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The Washington times., 1922-07-22
EXPERT Tells
HOW TOCLEAN !
SPARK PLUGS
Be Careful Not to Use Emery
Cloth, as Particles May Get
Into Cylinders and Score.

Max wiehle, president Of the Po-
tomac Sales Co., distributor for the
Stephens Salient Six, tells several
methods for the cleaning Of spark
plugs, that will be Of value to motor.
lists. He says:
Spark plugs may be divided into
two distinct classes-the type which
may be readily taken apart and the
type which does not come apart.
in the case Of the two-piece plug.
the porcelain core should be removed
and carbon deposit scraped off. The
metal shells and points should be
cleaned In a similar manner.
Care. should be taken in reas-
sembling this type of plug that the
points be adjusted to the proper
gap, and the porcelain core undam-
aged. y J.. ="
Contrary to popular opinion, EN-.
cry cloth should never be used for
cleaning spark plugs. There is
danger of the emery dust being car
ried into the cylinders. Furthermore.
emery removes the glaze from the
porcelain core, greatly increase car
bon adhesion, thereby causing short
circuits.
The one-piece. type Of plug can
best be cleaned by scraping the car.
bon with a sharp pointed knife.
Where the carbon is excessively
hard the plug. may be reconditioned
by boiling In lye and water.
''If time permits, either type of
plug may be cleaned by soaking
over night in kerosene-the carbon
residue may then be quickly re-
moved with a sharp knife.
You with find that a spark plug
is more readily removed II the
threads are wiped with a good
graphite when the plug is put in.
From time to time Il is a wise
The Washington times., 1922-07-22
BY the Way

A really generous wife is one who
allows hubby to use the car he gave
her at least once Q week without
making him take her along. The
impossible wife is the one who
would, not only equal the generous
one, but would far surpass her by
not asking what hubby, was going to
do with the car. There are no Inn
possible wives.
= II costs something like 320 900
rubles for a tire patch In Russia.
That's bad enough, but when you
have to get a wheelbarrow to carry
the change you get back from Q
dollar after paying the 100000, II
does seem like too much OF a good
thing. What?
II we believe the funny men Of the
stage and press, some girls will get
right out OF a motor car and walk
home II you attempt to kiss them.
Certainly a motorboat Is handy
thing.
Isn't II a fact that many driver
who biarnes the wind for his burn
ing ears hits a tree before he learns
that II was because other drivers
were talking about him? =
The chief drawback to book. taught
motorology, 10 that when the old\bus
is running ali right you don't need
~. then when she stops dead on you
your darned bookology won't work.
The Washington times., 1922-07-22

repairs op the road. Use the run
ming board as a work bench. instead
of laying the tube in the dust, where
bits Of sharp grit may be picked UP
to cause a puncture later on. -.
The first step In repairing a hpie
in the tube Is to. trim the hole
around neatly. so that you get a
beveled edge. Wash around the
enlarged hole with gasoline and
then roughen. the surface slightly
with sandpaper.
Next tire cement is applied in
three successive layers. each one
being allowed to become "tacky''
before the next one ID laid on
After the third coating of cement
has become tacky, the patch Is ap'
piled and pressed firmly into place
until II Is firmly set.
Now comes the vulcanizing. The
vulcanizers that are sold nowadays
are almost automatic in action.
The fuel to operate them comes in
exactly the, right proportion to
secure an adequate cure" with
out burning.
All that is necessary is TO clamp
the vulcanizer over the patch, ir
such a" way that the tube lies flat
between. Put the fuel in the cur
and light II. When the fuel wafer
burns out, the cure is complete. BY
laying a piece OF paper over the
tube before putting on the vulcanizeI
all possible danger Of burning the
rubber Is obviated. 80,
Care Of the tubes has been reduced
to such a simple operation and sc
little trouble is involved In giving
these vitality important accessories a
chance to give the real service that
Is built into them that few words
of caution ought to be all that Is
needed by the intelligent American
motoring public.
The Washington times., 1922-07-22
Car Owners Can't Expect
Them to Give Service II They
Won't Take Ordinary Pre-
cautions. -.
BY ALEXANDER JOHNSTON
Editor OF MOTOR.


Editor OF MOTOR.
It is a frequent complaint among
motorists that when they put a spare
tire on to replace a damaged shoe
they almost invariably have another
blowout within few minutes. This
is quite true, but there is no mys'
terious fate about. There is a direct
and definite cause, and that is the
abominable care, or rather total lack
of even reasonable care, which Is gen:
orally accorded the spare tire and
the spare tube. Perhaps the spare
tube is an even greater sufferer than
the extra casing; at any rate, 1t Is
the tube that we are interested in
for the moment.
To begin with, the vast majority
of car owners is hopeless in the
matter of carrying extra tubes.
Usually these unhappy lengths OF
rubber are thrust under the back
seat in company with the jack. the
tire pump, a set of tire tools and
other miscellaneous heavy articles
with sharp edges. The tubes may
start on top Of the heap, but the
jostling and humping Of road travel
mixes them up with glad abandon.
Naturally the tubes do not injure
their iron confreres to any marked
extent, but jack, pump and oom-
pany do a great many unwhole.
some things to the rubber tubes.
There may not actually be holes
cut in the tubes, but spots are
frayed thin, so that after the tubes
are placed in service they are ready
to blow on the slightest excuse.
Tubes should be carefully folded
over from the ends to the valve stem
in the middle. This stem should be
wrapped in waste. Then the tube
should be tied tightly and be placed
in a bag, preferably of oilcloth. In
this way the tube will carry safely
and be ready to play its part when its
time comes.
The car owner who does his own
tube repairing. and with modem
equipment this Is so easy that there
is no excuse for passing the job on
to the vulcanizing shop, should re-
member one thing when he is making
The Washington times., 1922-07-22
BABY HIPPoPoTAMUS
TRANSFERRED IN AUTO

A baby hippopotamus (aEe four
years and weighing a toni was re.
Gently transported from the Phila-
delphia Geological Garden to Boston,
In a specially built motor truck.
The animal was purchased with
dren of Boston.
The Washington times., 1922-07-22
IS CAMP SITES OPENED
ALONG LINCOLN HIGHWAY

There are no fewer than seventy
five sites along the Lincoln High.
way between Pennsylvania and Call
fornia. The camps are especially
prepared aud equipped for motorists
making the transcontinental tour
who desire to sleep in the open. Some
OF the sites are 30 extensive that
they provide for 1900 persons at q
time. ''. -
The Washington times., 1922-07-22
Tire and Gas Records.

Keep a careful record Of the mum.
Der of miles run. and compare II
With the records Of each month past
for gasoline and tires. In this way
il is possible to tell what make OF
tires gives the best results, and II
the number of gallons of gas" in.
creases, the cause can then be in.
vestigated and adjusted.
The Washington times., 1922-07-22
Prnner Use Of Hammer.

When working around the engine
enre should be e1ercised In the use
OF the machinist's' hammer, which
forms q Dart OF the tool equipment
OF every automobile. The amateur
repair man can DO more damage In
a moment With a hammer than a
good man can repair In q week.
The Washington times., 1922-07-22
when Brakes Go Wrong,

The only safe move, II q car should
stop or stall while going up hin and
the brakes refuse to hold, would be
to back the car 'crossway across tho
road, steering the rear end toward n
hank or curve. This should be done
immediately the car comes to q
standstill,, net after II has started
backward. dGwn the hill q.
The Washington times., 1922-07-22
Old Rims Ruin Tires.

Never use rims that have been
badly dented or even slightly bent.
This causes rim cutting, which
means the. end Of the usefulness of
the casing. ..-'... .-
The Washington times., 1922-07-22

More automobiles were manufac.
tured last month than in the entire
first fourteen years after the auto
was invented.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-16
WOMEN VOTERS UPSET POLITICIANS

Women In politics have everlastingiy upset
tho old time political combinations Let those
who may desire to do so raise their voice in
cries or agony over such a contamination, but
the greater number OF folk will celebrate the
event
The primary campaign IN Pennsylvania has
to say what the verdict will be- However, It ia
already apparent that women In politics has
made 1t necessary for the old Penrose organlza-
tion to revise and change Its estimates many,
many times.
The women are for pnchot. the old Roose-
welt lieutenant and n man whose honesty and
honorable record stands without a bIemish. II
has been claimed by the organization crowd
and conceded by the Pinchot forces, that the
Penrose-S -Sproul ticket would sweep Allegheny
county tPitthburgh) by large majority. Thirty
days ago the majority was put at $4,000, n week
ago It was reduced to 10000. and now II Ia
said that Pinchot will either carry Il or tho
Alter majority reduced to a few hundred
william Flynn. the old Bull Mooser OF Pitts.
hurgh. In conference with Pnchot the other
day In his home city told Pinchot that he had
better than an even chance to carry Pittsburgh;
that II tho present trend to him kept up until
election day he would carry It by largo
majority.
The old crowd complains bitterly against the
woman factor In politics The old crowd could
corral and control men, but IL doesn't seem TO
succeed In debating TO the women Mayhap
woman's mission In American politics Is to de-
mollsh the old machines and replace them with
bright new models.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-16
WAR FRAUD PROSECUTIONS.

The congressional controversy concerning
tho prosecution of war fraud cases is disin-
genuous The administration opposition which
has been very keen for Investigation OF the
present regime. becomes fearful that a terrible
conspiracy Is afoot to dlscrodi, prominent NOM
bcrs Of the former regime.
Nor IL II OF vast importance whether the at
torney- general Ia acting in defensive manner
or has in fact just completed investigations 90
that he may at last oct in the courts with dis
cretion ana certain knowledge.
The point is that at last a gesture is being
made towards bringing to light. II not justice.
the identity OF various individuals who were
criminals OF tho worst type during tho nations
dark hour IL matters not how high he may
be, nor how close posltoned 10 the head OF
tho government he st the time nor his
politics nor his religion nor his social standing.
tho individual who made millions OF dollars
during thnt period when tho youth OF the ma
ton was fighting abroad. and when the elders
of the nation were skImping ana struggling at
home 10 supply the sinews OF war for those
men abroad. has forfeited the respect OF his
fellows everywhere and should be st least made
to pay the penalty no far as public excorIation
eocp.
Had there been an instant, vigorous and de-
tcrmned effort made 10 punish these wartime
offenders, II Is not likely that tho demand for
a bonus for the soldier mon would ever have
been made. great mass Of evils has followed
this evident unwilllngness TO turn tho light into
certain places and records, No republic can
endure where such things are condoned In
stead OF condemned and punished. The his
tory OF Rome Is trumpot-tonguod admonition OF
that truth.
Lot the veil be torn asunder ana the identity
ot the nations foes bo disclosed. Else mayhap
We may so on electing them TO place ana
power where they can continue undls,urbcd
their reasonable work
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-16

the city 1t became 30 tiresome and
got so on my nerves, that Keeping
up with the neighbours or being con-
sidered queer or needing help from
the charity associations, that l just
had to get to myself.
Residing there we had to live
constantly up to some other persons
standard. We didn't want to live that
way longer, so we came to the coun-
try where we live just according to
our own ideas and 1t affects no one
else. My children can go bare
footed out here and It doesn't shock
anybody. In town my neighbors ac-
tually hated for my children to
play in their yards in the morn
ings, not because they were bad
children but because they had bare
feet. And l was foolish enough to
make them wear shoes and stock
ings.
There are hundreds of Just such
irritating things as that sapping
ones real life in trying to conform
to what your neighborhood thinks
and does. We considered these
neighbors cur best friends and yet
they were so critical of all we did
that happened not to be just the way
they did, that they kept me on
edge.
Now like this" she continued,
I'VE had been to several dinner par
ties in some of these homes; we
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-16
ANOTHER OIL INNESTIG ALTON.

1t Is evident that oildom Is to be rather thor
oughly investigated swiftly following on the
heels OF the senate resolution calling for an In
vsstigatlon OF the Teapot dome lease, comes an
other senate resolution ordering an invcstiga-
tion OF the gasoline market,
Since gasoline has become a necessity OF lte
and since almost everybody uses It more or less
this last investigation Is certain to be popular
But whether or not It will bo productive OF
beneficial results remains To be seon Offhand
we can recall no investigation Of the kind that
has ever justified the time and money expended
upon It, so far as beneficial results to the peo-
pie are concerned
The statistics supplied by the government are
n bit dlsconcertlng. We were not prepared to
be told that the stocks Of gasoline are the
greatest In the history Of tho government. II
that is true and II tho other figures put for
ward by the government are true. then II Is in
deed peculiar situation The government is
justified in assuming that something Is wrong
1t Is not customary Tor a commodity to rise
sensatlonay In price when the supply OF that
commodity Immediately available for consump-
ton Is far greater than the demand. Perhaps
It win be well to withhold judgment until the
investigators have begun to present their owl
dence.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-16
The H0r0scope
Ths star, incline bot 40 no, eonps >
Cpt 1874 by Mcclure Eevsps psr ~.
Tuesday, May 10, 1922


Fair luck should attend the ,.u.
tiles of this day. according to ~.
reading OF astrologers, for ths sns e
and Saturn are in beneflc ar. eet.
In ne morning requests for ,.v.
ors or for support In any hazardon.
enterprise should be successfil a.
the sun is held to encourag Nina.
Illness and helpfulness In psrsoa.
who WELD influence. 'Hs
Governors. mayors and even IN.
president Of the United sta,a.
should prosper during this sway q,
the stars, VI
There Is faintly stlnu,a,,,.
planetary government that viii ~,
feet the market favorably and viii
encourage speculation.
Business conditions should n
more encouraging than thew havs
In recent months, for many Ines a,
trade will be active.
Saturn smiles on all who sssk
work at this time and they have ths
forecast of rapid rise.
This should be a fortunate dlrsc.
tion OF the stars for agricuiture
Farming and gardening should bs
profitable this season. notwithstand.
ing many unfavorable weather con.
ditions.
Real estate continues under a al.
rection of the stars making for
many transfers and much profit.
Lovers should be wary while thi,
configuration prevails. for they are
likely to suffer dislllusonment
Theaters may find this an unfay.
orable day. especially for engaging
new people.
Actors and actresses may sufier
from disappointment and depression
at this time. but the stars promise
changes in the management Of the
aters that will greatly benefit all
players.
Personal publicity will increase
In volume to such an extent that
newspapers will decline TO exploit
men and women who have large
ambitions.
Astrologers foretell that the as.
poets that breed egotism will strong.
ly affect many peresns otherwise
sane.
Persons whose birthdae II is have
the augury OF q year of happiness
and prosperity. but they must not
lend money.
Children born on this day may
be inclined to extravaganza. bu,
they will easily win success. Girls
may marry husbands much older
than they are and widowers may
be especially attractive to them.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-16

I liked our neighbors, as / said. and
wanted to have them in our home.
so we invited them to an informal
supper. Everything was pretty and
good and / know they enjoyed them
selves, and yet l heard that one of
| them afterwards said: When l give
dinner l expect a dinner in re-
turn, and l was never invited into
her home again.
II must do her way or not at
all. / couldn't be throttled any
longer, and to allow nry children to
grow up according to someone's
ideals that / thought all wrong made
me unhappy, so we longed for the
country and freedom hard enough
to get II. and here we are"
When she came to a full stop,
said: THANK you, you have written
torted, II could write a book on
that subject"
Isn't II true that we sacrifice so
much that Is good In us because we
fear criticism or because somebody
else did It some other way? We are
regular copycats; often we disap-
prove but haven't courage to carry
out our convictions.
We are striving to live up to an
others standard instead of our own.
Some people have no ideas, some
people have no standards, so 1t Is all
right for them to copy everything
that comes along. But some of us
have standards, some OF us have our
beliefs and convictions. so why can't
we think our way is Just as good as
Mrs. Grundy's and stick to our way
OF living and let her live hers as
she likes.
That Is one lure of the country.
I believe; place where you can
be your own best self, a place where
your life and nature harmonize,
where sincerity and naturalness are
the keys to every heart and home.
and where each one has his own
standard and is striving all the time
TO live up TO II, and nothing else.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-16
MOWAnD OUT or II.

Notwithstanding the heated denals OF various
candidates that there would be Withdrawals
from the gubernatorla race. precisely as The
World has been saying for weeks. the with
drawals have already commenced.
IL may be accepted as n fact that tho with
drawal Of E. II. Howard IL not the last; It was
merely the first. Lator owen will withdraw,
then Bolen, or perhaps It will be the other way
around
But will Wilson also got out and give a clear
field 20 some candidate yet 10 bo agreed on,
will Wilson be left clear field In which 10 con-
test with walton?
That is tho interesting question. -Four months
ago The World said there would OF sheer noces-
sity DO an elimination contest between the vari-
Gus democrats candidates before tho primary
campaign opened in earnest.
1t based Its forecast on a knowledge OF tho
general political situation with reference to tho
Walton candidacy. Gentlemen did not then ap-
praise Walton and his ambition ns n danger
The World did--as n potential danger. And II
felt convinced that sooner or later the demo-
cratic chieftains would face the sheer necessity
of agreeing on one candidate to pit against the
Oklahoma City in order TO avoid certain
defeat In August.
The conditions anticipated by The World now
exist in the mlnutest detail. 1t Is admitted by
every sophisticated politician that walton Ia not
only dangerous but certain to secure the demo-
cratic nomination II field Is pittod against him.
As consequence there has been maneuvering
OF the most sensational kind during the past
fortnight--some of 1t so secret and confined to
such secret channels that one must belong to
know Of It accurately
In this secret maneuverng Wilson Is tho ia
vored son. The reasons need not bo discussed.
Howard Bolen. owen.-weli. they did not make
headway with tho intrigucrs Even in the case
OF 1t also IL an acceptable" candidate can be
found to take his place But that word "ac.
ceptable' is fraught with graver meaning this
year and In this connection than ever before.
if we were forced 20 make guess at this
tuncture, we would say that Wilson is the man
who will finally be allowed TO go to the wiro
against Walton. And there we would stop.
What lays beyond. what the outcome OF such
race will be. no man may say. Because with
the organization and the election machinery
centered behind ono candidate instead OF three
or four ana with tho sole objective of defeat-
ing one other candidate possibilities are unfold
ed that the average citizen fails TO comprehend
Democratic leaders. not partisan opponents
are authority for tho accusation that Oklahoma
has never yet had an honest democratic prl-
mary election. If that has been true of the past
what cannot be expected In this coming prl-
mary when the very existence OF the state ma
chine is impered? II Cruce Williams, Gore
and Robertson could not get their votes count
a.. and each said ho could not how does wal
ton expect 10 have better luck?
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-16
HELEN HUNTERS HUSBAND
BY Jane Phelps

| Barnes, and he added: perhaps
you had better telephone. She be-
longs to a bridge club, and might
remain out with some OF them for
I'the evening"
IAN right. old man, I'll phone"
Howard Dunn flashed a keen look
at Jack. There had been something
in his voice, a note OF disapproval he
could not understand. Was Hunter
inclined to be Jealous?
Cad, / hope notl" Dunn said to
himself after he had left Jack.
She'll lead him chase If he is.
or else I'm no reader of character.
She was selfish when he courted
her, and she's selfish now or l miss
my guess. She's a peach. though.
IL Hunter wasn't such a decent fell
low. I'd be inclined to have a bit of
filtration with the dainty Helen,
myself. Maybe I will as 1t is."
In tho meantime, Helen had been
through a perfect riot OF shopping.
She had only two accounts OF her
own. but Mrs. Layton had charge
accounts everywhere-she contended
than no women got any considera-
tion unless she did have them.
They think you don't amount TO
anything. II you pay cash." she said
TO Helen. airing her theories.
Haven't you noticed the difference
in the way the sales girls treat a
charge customer? They are always
more polite, and try harder to suit.
They know you'll come again, that
you will send things back II they
aren't satisfactory. While a GUS
toner who digs down In her bag for
money 10 pay for what she gets may
never come Into the store again, SO
they don't care how they treat her"
II have noticed that. and there's
another thing about a charge ac-
count, especially when a mans busi-
ness is uncertain. like Jacks. One
month he is flush, and another he
may not be. If one has a charge
they can wait until they have flush
month to pay the account" Helen
replied, then after a moment added.
Jack Is doing so well now. He
wrote a very large policy this week"
Then do not hesitate any longer
to accept my offer. Use my ac-
counts when you wish. and pay me
when the bill comes in"
So Helen went on shopping en-
pedition, charging the things she
bought to Mrs. Layton.