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September, with good buying develop ing under that price and heavy selling above. Weather over Canadian north west was more favorable, but black rust has been reported in our own northwest, with weather favorable for it's development. Reports were made of satisfactory headway made in. bring ing about the separations settlement. We continue to feel the wheat market is a purchase on all substantial set backs.
 Corn: Broad trade. with heavy liqui- dating sales on the break in wheat, met with new buying encouraged by strength in hogs and mixed crop ad- vices. The weather is generally favor able. but the crop is late; and, even with ideal conditions from now until maturity, a great percentage of the crop will be fortunate if 1t escapes frost. "a.
 Oats: Much broader market devel- oped, with new commission-houses buy ing meeting with local selling pressure and liquidation. Prices averaged lower after an early bulge.-Fenner &. Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
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NEW YORK, July 29.-Copper, firm: Electrolytie, spot and nearby, 13Ac; fu- lures, 13&c. Tin, steady: spot and futures, $4s.25. Iron, steady; prices were unchanged, Lead, firm: Spot, $7.50.
 Zine, steady: East St. Louis, spot, S6.05; futures, $6.07.
 Antimony: Spot, $8.S7. @
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covERNNgRyT noNDS

NEW YORK, July 2s.--tInited States government bonds closing: Liberty 3hs, S1.01.15; first 4s, eL026 bid; second 4s, S1.01.20 bid; first Aats. $1.02lB; second 4As, $1.01.30; third 4Ms, $1.02.l9; fourth 4As, $1.o2.20; treasury 4As, $1.05.24.
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Net operating income of 51 Glass A railroads for June was 52,9a1 ,o00, an increase of s.4 per cent over the previ- ous month, but a decrease of 1S.6 under June, 1923. Gross earnings aggregated sse8, 900, a decrease of 14.4 per cent
 compared with June last year.
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CHICAGO vEGErABLEs

CHICAGO, July 29.-1gg plants were weak: Louisiana hampers, $1.25q1.50.
 Peppers, slow: Louisiana hampers, S1 91.25; Tennessee hampers, S2; Georgia bushel crates $1.25@1.5o.
 Sweet potatoes, firm; Alabama ham psrs, $2.7503.25; mostly $2.75@3.
 Tomatoes, steady; Tennessee crates, slA9. A
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While it is understood in Wall street that the question of resuming dividends Oh Cuba Cane Sugar preferred stock will come up this year, it is said in we'll informed quarters that the directors will not consider the question until son for waiting until that 'time ls that the company's fiscal year does not end until September 30, while results from operations for the year will not be known until nearly a month later. About so per cent of the sugar has been marketed, leaving 20 per cent, or about T35.O0o bags, to be disposed Of.
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DnY GOODs6

NEW YORK, July 2s.-Cotton goods markets held firmly today, with more trading reported in gray cloths and some Of the finished lines. At ad- vanced prices for colored cottons and percales, trading was of moderate. vol ume. Only stock goods were offered. Yarns were irregular and higher, with spinners holding for prices materially
 above trading prices in the markets. Demand for knit underwear showed im- provenent. Silks sold steadily. More inquiry developed in worsted dress goods for suiting purposes. New carpet
 and rug lists go into effect August 12.
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RICE MARKET 

NEW ORLEANS, July 29.-Clean rice, strong. Sales, 100 Honduras at 6%c; $50 Blue Rose at 61sQ6he.
 Rough rice, nominal.
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ally strong to 25c higher; some closing sales of natives up more top westerns. SIS; others, $1270912.S5; odd punches Of natives up to SIS; practical top, $l2.7O; better grades were mostly S12. .25 @12.60; odd punches of sheep were steady.
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apnT rnrTnN

LIVERPOOL, July 2s.-spot cotton. quiet; prices were easier: Good mid ding, 19.61d; fully middling, 1s.76d;
 middling, 1S.21d; low middling, 173sd;
 good ordinary, 16.9ed; ordinary, 15.s5d. Sales, 5000 bales, including 2900 Ameri- can. Receipts, 12.O0O bales, including 10000 American. Futures closed steady:
 July, 1s.s2d; September, 17.27d; October, 16.9Sd; December, 16.45di January, 1s.sSdi March, ie,29d, and May, 16.t4d.
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CHICAGO, July 29.r-Wheat: There was a persistent and very heavy selling by local and eastern interests, presum- ably longs accepting profits. There ap- peared to be a pivotal point at S1. .3S for
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FLOUR MARKET

CHICAGO, July 2s.-Flour was un- changed to 10c lower. In carload lots, family patents were quoted at $7.s5@S a barrel in 98-pound cotton sacks. Shipments, 44,753 barrels.
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK. July 29.-Following are today's high. low. and closing prices of bonds the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each bond
 UNITED STATES BONDS United States bonds are quoted in dollars and
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NEW ORLEANS, July 2s.-spot cot ton, quiet; 50 points down. Sales on the spot, 100 bales; to arrive, none. Low middling, 26.25c; middling, 29.50c; good niddling, 30.62c. Receipts, 1S1; stock,
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FORElaN RoNpe
FLAX SEED.
sTEEL MARkET

DULUTH, July 2s.--t'iax closed July, s2.54; September, $2.40; October
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cOTTON sEED OIL

NEW YORK, July 29.--Cotton seed oil advanced 10 to 34 points today on covering and scattered comnisBion- house buying on the bullish showing in hog products. Better weather and easier cotton brought about extensive realizing, and prices reacted sharply before the close. Final bids were points higher to IS net lower. Sales, 1s,400 barrels. Tenders, 300 barrels. Prime crude, 11.50c, nominal; prime summer yellow, spot, 13.5Oe; September closed at 1s.25c; October. 12.s0c; De eember, 11.s0c, and January, 11.9oc, all bid.
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK; July es.-=Eoiiowins is the official list of tfansacto0s on the New York Curb Exchange. sising all slocks and bonds traded in:
 tnDuSThtAL9
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

Upening. October. 2e.l0: pecember "A. 25; \ uary. 2s.10; March. 2s.SOi May 2s. 40
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LONDON MONEY

LONDON, July 2S--Bar silver, 34% pence per ounce; money, 3% per cent; ! discount rates, short bills, 31 per cent thres-months bills, S%9 1s-1e per cent.
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EAST sT. LOUIS, Ih., July 2s.- Horses and mules were steady; quota tions unchanged.
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HORSES AND MULES

; NEW YORK, July 2s.--steel prices
 were unchanged.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 2s.-cattle Receipts, 200. Slow and steady: Heavy steers, SSQS.50; beef steers, $6@s.25; heifers, s5Gs; cows, $3Q6; feeders, $5 @7; stoekers, $3Q6.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1,200. Steady to soc higher: 165 pounds and up, $11; 120 pounds to 165 pounds, S9 80; pigs, S6.5O; tnrowouts. $s.6O down.
 sheep; Receipts, 1,6O0. Steady: Top lambs, $13@13.2s.
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pou1TRy AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, July 29.-Live poultry, unsettled: Broilers by freight, 24@S0c; by express, 25Q31c; fowls by freight, 2002sc; by express, 1S924c; boosters, 16c.
 Dressed poultry, firm; Turkeys, frog en, 30941c.
 l Butter, firm. Receipts, 17,559 tubs. Creamery higher than extras, S9q39hc; creamery extras (92 score), 5shc; cream cry firsts (ss to 91 score), 36A 0Ssc. Eggs, steady to firm. Receipts, 36,660 cases. Pacific coast whites, extras, AZ | 6D4Sc; Pacific coast whites, firsts to ex- tras, s6@4Ohe. ..o 5O7 pounds.
 ST. LOUIS, July 29.-springs, soc; hens. 1shc; others were unchanged l Butter, 37hc.
 Eggs, 26c.
 KANSAS CITY, July 99.-Egss. 1c higher: Firsts, 26c; selects, 3ec.
 Other produce was unchanged. CHICAGO, July 29.-Butter, higher: Creamery extras, 36hc; standards, 36hc; extra firsts, 35035l2c; firsts, s4qs4lac; l seconds, '32@3Sc. Eggs, steady. Receipts, A,SS4 cases. Firsts, 26A G27hc; ordinary firsts, 25h @26c; storage packed firsts, 2SQ2she. Live poultry, lower: Fowls, 17@2oc; broilers, 2s@31c; roosters, 14hc. NAVAL STORES
 SAVANNAH, Ga, July 29.-Turpen- tine, firm; 7Sc. Sales, 435; receipts, 1,421; shipments, &; stock 12,07O. Rosin, firm. Sales, 1,137; receipts, 4,157; shipments, 67; stock, 103,SS6.
 Quote: B, S4.45; D, E, S4.70; F, $4,72s; {; | c, H, I, $4.75; K, M, s4.771s; N, $4.90; VIC. $5.S5; WINK, S6.40. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 29.-Tur- pentine, steady; TEA @7sc, Sales. 627; receipts, TIT; shipments. g. stock, 16,14O. 1 Resin, firm. Sales, 1.547; receipts, 2,624; shipments, 500; stock, .I22,172.
 Quote: B, $40; D to ?, s4.70; c to K, SAYS; M, $4.714A;@ N, $4.sO; we, $5.s5; wv, S6.s5.
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LIVE STOCK

CINCINNATI, O., July 2s.-Hogs: Receipts. $500; 25c higher: Heavies $11.25; packers and butchers, $11; medi. urns, s11; stags, $b.60@s.5o; heavy fat sows, $7QsT6; pigs and lights, $50 1925.
 Cattle: Receipts. 300. Steady; calves, steady.
 Sheep; Receipts, 2.OOo. Strong; lambs, steady.
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GRAIN AND pRovisloMa
CAsH 0RAIN

CASH GRAIN
 ST. LOUIS, July 29.-Cash wheat, No. 2 red, $1.40@1.42; No. 8 red, $1.37. Corn, No. ? white, s1.1o; No. 2 yellow, Oats, No. ? white. 5so57o; No. 3 White, 551sc
 Close--Wheat: July, $1.s11s; septem- Der, $1.S1A. Corn: July, $1.1o; Septem- Der, $1.08N. Oats: July, 56c. TOLEDO. O., July 29.--Wheat, cash, $1.35h a1. .36M.
 Glover seed, cash, SIP; October, SIS; December, $12.50. Alsike, cash, $1o.sO; August, sig; oc- tober, $11.75.
 Timothy, cash. s3.75; September, $4.15; October, $500; March, s4.05. KANSAS CITY, July 2s.--Wheat, No. hard, $1.21@1.ae; No. ? red, $1.s6Q 1.37.
 Corn, No. 8 white, $1.o5; No. yellow, $1.0691.07.
 Oats. No. 3 white, b4c; No. white. 53c.
 Barley, s4c.
 Hay was unchanged
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BAR SILVER
NEW YokK .NKRrALs

NEW YORK, July 2s.--Bar silver,
 6sKc; Mexican dollars, 52isc.
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PORT MovEMgNr
INFERIOR MOVEMENT

Recelpts--Vsek, IS. 6.4sO;' ssason, 6sR4,5T5 B4ports-Week. S.0ss; season. 5B07, SEQ
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Hay was unchanged.
 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS CHICAGO, July 29.--wheat, No. 8 red, $1.a416; No. 2 hard, S134N 01.36h. Corn, No. mixed, $1.10A @111; No. yellow, $1.11K CLIP.
 Oats, No. 9 white, 54@55c; No. 8 white. 52tk 054c.
 Rye was unquoted.
 Barley, 720S4c.
 Timothy seed, $6.250s. Clover seed, $12.75921. Lard, $13.65.
 Ribs, $12.50.
 Bellies, SIS.
 NEW YORK, July 2S.-Rye flour, firm: Fair to good, $57596; choice to fancy. $e.05@6.25. Rye, strong: No. western, SLOT, f. 0. b. New York, and $1.05, c. i. f. ex- port.
 Pork firm: Family, $2s929. Lard, higher: Middle west, $1S.sOQ H.
 Other articles were unchanged.
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NEW YORK, July 29.-spot cotton, quiet: Middling, 3sc.
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NEW YORK. July 2s.-Raw silk was unchanged,
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YoRK July go. --FoIiowIht arc sodays sales high low and closine prices ot stocks listed on tho New York Stpck EYchAneh; .IL
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
 NEW ORLEANS. July 2s.-Cotton futures cIosed steady at net decline of 9s to 48 noInta N9eN
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 29.-Cat- tie: Receipts, 9,000 calves, 2,0OO; 10c to 25c higher; graln-fed steers and year lings, $S.5o@10.25; grasser steers, $6@ $50; she stock, slow, around steady, S3.50Q6 calves steady to strong, S6G5 feeders and stockers, mostly steady. S5 ar
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4U!aI baIes oT bonds today were SIS 827 ODOl rol a year ago. T''A'''
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NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK. July 2e.--Cotton futures closed
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RAW SILK
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Automobile Upkeep Can Be Cut
By Home Tire and Tube Mending
ability to Make O,cn Repairs Not Diff
cult to Acquire-Voluable IN Emer-
eeucies on nROad-Materi0ls Cheap.

the tire is used Filler is a good
substance TO use.
When the cut is deep and over one
inch long it should be vuIcaniZed.
Any owner can handle a NulcaniZer.
The chipped rubber. cement and all
repair material may be purchased
from any supply store as unit out =
fit. The cut is prepared by giving II
a thorough cleaning with gasoline
and rubbing with sandpaper.
Cement is applied and allowed to
dry. then a second and third>coat are.
applied. The vulcaniziug rubber then
is forced into the cut and the rul-
canizer is put in position. Usually a
piece of newspaper is first placed over
the part to be vulcanized.
The average gasoline Vnlcanizer Is
best for the owner. This is merely
container for given amount OF gas
oline. which imparts heat to the por-
ton of the tire to be patched. When
a measured amount of gasoline is
consumed the patch is complete
Every gasoline vulcanizer has
measure of some sort so the required
amount of fuel is poured in.
Many Tube Repair Methods.
Where casing cuts are very large,
say four inches and over, or where
breaks occur in tread and fabric, a
sbon yulcanizer must be used to get
an effective repair. OF course, BAD
breaks and side wall repairs cannot
effectively be repaired with the ordl-
nary equipment, but should pe uohe
by a good repair shop.
If the owner Will remember that
the tread should be kept free even
from small cuts. the tread VIII iast
much longer and the fabric under
Evening star., 1924-07-20

The aNcrag" automobile owner
while he enjoys doing certain work
around the car. spends far too muc n
money in having his castings and
tubes repaired. when as d matter Of
tact he can do the work himself with
fair degree of success.
every owner should know how to
patch and Vulcanize castings and tubes
and actually do the work often
enough. if for no other reason than to
ne prepared for an emergency when
on the road
There is, though. the element of
cost saving to be considered. which
to some automobile owners is a great
item. perhaps the greatest in some
"aSeS. as. for example. with highly
paid professional men the element of
time may have to be considered. 1t
would not pay doctor, for example,
to spend an evening repairing tires
unless it be for the experience.
Cuts Need Quick Repair.
The following advice will be help
full not only to those who wish to re-
pair castings and tubes. but also those
who wish to keep the tires in the best
possible shape all the year round.
The tire tread, or rubber covering &
which is visible, is merely a means of
protecting the fabric underneath from
the entrance of water and dirt. When
the casing is new the tread effectually
prevents water and dirt from attack
ing the fabric, but small cuts ac-
quired during use, if not Immediately
plugged. help to defeat the purpose of
the tread
When a small cut appears il should
be cleaned with gasoline, given three
coats of cement, and after that has
become "tacky" the tire filler should
be forced into the cut. The reason for
attending to the smaller cuts even
though they do not permit immediate
attack of the fabric is because the
cuts open up and become larger as
Evening star., 1924-07-20
STUDENTS PROVE BEST
BUYERS OF USED CARS
Motor Concerns Survey Shows Col
leee People Build Good Dealer
Business.

College students form the largest
and best group of prospects for used
automobiles in the country. according
10 a survey just made by olds Motor
Works. Figures obtained from a
widely separated list Of dealers IN
college cities showed that ~ students
purchased used cars to every II that
bought new automobiles. one ustG
ear dealer in a college town reported
the sale of 800 used cars to student :
turing 1875. \ dealer at Ann Arbor.
the home Of tn" University OF Mlchi-
gan, sells an average of - used cars
yearly to university students.
As supplementary check on this
survey. Investigations were MADE IN
three repre- sentative cities TO detcr-
mine the trend among high school stu
dents who were car owners. Here.
also il was found tnat the used car
Was in great demand. Students, either
rnllt gc or high school, were found TO
H., 7,urrhaserS either of used cars or
low priced new cars. In most cases
thev preferred a used car OF hetter
make than they could afford if buying
4 new auton"bil". ~
Tho inquiry developed that automo-
bile ownership by college and high
school students was in most cases
necessary and was not for Joy rld-
ing purposes. Colleges are rapidly
doing away with dormitories. with
The result that students are finding
living quarters in private homes.
ofJn miles from the college campus,
In such cases the automobile is serN-
no the students as it is serving the
areat mass of workers who use their
ears for transportation to and from
work daily
A large number of high school stu
drrts also are using cars for the same
-,rnose and bv means of the automo-
bic thousands of girls and youths
living in rural sections are enabled to
attend high schools in neighoorins
cities
Evening star., 1924-07-20

meath will. even after the tread has
been worn down from normal use, be
fit for retreading Where the old
tread has permitted water to seep
through the fabric is rotted and then
a refread is not worth while. The
fabric is the actual tire. SO do every
thing possible to protect it,
Tubes are handled easily by the
average owner except where large
tears have been made. as, for ex-
ample, those received in a blowout
The owner should be familiar with
repairs, so that there never will be
any serious delay on the road. A tube
repair may be effected by means of
cementless patches, cement patches or
by vulcaniZing. There are many
forms of special patches which do not
require vulcanizing, but after you
have used n gasoline vulcaniZer it
will be found to require not much
Evening star., 1924-07-20

more time and be much more effec-
tive.
Clean Before MendinE.
The area around tube puncture is
cleaned with gasoline and then
rubbed over lightly with piece OF
sandpaper to further clean and
roughen the surface. The same area
is spread with cement, which is al
lowed to dry. Three coats are given
and then the patch is applied. The
vulcanizer then is put in position
after piece of paper has been spread
over the patch.
Be sure that the vulcanizer face
lies fiat against the patch. An error
too small and not vulCaniZing prop
erly. The patch not thoroughly vul-
canized will creep away from the
puncture and you have the trouble all
over again.
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DRIVING HAZARDS
HIGHER IN SUMMER
Children Now Found Every
where and at All Hours,
Night and Day.

Local motorists have been ask cd
by the District of columbia division
uf the American Automobile Associa-
tion tc remember that there are more
children on the streets more hours
# t., day during The summer months
thar - any other season Of tue year
and rat "Ntra precauti"n is n"ceS-
sar2 trH-c fatalities are to be re
dGtt
Attention vas directed to this
pha-t uf safety wurk in summer
dri. : as a result OF a recent talk.
Via .iio. 10y chief Inspector Albert
J. II tdIcy of tn" Washington traffic
burt -.
ii .na,tor IieadIey covered mum
her important points in his address
on How /" Avoid Tratli" Accidents,
hut thc District y. y y. feels, IL * SAID,
that he point in r"u"cton with the
pecu ar child hazard in summer
driv ~ was Of particular importanc"
at Il :. time and should hC given at
tcnti u aCrordingly.-
E>tra Summer Hazard.
'Nptorists who are accustomed Z"
find " children on the streets dur
ing ch"ol hours will find surprise :
at = .rT turn of their city driving II
tj3ez are not extremely careful to
antiri pate the unforeseen. the A. \.
k 7tenert reads. THE police are
aware Of the extra hazard of sum
Iner traffic. and cooperation i
urgently needed.
"AccorAiug to inspector H"adieN.
nus progress could he made il con
ecientIcls drivers would have speak
ing acquaintance with police officers.
In his experience h has found that
many violatnrs escape punishment that
i due them merely because other mo-
tOriSts hesitate TO discuss the matter
with the officer on the beat in question.
such cooperation Is particularly
valuable Whcr" the officer Is CommiS-
stoned to- look out for the safety OF
YOUR children. 1t encourages HIM TO
perform his duty to better advantage
and helps to remind the careless mi
uority among automobile drivers that
the progressive motorists of the COM
Inunity are making concerted effort
e. minimize preventable accidents.
Are Met IneNpcctedly.
ut is particularly important that mo-
tnrists exercise care in passing points
where children are likely to be playing.
IN the Fan. Winter or Spring IT may
suffice 10 b. particularly careful when
raSSin. schools that are conNenlng or
], ;ting out but in the Summer chll-
.ireu arc playing in the most uneA-
u.cted places at all hours of the day.
They arc not centralized and are, there-
fore. a greater hazard.
The hope is that if local motorists
are particularly careful of children play
ing. on the streets this summer thtre
viii he an even greater Improvement
in safety next Fall. when school hours
serve. to simplify matters.
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MINUTE MESSAGES FOR MOTORISTS
CONFIDENCE THAT COZ

the Washington AuomouVe
Trade
his sell for
he to O
Confidence
o
that will
be will do him
he
O d i
a
doubt obstacle of
to he is a
Of
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literally is even queter and smoother at 5000 miles
than when new!
While the majority Of automobile owners keep chang
ing from one car to another, Willys-Knight owners
keep right on with their Willys-Knghts
1t is common for WIlys-Knight owners to report
$4,000 miles and more without spending cent for
repairs ON the engine. Think Of the economy and
satisfaction of that!
The Willys-Knight is the easiest steering car IN
America Eight Timken bearings are used in the
front axle. The average car uses no Timken bear
ings in the front axle, only ordinary bushings which
wear quickly, cannot be adjusted and cause hard
steering.
If you want car Of beauty and distnction-a car
whose power is smooth as sik-a car that makes
driving an everlasting pleasure to the Knight!
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The Wi1lysKmght has the most powerful engine
Of its size ever bmlt-and the quietest!
Here is car with all the thrill Of ~ horsepower
"a Car you can drive 50 miles and more an hour,
hour after horr-without overheating without loss
Of power-without engine trouble without carbon
cleaning without ever needing valve grinding.
The Knighttype engine is the only engine in the
world that actually inproues ,oith use. Simply
because it has silent sliding sleevevalves instead of
pounding, noisy tappets.
Tests galore-conducted by unbiased, independent
engineers Of both America and Europe have long
since proved the superior power and stamina of the
Knight engine over poppet-valve engines.
Think Of the pleasure Of owning car whose engine
, 1924-08-14
SHEEPHERDER PAYS FINE
FOR LEAVING CAMP
FIRE UNEXTINGUISHED

Pete Lucero, a sh%eepherder en-
ployed by the Tierney Sheep com
pany of Rawlins on August IL, be-
fore Justice of the Peace Sproat Of
E%ncampment pied guilty to leaving
a camp fire unextinguished. This
fire was discovered on August End
by Forest Inspector Blackhall and
Grazing Inspector Douglas. When
found, the fire had consumed the
herder's camp and was spreading in
to down timber adjacent to a dense
stand Of timber. The herder had
failed to extinguish his fire and had
gone to look after his sheep. When
he returned he found his camp burn
ed up and fire spreading to- the tim
Der. The camp ove saw the smoke
and came to the assistance of the
herder. When the forest officers
arrived the herder and camp mover
were working on the fire and they
with the forest officers soon put the
fire under control. Fortunately,
prompt action prevented a great ca
tastrophe as fire conditions are ex-
ceedingly acute. Judge Sproat In
considering the case, assessed the
minimum fine OF $1,000 with costs
of $500 in view of the TACT that
negligence rather than righteousness
was shown and the herder had work
ed very strenuously in putting out
the fire.