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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15
Meteorites,

Though there is some uncertainty
as to the origin of meteoric stones or
lean, they probably are the minute
fragments of the primitive solar neb-
ula that failed to be swept up orig
inally in The formation of the larger
members of the system and which
finally CHANGED to be trapped by the
earth's atmosphere.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15
Beliefs Concerning Lightning.

Continental Europe had, and has, its
superstitions regarding lightning. In
some parts it Is believed that the bird
called cross-bill, kept in the house as
pet, is d sure preventive of destruc-
ton of the house by lightning or fire.
Ii Is said that this power is granted
to the bird because 1t used its pecu-
liarly shaped bill, with the two man
dibles curved and crossed over each
other, to extract the nails from the
wounds of Christ impaled on the cross.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15

this stock An investigation showed
that the company had issued $1670,
600 of its capital stock to the promo
ters to pay them for their trouble
that it had no assets, that up to the
present time it had not been able to
obtain patent upon the machine it
intended to manufacture, and that it
had not even completed a model
machine The promoters intended to
use the money obtained from the sale
of stock for the development of the
machine, which was still in the ex-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15

les operate, Mr., Emmerson explain.
ed, "is illustrated by accompany in
corporated under the laws of Della
ware with an authorized capital of
$4,000 ,000,which recently was denied
permission to sell some of its stock
in Illinois. 1t proposed to manufac-
ture certain patented piece of
machinery. With the application
presented to the Securities Depart
ment We're samples of the glowing
literature issued by the company
setting forth the enormous profit in
vestors could make lby purchasing
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15
Gentlemen Of the Guard"

The original function OF the house,
hold cavalry was TO protect the kings
person. and Charles II saw to 1t that
his life guards We're recruited from old
Cavalier families. Even the prlyates
were men Of very good families, and
were well paid. Their fine uniforms
and finer sWaggcr were an essential
part of the splendor Of Whitehall.
They were called Gentlemen Of the
Guard"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-15

the holder of the certificate has no
security of any kind except small
interest in theifstation equipmerM,
which at public sale is practically
worthless.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
M ALBERT l.. CLOUGH
kA1pr Motnr Service Bssyruu Rs.7e~/ az Rsv1ss6

I terruption of fuel feed, caused by the
congealng of water accidentally pres
ent there. but to the soiidiication of
any water which may have gotten into
the Crank-ca with the oil A little
water ordinarily collects in the oil pan
from the condensation of steam that
blows by the pistons during their ex-
plosion strokes, and large quantities of
water sometimes enter the crank case
as the result of defective cylinder-hear
gaskets or through external leak
age from the cooling system, which
finds its way into the valve
compartment. Moreover fresh oil may
have water mixed with it, IL 1t has
been carelessly stored. What water
finds access to the crank-case graviti-
tates to its lowest point and 1t is there
that the otl-pump usually takes its
supply so as to be sure to keep filed
even tho the oil supply is very low
or the car is very much inclined. For
this reason, II any considerable amount
of water Is present. it is likely to be
located right around the pump-intake,
which is usually. surrounded with a
filter screen, and il freezing takes
place. tho screen or the opening OF
tho pump suction pipe may be COM
pletely obstructed and no oil reach the
iuoricating system. Nor Is this the
worst feature, for the oil pump itself
is quite generally located nearly or
quito at the bottom of the oil pan and
takes its oil supply drectly into its
housing. II water freezes in an oil
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
REMARKABLE MAN TO
LEAD EXPEDITION

London.-Brigadier General Charles
Granville Bruce, who, despite his 81
years, has accepted the leadership OF
next years ascent of Mount Everest,
is a man of remarkable attachments.
He was shot thru both legs in CALI
poll and. as he himself describes the
event, ''he rolled down the hill like a
shot rabbit" but. being an lrrepres-
sible optimist, he recovered.
His personal strength is such that he
could at one time raise and hold out at
arms length a well grown person as
he sat in a chair. Stories of his
strength. his practical jokes and of
other moro serious exploits, are COM
mon property thruout northern India,
where he has commanded a Gurkha
regiment for years.
His passion has always been noun
taineering. More than once he brought
one of his Gurkhas home with him.
One he took with him to Switzerland.
where the Gurkha's uncanny skill il.
scrambling up impossible places pro-
duced great shaking Of heads among
the Swiss guides who had never be-
fore seen anything like it.
Should he be compelled to leave the
final peak to younger men, his vigor
and thoroughness as an organizer and
his experience as leader of men VIII
be Invaluable, his friends say.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

the trail they had left, was following
relentlessly and with unerrinE ac-
curacy a half-mile behind the quarry
There could be but one answer when
Sam took the trail in such dead earn
estness-Tad's and his mothers life
would be the forfeit. Something
prompted me to stop him. Should 1 sig
nal2 Should 1 send hurting across the
rock-strewn canyon that call which
would turn him from the chase Sam
would obey my call implicitly. Tads
life was very dear TO him and he
was fighting Eailantly for It. Should
/?
No! Tad, just as his father and
mother, was a born criminal-a killer
"a slayer of innocent game.
Yes2 Is not man Il killer-a slayer of
innocent wildwood gamo? Tad must
live by killing; man need not
Tad's life was just as dear to him as
mine to me. Will?
Mo- l crushed the thought--survival
of tho fittest must rule. and Sam
passed over the ridge into tho next
canyon, very close upon tired, little
Tad.
Many times / havo regretted that l
did not call Sam back that day. Had
] known the ultimate fate OF Tad.
should have done so; 1 should have left
him with the tree-covered snow bound
canyons of his heritalre
little before dark We came mp with
sam ana MS quHTFS--ne hHd treed
both mother and kitten in huge vol
low pine where they lay rigid. squat
ting tightly, against out.reaching
limbs, their teeth barred I'm warning,
their yellow eyes cleaning defiance
from lids that were closed to mere
Sits.
Five long days thru singing cold
and deep snow, and they were ours
Only the crack of "A rifle remained to
close tho chase. our horses were worn
to strings, our dogs were footsore and
hungry, and we were as tired and
hungry as our faithful helpers.
a rifle cracked. Tho mother form
stiffened; her eyes closed tightly, her
great polished claws loosed slowly
from the limb upon which she was ly
Ing. Five tense dramatic seconds
passed. then her agile form bounded
high in the air to crumple in the snow
wenty feet below where she lay very
,uietly. blood oozing from her nostrils |
She would never kill again and there |
would be another rug for sono ones I
Ire side.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LION
SIMILAR TO AFRICAN

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them. The fox hound is considered
the most efficient of all dogs in this
work because of his loud bawlins
once released upon the trail; the lion
will the more readily take to tree
upon hearing the incessant din. In
point of value, the airedale comes
next. He is difficult to handle In that
he is prone to break on other game.
and lacks patience in following the
bare ground trail. Tho addition of
well trained shepherd dog to either of
the above groups, will bring about
more admirable state of affairs-few
lions will escape them: the shepherd
possessing the quality Of being slow.
pains-taking ''tracker."
If, in camping out, you are ever
wakened by blood -curdling scream as
if coming from person in great fright
or pain; II your hair literally raises on
your head, and "gooso-flesh" creeps
all over your body, be not afraid. turn
over and go to sleep. its only puma
and no power on earth could induce
him to enter your camp. They never
roar like the African lion. and only
on rare occasions scream or cry. How
ever, their half scream and half cry
Is peculiarly disturbing to the mind of
all save the hardy mountaineer. Dur
ing my thirty years in the mountains.
I have never known one to attack a
person, while on the other hand I have
known them to become SO scared as to
be literally pale.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
GRAPHITE IN ENGINE OIL

GRAPHITE IN ENGINE OIL
w. S. asks: What do you think of
the idea of putting one teaspoonful of
graphite with each quart of oil sup
Piled to the engine. My instruc-
tion book warns against using graph
ite in any part OF a car, but q good
many people are using ordinary praph-
ite. with apparent success. 1 suppose
that the deflocculated graphite, which
Is so extensively advertised, acts in
a similar way.
Answer: Manufacturers discourage
the use of ordinary graphite in en-
g1nes. because of the liability that an
impure article may be used and that
the amount used may be excessive and
oastruct oil pipes and short-circuit
spark plugs. A little of the purcst
water -foated flake graphite should do
no harm in any engine except that of
the Ford twhere it may short-circuit
the magnetic windings), but the ad-
vantage of using it Is not well sub
stantiated We should advise using less
rather than more than you suggest il
you decide to try it Graphite in tho
dehocculated form is entirely harm
less and undoubtedly beneficial.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
COLORADO PREPARES FOR
A GREATER TOURIST YEAR

New roads and shelter places will
cost 3225. 600. according to the United
States Forest Service, which had 1,200,-
0oO visitors, an increase of 10000 over
1920. Overland Park had registration
OF 1l,oS7 cars containing 39s54 persons
from all states. an increase OF 10,s30
travellers over 1920. Denver will spend
$l25 900 on camp improvements. There
wore 4,727 Colorado campers at Over
land.
Rocky Mountain National Park
which led all others in 1921 in travel
patronage. will take $4,000 Of its ap-
propriation to improve the Fall River
road. the highest skyline auto stretch
In the world. Road improvements are
planned for Mesa Verde National Park
according to Jesse Nusbaum, super
intendent.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

cussion, it was decreed that Tad should
I've. We knew that he would not leave
the dead body of his motner that night.
and that the dogs would readily tree
him the next day. SO we left him there
high on a limb, gripping it tightly
with his shiny little claws. and snarl-
ing down upon us.
Next day we took Tad alive by rop-
ing him from tree. We trussed him
up after suffering several bites and
scratches, and packed him by horse,
like any bundle, to the ranch. Later.
Tad was sent to Denver where he lived
only a short time. Until his end he
remained a militant, lighting bundle of
energy, and was never conquered.
An animal is an animal. they may or
may not possess the emotions OF hu-
mans, but l shall never believe other
than that Tad died OF a brokeu heart.
What might not have passed In HIS
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

The great mother cat waited i'm
patient, her long tail lashing fur
iously. 1 could not hear, such was the
distance. but ] knew that she was
growing terrible deep-throated
threats as she paced rapidly to and
fro in an almost frantic attempt to
cat with the strength of five men,
with agility possessed by no other an
imsl. with great knife-lilte claws that
would dis-embowel a full grown steer
at one stroke was afraid OF three
small dogs. She realized that death
lurked in the very air, yet she would
not desert her young-that is the lions
only bravery-world old mother love.
Something in my heart tightened as
! watched the tragedy being enacted
before my eyes-the old, old, story of
love for life and mother sacrifice.
Sam. his keen nose pressed close in
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
"Papes Cold Compound" is Quickest Relief Known

Don't stay stuffed-upi Quit blow
ing and snuffling. A dose of "Pape's
Cold Compound taken every two
hours until three doses are taken
usually breaks up a cold and ends all
grippe misery.
The drst dose opens clogged-up nos
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

trils and air passages of kead: stops
nose running; relieves headache. dull
ness, feverishness, sneezing.
"Pape's Cold Compound" Is the
quickest, surest relief known and costs
only few cents at drug stores. 1t acts
without assistance. Tastes nice. Con-
tains no ouinine. Insist upon Papc's
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
IA IA Rub Baclaehe Away

Back hurt you? Can't straightcn up
without feeling sudden pains. sharp
aches and twingcs? Now listen! That's
lumbago, sciatica or maybe from
strain, and you'll get blessed relief the
moment you rub your back with sooth-
Ing. penetrating est. Jacobs on Moth
ing else takes out soreness. lameness
and stiffness so quickly. You simply
rub 1t on and out comes the pain. 1t
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

Camp, roads and shelter improve
ments totaling 100000 are In contem-
plation for the greater comfort of
travellers to Colorado's national and
municipal parks and forests In 1922.
Denver and twenty other cities VIII
spend $225,O00 on auto park facilities,
according to advices coming to the
Tourist Bureau of the Denver civic
and Commercial association.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

Among the used automobiles. recent
" exhibited for sale in New York city.
was an old two-cyllnder 1902 passenger
car, which has a record of 250, 600 miles
In the last 20 years. 1t was chained
by the owner that the car would still
make 30 miles an hour
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

is perfectly harmless and doesn't burn
or discolor tho skin.
Timber up! Don't suffer Get a
small trial bottle from any drug store.
and after using it just once. you'll for
get that you ever had backachc. lum-
hayo or sciatica. because your back will
never hurt or cause any more misery.
II never disappoints and has been rec
commended for 80 years.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
STORY OF A | ON HUNT
Continued from Preceding Page.)

ing balls of ice from between his furry
toes with his sharp, tiny teeth. Pres
emily he arose and followed, braveiy.
stepping carefully from tip to tip of
barren rock to not leave an imprint
of his foot-just as his shrewd mother
had taught him to do,
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

pump, IL is not uncommon for the
pump housing or other parts to be
broken by the resistance the ice offers,
when the engine is turned over. For
the above reasons. a little liquid should
occasionally bs let out thru the oil
drain plug, so as to insure that no
water Is accumula ting.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

The same rifle would have spoken
again had l not interceded, but l
pleaded for Tad-he was only baby. 1t
was growing dark and was five miles
thru rough country to the nearest
ranch where we might "haze'' in for
the night. and after only a little dis
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

WontInued on Next PaEe.)
holes. which were in alfalfa. were
plowed up and the ground rolled and
everything was In readiness for plant
ing the grass.
a hole was plotted on the islard In
the lake at the park and last summer
n neat appearing log bridge was cor
structed from the shore to the Island.
Plans are now under way to havo
the entire is holes in lawn by sprn;',
and II is thought by not playing
on the grass until it has had about 90
days growth, that 1t will be ready
next season.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
CASCARETS To-
For Constpated Bowels, Sick Headache,
Sour Stomach, Bilious Liver

bowels completely by morning. and you
will feel splendid. They work while
you sleep" Casoarets never stir you
UP or grippe like Salts, Pills. Caiomel.
or OIL and they cost only ton cents "A
box. Children love Cascarets TOO.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

The incest cathartic-laxative in the
world to physic your liver and bowels
when you have Dizzy Headache. Colds.
Riliousness Indigestion, or Upset, Acid
Stomach Is candylike "Cascarets."
One or two tonight will empty your
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
ICE IN THE CRANK CASE

Cars that are kept in unheated
garages during severe cold weather
or are left out-of-doors for long per-
lods are subject not only to danger
of frozen cooling systems and to In
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

mind that night alone out there in the
white stiffness, with only ehe stiffen-
ing form of his mother as compa nion-
ship?
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01

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Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-01
NEW GOLF L|NXS...1

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-17
J UDGE ADMITS
MINERS TO JURY
Court Lets Down Bars to Pit
TOilers After Legal
Battle.

MARION. IL. Nov. 16.-(By I. y.
s)-Union coal miners viii not be
barred Off the Herrin massacre"
trial jury.
Judge d. T. Hartwell made this
plain when the tedious task Of select
ing a jury to try the five alleged ring
leaders'in the mine murders Of June
% was resumed today.
The Judge said the case would
proceed without any ruling from
him which would keep miners Off
the jury. although the state had
charged. in questioning talesmen,
that miners sitting in the jury box
have been taxed one percent Of their
wages during the last few months TO
help pay for the defense of the de-
PENDANTS.
1t is the contention Of the state
that the miners, almost without ex-
ception, are in sympathy with the
men on trial.
Judge Hartwell said he did not
think there was anything irregular
or unfair in the selection of the
venire although he admitted that the
proportion OF miners ran high.
1t would be equally unfair, the
Judge explained. TO select a jury of
farmers. as they are alleged to be
prejudiced against the miners.
The Judge said he believed il
would be unfair TO exclude miners
as a class and that he did not be-
Heve the fact they were union mem
bers would prevent them from doing
their duty in the case.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-17
LONDON Is GETTING
UGLIER, SAYS CRITIC
Mere Bigness Is Not Nobility,
Says Architect of New
Structures Going Up.

LONDON. Nov 16.-"LondOn Il
getting uglier," says Ralph Knott.
the celebrated London architect and
designer OF the new City hail. Mr.
Knott is very distressed about II,
and he blames the public for being
too apathetic.
There is not sufficient criticism
launched against architecture, as
there IS against the other arts" he
went on. THE apathy of the pub
lie allows all sorts OF ugly perpetra-
tions in stone 10 be foisted on the
gaze Of the public. and there is moi
d single word OF protest made.
"YOu can get rid Of a bad bari,
tone but yau cannot get rid of "A
bad building. A bad actor can be
Kissed off the stage. but you can
not hiss the Albert Memorial -
L0ndOns notorious eyesOre-Off it
site. More's the PITY"
Knott thinks OF the beautiful Re
gent ST.. where LOndOns super bour-
geoisie do their shopping. In its
old state it was beautiful crescent.
shaped thoroughfare designed by the
super-gaIlant of the Regency pc
Rod. Beau Nash. Now. accordin3
20 Mr.. Knott. it is being ruined.
1T is simply being vulgarlzed, e.
says Mr.. Knott. ats old purity of
line and proportion is gone. and IN
its place we have a blatant and i'm.
possible mixture Of styles. 1t has
lost all its cid serenity. That serent-
~ was a distinctive note in the ar
chitecture of the period. and it IS
now being sacrificed 10 the cult o.:
bigness. Mere bigness is not nobili-
ty
ar. Knott. however. Is a little
bit happier about Kingsway. There
a big American corporation is erect
ing a huge building on the Ameri-
can skyscraper principle. The rest
Of the buildings are modelel on the
plans OF American streets. and of
this Mr.. Knott has nothing but good
20 say.
The buildings there attain a true
modern classicism - If I may use
such a word When finished the
Bush house the skyscraper refer
red to-will present a very good ex-
ample Of modern architecture"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-17
PRETTIEST GIRL IN UNITED
STATES

Miss Dorothy Knapp of Gotham
won the beauty palm at the ply
steal culture show IN New York, in
competition with 999 others. Every
one can't be the prettiest, but ali
have an opportunity OF protecting
their health against the ravages OF
rheumatism. LandOn's Prescription
1903. has done much to- relief such
sufferers in this community. Origi-
nally compounded by Mr.. LandOn
for his own use. IL is now offered to
the public, at the moderate price of
S1.00. It is for sale in South Bend
at the Frumas Drug stores, cor
Michigan & Wayne SITS, Michigan
& Washington and Main & Colfax.
and in MIishawaka at the Red Cross
Pharmacy. Mail orders should be
addressed TO Landon Drug Co.
South Bend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-17
U. S. LAWMAKERS
ASSAIL PROPOSED
PACKERS MERGER
La Id Says Consolidation
Would Play Into Hands Of
Food Middle-Men.
BY ). BAlST CAMPBELL.
a. y. :. stan Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-Any at
tempt OF the 'Big Five" meat pack
ers 20 merge their interests into one
big combine was declared by menu
bers OF the agricultural bloc" today
70 be certain 10 provoke a storm Of
opposition and criticism IN congress.
The current proposal made By
Armour and company. and Morris
and company 20 sec'y or Agriculture
Wallace, and other government Of
hcials that they be permitted 10 com
biue. and the suggestion at Chicago
that o merger Of all the big Five
- in contemplation. were regard ed.
however. as "feelers' put out as a
result or a carefully conceived plan
20 test sentiment in congress.
Members OF the agricultural bloc"
said N the Big Five" wanted such
a test they would quickly discover
that sentiment in congress would be
Overwhelmingly opposed % any such
combination as was proposed.
sen. Norris. Republican. Of Nebras-
ka. chairman OF the senate agricul-
tural committee. and a leader Of the
Progressive Republican group In the
senate. said he was unalterably Op-
posed TO the formation Of a gigantic
food trust such as is apparently con-
templated"
1T should and VIII be prevented"
said Norris.
II cannot think of such a step as
being IN the interest Of either the
producer or the consumer" said
Sen. Ladd. Republican, Of North
Dakota. also a member Of the "agri-
cultural bloc"
Aids Speculation.
ITO allow such a merger would be
playing IN the hands of the food
middle-mau and speculator. into the
hands Of Big Business. 1 am
certainly opposed 20 IL and I am sure
every other member OF congress who
has tho best interests Of the producer
and consumer at heart would not
consider IL seriously for a moment"
During the past session Of con-
gress certain big steel companies
proposed TO form a big combination
OF their Industries. Sen. LaFollette.
Republican. OF Wisconsin. promptly
went 20 bat after Att'y-Gen. Daugh-
erty expressed the opinion that there
was nothing in the Clayton and
Sherman acts 10 make the proposed
merger Illegal The legality of the
case is still hanging fire with Ia
Toilette closely watching for fresh
developments.
To Ask Inquiry.
II the packers proposal gains any
Roadway fl IS believed that LaFol-
lette will direct the senate's atten-
ton 10 It by introducing a resolution
OF inquiry just as he did when the
proposed steel merger was first
preached
Another effect Of the packers
merger. might be the re-opening of
the movement 20 enact packer cor
troll legislation with teeth" in It ~
the Progressive Republican group III
congress
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-17
CHICAGO JUDGE
BANISHES LOVE
IN GIRLS HEART

CHICAGO. NOV. t0.-(By L.
P)-An injunction against Cupid.
was issued I'm circuit court here.
An order restraining Lucille
Patterson 16, from keeping
company with any young men,
was issued by Judge Thomas
Lynch on petition Of the girls
mother.
Miss Patterson was about 90
marry a high school boy, the
mother complained.
The girl agreed TO abide by the
decision