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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-12-24

wrought chief executive and angry
excited partisan-blind legislators de
manding punitive legislation in al
effort to discredit the governor.
1t is not beyond the bounds of rea
son to say that the entire rumpuses
which created so much controversy
and caused the deadlocks and the
flareups in the house and senate were
skillfully and carefully engineers tc
keep the lawmakers actively engaged
in this was so that they would not
get into mischief with other legisla-
ton. It has apparently worked.
Never before in the history of the
state has legislature faced mass
of legislative demands of such a
broad character as this special ses-
sion. To guide the special session
through this mass Of bills has
been a very difficult task, especially
SO since there has never been, at any
time, since the session convened, any
semblance Of majority control or
majority machine which could be
counted upon to work, vote and act
as a unit upon any Or all legislation.
This very lack Of organized effort
caused worry from the start. But a
few steady hands, representatives of
two close knit small cliques in the
house saved the day for the legisla
tive work there, while a few steady
old legislative heads held control
of the situation in the senate.
Gov. Hartley won no victory.
neither did the house. The state as
a whole carried off the honors in the
bout, as it gets away without vast
amount of hastily, conceived and ev-
evuted laws.
The governor has put his point
across the awakening of the state
to the real vital taxes. Roads can be
eliminated as they no longer, in so
far as state funds are concerned,
make any drag upon the real pro-
perty in the state. The question Of |
roads is one which the owners of au-
alone are interested in.
They supply the funds for building
new roads, and should have the final
say in how much money shall be
spent and how many miles shall be
paved.
In the question of the common
schools, the entire state is interested,
and the state is beginning to show a
'ather unusual interest in the Hart
ey program, to pick out the strong
features and to weed out the weak
mes, preparatory to giving this sub
ect a thoro overhauling.
The question of taxation is so close
y; woven into the school problems
hat the solution of one will pave the
way for the solution of the other.
These are matters which the COVER
lor's messages, both Of them found
cred upon, but out of the wreckage
some one will ultimately design a
more stable and statesman like craft.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-12-24
THE LEGISLATURE

THE special session Of the legisla
= ture is drawing to close. It ha
been an extraordinary session il
many respects and in many ways
From the day Gov. Hartley appeared
before the joint session a few hours
after the two branches had formally
organized and notified him they were
ready for business, down to the pres.
ent time there has never been a min
ute that there was not strong posi-
bilities of the roof blowing off, and
the Legislators running wild without
restraint.
There have been numerous clashes
between the governor and the legis-
1ators; between the executive and leg
islative departments of the state
government: These have been clashes
over principles and policies rather
than breaks due to PERSONAL animos-
tiles. However, they have left some
sore spots and plenty of hard feeling.
These will take, weeks to die out.
The general public, however, has
come through much better off than
the most optimistic could have ex-
pected, judging from the earlier in
dications.
Whether Governor Hartley came
out on top or whether the legislature
carried home the bacon is aside from
the question. The sharp divisions of
opinion On the more vital issues Of
legislation have had the desired eff
feet upon the newspaper reading pub
lie. It has started the average voter
to thinking about lawmaking, legisla-
ton and the legislative needs of the
state.
That the legislature managed to
struggle through flood Of unneces-
sary and unwise legislative demands,
that it was able to reach compromises
which were as satisfactory as any
compromise is to all factions; that it
was able to stem all efforts to stam-
pede it into hog wild orgy of law
making, is due primarily to the
strong hands which held control of
the two bitter battling factions, and
stood as bumpers between an over
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-12-24
CHRISTMAS, and the bells are

CHRISTMAS, and the bells are
ringing, I--tt...s /.
Joyous groups their carols singing.
) As the day begins to break RI
Does your pulse beat somewhat faster
On this birthday of the Master
As you linger in its wake? /
The star of Bethlehem points the way
To the manager where He lay
Graded in stall.
Is your soul with rapture glowing,
And your heart with love o'erflowing
Do you hear his gentle call?
Christmas and o'erall the earth,
Spreads the tidings Of his birth.
In the silent night. i.
Does the fervent love he bore you
Like a shadow hover DER you,
Does it set your feet Alright?
Christmas and his children all rejoice
As they hear his still small voice,
And its sweet refrain.
Do you share the zeal he brot us,
Do you live the life he taught us?
Else, for you, he lived in vain.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-12-24
Facts Worth Noing

1. Cube sugar doesn't grow from
cube roots.
g. There is a man in the state of
Kentucky who can sing the Star
Spangled Banner.
8. Elephants in Siam do not wear
front-laced corsets. ~.
a. An efficiency expert is a fellow
who still lives with his wife's floks.
& & & & i.
A real Kennewick Pioneer is one
who can remember when aspara-
gus was never thot of being used
for anything else save decora-
tionS. 80
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-12-24

years Red Cross seals, even.
& & & &
The kerfew tolls the knell of coming
night.
And weary ranchers to their houses
go;
But if you and your wife would not
fight,
Be careful to tune in the radio.
& & & &
Byron Johnson and Frank Manpin,
the jazz kings of Kennewick, are get
ting to be such hot musicians that of
late they have been forced to hold all
their practice sessions in an ice box.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-12-24
SilUer Always Prized

As early as the Revolutionary days
solid silver was the hope and Joy OF
every housewife. Even George Wash.
fngton- doubtless at the instigation OF
Martha-sent all his old family pieces
OF silver from the ancestral home IN
Virginia, for his new home at the cap
ital in New York. ito be melted and
remodeled into the newest and most
elegant shapes"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-12-24

CERTAINLY NOT, OSWALD
age" merry
& e. e. e.
Days of suffering and distro,
ahead: An eastern COLLEGE hos are
gained a course to teach mas or
writing. poetry
q & & e. -
No wife is fair. She will for- 4
get ten birthdays and fol
hurt if her husband forgets
~ e. & & e.
and Merry Christmas to you all,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-12-24

Hello folks! May your Christmas
cheer be the cheerieset cheer that
ever cheered cheery-aw heck.
1 merry Christmas!
& & & &
| Speaking of Misses, Barton Sherk
jsays that most any Miss is good, but
some Misses are lots better than 9TH
ers.
| 81, & & & &
The wise shiek will always have
a quarrel with his sweetie, long
bout this time of the year.
& & & &
Folks to feel sorry for: The Legis-
latOr that has insomnia.
& & & &
WELL FOLKS, it
LOOKS AS tho e..
1T WAS getting
ABOUT time for
US TO pay
OUR last years
CHRISTMAS bills.
& & & &
Item in Courier-Reporter
says the value Of kisses is
governed by the law Of sup
ply and demand. Perhaps.
but so far there always
seems to have been very
favorable balance of trade.
& e e &
After that bit of comment gets round
a little, it may not be unusual to hear
some young flapper say some morn
ing that on the previous evening she
had found a s'bully" market.
& & e e
We certainly do hate to be pessimis-
tic, but they say that Christmas
spirits are going to be about
two dollars per quart higher this
& & & &
IA poem like this
Is rotten we know,
It takes an inch
Of space up tho.
& & & &
A Garage in
Kennewick adj
kQSQA vertises that,
IN - IN "We h ave
UU IM BOOZE" Well
!! :; !: :: :: !: !:
IN judging from
Az last week. we
certainly think they must.
& & & & !
Christmas Suggestion: Get your wife
radio then it will be physical i'm
possibility for her always to get the
asst word.
& & & &
Many of us leave footprints in
the sands of time, but Lee Sc
mon saws foxr xe M. lo.-> i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
The Old Mechanic Says:

ne OIQ W6CndnIS SdySs
That steerin' wheel on your car
can steer you out of trouble as well
as out of danger. I've got plenty 4
evidence around this shop that thou
sands of motorists steer right into
mechanical problems when the could
just as we'll avoid them.
First there are the fellows who
run into all the holes in the road
just because the car is equipped with
balloon tires. They aim for roads
they wouldn't go over with high
pressure cords, and, so far as l can
see, it just balloons their repair bills.
Cars that wouldn't develop squeaks
in a year of runnin' start to worry
their owners in a months time. I've
even had a lot of jobs where l had
to repair and adjust the spring con-
troll devices. Ordinarily these things
pretty we'll take care of themselves.
Watch some of these fellows who
always keep too far over to the
ditch and you'll find that they're
maxim their car do a lot of extra
work In order to keep from goin'
off the road they keep steerin' up to
the crown all the time. It's the con-
keeps the car always runnin' a little
uphill, and goin' downhill mechan-
ically.
The smoother the path you select
with your car the less wear there is
on the universals and the clutch. All
this depends upon your steerin', be-
cause I've yet to see a road that
couldn't be made smoother for the
car by a little steerin'.
Just try this idea sometime and
maybe you'll find you can steer right
past the next repair shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
British Experts View
On the Paige-JeWett

Another Americana made motor car
has aroused a critic of automobiles in
the daily newspapers of England to
such an extent over its performance
that it has been the recipient of a
most commendatory news article.
The editor of the Motor Notes col
umn in the London Evening STAN
dard in one of the May issues, states
that 1T is not very often that 1 get
a genuine thrill during the car trials
carry out for the Evening Stan
dard.'
81 have often occasion for fiery en-
thusiasm, sometimes for bitter dis
appointment over the showing of
cars, famous and otherwise, which ]
drive, but thrills are extremely rare.
'The 26-h. p. Paige Jewett Gamer
ican) six-cylinder open tourer gave
me a thrill the other day and incl
dentally set up new record for
these trials She climbed Westerham
Hill on top gear. Westerham Hill is
a mile long and ends up with a
stretch of a hundred yards having a
gradient of one in six and a corner.
Il have taken cars of every sort,
size, price and power up this, to my
thinking, almost perfect test hill, for
y
even in the 50-h. p. class, has ever
dealt with the last three hundred
yards on any gear but second or first,
whether they had three speeds or
four. To say that l was surprised
when the Paige-Jewett climbed all
the way on top, the minimum speed
indicator reading being IA miles an
hour, is to put it mildly.
Il do not recommend intending
buyers of this car to make a habit of
climbing Westerham on top. The en-
CINE did not labor Gf it had done so
in the slightest degree there would
have been no top speed climb but
the margin was narrow. l was alone
in the car and think that the weight
of one extra passenger would have
turned the scale.
"The agents. Paige-Jewett Cars,
Ltd, Pail Mall, told me that the
top-gear ratio is "A to /. If this is
the case their cars performance is
remarkable. Westerham on top. Has
anyone else done this?
1.-THE engine has a bore and stroke
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
Sizino Up Pedestrians

Just as it is necessary to make
hasty but accurate estimate of the
capa bilitieS of cars and drivers one
comes in contact with in driving, sc
it is becoming necessary to estimate
the capabilities and peculiarities OF
the pedestrian.
The taxi driver, for instance, will
rush past one pedestrian yet SLOW
down when passing another. He
does it so instinctively that he prob
ably could not tell you why he makes
distinction between certain persons
in the course of his days driving
but psychologists say that the aver
age driver would have far less to
worry about if he would attempt to
discover upon what features of HUI
man behavior the experienced driver
is able to estimate future behavior
SO accurately.
Who, for instance, are the people
a driver can expect to step in front
of his car without so much as look
ing to see whether there is any
danger?
A survey shows that persons who
are just reaching the end of a con-
versation with a friend are very
likely to proceed on their way with
out looking to see where they're go
ing. When a pedestrian is aiming
for the street and just doffing his
hat, therefore, the wise motorist
slows down to a safe speed and pre-
pares to steer out of the way of the
rushing pedestrian or stop. Blowing
the horn while the pedestrian is still
engaged in conversation is found to
be no suitable safeguard for the oc-
casion.
Women who wear extremely high
heels and who are not content 20
wait on the sidewalk while traffic
moves by are to be feared by car
operators. Likewise elderly men who
depend for support upon canes or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
Follow The Principle

One of the most interesting of the
newer accessories for automobile en-
gines is an oil rectifier that keeps the
oil useable. in the crankcase for
$500 miles. 1t takes the oil from,
the cylinder walls and boils 1t until
the gasoline that has diluted it bo;ls
off in the form of vapor. The gas
vapor goes back into the engine in
the form of useable fuel The boil
ing of the oil is accomplished by
means of a bypass from the hot
exhaust pipe.
So much for the device. Not every
motorlst can enjoy such accessories
on their old cars, but all can enjoy
the principle of the thing to a GER
tain extent. If heat will vaporize
the gasoline content in the crank :
case lubricant, then it follows that a
little high speed now and again, a
good thorough warming up of the
engine, will serve to blow off a lot
of vapor through the breather tube.
thus leaving room for the addition
OF a quart or two of fresh oil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
Now You Have I'll

(Answers to last weeks questions)
L. Ii the suction valve of the vac
uum tank does not fully close when
the upper tank is filled, gasoline will
continue to flow from the rear tank
ana will go straight into the motor
Via the vacuum suction tube and in
take manifold.
2. The nine points which deter
NINE brake efficiency are: % brake
surface; Cd leverage of pedal and
brake layout; 90 pressure on the
pedal; ca FRACTIONAL efficiency of lin
lng' 90 brake band clearance; co
distribution of weight on wheels.
~ wrapping effect of brake bands;
- road-tlre contact; CO. equaliza-
tlon OF the brake adjustments.
3. Sediment in the bottom of the
vacuum tank does not run down in
10 the carburetor because there is a
small stand pipe in the tank which
Allows the carburetor to draw from
the tank contents an inch or two
above the bottom. But it is well to
draw off the sediment now and again
by opening the pet cocks provided
Tor this purpose.
4. Spark plugs in L-head motors
are placed over the valve pockets
rather than over the pistons. in order
10 hre the gas that is farthest from
the pistons first. To reverse the pro-
cess would be to lower efficiency and
increase the tendency to knock and
carboniZe.
Copyright 1925 by The Ullman
Feature SerVice)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27

part Of many owners that so-called
new models do not always contain
sufficient new developments Of an i'm
portance warranting a complete
change in the car"
Claims made by the maker for en-
during qualities of construction now
will have a chance to be justified be-
fore the opportunity is taken away by
an announcement of annual changes,
which causes the owner to seek the
--latest" without trying out the en-
during qualities of the car he has"
Because the depreciation imposed
on existing cars by new models is
wholly fictitious in fact, this great
waste of the unused transportation in
Studebaker cars will be ended"
Used car dealers declare that the
new Studebaker policy has added &C
per cent to the value of cars bought
by those who get a new car every
year; 100 per cent to the value of
those bought by two year owners,
and $50 per cent to those of the
three-year owners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
Traffic Rules and Terms

These are days when traffic direc-
ton is becoming a business. Play
ing an important part in this work
the motorist should know by heart
some of the general terms. rules and
regulations which are virtually uni
form everywhere.
A ~" turn, for instance, is a turn
that enables the driver to reverse
his direction of travel on the same
street or thoroughfare. In few large
cities are "U'' turns permitted AT
other than street intersections
Where left turns are prohibited u
turns are also invariably prohibited
Before making such a turn the driv-
err should make his intentions plain
to the directing officer. All other
traffic takes precedence over the car
that is making a ~" turn.
In the so-called boulevard system
amber lighting from the signal tow
ers or lanterns does not merely
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27

70 SO by 127 mm., and is stated to 4.
velop So h. p. 1t is, from the Ans
lean point of view, and, indeed. fro,
certain European aspects, a clss.
unit. Everything is accessible -
fairly neatly planned. A flat belt
used for driving the fan, a thiny
have not seen for good many yeas|
II am puzzled about that final N
to top gear-as about one or NJ
other things. On this quite ordina,]
top-speed gear this car was abba n
climb Westerham. That argues Y
very considerable carburetor efHs]
ency, coupled with particularly gool
engine balance and general weiel1
distribution"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27

heard, these specific benefits are most
commonly mentioned:
Artificial depreciation of existing
cars, caused by an announcement of
new models, is now made a thing of
the past. The car can now be driven
to the full limit of the usefulness built
into it, with no owner embarrassment
caused by annual changes
Owner ill-will, engendered by such
announcements a short time after
one had bought the latest model in
good faith, will be supplanted by
friendliness growing out of the
manufacturers conservation on its
customers Investments"
"An end to the suspicion on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27

mean that a change in the flow of
vehicular traffic is to be made but
also that pedestrians have the right
to start crossing.
The amber lights are also used, if
burned continuously, for the hating
of all traffic as in the case of a fire.
Some cities refer to parking as
ranking. The latter term is .un-
questionably more descriptive.
Parking means leaving the car
without driver All other inactiv-
ity of the car, when manned and
ready for instant service, is mere
stopping. You are permitted to stop
your car where parking is prohibited,
provided you do not obstruct moving
traffic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
Those Tappet Taps


One of the most hopeless jobs IN
trying to silence an engine that has
had considerable use is that of get
ting a noiseless tappet adjustment
for the chances are ten to one that
a perfect adjustment can be reached
and passed-without producing de-
sired results. The trouble is that
one overlooks the fact that the valve
gear is, in itself, worn.
You can work for hours on the
tappets of some engines without
making material progress. Annoy
ing taps will persist in spite of all
your efforts. Cams that are worn
fiat will produce cam knocks which
are easily mistaken for valve taps
A worn valve guide will encourage
valve to knock at point where
all the tappet adjustment in the
world will be useless.
With valve-in- head motors there
are the additional parts in the way
of rocker arms to be considered.
knowing this you cannot afford to
blame the tappets for everything you
hear in the way of valve noise, nor
spend too much time on the theory
that perfect tappet clearances would
solve your trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
Did You Know

That in replacing the cylinder head
after having ground in the valves it
is important to make sure that there
are no particles of carbon clinging
to the under side of the head? If
this precaution is not taken gasket
leaks may occur wherever such part
icles prevent a tight fit
That an uninterrupted run of fifty
miles or so at a good touring gait IS
a good tonic for an engine that suf-
fers with sticking valves or worn
piston rings? The long run obvi-
ates the necessity of so much chok-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
FIickinq CIGAR Ashes

Tell those smokers in your car to
be careful with their cigars and Gig
arettes when you have stopped for
gas at the filling station. Sometimes
the ground is covered with gas that
has spilled out of the hose. Smok-
ers on the rear seat have a habit Of
filcking their ashes promiscuously
curing the filling process. Suggest
10 them that they be content to mo-
tor on earth for a while longer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
Studebaker's New Policy
Fav0rably Received

Announcement by Studebaker of its
policy of no more annual new
models" has brought commentator,
both from the public which buys the
cars and from the dealers who sell
them.
1T has ended great economic
waste and has given us the full value
of Studebaker construction; this
sentence, taken from the comment of
one communication, seems to express
the general attitude concretely.
Taken from the various comments
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27

ing, as in starting, and serves to
timber up the valves, since at high
speed they are forced to close weth-
err they have a tendency to stick or
not. The long run warns up the
engine to a point where the rings
expand to the fullest extent, thus
sealing the combustion chambers to
the best of their ability. This may
keep the plugs and cylinders free of
excessive oil for awhile,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
WEEKS MILLS

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pierce An,
mother also Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Su,,
der were callers at S. ]. Newall,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley ATTENDS
Pomona Grange at China villsr
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27
Car Has Human Quality

It is all very well to believe that
when a car speaks to the owner by
means of some mysterious murmur-
ings from the chassis or engine
there is something wrong, but it is
well to recall that there should be
some other evidences of trouble be-
sides noise. The noise should at
lease be accompanied by some I'M
usual action of the car or of its in
dividual units. A car, like some peo-
pie, often talks a lot without having
anything to say.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27

crutches. One slip and such persons
| may easily fall directly in the path
Of ones car.
A group of young men cutting
up also calls for careful driving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-27

Copyright 1925 by The Ullman
Feature Service)