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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08

ground at the same time. After
that the owner may mention some
trouble he has had with the carbur.
etor and suggest having that over.
hauled as well. When he drives
out of the shop, and the. bill is paid.
he feels that he HAS accomplished
q lot, whereas he has simply taken
On new troubles.
Readjustments Required
The fact that he has had over.
size pistons installed, or the cyIin.
ders rebored, means that he has
got to run on an extra rich mix.
ture for q while in order to pre-.
vent the engine from stalling while
he ID shifting gears or standing in
traffic. This loads up the engine
with carbon ttgain and renders the
valve grinding job about so per cent
efficient.
The fact that the carburetor has
been removed and rebuilt mea1 s
that some adjusting and testing
win be necessary before 1t is func-
tioning properly again.
Because the carburetor may be
adjusted for too lean a mixture
when re-attached, there is q like
lihood OF excessive choking, accom-
p1AAC0 ny CIAukCAS6s uALUC1On anu
excessive cylinder wear. Thus II
the owner doesn't make trouble for
himself one way he is almost GER
tain to get 1t another.
A little overhauling of his own
ideas would quickly show him the
advantages of having the car serv-
iced as service Is needed, even to
service IL with the idea Of prevent.
ing trouble. In disturbing but one
thing at a time It is possible to
proceed with little more reliance
on the units that have not been
touched. II the carburetor IL re-
ceiving attention Il can be taken
care or without fear OF undoing
other work that may have been
done at great expense.
Six Months on Job.
A case in point is the experiences
of a car owner who, after having
his car put through what he thought
was an efficient overhauling process,
began to find new troubles to con-
tend with. It took the repairers
six months to help him find out the
cause, because in the overhauling
process they had disturbed so much
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
DEPENDAB|[|TY
|SBY-WORD
Of DODGE
Over 90 Per Cent OF Cars In
Use When Million Mark
Had Been Reached
- g:HSg

For ten years-dependable, These
words express the successful at
tainment of an idea conceived In
the minds of the founders before
the first car bearing Dodge Brothers
name was placed in the hands OF a
purchaser late in 1914" says Mr..
Semmes, 81 the Semmes Motor Com
pany, local dealer IN commenting
OH Dodge Brothers latest adver-
tisement.
THE word dependable when 1t
appeared on the poster boards and
in the magazines and newspapers
several years ago. focused public
attention on one basic characters
tic to which. more than any other
IL due the good name which Dodge
Brothers Motor Car enjoys every.
where.
Kept Word In Mind
Having decided to produce a
car bearing their name. Dodge
Brothers kept 'dependability' con-
stantly in mind, while they were
designing the units. selecting the
materials. prescribing the heat
treatments and determining the
machining and assembling processes
and inspections.
1.-THE four-cylinder. L-head type
Of engine was selected because 1t
has always Leen known. over great
periods Of service. to be the most
dependable and free from need of
repairs or adjustments.
THAT their judgment a decade
ago was sound Is evidenced clearly
by the fact that over rs per cent Of
all passenger cars today are power
ed by four-cylinder engines, and
that. last year, Dodge Brothers
70 per cent against a loss of II
per cent by the automobile industry
as q whole.
All Units Combined
"DependabiJity OF the chassis 10
the result Of a well balanced de-
sign-of which Dodge Brothers
Motor Car is an outstanding ex.
ample. All units and component
parts are designed and manufac-
tured to work together In smooth
coordination - none over-developed
at the expense Of others.
1.-THE we'll known policy Of con
slant development of a basic design
aS ConII aSIeu Win the prOouctlon
Of radically different annual models
gives the buyer complete assurance
Of dependability. Every year since
the first Dodge Brothers Motor
Car was built 1t has been made
better by refinement Of detail.
"When one million Dodge Bro.
theirs Motor Cars had been pro-
duced. 1t was found that over 90
per cent were still in active service
This fact affords ample evidence Of
generous public approval of the
sound police of building a car OF
enduring dependability.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
@SWASHINGTON TIMES MID WEEK 942
-&Ek4L AUTOMOTIVE SECTION ~
Cylinder Head Must
Have Great Care
By ALEXANDER JOHNSTON.

This time of year when getting busy
on overhaul jobs and there piece Of advice that will
come handy be careful in handling the cylinder head
have Just wherein ambitious
started overhaung by springng cylinder head that
replacement of this part the first item of
he encountered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Car OwnerS ABUSED
to Repair Ideas
By J. LEO sUGRUE.
Times Automobile Editor.

Spring is in of the repair shops and many car is
being nut in trim seasons service But those
folk interested work Of placing automobile ranspor
taon on sounder basis asking, What or the auto
mobile owner?'
The idea prevails sprngm also could be ownerover
hauling time and to the material advantage of the automobile
Evening star., 1925-12-13

might speak to him as man to man.
But Charles was not softened. So the
bishop gathered up his courage.
You are young. my son, and have
been grievously disappointed. l, who
am old, have seen many things. and
this / have learned:
Two things there are that. next to
the love of God, must be greatest in
a mans life-not war. nor slothful
peace. nor pride, nor yet will that
would bend all things to its end"
The overload scowled. He had found
the girl Joan In the market square,
and his eyes were on her.
"One," said the bishop, lis the love
of a woman. The other is-a child"
The donkey stood meekly, with
hanging head.
"A woman" repeated the bishop.
You grow rough up here on your
hillside. Only few months since the
lady, your wife, went away. and al
ready order has forsaken you. Your
daughter runs like a wild thing. with
out control. Our Holy Church de-
plores these things"
"Will Holy Church grant me an
other wife?"
Holy Church." replied the bishop
gravely, would have you take back.
my lord. the wife whom your harsh
ness drove away"
Tho seigneur's gaze had been bent
to the east, where lay the castle Of
Philip. his cousin. Now hs looked
Evening star., 1925-12-13

said. "She has been gone since the
Spring. She may not love me now"
"She will love you. 1t Is the way
of mothers-to keep on loving"
II am still a girl"
you are still her child"
But seeing that she trembled, he
put his ragged cloak about her and
talked to comfort her, although his
muscles ached for sleep.
y
A LII that day came peasants up
"A the hill with their Christmas dues.
The courtyard had assumed the ap-
pearance of a great warehouse. Those
that were prosperous came a.rfding,
kissing geese and chickens and grain
in bags across the saddle. The poorer
trudged afoot.
Among the latter came the girl
Joan. She brought no grain, but
fowls only. And when she was brought
into the great hall 1t pleased the young
seigneur to be gracious. But he
eyed her much as he had eyed the
great horse that morning before he
cut 1t with the whip. She was but
means to an end. Such love and ten
derness as We're In him had gone out
to the gentle wife he had put away
from him.
So Charles appraised her and found
her. although but a means, very beau.
tifuL Only tho bishop turned away
bis head
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from across the moat. And then: I'VE
seek a runaway. the child Clotilde.''
II shall make inquiry" said Philip.
I'm such a season, many come and
60"
But In his eyes Charles read the
truth. and breathed freer.
They lowered the drawbridge again
and Charles rode across. But his men
at arms stood their horses squarely
on the bridge SO that II could not be
raised. and again Philip smiled into
his beard
"A good year" said Philip agree,
ably. Peaceful times. eh. cousin?"
But Charles only turned TO see that
his men kept the drawbridge open,
and followed him into the house. Once
inside, however, he turned on Philip
fiercely.
II am not here of my own desire.
II appears that both my wife and child
find sanctuary here"
Tut" said Philip good-naturedly.
ut is Christmas season. man. and a
Sunday. We will not quarrel az 70
the why Of your coming"
Where Is she?"
Your wife or Clotilde?"
Now all through the early morning
Charles had longed for one as for the
other. But there was nothing of that
in his voice ''Clotilde." he said.
II will make inquiry II she has ar
rived" mumbled Philip.
So 1t came about that Charles was
alone when he saw the child and
caught her up in his hungry arms.
AS for Clotilde. her fear died at once
In his embrace. When Philip returned
he found them thus.
II have" said he, another member
Of your family under my roof as TO
whom you have made no inquiry"
Il have secured that for which I
came" said Charles haughtily.
But his eyes were on Philip and a
question was in them. Philip. how.
ever, was not minded to play Charles
game, but his own, and that not too
fast.
I'm that event, cousin" he replied
''let the little maid eat and then take
her away. And since IL IS a Sunday
and the Truce Of God we can drink
to the Christmas season. Even quar-
relinG dogs have intervals of peace"
So perforce. because the question
was still in his heart If not in his eyes
Charles drank with his cousin and
enemy Philip. but with his hand in
that small hand of Clotildes which
was so like her mothers.
Philips expansiveness extended II.
self to the men at arms on the draw
bridge. He sent them hot liquor. for
the day was cold, and at such inter
walls as Charles questioning eyes
were turned away. he rubbed his
hands together furtively as man
with a secret, "A prosperous year"
said Philip.
Charles grunted.
We shall have snow before night.
said Philip.
"Humph.' said Charles and glanced
toward the sky, but made no move TO
go.
The child Is growing
To this Charles made no reply what
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In d plain. Also about the castle was
moat In which swan noisy geese
and much litter. When, shortly after
dawn. the sentry al the drawbridge
saw a great horse with a double bur
den crossing the open space he was
but family interested. A belated peas
ant with his Christmas dues, perhaps.
But when. on the lifting Of the morn
ing haze, he saw that the horse bore
two children and ore a girl, he called
another man TO look.
'"Troubadours, by the sound" said
the newcomer. For the fool was sing
ing 10 cheer his lack of breakfast.
II have come TO see my mother,
Clotilde called, and demanded admis.
sion. clearly.
But, once in the courtyard, Clotilde's
courage began to fail her. Would her
mother want her? Prayer had been
And. at first. IL seemed as though her
fears had been justified. although they
took her In the castle and offered her
food and piled her with questions
which she could not answer. II want
my mother" was the only thing she
would say. They offered her excuses.
the lady mother slept: now she was
rising and must be clothed. And then
at last they told her. because of the
they said. wait but a little and you
shall see her"
Deadly despair had Clotilde In its
grasp then. They were gentle with
her, but never before had her mother
~efused her the haven OF her outheld
lrms. Besides, they lied. Their eyes
were shifty.
pHILIP, having confessed himself
overnight. by candlelight. was at
mass when the pair arrived He knelt
stiffy in his cold chapel. and made his
applications; but was not too en-
crossed to hear the drawbridge chains
nd TO prick up his ears 10 the clatter
of the gray horse.
So. having received communion, he
made short shrift of what remained
o be done. The abbot, whose offices
were finished, had also heard the
irawbridge chains and let him go
When he saw Clotilde. he frowned and
hen smiled. He had sons. but no
daughter. and he would have set her
on his shoulder. But she drew away
haughtily.
SO Philip sat in a chair and watched
her with a curious smile. Surely
enough to make him smile, that he
should play host TO the wife and
daughter Of his cousin Charles.
Because OF that. and of a thing that
he knew, Black Philip with a twinkle
In his eyes. alternately watched the
child. and from window the plain
which was prepared against his cousin
And. as he had expected. at 10 O'Clock
in the morning came Charles and six
men al arms riding like demons
Philip, still with the smile under
his black beard. went out TO greet
them
Well met. cousin" he called You
ride fast and early"
Charles eyed him with feverish eyes.
Truce of God" he said sulkily
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These grains of salty treasure are
Kept in a safe, under three combina-
tions. But, despite It's value. radium
Is handled and toted with an aloofness
such as is rendered a hot coal. A
deserved treatment, nevertheless, for
though its injury is not as apparent
and immediate as that of the hot coal.
this article with it's burning rays Is
equally as destructive. Without pre-
caution against them. the victim OF
their continued bombardment exposes
himself much as the needless bather
disporting in the sun.
Radium will burn and destroy the
skin and massacre the blood vessels
tndtscriminately. Hence II is always
handled by forceps, in a long. handled
wooden carrier or in fiber buckets, and
away from the body.
1t arrives at the bureau in sealed
plaques. In match sized glass tubes or
In hollow metal needles, which look
like phonograph needles except that
each may accommodate a $1,000 ten
ant So potent are these radiations
that the glass of the container, If soft,
turns purple, and if hard. becomes
amber.
In opening the packages the girls
stand behind lead screens, placed on
the table and reaching the chest, TO
protect themselves against radiation.
Their arms extend around the screens,
they wash the preparations with soap
and water, for particle on the sur
face would affect the electroscope.
They place the preparations In larger
glass containers, marked for identifi-
cation. and then into lead lined boxes.
All this is done with forceps. of course.
So heavy are these boxes, each lodg-
n q of
only two can be carried at once. In q
fiber bucket they are removed to the
lead lined safe.
In measuring radium the girls use
the method of comparison. Having
q standard preparation of Is milf
grams measured by Nine. Curie, they
compare the reaction OF the electro.
, scope to any unknown quantity with
that instruments behavior to the
above quantity.
In Minneapolis a $4,000 tube dis
appeared from a hospital. The cleo
troscope traced ii to the ashes used
for a concrete sidewalk. The street
was dug up and the radium recovered
ly. 1t has been retrieved even from
the sewer pipe.
Thus. we see. radium compensates
Iuc puISfldScI IOE lllS lOlG IL DuEIlS
in his pocket" Not only is 1t easily
reclaimed when lost, but 1t is prac-
ticaliy inexhaustible. Once II is
bought 1t keeps. Only after LOO years
will It's value be cut In half
Radium gives OF three kinds OF
rays, alpha. beta and gamma. These
rays arc not unlike those Of the sun
or the Xray, except that their fire.
quency 10 so much greater. There are
800 billion billion go ciphers) gamma
ray vibrations each second. The
gamma rays, being the most penetra-
tive, are the most important. Such
ray with so many vibrations, when
applied to the body, would naturally
shake the tissues to pieces and finally
destroy them. Which Is exactly wha;
Is desired by the physician in the case
Of unhealthy tissue. e. g.. cancer.
Besides measuring radium, the girls
at the Bureau of Standards test the
luminosity Of watches that shine ut
night and similar contrivAncek
Evening star., 1925-12-13

" than could NIL the eye OF q
large darning needle, a
wO m n nonchalantly
marched out Of a hospital recently,
unaware that she was trailing $50. 900
behind her.
When Nine. Curie was presented
with a radium gift by President Hard
ing from the women Of America, she
might as well have received a raisin-
in bulk: In value she was Vhe recipi-
ent of 100000.
A man may add a dapper tuxedo
suit and a durable everyday one with
an extra pair of trousers according
to the latest advertisements to his
wardrobe for the price of a speck of
this element. A concrete sidewalk
was dug up in Minneapolis TO recover,
among the ashes underneath, a few
pinheads of it. All the radium in the
world, worth the capital of thirty mil
lionaires. has not even the weight of
a good-sized turkey wing.
Two Washington girls are kept
busy at the Bureau of Standards with
a daily quantity of radium whose con-
tainer might be the shell of an Indian
nut. But these young women are
handling over 50,000 worth Of the
proouct.
The American source Of radium is
on the mountain tops of western Colo
RADIO and eastern Utah. No other
product may boast such an expendi-
ture of effort and money as procur-
ing radium entails. II is hidden in the
tla,surfaced rocks of the West, 1000
or 5000 feet above sea level, and
more than so miles from a railroad
station. 1t is embodied in an ore, so
sparsely, that 200 to 500 tons of 1t are
required to yield one gram or half a
thimbleful Of radium. This ore Is
caIlet carnotite after the French
scientist, Carnot. because 1t was first
discovered in this country by two
Frenchmen.
Wherever this yellowish ore ap-
pears II is examined for a possible
radium content. Since 1t costs 81 to
drill into a foot of mountain. an cleo
troscope Is utilized to detect the
clardestine presence Of radium before
the ore Is mined. To prevent a scrap
of waste. cloths are spread to collect
the small flying particles.
Once dug, 1t is placed in sacks.
borne by burros or mules over trails
which often have q thousand foot
drop on one side and are SO narrow
that the loaded burro has less than
Q inches of leeway. Gingerly pur-
suing his perilous path along these
trails the burro reaches the freight
bIl9 POlIll dttcl hcS . JOoi uCy.
Tho ore Is then transferred from the
hack of the mule to a truck, six horses
tugging 28-hundredths of an ounce Of
radium. After this arduous expedition
to the railroad station. the carnotite
starts on it's eastern journey, to Pitts
burgh or New Jersey, where the two
large radium companies are located.
Here 1t undergoes a reducing proc
ess which would stagger the stoutest
and most assiduous aspirant Of q
sylph-like form. The process requires
two tons of coal. one ton of chemicals
and so tons of water for each ton OF the
ore. On-hand. 1t would seem simpler
to treat the ore at the mines than to
haul 1t across the country, but the
drought Of the mining region prevents
this.
W. II. wadleigh, former chief Of the
HuNAn n etaadards saAium lahore
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ever and Philip bleated on. Her
mothers body" he said. but your
eyes and hair, cousin"
Charles could stand no more. He
pushed the child away and rose to his
feet. Philip. to give him no 1.-THE OF
advantage, rose too.
Now" said Charles squarely.
where is my wife? Is she hiding
from me?"
Then Philips face must grow very
grave and his mouth set In sad lines.
told you sooner, but you lacked inter
est.
"How-il?"
"A short and violent illness" said
Philip. "All Of last night the women
have been with her. and this morn
ing" He glanced toward the win
dow. II was right. as you see, cousin.
1t Is showing"
Charles cIutched him by the arm
and jerked him about What about
this morning." he roared.
Snow on Christmas" unused Philip.
''prophesies another prosperous year.
Then having run his quarry 20
earth, he showed mercy.
Would you like to see herr
Charles swallowed again, this time
his pride. Il doubt II she cares TO see
me-"
Probably not" said Philip. still
a few words-She is a true woman
and kindly. Also it is magnanimous
season. But you must tread softly
and speak fair. This is no time for q
high hand"
Charles, perforce. must promise
mildness. He made the concession
with poor grace. but he made it And
In Philips eyes grew a new admiration
of this hulking cousin And enemy
who ate his pride for a woman. Al
the door Of an upper room he stood
aside.
Softly he said. NO. harsh words
Send the child In first"
y
60 PHILIP went ponderously away
- and left Charles to cool his heels
and wait. AS he stood there sheep
ishly he remembered many things
with shame-Joan. and the violence
OF the last months. and the bishops
averted head. For now he knew one
thing and knew it well. The lady OF
his heart lay in that quiet room be
yond; and the devils that had Tough,
in him We're dead of Il Christmas
peace.
Little cries came To him Clotilde's
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Girls Who Measure Radium Particles
For Government Carefully Protected

tory who was sent to the radium
mines by the Government. tells us
that a good rainfall is but an annual
occurrence. leaving no vestiges half
an hour after its cessation. Water
for cooking purposes is trekked by
mules from the gorges 5000 feet
below.
After being crushed very fine. the
orc Is poured into huge tanks of water
where, gently stirred, 1t remains for
10 days. BY this time the particles
containing radium will have fioated to
the surface. and one-quarter of an
inch of water is drawn of the top.
Placed in heavy canvas bags. the
water with Its precious content is sub
jected to hydraulic pressure where
by II Is squeezed out. Further drying
processes are followed by chemical
treatment, after which the material
must remain in open dishes for eight
Evening star., 1925-12-13

weeks, and yields crystals of radium
salt.
These compounds contain major
portion of radium. Rarely does this
valuable mineral appear by itself. for,
unless it is Theoretically sealed, 1t will
combine with gases. Mr.. Wadleigh,
who has handled $4,000, 900 worth of
radium, has never seen it in it's pure,
silvery. platinum-like form. In the
laboratory, where it is usually visible
as bromide of radium, it resembles
amber salt.
We have now reached the point
where radium is sent to Washington.
Practically each purchaser demands
Uncle Sans stamp on the weight Of
this article.
Thus, 95 per cent Of the radium
used in America must be measured
and labeled by the Misses Torey and
Brewer at the Bureau of Standards.