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Evening star., 1923-10-21
Snappy Start Lost
| WhenD Driuer + ries
I'Lou' Too Early.

Getting away like a streak in
traffic doesn't always depend upon the
motor. With little skill. and par
ticuiarly Judgment. a snappy start
can be had by shifting quickly from
Tow" to "second," giving FER gas in
the intermediate speed.
Most motorists have habit OF try
Ing to get up speed In Tow" and lose
all they gain when trying to make
the shift. The car reaches too high
q speed In Tow the gears stick and
the snappy start fails to materialiss.
Low" at least on level ground and
when the weather is warm. should
only be used TO overcome the cars
inertia; the quick pickup work
should be done In second"
Evening star., 1923-10-21
TIP AGAINST TROUBLE.

Motorists with motometeEs and
nickeled bars that lock to the radia.
tor should be careful not TO turn the
bars while the hood Is raised. AS
these devices can only be turned one
way, the motorist find n bar and
the hood In a tangle. He will have
to remove the whole hood so as 70
allow the motometer to be turned
out Of the way again
Evening star., 1923-10-21
! SEE 80
What It'll L;
|: You M / |
!: Get ,z.R1

z ALI is not EBONITE that Z
is black. !
IL you want the only true J
2 lubricant for the transmits !
sion or differential gears Of 5
your motor car or truck, "see )
s what you get" Insist upon !
9 getting EBONITE. as recon. 5
mended by automotive engi- s
, neers. !
s EBONITE is not a grease. )
: 1t is shredded oil. Its rich, :
3 adhesive mass cushions and !
!. clings to the gears in all sea.
8 sons, and at all speeds. Never )
leaks out, il stays on the 5
S gears, just where you need J
it. Saves many a repair bill !
2 and one filling is enough for )
: all season. s
Sold by reliable dealers in 2
five-pound cans, and at ap- 5
!! pointed service stations where :
: YOU see the checker.board 5
design pump. |:
: =EBoNlTE:
(lt's Shredded OIL .
Evening star., 1923-10-21
ENGINE AS A BRAKE.
Shutting OF Ignition, However,
Saves No Gasoline.

Does shutting off the ignition when
going down hill save gas? Practically
none. The valves are operating just
the same as though the ignition were
turned on. and while the charges OF
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13
SIX REASONS FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS

First: A boy or girl adopting q
modern practice has from 40 to so
years to use 1t as against 20 years
for the average man who adopts q
new practice.
Second: Boys and girls are more
easily Influenced to take up the new
methods advocated by the Agricul.
tural Colleges than are adults.
Third: More boys and girls can be
reached than can adults because de-
mands are not quite so great upon
their time and they can be readily
formed into clubs.
Fourth: By reaching the b01s ard
girls, the adults are reached q the
same time so that the results obtained
in changing the agricultural practices
OF communities are very great.
Fifth: A dollar expended for BOYS
and girls work will produce two toI
three times the results for the same
amount expended in adult work for
the reasons above given.
Sixth: Boys and girls club work
reaches the masses (there were 500,
900 In the clubs in 1921, and approx
mately 100000 nowl and is a FEEDER
for the agriculturr'a'i~H schools and
colleges. Banker F-r.er.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13

are not being developed 80 ~ to as
sure the safety OF all concerned. It IL
iust as much to the interest Of the
farmers to have them do so as II Ii to
The bankers. When, therefore,
farmer finds that some cooperative
organization. in which he may be a
member. is unable to obtain credit.
he should look into It at once and
ascertain the reason, and then either
take means to correct such errors OF
organization or methods as exist, or
withdraw his membership at the first
moment that he can. fairly do so. II
the farmers and bankers work to-
gether in this manner, cooperative
marketing can be made q most valu-
able adjunct to our commercial And
trade machinery"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13
A HARDWORKINC
PIECE OF PAPER
The Bank Check and How It Per-
forms Many Different Serv-
ices for Business.

Americans are the greatest users
Of bank checks in the world. Less
than eight per cent of all business
transactions in tho United States is
conducted with money, or, 10 put 1t
another way, more than nine out of ten
transactions are conducted with com.
mercial instruments, Of which one of
the most important is the check
The use of the check has become
universal in America because 1t is one
of the simplest yet most efficient bust
ness devices ever invented. The bank
transactions OF Mr.. Smith, the store
keeper, illustrate In a general way
those of all other business people.
Storekeeper Smiths customers pay
him for the goods he sells to them
both with cash and checks. At the end
of the day he counts up the proceeds of
the days business and finds his sales
have amounted to, say, $500. What
does he do with this money? He owes
q large part Of 1t to the other business
concerns from which he purchased at
wholesale the goods he is selling.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13
THE MONKEY Who
TURNED CAPITALIST
The Others Took to Socialism
and That Is How the
Fight Began.
by JOHN LAKEWOOD

Just because people hear the term
high finance" 20 much, they get the
idea that the whole subject Of finance
y over their heads ~ , matter q
fact, 1t Is right on . level With their
breAd-baskets. It has more to do
with every day grub than anything
else.
Finance has beeA described rs the
art Of applying money to practical
ends. A man is . capitalist when he
aocumulates enough money, either out
Of his own savings or by borrowing
at interest the savings Of others. to
buy . farm or build . factory, and
begins manufacturing food or some
thing else he can sell to others at
. profit. That's finance. 1t sounds
simple. But / heard story about
. monkey the other day that made
X even simpler.
Far be It from mo to make a mon
key Of a capitalist-but this was
very wise monk. He lived In a zoo
with a dozen various other kinds of
monkeys. Their food was usually
thrown In ready to eat and each took
his share. But one day the keeper
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13

Some OF these Companies are In Mr..
Smiths town, and others are located
at some distance from 1t. Even small
business would be clumsy, compII-
Gated and tIme-wastins affair unless It
were for tho facility Of the bank check.
When 4 Check Is Useful
Mr.. Smith could pay his bills by
sending cash by mail, but this method
Of payment would be unwise, because
Of the danger Of the money being
lost In transit. Again, he might go out
and buy express or postal money or
ders for the amounts due, but to do
this regularly would require a great
deal of his time, and would involve
needless expense. Besides, a money
order does only half the work a bank
check does. Although 1t is in reality
kind Of check drawn by the ex-
press com pany, or by the post office,
In favor Of some person or firm, 1t is
not returned to Mr.. Smith after it has
been cashed, but goes back to the ex-
press company or to the post office
that issued 1t. On the other hand, a
: cashed check after 1t comes back to
the bank and is cancelled is returned
to Mr.. Smith, who can keep 1t as a re-
ceipt in proof Of the fact that his bill
has been paid.
More than this, in order to keep
accurate records Mr.. Smith wants to
have one account In which all his re-
ceipts can be entered and out of
which all payments can be made. He
therefore adopts the course that most
other business men and women fol-
low. He takes his $500 to the bank,
where 1t is safely kept and can be
drawn upon as needed. The teller en-
ters the amount in small pass book,
which is a record Of deposits. The
pass book is issued in Mr. Smiths
name and is handed to him, together
with a supply of blank checks. Mr.
Smith is now ready to pay his bills
by checks up to a total Of $500.
A Complete Record
His check will be received at any
bank where the Endorsement of the
person to whom it is made payable,
which is written or stamped on the
back of the check, is known to be
genuine. The bank receiving the
check will either pay or credit 1t to
the payee, and then send It on to the
bank in which Mr.. Smith deposits his
money, where the amount will be de-
Quoted from his $500 balance The
check, after being properly cancelled,
will be returned to him at the end Of
the month. He will then have CON-
plete record showing that he deposit
ed $780, that he drew checks of. say,
s120 to pay some of his bills, that he
has balance left of $3.50 and that his
bills have been duly paid as shown by
the cancelled checks with the indorse.
ments upon them.
The bank will pay all checks pre-
sented to 1t bearing Mr.. Smiths sig.
nature as given on lis signature card
in any sums cover by the amount of |
his bank balance. which he contin. |
ually Increases by deposits and de-
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13

creases by checks drawn against his
account. This process Of making de-
posits and issuing checks continues
day after day, both the depositor and
the bank keeping their own records.
Millions of such transactions are|
handled every day by the banks and
trust companies Of the United States.
In one year more than two hundred
and fifty billions of dollars in checks
have passed through the New York.
Clearing House alone. Payments OF
these vast sums are made without the|
use Of any actual money. A wonder
full system has been built up by tho
use Of the small slip Of paper we CALL
the bank check. The check is essen
tial to the business and commercial
life Of the present day.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13
THE COMMON INTEREST
OF BANKERS AND FARMERS

Bankers and farmers alike are in.
terested in a permanent, profitable
agriculture. Banks have ceased to bs
mere money-changing institutions;
they are public service stations that
expect to pay in service for what they
secure in profits. Agriculture at the
present time is going through a seri
Gus crisis. There are many problems
In production and marketing to be
solved. There is a call for close and
sympathetic cooperation, not only be-
tween bankers and farmers but be-
tween all intelligent citizens Of our
great commonwealth. H. Pusl.
icher, President American Bankers
Associat ton
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13

threw~in some black walnuts, hard
as rocks. All the monkeys vainly
split their teeth on them and they
would have starved as far as the
results OF their labors went. But one
OF their number. who was OF more
intelligent species than the rest, did
some thinking Then he accumulat-
ed a couple of rocks he found in the
cage and cracked the nuts between
them He started food factory. HE
WASsA CAPITALIST. He had prop
erty that increased his ability to pro-
duce food-that added to his economic
power.
But trouble began. The other mon-
keys grabbed the kernels and ate
them up as fast a. he knocked them
out Of their shells. THEY WE'RE
SOCIALISTS. There were other
stones and they could have cracked
their own walnuts, but they believed
in dividing up share and share alike
what the Capitalist produced. The
Capitalist monkey got 80 mad that
he did the same thing to their heads
as he did to the nuts. He cracked
them. Tho zoo keepers had to put
the wise monkey in cage by him.
self to prevent useless slaughter.
Human society handles a situation
Hike this better. There are those who
don't Want to York-thsrs are those
Who have not the capacity to organ
lie enterprise-there are those who
want more than the share they earn
there are those also who want an
equal division Of wealth, and now
and then there IL q rumpus about it
an outlaw strike or evolution or some
thing. But as a general thing, tho
present social order fully protects the
farmer and tho manufacturer and 9TH
er capitalists In their property rights
and enables them to receive their
Just pay for what they produce. 1t
also provides a reliable money sys.
tenn as a medium by which fair ex
changes of different products and
services can be made, and later on !
will tell you . story about that
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13

common belief are;
The view that a high tariff assures
any real protection to American pro-
duction;
The theory that highly restricted
immigration is Of benefit to American
labor:
The impression that the Federal
Reserve Board was responsible for
the defiation In commodity prices in
1920 and 1921;
The idea that the United States can
maintain an isolated position in world
affairs;
The notion that railroad stocks are
watsred;
The illusion that Wall Street die
tates money OF credit oouditionE
The fancy that the interest of any
class or section can be permanently
furthered at the expense of the gen
eral interest;
The phantasy that fiat currency can
add to the wealth Of the nation;
The delusion that capitalism Is re.
sponsible for economic and social Ills.
These beliefs have been propagated
by catch phrases, not by proof. Some
of them serve narrow, selfish inter-
ests. Others give psychological dis
content something to blame for trou.
bles imaginary or rising from other
causes. None Of them help the solu-
ton of public problems. Until their
distorting influence is eradicated
from public opinion they will confuse
the real issues and make for economic
unsettlement.
Fred l. Kent, chairman OF the Com
merce and Marine Commission Of the
American Bankers Association, says:
when bankers refuse to extend cred
its to cooperative organizations that
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13

people Is not so
much their igno-
rance rs the ire
meIdous mum Der
Of things they
know that amt
So" has particu-
lar application to
popular "infor.
nation" on fnan.
cial subjects to.
day. Among these
"ain't SOS" of
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13

on American Bankers Association
Josh Billings famous observation
that the trouble with the American
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-04-13
FINANCIAL THINGS
THAT "AIN'T So"

By FRANCIS n. eISsON
Chairman, Public Relations Commits
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29

Mrs Virgil c. Pipes of Arcadia La is the guest of her
sister, Mrs osma F. Bordelon Jr in her home Meoe
avenue Mrs Pipes well known throughout Louisiana for
her ability architect
" " y y
Miss Ann Pepper of Memphis Tenn, is the guest her
sister, Mrs John Gill for several weeks Miss Pepper
been entertained with number of charming social affairs
during her visit.
~ ~
Mrs lie Roy Ponton de Arce before recent
rage Miss Bonnibel Showers. the daughter of Mrs. G. A.
Showers OF this city, The wedding took place April
Patricks Cathedral New York City, Lieut. and Mrs Ponton
de Arce will return to San Antonio late and spend
several months the Showers ranch before going to Cali
forna to make their home ~ ~
- y .S ~
Miss Salie Adele Pendleton of Kansas City is the at
actve guest OF Miss Eloise Carr Miss Pendeon has been
the honor guest at numerous social functions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-07

An elaborate wrap Of Eastern Mink-choicest skins,
beautifully matched and N1Co7 RI
Jap Weasel Coat, 48 inches &o7E m
French Seal Coat, conc or
Squirrel collar and cuff ..... VkVOsZO
Northern Muskrat Coat, 4S inches &1o7 I'm
French Seal Coat, full length, natur- &1o7 IN
al Squirrel collar and cuffs 41 o. .CO
Kolinsky Weasel Coat trimmed with CAEn m
tails, self collar and cuffs pfCVsOO
Siberian Squirrel Coat 4s inches &c7E M
long, perfectly matched skin $50. VV SO.OO
Hudson Seal Coat large flaring sleeves, bell bot
tom, natural Squirrel Hcc0 En
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-07

pointed postmaster. they can 20 home
ana not waste my waking momen.Y
ON that promise it. win be redeemed
Tolerant In Religion.
:. President Coolidge is a deeply re.
llglous man. His accession 10 th,
presidency will be hailed with joy by
Gcd'fearihg men and women. but Cal
yin Coolidge carries his religion and
rot his sectsrianism into his public
life. He has never been ashamed &c
acknowledge his religious convictions
not III any narrow sense. for no
American is more tolerant in these
matters than the rev chief executive.
lct one can sense the deep religiour
side of his nature when his last act,
before "GviDc his ancestral home up
in the hills OF Vermont after he had
been sworn in as President of the
United States. was 10 visit the LITTLE
family cemetery back of his boyhooi
homo. where five generations OF
Coolidges are laid to rest. TO pay hon.
age to his mother With uncovered
head. alone under the clear, blue
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-07
BY NJ. e. HENNESSY.

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light.
Washington, ID. C., Aug. ITO q
great majority of his millions of fell
low Americans, the new President,
Calvin Coolidge, is an enigma. But
that is not strange; if YOU know him
he is an unusual type of man. The
politician, yes, but not the sordid type
NOT the glad-hand style of the old
school who entered politics for what
they could get out of it. Calvin
Coolidge is not hail fellow well
met, who promises anything and
everything to gain votes. His concep-
ton of a politician is one who is
willing to put into the government Of
his country more than he can get out
of it.
Calvin Coolidge is so utterly DIFF
ferent from the usual run of politi
clans that most people wonder how il
was that he succeeded. In personal
appearance he is mo Beau Brommel.
He is of the average height, thin and
wiry of body, with a sharp, angular
nose, blue eyes and auburn haired.
His long, pointed fingers denote a
man who loves to investigate every
problem he is called upon to consider.
He is master of detail. This he is
proving since he came to Washington
as President and took up the reins of
government which fell from the hands
of Warren G. Harding when the lat
ter passed away in San Francisco.
Is "Do-It- Yourself" Type.
Most presidents of the United
States would have been satisfied to
l,ax fln,. v,,slsfor,- ATLAS
and secretaries, outlined what they
wanted done in the nations tribute to
their dead predecessor, and permitted
the subordinates to have worked out
the details. Not so with Calvin
Coolidge. He has taken personal
charge of the funeral arrangements of
President Harding and every little de-
tail has been worked out by him or re-
ceived his personal direction. Cal
win Coolidge is one Of those old-fash-
toned kind of men who cling to the
idea that if you want anything done.
well, do it yourself and you are GER
tain that it is done and done right.
The new President is not an elo-
quent public speaker and yet more
people would so to hear Coolidge make
a speech in his home state than would
turn out TO hear a grandiloquent SPELL
binder. They go because they know
what he has to say he says in such
a way that it impresses them, and
what is more, they remember most Of
the things he says. He gives them
something to think about. He con-
vinces them that he is honest. He
is always willing to allow somebody
else to wave the flag and beat the
tom toms. Facts are his hobby.
Most people think that President
Coolidge is shy but he is not. a
lot of folks think he is timid but he
is not. 1t is true that Calvin
Coolidge does not wear his heart upon
his sleeve. But folks up around
Northampton. Mass, his home town.
know that he has heart as big as
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-07

Of students. He wasted no time on
athletics. but he did study hard and
the honors he brought home proved
il. He was the orator of his class.
The year OF his graduation he won
500 in gold for the best essay sub
mitted by college graduates that year
oil American history. With his char
acteristic modesty, the essayist told
none Of his friends of his good luck
and if it were not that one of the
partners in the firm where he was
studying law read an item about 1t
in the local Springfield paper, no.
body would have known it.
Calvin Coolidge could not afford 10
enter a law school to study law. He
fitted himself for the Massachusetts,
bar in law office in Northampton,
doing clerical work and running er.
rands in payment for his instructions.
With little help financially from
his farmcr-sheriff father, he mastered
enough law 10 be admitted to prac.
uce. hung out his shingle in North
ampton and lived on his income. Liv-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-07

Green Mountain State. He knows the
trails and .tribulations OF the dir
farmer. There is not anything done
on farm that he cannot do. The
writer saw him pitching and rakins
hay in the field near his father
home the day before President Hard
ing died. The way he handles the
horse and the hay rake and the man.
ner in. which he drove his three tine
fork into the windows of new mown
hay proved that he was haymakcr
par excellence. He can milk a COW
drive a yoke Of oxen, handle an TX
like woodsman and swing q scythe
with the best of farm hands. His
father told me the same day that
when Calvin was at home in his col
lege days he was worth any two mcr
the Old gentleman could hire.
a Worker i'm College.
When young Coolidge went to col.
legc at Amherst he attracted attention.
and comment for the same reason
that he attracted attention in public
life. He was different from the run
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sky. he spent several minutes beside
her grave, communing with his Create,
and the spirit of his mother.
Like Lincoln and all great men
Calvin Coolidge has deep venera.
ton for the memory OF his mother
Like Lincoln's mother, Mrs. Coolidge
died when Calvin was a small boy. bu,
he always has her in mind. When he
was governor OF Massachusetts there
used to stand on his big flat mahogany
desk at the state house a little OLD
daguerrotype of his mother. Whep
confronted with a difficult state prob
lem. it was 10 that little old pic
ture that he turned for inspiration.
guidance and advice. Her memory tc
him is the sweetest thing in his life
together with his beautiful and &C.
complished wife. his two manly boys
and noble father. whose Yankee
modesty prevents him from publicly
speaking in praise Of his gifted son.
Calvin Coolidge who was christeneJ
John Calvin Coolidge, was raised" on
Vermont farm, as they say in the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-07

$50 abrupt and startling were
the events that brought about the
elevation of Calvin Coolidge to
he presidency and so complete
the anonymity surrounding the
office of vice president, that lit
orally millions of his fellow citi-
zens have no conceptions of the
character and ability of the new
chief executive. NJ. Il. Hennessy
of the Boston Globe, is the dean
of political writers in New Eng
land and in addition is close
personal friend of Calvin Coolidge.
Mr.. Hennessy has followed
Coolidge's political career from
its outset. In series of dis
patches, beginning exclusively to-
day in The Light, Mr.. Hennessy
will deal with the human side of the
new executive and give the inti-
mate, personal details Of his re-
markable career.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-07
COOLIDGE PRESENTS NEW
TYPE OF POLITICIAN TO
CONSIDERATION OF u. S.
Is Willing to Put Into the Government of His Coun-
try More Than He Can Get Out of 1t and He's
So Different From Usual Run That Won
der Is He Has Succeeded a. He Has,

an OK. He is chock full of sentiment
but he is not lachrymose. His word
is as good as his bond. II Calvin
Coolidge tells senate, or a con.
gresham that John Smith will be ar
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