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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25
Dog-Day Superstitions

An ancient British calendar dealing
with midsummer problems says: New
born children must on no account.
during the dog-days. sleep on bones
not even when hidden beneath their
nurses lap; and it will bring fatal bad
luck If they he set to sleep on graves.
A deal of superstition still clings round
the baby. When IT takes its first air
ing abroad. it is of highest importance
that it goes upstairs before going
down. or it will never rise in the world
In rural cottages, blessed with the
old-iashioned wooden cradle, the SUI
perstition clings to II that to rock the
empty cradle is to rock into 1t new
baby,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25
Ants Sensitive to Sound

If they have no ears. ants can per-
ceive vibrations. Put ants on table
and tap the surface lightly with the
finger Every ant gives a quick start.
So sensitive are they that the drop
ping of tiny bird shot from height
of only six inches onto the surface
of the table was seen to make every
one of scores of ants give convulsive
perk.
Ants never sleep. They work from
birth to death in land of darkness
and silence. Their strength is prodig-
ious; and their powers of vitality are
equally amazing. for in spite of their
good appetites ants have been shown
to be able TO live and work for from
10 to 100 days without food.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25
Smoking in Church

The indignant complaint was re-
rcntly made at a religious conference
in England, to The effect that men go
Ia church smoking and only put out
their pipes or cigarettes in the church
porch. This objection would have as
tonished Welshmen of an earlier gen.
erntion. Until little more than half a
century ago. in many parts of Wales,
the opening Of the sermon was the
recognized signal for the male part of
the congregation to light their pipes,
and no one seems then to have seen
any irreverence in the custom. Sim
liar conditions obtained in various
parts of Scotland
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

ANXIETY is caused among the court attaches in the
Mrs. Sweetin trial because juror caught winkng
at the defendant After the record made by that lady
with husband it takes brave juror or id fool
to try and work up anything with her.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

SAM GOMPkRS' rather recently acquired wife will
contest his win which her only her legal rights in
the way of dowry. Looks if Mrs Gompers a bit
avaricious when she accepted the old veteran.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

GOV. SWEET likely to get rid of the "Snivel
Service Commission, what amounts TO the thing
the governing members thereof The only bad feature
seems to be that he will likely appoint ones
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

RETURNED missionary from Japan says the Unit
ed States made awful mistake in excluding the Japs
The horrbiity If the missionaries and Japs don't like
it nobodys going object their humping finland
Empire
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

VERY many citizens other than those in Montrose
will welcome the that Ouray and Chpeta are to
rest side by side in the Uncompahgre Valley 1t very
meet and proper that their resting place should be the
center of their vast possessions from which civilization
disposed them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

LARGE flow of natural gas attracts giant cement
plant to Fort Collins, the papers If that is
good state owned plant Grand Junction would be the
thing This needs its factory ought
to get it. There is little for natural the
Western Slope except it invites industry
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

ONE of our Creede husbands confded to the other
night that his wife had started economzing on their
daily household expenses, and that the first only
thing she had tried out far to dilute his liquor
he will have twice as much He claims to have kick
coming, but he can't get it from his present supply of
quor-Creede Candle,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

THAT hot "gentlemen's agreement" that
Secretary Hughes entered into with representatives
OF other governments in the disarmament conference
After sinking millions of dollars money to the bot
tom OF the ocean government has to appoint a
committee to wait the other "eentIemen" to see if
they have kept their agreement And being diplomats
as well as gentlemen they will just naturally say yes'
Inland Empire
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

ALREADY there is hitch in the republican econ.
omy program The interior department recommended the
aooSrehe OF thrtynine land offices, and provision
aooshns these offices inserted the interior de-
parment appropriation bill On motion of republican
caucus the provision stricken the thirty
unnecessary land offices will be continued so as to provde
rePu"'can patronage Most of the so-called economy
measures Will meet the fate-Grand Junction Sen
tinel. -
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

AMONG other inaccuracies which make up vicious
denunciaton of the pardon of two italian miners from
Telluride, the Montrose Press says the tried
and convicted in Gunnson, That is not The
who was tried in this place upon precisely the
charge and the testimony cleared Removed
from the prevailing hystera of the time very reputa
BILE jury could not ground for convctng the
Kochevar who tried here The other were
ratroaded pure and simple. The foreman of the
nes jury that looked into the carefully gives it
his opinion that the did not commit the crime for
which they tried and convicted 1t conviction
that Governor Sweet tardy justice in this particular
and it win take than spasm of abuse from
the Denver Post and Montrose Press change
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

WE are reprinting a statement made by DR.. Love in
Pueblo recently touching the matter of overcrodng
students in the schools. 1t be very live
question at this time when there is evidence of
congenal hystera prevalent 1t is very questionable if
modern methods of education not responsible for
many of our social ills.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

THE papers keep telling that the farmers ar.
prosperous Evidently the orders have gone out to keeJ
the idea before them that they doing well and tr
and make them forget their wrongs The President ais,
appoints commission to find what~ails them Fine
that Will help them lot when it paying taxes
and buying highly protected goods
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

APPARENTLY Rev. Hight and his "Sweetie" Mrs
Sweetn, are to than nominal punishment fo
poisoning their wife and husband respectively Possibl,
it just we'll With their temperament hanging then
would have been little punishment. They will suffer
more in ai-resuming that they stay jail-but likely
both will be pardoned Human life is verv cbea,
these days and this promotes murders
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

HERE comes Senator Capper and says there's mo
price fixing" If Capper will to Rocky Ford with a
sugar factory at the edge of its city limits and buy
Some retail sugar of local merchant find out what
the price Of it is based he will how foolish he
sounds And then maybe he tell why gasoline is
from - to 10 gallon higher in the San Juan Basin
than IT is in Denver And when he has done this wen
have some matters for him keep too busy at to
nave time to make any more foolish satements-Inland
Empire.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

THE government prohibition officers announce that
the Federal enforcement agencies will tre with
cal matters from but will devote their entire at
tenton to stopping foreign importatons That is more
like IT, We are strongly in favor of curbing the i'm
porter This lucrative business should be preserved for
the local dstier and vendor Outside of bank robbing
1t seems to be our Leading industry and should be
protected the limit At least blooming FOREIGNERS
should not be permitted to usurp this fertile field
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-12-25

THE incoming administration ought to rid the state
of about forty Boards and Commissions but they will
not let go of one in opinion 1t mighty easy to
get Board or Commission, but like pulling eve teeth to
rid the state of after it is established We intro
duced bin to abolish the Capitol oursef once and
you would have thought trying to dynamite the
Soate House BY the that useless Board exists
ana Tor Board that draws no salary they mighty
tenacious at holding on.
Evening star., 1924-11-23
No. .3.-Acc celebration.

Smith was bringing me home along
the Avenue one afternoon when the
conversation turned again to the
matter of scceleration. He did not
seem to be able to get away In trafiic
as quickly as the majority of drivers
and it worried him.
Now look at that fellow" he COM
planned. He's sailing along in high
while Tn trying to shift from first
to second You advised me to buy
this car because Of it's quick pickup,
but i might have known better. I've
had the car looked over at the service
station and they tell me that the car.
buretor mixture, the plugs. the valves
and the breaker points couldn't be
better. Now, what's the answer"
It's you,' ! stated.
"Me?' he queried. 'Oh. no: I'm
just as good driver as the rest of
them. They've got better cars" ~i-
you've just admitted that your car
is in perfect condition. And these
cars which are passing you are of all
makes. with motors in all kinds of
condition. There's only one answer"
DO You mean to say that after all
the experience I've been through I'm
not even as good as the average?"
Better Than Averare,
You're better than the averaee"
surprised him. These other cars
only appear to have quick pick.un
because the drivers race them in the
lower Speeds practice which 10 ruin
Gus to any mechanism"
TO prove my contention I took the
wheel for a moment and showed that
by running up to Is miles an hour IN
low" and then 90 in Second before
shifting to high" I could pick I'D as
quickly as any OF them.
But you'll find" I added, that gain
ing time by this procedure means losing
it again when the car Is laid up in the
repair shop
Then the point is to shift at low
car speeds and take it easy" Smith
summed up the case
II wouldn't advise anything of the
sort, l retorted. when an engine is
made to drive the car at low speed
while the gears are in too high q mesh
the bearings. connecting rods and pis-
tons are seriously strained. This strain
is greatly increased when you try to
force the car ahead to pick up its spe ed
quickly. You wouldn't think of fore
ing 1t on hill because the knocking
engine would be sufficient warning that
you were not treating it right. But
there is always SO much noise in traffic
il 1t was laboitng. About the only guide
d driver has is his speedometer.
When starting off on level ground it
is best to run the car up to q speed Of
10 miles an hour before shifting to sec
Evening star., 1924-11-23

ond,' then to 15 before shifting to high.
Any speed above or below these shifting
speeds is harmful to the engine. This
ought to answer the question ~ to
whether driver ought to attempt to
shift into high again on hill after he
has been forced into second II he
starts shifting at Is the car will be 60
ing about 10 when he gets the gears
changed to high which will mean
straining the engine. II he wants the
car to be running Is when he shifts to
up to 20 miles an hour in 'second.' which
80 far as the engine ID concerned is
equivalent to suddenly racing the car
up to 40 miles an hour.
"Once you have shifted to high
with the car rolling at % miles an
hour there are some other points
necessary to be considered In accel-
Grating quickly without straining
the engine. This depends upon your
method of handling the spark and
the gas. In your driving you must
have noticed that 1t. is very easy to
choke an engine by giving 1t too
much gas too suddenly. This driver to
the right of us would be able to
pick up much quicker II he wouldn't 7
open the throttle 50 wide. You will
notice that when l release the clutch
and push the acceferator pedal all
the way. down the engine actually
hesitates for a moment. That's what
happens on q smaller scale when
you suddenly apply too much gas.
The cylinders can't consume the fuel
all at once at the slow speed Of the
pistons. The excess volume of gas
being drawn in actually acts as back
pressure on the engine to slow 1t
up.
Apply Gas slswiy.
The stunt il. to apply the gas
slowly but deliberately. increasing
the increments as the speed OF
the motor increases. A good way to
practice this is to use the hand
throttle, for then you can measure
the increases accurately. When you
besin this acceleration procedure
the spark should be about three
quarters of the way retarded and
should be advanced as the gas vol
ume increases. The rapidity Of the
pickup is very largely determined
by the advancing OF the spark,
though il you advance it too QUICK
ly it will fire the mixture too soon
and thus cause additional back pres
sure.
above all, Smith, never slip your
clutch in order to accelerate quickly
lew seconds saved are mover worth
the cost of refining q clutch or the
mechanical troubles which result
from wsrping the plates"
Next Week--"Rebuiid or Buy
Copyright, 1924. by the Ullman Feature
Service.)
Evening star., 1924-11-23
MAY TAX MOTORISTS
TO FORM RELIEF FUND
Maryland Legislature to Consider
Proposal in Interest Of Auto
J Accident Victims.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatcb to The Star.
next Maryland Legislature will be
asked to pass a law taxing motorists
to establish 4 fund from which per-
sons injured In auto accidents may
receive compensation.
A committee has been appointed by
q citizens association to draw up
the plan.
The fund would be put in charge
of q commission, which would hear
claims OF injured persons and fix
damages.
"Unresponsible motorists" said II.
9. Smith, chairman of the committee,
ARE one Of the greatest problems of
the present time. Automobiles are
q necessity, but 1t Is matter OF
justice to protect the innocent victims
Of drivers financially not able to COM
pensate injured persons.
Our plan IS to impose each year
q certain tax on each person to whom
a license Is issued. This would create
q fund which could be placed under
the supervision of some person or
body to be named by the Legislature.
"Our workmen's compensation law
has certain scale to be paid to
victims whose earning ability is i'm
paired by some accident. Under this
law we could set a scale. and persons
who are injured by automobiles will
be assured some compensation, which,
under present conditions. sometimes
Is vague.
Many owners are unable TO pay
the damages in a suit which might
be won against them. The victim
has a judgment, but 1t Is worthless if
tho person is not financially liable.
Insurance companies when settling
damage suits try and settle as small
an amount as possible. Under this
law board would hear the case and
settle for 4 specified amount.
THE plan could be worked out
with only q small cost to each motor
list, which would be distributed
evenly. Other States are trying to
enforce the same thing, apparently
better than compulsory insurance.
The compensation would be operated
by the State, 1nd in reality would
be cheap insurance to the motorist.
Evening star., 1924-11-23

people. q Rear seat and upholstery are en-
tirely renovable-siving 50 cubic feet Of
square carrying space for anything and
everything . salesman, merchant, farmer or
housewife wishes to carry. q Both seats
quickly make into a afull-length bed In the car
ideal for camping trips. Large trunk at
rear at small extra cost. q Spanish long
grainupholstsry-svushable. QThis Overland
Coupe-Sedan Is the only closed car at the
price with . speec!ometer; foot accelerator,
disc clutch, aiding gear transmission and
COMPLETE EQUIPMENT. AND THE PRICE
IS ONLY Ssss. q It has lots Of power-like
Evening star., 1924-11-23
TWO TIPS TO TOURISTS.

When stopping along the ROAD
don't sit on the left side of the car to
rest. One is likely to lean out of the
car to stretch and get struck by OH
jects protruding from truck and other
cars. Most drivers will pass closer
to a car that Is stopped.
IL camping and using the battery
for lighting park the car on slight
downgrade and block the wheels.
When you are ready to go crank by
allowing the car to coast in gear.
thus saving the battery and starter.
Evening star., 1924-11-23
HINT ON PARKING.
Directions Deemed Useful in Avoid
ance of "Bumps."

When leaving the car headed down
hill. oven il the machine Is in gear,
the emergency brake set and the
wheels turned in toward the curb,
don't park too close to the car ahead.
In a recent case of this sort the car
ahead, when pulling away, bumped
the other car sufficiently to throw the
gears into neutral and change the
position Of the wheels The emer-
gency didn't hold, and had it not been
for the fact that the machine struck
the fender of another car parked
along the street. thus attracting the
Evening star., 1924-11-23
Here's 4 IoSed[%
M1yone e<Xn @6rd

all Overlands. q Reliability lives In its
powerful engine and in its rugged rear
axle. The dependable rear axle shaft IL extra
large, forged Of Mo-lyb-den-um steel. q A
car that saves you money in price-and then
saves you money right along, all the time.
Big savings in gasoline and oil less wear
and tear on tires-strength and dependable
ity that minimize upkeep. q Come in
and see this remarkable Overland Coupe
Sedan at our Autumn Closed Car
Show. You can buy it on the very easiest
Of easy terms. AND THE PRICE IS ONLY sysS.
Evening star., 1924-11-23
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

Smh character whom uotorit should welcome be
a martyr chap willing and glad -
benefit
other more members of the clan
Evening star., 1924-11-23

attention of people passing. the car
would have raced down to the bottom
of a very steep hill and been smashed
to pieces.
Evening star., 1924-11-23

It's an Overland. It seats four passengers.
It has doors front and rear. It's family
car. It's b,lainess car. It's = camping
CIR. The Overland upe-Sedani q A dis
tinet and exclusive body creation-with
bsnsnts and conveniences never before built
into q motor car. q And sensation in
price-a manufacturing triumph that en-
ablss anybody to own closed car as easily
~ IA open ear! q THE PRICE IS ONLY ssss.
q Doors both front and rear-easy entrance,
easy exit no climbing oVer seats or feet.
q Front and rear seats both adjust for
ward and backward to flt tall and shor
New Britain herald., 1924-01-29
CRITICIZE BRITISH ' POLICIES IN INDIA
Gandhi's Two Sons Find Various Faults With English Rule In
 Eastern Country

Bombay, Jan. 29.-New light has been thrown upon the purposes Of Mahatma Gsndhis blythe visit of an English journalist, Drew Pearson, 10 the imprisoned politicians former home at Ahmedabad. The reporter was entertained by Gandhi's wife and sons, and recounts his experience in the columns of the Voice of India.
 After giving a colorful picture of the Gandhi's home and itss urround- ings, Mir. Pearson writes:
 After we adjourned to Gandhi's room, sat under hts picture, talking with his two sons and his secretary. Ramedas, the elder son, had just re. turned from South Africa. The young CT son, Deyades, and Desai, the sec retsry, had been released from pris- on sentences of nine months ana one year. respectively.
 T asked if Mir. Gsndhis desired In- dia's complete separation from the British empire. No" replied De. vades. "he wishes only the self-gov- crnment enjoyed by Australian and New Zealand. ,Hc says that if the English become lndianized. we can accommodate them. If they wish tc remain In India along with. their own civilization. we have no room for thehn.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-29

My father thinks that English voters make their newspaper their Bible. Their views swing like pen dulum. following the man who is g powerful orator or who gives many receptions. He believes that if India copies England she will be ruined
 The English are too commercial" broke in Ramedas, "Tather used to quote Napoleon, who called them a nation of shop keepers. He w8s fond of the story told of the late Presi- dent Kruger. who when asked if there was any gold in the moon. replied it was extremely unlikely because. ir true. the English already would have annexed it. They wish to convert the whole world into market for their goods. We can always understand them if we remember that money Is their god"
New Britain herald., 1924-01-29
IS NOT A NAUGHTY WORD

Manila. Jan. 2i.--Several mission aries motoring recently through Ton do,a district of Manila in which many small Filipino and Chinese stores are located. net ed frequent signs :, which was written the word "dA. nit" One ef the women in the party appearal somewhat surprised that the Filininos had adopted English ptofanity to such an extent oa 10 use if on signs,
 Ii was then explained that dam nit" in the Tacalog dialect, means clothing. anN that tho accent falls on the last syllable,
 
 Adhesive postage stamps were in- vented in England by James Chal. mers of Dundee in fs54
New Britain herald., 1924-01-29
ID INSURE YEARLY
 INCOME FROM BONDS
Investor to Get Guarantee as to
 Amount He will Receive

New York. Jan. 42s.--A plan for guaranteeing the principal and inter est of diversified investment bonds, applicable either to individual or cor porate holdings, has been evolved by leading surety companies. The plan in effect, Is an extension of the guar antees now issued covering mortgages and deferred payment automobile notes. and will cover state, municipal, railroad, industrial and public utility bonds.
 There is growing demand on the part of investors who have their funds tied up in diversified securities, to obtain some, kind of a guarantee, . said R. H. Towner. head of rating bureau which worked out the details of the premium charges to be made for the service. That guarantee, it was thought. could be given prefer ably throubly a surely instrument"
 While none of the surety com panies. so far as could be learned, has yet written" any of the new form of business. all of the leading companies ,have notified their agents to seek such business, subject to the approval of the home offices.
 An investor desiring to have the in- terest and principal of bonds he may own guaranteed must submit com plete list of his holdings. with the ex- ception of United States liberty bonds and United States treasury cer- tificates. All classes of bonds issued under the authority of the Federal Farm Loan act must be included. These provisions, 1t was pointed out. were, made to prevent an investor submitting only his weak investments. for guarantee.
 The guaranteeing instruments will be written for an annual premium of not less than one.half of one per cent computed on the par value of all the approved investment bonds belonging to the person or corporation seeking the guarantee.
 While the actual operation of the new form of insurance or surety bond has not yet been entirely worked out, surety companies express the belief that advantage will be taken of the guarantee by individuals and corpora tions, that have their reserves in- vested in diversified securities. and by trustees of estates and guardians of minors.
 Guarantees may run continuously for the lives of the various bonds in- eluded under tho surety agreement the annual premium to be computed on the annual average of investments held. This provision would permit of the replacement of bonds which may mature during the life of the instru- ment.
 Bankers have hesitsted to comment on this new form of guarantee, but they admit that it may have a far reaching effect on the field of Invest. ment banking.
 It is understood that plans have been discussed by the surety conn panies 10 extend the guarantee to entire issues offered the public by corporations. but no definite action has been taken on that phase of the matter.