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he donor for the education Of young
people who lave been successful in
these competitions. The scholar
ship this year is precisely as offered
in the past, which is intended to de-
fray all expenses incident to tuition,
room, board, books, and special fees
of the successful student at any col
lege or university in the United
States he elects to attend.
THE character of the judges who
review the essays is the highest type
possible to obtain. Last year, for
instance, the national judges we're
the Secretary of War. John w.
Weeks; DIR. Albert Shaw. editor OF
the Review of Reviews, New York
City; and Bishop william F. Ander-
son. Methodist Episcopal Church,
Cincinnati. Ohio. The board offers
assurances that judges of the same
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AFRICAN TRIP
SEVERE TEST
FOR MOTOR CAR

J h a n II e sbIrg, Marcn i-Old
tim ers of the Boer trek wagon Tails
thronged around a m IL DID a IL h e d
automobile, when it drew up at the
curb on a main thorouch'are in
Johannesburg a week g.
The machine, a Studebaker Light
Six touring car, had just written a
new page in the colorful history of
the Union of South Africa. Without
a pause in the motors steady throb,
it had set four records in ~retraveling
the old settler routes, completely
circling the Union, in less than 100
hours-a perilous trip that once took
weeks for the bullock carts.
Made Three Other Records
Not only did the Studebaker es-
tablish a new round-trip record
around the Union, but it also shat
tered three other records between
points along the course. Notable
among these a the new running
time OF Be hours and 81 minutes
between this city and Cape Town.
This war a distance Of 996 miles.
A standard stock model vas driv-
en- out of Johannesburg by II. F..
Payne, Fred Scantlebury, l.. o.
Bright and w. b. du Preez. They
drove over mountainous roads thick
with mud to Cape Town, then thru
Port Elizabeth. East London, Koks-
tad, Durham and return. The car
made a 2,6ST-mile circle.
Running time from the start here
and return was SO hours, 46 min
utes. Gasoline consumption aver
aged 2l.5 miles per Imperial gallon.
TIE gasoline mileage was unusually
hiUh nntnricfS nUrnal fnlnv pnn-
sidering that an average speed of
26.7E miles an hour was maintained
along roads broker by frequent
streams, which compelled fordlng.
Numerous washouts, due to heavy
raius, forced the car to travel along
long stretches of hilly. slippery road
way, subjecting the Studebaker and
its drivers to severe test. For this
reason the trip proved one of the
most sensational ever staged in South
Africa.
Lost in Diamond Diggings
The maze of roads running around
hundreds of diamond diggings, near
Kimberley, brought confusion to the
record breakers. The running time
suffered serious disadvantage thru
time lost in opening and closing cat
tie gates. Metropolitan motorists
are surprised to know that actually
309 gates barred the Studebaker's
path.
Returning to Johannesburg. the
Light-Six was examined by several
hundred motor car owners. The en-
CINE was still running smoothly. The
body was uniniured - although ii
was thickly coated with mud, from
axles TO top. Then a careful eN-
animation of the chassis showed that
the car had gone through the cruel
ling strain without the slightest
breakdown.
Mastered the Mountains
I'VE knew the Studebaker would
70 through with It." declared b.
Penny. Johannesburg motor dealer.
I'VE hoped for a record. But, hon
estly, we did not expect the four
records that the car made.
I'VE felt that 1t could cover the
distance according to the express
schedule we had mapped out. and 1t
accomplished what no other car has
done. We proved that 1t is master
of muddy mountain roads as well as
crowded city traffic"
But the olden day bullock drivers
grizzled veterans of once toilsome
trails over which the motor car flew.
still shake their heads and talk of
the change an automobile from
South Bend, Indiana, has wrought
in the story OF South Africa.
, 1924-03-06

construction of such a tower was
contemplated at the time the church
was built more thar 30 years ago.
The tower will be Of stone from the
quarry from which material for the
church building was taken. The
difficulty of obtaining this stone was
n problem in connection with plans
, 1924-03-06

for the Improvement.
The tower will be a memorial 10
the late Rev. George c. Rafter, for
more than a third OF q century rector
and rector emeritus of St. Marks.
The fund to finance it's erection was
raised by friends and admirers of
DR.. Rafter.-Cheyenne Tribune.
, 1924-03-06

soon as the necessary materials
could be assembled.
The tower, which is to stand at
the southeast corner of the church
building, will rise to a height of
about 60 feet. with the rectangular
extension at the point of the present
church building as it's base. The
, 1924-03-06
Contract Let For
Rafter Memorial

Rev. Charles a. Bennett. rector
OF st. Marks Episcopal church, an
nounced Wednesday that a contract
for the erection of the Rafter Me
mortal tower had been let to Robert
Duthie. and that work on this add
ton to st. Marks would begin as
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repute and high standing will be
chosen to make the selection of the
best essay this year.
ANY information desired on the
subject will be very gladly supplied.
Inquiries should be addressed to
Highway Education Board, willard
building. Washington, D. C"
, 1924-03-06

You can make good coffee
ALWAYS in your percolator
with Solitaire PERCOLATOR
GRIND Coffee. 1t is not only
a delicious high quality
coffee, but it is ESPECIAL
LY GROUND FOR USE IN
P~ERCOLATORS.
We remove the chaff and
sift out the coffee dust"
when grinding Solitaire PER-
COLATOR GRIND Coffee.
We grind it to a uniform size
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ANOTHER GOOD
ROADS ESSAY
CONTEST HELD

Washington. u. c.. March a
Four year. ut college with ell eN-
penses paid II the inducement held
8 ~ bsAeel stldsass Of the
C..,.u s.a.ss ,or the pest essay ON
ths subSset ''Ths Relation Of In
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and by that we mean that
we not only grind it fine,
but We use a special machine
that GRADES the little
pieces of coffee to a uniform
size.
The grocers listed below
carry Solitaire PERCOLATOR
GRIND coffee in their stores.
Get a can and try 1t. You
will find that this special
grind takes the uncertainty
out Of your percolator coffee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
Barney oldfield

Barney oldfield:
 The engine of my car is hard to start and slow to warm up. The air intake coughs and spits and ammeter jimps all over dial. The generator is clean and oiled properly. Carbon was removed at 5000. miles. At 20 miles and under it is hardly moving even with the acceIator to the floor. If a grade is taken at 25 or 30 I can pick up and go over the top at 35 or better. The timing is O. K. and there is no knock at any speed with spark retarded | or advanced. I have had this killini
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
SPEED. CAUSES
 Is!TROTJBLE FOR : :.
 l::ss:=:.se..MANY }. DRIVERS
Accurate Speedorneter Is Cure For Some Motor lists Who Drive Fast

While the majority of all automo- biie accidents are accredited to ,"speed- inE,y it is true that one motOrist can run along at forty miles an hour, with opt nlishap, while another, will get into trOuble at fifteen This undeniable fact is causing many. car owners. to wonder just what speeding is anyway. s.
 What is speeding2 Since it is one of the causes of automobile accidents, isn't it about time that it is plainly
 A great many motorists think that there ia something magically safe about motoring; when the speedometer hugs close to twenty miles an hour. Yet speeding can happen at any speed.
 One driver has discovered that much can be learned about speeding, by driv- ing the car with the speedomoter dis connected. For the test he obtained the services of'a friend who followed hiah orer prescribed course, in anoth- err eafs The driver with the discon- neeteds speedometer proceeded just as he-SE6ald under normal conditions, and thena checked up with the actual speed record, as noted by the friend following hffn. The results were surprising. In variabdy he drove from five to fifteen u1eS &u nOuE ldSIeE IHdu Hc tuOuSul he. was going.
 An interesting thing happened on one, of, these tests. The sudden ap- pearanee of another car, turning in from across road, called for the quick est possible stop. The driver without a-speedometer actually failed to stop in time to avoid collision, just because he:thenght he was stopping quick enough; and never bothered to reach for the emergency brake, until it was too late.. <,
 The experiment showed plainly that the average driver cannot guess his speed, and that he invariably goes fast CT rithan he thinks. It shows that a car driver is speeding, whenever his con ception3 of safe stopping distance is Iess than the actual stopping distance. Putting two and two together, this ex- pertinent shows that driver who drivesswithout a speedometer, or who dos8 not watch his speedometer, is speeding, at any speed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
FISH BY-PRODUCT
 IS PUT: TO USE
Former Nuisance Has Be come Profitable In-
 dustry

Shrimp heads and hulls from the sea food canning plants; salt water cat fish never used for food, and menhaden or "sardines," form the basis of a new in dustry that has been established or Bayou la Batre, manufacturing fish scrap for fertilizer and chicken feed It's products, called Fish Meal," is hauled away for use on Mobile county fields, truck patches and orchards, al most as rapidly as it can be manufac tured.
 There formerly was objection at Bay ou la Batre that shrimp canneries were throwing the refuse from the shrimp pickeries into the water. of the bayou By making this refuse by-product of some value, this trouble has been large ly eliminated, it is said. There Is also market at the fertilizer factory for many non-food fish that otherwise would go to waste.
 E. A. Jones, Vice president and gen. eral manager of the Fish Products cor. poration, a local concern, has spent sev- eral years in developing and perfectine the process used at the Bayou la BatrG plant, and the analysis of the product made from time to time, in accordance with state and federal regulations shows it to be one of the best fish fer tilizer materials produced in this coun try. The capacity of the plant is ap proximately five tons per day, and th product has value which fluctuate around the $50 per ton mark.
 For each 200-barrel of menhaden han died about 6-10 gallons of fish oil i! obtained, and this has value of about 40 cents, per gallon, though fluctuatint with turpentine and point oils.
 J. Lloyd Abbot is president of tht corporation, and John E. Rolston ii the secretary-treasurer These Mobile business men state that the plant vii be enlarged and improved as the receip of the raw products justifies such ex tension, that there is practically no Jim it to the demand for the finished prod uct.
 Menhaden and the fish incidentally
 caught with them are taken from u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
WOMEN ADMIRE 1. OVERLAND COUPE New Two Passerlger Job
 Please FemiIliiae
 Motorists

Unusual interest among feminine motorists has greeted Willys-O Overland announcement of it's new two-passenger Overland Coupe. Not only is it a light car embodying the manifold ad. vantages fthe entire Overland line, but it combines with these Id driving comfort and convenience Ealfnost in. credible in car of these dimensions.
 Nowadays, with the male members of the family requiring the ueA pf the car during the day, there is a definite need fora second car in god many homes, a car that can be used for shopping and visiting by the women folks of the home. ..4.
 The new Coupe has proved itself to be ideally adapted for this purpose. Ventilating windshield, Dura window regulators, rear window cnrtains are little. touches that appeal to feminine taste. IE
 Coupled with these features is the ease of parking, and the dnns;1al riding comfort due to the 136lmdh spring base. Its ease of handling in congest- ed traffic areas because ofFtiie excep- tionally large steering spindles and bearings are decided factors in this new car intended for feminine use.
 The new Coupe is equipped with doors that are over 31 inches wide, thus providing easy, entrance. The body of exceptionally heavy metal, is sturdily reinforced. Unusual pains are taken with the painting operations, A coats being applied to givegthe car its lasting durable finish. N %
 The interior of the body is finished in durable, long grain SuRhish leather upholstery. The seat cushion is over 45 inches wide, being ampls to accom- modatei three medium-sized people. There are 15 inches between steering wheel and cushion, renderiha it con. venient for the car to be entered easi- ly from either side. s8k
 A romoy rear deck proyided ample space for packages, which dsEan addi- tional convenience for miladyfs shop ping. Its hinged cover is8provided with lock and is protected against dust and leaks. 'a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

water to large extent in seins fur nished the fishermen by the factory. The edible varieties go to the fish mar ket for human consumption and the re- mainder are unloaded into a bin at the fertilizer factory whence they are taken in a conveyor into the "cooker," where they are processed with live steam.
 Process After Cooking The cooked fish are dumped from the steam box into press baskets and the oil and water pressed from the mass, which then passes through rollers and a drying process. Trays containing the product revolving through cham Der brought to high temperature by super-heated steam. In the process the material twice passes through rollers or grinders and emerges at last with a very low moisture content and ground to about the fineness of coarse meal After elevation in the eonyeyor to the cooker the remainder of the movement of the matter until it is sacked for shipment, is almost entirely by gravity
 The oil runs from the press baskets into tanks where it is filtered through WuICI anu uIdWh OAA AOA ohAPA1AOhI bS the refiners, paint, oil and lubricant manufacturers.
 By the addition of a chopping ma. chine. the. same plant can be used for making sharks into commercial prod ucts of oil and fertilizer. Tons of these destroyers of sea life and game fish can be caught in the gulf within 15 miles or less from the factory site. The shark contains much valuable oil, in addition to the value of the flesh when reduced to fish meal. It. contains high per centage of. ammonia, according to anal. ysis made and published by the govern, ment.
 Shark flesh-wouId have to be chopped into small pieces before it could be used in the Bayou la Batre plant. With thi, addition sharks would be worth aboui $4 per ton delivered at the factory which is located on the bayou. Deeper water from the bayou to the sound will stimulate this industry, in the opin ion of Mir. Rolston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
nleDstiONS yLANsWeEs|
WA4R1Y 0k0szzzO

When our car is ,on a pull 1t doesn,t t gas, that is, doesn't fill the car with gas fumes, but whenever it runs and doesn't pull the car, it fills with gas fumes and the passengers must get out .in the air. We tried everything to remedy the trouble, but we can't lo- cate it. We installed a new carbu- retor, new muffler, four different sizes, jets in the carburetor, put longer pipe on muffler, took off hot air pipe; in fact did everything we could think of. What do you think is the cause, and how can it be remedied? We also dis connected the heater, set the 'carbu- retor as lean as possible.
 The car is two, years old, but start ed to gas about six months ago.-S. H.
 The trouble you are having was ex- perienced by large manufacturer of cars and the results of experiments showed that a cure was affected be sealing the floor of the car in the rear. The fumes were found to enter the body through the rear windows when the windows were open. This manufactur- CT also sealed the window compart- ments against leaking. am sending you by mail a diagram and explanation of this very trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
HALL AND MATHEWS
 OPEN REPAIR PLACE
Offer Expert Service On All
 Makes Of Cars

Charlie Hall and Sam Mathews have opened "a service station in the build ing, the front part of which is occu- pied by Drennen Tire company. The entrance is in the alley just to the rear. The street number is 414 Twenty-first street, south, and they may be. called over Main 404.
 Both Hall and Mathews have had a wide and practical experience in the re- pairing and servicing of automobiles and request their many friends to come and see them in their new location and en- courage. them in the new enterprise.
 They. offer expert service in repairs on cars of all makes and assure satis- faction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
TWO TOURING TIPS

The calibre of hotel is frequently revealed by the cars lined up at it's doors. A popular place will reveal many motor customers, provided you arrive at luncheon or dinner time. You can even tell the rates by the makes of the cars lined up out front, A good observer does not have to ask for advice regarding accommodations.
 Watch out for strange bridges when travelling at nigh. Many of them are not built to accommodate two vehicles at the same time when they are passing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
MANY JEWETT SOLD
Paige-Detroit Company Hangs UI
 RAoOrA

DETROIT, Mich, July 12.-Actual retail sales of Paige and Jewett cars for the first six months of 1924 as re. ported by dealers to the Paige Detroit Motor Car company, will be within POO cars of 10000, according oan an. nouncement given out by the factory last week. This total compares with 17, 7,SO6 Paiges and Jewetts reported by dealers as sold at retail during the first six months of last year by the Paige. Detroit Motor Car company's dealer organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
EASING THE TRIP

arss- GU will reach the end of a perfect day of motoring with less weariness in your system and fewer aches in your legs if you vii: Fed gas with the hand throttle control now and again instead of with the foot, hold your eyelids closer togethef when the road is wide and the sun glaring, grip the steering wheel at different points and thus change the po- sition of your arms, run slower over rough roads rather than hurry and try to steer around the bumps, always shift to neutral when stopping for traffic rather than remaining in gear and hold the clutch out, and use the hand brake occasionally so as to rest the right foot.
 OBSERVATIONS
 A woman appreciates how old she is when it becomes necessary for her to run out of the way of an automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
Barney Oldfield :

Barney Oldfield:
 I have just had the pistons of my car rehored and new pistons and rings fitted and also new bearings, crank shaft, cam shaft and valves put in, but it still has knock that sounds like a piston hitting something. When the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

throttle is opened quickly or on going down a grade the knock can be heard more loudly. Please tell me what causes this and ho wto correct it-T.
 nine time sout of ten it is timing gear noise due to worn crankshaft gear. It may, however, be piston slap. No particular harm will be done but if you wish to curt it, a new part must be installed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

in opposite directions. On such Bridges the "other vehicle" may be a horse drawn affair without lights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

The guy who bought a car on the easy-payment plan and had his car taken away from him, says he found eut what the in-stal-ment. He says the install" part of it refers to the Jack assic tendencies of anybody who falls for such a plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

on hills almost from beginning: and am my wits end to remedy it-C. R. G.
 It looks very much like fuel feed trouble such as, vacuum tank that overflows through the vacuum line and chokes the engine. A sticking carbu- rotor float, a vacuum tank that does not load properly in which case the en- zine would staFye on a hard pull, a very dirty strainer in vacuum tank or carburetor. Have the fuel system cleaned properly and the vacuum tank tested. am sure your engine will then be o. K.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

USES PLATE GLASS
 A majority of the plate glass now produced in America is used by the au. tomobile trade,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

What is The WOman's Realm? Watch this paper tOmOfrow for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
Barney oldfield :

Please answer tn efollowing ques- tions on balloon tires:
 1. After the center of the thread has worn down is there any danger of roll ing the tire off on a curve?
 2. Can balloon tires be used on a race track If not, why not?
 3. Have balloon tires been used at a big track such as Indianapolis?
 4. Is it possible to put a Curtiss or Liberty ,airplane motor in an automo- bile chassis ?-H. B. A.
 <, l. No.
 2. Yes. They were first used in races. 8. Yes. .s
 4. Yes, but I cannot tell what results you will get in performance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-05

sibilities. New Orleans. Texas and
Mexico, which occupies an important
strategic position with reference, to
the territory served by great sys-
TENS Ike Southern Pacific, scared to
a record price at HIS against Fri
days low of ITO.
Strength in rails was dampened in
final dealings by recurrence Of sell
ing pressure in various sections of
industrial list. General Electric broke
to 216% against Fridays high Of 22l12
and Studebaker lost more than a point
of its early advance to 954. Baldwin
Steel. American Can and other indus
trial leaders also yielded part of
their recent recoveries on selling based
on the theory that the weeks rally
had fairly well discounted the Dawes
report which was expected to be pub
lished over Sunday.
The price movement in the week S
final session follows the precedence
established in me trading Of the last
days. In the main body of the stocks
existed a definite upward trend which
however was tempered by irregularity
in various sections.
Twenty average industrial stocks
on Friday averaged $94.69, up 86 per
cent. Twenty average industrial rails
averaged s3.43, up so per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-05
GRAINS MAKE FAIR
GAINS IN TRADING
High Outside Markets Stimu-
late Buying,
BIZ United Financial

~ tHtted FtrdHctdt
CHICAGO. April 5.-Wheat acting
as leader, closed with fair gain on
the local Board OF Trade today and
carried other grains with It.
+ Strong and higher outside markets,
superinduced by some export business,
scattered unfavorable crop news from
the central area and a moderate cash
business. stimulated buying in wheat
The Pacific coast sold cash wheat 70
Galveston. Texas. 5 cents under the
Kansas City parity.
Corn suffered a relapse early in the
session with proflt-taking. but rallied
later with wheat, and GOOD demand by
local industries. Although the mvoe.
ment has bee ntemrorarily halted by
recurrence Of rains and SHOWS. the
movement is expected 10 assume lib.
eral proportion before next week end.
Oats was strong with others and de
layed seeding. A scarcity prevails in
the Southwest and traders say unless
the situation is relieved they VIII have
TO invade outside markets
Provisions was dull during the en-
tire session. There were no distinc-
tive features. Cotton seed oil interests
sold some lard.