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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-31

now being built minus the vibra-
ton. This has been accomplished
through skillful balancing Of the
.crankshaft as well as the recipro.
eating parts. The VS. are simpler,
morec leverly constructed and thus
more reliable than it was sup
posed they could be made.
Add to this development the fact
that the straight.eights are now
being built to fire as complete
unit rather than as tandem foilrs,
chat they are relatively. light, small
and compact, and you have some
basis forl a belief in the predicted
combination of the two.
The V.type twelve, or twin six.
will be skipped over, according to
those who are following the trend
in the number OF cylinders. The
reason given is that the twin six,
like the original Weight, ihherits
vibrations from it's predecessor.
While the six.cylinder car has
served it's purpose remarkably well,
and is in great favor, it has a char
acteristic beat which, despite various
experiments in design, continues to
encourage the discovery of a better
type Of power plant. To again
combine two skies under the one
hood successfully, aid in compe-
tition with the now successful W
Fights and straight Fights. it would
be necessary to study the type 81
oyer again and go to considerable
laboratory expense. The problem
of vibration have been solved in the
straight eight as well as in the
perfected Weights. Thus the ar
gument for a combination of me
two as the next great automotive
step.
Psychology of Owner.
Before 1925 is. relegated to history
there will be many thousands of
new. straight-eight owners in add
ton to the increases In V-type eight
owners, In other words, there will
be enough motorists familiar with
the eight type of car within short
time to open their eyes to the pos.
sibilities of the sixteen A motorist
does not want a seventy horsepower
until he has been convinced that
siXty-horsepower car offers him
greater advantages than. fifty
horsepower one.
The usual argument against the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-31
BET TER NIGH
WARNINGS
SOUGHT
Drivers Asked to Cooperate
With A. A. A. in Desising
Safety Barrier

Local motorists are. to be asked
to cooperate with the American
Automobile Association in psy-
Geological test in the interests Of
greater safety in night driving,
according to Ernest N. Smith, gen
eral manager Of the motoring organ
ization. @
There is said to be urgent need
for some means of marking bar.
riers across closed roads so that
night drivers will be spared the
many accidents, and near accidents.
which are being reported TO the A.
A. A. national headquarters here,
and it is believed that the auto
mobile driver is in the best position
could be standardized.
what method of marking road
construction barriers engages your
attention quickest when you are
proceeding along what you believe
to be an unobstructed road at
night?" Mr.. Smith queries the
local motorists. Whatever warn
ing engages your attention. first is
the safest.
Bear in mind that red lanterns
are barred from the list or
possibilities, since they are very
readily stolen and depend for their
proper operation upon the human
element. Somebody must attend
to them IL they are to be effective
as a safety measure, and it is just
this human element that opens up
possibilities of trouble.
Some highway departmeYlts. are
being urged to repaint their bar
riers across roads under construc-
ton, and use white markings on
the roadway itself ais an extra pre-
caution. Markings similar to that
used by many localities to designate
dangerous crossings are also being
suggested. Many of the devices
used to reflect the autos headlight
rays. it is believed, should be used
in addition to other warnings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-31

Sixteen.cylinder en- gines have
been tried. Remarkable speed rec
sords have been made with them.
but engineers and manufacturers
fgeneralIy shook their heads and
ksaid: 100 many cylinders spoil the
fear" This was before the straight
eight was true eight-in- line, and
mot just two tours in tandem.
When motordom considers the
possibility of a sixteen.cylinder car
for everyday use there is a ten4
dency to think of the eight-cylinder
car as the ultimate design for fin
est performance. This is only be-
cause eight-cylinder cars have been
In the minority The present;
straight Eight vogue may, and doubt
less will. t.an2e whole picture.
! Incentive Now Found.
When the eight.cyl'nder lcar was
considered a luxury and the most
scomplica ed motar that any ordi-
mary motorist ought to tackle, there
was no incentive to go ahead to
any more complicated type, That is
why the twelVe-cylinuer motor was
doomed at the start The opinion
is that the same thing would have
happened to the eight-cylinder car
had the siX-cylinder type not been
so popular,
Automotive history shows that
the four-cylinder idea did not gain
Roadway until the public had def
.nitely accepted the two.cylinder
type as preferable to the one. When
the public became convinced that
the four-cylinder car was distinct
improvement over all previous
types, it was ready TO support the
six. 1t was the extreme popularity
of the six cylinder car that gave
encoura cement to builders of the
eight. But there the process was to
stop temporarily.
V-type eignts were found to be
a little too complicated and d little
too costly for the average owner
And the Vtype carried a pecuiia"
vibration that was inherited from
the tours Naturally the twelve
cylinder car was too far ahead of
the game to be acceptable to the
general public.
Developments Change Picture.
But the whole picture has been.
changed by developments during
the past year. V-type Fights are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-31

tGrn of the head shows the driver
in front what is coming.
The essential thing about safety
In traffic. speaking in the broad
est terms Is that every driver shall
let the other fellow know what he
Is going to do-and let him know
before he does it. A signal given
just as you are about to make
a turn. or to stop, or signal
made after you have turned. or
stopped. is only an aggravation to
other drivers and is as useless
as If it had never been made. A
cereful driver is over careful to
make a clearly understandable
signal, T@ell in advance of any
change of direction, or stop that
he is going to make.
1t goes without saying that it
is not enough that an understand
able signal shall be made by a
driver. 1t must be seen and I'M
derstood by other drivers, il 1t is
to be of value. This makes 1t
necessary for everyone to drive
in traffic so that he can see the
signals made BIZ the driver in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-31
DR|VERSSHOULD.
KNOW ROAD
RULES
Fewer Accidents Would Occur
Were Autoists Surer Of :
Highway Regulations
By a. B. c. HARDY.
Presldent OIds NIotor Worls

President OldS Motor Works,
Vice President General Motors,
Member Traffic Planning and
Safety Committee, n. A. G. G.
The most important thing about
any rule of the road is that every.
body must know 1t by heart. In
his country the rule of the road
is to pass other vehicles on the
right and to overtake them to the
left; in Europe. the general rule
is to pass TO the left and over
take to the right. Either rule
works very satisfactorily If every
body driving and walking under.
stands it. but imagine an Eng
lishrhan trying to drive on the left
hand side Of Fifth avenue, New
York, or an American trying to
drive on the right hand side Of
the Strand in London.
The American habit of driving to
the right is so firmly established
in everyone's mind that nobody
thinks of doing anything else; If
every rule of the road were as
we'll known and obeyed with the
same care there would be very
few traffic accidents.
We can all remember when all
the cars in this country had right
hand drive. 1t took some manu-
facturers long time TO see. that
when the rule is to pass on the
light the best place for the driver
is on the left side of the seat.
There is perfectly good reason
for this. When two vehicles with
left-hand drives pass each other
en- the right both drivers see
clearly what is going on. II one
is overtaken from the eft slight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-31

sixteen already is peing advanced.
TOO Complicated" say the wise
acres.
Yet all you have to do forst the
answer ID to recall that this Is ex.
actIy what millions of people said
about the six end what many still
say about the eight.
The automobile engine of today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-31
&8s\MASHINGTON TIMES MID~WEEK4d8
w. 49, AUTOMOTIVE. SECTION ~
10 Cylinder Auto Is
4. on It's Way
BY ]. LEO SUGRUE,
Times Automobile Editor. .

Predictions of practical sixteen cylinder already are
making the automobile world sit up and notice. because
such development is generally viewed being highly
probably The idea is natural of the years
prsng growth Of the straight eight principle together
certain significant improvements in the V-type Of engine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-31

Lincoln now being shipped in paper
all about recently when the Lincoln division
Motor Company found that cloth the
from dust nders and other dirt incident shipment
then decided seal them dustproOf paper containers
Here's how il is done:
Interiors of freight which ncOns are first
and then thoroughly scrubbed
played the top to make certain there leaks
After the is cleaned and dried the floor
proof The Lincoln carefully blocked place
sealed up in the big paper bag.
1t takes eight properly fix the
Just before " sealed special inspector carrying
spotlight enters and carefully examines the
body to make that the
ing and to also that the
and will against this inspection COMPLETED
the paper bag is sealed.
When arrives at destination the OPEN the
Lincoln clean freshoOkng nvng-as glossy and
bright when it left the factory.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25
FUR-BEARiNC FISH
 FOUND IN NORTHLAND
Valuable Contribution to PiscatOlogy is Made by ChilkOot Barracks
 Scientist

Wm. Hale Thompson, formerly o1 Chicago, is outfitting an expedition to journey to the South eSas for the pur- pose of securing photographs of tree climbing fish. It is possible that, be- ing interested in fish, he can be in duced to come to Alaska to secure sev- eral specimens of fur-bearing salmon, which according to the following arti- cle in the Chilkoot Post by George T. Masury, are described as follows:
 The fur salmon are long-finned, short-bodied salmon, with tufted ears and short bobbed tail. They are to be found throughout Alaska waters from the Arctic to Dixon Entrance and are of two varieties, male and female.
 The fur salmon is noted for it's pee torial or side fins, which have claws .or rather claw-like protrudances for climbing over the snow and Up sandy beaches at the foot of glaciers, after it's fayorite food, the glacier worm.
 The male species is the most strik ing and may be easily distinguished by the longer ear tufts and broader spreading pectoral fins, and as bene- fits fish of the great Alaskan waters it has long coat of thick fur, which gives it a remarkably fluffy appear ance. It's fins in winter are heavily furred above and below and are so broad that they serve admirably for support in deep snow through which it would otherwise have to wade l:.bcr. iously.
 This fish, contrary to general be- lief, does not attack humans. It feeds principally on glacier worms. snow bugs and ice beetles. On one occasion Prof. M. T. Mekit states he watched a fur salmon stalking lareg blue ice beetle. It sprang upon the ice beetle from a nearby ledge and by repeated ly biting it about the neck and shoul- ders put cut the ice beetles eyes, thus ,eGuclng il to helplessnrss.
 The female species has from nine to ninety Aoung, which are marked by dusky spots and small circles, the lit tie fellows usually remaining with the mother until weaned.
 Fur salmon are extraordinarily in tellgent and make interesting pets. They are exceedingly vain and are cas- fly captured by placing mirror near their hunting grounds. Being attract ed by their appearance in the mirror they immediately become so interest ed in combing their fur that they are unconscious of the approach of the hunter and make little attempt to es- cape when picked up.
 They are mainly hunted for their fur the first skinning having finer pelage, the second skinning being a trifle coarser and so on according to the skinning.
 The fur salmon is fast disappearing due to being hunted extensively and to the fact that it's food is getting very scarce, an epozootic disease having killed most of the glacier worms, snow bugs and ice beetles. The fur salmon when it cannot obtain it's regular diet, resorts to eating it's own body begin ming at it's tail. It does not stop un- til it's whole physical structure has been consumed, including the bones. If snow bugs and ice beetles are still unavailable, it then dies of starvation.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25
Notice to Public
Seward, Alaska, Feb. IS, 1924.

COMMENCING on September l, 1924, the SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY will distribute electric current through meters only. The rate for lighting and all other uses where the unit demand is one electrical horse power or less will be fifteen cents per kiloWatt hour payable monthly. Current for motors and other current consuming devices whose unit demand exceeds one electrical horsepower will be supplied at the rate of ten cents per kllo- watt hour, payable monthly, through separate meters, but the right to regulate the hours for such use is reserved to the Company.
 The minimum charge for lighting, and other uses where the unit demand is one electrical horsepower or less, will be fifty cents for each ampere of meters rated capacity per month The minimum charge for motors or other cur rent consuming devices whose unit demand ex- ceeds one electrical horse power will be at the rate of three dollars per month for each con- nected horsepower or fraction thereof.
 Deposits to the value of meters will be re- ouired at the time of installation. They will be repaid to depo5itor or order upon return of meter in good condition, less a ten per cent ser vice charge provided all sums then due the Company shall have been paid. Meters will be installed in the order of the applications there for.
 S. M GRAFT, Manager.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25
EMPLOYMENT WANTED

TWO LADTES-At present employees
 of insurance company, desire work for summer in Seward. Stenogrphic and clerical experience.
 LADY, 27 years old, 10 years book
 keeping experience, can operate PIX board, desires permanent work LADY, 30 years old, many years ex
 perience as cigar and news counter ence as telephone operator; desires permanent employment. YOUNG LADY, experiepced as clerk
 or waiter; desires work for summer ASSISTANT MANAGER large lumber
 mill, 14 years experience as mill foreman and cost distribution desires employment some kind as he wishes to locate in Seward; married and has two children
 MACHINISTS and Welder; three ma
 chinists with families, and one ace tylene welder desires work in Alaska or opportunity to open machine and welding shop.
 TWO MEN, at present employees of
 Western Electric Co. as telephone installers, desire work of any kind in Alaska
 IRON MOULDER: Many many years
 experience iron foundry business, desires to locate in this section if he can secure employment. YOUNG MAN, at present residing in
 Texas, plans to come to Seward in early spring; desires work of any kind high school graduate.
 MAN, 10 years experience in account
 ing and storekeeping; a tpresent To- cated in Alaska; wishes to locate in this section. Will take any kind of. work. Age 32.
 MAN, married, wishes to come to Sew
 ard or locate in vicinity; will accept and kind of work
 YOUNG MAN, married, bookkeeper,
 college education, at present en- ployed as bookkeeper in a bank; has had railroad and mine experience; de sires position in Alaska.
 Address
 Seward Chamber Commerce When in need of work of any kind
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Emil Huerja and Mrs. Huerja are now living at No. 529 north, Cohuen- ga avenue, Hollywood. MT. Huerja is a former Alaska newspaperman, and Mrs. Huerja is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Anderson, formerly of Gold Run in the Klondike.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25
PRIMARY ELECTION APRIL 2e

The primary election will be held April go Delegates to the National conventions, National Committeeman; primary choice for Governor, Attor- ney General Delegate to Congress, Territorial Senators and Representa- tives, will be voted on.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25
M'kINLEY PARK LUNCH STORE

 It's long way to Mt. Mckinley, where good eats are very rare; SO fill up your lunch bags with fresh fruits, boiled ham, and dry sausage that's made from a polar bear; and when you return from the Yukon and the big ships waiting for you, just go to your berth with lunch bag, 1t will be life-saver to you. And when your long voyage is ended and the Harding Gateway you've gone thru, with all the good eats and fine seen. cry, you'll be bear.
 M'KINLEY PARK LUNCH STORE
 Seward. Alaska
 w. H. DRYDEN, Propr.
 Phone Madison 8S
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25
ANNOUNCEMENT

will be candidate for reelection 10 the office of clerk of the school board, and solicit the support of the voters at the April election.
 If. CURTIS R. MORFORD.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Oscar Anderson, Anchorage finan- cier, is returning passenger on the Northwestern,
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

NORTHWESTERN AT JUNEAU
 The steamship Northwestern passed Ketchikan at 2:30 p. m. yesterday af- ternoon and is due in Juneau this evening.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

J. L. Graef presented the Gateway with handsome new calendar show ing the site of the proposed pulp mill dam on Kenai river.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

McMullen's Grocery is sporting the finest delivery car in the city. The body is paneled with glass doors, and is painted Nile green '.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

FOR SALE-52 foot V-bottom gas boat, 12 feet beam draws four feet; heavy duty 50 h. p. engine. Box 1724 Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Brunswick Photographs and records at Schallerer's Alaska Shop. If
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

FOR RENT-Three room house. See Chas. Cooper. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25
RADIO MEN ARRIVE

The fisheries boat Kittiwake, with three radio men, arrived last night and the local station will be opened today.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

c. E. Nyburg, former tie inspector on the Alaska Railway, is returning passenger from the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Light Weight Raincoats. Urbach's. Eastman Kodak Agency, Alaska Shop. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Herb Parker recently bought Spark Plug of Barney Malloy, and will use it this summer carrying fishing par ties.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

NOTARY PUBLIC-Always on the job from 8 a. m. to p. m., D. H. Tyer, at the Gateway office. tt
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

WANTED-Experienced camp cook desires situation. Address Charles Ruzsas, Hotel Overland. 3t-kTh.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

WANTED-T thousand men with long hair and whiskers to call at the O. K Barber Shop. If
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Mrs. F.. DeHon, who left several months ago for California, is return ing on the Northwestern.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

New Spring Suit Samples now on display-We guarantee a ft-Prices s3O and up to s55; at Urbach's.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

FOR RENT-Furnished house. S rooms and bath furnace. See Dou5h rety.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

FOR sALE-At a sacrifice, six rooms and bath; see Dougherty. tt
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

SUITS MADE TO ORDER. At URBACH'S. u
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Remington Portable Typewriter. at s6O -Schallerer's. U
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Highland Linen Stationary, Schal- lerer's Alaska Shop. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Ladies' and Gents Alfalfa Harvest ing-O. K. Barber Shop. u.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Suits made to measure. See Urbach.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Fresh Haas Candies-Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-25

Henry Paben, who has been visiting in St. Louis, is supposed to be passen- ger on the Northwestern for Seward.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-25

in town Friday for a weeks stay with
her sister. Mrs. Jennie Withee. Rev.
j. NJ. Tanmar with Mrs. Tanmar, are
located in Hartford. Conn, where he
is pastor of the Congregational church.
Mrs. Tanmar will be remembered by
many friends, having been a teacher
here in the public schools.
Mrs. Beulah Withee. a teacher IN
Hartford, Conn, Is passing her school
vacation with her mother, Mrs. J. NJ.
Withee. before leaving to assume her
summer school work at Harvard COL
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Hussey. Mr..
Coleman Hussey and sister, Mrs. Bur-
nett Skillings ARE enjoying a 10 days
automobile trip in Boston. Everett,
Mass. and Providence, r. l.
Prof. Edward Beane and Mrs. Beane
and Junior of Holeb, accompanied by
Miss Sarah E. Tufts, went to Leavitt
Institute Wednesday to witness the
graduating exercises, Miss Ruth Beane
being a member Of the graduating
class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Towle from Auburn
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tarbox of Lewiston
were entertained Sunday by their sister
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. William E.
Farris.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Tufts and Miss
Sarah Tufts passed Sunday in Au-
gusta.
POPE AVENUE-William Cobb of
Calais is with friends in town. Mr..
Cobb was former resident of Vassal-
boro.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Marden has opened her
home at Maple Hill for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Taylor of
East Nassalboro We're among Sunday
callers of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w.
Pope.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-25

lows: Samuel Crawford, Grandpa"
Bernard Carr: Mary Davis, Grand
ma" Mrs. Florence Taylor: Ruth
Conrad, nicknamed 'Bobbie," Mrs.
Jessie Shear: Walter Conrad. her
brother, Frank Miner; Flo. their
cousin from the city. Mrs. Rena
Blaisdell: Lutte, a neighbor, Myrtelle
Soule: Robert Post, a stranger, Percy
Berry; DR.. Jimmie Reed, who has
ambition, Walter Taylor; Mandy. the
cook. Mrs. Althier Haskell: Salaman-
der Alexander John Henry Jones,
Mandy's choice. Freeman Abbott.
the play. which will be put with the
fund the Rebekahs are raising to buy
new robes. The play is to be repeat
ed on Monday night. June Soth. .
Harold Pierce Of Bangor was the
week END guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. NJ. Pierce.
The class Of 1924 returned Satur-
day from a five days outing at Old
Orchard Beach. having enjoyed an
exceptionally fine trip. -.
DR.. Geona Sanborn and DR.. Maude
kellett of Auburn have been visiting
DR.. Sanborn's sister. Mrs. Leon
Webster. returning home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster, accompanied
by Drs. Sanborn and Kellett enjoyed
a weekend trip to Pleasant pond.
Eugene Huff. who has been prin-
cipal Of the High school in Rangeley
this year, returned to his home In
town Sunday. Mr.. HUFF has Just ac-
companied the members of his gradu-
ating class on trip through the
White Mountains.
Frederick Spaulding has finished
his duties as teacher in Milton acad-
envy at Milton, Mass. and will pass
the summer at the home Of his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Spauld.
ing.
The o. e. Cs were entertained last
week on Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Lena Witham. Ice cream and cake
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Atwood and
two children and Mrs. William Stew
ard attended the circus in Madison
Thursday.