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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-30
.UHDEN REPORT
IS REQUESTED
Mayor Declares He Will
Make 1t Public

Mayor Brown announced wednes.
day that no would ask Carl +.
Uhden. engineer in charge OF the
skagit municipal power project. to
make complete report on the work
done on the skagit TO date. with tho
figures on what the work has cost.
This report will be made public,
and will show what Uhden has done.
and whit IL has cost him 10 do IT,
the mayor said.
Criticism OF Uhden and the others
In charge OF the skagit project has
been piling up. due 20 the delay and
increasing costs. Cost Of the power
Unit has grown from under $4,000.
900 to si1,000,000. More money win
be necessary before 1t Is completed.
Just how much is question that
those In charge seem unable TO an.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-30
Row i'm
Senate
Delays
Party Squabble Is
Threatening to
Set Investigation
Back; Is Fall Ill?
BY PAUL r. MALLoN

Omitted Press Staff Correspondert)
WASHINGTON, Jan. S0.--Dis-
sension between congress and
President Coolidge today threat
ened seriously TO delay the prom
ised cleanup OF the naval oil
leasing scandal and TO convert
into partisan political squabbIe
what started out to be a nom
partisan effort TO bring out all
the facts and remedy any wrong
committed In connection with
the leasing of Teapot Dome and
the California reserve.
Three definite points OF dissension
up between the chief execu.
tive and the scandal" investigators
NJ the capital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-30
INVESTIGATION BY
OUTSIDERS PROPOSED

Because OF this inability OF the
men in charge to agree on the status
and expense OF the work. the delay
OF four years. and the fact that II is
seemingly impossible to get any fig.
ures on what really is happening on
the skaglt project. The Star has sug.
gested that all additional appropria.
tons be held up until disintcrested
commission investigates and reports.
Councilman IL. l.. Blaine, chairman
OF tho councils finance committee,
told The Star Wednesday that he
would seek to hold UP any additional
bond issues for the first unit OF the
Skagit plant until he found out cx.
actly what TX going on there.
but 1t is imperative that we fin.
ish the plant 40 that we can create
n better market for light department
bonds that are still to be Sold" he
said.
I'm case tho officials In charge
como 10 the council with the plea
that they can't finish for the pres.
emit appropriation. what thenY"
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-30

WEATHER

Rain foHi5A: aaa TAsrsdayl
strong southeast gales. shift
Dag 90 southwest Thurssag
Temperatures Last a Hours
Maximum. Sc. Minimum. IS.
Today noon. SO.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Repairs Responsible for
Additions to Scrap Heap

Amateur tire patching ruins thou
sands OF automobile tires each year.
1t is q common practice among auto
mobile owners when receiving a cut
or puncture In tire to insert a patch
on the inside of the casing at the
point of injury, thinking that the dam
age is permanently repaired. Such a
repair will in time ruin any tire, says
one expert.
1t is good practice to apply patches
in such cases, but a tire sleeve should
be placed on the outside of the tire
opposite the patched portion at the
same time. The sleeve serves to bind
the tire, hold the torn and injured
parts of the fabric In place and pre-
vent further chatting and rupture.
The tire sleeve and patch are mere
ly "first-aid" appliances, and should be
removed at the earliest possible mo-
ment. 1t will pay motorists to drive
TO the nearest repair man Immediately
after the injury occurs. If allowed to
run without repair, every time the
wheel makes a revolution the tire
quickens its pace toward scrap heap.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Mrs. McDoIe's Experience

Ludington, Michigan.-'1 suffered
every month and was very irregular,
had headaches all the time, was thin
and pale, with no appetite. / had
taken all kinds of medicines, and ev-
cry doctor told me l would have to
face an operation before would be
well again. Twas doing factory work,
end / had to stay at home so much
that Twas getting discouraged My
mother advised me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound, and
/ did so with good results. / am now
feeling fine. have advised all my
girl friends, who have such troubles
as | had, to take your wonderful
medicine. Mrs. THRESSA MCDoLE,
426 S. Rath Ave-, Ludington, Mich.
Los Angeles, California" was
insuch condition that was scarcely
able to walk, even to do my house
work. had no energy, was depressed
and often wished to die. am chef,
but was totally unable to do any
cooking. A friend recommended
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and ] have taken it with sue
cess. After the fourth bottle felt
much better, and after the tenth I
never felt better in my life, as it re-
suited in complete recovery. GER
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Finds tides" in LaUa
In Crater of Volcano

The discovery Of daily and monthly
tides" in lava in the crater Of Kilauea
volcano 10 the Hawaiian islands was
made recently by DR.. T. A. Jaggar, d.
rector of the Hawaiian volcano OBJ
seryatory of the United States weather
bureau. The observatory is on Kilauea.
DR.. Jaggar says the observations
might be valuable In predicting future
eruptions. The liquid lava SHOWS a
twlce-a-day fiuctuation in level Of from
two to seven feet, daily variation Of
three to five feet. and monthly shift
ing Of the time Of maximum and mini
mum level. This would not be the
case If the tides were due to weather
conditions which change irregularIy.
but it might be due, DR.. Jaggar says,
to control by the sun and moon.
The hard lava floor Of the crater
shows a daily change in level Of about
one foot, but the times Of maximum
and minimum are nearly opposite
those for the liquid lava, the high
level occurring in the morning in the
case Of the liquid and after midnight
in the case Of the solid lava during a
period Of two months when observa-
lions were taken Kansas City Star.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
VACUUM SYSTEM
NOT UNDERSTOOD
Internal Repairs to Various
Parts Are Necessary for
Best Results.

(By ERWIN GREER. President Greer Col
lege Of Automotive Engineering, Chicago)
One Of the modern and least under
stood parts Of the car Is the vacuum
system. The average owner knows
nothing about its interior or how it
works.
The pipe running down the left of
the tank goes direct to the intake
manifold (when the vacuum tank is
attached to the dash), the pipe to the
right directly to the main tank. This
draws the gasoline from the main
tank, usually situated at the rear of
the car, to the vacuum tank. The
pipe at the bottom of the tank feeds
the gasoline to the carburetor.
Repair often Needed.
Internal repairs to the various. parts
of the vacuum tank are now often
necessary. When the tank is suspect
ed of causing any trouble, the fuel
must be drawn from 1t. If more than
one-sixth Of a quart comes out. the
tank Is performing its functions prop
erly.
If the engine is run at low speed
with the throttle open for long time,
the vacuum may be reduced so fast
that the tank will empty itself. This
condition may be produced by foreign
matter choking the feed tube, from
the main to the vacuum tank. Run
ming the engine with closed throttle
for few minutes will give suction
enough to fill the tank.
In case the float valve sticks, caus-
ing an overflow of gasoline from the
tank, the inner shell can be removed
by taking out eight screws in the top.
The tank may be filled with fuel and
used as an ordinary gravity system,
SO that the driver can get to the near
est garage.
If the vacuum tank ever becomes
empty, 1t may be filed by closing the
throttle and turning the engine over a
few times. If the tank has been emp
ty for some time and refuses to fill
easily, there is probably some dirt or
grit under the fiapper valve. In this
case squirt a little gasoline into the
tank through the plug In its top.
which is easily removed.
Flush Tank Often.
To save yourself possible trouble
with the vacuum tank through neglect
1t is a good plan to remove the plug
at the top and flush it out about once
every three months, at the same time
drawing off any sediment or water
that may have collected at the bottom
of the tank by opening the petcock at
the bottom.
Even then the vacuum tank will
sometimes fall to work properly, and
If the tank should happen to refuse
to function there is still way to get
home, even though you cannot find the
trouble Remove the entire top of the
vacuum tank, buy a can of gasoline
and use 1t to fill the vacuum tank.
Then run the car on this supply.
When 1t is exhausted refill it again.
and so on.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Greasing of Rear Axle
Can Be Done Very Quick

Here is a method of putting lubri-
cant into the rear axle in double quick
time: Put a common funnel in the filler
hole of the axle. Remove the cap and
nozzle from the end of the grease gun,
opening the whole front end of the gun.
Put the end of the grease gun in the
wide end of the funnel and hold 1t
firmly while -screwing up the handle In
the ordinary way. The grease will
shoot into the axle in jig time, and a
rinsing with kerosene and wiping with
bit Of waste will remove all traces
of the operation from the funnel.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Says Joseph Baker of Mem
phis in Praising Worlds
Greatest Tonic-Tells
of Recovery.

'f anybody wants to find out about
Tanlac, just let them see me-" is the
hearty suggestion of Joseph H. Baker,
$50 North Third St, Memphis. Tenn.
Mr.. Baker went overseas with the
famous Thirtieth Division during the
World War and participated In the
st. Mihiel, Valley Of Woyres and Ar
gonne drives, having been cited for
bravery in action In the Argonne. He
is now a popular member Of the Mem
phis Fire Department.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
REnck Hole of Calcutta

The "Black Hole OF Calcutta" was
an apartment in which 1876 English
prisoners, captured by the Nawab
siraj-ud-Daula, were confined over
night of June 20, 1856. This apartment
was IS feet by IA feet and 10 inches.
1t had only two small windows, OBJ
structed by yeranda. The crush was
dreadful, and after a night of terrible
suffering from pressure, heat, thirst
ana want of air, there were left alive
in the morning only % survivors.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
The Marriage Knot

When you talk Of the marriage
knot do you realize that the knot was
ever anything more than mere figure
of speech? Among the Babylonians
tying the knot was part Of the mar
riage ceremony. The priest took a
thread OF the garment Of the bride
and another from that of the BRIDE
groom and tied them into a knot
which he gave to the bride, thus sym
bolfzing the binding nature Of the
union.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Automobile Notes

Loose battery terminals may be
frightened by using a thin sheet of tin
foil.
; One never appreciates how grand 1t
is to drive slowly until one has hit it
up once too often.
Brass polish should never be used on
nickel trimmings, as abrasive particles
in the polish scratch the plating.
No motor vehicle should be parked
at the entrances to hotel. theaters,
Office buildings, large stores and other
buildings to which there is a great
amount of coming and going.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Grouters Assist Trucks
in Soft or Muddy Field

Frequently motor truck may be
used in an emergency to do some sort
of field work. One Oregon rancher,
from soft field, equipped his rear
wheels with removable "grouters"
similar to those used on tractors. but
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Accidents Cost u. S.
So, ESQ, 900, 900 a Year

Accidents cost Americans ST.
! 250,0O0,000 a year.
Nine out Of every ten could be
prevented by carefulness.
More than 100000 motor ac-
cidents occurred in 1923.
Every 10S minutes some one is
killed in an auto smash-up.
Fifty-four auto smash-ups
every hour in a 24-hour day.
Seventy-fve per cent of them
happen at speed Of under 10
! miles.
The average car running Is
!. miles and with brakes in perfect J
order cannot be stopped short of
20 feet.
Out of 1850 deaths due to
smash-ups in New York state 700
were due to reckless driving, $50
J to defective mechanism, 1900 to
careless pedestrians.
Won't you be careful in driv.
/ ing your car? Let's give a
: thought to the careless pedestri-
I ans and children that meet death
Z every year in accidents.
Observation-Disclosures 9.F.9.9g.s.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
'F ANYONE WANTS TO
KNOW ABOUT TANLAC
LET THEM SEE NE"

when / came back from over
there said he, y was in mighty
bad fix. 1 had been gassed and after
getting home got down with pneu-
monia. This left me all In, without
appetite, down in weight, liver out Of
fix, and suffering from constipation,
biliousness and headaches without end.
"Tanlac put me to eating as never
before, shot my weight up fifteen
pounds and made a strong, well man
Of me-and / feel fine even to this day.
l can't say enough for Tanlac.D
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists Accept no substitute. Over 40
million bottles sold.
Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Evil Association.

"The evidence must have been pref
ty strong against you"
ST don't believe the evidence was
what convicted me" answered Bill the
Burg. 81 think it was bad company.
The judge took a dislike to me for
havin' such bum lawyer. Washing
ton Star.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Greatly Relieved

Jersey City, N. III took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for cramps and fainting spells. do
office work, and have been in this
condition four or five years, having
to stay at home from work q day or
two at time, quite frequently. I
have taken about ten bottles of it,
and have been greatly relieved. /
recommend it myself and you may
print these facts with my full adj
dress. LOUISE SCHoENFELDER, liz
Woodlawn Ave, Jersey City, N. ].
No matter what your work is, a
great deal depends upon your health.
It is discouraging to be obliged to
stay at home frequently on account
of sickness.
Your trouble may be caused by
some female weakness, and Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
brought relief to many women Just
as these letters state. For sale by
druggists everywhere.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
orouters Attached.

made especially for the truck wheels.
Theys consisted of pieces of angleiron,
cut the correct length, and bolted to-
gether, so that when applied there
was no .slippage of the wheels inside
the grouters. The accompanying
sketch gives a good idea of the ar
fangement.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Cane for Saxophones

Raising cane suitable for making
saxophone reeds is new industry
proposed for certain small areas in
the United States, where the climate
is suitable.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Had Painted 1T Black

The orator had been scoring points
in his speech on labor. 81 say, friends, I"
he said, that it is the working class
who have made this country what it
is today"
''That's right" came an unexpected
voice from the crowd, throw all the
blame on the poor l'-Reynolds' News
paper.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Chains Car to Post

Having no intention of losing his
car in broad daylight, a driver of a
fiivver in Pennington. Me-, hitched it
to granite post, using an OK chain
and paddock.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
To Have a Clear. Sweet skin

% FIdVC q OfI0II ~ssN~| ~'N'.E
Touch pimples, redness, roughness
or Itching, If any, with Cuticura ONT
ment, then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot water Rinse, dry gently and
dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating. fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 25c observation-disclosures
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
An Start With Gas

Difficult Customer can't remem-
Der the name of the car / want
think it starts with IT, asExasperated
Salesman Madam, all our cars start
with gasoline London Passing Show.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
HosO He Helped

First Loafer-"Did you help at the
fire last night?" Second Loafer-'Yes,
bit. 1 got out OF the way Of the fire
engine. Punch.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
STAYING HOME FROM WORK
MEANS MONEY LOST
Many WomenK Know isby Experience
Let Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Help You AS It Helped These Women

tainly recommend it TO all / hear
complaining and you can use this LETT
ter as q testimonial. - Mrs. MARY
SULLIVAN, 923 E. 18th Street, Los
Angeles, California.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24

Is it because of Indifference or lazi-
ness that some children get no proper
training
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24
Green's August Flower

The remedy with record of fifty-seven
years of surprising excellence. All who
suffer with nervous dyspepsia, sour stoml-
sch, constipation, indigestion, torpid liver,
dizziness, headaches, coming-up OF food,
wind on stomach, palpitation and other
indications of digestive disorder, will find
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER an effective
and efficient remedy. For fifty-seyenyears
this medicine has been successfully used
In millions of households all over the civil
lied world. Because of its merit and pop
ularity GREENS AUGUST FLOWER can be
found today wherever medicines are sold.
80 and go cent bottles.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24

Who made the world happiest? D,
they get the most statues?
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24

After working hard to get money a
man has to work twice as hard to
keep it.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24

One 60-cent bottle Of Dr. Peery's Dead
Shot" will save money time, anxiety and
health. One dose expels Worms or Tape
worm. 372 Pearl ST., N. 7. Adv.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24

smarting, scaiding. sticky eyes relieved
by rnorning IL Roman Eye Balsam is used
when retiring s72 Pearl ST.. N. z. Adv.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24

Man is a slave to the almighty dol
lar, but woman is doing everything
she can to rescue him from slavery.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-24

Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills.
The Glenwood post., 1924-09-11

10y k.4sst bziss!as tast kiag Of IN
stFaments under cOatFqt xeaa ,A9 win
some manner IL most 1e&k.
Mis- Mildred Bell Il also An oneon-
ing musician of the city. She played
. difficult Lisss Rhapsody with the
spirit and nerve Of seasoned psr-
former and her fine presence before
an audience is delight to. those in
terested in her musical future.
An especially entertaining nunbsr
was the Scottish Tone Picture by Nc
Dowell. Miss Margaret Foote inter-
preted this pathetic composition in .
most effective manner. The program
was again entranced by an extremely
artistic rendition of Greig's Papdslons
by Miss Helen Gregory. Aside from
two sets Of very nimble fingers, Miss
Gregory plays with freedom gained
through excellent memory work.
A piano duet closed the program
after which refreshments were served
and proved a perfect ending to a most
enjoyable evening.
The Glenwood post., 1924-09-11
Early Day Oil Wen.

Everybody thought Colonel Drake
had gone "clean crazy" when one day,
in 1859, he set forth to what later be-
came known az the Oil Creek region
in Pennsylvania on his absurd quest
Of oil, Of which he knew nothing ex-
cept that 1t was the basis of lini-
ment made by a New York nrm It
druggists
With 'Tinecum BILL" a salt well
borsr. as assistant, he put down his
first drill on the first Of July; and
the morning Of August 80. having left
the work the night before with the
drill down nearly seventy fest and
still no oil in sight, he found, to his
delight, that the well was full Il oil.
Not long after brakes sensational
discovery, the Funk" well was gush-
Ing forth at the rate OF one thousand
barrels a day, and Farmer Funk
found himself a millionaire within q
month. Soon the "Phillips'' well ON
the Tarr farm was spouting at the
rate Of two thousand barrels daily,
and gold was pouring into Jim Tarr's
Golfers at an amazing rate. And still
more romantic was the experience Of
the famous "Coal OIL Johnny" and of
Jim Sherman, who bought a lease Of
the Foster farm for $500, struck OIL
almost Immediately, and within a few
years saw his $500 converted into
millions.
The Glenwood post., 1924-09-11
RECEPTION FOR COLES

The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church gave farewell reception Tues
day evening at the parsonage in honor
of Mrs. G. E.. Cole and daughter, Miss
Georgia, who left the following night
for Los Angeles to join Mr.. Cole and
make their home.
A large number of friends were pres
ent to again meet the Coles and bid
them bon voyage. Mrs. Norvell, in
behalf Of the Aid society, expressed
her regret at the Coles leaving, our
city and hoped that they would con-
tinue their good work in connection
with the church in their new home.
During the past few years that the
Cole family have made their home In
Glenwood they have made many friends
both in the church and n lodge cir
cles and they and their good work
will be sorely missed.
The Glenwood post., 1924-09-11
WOULD ADD MONTH
TO PRESENT YEAR
Suggestion Made for Re.
form, of the Calendar.

During the past two years belief in
the desirability Of simplifying the
present calendar has progressed to
point where efforts are being made to
bring about an International congress
to consider the best way to do this.
Prof. G. +. Marvin, chief Of the
weather bureau of the United States
Department of Agriculture, is great
ly interested in this movement and ad-
vocates that form OF simplifcation
which would result in year based on
our present seven-day week as unit.
The year would consist Of IS months
of % days or exactly four weeks each,
and an extra day. The suggestion ia
vored by Doctor Marvin is that this
365th or extra day be given special
name, such as New Years Eve" or
other equivalent designation, made a
worldwide holiday and placed be-
tween December % and January /.
The extra month, for which new
name must also be invented, would
be least likely to upset our present
way Of calculating, II introduced In
midsummer, between June and July.
Leap year day." by whatever name
1t may be known, would be accept
able as midsummer holiday every
four years. A slight change In the
system Of establishing century leap
years is also recommended.
The division Of the year into
months, which are exact multiples Of
a seven-day week without fractional
remainder, will greatly simplify the
assembling Of meteorological data, ac-
counting and paying in business and
industry generally, computing interest,
and making many financial and other
reckonings based on the calendar.
business men are In favor of an exact
numbeE of weeks In a quarter, and
school terms and recesses could be
arranged with much less disturbance
to the curriculum tnan at present.
It Is believed that there will be no
insuperable difficulty in arranging
consideration Of the matter by repre-
sentatives Of the Roman, ANGLICAN
and Greek and other churches, and
leading astronomers. II an interna.
tional congress or council is called,
either through the League Of Nations
or some independent nation, such as
Switzerland or the United, States. II
such a congress succeeds In taking
action before 1928. the nearest year
in which January ! falls on Sun
day under our present system, the
change can be instituted without In
convenience.
The Glenwood post., 1924-09-11
Nations Coal Rsso.y.ss

It is claimed that at the present
rate Of consumption, $4,000, ,0OO metric
tons a year. the coal resources Of the
United States will last over 5000
years. Al estimated by the Coal Trade
Journal the total metric tonnage Of all
Goals is now 3,535, ,008, ,000,00Oi These
figures, 1t 10 said, de- not include the
recently discovered Alaskan coal fields
which can supply the Pacific states
for 1000 years or the deep lying
coal deposits in Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona and the Rocky mountains
which cannot be probably mined.
Also, the United States IL now supply
ing half Of the worlds coal. The
necessity for this large output may
soon be reduced because Of newly dis
covered mines in Siberia. Japan, China
India, Australia and New Zealand.