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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
MOTOR TRUCK
INDUSTRY ON
SOLID BASIS

Motor truck manufacture and
sale In rapidly settling down To
sound business principles and con
scquent survival of the fittest Like
all young industries. It sported its
swaddling clothes much too conf
IDENTIFY aud. passing through the
usual pnrgatory OF expensive .rpc,
Hence. has now taken It's place as
a solid proposition. with most OF
the important mechanical. financial
and distribution problems settled
right
There have been failures. as In
every other new line. but most Of
them can be traced TO an inadequate
appreciation OF the necessity OF
thorough organization. A company.
starting the manufacture Of motor
vehicles. must secure hirh.claHe rep
reaentaiiun. To market a commod'
ity OF this nature means that nales.
men OF ability aud integrity must
be secured and. above all. service
To owners must be given II Ia not
enough that the truck IL good-it
must be kept ION tho job" and To
insure this. local branches. thor.
oughly equipped and manned with
skilled labor. must be- maintained
what all truck manufacturers
most desire At the present time II
a greater interest and cooperation
on the part OF owners In operating
and maintaining their trucks. The
seller can only advise. II II mp to
the buyer To execute. and II il very
disappointing 20 note how few cases
there are where the proper serious
study Ii given to loading and unload.
ing methods. and other features Of
maintenance and operation that.
properly solved. would result In
greatly lessened cost and increased
efficiency.
There are in the United States,
according to the census takers.
6.56T veterinary surgeons and 1885,
owners OF blacksmith shops" says
Frank ]. Edwards. OF the Kissol
Kar. IT is certainly conservative
to assume that these 30.i3i people
average a gross income Of $4,000 a
year. or in the aggregate OF $50, 262.-
900. derived principally from treat
ing sick and disabled horses. shoe
Ing them and repairing wagons. So
Il may be seen that there II quite
something TO consider In horse
maintenance besides the consump
tion Of food.
We seldom have much trouble
in proving the superior reliability
and efficiency Of the motor truck
over horses. and In large majority
OF cases the economy argument
would be jua, as convincing II busi.
ness men would keep more accurate
records OF horse-hauling costs.
Feeding. stabllng. grooming. driv-
ers' wages-those are about all the
items OF horse maintenance and op-
Grafton that are generally submit
ted by the prospective truck buyer
who wants comparative figures"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
HE WON'T COME BACK

LONDON. July i2.-Iack John
son, the negro pugillst. arrived
here today from Paris. He reiter.
ated his declaration that he does
not intend to return TO the u. s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
CHARGING OF
MACNETOS IS
HEALTHFUL

There IL one operation In the con.
structlon OF an automobile which.
In its health giving qualities. has
the electric belt, electric foot pads
and such Ike paraphernalia role.
gated 10 rank second-placerH. Men
who charge magneta for service In
magnetos undergo an electrical
treatment during all their working
time tina, In little short OF wonder.
ful in its results
In one OF the lnrges, automobile
factories four men are kept con
a,antly at this work shop Eupcrin.
teudcnts and foromen who have
watched the different men employed
on the mRgnetiHerH have been
aatounded by tho changes observed.
So well known have the hcalthful
qualities OF this work become that
tho frail men OF tho machine shop
are invariably selected for the
places at the magnetigerH whenever
a vacancy occurs
The healing process In very sim.
pie. All day long the men take n
little U-shaped piece OF steel. place
-" 'AR7 va ~ htNhiH 'nhAbfu ithb-
net. lay II down carefully and re-
peat the process.
II II explained by the wise ones
that when the steel receives the
stock OF tho electric current. Il
passes some Of this current on 20
tho man who IL holding the steel.
not very much. but enough 10 count
inter constant roneftfinn II IA ,hta
shocking hundreds OF times each
day that IL the sanatorium treat.
ment.
Men who looked ms though they
were in tho last stages OF tuhercu.
losis. after n few months absorbing
electricity from the mRKnetizers.
were hardly recognizable. They
had taken on pounds and pounds OF
good flesh; their muscles played
and swelled under their skin rs they
worked. their eyes held the clear
look OF perfect health.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
GIVES
DEMONSTRATION
TO LAUNDRY
NC studebaker Corporation. and the

As an illustration as to what II
Is possible TO do with one OF the
new Buick light delivery wagons.
aud at the same time show the ad.
vantage and economy over the
horse. Mr. De Castellane. OF the
local Buick agency. yesterday made
n demonstration for the Model
Electric Laundry OF this city. taking
with him one OF their men. In the
morning they covered II miles in
Ballard. and In the Green Lake dis
tricL In the II miles So stops were
made IN Just four and three-quarter
hours Just think OF that We
doubt very much II IL would be pos
hible for two men with single wag
ona 10 cover the same territory and
make that number OF stops I'm one
day. We might add that the Model
Electric Laundry own at present a
HIGHT delivery wagon which they
have used six months. However,
the Buick covered the same route
In almost half OF the time that II
takes the truck. and negotiated two
hills which II does not attempt
since II got stuck on some. Need.
less 20 say. the Model Electric
Laundry purchased new Buick.
Before starting. the gasoline tank
was filled 10 overflowing-upon re-
turning 10 the garage. and in order
To estimate exactly the number OF
gallons OF gasoline consumed dur
ing this trip. the tank was filled
again. and It was found that II re-
qulred less than two gallons to fiji
H.. TO be exact. two gallons, less
half a pint.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
BURmAN AND
COUX TO MEET
At SAVANNAH

Owing to the publicity which was
naturally given to the challenge of
Burman TO GouK, winner OF the indl-
annapolis 500-mile race. and owing
10 the refusal Of Goux's representa-
tives to race the Keeton driver. tho
Savannah Automobile Club. having
secured the entry OF the great
French driver for the races in No
yember. believe that Burman In nee
essary to make the events success
full. Accordingly every effort Ia be
ing made 10 induce Burmnn 10 file
his entry and 30 make certain n
meeting Of the two speed kings.
Burmnn has not announced his In.
tentions with regard to the Wander.
bilt and Grand Prize races. but the
matter will be taken up with him
Immediately upon hls return TO the
East. when a decision will be
reached No difficulty Is nntlci.
pated In the matter OF entry for
Savannah as the speed king Is
anxious 20 meet his great European
rival for the worlds crown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
NEWS OF THE AUTO WORLD
TO UNDERGO
HARD TEST

Just before the Pathfinder car ID
the Indiana Pacific tour took ~
place In line at the start from lndl
annapolis, July /. Rob Splogle. driver
called on Supt Of Police Hyland. n,
the police station. whore the lndl
annapolis Iron Man" turned the key
In the locks that sealed the bonnet
OF odd Daniel Boone" for the Ions
grind across the continent.
The key was mailed TO Gov.
Hiram Johnson OF California. who
viii be the first To raise the hood
Of the Pathfinder upon It's arrival
at the Pacific. the westcrnmost
point In the course OF the Indiana
makers tour
The attempt IL all the more note
worthy because the Pathfinder 40"
10 the same car that was used by
the A. A. A. and T. s. government
In It's survey Of three new transcou.
tincntal routes last summer. In iiT
days total elapsed time.
The car will be driven BY bob
spiegle. famous contest driver.
who f. we'll known through tho
West and South west
In spite OF It's great mileage 10
date. Spiegle says tho car 10 cap.
able OF negotiating the 5000 mile
journey with a sealed bonnet with
an ordinarily good break OF luck.
The only danger 10 be- oncoun.
tered is the change OF altitude.
which viii test the flcxibility and
soundness OF the motor TO the limit.
Other difficulties will bo In climb
Ing stiff grades. with the constant
risk OF fouling spark plugs one
big point In his favor ~ that all
moving parts on tho Pathfinder mo.
tor are duHtproot
Once through the groai sal, dos.
ert. Splegle expects 10 have easy
sailing. Motor fans who are uni.
versally skeptlcal over the ability
OF any ear To turn the trick. are
watching It's progress with new In,
tereat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
THE HORSE
VS.. THE AUTO

Last week w. r. Stephens was
Waiting I'm Missoula AZ the Paxton
.o ,.,o, sonohodv sa,a.
90
lhese mere automobiIes are very
nice but Ia rather nave morse
ana buBgy
Mr: stephens stopped the Demon
suation OF the car long enough 10
remark In ABOUT one breath: iou
see In me a living exponent OF ,he
automooile. am aiiNe soIely De
cause nave turned against uhe
morse ana buggy; ~ run away
rom morse as l wound rom me
devil ! was sent aiihost across ,ne
great divide oy my Irienu, t1e morse.
ffnCe 4 WAS IN n runaway. 4 EAfIlf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
HOW THE
JACK RABBIT
WAS NAMED

Before gasoline automobiles be
came common on the roads an Indi-
ana sportsman took one OF the Ap-
person cars TO the Dakotas on a
hunting trip. The party carried
gums and fish spears with them to
provide food. but on loading the car
one morning they forgot their re-
serve supply OF ammunition. How
ever. this was not discovered until
the next morning. As they put up
for the night at the shack" OF a
settler.
Food was scarce. and in the
morning the party volunteered to
30 out and get enough Jack Rab-
bits" for breakfast Being unable
TO find their supply Of ammunition.
they asked their host 10 provide II.
but he was entirely out. However
undnunted by the lack OF their
guns. they started out with the
men on the running boards, and
using their fish spears they oh
tanned large number OF the rab-
bits. returning with an ample sup.
ply Of food for several days. The
Apperson being much faster than
the Jack Rabbits" the task had
been an easy one.
After the wants OF the inner man
had been cared for, they started
back 10 get the ammunition they
had forgotten. On arriving at their
last stopping place they were sur.
prised when one OF the by-standers
asked. where did you get the
Jack Rabbit" Not understanding
the query. the driver walked around
In front or the. car and found one
Of the rabbits impaled on the start.
Ing crank and frozen stiff
The hunters accounted for this
by the fact that they had been drIv'
ing so fast that the Jack Rabbit
had jumped I'm front OF the machine
and the force OF the machine had
driven the crank through his body
The engine had started on compress.
sion. and no one had noticed the
rabbit.
On being told of this unusual
method OF sharing game, Elmer Ap.
person adopted II for his trade
mark because the Jack Rabbit" IL
emblematic OF speed and endur-
ance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
100000 FOROS
HAVE CONE OVER
THIS ROADWAY

There is a little strip of woodsn
roadway In the loading yard of the
mammoth plant Of the Ford MotoE
Co. which could tell a wonderful
story of the motor car industry II e
could talk. All the cars leaving the
assembling floors pass over this
platform. and when the manufacr
turing year OF the Ford company
closes next October approximately
100000 cars will have been run
over IT,
The platform was laid when tn
Ford company built its present
great plant in 1910. and today Il
shows but little wear. But In 1919
10000 cars were run over IL; in
1911, $4,000; In 1912. $4,000. and
this year the number will be close
TO the 100000 mark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12
MICHIGAN
CENTER OF AUTO
INDUSTRY

There Is no doubt but that the
capital of the automobile industry
Ia located In Michigan. A person
does not have TO remain in Detroit
long until he begins to think that
all the automobiles In the country
are In that city. One OF the great
est problems that the street railway
company have to contend with IL
handling the employees Of the many
automobile factories. They claim
there are 10000 men employed
within n radius OF square mile
and this In some army when they
are all turned loose Mt one time In
| the evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12

Now that Arthur Pelkey is in vau-
deville the most serious mistake he
could make is TO give somebody
else a chance TO relieve him OF the
laurels he won from the lamented
Luther McCarty.
Look AT the golden opportunity
that presents itself TO acquire a
fortune. Without ever DOMINIC an
other glove Pelkey can earn an in
come that would fix him for life
within the next six months II is
safe to predict that before he has
been on the stage a week the noun
famous Canadian will be deluged
with additional offers OF theatri-
cal nature that would net him
wealth sufficient to fix him COM
fortably for the remainder of his
natural days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12

Rose Pitonof of Boston, the cham.
pion girl swimmer of this country,
In trial swim from Commercial
Point to Savin Hin. Boston. re-
Gently bettered her previous mark
Of years ago by several seconds.
Miss Pitonof made an approximate
mile Ia Al minutes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-12

In recent hill.climb at Atlanta
the class for amateur drivers was
won by DR.. s Green In his Marion
car, and his time was i;11 Id The
grade was nm average of 80 per
cent over a distance OF 4,G46 feet.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

down and down and up, the thin little
man said: Il have no ROOM
But" the American continued, mo.
IS appears to be unoccupied; SO does
SO, so does LOT and so does 1875"
Those are store rooms" the Mexi-
can replied He walked back to his
desk. He had not looked at the Ameri-
can he never did look at him.
But can't have a room some time
during the day." the interviewer
asked
Il don't know" the manager an.
swered. He was again writing in his
account book, and the porter was still
playing with the dog.
The American gathered up his prop
erty and passed out into the street
He had learned his first American
lesson in Mexico City That is where
John Lind-"Mr Confidential Agent"
as Gamboa, foreign minister. disdain
fully calls him-got his.
Old Spanish Customs.
Nothing in Mexico is quite like any
thing in the United States. The Gus
toms of Spain reach back into the
years-they are rooted far and deep
in the social laws and the lives of the
people. Even the mountains of the
parched north are strange to northern
eyes-mountains hung in feeting
vapors, now black. now blue. but al
ways harsh and inhospitable
For hundreds of miles the traveller
sees nothing but cactuses-which look
like pillars made of immense green
pancakes edge to edga-and struggling
bushes. AS one sinks away into the
south little round stacks of grain ap-
pear at the rims of irrigated fields.
Walls three or four feet high, con-
structed of spongy, volcanic rock, slip
over the parched plains and, straight
as surveyors line, climb the dreary
mountains and are lost beyond
In front of huts built of clay or rot
ter railroad ties are old tin cans con-
tanning flowers. The Aztecs loved
flowers, though they ate the hearts
of their enemies. There are also
birds in cages, fashioned out of reeds.
Presently cattle are seen in great
droves and a high hill is made white
with thousands of goats. Wide bitches
are full of muddy water and dark
men In white cotton shirts, their trou-
sers rolled to the hips. let in the food
or shut it out with long-handled
shovels.
A gray wall is thrown around the
clay houses, barn and other buildings
of planter. There is a church be-
hind the wall and the Spanish priest
lives on what the planter and his
workmen give him for marrying them
when living and burying them when
head The lord of the fat acres is
baron, passed into this from another
generation, and ne has his vassals, his
chapel and his strong drink.
The train stops. Tn ere ere dozen
square huts made OF large bricks,
hardened in the sur. Every fioorless
hut has door and two windows with
out glass. Men who work on the rail-
road and keep the tracks in repair live
here. Red pigs. black pigs. dogs and
chickens walk into the huts and come
our again.
Women. men and boys squat on the
ground and eat something from crude
earthen pots.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07
lust About the Limit.

'T'ni so blamed mad | can't SEQ
straight" snorted Fansome.
What rubbed You the wrong way?-
asked Mr.. Gaddera.
Il met Sncddles on the street just
now" no.
"SEelig'
And when ASKED him II he was
keeping up with the world series he
asked me, The world series OF whaty "
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

N "a the price or rooms. Five DOL
lars a day." the manager re-
piled, without looking up from the
newspaper he was reading behind his
desk.
But there will be seventy-five per-
sons in my party" the agent said,
land we shall need fifty rooms at
least"
IF you want fifty rooms the rate
will be Sc a day." the manager an
swered as he arose, walked away and
ended the dialogue.
The Mexican way in most of the
visible events Of life is not like the
American way. Many statesmen and
some diplomats may be ignorant OF
that fundamental truth.
A professional interviewer, jaded
and irritable by 1920 miles Of travel
from the Texas frontier, covered with
sand and full OF 1t even to his shoes.
dragged himself out of cab in front
of one of the best hotels in Mexico
City at seven o'clock in the morn
ing.
The interviewer, this being his first
Journey into the country, expected
he would be met at the curb by a
porter. No porter was there. The In
terviewer, bearing his own baggage,
entered a huge door and found himself
in large court. In far corner he
saw black man in a blue coat
Yes, he was the porter, but he was
playing with a dog and didn't know
anything about rooms. The manager
would appear by and my. For thirty
minutes the indignant interviewer
walked the patio. He did not exist
so far as the Indian porter was con-
cerned.
The interviewer was a nervous
American and he kept busy. He moved
his baggage several times and tried
to read the Spanish signs hanging on
the wall. Also he wanted to be no.
ticed.
Refused TO See American.
A thin little man leisurely descend
ed the stairs at eight o'clock. He
wore an overcoat and white silk muf-
fer. Mexico City is cold at night, but
the days are warm and brilliant.
The thin little man, almost as dark
as the porter, did not look at the
American. He was smoking cigarette
and seemingly had eaten his breakfast
Anyway, he appeared serene salts
fed. Presently he went behind the
counter, slowly took of his overcoat
and muffier opened an account book
and began to write.
The interviewer, determined TO
make a business-like demonstration,
grabbed up his bags and rapidly
walked to the counter. He whacked
the stone floor with his heels, dropped
his bags and coughed. The little man
never looked up.
II should like to see the manager"
the interviewer said in a voice OF
peace. but with the heart OF war,
rior. ~
Il am the manager" the thin man
answered in English that easily could
have sounded better. His face was
without interest or expression. and he
continued TO write and utterly by look
10 ignore the interviewer.
II want a ROOM" the American said,
roaring inwardly, but concealing his
anger.
The dark little man put down his
pen. lighted another cigarette and
walked to the blackboard which hung
in the court near the large door. Writ
ten thereon in chalk were the numbers
OF the rooms and opposite the numbers
were the names of the persons occupy
Eng the rooms.
Having read the blackboard up and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

BRISK agent from the United
States banged into a Mexico
City hotel and voicefully asked
the price of rooms. Five dol
lars a day" the manager re
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

Because the hog has the ability to
utilize grain foods so efficiently and
economically Ia poor excuse for
feeding grain exclusively and neglect
ing to reduce the cost of pork grow
Ing by the use Of supplemental for.
age and pasture crops
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

Other things that 90 to make intSu-
sive culdvatin a success ere manure.
and constructive work il your garden.
Confine yourself 60 y small garden
spot and work that hn'd rather than
work over large sne and give II
only half enough attention.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

Ncnsrel live stock and poultry will
be predominant on our American farms
till more OF our farmers keep their
own sires, and thus know something
about the blood origin or every living
thing OF the premises. 1t pays to
Keep the best and breed the best.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

How are you taking care of the ma
nure that daily accumulates on the
farm? This Is big item to dispose
of any very important In connection
with future soil fertility and big crops
We trust that you are not allowing II
to 10 to waste.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

The heavy feeding OF corn to poul.
try, especially where there is an abb
sence of good. hard. sharp grit, viii
bring on bad cases OF indigestion,
which in many cases resembles choi-
era. About go cases out OF 100 re-
ported cholera victims are cases of in
digestion The end is the same, but
the latter disease is not contagious.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

Dozens OF dairy farmers are feeding
and milking twenty cows twice per
day each day OF the year. when the
chances are that twelve to fifteen of
the number would pay larger profit.
The whole idea is to find out which
are the good cows and then give
them the attention they need.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-11-07

a good way to handle manure for
garden purposes is to spread 1t in
broad, fat piles and allow 1t to rot,
then apply 100 pounds of scid phos-
plate and 100 manure and mix this
well when you put it in a pile. This
will add to the manurial value of the
pile and will prevent the loss of am
monia to a great extent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-13
QUEER RELICS

TT is not every man, not every hero Wor-
shipper, who would esteem the tooth OF his
hero of more value than diamonds. There
is a ring belonging TO an English nobleman'
in which the place OF honor, formerly occu-
pied by a diamond, is given TO tooth that
once did duty in a human jaw.
This tooth cost no less than three thou
sand six hundred and fifty dollars; but 1t
was the tooth Of Sir Isaac Newton. relic
collector sold it at auction in 1876 and the
nobleman who bought il gave IT the place OF
a diamond in his favOrite ring.
Another tooth which 50 far excites the
generation Of hero worshipers as 10 be able TO
hold a court Of its own and 10 draw from long
distances a small host Of followers, IS one that
was originally hidden behind the lips of Victor
Hugo. 1t is kept at his former residence IN
a glass case bearing the inscription, Tooth
drawn from the jaw Of Victor Hugo by the
dentist on Wednesday, August II, 1871, IN
the gardens attached 70 the house OF Madame
Koch. al three O'Clock in the afternoon.
The wig Of a literary man appears to have
been even more sought after than his teeth.
That which Sterne wore while writing ! MS
tram Shandy" was sold soon after the wnt-
er's death for ten thousand dollars; and the
favoritc chair Of Alexander Pope brought
five thousand dollars
The most extravagant instance OF literary
hero worship is that OF a well known Eng.
lisbman. who constantly wears IN a small
locket attached 70 a chain round his neck a
part Of the charrcd skull OF Shelley