxiliary
combatant craft, including parts Of
hulls, engl,-es and or6-ance, VIII be
constructed previous to the date of
authorization of replacement tonnage.
A list of such parts will be furnished
all Powers party to this agreement.
Cd In case of the loss or accidental
destruction of ships of this class they
may be replaced by new construction
in conformity with the foregoing rules.
Aircraft.
o7. The limitation of naval aircraft
is not proposed.
Note-Owing to the fact that naval
aircraft may be readily adapted from
special types of commercial aircraft, it
is not considered practicable to pre-
scribe limits for naval aircraft.
General Restriction on Transfer of
2S. The Powers party to this agree
ment bind themselves not to dispose of
combatant vessels of any class in such
a manner that they later may become
combatant vessels in another navy.
They bind themselves further not to
acquire combatant vessels from any
foreign source.
%. No capital ship tonnage nor aux
iiary combatant craft tonnage for for
eign account shall be constructed
within the jurisdiction of any one of
the Powers party to this agreement
during the term Of this agreement.
Merchant Marine.
80. AS the Importance of the mer-
chant marine is in inverse ratio to the
size of naval armaments, regulations
must be provided to govern its CONVEX
sion features for war purposes.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

These and many other /
in Liliputia. Come and Sc
toys, 100 up. Electric
trains with track 500 up.
Mechanical trains with
track) ZOO up. Dolls, 100
up. Doll houses, 500 to
10000. Woolly bears,
3.75 UP. Laundry sets
l.5O up. Cunning little
baby cribs 1.5o.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

placed by new construction shall be
undertaken not later than the date
of completion of the new construction
and shall be completed within three
months of the date of completion
of the new construction; or, If the
completion of new tonnage is delayed
then within four years OF the laying
of the keels of such new construction
(h) Each OF the Powers party to
this agreement agrees to inform all
the other parties to this agreement
concerning:
Cd The names or numbers of the
ships to be replaced by new construc-
ton.
(2) The date of authorization Of re"
placement tonnage.
(S) The dates of laying the keels OF
replacement tonnage.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
st. Louis GIobe-Democrnt.

We think it safe to say that the
American Government has astonished
the world. We are quite sure that it
has astonished the United States. and
If we who expected much are greatly
surprised by the character and extent
of the American proposals for limita-
ton of armament, other countries that
doubtless have expected less must be
amazed. For it must now be plainly
evident to all that the United States
is acting with frank determination In
this matter. 1t is a fair proposal all
around And 1t is intelligent and prac-
ticable. The others may find objections
to some of its features. but it will be
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Kansas City star.

The American proposals are evidence
Of the sincerity of this country's effort
to tighten the burden of the worlds
naval armament Coming as they do
s:en the Power best able to bear the
burden. they put the United States in
generous. disinterested and effective
leadership toward the goal of a higher
civilization. They may require amend
ment. but they remain probably the
greatest practical endeavor against war
in all history
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
PRESS OF COUNTRY
HALLS HUGHES MOVE
Leaves Nothing to Be Desired,
in Belief of New York
Tribune

Following is the available editorial
comment of this morning from Ameri-
can newspapers on the naval holiday
proposal of Secretary Hughes:
New York Tribune.
Mr.. Hughess programme for the linn
itation of naval armament leaves moth
ing to be desired in the way of liberal
accommodation and drastic definiteness.
1t is unconditional and far reaching.
It will lift the burdens of competition
in overcostly naval construction in
way that will make every British, Jap
anese and American taxpayer realize
that 1t has been lifted. The Secretary of
State has been criticised as a negotiator
who is too ready to lay his cards on the
table. Yesterday he laid them on the
table with gesture of superb confi-
dence. The United States invited the
other naval powers to come to Washing
ton and consider restriction of naval
strength. 1t was incumbent on the Ad-
ministration to present plan. But few
OF those who were present at yesterday s
gathering, recalling the reticences and
stalking methods of other conferences,
could have dreamed that plan would
be offered carrying no reservations
whatever and striking ruthlessly to the
very heart of the problem.
Philadelphia Record.
There is nothing lacking in definite.
ness in the proposal submitted by Sec
retary Hughes to the limitation con-
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Rocky Mountain News (Denver) :.

Rocky Mountain News (Denver).
Secretary Of State Hughes took tho
armament bull by the horns as the very
first move on the very first hour OF the
1t was not what was expected of him,
a lawyer a jurist, cold. careful, cir
cumspect candidate for the American
White House five years ago. 1t was
Rooseveltian. Mr. Hughes placed the
American cards face up on the table
without any preliminaries. The step
was a daring one and could have been
taken only by the representative OF a
country like the United States that in
actual and potential economic strength,
which in the last analysis is the
strength of war. is so far ahead of other
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Pittsburgh Gazette-Tines.

This conference, the hope of civiliza-
ton. begins under highly favorable
auspices. both of leadership and COM
mon conscience. nor can we be left long
in uncertainty about tangible results.
Promptly Secretary Hughes introduced
limitation of armaments through sus-
pension of capital ship construction for
a period of ten years and the scaling
down of all naval combatant equipment
generally This makes an appeal that
must be answered categori.-. ll
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

shall be accomplishments But. however
admirable the Hughes programme in it
self, it must nevertheless depend upon
the ultimate solution by the Powers
of the problem of the Pacific and the
East Everything comes back to that
crucial matter and upon a successful
solution depends the whole question OF
armaments. And the solution itself is
a question which depends peculiarly
upon japan.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

ference at the very beginning of its
deliberations. 1t need not grope around
for some tangible proposal to study and
discuss. The United States Is favorably
situated for making these proposals to
England and Japan. We offer a greater
reduction potentially than We suggest 10
them. We have the resources of pro-
viding the greatest navy of all.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Baltimore American.

Certainly the Hughes proposal is the
right sort of move. IT starts the con-
ference off with a concrete, definite
plan, reinforcing the idea from the
jump that his conference is going to be
business conference In which there
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

difficult for them to raise objection.
even if they are so disposed. that can
overcome the tremendous initiative
given to the purposes of the conference
by the drastic cuts and the self control
which we propose as our own share in
the programme.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

not be actuated by jealousies and can
afford to take the lead in armament
reduction and limitation. 1t was chal-
lenge that must be accepted.