Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 56, Number 17, Jasper, Dubois County, 13 February 1914 — Page 3

OIL IN GEAR

NEW IDEA IN SPRINGS KEEPING DRESSER DAINTY

U. S. Keeps Tab Upon W

S! IIXGTON. As Uriels Sam finds trouble in locating ro alcitran'. memUrn of the arm and naw who take French leave." there is a bureau

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UN flf itiliü of the ellow back paper envelopes and the antiquated furniture. ar th' methods whi h he employs in conducting the affairs of the bureau. I would like you to look up for me the name of Ray Schult, or Roy Schult or S hults. was a request made of this official recently. It has been estimate.! tha in the past ten yearf nearly 1,000,000 record enlistments have been fllc! in th office. As the flies are arranged, however, a search is not the arduous task that upon first glance it seems to be. On every side of the room, which runs the entire length of one wing of the war department, are steel file cases. The enlistment dale was secured in a little less than two hours. An anEwer to a similar inquiry In the navy department rvas obtaine.l in a little less than 20 minutes. The system there is entirely different. It follows the index system of the modem department store. As an officer ep'ained, it sometimes de. eloped that hurry was mandatory. He pointed out the case of an enlisted man who had been arrested In a KHrtfcqra City for deserting his ship, which had been ordered to Mexican 1 aU-rg. The enlisted man upon arrest denied ho was an enlisted man. No immediate roof could be obtained thai he was in the navy or that he was a serter. The only accusation against him was brought by a witness who tfcongfel he had recognized the man. Navy officials were communicated with, but ;h only word received by the court officers was "hold the prisoner for identification.' It was three days before the court was completely convince.! ha' the filiated man was a member of the navy. Everything Under the Sun at Special Prices

"E VKRYTHINC but a nursing bottle!" R Newton, assistant secretary of an! inexhaustible range of articles in mittee, showing that the government is prei'iirjd to supply at special con trad pric es to all departments and ad iiiinistrat.ve bureaus in Washington. It embraces every other commodity under the sun.' "Hold on!" said his private secretary. The private secretary took over the seaeral schedule that Mr. Newton had laid aside. He thumbed over the pages.

Nursing bottles bottles ah. under laboratory apparatus. Bottles but not Um right sort. Hospital supplies. Here we are," said the private secretary pointing out an item io Mr. Newton. Bottles of samples, (d Nursing, graduated. 12 ounces," Mr. Newton read ju the book. 1' jove. Kven a nursing bottle. It has every thing under the sun that bi bought," he admitted. And so it seems. Stationery and drafting supplies; hardware, metals, cordage and leather nod saddlery; dry goods :nd wearing apparel; drugs and medicines, chemicals and reagents; laboratory, hospital appliances and surgical instruments; elactrial npineering and plumbing supplies; lumber, millwork, packing boxes juh! building materials; paints, oils, glass and brushes; provisions and household supplies ; forage, flour and seed; photographic supplies and special equipment n graving, printing and lithographic supplies; fuel and ice; incandesen electric lamps; incandescent gas lamp supplies; motor trucks; typewrit. ng and computing machines; electric service; telephone service. There are the general classifications under which nearly every conceivable thing- on earth is sublisted. One could be born into the world by virtue of the facilities cf this general schedule and go out of it by its aid at any old time, and ,r. the course of the life between never know a need that the general schedule could not meet. Here Are Two Men Who Get Paid for Eating I T sounds like the ideal job when one hears of getting paid for eating, but there are two men in Cncle Sum's employ who draw their salaries mainly bei - ;f this, and they will vouch for the fact that such a position is by no

agriculture. These two men have a corps of assistants. who, like themselves. required to do plain und fancy eating. Occasional! v a subject is brought in, under the auspices of Cncle Sam. and he is placed in a contrivance which : ke a cell in a police station, and is fed and his temperature is taken. Reports are made as to the effect that the food had on him. Hi ' tat ago a cheese laveutigajUon began Rverj kind of cheese, rich. i.eese. crum My cheese, cheese that was odorless and chte.se that smell td like a Tammany investigation, was brought into the oilice. Dr. Milner l h ked out a nice, ripe cheese and cut off a generous slab. ..-body try some," he urged, biting into his slice, and everybody did. iYr a week the office ate cheese omelette. c hees OOUfBe, cheese pudding, plain h baked cheese, fried cheese and several other kinds of cheese. The point was to determine whether cheese could be assimilated. The Bee decided that it could and, inasmuch as some of the hardy workers ate six OUaeefl day without suffering the slightest ailment, the office seemed to be right

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Pen Picture of Senator LaFollette on Rostrum DID i ever see Robert M LaFollette speak'' It is more of I sight than a M-und. He doubles himseh into knots, grinds his teeth and puts on ewr;. -prop ' f intensity known to the forensic pJa actor. He looks as if he means

i Uie constants expects to hear hint tay something that will rip the tars from their appoint.- I .daces an. tumble the indigo firmament upon nghtenel worlds. Hut hi BOI I says it. That's where the joke comes nd (hat s what gives point to an ihsi-vation made recently by V -inkl r Manning. One eei'ng reeenl Senator LaFoilette was makr e 5 h on end. his eyes flittered.

his voice sounded like that of the ghost in Hamlet, his snaky u. -, rt aiggied and ad through the air at the terrified Democrats. The blood mantled his face, bis teeth ground. At any moment he might say: ' Fe-fori fum, I smell th b OOd of a Roosevelt Mun." But he didn't He said nothing of imiortance whatsoever, nothing that might not hae been uttered in tones as douce as That cf a mating dove. Mr. Manning watched him for a while, then, turning In d sappoiutment. he remarked with a sigh: ' I hve always in the hope that he will utter some sentence so vital tha rl wii justify the expression on his lace."

Army and Navy Deserters

to keep tab on these individuals. In the war department the bureau is pre sided over by a gra beard" who has been in the service since eigat years after the Ciil war. He is so familiar with the tiles of the office under the adjutant general that each yellowback envelope is almost like an obi friend. hike father, like son" is an adage, anu it was never more irue tnan (,f conditions in this office Like the old man who presides over was the cuuclusion reached by Byron the treasury, commenting on the wide the schedule of the general supply com means as simple a little thing as a person might suppose. Of course they do more than this. They investigate into foodstuffs, prepare reports and do other things that a layman can hardly explain. But they get paid for eating as well. The two men are Dr. C. F. Langworthy, chief, aad Dr. Robert Milner, assistant, in the bureau of the bureau of food hygiene of the department of

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Its Presence Necessary. Though It Must Not Be Allowed to Get Too Thick.

MAKES SPEED CHANGE EASIER Will Also Pay Driver to See That No Parts of Metal Remain in the Box One of the Chief Causes of Faulty Meshing. "There should always be sufficient oil in the gear box to allow the bottom of the gear wheels to run in it," says a prominent automobile engineer. "Medium or thick lubricating oil should be used in preference to a mixture of grease. If the gear box gets hot, this is very often because the oil is too think, as in this case an undue amount of resistance is caused by the movement of the wheels in the thick grease; if proof is needed, put in some more grease and see how much hotter it gets. It is generally easier, too, to change speed In oil than grease. If it gets unduly not with thin grease, the shafts or the level (in a chain-driven car) are probably out of alignment, probable cause a faulty ball bearing. Try to lift the shafts with the hand, a loose shaft can easily be discovered in this way. In a new car the oil should be taken out and strained after about 500 miles or less, and the gear box carefully washed out with paraffin to get out all the shreds of metal that alwavs will h fnnnH horn Tho nil WW - - - w m m m v . . AUVS V t after being carefully strainec through a few thicknesses of fine muslin, can be replaced if desired. "Should a tooth or part of one be broken, it should on no account be allowed to remain in the gear box, or it will most certainly get between the wheels sooner or later. The oil must be taken out and the gear box washed out as already described. "See that your gears mesh properly, the edges of the toothed wheels should be exactly opposite each other, the whole of each wheel engaging with its fellow on tho opposite 'shaft. In a gate change speed, If they do not sufficiently enter, a little more may be filed out of the gate quadrant to allow the lever to go further forward or back, as the case may be. "In this change speed, if the gears do not mesh, examine for end play on the shafts. About the only other thing that can cause faulty meshing is play n the joints of the connecting rods between the change-speed levea and the fork, or other mechanism working the toothbed wheels backward. This is generally caused by wear on a pin and play in the joint. The part through which the pin goes should be bored out to take the next size larger pin, and one of this size inserted. Undue wear on the end bearings of the shafts is, In cheap cars, caused (if the lubrication is satisfac- ; tory) by the gear box not being in proper alignment. In other words (if : the front bearing is wearing oval, or, if it is a ball bearing, is getting unduly worn), an imaginary line drawn through the center of the crank shaft, if continued toward the rear of the car. would not pass through the center of the primary shaft in the gear box. In this case the gear box must be packed up, or moved to one side as the case may be, or the engine may have to be picked up, if it is too low." TEMPERS RAYS OF HEADLIGHT Motor Lamp Shade Devised to Meet Road Laws in Force in Some of the States. In some cities New York, for example-automobiles are not allowed to liae very brilliant headlights at night. The blinding rays tend to confuse pedestrians ana horses rather than to aid anyone but the chauffeur. A California man has invented an attachment that enables the motorist to keep his headlights burnjng, yet ternr Bag Folds Up or Down. p r their rays to the poor foot traveler. A bellow s-like bag that resembles a Chinese lantern encloses the lamp. On country roads, or anywhere where much light is needed and laws are not so strict. th' bag can be lowered. On entering the city it is only the work of an instant to pull the bag up and UM lamp is completely enveloped At the same time, enough light comes through the more or less transparent material to answer all purposes. Take the Weight Off the Tires. Jack up one side of the front axle and place a block in the center so and whn the jack is removed the two wheels will clear the floor.

INVENTION WOULD SEEM TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT.

Increased Efficiency in Road Work It the Claim Made for Them by the Manufacturers. Standard motor cars of today are made to about the same specifications, makers differing more in the matter of materials, workmanship, dimensions, and sales methods than in the ideas of details. As a result the motor car is a more or less cut and dried proposition for the ordinary engineer. Once in a while a genius with more courage than the rest breaks away from convention and produces a new idea. The drawing shows a departure from the type of springs ordinarily fitted to motor cars which has many things in its favor. This has been brought out on a foreign car of prominent make and shows great efficiency in road work. The springs shown are for the rear axle. Two springs are fitted on a side, bolted in front to a heavy easting on the car frame, the two quarter elliptic springs projecting backward and ending on a yoke casting on the rear axle, just behind the brake drum shown. Thus the springs are strong enough to take all radius rod and thrust strains and yet are free to act at tho slightest bump. The construction is cheap, free from side sway, and comfortable. CAUSES OF CARBON DEPOSIT Explanation of Troubles Which at Some Time or Other Have Puzzled Most Auto Drivers. If there were enough air in the cylinder at the time of explosion to consume all the carbon in the cylinder there would be no carbon deposit. There are two agents which contain carbon, and which are present in the cylinder at the time of explosion. These are: (1) a mixture of gasoline and air, and (2) a quantity of lubricating oil. Both these are sources of carbon trouble and both are necessary; theefore, it is the object of the operator of the car so to make his adjustments and other arrangements that the carbon troubles will be kept to a minimum. First, let us consider ihe question of carbon deposit from the fuel that is, the gasoline and air. Theoretically, it would take about eight parts of air to one of gasoline to make a mixture that would burn without leaving any residue. Practically, we are using on the average, with a well adjusted carburetor, about thirteen parts of air to one of gasoline. We are still getting carbon deposit from the gasoline that is, carbon which is uncombined and at the same time our exhaust gas analysis shows that we are exhausting a percentage of unused air. MEET CALL FOR CHAUFFEURS Thousands of Men In Eastern States Are Licensed to Drive Automobiles. The extreme to which automobiles have brought a new calling appears in the fact that there are approximately ;;.u00 chauffeurs in New York state. During the last eight months more than 130,000 automobiles have been registered in that state, a gain of 30,000 over the corresponding period in 1912. Receipts from registrations and from chauffeurs' licenses now reach a total of $1.235,000, an amount equal to the aggregate receipts of 1910 anil 1911. Turning to Pennsylvania, it ap pears that the number of licenses there has risen to 79,000, as against L'V-00 issued in 1908. It is claimed that this makes that state rank fourth in the number of its automobile Ueenias, Naw York being first, California second, v ith over 80,000, and Ohio third, with GÖ.000. Held Guilty of Negligence. In an automobile case in IfaUM the supp'ine judicial court held in Savoy s. McLeod that the driver of an automobile on a highway constantly travel d by pedestrians and teams and oecupled by children ol all agrs must have sucli control over his car as to enable him to avoid a collision with any of the persons whose presence he can fore.se, th duty of due care being measured by the hazard to be avoided. In the caae at bar, where the defendant drove his car into the plaintiff's h am. proceeding on the theory that the taaai would turn out on hie signal, the defendant was guilty of negligence. Carbureters Are Sensitive. Most carbureters an- more sensitive to temperature variations than the average operator is aware of. When a relatively warm day :.- followed by a cool nipiit and colder morning the erratic behavior of a large percentage of the motors seen on the streets of a city is easily explained, particularly when the difficulty Is emphasized by repeated back firing. That the mixtun must be readjusted for cold weather in addition to providing hot air or hot water circulation for the jacket of the Bltatng chamber is a point whica seems lost on many drivera.

Highly Desirable Point but One That Needs Exercise of the Utmost Vigilance.

Kvery housekeeper knows the difficulty of keeping dresser coverings spic and span and appropriately dainty for a cretonne hung bedroom. An unconscionable amount of dust seems to collect on every dresser overnight and to the dust are added siftlngs of talcum powder. It is well nigh impossible to remove all the dresser belongings each day and shake out the covers, but going over the dresser top with a small whisk broom will help matters amazingl. The brushes, frames, bottles, etc., should be careful ly dusted every morning, for nothing is so distressing aa dust on a dainty dresser. The idea of having a slab of beveled glass over the embroidery or lace cover does not appeal to some women It has a coldly neat but obviously la bor-saving suggestion that implies economy exercised in housemaid service. So most dressers are graced with spreads of cretonne, lace, embroidery or Swiss, entirely unprotected by glass. Cretonne covers are service able, but they are not as dainty as covers of embroidery, dotted swiss or lace trimmed organdie over a lining of colored sateen. This lining should be exactly the size of the sheer cover and not the size of the dresser top. If small metal snap buttons are at tached to sateen lining and cover at the four corners the two pieces of fabric will not slip apart or "ride over" the edge of the dresser at the front as covers sometimes do. If cretonne to match curtains or cushions is used to cover the dresser a strip of white net, first shrunken and pressed out agajn. should be laid over the cretonne and attached to it around the edges under a fancy edge banding or ball trimming. The veiling of net softens and blends the cretonne colors into a beautiful harmony of delicate tints. Ail Around CHOUSE Pies should always be glazed with white of egg if you wish them to b a shiny brown. All liver must be fresh to make desirable food. Mildew may be removed by soaking the garment In buttermilk. Common baking coda on a damp cloth is useful to clean bathtubs. An extra nail for a stray towel or garment is a handy thing in a bathroom. When nailing hard wood soap the nail first, and it is less likely to split the wood. Every room in a house, even in winter, should bo thoroughly aired at least once a day. A china dish with three compartments is Jtandy for passing cheese. Plenty of towel rails around the bath tub are advisable if the room is used by more than one person. If brass or copper have become rusty, the rust may be rubbed off with a weak solution of oxalic acid. If hot fat is spilled on the floor, throw cold water on it at once, and it will not soak into the boards so deeply. Potato Pyramids. An unuusual way of combining sweet and white potatoes is given below : Boil large sweet potatoes, cut halfinch slices from the largest part to serve as the foundation for the pyramids. In the center of each slice put a spoonful of well seasoned mashed potato, made stiff enough to keep its position. Top each mound with a tiny cube of sweet potato. Apricot Tapioca Pudding. Drain a sirup from a pint can of apricots and add to it enough water to r?Ake one pint of the liquid; heat to boiling point, stir in two tablespoons of quick cooking taoioca and one-half teaspoon of salt and cook over boiling water until tapioca is dear, stirring frequently. Hutter a baking difth, put in the iprioota, cover with the tapioca, and bake about 20 minutes.. Serve hot with cream and sugar. T'ne Dishpan. Have you a porcelain sink? If so, good. Hut even if only you have an Iron one, painted white, you can use th"' new rubber mat, which fits over the drain and makes the dishpan superfluous Hest of all, it costs only ten cents. With one of thee In,,' , ore needs do is to scrape the dishes. pMt them in the sink with the soap or wishing powder and turn on the hot water. Besides saving the cost of a dishpan one saves much wear and tfar upon the porcelain sink in morir.g the pans about. Lyonnaiae Potatoes. Melt one tablespoon of butt-r In a spider, add one tablespoon each of minced onion, vinegar and water; fry until the oniou is tender; now add one pint of diced cold boiled potatoes and slr until somewhat browned; add one level teaspoon of parsley and s rve. Pimple Oyster Stew. One quart milk. As soon as it begins to boil drop in one pint of oysters. Add salt and pepper. Hoil live minutes or vnlil edges curl. Pour into bo.vi and add butter

HOOSIER NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

( onnersvllle Fayette county Republicans will bold their primary May IX Lyons A local option ejection will be held in this. Washington township Huntington I'nited States army engineers have opened an office la this city. Jasper -Mr and Mrs Samuel Morgan of ireiand have celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Plymouth Alois (irolist. fifty yeara old. hanged himself while despondent. The widow and six children survive. Jonesboro .lames Xt. Kort. who celebrated his ninety ninth birthday has 104 living descendants Decatur Fire starting in the Johnson soup house destroyed three frame buildings on Madison street. Evansville The local lodge of Kiks will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary when the annual Btat reunion is held here May 26-28. Rushville Bishop Moore of Indianapolis delivered the address at th dedication of the Arlington .Mfhodist church. Hloomington- Police officers hav decided to establish a rock pile beck of the City Hall for habitual drunks and vagrants. Bloomington A jury has awarded $1.800 damages to Waiter Hendricks in an action for $10.000 damages against the Consolidated Stone company for injuries sustained. Bloomington The Bloomington Masonic lodge has decided to ere f a temple to cost about $:i0.000 near the public square. A committee is now looking for a site. Muncie John l.ichier, t w enty-eigh; years old. was killed when his clothing became caught in a revolving shaft at the plant of the Muncie Electric Light company. Lafayette Mrs. Belle Pinkerton, a woman tramp, begged Judge Praff not to send her to Delphi because that, was a dry" town, but the court seut her there nevertheless. Oakland City A petition is being circulated asking the dredging and straightening out of the Patoka river from three miles north of this city to its mouth, a distance of thirt; miles. Fort Wayne County School Superintendent I). O. McComb has an nounced that every public schorl teacher in the county will be expected to attend the meeting of Um Northern Indiana Teachers' association at Indianapolis in April. Danville. Democrats of Center township elected the following precinct committeemen: George . Merritt, Walter Stickler. R. O. Meek and C. E. Mitchell. Ielegates to thcongressional convention are John Maron and Horace C Miles. Dele gates to the state convention are William A. King and David Higgins. South Bend. Frank Selgfried of South Bend, an eccentric character, who died recently in th county infirmary penniless, is likely to be honored by a monument being placed at his grave, the gift of tfcf citizens of Soith Bend. Seigfried suf fered injuries in the Civil war, which are supposed to have weakened his mind. A committee of citizens is anx ious to honor the veteran and already a large sum has been subscrbd for a monument. Danville. The Fanciers' ataociaation of Hendricks county, having in charge the annual poultry and corn show, at a business session elected officers for the ensuing year and heafd reports from the different committees, all of an optimistic nature, regarding the future of the association. The treasurer's report showed a balance in the treasury after paying all billand premiums. The followiug officers were elected: President, Martin Mitchell; vie -president. Kdgar Foster; secretary-treasurer. D. R. Jones; superintendent, Osa IXmley. The as soclation voted to hold its ninth annual show the last full week in Jan uary, 1915. Henryville. The third annual farmers institute and corn show was held in the high school building here. The principal speakers were W. H. Senour of Brockville. Mrs. C. N. Lindley of Salem and Aaron Scott of .1 tYeiHonville. Prizes were awarded as follows: First premium, ten ears white corn, Raymond Murph ; second. Charles Norris; best single ear, Ray i lond Murph) ; second. Charles Nor Ms; first and second ten ears, yellow Harry Gray; sweepstakes, white ear Ka mond Murphy. Best angel food cake, Miss Cerelda Kirkpatrlck; best loaf of bread, Mlas Nellie Norris; best plate corn muffins. Miss Kdna Lawrence best pound butter, Mis Nellie Norris; best fruit pie. Miss Mr tie Prall; best fancy pie. Miss Mary Clegg; specimen crochet work. Miss Kdith Cauble; embroidery woik. Mian Kdna Lawrence, layer cake. Mias Llllie Münk; quilt Miss Geneva McClure; buttonhole ork Mt- M . . ret Dunlevj Plymouth Ahl Grolleh. fifty years old. committed ta&elde at his home here by hanging himself w ith a rope I K-spo-.d.-n. i- H health was the cauie. Laporte. Mrs. Ikjra Mel-aughhn. fifty-five years old, who has managed a grocery store for -veral years, was found in the street with a bullet wound in her back. Her con ditlon is serious. Mrs. McLaughlin said she was on her way home when shot. Police believe she was wouudtnl b some person whose identity she wfll uot reveal.