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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
by ISRAEL KLEIN


TUE gradually rising cost Of gsso-
i line holds out little hope for tie
notorist
Il Is the inevitable reaction 20 the
reductions In prices tha, stirred the
nation late last summer. II Was cx.
peeled turnout oh and automobile
circles. beouso Il had been under,
stood that the revolt for lower fuel
sosls was too unusual TO last long.
Prices were expected 60 rise again.
dtho not 10 the peak OF 1881
The cause for this return 10 form.
sr prices Is seen IN reports OF con.
sumption Of gasoline not only In tho
United States. but turnout the world
Besides producing Tor this oountry's
automobiles. the oil fields Of the Unit,
Cd States have been sending out
more and more OF their product 10
other countries
Heretofore production OF gasoline
has been keeping ahead Of eonsump-
ton here and abroad. An oveTsup.
ply OF one billion gallons OF fuel was
/ reported last year. But this over
Fsupply Is seen TO dwindle into prae.
tically none Al all. with the growing
demand Tor fuel from more and
more new motorists. and tho lneroas
ing expectation OF American gaso-
line. with no Importation AZ all.
10 offSe, this Threatening increase
Of consumption over production. In
gasoline several efforts are being
made toward economlEing In the use
81 the fuel The q. 8 bureau Of
mines leads In this attempt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
employees IN
COMPANY NOW
Eberharter Takes In Four
Employees in Firm

A. ]. Eberharter. pioneer used car
dealer, and head OF the large West.
lake establishment. recently lncor.
porated. has given his employees.
F'rod r. Austin. C. F. Dunn and c.
L Jones. n substantial number OF
shares In the new company. and has
named them for the following en-.
scullve positions;
Fred r Austin. first vice prcsi.
lent and manager: q +. Dunn. sec
,ad vice president; CALVIN 1. Jones.
secretary and treasurer. A. j. Eber-
barter retaining the presidency.
Mr.. EbcFharter further announces
hat since December /. 1919. 10 has
,reated n bonus system tina, pays
each empioye percentage Of the
months dividends or eafningA
The company Ia located In the con.
:fete building al 500 westiako ~.
Shlch comprises three floors and Is
stained TO be the finest building OF
rs kind In the city. and tho only
,ne that houses. complete In Itself.
separate departments for the rebuild
ng OF the used cars. which include
'epalr shop. paint. upholsfering. top.
lender radiator. battery, electro
Welding departments.
Austin has been identified with the
automobile industry since the early
lays IN the selling end and various
executive POSITIONS and Is considered
one Of The leading authorities Of the
Northwest on the merchandising OF
used cars. lie has been sales man.
zger FOR Eberharter,s the pas, two
Fesirs. and also acted N the capacity
II expert appraiser for large num.
Ger vi the leading firms Of the city
Dunn. formerly Of Salt Lake City,
Utah. has been with the firm for
. some time and established a high IN.
9ividual sales record and has been
acting as assistant sales manager for
some time.
Jones connection with the indus
try dates back to the carly days
when the Ford Motor Co. first estab-
.ished its retail branches, and was
considered one Of their leading &C
countants and has acted In various
capacities as office manager and sec.
rotary for a number OF automobile
firms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

Thu most exclusive shopping dis
trict IN New York city. In fact Of
tho United States. is the area DO
tween 5tth and 5sth streets on Fifth
ave. In response 70 numerous re-
quests from merchants for active
police patrol OF this center. the New
York police department has placed
seven motorcycle officers on duty 10
cover this nectlon IA order 20 make
u secure and safe from the bandit
gentry who have been especially 40
tive 10 the last month.
A total attendance OF 10000 vsi.
tors was registered NJ the annual ex,
hibition. In September. OF the British
Cycle and MOTORCYCLE Manufacturer
and Traders Union. Id. otherwise
known an the Olympia show On ths
closing day. $4,000 people were pres
emit These figures beat all previous
records Of Olympia attendance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
FLOOD NEAR
SKAGIT WORK

Rains and melting snow have
swollen the skagi, river until tho
water Is threatening 10 break into
tho incomploted two and one.half
mile tunnel and possibly wash away
the powerhousc. according 10 reports
from the site.
Engineer Carl r. Uhden left post
haste for tho project late Friday. but
City Engineer J. D. Blackwell had
not heard of any trouble. A dixie Of
logs has been placed before tho tun.
mel mouth, Blackwell states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

ALL PAVED noADs ~ GOOD coNDi-
TON
GRAVEL. ROADS
REsIoN.dAPLE NALLENi Rsnton 10
Napiswood Farm closed. Balance IN
coed conditina nstqur % Maple valley
Via Cedar Greys and Hobart fosda
.KENT-nLACit DIAMONDS Psssmsat for
~ miles egi Of Kent. balance good
MArLE VALLEY BLACK DfAMoNDt
Coed
ENudcLAw -FytASKIINi Good.
SUNSET HIGHWAY Coed 20 Sorth
nsnd Clnssf 20 summit
issAuUAfi- FhEsIONi Paved.
PRESTON .YALL CITyi Fair.
kENTON -Is-AQI AHt Paved
issAQIAu NEMPoHTt EIcsllsnt
AUBURN DIANioNDI Via Hoos
creek gfatst section stcslisnL
STEVENS PASS HIGHWAY Open 10
HkYkemiSh. fair condition.
wOODfNytLLE,DrNA Coed
kENT.DEz MOiNEsi EnesiisnL
DEs aoINEs-TACONA mon tINEi
uooa
SACnEs rAAsi Eresnsni condition IN
King county. snow above orssnSstsr
LAKE FOREST PARK NORTH TkuNK
CONNECTIONS one mile psvsment sH.
erilsnt. ErAtsl rough In places
BELLEVUE. REDNONDf Good
HEDMoND-TAiL CITY, Good gravel
DEs MONIES TREsTLE 40. ofsA en-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
Support Promotion
of Consulate Men

The ranks OF thu is vice oousuis
and honorary ennslls now stationed
In Seattle viii DO raised 10 that o.
eonsuls. II efforts OF tho foreign
trade department OF the Chamber Of
Commerce are successful. Il wsa All.
nounccd Saturday Letters arc be-
ing cent TO the legation office at
Washington. ID. C.. pointing out that
certain papers arc often held up DO
cauae only fun conauis can certify
them thereby hindcring foreign com.
meree thru this port
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
DROP CHARGE
AGAINST MAN

On recommendation OF District At.
torney Thomas p. Revelle, a charge
Of embezzicment against Theodore Fl.
Hopkins. former customs inspector
was dismissed In federal court Fri.
day. upon consent of tho u. 8. attor.
ncy general.
Hopkins was arrested come months
ago following his arrest Of two SNUG.
gIed Cinnamon on American soil. Ho
was accused Of having taken 5000
from tho Cinnamon and appropriate
ing II 70 his own use. The case was
dismissed for lack Of sustaining owl.
dence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
Gas Price Rise Laid to
IncreasedUSe and Waste
, Little Hope for Driver Seen in Advance of
Quotations on Auto Fuel

According 20 exparts. nom ) 20 I
per cent Of the gasoline accumulated
during tho winter Ter summer sup
ply IL lost thru evaporation To pro.
vent the loss OF several hundred mil
lion gallonS the bureau o. mines has
been experimenting on various meth
DDS. one Is the use OF cooling sys
TENS IN vapor tight tanks. 10 check
dissipation OF the gas,
In the process Of evaporation. tho
first fractions 10 escape arc the most
volatile. leaving an inferior fuel Ia
the storage tanks
A PERFECT fuel mixture consists
~ Of about OF o. pound OF gaso-
line 10 a pound OF dry air. Yet most
motorists use nearly twice as much
fuel as necessary. say fuel engineers
This Is ono OF the greatest factors
IN the present wastage Of gasoline
they add.
SUBsTITuTEs for gasoline are 40
- many and 20 frequent tina, there
need be no fear OF any marked riso
In fuel prices II gasoline ever rises
% inaccessible heights. even alcohol
might be substituted al cheaper
rate.
The latest substitute Is one devised
by naval experta II Ia about 70 per
cent gasoline and 30 per cent dc.
natured anhydrous alcohol making
mixture efficient especially for air.
craft uss II may result; not only In
a better. but n cheaper. fuel than
the present highest gasoline used
for air travel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

Fifty dollars damages are sought
in n suit on file Saturday by Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Thompson, who
accuse Peter w. Passage. OF tho Etna
Lace Curtain laundry OF damaging
four lace curtains. II In charged
that tho curtains came bncls torn
and otherwise damaged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

neighbors told me what good Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
did for her, and It has surely done
wonders for me. ] hope all women
who suffer win take my advice as the
Vegetable Compound has done so
much to bring back my vigor and
strength. :" - Mrs. ALBERT u. DES-
CHAUD, Momence, Illinois.
Over l2l, 900 women have 90 far
replied to our question, Have you
received benefit from taking Lydia y.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound :"
SO per cent. Of these replies answer
yea"
That is 9S out Of every 100 women
who take this medicine for tho all
ments for which 1t Ia recommended
are benefited by It. For sale by drug
gists everywhere.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
M'Vicar Named in
Third Damage Suit

Eari A. aovicar WIS named do.
PENDANT IN a third civil suit for col.
lection Of funds late Friday. when A.
O. McCoombs asked the King county
superior cour, 10 grant Judgment
Of 1915 against the Seattle attorney.
Mcvicnr faces criminal chargcs for
alleged embexzlement Of funds en-.
trusted TO his caro-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
Labor Temple Sued
on $4,000 Claims

suii for $4,000 Judgment was filed
against the Seattle Labor Temple 40.
ISOLATION In superior court on Sat.
urdny The association owes Frank
Jobs,, 'o5 nth ave. ~. that sum
and s2.s5s interest jobs, alleges. Ho
wants 10, adjoining the temple.
held as security. sold to remuncrnte
him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
Musical Students
Appear In Recital

Voice students Of Jacques Jou-Jer.
vile were In recital al the Cornish
Little theater Friday evening. Duets
Of Robert Bradley with Helen Slaugh.
ter and Mrs. Grasley- Bick. featured
the presentation OF lis, OF selections
from operas and ensemble numbers.
a large crowd attended.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
Hard Luck Hits Nick

Arrested on two grand jury indict.
ments and crowned" with chair a
few hours later In n battle. was the
fate OF Nick Myovich. ITO Fourth
ave. s. He Is recovering Saturday
from scalp wounds. but police arc
not aware how he received then.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

mo open muffier booos accepted. I"
IL the pronounoemsnt Of the Fay
Ridge Motorcycle club Of Brooklyn.
n. \. The club charter 10 open 70
new members who can qualify. tile
requirements being good character.
neatness and 100 per cent sports
manshlp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

los Angeles county registered
600. 900 automobiles IN 1854 In ad.
dillon 20 $4,000 trucks motorcycles
and tractors. according 10 WIN n.
Marsh. superintendent OF the state
Motor Vehicle department colieo-
tons from Los Angeles county we're
$4,000. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

women VINO have
female weakness,
as ithas helped me
very much in ev-
cry way possible.
l was working In
a dining room In
town, and some
times ] could not
do my work !; had
pains In the lower
part of my body
and had TO stay In
bed. Ono of my
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
Croson at Olympia

An address by Carl r. Croson. re-
firing president of the Seattle school
board. featured convention OF state
school directors Of Olympia Friday
night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

To call attention 10 a safety cam.
paign conducted by the police depart
ment Of New York, whistles and bells
wero sounded thruoui the city at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

brick road north Of pss Moin... closed
10 all trucks Load limit three tons
speed limit eight miles per hour.
For. further Information call IA In
SEQ Local a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

ESQ o. N. The nignai was a warning
10 motorists that more than a mil.
lion school children were about to be
turned loose In the streets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
WUMAN SU Ill
COULD NOT WORK
Tells howLydia E.P inkham's Veg
etable Compound Stopped herSuf-
fering and Restored her Health

Momcncc, Illinois. surely can
your medicine to other
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02

Always remember you are nm en-.
gineor. fully responsible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-02
Road Bulletin
KINo CorSrY ROAD BrILErIs
Thomas n tie~mas.
Kins County EuEinssr
wseh Fading rehruary {. 1874

All PAVED noADs ~ GOOD ooSpi-
TON
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-09
STATE PRINTING PLANT

While the agitation for state
printing plant is going on we are go
ing to make the guess that the school
book trust will materially reduce
N'ices between now and election.
yansas and California print their
own school books and furnish them to
the public at just little more than
ralf of what the public pays in Colo
ado. A half mill levy means five
rents on the hundred dollars assess
ment, and most of the taxpayers
would save the amount it would cost
hem on an ordinary arithmetic If
those opposed to a state printing
,lant would publish an itemized list
f what it costs the state for their
rint ng from such firms as the Smith
Brooks company of Denver. and other
,rinting firms. they would easily see
that a state printing plant could
stand lot of graft and then save
money for the taxpayer. We are not
in the least afraid it will intrude on
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-09
FOR AULD LANG SYNE

no" many remember the Anderson
Rows? There was Vic who nou 70
,'es IN south Dakota, at Rapid City.
lie has been very i'll but is SLOWLY re.
oVering. And Amandus. who has
snent number of years in California
ne is at present in Glenwood SPRINGS
hich Thompson is thinking of buv-
ing out livery stable in Glenwood
springs. He is holding his position
rs forest ranger over there
Miss Isabelle O'Neiu is teacb;no
II Miami, Arizona, again this year
ne. likes the place and her work real
we'll, having taught there last wear
MIR. and Mrs Richard McGruder
nave gone from Pendleton, Oregon.
own into California recently, to To-
ate.
The Joe Faussones are in Marble
nd seem perfectly happy in the lit
''e city of their dreams They have
nice little home over there and Mr..
Saussone has bought several houses
I'D fixed them UP to rent. He still
uns the theatre and does a good
BUSINESS. Their grandson, Edmund
'remour, who was with them in
' ested Butte, is now with his moth
a. at Grand Junction, and is learning
the boiler makers trade,
Mrs. Dick Williams is teaching at
Pasalt again this year With her lit
tie son she spent the summer in Cali
fornia. having returned just in time
TO take up her school duties. They
drove through and back in their car.
VIM. Mclaughlin is superintendent
at the mine near Lafayette, in which
j. l.. McGruder, A L Jaynes and T.
Z Mathewson are interested. Mr..
Mclaughlin is brother of Tom and
Jim Mclaughlin, both well-known in
Gunnison county, Tom having been
superintendent at Floresta for num-
Der Of years
Visitors in the capitol city from
Crested Butte during the latter part
of September were James and Will
liam Gardiner, John Mcintyre. Jr.,
and James Headly They expected to
work at some of the nearby mines.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-09
ANOTHER LEGAL CRIME

oe the judiciary acting for the advantage OF
these great interests They also that the Pgressves
merely trying to bring this country back the orig
iral form of popular government
1t is all plain day. First, the national conven-
ions of both old parties Presidential candidates
orabe to Big Interests Then, when a ticket is
omnated solely let liberal Americans express their
views court apparently in tune with these Inter
sts. throws Progressive electors off the official ballot
The La Toilette people the revolutionists The
evolution has already occurred 1t proclaimed
from the soap box, but from the bench!
Four to three-and in matter involving the funia-
mental rights of citizens!
Higher than Mount Everest is that Mountain of NAL
ice which Privilege has erected against Fair Play!
The great Interests have gone too far They will see
They have aroused nationwide sympathy for La
Toilette
Even great Interests have their limitations and 30
have courts No set aside the love of
Justice issue injuncons against the indignant
,ction country nullffy Gods of compensa-
tion!
This action of the California Supreme Court should
sentiment for Senator La Toilette among liberal
minded people
Californas State flower the golden poppy but this
three decision Acknowledgement gives the
Of America forgetme not and he will It in hie
memory nn election day!-New York American, Monday
September 90, 1924.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-09
HOTCHKISS BOYS KILLED

Another horrible motor accident
was added to Western Colorado's toll
Sunday morning when three Hotch-
kiss high school boys were instantly
tilled and fourth was injured when
the car they were driving plunged off
into Cottonwood creek half way be-
tween Crawford and Paonia, after the
lights had gone out, about one o'clock
1t was the same old story, driving
Ford with the lights Pickering on
and off, and presently going out en-
tirely, at a point where the road took
sharp turn. and the car kept on
7traight. plunging twenty feet down
the cliff and turning over, pinning
the four youths beneath it in the
creek.
Three of the boys were killed or
drowned. while a fourth, Elwin Greer,
although pinned down, was able to
'7-ep his head above water for three
hours and continued to shout through
out the night until nearly daylight,
tefore he made himself heard by a
nasserby. who summoned help and re-
moved him from his awful position,
submerged in the cold water with the
weight of the car upon him. and his
three dead companions by him. 1t
was horrible vigil the youth kept
for three hours following the acci-
dent. and as result of exposure he
IS in bad shape.
The three dead youths are Martin
Nealv. son of C. Nealy: Ray Bur-
lick. son of Mrs. F. M Burdick. and
' ouis Whitman, son of T. T Whitman.
Tho one escaping is Elwin Greer, son
# T. T. Greer All live in the coun-
trv surrounding Hotchkiss, being sons
If representative Delta county ranch
ars
This was about O'clock Sunday
morning. G-eer suffered considerable
from exposure, but so far as is now
known, he has no broken bones. AT
first it was thought he had suffered
eternal injuries. but later it was
said he had not, and that he would
recover unless pneumonia or other
complications set in.
All the boys were members of the
senior class of Hotchkiss high school
md members of the football team
They were well known among the
student bodies of western slope
,chools on account of their particir !,
ion in athletic contests
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-09
ALIFORNIA COURT RULING SHOULD
AROUSE SUPPORT FOR LA TOILETTE

CALIFORNIA came into the Union free State, in
eptembei 1850. but she he free state Sep
'ember 1924
Her people gave her freedom when they adopted a
onstuton forbiddng slavery but single California
puge took that freedom in fourto three decision
10 bidding his fellow citizens to place La Toilette
non the official ballot by petition!
The Socialist party has instructed electors vote
W La Toilette and his followers will be asked for
rem, but this is handicap Many will hesitate
Socialist ticket to accomplish any purpose whatever
fact which this court should have kept in mind before
ubJecting La Toilette to this political injustice
But for this Socialist refuge the La Toilette people
would be utterly dsfranchsed- in where "gov-
nment derives its just powers from the of the
overned"
Unfair-unjust- American!
On top of war to make the world safe for democ.
ay have this three Kaiserism calculated to
make California safe for Privilege the proud
oth old parties
And while the public faith in is judically un-
mined, those who benefit thereby call La Toilette
lsturberi
The people of California found a way to stop the yell
NV invasion of the Japanese and in November they may
so find to stop the yellow invasion of the Inter
SITS!
Unwittingy the curtain of the play lifted and the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-09
:yiDENTLY A CLOSE OBSERVER

Washington, d. c., Oct 8.@"Uncle
Charlie" Patton is quitting the White
House.
And on the occasion of his leaving,
rs predicts that new era is dawn
'rg in American politics with the ad-
vent of Robert M. La Toilette in the
presidential campaign.
He came to Washington with Hard
ing pensioner of whose he was
Now he's going back to Marion. His
lob at the White House officially was
gardener. Actually it was doing as
he pleased "And I guess I can do
about the same back home" he said.
Uncle Charlie has been called the
prophet of the White House. He
foretold the makeup of Harding's
cabinet, all but one, Albert Fall, and
he takes credit to himself for not
guessing him.
Eighty-fve years old, Patton re-
members battling in the Civil War.
He's studied every campaign since
that time and knows the salient char
acteristics Of every president since
Lincoln.
Lincoln has always been his idol
Now he sees another with the same
ideals rising to take his place
1--WE watched that man La Toilette
for % years., he said. Those have
been fighting years see in him an
other Honest Abe Lincoln. He's
fighting for the constitution and he
has fought for what think the ma
jority of the people want. Uncls
Charles thin snowy Van Dyke beard
wagged solemnly as he ruminated on
little "eating tobacco" and stroked
his long moustache. Around the
White House they are taking his talk
seriously. Long ago he predicted
Roosevelt would be the next New
York state nominee for governor on
the Republican ticket and he was
right. He also called the turn on
many another political development
when some of the wise ones couldn't
Asked about Davis, he said: "War1
Street saw to it that Davis was nom
mated. Wall Street knew about Coo
lidge too"
what do you think of Coolidge"
no was asked.
"Mrs. Coolidge is fine lady," he
replied when one gets along to my
age without being married. he has
more regard for woman than he has
for her husband"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-09
FARMER pUTmaN's PHILOSOPHY

Now that the fairs is over l kin
check up on the seasons operations
and find out where stand, If so. De-
ductin' hot dog. sody pop and other
necessities I'm out seven dollars and
eighty-five cents fur pleasure, a'gin
which l kin credit me with one kew
pie doll which amt much of COM
nanion fur old man like me.
I only believe in gamblin' durin'
fair week. The joy of givin' amt
been over-estimated by the scriptures.
It's rare pleasure-fur them that
has it give to 'em When you plank
down quarter after quarter fur base
balls to throw into a little basket
that acts like sieve, and the feller
that runs the booth keeps 80 per cent
of the receipts and gives you nuthin',
why you git some faint idee of what
joy he gifts out of your givin'.
love to help them grafters. They
need it. If our fair boards didn't
give 'em a chanct to take it away
from US in daylight why they amt no
tellin' what they might do to US in
the dark. No mans flivver, or his
chickens, or his children would be
safe. While the fair leaves our COM
munity sadder. poorer and wiser, our
'oss is the grafter's gain
THOS JEFFERSON PUTNAM.
Specialist in Rural Devilment
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-10-09
MRS. ANNA sPEHAR GOES HOME

Mrs. Anna Spehar, mother of Geo
Spehar and Mrs. Martin Verzuh'
prominent people of Crested Butte
died from dropsy Thursday, at one
o'clock
Mrs. Spehar was SO years of age
and was born in the old country. She
leaves five children to mourn the loss
Of loving mother: three girls
Teresa, Frances, and Annie; two boys
John and George.
The funeral took place Monday
morning and the body was laid 10
rest in the Crested Butte cemetery
Pilot extends sympathy to the sor-
rowing family