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Show THE SUNDAY HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1924 CHRONIC TROUBLE Baby, Swept a Mile by Flood, Is Saved Ware, Mats. Riding oo the of tb treat of flood water Ware river for nesrly a mile and surviving waa the experience of Bita Thldodeau, aged three, of this town. When, she fell Into .he stream she waa caught by the swift current and carried down the river. Two men, who puITut la a boat, were able to reach her before she sank. She was unconscious when taken front the water, but bad fully recovered by Bight IN ALLMACHINES Same Make and Model Develop Peculiar Ailment When Not Given Care. Orr (By ERWIN GREER. Prcaldtnt Collet of AulemoMv. Enttnortaa. ChlcK). The sensible motor car owner Is satisfied If his car gives a reasonable performance. If the fan belt breaks be puts on a new one. If a washer leaks In the rear axle and the axle begins to throw grease, he cleans out the grease on the brake bands, putt In a new washer and then tries driving more in the center of the road. Driving to the right continually tilta the le housing to the right and worka the grease out a lot sooner than It BURGLARS OUT OF ROBBERY Criminal Lawyer Saves Jewelry Worth $4,000. Frank New Tork. St law- Stanton, Nicholas avenue, Heights court, adjoining Washington told police of West One Hundred and street station be had talked two burglars out of robbing him of $4,000 In Jewels. He was returning from a boxing match to his home. No. COS West One street, he Hundred and Seventy-fiftsaid, when he saw lights In his apartment Suspecting burglars, he cried: -Pont shoot, Tve got my hands upP as he entered. He found the burglars tad taken a pearl necklace, diamond pin and diamond studded wrist watch. "Go ahead, I won't resist," he said "The Joke's on me. to the Intruders. But Tve been defending guys like you 19 years." "What do you mean?" one of the burglars asked him. "Well, I'm Frank Stanton, criminal lawyer," he replied. "Prove it," said one of the thieves. Stanton told police, he Tlien, iliowed the men cards and letters, whereupon one of the burglars ex- yer, of No. 1132 d h claimed : Here, take "Well, I'll be blowedl We wouldn't rob your stuff back. you." "If I had talked to thera ten minutes longer I believe I would have had their bank rolls," the lawyer said. lie added he did not recognize the although he thought It possible they might, me bees among clients he has defended. bnrglars, Tree in Jersey State Sports a Felt Bonnei Newark, N. J. A tree has been discovered that wears a hat It is a felt hat and a deal remains of It, considering "thaY from all Indications the tree has been wearing It for the last twenty-fiv- e In a swamp near years. jod stands the' the distinction. The hat circles the truck of the cedar at a height of about five feet from the ground. The trunk pushes straight up through the crown of the hat for 15 feet, and a pair of sturdy branches grown out since the tree Impaled the bat are at a distance of Chatham, N. J., cedar that claims 20-fo- It about a foot above Despite Its age and weather-beate- n green hue, the hat remains la excellent condition and, according to the opinion of a manufacturer, in its presA ent condition will last indefinitely. tree expert. In trying to ascertain the length of time the hat had girdled the cedar's four-Inc-h trunk, made comparisons by use of a trunk section of similar dimensions. His measurements a growth of about an eighth of the trunk per vear Tom which he estimated that It would take more than fifty years for the cedar to enlarge sufficiently to break through the hat and cause it to fall flowed an Inch in Cold Ring of Saves Life Ten-Year-O- ld Boy Tecumseh, Neb. The life of Gerald Brown, ten years old, was saved by a gold ring in his breast pocket when a cartridge exploded. The lad was trying to insert a cartridge In the cylinder of a would otherwise. And be doesn't howl about It realizing that It was his own fault for driving to the ex- treme right I yon consider that Earth-Slid- e Discovers in Canyon in Time to Stop wheel" Is produced by too sudden braking, you will be able to appreciate the effect which a similar practice must have on the rubber tlrea of a motorcar. The best method of using the brakes la that which applies pressure on them so gradually that tha forward movement of the car and the rotation of the wheela are stopped at the aama time. Nothing la more severe on tha ear than the spectacular stopping often Indulged In by Ignorant drivers In aa effort to "allow off." The careful driver shuts his power off before he reaches the stopping point and permits the car to carry him along on Its momentum, bringing It, wlta a of the gradual application brakes, to a halt at the exact spot he desires. Destruction of Freight. Portland, Ore. Oregon'a youngest hero Is Warren Loffer, age eight a He prevented a train wreck, saved some lives at West Fork, Ore, and the Southern Pacific railroad was not slow In scknowledglng w hat this Uttle son of a section ha id bad done. Warren waa walking along the railroad track near his home, In a big canyon, walled by high mountains. There was a rumbling, and a great masa of earth, stones, trees and other debris came down in an avalanche over the track. The rails were covered for a depth of alx feet. The slide was near a big curve. Warren's observation tokl him that If a train came around that curve, nothing could stop It from plowing Into the slide. He knew the train would be burled down the bank If it bit the obstruction. So, as fast as his legs could carry him he ran down the track toward the railroad station. It was more than half a mile away. Warna Station Agent There was a freight train due at any moment As he paused to pnnt for breath a warning whistle echoed from down the canyon. The train waa approaching. The boy hurried on. Flnully he got near enough to the station ageut to Chronic Trouble of Cara. r HOT 2mi T Drainage of Crank Case Is Highly Important Because of the accumulation of water In the crank case, frequent changing of the engine oil la highly important Water doea not collect In the crank case because of leaks In the water Jacket or through any occult means; It Is simply a product of combustion which works down past the piston rings In the form of steam and condenses in the case. In some cars water actually drips from the muffler tall-piec- e, and In nearly all cara steam la In the exhaust on cold days, but this Is only a small part of the water produced In the engine Itself. Samples taken in a series of tests showed as much as three pints of wacrank case. Badly-wor- n ter In a seven-quar- t parts result from the continued use of such a liquid. To avoid the expense or reflnlshlng cylinder bores, refitting pistons, rings and bearings, the crank case oil should be changed at no greater Intervals than every 1,000 miles, and preferably once in 600 miles. visible WHAT HAPPENED TO Placed the muzzle of the barrel of the weapon close to his left breast as he tried to drive the cartridge In with a hammer. It exploded with the weapon directly over the heart. The bullet struck a gold ring In the child's pocket, ricochetted and struck rib. following the rib around his side nd came out under the arm, dropping to the door. The boy was taken to a hospital, his wound dressed. He will oon be out. Light .Reduces Casualties. point Is spilt in two directions, northbound traffic taking one side of the d drive and traffic the other. For the reason that two drives Intersect In an "X" at this point it has been one of the busiest spots of automobile accidents In the world. It Is hoped ihat the Installation of this light will reduce casualties at this point Tha island Is black and white. south-boun- Carburetor Adjustment Is Need of Automobile Wis Legs Could Carry Htm. his shout warning. The station agent couldn't hear what the boy cried at first, but a second shout told him and he moved the big levers that set the block arms. In a moment the heavy freight came rolling In, and stopped. The tittle boy sat down on a pile of rails, panted for breath, and forgot all one-thir- wi. about it But in the busy offices of the Southern Pacific In Portland an official read advertised carburetor a report E. L. King, superintendent marks of superiority over of the Portland division, wrote out a that the government bu- check. Now Warren Loffer has a nice great numbers of automo- start toward a savings bank account showed no others, and reau stated biles are being operated with a considerable excess of fuel under average Canine Hero Saves Fox conditions, and careful readjustmenl Terrier From Drowning of the carburetors would In many econocases bring about worth-whil- e Salem, Ore. Salem claims the honThe government bureau als or of having a dog whose nerve Is not my. pointed out that the apparent superiexceeded by any In the country. ority of some carburetors for which While wandering along Mill creek overdrawn claims are made Is due to Shep, owned by P. M. Hill of this city, the care with which they are adjusted. discovered a small fox terrier puppy floating helplessly down the stream. The animal apparently was exhausted ARKANSAS JEWEI ER and was unable to reach the bank. Shep plunged into the stream and brought the puppy to shore. Not content with this feat, Shep then picked up the terrier with his teeth and carried him to the home of his master. Word of the rescue was sent to local veterinarians, who applied restoratives and saved the puppy from death. He and Wife Meet in Jail Long Beach, Cat While Frank D. , of Plttsfield. Mass.. Jackson, a prisoner, was asleep In the city jail son recently his wife and applied for a bed In the same place. Husband and wife had not seen each other for ten rears. Jackson was arrested here ,m advices from Plttsfield, pending investigation of bigamy and desertion charges agnlnst him. Police here report he deserted his wife end four children ten years ago. fifty-five- Horse Vanished Wllliamsport, Pa. Placidly plow-Jjto planting corn, Preparatory Thomas, Tule, a farmer residing near wilUamsport, received the shock of his llfe when one of the horses disappeared. An investigation showed It Ja(l fallen Into a hole seven or eight deep, but was uninjured. The Tule fa"n is underlaid with limestone slow-disintegrating through dissolution y w,llpr. The horse stepped on a "eak" spot, which caused Its sudden "'sappearance. S Cat Had Ten Lives Curting Costs a Dime Alexandria, Va. Cursing In th police station hereafter 10 ren,s for ench offene. WThat . 'flubbed a profanity box has been put 2Elected the po.lce see that the toll Is from all violators. Funds r coming in rapidly. The money ue' to charity. i .hows what happened to M. J. Billing, a wealthy Jewelei to cross In front of a train. Mr. Billing wal of Malvern, Ark., when he tried others seriously Injured and three instantly killed, mu. .-h (' ' iiiilsaasa f ... -- ti, lot, Wuiin N.mpMr AS rrrr nVv r l. Artisans were placing Pittsburgh. the last of the marble slabs around the walls of a bank In Pittsburgh when a cat was discovered behind the slabs. All efforts with cream and other dain- ties failed to coax her out; neither could she be caught with wire hooks or other devices. The whole day was while the marble setters wasted waited. Finally a small boy a very small boy crawled Into the crevice and brought out Tabble and nine UbIm.I THE car doors were closing a mun, hat less, breathless an disheveled, dashed down the platform and forcibly wedged them open Following him came a second, wearing a plain uniform and a peaked cap. He caught the first man at the doors and Tha strove to drag him backward. train was already moving. "Stop him!" yelled the pursuer. "He Is an escaied " But the first man had gained the car, and clung, breathless and triumphant, to a strap, while the second, seeing that he could not drag back the fugitive, followed him. "Say, whata the troubler demanded the conductor, coming through the throng of excited passengers. "You fellows might have been killed. Ain't you got no better aense than to do a thing like that!" The first man had not yet recovered bis breath, but the second gasped: "I am an attendant from the Insane asylum, and this man Is an escaped lunatic. He had been there nine 'ssm " years" "Ten, you cur!" snapped the other, glaring at him. "He was a trusty," said the pursuer bitterly. "He ran away this One of the Stonea of Stenness. morning. As soon as we had found be National Oeotraphio remains of a circle of similar stones, had gone I was sent after him and Trprd by thWuhiDfioa. D. C.) not so large as the Watch Stone, now I've got hlra." Shetland ponies are sure to be In quite the midst of which Is a rude table, "You have, have you!" sneered the thought by most persons the principal or made of three short stones other. altar, "Well, you'll find out your such of Shetland the Islands, product on end, and surmounted by a I may be a mistaken, McCormlck. Is the power of a name. As a matter standing flat stone or slab. This Is the lunatic In New York, but I am sane In of fact the Shetlands and their sister large Ring of Stenness, or the Circle of the Jersey until the courts decide otherIsles, the Orkneys, Just to the south, Moon. wise, and don't you forget It." are the seats of a great fishing indusAcross the bridge, a quarter of a "That's right!" "That's the boy!" try; and ponies and cattle are merely mile away. Is a larger group, properly "You're safe now 1" ejaculated a score raised as a side Issue, Just aa shawls designated as the Ring of Brogar, but of passengers. and stockings are knitted. known as the Circle of the "I know," answered the fugitive. There Is much of mystery about commonly Sun. It Is about 120 yards In diam"I'm Jim Barnes, a sane man, and these northern outposts of Great eter and was surrounded by a fosse or I'm not going back to New York with Britain. Relics of an ancient trench at least six feet deep, the out- you." Plcts that Inhabited the lines of which are distinctly traceable. Meanwhile the train after one or islands are numerous, but practically The stones of this large circle are two stops, which added to the crowd nothing Is known of that race. The from 8 to 16 feet high; one la from and to the excitement also, was plowRomans ct'led the Shetlands "Ultima 5 to 6 foot wide, and all are crude ing Its way Into Hoboken station. As Thule," roughly "the end of the earth," and Irregular In shape. It slowed to a standstill the two men but recorded nothing worth while Fifteen remain standing, although stepped off and stood glaring at each about the people of thla ultimate spot. SO or other, while the crowd gathered once Briton and Scot seem to have been the group originally contained 40. They have a strange, shaggy covmore around them. equally in Ignorance of their near of unusually long lichens, like "Now, Jim," aald the man In the neighbors to the north during the early ering an ancient sheep whose coat has becap, touching the other on the arm, centuries. come scraggly with age and exposure "you come home like a good boy. What becttroe of these supposedly to the weather. There's stuffed turkey for supper, PIctlsb inhabitants Is a mystery, for North of the Ring of Stenness was stuffed with creamed oysters." when the Vikings swarmed down to famous Stone of Odin, which difthe "I say I'm sane," yelled the other the Island." before the Tenth century "Ten fered from the others chiefly in having to the crowd In exasperation. they found no one to challenge them. a hole through It The Stone of Odin years they bad me In that asylum, beSo they took icssesslon and set up an was visited by Sir" Walter Scott In cause my family wanted my property. Independent regime under Scandi1814. and he made a romantic use of It I've never been Insane for a moment. navian earls. In 1098 these rulers beIn "The Pirate." In the same year Do I look insane? Do I act Insane r came subject to the king of Norway, And I'm going to bring suit right broke It np, with and the islands therefore became Nor- neighboring farmer to secure my rights and punish, stones from several other the away Ring Not until 1408 wegian possessions. of Stenness, to build a foundation for the conspirators." did the Isles pass to the Scottish his "You leave that fellow alone I" exfor which act of vancrown. dalism be was boycotted and driven claimed a portly gentleman. "I'll the the town of Kirkwall, largest out of the country. see that Justice is done, Mr. Barnes. Orkneys, the base of the American There Is about the stones Here Is my card, and I shall navy's squadron which themselves nothing Is wonderful. to give evidence In your favor that AnyIn is sea in North the 1919, operated could at time." erect similar with circles any body In a quaint place, and ordinary times But these monu"I wish you'd make blm give me my Is quiet enough. A very narrow lane, modern appliances. watch," said Barnes, pointing to the called Bridge street leads back from ments were here when the Norsemen It Is paved landed and were probably at least gold chain which hung across the atthe steamship landing. with flagstones, and when a team three centuries old even then. Tbey tendant's coat "I left It behind me have stood for 1,400 years. They were and I guess he picked it up. I want passes the pedestrians have to stand to pawn It Those scoundrels got all close to the walls or enter the door- doubtless quarried with stone Implements and set In place by the exertion my money." ways. of sheer brute force. Their history "He's lying," declared the attendFacing a broad plaza stands the Cathedral of St Magnus, distinctly Is shrouded In obscurity, their very ant "That Is my watch, and if any They are man touches It ' or lays a finger on It purpose a mere conjecture. of the Orkneys. the "show-place- " me I'll have him arrested. And let Is not remarkable so much for Its a part of the mystery of the Islands. Lerwick, Shetland's Capital. me tell you," he continued, addresslength and breadth and height as for No mention has been made so far of ing the portly gentleman, "you'll be Its fine state of preservation, despite the largest and most commercial city sorry for your part In this work." Its age. It was founded in 1136. of the archipelago, because Its ImporWhere Hakon Died. "That's all right" Jeered the portly man. "I'm a lawyer, and I don't think Across the street from the cathedral tance Is entirely modern and Its place are the remains of the bishop's pal In history small. This Is Lerwick, I'm altogether without Influence In He addressed the ace, a building with a large hall and the capital of Shetland. It la far more this community." crowd again. "We can't touch that a great round tower. The latter was picturesque, as well as more Imposing, It fellow's watch without proof that It built In 1540, but the ball Is much than Its southern rival, Kirkwall. wss stolen," he said, "but no doubt older, for here Hakon, the last of the Is the center of a vast fishing Industry, s of Norway, died In and from Saturday to Monday, In the you wiil all be glad to assist our friend grest to get shelter until something can be 1263. This event occurred Just after season, Its harbor Is crowded wltli " the modern stylf. of done for him." the buttle of Largs, on the ccest of fishing-boat- s which now control the , He took off bis hat, drew a fat walScotland, which, though a mere let from his pocket and extracted a was fateful because it gave u herring Industry. Lerwick Is on high ground, with a twenty-dolla- r bill from It, placing It Scotland her first dalm to the Islands, resulting two centuries later In theli road running along the shore, as at In the hat. "This is going to be the It Is a narrow street sweetener," he said. annexation. Hakon. sick and weary, Stroniness. Bills and silver coins rained Into came to Kirkwall hoping to be re- though wide enough for vehicles to stored to health by St. Magnus; but pass, and much busier than the streets the hat from the sympathizing crowd that now filled the entire platform. the saint did not Intervene and of Kirkwall. Narrow lanes, for pedesHakon's body was temporarily In- trians only, lead off the main thorUp and down went the portly gentleterred In the choir of the cathedral. oughfare up the slope of the hill, and man with the hat, and he did not Strotnness, the second town In Im- these are curiously provided with cease until it was nearly all full. Then he counted the amount of his collecportance, lies on the opposite side of ropes along the buildings to prevent tion. the Island from Kirkwall and Is dis- slipping In Icy weather. "One hundred and nineteen dollars, It stands The city has a large fish market. tinctly more picturesque. ten cents," he announced. on the slope of a hill, overlooking a where the boats dispose of their catch "I guess beautiful harbor, and Its single street by auction, a handsome town hall, and that this will give our friend here a twists and turns through It for about many substantially built churches and more hopeful view of life." "I couldn't take It," faltered the a mile. dwellings. fugitive. Stroniness was the home of John Shetland It must be remembered. "Take it!" exclaimed the portly Gow, the famous pirate, whose career lies north of the 60th paralle". Trace suggested to Sir Walter Scott the the line around the globe and It will gentleman. "Of course you'll take It character of Cleveland in "The Pirate." be seen thnt It touches Greenland, or I'll know the reason why. Come, now, put this Into your pocket or Til Here also lived Bessie Millie, an old passes above the northernmost extrem ram it down your throat." hag who sold "favoring winds" to the ity of Labrador, goes through the up The fugitive accepted the money mariners and from whom Scott devel- per half of Hudson bay, skirts the shame-faceair, and the portly oped the Idea of Noma of the Fitful shore of Alaska, and traverses the with a turned upon the attendant. gentleman wastes of Siberia. Head. From the hill back of Strom-nesdreary "Come, now, get out of here," he But the climate of the Islands Is so one may have a fine view of the Island of Hoy, the highest land in the modified by the sea that they are said, "and make no further trouble!" The portly gentleman conducted his neither excessively cold In winter nor Orkneys. A strong wind companion round several blocks and warm in summer. Ring of Stenness. A most Interesting feature of the blows across them most of the time, led him to the Tunnel station again, this time upon the opposite side. Islands Is their huge stones appar- and this has Interfered with vegetathis platform the asylum attend-an- d Upon In an to such services like tion extent few used trees that religious ently was waiting. In be at to found. The are Britain Inland found those Stonehenge. scenery "I thought you guys were never comSeparating the Locks of Stenness and Is, therefore, not attractive, but the he growled. Hurray Is a narrow neck of land, rugged outlines of the coast, cut up ing Ninety-nin- e dollars," said the known as tfre Bridge of Brogar, at the by the action of the sta Into numerous portly gentleman, withdrawing his own southern entrance to which Is a huge Inlets or voes, and carved Into fantas "That's thir stone, 18 feet high, popularly desig- tic "stacks" and "castles,." like the bill from the loot. three ench. Not bad for a mor nated as the "Watch Stone." or "Sen-toe- l Old Man of Hoy, have a wild beauty work. But say I It's worth ' a fetid at the right are the of their own. Ing out these new game' g As Fast a travagantly an s cow-bou- Automobile owners who are having trouble getting mileage out of their gasoline consumption may find that by having their carburetors adjusted carefully Increases in fuel economy can be obtained. This la the advice given by the Associated Advertising Clubs In a bulletin Issued by Its vigilance committee reporting Investigation of claims made for a carburetor advertised as d on to sure to save one-hafuel and to increase the power of any motor from 30 to 50 per cent The bulletin states that testa made by the United States bureau of stand-ardwas to the effect that the exlf n By JOHN SEFTON race-presu- mably wreck. ltr ft per-bap- Every car baa some sort of chronic trouble. Even the same make and Latest Safety model of car Is capable of developing Chicago's Island Accidents Reduces varied troubles. It Is common to hear A new safety light has Just been a motorist say, "She always did that," "Or that never did work properly." erected at the head of Aldine and And such comments are as readily Lake Shore drive, Chicago. Thla Is made about the tS.OOO machine as the one of the heaviest automobile marts In the world. Traffic here at this $900 one. But the big reason why complaints are confined to a certain class of drivers is because the other class of driver knows that a car needs constant attention, and gives It. I know a fellow who Is continually bewailing the fact that one of the Ignition wires was always dropping off a spark plug. Instead of Inserting c new fastener at the end of the cable he chose to sit back and yell about It. Meanwhile the car runs on three or four cylinders, depending upon how effectually he swears. The ear Is mechanically perfect outside of this small i defect and six cents would remedy that. But to hear him talk you'd think that the machine was a veritable Nothing Goes Wrong. Invited this same chap to take a ride In my car, which Is on expensive make. "This Is the sort of car for meT he exclaimed, as we glided down "Nothing ever Michigan boulevard. goes wrong with this mske of car." But Just then lie beheld my chauffeur acting exactly the same as he had the acted the day before. "Blast chauffeur exclaimed. "The horn la out of order I" There yon are, folks. Half tha automobile drivers are to blame not the machines. Give your machine reasonable attention and care. - And ahrayi remember that the car owner who appears to have a "regular car Is the fellow who, nine times out of ten, knows bow to take care of It or has learned to be satisfied with what he baa, Tho$e Fellow Who Think Out Winning Games In "flat 1 revolver. The cartridge stuck and the boy, falling to press It In with his fingers, Why His When D YOUTH PREVENTS WRECK OF TRAIN Intelligent Braking Will Save All Tires railroading tha TALKS W. EIGHT-YEAR-OL- "steam-drifters- st'r-mlsh- d s |