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The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Roadway Will Run to Old
French Fort Toulouse

Plans are under way for the build
ing of a highway TO the old French
Fort Toulouse, which was an Indian
town nearly 400 years ago.
Fort Toulouse is in Elmore county,
near Montgomery. Ala, a short dis.
lance from one of the principal high
ways leading into the city. and it is
the intention of historical experts to
make this point available to tourists.
The plan was launched by Peter A.
Brannon, curator of the Alabama De
partment of Archives and History. 1t
was only recently that a marker was
placed at old Pole Cat Springs. 80
miles from Montgomery, where Lafay.
cite spent the night on his way to
Montgomery.
Fort Toulouse is rich in history. A
granite shaft has been placed there
TO commemorate the old French out
post of 1714, which is a miniature rep
lica of the shaft erected to General
Montgomery on the plains of Abraham.
at Quebec. The old French cemetery
is at Fort Toulouse, and here some
of Jackson's men were buried, the
place becoming known as Fort Jack
son. The treaty of 1914 by which the
Indians ceded all their lands south
Of Fort Jackson to the United States
was signed there.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Tires Changed Often
Will Yield More Wear

The fact that tires on the right hand
side of a car wear out faster in pro-
portion than those on the left-hand
side often puzzles motorists. The popu-
lar supposition that this wear is caused
by turning many corners to the right is
Incorrect. The fact is that the in
creased wear is actually caused by the
pitch of the road, which throws more
of the car on the right side than on
the left.
The round of the road from curb to
curb is far more important in deter
mining the sequence in which tires
normally wear outright rear, left
rear, right front, left front-than is
gutter wear and abrasions from grind
ing off and on the pavements.
The slope of the road causes the
right rear tire to carry more weight
than the left rear tire. Thus the right
rear wears the faster of che two.
However. as the left ear wheel re.
ceives a driving pull while the right
front does not, it will wear the faster
of the two. Under average conditions
the right real tire wears out first and
the left front last.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
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POINTS ON
WELL
DIR. FREDERICK R. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
&c. 1926. western N-ewspaper Union.l
HEALTH FIRST

ONE Of the most valuable move
- ments of recent times has been the
safety First campaign. 1t vas I'M
heard of 20 years ago. People
killed or injured on railroads, street
cars and steamers. Workmen were
killed. MANNED, blinded or otherwise
injured in factories and machine shops
Everyone said that a certain number
of accidents were bound to occur /:
that they couldn't be prevented.
Then some skeptical gentlemen be-
gan to look into the matter. They
found that there was almost 40 such
thing as an unpreventable accident.
Every time any one was hurt. ONE
one was at fault, not knowingly or
Intentionally. but through carelessness.
thoughtlessness. stupidity or ignorance.
Then they got the big corporations and
the large employers of labor interested
They showed them that accidents We're
not only largely p%reventable but also
that they were very expensive, both
to the men who were hurt and to the
firms they worked for. In a word.
they showed that accidents were pure
waste. And waste is just waste. It's
time and money and energy and life
thrown away. 1t never does anybody
any good and it does everybody harm
So they started the National Safety
Council and took as their wal cry in
their battle against unnecessary acct.
dents-"Safety First" Today you'll
see that sign everywhere, on railroad
trains, in factories and shops, even on
the little stool the pullman porter sets
out for you TO step on. Industrial acct
dents have been greatly reduced as a
result, though the steadily increasing
number of automobile accidents is
more than making up for this reduc-
ton. If Safety First, why not Health
First? A man is just as dead If he
dies of typhoid fever as he is if he
is struck by a train. A child who
dies of diphtheria is just as dead as
one run over by an automobile. And
typhoid and diphtheria are more easily
prevented than train or automobile ac-
cidents.
Most disease is due to carelessness-
thoughtlessness or ignorance. We eat
too much and then wonder why 50
many of us die from %apoplexy. We
run for street cars and trains and
can't understand why our middle-aged
friends died of heart failure, We over
work our bodies and then bewail the
fact that so many of us die from
Bright's disease. We expose ourselves
to infection and think it strange thai
we have influenza and pneumonia.
Most disease is due to someone's
ignorance or carelessness. Learn how
to live, be more careful and so live
longer and happier lives. It's worth
trying, anyhow.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
New Jersey Roads

With the completion of its construc-
ton program for this year. the New
Jersey state highway commission will
have added 100 miles Of improved
roads to the states system. The
board has now under contract Sc miles
to be paved fhis summer and awards
Of work to be made shortly will In
crease this total to 100
New Jersey now has $40 miles of
state highway routes and 494 of these
miles have been completed with t
hard-surfaced pavement
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
But Do Mothers Ever
Get Periods of Rest?

In one Of Indianapolis largest de-
partment stores, there is employed. as
housekeeper, a little woman-the
mother of four children. The father.
now dead. was a Spanish wal vet
eran and the three smaller children
have been in school at Knightstown.
All the children are musical-the
two oldest boys play comets, the
third boy a trombone, and the young
est, a girl, is learning to play the
piano. 1t being vacation time the
four were practicing together and the
mother said, Goodness me! An or
chestra right in my own family! But
what shall ! play?'
The Oldest boy spoke up with
"When we come to the rest PERIOD
mother. you a play that."-Indian-
apoIis News.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Looks Like Joke
on Bernard Sh0W

Bernard Shaw is among the celebri-
ties of today who are hopeless"
from the autograph hunters point Of
view, who know that it is useless to
bring out their little books and ask for
his signature. Here, however, is the
story of how Lady Swathling's chill
dren scored off him when they were
young.
Keen autograph hunters, the young
Montagus realized that to write to G.
B. S. in the ordinary way was hope
less. So they composed a letter. in
which they stated that they wished 10
call their new guinea pig Bernard
Shaw," but they did not like to do so
without his permission, for fear he
might object. By the next post came
a postcard bearing the words: 81
object most strongly" and the sigma
ture of George Bernard Shaw.-Lon-
don Daily Chronicle.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06

a charge which is eliminated when
milk is brought direct to the plant by
truck. A QUESTIONABLE to milk pro-
ducers Indicated the saving they are
able to make in costs by the use of the
motortruck. Forty-eight shippers fig
ured that shipping by truck saved them
an aggregate daily road haul of 117.25
miles. The producers who are most
likely to ship by truck are those who
are most distant from their railroad
stations.
Many other farm products are eff
GENTLY handled by motortruck, nota-
bly, perishable fruit and vegetables.
Shipments of such goods by motor
truck has preceded a continuous supply
of ~perishable foods at many smaller
towns where such supplies could not
formerly be maintained because rail-
service was %infrequent and irregular.
It has lessened the operating costs Of
mercantile establishments by enabling
them to r~eplenish their stocks at more
frequent intervals.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Set of Teeth

The word "set" in this relation is a
general term and may correctly be
applied either to all the teeth or TO
only part of them. For instance lt
is correct to say, he has a good set Of
upper teeth or a good set of lower
teeth. On the other hand, it is also
correct to say. he has a good set OF
teeth, meaning both the upper n
lower teeth taken together. If no
modifying word such as upper" or
.lower" is used "set of teeth" is I'M
derstood to include both.-Pathfinder
Magazine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
GETTING NEXT TO
NATURE

n ETTING next to nature is the
- ~present-day fad. especially during
the summer months. This is all right
but for those who are going put into
the woods and fields, it is also desir-
able for those to get next" to nature
for their own protection.
For there are dangers in the fields
and woods, as there are in the crowd
ed city streets and the lenderfoot who
picks some pretty little white berries
may regret his enthusiasm as much as
does the city girl who tries to pet the
lovely little black-and-white kitty"
she meets in the woods.
There are three common and poison
Gus plants which every one going on
a vacation or even to picnics ought to
know. They are the poison ivy, the
poison oak and the poison sumac.
While it is well to know how to treat
ivy poisoning. it is far better to learn
to recognize these poisonous plants
and to stay away from them.
Poison ivy is by far the most com
mon. 1t is usually found in patches
either close to the ground or growing
about one foot high. 1t has broad,
pointed, bright green leaves which al
ways grow in clusters of three. 1t has
greenish-white berries.
Poison oak is a shrub with oval,
pointed leaves in clusters Of seven
to thirteen. Its berries are ~greenish-
white.
Poison sumac grows on swampy
ground, so that, although it is the most
poisonous of the three, it is not so
dangerous, as it is harder to get to.
Sumac is a bush from three to five feet
high. Its bright green leaves grow
in clusters of from seven to thirteen.
Its berries, like the poison oak ber-
ries are greenish-white.
These characteristics of the three
poisonous plants have been put into
rhyme. Learn this and follow 1t and
you will be safe from poisons in the
woods.
Berries red, do NJ dread.
Berries white, poisonous sight.
Leaves three. quickly flee.
Poisoning generally results from
picking the leaves or breaking the
stems and getting the sap on the skin
or crushing the berries. Infection is
much more apt to follow If the skin
is moist, either from bathing or perspi-
ration.
Even with the utmost care, n may
unconsciously come in contact with
one of these poisonous plants during
a stroll or hike through the woods.
Keep the hands away from the face
AS soon as possible scrub the skin.
especially the hands, with strong soap
suds. Any kind of soap will do, as
voap suds destroys the poison 4
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Disgrace to Profession

A chorus girl who had just returned
from a tour with a road company
dropped into the dressing Of
some of her friends to learn the
latest.
where's %Gwendolyn, girls?" she
asked. Did she finally promise to
love, honor and obey?7
"Not only that!' snorted n Of the
others disgustedly. why, the little
sap's actually doing il r-AmericaD
Legion Weekly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Trace Spark Plug Leads
by Marking in Some Way

When the high-tension wires leading
to the spark plugs Of an automobile en-
CINE are disconnected for any reason,
some trouble may be encountered in re-
placing each lead on the proper plug,
unless the leads are marked in Some
way to Identify each one with its plug.
Two methods of doing this are illus
trated. Before disconnecting the wires,
a cord may be tied around each of
them, beginning with the wire leading
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
See Need for Canal

Much discussion has been revived
concerning the making of the Tfber
river navigable from the Mediterra-
mean as far as Rome, at least, for
freight barges and small tugs. Fro
ponents Of the plan argue that the
growing population of the capital IS
beginning TO tax the railroads beyond
their capacity to bring food and other
supplies.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
shaw wien cutIcura soap

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin com
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no irri-
tation even when shaved twice daily.
One soap for all uses-shaving, bath
ing and Observation-Disclosures
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Depreciation Average

While the life of an automo-
bile is fixed at about six years,
on an average, dealers and in
surance companies figure an an
nual depreciation about as fol-
lows: First year, 40 per cent
second year, 20 per cent; third
year. Is per cent; fourth year,
10 per cent fifth year, 10 per
cent? sixth year, 5 per cent. The
first years depreciation on some
cars may run as high as 60 per
cent, while it may be as low as
20 per cent on others.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Costly Heat Losses

Heat losses of the United States
Industries through radiation, conduc-
ton and convection are equivalent to
an amount of fuel costing $1,000,0O0,-
600 annually, a nationwide survey
has disclosed, according to a report
made before a chemical society.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-08-06
Confusion in Replacing Spark-Plug
Leads May Be Avoided by the Use
of Either of Two Simple Methods Of
Distinguishing Them.

to the plug at one end of the engine
and ending with the wire belonging
to plug at other end of cylinder head.
The cord may then be left permanently
attached. and if W. or more leads are
disconnected at the same time, they
can be easily replaced. Another meth
cd is to cut notches in the terminals.
one notch for the wire belonging to
the first cylinder, two for that leading
to the second cylinder, and so m
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11

The treatment is the same for
animals as fo~ humans. First
wash out infectious germs with
Iouid Borozone and the BoIo-
zone Powder completes the
healing process. Price Qiquid)
3Oc. soc and S1.2O Powder 3Oc
and 6Oc. Sold by Bates Drug
Company.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11
FOR HOME and STABLE

The extraordinary Borozone
treatment of flesh wounds, cuts
sores, gals, burns and scalds
is just as effective in the stable
as in the home. Horse flesh
heals with remarkable speed
under its powerful. influence.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11

Washington, Ark, Dec. ..
Dear Good Santa Claus:
We are both very good boy.
| go to school and try ana have
good lessons. | like for you to
bring us a Ford arc large
enough to ride in. A pair of
boots No. 8, Oranges, Apples,
Nuts, Candy and all kinds of
fireworks. A cap for S. S. a
suit of long pants, a vest coat
tie and a sweater to wear TO
school. | still have the wagon
thtt you brought me last Xmas.
Please don't forget us. From
your old friends, P. @, and
Charles Lovelis.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11

Washington, Ark, Dec. 10.
Dear Santa Claus.
Pletse bring me the prettlesi
doll ir Washington, a doll bug
gy, some books, a little red
broom and a dancing monkey
and some nuts, candy and some
fire crackers.
Your little friend,
ELIZABETH PILKINTON
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11
Ozal,, Arkansas

OZall, Arkansas.
Dear Stnta Clause:
| am little girl six years
Ole. | am in the first grade. l
want you to bring me a doll,
some drawings, a game to play,
tnd don't forget to bring me a
ring and if you think / am big
enough you can bring me a
compact, and bring some ap-
piles, oranges, candy, nuts and
fire crackers.
Lovingly,
CHARLIEN IRWIN.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11
Letters To Santa

See our beautiful line of
Christmas and New Years
Greeting Cards. Also head
quarters for Christmas Seals,
Tags, Tissue Paper, Holly
Paper ard Christmas Boxes.
Bates Drug Company.
Mr.. E. G. Whatley of the De
Ann community was in the
city Thursdty.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11
Washington, Ark, Dec. 1C

Washington, Ark, Dec. 10.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me that little
train at the Hardware with
rack, station, water tank and
danger signal and a circus
wagon with a lion, elenhanr,
polar bear and hyena, a hron,
a drum and some free ackers,
candy, nuts and fruit.
Your little friend,
DAN PILKINTON.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11
Ozarl Arkansas

Dear Stnta Clause:
| am a little boy a year and
a half old. have never writ
ten to you before. | am sure
you will bring me lots OF
things. I want you to bring
me a little red wagon, a horn,
a ball, and everything else you
have 10 spare.
Lovingly,
JOE ARNOLD IRWIN.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11
'ASHIlVGTON TELEGRAPH
J. E. Gold, Editor

Entered at the Postotfice at
Ashington, Ark, as second
hss mail matter.
absorption price $3.50 per yr.
/ Advertising rates furnished
application.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11

Washington, Ark, 21-2-25.
Dear Santa Claus up in the
Snow Country
Won't you please fnG me a
little sleepy doll with Black
hair, mama voice, and nuts
candy, raisins oranges, apples
frecrackers set china dishes
doll beds trunk. Please dont
forget a little girl 6 years.
Zelma Boswell.
Washington telegraph., 1925-12-11

Ozam Arkansas.
Dear Stnta Clause:
am ten years old. l take
music and l am in the fifth
and sixth grade.
want you to bring me a
vase, a bottle of perfume, a
compact and a box of station
airy and bring me some apples,
oranges, raisins, grapes, nuts
and candy.
And do not bring my watch
because Uncle Dick is going to
send me one and bring me ev-
erything else you have to spare.
Lovingly,
MARY FRANCES IRWIN.
P. S. And don't forget my
Mother and Daddy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
NEARBY TRACKS
SEE MANY
HORSES
Racers Conditioned at Ben
ming and Bowie Expected
To Hold Own Glory

The 100 horses that put in the
winter at Prince Georges Park,
Bowie, will ask no handicap in the
way OF condition Of the thorough
breds that wintered at Benning,
twelve miles away, or the hundreds
that will soon be coming on from
Miami, Havana, New Orleans and
Tia Juana, through the impending
spring racing of the Southern Mary.
land Agricultural Association.
The Bowie meeting, which will be
marked by the distribution Of about
$500 among the supporting horse
men, will take up the first fortnight
of April. It will be followed by
Maryland racing at Havre de Grace
and Pimlico.
There is a notion among trainers
Benning horses, q colony Of about
ITS, Of various ages, taking 1t by and
large, has a little something as re-
CARDS fitness on the Bowie bunch.
That may be so. The snow of the
early January storm did not lay at
Benning as long as 1t did at Bowie.
But from the beginning Of the last
week in January on, Richard Pend
ing has had Bowie going in such
condition that galloping through it
was easy.
1t Is improbable. therefore. that
the Benning horses which were out
OF doors throughout January gained
enough on the Bowie lot that were
held to shed work to give them an
edge three weeks hence, provided
there is no long spell of bad training
weather within the next three weeks.
Horsemen, accustomed to the vag-
aries of Maryland's March and the
difficulties incident to fitting horses
that do not go south to hold their
own with the best winter cam
paigners. predict that the Benning
and Bowie sojourners will start off
winning April l, and never slacken
their pace. This winters racing has
been marked by the keenest COM
petition. New Orleans, Miami, Tia
j uana and Havana campaigners
know they have been campaigning
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
FAMOUS
BOX SCORES |
Archer's Homer Enough
to Glue Chicago Cubs
the Game.

BROOKLYN AT CHICAGO,
AUGUST 2, 1911.-Archer's home
run hit, which cleared the left-fieid
fence in the tenth inning. gave Chi
cago the game. Cole and Rucker
opposed each other in a grand
pitching duel, in which the former
allowed one hit, while the Brook
Ignite was touched for four, which
were well scattered. The one bit
which Cole gave was knocked out
by Ed Zimmerman and robbed him
Of a no-hit game The score.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
YANKS HAVE KID
To SUCCEED
SCOT I
Wanninger, Alabama, Youth,
Highly Praised as
Shortstop
By FREDERICK @. LIEB.

! ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
9.-whenever Miller Higgins de-
cides that Everett Scott is no
longer fleet nor ni1nble enough to
play shortstop for a team with
:pennant aspirations Bobbie Gilks,
Yankee scout, believes that the
durable Everett will have a worthy
successor in Paul l.. Wanninger,
of Woodlawn, Ala, a pleasant.
faced Dixie boy, who Is eating here
at the expense of the Yankees.
''I am not boosting Wanninger
because he is one of the kids Il
brought in said Gilks. But he
Is without doubt the best looking
youngster have looked over in
some time. And. remember. the
boy has just reached his twentieth
birthday. His future is all ahead
OF him.
Eyes, Wanninger is only twenty,
but there tisnf great deal about
playing shortstop that he doesn't
know right now" said Johnny
Nee, minor league manager. who
was sitting alongside Of Gilks on
the Yankee bench.
"Huggins likes him, too" COM
mented Gilks. MILLER told me he
was pleased with the. kid and liked
the way he went after ground
balls and took throws at second.
Wanninger is as fast as a flash,
getting off throws to second on
double plays. Just pin that kids
name in your hat and expect to
her more of him in the future"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
SECOND sPAsM TONIGHT
IN LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNEY

NEW YORK. March 9.-The
lightweight elimination tourney be-
ing conducted by the New York
boxing commission to find sue
cessor to Benny Leonard, retired
champion. viii advance another
notch tonight when the second
round Of the tournament will be
held.
There will be three twelve-round
bouts. Jimmy Goodrich, of Buffalo,
will meet K. o. Clyde Jackie, OF
Toledo; Benny Vulgar. of New York,
win meet Basil Galiano, of New
Orleans, and Sol Seaman, Of New
York, viii meet Charlie O'Connell,
OF Cleveland.
Tommy O'Brien and Joe Benja-
min, other survivors in the compe-
tition, will not meet Until April 30.
Sammy Mandell. Rockford, Illinois,
drew bye in the second round.
SPORTS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
GR!FFS OFF
FOR GIANT !.
OPENER
Leave Tampa Tonight for
Palm Beach to Meet
McCraw Clan

TAMPA, Fla, March 8. -Today's
batting and fielding drill for the
world champion Washington Griff-
men was their last on Plant Field
until next Saturday. Tonight they
depart for Palm Beach, where they
will engage in their first spring
exhibition game with the New
York Giants tomorrow.
Walter johnson has convinced
Bucky Harris that he is in no con-
dition to climb the mound at this
time and has been excused from
making the trip to the East coast.
There is sure to be disappoint-
ment among the tourists being
charged as high as So to look at
second-string players, but nothing
else can be done. The exhibition
series begins too early, or on the
other hand, the champions began
training too late.
Jezebel Zachary, winner OF two
games from the Giants in tbs world
series, will be the star attraction.
He is in fine shape and win appear
in tomorrow's game. Russell. Mar
berry and Martina are the other
regulars going on the trip.
The Giants viii be played 10
morrow at Palm Beach and the
following day at West Palm Beach.
on Thursday the champions viii
tackle the Cincinnati Reds at Or
lando, finishing their jaunt on FRI
day at Sanford in tussle with
the Milwaukee Brewers OF the
American Association.
Tampa's own season opens Sat
urday when the Boston Braves
win come over from st. Petersburg
ID play on Plant Field.
Vean Gregg, the forty-year-old
southpaw from Seattle. has signed
his 1925 contract and expects TO be
ready for the opening gong. 1t is
not likely that he will be used in
any OF the spring exhibitions,
though sudden advance in condi-
fion might bring that about.
Muddy Ruel viii be left in charge
Of the home guard when the regu-
lars leave tonight. He has orders
to keep them all busy until the
return OF the fighting forces.