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The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30
DRIVERS LOOK BOTH
WAYS AT CROSSINGS
Many Accidents Happen Because
of CareIessness.
There ls No Virtue In Being Careful
Just once-Get the Safety Habit
and II VIII Stick-Trains
Run at All Times.

Tests made at railway crossings
show that less than 10 per cent Of
motor drivers look both ways before
crossing railroad tracks. Many acci-
dents have happened on double track
railways, because the man at the
steering wheel, after waiting to allow
a train to pass, failed to see train
coming from the opposite direction
and drove onto the tracks just In time
to get caught by 1t. Such driver
does not make good use Of his eyes.
and SO pays the penalty for his mat
tention.
It Is not difficult matter to drive
safely across the tracks every time.
There Is no virtue In being careful
just once in while. Get the safety
habit, which, when once acquired, will
stick like burr.
II you live In the vicinity Of single
track railroad, where only a few trains
are run, do not allow the thought to
enter your head that no train is due
at that time. Sometimes train runs
late. and don't forget that an occa-
sional extra is run over the track.
The driver who sees a train coming,
near enough to raise any doubt about
his ability TO cross ahead Of II, win.
II he remembers that his life Is worth
billion times more than his farm, or
bank account. shut OF, set the brakes,
and stop right there Better to shut
off tho Oaa than IN rtru fha rich 10 hox,
ing your breath shut of.
Often a driver has sudden whim
to try to beat his way across, II he
reaches the far side in safety, he waits
there to see the train whizz past him.
Out Of 5000 men. women and chill
dren killed or injured at railroad Cross
ings last year, there were scores upon
scores of innocent passengers, helpless
to do thing. merely depending upon
drivers who failed in the duty so plain
ly resting upon them.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30
START MOTOR IN
SEVERE WEATHER
Brief Instructions Given to Inex-
perienced Drivers to Sim
plify Operation.
QUICK RESULTS GUARANTEED
In First Place Release Emergency
Brake Lever as Far as II viii Go
Heat Intake Manifold by
Pouring on Hot Water.

To inexperienced drivers, starting a
cold motor after 1t has been standing
In extreme cold Is quite a problem. but
the following brief instructions will
simplify the operation and guarantee
quick results. The most important con-
sideration to cold weather starting is
to relieve the starting motor and stor-
age battery Of undue strain. In low
temperatures the Oil becomes CONCEALED
and carburetion is not so efficient-to
overcome these difficulties by merely
grinding away at the starter Is not at
all practical.
In the first place, during very cold
weather, when the car is left in an un-
heated garage for the night or Is stand
ing on the street for any considerable
length Of time, release the emergency
brake lever as far as 1t will go after
the motor Is shut off. This engages the
clutch. bringing the clutch plates to-
gether and excluding oil which would
otherwise flow between the plates and
CONCEAL. Then, just before starting the
motor, by pulling the emergency lever
the plates are separated and can turn
freely without the heavy drag Of stiff
oil between them.
To start the motor, pull out the
choke and turn the motor over four or
five times with the starter before turn
ing on the ignition switch. After this
has been done, turn on the ignition, re-
lease the choke and the motor will
start readily. Thus the battery Is re-
lieved of the heavy duty Of turning the
motor over and over again before 1t
fres.
In case the weather Is so cold that
the above method does not succeed, the
intake manifold should be heated by
pouring boiling hot water over It. It
is best to have an assistant pour the
water on the manifold while you are
in the drivers seat In order that the
starter may be used as soon as the
manifold Is heated-otherwise the
manifold may become cold again by
the time you have reached the driv-
er's Seat and are In position to use
the starter. II Is not very often that
this method will be required, but It
u sure-fire program when actually
necessary.
In all cases, retard the spark lever
all the way when starting the motor.
With the spark advanced, the motor
Is very liable to 'kick".
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30

II was busy over my canvas when
I heard footsteps In the loose gravel
on xhe bank behind me-" said Brown
county artist over the breakfast table
at the Percineld hotel, Nashville. not
long ago. sand unwilling to be ais
turbed. I didn't look around Then
Z woman's voice said In Kind Of 4
whisper: tCh. there's one Of thoeo
artists = I kept right On os n I hadn't
heard thing. Soon I heard ths c11ck
Of the camera and cried on. Q1c1 r
suppose thev ten today q ~ oDn<t
tivsnees q art1ot ~
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30
Beauty Can Never Be Ignored.

II 1t were not for the love of beauty,
we might all be living In log cabins,
slab shanties or sod houses. But there
is something in human nature that de-
mands that the thing we call beauty,
and from the savage who daubs COL
ored clay on his, rawhide tent to the
modern man who employs q profess
sional to decorate his palace. there IL
desire that his home shall be
equipped with more than the mere ne
cessities of life.
The demand for beauty Is Just a.
natural as the demand for good. and
the person whose surroundings lack
beauty Is starved intellectually just
as surely as the lack of food would
starve him physically.--L. 4. Frary In
the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30
For Better Dairying.
1. Use purebred sIres.

1. Use purebred sires.
2. Test all Of the cows and
eliminate the poor ones.
3. Keep only the heifers from
the best cows.
4. Feed well so as to secure
economical results.
8. Test for tuberculosis.
8. Produce a clean product.
Z. Curry, don't curse.
s. Talk consumption Of dairy
products.
3. Be up to date.
10. Work.-Harold r. Las
celles Fieldman, Colorado State
Dairy Commission
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30
NON-FREEzInG MIXTURES

Ninety per cent water. 10 per
cent alcohol. freezes at about 25
degrees Fahrenheit.
Eighty per cent water, 20 per
cent alcohol freezes at about 10
degrees Fahrenheit.
Seventy per cent water, 30 per
cent alcohol, freezes at about 5
degrees Fahrenheit.
Sixty per cent water, 40 per
cent alcohol, freezes at about 20
degrees Fahrenheit.
A little fabrication prevents a
lot of overhauling.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30

orchard must be on good site with
no rock ledges or hardpan near the
surface, well drained and without un-
usual danger from frosts; the trees
must have good vitality, without de-
cayed trunks, cankers that girdle the
limbs, or weakness that would make
good growth impossible: and, finally,
the varieties must be good unless 1t Is
practicable to top-graft the trees.
A neglected orchard Is always a
menace to other orchards In the neigh
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30

People In general regard the dairy
cows life as' one Of ease. whereas Il
II fact that she works harder than
ether domestic animals
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30
WARNS OF RAILWAY CROSSING
Detroit Has Adopted Signal With
Three Lights, Which Differs
From Other Signs.

To warn motorists at night that
they are approaching railway cross
Ing. as distinguished from a, regular
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30


cold and frosty New York. ces have started
Photo
'travel
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30

A city without a "city plan" h Z
city without beauty.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-03-30

boulevard intersection, special street
signal is now being tried out in De-
troit, Mich. The usual large red
globe is supported some distance above
a massive concrete base, while near
the top Of the base there are two ad-
ditional smaller red lights.-Popular
Mechanics.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
HOMEMAKERS' CORNER
Conducted by
Lindsey Webb, News Editor, and
Lincoln r. Lounsbury Agricultural Extension Editor,
State College Washington

BILE. There are sol farm women in
the state of Washington who, d ring
the past year, saved seven years time
in their daily housework by using Ia
Dor saving devices. This is saving
of IL days or nearly week OFT of
each year for every woman. Much en-
ergy and backache may be saved by
having working surfaces the correct
height. Experiments have shown that
takes about IL per cent more en-.
,rgy to do work at a table too high
md from Is per cent to rs per cent
more energy to work at a table too
ow. Why not have working surfaces
he correct height TO comfort and say.
ng of energy? Sinks and stationary
wash tubs are usually too law.
"A place for everything and every
hing in its place." is an old saying
that sums up the problems of system
in the home. Ask yourself how you
nay shorten every operation neces-
airy in the home; how you may les.
sen the amount of work, avoid fric-
ion, and increase leisure time IL
there is such thing. Most women do
not want less to do, but health and
strength to do more.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
SYSTEM IN THE HOME.

The old fashioned housekeeper de-
voted all her time and energy to her
family and felt she was doing her
Christian duty. Many fine examples
may be taken from the experienced
housekeeper, and the present genera
ton will never be as self-sacrificing
and as willing workers. But the
homemaker of the American family
today can not hope to meet the de-
mands upon her time if she runs her
home in a haphazard way or lacks
system in her work.
The proper kind of system means
less money spent, less work, and more
time for the manager. System" to
many usually means lot of ''red
tape" hard and fast routine which
takes away the pleasure of the home
If properly managed, system need not
mean disagreeable things, but a
working order which reduces much Of
the friction caused by haphazard
methods.
Every housekeeper must establish
her own system Of work to meet the
needs of her family. For this reason
it is hard to give any special direc-
lions to individuals. In general, the
main purpose of any system Is to re-
duce the amount of energy and money
spent and lessen the time used in per-
forming certain duties.
The first step in considering system
in the home is the arrangement of
household equipment. Are the kitchen
and it's utensils arranged to save
time and steps? Do you have proper
storage space for needed articles? Is
the laundry equipment arranged to
save steps and labor? Isn't it worth
while to look into the labor saving
devices which help to make wash-day
less like a "Blue Monday?" Have
you seen the closets made for stor-
age of cleaning implements? Is your
y Tally IOuLlllC NOlh uOa6 III q SyoLC'
matte manner? Can you save time in
any of your household operations by
planning your days work in advance?
A definite system for buying food
and clothing should be started. For
this budget system in apportioning
the family income is necessary. If
one intends to save, as everyone
should, definite system should be
adopted. A certain amount should
be laid aside at definite intervals;
hit and miss saving will never pro
vide an old age fund.
The time element in housework
may be reduced by careful planning
of days work. The elimination Of
| useless motions and the saving Of
steps and time should be studied. i
is estimated that woman walks is,
miles in year while setting the tabl
for three meals per day. It is pos
sible to save 165 IL miles Of trave
and 1872 hours of working time |
each year by the use of utility tt
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13

with honey will weigh about five or
six pounds.
A large number of beekeepers in
the past have failed to furnish suffi
cient room for brood rearing. A good
queen will fill twelve frames with
brood by the beginning of the honey.
flow, consequently she should be
given the run of at least two hive
bodies.
Brood rearing progresses rapidly
when the bees are warm and comfort
able, not exposed to the whims of the
elements, and this is assured when
they have some form of spring protec.
ton. Do not be in a hurry to remove
the winter packing. This should not
be done until settled weather, some
beekeepers leaving the packing on un.
til June first.
In addition to assuring the above
factors care should be taken of sub
normal colonies. Queenless, weak
diseased colonies or colonies housed
in box hives are In a class with defec
lives. Detectives are just as much a
source of danger to the bee commu.
mites as they are to our own home
towns. A queenless colony should be
united with one which has a queen.
Weak colonies, those having less than
fifteen thousand bees or not covering
four frames compactly, should be unit.
ed. Disease colonies should be treat
ed and the bees within box hives
should be transferred to movable
frame hives. The best time to do this
is during fruit bloom or honey-flow
Be one Of the beekeepers who take
the "U" out of failure, placing 1t in
success by eliminating the sub-normal
colonies and assuring the presence OF
the factors that provide the harvest
hands which made good crop OF
honey possible.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
MTEzE DANGEROUS AGE
BY
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less and silly things. so she just
looked into his eyes and said:
mo. Bobbie, there isn't"
Tell mother, then" he suggested,
anxiously.
But father isn't here. and what
would he say about it,"
My dad says never to cross
bridges beforehand or something like
that" returned the boy. You go
right in and tell mother that It's all
set, and all we need is an Ok. and
we're off to the preachers. Dad has
given me an assignment to his Lon
don office. you know Well have a
glorious time Don't you think SOY"
Anywhere with you," she replied,
weakly, as they walked arm in arm
toward the big white stone house.
Once more the inevitable embar-
rassment of prospective son-in-law
facing prospective mother-in-law.
Once more the twisting of cap and
the stammering. And then Ruth laid
the entire situation clearly before
Mary, and there were tears and a
display Of devotion, and great deal
of rapid thinking by the mother
But your father isn't here" she
said. Think Of 1t. You want to be
married and go away from your
poor mother when he isn't here.
don't know what to say-what to
do"
Ruth was prepared for that.
Wire him immed lately, mama"
she said, caressing her mothers tired
face and drying a tear from her
cheek.
And over the wire that afternoon
there went telegram which read:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
Big Turn Over in Farm
Occupants Last Year

Nearly 1,250,OOO farms, or approx
mately one out Of every five farms
In the United tates, changed occu-
pants in 1922, according to a survey
made by the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
This is the first survey of the kind
made by the department, and while
the charges give evidence of consider,
able mobility among American farm.
ers, until comparative figures for
other years are available 1t will not be
possible to determine whether the ex.
tent fthe movement In 1922 was
greater or less than usual" says DR.
G. L. tewart, economist preparing the
report.
In nine southern states one farm in
every four changed occupants; in six
states in the New England group the
turnover was one farm In every ten,
and in most Of the corn belt and
western states between 10 and Is per
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
SPRING MANAGEMENT of BEES

Spring is with us again. Do you
realize that the amount of honey you
will receive is determined by the way
you handle the bees this early in the
year? Spring is the period in which
one obtains the large working force
of bees which spells success or fall
ure at the time Of the honey-flow. Five
to six weeks are required to produce a
field bee from the time Of the honey
flow. Five to six weeks are required
to produce a field bee from the time
the egg Is laid. 1t Is important to
keep this In mind for the harvest
hands are obtained at least five weeks
before the flow. The bees produced
later than this become boarders and
do not assist in bringing in the nee
tar unless the flow continues for six
weeks or more. The purpose of spring
management then Is to SO manipulate
the colonies that the largest possible
working force is obtained at the be-
ginning of the period when the most
important honey plants, in your local
ity, begin to yield nectar.
There are a number Of factors in
fuencing the production of this enor-
nous working force of sixteen to
twenty pounds of bees, representing
$4,000 to 100000 bees. The more i'm
portant of these factors are adequate
stores, young laying queen, sufficient
room for brood rearing and spring
protection.
Bees should have at least twenty
five pounds Of honey within the hive
at all times. If the stores should fall
below fifteen pounds the queen will
not only reduce the number of eggs
laid but the bees will carry out the
young brood, thereby reducing the
number of mouths to be fed later A
full depth Hoffman frame well filled
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13

Dear John-Ruth will be married
as soon as you can come home. VIII
you come at once? Lovingly-Mary."
That evening John Emerson stood
in all his splendor before the entrance
OF the brownstone house of the Tuyls
1t had seemed to him as he had as
sisted the dainty young Gloria from
the limousine that she was more than
ever possessed of all those particular
charms which were so dear and so
necessary to him If life were to be
worth living. Her dancing eyes gazed
into his own with feeling, under
standing; her shining pink nails and
trim silver-buckled slippers added to
her general beauty more, he thought,
than they had added before. He stood
before her, silent, still holding her
hand in his own, and wave Of hap
p.ness came over him. He was not
too old for this girl, the dearest play
fellow he had ever met! No, not too
old! Just the proper age. Dignity
and beauty, he thought to himself,
walk hand in hand with just the
correct balance. He was proud of
her Proud OF himself
She was saying:
John, you'll not care if | ask you
a very personal question, will you?
It's quite personal, now. VIII your"
"Why, of course not" he replied,
drawing more closely, until their
faces almost met. "Of course not.
Gloria, what is it,"
She blushed, then she told him
again she hoped sincerely he would
not resent
go ahead my dear girl" he
urged.
Are you married." she asked.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13

cent Of the farms changed occupants.
Charges in ownership Of farms took
place on nearly 100000 farms, or ap-
proximately one farm In every 16 in
the United States. In general more
farms changed owners in the west and
south than in the New England, mid
die Atlantic and corn belt states.
OF the 100000 or more farm ten
ants in the United States more than
$4,000 changed the scene of their
operations during the year. More
than rs per cent of these tenant
changes occurred in the Is southern
states. In both Georgia and Texas
more than 10000 tenant farms
changed tenants in 1922
The percentage of tenant farms
changing tenants during the year
ranges from per cent in Maine to
38 per cent in Oklahoma. Seven
southern states show a change of
more than 80 per cent. In corn belt
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
CAPTER III.

In the rambling Southern Cali
fornia home of the Emersons there
was matter of love coming rapidly
to its crisis. Ruth, In the weeks
since the departure Of her father,
had come to the conclusion that Of
all the young men In the world, Bob
was the one of her choice. IN the
garden of the Emerson home she and
her ardent young wooer were engaged
in the age-old game of determining
just how best the matter could be
placed before the proper parties for
acceptance and approval.
Ruth, DEAR" the boy was saying,
timidly placing an arm about the
waist of the girl, there isn't any
use going on any longer with our
hearts just dying to be made into
enc, is there?"
Ruth, young though she was, real
lied this was pretty silly way of
putting it, but then she recalled that
she, in her late moments Of affection
for her Bob, had also said some use
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
WORLDS LARGEST AlRPLANE
BEING ASSEMBLED.

The worlds largest airplane, the
Bring bomber, now being assembled
at Wilbur Wright field for the United
tSates army, is expected to be ready
for trial some time in April The ship
is a triplane of 120-foot wing spread,
a length of IS feet, height Of %
feet, and the fuselage is 10 feet in
diameter. 1t will be driven by six 400
horsepower Liberty motors and viii,
have full capacity Of 1900 gallons.
which will give 1t cruising radius of
1900 miles at speed Of over 100
miles an hour. The completed ship
will weigh about 10000 pounds and
will carry 10000 pounds of bombs
Two pilots working together can fly
the ship ordinarily, but in bombing
flight the crew will consist of eight
men.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
EXPERIMENTAL ROAD DE-
VELOPS NE WHlGHWAY
DESIGN

The vast sums now available for
new road construction have
prompted highway engineers to I'M
dertake extensive tests in the hope
of obtaining valuable data upon
which more efficient designs could
be based. In the case Of Illinois, a
test section of road was built and
tested practically to destruction.
Observations taken indicated that
the edges of any Of the rigid-type
pavements previously used as
standards were not as strong as
the interior portion Of the concrete
slab. The new cross section which
has been adopted takes advantage
Of these findings, by increasing the
edge thickness to inches, taper
ing to 6 inches at distance Of 2
feet from the edges, and having the
remainder 6 inches nthickness. T
new design viii lresult In a saving
1876 IL cubic yards of concrete I
mile of pavement.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
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And after he had put down a thou
sand suddenly arising fears which
came rushing through his brain, he
deliberately lied:
why, no. What made you ask?"
She did not walt to hear the ques-
ton. She wrung his hands once
more, and flew away through the
marble foyer leading to the wide
stairway, her shimmering silken
gown streaming out behind her, trans
forming her. he thought, into sort
of angel scurrying from danger.
I'm SO glad!" she trilled back to
him as her form was lost behind a
heavy portiere.
ITO Be Continued)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
WATERVILLE MAN
PLANS TO SAVE GOLD

A. II. Murdoch of Waterville has in
vented a machine which he claims
will save the flour gold and pin head
nuggets that may be washed from the
bars along the Columbia One Of the
machines has been operated on one
Of the bars near Orondo, and the men
in charge claim to have made wages.
II Mr.. Murdoch has q machine that
will do the work, he has good thing
There have been scores of all kinds
of contraptions made in a vain effort
to garner the gold of the Columbia,
which is SO fine, 1t is claimed that fiv,
dollars worth will cover half an acre.
The gold is there, however, and is
free to the man who can make some
device to gather it.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-13
Modern Mechanical Progress
NEW ALUMINIUM ALLOW HAS
UNUSUAL QUALITIES.

A new aluminum-silicon alloy IL
reported to possess the strength
and ductility Of gunmetal. 1t does
not contain trace of copper or
tin, and it is about 10 per cent
lighter than aluminium alloys made
with either or both of these met
ais. 1t resistant to corrosion
and high temperatures, can be made
into extremely thin castings, and
what is of greater Importance
single castings with considerable
variations of thickness.