The Brussels Post, 1920-11-4, Page 2Give 8 Thought to the Car's Wheels.
The modern automobile wheel is
eationg the hardest working parts of
the car, and yet so well has it been
perfected that it rarely gives teouble,
and the average ear owner Is almost
oblivious to anything except its bare
existencefl And yet, strange as it
may seem, it looks as if we were on
the verge of some change in the wheel
field, though it is not likely to be the
complete revolution that some auth-
orities seem to imagine.
Wheels at the present time in use
may be divided into four major class-
es: wood, wire, disk and steel spoke
wheels, The latter typo is practically
confined to motor truck construction,
but -cannot be entirely neglected in any
comprehensive view of the wheel sit-
uation.
The predominating type of wheel at
the present time is the wood wheel,
made of second growth American hick-
ory. There is no real cause of com-
plaint against the service rendered
by this type of wheel, although many
academic flaws are picked in it by ex-
perts who favor other types.
While the wooden wheel is gener-
ally efficient in serviee, oecasionally
this type has been known to go to
pieces under excessive strain. Wire
wheel advocates claim that this can
never happen with their favorite type.
The commonest feature of wooden
;serves to keep the wheel beneath from
dirt, rust, etc.
In France and England they are
using the steel spoke wheels for pas-
senger car service, and they are giv-
ing excellent results, .They are even
lighter than wood, and stronger, and
their heal radiating qualities are bet-
ter. It is not impossible that the
steel spoke wheel may be the type of
the future.
There are certain details of cage
whioh must be given alike to all types
of wheels. Every wheel runs on a
bearing, and this must be kept packed
with grease. Once a month each wheel
an the car should be jacked up and
turned to see that it moves freely. At
the same time the spokes at top and
bottom should be grasped and the
wheel be pushed and pulled to see
whether excessive play has developed.
Wear in the bearings or hub may
cause this trouble. In the case of
wooden wheels, diatortion of the wheel
sometimes make* it diffieult to mount
shape and the same trouble will re- WORLD'S GREATEST
the rim, or the rim may get Out of
-"RADIO" STATION
Matter to force the rim into place by
sult. When this occurs, it is an easy
placing the jack against the hub and
the troublesome plaeein the rim. Oc-
casionally the rims creep a little, so
that the valve stems are bent or even
broken off. This may be mused by
loose lugs or by a distorted rim or by
wheels is the development of annoying a rim with worn shoulders. It is well
squeaks. This trouble may be remed- to keep an eye on the valve stems, for VVireless Messages Are Sent
srim is creeping,.
spiders where the pokes have become
led by driving wooden wedges into the by their angle one is warned that the at Express Speed Half -Way
loosened. Oar owners frequently neg-
lect to give due attention to the hub Treasures.
bolts of their wooden wheels. These Proud Worldliness can show me all Even Senator Marconi himself could
scarcely have realized, when only a
'bolts pass through the wheel and hold his land.
few short years ago he was astound -
the hub plate in poeition. In the case Houses and herds—all in one after -
of the rear. wheel::: the hub bolts also noon, tug the scientists of the globe with his
are permitted to become loose, the at hand, that his invention would play a lead-
in wireless telegraphy,
hold the brake drums. If these bolts Fur merely creatural things, th..t lie experiments
Ing part in a tremendous warand
wheel will be thrown out of alignment- Can be surveyed and numbered just ,
This will make driving difficult and so soon.
inevitably tire wear will be enormous- And though I call no foot of ground
ly increased. nia- own,
Next in popularity to wooden Through the great world of mind I
wheels comes the wire type. Strangely make my way;
enough the wire wheel was the origin- Treasures I have whose worth cannot
al automobile wheel, but it was simply be shown
lifted bodily from the bicycle and was In the stray leisure of a seminar's
quite inadequate to stand the strains
of its new service. Later considerable
changes in design were effected and
the wire wheel was made entirely
practicable for the motor vehicle.
As a matter of fact the modern wire
wheel has certain undoubted points of
superiority over its wood rival. The
wire wheel is somewhat stronger in my joy --
resisting shocks than es -en the best His heavy feet rerese to follow me
wood wheel. The latter, toe, it is . Beyond the margin where the glories
elaimed. with cont'nual serviee be-
:eau:es :mime:that distorted, condition be.
--Alexander Lents Fraeer,
that increases tire wear, The wire Halifax, X.S.
wheel, supported at the rim by a .
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to this distortion trouble.
A further point of advantage elnim-
ed for the wire wheel is that the
ni,etal more easily dissipates the heat
engendered by running. Wood is un-
doubtedly a poor heat conductor and
steel is an excellent one. The wire
wheel never gives annoyance by de-
veloping squeaks. But the wire wheel
demands a considerable amount of
care to keep .it in good condition. The
enamel Must be watehed, and when-
ever it tracks off, as it does occasion-
ally, the spot must be painted over, or
else moisture will cause rusting. This
is particularly dangerous around the
nipples where the spokes join the rim.
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BETTER DAYS
For long. long months we've lived to spend, but now our
orgy sees its end, and betel' days begin; the man who has a
beach of bones now asks himself, In stentor tones, "Why should
I blow them In? Why feed my money to the cows when yonder
savings bank allows a seemly interest rate? Too long, too long
Fre thrown away the thining plunks I drew as pay, and hit a
amide gait," And now the merchant princes rime, and say to
clerks and kindred guys, "Our prices must eome down; so let's
reduce sone pleayuaes on every pair of pantaloons, and every
velvet gown." And all the hungry profiteers are doubtless filled
with sordid fears, as they size up their rolls; doomed is the
graft they long have held, the easy marks have all rebelled, and
they must hunt their holes. Au end to profiteering crimes would
come, rye said, In countless rhymes, and many a deathless
screed, when people, sane again once more, refused to purcbase
at the store the junk they did not heed. And now that happy
day has eome, or all the signs are on the bum, and all the omens
punk; and Father, when he draws his wage, won't seek the
marts, in noble rage, to blow his bottom plunk.
some method of outing the cables and
so isolating her three great enemies
from one another.
How the Great Station Was Born.
While Britain was OS much interest-
ed as France and America in the pro-
WODERFUL PLANT AT posals towards this end, it wee prac-
Ntically left to France and the United
BORDEAUX, FRANCE. States to get on with the job. Ulti-
mately, it was agreed that the French
Government should give a plot of land.
at Bordeaux for the purpose of erect -
Mg 8 new and altogether stronger
wireless installation than had hither-
to been deemed practicable.
France's part of the bargain was
that she should find the ground at
Bordeaux, properly protect it, fit up
buildings, guarantee a water supply
and power facilities, and make the
foundations. On her pert, the Slates
agreed that her Navy Department—
probably the greatest wireless experts
10 the world to-day—should design
Round the Wo.Id.
day.
For when I scale Parnassus' flowery
height.
Or watch the swaying fortunes of
old Troy,
Or Sappho sings to me across the
night,
Dull Sense must fall to understand
Wire wheels must be kept clean if
they are to continue to be an orna-
ment to the ear. The mud must be
rigorously cleaned out from between
the *ices after every run.
Ca e owners using wire wheels
should give these parts of the equip-
ment a thorough inspection once every
three weeks or oftener to see that no
spokes are loose or bent, and that no
rust has formed around the nipples.
In one type of wire wheel a serrated
drive is used and these serrations
must be kept perfectly clean. If nicks
should develop in the serrations there
will be difficulty in mounting the
wheel. Should 'met form on the drie-
leg .eurfato it should be removed im-
mediately with kerosene,
The tendency toward covering the
wire wheel with steel disks is of com-
paratively recent onigin. The disk
trheel is considered a distinet addition
S the appearance of the car and it
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Famous Missionary Opens Campaign
Dr. W. T. Grenfoll, the great mission-
ary worker, who has arrived in Toron-
to to inaugurate a campaign for the
raising of an endowment fund for the
perpetuation of his mission in Labra-
dor.
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that, immediately after that war's
close, there would be established a the plant, erect the towers, and instal
station capable of sending its Invis- the station complete in every respect.
ible messages through twelve thous- Standards Higher Than Eiffel Tower.
and miles of ether, says an English
writer.
Yet this Is slightly less than the dis-
tance over whieh the wonderful La -
To give the details of this scheme
in technical language would convey
nothing to readers who are not electi-
cal engineers or wireless students,
fayette Station, at Bordeaux, will be but one important point is well worth
capable of effectively communicating mentioning. The scheme embraced
the erection of eight tremendous steal
towers for carrying the antenna wires.
The U.S. Bureau of Yards and Docks
drew up the specifications for these
lowers, and they are the real engineer-
ing marvel of the Bordeaux plant.
They are 820 feet high, and each
tower weighs 55 tons --a very light
weight, indeed, considering that the
under normal conditions.
Throwing Messages Thousands of
Miles.
At the present time, all the great
nations have powerful wireless plants
in operation. Englaud's leading sta-
tion is on the Cornish coact, from
which she can "speak" to America
with ease and certainty. 'l'lie United Eiffel Tower contains 2,700 tons of
States have a magnificent station at steel, aud is not nearly so high as the
Annapolis, Maryland, with a radius of
fully six thousand miles. It is under
the control of the U.S. Navy.
France has a station at Lyons which form sunk docply into the ground. The
can send messages only a slightly leas towers each carry elevators, and have
distance, and the Germans and the been pronounced almost as strong as
Scandinavian peoples have also very lighthouses. The antennae system
complete and effective radio services. which these eight towers support is
"Wireless" has come to be an essen- far more powerfnl than any other sys-
tial part of every nation's commercial tem In the world,
and political life. ; Many difficulties faced tbe builders
The story of the new Lafayette Sta- and electrical experts in the course of
tion is, in part, a story of the Great their work on the station, but they
War. During the time that the Ger- were all overcome and now the La -
man submarine campaign was at, its
ghastly height, Great Britain, France,
and the United States joined counsel
for the purpose oE improving the
Transatlantic radio services, primarily
for fear that the Huns might devise
Bordeaux wireless towers. They are
three-legged in situp°, and each leg
rests on a large circular, concrete plat-
fayette Station is easily the first of its
kind in the world.
Ultimately, it is expected that the
Bordeaux plant will be capable of
transmitting something like 72,000
words a day. Sending messages at
Sympathy
Don't say to the fellow who's down and out:
"Forget your troubles! Cheer up, old scout !"
But give him a wholesome, friendly hand,
And say, "I'm sorry—I understand."
The saddest thing in life, maybe,
Will happen—who knows—to you or me,
And it won't be in us to calmly smile
Or put it aside for a little while.
So cheer him over the roughest spot
With sympathy, for he needs a lot.
For many a heart that's tired and broken
Longs for a word that is never spoken.
It is fine to know, at the close of day,
That you helped some one in a human way.
So give him a wholesome, friendly hand,
And say, "I'm sorry—I understand."
The Stalwart Sower
The old method of seeding by head
still exists on many a small farm in
Canada. The photo is of Le Ontario
farmer putting in fall wheat.
such a high speed continuously by
hand is out of the question, so the
Marconigrams will be sent out by
means of a mechanical device through
which a narrow tape is run bearing
the dots and the deshes making up
the words to be "waved" over earth
and see.
Tbis tapo will have neen previously
perforated by a speclet kind of type-
writer, pretty much on the same lines
as the machines used by telegraphists
in the great centres or the world.
"What about the receiving operat-
orsr may web be asked. "Will it be
possible for them to accept the meg- behalf of the British Empire Fund, The launching was of a private =-
which is to be need in the humane' tare, but notwithetamiNg the fact,
task of relieving the sufferings of mil-: dense crowdlined the beach at Shore -
lions who are stricken by famine and barn when the ceremony took place
disease. Part of the fund will be used, The entrance to the harbor had been
for purchasing in Canada suitable: dredged, and six powerful tugs were
supplies, and thus the Red Cross will used in the removrd of the tower. With
furnish tbe bridge across which some a placid sea, and running on n neap
of our surplus milk will reach the en- tide, a start was made to move the
feebled children in war -stricken areas. structure from it moorings at 11.
Those who assist will not only have o'clock. Two tugs undertook this
the satisfaction of having contributed task, and with a long, stendy 111111, the
to relieve the sufferings of others monster gradually yielded, and inch
less fortunate but by helping others by inch was moved towards the mouth
will thereby indirectly help them-' of the harbor, The seamanship in get -
selves.
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leng her through the harbor mouth
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was - marvellous, as there was only a
I 5 -foot clearance—Le., 2 ft. in, at
Head and Heels.
each side; and yet, so carefull was the
An adage that has stood time's acid whole thing carried out, that not even
test counsels us to let the head save' a pile was ecratched. Loud cheers
the heels, It is aimed at persons who were raised and syrens blown as the
start suddenly for somewhere with - ship passed the gates of the harbour.
out a thoughtful plan. They spend Once out in the roadstead, two more
their time and strength aimlessly be-' tugs assisted in the propulsion of the
cause they did not mark out one clear' great craft. while two more took up
path. They take the longest way their pozition astern as "controls,"
round, for they started in blind haste' The Tower Ship arrived in the pre-
withoutcincts of the Port of Portsmouth
pausing for counsel,
The head and the heels were by a about eight next morning, and waa
wise provision of nature placed as far taken to a temporary position off Cul -
apart as the human anatomy permits, ver, on the eastern side of the Isle of
with the head on high, in a serene de- Wight. Operations were at mite coin-
tachment, where, as in a conning menced to sink this floating mass of
tower, the oyes may sweep the hori- concrete and steel. The work pro-
zon, and order our going advisedly. eeeded slowly in calm weather, but so
Sometimes when the brain issues com- hazy that it was only possible to ob-
mends to a subordinate, to be sure lain an occasional glimpse of the tow -
there is rebellion, "tongue wags, foot er. 71 was the intention of the auth-
lags," in defiance of that despotic in- orities that the concrete base should
tellect. But the head was meant to be ready finally to rest at the bottom
rule. The rest of us was meant to be of the sea at low water, and gradual
ruled. And if we but consent to sinking was accomplished by pouring
ten to the cool and sober voice of our liquid concrete into tbe hollow blocks
inward monitor and better self (or in the base of the tower. Just after
better judgment, it may be named), 7 p.m. it was reported that the diffi-
we shall be delivered from many a
pitfall of costly error.
The horse and mule, we are biblical-
ly assured, have no uederetanding,
and we are warned not to be like them.
That is to say, these animals do not
wait for a reason or an explanation.
They take to their heels when an inci-
dent quite outside the range of their
experience alarms them. Poor 1 rates
that perish, they know no beam.?
But the business of a man, with
half the number of legs, is to stand
firni and refuse ta be stampeded.
Given the higher voice, he is bound to
hoar it. The brain—or shall we say
the soul ?—must take command and
be ebeyed. Man must not run away
from his duty. Our soldiers had a high-
er charge than any signaled by veluc- that ought to be put into productive
tant feet or knees that trembled. They labor. He releases a torrent of words
A Red Cross Bridge.
The development of the 0ah7 in-
dustry of Canada during the peat two
decades ha been surprisingly vapid.
Quick to realize the profits to be der-
ived from milk production and the
great value of dairying in conserving
the fertility of the soil, the Canadian
farmer has not hesitated to increase
hie inveetmente In dairy cattle. The
Industry expanded during the ileo
years of world war. Canada, being
distant from the theatrda a war, al-
though handieapped by the enlistment
into military service of half a million
CONCRETE TOWERS
FOR BRITISH COASTS
BUILT BY A CANADIAN
ENGINEER.
Huge Crowds Witnessed the
Placing of First "Mystery
Ship" at Portsmouth.
One of the "mystery towers," in -
of her most vigorous manhood, was
able to continue the development of tended as v, surprise for Germany,
was launched recently at Shoreham ,
many of her important industries, and subsequently "week" off Ports -
particularly agriculture, mouth, where it will be used for de-
ft was not so in Europe. There the
fensive purposes. The towers have
fiery blast of war, which left profits
been objects of much curiosity and
in some parts of the world, almost ex -
conjecture as to their ultimate use,
tinguished not only industry but 110- and as a result they have become
tional life itself in others. The drain
known as "mystery ships," Each of
upon manhood was so great that now
the towers is 180 feet in height, the
in hundreds of thousands of families
first four tiers being of hollow blocks
no adult males Fermin. Europe, more -
of reinforced concrete hexagonal in
over, is filled with orphan children
shape. Nearly 100,000 of these blocks
whose prospect of life is marred by
have been used in each ship, and the
the lack of all that is necessary to
total weight of concrete wed is about
bodily and mental growth. In most.
0000 tons. The steel work of the
cases the earning power and cense-
superetructure weighs, roughly, an-
quently the purchaaing power of their'
I other 1,000 tons. In spite of all this,
families is utterly destroyed.
! the draught when afloat is only 14 ft.,
Turning again to Canada we find
I so that almost 170 feet rise above the
there a surplus production of the com-
modities that are so badly needed in surface of the water. Each of the
towers cost about 21,250,000. The
Europe. Condensed milk, for instance,
malt were deadened by n Scottleb 021-
15 a commodity that is a prime nem-.
garleer, MO. Menzies, while Mr. II. A.
sity for the children of the poor corn -
Clift, a Canadian engineer, volunteer-
munities of Europe, but the nations!
ed to build the allies, and was sent to
to 'Which they belong have no means'
Shoreham in ;Ilene, 1018, with orders
of purchasing it for them. The Can-.
to supply eight within six months—
adieu Red Cross is going to endeavor'
an order which the Armistice =un-
to supply part of their needs by means
fled, Altogether 16 were required.
of a .general appeal for contributions,
to be made during Armistice Week on' Mass of Concrete and Steel.
sages thrown out at go great a speed?"
Receiving 70,000 Words a Day.
At first there will be some difnceity
in this connection, but the French
Government have decided to equip all
their receiving operators throughout
tho world with mechanical apparatus
which will make phonographic records
of incoming messages. There can af-
terwards be "played" over slowly, and
transcribed, more or less, at ease.
ANL imagine what all this will
mean! You hand in a message --a
commercial transaction or query to a
business house In San Francisco, or
China, or a birthday greeting to a
friend in one of the Pacific Islands—
at a London post office, marking it
"via Bordeaux,"
It is at once wIrelessed to the
French town. There 21 10 stamped out
on a dot -and -dash machine, run
through another machine, to "escape"
through the antennae at the top of
the 820 -feet -high towel's into space.
Thousands and thousands of miles
away the dots and dashes are instant-
ly being received into a sort of gramo-
phone, to be afterwarde "played" over
at any speed desired, and in a short
time thereafter your business friend
or your relation receives the printed
message at his desk or in his home!
Wonders will never cease!
Returns to Civil Life.
On Oct, 13, 1914, the first contingent of
the 0,E.F. arrived in England, and
on the recent anniversary Brig. -Gen.
Langton, who, as Transport Officer,
controlled the transportation move -
anent of the 31,500 troops from Val -
i carper, laid aside Ms Majesty's unie
form and resumed civil life.
REGLAR FELLERS—By Gene Byrnes
cult task had been successfully com-
pleted, and that the Mystery Tciwor
had been converted from a floating ob-
ject into a solid block of concrete,
capable of withstanding the force. of
storm and tide, and becoming, at the
same time, part of the defences of the
Solent, as well as a guide to mariners,
Explaining Ourselves.
He who is ever on the defensive as
to . Ms own acts is weavisome. Fre-
quently he .seems to be declaiming as
to the innocence and purity of his
motives, not for the sake of establish-
ing the facts in the caeo, but for the
sake of convincing himself that he is
without reproach. He "protests too
much." Ho wastes time in talking
were bound to go the way the spirit
told them—not heeding tho remon-
strance of the weak and fainting flesh.
In the common round of daily tasks
there come to us all the moments
when the least attractive thing Lo do
is to stand firm in acrvice exactly
where we are, though distance lends
enchantment and far voices call,
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to "save his face," and he deceives no
one, unless, perchance, it is himself.
The thing that matters most is that
the work shall be done, A num who
puts his hand to a great enterprise
must bo certain that the end proposed
is more important than he is. Our
soldiers who went abroad Met .sight
of the -ego in the contemplation of the
mighty tense that called them. Meas-
ured against the immensity of Arma-
geddon, the individual was inconsider-
able, Their lives were Mid down to
defend a principle loftier than any
life. They did not peg cr excuses;
they were tot voluble with elijaet;one
and disseeteione.
If it is a poor workmee who quara
tris with his tools, it is a poorer one
who quarrels with his orders. In child-
hood we tried parental patio -tee sorely
because we stood flr opc own way.
We wanted Itt Keefe°. It took us a
long tine% t6 levan by experieneethet
&ilea the tte„,tereal..). 0 esaa
the .gsT4.11371/4 does not care
7ritit hard language WO nee about her
precepts and her punishments; we
must obey or miner.
apa Nonier stivece; has pass-
ed them by. They wonder 11 they are
Ieeleite in the quakes that bend
et'togn t 11hezte triA. They wonder
lotti irealkixiss te themselves has led.
them t.ohoruled oUtit 1811511. the eholee
Iti mado efr meat uth4 axe. to all a. vest
ttf xmonsibillty. -an:d holm. -
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