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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-10
RESTORE FIRE
SWEPT GARAGE

With restoration and remodeling OF
their building at 1924 T.. Pike, which
was partially destroyed by fire ro-
Gently. practically complete. stock OF
the Mitchell. Lewis & Staver COM
pany is rapidly being transferred to
the old quarters w. T.. Burdett. man.
ager Of the firm. reported Saturday.
To accommodate the growing needs
OF the business, the remodeled struc-
ture has improved facilities over tho
old one. Burdett said.
Tho firm is now local distributors
for the Columbia Six. In addition 10
tho agencies for the Jordan, Mitchell
and Gardner cars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-10
By ALTON q. sEIBERLING
Vice President and General Man.
agcr the Haynes Automobile Com.
pany, kokomo, Indiana.


pany. kokomo. Indiana.
Because civilization - civilization
always gearcd In tho same ratio AZ
transportation since the anRilpace
days Of the dinosaurpropelled cart
with stone dlse wheeis--hAs obtained
Ia greatest development since tho
coming into use OF the motor car.
and because the motor car has filled
vital need and not one OF luxury
alone. tho automobile industry from
tho swaddling clothes Of almost ycs-
ter.hour has become tho infant prod.
Ky OF history and today In the
largest manufacturing enterprise OF
the world.
The steel and iron industry and
the textile industry. once tho lead.
ers. have taken third and fourth
positions
Tho automobile II no longer an
Industry that blooms like tho rlow.
crs IN spring and fades at first
touch OF frost Thruon, the year.
the wheels OF its mighty mills turn
ceaseiesaiy. People who arc being
carried along BY the high speed Of
civilization arc buying moro autono-
biies than ever before.
There never Will b Haturation
point The automobile In not n fad.
II is an economic necessity. Take II
away and the foundation os tho
mighty bridge over which we have
been 10 long travelling TO get away
from ooiitic days. will collapse and
all tho akid chains In the world can
not stop us from barksliding into the
yesterdays
Consider tho statistics which provo
the assertion that tho automobile In.
dustry In the world today. the great
est prosperity producing and stable.
Ing machine In history.
The value Of the 1929 automobile
output has been placed at 81, sso. 900. :
900. Add the tire business. estimated
at ss75. 100000: the replacement parts
business, $3.50, 1000. 900. and the ae-
cessories. amounting TO $4,000. 900,
and you have a total OF s2.Ta5. 900. 600.
What industry can compare In value
to this7 This total IL 80 per cent
greater than the second largest In
dustry. tho refining OF peroloum.
And even the second iarges, indus
try owes Its prosperity TO the auto
mobile for s5 per cent Of all the pc
troleum In absorbed by tho automo-
bile. Tho total Of ,2.725. 100000 II ss
per cent greater than the value Of
the iron and steel output. once king
OF all Industries. and more than twice
the value OF all cotton goods pro-
duced In tho textile mills Of the
country.
Eighty-ono per cent Of the 500, ooo.-
600 pounds Of crude rubber shipped
into the United States annually IL
required for automobile tires Ap-
proximately $4,000 bales OF Egyptian
type, long staple cotton win be grown
In the United States and 400, 900
bales win be imported from Egypt, OF
which 30 per cent, or 10000 bales.
viii also be used In automobile tires.
Plato glass production this year
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-10
SALES OF CORD
TIRES FORETOLD
Prophecy OF 1917 Is Com
ing True, Says Local Man

v. A. seibeFllnE In addressing ths
y. A. l. In 1917 made the following.
statement:
Within three years. the fabric typ.
tire viii 10 a thing Of the past an far
a. volume salea arc concerned. The
cord Tire will have replaced II. I has.
this opinion on tho exhaustive test
which NO have made These indicate
an unqualified superiority OF cord
performance over Close woven fabric
performances In weight. rcAiiienoo
and endurance.
Il anticipate tremendous popular.
ny forscord tires In small size.
Within three years. ! balieva. the
standard cord tires can b. produced
Al COSTS not greatly exceeding tbs
fabric tire prodnosion costa Tho nj.
timnto consumer viii reap tho bene.
~ In a tire which win be a better
cord than we now produces tire
far superior 10 any Close. woven fab.
rio tire which can be produced
II IL now fivc Year, since Mr. Sci.
beriinK made this prediction.
The realization % HIS vision wns
delayed by the Erca, war. The wis
dom Of hts forecast. which was no,
shared by manufacturers esusraiiy, 4,
seon In current event.
The standard size cord for small
cars IL tho sensation OF 1872. The
seiberiinE cord soxsx at ;isBo has
at a pace which iirc manufacturers
generally have been forced 20 rceog /.
Mrs. Tho Same IL taking place in
four and i've uioh tirca
Earl MeRale. manager Of tho Nc
kala service station. Eighth ave. and
Union st. who arr local distributors
for Seiberling tlrna. aHsrrta tina, ,ho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-10

school. February "a. The play.
which was written by Frank wede-
ldnde, will Be presented by cast
headed by Miss. Sonia Krasnova.
The proceeds Will go to the famine
orphans OF Russia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-10
Salient improvements
Feature NeU Gardner
Expensive Additions May Force Slight Price
Increase, Says Dealer

Salient improvements. that win en-
hance the appearance and add 10 the
power and sturdiness OF the Gardner
models. are embodied In the new
Gardner. on display at the auto show.
w. T. Burdctt. manager OF tho seat
tie distributing nFm % Mitchell
Lewis and Staver, r. Pike at nth
ave. announced saturday.
-our ambition Is TO give the pur-
chAsVrs OF Gardners the best auto
mobile Of its wheclbass and type that
has ever graced the American motor
market Burdett said
1t Is figured that the price viii be
slightly raised. due 10 the expensive
improvements each model has under
gone But We feel that the better and
stronger Gardner will more than
justify the Increase. and that the
public viii respond 10 our efforts TO
give them the best that our automo-
tive engineers can produce.
The seats viii be lower and deep
CT With different spring construction.
adding materially TO the comfort OF
the cushions. as well as the seating
position. The front seat viii b
moved back sufficiently to allow
about two inches more les room than
AZ present This will BE- accom-
plished by moving the front seat back
one inch. and moving the toe board
forward one inch.
This Is one point OF construction
particularly. that you have rightfuily
criticized heretofore. thus VIC know
that tho change In contemplation.
and which viii absolutely overcome
your criticism. win be pleasing TO
you
There win be an offset In the
clutch pedal 50 as 70 allow moro
space between the clutch pedal and
the side OF the body for the drivers
foot Here is another point that you
have heretofore criticized that viii be
corrected absolutely.
The emergency brake win be on
the transmission.
The service brake band win be In
creased In sire fr<>E la inches 10 z
Inches The band win have a much
improved method OF adjustment. and
viii pull from the bottom instead OF
the top as II now does. which win
result In a very positive and easy
brake action BY using the emer-
gency brake on the transmission.
most OF the rods and levers on our
present brake hook-up win be elm
mated. making a cleaner chassis with
less rattles. etc. There win be -
square inches additional brake sur
face on the service brake.
The clutch win be Increased in size
from to 10 inches. and win operats
with much less pressure than at
present. II win be the same type Of
ciutch-Borg q Beck-only In the
larger size.
The mufflr will be moved back
and equipped with extension pipe
leading to the extreme rear Of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-10
Counterbalance Is
Boon to Car Motors

Tho perfection OF countcrbnlance
for crnnkshafts. particularly In four.
cylinder cars, has overcome tho wor.
~. which IL reflected In tho greater
smoothness OF the motor OF today os
compared with the power plant OF
several years ago. It's effect has
been such ms to eliminate vibration
and throbbing IN the motor and give
In It's place n smooth purr that
means not only longer life for the
car. but Increased power and en-.
HANGED enjoyment for tho driver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-10

local demand ia fulfilling tho 1917
prediction.
Leas than one per cent OF all Sell
bcrling tires have come back for ad-
juStment--a record hard TO beat. Nc
Kalc Baid Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
COOLIDGE MAKES GLAD
JOB SEEKERS HEARTS
More Than Two Thousand Nominal
tions Sent to the Senate
This Afternoon.

Washington, D. C.-More than 1000
nominations, including that of Frank
B. Kellogg, of Minnesota, to be ambas-
sador to Great Britain. were sent to
the senate teday by President Coolidge.
Among those nominated was Rich
ard NJ. Tobin of California. to be min
lister to the Netherlands; Frank Nc
Manamy of Washington, D. c., and
Mark W. Potter of New York, to be
memb ers of the interstate commerce
commission; and George R. James of
Tennessee, and Edward II. Cunning
ham of Iowa, to be members Of the
federal reserve board.
Edward F. Farley, of Illinois, Fred
erick Thompson, of Alabama. and Bert
E. Haney of Oregon, were nominated
to be members of the shipping board.
Edwin P. Morrow, who retires to-
morrow as governor of Kentucky, was
nominated to be member of the pub
lie group of the railroad labor board.
Horace Baker of Ohio,~ was re-
appointed as a member of the man.
agement group, and E. F. Cradle, of
Michigan, now holding a recess APP
pointment, was named a member of
the larger group of the board.
J. Walter D. Rake, of Michigan, was
nominated assistant secretary of COM
merce, and George X. Burtess of Cali
fornia, to be director of the bureau
OF standards. Henry H. Curran, of
New York, now serving under recess
appointment, was named commissioner
of immigration at New York.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Henry J. AlthOff
Called by Death
Former Owner of the Superior Fuel
Company Died Early This Morn
ing After Long Illness. r.

Henry J. Althoff, aged SO years,
for many years a resident of New
Munster and for the past few years
the owner of the Superior Fuel COM
pany of Kenosha, which business he
sold only three weeks ago, died early
this morning at the st. GATHERINGS
hospital after an illness Of several
weeks from a complication of dis
eases. The deceased was born in
Burlington, February IL, 1870, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Althoff. He
was q business man in New Munster
for many years and then came to
Kenosha. His home here was at 671
Huron street.
His wife, Mrs. Anna Althoff died in
1918. Surviving him are three daugh-
tiers, Josephine, Dorothy, Marian, and
one son, Bernard, all Of Kenosha. He
is also survived by one brother, Joseph
of New Munster, and two sisters, Mrs
John Kersting, of Fox River, and Mrs.
Nicholas Barbian, of Wheatland
The deceased was member of the
Foresters and had been active in it's
work. The remains were taken to
the late home at GIL Huron street
from which the funeral services will
start Monday morning with church
services at the st. James church at
nine o'clock and interment in the
family plot in the st. James cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Driving While Intoxicated
Fines Now Go Into the
City Treasury.
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Siever Olsen Intoxicated, Drives
Car Through North Shore
Gate Alleged.

Hereafter the city of Kenosha will
receive into it's Golfers ali fines col
.lected from the reckless persons who
have been convicted of driving while
intoxicated. On Monday two such in
dividuals were fined by Judge Slater
each $65, and the total $4,000 went
directly toward swelling the city's
bank account instead Of going over
to the state for distribution. The two
sentenced Monday were Magnus Ed
wards, Chicago, and Peter Pawlowski,
468 Newell street, Kenosha. Edwards
in addition was fined on a state charge
for possession and transportation of
liquor, $125 and costs.
Siever Olsen, 116 Third street, was
the third to be brought into court
on the charge of violating city or
dinance by driving while intoxicated.
Olsen drove head-on into the North
Shore railway crossing gates on Sa-
rowly missed losing his life Police
officers allege tina the was found in
an intoxicated condition.
Knocked Gates Down.
Olsen was driving a Ford touring
car at S:15 p. m. Monday, going. east
on Salem avenue. When he reached
fhe North Shore tracks the gates were
down and the bell ringing. Olsen, see
ing and hearing nothing that could
detain him on his course, crashed
headlong into, the gates directly in
front of south bound train of which
C. H. Engstrom, was in charge as
conductor.
The Ford was showed up against the
southwest curbing, and while badly
damaged was not smashed. Olsen es-
capped with a cut over his left eye.
The headlights, tenders, radiator and
windshield of his car was damaged
badly.
Olsen, miraculously escaping worse
disaster, was promptly booked by a
police officer on the charge of driving
an automobile while intoxicated in
violation of the city ordinance, and
will be brought into court some time
City Collects Court Fines.
Silver Olsen stoutly denied the
charge made by the officers. He said
that he had not been drinking any
intoxicants for the last two years, and
Immediately directed an examination
by two physicions in order to bear
out his statement. He indicated that
he would fight the case.
can legion will give a public five
afternoon and evening at DANA hall,
Avenue II. E. church will hold its
Augustan hospital, Chicago, where
'Gepol
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Two Lads Placed
Upon Probation
Frank Scafa and Michael Desmonie
Paroled Upon Their Pleas of
Guilty to Theft.

Two youths of eighteen, Michael
Desmonie and Frank Scala came be-
fore Judge Slater in the municipal
court Friday afternoon and both
pleaded guilty to the charge of enter
ing the Rossi and Curly candy store at
9O1 Market street, last Sunday,
Attorney James E. TuIly appeared
in behalf of the youths. He told the
court that he had advised the youths
30 plead guilty, but~at the same time
he pointed out some of Che extenaating
circumstances in the case. He said
that both lads had lost their fathers
and not had the same fair chance as
other boys. Sic explained that at the
time of entering the store, the place
had not been used for couple II
we&es due 10 she fire therein and that
the lads yielded 10 moment of inn
pulse and teya position when they pass
pd by one afternoon. found no one
around and access easy.
Judge Slater SENTENCED the pair to
two years IN the state reformat3cy 1t
Green Bay, adding stay If sentence
and Scala ard Desmonie paroled "a
the state board of control.
''I would not parole them to any
local person" said she judge, because
have found that that plan seldom
works out Now both boys must gel
work and keep it,
Both assured the Judge that they
would do their best to get upon their
feet in manly way and stay there,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Bloom is Found
Guilty of Charge
Judge Slater Fixes Fine of SI5 Tor
Statutory Offense in Which
Girl is Named.

James Bloom was found guilty Of 8
statutory charge in which he was nam
ed with Edna Behrens of Aurora, Ill.
this morning in the municipal court
after a trial before Judge Slater,
Edna Behrens testified that the sor-
did events of the party" took place
Thanksgiving eve. She said she met
Bloom on that evening at dance at
a clubhouse on Grand avenue. then
went with him at eleven o'clock to
a chop suey place, and then still later
to a chicken supper with him at the
Maple Inn, on South Sheridan road,
now known as the Sheridan Road Inn
They ''got in" with party from Wau-
kegan, she testified and danced until
three o'clock in the morning. She ties
tilted that the offense with which
Bloom was charged was committed in
one of the rooms of the inn.
James Martin, proprietor of the inni
appeared as defense witness contra
dieting the statements made by Edna
Behrens. He said that he was present
with her and Bloom in the room they
occupied after the dance, lit heater
to keep them warm and that no of
Tense took place.
Bloom-~was nevertheless found gull
t yand fined.
The case against John Conley,
charged with the same offense as
Bloom, was dismissed on the motion
Of the district attorney.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
County Agent Plan
Holding Its Own
Little Change in the County Agent
Movement in Wisconsin During
the Past Year.

Madison, Wis,--The county agent
movement in Wisconsin is holding its
own, according to reports to the State
college of agriculture. Fifteen coun-
ties where the question of abolishing
the Office of county agent has been
raised have voted to continue the en-
ployment of the farmers hired man"
it is said
Counties in which county boards
voted to retain the agents are: Oneida,
Clark, Eau Claire, Pierce, Grant, Price,
Barron, Douglas, Kenosha, Shawno,
Jefferson, Rock Winnebagu, and Wash
ington. Trempealeau county voted to
establish the office Of county agri-
cultural agent for the first time A
referendum vote on the question viii
be taken in Portage county next
spring.
Vernon, Polk, and Door counties are
the only ones thus far which voted
to discontinue the Office Of the county
agent. In the other twenty-four coun
ties where the question was to have
been taken up, the agent work was
either continued or no action taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
FOLLOUs Romance
To Police Station

Romance is no respector of age. At
least Templeton Thompson. age 81.
will tell you so. For romance led
Templeton into trouble late Saturday
night. Templeton, who lives at 9S3
Prairie avenue, is mild of eye and
kindly of maner. He was arrested on
a charge of disorderly conduct by
Patrolman Angus Monroe, and later
release on bond.
Thompson stepped out with the boys
earlier in the evening, and meeting
some old friends sauntered with them
to soft drink parlor where the drinks
were not so soft. Having put several
under the region of the belt he became
loquacious, and admitted that he felt
40 years younger. Romance came.
In this mellow mood Templeton
started home, a bit unsteadily, but
still able TO travel unaided. AS he
strolled down Rowland avenue he met
two "girls." When Templeton had
been casting his first ballot some 40
years ago, these girls" were still TAX
ing nourishment out of bottle, and
just learning such intricate words of
the language as mama" and dada"
1t was then that romance wiped the
years from Templeton and gave him a
shove SO that he bumped gently
against one of the girls" With a
low sweeping bow, in vogue when ne
was doing his stuff regularly with the
fair sex, Templeton swept his hat off
and made an apology after this wise:
pardon me, swe ethearts"
Drawing their vertebrae into the
perpendicular plane the girls" set out
in search of police officer. At the
next block they found him. and dis
patched him post haste after TEN
pleton. AT the staffen he explained
that he had meant nc harm and was
allowed to go on bond.
Romance had deserted Templeton
Thompson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
FIND BODY ON
{ RAILWAY TRACK
Mystery Turks i'm Death of
Alex Augusta Killed
Sunday Morning.
MAY BE A SUICIDE
Coroner Carries on Investiga-
ton to Determine Whether 1t
Is Case of Accident.

Alex Augusta, 81 years old, died at
the Kenosha hospital shortly before
midnight Saturday night after being
hit by the south bound North Shore
train, due at KeaWsha. at 10:46 p. m.
The body was removed to the Hansen
morgue to await the arrival of Coro-
ner Truman H. Parker, who was
spending the weekend in Michigan.
Whether Augustus death was sui
/ eide or an accident will be matter to
be determined by the coroner's jury,
the police stated. The inquest will
probably be set as. soon as the
coroner returns.
Just after switch train on the
Kenosha division of the Northwestern
had pulled out, the tower man in the
switch tower which stands just north
of the intersection of the steam and
electric roads, noticed the body of a
man lying about fifteen feet south of
the crossing, near the west tracks of
the North Shore road -
Signals Train to Stop.
The towerman Immediately threw
the signal to stop the south-bound
train which was then only two humid
red feet from the crossing. The en-
gineer slammed on the brakes, but the
heavy strain was travelling too fast to
be brought to a stop before it had
passed the spot where the man lay.
The conductor of the train, H. TAFT,
accompanied by Ray Nundee, engineer,
came back to where the man was ly-
ing and after finding that he was
still alive, telephoned the police to
rush an ambulance out.
Officers Perry Tussler and Edward
Pocan brought the man to the hospital
and Drs. o. w. McClusky and E. F.
Swarthout were called. Examination
showed that he was suffering from a
serious basal skull fracture and brok-
en- leg. Death came few minutes aft
er his wounds had been treated
At police headquarters, officials de-
tscribed Augusta as q down and
outer" No enc seems to know just
when he arrived in town, although it
| is agreed that it was several years
ago. In those days he was occasion
ally taken into custody for a too liber-
al use OF alcoholic stimulant. Later
they were called upon TO remove the
man to the hospital when he was
taken with attacks of epilepsy from
which he was suffering. During those
) earlier days he was living at 16l
Brockett street
Gradually his physical condition,
coapicd with his love of alcohol, made
Il impossible Cor him to obtain en-
oioyment. and Tor several months. the
police say, ne has been sleeping where
ever he could find shelter, Sometime
uader porches and in bafns His eat
ing and his drinks were obtained
~F1erever he could beg them.
These facts lead the police to be-
iieve that the mans death may not
! have been accidental. However, they
| say that ne may have been crossing
the tracks and suffered an attack of
| the disease.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13
Insane Service
Man Sought Here
Enard Erickson, Who Lost His Mind
in the Trenches. Escapes From
Mendoza Hospital Saturday.

DR.. W. F. Iorenz, director of the
Wisconsin Psychiatrie Institute, warn
ell Kenosha police late Saturday night
TO be on the watch for Enard Erickson.
a former service man who became men
tally deranged while in France with
the A. +. f. Erickson escaped from
the institution Saturday afternoon, Il
was stated When last seen he was
dressed in brown trousers and shoes,
with tan shirt and cap. The color
Of his overcoat is not known. The man,
who is 81 years old, is feet { inches
in height and weighs lao pounds He
mas a vacciration mark on his left
arm, and q scar on his big toe. State
rnents made by the man to companions,
led the hospital authorities to believe
that he had headed toward Kenoshs,