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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Lubricants May Thicker
During Severe Weather

Lubricants throughout the car will,
of course, all be somewhat thicker in
cold weather, but if the usual care is
taken to see that the various parts are
properly fabricated no trouble will be
experienced on this point
The only other mechanical features
requiring special attention are the
brakes and the steering gear, which
should be checked over carefully,
since these important parts are called
upon for severe service during the
rough winter going. The possibility Of
the brakes freezing tight after a hard
ride in heavy sIush going must be
borne in mind.
The ordinary precautions for salts
factory tire service also demand spe-
cial attention In cold weather. Water
will work into small holes or cuts and,
freezing, rapidly split them, increas-
ing their size to dangerous degree.
All small holes should therefore be
carefully plugged up to obtain maxi
mum tire service.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
CONCRETE PAVEMENT
EASY TO CONSTRUCT

Building a concrete street pavement
Is simple operation. Just four ma
terials enter into a concrete pave
ment- portland cement, sand, stone or
pebble and water. These, in certain
definite proportions usually one part
cement, two parts sand and three
parts stone, with water to produce
the required consistency plus work
manship- make concrete pavement
The cement is manufactured In all
parts Of the country and is probably
the most thoroughly standardized
building material on the American
market.
Sand is usually found locally. For
use in a concrete pavement, 1t should
be clean; that is it should be free
from dust, clay chips and roots of any
kind or vegetable matter The grains
should not be coated with any mate
rial, such as clay. Each particle
should be hard and clean. so that the
cement mortar when hardened may
hold it In firm grip.
Stone may be either in the form
OF pebbles or may be from a stone
quarry and broken to proper size in
mechanical crusher. Whatever the
form the particles should be hard,
clean and tough.
Water must be clean and pure. The
amount used In concrete mixture for
street pavement should be limited to
that which win just yield plastic
mixture more than this makes in
ferior concrete. A safe proportion is
not over six gallons per sack Of ce-
ment.
These materials are placed in the
drum Of a concrete mixer and the mass
is thoroughly mixed by the rotation OF
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Trophies Not Removed
From School Grounds

When the local school board pro-
posed that captured war trophies pre-
sented to the city Of Montclair, N. J.,
in 1920 by the government be removed
from the school grounds as unfit OBJ
jects for the children to see, Ameri-
can Legionnaires voiced objection to
the proposal to city commissioners,
declaring These trophies were pre-
sented to Montclair in memory of SO
Montclair men who fell on the battle
fields of France; they are a lesson in
patriotism to the school children who
pass them daily. If these trophies are
removed. remove the busts Of Wash
ington and Lincoln from the schools
and take down the flag that waves
above them" The commission or
dered the trophies left on the school
grounds.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01

the drum, and by blades or paddles In
side the drum which assists In fold
ing" the mass (caIled "batehs) back
and forth. coating every particle Of
sand and stone with the wet cement.
This mixing must continue for at
least full minute after all the mate
rials are in the drum. The batch is
then discharged upon the prepared
foundation, given the required surface
contour with Switchboard, and rolled
with light metal roller to squeeze out
surplus water and to compact the
concrete to dense mass. The final
surface finish is usually given by draw
ing canvas belt back and forth
across the full width of the pavement,
thus forming true. dense surface
and one having the skid.proof texture
characteristic of concrete Chemical
action between the cement and water
causes the concrete to harden, and to
make this hardening thorough and uni
form the concrete is protected from
hot sun and wind with canvas to pre-
vent the water in it from evaporating.
Concrete does not harden by drying.
So If the concrete is allowed to lose
water by evaporation. the cement mix
ture will be robbed of water essential
to the chemical process mentioned.
This hardening process goes on rapidly
for several days, so the pavement Is
kept sprinkled with enough water to
keep the surface moist for ten days
after laying, unless the weather is cool
and damp enough to prevent evapora-
tion. Then 1t may be allowed to con-
tinue hardening without sprinkling for
ten days or two weeks more when 1t
will be ready for any traffic to which
the streets are subjected
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Road Is Physical Sign
to Determine Character

The road is the physical sign or sym
Dol by which you win best understand
any age or people. If they have no
roads, they are savages; for the road
is a creation of man and type of civ
ilized society. If you wish to know
whether society is stagnant, learning
scholastic, religion dead formality.
you may learn something by going into
universities and Libraries, something
also that is being done on cathedrals
or churches or In them, but quite as
much by looking at the roads. for If
there is any motion in society, the
road, which is the symbol Of motion,
will indicate the fact.-Bushnell.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Proper Use and Honor
to Flag to Be Urged

Defenders of the flag in '64 and II
win introduce a bill in the next ses-
sion of the legislature of Connecticut
making compulsory the teaching of the
proper use and respect of that flag, It
was revealed when representatives
from both the American Legion post
and the G. A. r. post met land framed
a bill to that effect. A resolution con-
corning the bill was passed at the last
state convention Of the Legion which
extended an invitation to their veneer
able comrades to include their senti-
ments in the nag etiquette legislation.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
valve Grinding Made Hard

In some overhead-valve engines valve
grinding is made a harder task than
it should be, because when the valves
are removed the owner dismantles the
rocker arm assembly. In most engines
this is not necessary, because the
rocker arm can be disconnected from
the vertical rod, pushed one side and
the valve removed. In engines using
cages, this is particularly easy though
most owners go to the trouble Of dis
mantIing the rocker arm assembly.
To push the rocker arm aside use a
fiat wrench with pair Of pliers at one
Jaw to twist with.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
STEERING CLEAR
OF CAR TROUBLE
Plenty Of Oil and Grease,
Tight Joints and Align
ment Are Needed.

by ERWIN GREER. President Greer Col
lege of Automobile Engineering.)
The motorist who neglects to inspect,
lubricate and tighten the various parts
of his car is either lazy or reckless.
And sooner or later something hap
pens. Then
The steering gear of an automobile
comes nearer to being standardized
than any other part. With reasonable
care it win outwaar all the other work
ing parts. But for safety's sake the
front tires should be always inflated,
the joints well fabricated, every part
kept tight, snd proper wheel align
ment.
How to ascertain these conditions
First, some elbow grease
Locate Loose Connections.
To locate loose connections or worn
bearings, jack up one wheel at a time
grasp the tire with both hands, and
work the wheel back and forth, not
ing what places have play. Naturally
you will expect to find some looseness
In the ball-and-socket joints, on the
drag-link between the steering arm
and the knuckle joints for these must
be free to move, but there shouldn't
be any play In them. a little loose
ness in each Joint will ause q lot Of
| play in the steering wheel.
The upper bearing of the steering
post should be given few drops OF
oil every thousand miles. The steer!
ing wheel should always be kept tight
In It's tube.
The worm-gear and ball-arm only
need occasional oiIing. A shot" from
your grease gun every three months is
enough. Above and below the worm
gear are the thrust-bearings These
must always be kept tight. If the
steering gear is of the full worm type
the worm can be turned quarter cir
Gle, provided the eccentric bushing will
not keep it in proper adjustment.
fabrication Required.
The drag-link requires fabrication al
the ball socket on each end. Grease OF
oil them every five hundred miles
Keep the ball sockets tightly adjusted
but not too tight, as they might bind
in certain positions.
The spindle tie-rod requires Iubrica-
ton and adjustment only at the forks
at each end but these should be
checked once a week for alignment
If they are bent it will throw the
front wheels out of line, wear the front
tires, and make steering extremely
difficult. The steering knuckles also
require oiling every five hundred miles
These should be kept just tight
enough to prevent lost motion, but not
tight enough TO hinder their turning
freely.
Ordinarily the front-wheel bearings
need Tightening and adjusting about
once a season. The wheels will sci
dom wabble of themselves. However
If the demountable rims are not put or
properly the tire cannot run true
This also causes hard steering anC
wearing away of tires.
Summed up, the foregoing shows
Plenty Of oil and grease. tight joints
and proper alignment. If you cam
do this work yourself get your service
station to do it for you. And then yor
won't be listed in the newspapers un
der the head of Accidents"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Aiding Foreigners

Aiding foreigners to study for citi-
zenship is one of the activities Of the
Golden Gate post OF the American Lee
gion in San Francisco. Cal. 'Our
method is simple and direct" said
Miss Nirytle Il. Saylor in charge OF
the activity. I'VE get list Of pros
pective citizens from the naturaliza-
zion bureau, look them up, and send
them to the nearest place where Eng
lish and other naturalization require.
ments are taught.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Valve Springs

If the springs Of the exhaust valves
become weak from use or heat the
pistons will draw burnt gases into the
cylinders, past the valves with the in
coming gasoline charge, giving an i'm
proper mixture. The valve springs
should be tested occasionally to see il
thew are Of full strength. The aver
age strength of valve spring should
be 80 pounds AT high engine speed
the exhaust valves nearly always per
init some leakage.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Straighten Bent Axle

A method Of restoring front axle
which has been bent, says Automobile
Digest, is to take two lengths of by
4-inch joist just long enough to reach
from the upper side Of the axle out
side each spring plate to q cross tim
Der or the ceiling or roof Of the
garage. Then If a Jack is placed be
meath the axle at the bend enough
pressure may be applied by means Of
it to force the axle back into shape.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Big Road Building Plans

Improved roads are now being built
in the United States at the rate Of for
ty thousand miles year. Under the
federal highway act Of 1921. which II
administered by the Department Of
Agriculture through Its bureau Of pub
Tic roads, program has been estab-
lshed which win give the country a
connected system Of main highways.
Practically every city Of five thousand
population or more will lie directly
IN the system and all viii be con
nected withsit by improved roads.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
CARE FOR ORPHANS
AND DISABLED MEN

The American Legion will raise
fund Of $5,000,000 or more for or
phaned children Of the World war and
INDECENT and disabled former service
men in nationwide campaign to be
launched soon, 1t was announced at
national headquarters Of the Legion
recently. President Coolidge, at the
request Of National Commander James
A. Drain of the Legion, accepted the
honorary Craftsmanship of the Legion's
national committee to raise the fund.
The endowment fund program was
given authorization by the sixth ma
tional convention Of the Legion at st.
Paul, pending approval Of the plan by
the finance committee, which was
given at meeting of the committee at
national headquarters.
The urgent need of raising the fund
Immediately was pointed out by Mark
Z. Mckee, Detroit, Mich, who is a
member of the Legion's child welfare
committee. He declared that the ex-
listing facilities of the Legion for car
Ing for the orphaned and helpless chill
dren Of former service men who were
killed or died as result of their war
service are overcrowded. AT this time
the Legion maintains children's biz
let at Otter Lake. Mich, and has one
under construction at independence,
Kans
There are 5000 children of dead
World war veterans who need care
right now" Mr.. Mckee said, tout Of a
total of $4,000 war waits. AS time
goes on there win be more These are
veterans bureau figures. Just the
other day man left four children at
the veterans bureau, children Of a de-
ceased war veteran, with request
that they be cared for. The bureau
turned the children over to u.s. Some
how we will provide for them, yet our
present facilities will stand for no ex-
pansion."
In referring to the proposed fund,
Commander Drain declared: '"The Lee
gion's endowment fund campaign will
be success; we will raise more than
the set amount and the campaign will
have greatly beneficial effect upon
the morale Of the Legion and increase
our membership for the coming year to
million members. We must look
close to home and see the great under
lying misery caused by the great con-
flict. We must help the disabled man.
He is our first obligation and he needs
us now. The American Legion must
keep faith with its fallen comrades by
seeing that the helpless children are
not deprived of the opportunities that
are rightfully theirs, because their IA
theirs were killed fighting for their
country Bind up the wounds of the
disabled and care for the widows and
orphans must be our slogan
The Legion will petition congress to
make technical change in the re-
Gently passed adjusted compensation
act to the effect that former service
persons may allot their compensation
to patriotic organizations chartered by
congress, the money to be used for
child welfare and disabled veteran
care. The Legion would use such a
fund toward their endowment program
|. If congress sanctions the proposal, Lee
gion officials declared.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
When the British Dominions Look to Washington
for Understanding
SIR AUCKLAND cEDDEs, Former Ambassador .. $ A

SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES, Ambassador to U. A.
The dominions the Moheand Of paria
net the Mother Of Paraments think the nsten Of the word
mother which conate intention makes that tribute Of
thing Of old age, senity, regard institutions
They look the Of Washington of their genera
ton who Of what the people Of sister domnons
thinking knows em particularly those who look the
Pacific feel that Washington there instructive understanding Of
difficulties which, when they London, they aboriousy
explain in Downing street
In Canada American magazines and goods all there
invisible border divides the under the British flag and that
Of the United They pass and epas that border and play the
games another without knowing anything of the difference
ID natonalites.
happens that when domnions look here there is
mpahec answer understanding and they look to Washington
Washington is not devoid Of eyes and will look back at them
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01

BY DAVID kinney President University Of Illinois

RE there too student activities? Yes and
IN Of the people who believe that the very existence Of the great
III number activities that make student social life
from their studies evidence that there place for them
One cannot believe that these thousands Of young people spending
their time and energy multiplying activities without getting
benefit They IN living the life that they win live aerward
as members Of community they will be bound take in its acv
ties What these actvihes2 Are they general the
those that characterize student life?
We people who set ourselves the priests and prophets Of i'm
ovement constantly telling red business mem that they should
other interests than their business If il bad for them give
r whole strength and time to their voctons and it advisable for
en to have yoeatons why the thing fe
Of course oVerdo the work of life truly
the frivolous phases life
4 does not hurt Red Grange student nat he fine runy
and football player In fact Of the dash the spirit
the ent the observation-disclosures and the that make him good
football transferred his work student He student
Of the time; football player part Of the time believe he his
studying better because Of the confidence that he gets himself from his
great football playing.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Closed Cars Increasing

The production of cars and trucks
in 1928 reached the enormous total of
4,O14.OO0; pleasure cars, 3,644,000;
trucks, $4,000. This was 90 per
cent increase over 1922, during which
year 2.659,064 motorcars and trucks
we're produced Thirty-fve per cent
Of the production Of 1923 were closed
ears.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
bay Of the big Boat Has Reached It's
Zenith for a Long Time


cycle transatlantic liners will be the internal cmbls
like the Diesel These engines already installed in
Of 700 for speed fifteen knots So far they adapt
able above that cylinders heavy They
amored to resist the explosion produce the requisite
When this is fined down. this type Of engine will suppant and
the devoted boilers will be saved problem Of
meaugy rather than engineering produce metal that will
tighter cylinder.
The day the big boat has reached its zenith for long time,
it There will be larger ships than see now for
many The harbo places automatic limitation their
We have about reached the limit Already 900o ships project
Chelsea piers Build vessels
would lie the channel Future competition viii take intensive
direction It Will and after and efficiency in the
Of what have.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Tear Gas VIII Warn
Motorisf of Danger

A former officer Of the chem
icaI warfare service has sug-
gested the introduction Of a drop
or two Of tear gas into the car
buretors to prevent deaths from
carbon monoxide poisonings in
garages. The tear gas, dis
charged through the automobile
exhaust, would warn the motor
list warming up his engine if the
air was becoming dangerously
impregnated with the deadly
carbon monoxide. When the
motorist began to cry he would
know that it was time for him
to leave.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Demountable Rim Easily
and Quickly Detached

The Scientific American in illustrat-
ing and describing demountable rim,
the invention of G. Knowing, Jr., Of
st. John. Newfoundland. says;
This invention has reference mora
particularly to means for locking the
rim OH the wheel body. An object Is
to provide a simple demountable rim
which can be easily and quickly re-
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
An Elevation Of Wheel Provided
With the DemountabIe Rim, and a
Cross Section.

moved from the fixed rim and another
detachable rim substituted therefor.
A further object is to provide de-
mountable rim which is equipped with
locking wedges normally retained IN
position by yielding means and which
wedges prevent an axial movement OF
the demountable rim on the wheel
body.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
Vntry Cannot Live Half Prosperous and
y Half Poverty Ridden"
Les 4. MA sKHAM. President Illinois Central.

LES n. MA-sKHAM President Illinois Central
rs could their tremendous purchases as an equal
bars and bad, It would help just that much to stabilize
and eliminate some Of the fluctuations IN railway
e railroads could 60 into the market for cars and
spend large sums IN bad business year and not
expenditures in a good business year.
live half prosperous and half poyerty-ridden.
easpre Of prosperity for all kinds Of business and
a unless every kind Of business and every class
material aspects Of the question. There is
the desire deep in the heart Of every man to
prosperous We are united BY spiritual
IA material bonds, and I believe they are
nining our attitude toward our interrela-
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-01
There is Now to Be Established a Fifth Estate
the Estate of Science


p ARTHUR D LITTLE. N Address 70 Franklin Institute
There to be Fifth Estatethe Estate of Science
Government have it. power without knowledge
knowledge without power.
The laboratory much Gods temple the church The guild
c Of the Fifth Estate has been Of service The SCI
himself reap the benefits Of his discovery
Aenjovs the fruits Of his toll.
despite all that be said to the contrary brains produce the
the world Labor productive only when guided by
I'D labor be deprived Of this guidance its productivity would
influence Of brains and the ueary effect Of the scientific
removed from the world for generation the earth would
karbarsm.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
ROBBERS GET
$500 LOOT AT
WING STORE

Sheriff Albin Hedstrom and Deputy
Sheriff r. NJ. kafer returned last
night from Wing, where they were
called yesterday to investigate the
robbery of the Wing Mercantile COM
pany's store the night previous.
A check-up of missing merchan-
disc revealed that about $500 worth
of loot had been taken by the rob-
bers. of which it is believed there
were two. The stolen property in
cludeS coats. shoes. oversh0es, rifles
and shells. Entrance to the build
ing was gained by. breaking win
dow.
Clues in the case are few although
it is believed by the officers that
the theft was committed by persons
who have been employed in that
vicinity during the fall and who have
now departed for parts unknown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-20
SIX HURT IN
BUSACCIDENT'
Bus From Duluth to Virginia
Goes Off Road and Over
a Bridge

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 20.-(P) Six
passengers in a Northland Transpor
tation bus, Virginia bound from
Duluth, were injured shortly before
noon today when the bus went off
the road over bridge, plunging
nose first down 1O-foot embank-
ment, according to word received
here. The accident occurred /on the
Miller trunk highway about 30 miles
from Duluth, about mile from Cot
ton, Minn.
Details Of the accident could not
be learned but it is understood the
steering wheel of the bus broke.
The bus was driven by Leo Styzer.
The bus plunged through the rail
ing of small bridge. A plank Of
the bridge crashed through the wind
shield near the driver but did not
strike any Of the passengers or the
driver. The two rear springs re-
mained on the bridge, preventing it
from tipping. Sixteen passengers
were badly shaken up and many
slightly injured, while six were more
severely hurt. The six seriously IN
jured were taken in private cars to
an Eveleth hospital. The others
were taken by bus to Virginia and
one man was brought to Duluth.
He was only slightly scratched. The
driver escaped injury.