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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-23
Dear Miss Brooks:

Dear Miss Brooks:
am constant reader of your COR
m met; ana sometimes 1 can hardly wait
until our paper comes. Nav ask Won
TWO questions? "a When you are ont
70 fashionable dinner. and there are
several knives. forks and spoons at each
p p~.e 10 you take the knife, or what
from the plate? (2) Could you tell me
my lucky day and number, and INV
1ooors' was born on February 3
In your work. 's
BETTY. Utah.
Ihank you. Betty. for the song. n,
use me fork and spoon farthest from
INC plate first. working toward tba
Plate as the different courses annea~
~ | hope you will not place too mnch
Sonndenee In lucky days, etc. Betty
S Sa.urday is said to be lucky for one
oorn IN February, April and August
the months. and blue. pink and Ill
green are the colors. anu me
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-23

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dependable. arc
Dear Miss Brooks:
read In recent issue that II wa.
improper for girl to give q fa1,or.
Je"elry and wearing apparel. What &.
your objection? 1 have never heard
mat perore One of my girl friend.
gave her Fellow pair of gold cuff hut-
lons' while another gave her fellow
siih SHIRT she had made in school ana
was Just intending to make a sbir,
III my FELLOW when 1 read this. What
> 10 now? Would it be proper
,tb"r YRS engaged? I am, but the
rear In high school I want 70 o,t ,ase
axe business course or work hnt ~.
oiKs OBJECT to me working ont tn,
ant me TO go on to college. but real
ean see any use of this becanSo
!, :. Gnu 20 De married within a few wear.
). most. what would you do? Wish
hk you success. 1 remain
II J.. no. TED, Utah.
Is NOT considered proper or In good
r wear;r 70 give expensive JeweIry
on ha,S apparel TO young men whom
.ereiy friends of tho moment Tn oa
oio friends or II you ara engarao
as 80, Is very different. but even tben So ou
spared many regrets n vo,
,an your giving to something otber
on wearing apparel and ernans,,.
meiry ~ And do you think co,0
eoacatfon will be a disadvantae.
80 go IN your married life? II vonr
-, are able and willing to SOW !
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OF the opportunity haoa
~ VIII be better eouinned because {
OF duties present Themselves =. WHAT G
coming years. ei'es through
sar Miss Brooks:
an sending poem which
= recently. like II varv -
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tfad tay every one would be han
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-23
Dear Miss Brooks:

Dear Miss Brooks:
This is the first time we have written
10 you, but not the last we hope. We
are IA years old. Bob IL of a light
complexion, her eyes are blue. her hair
brown. light brown eyelashes 1 am
OF an olive complexion, brown eyes,
black eyelashes, brown hair. Please
tell US what colors we can wear? (2)
IL we go to public school, is it all right
TO go to school parties? (3) How long
should girls of II wear their dresses?
" MISS Brooks we do not like to go
with boys. Other girls in our class
think we are babies because we won't
go with boys. What are we to do?
Wishing you loads of success and pleas
ure.
BOB and DICK, Utah.
nope so too girls. % Bob should
look lovely In all shades of blue excent
the very bright shades, blue green, blue |
srays. deep shades of purple. dark reds
yellow and rose pink. An olive skin
looks best In ivory. mahogany brown.
oarK blue, dark green, dark red, fawn
anu salmon pink CD Yes. indeed,
party occasionally Is perfectly all right
girls. Some wholesome recreation and
pleasure outside the school hours is
necessary. we know. in order to keep
our mental balance. (3) The proper
length for girls of IA to wear their
dresses Is ID to is inches from the floor. ]
l4) Dear Bob and Dick, girls of four
Teen are but children, and there should i
Dc no thought of association with bows /
except in wholesome boy and girl ,
,omradship fashion. 1t is absurd for t
Boys and girls this age to think of go 6
ng together to social affairs regularly t
let your own and your mothers COM S
non sense guide you in this. as IT has 1
'ireaoy done, and let the girls say what +
hey VIII. Spend the time they are Civ s
ng TO the boys now, to self improve Il
nent ana TO the development of char o
-cter which is respected and admirad v
o that you may take sane and sensi' Il
lie part in the social activities of vonr (,
ommunity little later. "
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-23
Dear Miss Brooks.

Dear Miss Brooks:
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tween You and Me-" for Soma H., d.
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you say to fellow when he thanLs ouiu
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horsa isht 10 ride on the sama
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known for long time? ThanLJ, IT, lave
In advance am ~hAlns you
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
STATE PARKS AIDED
BY AUTO OWNERS
Concerted Movement to Back
Projects to Develop
Reservations.

The State parks Of the country
are coming in for their own. Along
with the popular approval given
the great national parks Of the
country, attention now is being
conferred on the development Of
the reservations set aside by diff
ferent States as Fairgrounds for
their people. says the National Mo-
florists Association, which con.
tinues:
"a conference q the blends
Of State parks is soon to b held
in Northern Indiana on call Of
Judge John Barton Payne, who.
with other public-spirited men, 10
working to put these pleasure and
health retreats on a plane where
they will meet the needs Of the
public. Just as motorists have
played such a big part in popular.
izing the national parks. 80 they
tions to the attention Of authors.
ties and others.
For the first time now there
10 a concerted movement back Of
the ventures Of the States to do
their share individually towards
meeting tho call for the eHt-of.
doors, and leading civic organiza-
tons. including the National Mo-
florists Association, are volunteer.
ing assistance to them. While
but Statewide in character yet,
the awakening Of interest in a
national way in these State ven.
lures promises to accomplish that
which has long been needed as to
some sections. a proper State
pride and interest in these parks.
Naturally, good roads have
played their part AS the mileage
Of improved highways is increased
1t iS expected that programs will
be developed under which 1t will
put these parks in close touch
with the tourists by motor car.
Once this is done, their growth
will be certain and steady"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
MAR|NOV EXPLAINS
CAR UTILITY PHRASE
Adding to Health and Happi-
ness Seen as a
Necessity.

''It has always been my obser-
walton that when the automobile
is mentioned as luxury or an ex'
travagance the critic is referring
to the other fellows car rather than
his own,'' says Walter c. Marmon.
president Nordyke & Marmon Com
pany. land / don't believe there has
ever been a proper definition of
utility in its relation to motor cars.
Utility, in my opinion, comprises
something more than hauling vege-
tables to market or getting down
to work in the morning.
IT believe that even II we omit
ted from consideration all OF the
uses usually cited in proving the
utility Of the motor car 1t would
still be properly classified as a
necessity. believe that anything
that increases the health and hap
piness OF a great mass Of people Is
necessity. I believe that getting
city children into the country Is q
necessity. believe that when the
car owner uses his car on Sunday
or after q hard days work TOR re.
creation purposes, that, too, may
be regarded as a necessity.
by reason OF the automobile we
no longer live In Indiana or Maine:
we live In America.
Fifty million people are being
made happier and healthier and bet.
ter by the automobile. The Ameri.
can no longer knows the towns and
spas Of Europe better than the
glory and splendor Of his own land.
He no longer pays for his educa-
ton with the pound sterling, franc
and mark, but with the American
motor car and the American dollar.
During the era Of the automo-
bile we have seen sectionalism dis
appear and the North and South
and the East and the West made
one. The conservative New Eng
lahder, the hospitable Southerner
and the hustling Westerner have
been recast in the mold OF acquaint.
into q composite Of a
single Observation-Disclosures.
"A great truth was spoken by
Irwin Cobb when he stated that
back in 81 had there been broad,
smooth highways that ran from the
Gulf to the lakes. and. II the man
who lived in Georgia could step
into his automobile and cruise away
to Maine and find out that the
people there were of his own blood
and had much the same aspirations
and te same desire for decent and
peaceful and orderly government,
this country would never have been
rent by q great civil war
''The automobile is one OF the
great safeguards. It's our
best teacher and physician. 1t is
the greatest element Of progress Of
this generation and our most I'm
portant means OF communication"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
|QU|CK STOPS HURT
MANY PARTS OF CAR
Tires, Spokes, DifferentiaIs
and Universal Joints SUI
fer in Sudden Braking.

Tires, wheel spokes, differential
gears and universal joints, these are
the parts OF an automobile which
suffer most from sudden and severe
brake applications, according to
tests ust completed by Johns-Man-
vile. Inc, under the direction of
J. w. Perry, general manager of
the automotive department.
These tests, announced Mr.. Perry,
revealed why 1t is possible for car
to skid on a perfectly dry pavement.
It was found that locked wheels
slide along asphalt on g film Of soft
rubber, melted from the tread of
the tire by FRACTIONAL heat. In such
cases, 1t was found, the car will
travel further before stopping than
when the brakes are 80 adjusted and
applied by the operator that they
cannot lock the wheels.
I'm the interest OF greater safety"
said Mr.. Perry, ''car owners should
see to it that their brakes are more
frequently inspected; certainly no
less often than once q month. or
better, every five hundred miles. A
simple road test, moreover, can be
made by determining within what
distances q car can be stopped, at
various speeds. When this has been
determined, with any particular car.
a liberal margin Of safety should be
added for actual conditions Of
service.
"It should be remembered that the
ability to stop a car is greatly in
nuenced by the condition Of the
road surface. When roads are very
wet, as in heavy rain storms. there
is less tendency for a car to skid
than when the roads are partially
dried or in what Is known as a
greasy state Should a car start to
skid when applying the brakes, 1t
Is usually due to the wheels locking
"A dangerous slidding usually can
be quickly stopped II the driver has
presence Of mind to release the
brakes and apply them q second
time with less force. This gives the
wheels chance again to grip the
road. II the road is very slippery,
as in an icy road with light snow on
the surface. best results are obtained
by slowing the car carefully with
the engine and helping with the
brake. Lightly loaded cars, as with
the driver only, are more difficult
to stop than loaded ones.
with these points In mind a
driver can quickly learn the tricks.
but above all, do not have too much
confidence In your ability, as 1t Is
better to be safe than sorry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
CARS ARE RUINED
BY STUNT DRIVERS
D. C. 0IdsmobiIe Manager
Terms That Type Owner
"Worst Enemy Of Auto"

1.-THE thousands upon thousands
OF cars that are being driven every
day have various types OF individ-
uals at their Wheels observes
Ernest Black, general manager of
the Oldsmobile Sales Company.
'"You will find careful, careless
and Indifferent drivers, but invar-
iably the worst enemy of the motor
car Is the driver who takes par
ticular pride In performing stunts
with his car that are not included
In ordinary driving.
'yThis conclusion is borne out by
many service stations who are daily
receiving cars Of adjustments or
service work which show evidence
OF hard use. Of which this type of
owner is ignorant.
you may recall in your own ex-
perience some friend who purchased
a new car. Being proud OF It, he
wanted to take you for a ride
You went along, and the first thing
he did was to put on speed, then
jam on the emergency brake to
demonstrate It's efficiency.
You were shocked, but the car
really received the worst jolt. Not
only Ii this procedure hard on tires,
but Il strains the entire mechanism.
Brakes which operate efficient.
" are vital necessity with a car,
but they should be used only when
necessary. Their misuse irnpairs
their efficiency, thus lessening their
safety-assuring qualities.
Another practice many motor
lists follows which should be elm.
mated is the sudden application Of
the clutch. This is not only detri-
mental to the working mechanism
OF the car, but also causes the rear
wheels to spin, thus creating un-
necessary wear on the tires.
scar owners who find their tire
mileage low viii do well to stop
and think whether or not they
are doing this very thing.
THE proud owner oftentimes
washes his car two or three times a
week and finds that instead Of re-
tanning the cars luster, he has
ruined 1t. This usually results
VIXEN water Is poured on instead Of
sprayed; left to dry on instead Of
being wiped completely dry with a
channels.
"A car win retain its finish and
be free from streaks only II It is
washed In the right way"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01

A. A. A. Committee Proposes
Division of Traffic in District
for Relief of Congestion.
ASKS ENGINEERING SURVEY.
Chairman CoviIIe Starts Move
for Cooperation With Of
ficiaIs of City Government.

New through traffic routes to
the outlying districts, some to be
designated for heavy vehicles and
others for light or pleasure cars.
A study of the characteristics
Of persons driving motor cars.
Equalization of the rush hour
traffic over various routes in the
city.
CALLS FOR SURVEY.
These are some of the improve
ments necessary to the solution
OF Washington's traffic problems,
according to conclusions reached
yesterday at a meeting of the adj
vtSory board of the District divi.
sion. American Automobile Asso-
citation.
Agreeing that an engineering
survey was needed here, Chairman
r. v. Coville appointed Pyke John.
son and M. o. Eldridge to nominate
members Of the association as q
committee to cooperate with the
engineering department Of the Dis
trict government in solving the
traffic problem.
In discussing the question of the
survey it was explained that the
engineer InuSL I1NQ OUT why, WnGn
and how the general public Uses an
automobile.
STUDY TRAFFIC HABITS.
It was declared that a numbeR
Of people have formed the habit
of using certain streets at a Ger.
tain hour and that though a cam.
paign of education properly con.
Quoted the motorists could be
trained to change these habits so
as to use the present through
channels at different hours or to
develop other through channels OF
traffic at the same hour and thus
avoid congestion, which Is one Of
the principal causes of accidents.
Objection was voiced against the
practice of requiring visiting motor
lists to register at police headquar-
tiers after being in the city for
three deys. This practice, it was
predicted. would cause other States
In the Union which now give Dis
trict motorists unlimited reciprocity
to take similar action against
District motorists in the future.
Severe punishment for the reck-
less driver was approved.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
ASKS TAX EXEMPT
AUTO ACCESSORIES
National Motorists ASsocia-
ton Wins First Test Over
Radiator EmbIemS.

Steps looking to the exemption,
wherever possible, of automotive
accessories from the operation of
war taxes without waiting for pos.
sible and uncertain action by the
new Congress, are being taken by
the National Motorists Association,
which has already obtained a rul-
ing exempting radiator emblems
from taxation as accessories.
The ruling made by the Treasury
Department, is retroactive to Feb
ruary %, 1919, according to the
N. n. A. The regulations Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau today pro-
vide two classifications Of automo-
tive accessories which are exempt
from the war tax. These are:
First-Any article which is not
a finished part or an accessory;
in other words, which requires a
manufacturing process to make 1t
disable.
Secondary article which may
be considered a commercial COM
IuO4Lys one $todpISu 10 general use
and not especially designed or pri-
marily adaptable to automotive use.
AS one illustration of an article
used as an accessory to a motor
car which was formerly taxed, but
on investigation was found TO come
within the classification Of a com.
mercial commodity, may be men
toned the piston ring. The piston
ring, it developed, may be pur-
chased In many hardware stores,
and possesses other uses than of
an automotive character; in fact,
but little more than 20 per cent
Of those manufactured eventually
ed from the war tax.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
Motor Is Called
Good Brake for
Going Down Hill
Innings Burn Out Fast When
Pedals Are Used Con-
tinuousIy.

When going down long or steep
hills 1t Is best to use the motor for
q brake. It Is also more economi.
cal, as the brake Innings are not
burned UP, as IL the case when the
brakes are used continuously.
Use of brakes continuously In de-
scending hills is more injurious to
the brake Innings than six months
Of regular wear.
The best way to use ones motor
as brake is to shift to low speed
and shut off the ignition, leaving
the clutch engaged. Some advise
leaving the ignition on, but this Is
not necessary. In fact, 1t IL more
economical to shut off the ignition
and 1t makes a better braldng
system, for the simple reason that
explosions in the cylinders in.
crease the momentum caused by
the grade. Without these explo-
sions the car naturally is more
easily held back by the lower
gears. The motor with the ignition
shut off IL not being helped by ex-
ploSions, but by the turning Of the
back wheels. which act az q drag
or brake.
II one must use his brakes, it il
advisable to employ the foot brake
for a while and then change ana
use the emergency brake. BY this
method 1t viii give the foot brake
lining q chance to cool off q little.
However. the use OF brakes on long
hills ruins the brake Innings. Try
The motor for q brake and make It
habit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
Only 1O1 Companies
Make Own Engines

OF the 305 leading passenger ait
tomobile and truck factories In the
United States, only 101 make their
own engines; II their own carbu-
retors. 2 their own ignition, 20 their
own clutches, 81 their own trans
missions, and 80 their own rear
axles.
All the rest, by far the predomin-
ant majority. have these parts made
for them by unit manufacturers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
Side Bumpers" New
Term in Industry

This years automobile shows add
cd a new phase to the motor car
dictionary-"side bumpers" The
expression originated in the Marmon
exhibit and refers to wide metal
running boards integral with the
frame, which protect the car from
damage which might result from
side collision.
According to Marmon officials,
modern traffic has made bumpers
one Of the most commonly demand
ed accessories, and if there has been
a practical method of protecting the
ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01

King George Uses Limousine.
For the first time in history, King
George Of England rode from Buck.
ingham to st. James palace recently
in an automobile, abandoning the
state carriage because OF rain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
Road
Rules Teach
POiteneSs
n unusual interest to motor

OF unusual interest to motor
" lists is the following re-
print of the rules Of the
road in Japan:
cat the rise Of the hand OF
policemen stop rapidly. Do
not pass him by or otherwise
disrespect him.
when a passenger of the
foot hove in sight, tOOtle the
horn trumpet to him melO-
diOusly at first. III he still
obstacles your passage tOOtle
him with vigor and express
by word of the mouth the
warning, Hi! Hi!
Beware Of the wandering
horse that he shall not take
fright as you pass him. Do
not explode the exhaust bon
at him. Go sOothingly by, or
stop by roadside tin he pass
away.
GIVE big space to the fes-
tive dog with your wheel
SpOkes.
go sOOthingly on the grease
mud, as there Turk the skid
demon; press the brake of the
foot as you roll around the
corners to save the collapse
and tieup."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01

A loose switch contact ii about aa
annoying a thing as. any driver ii
called upon to endure. The switches Z
get enough wear without WORKINGS
them overtime. S
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
WORTH REMEMBERING

It IL not a good plan to use the
ignition and lighting switches any
more than is absolutely necessary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
Women Auto Drivers
Held Better Than Men

The hand that rocks the cradle 70
also competent at the steering
Wheel" the National Safety Council
finds from testimony presented.
One correspondent declared that
women as q rule are more careful
than men in driving automobiles, but
that as to presence Of mind in an
emergency, 1t would be unsafe to
make comparison"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01

There are 106 makers Of passenger
automobiles in the United States, as
compared with 12S last year. A year
ago, there were 169 models made by
these factories, while today there
are 166.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
Consumption Of Gasoline.

While the daily consumption of
gasoline in the United States was
100000 gallons last year, 1t is est.
mated that an average Of 1000, 900
gallons will be used daily during this
coming summer,