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The Washington times., 1922-05-28
Interruption of Fuel Feed, Ignition System and
Carburetor Most Likely Places to Look
for Trouble
for Trouble.

! Of the engine. wondering whether
his trouble lies in the ignition
system, the carburetion system or
whether the whole blamed thing
has just Cp and died.
A little thought and logical ap-
pliCatiOn OF tests will serve to To-
cate the system in which the trOu-
BILE lies. II there has been me-
Chanical breakage. this is fairly
apparent and can be located with.
out difficulty.
If the trouble. as Is probable,
lies in ignition or carburctiOn sys-
tens, the case Is a little harder,
and a definite method must be fol
lowed In Locating the exact location
of the failure
Tn" first thing to do when the
engine stops in this way is TO ex-
anime the gasoline tank and see
that there is a supply OF fuel. Do
this even If you have just had the
tank filled. because something may
have happened 70 cause n leak.
Having asCortainod that the fuel
tank has a supply of the vital
fluid. try to run down the seat OF
trouble by elimination
Gasoline in the main tank, how
ever. does not mean gasoline in the
CarhurrtOr Remove tn" tk,lI 30 &C.,.
or lift the float by hand, as is pos
siblp on most cars, and be sure
that the rarburotOr can he tlO"l"
This indicates that fuel is getting
10 the rarhurctOr, and that 8 -
far as YOU should care to trace fuel
flow. SputtcrinE. splitting, misftr.
ing. etc, may he caused hY i'm.
paired or interrupted fuel feed, and
test a tn" Carhur"'o" n" ~ W.
not necessarily indicate this unless
The Washington times., 1922-05-28

The Gardner Motor car Company,
Of ST. Louis, reports "A very satsfaC-
tory condition as 10 production and
sales. In March production reached
900 cars and April was scheduled d
for loo. Tn" only difficulty now
Is TO produce fast enough TO meet the
demand
The Washington times., 1922-05-28

less resistance to flow than there Is
when the plug is working IN the
cylinder under COmpr rs son. There.
fore, the spark when III" niIg' ara
tested must he fat" \ W, ak spark
in air is hound to give tr)Ubl1 under
compression.
If there - fuel in III" oarburetor
and the plugs are sparkling. failure
to operate at all wOuld hc CnuS"d
by some derangemcnt Of th" valve
system, or something equally ns serl'
Gus.
The Washington times., 1922-05-28
By ALEXANDER JOHNSTON,
Editor Of Motor

10 there any other experience
that falls to the lot Of motorist
quite so annoying as to have the
engine cough. sputter and then
stop, when the car is in full flight
and miles from the nearest garage
or service station? And yet
sooner or later this experience is
sure to come to every driver.
There are so many little things
that may happen to disturb the
proper functioning of the engine.
To the new owner such an eX-
perience comes as a most unpleaa-
ant surprise. In a mental fog he
gets down and throws up the hood
The Washington times., 1922-05-28

from its post while the engine Is
'ank'd. II spark jumps the gap.
the high tension as far as the coil
is o. h. and your trouble is beyond
the coil.
You can very quickly and easily
tell II current Is getting rs far as
the spark pluge. simply by remrv.
ing the plugs. attaching the respec-
r. and LAYING the plugs on
the cylinder head so that YOU can
See the gaps. Then by cranking the
engine by hand with the ignition
switch on, you can, by looking at
the ends OF the plugs, see n sparks
are jumping the gaps.
You must remember, howe yer
that when spark jumps a gap ex.
posed to the atmosphere, there Is
The Washington times., 1922-05-28
HOW YOUR VALVE PIN.
INSERTED.
Job Can Be Done Without Run
ming Risk Of Pinched
Fingers.

Nearly every mOtorist who has
tried grinding in the valves Of an
l. head or r head motor has OK
perienced considerable trouble in
holding the valv" spring compressed
and getting the pin in place in the
stem OF the valve.
Take a piece OF hard wood about
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27
CHAPTER XIV.

The lookout on the power schooner
Maggie II had sighted Diamond head
before Commodore Adelbert P. Gibney
Captain Phineas P. Scraggs. and En-.
gineer Bartholomew McGuffey were
enabled to declare. in all sincerity (or
at least with as much sincerity as one
might reasonably expect from this band
Of rowing rascals), that they had en-
tirely recovered from their narrowing
experiences on the desert island of Tu-
vana-tholo, in the Friendly group.
At the shout Of LAND, no" Mr.. Nc
Guffey yawned, stretched himself, and
sat up in the wicker lounging chair
where he had sprawled for days with
Mr.. Gtbney and Captain Scraggs, un-
der the awning on top of the house.
He f1exed his biceps refiectively, while
his companions, stretched at full
length In their respective chairs,
watched him lazily.
"As a member o. the Maggie syndi-
cate an ownin' an votin' quarter In
terest," doomed the engineer, II here
by call q meetin' o. the said syndicate
for the purpose O. transactin' any an
all business that may properly come
before the meetin'."
Pass the word for Neils Halvorz.
sen," suggested Mr.. Gibney. Bless.
bis squarehead SOUL" he added.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27
SALT WATER MORE BuoYAN7
Fact That 10 Well Known to Mariners
May Be News to Some Of ou.
Readers,

A boy dropped bail into small
hole and could not get 1t out, so he
poured water into the hole, thinking tho
ball would float to the surface. As the
ball was slightly heavier than the wa.
ter 1t remained on the bottom. Then
the boy thought of mixing salt with the
water. since he knew salt water would
fioat heavier objects than fresh water
would. He tried this and was reward.
ed with the floating ball.
This particular fact is demonstrated
at the mouths Of rivers. Objects roll
ing along the bottom Of a river, too
heavy to come to the top. will rise
when carried out to sea. The rule also
applies to boats. A ship with cargo
on the sea will sink sometimes a foot
or two on entering fresh water port.
If she leaves the port with her cargo,
she will rise on entering the ocean.
For that reason a ship may be loaded
apparently too heavily 1t a pier and
still be all right on the waves.
In building a dam, the fact Of salt
waters being heavier than fresh must
be remembered.-Kansas Ctr Star.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27
AFTER THE FLU
4 she Flu Left You Weak, Or You'nt
Need Of Tonic to Build You Un
Take This Advice

Houston, Texas-"I was in a terb
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Of ptomaine poisoning, and then the .
fuenza. / could not seem to regain ID!
strength and was really not able to do nj
housework. knew needed good toni|
and builder and remembered how MI
folks used to regard DR.. Pierce's remedis|
In my girlhood days, and then ] decide
to take DR.: Pierce q Golden Medical D.1
covery: After taking the second BOTTLE
found it was doing me world of good
strength returned rapidly and felt bs1I
ter in every way. am glad indeed
recommend the medicine that did me
much good and do not hesitate to GiT
this statement. Mrs. Gertrude Sss
1885 Rutland St.
All druggists tablets or liquid.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27

Carried His Prisoner Down Into the
Cabin.
nerves had become rather Injured to
impending death. and presently his
fear gave way to an overmastering
rage. He hurled his hat on the sands
and jumped on 1t until 1t was mere
shapeless rng.
Lets call meetin' of the Robin
son Crusoe syndicate" said Mr.. Glib
ney.
Second the notion" rumbled Nc
Guffey.
Carried" said the commodore.
"The first business before the meetin'
is the organization Of a expedition to
chase these two cannibals to the
other end Of the island. I amt got
the heart to kill 'em, so let's chase 'em
away before they get fresh with u.s."
"Good idea," responded McGuffey.
whereupon he picked up rock and
threw 1t at the king. Mr.. Gibney fol.
lowed with two rocks, Captain
Scraggs screamed defiance ut the en-.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27

go back an save 'em, an II took us
two days to beat up to the first in
hnhited island an drop EN- or"
But n cannibal's like dumb beast,
Glib. He amt responsible. This mate
knows better"
"Ahw Mr.. Gibney leveled horny
fOretinger at the engineer. "That's
where you hit the nail on the head.
He's too fly, and there's only two
ways to keep him from flynn AWAY
with us. The first is to feed him to
the sharks and the second Is to treat
him like a long-lost brother. l know
he ought to be hove overheard, but
amt got the heart to kill him In cold
blood. Consequently, we got to let
the villain live. an If you go to beatin'
him up. Mac, you'll make him sore an
he'll peach on us when we get to Homo
lulu. If US three could get hack to San
Francisco with clean hands, I'd say
lick the beggar an lick him for fair.
But we got to remember that this mate
was one O. the original filibuster crew
o. the old Maggie I. The day we
tackled the Mexican navy an took
this power schooner away from 'em,
we put ourselves forty fathom plumb
outside the law, an this mate was
present an knows 1t. We've changed
the vessels name an rig, an doctored
up the old Maggie's papers to suit the
Maggie II, an we've give her u new
dress. But at that, it's hard to dis
guise ship in live port. an the se-
cret service agents o. the Mexican gov
ernment may be a-layin' for us in San
Francisco; and with this here mate
agin us an ready to turn state's evil
dence, we're pirates under the law. an
1t don't take much imagination to see
three pirates swingin' from the same
yard-arm. No, sir, Mac. l amt got
no wish, now that we're fixed nice an
comfortable with the worlds goods, to
be hung for a pirate In the mere shank
o my youth. Why, amt fifty year
old yet"
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27

eve got d quorum without him, III
besides this business is just Det"eeh
us three"
"Meetinm come to order" The
commodore tapped the hot deck WIZ
his bare heel twice. "Haul away
Mac"
~ move you. gentlemen, that 1t De
the sense o. this meetin' that b. NC
Gufrey, Esquire, be an he Is herepS
app'inted a committee o one to IAN
the everlastin' dnylights out o thai
sinful former chief mate o ourn ioi
abandonin' the syndicate to horrible
death on that there desert Island. De
hear a second to that motion?"
"SecOnd the notion" chirped cap
tain Scraggs.
"The motions denied" announced
Mr.. Gibney firmly.
snow, looky here. Glib, that AIM
fair. Didn't you fight Tabu-Tabu nm
didn't Scraggsy fight the king o Kan
davu? I amt had no fightin' this en-
tire v'yage an I did cal'late to LICK
that doggone mate"
MAC, 1t can't be done nohow."
"Oh, 1t can't, chr Well, I'll just bet
you two boys my interest In the syndi'
cate"
ut amt that, Mac, It amt that. No
body's doubtin' your natural abilit,
to mop him up. But 1t amt policy.
You wasn't sore agin 'em cannibal
eavages, was you? You made Neils
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27

by some sixth sailor sense Neils Hal
yorsen became convinced that his old
friends of the vegetable trade were
marOOned. They had gone ashore Tor
some kind of frolic, and the crew
had stolen the schooner and left them
to their fate, believing that the cast
aways would never be heard from
and that dead men tell no tales.
He rushed on deck. carried his pris-
oner down into the cabin. and locked
the door on him. A minute later he
was clInging to the Jacobs ladder,
the canoe shot in to the side of the
vessel ut his grur command and
passed on shoreward without missing
stroke Of the paddle. An hour
later, accompanied by three Kannka
sailors picked up at random along the
water front. Neils Halvorsen was
pulled out to the Maggie II. Her
crew had not returned and the bogus
cupiaIn was still triced hard and fast
In the cabin.
The Swede did not bother to inves-
tignte in detail the food and water
supply. A hnsty round Of the schoon-
er convinced him that she had ut
least a months supply of food and
water. Only one thought surged
through his mind. and that was the
awful necessity for haste. The an-
chor came In with n rush. the ka-
naka boys chanting n song that
sounded TO Neils like n funeral dlrge,
and Neils went below and turned the
gasoline engines wide open. The
Maggie II swung around and with
long streak of Opalescent foam trail
ing behind her swung down the bay
and faded at last In the ghOstly moon
light beyond Diamond hend; after
which NeiIs Halvorsen. with murder
In his eye md n tarred ropes end In
his horny fist. went down into the
cabin and talked to the man who
posed us Captain Scragss. In the end
he got IL confession. Fifteen minutes
later nc emerged. smiling grimly. gave
the Kanaku boy ut the wheel the
course. and turned In to sleep the
sleer OF the cOnscience-free and the
weary.
Darkness was creeping over the
beach at Tuvann-tlolo before Mr..
Gibney could smother the despair In
his heart sufficient to spur his jaded
Imagination to working order. For
nearly an hour the three castawayr
lad sat on the beach In dumb horror.
gazing seaward. They were not alone
in this. for little further up the beach
the two FIJI islanders sat huddled on
their launches, gazing stupidity first
at the horizon and then mt their white
captOrs. 1t was the sight Of these
two worthless that spurred Mr.. Glib
ney's torpid brain to action.
Didn't you say. Mac. thnt when we
left these two cannlbals alone on this
island that 1t would develop into n
case of dog eat dog or somethin' of
that nature?"
Captain Scraggs sprang to his feet,
his face white with n new terror.
However. he had endured so much
since embnrkIng with Mr.. Gibney on
life of wild adventure that his
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27
Synonymous.

Synonymous.
"Air. Gloom" sternly asked Tend
son ]. Daft, the versatile versifd
ZIONIST, did you tell Mrs. Chatter
the reception that you considered
poems supremely silly7"
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27

One can't very well bonst Of h
own honors; but he can put up sons|
body else to doing 1t.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
MIR, AND MRS. KITCHEN
 CELEBRATE FIFTIETH H WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

MT and Mrs. Aaron H. Ketchem celebrated their 50th wedding anniver- sary Christmas night at their home. 11s Wheeler avenue. About 100 guests were present and MT and Mrs Ket- chem were the recipients of many handsome gifts. During the evening a delicious supper was served and toasts were given
 The following poem, dedicated to it's composer. Caroline L. Bendix: For 50 years they have journeyed
 together, Through the sunshine of life, through
 the stormy weather, Treading life's pathway. as it stretch
 ed out before them, Trusting our God who ever watched
 ro'er them. Through the morning bright with Its
 promises rare. Through the noontide hour with it's
 brightest glare Till upward and onward tou1ng high, They came to face the western sky. 7 ."Tis the sunset of life, that greets
 their view With it's beauty and prayer. ever old. ever new. May it's glory be lasting with it's beau teous light, May their footsteps ne'er faIter till cometh their night 4And we ask with true faith when
 their evening shall fall,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27

Here Are Christmasy Ways
 to Make Your Eyes Louelier
By LUCREZIA RORI
The Famoats Spanish Pri,na Donna

to disturb lashes that are straight and healthy. Eyelashes grow very quickly They arc said to renew themselves about every two months
 White vaseltne is a wonderful nour- lsher Tor the eyelashes. A young woua- an know once had her lids scraped, as she was sufferer from granulated lids After this. all her eyelashes fell out.
 some one suggested white vaseIine, and the young woman now has lasnes longer and lovelfer than they ever were before she had the trouble with grant, lated Ids This is because for two years she has applied a touch of white NaseIine to her lids every night. It's done in a second, she explains and once you have made habit of applying a bit of vaseline, it's no trouble at au
 Another priceless help in the effort to possess beautiful lashes Is a small eye lash brush. This you can obtain at any drug store Some brushes have too wide ridge of bristles. If this is the case. you can easily clip off one row and thus obtain a narrow brush, which adapts itself better to the use for which you need it
 Now, after you have applied the white vaseline, brush your~fashes lightly up- ward. 3his will encourage them to curl up, and you know that curling lashes receive the beauty vote.
 Your brush can be used to great ad- vantage your eyebrows also A smooth, silky brow is always lovely, and a few strokes here with your brush can work wonders. Be sure to brush your brows in the direction that allows them to follow their best curve. This usually means striking slightly downward on the upper part of your eyebrows and upward on the lower part so as to make them meet in a rtd=- along the centre.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
CSoed 93s sdIN&|rt
 Is66ch Ssss.
DOTTY SPENDS A HAPPY
 CHRISTMAS DAY.
kzssratsa sy NsDa Ra1rtsoa

~H. dearI" Dotty sighed. as she sal down to write Its hard writing
 to Santa Claus. want so many. many things, and I'm so afraid hs won't bring just what want, I don't know what to do.-
 "Do like a little friend of mine does," laughed a merry voice. and Gocomeback. the little travel eIfin, hopped down from the rnanteI over the fireplace beside Dotty.
 Well. here you are. Gocomebac ok. Dotty laughed. ''I wasn't thinking about you. but r. might have known you'd be the very fellow to ask how to write to Santa Claus"
 ''Pshaw!'' laughed the elfin. ''If you want to see the real way to have a happy Christmas. you should see little Gretchen and Hans. They know just how 1t should be done. By the way. this is the very night You see. their Christmas day is celebrat=d twenty days earlier than yours. That would make it December the fifth. This very day"'
 Before Dotty coulS even open her mouth to say a word she was whisked through the air. and when they lighted once more she found herself outside Gretchen's door.
 Gretchen, a dear little Dutch girl in a bright blue skirt, with a white apron and cap, opened the door to their rap. and nearly hugsed Gocomeback's breath out. she was glad to see him.
 And you. too. Dotty.' she laughed nnerrily. I'm always glad to see our little American cousins.l I hope you1l best time of the year to visit us, too. Old St. Nicholas will be here this very night"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS
 Adele Garrison's New Phase of Revelations Of c Wife

Adele Garrison's New Phase of


Draper never had known. Had asSocia- ton with her led him?
 fT Shall Stay with Miss Foster"
 I cut myself short right there, and forced myself to stop watching my hus- band, even in the unobtrusive manner in which I had yelled my surveillance. Either he cared for her or he didn't, l said to myself with a frantic attempt to set my common sense in the saddle. If he did. I must face the music. If he did not, there was no reason for me to be perurbed-
 Glad, indeed, was I to see Miss Cargill appear at the dining-room door. Action of any kind was a relief from the tor turing thoughts which possessed me.
 '1s this the audience we're to stand on our hind legs for?" Dicky demanded in a whisper as he caught sight of her. had explained to him that Miss Cargill would come to us for a minute or two by agreement with me.
 I nodded assent, and despite my anger at him and the secret tremors which his giances at Claire Foster had given me, the laugh I gave at his exaggerated ges- ture of preparation for an interview was no pretended one
 He sprang to his feet as Miss Cargil1 reached our table, murmured a courtIy acknowledgement to the introduction, and seated her at 9 chair next himself with great impressment.
 How about that. Madge?" he de- manded of me with mischief written all over his face. Did do that right ac- cording to the chapter introductions in that etiquette book we have at home? :? And what do I do next, offer the lady some cold chicken or bean her with a cup? You see, Miss Cargill.' he turned to her smiling, the book, comprehen- sive as it is, gives me absolutely no hint as to what is expected of one when in terviewed."
 I'm not going to stay long enough to make 1t worth your while to remem- ber." Miss CargiI said brightly. And I need not ask whether or not Miss Eos ter has recovered" She smiled at the girl. But may I ask when you leave here?''
 tomorrow" I struck in promptly T shall stay here with Miss Foster to- night. and tomorrow we shall join Mir. Graham in Baldwin in time for the first train to New York;
 was watching Dicky fIIrtively as I spoke. for had not yet told him of this plan, and was viciously glad of the piqued astonishment which for an in stant flashed into his eyek-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27

HEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
 am girl of IT. work all day. My people are always naggins at me. I very seldom go to places of amusement I have been friends with a young man He is nice, but my people even object to my speak ing to him. I have walked with him, which made my father very angry.
 I think great deal of this young man, aud hate tc quit being friends My people always tell me to bring my friends home This I would do, then after they had gone they would scold me. Do you think it is right for them to treat me this way?
 I never buy many clothes, as there is a large family, but it is hard for me to stand this. I am going to school.
 My parents want to pick my friends fer me. Would you advise me to give up this young man and please my people? I know he loves me. The only place go is to church on Sunday night
 Do you think my people should stop my having this young man for friend? BLUE BIRD. n LUZ BIRD: Have a good talk wit n your mother, my dear, and perhap
 she will allow you to see this youn man. If she decides that it is best fo you not to see him you should give hir up, as she Is the best judge of your wei r. re.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
Christmas Greens to Be Decorations at
 Service Club Dance

Miss Ethel Skinner will be in, charge Of the decorations for the. bridge and dance to be held Thurs- day evening in the BrooklaWn Coun- try club by the Service club. Although Miss Skinner has not yet announced her decorative scheme it is expected smilax vii lbe used.
 Mrs. H. Livingstone Morehouse IS chairman of the bridge committee, as sisted by Mrs Bradford Warner, Miss Harriet Windsor and Miss Eleanor Webster Mrs. Philo Calhoun has charge of the dance committee and has been ably assisted by Miss kath- erine Miller, Miss Margaret Neithercut and Mrs Robert Weed.
 Bolton & Ciprianos orchestra mas been engaged to play for the dancing. All the proceeds of the affair will be used to .carry on the philantrophic work in which the club is erEaged. During the Christmas season the clup took care of two poor families.
 The patronesses for the affair are Mrs. Charles H. Armstrong, Mrs.
 Eleanor Bartram, Mrs. Carl Foster Mrs George H. Graves. Mrs Elmer IL Ravens, Mrs Harry C. Ives, Mrs Ed
 ward L. Jennings, Mrs NorII1an Leeds Mrs. Walter B. Lashar. Mrs Guy P. Miller, Mrs.#R. l. NeithercuIs Mrs c. M. Newman. Mrs Charles E. Skinner Mrs John H. Swinnertoh' Mrs George Windsor, Mrs. D. Ealr- child Wheeler and Mrs. w. R. WeD- ster.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
SCHOOL SET lUESTSATLASHAR
 PARTY TONIGHT

Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Lashar will entertain Q large number of the school set at a dance this evening at their home in Fairfield for their sons, Walter, Jr., and William.
 The guest list includes:
 Betty Neithercut, Elizabeth Pull man, Alice Pullman, Elizabeth Cha pin, Clara Ham, Helen Ellis, Ruth Slosson, Jean Houghton, Mabel Jen- nings, Marion Macfarlane, Elizabeth Sargent, Elizabeth Fitzgibbons, Adele Pyle, Barbara Senior, Esther Hindle. Emmy Lou Ravens. Louise Haviland. Virginia Anderson Muriel Read, Fran ces Bullard. Elizabeth Wolfe, Louise Jenkins, Marguerite Shannon, Henri etta Kent, Henrietta Brown, Agnes Warner, Amelie Canning, Jean Bull ,ard, Phyllis Wheeler, Natalie Aspen, Ruth Foster. Allison Hale, Virginia