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off the night before he saved 10 min
utes' time at the repair shop and per
mitted one of the mechanics to start
at the engine without lot of pre-
liminaries.
1t seemed like a logical time to tell
Smith about one Of my own expert
ences. The car had been in the shop
all day, a tired mechanic endeavoring
to put the finishing touches on q COM
plicated timing job. Just as things
were going nicely he discovered that
with a little oil he could make two
parts slip together with far less tug
ging, but when he went to reach for
the oil can In my car 1t was empty.
One of the other mechanics happened
to be using the shops oil can, and 50
we had to wait or take the trouble to
I'LL up my own can.
Have Everything Handy.
Since then I have things handy for
the mechanic when he Is working on
the car. l place things within his
reach SO he does not have to tear up
the seat cushions and wash his hands
before touching them. II had only
kept that oil can filled, I could have
been home sooner and that repairer
would have completed the Job with a
sweeter temper.
BE sure to leave the crank Of the
car lying on the floor in the front
compartment" I urged Smith as we
neared home. IF they are going to
adjust your tappets. they will need
the crank. No repair shop can have
cranks to fit all cars, so have yours
handy. And be sure to tell the re.
pairer that you have left it out for
him.
I'm the repair kit with the car there
should be a wheel-puller. Leave this
out, too. It's absolutely essential in
brake refining, because without 1t
they cannot pull off the rear wheels.
You see. rear wheels fit on tapered
axle ends. The wheel-puller is de.
vice that serves to pry off the wheels
without danger of breaking anything.
1t gives the repairer mechanical ad.
vantage. In big shops, and particu.
larly in shop where they repair
nothing but one kind Of car. wheel
pullers will be on hand. but don't take
a chance on an unnecessary delay.
In order to adjust the brake bands
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No. 161- Helping the Repairer.

Smith was examining a new pair or
overallS and making arrangements at
the office to take a morning Oft when
I dropped in to see him. Naturally. /
was curious to know what he had
planned for the next day.
I'm going to help the repairer when
he works on my car" he explained.
II think it pays to be around when
they're doing things. I learn. He
takes a greater interest in the car.
And there are many ways in which l
can help
That's the common belief. And it's
wrong. SO l told Smith to exchange
the overalls for something more USE
full, and asked him to drive me home
in his car at o'clock that day.
Five o'clock came around, with
Smith very much puzzled. But that
served to hold his attention to better
advantage-a point that is important
when you're trying to put over an
idea.
What are you going to have done
to the carr" l asked by way OF intro
ducing the idea.
Have the brakes refined for one
thing" he replied. After that"
Then let's stop at this filling sta
ton and get some kerosene" / inter
rupted
How Really to Help.
A short while after | was showing
Smith how by squirting a little kero-
sene over the levers, pins and adjust
ing screws Of the brakes he could do
more to help the mechanic than all
the assistance he might give him the
next morning. One of the big jobs in
brake refining is in removing frozen
or rusty parts. The owner can help
materially by freeing these parts the
day before with rust remover.
This isn't going to help one of the
other repairers who will work on the
engine" Smith said, admitting that
the idea might be all right for certain
things.
One glance at the car told me plainly
that Smith could do more to help the
rcpairer that very minute than he
magined. The first step was to re.
move the spare tire, which on his car
is carried on the side. just back of
the left front fender. BY taking this
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after they are refined 1t is necessary
to remove the tires from your car.
These big balloons are In the way. So
you can help in another way by re-
moving the valve caps tonight.
Speed Up the Repairs.
III you can do these things before
o'clock I would advise driving the
car to the shop and leaving it there.
The machine will be ready for work
the minute the shop opens and you
can have It back just that much
sooner.
This is a good plan when you are
going to have any engine.bearing
work done. Time and time again I
have seen owners drive into shops
with engines so hot a mechanic cannot
do anything around the crankcase un-
til it has cooled. The owners usually
pay for their lack Of foresight"
The next day Smith was at the ONCE
bright and early, satisfied that by fol-
lowing these suggestions he had really
helped the repairer. Instead Of vast.
ing a morning. he was in a position to
get his own work done in time to
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STOP THE CARS GROWL,
Care Necessary When Motoring
Over q Steep Hill.

Much pumping takes place in the
transmission, particularly in second
gear, when the motorist is pushing his
car over steep hill. Since he usually
shifts gears later than Is advisable, he
forces the engine and does not realize
how much pressure is being brought
to bear on the lubricant between the
teeth Of the flxed and sliding second
speed gears. A good rule to follow Is
that the transmission will be Quieter
In low gear on a hill under 10 miles
an hour than in second.
The less pressure there is upon the
faces of the gear teeth the less natural
growing through gear vibration and
the less swishing of lubricant in the
case
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This is entirely q wrong view. The
expert knows just how much lubrica
tion Is needed at every part Of the
car. and he goes far beyond tho chart
In finding points where OIL will work
seeming miracles with performance
The amateur or the inexpert or care
less man doing such piece Of work
will make 1t look comparatively trivial.
but the good mechanic can prove
quickly that fabrication we'll done IS
a tremendously vital factor in par
performance
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reach the shop that afternoon and
car.
Next week-No. 1872, Up and Down
the Grades.
Copyright. 1o26.)
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John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL

a whom should He
willing and
the NOR Othe of he
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thorough diagnosis. After this the
owner should be willing to pay to
have the car made right. Having
one operation where two are neces-
sary Is wrong. II two operations are
necessary, have two.
III only minor repairs are needed.
they should he made, even II the re-
suit of ignoring them does not loom
as serious.
ut is inevitable that the man who
is continually dissatisfied with his
car is the man who will not or cannot
have good care for it,
fabrication Discussed.
The matter Of fabrication is re-
garded as too simple a task for the
hand Of an expert mechanic by many
motorists, MIR. Coolican says. adding:
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May Reduce Drivers Ago Limit.
Connecticut officials are considering
a proposal TO reduce the age limit for
drivers to 16 years.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
CAN'T LOSE THEM.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The at
tempt of certain of the Democratic
leaders to escape from the Al Smith
McAdoo presidential booms, is pa
thetic. AS matters stand, for all Of
the conversations, AL Smith will either
secure the presidential nomination or
force the nomination Of a third ~"n
Mr.. McAdO0 viii Of Course figure
again as he did at the famous MadlsOn
Square Garden fiasco, with just
enough persistence to create addition
al friction. In some of the higher
Democratic circles it is being limited
that the Democrats as a whole learn
ed such a terrible lesson at the recent
convention that they can be trusted
not to repeat it again IN 1923.
The trouble with this prediction is that
the gentlemen who are making it are
not aware of the real conditions, or
are deliberately trying to misrepre-
sent them. The Democratic cOnven-
ton delegates and f~actional leaders
who participated in New York, and
who are continually passing through
Washington have a vastly different
forecast.
The McAdoc men are more i~nsistent
than ever that even if McAdoo cannot
have the nomination that Smith must
never be allowed to have it; and the
Smith men, it must be confessed, are
full-vOiced in the expression Of theil
| determination that mora ~iwnortani
even than Al Smiths getting the
nomination is the settling cnce anC
for all any question as to whether
because Of his race and religion A
Smith is to be barred from office
Away on the inside the hopes Of Ger
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
'LINEY'' HITS BACK

Recently the Helena Commercial club, more,
we believe, in a spirit of fun than Of seriousness,
adopted a resolution declaring in effect that Mon
tana's climatic reputation would be bettered by
the abolition of the weather bureau station at
Havre.
Thereupon R. c. Linebarger, editor of the
-Havre Daily News-PromOter, came back with an
editorial blast that nearly swept the Helenaites
off their feet. Not content with that, "Liney"
proceeded to prove, by official figures, that in
the matter of weather Havre has it over Helena
by at least one and a half to one.
"Liney" has long been representative on the
subject of Havre's weather. Like a real 1OO-per-
cent citizen, he champions the cause of his home
town, and there is nothing slow about the way
he does it. Right or wrong, he is deserving of
praise.
The latest chapter in this exciting editorial
controversy between newspapers of the Capital
city and of Havre follows. Mr.. Linebarger wrote
it.
"The weather bureau figures for the month of
January are out and once again, as usual, COM
parison of the meteorological reports from the
stations at Havre and Helena show that Havre
has by far the better climate, in spite of the
resolution of the capital city commercial club
anent the weather.
cit was quite an unusual month in Helena
warmer than any month for years. The mercury
actually reached 40 above zero. Well, so did it in
Havre. We batted $3.50.
"But in bold print that all who read may see thu
afternoon paper at Helena tells its readers that
1913 was the warmest January since 1881. The
mean temperature for that month in Helena wa
1924 degrees above freezing. Well, we beat then
there. In 1919 the mean temperature for Havrv
in the month of January was "a degrees allow
zero.
"This year in January Havre had sunshine s.
per cent of the time; in Helena it was only 43 pc
: cent of the possible. What Helena needs is
! little more sunlight.
"The ground hog saw his shadow in Helena; h
= didn't in Havre."
' Can Helena laugh that one off?
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
CRTTTCIZRs PARTY.

WASHINGTON, D. Crank R.
Kent Of the Baltimore Sun is a Demo-
crat whose democracy is the one thing
of his earthly existence. But because
he is a logical reasoning human being
as well as a Democrat here is how be
Is obliged to write In his paper Of
the recent Democratic conferences
for a national resurrection.
'"The other thing is that this con-
ference like several that have pre-
ceded it, and as viii be those sched-
uled to follow, was entirely futile so
far as finding a unifying and effective
issue is concerned. With the accep-
lance Of Democratic house and senate
leaders Of the Mellon-C Coolidge tax
bill, with abandonment ct any ideR Of
independent Democratic views on the
method of tax reduction, with acqui-
essence in the arguments justifying
the big cut on the great incomes, the
Democrats in congress not only admit
inability to present a program Of their
own and confess TO- lack of ideas or
lack Of courage, but they surrender
the privilege and disregard the duty
Of the opposition party to oppose.
with no ideas on taxation, and
inOculated with the curious notion
that Mr.. Mellon and Mr.. Coolidge are
too sacred figures to criticize or at
tack, n wonders what in, the world
these Democratic leaders confer about
when they confer. Talk about find
ing some ground upon which they
could unite, they have been scared
off the only ground where it was
worth while to unite"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
EMULATE AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Stanley
Baldwin, premier Of Great Britain,
holds up the United States to British
wOrkmen and citizens as an example
to follow. Premier Baldwin paints a
picture of American prosperity, cen
trasting, it wildly with the British
hard times:
81 would urge employers and trade
union leaders to make the point of
visiting that country quickly and Of
ten just at present, to study their
methods, which are proving to be Of
such success in production, and I VEN
ture to think that no trade union lead
er could do better service to the cause
he represents than by Investigating
closely what the methods are that en-
able American wOrkmen to enjoy a
better standard of living than any
working people in the world, to pro-
duce more and at the same time t.
have so much higher wages.
81 venture TO think there is much
more for us to learn from studying
conditions in that country than BY
spending any amount of money study,
ing conditions in Moscow"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12

to justice. He has openly flOated the laws of
both God and man, and has not been called to
account.
The Courier makes no attempt to place respon-
siblity for this knocking of justice. But the
situation is intolerable. It is a reprOach to our
people, and a stain upon the name of Gallatin
county.
The blood of Hansen cries of justice. Some
thing should be done. In Gallatin county it should
not be possible for a person deliberately to take
the life of another and escape punishment.
AS this is written, the board Of county COM
missioners is considering the offering of a sub
~stantial reward for the apprehension and con-
%viction of HaRsen's murderer. We heartily en-
dorse that suggestion. It is a step in the right
direction.
Some murder cases prove unsOlvable mysteries,
but whether the Salesville mans staying is such
a case remains to be seen.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
By National Press Service.
DEMOCRATIC HUMOR

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Demo-
cratic party is always solemnly
numerous in its deliberations but it
has really surpassed all past records
in the sessions it has been holding in
Washington and New York for the
purpose of discovering or manufac-
turing issues for the 1925 campaign.
Even a most careful reading of all
the newspaper reports of these ses-
siOns fails to reveal that the party
leaders were able to do more than
confirm their own worst misgivings,
that they were down and out and apt
to remain in that condition for some
time to come. The New York World
which perpetually views the Demo
cratic party as enshrined ia rainbow
glory, cOnfesses it's disappointment
at the results of the conferences. The
World agrees that the Democrats may
make an issue out Of the tariff, but
it hints that the successful role for
Democratic regeneration leads along
the lines of recrimination, charges
and innuendos. Apparently about the
most successful thing the Democrats
accomplished at their sessions was
the disposal of the food prepared fol
their entertainment.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Today is the one hundred seventeenth .%anniver-|
sary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln-one of
Americas and the worlds greatest men, whose
memory is revered by people Of all nations, races,
creeds and political beliefs.
There is a wonderful lesson - a lesson that
never grows old-to be drawn from the career
of Abraham Lincoln% His life was one of con-
slant struggle against adverse circumstances. It
proves that strength sOmes to men not through
freedom from difficulties, but through the build
ing of character by the overcoming of them.
Lincoln was born in penury and reared amid
rough wilderness conditions which denied him
opportunity for more than the most elementary
education. He was disappointed in love, became
a bankrupt in business, was defeated in his first
campaign for the legislature, was denied a re-
nomination as a candidate for congress, was
shouldered aside for the governorship of Illinois,
was refused the office of commissioner of the
general land department, was defeated for United
States senator, and lost the vice presidential
nomination in the Republican national convention
of 1856.
Such a succession of reverses would have broken
the spirit of a less heroic man. But they served
to spur Lincoln on. He had convictions, and he
had faith that in the end truth would triumph.
I'LL lOuA JCdAO IN OaNC 4o4CWCAA v AAo
Springfield neignbors and, faced by the greatest
civil was in history, took upon his shoulders the
great burden of the presidency, he had become a
colossal world figure, destined to an ever-increas-
ingly important place in the annals of mankind.
Radicals are prone to quote Lincoln in support
of their contentious. But the fact is that Lincoln
was essentially a conservative man. He had no
sentiments, he once declared, that did not spring
from the Declaration of independence and the
American Constitution. He was cautious, moving
ahead no faster than events seemed to justify.
And during his lifetime he was constantly sub
jected to vicious attacks by the radicals of his
time.
In a speech at the Wisconsin state fair in 1853,
Lincoln exalted labor as a factor in society, but
warned workers against pulling down the house
of another" lest they, too, become houseless. He
was a firm believer in representative republican
government. There was no trace of socialism ii
his philosophy. His own career is an outstanding
refutation of the socialist doctrine that men are
creatures of environment. He rose above en-
vironment to become one of the most able leaders
of all time. .
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
WORDS OF WIsDO3-

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Ehhu Roosy
former secretary Of state and admit
tedly one Of the abIest who ever held
that post, is a Republican. T. be-
lieves in party control and regu arity-
Recently in a speech he set forc1 the
reason for his stand. His words are
worth noting.
There are many thOughtless peo-
pie" he said, "who think it is a fire
thing to see a man rise and declare
his Independence Of everybody else.
He appears to be a noble and heolic
figure, defying the lightning. It fire.
Quently makes a man very popular,
but the public service requires that,
instead Of a mans, insisting upon hav-
ing his own way in everything, he
should render as a sacrifice to the
interests of his country his private
opinion hiss personal vanity, and his
notions and opinions as to all minor
differences which may separate him
from his party"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
ONE L

WASHINGTON, D. C.-We are not
yet out Of the age of myths. For
example, recently a story was broad
cast through the country which pic
tured the president in the role Of an
executive who sought to increase his
power over the decisions Of various
semi-independent boards TO the ex-
tent that he had adapted a practice
of demanding that his appointees
file their designations with him in
advance Of their assuming office in
order that he thus might control their
official activities. The story was
hung on the person Of Mr.. Lewis, q
former member Of the tariff commits
SIGN.
The facts dessfve recording. Mr.,
Lewis was a member Of the commits
sion whose term was expiring. Some
time in advance Of the expiration OF
his term, the president decided q
change was necessary and notified
Mr.. Lewis he was not 70 be reappoint-
~. Directly following this announce,
ment & member Of the commission
waited on the president, advising hin
that Mr.. Lewis was engaged in lin.
iahing g most important work an,
thef his retirement would result i
abandonment Of the iDYes6gatiol
work, thus involving the g0geEnmsn'
I'm s new Investigation at great addi
tional cost
ia appreciation Ct these represea
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12

tain Of the leaders are based on elm
mating both candidates, and starting
afresh. To that end they are indus
triously searching the field. Cover
O Richie of Maryland is the latest
find in this direction, and they have
started him on. his pilgrimage around.
the country with the hoDe Of Turing
the voters into his fold, and we may
expect for the next tW4 years that
a number Of Democratic presidential
possibilities will be taken rom their
home centers and laun11ed upon
"COok" political tours fOl Inspection
and observation by the vote.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
is JUSTICE MOCKED?

Nearly two months agO-the evening of Dec
ember Is, 1925, to be exact-Frank Hansen was
shot and killed as he sat in his cabin near Sales
vile.
A c~oroner's jury found that Hansen had been
murdered-slain in a cOld-blOOded, cOwardly way.
Yet today Hansen's murderer is still at liberty,
exulting in the knowledge that he took revenge
for some real or fancied wrong and has not had
to pay the penalty therefor.
Frank Hansen was neither socially nor pOlti-
cally prominent. He was not rich. He had few
friends. His relatives are in distant states. But
from humanity's standpOnt-and the law's-his
life was as valuable as that of anyone else.
So far as the public is aware, virtually nothing
has been done towards bringing Hansen's slayer
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12

tations officially made, the president
agreed to continue Nh. Lewis beyond
the expiration Of his term with a re-
cess appointment so the work might
be completed. At the same time, to
prevent misunderstanding, Mr.. Lewis
was advised why he was given the
recess of appointment and, too, re-
advised that at the completion of this
work, his appointment would cease.
and he was not to be reappOinted. To
prevent misunderstanding, the init
nation was given that it would be
well if Mr.. Lewis in a formal com
municatiOn mode plain ne understood
the conditions Of his appointment. Il
was out Of this mOlehill that the
mountain was developed.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12

Eventually" says the Columbia Record, when
all our present population become office holders,
we shall have to admit more immigrants to pay
the salaries" Perhaps, but let's wait until then.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12
Hudson River Freezes and Vessels Are Trapped

Icy blasts from the Far North that
swept. over New York city and en-.
virOns resulted In much damage and
sUIeFing. Many vessels, like the tug
and OIL barge shown here, wers held
helpless IN the ice fields Of the Hud-
son river.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-12

T. A Gunby Of Lombard was a
BOzeman business visitor Monday.