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AUTOMOBILE TIPS | Silk sweaters trimmed with Roman striped silk borders strike a decidedly new note and are very pretty. . The sweater is in solid colors and the stripes are gay. The fringed silk sweater is also new, and one of the most attractive is in apricot silk with fringe at the bottom, finishing the sail- or collar and the ends of the sash gir- dle. Jersey cloth Norfolk sweaters are especially designed to wear with the plaid sport skirts. One is tur- quoise blue is worn with a white satin sport skirt, Too much cannot be said in regard to the proper use of the hose or other methods of applying water to the body. Soap must not be used on the body of a car under any condi- tion, _ The holes drilled in muffler some- times are rough and ragged, with the result that the escaping gases set up a whistling poise anything but agree- able. Smoothing off the rough edges will usually eliminate the unwelcome sound. ded. Watch the steering wheel for lost motion, i.e.; any movement which does not move 'the front wheels. One inch or even a littlé. more is not objec- tionable. «But if any more develops it should be removed by 'adjusting the steering gear. Ii a looseness de- velops suddenly and tends to increase rapidly it must be corrected immedi- ately, as it shows that some part is coming loose, and will soon drop off, rendering the car unmanageable. When two or more leaves of a spring break it is not advisable to in- stall new 'leaves without re-setting the spring. If the spring is used for some time it sets it different from that of the new leaves. / -- Inspect the cones 'of your front wheel bearings occasionally. When they begin to wear through at the bot tom they use up a lot of power and should be shifted. Turn them one- quarter around. This brings a new surface into' use and so prolongs the life of the bearing. A very handy tool is a portable vul- canizer. With it the tube may be patched and the expense of having it done outside may be saved. It may also be usgd tb glose up small cuts in the tread of the outér shoe, thus pro- longing its life. The method of using it May be easily mastered after a few attempts, | Use an old tube to prac- tise op and you will learn to vulcan- ize. C. PC One of the factors making for de- terioration of the spare tire is the ex- aust. The heat and corroding gases dssuing from the exhaust, right near the spare when it is carried in the rear, tend to impair the rubber and shorten the life of the tire, even more than if it had been in active service on the d. So 'many sections feature a new mattress that it can be rolled for easy handling. CANADA'S AUTO CENSUS. Cars in Use in Dominion Number About 176,000,000, Official reports received in, Toronto within the past few days indicate an increase of slightly more than fifty per cent. in the number of automo- biles in actual use in the Dominion at the present time over the total for 1916, According to statements from the provincial cities, the cars in use in Canada now total approximately 176,600. The approximate total on Decem®er 21st, 1916, was 117,000. This makes an increase of 59,600 cars --with three months of the year to come. . The province of Ontario continues to lead with a present fotal of about 70.000 cars registered as compared with approximately. 55000 last De- cember, Saskatchewan has taken second place from Quebec, however, with a present total of 31,084 cars, as compared with only 13,894 for last year. Quebec mow has close to 20. 000 automobiles, as against 15335 cars in 1916. Alberta is the fourth province with almost 18,000 cars, com- pared with 9,211 las\ December. Mani- toba is a close fohirth, with. nearly 17.000 cars. In roynd numbers Brit- ish Columbia o 2000 motor cars, while Nova Scotia \has' just reported passing the . New Bruns- wick isa few hundred cars behind Nova Scotia, while the tiny province + of Prince Edward Islnad will soon have 100 automobiles, despite adverse and freakish legislation. Women Drive at Front, Between 150 and 200 women soon will be driving military motor cars behind the French fromt. Women have tried since the be- ginning of the war to enlist in the automobile service, The Club Fem- fnin Automobile was the centre of this group, and it had secured the signatures of several hundred of the thousand women in Paris who hold licenses to drivé motor cars. The passive resistance of the ' different war bureaus held them back until now. : The women are obliged to enlist for three months, and to agree to submit scrupulously to military rules and discipline. They will in the be- ginning replace motor ambulance drivers in the foreign sanitary sec- tions who are transferred to other services. Later on they may replace men in other automobile sections. Unequally adjusted rear wheel brakes are a potent cause of skid- ding, and it is wise to make frequent tests -of - the parts for incorrect ad- justments. It is necessary to have some one with you to watch the wheels. Dnive the car along a dry road, accelerate quickly and then suddenly apply the brakes. If one wheel slides while the other is re- that the Brakes are not holding with equal effectiveness. Owners of cars wired by the single wire method should examine the ground connections at frequent inter- vals, A 1908€ or corroded ground' will often cause dim burning, and some- times it may even eliminate all flow of current. volving it may be taken for granted. TIMELY TIPS. Go down very steep hills with the fow gear engaged, the clutch in and the ignition switched off, in prefer- ence to relying on the brake. The compression of the motor will go a long way toward keeping the machine in absolute control, and thé brake will do the rest. One of the most common causes of overheating, especially in the case of solo riders, is overdriving. This means running all out or at very high speeds for some length of time. The air passing around the cylinders isnot sufficient to effectively cool them and the oil gets too hot to do its: work well, hence the tendency of the motor to get sluggish. It only takes a short stop of the motor to bring things tu normal again, however. Spluttering puffs in 'the carbureter of a cold motor, often called popping back, are due to either too weak a mixture or to weak inlet valve springs. The trouble is rarely of more than a few seconds' duration and can be cured in the first case by closing all air ports. Replacing the inlet spring cured in the first case by closing all air ports. Replacing the inlet spring cures the other cause of trouble. A wrinkle in setting up cup-and- cone type of Putin ugs is to bed the balls in grease in the cup and then set the cone up until the bearing feels as if it were solid. _ Then slack it back a quarter turn and you have a good adjustment. To get the kinks out of a buckled wheel, take it out and get a stone for an anvil. Hammer with a big stone or a hammer on each side of the kink, not on the kink itself. - You can thus get the wheel into shape for riding home. . A Keep a blue pencil or an indelible pencil in your tire kit to mark the punctuses, especially the small ones. The mark will be visible even under the! tire cement, ' mrpaa-------------- NO OIL SHORTAGE. A. C. Bedford, president of the Standard ' Oil Company, of New Jersey, and member of the oil com- mittee of the U.S. Council of Na- tional Defence, told the war con- vention of the Chambers of Com- merce of the United States at At. lantic City that not only was there no immediate danger of a gasoline or oil shortage, but that '"'with a fair maintenance of production" there is sufficient gasoline and oil in sight to take care of all needs, in- cluding. the . probable increase in civil and war consumption for at least five years to come. The pro- duction of petroleum by the East- ern, Texas, Mid-Continental and California fields in August showed an increase of 1,453,047 barrels over the output in July. The September production is reported to have been much in excess of that of August. Nevertheless, the waste of gaso- line is not to be condoned. At all times waste is a shameful misuse of wealth, It is especially so in these times. More than 3,000 domesticated ele. phants are maintained in Siam. THE J STANDARD BANK HEAD OFFICE ~ OF CANADA TORONTO Your surplus earnings in our Savings Department earn inter- E8T'D 1872 KINGSTON J. F. ROWLAND, est at current rate. BRANCH, l \ Embargo on Ore Containing Over 4 P.C. Zinc Has Been Removed. Toronto, Nov. 9.--Regarding despatch from Nelson, British Col- umbia, that the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company has put an embargo on lead ores containing over four per cent. zine, J. J. War. ren, the mapaging director of the company, said that Sir Joseph Fla- velle, chairman of the Imperial chase the surplus lead production of the company until March 1, 1918. "|The embargo will therefore be lifted ~ Canada's Victory Bonds WHY should you subscribe for = Canada's Victory Bonds? BECAUSE our National safety is at and normal shipments of lead are accepted. Brantford, Nov. 9.--Announce- ment is made in New York of the in. corporation of the American Steel Products Corporation, with a capital of $1,000,000. W. P. Kellett, of this city, is president and general man- ager of the company. Russell Motor Annual. Toronto, Nov. 9.--There was a moderate attendance of shareholders at the annual meeting of the Russell It was stated SMELTERS CO. MAK - NEW LEAD CONTRACT, Ene) ) Munitions Board, has agreed to pur-. At Cha - { The Ideal Car for All Seasons - INTER cold and drifting snow do not mar the comfort of motoring in a Ford Sedan, the car that completely protects you from every weather at all times. a High winds cannot blow you "to pieces". Irritating dust -- and rain can be entirely shut out, while on warm, pleasant days the windows may be lowered, so that the air circulates reely. The Ford Sedan is a dignified business and family car. It gives the motorist the utmost protection and comfort. Simply to ride in it, is to want it. | 7p Touring - - - $495 Runabout - $475 Coupelet * - - $770 Sedan '= - = $970 A THE UNIVERSAL CAR F. 0. B. FORD, ONT. Van Luven|Bros., Dealers - Kingston andMoscow G. H. RICHARDSON, TAMWORTH. i J. A. GOODFELLOW, PARHAM + een wt por of $1,301,700 and $1,077,815 for | October of last year. 'Commercial Notes. i A large United States meat pack. ing company is going to locate in St. Boniface, and erect $4,000,000 plant. Earnings of the Bethlehem Steel Company for the seven. months end- ing August 1st, 1917, showed a sur- plus after Sharges o 333.250.0900. ,» NB, Is 1s Montreal interests are Be Yoriad for the purchase of the Dominion pulp mil and land in this section, The: Chandler Motor Car Co. re. ports net its for the period from. Jan. 1, 1917, to Oct. 1, 1917, as $2,- 110,000, Squal to '$30 per 'share, as, against $1,339,000, equal to $19 per share, for the corresponding period ot Its. dd tockholdedrs of Angle. Oil Company, the Standard Oil con- cern operating in the British Isles, are to be given right ti subscribe to 150 per cent. of 'holdings at {$7.60 a share. The present market price of stock is about $18 to $19 a share, A special meeting of stock- dets has been called fof Novem. |" ber 21 to vote on an increase in the tal stock from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 . by creation of 1,000, 000 new shares of $5 each. ak Fp a a SE TE 8 3 Tot BANE Ee EE TA Tie Ad oh dh EES GREE Lg 4 { »OSTERMOC X ( TERM OR « ) ) D y wiL ] 2 Od FER! L1O0R p: 5 O00 nde tA a OSTERI TH kaeritd) nH, | HW , 3 Lig Distinction and Charm is it just a place to sleep thie most attractive---room edrooms of Today the Bedroom has come into its own. No l jin. Ou contrary, it is now the daintiest--and «4 With thistransformation of ideas, have come artistic beds--the "Alaska" kind : and, of course, a still greater demand for the 3 : stake, and Canada must have money to support our soldiers fighting in France. : This Bank will accept Victory Bonds to the amount of $1,000 from any one person for. safe: mers on favourable terms for ie purchase of Victory Bonds. to subscribe for? jo SA AIA En * Wo