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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
SCHOLARSHIP is
ENDORSED
Maxwell Urges High School
Students to Compete

High school students in tho state
arc asked by j. w. Maxwell, prcsi.
dent OF the Automobile Club OF
Washington, TO interest themselves
in the essay contest conducted by
the highway education board. and "a
submit essays on this years subject,
Economics Resulting From High
way Improvement"
Not only is the award OF all tbs
expenses OF n four years college
ourBe--amounting 10 about $1,000
year worth going after, accord
Ing to Mr.. Maxwell, but the winning
OF the prize by "A Washingtoniar
would rebound greatly to tho credit
of the state.
"Washington's highway develop
ment is OF such n high type that II
offers a splendid opportunity FOL
studies OF tho economies which re.
suit from such development" Tho
club president declares.
Henry 8. Firestone, tire manufac
turer. Is the donor OF the hlghly
coveted prize. The contest, which
is open to all high school students
win close on May / Essays entered
must not exceed 700 words In length
and should be turned in TO tho prin
cipal Of the high school attended by
the contestant Copies Of tho dc
tailed contest rules arc in the hnnd,
Of these principals. and at tho Of
flee OF the automobile club whcr,
they may be freely consulted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04

Gasoline alley auto row and ospe-
clally used car dealers were given
tho surprise OF their lives this week
when 4. J. Eberharter. president OF
Eberharter's Garage. Inc. Third ave.
at Virginia. announced tho sale or
the firms great rccondltlonins plan,
a, sos wcs,lnko ave. y. 10 Il. j.
McCauley and Ray o. Cutting. su.
perintcndent and shop foreman. re.
spectlveiy.
THE Manufacturing Company"
Is tho firm nnmo being painted In
large letters on the big building at
westlnke ave ~. and Republican st.
where for years passersby have read
Eberharter'B Used Cars.
",rhe deal was prompted by do
sire to shift the heavy burden OF op.
Grating the plant SO as to provide
more time for tho selling and IL
nance end OF the business" said A.
]. Eberharter Both Mr. McCauley
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
ETHYL GAS NOT
DANGEROUS
U. S. Bureau Experiments
With Lead Fuel

WASHINGTON. April t.-opera.
ton OF automobiles using ethyl gas.
ollne Is not harmful. the United
States bureau OF mines has deter
mines.
Exhaust fumes from engines using
this newly developed ''anti.knock"
gasoline. which contains tetraethyl
lead. failed TO injure or affect appre-
ciably number OF rabbls. guinea
pigs. pigeons. dogs ana monkeys
during a continuous period OF iss In
experiments by the bureau TO deter.
mine IL the use OF the motor fuel had
any destructive effect on human life.
The bureaus experiments were
undertaken both 20 find out II there
is any hazard In breathing air which
contains gases from engines USING
this fuel or inhnling the raw ethyl
gasoline.
The only danger OF lead poison
ing seems TO DO confined to the me.
chanic who Is continually cleaning
carbon from motors. and the danger
In this case Is about the same a,
that Of a painter who uses paint,
containing lead" the bureau re
ported
The investigation did not dea
with preparation OF the tetrae,hy
lead used in ethyl gasoline. Thh
process has caused a number OF IA
tali,les In haywood. ". j., and othel
places recently.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
OLDS is MOTOR
PULLMAN
Comfortable Bed Can Be
Made in New Coach

Sometimes automobile mhnufac.
turorb build even better than they
anticipated. and such has proven tho
case with tho olts,nobile 6-pahaenger
coach. Altno entirely unlutrntionhl
on tho part Of the body designers. II
has developed that the coach quickly
and easily can be transformed into "a
perfect Pullman nleeping compart'
ment
Tho discovery OF the possibilities
In thia direction was made by OldH
mobile dealers on the Pacific Coast
where a .o0o.mils drive In conuid'
cred just little jaunt The sleeping
compartment was tested out IA -
drive from Seattle. wash 20 San
Francisco ana return,
Changing tho seating arrange
msnts OF tho Oldhmobil1 coach into
a bed In somewhat similar 20 tho ia
mliihr procedure Of making up the
lower berth In a Pullman sleeper.
Tho rear seat cushion IN first TO
moved. ThiH dihelosen two wood
screws that hold the back upholstery
In place. Removing these screws,
this back section can be raised of
the retaining hooks and lifted out OF
place. Tho rear seat cushion then
Is replaced. with tho front OF the
cushion placed 20 the rear % give tho
proper slope for pillow. The back
section then is placed between the
front and rear seats. tho front por.
ton resting on the foot rail which
has been raised TO a perpendicular
position.
II II necessary 10 remove tho bolts
/ from tho hinges Of tho front seat
I backs and replace them with bolts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
South to Spend Big
Sum for New Roads

ATLANTA. Ca April a. The
South this year is going 20 spend
sto0. 900 900 for the construction and
maintenance OF improved highways.
making this one OF the greatest road
building years In the south's history.
This amount Is the combined ex-
penditurs planned BY 10 southern
states.
The greatest Developments ara
planned for Florida, followed in order
by Georgia. Alabama, Tennessee and
the Carollnas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
SAFETY DEVICE
LOWERS COST
Insurance Rates Cut for
Well.Equlpped Cars

More automobiles were stolen IN
the United states last year than all
the cars owned IN Germany. Austria,
Turkey and Bulgaria. Many were
also destroyed by fire and accident,
II Is consequently not surprising that
various forms OF Insurance ooverago
have been devised 20 protect the
owners against loss. according 20
Western Auto supply Co, officials.
Extra tires are covered under the
terms OF many policies, providing
they arc spare tires AZ the time OF
their theft. II they are left In the
garage or not directly attached 60
the car they arc not considered
spares.
The Insurance underwriters allow
rs per cent discount from the thcft
premium. II the car Is equipped with
an approved locking device other
than attached by the manufacturer
On collision insurance n liberal dis
count Is given IT. the car Is equipped
with bumpers that have been APP
proved by the underwriters labora-
tories. A front bumper discounts tho
premium 10 per cent. Bumpers,
front and rear. reduce tho insurance
l9h per cent.
Fire insurance will be cut IL per
cent. too. II the car Is supplied with
fire extlnguisher. This Is one item
OF equipment that every car owner
should place in his car. not for the
protection Of the car alone. but TO
insure the safety OF the passengers
and the equipment that might be In
the car at the time OF tho fire.
There arc many other accessories
that. while they do not reduce insur.
anee premiums, are equally essential
for safe motoring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
Washing Cars

The Ignition wiring, distributor
and carburctor must DO kept FREQ
from water to bc Borvlecnblc. when
the chr Us being washed, therefore.
n good way to avoid wctting those
appliances Is TO cover the hood com.
plotoly with the radintor cover aud
then use tho hose AZ viii. Tho hood
may later be cleaned by the use OF
u sponge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
BACK 10 TIE PALACE

After two attempts 20 get the auto
prospects lar up into the Bronx.
where New YorEs auto show was
held az the large armory, the auto
dealers have decided 10 return to the
Grand Central palace IN the center
~ the city -Four floors VII be oc.
Cupled b. new carr IN 1895.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
LOW IMPORTATION

To eysry 800 ears that this country
exports for hale. only one car In lm-
ported. according 10 latest figures Of
The department OF commerce. Last
year exports numbered 1880, and
lmpnrtn G0t.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
ALL FOR SAFETY

Thirty.oight state legislatures
have before them automotiye bills
designed TO effect greater safety
tho streets. Twenty states tackled
bills requiring compulsory insur-
ance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
NEw CROSSING SIGNAL

An automatic danger signal for
railroad crossings. operated by loco
motives approaching crossings, has
been invented by an Indiana me.
chanic. a locomotive can be made
20 turn the stop signal al the cross.
.ng Il approaches within the distance
Of a mile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
INSURANCE. FOR ALL

A bill Ia tho Delaware legislature
seeks 20 require every auto owner
In the state 20 provide some form OF
indemnity insurance for himself,
either thru straight insurance, bond
or some other way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
POLAND PROGRESSING

Two hundred firms In Poland ARE
making small quantities OF automo-
bile parts and AFRO ding repair work.
Manufacture and assembly Of entire
automobiles are expected soon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
MOST STILL OPEN

Less than 30 per cent OF the cars
built last year were closed That
means that about 1000, 900 open
cars were built On 1929.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04

and Mr.. Cutting have been with mo
for the past four years and helped
me TO build UP Tho plan, TO It's pres.
ont high standard OF efficiency.
Patrons OF Ebnrharter'B Garage.
Inc. are insured OF tho same high
quality automobiles, the same thoro
rccondition. etc. MS tho tho plant
were operated by our firm, and at
tho Same limo tho public is per.
mitted 20 share In tho benefit OF tho
high class work done by our former
mechanics and craftsmen"
NEW FIRMS
OFFICERS
Il. J. MoCauloy will be president
and general manager and K. o. Cut
ting. vice president and superin.
tcndent OF the new firm.
we want the public to know that
tho new firm. The McCaulcy. Cutting
Company. win operate. not only as
a garage. but as the the most com.
plcte automotivo works In the
Northwest, doing oil kinds of au
tomobile rebuilding. recondtioning
ovorhauling. fender and radiator. tor
and upholstery work. painting, no.
finishing and battery service" said
McCaulcy.
we also wish the public to know
that the firm is distinctly separate
from Eberhartcr's Garage, Inc.
which now becomes merely highly
valuable patron. our mechanics
have had years OF experience In
handling all kinds OF work on nj
makes OF automobiles and we be
lleve them to DO tho best in tn,
West"
Evening star., 1925-12-06

in the same direction and at LehiSh,
he took a degree in mining engineer
ing in 1899. In 1900 the University
of Havana conferred on him the doc
torate in recognition of his activity
in mining engineering, d branch much
in demand in the early days of the
Cuban liberation. Always Il busy
man and constantly working out
problems connected with his profes-
sion. the Amba ssador has joined few
clubs. but he has always sustained
his interest in the Delta Epsilon,
which he joined while at I.ehigh.
Sonora Aballi, who is graceful and
rather petite and of the vivacious
type which Washington associates
with the daughters of Cuba. will,
after all the calls of courtesy have
been made, begin with the usual
amenity TO the corps, after which
there will be some special functions
tor the visiting brides. which will be
enthusia stically accepted by the
Younger set. No more delightful
domicile for a ball exists in the city
than the Cuban embassy, and some
# the most beautiful and unique
fetes in social annals have been given
there. The ATnba SSadUrS wife speaks
English. which is always an udvan-
taSe While her husband and children
manage ii quite as well as they do
their own tongue. Senor and Sonora
de cubas and Senor and Sonora
Suurez.MuriaS will assuredly remaiu
until after Christmas, even if they
do not prolong their visit into the
middle of the official sea aSOn.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
G. w. u. Columbian Women
Reception Due Friday

Tie annual reception given by the
columbian Women Of George Wash
ingt"u University in huuor of preSi-
dent and Mrs. William Maihcr Lewis
viii he held Friday evening at =
o'clock. at the Washington club.
Seventeenth and X streets north
west.
The guests "f honor and Mrs.
Henry Grattau DOYLE. president of
the Columbian Women. will head III"
receiving line. and viii he assisted
by The officers associated with Mrs.
DOYLE.
Hostesses presiding al the tea
table during the evening Will he
Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr.: Mrs. Howard
l.. HodGkins. Miss Alice HenninG. Mrs.
William Carl Ruedi@er. Mrs. William
cabell Van Week. Mrs. William cline
Borden Mrs. Charles Edward Mum
roe. the dean of women. Miss Anna
Loretta Rose: NisS Eliza beth Peet,
Mrs. = Malcolm Price. Mrs. John
Paul Earnest. Mrs. ID. kerloot Shute
Mrs. Gilbert Hall and Mrs. Frederick
W. Price.
There will he dancing throughout
the evening. Miss Elizabeth Wilson
being chairman of the floor COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
THE BACHELOR APARTMENTS

y
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Two rooms and bath. undcr manage
ment. hUtri service. $1,000 to Sl0O.G0 Z
muntn. Fer gentlemen who want cOHliui'
and privacy. IhcHr Main i5."
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Cuban Ambassador
Sees Favorable Omen
As He Assumes Duties $
His Credentials Presented to
President Coolidge on An
niversary of His Birth in
1876.

The Cuban Ambass dor. Senor
Rafael Sanchez Aballi. who presented
his credentials to President Coolidge
Thursday, December >. deems it an
omen of the happiest significance that
this momentous event occurred on his
birthday and at the very hour and mo
ment during which he was ushered
into the mundane sphere in the city
OF MatanZaS in 1876. The new rep
resentative of the Cuban Republic
this day tNpified not only his actual
birthday, but his birth into the pub
lie service of his country. Practically
all his life he has been devoted to the
development Of sugar. the great ma
tional industry Of his country. ana
with his presentation to the American
Executive on Thursday he began his
present career in the higher state.
craft under the most suspicious cir
cumstanCeS.
The Ambassador from the republic
"f the Caribbean. the destinies a.
which have been 80 iutorwovtn with
this Republic. brings To the capital u
charming wife. who was before her
marriage. on May 10. 1901. Senuriia
Gisela hernandez of tn. province Of
oriente. Two radiant Young brides.
with their husbands. the former THEN
daughters. are of their party, and II
may be that all four will prolung theh
honeymoon Jaunt into passing the
Winter in Washington. The. young
matrunS were. respectively. Srnoritas
Luisa and Lola AbulliilernandcI. and
their double wedding on November I"
was brilliant social event of ila
Ndna. staged in the hoary old cath,-
dral. where for centuries rested the
body of the great disCoNerer Of the
New World. The elder. LIiSa, mar
ried DR.. lose l.. de tltbas. and the
younger. Lola. Senor Jaime SuareZ.
MurlaS, and on completing their visit
To the Ambassador they will reside in
Havana. There are three sons. the
eldest of whom. Rafael Jorge Aballi-
Hernandez, married Senurita Bertha
Machado. daughter OF the present eN.
ecutiVe of Cuba. and the young couple
live in the beautiful presidential pal
ace in Havana. Twin sons. Arma ndo
and Alfredo. complete this interesting
family circle. They are just Il ana
are about to begin the practice OF law
"tter receiving the Ii. d. degree from
The legal college, affiliated with the
University of Havana.
Senor Ahalli accompanied Presi-
dent elect Machadu on his visit TO
Washington short time ago. and a
tie of lonS-established friendship
binds The two. recently made stronger
by the intellnarriase. The Arnba ssa-
dor lS q Scmi-AmeriCan in that he re
ceived his collegiate training at LIE
high, in Ohio. and he has always
maintained plea asant relations with
his teachers and fellow students
there. He received the degree of
=. \. specializing in metallurgy, in
1898. and. pushing his studies further
Evening star., 1925-12-06
New York State Society
TO Honor Mrs. Robinson

The New ioIl, state Society. of
which Mrs. James w Wadsworth jr
is president. Will give its December
event tomorrow at $50 o'clock pm.
in the large ballroc4l-"f the Willard
Hotel. Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robin
son, Wif" of the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy. will he the guest Of honor
The hoSte>SeS Of the evening will he
:he ladies Of the executive board. and
every effort will hc made To spread q
feeling of good fellowship. 4 cordial
invitation To all residents Of New York
State now in WASHINGTON is given to
come and he with the society
in its effort to affiliate all Of the mem
hers of the Empire State
The evening will he given 10 dane
inG. with special features by the Car
oIinianS.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Womens City Club Tea
Hostesses Announced

Miss Fay Bentley and Miss May
O'Toole will he hoStesseS at the tea
this afternoon at the Nomen'S City
club. The guests of honor will he
Mrs Ernest +. Grant. chairman Of
the National Child Health Commission
Of thc National tuberculosis AsSocia-
tion. and Mrs. Clarence Stewart. VOcsI-
tional director of occupational therapy
at the tuberculosis Hospital. Miss
Ella inc Eppley and Miss Phyllis Rob
inson will preside at the tea table.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Woman Representative
Arrives IN Capital

Mrs. Mary T. Norton, The first
woman Representative from New
Jersey. has taken an apartment at
Wdrdman Park Hotel and has with
her her sister. Miss Anne G hopkins
of Pelham Manor, y. Y. They will
he joined today by Mrs. Nortons hus-
band. Mr.. Robert :. horton. and her
hrotherin-laW and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph r. McDona gh of Pelham
Manor. y. Y. and their daughter
Miss Marion McDonagh. who will
come for the opening Of Congress-
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels
To Make Home Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Daniels OF
Raleigh, y. c., have come to Wash
inston and are at Wardman Park
Hotel for a few days while looking
for an apartment. Mr.. Daniels, who
is the son OF Mr.. Josephus Daniels,
the former Secretary Of the Navy,
will be located perman nently in Wash
ington as the representative of the
Raleigh News Observer.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Mrs. Franklin King Gives
Tea IN Honor of Visitor

Mrs. Franklin King was hostess at
bridge tea Tuesday in her home at
l47o Spring place. in honor of Mrs.
T.. ID. Wilson of Columbus, Ohio, who
is visiting her sisters. Mrs. w. w.
Staid and Mrs. Horace Chandlee OF
Chevy Chase. Md. The guests mum
bered 80 and the house was decorated
with yellow chrysanthemums. Mrs.
Wallace Radcliffe and Miss Edna Pat
ten presided at the tea table.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Skins in Coats Numbered.

Every skin that goes into an eX-
pensive fur coat is numbered accord
ing to fui1'iers and furthermore they
are registered and can be identified
in case OF theft or loss. The regis
ira ation number stamped on the skin
be removed without thorough
ly damaging the skin. This precau-
tinn applies only Ia the fine and more
expensive fUrS. Of course.
Evening star., 1925-12-06
Representative Keefner
And Family Arrive

Representative and Mrs. Charles T..
keefner ana Miss katheryn keefner
of Missouri have taken a suite at the
Hotel Roosevelt
New Britain herald., 1925-04-10
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My youth and beauty helps
 By Edna Wallace Hopper

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 My enVied hair
 My hair is thick, lustroue and lux- urious. The thousands who see me daily on the stage wonder al it's glory. I have never had falling hair or dandruff, never a touch of gray. In fact, my hair is finer far than 40 years ago. This l owe to my HaiI Youth. It combines many helps il one, apply 1t directly 10 the seal with an eye-dropper. There 1t con bats all that stiles the hair root It stimulates and tones. l never m a woman who found anything { bring comparable results. I wish d women who love beautiful hail would learn what Hair Youth doeG. , All druggists and toilet counters now supply Edna Wallace Hopper's beauty aids exactly as I use them. Mail this coupon for a sample of any, stating which you want. My Beauty Book will come with it. If the sample delights you, get my products at your store. Clip coupon u0T
New Britain herald., 1925-04-10
SERVICE PRIZES GO
 TO LOWLY EMPLOYES
43 Veterans of General Electric Co. Receive Awards of Money and
 Certificates.

Schenectady, April lo.-Forty- three employees of the General Flee trtc company, scattered through factories and offices all over the United States, were today given awards of money and certificates by the Charles A. Coffin foundation. in recognition of outstanding services performed by them in 1924.
 The winners comprise 12 shop workers, five foremen, Is engineers, seven commercial men and four special awards. Selected with tSe greatest care from among the TO- GOO employees of the General Elec tric company by a committee of of- fcials headed by President Gerard swope, the group represents per sons who performed some distin- guished service to the company, the work of machinists finding recogni- tion side by side with the outstand- ing feats of eminent electrical en- gineers.
 The most interesting award of the 43 was given to Richard s. Nassit, young Assyrian at the Pittsburgh works of the company, who suggested himself out of a job, but by so doing was given a new and better one. Nassif carried fan motor parts from a conveyor to an inspection table eight hours day. He suggested a conveyor sys- tenn which would do the work he was doing. His award is not only l for initiative, but for courage.
New Britain herald., 1925-04-10

ma,lc but very understandable mode Of expression. He could strip a state department communication of its high-sounding and ambiguous phrases, and tell the Jap statesmen just what Uncle Sam meant and why he meant it.
 And the Japanese elh~ states- men. recognizing though nov pub licly admitting that Japan is still a youngster among civilized na- tons, pronted no little by his ad- vice.
 It was Baron shidehara. former Japanese ambassador to Washing ton, now head of Japan's foreign office, who signed Moore up for his job of undiplomatic diplomat. The fifth yearly contract has Just been signed. Which would seem to indi- cate that Moore has been giving sat- isfaction as well as advice.
 Moore alternates between Japan and the United States, first a year here, then a year there. in order to keep his contacts in both countries fresh. The United States is still home" to him, however. and he's educating his children in the [. S, A.
 Moore and Baron Matsudalra, the new Japanese ambassador, present the long and short of diplomacy in Washington.
 Moore Is tall, lanky-a human lath. Matsudaira is short, roly- poly. They make an odd team. Both admit the same pet aversion however--the lingo who Is always trying to stir hostilities between Y. s. and Nippon.