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THE BEAVER HERALD, BEAVER, OKLAHOMA BOAD BUILDING DADDTJ EVEN1NQP Separate Skirts for Late Autumn AUTO-RAILROAD CAR USED IN EGYPT FAIRYTALE 6y Mary Graham Bonner I A A Wtlrn Nwippr l1ftlonL J1 J' Tho sepnrnto skirt steadily gnlns Tnvor with Amerlcnn women beenuso It Is In lino for advancement. It fits In with a new order of things In np parol, and that Is, tho demand for Miiart, drossy clothes that remain In formal even though they arc made of rich or dainty fabrics. Hut American women show very decided preferences In tho styles they choose; their tasfo runs toward plain skirts of heavy silk fiber materlnls and skirts of georg ette or organdie with wldo hems and tucks. Tho trend Is nwny froth fuss! ness, but little clever originalities. In details of finishing and making, nro nil tho more appreciated because of this. Paris has presented for fall, somewhat elaborate models of striped and plaid velvet and other materials nnd possibly, with tho coming of cold weather, wo may take up with these. Here Is n bklrt for present wear of heavy white crcpo meteor. It has the fashionable length nnd wldo hem, tho latter serving to weight tin supple crepo so that It' hangs beautifully. Fashionable Tho swenter, thnt summer nnd win ter compnnlon of tho outdoor girl, Is no falr-wenthcr friend. Hut, never theless. It has taken Its cue from the suit coat this summer, nnd Is made In several very attractive styles that open down tho front nnd demnnd n vest or blouse to bo worn with them. Theso vests nre not, nlwnys of the sub Btnntinl kind, but nro varied, accord ing to the demands of occasion nnd wenther. Sometimes they are of crisp orgnndie nnd lace nnd sometimes of pjnln weaves In fiber silk. It Is tho vest that adapts tho swenter coot to the day nnd the occasion. Tho last word In these attractive late-summer sweaters Is spoken and tho picture above conveys it to you. Ofthe two models shown, tho one nt the right is the most novel. It Is made of fiber silk, knitted by machinery) In a wonderfully pretty fancy stitch, wllh n facing that forms u collar In n simpler stitch. The belt is knitted to match the facing, nnd one end of It slips through n slide In the other end;' both nre pointed nnd fasten with n loop over a pearl button. The cuffs nnd n border nbout the bottom of the sweater nro knitted In still another stitch, nnd a narrow band of blnck in tioduced In them gives a sharp and brllllnnt color contrast This sweat er Is made In several bright cojors rose the fnvorite, with yellow nnd tur quoise following. It is shown with a lac test so that a blouso can be dis ifyBlpyEWBii VEBIBHHHHViVIHHiHWSIIIIIHHHbivmoRV Its very wide, folded girdle Is loou nbout tho waist but Its casual folds aro tacked to place. It fastens at the sldo with snnp fnsteners under n nar row fold, but two large, !inndotna buttons make n fine pretense of use fulness placed over tho Invisible fnsteners. Llttlo boskets nro embroidered In brown wool on tlto skirt, nnd yellow figures, thnt may be translated, ac cording to your Imagination, Into fruit or flowers, overflow them. These llt tlo baskets have handles of the brown wool which servo to camouflage tho silt pockets that slip Into tho skirt nt ench side under them. Except for them there would bo nothing unusual nbout this Rklrt but with them It has tho ono thing needful to put l( in the class of distinctive models. Tho blouse worn with this skirt Is a tnllored model of white crepo de chine, but these handsome skirts nre very ndnptnblo nnd nro worn with much fnncler blouses thnn tho ono pic tured when occnslon demnnds them. Sweater Coats pensed with on wnrm days. When the wenther Is cooler a blouse replaces the vest. Tho same model Is shown In tho sweater at the left, but It Is knitted In a ribbed pattern and of wool yarn. Tho belt Is supported at the sides by nnrrow straps which It slips through, nnd Is adjusted lower than in the swenter ut the right. Tho models are 'shapely nnd fine, and there Is a neat ness nbout them that Is devoutly to bo wished In sweaters. )Uit4S Jfi finC&i Make Your Filet Sweater. Tho filet sweater, grows nmnzlngl) fast In tho hands of tho needle woman who a few yeurs ngo learned to crochet filet Inco for her linens. The pattern! nro not lntrlcnto nnd tho designs nr "filled In" with a simple crochet stitch. Done In wool, theso sweaters are ti quick and easy task, especially if the aro mado without sleeves. Jet Pendants. Tho revived Interest In Jet that came about several months ago has by no means diminished. Heavy Jet pendants are worn about the neck. They really are plaques made up of rut Jet sequins. They are worn about the neck sus pended from black enamel and gold chains. MEET DEMANDS OF TRAFFIC Construction of Freak Highway Should De Stopped Permanency Should Bo Sought. J. J. Hill, In n speech In Mlnno npolls, Jnnunry 23, 1010, snld : "If tho problem of tho rnllroml tcnnlnnls tio neglected fot tho next flvu yenrs as It 1ms for the Inst ten, It will blight every form of activity by paralyzing the whole trade." W. O. Urown. president of tho Now York Central lines, snld November 0, 1012: "If curs nro kept In motion nt tho average speed of freight trains nt nt present time, they would mnko on tho avcrago four times the mlleago they do now. The trouble Is tho cars, ns n rule, nro held longer to load and unload than the tlmo Involved In tho actual movement of tho cars" that Is, tho terminal hnd tho railroad by tho throat and was choking three-quarters of Its efficiency out of It. Tho predic tion of Hill was absolutely correct. A period of acute congestion In rail road transportation hnd nlrcady set In Motor Truck Adapted to -Carrying Farm Produce. i and would havo gono to tho bitter end of paralyzing every form of activity had not tho motor truck, which had no terminnls, gono to tho rescue. Now nt this time, May 1, 1010, another thing hns got the motor truck by tho throat nnd is choking three-quarters of Its cfllclcncy out of It. This tlmo It Is tho dlmo museum freak construction of our so-called good roads, not by tying up the motor truck ns tho locomotive was tied up In tho terminal, but by knock ing it nnd Its trailers to pieces, thus cutting short tho llfo of the rolling stock', as well ns mnklng it raovo slower nnd with not over one-quarter of n lond over tho Imperfect sur fnces, increasing tho cost of motor truck transportation way beyond whnt It ought to bo for what tho motor truck docs, as well as limiting tho amount it can do way down below tho normal, writes Frederic J. Nash, In New York World. Had theso roads been properly constructed they would havo gone to tho stock exchanges and been bought nnd sold there, llko every other kind of transportation securi ties. As It Is, they havo gone to pieces nnd left tho bondholders, tho states, counties and townships, their bonds on their hands and only n scrap heap of bad roads to show for them. These freak roads, had they been offered on the stock exchnnges with only them selves ns security would not have sold for ono cent on tho dollar. They are built on the credit of tho states, coun ties nnd townships through which they passed. This nt.tho rate of two hundred millions of dollars per yenr. A speed of 1C0. miles an hour on the bench at Daytona, Fin., was mado last Lincoln's birthday, a rate of speed which tho locomotive has never been able to reach. Anything beyond a three-ton truck load is mora than a freak highway can snfely enrry, while tho ordinary normal lond of the freight car on Its railroad Is GO tons. If these few things could bo combined In the highway absence of terminnls, n rnto of speed beyond that of tho railroad, a freight-carrying tonnngo equal to that of the railroad, a cost of tho up keep less than that of the railroad, this would multiply our present menns of transportation seven or eight time nnd give this country n prosperity dur ing tho next dozen years such as wo havo never even dreamed of. Wo want to chnngo our form of highway construction over night and put our highway securities on tho stock ex changes and not our highways on the dump heap, nighwoy stocks nnd bonds based on the valuo of this properly-constructed highway will pay a higher rato of Interest than the rail- vays evr have, for It will do much jore work. Good Roads In Arizona. Assisted by national and forest servlco appropriations, the state of Arizona and Its 14 counties have start ed upon a road improvement program expected to consumo at least $10, 000,000. Bond lu Is Answer Few communities, except those hav ing large cities In them with a result ing high valuation, can afford a mod ern system of highways and par aa they go. The only other alternaUrf Is to Issue bonds. j -jm-mm eiwraf i Bif,rTilfflsfiwr'"'"- --,- ''i -- t L?T',Klli &r-..jmm . 1- - - 7 ' . il The lllustrotioa tfcows n gasoline engine-driven rntlrond enr used on tho light railway from the main Egyptlnn railway to tho Khargo oasis In tho desert. It was originally built to carry troops to stop tho Inroads tho Kenusl lundo Curing tho early stages of tho world's war. HOISTING DRUM . ON AUTO WHEEL Addition of Small Device Makes It Possible to Use Car for Hoisting Purposes. PUT ON DIRECTLY OVER HUB Solid Piece of Oak May De Quickly Attached or Taken Off Heavy Loads Can Be Handled Illus tration Self-Explanatory. In cases of emergency, the rear, or driving wheel of nn nutomoblle mnybe used ns a drum around which tho lino from a hoisting tackle Is wound. Tho power from tho wheel, when turning free from tho ground, Is sufficient to exert great forco In winding up tho tackle rope. For that purpose, tho drum described was designed to bo at tached directly over the hub, nnd to tho spokes of tho wheel. It may bo quickly put on or taken off, and Is The Addition of a Small Drum to a Rear.Wheel Hub Makes Possible the Use of a Car for Hoisting. small enough to prevent tho wheel, when turning under .normal speed, from being unduly strained by heavy loads. Dimensions of Drum. A solid piece of onk, nbout eight Inches In diameter should bo turned out In the shape of a cylinder live Inches long. For large cars this may bo Increased In size. Surmount tho drum with u disk, somewhat larger, to act as a rim, nnd boro a hole In tho opposite end of tho drum Just lnrgo enough to fit snugly over the hub of tho wheel. Then make three arms of strap Iron, largo cnougli to reach a good way up the spokes of the wheel. Bolt theso at equal distances around tho circumference of the drum, setting them In flush. How Holitlng It Done. To operate, back the car up until It Is near the tackle, and Jack op tho wheel upon which the drum hns been placed. Tho other wheel roust be blocked so that It will not turn. Give tho hauling rope a tpv? turns about tho drum, then apply tho power to the wheel and at tho same tlmo-pull easily upon tho rope, keeping Jt taut on the drum. In this way heavy loads can bo raised that would otherwise bo beyond tho nblllty of one man to handle. L. U Itobblns, Hnrwlch, Mass., In Popular Mechanics Magazine. USE SPONGE ON WET TIRES Wiping Them Off and Then Carefully Drying Them Will Prevent Annoy ing Rim Rust. After driving In wet weather If the car owner Is careful to spongo off the tires when ho returns to tho garago and then wipes them dry, especially along tho beads, ho will do much to prevent tho formation of rust. This advice Is particularly applicable dur ing the spring months of frequent and copious rains. Always Carry a Rope. Ono of the most useful things to carry In tho car on tours Is 25 feet of half-Inch mantla rope, which has almost endless uses. Necessary Adjustment Why Is an adjustment necessary? Do not moks It unless It is. mm toLllmSm Wmmwm ElwuK II lIBf t - - " "WMHlrfTr r- 1 AMERICA'S LOW PERCENTAGE Only 12 Per Cent of Present Mileage Is Improved Little Built for Heavy Traffic. The American public, though fast becoming awakened to ndvnntngos to bo enjoyed by Improved ronds, inny not renllzo tho Immense effort which must bo exerted to catch up with Eu ropean nntlons highway systems, When Germany entered tho war In 1011, Prussia nlono had 70,000 miles of Jiard-surfaced highways. In pro portion to tho slzo of tho two coun tries, tho United States would need to havo 1,011,014 miles. Tho .present road mlleago In the stntes Is 2,500,000, of which 12 per cent Is Improved nnd only one-qunrtcr of 1 per cent con structed for heavy traffic. GETTING RID OF ROAD TAR Must Be Attended To Promptly or Unsightly Streaks and Spots Will Be tho Result. Unless wnshed off promptly with soap nnd wntcr, road tnr will quickly harden on a car, leaving unsightly strenks and spots. There aro several good ways of removing It, however. Ono consists In tho application "of but ter or olcomnrgarlno which will soften tho tnr without Injuring tho varnish. Another good solvent Is cocoa butter, which Is used In tho thentrlcal profes sion for removing grcaso paint. This can bo purchased at drug stores, and Is a hnrmlcss solvent of all kinds of oil and grease, as well ns tar. CURE FOR SLIPPING CLUTCH When Fuller's Earth Is Not Avallabl Borax May Be Used With Sat- Itfactory Results. When slipping develops In the clutch of the cono typo It Is usunlly caused by oil on tho leather facing. Tho usual method of curing this trou ble Is to sprinkle fuller's earth on th leather, but If this powder hnppens not to bo available borax may be used with satisfactory results, and In thi absence of cither tho carbide dust oi llmo reslduo from an ncctylcno gen erator will provo a good enough sub stitute. UTOlsfOBILE !. rir. r rucif ojLAfj AND22 OOSSJP Every tire hns embossed on tho sldo n serial number. It Is Important that the car owner should havo a record of 'this number In each case and such rec ord should be mado when tho tire rs bought A lap robe, a gunny sack, or even some old newspapers will frequently bo enough to get a car out of deep sand or a mudhole If placed In front of tho rear wheels to provide traction. In Inspecting tho springs attention should be given to tho spring hangers nnd other subsidiary parts. Lost mo tion, usually sldo piny, often develops In tho spring hangers nnd shackles. Motorists frequently overload their storago batteries by tho use of elec trical accessories not Included In tho car's regular' equipment and then won der what's wrong. Many drivers do not know how to tako tho bumps easily. A good way is to throw out tho clutch and apply the footbruke gradually. Watch the wires where they fasten to tho lamps, as tho motion of tho car makes them sway and may cause a break or short circuit. Lack of attention to the way the rear wheels are running Is a source of subsequent financial loss to automo--blllsts, Tho total number of cars registered In all of tho states during 1010 will probably be close to 0000,000. It Is Impossible to keep the hands clean when making repairs on the machine. : BLACK.FACED BROCKET. Nick nnd Nnncy paid a visit to the zoo when daddy was looking after some great big business down town, lie hnd left them at the zoo and told tho keeper to keep his eye on them as well ns on tho animals. So tho keeper had promised and tho children hnd promised they would meet daddy later on In Just such a place. They had a flno time, looking nt tho nnlmnls, seeing them fed, bearing how Interesting they were, whnt fine things they often did for each other, what pets they became. In fact, the more they heard, tho more they decided they cared for nnl mnls nnd yet they thought they couldn't care any more thnn they had. Tho lllnck-Faced llrocket nnd tho Molucca Doer had a fine talk nnd tho keeper translated their talk for Nick nnd Nnncy. So 1 am going to tell It to you Just as tho nnlmnls told their own story ns tho keeper understood It, nnd keepers understand: "I've Just come," said the Illnck Fnced llrocket. "They say thnt they're glnd to havo me here." "I'm glad to seo you nnd hopo we'll becomo friends," said tho Molucca Deer. "Aro wo going to bo near together, In nearby ynrds7" asked tho lllnck Faced llrocket. "I Imnglno so," snld tho Molucca Deer, "l'ou havo been put there nnd unless It doesn't seem to suit you they will keep you there." "Well, I'll be glnd to stay quiet for a time. I'm so tired of traveling. Gracious, I've hnd a long trip," said tho lllack-Faced llrocket. "You'll imvo something to tell tho visitors," snld tho Molucca Deer. "Visitors? I haven't nsked anyone to visit me," said tho lllnck-Fnced llrocket. "You don't have to," snld tho Mo lucca Deer. "Gracious, they don't como of their own accord, do they?" "Well, tho zoo pcopto like to have them come, and It docs mnke llfo quite Interesting to see so many queer look ing creatures coming to look nt us be cause they think we're odd. But won't you plenso tea" mo your name?" "1'vo como from Mexico nnd my namo Is the Black-Fnccd llrocket I'm a deer, of courso you knpw that My name would hnrdly tell you much of anything that Is, It might, nnd It mightn't To be suro It tells you some thing, hut not all." "I'd know you were n deer nil right," snld tho Moluccn Deer. "A nnmo never tells everything, docs It?" nsked tho Black-Faced Brocket. "No," snld tho Molucca Deer, "you can hardly expect It to, for If It did there would bo no uso In hnvlng his tories nnd llfo stories and such things written." "I'm smaller thnn n Slnnloa White Tailed Deer, nnd you know they're not so big." "They're not, thnt's right," said tho Molucca Deer. , "And ns for horns well, my poor little antlers are hnrdly worth speak ing nbout, they're so small. "But I'm rather a stranger to the zoos and the people around don't know me so well, nnd mnybo they won't enro If I am not tho Inrgest nnd most won derful deer In the world." "They most certnlnly won't enrc." snld the Moluccn Deer, "for they've been very nnxlous for you to come, nnd now that you're here, they're delight ed to see ynu." "Ah, thnt does my blnck-fnred brocket heart good to henr." snld the deer, "nnd I hopo they will keep on liking mo even If my antlers don't grow nny more, which they won't, be cause they can't "I flatter myself when I cnll them antlers for they nro really little more thnn spikes nnd not very big spikes nt that, but still I'm a now kind to them In tho zoo so they won't enro If I hnven't nntlers like mnny of the ones I see around me huve." Qlve Yourself. Yon cannot succeed without con centration. All your Intellect Is none too great for grappling with Ufa's' problems. Your undivided strength (s none too much for taking up the burdens you need to carry. TIip ono who gains most gives most. Give yourself without reservation, and the world will give back ns generously. -1 - . ichool Children Crusader. More than 3,000,000 Amerlcnn school children from six to sixteen yenrs of ngo have qunllfled ns Crusaders in the Modern Ilenlth Crusade. This Is a system of health educntlon being In troduced Into thousands of clcmemnryj2jj(rl sclioois, wncrein mo cnuurcn qunmy ao Crusaders by the dally practice of health chores. A Use for It "Tho sample of soil you submit" an nounced tho expert, "shows that your land Is not sultablo for raising crops of nny kind." 'Thanks awfully," responded the owner, 'in thnt case I'll subdivide It for country villas." Louisville Courier-Journal, Some Benefits. "In tho dry dnys to come, at least, men will be better preserved." "That's so, but none of them can t pickled." .