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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
Factory DriUers Subject
Cars to Vigorous Tests
Day and Night Runs Made Turnout u. S. By
Fleet of New Oakands

Once again tho new L-head type
motors on tho 1924 Oakland models
are being subjected 20 nearly the
same Ernclllng tests thru which they
had been run during tho two years
in which they were being tried out,
Rays Harry Austin. manager or tho
Northwest Oakland Co.
Tho demonstration Ia being made
thru tho feet OF True Blue Oakland
Travellers that ief, Tho factories az
Pontiac. Mich. September .. 10 all
sections OF tho country.
Tho design OF the new s.ss models
WIS started three years ago. Cars
were tested for months under every
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
STATE AFTER
HEAD LIGHTS

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. sf.-The
motor vehicle department is deter.
mined 20 Rbate tho glare nuisance.
II is behind tho many arrests now
being made In this part OF the state
Of drivers. whose cars carry Elaring
headlights.
Sales continue with slaelened pace.
as is usual in the fall months. before
tho real demand Tor closed cars
comes strong. All dealers report
more business than at this time last
year. however, and last year was a
good year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27

conceivable weather and road coudi.
ton, from coast 10 coast. They were
run nights and days ON Union Town
I'm and in winter among this
mountains Of Pennsylvania They
were proved out on the deserts oi
Arizona and New Mexico and ia
tho mountains Of California
Tho last ak cara put into test were
run iss.s20 car miles. Tho least
mileage registered by any car va
81. ooT miles.
ono OF tho cars was driven &c
miiea In "a hours. while another was
driven 2Ts miles in seven and one
half hours BY ono driver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
Oil Lease Made by
Government Flayed

WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-one OF
tho contracts arranged by former
Secretary OF tho Interior FAN and
agreed 10 by Secretary OF the Navy
DENLY put all OF the naval oil re-
servo No. In California in the alb.
aolute control Of j.. L. Doheny. oil
magnate and the Pan.American Co..
Senator Walsh. Montana. stated be-
fore the senate committee inyesti.
eating naval oil leases yesterday.
Tho lease Ia 30 alright" sal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27

Advertising Copy Writer Tossing
piece OF magazine copy on boss. dealsl
There's ono with an unanswcrablc
argument.
Tho ChIef--For he=~~=n's sake
change Il. We want lot OF aS=wers
to that ad.---Farm Life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
Oregon Registers
$1,000 Vehicles

More than $50. 900 automobiles now
carry the Oregon license tag. Sec.
rotary of State Kozer is looking for.
ward 20 registration for tho year
totaiiing In excess OF 10000. This
viii mean an increase Of $4,000 over
the registration for ias. and win ex.
coed Kozer's original estimate for
this year by 10000.
or tho registrations 10 date mp.
pruxlmately 1900 arc trucks and
more than $4,000 OF tho total arc
motor cars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27

the bumps OF road service. They
are placed on tho "shlmmy table,
and given systematic shaking
for n day or week, tho equiyal-
cnt OF thousands of miles OF driv-
ing. II tho VIBRATION looscns the
joints there is moro work for the
designer.
Mufflcrs arc attached to an en-
gine exhaust pipe. and is exploded
in them. A ripped muffler Is a
fertile source OF automobile fires.
Tho laboratory soon finds out IL n
given mufflcr viii hold fast or rip.
Seventy makes OF automobiles
have been examined by tho labor
ntories. Twenty OF them now nrc
given the rating of Standard Fire"
indicating the passage OF the high
est tests OF safety agnints fire. ono
manufactures last year spent $780,
600 to rebuild his plant to conform
his cur TO underwriters standards.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
Used Cars Held
Damage to Trade

National Automobile Dcalcrs' aaso-
citation statistics show that fully IS
per cent OF all automobile sales in.
clude Tho handling OF used cars:
and at least Is per cent Of dealer
failures last year arc laid 70 that.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
"GAs 81 PER"

During the recent solar eclipse.
when approximately $1,000 motorists
visited San Diego. a temporary gas
olgne famine was created. and BY
nightfaIl tho price Of gasoline had
scared to 81 per gallon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
FLINT SKIES BEGUN

Production of "F1int sixes' has
been started at the new Flint plant
of Durant Motors. Star plant at
Flint will start operations abou,
January /. Lansing plants of Dur.
ant are operating on a schedule Of
900 Stars and 100 Durant cars daily,
officials report.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
Police Units Get
New Motorcycles

The Indian Motorcycle Co. an,
nounces sales last week OF 100 mo,
torcycles with eide cars TO the Penn,
sylvania state highway patrol and
g. to the Los Angeles police depart
meut,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27

A manufactures drives UP with
his thIcf-baffling lock on his own
car. He enters the office and brags
about II. Five minutes later he
takes nm engineer outside TO in
spect II. Behold, workman tip
ped off by the engineer has "stol.
on" the car, breaking the lock,
starting the engine and driving
around the corner.
NO LOCK HOLDS
ARE FOUND
There aren't any thiof-proof
locks" says q laboratory engineer.
Tho best aro merely thief retard-
ants. We work on them as intelll-
gent as capable thieves would. us
ing portable tools. IL tho lock holds
90 minutes 1t Is o. X. Few do
on tho first test"
Then there are appliances such
M ammctcrs, fire extingiishers and
gear locks which may loosen under
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27

Walsh. that 81 war should come and
the navy should need oil tho govern
ment could only collect It's royalty oil
by persuadlng Doheny TO drill"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
GUIDING LIGHT
Is RELIEF

That Is. the use OF an auxiliary
light at the left OF the automobile.
lighting up the left front wheel and
the left side OF tho road.
Thus. when headlights are dimmed.
tho approaching motorist is guided
by the auxiliary light Of the other
automobile and can steer clear OF
tho car.
An Improvement Of this form OF
light would be one that would throw
its beams farther out TO tho left OF
the road, so that the approaching
motorist may see exactly how much
clearance he has.
For want OF this, some sort OF dim.
ming devices arc being sold. which
cut down the intensity OF the glar'
ing headlight gradually instead OF
suddenly. This at least allows the
eye to get accustomed to the change
gradually.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
" HIEH TO IE'Fs
MORE RANINlING
Is TRIED

II the bumper withstands all
this. It gets final ramming from
II feet IL 1t Is for light car and
90 IL for heavy car. Many
bumpers crumple. like plaster under
the test.
Here Is bumper having nm
automatic fender TO drop when II
hits a pedestrian and prevent the
wheels from running over him. II
lis mounted on n car. and on the
road ahead is placed Jimmy" a
padded dummy with limb OF oak
and joints OF iron. tho size and
weight OF 12-year-old boy.
step on tho gas, driver"
Look out. Jimmy. you'll got hit"
Alas. he doesn't hear. Crash. The
little form crumples. But IL is
caught on the fender, and the
damage from the blow was not in
creased by crushing beneath the
wheels. The test shows the device
LIS practicable. Now they havo TO
see how tho mechanism sustnina
the rnmmlng OF tho roller coaster
machine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
DIM OR CLARE
DANGERS seen
English Fear Turned OF
Lights; Problem Met

NEW YORK. oct. .I.--our repre-.
eentatlves meant we'll when they
passed law regulating headlights.
But were they right, when they re.
CURED that slaring lights be dimmed
every limo another motorlst APP
proachedf
This apparently unlmportant uues'
ton returns with especial vehemenec
and real significance. accompanied
By new viewpoint on automobile
headlights.
Tho new anglo comes from Eng.
land and Is oceasioned by unani'
nous resolution recently passed by
the general committee OF tho Royal
Automobile club in that country.
Tho resolution Is;
THAT this committee considers
that tho practice OF switching off
electric headlights when meeting
other traffic ON tho open road Is
franght with considerable danger and
urges motorists 10 discourage It,"
There you are! A complete revcr.
sal OF our own idcn--baeked up by
laws In every state-that glaring
headlights are detrimental 10 night
driving
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
DIAIsiING DANGER
ARGUED

But there Is much 10 be said for
tho English viewpoint, Members OF
tho same general committee argue
that sudden dimming OF glaring head.
lights blinds the oneoming motorist
so that he has 10 feel his way past
your car. At the Same time YOU.
with dimncd headlights. find II hard
10 clear your own way past him on
pitch-dark road
Either way. glaring headlight or
dimmed. both approaching motorists
find themselves st a disadvantage
and have 10 feel their way past each
other.
There Is another solution for this
difficul,y-one that has not yet been
tried out TO any extent. One inventor
has already applied for a patent
based on this new idea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-27
Insurance Engineers GiUe Rough
Treatment to Automobile Part
BY GEO. BRITT

CHICAGO. Oct 27.--''Trcat 'em
rough" Is tho slogan OF tho Tn
derwriters' Laboratories here. when
II comes 10 testing tho supposed
thief-proof. fro-proof or accident
proof devices OF fond inventors
Tho rough" includes heating iron
safes red hot and dropping them
30 feet onto a pile OF bricks. or
subjecting n neat little ignition lock
to the torture of tho middle ages.
with tho inventor himself II is nee
easary often TO be gentle and tact
full in breaking the news that his
idea failed. In many cases. the
inventors are helped to rc-design
their appliances on sturdIer lines.
Notice the test for automobile
bumpers. Eight or 10 IRE tried out
every month. The testing machine
is n roller coaster inclined track.
bearing n 2.000-pound car which
has rounded beak shaped like n
section of telegraph pole. a new
bumper IL attached to q chassis an
chored at the lower end of the
track.
A cable pulls the car five feet up
the incline. and II is released.
Bang" II smashes into the bump
er, q gauge methodically recording
the dent It produces There fol-
lows n bombardmcnt from 8, ie,
Evening star., 1923-12-25
$50, 100000 SPENT
ON CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Chicago's Santa Claus Brings Gen
erous Pack to Rich and
Poor Alike.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 25.-Santa
Claus came to Chicago last night
with a $9O,00O,000 pack and found
the city without it's usual mantle of
white to facilitate his journey be-
tween chimneys.
Chicago shoppers for the only time
In history, according to merchants.
bought their gifts early. While the
shopping district, including Michigan
avenue and State street, was clogged
with the usual last-minute throng
until late last night, merchants said
that the peak of the shopping was
reached last Tuesday.
The estimate of S90,000.000 spent
for Christmas gifts in Chicago this
year compares with $70,000.000 last
year.
Charitable organizations reported
an outpouring of money, food and
presents for the less fortunate that
will make possible the boast that no
Chicago child. at least, will be with
out a present.
Among the new guises in which
Santa dispensed his charity was that
of a milkman'S uniform. The Milk
Wagon Drivers and Dairy Employees
Union was directed to pick out 500
of Chicago'S most destitute families.
Last night milk wagon drivers dis
tributed to them enough food to feed
1000 persons for u week. besides
clothing and other provisions.
Post office officials said that early
mailing of Christmas presents had
made it possible for all matter to be
handled without delay.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
CHEER CABLED TO GRIFFIS.
Thousands Ask Release of Officer
Held in Bergdoll Case.

CHICAGO. December 25.-Dr James
Whitney Hall. chairman of the ma
tional committee for the release of
Lieut.. Corliss III. Griffis, confined in a
German prison for the attempted cap
ture of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
has cabled a message OF Christmas
cheer to GrifiiS.
Kansas City. with petition bear
ing 41,000 signatures headed by the
mayor and members of the judiciary
led the country for the week ending
last night. Dr. Hall said. st. Louis.
Atlanta, Hamilton. Ohio. Denver, New
Orleans, Cleveland and Seattle finish
I'd in the order named. New York
reported several hundred thousand
signatures. Dr. Hall said. but is hold
ing them until the half million mark
fs reached.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
PASTOR AIDS DRY RAID.
Ten Saloons Visited, Arrests Made
and Liquor Seized.

CHICAGO. December o5.-Actiug on
Information provided by II. Z. Rom
pei, pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church of Joliet, a party Of
federal prohibition agents raided ten
ber of arrests were made and a guam
tity Of liquor was seized. In addition
TO providing the information for the
raid. Mr.. Rompel accompanied the
raidng party.
While the raid was being conducted
at Joliet Sheriff Peter NJ Hoffman
led a party of twenty-five deputies
through forty roadhouses, cafes and
saloons in towns west and southwest
of Chicago. Four men were arrested
and a quantity of liquor confiscated.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
CARBON M0NOXIDE GAS
FATAL TO ENTIRE FAMILY
Parents and Two Children Found
Dead in Apartment House
Rooms. Paterson. N. J.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PATERSON, y. J., December 70
Carbon monoXide gas wiped out the
family of John Theodore Fill yesterday.
The dead are Fill, his wife, their son.
fourteen years old, and daughter
aged twelve.
The bodies We're found by another
occupant of the apartment house. Fill
was found dead on the kitchen floor.
His wife's body was on the bedroom
floor. the son was dead in bed. and the
daughter unconscious in the bathroom
The girl died an hour later in a hospi-
tai.
County Physician Armstrong said he
believed death was due to carbon
monoNide caused by the Illuminating
gas being used for several hours 10
heat water in the bathroom. together
with a gas generated by the overheat-
ing Of the water pipes. which were
painted with bronze.
Milford chronicle., 1923-10-19
MASONIC DEDICATION
Blue Lodges OF World To Attend
Memorial Exercises.

A big delegation is expected to &c
from Delaware to attend the laying Of
the corner stone of the George Wash
ing Masonic memorial at Alexandria
Va, on Thursday, November 1. Ac-
ceptances are being received daily by
the committee, which is anxious to
have the total figure as soon as possi-
BILE. 1t is planned to have at least 500
people make the trip. In the event that
there is a greater number there will
be additional special trains to take
care of the delegation from Whining
ton.
The affair at Alexandria will be the
Worlds greatest gathering of Blue
Lodge Masons. President Coolidge, his
cabinet officers and Chief Justice Taft,
former President, will participate in
the exercises. The Grand Lodge all
over the world have been invited to
participate in the ceremonies. The
Grand Master Of each State will take
part.
Owing to the proximity of Delaware
to Washington, it is the hope of the
committee that Delaware will turn out
a large delegation. A special rate has
been obtained over the Pennsylvania,
the price of tickets from Wilmington
to Alexandria and return being $4.75.
Children between 5 and 12 years will
be half rate.
This special train will leave the
French street station, Wilmington, at
7:45 a. m. and will make stops only at
Newport and Newark, arriving at
Washington at 1915 a. m. The special
train will leave Washington on the re-
turn trip at 7:1O arriving in Whining
ton at 9:25. This will permit the Wis
itOrs to have several hours in Wash
ingtOn when they will be able to make
trips or do as they wish.
A special shuttle train will meet the
Delaware train upon its arrival at
Although a large number of tickets
have been sold, the committee is anx-
ous for those holding cards to advise
the committee at once so that addi-
tional arrangements can be made. All
persons holding money for tickets are
also advised to get in touch with the
proper members of the committee, so
hat this money can be turned over to |
he general committee.
Milford chronicle., 1923-10-19
MRS. GEORGE PIERCE
AGAIN HEADS ". T.U.
Milford Woman Chosen President
At State Convention Held In
Wilmington Last Week.

The final session of the forty-fourtI
annual convention of the WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union of Della
ware, was held last week in Whining
ton, in the First-Central Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. George G. Pierce, of Milford
was reelected State President, an6
Mrs. M. Evelyn Killen, of FELTON,, Kent
county president, was chosen vice.
president-at-large, an Office created by
change in the bylaws agreed to just
prior to the balloting.
Mrs. Katie Butler Dockety, of Will
mington, was reelected recording Sec
retary; Mrs. Jessie M. Graves, was
reelected corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Clara Marshall, of Lewes,,
was reelected treasurer.
The final session was taken up with
reports of superintendents of depart
ments and the reports of the resolu-
tions and credentials committees.
Mrs. Killen was selected as part of
a program whereby younger woman
would be in training to succeed Mrs.
Pierce. Mrs. Lena Messick, of Bridge
vile, who has held the Office of vice.
president, was announced by Mrs.
Pierce as not being a candidate be-
cause of ill-health, but nevertheless
received one vote. Mrs. Messick was in
the chair when the returns for vice
president came in and she laughingly
denied having voted for herself.
The three things to be stressed this
year are Evangelism, Law Enforce
ment, and Publicity. When we see
there are So active Women's Christian
Union in the State, with
2605 active members, and 222 honor
ary members, we realize that in our
little State of Delaware great things
can be done for temperance, and law
One of the speakers,
James Empringham, former Episcopal
rector, but now an analyetical chemist
of the Jumel Laboratory of New York
City, gave the review of the 18th
also showing the effects
Of narcotic poison upon the brain. He
stated that one of the worlds greatest
chemists said humanity's greatest
curse is narcotic habit forming drugs. !
Mrs. Culla Vayhinger, of Indiana, Ma
.ional Supt. of Americanization, made |
l forceful address and was very help |
ul through other parts of the pro-
sram.
Miss Cora Stoddard, National Supt.
# Scientific Temperance instructor,
made a wonderful address, telling of
he International Congress against al
ohol in Copenhagen, and of her visit
o Finland, the first nation to have
She told of other coun-
ries she visited and they are all look
lg to America to see if prohibition is
uccessful. "But it's in the Constitu-
ion, and it's there to stay"
Other speakers of great importance
n the program all stressed the i'm
ortance of temperance.
Laurel was chosen as the next place
n the State Convention. Those at
ending from Milford were Mrs. GeOr-
lie Pierce, Mrs. Jessie Graves, Mrs.
ay e. Prettyman, Mrs. Roy Cannon,
rs. A. M. Atkins, Mrs. s. c. Welsh.
Milford chronicle., 1923-10-19
WHAT ABOUT A
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION?

Wednesday, October 31st, one week
from next Wednesday, will be Hal
lowe'en. AS yet no organized effort
has been made looking toward the
proper celebration of the evening in
Milford. For years past it has been
the custom for mummers from all
parts of the two lower counties to
gather in Milford on that evening; and
here to participate in a parade and
proper celebration. Last year plans
were made for such an affair; but it
did not materialize as those in charge
had hoped for This year several per-
sons have been approached and asked
if they were interested in aiding a
Halloween celebration and all have
in the negative. There is yet
time to make plans for the evenings
fun if committee of the business
men of the town will get busy. This
custom of an evenings pleasure is a
good one, and it should not be allow
ed to die.
Milford chronicle., 1923-10-19
FIRE DESTROYS FARM PROPERTY

Fire, of unknown origin, destroyed
the large barn and it's contents, on the
farm owned and managed by Clarence
Postles, on the road leading from Bar
rats Chapel to Pleasant Hill school,
Wednesday evening. The Carlisle Fire
Company, of Milford, answered the
call for assistance; arriving in time to
save the machinery shed and some
other outbuildings. This was the first
time that their new fire truck was put
in operation.
The fire was discovered shortly af-
ter five o'clock while the COWS were
being milked. The flames were dis
covered in the hay stored in the front
of the building. Before anything could
be done to stop the spread of the
blaze, it had gained headway to such
an extent that there was no possibil-
ity of saving the building. The efforts
of Mr.. Postles and his neighbOrs were
then turned to saving the live stock
housed in the structure. All of the cat
tie and horses were gotten out before
the flames reached them.
The lofts over the stables were fill
ed to the roof with fine hay, and the
large silo which was also consumed
had just been filled with the winters
supply of feed for his cattle. The
building was built new about two
years ago, and was an exceptionally
fine one. The loss is probably $4,000.
It is said that there was no insurance
placed on either the barn or its con-
tents
Milford chronicle., 1923-10-19
SOCIAL EVENING SPENT

On Tuesday evening of this week,
the members of Mrs. Rattle Richards
Sunday school class, met at the home
of Mrs. Harry Pettyjohn. A very pleas
ant evening was spent. This class of
the M. E. Church supports a little Ar
menian orphan, living across in the
old country. In order to raise the nee
essary amount, the members have
some form of an entertainment each
year in the chapel. Last year, it was
in the form of Pink Tea which was
a, success both financially and social
ly. This year the members have de-
cided on a short sketch as the enter
tainment on November % in the chap
ell. There will also be cake, candy and
fancy articles on sale. 1t is hoped that
everyone will be interested in this
worthy cause and help to make the af-
fair a success. Watch the paper for
further information regarding the
event.
Milford chronicle., 1923-10-19
SCHOLARS WIN PRIZES
600 Children In The Milford Public
Schools Make Fine Record.

The following statement will be, or
should be, of especial interest to every
parent having child in the public
schools of Milford; and, also to all
citizens who desire to see Delaware
children develop into good citizens.
The facts are taken from the rec
ords in the several grades and rooms
in the Milford Public Schools, and they
were certified to the Service Citizens
Association, who have offered hand
some prizes of valuable books to each
room or school that maintains an aV-
erage of 80 per cent or over for at
tendance of all scholars during the
month. This prize offer stands for the
entire ten school months of the year
and Milford, with one exception, and
that in one of the rooms in number
two school (colored), for the month of
September, each won prize of a
book.
The high school had in attendance
SO boys and So girls, a total of 179,
and the average daily attendance for
the month was 97.2 per cent.
School No.
Eighth grade, Miss Kern in charge,
had "a boys and 26 girls, a total of so
pupils, % of whom were perfect and
16 good, with an average of 93.4 per
cent.
Seventh grade: Mrs. Russell, had 10
boys and 2S girls, a total of At, of
whom 20 wer perfect and IL good,
making an average of 90.7 per cent.
Sixth grade: 1st section, Miss Elsey,
n
with 10 perfect and 5 good, making
an average of 949 per cent.
Sixth grade: End section, Miss Le-
Gates, had 10 boys and Is girls, to-
tai of %, with 16 perfect and good,
an average of "a per cent.
CONTINUED on page five)