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Gas PROBLEM IS
one THAT GROWS
Fluid Distilled Today Contains
Much That Used to Be
- Known as Kerosene.
ENGINEERING SHOWS RESULTS
intake Manlfolds Are Being Designed
to Give Just Right Amount OF
Heat to yaporlxs Last Drop
o. Gasoline.

Every motor car manufactures is Of
fertng In his 1922 product what he
considers an excellent device for get
tng the greatest possible power kick
but Of the kind OF gas 4 car has to
swallow these days.
The poor-gas problem Is one which
has grown with the motor industry.
The first few "horseless carriages"
puffed along IN a fluid that was so
volatile under ordinary atmospheric
conditions that it was readily COM
bustible. Now that the use Of cars
has Increased to the extent that we
have forgotten the "horseless car
tiage" and speak Of the "horseless
are" the tremendous increase In the
demand for gasoline must be met by
2utting lower into the crude oil.
Gasoline distilled today contains
much that was known as high grade
kerosene a few years ago. 1t Is an
Indication Of the progress made in
ears that they hum over the hills on
the fuel and sputter as little as they
do on cold days. That's where the
more miles a gallon" engineering Is
showing results.
Proper combustion, in addition to it's
results in acceleration and mileage, at
fects fabrication because unburned
res gasoline leaking into the crank
case thins the oil.
, A Worthy Ambition.
The ambition Of the modern motor
engineer Is to introduce into the com
1ustion chamber the most rapidly
burning fuel possible. When the fuel
snters in drops only the external sur
face of the drop Is exposed to the
spark. 1t Is necessary to evaporate
the drops into a vapor before combus-
don is complete. II fuel can be re-
duced to a true gas, that is still better.
nven with the best carburetor now
obtainable the gasoline is only partly
yaporized.
1t would be simple to apply enough
heat to make the fluid into a true gas,
but another difficulty enters here. As
the gas Is heated 1t expands, it be-
comes thinner" there Is less power
m a given volume, the combustion
chamber is not getting as many heat
units as it should.
intake manifolds are being designed
now to give just the right amount of
heat to vaporize the last drop of gaso-
line without o~verheating the vapor.
Heat usually Is applied only to the
liquid fuel. One Of the two main
methods used permits the liquid to
. touch a hot plate over which the
vaporized fuel passes without coming
Into contact. Another series of hot
SPOT devices uses a settling chamber
into which the heavier particles drop
b be heated.
5eset With Difficulties.
Most hot devices consider another
trait of the stubborn little drop Of
gasoline-clinging to the dry wall Of
The intake manifold and thus sneak
3hg into the combustion chamber with
sit being vaporized. The most popu>
kr way Of of-setting that is to shape
the intake manifold SO that there Is a
sharp corner in the internal wall. The
Wnsuspecting drop Of gas creeps along
the wall until it reaches the corner.
There the rush Of vaporized gas into
the manifold gets a sweep at it. It
b as If the gas drop had stepped
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-08-17
HAD BEER 800 YEARS AGO
Discovery In Egypt shows Pharaoh
Z Had Barley Brew Away Back y
- la 1900 b. C. @

Cairo, Egypt.--A model Of an Egyp-
tian brewery approximately 3,700
years old has been discovered here by
DR.. Flinders Petrie Of the University
Of Pennsylvania.
The model, which IL believed to date
back to 1900 b. c., shows a dozen en-
ployees making beer from barley. A
handful Of barley was also preserved,
but little except the outside hulls was
left.
Doctor Petrie sent the model to the
University of Pennsylvania, where 1t
win be placed In the museum.
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COMFORTABLE PLACE
FOR CHILD IN AUTt
But Little Material Needed for
Making Hammock
Hammock Takes Up Room Usually
Occupied by Third Person RIdlno
II Rear Seat and II Easily At
tachsd or, Detached.

/ Hix screen-door springs, : barrel
hoop, and a yard Of heavy cloth were
the materials necessary b make !
hahy'a hammock for tho auto tonnsau,
which gives useful service and COM
fort. The hammock takes the place of5
the third person In the rear seat, RI
shown. II can DO quickly attached Or
detached, and swings baby safe from
jolting. The hoop was from q barrel,
10 inches ID diameter, and war cut il
hall, each half holding one end of the
hammock. These half hoops were held
30 inches apart BY means OF heavy
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-08-17
CLEAR VISION IS GIVEN ;

To obtain a clear view ahead
through the glass Of the wind
shield In rainy and snowy wealth
er is vitality important to the
safety Of the motor car and Its
occupants. Many schemes are
used to keep the glass clear In
wet weather, but perhaps the
old-fashioned alcohol and glyc-
erin mixture, which is carried
in a small bottle and rubbed
on the glass as needed, Is best.
IF the bottle containing the solu-
ton is wrapped In a cloth and
!. slowed away In the side pocket
it will always be ready for use
and a cloth to apply 1t with will
!. be at hand, ~, 70 --
r--. = ,@s 3 49, - %E
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Trolley Car Cuts snake.

Tamaqua. Pa.--While q bunch Of
bananas was being unloaded from q
truck In front OF SchmauchA n Peipher's
grocery store on West Broad street,
here, q snake uncuried itself from the
stalk, crawled down over the drivers
back and started to cross the thorough
fare, only to be caught under tho
wheels of q trolley q and cut In hall.
The snake was Of the Southern dia-
n1ond species, almost i've feet In
length. 1t Is supposed to have been
dormant, owing to the cool weather,
and was aroused By the heat Of the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-08-17

Ing and cattle country. On the lnx1-
RANT meadows Of Abyssinia I saw
cows which sold FOR. SO that would
bring at least $50 ID the United
States. #s%%
ION my arrival at Addis,Ababa and
the palace Of this ancient empire of
Abyssinia I was presented to- the
queen, who was gowned In. green and
yellow stlk---ToyaI colors Of the coun-
try-and who sat on her throne of
state. On her head bIazed q crown
of diamonds that cost 100000. on
each side Of her stood 300 or 400 slave
girls, robed. In white, each one carry.
Ing q beautiful fan with which she
tanned the queen. Long earrings
hung beside every comely brown face
and anklets OF pure silver adorned
their feet. They were a wealthy.
wonderful type OF girl, many of them
Ike statues In their symmetry. end
The sight Of several hundred bright
aued fans waving III unison from the
white clad ranks formed a scene OF
unusual beauty.
AOf all the scenes which made my
.Wo months soJourn In Abyssinia 1
period OF daily interest and wonder,
the 2 which impressed me most
Vas the ceremony Of homage which
vas paid by the governors and troops
q Abyssinia to their monarchs. Twen.
" Thousand troops assembled near the
palace and sang songs In honor Of the
queen and prince. Then followed IN
y fresco feast IN the palace grounds.
u was the weekly tribute OF respect
which Abyssinia kings exacted and
rom which no governor was WfIline
70 b missed
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PARROT TELLS
ON PoACHERs
Birds Squawking and Violent
Language Leads to Discovery
of Evidence of Crime.
P0lLY'S MORALS IN SAD STATE
Waterfront Line Of Cussinu In the
Woods Leads Policeman to lnves-
tiaate-Poaehers Snare Thou
sands of Rlackhirds.

New York.-Patrolman Daniel Burke
Of the Bronx motorcycle squad, comb
ing paths that traverse the Bronx
park hills for bird liners. whose activt-
ties in the woods Of that section were
first reported more than a month ago,
discovered evidence of their activities
In q patch Of timber. Burke found the
limbs Of a dozen or more trees smeared
with the bird lime. The poachers are
said to have shared thousands of black
birds.
Burke's discovery was made In q
curious way. A red-headed Mexican
parrot, owned by Mrs. Margaret Fin
sted, who lives at 448 Riverside W
nue., escaped from its perch on the
Finsted porch and disappeared in the
forest. The parrot was sought until
after dark by Theodore Finsted, son
Of its owner, and nearly all the men,
bers Of his school class, without avail,
though young Finsted reported he had
heard the bird squawking.
shrisks Of Anguish.
Patrolman Burke on a motorcycle
cruising through dense timber In
search for the band said to be sharing
birds, was attracted by shrieks Of ap-
parent anguish about 100 feet from the
path he was trayersing. He. shouted
several times in hope that an answer
ing voice would give him the location
Of the trouble, but received no response
and was about to resume his way
when there proceeded from the woods
a volley Of oaths, intermingled with
screams such as might have been ut
tered by a woman In distress. The
oaths, Burke said, were delivered I'm
a hoarse voice-apparently that Of a
man enraged.~
Plunging into the underground with
drawn revolver, Burke made his way
in the direction Of the sounds, calling
at intervals. but again finding no re-
Spouse, until when In the densest part
Of the thicket he was startled by q
series of raucous screams coming from
directly overhead.
"PoliceI Policel There's hell to pay
he'll to pay-hell, hell! !" howled the
voice from a heavily foliaged oak. II
know you, Mike Sweeney" pursued the
invisible one, repeating the latter re-
mark several times. ~ ~
Parrot Glued Fast.
Patrolman Burke ordered the sup.
posed man in the. tree to ''come down
O. that" but was met, he says, with q
volley Of abuse. He recognized some
Of the oaths used as waterfront talk,
he says. While this torrent Of bad
language vas proceeding Burke caught
sight Of it's author. Mrs. Finsted's
parrot was Tapping it's wings az II
cursed, In q vain effort to break away
from a lined limb upon which It's feet
were firmly glued.
When the parrot was returned to
Mrs. Finsted, with a suggestion that
an effort be made to improve it's NOR.
ais, she said the bird was formerly
owned by a waterfront saloonkeeper
at Mariners Harbor, s. L. and was
purchased by her son. then in the
United States navy. when the prohibi.
ton law forced its former owner out
Of business. w s<sg r. .
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cloth seWed to them. Attached to each
half hoop are three screen-door
springs, cut the right length to hold
the hammock In a nearly horizontal
position, when the baby Is not In It
The springs are wired to q ring at
each end, and the rings slip over hooks
at the supports. When baby and the
pillows are placed In the hammock, It
says down just enough to be comfort
table. The blanket and pillows can be
placed to cover the springs also, thus
accommodating a larger child.-Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
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return to the beacn.

return to the beacn. -
I'VE had gone about 15 miles when
we were stopped by a river. It was
not wide o deep, but it was very
swift and great pieces of ice foated
On i.
I'VE were still standing on the bank
Of the river when we saw a band Of
Indians coming toward us. I stood
close to where they emerged from be-
hind a small knoll, 50 there was moth.
ing for me to do but await develop
fdehts. The others ran.
"The Indians surrounded me and
looked nae over c%urtously. For some
time I a undecided what to do.
was frightened. The Indians were re.
p1ted to be cannibals. Then a woman
Ii the band noticed my watch fob.
II took out my watch and gave it to
her. I was surprised to find that II
was still running. The ticking noise
proved interesting to her, and she di.
tected the attention Of the whole band
"The rest Of the party observed that
! was having no difficulty with the
Indians and started back to me. Al
they drew near they came in for Q
great deal Of comment from the In.
dams, but there were no indications
II violence.
II walked slowly away from tn.
Indians. No effort was made to stor
me. When I had drawn a short dis
tance away I halted and motioned thu
others to follow me. They, too. LEFT
tie Indians without difficulty.
Ok Live on Grasses.
sAfterward we learned that these
Indians known as the Terre de-
j uego Indians. Their name was de.
tfved from the 1and In which they
lived, dubbed Terre del Fuego by sail
drS, because Of the peculiar blue ligh,
that shone over the Islands at times
The Indians wore no clothes excep,
q loin bell, despite the extremely cold
weather. The belt they obtained from
the skin OF a Gunaco, q, species OF
deer that thrives In that territory.
I'VE lived for several days on wfai
fsw grasses we could ind and upon
mall sheIIish, something like a clam.
We found these growing on rocks.
AAbout d week later w reached St
Johns lighthouse. That ID a coast
Suard station for the Argentine govern.
m01t, but d boat calls only once evsry
three months. For I'VE months We
waited for d boat to call. During thai
lime one Of our comrades died from
Eposure and the rsa Xess q The
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1irches IN Eurone

The birch figures largely III the life
ana legends OF the European races I'D
well. The fasces OF the Roman magis-
rates was 2 bundle Of birch rods. the
symbol OF. authority. Through this
use Y may have come down To the
schooimaster Indeed the birch Seems
70 have beer, II primitive times, II
many countries the symbol Of author
lty and OF power.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-08-17

spoonful f6ree Hines 4 da7s then a. TIE
present cost ricketts, could be practi.
cally abolished IA this city BIZ the exs
penditure of about $100.o00 d year.
This il but b on many instances u
which the community does not get the
tut benefit OF our medical knowledge
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rIp-.--~-,.-.-.
Danfe.

He would not have BEEN the greet
poet he was IL he had not felt intense
~ and humanity, but he could never
have won the cosmopolitan place ha
holds had he not known how 10 gerk
eralize his special expsrfenc&--JamM
Russell Lowell
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CRACKS IN HOOD FINISH

The cause of cracks in the hooG
finish Is the Uneven expansion Of the
metal and paint due to the engines
heat. To avoid this, line the hoot
with asbestos paper, using shellac tt
hold the paper to the metal.
To eradicate squeaks In the car, try
loosening the body bolts and applying
oil to all parts where the body of thu
ear touches the frame, then Tightening
the bolts.
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Herrings Lead Fish Diet.
More behring's are eaten than any
other kind Of fish,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26
WILL BOWL FOR THE
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP
United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Twenty-four
of Americas best bowlers will be
here February 8 for the opening
matches of the first annual world s
classic bowling championship.
These men were picked by the tourn-
ament eligibility committee after a
series of elimination matches in all
parts of the country.
The championships will continue un-
til February 25, and each contestant
viii roll 1875 three-game matches.
Winner of the tournament will Sc
cure $500 diamond medal, in addi-
tion to $1,000 in cash awards.
The title winner will be known Off
cially as the worlds clasic bowling
champion according to D. A. Luby,
chairman of the tournament.
II is the plan to hold annual matches
hereafter in the large cities of the
United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26
WATCHFUL WAITING
in MAJOR FIGHT
CIRCLES
Jack Kedrns, Mentor for Jack
Dempsey, Listening to All
Talk from London
United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. 26. = Jack
Kearns, Jack Dempsey's guide, phil
csopher and friend as well as social
mentor, is in these parts engaged in
his favorite pastime of kidding
Broadway.
Il am here" said Kearns gravely,
engaged in listening to the repre-
sertltions of an English syndicate
composed of number of leading
sporting noblemen, who, ! may say
have sufficient Bank of England
pounds to guarantee a satisfactory
purse and erect an arena capable of
seating 100000 fans in London"
There are still number of Eng
lishmen," continued Kearns, "who
saw the Carpentier-D Dempsey fight
last July and continue to believe that
Carpenter might yet defeat the
champion"
Kearns. it can be said, is doing
nothing to discourage this belief on
the part of his English friends.
In the meantime Kearns is ready
to talk about a mix between Dempsey
and Miske or Dempsey and Brennan
"The champion is in shane to fight
on ten days notice" said Kearns.
'The suggested match in London
would not Interfere with a match
here in the early spring. If there is
a promoter ready we are ready"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26
MAY LOSE VAN GENT

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf,
Jan. 26-Intimations that Gene Van
Gent, Stanford football coach, will re-
fuse to renew his contract as coach
at the end of the present one year
agreement, if "a. renewal is offered,
were contained in telegram receiv-
ed from Van Gent today by Walter
Powell, who recently resigned as di-
rector of athletics.
Van Gent, who now is in the north7
west with the Stanford basketbag
team, said he had received three
offers of coaching positions recently,
one being from a leading western
university. lie Ga not indicate which
of the three offers he would accept.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26
Amazing Career of Matt Hari Dancer
Shot By French Firing Squad

iders, always ready to fight, but while
waiting for the battle, always gallant
/ and amiable didn't care whether
they were French, Russian, German.
or Austrian"
The president of the courtmartial re-
called to Mata Hari that once in Paris
when she thought herself suspected by
the French she offered her services to
the French counter-espionage.
Il had good sources of information
the dancer replied, land l wanted to be
useful to France"
Because the Germans were not able
to send you any more money, we hav-
ing discovered their method" retorted
the president dryly.
Mata Hari said she offered to give
the French information about the Ger
man submarine base on the north
African coast.
Where did you get the informa-
tion?" asked the court. IF it were
true it showed you were in the pay
of the Germans and if it were false,
it showed you were trying to trick us
The dancers face showed that the
blow had gone home. The president
of the court then brought out that
she had offered to proceed to Bel
eium and work against the Germans.
The head of the French counter-es-
nionage. who was we'll aware of her
history, acouiesced. She asked him
for the names and addresses Of the
leading French agents in Belgium. She
was supplied with list. All the
names were false-eXcept one, that OF
notorious double spy who was be-
traving both sides. Mata Hari went
to Brussels. Four days later the dou-
BILE spy was executed by the Germans
For some unexplained reason, pos
sibly because of her powerful friends
the French authorities did not even
then take action against the woman
She asked to be sent to England and
her request was acceded to. There
she tried to take boat for Holland,
Int the British secret service arranged
, things SO that when Mata Hari Landed
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26

from that. boat it was at Balboa,
Spain. That trip was her undoing.
She was practically penniless but man.
aged to get to Madrid and put up at
the Grand Hotel. There she met the
German military attache and tried to
make the acquaintance of the French
attache. The latter, warned from
Paris, was on his guard. As nothing
could be gotten out of the Frenchman,
the dancer turned to the German. Van
Kroon. the German attache, was smit-
ten by her charms and made her pres
ents of valuable gems. But Mata
Hari didn't want jewelry. She wanted
cash. Van kroon didn't see why he
should pay the woman out of his own
funds, but he got in touch with the
spy service in Amsterdam and it was
arranged that the dancer-spy should
go back to Paris, where she would re-
ceive thirty thousand francs through
neutral legation.
The French secret service learned
that an order for the payment of such
an amount to c. A. AZ had been trans
mitted from Amsterdam. They were
on the watch for Mata Hari. She was
trailed from the moment she crossed
the Spanish frontier. She went to the
neutral legation, received the money
and, as she stepped into the street,
was arrested. Her career was ended.
When the. fact of that fatal telegram
was flung at Mata Hari at her trial
she collapsed. She felt herself DOOM
ed. Still she tried to deny, to explain.
'I-I-tell you-I-tell-you-it was
not for spying. Won Kroon couldn't
paw me-himself-so he thought best
to have his government pay for his
pleasures
"As we listened to that last des-
pairing cry" said Major Massard in
telling the story of the courtmartial
1--WE thought Of the poor devils OF
poilus out in the mud of the trenches
battling against the invader, while
that miserable, powdered, painted, be
flowered and gaily bedecked courtesan
was stabbing them in the back"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26

Editors Note: When Mata Hari
'The Red Dancer" faced the firing
squad at vincennes, just outside Paris,
at dawn on October Is, 1917, after her
conviction of being a spy in the pay of
the Germans, the French public was
permitted to know nothing of her
marvNous history during the war.
This has just been revealed by Major
Emile Massard, of the military gov
ernment of Paris, who was in charge
of the execution. Everybody in Paris
knew that Mata Hari was one of the
supreme examples in modern times of
the Oriental dancer-courtesan, that
she counted her victims by the hun
dreds in the ranks of the frequenters
of the night resorts and private sa-
Ions where she enthralled men. But
they were not aware that she had init
mate friends on every general staff in
Europe, that she learned the military
plans of the allies even before they
We're transmitted to the commanders
at the front, and that she ensnared as
high pesonage as the French Minis
ter of War. These are the facts which
have been revealed by Major Massard.
The story will be told in three install
ments, of which the following is the
first. The others following consecu-
tiyely.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26
Burglar Maids Bold Plan
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CHICAGO, Jan. pa beautiful
burglar maid, leader of band of rob-
bers, was sought by police today fol-
lowing looting of three apartments
of $4,000 worth of jewelry and
money.
Mn. Edith. Palmer returned to her
home and heard woman in her apart
ment giving instructions to several
men, who were told where to find the
valuables. s-,
Mrs. Palmer screamed and the burg
lars, led by the girl, escaped in an
automobile with their loot.
Robbery Of two other apartments is
charged against the band.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26
RAIDS MADE UPON
BEACH RESORTS
Unitei Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26.--Two ia
nous beach cafes and parking sta
ton adjacent to third were raided
by state officers shortly after mid
night this morning, proprietors and
patrons arrested and a large quantity
of liquor seized
The cafes raided were Moonlight
Gardens, between Culver City and
Venice, and Tumble Inn, at Ocean
Park.
Five automobiles were confiscated
when the squadron swooped down on
parking station adjacent to the
Ship Cafe in Venice.
Morris Orsatti, head of a steam
ship company bearing his name, was
among the guests arrested in the
Moonlight Gardens raid.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-26
TEX RICHARDS CASE

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.--Tex Rick
ards lawyers today remained conf
dent that they would free him from
charges of mistreating l5 year old
Alice Ruck, when his trial is resumed
in police court next Monday.
The hearing was enlivened when
the girls mother arose in the court
room crowded with persons promin-
ent in the world of sports and cried
that her little girl was lying.