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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
The Old Mechanic Saws:

"The thing l notice most about the
cars they bring in here is the way
motorists neglect details. A chap just
left his car here with an order to give
it complete overhaulin', and when
came to look it over found he need
cd six new spark plugs and a better
adjustment of the carburetor. The
cars all ready for him again. but he
won't be back for a week. Said he had
to go on a business trip and would
take the train.
even so. he's luckier than the av-.
eragc. When car fails to receive
these details in the way of attention
it has to work under a disadvantage,
and it sometimes breaks down. You
can't drive on half dead spark plugs
forever without havin' something ser
ious go wrong. One car in there has
u clutch that is goin' to cost the price
of Il suit of clothes before l get
through with it; it's all the result of
a pair of worn out breaker points. Ev-
cry time the engine started skippin'
il. traffic the driver tried to calm the
car by slippin' the clutch. a new set
Of points for his car cost but three
fifty installed.
Good points. clean spark plugs,
logical carburetor adjustment, clean
gas line, tight fan belt, fully charged
battery and tight connections often
mean Il lot more in the way of keep
in the car runnin' right than tight
bearings. new rings and re-ground
valves. But they appear to be details,
SO the average driver lets them slide.
Whenever a chap comes in here with
a long tale of woe about the terrible
condition of his car l always look at
the details first. I've been knockin'
around long enough to know that it's
human nature to imagine the worst
has happened when car gives trou-
bic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

Nearly doubling his nearest rival
in duration Of uninterrupted service.
Everett Scott. short stop of the New
York Yankees and of the proposed
All Major League Team Of Buick
owners, has passed his coveted goal
of one thousand consecutive games
played.
SCOTS record is ono of the most
remarkable achievements in the his
tory of baseball. the nearest approach
to his mark having been made by
George Pinkney, who played with
Brooklyn in the eighties. and Fred
Luderus, who was with the Phila-
delphia Nationals when waived out
of the big leagues in 1920.
"Scotty" began his long grind of
continuous baseball on June 10th,
1916, when he first appeared with the
Boston Red SoX rs II fresh recruit
from st. Paul. Mimi. His tenure
with Boston expired with the 1921
season. He was then sold to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

vice rendered one OF It's memh....
the Town OF Canton, Mass. ~.
heavy truck became immerss1 y
snow drift. and in an endeayor 3
traction the rear wheel on IN. y
side slipped over the shoulS..S ~
the road and sunk UP 10 fhs =
The owner summoned the ~
garage in that town which resnc..A
to the call and 1t took 49, vs
nineteen hours to release the 80
and the A. L. A. paid for the AZ
This is only one Of the nurss
instances where the A. l. A ss.as
rendered service during the dsx "A.
night the past winter.
The Association which nur,.
$4,000 members IL now mahiss
drive for memberships and is,s.la
all car owners throughout New ~
land to investigate its dement's ~
INCLUDE legal defence in nro.ss.l
damage suits or violations 81 ~.
mobile or trafic regulations: tss,.s.I
Information including q COW n h.
A. L. A. Green Book; a yearly -
scription to The Automobilist u
Associations official publicatior =.
the handsome French enamd =
blem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
Adverse Motor Laws

. Anyone dropping in on America
from nowhere. and observing the
great mass of unnecessary and in
many instances adverse automobile
Jaws would be prompted to ask, why
do car owners countenance such leg
islation"? 1t is question which
'bothers lot of people who are work
ing to simplify legislation, but they
are privileged to see the matter from
q more intimate angle.
E. It is beginning to dawn upon them
that the. motorists Of America permit
the passage of bills which are adverse
to motoring because they do not
make any effort to PREVENT it!
In the State of Connecticut there
were 365.51S voters in the presiden-
tial election of 1920 yet when public
hearing Of the proposed motor vehicle
bills were recently held at Hartford
less than fifty people made their APP
pearance. This included members OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

trary to all predictions, his fine ply
steal condition made possible his re-
Covcry in time for the seasons open
ing.
Scott is an enthusiastic motOrist as
well rs baseball player, and through
his ownership of a Buick Sedan, is
one Of the group of Buick owners
which the Buick declares worthy of
challenging for the worlds champion-
ship. This team has an aggregate
batting average Of 301 and fielding
average of $40. Besides Scott, it in
cludes Pip, Dugan, Jones' Higgins,
and Elmer Smith of the New York
Yankees; Duncan, Rixcy and Bohne
of Cincinnati. Speaker of Cleveland,
Tobin and Austin of the st. Louis
Browns; Ncach of Detroit: F'risch of
the New York Giants; Myers of the
81. Louis Cardinals; MenSskcy and
Collins of the Boston Red Sox;
Grimes of Brooklyn and Mitchell OF
the phillcS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

New York Americans and has played
every subsequent game with that or
ganizat ion.
For seven years neither sickness.
accident nor managerial Judgment.
has interfered with "Scotty's" APP
pearance in his accustomed placo--a
rare compliment indeed to both his
habits and ability. Twice, however.
his record threatened to terminate
through no fault of his own
Last year "Scotty" stopped off 1T
his home in Auburn. Ind, while en-
route to Chicago with his team. The
train on which he later left for Chi
cago was held up by Il wreck. De-
termined to make the game.
"Scotty" hired an automobile and
driver for $4,000 of his own good
money and reached Chicago in time
to play the last three innings.
During the Spring training trip
this year "Scot,y" received a serious
injury to one of his ankles. but. con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

the press and the legislative commit
tee OF the local automobile club.
1t causes one to speculate as to
whether motorists really care what
sort of legislation is passed. There
are always plenty Of car owners to
howl when new laws and new fees go
into effect. but few to lock the stable
doors before the horse breaks loose.
Massachusetts motorists are already
complaining about the maze of laws
which clutter the statutes of that
Commonwealth, but the possibility Of
a gasoline tax and compulsory insur-
ance is being argued and compare
lively few car owners attend the
hearings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

happening. A brief but effective, test
Of the spark is then advisable.
To do this disconnect the high ten
sion cable from the coil. Then with
a screw driver touch the nearest met
al part and hold it so that the upper
metal part of the screw driver is
about Is inch from the high tension
terminal of the coil. Turn on the IL
milton switch and fully advance the
spark control lever OH the stccrim@
post. When the petcocks are opened
to relieve compression and the en-
! Sine cranked over by hand slowly 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

Do not accept an engine repair job
unless the engine has been run
Gdling) for several hours. There are
ways of overcoming piston slapping
and other troubles by tightening con-
nccting rod bearings, and though the
trouble will eventually come back it
Will not do so until the engine has
limbcrcd up. Be suspicious when
told to run an engine very slow at
first as shes pretty stiff. In any
good repair shop where legitimate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
Extra License Plate

Why no spare license plates? There
are any number of things that can
happen to the plates on a car, and the
Inconvenience Cccasioned by the loss
of one certainly justifies the invest
ment in at least one spare" plate.
The cost is usually about dollar.
Many driver carries expensive extra
tires which he never seems to have
need for---but when he does, well
that's different.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
Record Year All Round

Judging from the deliveries to NJ.
owners being made by autoruob,.
dealers in Augusta, the prediction, !
the biggest automobile year ever IN
be fulfilled. More than that accra
ing to Charles f. Downing, the li.hu.
ity of automobile accident win i
greater and there will be greater M
of adequate insurance.-ady,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

spark will jump from the coil handle
To the screw driver. At the moment
OF the spark the flywheel should be
il. position for advanced spark. This
is usually marked on the flywheel
and will be seen just preceding the
marks for upper dead center. If the
arrival of the spark does not match
with the mark on the flywheel the
spark is either too late or too early, as
the case may be.
Lend Car Carefully
The Judiciary committee Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
When You Drain Oil

Car owners are gradually coming
to realize that it doesn't pay to flush
out the oiling system with kerosene.
In fact. experts are advising against
it If Kerosene is used it means that
some Of it will remain in the troughs
and thus dilute the fresh oil that is
added. a way to obviate this, and at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
Observations

Isn't it about time for q gasoline
understanding startling put over
by the car owners of America? If
drivers would simply practice a few
OF the rudimentary rules of gasoline
economy the oil companies would be
faced with an enormous surplus of
fucl-with lower prices the only way
OF moving it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
work is done, engines are limbcrcd up

work is done, engines are limborcd up
before turned over to customers.
If the rear of seven passenger
touring car or sedan seems Il bit high
there is a reason for it. and this rea-
son should Ovcrrule your objection.
Ii the car were normally level from
front to rear the chances are that its
springs would sag when loaded with
passengers. When the rear end is
slightly raised when the car is empty
the car buyer should consider this as
a precaution against sagsing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
last YniIr Sn,rk

Sometimes the spark adjustment is
a little off and The driver does not
know it. He may be blaming some
other units of the car for what is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

Connecticut legislature IL bit puz-
Zled as to where to place the rcspon-
sibility for an accident II motorist
loans his car to a reckless or unfor-
tunate party. During a hearing the
House chairman advanced the
thought that IAN automobile isn't q
toy to be passed around to anyone
who wants to play with it,. This
seems to be more or less superfuous,
judging from experience. The kind
soul who loans his car these days is
SO rare as to render the loaned au-
tomobile" problem somewhat out Of
date. Anyone who. for business pur-
poses. finds it necessary to permit
others to drive his car stands in the
position of employer. The drivers. are
his employees. Anyone who is so
supcr-generous as to loan his car to
people who arn't perfectly willing and
capable to shoulder all responsible
ties ought to be responsible for all in
juries or property damage occasioned
by the machine while out Of his pos
session. 1t might teach him a lesson
which fortunately most car owners
have been willing to learn without
taking the expensive detours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

the same time flush out the system, Is
to substitute q quart OF fresh oil for
the kerosene. Unless the engine is
in very bad condition this will help
to get out every drop of old oil-and
some Of the dirt which may have ac-
cumulated-without the danger OF
diluting the fresh oil which Is later
put into the engine to stay for while.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

= More people would be more careful
of their cars if they were presented
with 4 price list Of parts along with
the instruction book.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
Did You Know

That alcohol is sometimes substi-
tuted for kerosene in removing the
daily deposits Of carbon? Some
mechanics prefer alcohol because it
is an aid to starting and does not leak
past the piston rings as rapidly as
kerosene when standing over night in
the cylinders. On the other hand, in
the case of an L-head motor, kero-
sene Is an advantage in that il prop
erty of working its way into every
nook and corner serves to lead it to
the valve stems, where it is Of value
in overcoming sticking valves. Put
ting a very little alcohol or kerosene,
using them alternately, into the cyl
indcrs through the pet cocks every
few nights, when the engine is hot, is
often found to be very effective way
to minimize carbon, enjoying the
advantages of both alcohol and kero-
scne. and minimizing their disadvan-
tageS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12
Car Buying Test


Here IL a new test in car buying.
When all other points have been con-
sidered 1t is a good plan to rap the
tenders and lamps Of the car under
consideration. The results are sur
prising. Some tenders are tinny while
others sound heavy and durable. The
same with lamps. though they may
look to be the same from appear
ances. A buyer would be no more
justified in selecting his car on this
basis alone than to choose car pri-
marily because it is a little more gen.
erous in wheelbase. But the trapping
test" has it's place, and is often an
eye-Opcner.
A dealer who yearned for little
newspaper publicity recently rushed
into print with the announcement
that the public now knew as much
about cars as the trade does. One
specuIates as to how the particular
dealer happened to reach this con-
clusion.
Copyright 1923 by The Ullman Feat
ure Service)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-12

The judiciary committee Of the ,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-25
GIVE IDAHO SHELTERS
EQUAL FREIGHT RATES

Shelters located at Kellogg, Idaho,
and Northport, Wash, should be
given the same rates on their metallic
products, the interstate commerce
commission held Tuesday, when ship
ing to points east of the Mississippi,
that railroads allow to smelters To-
Gated in Montana and Utah. Railroads
were ordered to make reductions eff
fective on or before July 18.
The commission held that notwith
standing the longer hauls to the east
from Idaho and Washington plants,
the "desirability of maintaining and
further developing the output of Ida
no mines, the long haul on the traffic
and the general tendency toward ex-
tensive groupings of many commodi-
ties for long hauls from this general
western territory" all argue for the
reductions ordered.
Commissioners Potter and East
man dissenting, declared the COM
mission should not deprive an in
dustry or territory of the advantage
of it's location by requiring removal
of natural disadvantage of COM
petitor as carriers expense"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-25
DRAFT HORSES
BECOME SCARCE
Neglect to Breed Heavy Mares
Causes Trend Toward
Inferior Stock.
DEMAND And PRICES GOOD
But Farmers Raise Horses at Loss
Because Stock Produced is
Small and Unsound.
DEMAND And PRICES GOOD

Horse breeding is at a low ebb. In
most localities there is little material,
either in good mares or stations, on
which to expand the draft horse
breeding business. This is true not
only in Washington, but for the coun-
try as a whole
There is a large proportion of small,
light-boned, unsound, inferior, cheap
horse stock which farmers have pro
duced at a loss There is only small
proportion of good, sound, flat boned,
heavy, quality horses which are sell
ing at fair profit for the farmer
In order TO make a profit during the
years to come, farmers and stockmen
must look to quality of product more
than has ever been the case in the
past.
Even if the farmer keeps all of the
horses that he raises, the difference
between the value OF the nigh class
horses and the poorer classes for
work on his own farm will much
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-25
~ Gotta Beat It'll"

The librarian in charge of the story
hour is always very careful of her
diction, as the telling and retelling
and dramatization of these stories af-
ford a splendid opportunity to stimu-
late the use of good English. The re-
suits are often gratifying and often
disconcerting. These children possess
an unusually strong sense of the dra-
matte The story for the afternoon
had been Cinderella" and now one
of the six-year-olds was telling it
back" to the teacher" She started
out beautifully, but as she became
more and more interested in her tale,
she reverted to her accustomed
speech. Finally, in the third scene,
where Cinderella while dancing with
the prince suddenly discovers that the
clock is striking twelve, Rose, no
longer a mere story-teller but Cinder-
ella herself, looked up at the clock,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-25

crop, 80 to 40 per cent annually, into
concentrated food, and in this work
of concentrate nhe is no waster. He
is an efficient user of feed. 1t takes
about six pounds of grain and six
pounds of hay to produce pound of
lamb Give weight, 10 pounds of hay
and 10 pounds of corn to make
pound of beef, and Sc pounds of corn
for a pound of pork. Hogs are fire.
quently used to hog down" or har-
vest crops and in this way they save
the labor of harvesting.
In this country pork and lard enter
prominently into our food supply.
The average annual consumption per
capita for the last five years was 67.3
pounds of pork and 12.5 pounds of
lard as compared with 600 pounds of
beef.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-25
LIVESTOCK

All hogs raised on the experimental
farm of the United States department
of agriculture at Beltsville, Md, have
been given fish meal or tankage as
their protein supplement since the de-
partment demonstrated by series OF
experiments that fish meal is as val
liable as tankage as hog feed Other
studies have shown that shrimp bran,
a by-product of the shrimp factories,
is a very valuable protein feed for
hogs. Shrimp bran was practically
valueless before the department made
this study. Now it is worth almost
as much per ton as tsnkage as hog
feed.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-25
STANDPOINT GIRL is
CHOSEN MISS IDAHO

All student activities at the Univer-
sity of Idaho this spring are focusing
on the big historical pageant which is
to be presented June 9 as the main
entertainment on the commencement
week program. 1t was decided to not
have the annual May festivities and
that instead of electing a May Queen
the students should vote for a miss
Idaho" and her attendants for the pag-
cant. Miss Jean Rowlands of Sand
point was elected Miss Idaho" Dor
othy Parsons of Moscow as maid OF
honor. and Mildred Specht of Priest
River as page. Being chosen as May
Queen is one of the highest honors
that the student body can bestow but
that of appearing as Miss Idaho in
the pageant is considered even higher.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-25

more than repay any farmer for the
care necessary to the successful breed
ing of high class horses.
c. M. Hubbard, extension livestock
specialist of the State college, recent
ly made a survey of leading farmers
in various sections of the state on the
horse situation. One of the main
questions asked was: What is the
average age of the farm mares in your
section?" In nearly every case, the
answer showed the mares to be from
eight years old and up. Not having
raised colts for several years, in some
instances many years, these mares
will not be sure breeders.
Wayne Dinsmore, secretary of the
Horse Association of America, recent
ly made the statement that good
draft horse values are on the increase
and the top prices will not be reached
before 1925 and 1926.
Good draft horses" applies to
real horses sired by high class, pure
bred draft stations, and properly fed
for strong development. Proper
breeding furnishes the heritage of
merit; good feeding, in order to OBJ
tain size and quality, brings out this
merit and enables the farmer to raise
his surplus horses at a profit.
BE sure to breed your best farm
mares this spring to high class stall
lions" is the warning of Mr. Hub
bard
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-25
CHAPTER II.

Robert Moody was at this time near
quiet, dark person, with pale, close
ly shaven face, agreeably animated
by large black eyes set deep in their
orbits. His mouth was perhaps his
best feature; he had firm, well-shaped
lips, which softened on rare occasions
into particularly winning smile. The
whole look of the man, in spite of his
habitual reserve, declared him to be
eminently trustworthy. His position In
Lady Lydiard's household was in no
sense of the mental sort. He acted
as her almoner and secretary as we'll
as her MISUNDERSTANDING her char
tiles wrote her letters on business,
paid her bills, engaged her servants,
stocked her wine cellar, was author
lied to borrow books from her library,
and was served with his meals in his
own room. His parentage gave him
claims to these special favors; he was
by birth entitled to rank as a gentle
man. His father had failed at time
of commercial panic as country
banker, had paid a good dividend, and
had died in exile abroad. broken
hearted man. Robert had tried to hold
his place in the world, but adverse
fortune kept him down. Undeserved
disaster followed him from one en-
ployment to another, until he aban-
doned the struggle, babe last fare
well to the pride Of other days, and
accepted the position considerably
and delicately offered to him in Lady
Lydiard's house. He had now no near
relations living, and he had never
made many friends. In the intervals
of occupation he led lonely life in
his little room. 1t was a matter of
secret wonder among the women in
the servants hall, considering his per-
sonal advantages and the opportuni-
ties which must surely have been
thrown in his way, that he had never
tempted fortune in the character of
married man. Robert Moody en-
tered into no explanations on that
subject In his own sad and quiet way
he continued to lead his own sad and
quiet life. The women all failing,
from the handsome housekeeper
downward to make the smallest i'm
preston on him, consoIed themselves
by prophetic visions of his future rela-
tons with the sex, and predicted vim
dictively that Ibis time would come"
Well" said Lady Lydriad, and
what have you done?"
Your ladyship seemed to be anx-
ious about the dog" Moody answered,
in the low tone which was habitual to
him. Il went first to the veterinary
surgeon. He has been called away in
to the country; and"
(To Be Continued)
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-25
IDAHO

Florence Graves of Standpoint has
been elected president of the Won.
ems league, an organization of all
women students at the University of
Idaho, for next year. Miss Graves is
junior in the college of letters and
science. Myra Armbruster of Moscow
was elected vice president; Mary Nc
Callum of Occur d'Alene, secretary;
Mary Vassar Of Lewiston, treasurer;
Fairy Sanger of Payette, secretary of
the point system. Ruth Hawkins of
Emmett and Maude Garland of St.
Maries tied for secretary Of the ex-
change bureau and special election
will be held to decide who is to hold
that office.