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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17

unknown land on aeeonn, OF It's In.
accessibility.
"Thc construction Of the high
way" says u, y. Jones Of Newport
who fathercd tho bond bill In tbs
legislature. lis a vital necessity e
the future growth Of the seven
coast counties. These counties In
cludc nearly oneseventh OF the land
AREA Of the state and are now iso
lated from the rest Of the state
With the completion Of the high
way and resultant lateral roads
from the interior We will have ad
yaneed 100 years In development
a conservative estimate IL that
the proposed highway will open ur
territory the development OF
which Will add 100 900 900 10 this
taxable property Of tho state. Al
first glance one might think that u
would be OF local benefit only. bat
giyin. u serious consideration. Il u
readily seen that u viii be Of ns
much benefit 20 the state az large
as to tho coast counties. II will
help develop oregon.
WIN Open New Country
The Roosevelt highway viii put
new life and new enterprise into
the people living IN the coast coun.
ties and viii open up and develop a
vast stretch Of country that the
people Of oregon know but little
about and will bring into exis,enos
a splendid scenic highway that will
surprise the people of oregon as
well as tho United Statea Oregon
will have the most magnificent, and
picturesque highway In the world
on the north Il would connect with
the Columbia river highway and BE-
connected with the Pacific highway
by roads from the interior such as
the McMinnyiils- Tillamook highway
tn. Corvallis Newport. Eugene
Florence and Itoseburr' Marshfleld
plsts the state highway system"
Another argument for the state
wide Interest IN the highway Is the
intimate connection between this
dairy Interest Of the coast counties
and the hay producing section OF
Eastern oregon. II il fact no,
generally known that Tiilamook
county. the biggest dairyinR section
OF oregon. has to ship In hay and
other forage for its dairy herds. on
this account hay growers OF the
outside profited TO the extent o.
si00. 900 in 1918.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17

The state system OF highways be
gun a few years ago will not be
completed until there Is trunk
highway along the coast from the
Washington state llne to the Cali
fornia boundary. Such q highway
Is contemplated In the bin passed
by the last legislature designated
as the Roosevelt highway bin and
which is TO be submitted 10 the yot.
crs OF Oregon. June :.
by the adoption of the measure
the state Is committed 20 $500.
600 bond issue provided the federal
government makes a like approprl.
alton for the construction OF the
road. says the Oregon Journal II
the national government falls TO Co
operate within the next two years
the state bond plan becomes null
and void.
There is every assurance that the
federal government will welcome the
opportunity TO Join with the state
owing TO the grea, importance Of
the highway in a general PLAZA OF
coast defense.
War Department Surveys
In connection with military pre-
paredness the suggestion Of a great
thorofarc along the coast TO pro
vide quick mobilization OF men.
guns and war materials has not
been overlooked and much prelimi
nary surveying by the war depart
mens has already been done. Sew.
erai bills have been introduced In
congress on the subject but have
not yet reached the stage OF final
action.
Independent OF It's character as
an instrument OF national defense
the highway IL of Interstate Inn.
portance. IL connects the three
coast states ard affords nm all year
around route to travel
This IL feature possessed by no
other route and Is due TO climatic
to cross mountains and are blocked
by the SHOWS Of mid winter. Fol-
lowing the coast line this route
would be free from this condition
and would serve unlnterruptedly.
being cool In summer and warm in
winter.
For the people of Oregon the par.
amount consideration IL that road
along the coast would open up a
rich agricultural and timber sec.
ton which Is now practically an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17
BIG CROWD
EXPECTED
uf&Dptest Attendance In History
- fcms Assured for Liberty Sweep
0skcs nc Indianapolis May 81

INDIANAPOLIS. May IL. --
| Preparations are being made by
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
70 handle the greatest out-of-town
| crowd In tho history Of tho track
for the Indianapolis BOO mile lab
srsy sweepstakes May 81.
Motor clubs. within n radius OF
SSe miles are organizing tours TO
| the event. and many special trains
Will he run for race fans from dis
sant cities.
Thomas J. Hay. representing the
Chicago Automobile club, called on
the speedway management In per
son to advise that his club was or
Eanizing tour TO the race and to
spake seating reservations for the
elcEation. lie also stated that the
hub would run special train for
hose OF its members who did
- care to travel overland.
"A Similar advices are received from
Detroit. Toledo and other large
elites that have been sending
delegations 20 the indianapolis 500
rile races OF the past In Toledo.
Fry L. Irwin. 81 the Toledo
~ fnohne club. Is organizing a
al train. with prospect o. the
- attendance In the history OF
rhe city. he states.
Theodore r. Myers. general
manager Of the speedway. when
asked to give an estimate OF the
attendance at the coming race.
stated he thought u would at least
equal II not exceed the largest
crowd In the history OF the course
~Naturaiiy. very much OF 70 de-
psnds on the weather" he said.
~The advance seat sale has been
enormous. especially among the
high priced seats and boxes. and "
the weather prior TO the race Is
lair. look for the largest crowd
We have ever had. II II should
frafp hard on the day before the
rasse. however. SO that out town
motorists would have difficulty
K getting over the roads. or II the
weather should BE- threatening on
The day Of the race. there would
- another story"
Prospects for the success OF the
\ lndfanapolts Liberty sweepstakes
Indicate an automobile racing re-
vtval in America on the solid foun-
.dasion OF newly awakened public
snkrr~st. Unquestionabiy the war
M xhtened the appreciation % this
<Juntrv for deeds of Sklll. courage
and daring. and with the return OF
millions OF kahki-ciad youths from
overseas. with n taste for red
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17
LET 1T DRY

II is peculiarly timely Mt this
car owner that the top should
never be folded when IL Is wet or
damp. as this will cause the forma-
ton Of mildew and ruin the
fabric. Gasoline should never be
used TO remove grease or dirt from
the top. as Il ruins the rubber
composition and causes blisters. A
leather top should be washed with
cnstile soap and water. the latter
a little warm. and a top dressing
should be applied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17

shiny model TO him within five min.
utes after the financial consideration
had changed hands.
And 80 another Eigin booster IN
added 20 the ranks Of the great III.
gin army Of satisfied owners in Seat.
tie. and lies schemes frantically 60
get more cars than he has been al.
lotted by the factory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17
on CHANGING GEARS

when Il Is desired to get more
speed into an old car one of the
operations necessary IL to change
the gear ratio Of the rear axle.
Racing cars use less than three-to
one reduction, and this change can
be made in the ordinary stock
model by fitting new differential
ring gear and driving pinion, which
can be obtained from the maker OF
the car.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17

open the game with. Either crawl
ing out of the "heavies" or jump.
ing into a suit Of jumpers to over
haul the gas xondoia- Either case
usually ends up with high and
low temperature. When the balny
air works into the auto bugs mech
anism. he backfircs to the bus coop
10 manicure the mechanism OF the
chuEger. Like munching bleachcr
berries. he doesn't know when TO
call II halt. With the spring hop
pipe atmo In his dome. he trans
ferH II to the engine and cylinder
heads. with wrists. wrenches, ell
bows. bruised digits. grease in the
glims. hard words and so II goes.
overhaulcd In the home garage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17
,aOUNTED-ON TRUCKS

Canadian mounted police are go
1ne TO use motor trucks and viii
>1nlks into the wilds Of the Cana
1lnn Northwest seven REQ trucks
m police are being motorized. A.
Mclean OF Ottawa made the
>urchase at Lansing for the Royal
f.nnadian Northwest Mounted Po-
\ ~. The trucks viii be used 10
16pnvey supplies 10 isolated posts.
Tx1 Reos are OF the speed wagon
- and some will be made into
'amhuiances-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17
THIS AUTO
WINS OUT
Verdict of Owners Responsible for
Success Of Mitchell Victory sis
Model

I'm spite 81 IN. fact THAT ~ IL per.
haps the most widely advertised ar.
tieie ever mcrchandlHrd. II IL a &c.
cullarity Of tho automobile that IL
must stand or fall finally by it's
statement OF President Jack o.,
mond. manager Of the Mitchell Mo
tor a Service Co.
There ar. many articles IN. sale
of which can be almost absolutely
controlled by the amount Of selling
and advertising effort placed behind
IL. Push such articles hard and they
succeed. Siackcn your efforts and
sales Immediately drop.
THE article Of quality OF course
IL easier 10 develop but quality
alone will not make IL successful
nor win "A certain degree OF lack Of
quality make II failure Such ar.
ticles are controlled almost entire.
" from the headquarters which d..
rect the advertising and selling 81.
fort
THE automobile on the other
hand IL peculiar In that IL develops
to its owner n sort Of fersonality--
iikeable or otherwise depending up
on the cars performance In his
hands. The sale Of a new car or a
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17

II sometimes happens that a lack
OF lubricant at the dash bracket
viii cause an apparent binding OF
the steering wheel Sometimes dirt
works its way into this bearing
and causes the parts to cramp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17
PINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

Ontario has voted 10 set aside
ss.ooo.ooo for highways. II Is es-
pected that In all probability zoo
miles Of the provincial highway
from Toronto 10 Windsor will be
built Of concrete.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Wilson Coming Home.

Brest.-President Wilson has sailed
from Brest on his return to the United
States. The United States steamship
George Washington, carrying the pres
identiaI party, steamed from the har-
bor Sunday at 20 o'clock. The de
narture of the President from France
caused little excitement at thls port
There was only a distance OF tlfty
feet from where his special train
stopped to where motor launch was
waiting to convey him to the George
Washington.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Want Marriage Question Settled.

Coblenz,-The judge advocates de-
partment at army headquarters here
has been kept busy with inquiries
from various parts of the occupied
area as to whether marriages between
American soldiers and German girls
would be allowed, now that the peace
treaty has been signed. More than
14o inquiries have been made. The
order against fraternizing with Ger
mans still is in force and will con-
tinue probably until Germany ratifies
the treaty.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Want Kaiser Spared,

zurich.-Officers of the German
great general staff who offered their
designations have withdrawn them
upon condition the government does
not deliver the former German em-
peror to the allies, it was announced
in Berlin, according to dispatches re-
celved.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Thinks He Is MARTYR.

Berlin.-Field Marshal Won linden
burg, who resigned as chief of the
general staff June p, is reported to
have told students from Goettingen,
who called on him, that ''if our foes
want to stand an Old man like me,
who has but done his duty, up against
a wall, they may have me. They
would only load another disgrace upon
themselves"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
GENERAL

@-A~a~~-
A bottle of ginger ale instead of the
traditional champagne was used to
christen the freighter Waco, which
was launched at the yards of the sub
marine boat corporation in Newark
bay
Resignation of Herbert Hoover as
chairman of the board of directors of
the food administration grain corpora
tion and recognition of the corpora
tion under the name of United States
Grain Corporation" was announced
at the annual meeting of stockholders
in New York.
Notwithstanding the enormous
amount of whisky sales in the last
week, Kentucky liquor dealers claim
to have a surplus of 40,0O000o gallons.
How TO dispose of this, they say, is
undetermined
A 10-cent car fare will be estab-
lished by the Boston Elevated Rail
way Company July 10th, the public
trustees of the road announced. The
present rate is cents. 1t was cents
when the road was placed under pub
lie control last year.
A record flight from Atlantic City,
N. j., to New York was established
when Lieut.. Kenneth H. Murray, for
merly of the American air service,
piloted a Sopwith Camel over the
route, 14O miles in 81 minutes. The
time was officially recorded by the
Aero Club of America
Four firemen have been killed and
tobacco, said by officials to be worth
81 100000, so far has been burned in
fire which threatened to destroy a
warehouse at Norfolk, Va, of the I'm
perial Tobacco Company. The build
ing and contents are valued at $1,000
900.
Another of the many clews to the
lost collier Cyclops-all of which so
far have been xploded-turned up at
Columbia S c., when the mother of
Otis Ramsey, a seaman or the ship,
received a telegram from New York,
saying he was safe in this country
again" and that the missing vessel was
in a German port. The navy records
show that Otis Ramsey of Columbia
was a seaman on the Cyclops and he is
listed as lost at sea" with the ship.
Officials think the message a hoaX,
but as they expect to solve the mystery
they are looking up every clew.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
Sonora to Execute Dealers.

While Department of
Justice officials were studying means
of stopping the manufacture and sale
of low alcoholic beer, dispatches
reached Washington through official
channels telling of the new prohibit
ton enforcement law in the Mexican
state of Sonora, under which any one
dealing in intoxicating liquors is to be
summarily executed
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
American War Record.

Paris.-The French government is
preparing volume giving the record
of American cooperation during and
after the war A copy will be given to
every American soldier who served In
France. according to reports.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04

Paris, July 3.-The Polish forces
have started a counter offensive along
the whole OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES front,
according TO advices from Warsaw.
The Poles claim that they have every
where broken the Ukrainian resistance,
and that the Lemberg gHalicz-Stanislau
railway line is again in Polish hands
The enemy suffered severe casualties,
5000 prisoners, 30 machine guns and
huge stores being captured.
1t seems that the Ukrainians were
everywhere taken by surprise and gave
way at all points. The Poles occupied
Brody, Pluchow, Pomorzany and Brze-
zany, taking 11,o00 additional prison
ers and much booty.
| The Lemberg message says that the
Poles have pierced the Ukrainian front
at several points. Crowds of Ukrai-
nian prisoners are arriving at Lem
berg, and the populations of the evac-
uated regions are returning.
Boshevist forces began an attack
on the Polish front but were every
wnere repulsed.
Berne.-Virtually all of Montenegro
is in rebellion against the Serbian mil
itary occupation, according to private
advices received here Bloody encoun-
ters at many places, and guerilla war
fare is reviving in the mountains.
Paris.-The Chinese delegates to the
peace conference expect to sign the
, treaty with Austria The Austrian
treaty contains nothing Objectionable
to the Chinese government. AS it in
' cludes the league of nations covenant
: the Chinese would gain membership il
a the league in that manner
e The Chinese also will sign the Hun
garian treaty, as China declared wa
}, against Austria Hungary, but the!
d probably would not sign either TIL
}, Turkish or Bulgarian treaties, as wa
l. was not declared against those coun
S tries by China.
:. Messages received from Peking b.
l. show the government and the peopl
r are heartily supporting the delegation
e refusal TO sign the German peac,
II treaty without being able to make res
h ervations on the Shantung question
1t He said national feeling in China ha'
been greatly strengthened by the dele
cations action. The delegation's ad
vices said no new cabinet had beeI
'e named in China to succeed that whicl
~ recently resigned, but that Kung Hsini
- Chun has been acting as premier
.t The proposed solution of the Italian
problem being discussed, it is under
stod, contemplates giving Italy certail
ls colonial possessions, probably in Afriea
. in return for her support of the peac
a.. conference decision in the Adriatic set
Is tlement.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
ruE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN

western Newspaper Union news service
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
FOREIGN

An attempt to aSSassinate Bella Kun,
the Red dictator of Hungary in Buda-
pest was frustrated by the bad, marks
manship of the assailant says Gen
eva dispatch.
Count Won Bernstorff will go to
Rome as German ambassador as soon
as the peace treaty is ratified, it was
learned at Weimar.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the noted
poet, who recently was critically ill
in London, is speedily RECOVERING.
Mrs. Wilcox plans to return TO the
United States Immediately.
The Ukrainians have defeated Boil
shevik forces all along the front, re
capturing Odessa and threatening
Kieff, according to a Ukrainian Off
cial statement received at Berne.
The former crown prince of Ger
many, according to a wireless press
dispatch from Amsterdam, has re-
newed his lease on the parsonage of
Wieringen for another three months.
Wheat in all Canadian elevators has
been Communicated by the board of
grain supervisors in order to provide
Greece with 15,00O,0Oo bushels with
in the next twelve months. No ship
ments can be made at present with
out permits from the board.
The Krupp works at Munich have
been sold to Americans, according to
dispatches from Munich quoting news
papers there 1t is added several in
dustria concerns in the Bavarian
capital also have passed into Ameri-
can hands
The Paris correspondent says that
Holland, as a member of the League
of Nations, will be asked to inform
the ex-kaiser that he must appear for
trial before an international court or
leave Dutch territory. The corre-
spondent further said he understands
the court will inflict either the death
penalty or Imprisonment.
Capt. Walter Schulaz of Chicago,
H., member of the 13Sth Aero
Squadron, was killed at Coblenz when
an aeroplane in which he was dis
tributing an extra edition of the
Amaroe News, the soldiers daily
newspaper, announcing the details of
the signing of the treaty of peace, fell
near Montahaur, headquarters of the
First Division
The former German emperor for
the first time in his life has paid
| taxes, the municipality of Amerongen
| having levied the ordinary taxation
after examining and estimating Will
lam Hohenzollern' fortune. For the
first three months of this year the
sum levied amounts to 1900 guilders
Ca guilder normally amounts to abou
40 cents.) This sum, however, wa
merely for local taxation. An incom
tax will be levied separately by tn
government.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
POLISH FORCES
START OFFENSE
UkRAINIAN RESISTANCE BROKEN
EVERYWHERE is CLAIM
MADE BY POLES.
BOLSHEVISTS REFUSED
ENEMY SUFFERS SEVERE LOSSES
WITH MEN AND
GUNS.

Berlin, July 3.-Ratification of the
peace treaty by the German national
assembly probably will occur during
the latter half of July.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
SPORT

Georges Carpenter has received by
cable from Tex Rickard, the boxing
promoter, an offer of $4,000 for u
match with Jack Dempsey in the
United States in January next.
| Roland Roberts of San Francisco,
| Pacific Coast champion, was defeated
| by William Johnston, San Francisco,
| former national champion, in the fin
al round of the Pacific coast tennis
championship tournament, 81, 6-4, 81.
Governor Frank o. Lowden vetoed
the boxing bill providing for ten
round fights in Illinois under super
vision of a commission of three. He
held that the bill was unconstitutional
as passed by the Legislature, which
cannot now re-enact the measure at
| this session,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-01
MANY STUDENTS RETURN
TO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Formal Opening Services VIII lie Held
This Afternoon Mt
O'clock,

Formal opening Of the Union Thco-
logical Seminary at Gintcr Park will
take place this afternoon at o'clock
Glasses Will begin tomorrow morning.
Thirty-hvc new students have already
matriculated and nearly all the old
students are returning
DIR. w. w Moore. president of the
school, will deliver The opening adj
dress to the student body this after
noon and welcome the new students
The session this year will be marked
by the presence of many foreign stu
dents. particularly from Japan. Korea
and Brazil Several of these are sons
of missionaries.
The Invocation at the opening this
afternoon VIII be delivered by Rev.
Frank j. Brooks, ID. D., of Romney,
W. Va.
Dr.. Moore stated last night that the
class this year was the largest which
had matriculated in recent years. and
although the war had greatly depleted
the school since so many of the stu
dents were in service, yet the semi
nary would open this afternoon with
between scvcnty-hvc and eighty stu
dents on hand with more to follow in
the next few days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-01
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
SOCIETIES NAME OFFICERS
stu SiEmn Rho and PhiloloEinn Mem
bcrs Prepare for Term Mt
Westhnmpton-

Work in the two literary societies
at Richmond College has gotten under
way and weekly meetings will be held
from this time on throughout tho ses-
sion. The two OrganiZations-Nu
Sigma Rho and Philologian--are rivals
in debating and oratorical contests
ana hold several intcr-society de bates
during the college year.
officers have been elected for the
NJ! term Of three months, extending 10
Christmas, AS follows:
Mu Sigma Rho-Prcsident, c. H.
PhiDpln: vice president. r. A. OBrfen
secretary, y. NJ Fox: treasurer d. w
Chariton/ literary critic. G.. V. Kicker
son: chaplain. Z y. Willingham
sers i-arms. Rush Lowing; hall
dcbater. y. r. Rudd; hall manager.
i. y. stone: reporter. s. p. Spratt
Philolog ian-Prcsident. =. b Hontz:
vice pres dent. Is. j.. Burke: secretary
w ;. Euchols. treasurer. w E.