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Evening star., 1924-11-30

ice Club. 21s Third street northwest,
at pm. 1t is for the purpose OF
getting Christmas tokens for the
World War Orphans. Mrs. Frank
OConnor is in charge.
Kenneth III. Nash Post, No. s. Amer
lean Legion, will nominate its Of
fcers at the meeting next Wednes-
day at the Gavel Club rooms.
The commander appointed DR.. Z. a.
Hunt as chairman of a special COM
msttee to consider and report the ad
visibility of reducing the initiation
fee. The post will have a member
ship drive after the first of the year
for the purpose of bringing every ex-
service man who Is a Mason into
''the Fraternal Post of the District"
The ways and means committee, un-
der the leadership of George P. GROVE
and Finance Officer William II. Kline
house, Is arranging rummage sale.
The Kenneth H. Nash Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary will meet
at the home of Mrs. J. O. johnson.
1914 G street northwest, Wednesday
to elect officers. The following have
been nominated: President, Mrs. John
III. Ashman: vice president, Mrs. John
Q. Johnson; treasurer, Mrs. NJ. Y.
Wilt; secretary, Mrs. r. G.. Newlin,
Miss Mildred Nash.
George Washington Post Auxiliary
of the American Legion is to give its
annual Christmas ball next Wednes-
day evening from to 1 o'clock at
the Willard Hotel. Special dances arc
to be given by Miss Clara RouIe, Miss
Mollie HeEson and Miss Florence EN-
brey. Several children of the Ameri-
| can RevOIutioD will dance tho mir,
| uet.
| Mrs. Calvin Coolidge heads the list
! of patronesses. Mrs. Josephus G.
Trimble is chairman of the patron
esses committee; Miss Margaret II
Harvey, chairman of the young ladies
committee; Capt. Watson B. Miller
| chairman of the floor committee
| Capt. John Thomas Taylor, chairman
of the reception committee.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
HOUSES BUILT OF GOLD.
Australian Miners Used Clay
Workings for Dwellings.

From the Detroit News
1t is said that dwellers in Aus
tralian cities are seldom surprised
when gold is discovered in the streets
of prominent country towns.
At Gympie, Queensland. the local
council for years permitted large
boulder to remain in the chief thor
oughfare. 1t was a relic of the early
pioneering days. One day tipsy
blacksmith dealt 1t a blow with d
sledge hammer. AS result the
boulder split in pieces. revealing rich
veins OF gold in the seams and cram
nies.
Many Australian mining towns
were built in a hurry. Expensive
structures were erected on centrally
situated sites, while the attention of
the miners and others was concen-
trated on the fortunes of outlying
reefs and claims. The haphazard
treatment of mine tailings was
shown In the case of the immigrant
who made bricks for his house from
the red clay thrown from nearby
workings.
About year after he had built
the house the immigrant discovered
that the bricks were being surrepti
tiously taken from the outside walls.
Hiding one night In his garden he
caught Chinese in the act Of pulling
bricks from the growing gap In the wall.
The Celestial confessed that each
brick taken from the house had
yielded several pennyweight in gold.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Safety Comes First.

Events are developing new line
of thought anent the somewhat over
worked slogan. Safety first"
1t Is being discovered that the mat
ter Of safety comes first, satisfaction
and results following
When any new car feature Is Of
fered 1t Is described as a safety first
proposition and the motorist Is led
to believe that he has provided him.
self with something that will keep
him out of the accident reports. re-
gardless Of how he drives. He isn't
told that safety still comes before the
safety-first feature.
Perhaps he should know this dis
tinction without having to be told.
and perhaps he would know 1t were
1t not for the way safety first" has
been featured as unity.
When four-wheel brakes were first
introduced, for instance, motorists
were led to believe that the new
feature was safety In itself, whereas
safety still came first. That Is why
a lot of people were surprised to
find that they could still manage to
week end at the best hospitals, de-
spite their very efficient brakes.
Balloon tires make skidding diff
ficult, but unless a driver remembers
that balloon tires are a contribution
to safety first" only when he keeps
safety in mind first skidding is not
entirely obviated.
The wise driver today still puts
safety before everything else, even
though his car Is generously equip
ped with everything obtainable in
the way of safety-first features.
That's why such features are a
real contribution to the safety first
movement.
Any safety device is twice as ef-
ficient If the driver with these i'm
provements at his disposal thinks of
safety first.
Evening star., 1924-11-30

eral upkeep. But what about other
things. the style of the car, the paint.
the power of the motor, and running
Of the machine?''
Getting on Right Track.
Now you're on the right track" /
replied. You will admit that :ilc car
looks good in every way. and judging
from the last time I rode with you
the motor has lots of pep You can
expect your battery to give trouble.
but a s12 rebuilding job may kecr it
useful for another year or so. Your
transmission sounds bad and probably
needs a new gear or two. Eut whe n
you have had these attended to as
they become necessary ] venture 10
predict that your car will be worth
nearly as much "A year from now as it
Is today. The rate of depreciation will
be so slow that you would be foolish
not to take advantage of II.
THE automobile companies need
motorists like you to be living proof
that their cars do stand up They
invariably point with pride to cars
which have travelled $4,000 miles or
more 1t wouldn't do for every no
torist to throw his old car on the
market each year and keep swelling
his motor car investment by buying
everything new that comes out. The
best argument in favor of motoring
is proof that II Is not only the most
convenient form of transportation but
the cheapest.
IF your car gave evidence of de-
preciating more rapidly every addi-
tional mile 1t was used l would ad-
wise you to get rid of it at the best
figure you could get and buy a new
car. But the way you're situated YOU
can easily get another years use for
much less money than it would cost
you TO trade for new one. Some
times, however, opportunities tc trade
for a new car or sell the old one ad
vantageously come along, and when
this happens all you have 10 do to
reach a sensible conclusion Is to con-
slider the rate of depreciation on your
present car. 1t answers your prob
lem
Next week-Dangerous Brake Ad-
justment.
Copyright. 1e24.)
Evening star., 1924-11-30
CAR DIVIDENDS, PAID
ON BASIS OF COSTS
Local Dealer Explains What Auto
Owner May Expect in
Returns.

That automobile owners get out Of
their cars in transportation exactly
what they put into them in the opin-
ion of Oscar Coolican, head OF the
local Packard agency.
Too few motorists, however, in
trust the. putting in" process to the
manufacturer. and this, Mr.. Coolican
declares, is a phase of the subject to
be treated with emphasis.
1t isn't merely the care and at
tention which the wise owner gives
his car. he says, but the good work
manship and fine materials which he
allows the manufacturer to put into
the car when the factory is not held
down to some arbitrary figure.
Il have continually stressed the
Importance of good service as
means of enabling the owner to OBJ
tain a high type of transportation
value from his car" Mr.. Coolican
explains, but the first cost invest
car owners stint the manufacturer
on costs and so, in turn, stint them
selves.
1T Is sometimes possible to put too
much into a car just as one might
easily overdo the matter of service
with decreased transportation eff
cheney as result, but as general
rule the story Is the other way
round. This is not to say that q
motorist should not purchase low
priced car If his case justifles it. but
simply a suggestion to put into q
car what he needs to get back in the
form of transportation dividends.
"Transpor ortation needs vary widely
but 1t seems to be that too many
motorists aim to do the impossible
by trying to get too much for toe
little in transportation. In particular
they forget that when they invest q
little more in a car they have giver
the manufacturer leeway to add such
transportation value to the car al
they would themselves be incapable
OF DOING
Evening star., 1924-11-30
For SafetY's Sake.

Frequently il is necessary to learn
how TO use d safety device in order
TO keep It from being possible
source of danger. This is particu-
larly true Of number of rear-view
mirrors, which magnify the nearness
of cars following. a driver cannot
afford to pin too much faith to the
fact that a car a hundred feet behind
will seem to him to be Just behind
because with mirror offering this
form of safety there is also the pos
sibility that a car in process of over
taking will not be seen at all. Such
a car passes out OF the near range"
of the mirror sooner than 1t would
in a mirror that does not bring OBJ
jects up closer, and it is still too far
behind to be heard by the driver
ahead. Here is where the danger
lies. II you don't see anything in
your rear-view mirror. at least keep
in mind that there may be some thing
trying to pass
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Should Be Reversed.

Motor tourists who have waited
with interest the development OF the
greatest suspension bridge in the
world-the vehicular bridge at Bear
Mountain. New York, crossing the
Hudson River-may be interested In
the scale OF rates for the privilege
of crossing over. Hogs, sheep and
lambs, for instance, get over for
the same rates. or 10 cents a head.
as against 15-cent rate for pc
destrians and 10 cents for children.
Automobiles of over 100-inch wheel
base are to be charged 81. including
the driver. and 5 cents for each ad
ditional adult in the machine. while
motor trucks Will be scaled from $1.50
up. A lot OF people will doubtless be
wondering why the road hog shouldn't
be scaled at IS and up. depending
upon his hoggishness Sheep and
lambs, many will insist. ought to pass
across free. The bridge was built
primarily for vehicles, but the bridge
attendants will find the hogs pre-
dominating. particularly on holidays
and Sundays when road courtesy
often goes by the boards.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Lessons From Accidents.

1t is well to notify your friends
or, at least. some one close to you
when you intend returning home, If
you are bound for a motor trip that
presents unusual hazards. Such in
formation is the only thing that saved
brave Western woman and her
niece from death when the car they
were riding in ran off cliff. a
searching party was organized when
the motorists failed to return, re-
sulting in a last-minute rescue for
those who had escaped the grim
reaper. How many of your friends
would think of starting out to look
for you IL you set forth upon a risky
motor trip and didn't show up the
same night, or the next week for
that matter. It's something to think
about.
tCopyrizht 1924
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Stranger at Wheel
Driues Your Car
Better; Here's Why

1t inv<-iably happens that when
you lee some one else drive your
car he makes it perform better on
hills thaA you can. There Is no
mystery to this. It's just a matter
OF feeding gas properly. and the
stranger at the wheel does the
right thing without knowing why
he does 1t.
When you are thoroughly fami-
liar with your engine you are
likely to feed 1t too much gas at
the wrong time. The stranger
proceeds on the assumption that
the engine will be equal to the
hill and when it begins to slow
down he gives it more gas. The
result Is he keeps giving 1t as
much gas as 1t needs and no more.
That's the secret of it.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
TAXES BAR TO MARRIAGE.
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
Those people who are perturbed by
such things are perturbed at the mo-
ment by the terrific slump IN the mar
riage market. In 1921 the number of
weddings in the first quarter of the
year was 76.15S, whereas for the same
quarter of this year 1t was 1895.
With income tax at it's present
level, the modern young man must
work three months of the year for
nothing, or. for the benefit Of other
people who could quite we'll pay in
come tax on their own account. One
cannot, after all, support both wife
and considerable section of the
proletariat.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
New Words as Used.
From the Australian Christian

Jack was home for his holida, :
from college. One day he said to his
mother, May I tell you a narrative.
mother?" The mother, not being used
to hearing such big words, said,
What is a narrative, Jack?"
"A narrative is a tale" said Jack
That night when going to bed Jack
said, May / eXtinguish the light
mother"
His mother asked, What do you
mean by saying extinguish?'
'EXtinguish means put out" said
Jack.
few days later Jacks mother was
giving a party at their home and
the dog walked in. Jacks mother
raised her voice and said, Jack, take
that dog by. the narrative and extin-
guish him"
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Remember These Points.

Rough and unnecessary usage of
YOUR four-wheel brakes may strain
the body of your car. particularly
II 1t is a closed model. On the other
hand, the body will be spared the
usual strain incident to two-wheei
brakes II you use your four-Wheel
brakes gently.
Never look down at it when set
ting the emergency brake after
parking. Frequently the car will
roll forward or backward while
switching from the service to the
emergency brake, and II you are not
looking out of the car you may not
detect Il.
If your car Is equipped with a
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Hint on Valve Timing.

= AS improper meshing of the timing
gears will cause improper timing of
the valves, the application of the
following rule will readily indicate
whether they are at fault: If the
valve opens late and closes early, the
clearance is too great; IL the valve
opens early and closes early, or opens
late and closes late, the timing gears
are incorrectly meshed.
Evening star., 1924-11-30

Hotel Occidental tomorrow at pm.
One of the items on the program Will
be the presentation of life member
ship certificates to Capt. Edwin S.
Bettelheim, ir.: William G. Jameson
and Frank NJ. Baker. the three orig
inal charter members.
The next regular meeting of the
post will be held Thursday evening at
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
northwest. The Ladies' Auxiliary,
also the wife, mother, sister, daugh-
ter or sweetheart of every member,
will be special guests of the eve
ming. The entertainment program
will be under the direction Of Joseph
F. Beattie. while the refreshments
will be in charge Of Frank G. Thomas.
Commander Myron S. Smith has ap-
pointed Frank G.. Thomas chairman.
| with Sam Berlin secretary and
Thomas +. Jones treasurer, as a COM
| mittee to make plans for the coming
poppy campaign.
l. Z. Donaldson, quarterma ster, 632
Princeton place northwest, who is
| also treasurer of the District of Co
| lumbia Department, v. f. w, build
ing committee, which has formu-
| lated definite plans for the purchase
of a V F.. w. building suitable for
| a meeting place for all V. F. w. posts,
| tary Order of the Cootie, announced
| the committee has included in their
plans real clubroom features.
The recent annual V. F. w. military
| ball conducted by the District of Co
lumbia Department. under the direc-
| tion of Ernest Wickstrand, chairman,
| was reported a success.
The following candidates have been
nominated for office in Equality
| Walter Reed Post: Commander. Jo-
seph F. Beattie and John d. Wisch-
husen; Junior vice commander, A. n.
| Harrison and II. A. Baker: senior vice
commander, James II. Reed; chap
| lain. Herbert A. Church; quartermas-
ter, l.. f. Donaldson; Judge advocate.
| Edw. S. Bettelheim, jr.; trustee, Sam
| Berlin. The annual election of Off
GERS will take place December Is. and
| 1t is proposed TO hold a joint install
| lation ceremony for all the officers of
the several posts by the depa rim ent
early in January.
| The provision recently adopted by
this post creating a citation commit
| tee will go into effect January ]. and
| at the end of the year the member
| who makes the most points, as found
| by the citation committee, will be
recommended for citation by the post.
The committee is now investigating
| suitable V. F.. W. medals to be the
post standard for presentation.
The Top Notch Tent of the Military
Order of the Cootie, better known to
V. +. w. members as the Busy
Cootie," the playground branch of this
veteran organization. Thanksgiving
day sent delegation, accompanied
by its clown band, to Mount Alto
Hospital at the dinner to entertain
the eX-Soldiers. The Coolies also
have a boosting meeting scheduled
for East Washington Post December
13 at Northeast Masonic Temple, and
all members of the V. +. ". are invited.
| The Vincent B. Costello Unit. No. Is,
| American Legion. will entertain at d
card na artN Decenher 9 at the Sorry
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Built for Performance.

In buying an automobile. and in
trying to decide whether what one
owns Is what 1t should be, one should
consider whether it is performance
or transportation that Is most desir-
able. A lot of cars are being mar
keted as performance cars" and
they are filling the bill for folk who
want that sort of thing. But 1t is
well to remember that stunts do not
stave off repair bills nor make miles
smiles
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Makes Matters Worse.

IfNshe engine stops while running
along the road do not use the choker
when cranking again. Choking sends
spray Of raw gasoline into the
cylinders which vaporizes so quickly
when coming in contact with the hot
metal as to enrich the mixture to a
point where 1t will not burn. Under
such conditions the engine will not
start at all even If you have found
the cause OF the original stall; that
Is, not until the cylinders have been
thoroughly cleared. To do this open
the pet-cocks and crank the engine
with the throttle closed.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Buses for Safety.

Every motor bus that is put into
service seems to reveal another point
in favor of this new form OF city and
highway transportation chief among
which are the safety features. Driv-
ers of private cars do not have to
worry about pedestrians alighting
from busses. as in the case of street
cars. because the motor trolleys stop
at the curb. This Is also great pro-
lection to the bus rider. Drivers al
ways pass to the left Of bus and are
accustomed to their limitations with
regard to starting, stopping and
steering. Streets are safer when
traffic units understand each other.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

John Smith character whom moor should welcome He
SELFISH rather he chap willing and glad
benefit
the herl embe oil motor
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Did You Know

That most of the squeaking caused
by a windshield Is due to the rubber
strip separating the two panes OF
glass? The upper pane usually de-
velops a slight side-to-side motion,
thus rubbing against the dry rubber
Evening star., 1924-11-30

Forty thousand miles OF paved
roads were constructed last year, a
number OF them representing new
and more direct routes to another
world.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
The Sunday Motorist
An Abridged Magazine for Car Ovners
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

Transmission that provides for
snappy. fast and quiet second gear,
using 1t will often get you over a
steep hill quicker than forcing the
engine at 8 miles an hour In "high.'
Evening star., 1924-11-30

people have been killed and $1,000
injured in street accidents.
Evening star., 1924-11-30

The Vincent B. Costello Unit. No Is,
American Legion. will entertain at d
card party, December 9. at the SerV-
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-16
Stop IN
Stomach HOO
Distress
Send for sto-Ii-gaI

We want to prove to you how quick
ly Sto-li-gal puts a stop to stomach
suffering. II you are distressed by
gassy sour stomach. indigestion. pains
in stomach and back. shortage of
breath. stomach ulcers. heartburn. diz-
ziness, torpid liver, yellow jaundice,
chronic appendicitis. gall stones and
chronic constipation. don't fail to in
vest little dime in this trial treatment.
Just send 10 cents in silver or stamps
20 Sansby Bros. Drug Co.. 500 Universi-
ty ave., st. Paul. MINI. Demand the
full combination treatment of Sto-li-
gal from your druggist and If he can't
supply. send s1.00 to the above address
and same will be sent direct. Sold BY
Ryan Hotel Drug. st. Paul Drug Co.'S
8 stores. Owl Drug and druggists ev-
erywhere. Write or ask ]. A. Hanly at
$50 st. Anthony ave. and Geo. A. Miller
at $50 Lafond st. as to the results they
obtained from Sto-li-gal
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-16

The Eleventh Anniversary Of
Household of Ruth No. 4671 was the
occasion for delicious dinner served
at the home of Mrs. r. F. Wilson, 697
St. Anthony avenue, on Monday and
was well patronized by the public.
After their business session the Odd
Fellow proved their loyalty by at
tending in body, thereby enabling
the ladies to acquire tidy sum.
The regular meeting of the Adel-
phai Club was held Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Paul Cald-
well, 1899 Sherburne avenue. Re-
ports were heard from the Philan-
thropic committee. A soprano solo
was rendered by Mrs. Matte Rhodes.
The hostess served dainty luncheon.
Mr.. Andrew Saunders, $40 Fuller
avenue, who has been confined at the
Aberdeen hospital for several days,
has returned to his work feeling
much better.
The Harriet Tubman Civic League
has invited number of Women or
ganizations to be their guests on the
3rd of March when an educational
tour of the telephone company will
be taken that afternoon. All clubs
should send in their number by the
23rd of February to Mrs. George
Gooden, SIG Fuller avenue.
Mr.. L. w. Stafford, a noted tenor
singer of Spokane, Wash, will arrive
in the city to visit his wife. During
his stay Mr.. Stafford is scheduled to
sing over W.L.A.G.
Mrs. Calvin Webb and little son
have returned from an extensive visit
in Kansas City, Kan, with relatives.
Mrs. Susan B. Evans of Duluth.
president of the Minnesota Fedora
tion of Colored Women's Clubs, pre-
sided over the sessions at Pioneer
hall. She was the guest OF her sis
ter and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs.
Butler, during her stay in the city.
The Charity Sewing Circle will
meet at the "Y" center, 598 West
Central avenue, Monday, February
Is, at $3.50 p. M.
, Mrs. NJ. Burton, 751 Ashland ave-
nue.. entertained at dinner Sunday in
honor of Mrs. L. H. c. Withers of
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-16
DOUGLASS CLUB TO HOLD
MEMORIAL SUNDAY p. M.

The Frederick Douglass Club will
hold Douglass Memorial program at
st. Peters A. M. E. church Sunday
afternoon at P. NJ. The Douglass
Club is the Mill City's most recently
organized association and has some
Of the Twin Cities best men as mem
bers.
Several musical treats are In store
for Sunday afternoon. including the
Mu-So Choral Club, which has made
an enviable record.
Speakers for the occasion will be
Attorneys Gale Hilyer and Glesner
Fowler. The public is invited to at
tend the Douglass Memorial Sunday
afternoon.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-16

Watch the Bulletin-Appeal for the
st. Patrick Day free-for-ail Dance
Adv.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-02-16
salletia. Tenn. Covers were laid for

Gailetin, Tenn. Covers were laid for
six.
The Coed club met at the home of
its secretary, Miss Ruth Brown. 455
st. Anthony avenue, last Friday eve
ming and many plans were made for
the coming month. The club was or
ganized a few weeks ago and has the
Misses Beulah Stevens as president;
Antoinette Mcfarland, yice-presi-
dent; Ruth Brown, secretary; Mary
Lealtad, treasurer; Leah Minor, SER
geant-at-arms, and Rachel Gooden.
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee. This club was organized pri-
marily for socializing among the
younger set.
A unique midnight supper was
given Thursday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Henderson at their home, 615
West Central avenue, when they en-
tertained in honor of their nephews,
Messrs. Theodore and Harry Morton
of Omaha, who are members of Dan
Desdune's band. The evening was
delightfully."- spent in music and en-
tertainment furnished by several of
the guests. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Levin Bloomfield, Prof. Des-
dunes, Messrs. Morrell, McGill, Oliver
of Omaha, Mr.. and Mrs. Twittie,
Francis and McGayock. The guests
departed at late hour, having spent
an enjoyable evening.