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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19
MAXWELLS
WIN FAVOR
steadily Increasing Sales Al Over
Country Point 20 Popularity Of the
Light Car

There l. no chance for the motor
car maker 10 remain Ia business
unless his product has the unanlm
Gus approval OF thc public. II Mr..
and Mrs. Citizen refuse 20 buy an
automobile or sewing machine or
anything else the makers will soon
find that they have no trade and an
immense stock which viii not move.
THE motor car Is not an excep.
ton 20 thsu rule. II the car fails
TO progress year by year and re
reflnemen,s and improvements the
public VIII buy Some other car. :"
says III. y. Grant, president OF the
Seattle Automobile company. Max.
we'll and Chandler distributors.
The development Of the Maxwell
line really marks an era of intense
production. refinement and improve
ment In motor car making meth
oda Five years ago the Maxwell
engineers built their first light car.
Year by year they improved i.
keeping In mind all ths time that
the public demanded a car that
would he inexpensive 90 operate and
sun give the maximum service
with the minimum expense,
Sales Prove Surc~~s
That they have succeeded. Is
shown BY the steadily Increasing
sales OF Maxwell ears all over the
country. In fact the demand now
is greater than at any other time
In the history Of the company, The
whole country wants cars. and The
call from foreign lands Is tncFeaR
ing day hy day.
I'm order 20 build good car
that would stand all the abuse an
average owner gives IL. production
methods must be of the most adj
vanced type There must be no
lost motion In the factory or In
the organization anywhere. There
must be cooperation In every de-
partment. among tho dealer orEanis
xatlons and among the distributors
thruous the country.
s-rhe Maxwell company has &C.
compiishsd this and has built a car
that xives the maximum service
with the minimum expense and stu
IL a fire looking motor car.
Car Must he Ready
when man buys car he tx-
poets to be able TO step Into II.
artv. 10 a gas station. fili up with
gasoline and go anywhere he wants
without fear OF trouble.
The cars have been developed to
that point where they are ms nearly
100 per cent efficient as the manu-
gacturer can make them. They
combine all the features that 20 TO
make desirabi. automobile--rciia'
bnity. beauty. comfort and low up
keep cost.
The company has picked its dis
trsbutors with keen business
sense. No man In allowed TO handle
the car unless he il qualified 10
maintain complete service station
and parts depot 80 that owners need
not tie up their cars while parts
are sent for.
"The country II In wonderfully
pro@perous condition. Cars are
wanted all over the nation, and the
factories are hard put 10 III the
demand"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19

ton or not. and do not hesitate TO
tell the exact truth as 10 its value.
1T would surprise the average
motorist to know the number OF
good used tires that are handled
each year by tire men all over the
country. This business is as big
proportionateiy az any other in the
automobile game. and ] am building
up an excellent trade in tires that
have been used. but still have many
thousand miles OF good service left
in them.
"of course, sell any make Of
new tire that is called for. and 30
am In n position TO satisfy all my
customers. Ny many years OF &C
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19

WEEK ENDING April. 10. 1919.
seattle -rscesas valley Road
-. X
sesssie-rsesms High line Rnsa~~rhfu
Dss Moine.--fn good condition 20 Ftsrce
county lins From ri~rcs senaty iine
70 Tacoma ls passAbls. tho rough 10
Rsater -ksst--eirsv-i road on east Of
valley. good.
keat- Aubusu-Crassl read good.
keef.n~- Msinss-steod.
Auhsrn- EnamsI.w Paving work 10
progress. between points soyen 20 ter
miles out Of Auburn. DssouT at end
Of pavement five miles from Auburn.
or at store about seven nlis point
Good gravel roads 90 psrnie grounds
Ensmeisw District Roads acseraiiy
COED south OF gfeea river
Frsnktin- BLACK Diamond Good
Aabarn- Bisek Diamond ~-eiood over Root
creek road. also VIA Green river.
Ensrnelsw tn Green water Hissr-ro
stx-nsiis poet. good. from sir mile post
10 Green water river. soft.
Hentsn~N valley - Fatr; somewhat
marrow road.
Maple valley Hack Diamond Good.
sunset Highway Rsnten to North Bend
via f-saauah. good: beyond North Bend
fine 60 barrieads At eishi-mils post
Large crew removing snow and open
ing road 20 summit, Motorists re-
qa~sted not 20 pass tarriesds. Road
will be thrown open Rcon as pos
atbie
UslIy wood Re<i su end Fair
Wsosfi ' lille -DuvsIt--Fsir Use new steel
bridge over snogusimie at DuNnii.
Duvnfi-Tsif~@Fair.
kirkland FsIis City--Cood over Yeiie~.
stone trail
Resirnoa nd -Totf-Over Toit hiit in good
condition rsa caution curves
Newport .Is.squah--Nia Lake Aammau'
tah---fiood.
Newport -Heufor---GooS.
bellevue ~swport~fsuor from B~llsyut
20 wIlhurton. good remainder Of way
SEATTLE Isentsn -a Via Rainier Valley ~
Good except that pianked section from
Rainier Beach 20 city limits. pretty
rough.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19

To say the New Victory model
was tho sensation OF the national
shows docs not overHtate the case.
Few new models were shown. and
none which was new IN 40 many
ways as the New Mitchell Six. so Il
was only natural that considerable
Interest was aroused.
Nor WINS idle curiosity the motive
behind this interest. "a the trcmens
dous business booked at the shows
httcsts The hig Mitchell plant. in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19
Otto Krank and the Self Starter

Don't imagine because you have
an automobile with self starter
that you can stand on the button
and thereby make it go.
Sometimes you've got 10 get out
and turn her over By hand much
as il lowers your dignity and dis.
eommodes your back TO do Il.
But your starting motor viii Elve
you as little occasion for concern
as anything about your ear n YOU
keep your battery up and the con,
nec,ions tight and don't forget a
few drops Of oil now and then.
placed according TO the directions
on your oil chart
Next time IN give YOU few
pointers on the battery and gen.
orator. bat today just a general
once over
The starting motor draws heavily
on the battery every time YOU press
the button. There are "a dozen dlf
frr~at types OF starters. each con.
structed differently. but In each the
juice from the battery throws the
starter into gear with the nv wheel
OF the engine ard turns Il over just
as YOU do when you crank
II takes "A LOT Of Juice from the
battery 10 do that. 80 when you
keep trying ard trying with the
weather cold or the car long out
Of use. you rapidly weaken II 20 a
point where 4 service station must
reehargs ~.
III the starter crankH the engine
very slowly It's most likely the bat.
terry needs charging. II may be due
20 loose brushes In the motor OF a
poor contact. You may find IL la
the switch. Most people will irave
Il TO a repair man IL the trouble
isn't in the battery.
There are n few points any one
can watch. lie sure that the ends
Of the heavy cables TO the battery
the counectiona--are clean. You
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19
GOOD ROADS AND SCHOOLS

The survey made by the govern
ment Of the effects OF good road
building on school attendance in
eight counties shows that before the
roads were improved the average
school attendance was s6 pupils to
each 100 enrolled. as compared with
IS after the roads were improved.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19

tual tire experience stands me In
good stead when IT comes TO advis'
ing anyone as to the make and size
OF tire best suited 10 their respec-
tive needs. and whether a used tire
in good condition viii meet their re-
auircments."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19
BREAKER ADJUSTMENT

When II Is found that tho contact
breaker cannot be properly retarded
at slow speeds without producing n
knock in the engine. the only remedy
IL to reset and move the piston fur.
Their along on the firing stroke. A
few experiments and careful noting
after each will demonstrate the cor.
rect setting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19

Racine. will he kept running at top
speed for months 10 take care OF IL.
III the atmosphere OF prosperity
and eager resumption of business
which we have thus far encountered
lie fair indication OF conditions all
over the country. there II great
year In store for all of us" concludes
Mr.. Diamond. Because indications
now are that the success registered
at the shows by the New Victory
model win be followed Up turnout the
whole season"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19

A strong solution Of washing soda
Is the best agent for cleaning bat
terry terminals that have become cor.
roded. After drying. the terminals
should be coated with vaselinc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-19

In India the automobile was used
in elephant hunting as early as 1896.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
NEW DEMANDS ON
SCHOOL TEACHING

The opening of the full week NJ
work mapped out for the teachers in.
stitute in Salmon was marked bv q
mastery address Monday evening by
Dr. =. A. Bryan. head OF ldaho's ecu.
cauonai system. Odd Fellows hall was
niied with teachers and townspeople
VINO mad come together to honor the
teachers with a reception. In the re-
ceNing line We're besides DIR. BRYAN
the state superintendent, Miss RED.
neld; Mrs. Watkins, county superin-
tendent; Prof Howard, instructor at
albion; Prof. Frazier OF Pocatello
Iech.; Prof. Rand of the city schools: /:
MRS. Stringfellow and Mrs. Rand.
me Vradenburg orchestra and nj
ano and vocal selections by Mrs. Carl.
vaughn Clark and Miss Flesher. with
the reading by Miss Irene Yearian of
Roosevelts last message on Ameri.
canization, made a program much en-
3oyed, with dancing at the conclusion.
DR.. Bryan spoke on Postwar edu-
cation, in which he dwelt at length on
'present-day problems that education
must meet and solve.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
SAYS IS YEARS ADDED TO
AVERAGE HUMAN LIFE

New York, Oct. 21.-Progress in
surgery and medico- -therapy since the
Civil war has added Is years to the
average human life, Dr. William Mayo
of Rochester, Mimi, told the ninth
annual American Congress of Sur
geons the other day
With continued progress, he added,
and aided by the elimination OF liQ-
quors and wines, Is more years would
be added.
Elderly men are the nations great
est asset, said DR.. Mayo, because they
possess mature judgment, have
something to lose," are less affected
by agitators than younger men. He
Edeplored the increase in smoking both
by men and women, asserting that
cancer was caused thereby.
DR.. John J. Clark of Philadelphia
retiring president, reviewed the pro
gress of medical science since the
last meeting, and introduced DR.
Mayo as the new president
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
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TENDOY =

~ r - y - y ~ - - - y - - - - y -
Mrs. Paris O'Niel is a Salmon visit
or this week from the Copper Queen.
Clarence Payette, Tendoy's carpen-
ter, is doing some repair work on
Fred Pattee's house ON the lower
ranch. Mr.. Pattee expects to move
down from his home on the bar as
soon as the house is completed, which
will probably be this week
Murd McNicoll, George Radford.
Frank Sharkey and Joe Pattee made
up hunting party and were out In
the hills the first of the week.
Ernest Ball expects to leave soon
for Canada. Whether it is sight
seeing trip or something more impor
tant Ernest will decide later.
Miss Margaret Kirkham is spend
ing this week at home.
Miss Matte Head is attending
teachers institute this week at Sal
mon.
stephen A. Mahaffey shipped car
load of potatoes to Leadore the fore
part of the week.
Anton Schwartz, Jr., moved his
household goods to Hayden basin
where he and Mrs. Schwartz expect
ito make their future home.
Word received by Mrs. Carroll from
Mr.. Carroll states that he reached his
journeys end in due time and Is now
enjoying the wonderful climate OF Cal
ifornia.
Mr.. Allison from Lemhi spent the
first part of the week with Dan Bar
nett.
Late Wednesday evening the bunl
house and cellar on the Stewart ant
Brown ranch burned to the ground
This was a severe loss as the foot
supplies were stored in this building
Those who attended the basket bal
game in Salmon Tuesday evening
were Mrs. w. II. Mulkey and son, Les
/ lie, and Ernest and Donald Ball.
Russell Yearian was Tendoy Wis
itor from Lemhi Wednesday.
Art Barnett and wife, Mr.. Allison
and Dan Barnett went TO Salmon
Monday.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
JACK HAWLEY, TOO MUCH MAR
RIED MAN, IN JAIL IN BUTTE

Several months ago Jack Hawley
came as an automobile machinist to
take up employment in Salmon. He
departed last week To visit Butte, be.
ing accompanied thither by II young
lady of Salmon whom. II In reported
he subsequently married in that city
Two days later another Mrs. Jack
Hawley was an arrival In Salmon
She had come from Seattle she said
and was here In response TO n letter
two months before from her husband
who had told her to come on. The
husband was not here 10 meet her M
she learned soon after making inquir-
les about him. but had gone to Butte
on the mission stated. where. she was
told also. that he had been arrested.
The charge against him was nothing
more serious up TO date than an ir.
regularity In the issuance OF checks,
but wife No. ! left Salmon for Butte
Wednesday morning with the mani
fest intention OF preferring another
charge against her husband. Mrs.
Hawley liz a native OF Finland. While
in Salmon she stopped at the Johnson
lrooming house. AT that time the in
jured young lady had not returned to
her Salmon hcme.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
CARRYING MILLINERY STYLE
DOWN THE RIVER TO LEWISTON

A young matron of Salmon, who Ia
leader in fashion particularly with
reference to the smart hats she wears.
was bereft of her bonnet the other
DAY when her automobile went dash
ing over the Salmon river bridge. The
beautiful hat was lost even before
its wearer had worn 1t two days, but
It nodded its plumes over the waveB
just as proudly as ii worn on the pret-
ty head of its owner. the envy OF all
beholders on the shore all the way
down to Lewiston as a missionary Of
fashion in all the benighted regions
below.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
CALL TO DUTY IN SUPPORTING
THE RED CROSS ORGANIZATION

Frank H. Havemann. Chairman Of
Third Red Cross Roll Call. Salmon,
Idaho.
Dear Sir: As war time division
manager and as chairman OF the ad-
visory committee of the Northwestern
division OF the American Red Cross,
wish to express to you personally my
appreciation of the work you are do
ing TO make the Third Red Cross Roll
Call success In the Lemhi county
chapter.
The United States will lose many of
the benefits Of winning the war II the
American Red Cross does not contin-
ue In every community with practical
ly universal membership.
The war revealed conditions ser.
iously affecting the public health and
vitality. The Red Cross is the only or.
ganizatio1obig enough to take the lead
In improving these conditions. In
case the Influenza epidemic occurs,
the cooperation of fully organized
American Red Cross will save hun,
dreds Of thousands of lives. some Of
them In your community. that will
otherwise be sacrificed. Remember,
the epidemic last year took ave times
a. many lives AZ we lost In a year
and half fwar.
Universal Red Cross membership
will continue to save lives and re
lieve suffering after every great dis
aster. like the one At Corpus Christi
and will make special collections oi
funds as such times make necessary.
Other nations. inspired by our ex
ample, are organizing Red Cross so
cieties to meet their own problems Of
relief. disease and disaster. 10 that
they can stand on their own feet
without constant appeals to America
They will be watching the success ol
the Roll Call to see whether such m
organization can endure In times oi
peace.
Everybody wants 10 Join the Red
Cross. the greatest OF all welfare or
ganixations and the only one that a
nances a great peace-time program
wholly from the proceeds OF member
ship at one dollar each. The success
of the Roll Call In your chapter de
pends entirely upon the completeness
of your organization ard your public
ity. wish you the fullest measure
of success.
Sincerely yours.
C. O. STiMSON
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
CLAIM is
OF DISPUTE
LAy ENGINEER is SUSTAIN
IN CONTROVERSY WITH
l,eIwAY CONTRACTOR

1 has bee estimated at thous-
1 Yards of diggings are involv-
|the disputes that have arisen
Lently reported between the
ltor and the resident engineer
Salmon river state highway.
disputes, which hung up and
! to the contractor, it is said,
|housands of dollars from the
of allowances claimed, caus-
Visit of the high state officials
ok for conference with the
+ and contractor. This meet
ich is reported as having been
and tempestuous on the par,
eontractor and his business
County Commissioner McKin-
bk place behind closed doors
ourthouse.
engineering work on that
S been piece of punk de-
he county commissioner, so it
led.
lou make that statement from
bwledge of the work as an en-.
snapped Engineer Osborn, at
FORK the commissioners criti.
IS directed.
not an engineer" admitted
missioner.
said after the ameeting that
officials present fully endors-
hcaion of Mr.. Osborn in dis
the contractors claims for
on certain pieces of roadbed
been leveled off to a width OF
hree times what specifications
r, it being apparent that the
at these places had been cas-
led so it appeared, for the
of swelling the pay to be al
Bborn has been absent since
ny meeting on a tour of in
as far as Arco, so that his
bf the controversy could no,
ed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
HUNS WOULD SETTLE IN
IDAHO IF URGED TO no en-

ucinan overtures to the state .o,,
srnment OF Idaho, sauvely seeking ~
Drlns 70 this state an infiux of d;ssat
Isned HUNS, were "Wednesday co,d,,,
ana dennitely repulsed by O. n h.
Der, commissioner of imm;pratior a.
Dor and statistics. Ia
more remarkable than the presump.
.,on Oh the communication itself was
ne Iact tnat II disclosed the German
aulnorities are reorganizing their in.
uustrlal forces and reaching their ten.
.acies 10 every corner of the glohe
hopeful again of controlling large
portion OF the worlds Industry and
agriculture. anu
one, J. Stahl, who has established
an emigration office at Duisberp Cor.
many, wrote to the Idaho government
asking where German farmers mieht
obtain arabic land in this state ask.
ing what kind of German professional
Men would be received here and
calmly demanded ample information
on the subject"
He laid extra stress upon the belief
that Idaho people duly appreciate
the value of German labor. the good
education, decent customs. etc. of the
Germans in general
commissioner Barber, however. did
not pause to be misled by this new
dress upon kultur. Wednesday he
sent curt reply to Herr Stahl at his
emigration Office in Realschulstrasse
IA, Dutsberg, in which he said that
Idaho had nothing whatever to saw
on the subject. The wartime immi.
grafton restrictions, he added. were
still In force and have been continued
IN force by special congressional ac
ton. German agents must take uu
their business with the department OF
state at Washington.
The Stahl letter was carefully type
written upon an excellent grade OF
enamel paper. There was no prinr
ed letterhead. The complete letter
follows:
Emigration Office, J. Stahl.
Duisberg, Germany. Realschul-
strasse IA.
Government State of Idaho, De-
partment Emigration Office.
BOISE CITY, U. s. A. Hon
orable Sir: Having established
an emigration office at this place,
l received inquiries form a large
number of German subjects of all
kinds of professions, who are de-
sirous of emigrating to the Unit
ed States Of America and who
would like to know to which state
and under which conditions they
can emigrate.
Judging that you duly appreci-
ate the value of German labor,
the good education, decent Gus
toms, etc., of the Germans in gen.
eral, I should be under a great
obligation, to you if you would
kindly let me know whether Ger
man labor is wanted in the state
of Idaho and of what professions
people should be who are receiy-
ed over there. Please state also
at which place German farmers
can acquire arabic land and at
which price, etc. You will please
let me have ample information on
the subject.
Awaiting your early reply, l re-
main, honorable sir,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
Monday Is cour, Wedding Day.

In Judge Cronkrite's court on Mon
day last the polite and courteous jn-
rist was called upon 10 perform two
marriage ceremonies, one TO unite
Wallace Lee Wyatt and Miss Ella
Rose Sanford and the other to join
Chester A. coiner and Miss Alice L.
Kenison. Mrs. Coiner. Sr.. and Scion
Tobias were witnesses present In the
Coiner- Kenlson ceremony and FOR Mr..
and Mrs. Wyatt Mrs. Gilbreath of the
Treasurer's Office and Assessor W. G.
White served to attest the union for
better, for worse.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
Uncle Sam to Try His Hand.

Collector Williams. United States
collector for the Idaho district. Is in
Salt Lake, where he with collectors
of Utah and Montana, is planning a
war on Illicit booze manufacture and
persons connected with that industry.
Federal officers have determined TO
stamp out that illegal trade, ana
henceforth when bootleggers are i'm
meshed in the federal net, sentence
in the penitentiary at McNiels' island
waits conviction. The maximum pen
atty for such offense is 10 years.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
RED CROSS FRIENDS
LINE UP NOVEMBER 4

The Red Cross Roll Call will come
along next Tuesday afternoon al 2
o'clock on Main street, Early In the
afternoon tffe bugle call VIII be
sounded to remind all citizens TO as
semble at the appointed place ready
To respond TO the call Of names. After
the enrolment all 1920 members viii
be admitted free TO the Grand theat-
er where Red Cross film will be
shown.
There's no disaster too big for Red
Cross relief.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31

10 az many counties. representation
in the house Is only reduced ten, be
cause the three new counties created
are each entitled to a representative
and one senator.
Because of the rapid increase In
counties in this state during the past
ten years. the senate In almost as
large as the house OF representatives.
in so far az numbers are concerned.
Each county under The law is entitled
TO one senator and there are now for
ty-iour counties.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
BradIey's Tire shop Moves.

Lee Bradley's tire business has
been moved TO one Of the Shenon
buildings two doors east of the post.
Office, in which the equipment has
been installed. The location In de.
sirable and convenient. Associated
with the proprietor In his brother
Frank. both skilled and competent In
their line.
Besides the repairing OF tires and
the sale of new tires and half soles,
the Bradley shop Is prepared TO file
saws and grind tools OF all kinds and
10 put them In first class shape.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31
E-BONE CAYUSE MINE

brough, Sr.. returned from
e and Butte on Monday last
hnging details for the re-
of work at the old Bull of
ds mining properties, known
hers as the Ring-BOne Cayuse
|he property was patented Is
frs ago. AS part of the mis-
Fr Brough outside was to Sc
three eighth interest of J. P.
P the claim, giving the con-
fough.
hg Bone Cayuse has 40 tnos
ready out of the tunnels and
hdy for shipment. 1t carries
of silver and large lead val
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-31

Means Contrary to Law.
Oct. 27.-A warrant has
Jed for the arrest of George
charged with giving a check
overhead Motors company
he necessary funds in the
Bank & Trust company a,
back it up.