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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-08
Louisiana nemncratin

NEW YORK. Nov. 7--Louiriana
In the election today returned to
Congress her present delegates of
eight Democrats. The seats wer~
not contestsA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
Legislators, Take Notice!

Car owners usually want to know
where their money goes that they
pay in licenses and rs. Since they
are frequently an unhstly taxed lot
their curiosity is only natural.
Taxing car owners alone for roads
which obviously benefit the nation
at large always has been an injustice
but the highway department of the
State of Connecticut takes much of
the sting out Of it by revealing fig
ures which show that 40 cents out of
eachN dollar the motorist pays is
spent for new, hard-surfaced roads.
In Connecticut the State law re-
quires that all fines and registrations
fees must be applied for the building
and upkeep of State roads. Thus the
man who pays $40 license fee is
assured that $3.50 of it goes for new
roads, S5.46 for repairing roads al
ready built, 62 cents for supervision,
"a cents for equipment, IA cents for
snow removal and $3.50 as a reserve
for emergency repairs. There is
some satisfaction in knowing where
the money goes, and particularly in
learning that the bulk of it il being
applied toward making motoring one
round of good roads.
Other States please copy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28

one away from the curb, but the
trouble is most dryers either back
the way they started forward or try
Frightening the front wheels, then
backing. In the first case they find
themselves just where they We're be
fore; in the second they find that
they are getting into n new wedge
between the car ahead and the curb.
The solution is to drive forward,
turning the front of the car away
from the curb as far as possible.
Then cut the front wheels as much
rs possible and back just as though
trying TO park the front of the car
nearer the curb than it was before.
This throws the rear wheels over
Just q trilic. They may clear the
curb an inch or so. by then straight
| tcning the front wheels it is possible
to back the limit without "stclng'
against the curb. It may be ncccs-
sary to repeat this process if the
space is particularly small. When
the back wheels are Il few inches
from the curb the car may be driven
out of the parking space in the usu-
al manner without further danger of
WedSing against the curb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
Wanted: NOn-Skid roa DIS.

! Wanted: Non SKID roads.
One million motorists throughout
the nation will ask the highway en-
| Cinccrs to find a way to make n
smooth road fool-proof in wet
weather. They believe it can be
done, although the engineers as yet
| have not found a way. Through
| their national organiZa ton, the Ma
tiohal Motorists Association, the mil
lion motorists will help solve the
problem, if possible. But they want
| it solved, for the greatest single
i menace to the automobile driver to-
! day, as they see it, is a smooth road
| in wet weather.
| The request for construction of
| non skid roads was voiced by repre-
| sentatives of the National Motorists
Association at the Highway Educa-
| ton Board conference which opened
| in Washington, Oct. 2G. At this
F, meeting there were present represen-
tatives from every agency of the
| federal government having to deal
with the problems of constructing
| and maintaining highways; State
| Highway officials; leading educators
and highway engineers and repre-
| sentatives of the autOmOtive indus
tries. The National Motorists Asso-
, citation deemed the occasion good
one for the introduction of this
theme Of discussion and will intro
duce it in a spirit Of entire friendli-
ness and with the desire to assist
in making the roads safer for motor
lists and pedestrians alike in wet
: weather.
Thus far the problem of construct
ing and maintaining a smooth nom
skid road has baffled the skill of the
engineer. The only non-skid road
ways in the country today are those
constructed of brick or blocks of
of granite or other similar material.
Such roadways are non skid; but
they wear rough generally in short
time and when in that condition are
not conducive to smooth riding.
A concrete roadway can be made
non-skid by scarifying, or roughen-
ing the surface before the top fin
ishing hardens, but, experience
shows that it won't stay non -skid.
Earth, waste, oil drippngs from
traffic, all fill up the crevices in
short order with the result that the
road is soon without the non skid
feature.
What the National Motorists AS
ISOLATION wants, IL possible, is a nom
skid smooth roadway that will stay
non skid. 1t may be that the prob
lem can't be solved, but it will be
put up to the Highway Education
Board for consideration and, if pos
sible. for solution.
Feeling that the time has come
when the utmost in skill and science
should be brought into play in build
ing American highways, the National
Motorists Association intends to CO.
operate to the fullest with the High
way Education Board in. developing
the necessary talent to. make Uncle
Sam's roads the beSs in all the world
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
OUR IDEA OF A REAL HERO

road night before last. Poor ST was
up against it. lie had been reading
some dope about cleaning the va
CUM tank-not just the strainer, but
the whole business. lie didn't have
any trouble cleanin' it, but when he
came to put it together again he lost
several important parts and got
frisky with the rest. He ruined the
whole thing; and / didn't have one
to loan him. What's more he was
cue down to Seven Gables for a po-
litical speech, 50 something had to
be done in hurry.
Heres what | did: | simply de-
tached the vacuum tank altogether
ana joined the ends of the gasoline
line to the carburetor pipe. | plug
Std up the vacuum suction pipe
which comes from the intake mani
fold. Then | toWed ST over to the
gasoline pump and filed up his rear
tank. | also filled up an empty oil
can with gasoline and told him to
carry that with him. Whenever the
gasoline got below n certain level in
the rear tank he was to fill it up to
the top again with fuel The idea
was to have the level of the gaso-
line in the tank higher than the car
huretor, otherwise the gasoline
would not flow forward. For ord-
nary hills there would be enough
gasoline in the carburetor and the
fuel line to take him up. For long
steep hills it was only necessary for
him to drive backwards. The idea
was to keep the tank, or the fuel
level of the tank, higher than the
carburetor float chamber so that the
fuel could reach it by gravity. 81
reached his destination without any
trouble, and bought a new vacuum
tank on the way.
"The point I want to drive home is
that at least fifteen chaps stopped
for gas while 81 and l were figuring
all this out. 1t might easily happen
to any of them, yet none of them
cared to know how to be prepared
l shouldn't complain, of course;
make a Twin out of their ignorance.
But sometimes I'd rather preach
than make out repair bills"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
Did You Know That

racking nut should not be frightened?
The pump packing nut is among
those automobile parts which ought
not to be touched unless it is alb
solutcly necessary. If the pump
doesn't leak around the nut that is
all one can expect. 1t couldn't be
better. To turn the nut up a few
threads may SO change the position
of the packing as to cause a leak.
If this happens the nut Will have to
be screwed on all the tighter, all Of
which means that the pump is rap
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
BOWDOIN COLLEGE

An interesting letter was received
by the editor of the Bowdoin Orient.
It was written by Edgar 0. Achorn
81, of Boston. Mr.. Achorn takes
considerable interest in Bowdoin's
literary publication. the Quill. He
offers prizes for the best articles as
follows: Ten dollars for the best
short story; ten dollars for the best
poem; and ten dollars for the best
essay appearing in the Quill for the
remainder of the year. This offer
is on the hypothesis that less than
ten students compete for the prize.
If more than twenty students enter
any one of the competitions, Mr..
five dollars. He suggests that the
judges be named by the editors of
the Quill from the student body, If
found practicable; otherwise, that the
instructors in the English department
make the awards.
The Chapel speaker for Sunday
service, Oct. %, is Rev. James +. AL
biOn, d. d., of Portland.
Miss Anna +. Smith, curator of the
Art Museum has gone to ottawa for
the week, where she will visit sew
cral private art collections.
At a recent meeting of the Debat-
ing council, the various committees
for the year We're elected. G. ID.
I,ouillard, vice president, and ID. W..
MacNinnOn, assistant Manager. The
committees arc as follows: New con-
stitution committee, w. f. Jacob '23,
chairman: G. ID. Rouiliard "a, and G..
+. Hill "a. The interscholastic de-
bate committee. IT. =. Bishop '23,
A. II. Daggct % Freshman-s opho-
more debate committee, II. NJ. E'itz-
morris '23 chairman: II. III. Lee "a.
N debate has been arranged with
Bates although the date has not been
set. The team 10 meet Bates will be
chosen from the speakers of the
Bradbury debate. which comes in
the carly part of the winter. Bow
doin will have the choice of question
and Bates the choice of side in this
debate. Negotiations arc being CT
, fcctcd for a debate with Harvard.
j The Freshman Sophomore debate
Will be held rs usua! this year. From
! the speakers in this debate will he
/ chosen the team of four men who
Will represent HoWdoin against tho
! Amherst team in a debate to Ic hold
at l}oWdoin
! a very interesting chart has been
! made by an undergraduate, a. W.
! Tolman Jr., '25. This chart shows
tie percentage of Bowdoin men on
! tcring each profession since the first
! class was graduate in 1906 to the
111th commencement, in 1922 The
percentages are as follows: Law
21(<: Education 26rt: Business 15G1:
Ministry 10rd Medicine a. Journal
ism 81: Miscellaneous 1901. This
chart shows the relative professions
which BoWdoin graduates pursue.
It's accuracy is based on statistics
and is uncontestablc. The figures of
the chart would seem to deny the
somewhat prevalent theory that COL
lcge graduates do not make good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
The Old Mechanic Says:

1T might pay some Of these car
owners to look around the shop a
little when they stop off here for
aas. They might learn something
that would help them out of a pre-
diCament some day. I'm always put
ting some down and out car back
on the road. and. believe me, it takes
little heAdwork. If / had a big
stock room like some Of them city
repairers 1t would be cinch to help
out lot of these stranded motorists,
but out here I've just got to work
with what I've got and make the best
of it. You'd be surprised how few
motorists watch me work. Wonder
IL this doesn't account for the num-
Der of calls l get on the telephone
for help?
What I meant to tell you about
before l started philosophizng was
tho way put 81 Smith back on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
SOLON

Mr.. and Mis-. Harold Starbird have
moved to Florida. Mr.. Starbird will
engage in a manufacturing business
there.
MIS-. Millic, Wilson and son. Sidney
left Monday for Florida where they
plan to pass the winter.
A pipelcss furnace has been in
stalled in the Congregational church.
The winters lyceum course is to
begin on November 20. Following
are the dates: The Boyds, Nov. 90;
John MacCorison. characterize, De-
ccmber Is; Samuel W. Grathwell
lecturer. March 81; De Marco Ais
trup entertainers, harpist and VIOLIN
April "a.
Rev. Mr. Robinson of Bingham,
who has supplied in the pulpit of the
Congregational church for some
years, has accepted call from dis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28

Never before In the history az Tho
automobile have there been so many
good cars ON the market and so few
lemons This means much 10 the
prospective car buyer because 1T is
assurance that he stands very little
chance Of going wrong. II is quite
. contrast 10 the situation a few
years ago when one had to be mo
tn wise to be a successful car
r,k'r
several years ago II was common
knowledge to those who were dis
81 mtnating that number Of ears
were not only o,erpricod but poor
lnhs ~ any figure Mechanics usu-
allv had them al listed. and IL their
Judgment was wrong you were lucky
indeed War-timc materials and
vtr.tino workmanship made for n
m of poor cars. and some Of these
we're 10 be found among reputable
makes ~ present tho situation Is
pHlc no" reverse. and motordom in
general ~ Roin. To benefit materially
thereby
Every time there IL drop In price
lorl dealers fear that quality will be
sacrificed. but when the new models
rrrtN thcv reveal actual improve
mcu's u is M clear ease Of COM
r''fIon w which everybody Is APP
parrn'ly hrncfiting
nuW. tho past year or so II has
hem q plain choice Of putting out
2 good oar or going out of business.
hu' car Witch got Knocked badly is
row hcIng bought by lot Of the
ffc'Wy workers around Detroit.
They know that good material is go
nr nto tho car.
II = confidently believed by all
Interested IN the subject that the
moment any make of car stops re-
Neaing quality ana starts trading
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
WINDSOR

WEST-Sunday, October 20, will
be observed as Temperance Day at
the Baptist church with appropriate
exercises by the Sabbath school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gerrish of
Worcester, Mass, have been visitors
of Mr.. Gerrish's mother, Mrs. Allen
Taker, for the past two weeks.
Mrs. lola Porter and childrep were
visiting relatives on Cross Hill the
past week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
Cooling Off the Hood

Not every motorist who raises the
hood of his car does so just to cool
the engine.
Asked why he had raised the hood
while picnicking recently motorist
explained that he wanted to cool the
hood itself.
There's an idea worth jotting
down.
Raising the hood not only relea sed
the heat under it but protected the
finish against the heat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28

idly approaching the time when new
packing will be required.
Worn spots on nickel, or places
where it has Clipped off. can be i'm
proved by touching up with alumni
mum paint? This doesn't make a
wonderful job, to be sure; but 1t
looks better than alternate patches
of nickel and exposed base metal.
A pet-cock leak can be located by
squirting a little engine oil over the
suspected joints. Whenever there is
a leak air bubbles will form in the
OIL This simple method can also be
used to locate gasket leak around
the intake or exhaust manifolds.
Copyright, 1922, by the Ullman
Seryice)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28

'HlIItIN on It's reputation It Is due
for oblivion. A lot of manufacturers
tried this sort Of thing during the
war by force of circumstances or
choice-but they couldn't keep it up
IN normal times.
The temptation for manufacturer
Who attains great sales records is to
let up on quality and take a little
easy money. But few Will yield in
the future. These who do will drop
right out of the race. This should
me; lot to the motorist who is
wondering if this car or that is as
good rs it used to be. Wen say it's
letter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28

The normal variations in weight
may be greatly affected in different
ways. Some men lose six pounds or
seven pounds during q Turkish bath,
while others gain nearly as much in
an equally short time by deep drink
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
When Too Close to Curb

Getting both front and rear wheels
so close to the curb that the car can
not be driven away without ingenu-
ity is not such a common occurrence.
but it's so perplexing that it's well
to know what to do in case it hap
pens to you.
1t is usually possible to cut the
front wheels enough to get the right
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
N0N-SK|D ROADS ARE now THE
CRYING NEED OF the COUNTRY

I and to place them beyond criticism
| for this. after all, is the real pur-
pose of the Highway Education
Board
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
Tourine's Darkest Moments

Missing the last ferry.
A blowout in a thunder shower
A reminder that a payment is due
on the car when you are just start
ing off on trip.
Being told you're in wrong on a
cneWay street.
Waiting for the mechanic to figure
the charges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28
DOWN THE ROAD

Great minds run IN the same chan
rels and frequently in the same ruts
IN tho roads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-28

tant church. His loss is much re-
GREETED
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-22
LIGHTNING ARTISTS HERE

H. L. Lopp and wife of Lincoln, Ne braska, who are making tour of Alas ka, were Cordova arrivals on the Ala meda this morning and will remain here until the departure of the North, western southbound. They style them, selves the Lightning Artists" and are making oil paintings while on their trip.
 During their stay in Cordova MT and Mrs. Lopp will work daily in the window of the Bogart Paint store and each evening promptly at 7:30 will give away some of their work after which they will auction off the re- mainder of the days work. Most of their work is landscape painting.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-22
NORTHWESTERN HARDWARE
 STORE CHANGES HANDS

Chas. Foyston today completed ar engagements whereby he will take over the stock of the Northwestern Hardware Store and will assume the active management of the business. He has leased the building and will conduct the store where it now is and expects to be open and ready for business the first of the month.
 MT. Foyston is not a newcomer to Cordova, having arrived here in 1916. since which time he has made many friends who will all wish him suc- cess in his new adventure. He is an experienced man in the hardware game having conducted a store of his own in Oakland, California for two years, served as travelling hard ware salesman for seven years and worked for the Oregon Hardware Company of Oregon.
 Mir. H, c. Feldman, the retiring owner of the store, who has been in business in Cordova since 1908, will continue to make Cordova his home. By his courteous treatment, pleasant manner and upright business integ- rity, he has built up a business which anyone might be proud of, and it is only that he feels that he is entitled to take things easy after his many years in business that he is retiring. MT. Feldman asks that the same patronage be given his suc- cessor as has been accorded him. self in the past.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-22
TUESDAY, AUGUST p, 1922
SERVING THE FOX FARMS

The proposal for the establishment of mail route to serve the fox farms of the Prince William Sound district is a matter of signal interest to both the fox farmers and to Cordova. The growth of the fox farming in- dustrv has been a steady and substantial one It is no longer in the experimental stage; 1t IS a proved and profitable business. To Alaskans particularly. it provides resource whose val ne cannot be over-estimated. The profitable uses to which it puts otherwise worthless is- lands along the Alaskan coast are one of the strongest arguments in it's favor. Through the linking up of these outlying quarters with the communities of the mainland, there is induced a commerce which means the improvement ot coast conditions all along the line. It is to fa- cilitate the pursuit of this traffic that the mail route is planned A boat equipped to carry 100 tons of freight and accommodations for 30 passengers serving the fox islands within a radius of sixty miles of Cordova, would provide communication which would be of inestimable value. The farmers enabled thus to buy their supplies and sell their pro- duct in the COrdova market would rea1Ze a great saving in outlay and time over the pres ent system; while forty fox farmers, each spending from $500 to 5000 year. at least, with COrdova merchants, would bring into the community an annual budget of business to an amount not to be disregarded. The same boat, it is planned, could also provide bl- monthly service to Katalla-a factor which would mean much to that district and would supersede the present service between Valdez and Ellamar, and that between Cordova and Hinchinbrook. In word, it is a plan which systematizes and makes efficient a casual and unsatisfactory situation, and one which would rebound to the great advantage of the entire Prince William Sound district. At cost of but $6OOO, half of which could be covered by funds paid for the present system, the other half to be appropriated by the Government, the mail route should be an immediately prac ticable undertaking
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-22

party ballots unmarked, because of lack of opposition in the ranks. Also many persons in the party whose emblem is the jackass and crown of thorns, changed politics for the purpose of riding into office.
 While there is a strong movement every where to break down party lines it appears to be fostered by persons with axes to grind and who do not care what party turns the stone This is illustrated by the farm bloc and other bIocs in the Senate. These persons forming such blocs concede no party responsibility, though beholden to the party that elected them. Such condition leads to political chaos and in the end would set up a government of a score of factions perhaps, each selfishly working for it's own interests and all disre- garding the larger interests of the people. This may be the kind of government the people want, but if that is true it means they are ready to break away from the safe anchorage which has protected our republic for more than a century.
 We believe that the public interests can best be safeguarded by strict party lines, de- signed to hold accountable those in office. In mo other way can government or state be successfully managed.-Seward Gateway.