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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
The Old Mechanic Says:

Sometimes don't know whether
I'm a repairer or a mind healer. I've
got to doctor my customers heads as
well as their motors.
Every now and again some chap
rolls in here just about closin' time
with the complaint that his car steers
hard. / jump in and give the wheel
few turns but can't find anythin'
wrong.
"When'd you first notice it?" 1
asked one Teller.
I've noticed it for the last hour"
he explained. Was all right when 1
started. The road was pretty rough
and there were two hundred and
fifty miles of it,"
There was the answer. He was
tired of drivin'.
Some drivers seem to think they
can drive indefinitely and have the
car become easier to handle just to
accommodate 'em. But it can't be
done. A car takes just so much
strength to handle and when the
drivers pep is below par the car is
bound to seem troublesome.
How is clutch goin' to seem easy
to press out when you've been out all
hours the night before?
lAOW Scill IL Sttl Sccul " rue easy
when it's driver ought to be home
asleep in a feather bed?
How is an engine goin' to seem to
have pep on hills when the driver is
tryin to make the last fifty miles go
by without seemin' like couple of
hours of drivin'?
If a car is driven for too long
stretch the driver is bound to become
conscious Of the noica of the "a fapafc
He will hear things he wouldn't hear
If he was feelin' more kindly dispos-
ed toward the world. He even be-
comes conscious of the condition of
the road and thinks the car isn't rid
in so well. zfss1
When things like this happen he
needs q bed, not repairer
Blowing Out Radiator
There is an attachment for the
conventional air hose whereby the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
MOTOR BUSINESS MAKES A new
RECORD FOR II MONTHS OF 1925
November Total of 379, 800 Cars and Trucks:
Exceptionally Low Prices Cause of
Boom

date is 1919 higher than the SINH.
lar period in 1924 which was the sec.
ond largest year in the business.
Sales this fall have been exceptional
November was $3.50 over the eleventh
month a year ago. The outstanding
reason for this growth in the opinion
of the motor trade has been the fact
that the prices of vehicles are the
lowest that have ever obtained.
Marked manufacturing economies
have been made this season particu-
larly in closed bodies with the result
that better cars have been offered for
less money than ever before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12

car owner can use free air at a fill
ing station for the purpose of blow
ing dirt out of the core of the radi-
ator. After a seasons use the core
is likely to become clogged with I'M
fortunate bugs, bits of dried leaves
and accumulations of dirt. These all
can be blown out within a few
minutes time. A precaution is nee
essary, however. The hose attach
ment should be directed against the
radiator core from the inside rather
than from the outside. The idea is
to blow the dirt out. not into the
radiator. Most of the dirt catches
about half inch from the front or
outside surface of the core.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
Now You Have II!

ANSWERS to last weeks questions)
1. There is nothing to be gained
by trying to get rid of a piston slap
by trying one new piston. The new
piston may not balance properly with
the others, and you will have a new
knock even if you stop the piston
slap.
2. Where exhaust valves are no
larger than intake valves it will
usually be found the engine has
been designed for higher lift of
the exhaust valve or earlier opening.
The idea is to get the burned gases
out quickly.
8. 1t is not necessary to get out
of the car to tell whether compress
sion is high and the bearings are
tight. Switch off the motor. The
sooner it comes to dead stop the
better condition 1t is in.
4. The camshaft travels Just twice
as fast as the crankshaft.
5. The ammeter will show excess
sive charging If the third brush on
the generator is adjusted incor-
rectly, or worn. Usually If it is worn,
however. the other brushes will also
show wear, and the charging rate
will seem to be normal until condi-
lions become acute.
Copyright 1925 by The Ullman
Feature Service)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
Another Trouble Saver

If it is desired to remove the pet
cock at the radiator or pump drain,
and IL one does not care to have the
water draint d out in the meantime.
it is necessary to plug up the end of
the radiator overflow pipe. A cork
is handy for this. OF course the cap
should be screwed on tightly. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12

theory of it is that If no air can
enter the system to displace the
water draining off. the water cannot
run out. A little water will drip out,
due to the fact that the system is not
dramatically sealed against air even
when the overflow is plugged up, but
there will be no steady stream of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12

proved according to engineering
standards. With improved cars and
balloon tires such roads are, so far
as results go, the equal of the aver
age surfaced road.
Transcontinental motoring will
soon be possible in Canada, The
mountains up the Fraser River
canyon are being blasted to make
way for the new highway which will
connect Eastern and Western
Canada
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
Did You Know That

There was device for use on a
twelve-cylinder engine designed to
cut out six of the cylinders without
requiring the operating six to work
against the compression of the idle
six?
Gasoline goes stale? If the car
has not been operated for several
months 1t may be necessary to pour
some fresh gasoline into the car
buretor and vacuum tank. Printing,
however, will usually overcome the
difficulty of stale gas.
The solution in one cell of bat
terry should never be transferred to
or mixed with the solution in that Of
another? When using a hydrometer
to test the battery always see that 1t
Is empty before inserting it into an
oher cell, unless fresh distilled water
is to be added.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
New and Interesting

A device is being marketed whereby
the crankcase of any car can be
drained from the dash. A key oper
ates the release SO that no one can
NEEDLE with the device.
Windshield wipers working in
tandem make wet weather driving
more comfortable for the front seat
passenger. With a little patience and
ingenuity the handy chap can rig up
such device himself, using a light
cross bar to connect the second
wiper with the driving one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
Auxiliary Meets

The Auxiliary met at an all day
meeting last Wednesday and quite
extensive plans were made for
Christmas. The next meeting will be
the first Wednesday in January.
This will be election of officers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
CHELSEA

A p. Cain had the misfortune to
fall and hurt himself quite badly one
day last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12

Widespread Improvement of
the shoulders of highways ought
to do much to take the edge off
hoaaina the center of the road by
many motorists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
Where the Roads Fork

Strength of character is the result
of struggling against odds, learning
how to meet obstacles and, par
ticularly. refusing to look for the
easy way" cut.
How does this apply to driving
car?
The other day a woman was OBJ
served in process of starting off with
the car. 1t was on a quiet street where
turning around would have been easy
enough, but she chose the easier
way. She preferred to drive straight
ahead to the end of the street, turn
10 the left and come UP parallel
street. That was her way of turning
around.
The easy way would be all right if
it were always the answer to ones
problem, but too often one is faced
with the necessity of needing skill
and experience in order to handle the
situation. Here is where the driver
who has never done a bit of struggl-
ing finds himself, or herself, in a
quandary.
Some day we are going to discover
that many accidents happen because
drivers do not know how to stop
quickly. We are going to find that
our accident problem is nothing more
nor less than the passion for doing
things the easy way. We cannot
have strong drivers so long as we
have too easy driving.
The driver who starts out with the
idea Of avoiding every need for clear
thinking, intelligent action and good
advice is simply denying himself the
opportunity to develop strength. He
is simply gambling against fate. be-
cause sooner or later the test will
come and he may be found wanting.
After all, this is the hardest way.
It's the detour. Why take it?
Views Of the News
Property is more important than
human life and it is more important
ito be insured against loss of a car.
through fire or theft, than loss of
fortune through personal injury
suit. This Is the conclusion one
draws from the statement of u
prominent insurance man of Ohio
who announces that while only SO
Der cent of automobile owners are
carrying liability insurance IS to 80
Ter cent are covered by fire and theft.
THE custom Is to postpone purchase
of liability insurance until the sec
ond year. The situation is said to
demonstrate anew that the greatest
hazards are those that are given the
least consideration.
While there are close to a half mil
lion miles Of surfaced roads in the
United States many motorists are
particularly interested in the news
given out by the u. s. Bureau of
Public Roads to the effect that there
are approximately another quarter
million miles Of roads that have been
graded, drained and generally i'm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12

Mrs. Harry Gibbs was in Lewiston
Thursday.
Miss Alice Divine has been i'll for
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dow are in
Waterville this week visiting at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Walter
Wiley.
A business meeting of the Ladies'
Circle will be held Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. William Rohr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
KENT'S Hill.
ChrYstaI Club

The Chrystal Club met Tuesday
evening, December s, at the home of
Mrs. G. w. Akers, Mrs. Harry Gibbs
and Mrs. Akers We're the hostesses.
The usual program was omitted and
Mrs. T. W. Watkins gave an outline
of the play. 1.-The Miracle, which
she was fortunate in seeing in Bos-
ton. There were Is members pres
ent. Refreshments were served.
Because of the Christmas holidays
the Club will not meet again until
January 5, at the home of Mrs. T. w.
Watkins
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-12-15

The Judiciary Committee offer ed a substitute which merely re duced the bounty to fifty cents instead of one dollar. The House, however, refused to accept the bounty, and so the original bill stood. On final vote this bill was defeated by the vote of 9 to 7.
 HOUSE BILL NO. 12
 Was introduced by MT. Elliott of Nome and was for an act to make unlawful killing of domes- tic animals felony. This bill, however, was withdrawn on the twentyfifth day by MT. Elliott by unanimous consent.
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-12-15
PUBLICITY

The customer at the small res taurant called the waiter.
 "What's the meaning of this," he exclaimed. Yesterday you gave me a portion twice as large as this."
 "Where did you sit yesterday, sir?"
 By the window"
 "Oh, that accounts for it. We always give people by the window larger portions. ."-The Progressive Grocer.
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-12-15
WHAT A|LS ALASKA

The letter of Forest J. Hunt on the above subject is so fine that we reprint it for the reason that the Alaska Weekly is not generally read by tho common run of people, and this letter should be widely read: Editor, Alaska Weekly,
 Seatte, Wash.
 Dear Sir:
 Congressman Free created a wake of indignation in the course of his trip through Alaska; his asser- tions were so scurrilous, false and ridiculous as to have no standing with the populace of the Terri tory, but the publication of such rot, from a person in his position gives it force among the biased Or uniformed who get their in- formation of the Territory and it's conditions from published reports that exposure and condemnation of his utterances becomes a patriotic duty of Alaskans.
 You have taken the right stand in the matter, but I think MT. Frees attitute cannot be too strongly condemned, hence the liberty I am taking of enclosing an article, which I will be pleased to have vOu publish.
 am enclosing a copy of the Alaska Political Bulletin, issued at Cordova while MT. Free was busy with his interviews concerning conditions and the needs of Alas ka. You may have had a copy, but another won't hurt.
 It is bad enough to have Alaska misrepresented unintentionally, but hired defamers are much worse.
 Yours truly,
 FOREST J. HUNT.
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-12-15

transient visitor of the Territory who wants to appear in print and who has no conception, other than biased imagination, of what ails Alaska. Alaska needs just what every preceding, undeveloped ter rltory of the United States has needed, viz., square deal and helpful consideration for as honest, earnest, intelligent, determined and persevering a class of people as ever cast their lot in the wilds of a new country, and unflinchingly met the tasks of pioneers. Con- gressman Free of California rather outdid any before him, in expos ing his ignorance and extreme bias when he visited the Territory, as the guest of the Pacific-American Fisheries Company. He publicly advertised our railroad as
 failure, the worthlessness of our coal mines, chided the people for overtaxing foreign investors and dwelt upon the fact that the only prospect for the poor man of Alas ka was that of servility to those wealthy corporations that would invest and operate large industries in the Territory if not taxed; in plain terms, if those who are struggling to make their homes and open up the country will stand the entire expense incident thereto, nonresident capitalists will continue the practice, of ante-territorial days of despoiling the territory without complaint. History has proven that new countries are not populated and permanently improved by transient investors, but by those who establish homes, in which they are interested. The Taxes imposed upon corporations operating Tn Alaska, by the Territorial Legisla- ture, will stand inspection and com parison with taxes imposed upon like industries in the states. MT. Free was on political mission instead of a quest for accurate in- formation, as was evidenced by his extravagent and untruthful state ments brazenly made and repeated whenever he was interviewed for publication or spoke before an audience within the Territory. When MT. Free mentioned the "intelligent and delightful people whom he had met in Alaska, he was not referring to Alaskan pioneers and when he affirmed that these "nice''
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The Alaska fisherman., 1925-12-15

WHAT AILS ALASKA
 Doesn't this title sound familiar7 It Is the "swan Song" Of every
Evening star., 1925-06-23
Edwin F. Ladd.

The death of Senator Edwin Fremont
Ladd of North Dakota removes a val
ued and valuable member Of that body.
Senator Ladd was we'll fitted by edu-
cation, ability and attainment to rep.
resent his State in the Senate. His
worth as a man and a legislator was
recognized by his colleagues, although
many of them differed from him in
politics. They recognized, too, his in.
dependence and his integrity of pur.
pose.
With the passing of Senator Ladd
the little radical group on the Re-
publican side of the chamber has been
reduced still further. He followed the
late Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
in the presidential campaign last
year. And with Senators La Toilette,
Frazier of North Dakota and Brook.
hart of Iowa, Senator Ladd was ex-
cluded from party councils of the
Senate Republicans and later from
assignment to Senate committees as
a Republican. This action on the part
Of the so-called regular Republicans
was denounced on the floor of the
Senate by Senator Ladd, who pro.
claimed his Republicanism to be of a
better type than that of some of his
critics.
1t was as a chemist and an advo-
cate particularly of pure food laws
and their proper administration that
Senator Ladd first won prominence
went early in life to the great North.
west, where he became a professor of
chemistry at the North Dakota State
Agricultural College and head of the
agricultural experiment station there.
The problems of this Northwest coun-
try, agricultural almost entirely, be-
came his problems. His purpose was
to help the producers of foodstuffs
and to see that the consumers received
the food produced in pure and proper
form. He fathered laws in his State
to protect the farmer and laws to pro.
tect the consumer. He was unpopu-
lar with those manufacturers and dis
tributors who believed that his efforts
interfered with their profits.
1t was largely his untiring efforts
on behalf of producer and consumer
in that country that led finally to the
establishment of the Non-Partisan
League by the farmers. The farmers
demanded that something be done for
their relief, and turned to State So
cialism in measure, as put forward
by the league. State socialism is con-
trary to the American idea of indi-
vidual effort and responsibility and
opportunity. Senator Ladd undoubt-
edly in supporting the league was ac-
tuated by the distress which he saw
arising from the inequalities under
which the farmers labored, and their
exploitation by interests which con-
trolled the market in which they were
compelled to sell their produce.
Evening star., 1925-06-23
Barber Bloc in Passaic
Draws Rebuke by Press

A great deal has been heard within
the past few years of bloc legislation,
especially in Congress. where small
but active minorities have been able
to impose their will upon the ma
jority.
Bloc legislation isn't confined to
Congress.
Special privilege is sought and OBJ
tanned in the State Legislature and in
councils and commissions.
We have an instance of that now,
in Passaic. The organized master
BARRIERS are attempting to tell the
public what hours 1t may be shaved
and their competitors on what hours
they may keep open their shops-all
this by ordinance, under penalty of
fine in the Police Court.
The principle is bad.
The tail Is wagging the dog.
The business man who can't close
his shop at a reasonable hour without
calling on the policeman to close his
competitors shop ought to be out of
business.-Passaic Daily Herald.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

| in all. he addressed them yesterday in
Z 900 words Of fervid demand for their
loyal support in the fight. He virtual
ly commanded them to stand by him
for another term in the mayoralty, on
pain of separation from the service.
This address to tho heads Of the
! municipal departments of Greater New
York il one Of the most remarka BILE
political documents on record. The
meeting was executive, but tho
mayors speech was given out for pub.
lication. Evidently the mayor had no
hesitancy about making known the
terms in which he demanded the sup
port of his 'off1cial family" the like
OF which has never before been openly
avowed. Here are few Of the gems:
But this city administration and this
official family is going to remain in
tact despite such efforts. However, II
there 10 any member Of our Official
family who feels embarrassed by this
possibility he is weak link in the
official chain. He will see the 1leces-
sity for the removal OF such weak
ness, which can most speedily be &C.
complished by his voluntary separa-
tion from the official family.
AS / have insisted that departments
shall be run without dictation from
outside interests, / shall now insist
that every department head stand
loyalty by his department and be pre-
pared to defend his official acts from
amy and all attacks which may be made.
No department head, sincerely devoted
to his duty and the people, will try to
evade this responsibility. Any timid.
ity, any reluctance, any indifference
to stand up manfully and to vigor rou >
ly defend a department which may be
attacked by anti-public bands OF politi-
cal warriors and profiteers will be con-
strued as indicating lack Of sym.
pathy with the aims and purposes Of
the administration, a lack of loyalty
to the public cause, or q lack Of in
dividual capacity, furnishing sufficient
warrant for the change so obviously
demanded.
Any sitting astride fence Of con.
venience, with one leg in the public
service and the other in a bailiwick
of known or suspected enemies of the
public, is inconsistent with that loyal.
ty, absolute and unqualified, to tho
people Of this city. which is OF para.
mount Importance to a continuance
on the public pay roll. No man can
serve two maSterS-a truiSm which
needs no elaboration.
Naturally, the meeting adopted
unanimously resolutions to the effect
that the mayor has served the public
faithfully. conscientiously. intelligent
ly and successfully" and that IAN.
other four years shall be given to him
in order to complete the work. Also
a resolution that those present and
voting pledge themselves loyalty to
uphold the mayor lin the peoples
fight The mayor thanked his loyal
supporters and the meeting was ad.
journed.
Mayor Hylan undoubt edly has the
gift Of leadership.
Evening star., 1925-06-23
Ratters and Pitchers.

Complaint has been made that there
is too much hitting in the base ball
games of today. The scores are too
large. Pitching is not as effective as
it was formerly. This is a strange
situation. Not many years ago COM
plant was made that the scores were
too small, that pitchers battles"
were too common; that games were
too close and monotonous. Now it
would seem that the other extreme
has been reached. Double figure scor
ing is ordinary. Recently two teams
each made 13 runs in one inning. Six
and seven run rallies are common.
Yesterday major league game
resulted in the score Of "a to g..
Rarely do the two starting pitchers
in a game finish the nine innings, one
OF the other being relieved in most
cases. Sometimes both are driven out
of the box. Often three and four
pitchers are used on one side.
Home-run hitting Is Increasing.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Last year in the two ma jor leagues
32S home runs were scored up to and
including June %, 15s by American
League batters and ITO by National
League swatsmen. This year the
home runs driven out to date num-
Der 551, Of which 2s3 have been hit
by National League batsmen and 258
by American Leaguers. In the 24.to-6
game yesterday nine homers were hit.
The question arises, are the pitchers
less effective, or batters more skill
full? Some say that neither Is the
case. but that the ball is livelier ow.
ing to a tighter winding Of the yarn
and to a more resilient quality Of the
yarn itself. Club managers complain
that more players are injured now by
hard-hit balls than ever before. The
strategy of the defensive game is be-
ing changed in consequence.
The assertion that a livelier ball
was being used was made several
years ago, but manufacturers denied
that any change in the process Of ball
making had occurred. 1t is note
worthy. however, that there was a
falling Off in the number of home.
run hits for the season of 1923, and
belief was expressed that the ball
makers had quietly eased up on the
winding process and that the ball
was actually less resilient.
1t may be that pitching has
reached limit of development and
that batters are actually growing bet
ter than the pitchers. Certainly bat
ting records would seem to be higher
than formerly. Few shut-out games
are pitched, and, as stated, many
large-score games are played. A few
years ago the leagues partially barred
freak deliveries in an effort to check
the pitchers. At the present rate
they may have to restore these priv
fleges to the boxmen or perhaps in.
crease the number Of balls from
four to Ave to check the bats
men. For unquestionably the games
are developing into smuggling battles
rather than pitching duels. Perhaps
the public likes free hitting. II so.
it is surely getting plenty of it.