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The Washington times., 1921-09-17
THEY'RE HUMAN
By
William Atherton Du Puy

Mr.. Henry Ford played q BIT Of q trick in wiz.
ardry on his gardener not long ago over which
he stil chuckles.
He carried q flower pot into the garden and
approached this skilled grower Of plants, rap
ping 1t dramatically:
Here Is q magic pot" he said. Tt win grow
any plant you choose twice as fast as will any
pot you've got"
The gardener was skeptical, pooh poohed the
idea There was no such thing as magic.
plant would grow as fast In one pot as another
with the same SOIL drainage, etc.
Whereupon the quantity production magnate
challenged the gardener to contest with him with
q two.to-one handicap.
and In vessel Of his own and kept them under
identical conditions.
emerged, those in Mr. Ford's Dot eclipsed their
rivals and grew twice as fast. utterly confound-
ing their attendant.
The fact was that this pot of Mr.. Ford's was
specially constructed and It's sides contained sub
stances which converted them into batteries and
suited which sent currents Of electricity playing
through the soil at the roots Of the plants. This
electricity stimulated growth. 1t was q pot Of
the magic science. --' .r.
English. says Henry d. Hubbard. secretary Of
the Bureau OF STANDARDS. Is coming to be . uni.
In French, italian, Russian and Chinese com.
bined 1t has a separate vocabulary for many oc'
cupations which are not understood In other call
ings. The dressmaker uses many words, largely
Of French origin, which not on the vocabu-
larry Of the chemist. The chemist has special
words largely Of Latin origin with which he con-
veys his meanings to men Of his kind. All are
English. They are usually strung together by
simple little Anglo Saxon words that all under
stand Yet so complicated has our language grown
that each group must learn to interpret itself
to the other or must rely upon interpreter.
. william Jennings Bryan has one of the most
vigorous appetites in public life. Not long ago
he was in Washington to attend a banquet the
zero hour Of which was 8 O'Clock AT z 1 saw
him in the dining room of his hotel and all he
had In front of him was q large steak French.
fried potatoes side dishes of carrots and spinach
1t was one course In his preliminary heat.
Secretary Weeks is an ornitholosist by incna.
tion His hobby IL the study Of birds.
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The Washington times., 1921-09-17
Dog Bites DANGEROUS

THE disease called rabies af.
fects dogs at any time Of the
year and In any climate. II
is not peculiar TO the dog days"
or heated term. contrary TO popular
superstition. A dog irritated by
the heat may run amuck In hot
weather and give rise TO the cry OF
mad dog" when he has simply
been affected by the high tempera-
ture. At the same time every dog
bite should be considered danger
Gus until proved otherwise.
The first thing TO DO I'm csse Of
dog bite IN to have the wound
cauterized by q physician. The OBJ
ject Of this II 70 prevent absorption
of the poison. Home remedies are
Intellectual. Bites about the head
and face cause the greatest num-
Der OF fatal cases and should TO
ceive special attention.
The dog In the case should ros bs
killed but caught ana kept un1sr
The Washington times., 1921-09-17

observation Cor syuupsuu-- - -
IL infected ths dis-4.s 80 -
manifest Itself anA cau-s - a-a-a
within ten days.
II ~ bcconss nere~wry - -
the offending snar.al ~ - -
tempt 60 catch n an1 - rr-u.-r
others from b-tng har,-a- ~ -
avoid injurfng the h.a4 - -
because the SIGNS 90 a. al.-a-- 80
found I'm the braln al splna1 80
these organs should ~ ineart wegN
examined
10 a ~ founA TIA - a. -
free from rnht.s. ~ truuh1s -
be apprehen1eA an1 a. e4.a~r-
tion of the v0unAs - 49, -
harm.
NJ evtdences 20 a. - -
velop IN ths Aog. wh<n o. uarsra
should receive ths PnNas.r sr
ment. vht-h - o. only Hn~wn
means of w.rd1nE 80 - -
n cunna~as - q nunn~r - -
tioss e sp>c1.i s<r12
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
Stars and Stripes

All men are created equal but some get
married. ~. y. -
A Russian ruble is worth about as much
a. an American corkscrew.
The old-fashioned family doctor has dis
appeared. So has the old-fashioned family.
The star Betelguese has diameter of
260.000.000 miles. The only other star with
q diameter approximating that is Fatty
Arbuckle. :.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17

Government OF the united States aucfoDeeT m
old slave days. it would hardly necessary inTeuf
ptful stories.
Mr. Davis attitude of course is the right Oos He
business is to enforce law.
There is something coming and he probably knows Il
that will dscredit the unwse, harmful emigration lsu
no "pitiful stories' possibly could do.
Mine workers. steel concerns etc, that have always
fought labor unions, have their fights union bor
thanks to plentiful immigration.
There was always the loaded steamer coming viii
men "eager for your job if you don't like what yoa
getting"
New workers ready to take what they could -
And so unions were broken formed.
Now it is different story with immigration shut So-n
The workers here have a sort of monopoly Lahor
enjoying an embargo" But that won't last
"Ptful stories" don't 60, and the fact that cou-trr
not half populated should shut out useful anbc1s
immi grants also has little influence
But let big employers say to the right people, "Abosh
that law against immigration, have cheap labor
hold as club over the people working for me The I'm;
thing you know if you don't open the gates aeain II
be compelled to pay higher wages for shorter hours v.
me back my immigrants."
That kind of talk by the right to the right mn
WILL HAVE ITS EFFECT It will change the imnirTs
ton law as soon as labor becomes scarce
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
Mr.. B. Baer
PANIC Is OVER.

SWEET singers OF caiam-
~ ity and double distilled
panics seem to have yodell-
ed 'emselves right out Of
municipal songfest. While
money II tighter than Pull
man windows, bank &C
counts are swollen like bum
galow woodwork In wet
weather.
FINANCES seem to have
- turned sour on capi-
tails stomach, but aver
age citizen isn't any more
affected by ticker tape
than hobo In by welcome
emblem on doormat.
DEASoN for temporary
~ dollar dyspepsia. Plow
chauffeurs In suburban pre-
cincts were up to their ear
drums In wealth per capita.
City banks called on coun-
try banks for hot cash. Al
falfa financiers were short
er than an asthmatic
breath. Started hollering
wolf. ~. q. ~. d
PROFESSIONAL business
u mourners started she'd
ding borrowed tears. Moan
ed that country was on but
tered skids. But crops
started popping forth. Hens
started publishing eggs.
Southern cotton commenced
to jump like frog In boil
ing pond. Wheat, corn. rye.
all bounced pretty.
FARMERS grabbed their
= usual two profits. Paid
off village banks. Borough
dough vaults kicked into
Wall Street bag. Brokers
again have all money In
world. Panic 10 postponed
until happier occasion be-
cause you can't have stand
ard panic without heavy
WALL STREET figures
w there Is panic on
whenever brokers hear that
ordinary citizen has been
apprehended with weekend
bant-rolI OF six bits. That
means that herd Of fugitive
dimes have escaped from
sacred circle Of wild dol
lar tanners. Siren r. blown
on Stock Exchange and
posse Of stock sheriffs scour
country until dimes are
back In jailhouse. ---
WHEN nobody has any
w money but brokers
that means panic is cured.
Farmers have paid off
debts. Crops are in and
sold. Checker tournaments
are blooming In cross.road
garages. Wall Street has
all money in sight and
leases on next crop of
Treasury coupons. =
NEXT panic IL set for
~ usual date IN Septefn-
Der, 1874. - res
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
The March of EUents
NYO great credence can beplaced in
any dispatches about Russian

o.
press bureaus conducted by exiled
Russian reactionaries, and still part
ly financed with money given from
our public funds, are notorious
falsifers. But if it is true that the
Soviet Republic has declared mill
tary resistance to Rumanian occu-
patton Of Bessarabia, then the Soviet
Republic is acting strictly within
its rights. .......,. s... o..
Bessarabia is a Russian province,
upon which Russia depends greatly
for horses and other livestock 1t
was ceded to Russia by Turkey in
1872, fifty years before Rumania
became a nation, created by the
union of Moldavia and Wallachia.
The gift of Bessarabia to Rumania
by the allies was a clear case of
stealing. Russia had not fought the
allies. Russia had saved the allies
from defeat by enormous sacrifices.
There was no possible justification
for despoiling Russia Of this fine
province and bestowing it upon a
government which had neither any
legal nor moral claim to it.
The Soviet Republic never ad-
mitted the legality of this act. 1t
claims Bessarabia as rightful Rus
sian territory. If it has decided to
defend it's claim by arms, it is doing
only what any other government
would do while it had arms with
which to defend its territory and
its rights.
The Chinese are wise and subtle in
diplomacy, and there is no prob
ability that Japan will outwit them
in the short time before the Wash
'ington conference meets. ..+
Japan wants to come to Washing
ton with some sort Of agreement
giving her hold upon China an ac-
complished fact. Hence she is Of
fering to surrender the most AFRO
CANT of her claims upon China and
to abandon the most of the in
famous twenty-one demands which
were made possible by the Wilson
Administration g understanding with
the Japanese government.
In the matter of Shantung-an-
other one of Woodrow Wilson's in
decent betrayals Of the ideals for
which he persuaded the American
people to 60 to war-Japan offers
to surrender the larger part of her
claims, but still insists upon joint
control of the railroads and customs
and the harbor of Kiao- Chau.
The Chinese reply is a refusal to
negotiate at all over the disposition
of territory and authority upon
which Japan has no legal claim.
A better answer could not be
made. China has a clear case, and
can afford to appear at the Wash
ington conference insisting upon her
rights and demanding that Japan
evacuate Chinese soil and cease her
operations against China's SOW
ereignty and integrity.
The League of Nations is being
vigorously press-agented. The
cables are loaded with dispatches
magnifying the doings at Geneva
and very clever pens are employed
in clothing the League and its ac-
tions with an air of Importance,
power and authority.
Most of the stuff is pure bunk.
The League Council has no real
power. 1t does what it is told to
do by Great Britain and the old
time diplomats working with her.
The League assembly is solemn
farce. Not one of the GREAT Powera
The Washington times., 1921-09-17

American eyes than was the rag
doll which Mr.. Wilson brought
home with him, stuffed with rhetori-
cal sawdust and beautified with
spangled platitudes.
The scheme won't work. The
American people are quite capable
of conducting their own affairs, and
they have had enough of European
press propaganda to last them a
hundred years.
NY a strange paradox, Russia IS
X famine and misery are angels
- of good to her and to all the
rest of the world.
Nothing but such gigantic wretch
edness could have broken down the
wall which hatred and fear and stu
pidity had built about Russia. Moth
ing less could have stirred the hu-
name impulses of the other peoples,
made insensible to ordinary suffer
ings by the terrible sequence Of hor-
rors which marked the past seven
years as the most brutal in human
history.
Now we begin to learn truth about
the Russians. And there is no SOL
vent of hatred like understanding,
coupled with compassion and graft
tude.
All the statesmen in the world
can confer till the cows come home
and still there will be no cure found
for Europe's industrial sickness un-
til medium of exchange is created.
Individuals can substitute barter for
money and credits, but nations can
not. And without the means of
trading, no civilized nation can
maintain production at progressive
advances, and not a single nation in
Europe could maintain its popula-
ton. Russia is a sorrowful ex-
ample of that, on the grand scale.
Austria is another, on the small
scale. E. II - -
Money is absolutely essential to
trade. Trade is absolutely essential
to national life. The money of Con-
tinental Europe is sick. Much Of it
is dying. Much of it is dead. So
trade is sick and getting sicker.
We see no remedy save that of
creating an international currency of
some kind to take the place of ma
tional currencies in international
trade. There should be created a
Bank of the World, with a National
Bank in each capital, with reserves
created by special subscriptions, de-
posits and credits of the member
states against which international
currency could be issued.
The local currencies would in no
long time be retired by the member
states, each upon its own terms with
its own people. With all ornaments
reduced to a police basis, and all
peoples freed from the terror of
national bankruptcy and foreign re-
ceiverships, the peoples of Europe
would 60 to work with hearts of
good hope and in very few years
the destruction of the great war
would be repaired.
This bids fair to be the most try,
ing winter the world has passed
through since our modern structure
of society took shape.
Half the human race is on short
rations. Famine hunts its victims
from the Adriatic to the Voiga. All
Asia is in a ferment of religious,
racial and national revolt against
the white man and his ways. All
Europe is tremblingly facing the
probabilities of revolutions, wars
and financial and industrial collapse.
The pendulum which swup0 viz
The Washington times., 1921-09-17
No PitifnL Stories Needed

invented to discredit immigration laws that

THE SEChETARY OF LABOR says pltiful Stores srs
invented to dscredit immigration laws that keep osi
workers out of the United States With brOthers
sisters separated at the dock, families broken ND
Government of the United States by the
old slave days, it would hardly necessary
pitiful stories.
The Washington times., 1921-09-17

FINANCES seem to have
- turned sour on capi-
tails stomach, but aver
age citizen isn't any more
affected by ticker tape
than hobo In by welcome
emblem on doormat.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
1910 Chalmers Still
 Good for Many Miles

1910 model, special speedster Chalmers. owned by c. F. Woods of Little Rock. Arkansas, has had a hard and widely varied career dur ing it's 1 years of service.
 It was originally the property of Eddie Bingham, the famous race driver, and has performed in the Elgin, Illinois, road races and on the Pensacola. Florida, speedway. to say northzng of transforming all over the country. At another time, it was a scout car on the Lincoln highway.
 When questioned about the car. Mir. Woods said: "She is some boat and she has some record too. Had some pretty tough grinds. but she's still good. Guess she'll make about 90 or more per hour. She has probably gone way over 100. 1000 miles but she's good for at least 50,0 more. The original factory rings and pistons are still in the motor and are in good condition. The cylinders are not scored and have never been rebored.'
 MT. Woods was at one time mecha- nician for E. J. Fitzpatrick.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Take Aduontage
 of National Parks

An informative chapter in Elon SesSup's book. The Motor Camping Book just published by G. F. Put nAm's Sons. on the subject of where 10 go motor camping urges the mo- terist to make the most of the na- tscnai parks and forests.
 Both the park and forest service stretch out a welcoming hand to the motor camper. They more than meet you halfway After all, they are your parks and your forests, and there to he used by you. Roads are being steadily improved and in many in- stances stone fireplaces and other accommodations have been installed in suitable camping sites for your special benefit The national park exists solely for recreation and enjoy rnens. the national forest is primarily a huge timber farm but large part of its activities concern recreation In both services, the officials fully realize that the particular public which they are largely called upon to serve is the motor camper. They arc going out of their way to give satisfaction
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Economy Depends On
 Good Lubricotion

The Ford as has been said. is an economy car. When a man buys a Ford there is probably one thought uppermost in his mind-that it is an economical car to buy and economi- cal to maintain. But the cost Of operating any car varies greatly. Very few people are able to figure what causes operating cost to be high or low.
 According to Paul Gasser correct lubfication is the most important single factor in keeping down the cost of operating Ford.
 There are four basic economies. each of them dependent upon correct fabrication. that always mean low operating cost of a car. They are: Economy of repairs, resulting in direct money-saving and in de- creased wear and tear on a car. Economy of depreciation, which gives maximum service from a car and maintains its high second hand value.
 1 Economy of gasoline, which keeps down the fuel bill by giving maxi mum power from minimum fuel con- sumption; and
 i Economy of oil, resulting in a di- rect money saving and greater pro 1 lection for the engine.
 | In each of these economies, cor rect fabrication is a vital factor. 1 The following tips are herewith presented Ford owners on the lubri- cation of their motors:
 | Daily, or every 100 miles. pour sufficient fresh oil into crankcase case through filler pipe to bring level in the combination fly-wheel housing and oil reservoir. The oil level should not be allowed to rise higher than the upper oil drain cock, nor drop lower than the lower oil drain cock. If too much oil has been poured into the crankcase during filling. the up
 per oil drain cock should be left open until all surplus oil has drained out to that level. The motor should upper and lower oil drain cocks closed. When filling the crankcase the oil should be strained through very fine mesh screen to prevent dirt which may be in the measure from reaching the crankcase.
 Every 750 miles drain off old oil Ifrom the crank case in the following manner:
 First, remove the drain plug in bot tom of fly-wheel housing. allowing all old oil to drain off This should preferably be done when engine is warm, as the old oil when heated will drain out faster, and less of 1t
 will adhere to the inner surfaces of
 the crankcase.
 ! Next. replace the drain plug and pour four quarts of Calol Flushing oil
 into crankcase through the filler pipe.
 Then start and operate the motor
 under it's own power for not longer
 than one minute, by which time the oil conduits will have been thoroughly
 flushed and cleansed by the flushing oil. During this period of operation
 the motor should not be raced" but
 should be controlled so as to operate
 at a speed slightly faster than a
 slow ilding speed. Again remove the
 drain plug and allow all flushing oil
 and dirty oil to drain off. When cer-
 tain that all flushing oil has been
 drained from crankcase, then refill
 with the correct grade of lubricating
 oil These instructions carefully
 followed will produce maximum re-
 suits and eliminate many unneces-
 sary repair bills.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Keep Aton,izer Handy Around Your Garage

An ssomizer is a handy instrument 70 nave around the garage, as it will spray any light liquid such as gaso- me kerosene, water or sewing ma Snane oiL It can be used to spray herosene on any rusted nut or bolt. " clean the inside of a spark plug WaSh gasoline, to spray carbon re- mover on the interior of the com hGst1on chamber, being in the last ease inserted into the spark plug N~le- It may also be filled with vim eSsr 10 spray the celluloid windows ct top curtains-a procedure which wnen followed by a vigorous rub hang Will do much toward restoring the original clearness of the windows Af used upside down this general purpose atomizer will spary a fine stream Of liquid. and can be used ssaN2nssgeously on windshields when the liquid used is mist-preventive The atcmizer may be bought at any crug store for about a dollar, and it as a great time saver in many ways other than those mentioned.-In April MoToR~
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Auto Playing Big
 Part In Education

Few people realize that part the higher education for the children of the rural districts according to a statement issued by the Liberty Motor Car company
 Years ago the boy and girl of the country districts had little oppor- tunity to attend the little red school house. and it was only one child in a hundred who had much of a chance for a high school education.
 But the motor ear is changing all this. Consolidated schools have re- placed the little isolated school house and motor busses pick up the chill dren for miles around. bring them to school and take them home in the afternoon.
 City high schools. we are informed by many Liberty owners, are made available to the older children who either drive there themselves in the family Liberty or are taken anC picked up again the afternoon. In case of the Liberty Six the car has proved of great value in taking the country roads with ease and speed.
 .The full effect of this education on the youth of the country districts has not been felt much yet, but ii is going to play big part in tn, development of this country in the next few years.
 Tt is education that has done sc
 much to push the United States to the forefront among the nations oi the world, and as we make it easier for a greater number of our children | to have the advantages of a high school training, we are going to in 1 tensify our national strength"
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Electric Button On Haynes Makes
 Starting Simple

trend in automobile manufac-
 among the higher grade motor s'--s s toward simplicity in mecban- - operation The Haynes Auto S~s Se company. Kokomo, Indiana. = ognized this fact, and Havnes
 sneers and designers. worLjn . s these lines. have produced a1 eetrlc button starting device for h@ynes Fifty. the smaller and -r haynes car. which requires merely the pressing of the h,,tton sn ne instrument board to start the
 ms new finger button starter ~alcn mas supplanted the foot start
 .~~es the starting of the Haynes --A-t saA engine as simple as ringing oScr bell It has the added ad
 'ASe or being within convenient rescn or the driver so that the car - - oe started at all times without ~esAS' as well as in case of emerg- enCS.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Police Motorcycles
 Cost Cent Per Mile

Figures prepared from the records in the city hall at Mason City. Iowa, reveal the fact that for 14.0O0 miles of service covering. period of l9 months including all seasons the operating expense of the police motorcycle in use in that city totaled only s140.00, or an average of one cent per mile. The machine is still in perfect condition and capable of 76 miles per hour. In New York City. where 300 machines are in constant use, the motorcycle corps of the po- lice department gave the city net profit of $4S1.662.00 for a period of nine months from February l, to Oc- tober 1, 1920. This was after all operating expenses, including salaries of the drivers had been deducted from the total fines imposed, which reached the astounding figure of $767, ,9O6.00. The saving to the metrop- oils in terms of crime prevented. lives saved through suppression of reck- lessness. etc, is inestimable.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

Queer oversight nobody has named a 5-cent cigar after Prof. Einstein.-Pittsburg Press.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Customers Do OlDn Repair Work Tn
 Los Angeles Shop

An automobile repair shop in Los Angeles operates on the basis of let ting the customer do his own repair work. Space, tools and the use of machines and other accessories are charged for by the hour and the motorist can drive in and have all the facilities of an up-to date shop at his disposal at nominal rental.
 Expert mechanics are in attendance and can be consulted when the anna teur repair man gets stuck, and the result is that the bill for repair work is materially reduced. Even a forge is at the disposal of the car owner, and every type of modern tool can be had at a low rate. It is expected that no owner, be he ever so ornery, will drive away with lathe acci- dentally slowed in his tool kit--In April MOTOR.