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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
AUTO TALK

/ The car or 1895 viii be- the low.
priced sedan or coupe This r. the
opinion OF manufacturers. who are
setting aside the open cur Tor greater
production u the enclosed type.
Less taxes Tor Texas" IL the
watchword of that state this year. 90
fnr az auto owners are concerned,
Governor "Aia" Ferguson has prao.
tiealy promised relief Tor them.
Seven million dollars were spent
in 1894 for the Improvement ana de.
yelopinrnt % tho Lincoln Trnnncunti.
mental highway More than $50
miles Of nov construction. along the
iOo.mllc route. were completed,
Conncetieuta oldest licensed auto
driver j. said 10 be- Elizur =. Good.
rich Of wetherstisld He's 30. The
state has several drivers over 50,
Nearly ss5,00o.00o Il invested In
tho auto industry IN Canada. or this.
gsg per cent !. credited 10 American
capital
one OF the schemes 10 relieve trhf
nc congestion IN London In the con
atruction OF a iib00O.000 tunnel un.
der the Thames. stretching two and
half miles. II would defect a large
amount Of traffic from the London
area.
The 1894 census or autos In Berlin
shows there arc $1,000 cars and
trucks IN that city. This In an in
crease Of go per cent over tho juno
1894. registration,
OF producers and distributors Of
California hnyc decided 10 organize
against Increase o. the gasoline tax
in that state.
American automotiyc exports
rank second In commodities
shipped abroad The annual de-
manu- A0E eaNFNNN AAAa htt@t' ftta'
OF "A Of our own smaller states.
..
serapplnE Of automobiles Will 20
on al a greater rate than ever. auto
men believe Last year nearly
i. 500. 600 cara were iuuked.
The value 81 motor vehicles N
tho United States Is placed officially
az ti.5s5. so7 900 by the census bu'
reau This Is based on an estimated
average car life or seven years
Entry blanks FOR tho coming Me
mortal day races at the indianapolis
speedway have already been mailed
This viii be- the last year Tor l2e
cubic inch engines The 1926 race Is
limited 90 stis cubic inch engines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
CHEVROLET HAS
BEST MONTH
ii January Records for
Sales Broken in 1925

rheyrpict Motor CO. broke an
- ,,,,,,s january records for re
- ana ORDERS during tho last
u .ecard.us 60 J.. % Thompson
~. ccntral Chevrolet. Inc. In
N. rccarl WAS made in the last
80. q the month ar since Jan
when tht new Chevrolet was
- ..A
=, chsyro'oi dealers thruout The
- seli,rrcd and tpUk orders for
.,,,n,atcly 90 pes oeut morv csrs
- Januaty than during either
..,ry 1854 or January 1885
~, months Ia tho two years
-, the highest production and
y. res,aris m the history 90 the
.hs,ry.
r.,,;nr the recent Chlesgo auto,
n, show LleI Cheyrolets were
- record which has never he
hssn equaned by any car cX,
.,,,,d Al this show during the same
.5cd q time
/, New York during tho automd,
4. .sow. whcrc the new Chevrolet
.Ncwn for the first time, five
A. many orders were taken as
s,lss any previous New York show
nthe pctrot Cleveland, phiadel.
II and other shows IN the hrsCr
..,,r. q population held previous
ne chicagu show, similar hlgh
spk q sales were Wade,
such sales records made. not only
,As automobile shows but by
.ss ihruout the country, arc In
r,,lve q the public acceptance Of
I. rev Chevrolet, points cut II, II.
"a, general sales manager.
m many cases, before the dealers
.,.lved some of the models. these
:, we're purchased nom specified
:, and photographs only" he
..rmerts 'The reason for this ma.
al acceptance lies IN the fact that
4, rev Chevrolet combines greater
,nny al lower cost than ever be.
NJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
BUILDS BODIES
:iqus Is Largest Builder
OF Closed Cars

Ia 1894 Briggs produced over
= lte automobile bodies, over bali
nalion automobile bodies in one
~ s record performance. states
3 executive Of the Briggs Manufac.
aan< Co. Detroit. Mich.
~ this amount over 9s per cent
- closed bodies. which Is more
"a vas built by any other body
sl-sfacfrrer in the world.
Basss vas the first 10 introduce
= sew popular type Of closed car
~ known as the coach.
.f'run. the first il was evident that
IS .allyearround comfortable body
~ ercsly what the overwhelming
nsray o. motorists demanded.
80 popular has the coach become
* practically every car manufac-
w inclrfes some type Of coach
dy IN BIS line. Tho entire indus.
h now talking in terms OF
a.hes.
-Fnr;hsrmore. due 10 great Great.
y cssigntng and manufacturing
asr We we're able to produce this
All body at prices which have
IA the motor cars equipped with
ne most talked OF values on the
EfkEt-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
Auto Engineers to
Meet in Virginia

The summer meeting Of the So.
city Of Automotsve Engineers, NOV
having a membership or more than
800. Is 10 be held AT white Sulphur
Springs. w Va. neat June from
the 18th TO the 18th Daily ssaslons
a. which addresses on subjects Of
live interest Ia automobile. alrplanr.
truck, tractor aud moiorboat circles
viii BE- interpreted with program
Of outdoor sports and indoor amuse.
ments.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
Winter Motoring Proves
Popular, Figures PROVE

Ions a day. or an Increase OF moro
than 20 per cent over the consump.
ton during the same month Of 1895.
Since September however con.
sumption decreased only - per cent.
OF about million gallons a day
The decrease during the same period
last year was nearly u per cent.
From these comparative figures.
the department experts figure auto.
mobiles were used morc during this
late fall. and promised greater usage
during winter. than the year before
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
Motorists Are 81
Per Cent Careful

only three per cent Or automobile
drivers ara careless. according 20
Thomas IL Carrov. Pennsylvania
Railroad safety superintendent,
Carrow bases his conclusion on a
survey made by the road in October
In the "a states thru which the
lines pass. u per cent % The tl4.255
drivers noted by men stationed NJ the
crossings. observed reasonable care.
the survey showed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
gu" Students Form
Mrs. Landes Club

A club TO promote and assist IN
tho reelection Of Mira. II. \ fandes
90 the city council has been formed
by a group u students az the
University OF Washington. They
have elected Ted Carlson. prosi
don't and Kenneth Melanosi. score.
tary
we believe that Mrs Ihndts
has proved faithful and efficient
servant Of the public. in that sho
has fought increasingly for The
things that arc clean aud desirable
In our public life" said Carlson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
Augment Klaxon
Win Old Tubes

Here Gan idea for the use Of Jour
discarded inner tubes.
Cut or a segment Of . tube. from
six 70 ten inches. slip one end over
the horn and fasten e. Let the other
end hang lo0ts.
Now toot your horn. the noise 10
almost doubled.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
Alki Community Club
Has Special Program

a spcclnl combined lincoln. Wash.
ingtou program has been arranged
for the meeting OF the AK Com.
munity club IN the Community hail
at Aiki beach. Monday. February
nc. at s p. NJ. The AK Junior
Boys chorus of Is voices VIII fel.
turc tho affair. Election OF officers
and discussion OF proposed com.
munlty Improvements viii follow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
MANY AXE CARELESS

sixteen out ~ every hundred
motorists cross railroad tracks with.
out looking 10 right or left. This Is
the conclusion OF the department Or
safety Of the baltimore 4 Ohio
railroad. which has just completed
a nine months survey of fradc
crossings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14

WASHINGTON. Feb it--Moro
consistent use OF the automobile thru
winter as Well as summer i shown
by gasoline figures given out by the
United states department % interior.
Rate % consumption Of Etsolinc
during November was 20 .so0, 600 gal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
I-NpER SCIENTIFIC sIrpY

Modern road building win undergo
scientific laboratory study by ar.
rangemcnt ot the L. s, bureau OF
public roads and Johns Hopkins uni.
vcrsity The tests viii center about
the elastic properties u concrete
under The impact OF moving loads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
NM sTRY SATURATED

The satuUtion point OF the auto.
mobile industry Is hers now saya c.
J. Kettering famous automotlyc en-.
ginecr ITS here" hs says. "and 1,
remains for the industry to 10 bust.
meas on that basis"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
OOO. 900 TIRES

This years win see tho production
81 s5.o09.0oo tires. or 10 per cent
above that Of 1924 government spo
cinlats estimate. This II based on
The large production and sale 81 cars
Ia 1929. for which . large replace.
mont OF tires Is expected this year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
ONE FIITm lam Tn Ann

Practically one NTH 81 all fatal,
Ties from accidents 10 1924 were
the result Of ~autnmobtlc mishaps.
according to Tho United states dc.
partment of commerce The total
number o. fatalities was Tt.tsi. OF
which lL.lrr Mern auto aecllenta.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14

II YOU have a house TO rent. use
Star WaEi Ads for quick results
the circulation is larger. the cost is
less.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
MOTOR LOCOMOTIVES

Sweden has taken 20 tho use Of
motor locomotives on its railway
lines This Ia a move 70 meet the
growing competition u autos and
buses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14

combination casing and Tube patch.
which IS very economical. win save
the motoring public millions Of dol
lars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14

n YOU have n house 10 rent use
Star Want Ads for quick results
the circulation is larger. the cost IS
IeaH.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
Unless You
Are a
Mechanical
Expert
CONFIDENCE

in the house with which
you are doing business
must be the deciding factor
in purchasing a Used Car.
We have built up a reputa-
ton for square dealing and
real Used Car values.
All our cars are recondi-
toned and priced right.
Chevrolet Roadster, 1928
Model. Beautifully equip
ped and in Al mechanical
condition-S315 only.
500 down, IL months
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
1924 Chevrolet Touring
$685.

Wonderful value. This car
looks good and Is in fine mechan.
ieai condition: $3.50 down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
1923 Chevrolet Sedan
$3.50

This car looks and runs like
new. Many extras. and in fine
mechanical condition: 5000 down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-14
1923 Ford Touring

Equipped with two nickel
bumpers. Hasslers. spare tire and
tube; 1895 Is fun price; ;75 down.
A real bargain.
, 1925-05-06

Most men are more willing to In
dulge In easy vices than TO practice
lahorlous virtues.
, 1925-05-06

less you want me TO, mother. Then
l would, gladly. I hate your working
like this, on the farm. while / go of
to school. 1t makes me feel kind Of
rotten. having my mother working for
me. The other fellows"
I'm doing the work I'm Interested
in, for the person l love best in the
world. I'd be neutrality-suspicious.
the farm. If the city creeps up on me
here. as they predict 1t will, l don't
know what shall do"
Just you wait till I'm successful.
Then there1l be no more working for
you"
what do you mean by successful
Sobig?" She had not called him that
In years. But now the old nickname
came to her tongue perhaps because
they were speaking of his future, his
success. what do you mean by sue
c%essful,' Sobig?"
Erich. Lots of money"
mo, no, Dirk! No! That's not sue
cess. Roelf-the thing Roelf does
that's success"
"Oh. well, If you have money enough
you can buy the things he makes, and
, 1925-05-06
Dam in Kentucky
Largest in World

Kentucky, says the Louisville Times,
soon will be able to boast artificial falls
that are 20 feet higher than Niagara,
when the great rock-illed Dix river
aam-the largest in the world-has
oeen completed OF the Dix river. neal
High Bridge.
Here, between steep stone cliffs
which form the banks of the river,
more than one and o%ne-quarter million
subic feet of rock have been used In
constructing n dam that is 270 feet
high. 700 feet thick at Its base. taper
ting to "a feet at Its summit, and has a
crest 900 fee long reaching from cliff
to cliff. The back waters Of the dam
will make n lake stretching &c miles
up the valley. A waterfall of 235 feet
will be utilized. whereas the falls mt
Niagara are only 165 feet.
In order to provide an outlet for the
river while the dam is being construct
ed. a tunnel 800 feet long and % feet
In diameter was carved through the
solid rock which forms the banks Of
the river.
, 1925-05-06

squinted through his cigar smoke. the
check book propped on his knee. He
tore off the check with II clean rip.
For a starter" he said. He held it
out to Selma.
There now" exclaimed Julie. in
triumphant satisfaction. That was
more like it. Doing something.
But Selma did not take the check.
She sat very still in her chair. her
hands folded. ''Tliat isn't the regular
way" she said.
August Hempel was screwihg the top
on his fountain pen again. Regular
way? for what?"
I'm borrowing this money. not TAX
ing 1t. oh, yes. I am! l couldn't get
along without it. l realize that now,
after yesterday. Yesterday! But in
five years-seven-Ill pay 1t back"
Then, at n half-uttered protest from
Julie. That's the only way I'll take it.
It's for Dirk. But I'm going to carr 1t
and pay 1t back. I want a" she
was being enormously businesslike, and
unconsciously enjoying it-"a-an I. o.
U. A promise to pay you back just as
as soon as l can. That's business.
isn't it? And I'll sign it"
Sure" said Aug Hempel, and I'M
screwed his fountain pen again. "Sure
that's business" Very serious, he
scribbled again, busily. on a piece of
paper. A year later, when Selma had
learned many things, among them that
simple and compound interest. on
mnnnv Innnn1 nra mot mara prpI1ar,c
devised to fill Duffy's arithmetic in
her school-teaching days, she went to
August Hempel between laughter and
tears.
you didn't say one word about in
%terest, that day. Not a word. What a
little fool you must have thought me-"
Between friends" protested August
Hempel.
But-"No," Selma insisted. "Inter-
est"
81 guess I better start me n bank
pretty soon If you keep on so business
like"
Ten years later he was actually the
controlling power in the Yards & Rang
er's bank. And Selma had the origi-
nal l. o. U. with its paid in Full.
Aug Hempel." carefully tucked away
with other keepsakes that she foolishly
Observation-Disclosures scraps that no
one but she would have understood or
valued-a small school slate such as
little children use (the one on which
she had taught Pervus to figure and
parse) a dried bunch of trilliums: a
hustled and panniered wine-red CASH
mere dress. absurdly old-fashioned; a
letter telling about the Infanta Eulalie
Of Spain and signed Julie Hempel Ar
, 1925-05-06
Chapter X

II those vague characteristics called
tynriously) magnetism. manner. grace.
distinction. attrnctiveness. fascination.
go to make up that nebulous quality
known MS charm; and II the possessor
Of that quality Ia accounted fortunate
In his equipment for that which the
class-day orators style the battle Of
life, then Dirk DeJong was n lucky lad
and life lay promIslngly before him.
Undoubtedly he had 1t; and undoubt-
eddy Il did. He was not one to talk n
grent deal. Perhaps that wis n Of his
most charming qualities. He listened 20
, 1925-05-06

have 'em. That's almost as good isn't
it?'
Dirk commenced his studies at Mid
west university in the autumn of 1909.
His first year vas none too agreeable,
as is usually the case in first years.
He got on well. though. Before the
enc of the first semester he was popu-
lar. He had great natural charm of
manner The men liked him, and the
girls, too. He rarely 'cut" a class. He
would have felt that this was unfair
and disloyal to his mother. Some of
his fellow students joked about this
faithfulness to his classes. Person
would think you were an Unclassi-
fed" they said.
The Unclassifieds were made up,
for the most part. of earnest and
rather middle-aged students whose
education was a delayed blooming.
They usually were not enrolled for a
full course, or were taking double
work feverlshly.
The professors found them n shade
too eager, perhaps too lnquIring; de-
handing too much. They stayed af,sr
class and asked innumerable ques-
lions. They bristled with interroga-
ton. They were prone to hold forth
In the classroom. swell. I have found
1t to be the case In my experience
that"
But the professor preferred TO do
the lecturing himself. II there was
to be any experience related 1t should
come from the teachers platform, not
the students chair.
In his first year Dirk made the al
most fatal mistake Of being rather
friendly with one of these Unclassi.
iieds-a female U~nclassiied, a large,
good-humored. plump girl. about thir-
ty-eight. with n shiny skin which she
never powdered and thick hair that
exuded a disagreeable odor Of OIL.
She was sympathetic and Jolly, but
her clothes were u fright, the CLASH
feds would have told you. and no mat
ter how cold the day there was al
ways a half-moon Of stain showing
under her armplts. She had a really
fine mind, quick, enger. balanced. al
most judicial. She knew just which
references were valuable. which use
less. Her name was Schwengauer-
Matte Schwengauer. Terrible!
She and Dirk got In the way OF
walking out OF the classroom together.
across the campus. She told him
something OF herself.
"Your people farmersi" Surprised,
she looked ut his well-cut clothes, his
slim. strong. unmarked hands. his
smart shoes and cap. "why. so nre
mine. Iowa" She pronounced II
Ioway. II lived on the farm NIL my
life till ! was twenty seven. I always
wanted to go AWAY to school. but we
never had the money md | couldn't
come TO town to enrn because | wns
the Oldest. and Ma was sickly after
Emma-that's the youngest-there are
nine OF us-wns born. Ma was
anxious ! should go and PA was will.
Ing. but It couldn't be. No fault Of
theirs. One year tho summer would
be so hot. with n 70 rain hardly from
spring till fnll. and the o would
Just dry up on the stalks. like paper.
The nex year II would be 10 wet the
seed would rot In the ground. Ma
died when I was twenty-slx. The
kids were all pretty well grown up
by that time. Pm married again In a
yenr. ! came TO Chicago about i've
years ago. . I've done nil kinds
OF work. I, guess. except digging in a
conl mine. I'd have done that II Ia
had to-"
, 1925-05-06
Misses $4,000 Lunches

Elmer Gray, assistant county at.
torney of Hennepin county, Minnesota
is a. man of seventy years, but looka
and acts like II n of fifty. He at.
tributes his youth to the fact that
he has never eaten lunch in t~hirty-sve
years. During that time he estimates
he saved $3,250 on 1900 meals, but
would like to have some one tell hin
where the money Is.
, 1925-05-06

mold; n pair OF mems old side-boots
with mud caked or them; n crude
sketch. almost obIiternted now. done
on a torn scrap af brown paper and
showing the Hnymarket with the wag-
n vegetable-lnden and the men
gathered beneath the street-fares. and
the patient farm horses-Roelf's child
ish sketch.
, 1925-05-06

Fearful over h lnroads Of Amerl.
can manufacturers, producers Of Spain
are considering the standardization of
their wares and quantity production
patterned after methods of this coun-
try.
, 1925-05-06

The charm Of a bathroom is its spot.
lessness. By the use of Red Cross Ball
Blue all cloths and towels retain their
wilderness until worn out.-Advertise-
ment,
, 1925-05-06
Frankie's Answer

"Rhodes got a bullet In the shoulder
nj Omdurmnn. and Lord Croiner. solicit.
tous. wired TO him from Cairo: Shall
! send you n ~nursei'
"'By all means,' was Frankle's an
swer. send the prettlest you cnn
find From "A Sleuf Of Memories
by Frank Scudnmore.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04

occurred but We know in general
that industrial conditions in China
are horrible.
Under these circumstances il is
folly to suppose that Chinese bit
terness and Chinese riots are due
simply to Russian red propaganda.
as news stories from Shanghai
continually allege. The Russians
have been mingling with the Chin
ese, and We have no doubt that
there has been red propaganda.
but without the tyranny of the
Shanghai mill owners it could nos
have brought about the results we
have been reading about during
the past week or more, If the
stories are true, and We are not so
sure of their accuracy.
For the present things seem to
be settling down somewhat in
Shanghai, but anti-foreign riots are
reported elsewhere in China. The
Chinese government has stated the
Chinese case vigorously in its no.e
to the powers. The Chinese stu.
dents are organizing a boycott of
British and japanese mills. We
wish them success. We would also
wish them success under similar
circumstances if the mills were
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-09-04

.rlowed.a Suppose they start
a. n. and factories where the
e. .ort Of hours and wages
s.gnose that the long suffering
I'm. employed in the Japan
..p. finally struck and their
e -. we're railroaded by the
H.. government to Jail. Suppose
- mat Americans, led by stu
=. conducted a great mass DEM
s.,stion against the japanese
IN hut without firing a shot.
s-o,oss that Indian troops in the
...loy of the British fired upon
!. ,rowd killing several of the
..,isot leaders-would you expect
americans generally to side with
4. foreigners or their own coun-
pmen'
Now the thing We have asked
van to imagine in the case of
.nsriea has actually happened in
China Shanghai, a Chinese city,
!, divided into a number of foreign
elements which are run like
tm kcompanies. Signs have been
posted excluding dogs and Chinese
from the public parks. We do not
know precisely the conditions in
,ba Japanese mills where the strike
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-29
Sprouted Oats Will Aid
Health of Winter Flock

Green feed during the winter months
viii encourage egg production and pro-
mote the health Of the flock. Cabbage
or sprouted oats are especially recon-
mended.
Sprouted oats have the advantage OF
being easily available on most farms.
Trays for sprouting oats, made about
two inches deep and two feet square
with bottoms of plaster lath, are con-
venient. The trays are supported on
an upright frame or rack provided
with cleats so that the trays will slide
In and out. A four-inch space is al
lowed between trays.
A rack five feet high will accommo-
date ten trays or enough for two or
three hundred birds. The sprouter is
kept in furnace room or other place
where the temperature Is 60 to 70 de-
grees.
Two or three pounds Of dry oats are
soaked over night and placed in a tray
each day. They can be sprinkled fire.
ouently and allowed to grow from one
fourth to one inch in length before
feeding.