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THE HERMISTON HERALD
Smoother Pavements
Must Be Constructed
(B y B. JB. DUFFY.)
Bump-cousumlog balloon tire» and
abock absorbers do not conatltute an
excuse for building w avy or uneven
pavements.
Although the modern automobile Is
a finely devised mechanism, comfort
and low vehicle operating costs are
still dependent upon the smoothness
of the road surface.
Recognition of this Is given by prac
tically all state highway departments
In the placement of hard-surfaced
pavements. Samuel Eckels, chief en
gineer o f the Pennsylvania department
Seating Arrangement of
Two-Door Sedan Helped
In many two-door sedans there Is
quite a bit of space between the front
seats which can be utilised to advan
tage, as shown In the Illustration.
T he right-hand seat is mounted on a
steel rod so that It can be slid toward
the driver's seat. This give» the oc
cupants of the rear seat more room to
get out of the door, by sliding the seat
to the left. Remove the pins from the
front legs o f the seat on which It
hinges, and ream out the hole» on
both legs and supporting brackets to
Harvard Diamond Coaches Confer
o f highways, recently announced Penn
sylvania’s noteworthy achievement In
building 278 miles o f "excellent” con
crete rural roads— pavements on which
the motorist cannot detect any per
ceptible vibration.
The Pennsylvania demand for the
grading “excellent” Is that the “rough-
ometer,” a wheeled device th a t meas
ures all tiny ridges and valleys In the
pavement surface, shall not show more
than 20 accumulated Inches o f rough
ness per mile. Pennsylvania's grand
average on the 802 miles o f new pave
ment tested In 1929 was 19.0 Inches,
which means that some miles were all
but perfectly smooth.
"M ore Important than the pleasure-
able sensation of riding over a smooth
road la the fact that smooth road cuts
down operation costs for the motor
ist,” asserts M r. Eckels. “I t cuts
down the bounces which are trans
m itted to the road In Impact, and Im
pact la the chief enemy of roads.
When we elim inate or lessen Impact
we prolong the life of the road. Ev
erybody saves money by t h a t ”
Cities particularly have been lax In
Installing smooth pavements, but even
tually recognition of the virtues of
smooth roadways w ill not only save
the m unicipality money but w ill lessen
traffic congestion through the spread
ing out of the street traffic burden.
CLEANER RANGES
VERY ESSENTIAL
IT
WHEN HIT HARD
Coach Fred Mitchell, rig h t; Manager M ai Treeman, left, and CapL Franli
Nugent, of the Harvard baseball team, pictured during the first outdoor tra in
lng session of the season.
'A man's often hart by falling In
I love.'
“T h a t’s only when he’s hard h it ”
8portiwriter, Big League Umpire and General Manager o f the Cleveland Indiana
gliding Front Seat In Two-Door Sedan
Makes It Easier for Oooupants to
Enter and Leave.
receive a piece o f H-Inch cold-rolled
steel. T he right-hand bracket must be
moved closer to the car wall, and the
other one close to the d river’s seat,
while the rod must be long enough to
allow maximum movement of the seat.
T h e rear-seat passengers get out be
tween scat and door without the front
passenger leaving his seat.— John L.
Blaker, West Auburn, Mass., In Pop
u lar Mechanics Magazine.
: THE MOTOR QUIZ
(H o w M any Can you A n s w e r!)
Q. Are spark plug gap sizes
' Important for good engine per
formance?
Ans. Yes I Use feeler guuge
and set gap accurately to en
gine m aker’s recommendation.
Inspect or have the service sta
tion man Inspect the gaps twice
a year.
Q. flow many American motor
vehicles were sold outside of
this country In 1929?
Ans. Approximately 1,015,000.
Q.
How
many
Americans
toured Europe In 1929?
Ans. More than 423,000, and It
Is estimated they spent more
than 9800,000.000.
Q. W h at per cent of new cars
and trucks were sold on time
last year?
Ans. About 63 per cent on
new cars and 48 per cent on
new trucks.
Q. How many American trucks
were sold In foreign countries
last year?
Ans. 845,000, a gain of 65 per i >
cent over the 209,500 In 1928.
*♦♦♦♦♦»♦»♦♦♦♦»♦»»»»»»»»»»
First American-Built Auto
as fa r back as 1884. In other words,
more than twice he smashed a record
that had stood the test of tim e for
39 years.
W ithout a doubt Ruth created a new
atmosphere In baseball, the “era of
swat.” No player In the history of
baseball compares with Ruth as a gate
attraction. H e originated the home-
run Idea on a big scale. Fandom,
while he was amassing the almost
Babe Ruth, Who Changed Complexion
of Baseball Almost O vernight
unbelievable total o f 59 home runs
for the 1922 season, followed his rec
ord more closely than It did the stand
ing o f the teams. Papers throughout
the country published a “Ruthermom-
eter” that told of his progress in
compiling a home-run record that may
stand fo r all tim e In the history of
baseball.
The players, quick to sense the
pulse o f the public, adopted Ruthlan
tactics. They tried to hit every pitch
out of the ball park. This system of
play, which was ably abetted by the
lively ball, made for a new style.
Pitchers' battles and low-score games
went Into the discard. W ith a ma
jo rity of players on every team hav
ing a chance to make a homer be
cause all players, pitchers, Included,
were taking a free swing, no ball game
was secure. A three-run lead could
sw iftly fade away before one mighty
wallop.
F a r be It from me to decide whether
the low-score pitcher battles supplied
• better brand of baseball than tha
present-day methods of s w a t F or my
self. I prefer the low-score games, al
though they need not necessarily be
pitchers’ battles. I do know that bet
ter and brainier baseball Is played
where a one or two-run lead« means
something and there Is a real premium
on a home run.
To my way o f thinking the ease
with which home runs are batted
these days destroys much of the glory
that once went with every circuit
smash. However, fandom seems to be
perfectly satisfied w ith the free-and-
easy style of play, w ith swat the pre
dominating feature.. Under that sys
tem baseball has made Its greatest
progress In the m atter o f attendance
and gate receipts. And, a fte r all, that
is the big thing In professional base
ball. There is no doing It for the
glory of the old Alma M ater w ith the
professionals; It Is merely fo r the
almighty dollar. Therefore, It would
seem that the magnates were wise
when they adopted the lively ball,
also that they owe a debt of gratitude,
financially and otherwise, to one Babe
Ruth for creating the era o f swat In
baseball that has become so decidedly
popular. Enough of th a t
P a th w a y o f G raatneaa
Ha rises to an office h ig h
And to one lo ftie r, by and by.
Bach new prom otion bids him fre t
W ith troubles g ro w in g g re a te r y e t
Glenn W righ t Is trying to learn to
throw w ith his le ft hand.
• • •
Iv y Olson, former star shortstop,
w ill return to the Brooklyn Dodgers
this season as coach.
s e e
Freddie Lindstrom’s batting average
dropped 89 points last year and the
Giants cut his salary 92,500.
s e e
Catcher Ik e Danntng has been
bought by the Baltim ore club of the
International league from Tulsa of
the Weetern.
a • a
T he H elpm ate
“Is n ’t It nice to have a husband who
spends all bis evenings at home?”
“Y e a ; I enjoy myself so much better
when I know he's there with the chil
dren.”— Chicago D ally News.
F acin g Death
Returned
Explorer
(boastfully)—
Yea, gentlemen, I have faced death, to
a hundred forma.
L ittle Perkins— Really 1 Doctor or
undertaker?
HEELS OVER HEAD
(©. 1130, Bell Syndicate.)
The Montreal baseball club of the
International
league
has released
F irst Baseman Sol Mishkin to the
Houston (Texas) club.
a a a
The International league made 172
more homeruns than triples In the
1929 season.
a
a
e
e
e
The famous old C arlisle Indian
football teams o f a generation ago
never went to th eir locker room be
tween halves to seek the solace of
linim ent and massage. They squatted
In midfield until play was resumed
Evert at Georgetown
Joe H arris, who has played w ith a
h alf dozen m ajor league
baseball
clubs,
has signed w ith the Toronto
Maple Leafs o f the
International
league.
a a a
the
age
age
last
C arl Earn loch, manager of tha Oak
land baseball club, announces tbs
signing o f “Bud” Hafey. seven teen-
year-old outfielder, and a cousin of
Chick Hafey, SL Louis Cardinals’ oat-
fielder.
like burning insulation? . . .T h e
poor chap probably never heard o f Sir
W a lte r Raleigh s favorite smoking mix
ture. H e doesn’t know there's a tobacco
O. K.
so m ild and fragrant it gets the
o f even the fussiest pipe-sniffer. H s
doesn’t know that true mildness needn’t
sacrifice body, flavor and “ lock.” H e
doesn’t know he can smoke a pipe all
day long without getting himself or any
body else all hot and bothered. In other
words, he hasn’t met Sir W alter Raleigh.
Grades for Chickens on
Chicago Poultry Board
Feeding Young Chicks
After the First Month
Most people feed th eir chicks well
for the first month when the little
chicks need careful attention hi the
brooder or w ith hens, but a fte r they
get older and do not need to be
watched closely, many lose Interest In
nr a t least allow the chicks to rustle
for themselves. This common mistake
Is hard to overcome for It Is natural
for one to become more careless with
the chicks a fte r they have a good start
In life . Chicks are not so apt to die
as before, but they are still apt to be
come runts and therefore unprofitable.
Chicks should have access to a well
balanced ration throughout their life.
Pulleta that are matured are the ones
that lay during the fall and winter
when eggs are high In price.
It
takes proper
rations,
plus early
hatched chicks, to raise this type of
pullets.
H ow to Take Care o f Your K ps
4) D o n ’t use a sharp knife to clean
out the carbon. Y o u may cut through the cake
and chip the wood. A lot o f little “w ood spots”
take away fro m the sweetness o f a pipe. Use a
dull knife or reamer. Send fo r our free booklet,
“ H o w to Take Care o f Y o u r Pipe.” Brown A
W illiam son Tobacco Corporation, Louisville,
Kentucky, Dept. 98.
S ir W alter
R aleigh
Sm oking Tobacco
B u g vs. Bug
A Intern al parasite named cocco-
pbagus guemeyl, Introduced Into
C alifornia from A ustralia last year,
has attacked as many as 50 per cent
o f the mealy bugs In some orchards.
M ake dresses
bright as new!
D IA M O N D D Y E S a n easy to
use; go on smoothly and evenly;
make dresses, drapes, lingerie look
N EW . Never a trace of that re-dyed
look when Diamond D yes are used.
Just true, even, new colors that hold
their own through the hardest wear
and washing.
Diamond D yes owe their snperiori-
t y to the abundance of pure anilines
they contain. Cost more to make?
Surely. But yon pay no more for
them. A ll dealers— 15c.
DfamomkQy«*
John Evers of Troy. N. I , sou ot
tbs famous Johnny Rvers of tbs Chi
cago Cubs, and m ar o f his high
school team la T ro y, baa entered
Georgetown university and started
practice w ith tha
ACTS OT OBKDIKNCB (or Divine Heal-
». lOo prayer free. Qod', power deetror.
L dleeaee,
a t hom e er In F aith Sanatorium.
Mabel Sm ith. R t I Hollister, C a llt
K ill all weak and underalsed chicks
at the s ta r t
• • •
Poor Suitor— D arling. I ’m heels
over head to love w ith you!
She— W ell, as soon as you’re on
your feet I may consider your s u it
When goose eggs are to be kept s
while they should not be washed.
• • •
C ram p la aa Aeeet
Depth and width of body a re char
acteristic o f good breeding stock.
• • •
She asked ms fo r sn autog raph ;
C lin g in g ground my neck.
I fe lt q u its flattered t il l 1 found
r d autographed a check I
W o re a “ S p iritu a l” Di
Claude— Hasn’t Mona got on a splr
Itnal dress?
Brian— W hat do you mean, s p iritu a li
Claude— W ell, there Isn't much ms
terla l about I t — Royal Arcanum Bulle
tto.
H a rd W h a t Is
"Big boy." said Sambo, "Ah’s hawd
aa nails.”
"Yeah,” yawned Rastus. “W ell, ef
ah diamond hit muh It would splatter,
dot’s how hawd Ah Iz.”
M r. Rath's threat to Join a circus
has alarmed one o f our nice old aunts.
I t would be dangerous, she thinks, to
hare a man batting baseballs around
to a te n t
s e a
Thera are three candidates for
Yankee le ft field— Ren W illiam s,
thirty-seven, and Dusty Cooke,
twenty-three, newcomers, and
year's substitute, Sam Byrd.
e a e
B
Some day he w ill. Let’s hope it’s soon.
Poultry Hints
a
Cleveland Is worried about Its catch
ers. Luke Sewell batted well In 1927
but fell off 57 points the next year
and 84 points more last season.
e
U T w hy smoke a pipe that smells
a
Prlmo Cam era wears N<g 20 shoes.
F rank Holuban, wrestler, whose right
name is Holuban Ferenctlkxteletere,
wears a No. 28 collar.
•
T he difficulty of raising young stock
free from Intestinal parasites year
a fte r year on the same range has be
come so great that many ponltrymen
are finding It necessary to abandon
the old ranges and provide new, clean
ones, reports Ji C. Taylor, associate
poultry specialist at the New Jersey
State College of Agriculture, Rutgers
university.
M r. T aylo r defines a clean range aa
an area o f ground on which no chickens
were raised last year and on which
no poultry manure has been scattered
fo r the last two years. Where such
a range Is not available, he advises
a system of rotation so that clean
ranges will be available In the future.
In the rotating system one range Is
used for the chicks one year while the
others are cultivated and cropped. A
two-year rotation Is good but a three-
year rotation Is much better. In this,
three areas are available, thus mak
ing It possible to keep the chicks away
from each range for a period o f two
years. Cora, clover, and chicks make
a desirable rotating arrangement.
By providing a clean range the mor
ta lity from coccldlosls and Intestinal
worms Is greatly reduced, extensive
experiments have shown.
Ponltrymen who sell live birds on
the Chicago market w ill be Interested
In the grades as provided on that mar
ket by the Chicago poultry board.
Live poultry Is graded as prime or
E n d M e n T a k e N o tic e
Rastus— Here am a telegram from No. 1 ; medium or No. 2 ; and canners
de bos» In Afrlcy. He done say he am or No. 3, each grade being defined as
follow s;
sendln’ us some Hons’ tails.
No. 1 poultry, or prime, shall con
Circus Owner’s W ife— Lions’ tails,
Rastus? W hat on earth are you ta lk sist o f vigorous, fleshy, healthy birds,
free from tumors, downers, T.B ., gape,
ing about?
Rastus— W ell, Jes’ read dis telly- swollen heads or eyes, bruised legs or
gram yo’self. I t says Jest as p lain: wings, hunchbacks, heavy Indented or
“Just captured two Hons. Sending do crooked breast bone.
No. 2 poultry or medium, shall be
tails by m all.”
vigorous, healthy and free from tu
mors, downers, T.B., gaps, swollen
East and W est
heads and eyes and culls,, but may
“I went out West in ’89,” said the
consist of Indented and crooked breast
New Yorker.
bone, hunchbacks, bruised wings and
“H o w fu r d’yu git?” queried the
legs, also scrubby hens and all hens
miner.
under 2% pounds.
"Buffalo,” said the New Yorker.
No. 3 poultry shall be such us will
“I went East th’ same year,” said
not qualify as No. 1 or No. 2, except
the miner. “ Went as fu ’r Butte, Mon
lng diseased birds not fit for human
tana. N early ran Into each other,
food.
didn’t we?”— New York Times.
SPORTS ITEMS OF INTEREST
F o r three years Eddie Roush of the
Giants drew 921.000 a year.
This
year the Giants offered him a contract
for 97,500.
• a a *
ra y L. Cusick riding In his ancient auto— the first automobile to be built
I d America— through the streets o f Mltoraukse a fte r removing It from the
M ilw aukee public museum. The car la equipped w ith a one-cylinder “h it and
miss” motor and a wick carburetor. It can traval 18 rollea an hour when
fueled w ith naptha, aa present day gasoline Is not powerful enough to drive
Its motor. It was built to 1880 by G ottfried Schloemer.
System of Rotation Advo
cated by One Specialist
W OULD H ELP
T h e small car had balked again, and
w hile one climbed under It to work,
the other sat and chatted. “You know,
I don’t think 44 hours such a short
week. Look a t the American auto fac
tory, where they only work 88.”
"Yes,” said the mechanic w ith s
grant, “but I think they might put In
another ten tightening up the nuts.”—
Sydney M ail.
Seeiing Big League Base ball
By BILLY EVANS
ì, » I
• •
In base running there has been a
marked decline during the past 15
years. I do not attribute It to lack of
speed on the part o f the players.
Rather, It can be traced to the fact
that a running game, Involving the
risk of being thrown out, particularly
on an attempted steal, la not good base
ball under present-day conditions. One
run means little or nothing these days.
The steal Is a one-run play, so nat
urally, pilfering bases as a part of
baseball Is rather antiquated. I t Isn’t
done, except on stated occasions, by
the best of teams.
In the m atter of fielding, I would
say there was but little difference on
the whole; I f anything, this phase of
the game has Improved. Better gloves
and Improved surfaces on the Infields
have greatly helped fielding. Most of
the big league groundkeepers of today
are artists at their trade. On a great
many o f the Infields the ball Is rea
sonably sure to bound accurately at
all times.
Rasebnll runs In cycles. When I came
to the majors 25 years ago, pitching
was supreme; pitchers' battles were
the rule rather than the exception.
The pitcher, according to general
opinion, dominated the game too
strongly; It needed a batting revival.
A fte r a time there was an Improve
ment In the batting, only to be fol
lowed by the era of trick pitching,
which cut heavily Into batting aver
ages. T ric k pitching was abolished as
Illegal, the ball was made livelier, and
more new bnlls were put In play to
counteract the superiority of the
pitcher. A il these things brought
about a decided change fo r the bat
ter In batting.
Then along came Babe Ruth. W ith
out a doubt he changed the entire
complexloq of baseball almost over
n ig h t 11» started a home-run ram
page that was the talk of the base
ball world. “Did Ruth get any home
runs today?” became a more Impor
tant question than “who won the ball
game?” In 1928 Ruth reached hia
greatest height when he made 80 home
runs, more than doubling the record
fo r circuit drives that had been made
Thursday, March 27, 1930
Oyster shell, sunshine and green feed
are all necessary for high hatchahiltty.
. . .
Give boby goslings w ater from the
start but do not let them get their
bodies In It or tram ple In I t
• • •
Good breeding stock Is the foundation
of success. The combination of heavy
egg production and beauty Is the Ideal
toward which we should strive.
• • •
Remember that your success In pro
during hntchnble eggs depends on the
vigor and v ita lity o f the breeding
stoek, complete rattona containing
vltamlnes and minerals, and the prop
er care of eggs before aettlng.
• • •
Green feed, dandelions, young clover
“B ut I f yonr w ife is so uumuslcaL" • r a lfa lfa or even lawn clippings
said tbs sympathetic friend, “why en should be provided a fte r the ducks
courage bar to take singing lessonar are a week old.
• • •
"W ell, you see. old chap," raplle«
As In the case of insufficient vltara
tbs sufferer, “I figure I t out th a t th<
Ine D, the egg shells become much
Binging leaves her less time for cook
thinner, which Increases the chances
tog."
o f loss by breaking.
• • •
C H .tisg a i.lw d Cssdsct
Select your breeding pen or pen.
" I bear h a y got a big raise (tom tbs from among your high producers
fu r company he’s working tor."
preferably from bens only, thus aecur
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Q u a rr e lin g A g a in
Mrs. Gadjoy— Oh, Henry, I won
three straight rubbers o f bridge this
afternoon.
M r. Gadjoy— B o w many did yon
w in that w eren't straight?
SX u V doykv
your strength and K A IV U T “»
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