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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
FROM WOMAN TO WOMEN

N n RS. Mary D. Sherman, president Of til
iN0 General Federation of Women's Club
gives the following message to the clu
women of the United States.
Tighten your grip upon today and live it
as intensely and as sincerely as you can, for
tomorrow may never come.
Today's opportunities neglected become
haunting ghosts of regret; accepted, they ease
and Leautify the paths up the mountains of
achievement.
Educate yourselves for mental control,
for leadership, for service, and not for super
ficial decoration.
Rejoice over the fine ideas Of your as
sociates and help put them into operation.
Glorify every worthy though. of your
own by giving it to the world ready for use.
Have convictions. Learn to take a
stand Prove your position. Test its re-
action for good or evil. Share it and defend
it if it meets the former; weigh i. and sup
press it if it does not honorably add to the
joys of mankind.
DO your share to steady the rocking
world; few more dips in the wrong direction
and we shall be subjects for the dredging
crew
believe in women. l believe also in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
THE CONVERSASIONALIST.

W. rode down 70 to cssar Rapids s s week.
ago Thursday, but the strident voice of a
gentleman in the seat ahead made it utterly i'm
possible to keep from hearing every word he
uttered he entertained the lady beside him
with full and comprehensive information, about
the crops, the weather, the railroads, the money
situation, business, religion and politics.
1t seems there is always one of the species
in every railroad bus who is not salts
fled to enlighten only his seatmate from his vast
storehouse of knowledge, but who unselfishly
raises his voice that it will carry to the far
corners of the car in order that not single syl-
liable may be missed by anyone of the various
passengers who are so fortunate as to be in the
same coach. Well the gentleman ran true to type
and we about concluded that we were going to
learn all there was to know about everything If
the fellows wind and speaking voice were as
strong as his conceit. He threaded his way POM
pously through such various conversational SUBJ
jects as religion, science, business and kindred
subjects when he returned again to politics and
announced that he knew why Coolidge was given
credit for being such a smart man. We pricked
up our ears at that and actually listened-though
1t entirely unnecessary as heretofore stated.
Coolidge" he said "is quiet fellow. He rarely
says anything; in fact he says so little that he
seldom displays ignorance on any subject, so the
public thinks that he is man of wisdom. But
he isn't smart he don't know any more than l
do; he just keeps still so people won't know how
little he does know" concluded the talkative one.
And then his seatmate smiled and we smiled
and, looking about the car, we saw that every
man. woman and child in the coach were smiling.
And the talkative one observed the smiles and
took credit unto himself for having scored an
exceptionally good piece of humor, laughed
heartily, took deep breath and was off again
on discourse which to disclose why he
did not enter politics and become President of
the United States.-Sleepy Eye Dispatch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21

pedestrian these days is safe only when he
is riding-Helena Independent. ~
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
KLvANA ACQUITTED or
STAYING IN HOL D. UP

MINEOLA, II. 81. Feb. Sex
onerated by jury Of taking part
in the murder of Ernest Il. Whit
man, a bond salesman, during q
Long Island bank hold-up, Stanley
Klvana was to make an effort To.
day to free himself completely by
furnishing the $4,000 bail III which
Nhe was held ais material witness.
Klvana was acquitted last even
ing an hour and half after the
jury had heard the story of AM
ISrose Ross. thrice saved from the
electric chair. who testified that
Havana had a hand in the murder
Ross himself Is awaiting execution
for his part In the hold.up.
French authorities have removed
the prohibition against the use of
radio receiving equipment in French
Morocco.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
GIRL STUDENTS ROBBED
or $337 RINGS AND CASH

A small sum Of money and two
diamond rings valued at 1926 were
stolen from three girl students at
American University, 1t was report
ed "a the police today.
Miss Dorothea Mehrinds reported
the loss of the rings, while FL in
money was stolen from two of her
gooln- mates. Police are iIlvesti-
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
Emperor Confined to Bed

TOKYO, Feb. 5 Bulletins from
the imperial household today said
the emperor IS still confined tp his
bed with cold. Attending physi-
clans said he would remain there
mill completely recovered.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05

PRINCESS STEPHANIE
or Belgium, now the wife of the
Hungarian nOblemau Prince Ele-
lner LOnyay Of Castle Kittsee.
Hungary. /. The princess was the
wife oil the Archdulxe Rudolph.
heir Go the throne Of Austria Hun
gary, who committed suicide years
ago at the hunting lodge Of Mayer.
ling. over q love affair. The sui
eide was one Of EurOpe's most
notorious scandals. Stephanie Is
the daughter Of the late King
I eopold Of Belgium.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
ONE IN FOUR ENGLISH
USES TOOTH BRUSH.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-only one per,
son in two in the United Kingdom
purchased toothbrush in the
past year. according TO statistics
made public by the dental board.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05

On the theory that q toothbrush
only lasts six months the board
states that only a quarter Of the
population has any use for this
instrument of sanitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

gatherings may be attended. A Ger.
tain amount of social contact is neces
sary to all men. Reasonable oppor
tunities should be presented for social
meetings.
More important than all, however
is the strictly economic aspect OF
highways. Schools and social inter
course make for the happiness of the
individual, but there can be no happi
ness without a certain material foun
dalton. Improved highways make
possible the marketing of produce al
the most favorable time. With perish
able produce, this means the right
season as well as the right price
Good roads decrease the cost of trans
portation and bring the farmer nearer
to his market. Economy of time and
economy of overhead expenses both
contribute to increase the farmer e
hard-won earnings. He becomes a
happier, more useful member of so
ciety. This fits in with our President s
idea to save people,
THE farmer is the basic member
of society. He feeds the world. Upon
his prosperity depends the prosperity
of the country. The bakery makes the
bread, but the farmer furnishes the
wheat; the cereal manufacturers turn
out many kinds of breakfast foods,
but the grain comes from the soil;
your factories manufacture tin cans.
but it requires the farmers to fill
them.
"Hence the good roads lead from the
farm to the railway station, from sta.
ton to factory, and from the factory
back to the station and to the homes
everywhere. Highways make possible
the interchange of products. They
are the links in the great commercial
chain. Without them we are isolated
communities; with them, we form a
nation.
Improved roads have made possible
the rural mail delivery which helps
to keep the farmer abreast of the
times. He can have his daily paper
and keep in touch with the markets
and with the weather reports.
Good roads have resulted in the
educational, social, and financial we'll
being Of our country. They have en-
abled each rood of ground to main
tain its man. And the glory as well
as the strength of a country lies in a
contented and happy husbandry."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
PRIZE ESSAY WRITER SAYS GLORY
OF NATION LIES In IT'S HIGHWAYS
Hawaii High School Youth in Article That Won HI
S. Firestone Four-Year University Scholarship
Brings Out Many Advantages of Good Roads.

THE glory as well as the strength
of country" lies in it's highways,
John TeXeira, Kauai High School,
Kauai, Territory of Hawaii, points
out in the essay that won forshim the
| II. 5. F'irestone four-year university
scholarship in the national good roads
contest. TeXeira s essay was chosen
as the best of approximately 200, 900
papers submitted by high school stu
dents in all parts of the United States
and its possessions.
"One of the first steps in the open
ing up of a country is the location
and building of good roads for the
accommodation of travellers, the car
rlage of commodities and the develop
ment of natural resources. Since the
World War, France has realized the
economic value which good roads con-
tribute to her great task of national
reconstruction. The neglected farms
in the United States and the prevail
ence of illiteracy in isolated regions,
besides the overwhelming traffic in
creases in our cities due to our in
dustrial outputs, have brought the
country to a thoughtful crisis.
I'm his inaugural address, President
Coolidge stood firm for national econo-
my. I believe in economy not be-
cause | want to save money but be-
cause | want to save people, We
must emphasize economy not alone in
the production of goods, but in the de-
velopment of men and women 1t is
here that we strike the fact of basic
importance highways for
the better development of society.
Good highways, leading to every
home, opening up the country, en-
courage social intercourses and spread
the roots of education.
1.-THE consolidated rural school is
the result of highway Improvement.
The economy and efficiency thus pro-
NOTED are marked features. Good
roads have enabled the children by
easy means to attend the consolidated
school where better advantages can be
offered. Environment affording varied
opportunity is a strong factor in hu-
man development.
Improved highways have meant
the facilitation of social intercourse.
In rural districts the people are scat
tered and social activities are ham,
pered. The weather and the con-
dition of the highways determine the
ease and comfort with which social
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

Now is the time to order the annual
ma jor repair work on the car.
Progressive motorists say the fac
end of Winter is the ideal time fol-
such work and that waiting fol
Springtime is foolish custom gen
orally being abandoned.
Chief among the advantages of pre-
Springtime repairing is the receptive
attitude OF most repair shops at this
season. Repair work. as everything
else, bows to the law of supply and de
mand, it Is pointed out. When shops
are not busy, the car owner is as
Sured mere consideration.
1t also is the most logical time for
him to give up his car, since the Gus
tomary bad weather at this time OF
year renders motoring less of pleas
ure than ii win be later. A trip to the
nearest repair shop may be assurance
of many an unspoiled journey next
Summer.
Many Needs Overlooked.
Springtime is one of feverish activ-
ity despite Spring fever, and car own
erS often are forced to overlook GER
tain important adjustments and re-
pairs just because there Is neither
opportunity to give up the car nor
accommodations to service 1t. Such
postponed repairs must be taken care
of some time, and experience demon
strates this occurs usually when one
is getting ready for an automotive
week enc.
When the rush is least, opportun.
ity is greatest to check over matters
and find out just what will be required
to assure complete success of the re-
pair work. When everybody is busy
ordering repairs. mechanics have little
time 20 look for any special parts.
Old gaskets that should be discarded
are replaced. Parts that cannot be
found quickly are given up, repairmen
resorting to makeShiftS of one sort or
another Tests and careful adjust
ments are out of the question in many
instances.
A good repair job cannot be rushed,
regardless of how large or small a
proposition it may be. This is well
illustrated in the case of valve grind
ing and carbon removal. rush job
may mean trying to get along with
the old gasket, followed by a gasket
leak and the expense of doing the
job over again.
Because jobs are rushed when
Spring is in the air, mechanics are
forced TO adjust tappetS for normal
clearance directly after the job Is
finished. This makes valve grind.
ing Job about so per cent effective,
for the reason that as soon as the
valves pound down into their seats.
clearances are not sufficient and the
valves do not close properly. Loss of
power is the result, sometimes accom-
panied by the burning of the exhaust
valves, which expand more and stay
partly open when they should be tight
ly closed.
Seat Valves Carefully.
Always after valves are ground the
car should be run for a day or two
with fairly liberal tappet clearances.
Then, when the valves have seated
themselves, the car should be brought
back TO the shop and tuned up. OBJ
viously this is not done when shops
are busy and owners want their cars.
Annual repair work should be given
considerable forethought. Winter
nights no longer are long and dreary,
and Spring always seems to be long
way off, so the job of thinking about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

and the carbon cleaned, but this new
view Of service called for a change in
| plans. Drivers who expect to enjoy
exceptional results from their engines
during the Spring and Summer never
should have the engine efficiency job
| attended to toward the flag end of
Winter. A few cold days may offset
all the advantages.
Way to Buy Service.
This does not mean that valves
should not be attended to in cold
weather or that carbon should not be
cleaned out when necessary. 1t de-
ponds upon conditions. Service has
to be bought intelligently if it is to
serve it's purposes. If, for instance,
| a driver has difficulty starting the
car on cold days, 1t is good policy to
keep the valves in the best possible
condition all the time.
i've seen you grease the spring
bolts on days when you were not go
ing out Of the city limits and off the
smooth pavements: Then again
have seen you overlook this job when
planning to make a long, hard jour
pey over rough roads. This reveals
lack of consideration for the oppor-
tunity to make service serve. The
time to grease the spring bolts is be-
fore taking the car over roads that
will start the springs into maximum
action and enable the lubricant to
work In.
The idea applies to caring for the
body of the car as we'll. You spend
lot Of time cleaning the car and polish
ing 1t after it has been through bad
weather, but did you ever stop to con-
slider that it pays to clean and polish
the car before taking it out into the
rain? Water runs off highly polished
automobile hood very much as 1t runs
off a ducks back.
you can apply the idea of making
service serve in a number of ways.
There is a logical time for each job
on the car, and very often logical
place to have the job done as well.
IF l were you. I'd clean up those
plugs again and put them back into
the engine. There's nothing wrong
with them. 1t was Just a case of ser
vice gone wrong. You had to do the
same job twice to get results, but
maybe it's been a good investment"
Next Week, No. 140: Valve Gear
Variety.
(Copyright 1926)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

It's all very we'll to insist upon a
car so equipped that it will auto
matically boil out the gasoline that
gets into the crankcase oil. l favor
such devices. But they are no excuse
for careless use of the choker.
A great many drivers seem to be
takin' the choker as a necessary evil,
instead Of learnin' how to stop usin'
it so much. One ofsmy customers was
in this boat until I told him few
things about this troublesome control.
Carburetors that have two ranges.
an idlin' and a moderate speed, are
ideal for sparin' the choker. Usually
the idlin' adjustment is set for richer
mixture to prevent stallin, and be-
cause of this much chokin' can be
avoided by allowin' the engine to idle
a while after startin' instead of racin'
it in the higher speed, and leaner, adj
justment range.
When I see some people use a
choker I am reminded of the way they
take q cold water plunge. They've
got to get into the water some time,
but they choose to prolong the agony.
It's the same with usin' a choke.
The way they've designed modern en-
gines, man can't start EN- until he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

perfect as to apply to every one of
the thousands of miles Of heavily
Travelled highways. The improvement
must come from the motorists them
selves. They must play fair with each
other"
Urges Golden Rule.
"If the golden rule always was ap-
piled on the streets and highways,
accidents would be considerably
fewer says Mr.. Baughman.
There would be fewer dented
tenders, physical injuries and deaths.
and the httand-run policy which is be-
coming such an absolute scandal In
its reflection upon the decency and
fair play of motorists would be a thing
of the past instead of a very vital
and serious problem of the present.
There are, of course. many laws
that are or should be practically uni
versal. These may be called common
courtesies.' Every driver, of course,
knows that he should pass to the
right when meeting another vehicle
going In the opposite direction.
Always sound the horn and pass
to the left when overtaking other ve-
hicles going in the same direction.
When at street intersections, on
curves, or when going up or down a
hill. never try to pass a vehicle going
in the same direction.
AT street intersections, give the
right of way to the car at your right.
Do not presume too much when you
have the right Of way; the other fell
low may not know you have 1t.
Always signal when preparing to
stop, start or turn.
Application of these simple, ele.
mental courtesies by every driver
would bring a markedly different story
from the bureaus which collect traffic
accident statistics. Finally, it seems
such a simple thing to do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
No. 139-Making Service Serve.

Overhearing Smith complaining to
the garage proprietor about the poor
quality of the last set of spark plugs
he had installed, l decided to hang
around while and verify some OBJ
servations / had been making con-
corning his method of SerVicinG the
car.
These plugs are no good" he in
sisted. "Why, I cleaned them care.
fully about a week ago"
Maybe you cleaned them at the
wrong time" 1 suggested.
81 don't see what the time has to do
with it." he argued.
You don't? Well, what would you
think Of your wife if she busted the
furniture and then instructed the fur
mace man to get the ashes ready for
collection? The time and the place
has much to do with car service. II
YOU want to make 1t serve. You knew
we We're due for a cold spell, and that
YOU were going to make short runs
around town with much choking.
Cleaning the spark plugs at that time
would have been a precaution against
difficult starting during the past week.
but it couldn't by any stretch of the
Imagination be regarded as anything
to make your engine run more eff
GENTLY now. There are times to clean
the spark plugs, just as there are
times to drain off the engine oil.
Smith was Immediately interested in
the matter of changing oil
Analysing Engine Oil.
Here's little story that will help
YOU" I explained "One day after
using a new brand of oil l was par
tIcularly interested to see how 1t stood
up under a thousand miles of running.
I went out to the garage, had little
trouble getting started, but nnally
reached the public garage. There,
after having switched off the engine.
the mechanic figured he could do the
lob more conveniently if I would move
Tho car TO a far corner of the garage.
"Al this is preliminary to telling
YOU that we found the oil from the
engine pretty we'll diluted. One even
could smell the gasoline in 1t. so l
was off that particular brand and
was. automatically. off good bet
without realizing 1t. The fact was
there was nothing wrong with the oil.
I had drained II off after excessive
choking and cranking of the cold en-
CINE, The same percentage OF dilutlon
would have been found in the crank
case with any oil.
II have heard some owners claim
wonderful results from Oil just be-
cause 1t was in good shape when they
drained it off. But the final investiga.
ton isn't the whole story. How is
the oil when it is in the engine? Do
YOU know that when you drive your
car up a few steep hills you can burn
off a large percentage of the diluent.
and that II the crankcase is drained
directly after this natural rectifica-
ton process, the oil will be in surpris-
ingly good condition."
This was all news to Smith. and
good news, too. He was just on the
point Of having the valves ground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Emergency Brake
Now Is Becoming
Parking Device

A new word is creeping into the
vocabulary of the motorist and is
regarded by many as much more
accurate than the one it supplants.
The emergency" brake, in many
salesrooms, has become the park
ing" brake.
Scientific study has shown that
emergency" in most cases was
lacking in precision and that last
resort" would have been a more
accurate expression. The impulse
of all motor car operators in an
emergency is to step hard on the
service brake.
Traffic requirements which call
for a service or foot brake that will
stop the car more quickly than
the emergency or hand brake are
cited by those who maintain the
latter type serves it's real purpose
when it keeps the parked automo-
bile from rolling away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
SUFFER SUN DAMAGE.
Autos Stored Near Windows Should
Be Behind Shades.

Every year a large number of new
automobiles are damaged by reason of
sun pouring in through uncovered
windows in private garages. Some
times a morning or afternoon sun will
completely dull the rear deck of new
car where it's rays come down on an
angle through the glass of the garage
doors. A few months of this and a
car begins to look as though they had
forgotten to paint one section of it.
Shades are the answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
AUTO DEALERS SOCIETY
WILL MEET TOMORROW
Trade Associa ton Session at City
Club to Be First Under Newly
Chosen officers.

The Washington Automotive Trade
Association will hold it's first regular
meeting with newly elected officers
functioning tomorrow might at the
City Club.
President Stanley II. Horner, who
was installed at the annual banquet
of the association to succeed Paul b..
Lum, will be in the chair. President
Horner has announced that there will
be a considerable amount of important
business to be transacted, including a
report by Chairman Rudolph Jose of
the automobile show committee.
Mr.. Jose's report will outline the
success of this years motor exposi-
ton, attendance at which surpassed
the records of previous automobile
shows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

uses the choke and cuts off the air
supply. He thinks he is putin some
thing over on the choker by goin' at it
so gingerly. This results in series
of stalls.
Drivers who choke the least are the
ones who give the engine good choke
to start with and who save crankcase
dilution by making one good shot Of
raw gas vapor do for a half dozen
smaller and unsuccessful shots.