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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
TEACHER SAVES
DUMB EXAM
REPLIES
Wharton School Professor
Reads Freshmen Answers
That ''FIunked" Others

PHILADELPHIA, June ia
hobby of Professor Frank e. VIII.
Hams. of the geography and In.
dustry department Of the Wharton
school, is to collect dumb" an.
swers made by students in his
course.
Every wharton school freshman
q required to take &c. and I. L.
as 1t is known at Penn. The course
ls q general study of the United
States and its industries.
Near examination time Professor
Williams reads some Of the gems
Of his collection in his lectures
when he thinks the students need
Q warning on what not to do.
During the last few days he has
been reading q long list. Some Of
the students say they have en-
Joyed hearing them, but see under.
meath the surface something more
serious. They predict q severe
storm will break next. Monday
afternoon when the final examine
tion in the course 10 scheduled.
Some Of Professor Williams col.
lection, which is headed why In.
structors Go Wild" are:
Death Valley Is in Colorado. The
battle was fought. here when 90
many soldiers were killed. The ia
miliar poem was written after 1t:
Through the Death Valley into the
mouth Of Of hell rode the six hun
dred.'"
Most of the cotton manufactur.
ing OF the South is done in the
North, mainly In New York and
Pennsylvania"
'As to the origin of the people,
Of the Middle West. they are Irish,
all over or wherever the railroads
are"
cit is so hot in Key West that
the natives become so lazy that
they are perfectly willing to make
cigars all their lives. The manu-.
facture Of cigars in Key West is
good because It 80 near to New
Orleans, which IL an excellent ship.
ping and distributing center"
In comparing New Orleans and
Galveston regarding flood dangers.
neither of them has any great ad-
vantage because only q wall protects
Galveston and Providence protects
New Orleans"
1.-THE early Texas settlers avoided
the open prairies because Of the
dangers that existed then, due to
Indians and rowing wild cowboys"
MOhave Fine Hair.
'Mohave is the fine hair that
comes from the back Of mules ears"
'SThe wrappers Of the potatoes of
Aroostok county contains lots Of
starch"
1T Is supposed that long ago the
ocean covered the land of the Great
Basin and left salt deposits in places
that were lower than other places.
In times when heavy rainfall came.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16
N. Y. Society Excursion

The New York state Society win
hold a moonlight excursion to
Indian Head and back Wednesday
evening. All New Workers. and
their friends are invited. Miss
Mary e. Black, 1912 Chaplin street
northwest, has charge Of the
tickets. Music for dancing will be
furnished by the Meyer Davis
orchestra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
Willard Battery Helps Tn Mouing Of Town

Considerable interest has been dis played in the last year over the widely heralded project of removing the town of Jennings, Mich, to Cadillac, Mich., some eleven miles dis .tant. buildings, including a church, were moved by motor truck and trailer over the eleven miles of roads sepa- rating these towns.
 Jennings was a town Of about 1,20O inhabitants practically all dependent on a lumber company in the vicinity for livelihood. When this company found 1t necessary to move to Cadil- lac. 1t also took the responsibility Of moving it's employees homes to that , town. More than 100 houses were moved on a especially designed trailer drawn by Acme motor trucks, besides the store buildings and church.
 This project was one of the most amazing performances motor trucks have vet been called upon to do. The aAcme trucks which accomplished the project were equipped with Willard batteries, which performed faithfully under the cruel grind they were put to in successfully completing the re- moval of the town.
 Willard batteries are sold and serviced in Birmingham by Ewart- Brewer company, who find an increas- ing demand for the popular battery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
W. M. A. CONVENTION HELD; COOLIDGE IS A MEMBER
Annual Election Of Officers In Washington-More Than
 3220OO Members In Good Standing-President Cool idge Makes Address

With the annual report of the Ma tional Motorist association, which was held In Washington, showing moro than 322,000 members in good standing. being the largest motor association in the world today, a year, and the addition of the Presi- dent of the United States as a mem ber, to wear the emblem of the or- ganization on his big White House limousine the first annual conven- tion of the National Motorists asso. ciation, held in Washington last week. opened and closed most auspiciously, in the opinion of the delegates in attendance.
 As . happy adjournment feature of the convention, the delegates were received by President Coolidge at the executive mansion and assured of nls hearty cooperation in the organiza- tion's efforts to obtain the benefits of better roads and equitable taxation for its members.
 In accepting membership in the National Motors association, the President said, in pat:
 'The motor car has been 6 great promoter of human welfare. It has raised the people and has given the a new outlook on life. There is no reason now for many people living d bHuI-In tlle,
 'To experience It's greatest fulfill ment, the motor industry must be provided with good roads and equita- ble taxation an in obtaining these benefits I want to assure you of my most hearty cooperation and sup port.
 The President then posed with the delegates for a picture. Judge Wal ter D. Meals, president of the Ma tional Motors association, was spokes- man for the motorists, and presented the chief executive with the emblem for his car
 The annual election of officers of the National Motors association re- suited in the reelection of Judge Meals as president of the organiza- tion. E. c. Blesi of Dallas. Tex; Richard H. Lee of New York city, B. H. Hagerman of Kansas City. Flu gene Stuart of Louisville and J. Bor- ton Weeks of Philadelphia were elected vice president. and H. NJ Lucius of Baltimore was reelected treasurer.
 Elimination of grade crossings throughout the country as rapidly as possible will constitute one of the main feature activities of the associa- tion. Judge Richard H. Lee of New York city was appointed chairman of special committee to proceed with the campaign.
 Some of the other resolutions ap-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13

be shown their shortcomings rather than be assured that they are not so bad. Each club, therefore, has been urged to ask the cooperation of the local newspapers reporters, to the end that they play up" the addi- tional trouble which might have oc- cured at the scene of an accident had 1t not been for the good driving of some other motorist.
 "A large touring car, carrying sev- en adults and two children might easily have been involved Tn the col- that the driver followed his custom of always using his chains when the streets are slippery" MT. Galley offers by way of a suggestion.
 "The reporter" he says, "could easily roond out his story by stat scene of the railroad crossing fla tality was able to stop his car promptly because he was proceed ing down the steep grade in second gear. It would doubtless serve to remind thousands of local drivers that if they fail to use lower speed when going down steep hills they
 There is much of news in the work of the automobile clubs, all offered in such a way that the aver age motorist, in measuring himself with the motorists In the news stories, finds himself considerably short of the mark.
 In one of the recent free head light inspections held by an automo- bile club hundreds of car owners waited patiently for hours just to make sure that their night driving, in being safe for the other fellow. would be automatically safe for them. Any car owner who didn't have his headlights tested in this particular locality experienced Q feel ing of being somewhat short of the mark.
 "The N. M A. through its affili- ated clubs, will endeavor to make safety popular, rather than danger unpopular. By putting good driving. safety, intelligence and precaution on pedestals the average driver will un- occasionally experience e keener sense of his shortcomings and im- mediately feel morally obligated to remind himself that he Is not half good enough"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13

There has been quite a bit of gos- sip up and down Automobile Row, as to an important change to be made in the franchise for the sale, of Goodyear tires in Birmingham. Thus rumors have crystalized into the announcement by the Eighty One Tire company that this firm has se- cured the exclusive rights for the sale of Goodyear tires and tubes in Jefferson county.
 Hunter Watkins and Truman Nor rison, who so ably preside over the destinies of the '"81" company, made a trip to the Goodyear factory ar Akron during the past week, and while there made .. very advantage ous contract with Goodyear.
 This contract means that in the future, those thousands of motor car owners who prefer this well known make of tires and tubes will find them on sale exclusively in the stores of. the Eighty One Tire com- pany in Jefferson county. Truman Morrison in speaking of the closing of this contract by his
 firm said that 1t was the linking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13

Be' avirt that 8 wave of precau tion Il r' toring is sweeping over term natiur to put an end to the ap psll ae number of accidents and fla 7 caitt'cs. tse National Motorists as- sociltiC0 as issued a request to Sacl Of it., 314 affiliated automobile t1ubs to give, wide publicity to all officials, encouraging drivers to fol- low the example of those who are helping to improve conditions.
 The average American is imita- : tive" says Fred H. Galley, executive secretary of the N. M. A, and one be found in capitalizing this weak ness. Tell the motorists of the country what their leaders are doing to eliminate trouble, and they'll fol- low suit.
 .re ~Dvery time a motorist reads of an recklessness Is featured he asks him self whether he is quite so fool hardy. Invariably he decides that, though he does take some chances, they're not quite so likely to land him in the hospital. Guess I'm not settles 1t. He's a candidate for trouble.
 "On the other hand. if a driver reads of an instance where intelli- gent driving has averted trouble, ne promptly surveys his own driving md becomes aware of its shortcom ings. His incompetence seems to be so apparent, as compared with the situation he reads about, that he sees the necessity of turning over a new leaf.
 "Feature the accidents which are daily being averted on account of good driving, instead of those which result from ignorance and foolhardl- ness Accidents are news, ana therefore have a legitimate place in the newspapers. but in many of the stories the news Of how some other driver. through levelheaded- ness, kept out of trouble is equally .newsy' and far more valuable to the interests of safety first.
 The N. M A. apparently. fully ap- preciates the necessity of printing news of accidents, even though they exert the wrong sort of influence over the very drivers who need to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13

proved call for adoption. by the states of uniform motor vehicle title legislation as a method of combating the theft of automobiles; opposition to attempts to burden motor car. own CTS win further and heavier taxa tion; appoin tment of special com mittee to investigate the commercial vehicle problem with regard to roads and weights and general com mercial, use of the highways; con struction of the proposed national and state Highways, and the classifi- cation or rating of tourists camps.
 The close of the first days ses- sion was marked by a Sanquet. at which a number of speakers or prominence addressed the delegates with messages pertinent to the problems of motoring organizations.
 Thomas H. Mcdonald, director of the United States office of public roads, outlined his departments na- tional highway development plans, and pointed out wherein the National Motors association could aid in this work. =
 William J. Burns. noted detective, and now chief of the bureau of in- vestigation of the department of jus- tice, told how the government is working to suppress automobile stealing.
 A vast network of radio broad casting systems installed in the cen- tral police headquarters of the coun. try and centering in the federal de- partment at Washington represents the Burns plan for making autorho- bile stealing more difficult.
 During the two days, the conven- tion discussed road building and maintenance. city traffic problems, auto stealing and scores of other questions near to the hearts of mo- torists.
 Official figures show that there were present 176 delegates and that the total membership is in excess of 322,000.
 The complete success of the con- vention and the many conveniences arranged for the delegates were of- ficially noted by the convention and special credit given to Raymond Beck. manager at the national head quarters in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
ITCHING ECZEMA
 DRIED RIGHT UP
 WITH SULPHUR

Any breaking out of the skin. even fiery. itching eczema, can be quickly overcome by applying a little Men the Sulphur, says a noted skin spe- cialist. Because of it's germ destroy ing properties, this sulphur prepara- tion instantly brings ease from skin irritation, soothes and heals the eczema right up and leaves the skin clear and smooth.
 It seldom fails to relieve the tor. ment and disfigurem Sufferers from skin trouble should get little lar of Rowles Mentho Sulphur from any good druggist and use 1t like cold cream.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
Florida Syndicate Is Seeking Co Zip Sale

According to a statement given out Saturday by J. Gregory Johnston. president ot the General Oil corpo- ration, a syndicate of Florida capi- tribunon in Florida of Go-Zip. the new motor fuel recently put on the market by this corporation.
 !, Similar proposals" says MT. John- ston. have been received by our company from Louisiana. Georgia, tribute these requests to the extreme popularity of Go-Zip attained in Bir- mingham. Within a remarkably shcrt time we have built up a great demand for our products, and will extend our activities to other see- tions only as our facilities can be expanded to the. extent that we will have a supply far in excess of the increasing demand in Birmingham. Our products are essentially the outcome of Birmingham enterprise and capital; every stockholder and official of the company being a ,Bir- mingham man. II is our hope and purpose to distribute Go-zip and Speedol throughout the south within the near future. As stated before, however. such distribution will de- pend entirely upon our ability to in- crease production as the demand in- creases."
 MT. Johnston expressed for him. self and the officials of his com pany much qualification over the re- ception accorded Go.Zip and Speedol by Birmingham motorists, stating that the consumption is incfeasing by several thousand gallons each week. He further stated that within the next 30 days 10 new filling sta- tfons would be located at various convenient points in the city, giving this company at that time the ability to serve the motoring public from nearly 30 points.
 During the recent cold snap" said MT. Johnston, "Go-Zip demon strated to thousands of motorists it's wonderful quick-starting power. It was my personal observation that in no instance, and I saw many. where a motorist was using Go-Zip was the slightest trouble experienced in starting their engines, even under the most trying ccnditions.",
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
EIGHTY-ONE COMPANY TO HANDLE GOODYEAR

up of two of the largest organlza- tions of their kind in the country, remarking that his concern did one of the largest businesses In the south, or in the whole country for that matter, and that Goodyear was one of the really big tire manu- lecturers in the world.
 While in Akron, Morrison and Wat kins contracted for an immense stock of Goodyear tires and tubes and this stock will soon be in readiness at the main store at Avenue E and Twenty first street and at the var
 ous branches and the sale of, these we'll known tires will be backed up by the equally famous "S1" road ser-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
NON-sKID POINTERS

Front wheel skids come chiefly
 from rounding a corner or curve at eso high a speed that the front wheels lose their traction. To overcome this apply the brakes gently, which will drag the rear wheels and give the front wheels chance to take hold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
MOTORS AND THEIR CARE
ONE CAUSE OF INSPIRING

Moisture on the exposed part of the porcelain will often cause the engine to misfire, but this trouble on & wet day can be avoided by grease ing the porcelain with yaseline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
TIGHT CONNECTIONS

The connection on dry cells should always be kept tight. Any one con- nection in a series, which happens to be loose, will cause difficult starting. The vibration of the car is likely to loosen there, and a fire. quent inspection will oftentimes save lot of delay in starting the engine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
PARKING ON A GRADE

Tn regard to parking a car when uphill turn the front wheels out and put gear in first, while for downhin resting, turn front wheels in with gear in reverse. In both cases be sure to set the emergency brake hard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
Chatterless Oil Fred
 By Wofford Company

So great was the response to the| generous offer Of free chatterlessl Ford oil by the wofford oil comI pany on Saturday, that it has been| decided to continue this offer for the| rest of this week.
 During this week, any Ford owner| who calls at a Woco filling station| and has his crank case cleaned out with Three C. crank case cleanser. and refilled with four quarts of Wocol Chatterless Ford oil, will be given al ticket good for two quarts of woco| Chatterless Ford oil.
 "Wo. make this special offer to en- courage Ford owners to clean out crankcases and know the satisfaction of quiet chatterless motors During the cold weatherithe choker must be used excessively and the rich mix J ture dnutes the oil in the crank case. :. so we make this offer to induce motorists to fill up on our chatterless oil, said Charlie Armstrong at the1 Wofford plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
TO BEND COPPER TUBING

Copper tubing of small diameter can be. readily bent into short curves by melting resin and pouring 1t into the tube, which can then be bent like piece of solid copper with out fear of breaking. After the de- sired bend has been obtained, the resin can be run out by heating the tube.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
ET,EcTRICAL TIPS

When there Is trouble with the lights, take a test lamp or volt meter and test out the circuit, be? ginning at the point where the light ing wire should take its current. This will enable you to discover where the circuit is interrupted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
COTTER PIN ADJUSTMENT

After a cotter pin is slipped into against the bolt or rod. The cotter will lock just as accurately if the ends are spread just enough to pre- vent its slipping out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
CARE OF THE IDLE BATTERY

Batteries not used during the win ter months should be stored. If the battery has been more than six months service it should be stored by what is known as dry storage method. This method provides that oughly cleaned. dried and retained in a condition that prevents deterio-t ration during the period of the stor- age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13

DD the BaS Wlln d SHdl p puICH Ol fine taper reamer to make sure that the holes have not been reduced in size by accumulation of burned oil or carbon.
 The tread of an automobile is the same as the standard tread of a WaE V
 Rev oe avoided by using a li.i-. sidestepping severe jo.ts.
 Ti s iut ,diustment of valves or .,r6 r',t sniti2n will cause { 5rfl. l.H q car.
 4 --' trl E will cause damage 10 a co .es on account of it's siugEi on rough roads.
 I. .s .., shows a disposition to a4'leo climbing a hill In h!aa ; .a.. ,- :utting down the mix lure
 An e. ie,.t varuish for terminals csn Ie lie by dlssolving sealing -.ax IT, 1,e, mixed with linseed C4t
 nb.r lgine fails to develop I.a f.. rtil it is hot, indicates iAst- ,rt uretor is pretty lean to starting
 1e rr..'-u; trouble when driving srt. ws 'rto ard wood, apply bees aNx to ', crew, thereby relieving thr cNn
 !e yr pal points of wear in tn strc- gear are in tine gears at +tr 'e.s. of the steering column a, i tre ing knuckles.
 En ma, a leak-proof joint it is r.t on, @ to use a suitable gas- Eey bu to place felt washers ipderrcf he iron washers of the 70. 4il.la. its.
 A c'u n that is adjusted for too little T pressure will slip when going c.. rough road, even though i lay operate perfectly for hill cl 2 and normal use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13

Practically all the Chilean nitrate with the exception of small shipments to ports on the Pacific, passes through the Panama canal -<t,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD. SUNDAY JANUARY IS, 1924

esNo bought by the Alabama Power from 9en Motor & The job will Bs another he has the
 nfaion of Rec s#5, , @@AA : /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
ABoUT THE MUFFLER

In cleaning the muffler. after the part has been disassembled and cleaned with kerosene, it is well to go over the holes designed to break I'D the gas with a sharp punch or fine taper reamer to make sure that the holes have not been reduced in size by accumulation of burned oil or carbon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13

Large quantities of all ruber low shoes are imported from Japan for sale to the lower class Japanese and Chinese in Formosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
FEATURE GOOD DRIVING
 IS SLOGAN OF W. M. A.

Motorsr Will Then Compare His Own Driving And Im- provernent Will Resut-Publicity For All Acts Of Caution Are Requested Help To End Appealing Accidents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13

The tread of an automobile is the same as the standard tread of a
The Delta independent., 1924-12-19

his fingers on the left hand, which
he cut about a month ago while he
was butchering.
Several cattlemen on Missouri
Flats went to Elk Basin on Monday
to get a bunch of cattle which were
showed in there.
Saturday afternoon fifteen class
mates and little friends of Rupert
Sanderson enjoyed birthday party
at his home in honor of his eighth
birthday. After a jolly time they en-
joyed dainty refreshments.
The musical concert and dance Civ,
en- last Wednesday night at the
Crawford theater for the benefit of
Joe Austin to replace the saxophone
he lost by fire, was we'll attended
and $50 was raised The concert was
given by the Hotchkiss band and the
Crawford Boy Scouts and was pro.
nounced very fine.
Arthur Fulk and family moved from
Paonia last week to a house on the
Cottonwood near the Frank McKiss
en- home for the winter.
The Delta independent., 1924-12-19

Several of the teachers went to
Delta Saturday to take the teachers
examination.
Frank and Clark Collins, Sam
Glen, and Miss Birddie Collins made
business trip to Montrose on Mon
day. Isaac Mclean accompanied
them and will remain in Montrose
this winter.
Walter Midkiff returned home from
Grand Junction the first of the week,
where he had been called by the
serious condition of a brother who
had one of his limbs so badly crush
ed amputation was necessary.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frey enter
tanned Clark Collins and family and
Mrs. Luther Collins and daughters,
Claudine and Beth, to Sunday dinner.
Doris Sanderson, who is at the
Childs' Welfare hospital in Denver, is
doing as well as can be expected She
will undergo another operation this
week for her hip, which is thought
will be the last one needed. She will
have to remain at the hospital for
some time yet, but expects to be able