The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1921 Page: 2 of 8
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AMERICAN
©LEGION
(Copy Cot ihia Uuparumnt Supplied
tne American Legion New* Service.)
HEAD OF AMERICANISM BOARD
Henry J. Ryan of Boston, Mass., Is
flamed Chairman of Legion's
Reorganized Commission.
Typical of the spirit of the Ameri-
can Lepton Is the appointment of
Henry J. Byan of
Boston, Mass., a
former apprentice
seaman in the
navy, to succeed
Arthur Woods of
New York, who
.... . was a colonel in
the army and for-
^ mer police com-
M. HR mlssioner of New
lu Wl York city, as
chairman of the Legion's reorgan-
ized Americanism commission, head-
quarters of which is at national head-
quarters at Indianapolis.
When the war broke out Mr. Ryan
attempted to enlist several times In
the army, but was refused because of
his defective eyesight. At last the
navy accepted him, but he was ordered
to remain on shore duty. During the
various drives for Liberty loans and
war funds the newly appointed chair-
man acquired a national reputation as
an oraior, especially on subjects in-
volving patriotism and Americanism.
Other members of the commission are
To serve one year. Fiorella H. LaGuar-
dia,'New York city; William B. Fol-
lett, Portland, Ore.; E. K. Bixby, Mus-
kogee, Okia.; Edgar H. Baird, Phila-
delphia ; Garland W. Powell, Cumber-
land. Md.; Richard F. Beirns, Rich-
mond. Va. To serve two years, Pey-
ton H. Hoge, Jr., Louisville, Ky.; A.
H. Gansser, Bay City, Mich.; Col. Gor-
don Johnson, U. S. A., chief of staff to
Gen. Leonard Wood, Fort Sheridan,
III. To serve three years. Will Percy,
Greenville, Miss.; Dwight Davis, St.
Isiuis; F. O. Horton, Des Moines, In.;
Lindsey Blayney, Houston, Tei., and
Leonard Wlthington, Honolulu, Ha-
waii.
It will he the LogimTs aim undor
Mr. Ryan to co-ordinate and consoli-
date the activities for the promotion
of Americanism of the Y. M. C. A.. Rod
Cross, Knights of Columbus, Masons,
Salvation Army, National Se-urtv
league and many other organizatio s.
To this end a conference will be held
in Washington soon.
CONGRESS' IS URGED TO ACT
THE PADUCAH
Five Provisions Requested in Aid of
Disabled Veterans, Amending
Vocational Training Law.
Amendment of the law under which
disabled veterans of the World war
ure given vocational training, so as
to provide five tilings demanded by
the last convention of the American i
Legion at Cleveland was urged in
congress by Legion representatives.
The five provisions requested by ,
the Legion are:
1. Vocational training for American
citizens who served with tlie nllied
armies, who were disabled and who
are not entitled to training under flie
present law.
2. Training with pay for all dis-
abled veterans with 10 per cent or
more disability, instead of training
with pay for some and training with-
out pay for others, as now provided.
fi. Vocational training for the wid-
ows and orphans of nil men who died
in the service.
4. The right of the federal board
for vocational education to give all
disabled men In training such medical
care and treatment as is necessary
to keep them at their courses.
5. Tiiat all disabled men In train-
ing shall receive $100 a month from
the government while in training and
those with dependents $1-0 n month.
Instead of different, sums based upon
tlie cost of living in different local-
ities as now provided.
A special plea was made by John
Thomas Taylor of the national legis-
lative committee of the Legion for
vocational training for the widows
and orphans of the American dead of
the World war. He said that un-
doubtedly the fiO.OOO American chil-
dren whose fathers slept in Flanders
fields were entitled to the same edu-
cational advantages that they would
hove had, were their fathers alive and
aide to provide for them. The wid-
ows of the men who died in France,
he added, were likew ise entitled. ■’ e
bread-winning member of the family
having been killed in defense* of the
country, to be taught some kind of
work of trade.
SOMfc HEAT IS ESSENTIAL FOFt
CARBURETOR IN COLD WEATHER
-- A-PULLETfDft BELT
~ B-FAW BUD.ES
A-flDdBlf HOT AIR PIPE
B-FIXED AIR JNLET
C-RHAU5T PIPE d
D • CA5FJN6 5URR0UNDING i
PIPE
PEOPLE
TALKED
ABOUT
[ Maternity and Infancy Bill
Arrangement of lube Leading From Exhaust Pipe to Carburetor.
MAN OF TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Samuel, Adjutant of Legion, Depart-
ment of Kansas, Has Seen Much
of Broad World.
After traveling over pretty much
all of the continents of North Ameri-
ca. Europe and
Asia, Frank E.
Samuel has set-
tled down into a
busy life us adju-
tant of the Amer-
ican legion, de-
partment of Kan-
sas, with head-
quarters In Tope-
ta.
Samuel was
born In Downing,
Mo., in 1889.
Armed with a college degree in 1912
he started out to see the w orld. What
part of It he misled in civilian pur-
suits was made up to him when he
joined the Three Hundred and Fifty-
third infantry regiment of ihe famous
Eighty-ninth division and served in
all the battles in which that ou*3t
participated.
Samuel, on his return to civil 'ife,
became assistant state adjutant of
the Legion In Kansas and was made
adjutant in September. 1919. He was
reeently re-elected for a two-year
term.
GENERAL’S WIFE NEW LEADER
Mn. Clarence Edward* I* Choaen
Preaident of Massachusetts De-
partment of Auxiliary.
Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards,
who commanded the Twenty-sixth di-
vision through its
training period In
the States, in
quiet defensive
sectors and In its
later participa-
tion in almost ev-
ery major offen-
sive of the wur,
Is the idol of
thonsands of New
England members
of the American
Legion und other
former service men.
Mrs. Clarence R. Edwards, his wife.
Is now placed in a similar position by
the mothers, wives, sisters and daugh-
ters of these veterans, for Mrs. Ed-
wards was elected president of the
Massachusetts department of the
women's auxiliary of the American
Legion at a recent state convention
of that organization.
The newly elected president 10 ■
resident of Newton, Mass. She has
been active In work for the benefit of
New England members of the Ameri-
can Legion and ethar former service
EDITOR WAS ON FIRING LINE
Commander of Missouri Department
of Legion One of Many Newspa-
per Men Who Heard Call.
John Francis Williams, commander
of the Missouri department of the
Legion, is one of
thonsands of
newspaper m e n
who left their
typewriters when
the war h r o k e
out. Enlisting as
a private in the
Missouri National
Guard, Mr. Wll- i
Hams rose to the
rank of first lieu- I
tenant.
In tlie A. E. F„ !
he served as a machine gun officer j
with the Thirty-fifth division in the
Vosges mountains and in tlie Argonne-
Meuse drive. After the armistice, he
served as instructor in the A. E. F.
university at Beaune and later assist-
ed in publicity In connection witli tlie
interallied games.
Mr. Williams, who is a member of
Robert S. Thurman post 1.1, Joplin,
Mo, served us post commander and
state muster-at-arms previously to his
election as department head. He is
jditor of the Joplin News Herald.
Whether you have a starter or not,
a motor that is difficult to get under
■ way is an exasperating proposition
j and the arrival of cooler days and the
present low grade of gasoline will
make any motor difficult of initial op-
eration. Tt is the absence of heat that
brings about tlie hard starting motor,
due to tlie difficulty of volatilizing the
low grade of gasoline now' on the
market.
Truth is the fuel is so cold and
heavy It will not break up and mix
with air even if the suction of the
motor raises a sufficient quantity for
ordinary purposes Most of tlie ears
now built are fitted with hot air tubes
leading from the exhaust pi|>e to the
fixed air inlet of the carburetor, thus
permitting only hot air to enter, which,
aids in gasfying the gasoline.
This hot air tube " ill he of no par-
ticular avail while the engine is dead
cold, as, for instance, when it lias been
standing all night, but is of material
advantage in economical running and
in starting. The common practice Is
to have a hollow casting damped to
the exhaust pijie and from the interior
of this Is run a flexible metal pipe to
the fixed air Intake of the carburetor,
thus supplying warm air at all times
and aiding in making Lettor mixture
and more economy In tlie matter of
fuel consumption.
Heat Generates Gas.
The warmer the air tlie more a
given quantity of gasoline is trans-
ferred Into gas, and so more economy
is insured. Besides, it lias been found
that in even cool weather it is almost
Impossible to so adjust a carburetor
as to permit the motor to he throttled
down us well as it should lie. and
again tlie hot air pipe comes into good
use.
Most of the carburetor manufactur-
ers or agents have these pipes ready
for instant Installation, and as they
rost little, no motorist should be with-
out one. As a matter of fact, a large
section hose can he used so long as
Borne arrangement Is made whereby it
can be secured at tlie exhaust pipe
»nd.
A tin eau could be slipped over thb
exhaust pipe and the hose inserted in
a hole In the can. This would serve
the purpose just ns wel) as the flexible
pipe, except It would he difficult to j
keep In place and would tend to rattle.
Fans Cause Trouble.
Efficient cooling of a motor -spends
somewhat upon the condition of the
fan, or more particularly, the fan
blades. An instance is known where
a motorist hnd gone over Ills car and
even had a repairman Investigate to
find out why the motor heated. It
was found that three out of the four
fan blades had In some manner be-
come straightened out, so as to pull
no. air through the radiator, allhough
the fan was being driven by the belt
as It was designed to do. As soon as
the blades were turned to their orig-
inal position and air was pulled
through the radiator there was no
trouble about keeping the motor cool.
Clean the Fuel Tank.
Don’t overlook the gasoline tank In
the matter of cleaning, for at some
time It will be found this Is a neces-
sary thing. Here was a recent cause
that baffled even the experts, and It ail
came about because the owner ran
out of gasoline. Tffiat was not a great
misfortune, for he happened to be
near a supply station and the tank
was refilled. But the motor would not
start, although a few moments before
It had been running. Gasoline would
not flow to the carburetor, although
the tank had just been filled.
When the gasoline ran out, became
entirely exhausted, even down to the
last drop, It carried Into the gasoline
feed pipe some little particle of refuse
or dirt that previously had been float-
ing on the top of the gasoline. This
found its way into the pipe and dogged
it, so as to prevent a flow to the car-
buretor. The remedy was simple
enough when the difficulty was dis-
covered. The gasoline pipe was re-
moved and the particle of dirt blown
out. It is because of this that It Is
essential that the tank be cleaned out
every once In a while.
INDICATOR GIVES DIRECTION 1
Sonvenient Means Provided for Facili-
tating Passage of Car Through
Congested City.
ORGANIZATION ‘IS HIS TASK
Spokane (Wash.) Man Will Supervise
Work of Enrolling Every Former
Service Buddie.
Edward H. 1‘rell of Spoknnp, Wash.,
was recently appointed director of tlie
organization divi-
sion at national
headquarters of
the American Le-
gion. He suc-
ceeds Russell G.
('revision, who is
now assistant na-
tional adjutant
Mr. I’reli served
overseas with the
One Hundred and
Forty-sixth field
artillery und par-
ticipated lutwoniuj.,, ciensives of Ute
World war. After Ills discharge from
the army. Mr. Prell was active in the
early organization of tlie Legion In his
state. The supervision and direction
of tlie Legion's 1921 campaign to enroll
every eligible former service man In
its ranks will be In the hands of the
new director.
Tlie Scientific American In illustrat-
ing and describing a direction Indi-
cator, the invention of J. E. Mayhail
of Covington, Ky., says:
The primary object of tlie invention
ts to provide a convenient means for
facilitating driving a vehicle, prefer-
ably a motor vehicle In a congested
city or in fact anywhere it is deslr-
A alt
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WEAK VALVE SPRINGS
Weakening of the springs
which cloie the valves is a com-
mon cause of faulty engine op-
eration. Whenever the valves
are taken out the springs should
be examined to see that they
are all of the same length, or
rather that all of the inlet set
ure of the same length and all
of the exhaust, as the exhaust
springs will probably be a little
longer than the others. If one
spring Is shorter than the others
in Its set it should be stretched
or else a metal plate must bfi put
under it to bring tension up to
equality with Its fellows.
Women's organizations of all
kinds nil over the country are bom-
barding congress in behalf of legis-
lation for protection of maternity and
Infancy. Senator Sheppard of Texas
(portrait herewith), who Introduced
the Sheppard-Townpr bill, explained
the purpose of the hill thus, In pari;
The principal object of tills hill
Is to enable the federal government to
co-operate lyith the states in the dis-
tribution of information relnting to
maternal und infant hygiene. The
immediate direction of the work Is
to rest with tlie state agencies. Wher-
ever necessary, medical and nursing
core for mothers und infants may he
provided, in so far as available funds
will permit.
A federal board of maternal and
Infant hygiene, composed of tlie sec-
retary of labor as chairman, the chief
of the children's bureau as executive
officer, the surgeon general of the
United flutes public health service,
and the United States commissioner of education, Is created to represent the
federal government In co-operating with state agencies.
The amendment offered by Senator Smoot of Utah, confers upon the
children’s bureau the function of administering the act, and converts the
federal board established by the bill Into an advisory committee—a change
which tMe chairman of the committee has accepted.
Acceptance of a state plan qualifies the state to receive the sum of $10,000
from the United States treasury, and also to receive a share of nn additional
federal appropriation conditioned on the appropriation of a like amount by
the state Itself. This additional federal appropriation Is to be $2,000,000 for
the first year, $2,400,000 for the second, $2,800,000 for the third, $3,200,000
for the fourth, $3,600,000 for the fifth, and $4,000,000 for each succeeding year.
"I have been Investigating the
matter of film censorship in the East
and I think it Is one of the most dan-
gerous things ever propo^d In this
country,” was the statemei$|of Judge
Ben B. Lindsey of the Denver Juvenile
court, upon his return. “Of course,”
added Judge Lindsey, “we are all for
the right kind of censorship, but not
the kind that is sure to promote tyr-
annies, intolerance and dangers of all
kinds far greater than the possible
evils of the movies.
“From my twenty years’ experi-
ence with the young people and a
careful study of the movies, I should
soy that they have done far more
good than harm, and I am convinced
that In police regulations, education
and a demand of the people them-
selves for better pictures, and flnnlly
the good sense of the American peo-
ple, we shnll find the only moral, safe
and Just policy of censorship.
“Why, it Is enough to make a liberty-loving man boll with Indignation
to see some of the censorship mistakes, abuses, petty pruderies and tyran-
nies. I see in certain kinds of censorship a menace to the liberties of the
press, of thought, of free speech.
“We seem to be returning to the age when churches and religious or-
ganizations were beguiled Into fighting the printing press and the printing of
books and newspapers."
New Minister From Nicaragua
A Front
View of Vehicle
vice Attached.
With De-
RAISED BIG CHRISTMAS FUND
Adjutant of Illinois Department of
Legion Had Aid of Actress in Rais-
ing Christmas Money.
When William Q. SetJIffe, adjutant
of the Illinois department of the Amer-
ican Legion,
started the Leg-
ion campaign
which raised $50,-
000 for Christ-
mas entertain-
ments for sick
and disabled vet-
erans in Illinoia
hospitals, he
called upon Miss
Floe Bert, a well-
known actress, to
assist in making
the undertaking a success.
Miss Bert gave a large number o<
entertainments in Illinois cities, the
of which wm
able to give a warning tn a vehicle
either approaching from the front or
rear, the direction which tlie vehicle
on which the indicator is Installed is
to take, the device being conveniently
operated by the chauffeur.
PLAN FOR REPLACING BOLTS
Often Very Difficult to Get Those Run-
ning Through Frame Channel
Back In Place.
Bolts running through the frame
channel are often very difficult to get
In place once they are removed. An
easy method where these holts are
drilled Is to take a cotter pin and run
a piece of wire through the hole In
the bolt. The bolt may then be drawn
through the hole.
TROUBLE IN IGNITION
Effort to Secure Greater Effieienc;
Likely to Bum Out the |
Condenser.
The Ignition coils on the market
made for the voltage that is
by using five or six dry cells. To fcoe-
nect a greater number of coils la series
in order to secure venter efficiency is
very likely to ben mt the fond sonar
MjT©ra@GmE
One gallon of gasoline weighs 6 6-10
pounds.
• e e
Eight of the noted motion picture
players In California have between
them passenger automobiles that cost
$142,000.
• 'e e
In 1910, Canada produced 94,000
motor vehicles. It is estimated that
production this year will be fully 85
per cent greater.
• • •
The bureau of chemistry of the De-
partment of Agriculture is experiment-
ing with the manufacture of motor
fuel from dried leaves.
• * •
Early applicants for 1021 automobile
license tags In Pennsylvania are re-
questing special numbers to match
their house, post office box, lodge or
other numbers.
see
In winter weather a set of tire
chains is Indispensable, but they
should only be used when necessary
nnd removed as soon aa the emer-
gency has passed.
see
Of the 39,000 motor vehicles cso-
troiled by the Motor Transport corps
of the United States army, disposition
of 95 per cent or 88,048 vehicles, was
made up to April 8.
* * •
It should he borne la
friction at any place
overcome at the
«ne. Therefore, If the
iac« O* *
IPs
Dr. Alejandro Cesar, the new min-
ister to the United States from Nic-
aragua, has arrived in Washington
with his wife. The couple were mar-
ried very recently and this Is their
honeymoon. Senora Cesar is a hand-
some young woman.
Doctor Cesar Is one of the young-
est diplomats who ever visited Wash-
ington In an official capacity, being
only a little over thirty years of age.
The new Nicaraguan minister Is
a prominent lawyer and physician tn
his own country; he took his medical
degree In France. His father Is min-
ister of finance tn Nicaragua.
The principal Interest of the Unit-
ed States In Nicaragua Is the possi-
ble Nicaraguan canal, of the future.
After many years of negotiations—In-
terrupted by the construction of the
Panama canal and other things, a
treaty was concluded by Secretary
Bryan and Minister Chamorro (now
president) In 1914. It was ratified In 1916, Costa Rica, Salvador and Hon-
duras protesting. The United States paid $3,000,000 and acquired exclusive
rights for un internceanic canal and a 99-year lease on Islands for naval
bases.
E. B. McLean (portrait herewith),
who Is chairman of the Inaugural com-
mittee; Senator Philander C. Knox of
Pennsylvania, chairman. of the con-
gressional committee on Inauguration,
and Will H. Hays, who, as chairman
of tho Republican national committee,
will have an active part In Inaugural
arrangements, are busy with arrange-
ments for the Harding Inauguration. ’
Social circles in Washington, aa
well as political, have an absorbing
subject of gossip In the revealed in-
timacy and close friendship existing
between President-elect Harding and
Mrs. Harding sind the McLeans.
Shortly after election, when It was
announced at Marion that Edward B,
McLean, publisher of the Washington
Poet and Cincinnati Ennui-
Evelyn Walsh McLeao,
daughter of tho Ute Se
Colorado,
P. Walsh pf
ire', h
ffillHonaii
had bden ir
Isabt,
the trip to Point ,
lagton society begdn to
‘ " aeW admlnlsti itio
the beaal ful
lifes
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