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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-05

el escenario del drama fre trasla-
dado a la ciudad de Ironwood en-
ell estado de Michigan. Uno de los
habitantes de la ciudad habia lei.
do la historic, y nientras iba hacia
su trabajo, Sc puso a pensar sobre
la s6rdida tragedia. Al pasar fren-
te una barberia, noto algo que
lie lam6 la atenci6n. FL barbero
t2nfa un gaban blanco, y al incl
narse para afeitar a su chente, Sc
le notaba una uaga asquerosa en-
la mano derecha.
FL detective, Sc di6 prisa mar
char a su casa, para buscar la CO.
pia del peri6dico. Tambi6n Sc bus
CO una fotografia del supuesto ase-
sino. Y luego, marcho q afeitar-
Sc para tener mejor oportunidad
oe examinar al barbero. Una sola
mirada fue suficiente. Estaba sa-
tisfecho. FL barbero Sc llamaba
Juan Lind. Sc le arr ,st6 y Sc lie
pidieron explcaciones. Confes6 que
era ell hombre Quien Sc buscaba,
pero insisti6 en- que no habia ase-
sinado a la sefora Nichols. Dijo
qu9 cuando entro en- la habitaci6n,
la mujer Sc habia muerto de miedo i.
Al caer al suelo, la examinaron, y
liegaron Ia conclusion de que ha-
bia muerto del coraz6n. Luego, CO.
gieron ell dinero y las joyas y es-
caparon.
I POGO despues. ell vii asesino era
electrocutado.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-05
Ell gobernador Towner...

da a la Federation Americana del
Tratajo, Y tendra el apoyo del mo-
vinnento obrero en- los Estados Uni
dos, contra cualQuier estratagema
para COLOMBIAN este pals. Ell expert
nento Sc hizo clando la guerra y no
pudo dar peores resultados."
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-02-05
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Evening star., 1925-09-13
THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS:

You fellows who think it doesn't
make any difference what kind of gas
oline you buy ought to spend a few
days with me here I'm the shop. 1t
isn't so much the risk of gettin' poor
gasoline when you amt particular as
TO what you buy or where you buy 1t,
but mainly the engine troubles that
come from usin' too many different
kinds and grades of gas.
Figure ii out for yourself I know
one chap who went to the service sta
ton to have his carburetor adjusted.
They spent a lot of time on the job
because he wanted it right. He wanted
power, mileage, pickup, easy startin'
and everythin' that is ideal in the way
of an adjustment. Then he went right
out and bought another grade of gas.
The engine fell down on the first
hill. He strained it a little because
only the day before 1t had tackled the
hill in good shape. He couldn't make
it out. Next he had a little trouble
startin', and because 1T came on him
so Unexpectedly he got balIed up with
Evening star., 1925-09-13
BRITISH LIQUOR TRADE
CUT BY AUTO BUYING
Money Formerly Spent for Beer
Now Purchasing Cars, England's
Road Director Says.

Voluntary prohibition is coming to
pass in England as a result of the
automobile. according to Sir Henry
Maybury, director general OF roads of
Great Britain, who recently visited
Washington.
The motor industry in England is
prospering," he said, while general
business is quiet; and this motor trade
is developing at the expense of
liquor. There is a rapidly growing
interest in motor travel and the
money of the public instead Of going
for beer is being used in the pur-
chase of automobiles.
Traffic in New York is cleared
more rapidly than in London. Here
the average movement in the heart
of the city is at the rate of 13l2 miles
per hour, as compared with 10 in
London.
I'VE do not allow parking as gen
orally on the streets, but, on the other
hand, the municipalities rather than
private enterprises provide many
parking spaces under supervision free
of charge. There are, however, many
more parking spaces available.
The effect of motor travel is to
decentralize population in the cities
We find in London that population is
constantly moving farther out. There
are three times as many persons car
ried on busses in England as on the
electric railway systems.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
SPECIAL BODY URGED
FOR CAMPING IN AUTO
Touring Across Continent Has Be-
come So Extensive That Facilities
for Sleeping Are Urged.

Touring across the continent has
become so extensive that special bodies
should be designed with the purpose
of facilitating camping, says the
journal of the Society of Automotive
Engineers for September in discuss
ing long distance touring. A need now
exists for an automobile that is suit
able not only fo" transportation but
for sleeping qua ars as well. Nearly
every one cherisi. S the hope of some
day escaping the confining environ
ments of modern city life to spend
few weeks in camping and exploring
and in many ways living in the ro-
mantle manner of his ancestors.
In 1924, according TO authorities,
some 1000 900 persons used motor
camping equipment and slept in their
own tents or cars at night. In 1925
the number will be greater. The daily
expense per person is figured at 81.
In view of this demand and of the
great sum of money expended for
camping equipment, 1t is urged that
serious thought be given to the prob
lem of designing cars so that various
parts shall serve double purpose,
namely, as motor vehicle elements
and as units of shelter or sleeping
accommodations.
Designers should bear in mind that
while the public desires cars design
ed for camping purposes these cars
should not be harder to operate nor
less roomy than conventional cars, but
should be suitable in every respect
for long-distance touring. The amount
of baggage necessary for long trips
is usually great, so that the space
within the car, as we'll as that on
various projecting parts, is at a
premium.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
SPEED IN REPAIR WORK
Is GARAGEMEN'S SLOGAN
Continued from Fifth Page)


shop that isn't busy. The big shops
consequently complain of a loss in
volume OF trade. 1t is this volume
which they deem necessary to a re-
duction in overhead and to modern
ization of equipment
The motorist who takes his work to
the poorly equipped shop usually
finds he does not get the quick service
he expected because, while they go
at the job at once, they are not
equipped with the latest devices to
turn out the work promptly. The
bigger the volume of business handled
by the large shops, experience seems
to show, the better are they able to
turn out good work promptly.
Even many of the larger shops are
handicapped for want of better equip
ment. This often Is due to peculiar
business complications. Many Of the
units on modern cars are built by
specialists, and occasionally the serv-
Ice stations are not supplied with
proper tools and information cover
ing service on such parts because the
manufacturers of these units are re-
luctant to advertise the fact that their
devices ever give trouble.
This is illustrated in many shops
d
device on large number of cars, it is
necessary to use a special clamp. I'm
able to obtain suitable clamps already
designed for the job, the shops must
make their own equipment. Others
adopt various methods which often
add to the cost of service work and
invariably take up time.
Progressive car owners, fully aware
of the fact that no part of any car
has a permanent release from care
and attention, are taking advantage
of the big shops, stimulating the de-
mand for time saving tools and equip
ment, and reaping the benefits of
prompt service. The motorist is begin
ming to realize that it costs more in
time and money to go to the shop that
isn't busy.
Service, nevertheless, is stepping
on the accelerator. Keep them run
ming" is the watchword of the auto
motive industry, and the trade has
come to recognize that there is no
longer anything to be gained by tying
up cars overnight. The overnight job
ties up the profits of the repairer as
well as those of the customer.
Copyright by The Ullman Feature Service
Evening star., 1925-09-13

the job and choked the motor too
much. That added a little carbon and
helped to dilute the oil in the crank
ca se.'
Then he went back to the service
station for a better carburetor adjust
ment. This wasn't much of a job for
the mechanics. because they We're so
busy they forgot all about his previous
visit. One of them did happen to say,
however, that maybe the owner got
some poor gas. That was unfortu-
nate. When the owner drove off with
perfect mixture for the gas he had
in the tank he Immediately went to an
other station, where he got another
brand of gas. That day the car ran
fairly well on the mixture of the two
brands, but the next day, when the
engine was operatin' on the new
brand entirely, the results were diff
ferent.
The engine had lots of pep, but the
gas mileage was awful. A month of
this and the cylinders would have been
full of carbon.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
BALLOON TIRE PRESSURE

To keep balloon tires up to Ger
tain pressure. rather than to vary
them according TO road and load con
ditions. is analogous to trying to run
through the Winter on "A Summer
'carburetor adjustment Owing 20 the
tendency to jiggle. a balloon tire
should be inflated 10 its maximum
limit when driving over smooth pave
ments, as in the city. When travelling
over rough roads the minimum limit
of pressure should be adopted.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
lRELAND'S JAUNTING CARS
GIVING PLACE TO AUTOS
American Invasion Routs Pic
turesque Vehicles From High
ways of Erin.

BELFAST, September u. Very
soon Dublin and Belfast will be the
only places in Ireland where you can
drive a jaunting ear. In dozens Of
villages from Donegal to Cork this
interesting form of Irish travel has
disappeared and the universal Ford
has taken it's place. As the automo-
bile does not seem to be as safe a
method Of locomotion when driven by
Irish farmers as the old jaunting car,
a movement is under way 10 compel
all auto owners to take out insurance
against third party risks.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
Telltale Knocks.

An engine that does not knock on
hills when filled with carbon is timed
too late. Such an engine often will
climb hills without overheating, but it
will be slow on the level. and will over
heat when forced much above 80 miles
per hour.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
RED AND YELLOW LIGHTS
WARN MARYLAND DRIVERS
Replace Old Green Signals That
Have Been in Use Up to
This Time.

BALTIMORE, September 12.--Red
and yellow warning flash signals sig
nifying a crossroad are being placed
on MARYLAND State roads in suhStitu-
ton for the green signals that have
been in use.
In addition to the new flash signals.
red and yellow reflector signals are
being placed at crossroads where the
flash towers are not in use.
Other reflector signals were epected
recently on State roads at other dan
ger points These signals are red
for road ends ay1d railroad crossings
and yellow for clArves.
Three times as haany persons in
England ride on motor busses as on
the electric railways.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
STRENGTHENING RODS.
Cannot Stand Treatment Without
Sacrificing Strength.

Warnings have been sounded by
engineers against the practice Of try
ing to straighten steering rods and
crosstubes bent in automobile acct
dents. Mechanics use TWO general
methods of Strengthening cold bend
ing and heat treating. Both Of these
methods are unsafe. 1t is advisa BILE
70 replace bent parts. since they have
been forced beyond their elastic limit
and will not stand a repetition Of this
trea tment under a straighteni :
process without being that much
nearer the breaking point when put
back into service.
Evening star., 1925-09-13

Argentina led the world in import
ing American made tires in the first
half Of 1925. her imports amounting
10 99,21l tires and 1924 tubes.
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the cerecloths and arranged them about
me as artistically as possible. They were
of some heavy material and very vol
luminous, So that 1 could reasonably
hope to escape notice under their ample
folds I lay there motionless while the
hearse moved slowly down the street
The excitement under which 1 labored
may be judged from the fact that l did
not spare a, thought for the grisly ma
ture Of the conveyance which had SO
provfdentially come to my rescue, though
| still remember small details such as
the faint smell Of camphor given off by
my somber wrappings.
AS the hearse turned the corner of the
narrow street l could not resist looking
out from under the black cloth Sure
enough, at the corner stood Fritz and
Schreckermann, waiting for the vehicle
to pass before resuming their search.
AS l drew back into the hearse and 1t
rumbled slowly past them / noticed with
grim amusement that my pursuers mis-
look 1t for genuine and complete fu-
neral cortege, and that they removed
their hats with the mechanical reverence
IF the well bred continental.
The hearse proceeded through the old
town at pace truly funereal, and from
tine to time l looked out to see where
we We're going and whether l was being
pursued.
l noted with satisfaction that we were
going steadily downhill and apparently
making toward the lake 1t was not
ong, In fact, before we turned into the
rues BASES at the foot of the hill on
which the old town was constructed.
The streets were already thronged
with Pierrots and other persons in fancy
dress beginning their revels in celebra-
ton of the second day of the Escalade
| l was surprised at the sudden gayety OF
| the streets. Evidently on the preceding
evening l had seen only the conclusion
| of the ceremonies. The Geneyese took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-06
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

L ran down the passage, through
the door at the end of 1t, down the
steps and across the little yard to
the outer entrance.
remember the man who sat by the
door into the street and wondered
whether he would be in his place, and
If should be able to deal with him
before they caught me. Sure enough
he was there, seated in his alcove.
Quick, open the door, Ephesus'
] cried.
He got down and unlocked the door,
but, as he opened IL, my pursuers
appeared at the other end of the yard
and shouted that he was TO stop me.
He paused for a second, bewildered
by the noise. I did not wait to argue
the matter, but, before he had re-
covered himself, I dealt him heaVy
blow on the side of the head, which
knocked him fat on the stone floor
of the passage.
The next moment ! was through
the door and safe in the open street.
/ ran swiftly. turned a couple of cor
ners and was Immediately in the
steep. narrow and winding streets of
the old town.
l had explored this portion of Gene
va sufficiently we'll to realize that
1t was almost hopeless for stranger
to find his way to the more open
parts of the town. This ancient
quarter was perfect maze of courts
and alleys, many of them blind, and
the danger of running at hazard in
this labyrinth was brought home to
me by the fact that l had already
been obliged to turn two right angles
and had thus been running for that
short distance in a circle. L saw no
one to whom 1 could appeal. The
narrow streets were empty; the ola
houses apparently deserted. l knew
that 1 could not be more that few
hundred yards from the headquarters
of the Genevese police, and yet verify
believe that my pursuers could have
knocked me on the head with COM
plete impunity.
1 could never have been more than
80 yards ahead of my enemies, and
at any moment, If I continued TO run
aimlessly about, l might ma myself
driven into a trap.
/ looked hastily around for refuge
wanted a moment to collect my
wits and think the matter out
1 soon perceived a likely shelter
In the basement of one Of the houses
/ saw black hole yawning almost
on level with the pavement
I dived into 1t and found It to be
the entrance to a small cellar. nearly
produce.
attained this welcome refuge no,
q moment too soon, for quick steps
were already sounding at the far end
of the street. I shrank into dark
corner, painting for breath; and Sec
ond later I could hear my pursuers
as they trooped past my hiding place
their feet Gathering on the uneven
cobbles as they ran.
1t was the first interval I had vel
had for reflection since my desperate
jump for freedom, and I took a de-
cision which may seem odd to those
of a more methodical turn of mind
I suppose the wisest course would
have been to run at the first oppor-
tunity as directly as possible to the
police. 1t was true that my
double was wanted for murder
and that I should be involved
in endless difficulties explaining
who 1 was. But at any rate, my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-06

personal safety would have been
assured, and my final release mat"
ter at most of several hours.
Meanwhile, however, the gang
would almost certainly be on the
track of Beatrice, with whom l had
been seen lunching just before the
visit to my grandmother, and had
already a strong feeling that any one
with whom 1 could be connected, even
remotely, was in serious and imm edi-
ate danger. My instinct was to get
at all costs to the secretariat of the
league in order to warn Beatrice, put
Lavelle on his guard and recover the
document, which was clearly of the
highest international Importance. 1t
was true that l had not the slightest
interest, so far as l knew, in upset
ting the unknown plans of the con-
spirators into whose affairs I had so
strangely stumbled, but when q man
has been assaulted at sight, detained
at the end of a pistol, threatened
with torture and pursued with evil
dent intent to kill he is disposed to
regard himself as in a state of enmity
with his pursuers. l already felt that
1t was my duty not only to protect
my friends from being molested by
these mysterious people, but to pre-
vent them, If possible, from recover
some obscure reason, was necessary
to their doubtless malevolent enter
prise.
My immediate object, therefore, was
to reach the secretariat of the league,
but the secretariat of the league, it
must be remembered, was on the far
side Of the lake, and my only way
of reaching it lay across the Pont du
Mont Blanc or one of the other
bridges across the Rhone. Fritz had
said that all the bridges were watch
ed by men who were on the alert for
Karl, and would soon be warned to
be on the alert for me, If the organi-
cation directed by Fritz were as eff
Client and as numerous as he had
boasted.
Moreover, I had yet to reach the
bridges. At present I was lost in the
old town, without a clue to the 1aby-
rinth and with my enemies drawing
the covert and likely to put me up at
any moment. I was almost certain to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-06

be captured within the next five min
utes If I remained in my present
place of refuge, and 1T was just such
a place where I would least like to
encounter the Professor and his
friends. I must make a move at once
1 crept toward the entrance of the
hole and looked up and down the
street Sure enough there were no
less than four men walking toward
each other from opposite ends of the
thoroughfare and carefully examin-
ing the houses as they passed.
1 drew back from the entrance and
CROPPED about in the darkness to find
another way out. There was a door
at the far end, but on examination 1t
| proved to be locked. 1t looked as
| though l had stayed too long in that
wretched cellar and that I was to be
caught like rat in trap.
Just at that moment, however, !
heard a sound of wheels outside and
| made my way back to the opening
and looked out. A large hay cart was
coming down the street. 1t passed the
| two men who were methodically
searching their way along and was
soon abreast of the cellar. Almos
| simultaneously another vehicle, which
had been approaching from the oppo :
site end, came to a standstill almos,
| on n level with the hay cart, whose
driver at once entered upon a heated
argument with the new arrival
Looking between the wheels of the haN
cart | saw that its passage was obstruct-
ed by an empty hearse drawn by two
black horses, which was trying to pro-
coed in the opposite direction. presum-
ably on its way back to the news The
two vehicles between them completely
filled the narrow thoroughfare.
l crawled out of the cellar on all fours
and crept underneath the hay cart
where for the moment ! was hidden
from view.
From there l was able to examine the
hearse in detail. 1t was an ornate affair
with silver gilt roof it's woodwork,
covered with the ornamental scrolls d.a.
TO undertakers. The black cloths which
had covered the coffin were lying ir
tumbled confusion on the floor.
Bothv vehicles were stationary at the mo-
| ment, but, with much shouting, creakinp
or harness and grinding OF wheels, the
hearse began to move slowly past the
rear wheel Of the hay cart I grippec
its edge with both hands and succeeded
in pulling myself inside, at the risk OF
| being damned between the two vehicles
The driver of the hearse a man in rusty
| black whose professional solemnity haC
| been somewhat ruffled by his recent en-.
| counter with the hay cart, was fortu
nately too closely preoccupied with his
horses to notice my singular behavior
Once in the hearse l crawled beneath
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-06
Cleaning, Glorious Teeth

You can't have pretty teeth, Unless you
combat it. Highest authorities all tell you
this.
Brushing won't end 1t
Ordinary dentifrices and cleansing won't
fight film successfully. Feel for it now with
your tongue. Note how your present cleans
ing method is failing in its duty.
Now ~e,u methods are being used. A den
thrice called Pepsodent = different in for
mula, action and effect from any other
known.
Largely on dental advice the world has
turned to IT. Tooth and gum troubles hence
are on the decline.
Hren1oves that finn. And Firms tho Gums
It accompiishes two important things at
once: Removes that film, then firms the
gums. No harsh grit, judged dangerous to
enamel.
A few days use will prove its power be-
yond all doubt. Why cling to old methods
when worlds authorities urge better way?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-06

their pleasures early, and the streets
were now packed with citizens celebrat-
ing the ancient prowess OF their fore
fathers.
The hearse picked its way incon-
gruously through the noisy crowd,
cumbrously rebuking the levity of
the masquerade.
L often remember that strange
progress. wildly recalling details of
which at the time / was only mechan-
ically aware. 1 particularly remem-
Der how "a Columbine, having thrown
serpentine which twined itself
about the neck Of my lugubrious
driver, suddenly realized the nature
of the vehicle he was conducting.
| She stepped back with startled
| look and instictively crossed herself
| a gesture of which the syndics OF
| the city would have deeply disap-
| proved.
The condition OF the streets at the
| foot of the old town gave me an
| idea, and, as we rounded corner
| l looked about for an opportunity
| to leave the hearse. 1t happened
| just at that moment to be passing
| one of the chariots "a kind of large
fiat tray. mounted on wheels) which
| Genevese tradesmen use for deliver
ing goods to the houses of their Gus
toners. 1 slipped from beneath the
cerecloths, jumped on to the chariot
| and thence on to the ground.
The streets were so crowded that
| | doubt whether my dramatic ris-
! ing from the dead was even noticed
In any case. / did not give the public
any time for comment but walked
| quietly across the road into . little
| shop that stood conveniently neal
| at hand.
Continued in Tomorrow's Starr