Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1925, Page 70

SAVEPLANTLFE, AUTOT S URGED Botanist Says Wild Flowers Are Threatened by Wave of Vandalism. Herbert Durand, botanist and author, points an accusing finger at the ists of this country for their 1 New York B« Garden, declares that unless this van dalism is checked, the native flora will | disappear. “Nature lover prevent, if poss of our native flol fous and commer teaching ‘loving friends same respect and o the plants in Nature accord those blooming | of their friends and n Mr. Durand. The three most effective lines of cted home country places e the gre: even on the ave and distinctive b can wild flower: e general indifference with which th are regarded. In Engl he they were appreciated and the flowers in a well orde: hardy border or rock garden from this country. “Something like 100 specles of our commonest plants have been grown and admired over there for from 200 | to 300 s, according to Mr. Dur- ho points out that the most tive foes of flowers include ts, picnic partles, real estate retail flor- (18 should be made a constructive fact appreciatien of Nature instead of a destructive instrument of carelessness. Better Car Like a Good Watch. It is gencrally believed that the more one pays for a r the more abuse it will stand, w! the reverse of the . car is like a better watch. It gives better service, but it demands better care. n a higher | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 11, 1925—PART 3. DOWN THE ROAD—The Most Uncomfortable Feeling in the World. HAVING MEEKLY TO —By BECK. WATCH YOUR B0SS AS HE NONCHALANTLY SMOKES AND STREWS ASHES IN YOUR NEW GEDAN- | HIGHWAYS TO BE OILED. Second Application to Leonardtown. Road and Others Promised. The second application of ofl will be he Leonardtown road from ville to the beginning of the o stretch below Hughesville, road from Leonardtown and cording to announcement viand State Roxds Com- ling ‘of the Solomons Is- from Prince Frederick to ompleted. HINT ON RADIATORS. of the radlator will be filled with bugs and dirt. There are various ways of ing it out, but here is one that should be C valve out of an old inner to the filling station and plug the valve into the nozzle of the alr hose. Then hold the valve stem to the radlator core and blow it clean. NEW SPECIAL SIX Roadstere o » Touring « o Sedan PR +$1138 . 1138 . 1265 . 1545 o o o 81375 1378 1485 oo o o oo oo NEW ADVANCED SIX SE'ES Bxtra Long Wheelbase WALLACE MOTOR CO. 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Judgin’ from the nature of the trou- bles car owners have it's plain that they're alw: Naturally they can’t expect | Copyrete. 1925, by Metropeinan care runs away with ‘em. They find they're usin’ the car when they know that it ought to have tresh oil. But they can't stop for any service today. By the time tomorrow comes they've not only neglect but trouble. This means that the average car never has a fair deal and it never t it can do in the way of . The owner is always a time I went ould be ready ourse it could | deliver the | _Seems to me that most owners make he mistake rig] t. The: ssume that because the car is bra v it will run at least a few we ithout the usual attention. That's dead wrong. It ought to have a weelk’s attention before you even start ito use it. Then you're always “with"” |ynur car—not trallin’ behind in the | o catch up. Car ' di TAKE CARE OF SPARE TUBE Avold Wearing Holes in Corners of Folds. A spare tube seems to fit nicely into its neat box, but to carry it this way in the car means wearing holes in | the corners of the folds. Balloon tires | especlally are prone to be damaged in this way. If the tube cannot be car- ried in a shoe the only other alter-! native is to wrap it in a cloth before { putting it into the box. Care of Battery Cable. Every few months it 18 well to trace | the heavy cable from the battery to | the starter motor, making sure that it is not rubbing against the floor- boards or any metal parts. This pre- | caution will save much trouble and | expense. | ——— A heavy wire link fence can be! built strong enough to withstand the | impact of a car going as fast as 40! miles an hour. TRUCKS RAHAM BROIHERg ‘Truck Chassis S 3993 F. O. B. Detroit This exceptional new price of the 1ton chassis is the result of econ- omies of mass production— economies passed directly on to the buyer. 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