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thf rronx. nmxwri i. r Gasoline Price War Makes Motorists Happy TOAST TO W0*U> S LAST WAS AMDICAN LEGION CCorr for Thl» D«p«rtm#nt Surpl1*<t by tb« Amtrlran I^eclon N»w» n^rvlca.) !*• •# Awnm WA 0<s to So •infs t *• to Sw Pt mAb Whew LEGION MAN OF MANY TASKS ■.'/tVS.&'-A \ Motorists of middle western states forpot somte of their motor pet peeves when they received the news that the Standard Oil company of Indiana had slashed the price of gasoline following the people’s war on the high price of this product- Like these pretty girls, they all ordered the attendants to “till It up.” ■ U. So Experimeimts - Cunt Cost of Gas Adjustment of Carburetors on tIon » “> this mi*, a determination of /» . _ . _ , the carbon dioxide content of the ex- Government Trucks Reduces haDBt whU# (bc Vf>blr | e u operated on the road glvea a powlthe i Indira11uo of the carburetor adjust- WaaMnctou — pabafasttat auetagw of • n ‘ rRf ■ a-* - -* I The results of th# hurras of tolBMI Consumption of Fuel Mngirut—hubstsottat ao*t moeiloo by the p*rludlrsl adJuottosM tlon said, but for nearly a year Miss Keef’s attentions had been unendur able and hantssing to Mr. Gregg. She hid behind “telephone poles, garages and trees,” It was charged, and came upon him unawares. She said. “Hello, grandpa” to him a few days ago while he was talking on a corner to a young woman friend and then turned and said. “Hello, grand ma.” to the young woman, according to the petition, lie called pollco and Miss Keef was ordered to leore him alone bat. according to Gregg, she re Howard S. Fisk, Historian of District j of Columbia, Has Had Many t Interesting Experiences. Howard s. Fisk, now' historian of the American Legion in the District of Columbia, was considered during the ♦war as one of the most resourceful of executives on account of ids expert knowledge concerning automobile transportation. Fisk was born in New York City ; and, on removal to Washington. *be- ! came a newsboy. From this lowly station he arose through various de partments of a city daily until he became automobile editor of tbe news paper. >s a result of his work in this connection lie became familiar with all phases of automobile tnin«p<> tation. and has edited several books on this •object He ara* Identlfted with the District of (*4»tumhla Natal Militia during th« Spanish-A merhsin war, and was ppy clerk on board the L*. 8 S Kerb, the [ f rmrbumaru bused *o tbe results af out) sAa uf exhaust gases fr**ui Sate tXm*l Mto •£.. *»■• ar* said 1* be fieaaibi* to || Mi ■ Brf tBi Lb£n4Bp mt ttoMi mm4 «tol tf tb* lAvgwritoeto M f |jk* laterVw (W #411 i+twmMB Bib* lOM to HMr%tog| ml fttoAL eatnff etfaeVwvnta ax*4e by 1b* IfMl 148 o MbudU KlMI 1# BtoB-fettouS t lb# ea* to Mm** an tb* tor*4 af Mata* 1 wmtt rnrnmm b V If^g toa w**4 by tb* g* a eraoMsal f*M TW |H •#••• tiMW* to# vImbI toto 4ft### f * # 1 lb HoNblwglaM A * (be-f48*U *4 BBftf Bv to fvf 1 to M Mretee *4J*at4**nk* ■twto kg gwa tlkfttol MM ■MHIBatotoB mm&MmmAm to BBBBl lyosa in tb* baeaw* # to*%.jpMP# l BBBtf' l BBBBk - Hie * w Ml 1 StoaM to* wneoe* •** rtto^r^f IS m9m BP^BBBn^P B#P ••to aaMbg *4 g>»' ( imm MBMMtftV 8 iMtotoMPB## m pme cmi* wa* *K4a '*4 U 1 ttoV^to#toi top # ••••f j^#!## to»» > W»Mf 4k I » «8 to#<MriRto«i to# to## Miai l iet*ii* tbto n gt * * * *4 MM* atonrubto •** | mmmr tm^ * 1 ♦tolBBd V * iBbto MtoHh# tol tHMtoBtob### »• gwaw* «4 * emmet rnw+mm • BBMBto BBtofl immm «to ► ftoto #### ** ■v v •> to ftototo Vto Vtoto * - toto# tofftoHBB. #8W8i*# , to 8B8 #M \ tol e-§ • 1 im toBB • m ##to4 toPtoff tolflto to* 4.4 1 B #P^|N8iBBBlNMI #MI BB totoHF'BHHi % - § BtoBBB mOmn+m * A# # « 1# iPtoMto # mm Bto# fftBBfe ##to# toBMNtof «M 4Bj to# Clutoito V totoMBl BRtoBBk BLtoa ?-■* to8to8#R#4## toi* '•-•4 - :• >gM MgMMidBi Pmm i t ##V •to totoMto • toto# rnrnmmm #4 #B# * • (•jeatoctMoi to Stop W4MMMI Muumg l *>» tWiMMu •***% |>ii» DANUBE CANAL n Hi It LIFEBOAT OF LEVIATHAN At ♦usee to toeouoe Omsuo PS SOON When the wurld fights its laat war. some veteran of -un Amertcaii war amy drink a bottle of wise preserved for years for tire coming of such an rvent. ■ * - Tbe wine recently occupied the pine* af honor, on the ban«|uet table of the I.nst Mari club, formed-from the sur vivors of Company B., First Minne sota Volunteers, u Civil war Frganixa- tion. ' The ciub - was fonmnl tbirpy years ago, wttli 34 members. There was an understanding that a reunion should be hold each year. The wine was presented to the club on its or ganization, and it was agreed that the last survivor should attend the ban- ; piet, an«P drinl? the rare old vintm- to the vacant chairs of his departed i comrades. f This year only three were present at the meeting, which was held in Stillwater, Minn., on the anniversary of the battle of Bull Run. Peter Hall, j president of 'the club, declared during j the meeting that the requirement* of | the constitution would make the last I occasion too sorrowful, and suggested ' another way to mark the passing of the organization. He offered a plan that the last two survivors should drink • tons!, seal the remainder of the wine In the bottle, anti pass It on to the American Legion In Htlllwater. with altnllar stipulation as to Its rr- ’ tentlou. or until all nations join tu make war lmr»«M4l>!» Thu* the MllU- water Legion men are expected tu bw came |maru«iifa uf tbe wtee. perhaps tu he peaerd an tu smuu other set- era a* -rgmaUatkto headed frton an other AmerV-ua war TakiMatllu ImHHI %4 m mm * 'i «dto -A UOUU Ah «»At« 1. KILLS PESKY BED BUGS P.D.Q. Just think, a Be box of P. D. Q. (Pesky Davtls Quietus) makes a quart, enough to kill a million Bad Bugs. Roa< hea. KTeaa •r Cootlaa. and stop# future gerierwtioaa h/ killing thalr egga. sad doea nut Injure the clothing. Liquid Are to the Bed Buga la what P. X>. Q Is like. Bed Buga Maud as good a rkan<-e as a snowball In a Justly famed heat reaort Patent epout free la every package of P D Q . to enable yaw to kill them aad their aeat •cgs la the oracka u 4 Look far tha darfl s head an e*- err kas •Usrtul MtopMul Mas. s^MAfCie mah*« «»• gaii.ns nntams tolef tbrea spouU Klthar sue at year draggtac ar seat presuld aa ea- • e*p< ml *n*e by Owl Weeka Terr- Haute tad Aepasauto far latoMftry CUd Hea TV flea pa* a pi Vtotog Hat* tk hat kS MT <«d 4a egg a Bay hae batrika* a* •* t> a-W— *a (to Baby Ctattd to Fret After He Had Teethina • m .r % m toi l w«a* w*ga* mm 4m# toBipBNM# to iBBfltoi # 1 ami *UeWMW MWMgb f toMB### «to#B | kw ba# ** wnr 4Bgg ftoto# ## MBto VB e a* m* HMibaa tmm •Mb' #**v*w . *, hgw «kn. ami maagaw # B#### Btoto^B 4#** ami g Maw **g* «4 to«to«to#' # VtoMMi HM* PMb - 4 b4 - %*#■ *' •to mm t 4to I dto pto 14 kea tha aslAaag* to rwsaparmd truck far track, and Usd tm g lax* rwuato- era I me the diet aura each trgtetod dar- Jag the mouth, the tarreaaed mileage nje* I c<l 24 T, 212 and 1V^ per (eut. respect I vety. The adjustment of rarbaretora by analysis of exhaust gas Is based upon the fact that the cartx»a dloxode In the exhaust Is a direct Indication of the air-fuel ratio and completeness of combustion. In turn, the air-fuel ratio and completeness of combus tion tell whether the carburetor is properly adjusted for maximum power and gasoline economy. Adjustment Usually Rich. Other conditions being constant, the mileage obtainable varies as the per centage of carbon dioxide iu .tlie ex haust gas and air-fuel ratio. This has been little realized by most garage men in the past. Usually tbe adjust ment is far too rich for maximum economy. There are, however, excep- Vcttatf It Trmt Frvti Berth Sea It Bitch Set. •toatowagL VU*wfto —- CmkHUtoMtoU tAtoLtokdUMM aliMIJtpto4 ' rwmu to tigs Wdkg sUa<agk V 1 tow W a rsual -t-ggvrw sr* gashing up tha amM am half af hit a4d asapirw la munwet th* ••(**• af tha Vhtaa and l*aaah* | *ad maka It poaMhto fur acvun ga*ag •hip a to travM fbata tha Mwfth sea to th* Black to* by laiaad w*t*ra. Th* Rhlo*-M*lB Itoaubacanal. which j was begun In 1921, contemplate* a revolution In tbe transportation sya 1 tern of Europe, and Indirectly of the ! entire world. Freight routes will be changed, and cargoes loaded on ocean-going ships of not greater than 1,500 tons' capac ity will be able to sail from Rotterdam to Galatz, at the mouth of the Danube, touching Cologne, Mnyence, Frankfort, Nuremberg, Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade on their " way to the Black sea. American cotton is promised a through trip from New Orleans to I practically all the countries of central 1 Europe which have no seaports, and Bhato « H *SMy* ft •<aw«»*wPhwwa< Tha gWw ••xaeway vgg *aw^k tk* teeHtaey af a*aa Matoat NHtotoA, (toe- SMtoy, Kea tow. AwMrto. Ilaagary. gar- Ms. Bwlgarta, Ctorkwalwvabla and Kuaaaaia Bwt It to twnlly towtw than • canal of maUheutal Karopa, aa It will put all maritime powers la touch with central Europe, and afford a new entry to the Near East by way of th* Black sc*. If the canal attains the success It* promoter* prophesy It will drain much business through Rotterdam Into th* heart of Europe which now goes past Gibraltar Into the Mediterranean. Much business which now finds Its way into the Black sea through the Turkish straits is also expected to enter the Black sea through the mouth of the Danube. Odessa, which lies only a short dis tance east of the Rumanian ports at the Danube's mouth,'is qxpected to be greatly benefited by the new waterway. RATS STAGE DOPE ORGY: ^ U. S. AGENTS GET BUSY [odents Eat Narcotics Stored in Building at New Orleans. New Orleans-*-Sleuths of the nar- otlc enforcement division, whose mlea, among olher things, Igclude plaints, purchased 150 traps and bait ed them with the smelliest cheese obtainable, crisp bacon .and even chunks of porterhouse steak. Only one young and inexperienced rat way caught. Regular ra* food und lost Its lor*. ih* running down of “dop* 1 " peddierx. j ^Narcotic sleuth* recalled that U waa hav# direeled tbeir altmU t* aome- about tbe time they had drat Morar^ tbIM n**f—tb* .adeui "da pe' gawd. wwrijmk*. rammumly kn«wa aa ”mac- I'md a fa w maatfba •€* 9 m it paama gieo,” |g tbeir affMaak tbat tb* rut •k* face •bleb IbfwM Uka fadae*- r WeWX keg iB Alga tbey re x^ghdkng non* Bos* gagne. baaaH*nk*g i •itoltont Cto#i 1 * Urge gwnntMf *4 *mwg i gran Ml mvoaMg awm aabagf bag- gfcra” bad 4B####48iito^#*4L AmrWto. * v * • 3.-—I Ilf JdJnkMwiAAremr-A. *• Tto» mm ■VHP *4 •toPtoVitoi PHtopp totot totoPtoMP ' ’#* ■ muf/m igitoB toVB^p^toi 4nbhl Vi BtototoNto P toto BnHMto Ptopf to Pto Laborer Has More Trunks Than Royalty New York.—Francisco Loma, laborer, and Count and Countess Davir Contantini of Italy sailed on the, same ship from New York city to Europe. Loma had 30 trunks; the royal couple only 20. Francisco had prepared for any eitn-rgewy while un hi* visit home, he explained in broken mmtm* **4 t* up i Bl Nito Bto ttoptoB p * *4 the aathto*! •egatonttow at a re reptVm far Marwhal Kwrb at the Whit# ll->w*e. whew be fuTUtoll) ptnoed 1 badge of the Americas Legt«* *»a th# hreaM of the French leader. He k •aid to be the only Leg ••nnvire la the District who ha* been selected as alele- gate or alternute fo ever) national convention of the l^-gion. IN HONOR OF AMERICAN DEAD Battle Monuments Commission Named by President Hardiwf to Super vise Erection. >111? American battle monuments commission, authorized by the Sixty- seventh congress, and some time ago named by President Harding to sui>er- vlse the erection of all monuments oversea# erected in honor of the Amer ican troops, will decide on definite plans for these monuments, so that any memorials to "companies, regi ments, divisions - or units wilt be in keeping with the plans of the commis sion. CM. Thomas IV. Miller, who repre sents the American Legion on this commission as named by President Harding, served In the Twenty-ninth and Se\enty-idnth divisions, aa division 1*1 V! rrwlrrtrt to** mt UP .14^1 < * ' it» * ■-** *• #« <44* tm 4 tone* 4* WWMgh* Vto» V Vr WtotoU ** * - 4*4 «# Mtogp Mto .fPNMgto* * VHb- 4M1P to 4*VMV •# VlMP a* *• 0m to*Mw g*b tow*** g* towto** A*w^a*A Three b*«e hew* *UB koto** 1n*w* (MvrgMI to 4*1*. *i i fillag I* (be v of,t% of (b* Mat* irHrlxto Of ibto ■uawhee. owly aeve* vrteraw* f*c* fbew cbwurr n* pr«qwriy. a rvfutatto* of the Matetnrat that realtjr •lealera bad found tbe plaa ua«ocrea*ful. The principal difficulty baa been. Le- ! glnu Invratlgatora nay, to keep the vet- ' eruns from paying too much for home* , or farms.- Payments on property »ell- ' ing at Ao,il0U or more are heavy, and ! veterans are urged to consider the fact that in case they have put a second mortgage on their place to a realty dealer, they must pay the state a cer tain sum in addition to that due the real estate man. • GOOD RESULTS : IN BIUOUSNESS Black-Draught Recommended by a Texas Lady, Who Deter ties Her Daughter’s Interest ing Case. Paris, Tex.—“\Ve have been using Black-Draught for seven years,” say* Mrs. M. B. Salter, of this town, who related the following description of how Black-Draught proved beneficial In the case of her daughter: “Our oldest daughter would get ■ | very bilious; was ,‘naturally of a bil- SUPPORT OF LEGION ASSURED ^ rSTwe strong and would leave her in a weak- Rehgious and Fraternal Organizations Pledge Aid to Work of World ‘ _.y. War Men. Unanimous support by numerous re ligious and fraternal organizations of tlie American Legion was pledged at a recent meeting of these groups held in Washington. A resolution adopted at the gatiiering quoted the preamble to the I/egton's constitution, and then con tinued: IICV idficer of llie latter * -rganlza- “We 1 c«4 -net Miller la nariwni il exem- md tha "ton mttreman of l he l^g li-n from •rgaalti ## 1 nmetM of IM la* are ##4 tkton to ttfflirS toti pirfifto part l# 1-eghaW affair* * urtd 1 A'jicro-.m l>rgi<>f> a* a great I ion n*n>|*>*eii «f me* and iho M-rved their cMiatry la the ar I) hof4*g (h*t (bey -.-ei.ti -4- |* torxe ibtor r**gmtry I* to teu«e *Mb lb* ***** paiHtole to* tbto Bwcaxtowi tkwaa a* tb* m 4e* fbey w to* lb* a*<f ■«*** tg a i HTUBtoTj ai*** Mk KBe"* 1 ** ato* *'*ee0 *bMaa*g x» f em*mm -Aaw* mga tobgRb 1 toa koto — v-to** m fb* •<••*• 4kw gwStoato kMHtoto to 4kg \ to gNHWOMb batogHHl i a iMWWtob to*- oHHb tRffkggie toMbbto a I mm toieMi* HwffPB toR*Mb* bm* • bMaMMM MgHHMtoBk SMHMgH** togH \ www «ww bwHbto. Mtowtow tosHRHi ■HHw • I ened condition and her stomach so weak. . .> • “We began to look for a remedy that would correct this and not leave her so weak. Some one suggested Black-Draught. We tried it ahd the result was so good we never use any thing else with her. “We make a tea from Black-Draught and it certainly gives satisfaction. L niyseff, use Black-Draught for head ache und indigestion aftyd cold*, and recommend. It to other*. Am sure It ha* benefited us.” Blllousnea* has been relierod, la many thousands of raiec by the CM of Thedfonfa Black Draught It I* easy t* tab*, and has no** of tk* 4toagravwb4e aftee-tofacta *f ra'omal gn4 to bee adaarai drag*. fu» k- Jnhi agbi H pweM y t egtoabie T^f 1b 8m 44 a*ae*wb*M lAr * fwe%***L a -