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The Washington times., 1921-05-10
The Oxygen We Breathe.

1t has been found by scientific experiment that
the average adult consumes about thirty ounces
OF oxygen In twenty four hours, and during that
period inhales and exhales I, 440 gallons of air.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
1t certainly isn't the modern
day chicken that goes home. TO
roost." CHEERUPADlST.

Old Man Cat newspaper onice'--1
want copies of your paper for week
back.
Smart Clerk-Go to q drug store and
get mustard plasters. +. :.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
AN INVITATION.

They say microbes dwell In a kiss
A rumor that is most rife.
Come, laddie dea, and make OF me
AN iS'"Lo LADY DONNA.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
Mystery of Egg Lines.

No one knows why some birds eggs are white
and others highly colored with all sorts Of marks
them. No one knows why some birds lay a
single egg and others ten more. why some
birds buried nest and others do not
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
The Costliest Palace.

The Palace Of Versailles, near Paris, is said to
be the costliest ever built Louis XIV destroyed
all the documents relating to this wonderful
building. to prevent its real cost ever being
known.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10

Among manuscripts recently sold was one con-
corning the Abbey OF st. stephen. Csen The
vellum, with autograph crosses by william the
Copaueror hts Queen, Matilda, and two other
witnesses brought $4,000
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
TO-DAY

About other worlds which We do not 80,
Lot us not stop. now, to bother:
Ooe thing should not forgotten Be,
We are here to help each other.
There are chances for everyone
To lend . helping hand
And many good deeds to be done
TodayNtn our own broad land.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10

Letter Y. will come to
New York and get a job as
cashier in the bank. think
I know all about banks.
Yours, with lots OF Akwerie.
Fred.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
A CURIOUS sENTENCE.

j. A. T. gives the most Interesting
sentence OF It's kind ever written.
The nrst letter OF each word spc1Ao
the hrst vord. the second letter the
second word. and so on. Starting at
tho right th9 sentence viii read the
sar'' rs II Ring fror tNc left. IL
II IS follows:
% '"or, .rEro TENET OpERA
UOrAs."
The Latin meaning. says J. n T.
IL; Those who do not SOW will re
reap"
The Washington times., 1921-05-10

And the Office Goat said: Let
there be science In the G. o. g."
and there was science therein.
stein" and "stein" of II.
JOE CONKLIN.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
CoNVERsArIoN.

you give me q pane" said the
window glass.
"Oh, I'm not so brassy." said the
spittoon.
"But neither ohe> Of you eas
smoker" retorted the chimney.
HARVARD.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10

Letter NJ. America Is a
proud country where they
make the best soda biscuit
in the world. But do not
forget that some day Can
ada will also be leading
nation. feel like ! got
headache today. Hoping you
are the same Fred.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
A CHARADE,

| My hrst 10 q cover.
| My second city;
The whole you discover
With this " you're wit'v
MARY ANNE
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
AROUND TOWN.


Yes. HENRY LANSBURGH has q
perfect right to hold his head high
when parading with the ShrinerA
He has made Almas Temple one Of
the foremost in the world.
Somebody will have to manu-
facture some more offices or there
will soon be none for ED. GRAHAM
to be appointed to. Eds been elected
or appointed to everything vacant In
the last month.
CHARLIE SEMMES. since ne has
been elected president Of the Rotary
club. has been going around among
his friends who are orators getting
points He says he hasn't time to
take up correspondents school
course in speech-makinE.
The most serious thing about Pub
lie Printer CARTER insisting on being
paid promptly for printing for all de-
partmcnts, carrying no account over
thirty days, Is that II may stand In
the way OF Department OF Agriculture
bulletins on the Injurious Activities
OF the Squash Borer."
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
THE WORLD GOING RELATIVELY.

The word war Is on. Every
mans. vocabulary is arrsyed
against every mans dictionary.
Relatively for breakfast. consan-
guinity of elasticity for dinner,
simultaniety for supper. Each
meal lasting eight hours.
,Polysyllables are the rage.
Monos don't count. The sword
has yielded to the megaphone.
So on with the prattle and may
the strongest jaw win.
PAUL WHITE.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10

Did yer ever git q wad Or
gum on yer shoe and collect
all the cigarette stumps on the
street? HARVARD.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
Mr.. B. Baer

LOST WITHOUT A GUIDE.
Letter b. Ksthi, soon the
leaves will be falling in the
Canadian woods and the
squirrels will be leaping
from tree to tree. They will
be glad to see you. Lots OF
Akwerie. Fred.
Letter c. They say tina. ]
am uneducated and unrc-
fined. You know that |
know all the best people ir
Grand Ants. And / know
that you know the other
seven-eighths OF the popu-
lation. Lots OF Akweric.
Your little cigar store In
dian.
Letter d. Ma cheris' scon
I will leave Canada and get
a Job as office boy at Vas
sar. Lots of Akwerte
Letter Z. How Is that
when don't write 70 you
you never answer those let
tiers? Canada Is beautiful
without you. Lots OF Ak
werie. Freddie.
Letter double Z. 1t seems
but yesterday that met
you. ! wish'it was a hundred
years from NOW. Lots OF
Akwerie.
Your little injun guide.
Letter r. How isit that
don't see you when YOU are
absent? 1t seems imposai-
BILE. received your kind
alphabet and will go to col
lege. What college do you,
suggest? Is Bryn Iawr
good? Lots of Akwerie.
Fred.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
The Work of William the Conqueror

AND TOLD my love.
The Washington times., 1921-05-10
WAREHOUSE LANGUAGE.

Customer-"One plate OF beans viii
4 Frankfurter on the side
Wattsr-"One against many"
p. ID. ..
Evening star., 1921-02-06
USE SKID CHAIN PRINCIPLE

The marvellous success of the cater
pillar type of tractor, aS used in the
various kinds of tanks" employed
during the great war, was accom-
plished by nothing more than a devel-
opment Of the familiar skid chain
principle.
For many years expert engineers and
inventors had struggled with the diff
cult mechanical problem of construct
Ing commercial vehicle that would
lay its own track. and thus enable it to
secure traction on soft ground, or
other yielding and slippery surfaces
But their efforts were unsuccessful
until the endless belt principle. such
as are used in tire chains. was adopt
ed. Thereafter. the development Of
the present day tank" and other
which goes to prove that the skid
chain basic principle is the best giver
of traction now known to the automo-
bile world.
When you put skid chains on your
bare tires you are giving them the
benefit of this endless chain tractor
principle. which was borrowed from
them for use in tanks" and you
should invariably employ them when
certain from rain or other natural
causes. Skid-chains lay their own
track of safety from the dangerous
skid. as well as give tenacious grip
that efectually prevents the useless
spinning of wheels and consequent
wastage of power, to say nothing of
the great saving in tire wear caused
by this slippage.
Remove the endless belt from the
irresistible tank and all its traction
is gone; the powerful motors will be
useless on account of the absence of
the method by which their power Is
transmitted into forward motion. And
so it is with the motor car, using bare
tires on slippery paving. The grip
ping contact of endless" skid-chains
must be employed to furnish the rear
wheels with traction. or even his .ex-
ira power will be wasted in useless
and expensive motion that gets the
vehicle nowhere.
Evening star., 1921-02-06
LINCOLN HIGHWAY MEN
NAME GUNN PRESIDENT
He Succeeds F. A. Seiber1ing, Who
Is Unable to Give Project
Attention.

The Lincoln Highway Association
has announced the election OF James
Newton Gum as president of the or
ganization. Mr.. Gum is president of
the United States Tire Company. He
takes up the duties as head of the
Lincoln highway work as successor
to F. A. Seiberling. who felt unable
to attend longer to the responsibilis
ties of the position.
Mr.. Gum, as a director and founder
of the Lincoln Highway Association.
has been in close touch with aims and
purposes of the organization. The
United States Rubber Company,
through his interest and that OF Its
president, c. B. Seger, recently an
nounced it's Willingness to finance the
construction of the 'ideal section"
somewhere along the highway.
In accepting his new ONCE Mr.
Gum said: Il know that the work OF
the association should be very much
more effective and important now
than ever before. and with the oppor-
tunities we have under the new con-
ditions in political and industrial life
we should be able to accomplish
great good in stimulating the inter-
est and constructive work in highway
development throughout the entire
country
Evening star., 1921-02-06

but the extent of interstate travel
upon the road can be easily deduced
from the comments of the press and
reports received by the Lincoln High
way Association from all the points
along the highway. One Ohio city
planned to entertain 5000 visiting
motorists during the last season. One
city Cheyenne, Wyo.) was the stop
ping point for tourists from thirty
four states upon a certain day last
summer. when count Of 2540 people
at the municipal campground was
made. Seven hundred and sixty four
tourists took advantage Of the free
campgrounds established at one
point upon the Lincoln highway in
Nebraska during July.
The state Of Utah is Indebted to the
Lincoln highway for the introduction
Of S750,000 of new money, put into
circulation by tourists in that state
in 1920. according to the announce
ment of the Utah State Automobile
Association. Citations Of this char
acter could be given without end.
With better road to travel, with a
broader knowledge of the many de-
lights of this transcontinental drive
resulting from the general publicity
attending the see America first"
movement, it is but reasonable to an
ticipate greater volume of motor
traffic of this character upon the Lin
coin highway during the coming year
than ever before.
Evening star., 1921-02-06
WET WEATHER MENACE.
Motorists Warned to Put on Chains
During Rain.

"Plink. pink. pink" hear those lit
tie raindrops beginning to make their
music on the windshield? It's old
man Wet Weather ringing his bells
on one Of his periodical rounds of
Strange old gent he is, because If
you don't take the time to halt and
put on your skid chains he proceeds
to follow along and do business with
you anyway. Figuring out the dol
lars he grinds from bare tires in the
course of a year would tax the
strength of an adding machine, for he
seems to have a regular bunch OF
customers who seem willing to take
a chance with his grinding at every
opportunity. Nothing delights him
more than to see rear wheels spinning
around at a dizzy rate in their efforts
to get a tirehold on the slippery paw
ing that his helpers have prepared for
his benefit.
Don't let the music Of his bells lull
you in a careless mood. Get out and
put on your tire chains at the very
first pink" even though he may at
tempt to shower you enough to damp
en- your ardor while doing so. Abso-
lutely refuse to take the chance Of do
ing business with the crafty fellow.
for remember, he never refunds any
Of the money that he grinds from
your tires!
Evening star., 1921-02-06
LEATHER BEARING TAKES
M0T0RIST HOME SAFELY
connecting Rod Bushing Breaks
Just When None Could Be
Found.

row TO get home when a connecting
roo pushing has been burned out from
Iack or oil and no replacement is OBJ
,aihaDie sounds like a considerable prob
,.m, put a recent experience of the
writer SHOWS that ii can be done
The first symptom of trouble was a
knock, which to the practiced ear told
tne source Of the trouble Driving very
Slowly. a garage four miles distant was
reached and half an hours work sufficed
70 crop the oil pan and discover the
Daobit lining Of one connecting rod in
small fragments. To give the honor
where 1T is due. it should be stated that
.he garage in question was E>ie's. at
Scroon Lake. n. Y. There, despite a
good collection Of spare bushinss. moth
ing could be found to fit--the car was
an old model. However, Mr.. Boyle s,Ip-
gested that by putting in a piece Of stout
leather in place Of the vanished bushine
IT might be possible to make Lake
George, thirty-five miles away. and so
reach machine shop No sooner suy-
gested than tried: in another hour the
leather was in place and the engine run
ning as smoothly az ever. The thirty
nVe-nhe run was made with a maximum
speed OF hfteen miles an hour, and in
considerable fear and trembling, but
without any untoward happening.
Next morning the oil pan was again
taken of. but again it was found i'm
IN'''D'C " iiiid fepIdCeInent make
One-it being Sunday. But the leather
looked as II it liked it's job: it was
nicely polished. nodded to a perfect fit
IN the cap and there was no feelable
shake in the bearing. New York, 200
miles away. was the destination, and
though 1t seemed a long chance it was
taken and the run made at an average
running speed of twenty-five miles an
hour. The only care taken was never
to exceed thirty miles, or l20 revolutions
of the engine
Arriving home, the motors operation
was still all that could be desired. and
circumstances calling for yet another run
OF 100 miles, this. too. was made on
the leather bearing. In all. a total Of
just about 400 miles was covered.
To give a little more detail Of the
fitting: the leather was cut to exactly
fit the circumference Of the connect
ing rod cap. but about half an inch
wider. Then removing all shims, the
bolts were drawn up dead tight This
caused the projecting edges of leather
to turn up and so mold themselves into
tho shape of the collars that always
exist at either end Of a bushing
Care was taken not TO speed up the
engine. because at low speeds the load
on the Car OF the connecting rod is not
very great, since there is pressure above
the piston on all but the suction stroke
II high speeds were attempted. how
ever. the inertia Of piston comes into
play seriously. II occurs to the writer
that lacking piece of really good leath-
er one could perform the same trick with
q bit of brake lining-A. Ludlow Clay
den, in Motor Life.
Evening star., 1921-02-06

The construction Of some differentials
naturally produces a humming sound.
This is not Slrmful. But il harsh
grating :.oise is produced or in the
case. of some cars if there is any
noise at all there is a defect in the
system which should be remedied.
Some causes are lack of oil. use of
the wrong grade or a poor grade OF
oil. gears out of alignment. chipped.
buried or broken teeth. or if the car
is old the gears are undoubtedly
worn, resulting in noise.
10. Play in the steering gear
causes rattle and movement which
can be felt by the driver when going
over cobblestone or other rough
roads. This is usually due to worn
connections somewhere in the steer
ing apparatus. such as at steering
knuckles. clevise joints of the tie
bar steering arm, or is due to loose
adjustment of reduction gears at the
end Of the steering column. Some
times the bearings in the front
wheels are loose. causing vibration
and rattle. This latter is only
noticeable to the driver when the car
is travelling rough roads.
This Weeks Questions
1. Is it good practice to quickly ac-
celerate the engine when increased
speed is desired?
2. What may be the result of too
Evening star., 1921-02-06

HEARD ON STREET CAR.
From the Detroit Journal.
On my line you can't get q seat"
That's nothing"
"Eh?"
"On my line you can't get a strap"
Evening star., 1921-02-06
kKl MOTORS ard MOTORING Sc 81

large a gap at spark plug points?
3. How does the functioning OF the
timer and distributor dincc.
4. How should ball or roller bear
ing be adjusted?
5. What electric lighting troubles
can be traced directly to the bulbs,
6. Are leather covers for tires still
in use?
:. Is it advisable to use some form
of radiator covering in cold weather
even when anti-freeze solution Is mix
ed with water in the cooling system?
8. Will leaky valves cause skipping
or misiring of the engine?
3. What timer trouble is chiefly the
cause of an engine misfiring?
10. VIII a poor grade OF oil or an
improper carburetor mixture cause an
engine to overhead in winter
Copyright. 1921. Thompson Feature Service
Evening star., 1921-02-06
Nebraska.

Beginning with 1920. Nebraska in
Stituted a complete maintenance sys-
tenn on the Lincoln highway from
the Missouri river to the Wyoming
construction were added during the
year. All told, the cost of improve
ment was S737.022. The Lincoln
highway across the state is reported
in better condition for travel than 1t
has ever been before. and 1921 will
Wyoming.
New construction and maintenance
cost Wyoming $530.396 last year. TWO
hundred and thirty seven and one
half miles of Lincoln highway were
improved. Active road work was
undertaken in practically every coun-
ty traversed by the highway across
the state, and. Indicating the i'm
portance of the Lincoln highway as
spent not less than 25 per cent Of
it's total available highway funds for
road Improvement upon this road.
Utah.
In Utah an estimate must be made
due to the lack of authoritative fig
ures at this time. Not less than
$4,000 was spent upon the Lincoln
highway in the state. This includes
the wonderful new Skyline boulevard
east.
Nevada.
With Wyoming, Nevada has gone
the full length in the matter of the
Lincoln highway betterment. show
ing a total Of $7S8,237.75 for new
construction. With the work COM
pleted and that in progress. more
notable improvement upon the Lin
coin highway in Nevada will be in
evidence than in any other state at
the end OF 1921.
California.
California spent $115.157.s5 upon
the Lincoln highway in 1920. This
provided for the completion Of sew
eral short sections and general
maintenance.
1920 Improvement Table.
Briefly summarized, the work for
the year is given in the following
table:
Evening star., 1921-02-06

hE.way in seven years. S31.1s7,0S4.
here we have conservative esti-
mate Of the amount of money ac-
tual1y spent in constructive improve
ment upon the Lincoln highway prop
er. Considering this development. at
strucive phases which are of the
greatest relative Importance.
Road Now Completely Marked.
The Lincoln Highway Association in
1920 completed the permanent marx :
cost the association $4,000. The
western section of the highway to the
Pacific coast had been previously
marked in most efficient and perma- :
nent way. The Lincoln highway is
now. therefore, the longest contin-
uously and permanently marked high
way in the Union and in the world.
Those who Travelled the route a
number Of years ago and will do SO
tent Of civic Improvement In evidence.
Literally millions of dollars have
been spent upon hotel and garage
facilities catering primarily to the
tourists trade.
Municipality owned and operated
camping grounds of the highest order
Offering ample accommodations are
free to the Lincoln highway tourists.
These free camp grounds have proved
a golden investment to the communi-
ties, attracting the tourists and pro-
longing their stay at practically every
point.
The greatest concern Of the Lincoln
Highway Association at this time is
influencing to the full extent of it's
ability the efficient expenditure of the
huge sums of money now available
for highway building. 1t is conserva-
i've not frNo IA hot al~ 10 =
and a quarter dollars now are avail
able in the United State for highway
construction. The greatest Importance
attaches to the selection Of proper
materials and a business-like hand
ling Of these huge funds in the inter
Accordingly the Lincoln Highway AS
sociation this year will undertake the
construction of what Is known as it's
Ideal Section. A section Of the Lin
coin Highway s to be built under the
supervision and as a result of the
technical authorities in the United
States. to anticipate as far as pos
sible the highway traffic of years to
come. This will be a model section Of
the Lincoln way. The Show Road Of
the World"
twbdtotheoreg forefg ftaoreg forefft
Through Trnmc Heavy.
In 1913 the Lincoln highway was an
idea Today it is definitely estab-
lished. marked in it's entirety and i'm
proved to the extent described.
Where the transcontinental auto
mobile trip was much advertised
feat in 1913. it is common occur
renee today. Literally thousands Of
motorists made the complete drive
from the Atlantic to the Pacific in
1920.
No definite statement can be made
of the exact number Of tourists using
the Lincoln highway. It is impossible.
obviously, to secure such statistics
Evening star., 1921-02-06

Total .54s.5 $7.4eo. .492.19 1856, 1872 3s
Total expenditures upon the Lincoln
highway in 1920, $8,324.624.
The progress made in bringing the
Lincoln highway from a dream in the
minds Of its founders. seven years
back. to its present status Is briefly
summarized in the following table Of
yearly expenditures:
Evening star., 1921-02-06

Perhaps you, too. have seen pic
lures of the new dog of fashion, the
--orded poodle. 1t looks like a cross
between floor mop and 81 rag
5ug.-Detroit Journal.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
DR.. Writ Speaks
On Near East Relief

~. Anecln Writ. who Is in Pueblo
In tho interest of the Near East Re-
lief. addressed both Central and Cen
tcnniai high school students Friday
morning.
tho Armcnians and his experience as
me Of 500 relief workers sent out by
th- United states government.
Or. Writ speaks at II o'clock this
morning in the First Presbyterian
church and Mt $ o'clock tonight at a
mass meeting of southsidc churches,
20 bc held in ST. Paul's NJ. r.. church.
ON Monday morning no will speak
at various other schools. and at night
at a final meeting to be held in the
City Auditorium.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-01
CHANGES IN TRAIN
SCHEDULES TODAY

Changes OF schedule for Santa re
and Colorado and Southern trains ar
rivins and departing from the Pueblo
Union station are noted on a new Time
table distributed at the station satur-
day. Times changes are effective
starting at 1901 o'clock on the morning
Of May /. No changes are made IN
schedules Of Denver and Rio Grande
or Missouri Pacific trains.
Santa Fe train No. IL, known as the
Colorado Flyer from Chicago. now ar
rivcs at 2:o5 O'Clock in the afternoon.
instead Of l:o5 O'Clock, and departs for
Denver At 80 o'clock instead of 80
o'clock. This is r reduction In stop
page at Pueblo ten minutes, OCCASION
I'd by the fact that passengers now take
the noon meal at La Junta, instead OF
Pueblo. This is also scheduled as
Colorado and Southern train No. l..
Santa Fc No. 81 arrives at $40
O'Clock In the afternoon instead OF
>3o O'Clock. and departs at o'clock
instead. of 4:&5 o'clock. This is schcdul-
ed also as G. T. S. No 81
Colorado and Southern No. snl, from
the south. arrives at s:15 O'Clock in the
morning as formerly; II leaves for tho
north at $40 O'Clock. instead NJ s:SS
o'clock. This train is scheduled as
Santa Fe No. 604.