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BY JOHN DICKINSON eHERMAN

Sometimes, when writing Oh SoA-
troversIal subject, have to stick In
paragraph explaining that / have no
ak to grind, hold no brief for either
side, am writing entirely impersonally
and am merely setting forth the pros
and cons, ETC.. etc.
But not this time. Nay, nay, Pau
line. For, as to the cons-there aint
NO such animal. propaganda! r. say
you? Well, If this be propaganda
make the most of 1t.
Who and what are the Spring Build
ers of America? And what Is their
reason for existence? Listen to Miss
Neal Gallatin, 1904 Oak Crest, Casper.
Wyo.:
Last summer In August party OF
US went camping UP in the Big Horn
Mountains In Wyoming, near the MIG
die Fork of the famous Powder River.
We pitched camp beside dirty little
! spring. The next day. while the men
were off fishing, we girls decided to
clean up the spring. have always
liked to do that. So we got the help
of two Mexican sheep herders and set
to work. First, we dug out the spring.
blue agates When we had finished
we could only sit and look. 1t was
hard to believe it was the same dirty
hole. We had made 1t into living
spring that danced in the sunlight
There was something thrilling about It,
AS we sat there looking at 1t we
pledged ourselves to reclaim springs
wherever we found them. From that
came the idea of starting this new
movement to create a public interest
In spring building. All winter we have
discussed and planned and our letter
to the public is the outgrowth OF this.
We hope to bring little more beauty
to America in a simple way tnat ls
nossible for many. Not only Will
spring building benefit others. but 1t
has magic charm for the Spring
builder. So far, this spring. have
worked two days week and hope
20 thave twenty springs to my credit
before the summer ends.
There's the whole story in a nut
shell. Already eager to join and just
itching to get to work at spring,
aren't you? Sure; knew it. The
only fellow who can possibly hesitate
IS the poor unfortunate whose life has
been SO empty that he has no memory
of spring.
The Spring Builders Of America
have been organized only, year. They
have charter members in four states
and Spring Builders In many. The
Headquarters are in Casper. There
are no dues or fees. The commercial
spirit is anathema. All you and I
have to do to become member is to
build spring
The founders are Alta Harris Black,
Neal Gallatin and Grace and Leon Q.
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Musical Warning Horns
Demanded by Parisians

Musical warning whistles for taxi
cabs and automobiles to replace the
honlSing horns and shrill sirens now
used are urged by group Of promi-
nent Parisians who are trying to abol-
ish harsh noises in the French cap
ital.
DIR. M. Manage, leader Of the move
ment, suggests that Paris follow the
example set by M. Herrlot as mayor
Of Lyons, where all the municipal
service autos are equipped with spe-
cial trumpetlike horn which warns the
pedestrians with series of pleasant
musical notes All the cars play the
same tune, consisting Of series Of
four notes selected by musical experts
after exhaustive tests as the most
pleasant for the human ear.
If this method is not adopted, M.
Marage suggests that all Paris autos
carry two horns-one with a shrill
sound for the country and suburbs.
and the other with deep bass tone
for the city.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-07-25
Open Windshield Ruins
Complexion of Drivers

Woman automobile drivers frequent
ly complain that driving simply ruins
the complexion" according to the pro-
prietor of local beauty parlor." 1t
is not the driving nor the wind, nor
the sun that ruins the complexion, ac-
cording to the expert, but the fact that
so many women insist upon driving
with the upper panel of the windshield
open.
when a woman drives a car she
is Inclined to open the upper half OF
the shield for two reasons" she com
menk First she wants the breeze,
APPS n sometimes the reflections in
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prevention. More than ten travelling
experts are giving special instructions.
and the 10000 local life-saving mem
bers Of the Red Cross stand ready
and willing to help.
In the scout world, the motto is
BE Prepared" and every boy is
pledged ito help other people at all
times" These tenets have been the
inspiration for the campaign and its
three-fold aim: to help scouts master
the water; to establish maximum
safety requirements" In all scout
camps; and to prepare scouts to help
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High Speed Dries Tire,
Makes Blowout Easier

One Of the most expert tire men In
the country recently called the atten-
ton OF motor car owners to the man
ner in which tire wear increases with
speed. The faster tire travels, the
more heat It generates internally. Nor
NAL speed does not increase the inter-
nal heat to dangerous degree, but ex-
cess speed viii not only raise the heat
above the danger point, but may actu-
ally cause further inflammation to
take place. This heat not only dries
out the friction gum between the plies
Of fabric but the very fabric Itself
lowering the elasticity of tire, DIS
creasing its resiliency and weakening
the tire so that II win blow out early.
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made visible by window In the body
Of the device, and then proceeds to the
terminal which clamps to the head Of
the sparkling plug.
In the central arm of the there
Is a metal plunger with an insulated
milled head. The guide of this is con-
nected by means of a brass chain to a
clip which is fastened round the body
of the sparkling plug This device has
much to recommend it as ready
means of tracing troubles.
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IN SELLING CAR
STICK TO TRUTH
Buyers of Used Machines
Are Wise Guys and Watch
Many Little Points.

(By ERWIN GREER, President Greer Col
iege of Automotive Engineering. ChicsSo)
At last you have found a prospect
who is actually ''sold" on your used
car. The demonstration has been per
feet, the old boat has pulled the hills
sweetly and chugged steadily along at
Ave miles an hour. The prospect gets
out to examine the tires "Blah You
can't tell me that q car with only i've
thousand miles on it's speedometer
should have four different makes OF
tires on it's Wheels" he sneers. And
your prospect is gone. 1t is your fault
for not making that sale-your failure
to remedy the car so that 1t will check
absolutely with your sales talk. What
you haven't taken into account Is that
the used-car buyer is wise guy these
DAYS and that you've got to have a
machine that satisfies his expert me-
chanical eye.
important Questions.
Ask yourself the following questions,
then check against the car you are to
sell:
Do all four of the tires show a sim
liar degree of wear? Are they the
same make? Does the speedometer
agree with them? Remember that the
b,0O0-mile gag on the speedometer Is
one Of the Oldest that Is pulled. be
different and set yours at 10000. Even
better than this leave the speedometer
''as is."
And IL you repaint the car don't for
get to replace all denied hub caps.
Test the upholstery to determine
whether or not the padding Is out OF
place or that the springs are depressed,
especially in the drivers seat The ex-
pense to repair it is small and this is
one Of the places that the expert buyer
inspects for wear.
Is the top in good condition. If not
have it repaired. A sagging top ruins
the lines of the finest machine. While
doing this have all the broken side
curtain windows repaired.
Are the lights in good condition?
Are there any broken lensesf
Make sure that the tenders are free
from dents. Take them off yourself.
Then the repairs won't be half as large
as il the repair man did the job.
How about the doors? Do they open
and close properly. Do they rattle?
A few new rubbers and twists Of a
screwdriver will tighten them again
Good Tools Kit Adds.
And then the tools. Don't strip a
car Just because you want to get rid
of it. A good tool kit will add bet
ter price to the car and ten to one
you get back the price of the tools
twenty times over. And now you are
pretty well set.
Suppose you invite in friend, one
who is not interested In the machine
you are to sell and invite his criticism
Often he will find some highly Inn
portant flaw that you have overlooked.
Now for the mechanical condition OF
the engine and chassis. 1t is essential,
or course, that the engine be absolutely
quiet. This entails hundred things
and you know best how to deal with
them. In other words, the mechanical
condition of the machine should be
such that 1t will make satisfactory
demonstration under the most exacting
conditions. And the storage battery
will possibly need to be charged.
Consider these facts carefully and
you will discover that you have elm
mated most of the sales resistance sup
piled by the prospect.
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against pollution by decaying animal
and vegetable matter. spring may
be protected from the impure surface
water of storms by the construction of
a rock and mud wall. by throwing q
dixie around the basin, or digging an
ordinary trench.
In heavy soil where there Is no stone
to form a desirable bottom 1t may be
advisable to convey the water through
gently slipping trough or pipe to an
artificial drinking receptacle. It Ia
sometimes practical to use a barrel or
box when a spring occurs in swampy
ground. The ambitious Spring Builder
may construct a permanent basin OF
cement or other masonry work.
The Spring Builder should bear in
mind his work should result in beauty
as well as in utility We suggest set
ting out permanent trees and shrubs,
planting perennial flowers and trans
planting native wild flowers, moss and
ferns, the erection of birdhouses In the
stones along the spring path. and nat
ural stone steps wherever practicable.
One particularly happy suggestion
Is made elsewhere in the letter: That
spring be dedicated to the memory
of friend. Leopold G. Cristobal, a
flyer in the Army Air Service, is plan
ming to build several springs on his
homestead In the Cooper Mountains
In memory of his dead companions.
"These are the days of outdoor
crowds, the days of hiking clubs, Of
boy scouts and campfire girls" says
the letter, very pertinently. ''By the
same token these are the days of the
Spring Builders. You, your town, your
scouts, your civic and fraternal clubs,
your historical societies, and auto
clubs all will derive keen enjoyment
and satisfaction from building and
sponsoring your own springs"
Oh, yes; there have been famous
springs ever since NEUROLOGICAL times
For example, there's Helicon, beloved
of the Muses.. Away with It'll There
are thousands of therapeutic springs
all over the United States, as famous
as the Fountain of Youth sought by
Ponce de Leon. But none of them for
us. Did you ever go without water
till every separate cell in you cried out
in agony and then, at last, come to a
clear, cold, sweet spring and throw
yourself down fiat and stick your face
In 1t and drink and drink and drink
till you could drink no more? Well.
that's the kind of spring we Spring
Builders mean-something like Span
gler's Spring on the battlefield Of Get
tysburg. where Yank and Johnny Reb
quit fighting long enough to take a
drink and then went at 1t again.
/ myself in the happy old camping
days, have cleaned out many spring
hole. And I've located many trickle
and dug spring. Why, know this
minute Of whole battery of springs
hidden in clump Of alders and as
pens on a Colorado mountain slope
that would-oh, what's the user Any
way, never had sense enough to
start the Spring Builders. But I've
got sense enough to qualify for mem
bership before long. Haven't your
Come on, let's goi
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Spare Tube Deserves
Precise Treatment

The man who parks his shoes
on the piano and files his collars
In the coal bin also throws his
spare tubes. carelessly into the
tool box of his car, If he Is con-
sistent. And neither the piano
nor the collars would suffer as
much from such treatment.
Inner tubes are usually packed
in waxed paper to preserve the
elasticity and resiliency OF the
rubber. But this paper is no
match for the sharp edges of
tools that chafe against 1t with
the jolting of the car. The tube
that Is always ready for the
roadside emergency is carefully
wrapped In cloth or very heavy
paper or is encased In an mex
pensive tube bag.
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report should pc ,vritteK-
on one side of the payer
and will be pasted In
the record book when 1t
arrives in Casper.
The letter. by the way,
contains some excel
lent suggestions about
spring-building, as fol-
lows:
A spring Is always
suggested by vegeta-
ton. Careful investiga-
ton will usually reveal
the source of water,
which can then be I'M
locked and released.
cine use of dynamite
should be avoided Many
good springs have been
permanently blocked by
dynamite.)
1t Is essential that the
bottom OF the spring be
well cleaned and rock
lined. care being taken
not to close the assure.
It is always advisable
to raise the flow of wa
ter by building UP the
bowl. Surface flow must
be established by pro-
viding an outlet. which
insures the water
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Goodrich, all Of Casper; Edithe Anne
Harris, and Tony Trijillo and Ceies-
tino Quintana, the Big Horn shep-
herds. The letter to the public begins /:
We are the SpringBuilders We in
wife you to help us make our springs
the wayside shrines of America. We
solicit your interest in spring building,
new outdoor movement. We ask you
to cooperate with us In finding the
neglected old springs, scattered every
where throughout our country, to re-
claim, purify and make them into USE
full. beautiful and artistic spots. We
ask you to help us discover and release
the hidden water for new springs, Gre
ating sanitary and attractive pools.
Shrines by the wayside.
We do not claim to be the first
Spring Builders. We do not know who
the first Spring Builder was. but we
suspect that he must have been a near
relative of Adam.
From time immemorial. mythology,
tradition and authentic history point
out ancient and well-developed springs,
and 1T is the purpose of the SPRING
Builders to revive and enlarge upon
this ancient art, to cultivate and create
springs and spring lore, ever preserv-
Ing their local color in appropriate ret
ting and name
If you become Spring Builder this
summer-as you undoubtedly will
finish the Job by putting up an artistic
marker. Here's what the letter says
ON this point:
The Spring Builders have adopted the
Spring Builders Marker" upon which
is inscribed four lines. The name of
the spring occupies the first line. Di-
rectly under it is written the slogan
Living Waters" The "Spring-Build-
ers" is written on the third line and
the last line is taken up with the date
of construction. Further details, bear
ing upon the Individual history. may be
added In the lower right-hand corner
of the marker. Wooden markers may
be attached to post securely driven
into the ground. to conical mound Of
rocks, or to a neighboring tree. The
Inscription on the marker may be
painted or carved or worked out in
design by the use of black or brass
headed tacks or old cartridge shells
II preferred, the data may be carved
on a log or tree.
Individual symbols may be used by a
Spring Builder. These would be placed
in the lower left-hand corner of the
marker. In order to avoid duplication,
these symbols must be recorded and
approved at Casper headquarters. It Is
much easier and more attractive to in
scribe the symbol Of running water,
the earth, the pine tree. the moon or
a rainbow than the name or names of
several builders.
II a spring has already a local or
historical name this name should be
preserved, but If 1t has no name. the
Spring Builder or Spring Builders that
reclaim the spring have the privilege
Of naming It,
The name and location of each spring
reclaimed or built. together with the
name or names of the builders. must
be recorded at Casper headquarters be-
fore the Spring Builders Greed or mem
bership card may be issued. This
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Work for Water Safety

..Master Of the waterl" EVERY
Scout Swimmer" These are the
slogans of the present nationwide
Boy Scout-American Red Cross Water
Safety campaign.
The entire life-saying service OF the
american Red Cross is lending It's as
sssstuuce in this wonderful and concen-
trated effort to aid the nations half
million scouts aud 1000 scout camps
70 strengthsn their work ip accident
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Goodrich, all Of Casper; Edithe Anne
Harris, and Tony Trijillo and Ceies-
tino Quintana, the Big Horn shep-
herds. The letter to the public begins /:
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Ready Means of Tracing
Troubles of Spark Plug

The device has several simple
methods for testing the condition Of
the sparkling plug. 1t consists of a
T-shaped body of insulating material.
into one end Of which the high-ten-
sion wire is fixed. The high-tension
current is led to a short spark gap
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Barnca Bible Glasses

Baraca Is the name of worldwide
organization Of young mems Bible
classes. The word is from the He
brew "berakah," meaning blessing The
Baraca classes were first organized in
the COS and now number several thou
sand In 80 or 40 different denomina-
tons. A similar organization Of young
women's Bible classes Is cDJAd Philc
thea.
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themselves and others in case of
drowning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-12

over their s5th wedding celebration
of last month"
Another lapse in the conversation.
Mrs. wheelock was wrestling with II
wire. 1t soon snapped and she
went on:
Never did any work like this be-
fore l came here. But had TO
help my sister out-she is president
of the telephone company,
Anybody can do most anything
II he just has to. So when there
were no linesmen here and 400 miles
of wire had 10 be taken care OF l
just went out and filled the bill,
But you're holding up the works,
Get along. That's ALL"
But that wasn't all From Mrs.
Catherine Glover, Mrs. Wheelock's
sister, who is president of the Skagit
River Telephone 6 Telegraph Co,
we found out that the agile woman
linesman directs jazz orchestra at
night, playing both the saxophone
and violin, fishes, cooks, bakes does
her own building, and drives an auto
without worrying about traffic cops,
Last summer" says Mrs. Glover
Nellie drove to Los Angeles, more
than 1900 miles away, in 65 hours,
And her speed up a high tele-
phone pole seems no slower than 1,
is in an auto.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-12
City Okehs Stories
Compromise Claims
Giving Baby a
Hold to Garry!
(EDTT0RIAL)

THIS is no time for tampering with our publicly
owned utilities.
This is no time to test out the merits of a taxing
system on them.
There only three arguments of proponents for
the per cent tax that Councilman Campbers measure
would place our municipal utilities:
lit would bring more Big Business to the public
plant.
Ut would eliminate the danger of a state tax being
placed public power
3-lf the time comes for condemnation and taking
Of the private companies, the job will be much
easier TO sell to the public the city plant is paying
a tax equal to that Of the private companies.
Big Busness-such of il is friendly with municipal
ownership--is turning rapidly 10 municipal power
The argument that the public company pays as much
tax the private company will not influence that share
of Big Business that is holding off, because that
portion is inherently against the idea Of public
ship and no argument will sway them
The fact that the state, by vote OF 10 /. defeated
the Reed BILL providing that cities wanting TO sell power
outside their limits, be taxed their entire sales In
the city and out shows that there is little danger OF
this state tax bugaboo Campbells measure taxes
other utilities such water and street car, well
the light and power.
If the time ever comes when the city must take
the plants OF the private company. the situation
then will be such that the company will be glad TO SELL
and the public will be thoroy sold the public
ownership idea that there will be question about
giving the authority TO condemn and purchase.
Public ownership is in its infancy.
We nurse our infants at home; we do not ask them
to carry the hod
Let do likewise with public utility infants
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-12
WHAT is DRUNK?
mot Guilty" Of Nuisance,
Hill Jury Instructions

BALTIMORE. Md. Nov. IL
Judge Morris 4. soper. In charging
the jury IN the case OF Congress-
man John Philip Hin In tho United
states district court today, nstruct-
ed tie jurymen 20 bring in a vcr.
diet OF not guilty on the nuisance
charges Of tho indictments.
He told them that in the other
counts. charging manufacture and
possession OF intoxicating wine and
cider. tho ono question for them to
determine was whether these bever.
ages were intoxicating in fact"
What Is and what is not intoxicat.
ing was not TO be determined either
by the opinions of Doctors Howard
A. Kelly and Harvey w. Wiley,
nor by the testimony Of one wit.
ness. who said Il took Il drinks 70
effect him. These two were ex.
tremes. the judge said.
Doctors Kelly and Wiley, the
court recited, had said that man
was intoxicated as soon as he ab.
sorbed any quantity OF alcohol. how.
ever small. Some OF the witnesses
had testified to drinking large
quantities OF alcohol without being
influenced.
Judge Sopor referred 10 the test.
mony by DIR, Wiley in which the
doctor said he drank gallon and
a half OF 2.76 per cent beer in Ber.
lin % years ago. The judge said
that was interesting"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-12
VANDERBILT SEES
BOOM AT HAND
Financier Says Activity Will
Extend to All Businesses
EUROPE is IMPROVED
Calls Attention to High
Wages, Peace in Industry
BY FRANK VANDERBILT
Noted Financier

Copyright, 1924, by United PreSS)
NEW YORK. Nov. 12.--I believe
we are beginning an economic period
during which practically every total
measuring business activity will far
surpass former records.
The new record of stock market &C
tivity both in total shares and in the
number of ISSUES traded in, is but a
forerunner OF new high records in
many other directions. The business
scene is set for a protracted period Of
record breaking totals.
We already have satisfactory labor
employment at high. effective wages.
There is an unusual degree OF
peace between employers and labor.
European conditions are much inn
proved. and there is more reason for
hopefulness than at any time since
the armistice.
European governments have paid
our government in the last five
months SSo,O00,Oo0 on interest ac-
counts. Europe now owes our pri-
vate investors $500, 100000 year in
interest Europe must sell us goods
or securities to pay this interest bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-12
10 NOW DEAD OF
POISON Cider
Other Victims at Elks Home
Expected to Recover

BEDFORD. Va. Nov. l2.--Another
resident Of the Elks' national home
died from the effects Of poisoned
cider here today. rnising the toll Of
the tragedy to 10. The victim was
james a. Collins. Of New York city.
with 10 dead. climax OF d tragedy
az the Elks national home. following
drinking Of key Of cider poisoned
by arsenic. appeared today to have
been reached and superintendent
Charles l.. Mosbey reported that the
rs men still In the hospital seem to
be out Of danger.
The whole affair seems 10 have
been a tragic accident The board Of
trustees OF the Elks win go to the
bottom OF the affair in their own in
vestlgatIon
According 10 the theory held by all
parties who studied the tragedy the
key in which the poisoned cider was
delivered Monday was previously
used as d container for arsenate Of
lead. used in spraying fruit trees