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SUGGESTIONS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS Seasoned Drivers Fail to Make' Allowance for Faults of Novice. As a result of several recent In vestigations Into accident causes in which it was shown that collisions often result from the Inability of sea soned drivers to make allowances for the shortcomings of beginners, the ac cident prevention department of the Chicago Motor club ha* outlined for motorists some suggest I cas as to safe guarding car users through better un derstanding between drivers. Special Recommendations. — The recommendations of especial Im portance are as follows; "Whenever a driver seems to be usurping the right of Way at an in tersection when be Is not entitled to do so It Is safer to assume that he la Inexperienced and not • willfully dis many motorists seek to 'teach others a lesson' at the wrong time, and the Inevitable result Is an accident "The proper time to teach the new driver the rules of the game Is be fore he has to apply them. The ex perienced driver who leads the be ginner into believing that the only way to learn to drive Is to enter heavy traffic and *slnk or swim' Is only en couraging the worst form of reckless ness. Willfully Reckless Driver. "The willfully reckless driver may change his mind at the last moment and avoid trouble simply because he drives well enough to know how to avoid It, but the Inexperienced driver bas no such advantage. "There Will be about 1,000,000 new drivers this year If ear sales con tinue at the present rate. Although skill in operation of the car Is an easier matter to acquire by reason ef the great Improvement In controls, traffic conditions are more complicated than at any time In Hie history of the automobile and knowledge of rules of driving and courtesy has never been more Important. In view of present conditions the experienced motorist cannot afford to mistake ordinary In experience for willful recklessness." Proper Tire Equipment for the Vacation Trip The motorist who starts on a va cation trip without proper tine equip ment Is likely to Bud that be has been penny wise and pound foolish. Nothing so quickly ruins the pleasure of a vacation trip as tire trouble. Re pairing tires out In a broiling sun Is anything but fun, and, besides this, it causes delay which many times up sets schedules and definite plans. If a motorist has to purchase tires ■t some mountain or canyon resort he usually finds that freight and ex tra profit have been tacked on. so that the price is extremely high. By carrying two or three spare tires, depending, of course, upon the length of the trip, the vacationist Is prepared in case of punctures or blowouts to quickly change and pro ceed on his way. The safest course of all is to put the new tires on the wheels and use the old tires as •pares. There is much less likelihood of puncture In a fresh new casing than there Is In a thin, worn tire. Tuba Vulcanizing It often happens that in vulcaniz ing a tube, particularly in the open air, the rubber is burned. This may be obviated by making a collar about four Inches high to fit around the vulcanlzer, using several thicknesses of ordinary wire mosquito netting, fastened together with a couple of rivets of wire run through. This should be placed over the vulcaniser Just before lighting the gasoline. BUSSES NOW ARE LARGEST USERS OF GAS * m nr _ K ■ % j. 1 Û m /y ■ -i'~V V: - mm mm. m0. Wie t schoolgirls Make Splendid Use of Busses on Trips into Country. itry 1 * causing a noticeable Jump The Increased nee of busses ln Jblß In »""»«*1 gasoline consumption. _ One bus In constant operation consumes from ten to twenty times as mneb gasoline a year as the average passenger car. In operation la the United. States last year need 2Tly The 70.000 b 000^000 gallons of gasoline, a supply sufficient for 700.000 pleasure car* covered a total «stance of 1 , 900 , 000,000 miles and the gasoline i imsiisipTInn for each vehicle baa been estimated at from 4,000 to 10.000 gal Tha . The rapid expansion ef boa lines Is expected to show a greater Increase darin* this year Constant Driving Will Keep Car in Good Trim "1 don't believe I can drive that far In a day." says the typical motor ist, contemplating a 300-ml le Jump. "Pm not in trim." And yet this same motorist will expect his car to" take him any dis tance any time regardless of whether it la In trim. The ear that la going day and night always is ready for the long trip. Or the hard trip, because it has to be In good condition to stand* gb* daily grind. The oar that is" sever really ready is the one that stands In the garage ail week. It may bare a wa ter leak, or its carburetor may not be adjusted for the change in the weath er. Cars are like their drivers In a great many respects, and the toatter of. being In trim is one of them. Ex ercise is vitally essential to good serv ice from a car. This Ik deafly demonstrated when a car has been In storage for a long period. Everything Is stiff when the car starts. Things do not work at their best Tires are low, springs are rusty, even the stale gas in the tank makes the engine loggy. The car that is in trim never acts this way. It Is always ready, always capable of meeting the demands. Emergency Filler Very Handy Automobile Tool When one Is In the country and dis covers that the radiator has to be filled with water, but Is handicapped by not having a pall or similar re ceptacle, the rubber floor mat will be i 'A I V vl-.' CAS MAT V - Handy Emergency Filler. found quite serviceable. By folding it. as shown In the detail, and hold ing the edges together firmly water can easily be carried In It and poured through the radiator opening.—Joseph A. Moffltt, Phoenix, Arlz., in Popular Mechanics Magazine. Accidents Prevented by Proper Control of Horn The Inexperienced "Sunday driver" type of motorist thinks the only thing the horn Is for Is to play a never-end ing concert In the ears of pedestrians. Horn control Is a fine art and its proper use can prevent accidents. Excessive use of the horn indicates à novice driver, bur Its proper use shows the veteran. The novice relies upon his horn to keep others out of danger. The veteran relies upon bis control of the car. He slows down for people crossing the streets. He doesn't toot bis horn and force them to Jump. The novice has to rely upon hts noise maker because In nine cases out of ten he is outdriving his brakes. Watch the novice as he approaches a corner. He doesn't slow down, fig uring another car may be coming at the rate of 25 feet a second. No, no —nothing like that "squawking" 25 feet from the cor ner depending upon hla noise to get him through. The veteran driver slows down and uses the born less in all instances. A really good driver can do with out a horn In most instance* The novice seems to feel he could do bet ter with a steam calliope. He starts L-V DUST CLOTH ■in of — a»m«iiy for only tt «au u4 sas »uorclol* rrmuT— VU. t«», 41ft u* filO UkM INHTAJTTLT, mmt lava yw etono. Mrnuure, woodwork • yo «Tii, 1 y eUoo **« hot. ib.tr Mri mtm . esissrs KsaŒEmS Clot* ! f you mm IU4 to DobH mim baity n V, Best for Baby Do you wish to get rid of those attacks? Then go to your druggist and get a bottle of the Town« Epilepsy Treat ment. This remedy has been In use (or SI years. Many testimonial« from all over the U. S., some having had the attacks for 10 to 10 years. The PROOF Is what you went. State awe and we will mall Free a Sample and Treatise. T.wsa Rem. C. lac. Milwaukee, Wlx. FITS Affection'» Clear Eye Hearts may be attracted by as sumed qualities, but the affections are not to be fixed but by those that are real.— De Moy, Of Courte Celia—Did the Justice of the peace otter to.kiss the bride? Agnes—No; a woman Justice per formed the ceremony. She kissed the bridegroom. Progrès* Ambition of 1870—A gig and a gal. Ambition of 1020—A flivver and a flapper. Ambition of 1950—A plane and a Jane.— Boston Transcript. Thomas Gray and Sir Walter Scott declined the poet laureateshlp of Eng land. changed his mind. Wordsworth also refused, but m % S X r (Ç*. sjsssas < V \y* \ 61 A V V f iV T* w, to % \ { y SAFETY 7 There is no factor of safety, from double thick genuine plate glass to the solidarity of the roof, which escapes the painstaking investi gation of Fisher inspectors. Quality above all else, is the creed of Fisher craftsmanship. And Fisher has always regarded the safety and comfort of those who ride in Fisher Bodies the surest proof of Fisher quality. % <S M . O T O IV. 8 general t FISHER \ Whale Meat Sent to Feed African Native * In his annual report the chief sani tary inspector of Inverness, Scot land, after an Investigation at the re quest of a large number of taxpayers who had complained of disagreeable odors, says the curing of whale flesh for human consumption has been car ried on by residents of the Island' of Harris, for some time. It appears, says the Inspector, that the Industry was Inaugurated by the late Lord Leverhulme, of Lever Bros.; which Arm has fishing and othèr in terests In many parts of the world. The inspector's report explains thpt -the work Is done al the herring cur ing station at Leverburgh, where thq meat Is cut into small pieces, washed and pickled, afterward being himg on frames and dried by mechanical' power. • • . • - When thoroughly dry the whale meat Is packed under pressure dn kegs and exported to the Congo for feed ing natives working for the Lever company. : ' . - _ . For true blue, use Red Cross Ball Blue. Snowy-white clothes will be sure to result. Try It and you Will «!-' ways use it All good grocers have It —Advertisement. So That All May Hear A Lutheran pastor in Kindeu. Gar ni any, tired of preaching In a church whose acoustic qualities were so bad that not more than a third of his flock could hear his Inspired words, has had amplifiers Installed, result churchgoing has again become popular in the town and the attend ance is two or three .times greater than ever before.—Chicago News. As a Plane* May Replace Ship* The present type of ship will even tually be replaced by giant hydro planes that will skim along the sur face of tlie water at a tremendous speed, according to the prediction of a British scientist. A Perennial One "Pa, what's a valedictorian?" "A valedictorian, my aon. Is the one who speaks last." "Then ma la a valedictorian. Isn't «he, pa?'' The more noise a theory makes when It explodes the less dangerous it Is. Rabbit* and Frog* "Gam*" For the first time in history cotton tail rabbits and frogs are to receive protection In Washington, the com mission having fixed an open and closed season for each. .Rabbits are now considered as game In most states, and some eastern states annually purchase thousands of them for stocking purposes. Frogs are of great commercial value os a food product, for bait aud are useful as insect consumers. ,j Claeses in Churchyard* In London the vogtie of open-air classrooms has become so prominent that secluded corners In parks, aban ■ doned churchyards and nil manner qf available open spaces are helug used for the 187 open-air classes that the London county council plans to op-r ate during the 'summer. The coupeti provided about 925,000 for this work this season, _ ' * '. Moon Lopsided ■" Prof. E. W, Bcpwn, qf Yale univer sity has, after many calculations, come to the conclusion that the moon is lopsided with quite n pronounced bulge at the top. lie explains the Irregularity by saylng'tnat the heavier materials of its substances are what appear to the eye at tha bottom and that a bulging of the upper surface la required if the moon la to balance Itself In space. Rettoring Old Fort Restoration of old Fort McHenry at Baltimore, where Francis Scott Key wrote "The, Star Spangled Banner," has been started and work la progress ing. The old fort will be restored to Its condition and appearance during the War of J812, when Its bombard ment by the British ships Inspired the national anthem. Unfortunate Affability "What did you say to the Judge?" "1 said 'Good morning.' " "He couldn't take offense at that." "He did. It sounded so genial and familiar that he took It for granted I was an old offender." Tangible Retails "What did Blanks get out of col lege?" "Three sweater* and a movie contract." It Is an easy matter to take a cheer ful view of the trouble»- of other people. POR SHOW CASES Store fixtures, Built in Cab- — inets for the home and Mill work. Get our prices. Show cases, Kitchen Cab inets, French Doors and many other item* in etdck. BILLINGS CABINET CO. 4MIUMSI SEND MU AND tS CENTS Kor Six OIomv Picture. OWL PHOTO SEE VICK. FABOO. N. O. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM ■an.iir * - £sk it t BxnjlX HINI tCOJ IPM comfort to tbs fat. BtkN . IHDy Btiiortt uni( oft», Hole bug*.. N. T. Twenty-Five Y«*rs a Prescription Druggist Rh.umstlatn autfarara writ# VAN OSTBI'S* PEKSCEIPTION SHOP Box im, wic^ita, (tale or Tradv^-IIt.tO« radio merchaodlao. rtixchtnary. too la.' dl.a, c.ffona, '10. «M maU Itii Hat. Oparata but anywher.. 100 to 100% profit. Owner, Hit Rt.vaaa Bids,. Chicago. MINING—I NEED aoma capital to hath a four coo™ (old pi* Kru.aa. FV.n'ch OUlchi -WITH quart« rlalnWL- Tl ace r California. an Vo W. N. U., BILllIRQk, NOi 81-1926. Rettoring Old Writing When writing on old manuscript« has become faded add Illegible It can frequently be restored by the follow ing method : The : effect , .qn ■ parch ment. Is usually, of a lasting nature but fresh applications 'aré' neceséary on ordinary writing paper.' Lay tha , paper as flat ns possible and dampen It evenly with clean, cold water. Brush over the writing with a flat camel hair brush dipped In a solution of sul phide of nm wla. when the writing will Immediately appear plain and readable. Toy» Beat Big Balloon* In a balloon race between toy and real gaa bags, held at Paria the toy balloons greatly outdistanced th« larger craft. Professors of physical culture lack the nerve to recommend the wash board and the woodsaw.