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The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
Congressman knutson
Receivers From Operation
Sixth District Representative Returns
to Official Duties After Illness
of Several Weeks

Congressman Harold Knutson Of
the Sixth Minnesota District return
ed to Washington Saturday from a
trip to Haiti.
The Minnesota congressman took
the trip this time for his health, all
though he has been to Haiti before.
He recently underwent a serious OPP
Grafton at Walter Reed hospital. Fol-
lowing that he was ordered by his
physicians to seek rest. He returned
to Washington in splendid physical
trim and says he now is ready to re-
sumo his labors in Congress with all
of his old time energy restored.
IT never felt better in my life,". he
said. "The trip to Haiti did me no
end of good. I went really for. the
sea voyage each way"
Mr.. Knutson had no comment to
make concerning the situation in
Haiti. He arrived there after the
senatorial investigation COMMITTEES
Upon his arrival at Nor
folk, Va, he found the private yacht
of the. secretary of the navy awaiting
him to take him to Washington.
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mercial business over the line, but
this failed to materialize.

mercial business over the line, but
this failed to materialize.
Mr.. Clark was in Washington a
year and half, during the closing
days of the Civil war, often meeting
Abraham Lincoln and General u. S.
Grant. Two days before the Lincoln
assassination the president appointed
Mr.. Clark as~Indian agent in Mime
sofa. He served two~years.
"Mr. Clark was interested for a
short time in the Daily Chronicle, an
other early Minneapolis paper. Rev.
Russell n. Conwell, famous lecturer,
then was one of the editors Of that
paper. In 1867 Mr.. Clark moved to
Melrose, where he engaged in milling
and merchandising and plated the
townsite of the present village. He
sold out at Melrose in 1893 when he
returned to Minneapolis. He engag-
ed in the insurance business for Is
years, retiring in 1909. For num-
ber of years he has been active in
pioneer association work, and was
chiefly instrumental In building the
pioneers log CABIN at the State Fair
grounds in 1900.
Mr.. Clark has lived for several
years in the Godfrey house with his
son, Walter Clark.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
MISSING WORD CONTEST ENDS

The Herald's Missing Word Contest
will end with the issue of this week.
During the past ten weeks it has been
demonstrated very fully that Herald
advertisements are read as the con-
test for the dollar prize each week
has been very keen. Mrs. O.. Wheel
er was the only one to find the four
missing words in last weeks ads,
as follows: The Vandesteeg ad read:
cit you an opportunity. ]" 1t should
have read: "It gives you an oppor-
tunity, etc." The City Bakery ad
read: aWe our deepest gratitude" It
should have read: "We extend our
deepest gratitude. The Mart ad
read: 1--WE wish to extend you our
best wishes. !" It should have read:
We wish to extend to you our b st
wishes. In the Herald ad it read:
ssThey viii cost no than you usually.
pay It should have read: "They will
cost no mroe than you usually pay
The contest for the prize IN this s he,
last issue, should be lively. The
first person mailing in a correct so-
luton viii be paid So. 90.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
FAIR MASS MEETING

President Ben Scheonhoff informs
the Herald that he will call a mass
meeting of the Agricultural Society
of Stearns County at the Commercial
club rooms for Monday, Jan. 9, at
2:30 p. m. In the meantime he
requests that any person having bill
against the association for labor or
merchandise furnished shall mail him
a complete itemized statement of
their account before Jan. Z in order
that they be checked over before the
mass meeting. Mr.. Schoenhoff de-
sires to present to the mass meeting
the exact amount of the Indebtedness
Of the association.
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Pastor Assigned to the
Local Methodist Church
Rev. F. S. Wyand of Grand Forks,
Will Take Formal Charge of
Church Sunday

After a lapse of several weeks
without a regular pastor, Rev.. F. S.
Wyand of Grand Forks, N. d., has
accepted the call to the Sauk Centre
church and will hold services until
conference in the fall of 1922. Rev.
Wyand occupied the local pulpit for
the first time last Sunday. Z
The new pastor comes to Sauk
Centre very highly recommended by
Bishops Mitchell and Burns. He re-
turned to Grand Forks Monday for
his family and they will arrive in
Sauk Centre Saturday.
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ESCAPE
FROM ASPHYXIATION
MR.. AND MRS. ID. w. OLDS OVER
COME BY GAS FUMES SAT.
URDAY MORNING +
RESCUED BY WM.. DELAURIER
YOUNG COUPLE RECENTLY RE
MOVED TO SAUK CENTRE
FROM SOUTH DAKOTA

Last Saturday morning when Mr..
and Mrs. D. w. Olds awoke their
home was filled with coal gas. Neith-
er realized that they were partly ov-s
ercome by the gas till the lady Lie
the gasoline stove and becoming
faint fell forward onto the flame,s
painfully burning enc Of her arulssss
her cries aroused her husband who.
came to her rescue but he was also
overcome by the gas and just suc-5
ceeded in pulling her away from thes
flame of the gasoline burner.
What the outcome would have been
can only be conjectured, had it not
been for the timely arrival Of Mr..
DeLaurier. It seems that the coal
stove was purchased from Mr.. De
Laurier and had been set up and put:
in operation just a couple of days
before. He is also looking after the
interests Of the owner of this prop
erty, Mrs. Bruce, (the rooms being
located in the Bruce Block, formerly
occupied by the D. C. VanCamp
family, and called on the Olds
family shortly after they had been.
overcome by the fumes.
able noise he received a faint re-
sponse and decided something must
be wrong so effected an entrance and
found the couple lying on the floor
overcome. by theh fumes.
The olds have been residents OF
Sauk Centre for only short time.
having moved here from Resholt, S.
D., Mr.. Olds being employed as tall
or-at the City Steam Laundry.
The only solution of the mystery
is that in shaking down the stove
Friday evening one Of the doors
must have Jared open and thus ale
lowed the poisonous coal. gas to es-
cape and fill the rooms. That the
young couple were not completely
overcome is a miracle and cause for
rejoicing.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
] ICE MACHINE INSTALLED

Jos. Dirnberger, proprietor OF the
Corner Meat Market, is exhibiting
with justifiahle pride, his new sartific-
sal ice machine, installation Of which
has just been completed The APP
,pafatus IS of the amonia selution type
nd the latest development in refr 6.
Grafton. One Of the, main features
of the cooling system is that the tenn
perature is automatically kept at ex-
actly the same degree at all times.
The circulation of the ammonia
through the 5000 feet Of pipe in the
system is takn care of by a ten
horse power electric motor. At the
same time the new machinery was in
stalled Mr.. Dirnberger had his ice
box refined with cork and concrete
so that now he has the best in refrig
Grafton plants that the market affords.
The work Of refining and installing
took about two weeks.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
MRS. WRUcK PASSES

Mrs. Wilhelmina Ernestina Wruck,
wife of w. L. Wruck, resident Of
this city for many years, passed
away on Tuesday, Dec. ~, at 1880
a. M, at the family home. The fun
eral was held this Thursday morning
at 9 a. m. from Our Lady of the
ngles' church, Father Fear
ficiating. A detailed account of the
lady's death and burial will be given
in next weeks Herald.
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Former Sank Centre Bus
iness Man Passes Away
John A. Gilman, Local Merchant
of Early Days Died at Spokane
Brother Resides Here

News Of the death of John A. Gil
man of Spokane, Wash, was recently
received in Sauk Centre. Mr.. Gilman
conducted a furniture and undertak-
ing business in this city for many
years and will be remembered by
many Of the older residents as a
kind, symathetic friend a--d congen-
ial, and prosperous business man.
For the past 26 years he has own
ed and managed the Gilman Under
taking Establishment" in Spokane,
being one of that city's pioneer un-
dertakers. The morning of his death
he sat in his Office in apparently
good health, reading an account of
the death of a brother-in-law when
he leaned back in his chair and peace
fully passed away, the victim of apo
plexy.
At the time of his death the de-
ceased was member of the Masonic
lodge No. Is; Fiesta Chapter of the
order of Eastern Star; Knights of
Pythias Lodge No. %; and a charter
member of Dokk Lodge; all of Spo-
kane. He was also an EpiscopaIian.
Two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Chase of
Seattle, Wash, and Mrs. Perla De-
Mouth of Deadwood, s.. d., and a
brother, Lorenzo w. Gilman Of this
city, are now the only surrowing
members of the John M. Gilman
family all of whom will be well re-
membered by the pioneers of Sauk
Centre. John NJ. Gilman the faith
er, was charter member Of I. O. o..
f.. Lodge Of this city.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
JAMES MATTHIAS DEAD

James. w. Matthias the eldest
child Of Mrs. Emma Matthias, died at,
the family home Thursday evening,
December 22. after being bed ridden
for two months. He was born at
Sauk Centre August 1905 and died
at the age Of 16 years and months,
due to leakage Of the valves Of the
heart. He was never a strong boy
from birth. However he tried to be
cheerful and bravely did his part as
a son, brother and playmate, accord
ing to the strength he had. He leaves
a mother and seven sisters and
brothers. He was buried from the
home Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock, December Oath.
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apolis. He and. William A. Croffut
purchased the Minnesota Republican
from Rev. Charles G.. Ames in Sep
tember of that year, and Of the Falls
Evening News. This was the first
daily of the pioneer community, and it
suffered from the start in the finan-
cial stringency which prevailed in
the new northwest. The daily was
forced to suspend after three months.
The paper was published as a tri-
weekly until Dec, 4, 1860, when it
resumed daily publication, only to
suspend again April 13, 1861. It be-
came weekly once more and in 1863
was. sold to Colonel William S. King,
who merged it with his State Atlas.
That ended Mr.. Gark's editorial ca-
reer in Minneapolis, and in December
1868, he went to Washington as a
clerk in the house of representatives.
"Mr. Clark has told interesting in
icidents of the pioneer daily's strug-
gles. It incurred bitter hostility in
the first year Of its life by opposing
the $5,OO0,0o0 railway bond issue,
which was popular as a state develop
ment Measure. It also fought the
"shinpIaster" currency issues of the
banks, some of which became active
opponents of the paper.
at was the aruniousH rental of So
a week paid for a telegraph line from
Lacrosse, Wis, which finslly caused d
the failure of the enterprise, Mr..
Clark said. The paper had expected
to cut the cost by revenue from COM
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
Federal Court Adjudges
William A. Zimmerman
Bankrupt; Hearing Ian. II

Between thirty and forty of Sank
Centres business men received q
dainty yellow envelope as a Christmas
remembrance from n. F. Field, ref
cree in bankruptcy, Fergus Falls,
MINI. = 3
The envelope contained cheering
information that one William A. Zim-
norman, who has mulcted the local
business men ont Of over $1,000 had
been adjudged bankrupt by the
Court on Dec. s, and that meeting
of his creditors will be held at Fergus
Falls, Jan, IL, 1922, at 1000 a. m.
It viii be recalled that Zimmerman
hit town about three years ago aAd
purchased q 173 acre tract on Fairy
Lake and announced that he was go
ing to build and operate a summer
resort, one in fact that would put
Sauk Centre on the map. s
In this connection Bill stated that
to get the best results it would be ne
cessary for local business men to CO.
operate with him. At every oppor-
tunity he woud tell his listener that
had studid for tn ministry and he
felt he could do young people a vast
amount of good by operating a
clean, wholesome place where parents
could allow their young people to
gather without worry.
He did run clean place for a time
but William must have strayed from
the straight and narrow as reports of
drunken brawls at his Sunday night
dances dances filtered into town, and
some of the antics allowed on the
dance floor would cause the most
hardened to pause and ponder.
1t has been generally expected that
Zimmerman would take the bankrupt
cy cure. The law is of real assist.
ance to the unfortunate honest man,
but it is some times usd by others to
film liam their creditors.
Zimmerman called at the Herald
office few weeks ago and looked
over our stock of Christmas cards.
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OF 50 has been paid and "B" that q
higher tax has been paid. "T" and
"X'' will be used to designate trucks,
the "T" indicating that the minimum
tax of SIS has been paid. Trailers
will require "Z" plates.
Every motor vehicle listedin 1921
will be followed up in 1922 to see that
the tax is paid to the state. All such
motor vehicles not registered in 1922,
and which have not been reported to
the registrar as permanently destroy
ed or removed from the state, will be
certified to the clerk of court of the
county in which the owner resides.
The tax will then be collected by the
county authority, as provided by
law.
Delinquent taxes and penalties that
have accrued this year must be paid
before licenses will be issued for 1922.
Total collections for the year from
the state motor vehicle tax amount
to. es5, ,605,142-41, Secretary Holm ne
-
ports.
There were 140,116 "A' tags for
cars, and 160, ,124 for pas
senger machines coming under the
"B" classification.
There were 14,760 trucks with "Iv'
tags and 9,426 such vehicles with "X"'
tags; 1,020 "Z" tags were issued for
trailers, and licenses were taken out
for $3.50 motorcycles.
The number of licenses issued for
transferred cars or machines pass
,ngo into other hands, was 1916, and
during the past year there were 1,695
tax exempt cars owned by the state
or by municipalities.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29

He ordered rs from among the most
expensive numbers in stock and when
informed that it would be necessary
for him to pay in advance before work
was started on them b appeared to be
hurt, and naively inquired if his credit
wasn't good, stating in the meantime
that he would be a new man" very
soon. He was informed that his
credit wasn't" at the Herald office.
In the course of his conversation at
this time Zimmerman said that he
hadn't thrown the Sauk Centre
business men down. He was told that
he had failed to disclose to his cred
ors what had become of the receipts
of his Fourth Of July receipts. He
replied in effect: aWell, Ben Dubois
got the most of that. And do you re-
member that Committee Of Strebel,
Wedge and Dubois who went to st.
Cloud representing the creditors :?
Well, they suggested that ! pay them
and throw the balance of the creditors
oONAe Ills SIdeClllClb S<1A NC WI
sidered and after looking over the cal
ibre Of the committee and taking in
to consideration the experience of To-
cal business men with Zimmerman,
one can make their own deductions.
Al meeting of the creditors was held
Wednesday afternoon and Attorney
L. L. Kells was appointed to repre-
sent the creditors at the Fergus Falls
meeting. At this meeting B. F. Du-
Bois and &. w. Gingery were elected
as trustees to take over any assets
Zimmerman may have, and petition
TO Referee Fields viii be made for
their appointment.
A certified copy of the schedule OF
the assets filed by Zimmerman as
well as the liabilities admitted, will
be secured from the Bankrupt's re-
port and laid before another meeting
of the creditors to be held at the
Commercial Club rooms Wednesday
afternoon, Jan. 4th, at 400 p. m.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
NAMED DEPUTY CORONER

DR.. A. F. Moynihan received no.
tice Wednesday from Coroner Pinault
of St. Joe stating that he had BEEN
named as deputy coroner for West
ern Stearns county. The appoint
ment came as a surprise to the local
physician.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
AWARDED FULL Pension

M. e. Mcintyre who recently was
placed on the retired list as rural
carrier, after a continuous service of
over Is years, recently received word
from the postoffice department that
he had been awarded a pension of
$3.50 per year for the balance of his
life. This is the maximum amount
paid by the department for this SER
vice.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
BAND CONCERT CALLED OFF

Manager Parker of the Canghren
theatre received word Tuesday from
Director Al Fish of the Long Prairie
band and orchestra .cancelling the
date for the concert to be given by
the Long Prairie people in Sauk Gen.
ire this Thursday evening
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
LITTLE SAUK FOLKS WED

Monday of last week Judge Of
Probate Lewis of Todd county per-
formed the marriage ceremony unit
ing Miss Mary A Holmberg and
Frank Oukrop, both well known resi-
dents Of Little Sauk township. The
ceremony was performed at the Court
House, Long Prairie
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
/. o. o. F. ELECT

The following officers of Sank
Centre Lodge No. "a, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows were elected
recently, to be installed at the next
regular meeting Monday. Jan. 8:
N. George Berggreen.
" G.-Frank Bunker.
Sec.-Ed Northrup.
Fin See. c. Bohall.
Treas &C. NJ. Sprague.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-12-29
1922 AUTO REGIS
TRAIION BEGINS
ALL CARS MUST BE LISTED
WITH SECRETARY OF STATE
IN JANUARY
DELAYS WILL BE EXPENSIVE

Hell Ain MILL. M EAfLN1IvE
- -
PORN OF APPLICATION LICENS-
ES PRACTICALLY THE SAME
AsI.AST WEAR
-
.sTha 1000 rnotor vehicle repistra-
ton will begin January said Sec
setary of State Mike Holm, Satur-
day. The law provides that the 1872
segistration tax may be paid after
January /. The registration, how
sver, must be made and the tax paid
hefore january 81 and the registrar
II given three months in which to is-
sue the number Places.
4 motor yeh;c,e gunner whose ann,i-
cation fo,. reo;sfrat;on has hean an
n,o,od hu +he roo;c+rar .nd to whom,
the ror;str.r b.s ;sSred. ,acaint for
she navnant of tbe 1920 tax. NAV on
crate his motor vehicle hear;ng the
1oo1 ,an;s+ro+;on nl.fa ;ss,,ea for +h.t
,,otor ,ah;cIa ,nt;l sncb +;ne &c +he
..o;s+raa. COZ ;ssua ~. 1000 nlotos
h,,t ro+ .f+ar M.roh o. Aftar M.rch
a1 No ,notor vehicle NOV ho onar.+ed
an the nnbl;c sweets and biebwavs
without displaying a regular 1922
number plate issued for that particu-
lar vehicle.
T,a fo,r, af a. .n,,;o.+;o,, for rs,.
- 80 J. 1000 = nsas+;a,l,,, az
.ar,a ~ .hat - ,,soa e. a. 1oo1 roo;s
- . - 80 I NJ Mo,.. aata.
aI:s,n - a - =. - 1.;.... - o- ~
-. - 49,. g., 1000 ,,,,5sr 81, a,,+ 80
- 4.saa s.a.,,,.. ~ I1.a11s - s.a Lo.,s - :.
..eo.a - - a ~ IT.
IL .,s sa.s,;s.4: ,s+
~ L. 700, sp..:S4SS.:, - -. - ;'
- a.. a..4:s,,1a. ..a4a.
L.S,-
ssae. I aa ..a - .aa.,;ssI ~ .ns Ie - ~ tha
-, I u - Wy ~. l.a ;s.a..a -. LaeSns ~
M;n.sS.+a 80 ~ .o+;sfao4ar,1 ,,,.oof -
sn,u.ersl,;.s ,,,,,st he submitted with the
annl;cat;on. If the unregistered We
hicle. has been purchased from a reg
;stered dealer. a dealers report of
sale must he made ont ON the reverse
side of the application.
:.
.ne u is.e seS %
pousns ifon 2 p.is1h :,, o1nIr eiian q
uee, iegAar Dn - ans., sale mus. De
suaa s.seui = aa..a; : ~ ,ae1 % ~. 80 -,
~ III s - - .s a,i
tration I'M 1922, the registration must
be first transferred to the new owner
in the regular manner by filling out
the blank provided for that purpose
al. the reverse side of the registration
certificate. fla motor vehicle reg
istered in another state is to be reg
istered in Minnesota, the registration
certificate of the state in: which it
was last registered must be submit
tad with the application for registra-
tion in Minnesota. y.
Nov resd;ants whose !. motor ve- e.
h;.,.. ,,.v.s 1,.er ,,.o;stered - another
...t. - o,,.,.s.ta s tl,.;,1 rotor ua-
s:.I.. =, tL;. - - ,,,,c, s,,cj, rao;s-
80 ,,.., ,.s,,e = snothar state far =
- e - -. . $500 ,,;;ns.v dave n
- -. 80 ..,a,a.r raar Arnl;cat;on
e.. - 80 80 - ns,,,,; - .r,nst, he made
-;th;n - +an dove af+er an+ar;po tbe
s...a Th;. n.;s;,ae.a doas nj extend
to motor vehicles engaged in cornmer-
cial freighting.
H. 1000 ..+o h,o,, ,,,;,, ho reod,, far
a,.t.;h,,t;a- s th;s maaL p.taShooirs
- - = .asan,ata asso,t,,as+ of al
s,an.. E ga athar raa;stra+;on .nn-
nI;as vii, he san+ - rsa;s+ars pf
5asd. hanrs de.Isrs and e+hers x,ho
.,.r- .nn.n | for tharo Moo veh;cIe
cwr.rs des;r;no ;nfornoat;nn should
.ons,,,t AZ off;c;., r.ta hool rrh;c,, !.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-09

more than a million and a half combina-
lions, and is. unbeatable. The device is
protected against acids, water, short cir
cults, and is in every way so constructed
that it cannot be put out of commission
within a reasonable length of time.
1t is necessary to renew batteries year
ly, at an expense of two dry-cells.
The basic necessity In an alarm de-
vice is that 1t will alarm when disturbed
and instantly stop when tamperinS
ceases. Such an alarm has been i'm
possible until the Helsbels compensating
switch was invented, inasmuch as any
mechanical switch would be entirely too
expensive.
Nothing in the Helsbels device is COM
plicated and there is nothing to get out
of order after a device has been sealed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-09
Carey Cases Set for
Hearing March 16

The cases Of Willie Carey and his wife
Mary Carey. well known police charac-
ters. were continued until the afternoon
Of March 16 in city court late yesterday
by Judge Walter Prltchard.
The Careys were arrested by several
police officers in front Of their home, $50
Bright street, after a fight in which three
policemen lost much clothing and some
blood. Both are charged with resisting
an officer, profanity and drunkenness and
Willie has the additional charge of va
Crancy against him
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-09
ALARM FOILS
AUTO THIEVES
Device on Market to Raise
Noise When Tamperer
Touches Car.

A device designed to protect the owner
Of an automobile not only against theft,
but also against the illegal use of his
car and the annoyance caused by tamper-
ers Is being marketed by Helsbels, IncOr-
pOrated, of Chicago.
1t is an alarm signal located in a pro-
tected box on the running board which
Is so connected with the car as to emit
an alarm whenever the car is tempered
with in any degree. 1t possesses the fur
Their advantage Of being so constructed
that disconnection or efforts to discOr-
meet 1t Immediately set it into full cry.
.. H Kepley, president of the corpOr-
alton, says it is the plan of the company
to educate the public to realize that no
Helsbels-equipped Ear is in the hands Of
It's owner when the alarm is sounded. He
says the device is in demand among
truck owners who handle valuable mer-
chandise and autOists who wish absolute
protection for their cars
Mr.. Kepley says of the device:
1t is rigid. heavily constructed
aluminium box containing a floating non
mechanical electric switch. which is
thrown into electrical contact by verv
slight vibration. This contact sets of
seH-tnclOSed alarm. The battery. com
pensating switch and the alarm are in
side connection to the alarm Vertical
vibrations or road shocks will not set
OFF the alarm. 1t affects only " vi
bration caused by touching or moving
the car.
In the top Of the heavily constructed
box is the alarm switch. from which we
also wire to the ignition. making this
an Ignition switch. This is the only wiz
ing leaving the case and has nothing
whatever TO do with the alarm device
proper. Cutting the ignition wiring
would cause the alarm to sound. and con-
sequently would Illustrate a thief.
The device proper, which is of very
rigid construction, but weighs only ap-
prOximately eighteen pounds. is attached
to the right running board and cannot
be removed or disturbed without causing
an alarm for such a period of time that
theft of the car would be made impOs-
sible.
The owner when leaving the car throws
the combination switch, which also dis
connects the ignition. Until the owner
returns this switch to its neutral posi-
ton and connects the ignition no one can
disturb the car without causing a fiend-
ish alarm. Any attempt to open the de-
vice to get at the combination switch
causes an arm and the switch itself has