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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26
COLUMBIA HIGHWAY
ONE OF 3 TRAILS
OF MOST BEAUTIES

TUE three roads running thru
i tho most beautiful spots IN
tho country are raid 10 DO VIC Col
umbia River highway IN Oregon.
the Storm King highway over
booking the Hudson river In New
York. and the Laciav1 ma trail
from tho Delaware ~aier sap
thru tho Pocono mountains Ia
pcnnsylyanla.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26
NEW ABSORDER
ON MARKET
Doesn't Affect Compress
Sion," Is Sales Point

The new Bosch shock absorbcr.
one OF the first electrical
achievements OF tho American
Bosch corporation. leading manu-.
faeturcr OF electrical units for mo.
tor cars. arrived last week and Is
creating a sensation az the North
ern Electric Co. official Bosch rep.
rcsentntives In Seattle.
The new bump.proof unit "a de.
clared by motorists who have dem.
onstrated and tested II under varied
conditions. 10 meet all requirements
on rough roads. effectively smooth.
ing out tho ruta and bumps in the
path Of small or heavy cars or
trucks. II Is said 10 have created
a sensation In the East wherever
demonstrated.
Tho new Bosch n not merely
another shock absorbor." declared
+. @. Guenther in explaining Iis
many merits claimed by the distrih.
uiors. II = radically different in
principle and. a. Il combines sub
stantial construction with efficient
control OF spring rebound under all
conditions. Il comes tho nearest 10
meeting the public demand for per.
feet cushion effect. no said.
II does not interfere with spring
compression but takes effect in.
stantly IN spring starts 20 expand.
absolutely controlling action during
the entire rebound period: com.
b!nes wide range OF operation with
long.lived efficiency and moderate
cost.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26
PIERCE-ARROW
READY EARLY
Don't Use Customers for
Experiments, Claim

The method by which tho Pierce.
Arrow Motor Car Co. has developed
the moderately priced car which viii
be introduced this summer Is with.
out parallel in automotive history,
according 10 those who are In touch
with events at the factory.
Ordinarily the actual production
experience on a new car does not be.
GIN until the first run OF the new
model IS in the hands OF customers. I"
says President Myron r. Forbes OF
the Pierce-Arrow Co.
New models carefully hand.fltted
and hand-bulit in the experimental
laboratory are frequently an entirely
different product from the cars which
are put thru the actual production
processes.
"Te only purpose which expert
mentally built models serve is to
prove the correctness OF design from
an engineering standpoint. Yet the
general practice has been to consider
the development OF a new car as
complete when the experimental
models have been thoroiy tested.
The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car com.
pany has never and never win ex.
pertinent at the customers expense.
Therefore. we were not content when
we had completed our tests with ex.
perimentally built models.
I'VE wanted 70 be absolutely sure
that our regular production would
measure up to the high standards Of
performance established by our ex.
perimental models. SO we put q
group Of the new cars right thru
production. They we're built by the
same men, using the same general
processes and machinery as viii be
used in standard production on the
new car. Then we turned these pro.
duction cars over TO laymen-not en-.
gineers or expert northumberland
sent them to widely separated parts
Of the country.
These cars were driven for thou.
ands OF miles along the Atlantic
coast, the Pacific coast, in noun.
tains, in deserts. in congested traf.
fic. in zero weather. in hot weather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26
GOES UP
QUEEN Anne
Crosses Crest OF Hill at 10
Miles an Hour

From a running start al tho bot
tom OF Queen ammo hill and over
the top az 10 miles per hour,
carrying three passengers and a
driver. Is an Accomplishment q.
which any car owner might well
b proud" states NJ. u. Baker. Of
tho Seattle Automobile Co. Flint
dealer. Prom what NO can learn
Of The performances Of other cars
on this particular hill. VIC consider
the Flint climb wonderful demon
stratlon Of power IN n,gn gear
Members Of this organization have
been over that hin IN high gear
many times with Just ono paAscn-
Eer and driver. but this was
our FIRST attempt with three passen-
gers and a driver. and anyone In
Seattle knowing tho Btecpneza OF
this hin can certainly appreciate
tina, Il IL n real hard pull.
According 10 Baker. practically
every prospective purchaser Il
taken over this hill IN tho new
Flint six touring car. and Is given
the privilege Of deciding for him
self just what climbing ability this
new product Of w. C. Durant's
really possesses
This demonstration n really re-
markahio because of the fact that
only very few cars have ever
succeeded In making such acnaa-
tionai performance on this HILL" de-
clares Baker. Many owners OF this
Flint arc finding that this car,
which IL able 10 develop 10 horse
power nj $500 r. r. NJ. Is capable
OF fulfilling long-fslt wish "a
climb some certain hill in high
gear.
Not only has the Flint SIX cx-
ceptionai power. but the fact tina,
the motor has seventh EARN s
crankshaft offers assurance to the
owner against vibration. Tho pro-
vlding OF bearing on each side Of
each connecting rod does away with
the usual spring found in crank
shafts OF less bearings"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26


and renamed ths Olympic. viii b on
the sob early In June. carrying 40
cara. on The Anaoortcs. sidney run.
the Puget. another converted boat,
handles 50 ears She will run this
year IN connection with the motor
ferry Mount Vernon. a s5.oar ferry
that was formerly the Robert
Bridges. The Ciiy Of Angeles. con.
verted in 1924 10 ferry. VIII 80 on
the run this year. carrying IS cars.
or our fleet ~ 81 boats. nine arr
ferries" said Carl n. J stoltcnberr.
vice president Of tho Pugct Sound
Navigation company. I'm few
years We shah be operating mostly
fast motor ferries. using the steam,
ers only Tor runs which parallel
roads on the shore. Gradually the
old steam power win give way 10
Diesel engines.
"inconverting cur boats We find
that their speed Is not decreased.
They make about IS knots. AZ a rule.
As oil engines set better and the de,
mand for water transport grove. Il
Is probable that speedy ferries VIII
make train time 20 various bay points
and Islands Tor the benefit OF CON,
mutcrs IN seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26

The Puget Sound Navlga'
ton Co, the KitSap County
Transportation Co. and other
steamship owners are rapid
~ changing over their equip
uaent nom oid.fashioned steamers
- broader. hlggcr and faster auto
berries Instead 81 fighting The au'
iomohile. they are hidding for hs
rlsiness.
POPULATION SPREAD
40 ISLANDS SEN
A. Seattle groWs. much % the
population Is expected 20 live on
rinbridge. Vashon and other Sound
Stands. These arr. roughly. no
Further from Seattle than Oakland
and hay city points are from san
francisco, Tho time between Sc
Ittlo and Port Blskeley. on Balm,
bridge island. is exactly that be-
rsecn san Francisco aud oakland.
: I'm a few years 20.knot car ferries
~tll cut time to the Islands 80 that
DIZZY viii actually ho closer 20 down.
town Seattle than many Of the su-
nurban residence districts Then.
ferry owners believe. a grcat exodus
viii take place 20 the islands. which
win become residence sections Of Sc
attic. Plans Tor plating parts Of
Blinbridge are under way already.
CONVERSION on BOATS
GOING On RAPIDLY
over in tho Todd yards. the old
Seattle. famous as Sound boat. !,
being converted into a sQ-car ferry
She also viii carry 1900 passengers
and will be In service again May /
on the Bremerton run. Later. Il 4
possible that the Bailey. Gatzert and
the Tourist. on the same run. viii
BE- converted 20 ferries.
Two years ago the old whatcon
WAS converted into a ferry and now
is the City Of Brcmerton. She car
ries so cars.
on tho Port Angeles.victoria rur
The old Sioux. converted 10 a fern
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26
CONTEST STRONG
Auto Statesmen Led by Bush
nell at End OF First Week

s. w. Bushnell. salesman for tho
Seattle AUTOMOBILES company. was
leading at the end Of the first weeks
sales contest. The Worlds Flight .
with a. p. Lacy a close second, com.
pany officials announced Saturday.
Hughes and Harbaugh are fight.
Ing for third-place honors and Trel.
ford IS holding down the rear.guard
position.
Tho contest will end when the
army world flight squadron returns
70 the United Stntea.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26
HERE'S ONE WAY TO
SCARE MOTOR THIEF

A good simple method OF soaring
away the automobile thief is to con.
meet your horn thru secret switch
directly to the generator anywhere
between the cutout and tho eener.
ator, according TO Motor Land. the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26
CONE TOREyER

Nearly one fourth OF the 100000
automobiles stolen In the last six
years In Is key cities have never
been recovered. according 20 stalls.
ties complied by tho National Auto.
mobile Dealers association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26

Pacific Coast magazine OF motoring.
When parking your car. close tho
secret switch and when Mr.. Thief
starts the engine the generator starts
to generate. tho horn viii start to
blow. and tho thief viii start to run.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26

Rubber IN liquid form is reaching
ms country IN increasing quantities
from the great rubber plantations o.
the Ear Fast. Frequently the ship.
menia 70 this country are as high
as a quarter q = million salons
monthly
The chief shipper Of me liqnid rub
Der Is the United States Rubber Co.
which announced last year reyolu'
tlonary discoveries. making possible
the use of the iiquid rubber IN i'm
ORIGINATING cotton fabrics for manu-.
facturo into tires
Liquid rubber II a good deal Ike
cows milk b ia white in appearance
and carries rubber PARTICLES IN aua'
nenSlon. A single average rubber
tree In years tapping gives about
threa pounds Of rubber The liquid
rubber Is called "lateH" In the rub
ter industry az well as in the aeien'
uac world. LntoK h shipped 20 iil''
country lust as Il comes from me
,re~s except for the addition or
light quantity Of presfrynilYo u
tesp Il from coagulaiinE in transit
practically the entire production o.
the great plantations d the lni'ef
st.tes Rubber Co. Ia kumatra an,
The Malay peninsula. 81 now shlppe'
40 the United States o. iaie1 Or %
the form Of sprayed rubber" spray
ed rubber il coaEuiaied IN the man
ner that tn name implies. By a ~
mnrshble new mechanical process. j
/. very dry and has strength an'
aging qualities never before equalle'
\. .........llrl.Inl r-uhhrr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-26

To care Tor ita needs the United
states Rubber Co. takes not only
tho entire yield % IT. own planta'
tons. but has contracted also for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
OLD TIMERS CON
OVER DAYS IN
THE WlNILLS

Ben Beier and daughter of Potosi
were Lancaster callers Thursday. Mr..
Beier reports that his wife is resting
easy after two severe strokes of par
alysis of recent date. She is under
the care of DR. Godfrey of Lancaster.
While at the Herald office Mr. Beier
conned over old days in the sawmille
with the Herald man who was some
hefty sawmill man himself a genera
ton ago. That is the present editor
was mental employee in the lath
department at 1925 for 10 weary
hours while Ben occupied the ex-
allied position of saw filler up on the
top deck at So per diem. The saw fill
ers were the aristocracy of the mills
drew the big moneyl-many as high
at $12 a day-and commanded awe
and respect as they staggered
through the mill. Ben filed saws at
Dubuque and later at Duluth, retiring
a dozen years ago. He has since re-
fusced tempting offers with western
mills saying, "When I said retired
that meant retired" The Herald would
bet a good case of old style lager that
Bel would spend more or less of his
time around the mill if one existed
in Potosi. It's life you don't forget.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
FARMER
SISTERS BODY
IN CORN field
Death Of Keller Girl a
Case of Suicide.

The body of Miss Lucy Jansen, 20,
daughter of Leo Jansen, KELLER far
mer, was found in corn field on the
Jansen farm last Friday afternoon.
Michael Jansen, brother, discovered
the body while cultivating the fields.
Death was due to gunshot wound, self
inflicted, Dist. Atty. Clementson stated
Monday afternoon.
Word was sent to Lancaster at once.
Mr.. Clementson made inquiries and
satisfied himself that the case was one
of suicide He then directed the fam
lily to take care of the remains with
out the formality of an inquest.
Details are meagre and parties at
Keller have been reticent in discus
sins the case. 1t is said that Miss Jan
sen had been missing since Wednes-
day last but as she had been in the
habit of visiting relatives nearby
nothing in particular was thought of
her absence.
The Wisconsin law does not author
ize an inquest unless foul play is sus-
pected Mr. Clementson said there
was nothing to indicate anything but
suicide.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
PROF, MCNAR
MEETS DEATH
IN RAIL WRECK

Word reached Lancaster about l
o'clock Monday afternoon that Prof.
F. w. McNair, president of the Mich
igan State School of Mines at Hough-
ton, Mich, was killed in a rail acct
dent at Buda, Ill.
The wire was sent by Miss Vera Nc
Nair, a daughter, to Mrs. S. w. Doc
little who broke the news to Miss Bes-
sic McNair. The daughter said further
she was going to Illinois for the body
and would like to meet Miss Bessie
McNair and go north with her.
No other details were received.
Prof. McNair visited in Lancaster
three weeks ago. He was a native of
this county and resided on the Nc
Nair farm near Fennimore in his boy
hood. He stood high in his profession
and ranked in Americas who's Who
as an expert in metallurgy. A wife
and several children are bereft.
Old friends were with Miss McNair
when the distressing news was given
to her.
Details Of Wreck
Six people were killed and over
twenty injured in the wreck that took
L IOl. AlC4NctIl 4IlS ct t'tO A1Ol1Oely
morning.
A fast mail train on the Burlington
route crashed into the Overland Limit
ed of the same road while the latter
train was taking coal on a sharp
curve at Buda, H., III miles west of
Chicago. The list of dead is:
F. w. McNair, president of the Mich
igan College of Mines, Houghton,
Mich.
Mrs. N. c. Clapp, McCook, Nebr..
and her niece, Miss Clapp.
Mrs. J. NJ Handere, Los Angeles,
Calf
the mail train, and J. A. Triplett, Chi
w. J. Brecket, Aurora, fireman of
cago, a Pullman porter.
(Turn to Page 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
ACT. WILLIAMSON
TAKESA NATURAL
HISTORY LESSON

Agent w H. Williamson of the
Northwestern road has an interesting
communication from headquarters. 1t
states that solid train of 125 freight
cars, carrying over 25,000,000 red ce-
dar shingles is enroute from the coast
over the Northwestern line to Chica-
go and eastern points. This is the
largest single shipment of shingles
ever moved on the rails The shingles
are made from cedars grown in Brit
ish Columbia. Mills there valued at
ten million dollars produce shingles
to similar value each year. The trees
are giants in size, often reaching ten
feet in diameter. They are slow grow
ers and some of them exceed twenty
centuries in age. The wood is SO en-
during that the Indians call the red
cedar "the tree of life" They use it in
building their gigantic war canoes,
following a canoe from single log
and taking years of patient work to
do it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
BADGER STATE
Big SPENDER
REPORT SAYS
Cost of Government Now
High in Millions

Data compiled by the department
of commerce at Washington shows
that total OUTLAWS for Wisconsin state
government, fiscal year ending June
80, 1923, were $31,873,451, or $11.70
per capita Of the total $26,373, 664
went for expenses of operating the
state government; $151, 459 went for
interest on debt; and $5,348,32S for
permanent improvements.
The increase of cost of state gov
eminent went from $16,647, 953 in
1918 to $34,802,118 in 1922, with an
increase per capita from $64S to
1892.
The revenue receipts for the state
in 1928 were $34,187,213 or $12.55 per
capita. These earnings came from the
following sources:
Property and special taxes, 54.4
percent, or 1882 per capita.
Earnings of general departments
for service rendered by state officials,
12.4 percent.
Licenses of various kinds, ia per-
cent.
For 1928 the assessed valuation of
property in Wisconsin subject to ad
valorem taxation was $5,131, 618,551,
the amount of State taxes levied was
$15,854,282; and the per capita levy
$3.50
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
DID BANDIT
PULL HOLDUP
NEAR ARTHUR?
Officers Investigate But
Find No Trace.

Sheriff Joe Edge received an excited
call from Livingston about 10 o'clock
Wednesday night saying that lone
bandit was attempting to hold up mo-
florists on the Arthur road.
Mr.. Edge called his nearest deputy,
John Hemphill at Platteville, and di-
rected him to go to Arthur at once.
Mr. Hemphill motored out and "nosed
around" but could find neither hide
nor hair of the intrepid unknown.
The sheriff thinks that very likely
some man wanting a ride, or some
drunk or foolish individual accosted
THE drivers. Late at night it is easy
to imagine things.
However, the sheriff is taking no
chances and will rigidly and promptly
investigate further reports.
The story from Livingston was that
three different cars had been accosted
on the hill above Arthur, formerly
WaShburn, an old mining camp. A
Mrs. Claude Mcdonald, Omaha tourist,
claimed a masked man stepped from
the side of the road and pointed guns
at her. She stepped on the gas and
shot over the hill crest away from
harm
Then the story goes on that Harry
Eustice, Livingston postmaster, with
wife, sister and two childreni was the
next accosted. The report is that the
bandit attempted to shoot but his gun
(gun this time, not 'guns') damned
and clicked point-blank in Justices
face. He also got away.
Then came Joseph Allen of Aliens
store, riding with a girl companion.
How Allen escaped our thrilling in
formant (Mr They say does not aver.
But he lives to ride again.
"Jawn'' Hemphill says IF they is
bandit 1 couldn't locate him." And
there you are.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
AGED COUPLE
HAVE SIXTIETH
WEDDING DAY

A family reunion in honor of their
sixtieth wedding anniversary was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Schmitz in Lancaster, Sunday, June
90. Mr.. and Mrs. SchmitZ were mar
ried in Potosi sixty years ago Sunday.
Mrs Schmitz was Miss Eliza Irish
before her marriage. Mr.. and Mrs.
Schmitz have lived in Grant county
during their married life and for a
number of years past have lived in
Lancaster. Present for the day were
six children, ten grandchildren and
six grandchildren. Out-of-town
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Dussling, son Alouis, daughters, Ce-
ella, Madeline and Anna of Madison;
Mr.. and Mrs Chris Funk and three
children, Dubuque; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Sthrodmeyer, Milwaukee; Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Hansen, Milwaukee; Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Schmitz and two chill
dren, Beloit; Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Lin
den, Milwaukee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
PLATTEvILLE
BANKER HEADS
STATE ASSN
w. H. Doyle Selected at
Milwaukee Meeting.

w. HI. Doyle, Platteville banker,
was elected president Of the Wiscon-
sin bankers association in convention
at Milwaukee last week.
L. Albert Karel, Kewaunee, was
elected vice president and William G.
Tufts, Eau Claire, treasurer. A. j.
Whitford, Marinette; Max E. Baum
berger, Milwaukee, and Harry Hag-
CERT, GAINESVILLE, were elected mem
bers of the executive council for three
vars. Secretary Will G. Coapman, Mil
waukee, will be reelected by the eX-
ecutive council
A resolution was adopted opposing
excessive taxation on any portion of
the people; favoring efforts to reduce
taxes of the state, county and local
governments by economy in admins
tratiOn, promotion of increase in
property values through greater farm
and factory production, and by apply
ing economic principles, rather than
politics, to tax problems.
Deprecate Spirit Of Unrest
Other resolutions adopted deprecate
the prevalent ''unWarranted spirit of
unrest and discomfort" due to failure
to understand that our problems are
Of an economic ratehr than pOliti-
cal nature;" reaffirm faith in the fun
damental law of the land as embodied
in the constitution and deprecate "all
attempts or tendencies to depart from
the principles of the constitution;
disapprove the tendency to enact leg
islation radical or otherwise unsound,
or granting favors to any particular
class or group; condemn all legisla-
ton which originates in political eX-
pediency or is not for the general
good Of all the people; advocate great
er uniformity in the banking system;
indorse Federal Reserve Act and the
McFadden bill and favor an amend
ment to the Federal Reserve Act that
member banks in computing reserves
be permitted to deduct from total de-
posits the amount of out-of-town
checks on hand in process of collec-
ton they have on deferred credit de-
post with the Federal Reserve bank.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
GOV. DEWEY ELM
FALLS UNDER AXE
OF WOODCHOPPER

Harry Barnett's crew began work
Thursday morning cutting down a
massive elm from in front of the Miss
Abbie Phelps residence. The tree
measured II feet and two inches
around and over four feet through at
the thickest point About II feet from
the ground it divided into three large
branches each bigger than the aver
age tree This old tree is supposed to
have been planted by Gov. Dewey,
three-fourths of century or more
ago. Miss Phelps dreaded to order it
cut but it began to separate at the
forks a short time ago and became a
menace.
One limb has been chopped away
but the old elm still stands awaiting
further aid from choppers Miss
Phelps says she is unable to handle
it herself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02
MRS. SARAH BORAH DEAD

Mrs Sarah BOrah, widow OF Samu-
ell Borah, died Thursday afternoon at
the Ralph Ketterer home in Werley.
Mrs Borah was 81 years of age. Flu
neral services were held Sunday at
Mt. Ida, the Rev. Vincent of Darling
ton officiating. Burial was made there.
Mrs. Borah was we'll known resi-
dent of the northern part OF the coun-
ty and member of the old Borah
family which came to Wisconsin from
Kentucky many years ago. Hal Borah,
residing near Lancaster, is a son and
there are several other children.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-02

HEA VYFREIGHT
SHIPMENTS INTO
LANCASTER YARDS

% carloads of supplies of various
kinds arrived in the Lancaster yards
one day last week for local distribu-
ton. This indicates that the city is
quite distributing center. There
was one car of corn, car salt, two cars
-four, two cars coal, one car cement,
one car tile, one car coke and Is cars
of general merchandise consigned to
local stores. The average inbound
shipment is about II cars a week. The
high shipment of last week indicates
an increase in use of materials