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The Washington times., 1925-01-07

ner Of a law which will soon BE-
come national in it's scope. is the
opinion, Of Mr.. F. e. Bradfield
vice president of Velie Motors Cor
poration, Moline, Illinois.
There will, in the near future
be laws which will require all
motorists to come to a complete
stop before crossing the right-of-
way of electric or steam railroads.
Such a measure when universally
adopted viii greatly decrease the
number of fatalities which occur
each day at railroad crossings" !"
he says.
Eventually all grade crossings
will be eliminated either by bridged
roads over railroad tracks or by
highway tunnels under the tracks.
But until this can be accomplished
ihe STOP" laws offer the greatest
measure Of safety.
I'm an exceedingly brief period.
Mr.. Bradfield continues, motorists
have been educated to the value
of stop Streets and after trying
cut the railroad stop laws they
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
BIG PLAN Is
ORGANIZED
WELL
General Motors Now a Big
Family of'tiighIy Special
! lied Plants

In a statement issued to dealers
handling General Motors products.
Alfred r. Sloan, jr.. president Of
General Motors Corporation, says.
"A very significant development
has beer going on IN Genera
Motors was a collection OF car
truck, parts and accessory com.
panies-stron organizations. each
with a fine history and q national
reputation, but distinctly separate
In development and pOiicfesJ
by an evolution which Is i'm.
pressive, and Of ultimate EreAt i'm.
portance to you they at'D being
nodded into an INSTITUTION.
& 1--WE have discovered that the
strength 0f q family can be greater
than the strength Of its individual
members; that big companies. with
out sacrificing any Of their I'M
tiividual character, can render =
united service which is better In
many ways than they could possibly
render apart. For instance. re-
search Ii vital II an industry il to
progress. As q family General
Motors can maintain the largest
automotive research laboratory In
the world.
Exports are vital. BY co-ordinar
ton we sold overseas vast year $780,.
900, 900 Of General Motors producte.
Sound financing Of sales Is vital
The General Motors Acceptance
Corporation serves all members oe
the family; It has enabled more
than 65O, 900 individuals to pay tor
General Motors products out Of In
come. In the purchasing Of mate
rials, in manufacturing economies,
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
UNDER|IlFL LATED
TIRES BRU|SE
EASILY
Question Of Pressure d Vital
to Durability Miller
Records Show

Tires are built to carry certain
loads ana definite amounts OF air.
which should be adhered to strictly.
if the best running service Is to be
received. And while there may be
some variation in the cir pressure
in q tire due to changing Of at
mospheric conditions. Il, 10 not
great enough to cause tire trouble.
Possibly 10 per cent lncroase IA
the temperature oK the air would
cause an increased pressure Of one
pound on the inside of the casing.
which would have no bad effect
on the tire even though the maxi.
muna air pressure, say or so pounds
to the square facfl, were being
exerted on the inside OF the tlre.
There Is no question about pres
sure as such, but there ID q oif-
ference OF opinion about when b
tire bruises most easily, and this
has direct connection with air
pressure. Some contend that an
over-inflated tire bruises more
easily than one which is under-in-
flated, but experience teaches, ~
shown by Miller tire service rec
ords, that. the sinder-inflated tire
suffers more from brtlise than the
over-fnflated, ana that the inside
ply OF fabric is first to break when
the shock il Of exceptional IN
One OF the most vital factors ii
long tire life is proper Initiation, =
point which always has been
stressed by tire manufactures.
Proper air pressure d ~ vital o.
tire life as proper IllbricakiOn Ii -
angina life. LA -.
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
Starts ds Easy in
= Winter as IN Summer

Stop worrying about whether os
not your engine will start In.
stead, use the fuel that takes hold
and starts the engine as easily in
Winter as in Summer AMOCO.
GAS.
This first and original special motor
fuel knows no season. In Winter
as in Summer it goes into the
engine highly volatile vapor, 50
ready to work at the touch Of 4
spark, that starting is easy.
AMOCO-GAS is the year-round
fuel. The power, mileage, speed
and economy plus this easy-start-
ing quality makes it the every
season choice.
This Winter, as in past Winters.
your easy starting will come from
the Green Pump showing the
AMOCO-GAS Globe,
The Washington times., 1925-01-07

In sales development. In financial
strength, In q hundred different
ways the resources Of all the mem
bers OF the family are proving an
asset to each one.
"The dealer IL q member OF the
family day we recognise
that fact more clearly Unless he
prOspers our factories are only
empty piles of brick and steel: our
plans are only paper. Every policy
must be influenced by these Ques-
tons: VIII II make q General
Motors franchise more valuable? !?
VIII it result in DeIter competl-
tive product? VIII it add TO the
dealers standing in his community z
VIII II make for pernanence in the
sales OrganizRtiOny
81 want you to know how inten
sively we are thinking along these
lines. We have recently announced
our policy on production-that pro-
duction schedules win BE- determined
by what our dealers can profitably
abeorD.
s.Alld We have two major aInbi-
tOne-to make every General Motors
product represent the best value In
Its class, and to conduct our deal
ings on such g. basis that you ana
we together are building more solid
" for the future"
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
STAND AT WORK TO LIVE
LONG, Is NEW ADVICE

LONDON, Jan. 7.--"Stand up to
your work and live long" is the
new slogan in London following
the announcement of Henry Wei
gall, famous painter Of royal por-
traits, at the age of ninety-five.
Weigall always contended that
half Of the pulmonary and digestive
troubles of the world were due to
the fact that people were Obliged
to work crouching in seated
positions.
The longevity of the Royal
Academician is held to confirm his
theory.
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
Two Meet Preparing
For Each Other
Burial

LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. t.
While Rosaline Currier was la
menting the supposed death Of
Of her brohter, Arthur Lebreque
at Lincoln. N. H, and making
arranRements for his funeral,
Arthur was hurrying from the.
backWOods, Iamenting the death
Of Mrs. Currier. His arrival
here gave brother and sister the
surprise Of their lives.
Mrs. Currier was notified q
Iumberjack found frozen to death
was her brother, and she had
her son telephone the lumber
camp where her brother was
employed to have the body sent
here. The superintendent mis-
understood and notified Lebre-
que that his sister had been
frozen to death.
The Washington times., 1925-01-07

will be just as enthusiastic over
their adoption.
The Velie. Six because Of its
positive hydraulic four-wheeI brakes
and rapid acceleratiOn is admirably
suited for driving in conformity to
existing stop laws and or
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
stop
LAW WILL Be
NATIONAL
VeIie Head, E. E. Bradfield,
Predicts New Rule Anent
Railroad Crossings

The constantly increasing num-
bers of cities and towns who are
passing ordinaces requiring motor
lists to stop at through streets or
arterial highways, is the fore-run-
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
INDIFFERENCE DANGER TO REPUBLIC

Active enemies of the republic are not SO great a
danger to its institutions as the indifference of
millions Of well-meaning people according to
George B. Lockwood editor of the National Re-
public. In the current issue of the National Re-
public Mr. Lockwood says, editorially:
'This republic is endangered not so much by
the activities of the open and secret enemies Of
American institutions, by the indifference of
millions of people, inheritors of the traditions and
opportunities of this greatest of all nations, to
their own duties and responsibilities.
Half of our citizens do not even take the trou-
bic to vote. Most of the remainder consider their
duty to their country discharged when they have
cast their ballots and go about their business dur
ing the intervals between political campaigns CIV
ing little or no thought to the national welfare.
Elements antagonistic to American institu-
tions are not so Indifferent or so idle. They are
ceaseessly at work. in the open and under cover.
They are never off the job Of undermining the
faith of the people in their country, in spreading
unrest in ar0using discomfort in stimulating
prejudice, envy and hatred-those passions out of
which revolutions are fashioned.
institutions, governments, do not preserve
themselves. They can be preserved only by the
vigilance of those to whose guardianship they
are committed. Upon you, as citizen of the
republic, rests a responsibility which cannot be
shirked without danger to your country. lts3fu-
ture is worth something of your thoughts, so
much of which is given to matters OF less mo
ment.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
"OUR NEWSPAPER"

s This expression, NDur newspaper = is familiar.
We hear it from the lips of town and country folk
on all manner of occasions and by all manner of
people. Our newspaper told about It. "Our
newspaper would like to publish it" and the great
est light that comes DER the face of "a pilgrim
and stranger" when he comes across the old
home paper at some newsstand.
The "our" part of it strikes me as proprietor
ship; a patriotism akin to my country With
out trying to srunit we all enjoy it and speak of
the home paper as "our paper"
Our federated clubs and our churches, our
schools and our lodges would miss it almost as
much as we would the absence of a dear relative.
The commercial side of the town would be almost
paralyzed without this medium of conveying the
good news of new shipment from New York or
ST. Louis.
| have visited town or two which had lost
their paper--it seemed like a cemetery. Some of
us study these things; pick up your local paper
and note how the town backs it up, by display of
ads. We at once get the number" of a town.
Many town sits down in the dumps and wonders
how other towns get this, that and the other
things while they do without, The lack Of patron
age of the home paper is the reason. Many an
investor-to-be passes up a. town when he notes the
advertising is meageT
Strange, it always seemed to me, to take fed
Grated club announcements all the year to ''our
paper and niail-order for the printing of annual
programs Let "our paper carry all school an
nouncementss all nine months-athletics, literary
activities, lyceum courses; then send out to some
commercial printer IN some city for the annual
Many merchant might open his eyes and see how
business forms and blanks could be printed at
home or ordered by the editor as the print mer-
chant.
After all is said and done, all experts. have stud
led long and hard on these things pertaining to
advertising; it is the consensus of opinion that
the home newspaper is the best advertising med
ium in the world. Ere a national firm sends a
field force out into a new territory they use the
local press for six months or year just talking
about "Soapade" or something else. Then, as the
salesman calls, Mrs. Brown says "0h yes,r I've
read about it in our paper"
Mail order houses would fade away if more
brains were mixed up with local firms in an en-
telprising way in "our newspaper" "-Rantou, H.,
Weekly Press. &
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
SURE, WE APOLOGIZE

Editor Giragi of the Tombstone Epitaph rather
takes us to task for suggesting only northern Ar1-
zona as the Switzerland of America" Sure, We
apologize We rever did care. much about that
Switzerland of America, stuff because Arizona
all of it, has over-advertised Switzerland beat
a mile You are also right about those who have
been spreading misinformations about the Grand
Canyon broadcast 1t has not done: Arizona any
good and most of it was petty piffle beneath the
notice of one not surcharged with a personal
crouch.
The boys in the southern part of the state have
given the north vast amount OF free, good-Wli
advertising this summer and IN return are en-
titled to the best we can hand out. 4 e ..a5
You realize, Brer Girslgi, that now and then
a feller sorter Inadvertently takes in more terri
tory than he intends to when discussing local
problems Confidentially speaking, we are IN
clined to believe that all sections OF Arizona are
more closely knit together today than ever be-
fore. Outlaws may break out here and there over
the state but like smallpox, can be corralled,
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
AN ExpERT. WITNESS

Comely Miss Lillian Smith, charp-
ed with shoplifting, stood in Chi
cago police court. Gone veil," enum-
Grated the policeman, holding aloft,
one. by one, the articles found in her
possession. "One string of beads, four
pair of silk hose, three handkerchiefs,
one powder puff, four teddies."
-Four what?" asked Judge Eber-
hardt.
""Step-ins.''
What" f.
Underwear, blurted the. exasper-
ated bluecoat "And," he continued,
lone extra large alarm clock"
"My goodness" exclaimed the Judge.
"How did she conceal that?"
"The store detective heard it ring7
ing, and
"Where did she have it,"
"Why, er-why, er-the matron
found it."
Where? ?"
sIn her-er-under
"Under where?D
eyes"
Ninety days." shouted the judge.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
A NEW DEAL IN AMERICAN POLITICS

/ There is a new deal on in American politics.
Just what the new deal means, whether it, stands
for the veal or the woe of the republic not even q
seventh son of seventh son of a seventh son
ought to try to predict.
OF course new deals are always going on all the
time in politics. The thing IS like q card game
the cards and the players are constantly changing
their POSITIONS or at least getting ready to change
their positions Miami Silver Belt
The above from Editor VanDyke very clearly
indicates that his new hybrid political party is
well on its way and is expected to function next
year, It remains to be seen just how far Vans
Dyke can ride the broncho state without pulling
leather"
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
WITHOUT KS--NHTHOUT WATER
WHICH?

According to the best information attainabe,
the water situation will not improve a great deal
for the next two or three weeks. We are in
clined to believe that some of the shortage of the
past week was not necessary, but breaks in the
old line by heavy trucks hauling. new pipe UP the
mountanside were more or less unavoidable.
We are advised that all hauling will be over in
the next week. However, the roots in the old pipe
line have blocked water flow. The new pipe line
is expected to be completed by the middle Of
October. With the siiew developments at the city
springs, there should be good supply of water
during. the winter months, though no reservoir
supply may be accumulated. :
For fire protection the city dads have con-
nectedi up the lake at the City park with fire
plugs that will reach all the main parts of the
city. The City park lake has several million ga!
lions of water backed up for a skating, rink and
fire protection.
Altogether the recent few days of water
shortage sand the Inconvenience caused thereby,
may convince property owners that a year or two
of high, taxes are not half as bad as a year Oh
two without water supply.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
COOLIDGE INSISTS REDUCTION MEANS
REDUCTION

President Coolidge now asserts he is willing to
lop off a half billion in taxes and the provoking
thing about President Coolidge to many bureau
and commissions. is that he not only asserts his
willingness and lets it go at that, but DANCED If
he don't insist on it's coming true. Millions of
words and dollars are spent by congress in show
ing how it would "save the country" but few are
willing to save an appropriation against their
own constituents regardless of what it IS. for.
consequently there is a little mutual understand
ing among the elect Of America, to the effect,
IF YOU, my distinguished friend and conlpatriot,
will kindly turn your eyes away while secure this
small bundle of political provender for my con-
stituents, | shall feel in duty bound to be stone
blind when the little plumber fund bill you have IN
mind for v0ur constituents comes up for de-
bate"
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

AT Yuma it is reported that out Of 480 auton1o-
biles passing eastward through that port during
the first seventeen days of September. l28 OF
them were bound for Florida. Looks like the
worms had turned. Still that won't break Cali
fornia though it may tend to- hurry up the big
h,,s+ that IS coming to Florida soon. Florida is
now reaching the apex of the same kind of trouble
that hit Los Angeles. A good, long, steady pull
is M. III better in the long run than spasraodie
bursts of speed
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
,RTTHMATIC BUGS

what foh you scrotch yo' haid
Rastus ?"
"Coz | got 'rithmatic bugs"
"Why you say 'rithmatic bugs?"
"Coz dey add to nah misery, SUBJ
tract from nah pleasure, divide NAH
attention and multiply like the dick
ems
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
GETTING POSTED

The telephone girl in New York
hotel answered queer call over the
house exchange the other morning
about IL o'clock. when she plugged
in" mans voice said: Hello. Is
that the So-and-So hotef?"
"Why, no." answered the girl, "this
IS the Such-and-Suc hoteE,'
I 'sOh, all right" said the man. Gust
woke up and didn't know where
was.'
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
HIST MAN TO MAN

"No, no, it didn't have halitosis, il
had something to tell the little RED
squirrel"
II guess it was something about
some silly princess or some Of that
rot. Don't you think fairy stories
are all the bunk, pa? Now, man tc
man. Let's discuss DR.. Jung, Freud
or some of those boys
Oscar, you go to bed this minute
before / give you a good, spanking.
Good d-night, pa"
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
FINISHING THE InR

Mother" said a little boy after
coming from a walk. 1--WE seen man
who makes horses"
Are you sure?" asked his mother
yes" he replied. HE had horse
nearly finished when | saw him; he
was just mailing on his back feet"
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
TRY THIS

Motor Cop (after hard chase)
why didn't you stop when ! shouted
back there 2"
Driver with only five dollars, but
presence of mind): II thought you
just said, Good morning, senator
Cop: well, you see, senator, |
wanted to warn you about driving fast
through the next townships"
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
DISILLuSI0NMENT

Houdini, charged with disorderly
conduct after smashing up an office,
eplied: "They locked the door and
had to fight my way out" Bang goes
another Illusion! We thought he could
open anything but car window
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
4 BLESSING THINLY DISGUISED

Teacher: "Now, suppose / am leav-
ing the school and man comes up
to me-, gives me a blow which knocks
ne down and my head strikes the
pavement with great force and | am
killed What is the consequence 2"
Pause. Finally a scholar rises and
ays:
1--WE should have a holiday
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
THIS RESTLESS ACE

Lewis: II can't understand this sud-
den revival of interest in evolution"
Fred: at just had to come. There
was a very urgent need of something
TO take the place of the crossword
puzzle craze"
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

Paris informs US that women need not expect
to, change their shape this winter but may wear
slim one. That may be all right over in Holly
wood where wives are supposed to be changed
each season, but over here in Arizona it isn't so
easy. to change models with every whim from
Paris.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

County Assessor Beeson advises that the new
automobile law should be examined into by au-
tomobile owners You may get drivers license
now and save congestion the first of the year. i
is a good idea to attend to the matter now and
not have traffic cops bothering you later.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
EVIDENTLY A DACHsHUND

Young Woman: T want That dog
shot at once"
Policeman: 81 can't shoot him here
in this residence district. The bullet
might go right through him and hit
somebody"
Young Woman: "But couldn't you
shoot him lengthwise 2"
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

Once in a. while Illinois pulls reasonable, good
stunt One county back there is putting bib
boards on the tax roll at valuation of 500 each.
Such action in Arizona would tend to relieve our
scenery greatly. q
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

Mildewed Midrew says she sees by an Arizona
paper that "old age is increasing and she be-
lieves it is true for it of the first things
she noticed about her grandfather.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

At the price bootleg kings pay as revealed by
news reports, can the United States raise the
ante?
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

! :
Some radios are seen but never
heard.
Newlywed: Just think, dear; we've
been married "a hours.
Bridegroom: Yes, and it seems just
like yesterday.
Doctor: Your throat is in bad shape.
Have you ever tried gargling with
salt and water?
i should say. I've been shipwreclyed
| twice"
She: Did you ever see any group of
young people more carelessly dressed
thap those college men?
Her: Never! Unless it is the BUNCH
OF profs talking to them.
After four years cheering at foot
bah games, hockey matches, track
meets, ETC., the average college grad
uate is still unable to compete with
good lunged vegetable man or junk
collector. What good is a college
education, anyway?
a very loving couple had just rez
turned from their honeymoon "Hilda,
dearest" said George, IL see there is
some asparagus ready for cooking.
Shall we go and pluck it together,
love ~
To which Hilda replied, cooingly:
George, dearest, it will be heavenly!
You will pluck it, and | shall hold the
ladder.
A CRYING NEED
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

Harry Carr's stuff in the Los Angeles. Times
gives one the impression that he is continually
suffering with a deep blue indigo crouch. He re-
Gently took New York all apart then left it in dis
gust As, to. Chicago, he merely kicked it for a
couple goals and only began to feel better after
leaving Kansas City headed for his private para
dise-Los Angeles. He was vehement in his de-
nunciation of New York beca1se New Workers
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
A CRYING NEED

Mother: 1--WE must get nurse for
the baby"
Father: "a nurse? What we want
is a night watchman"
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

Two poor Chicago boys who merely killed few
hotel clerks and guests, have been sentenced to
be hanged. If these poor Chicago bandits had
run across some few hotel clerks we have un-
avoidably met, and we had our way, they would
live happy ever after at Hollywood or Tampa,
with yachts, etc., as whichever they enjoyed most
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

Some folks are so literal The other day Cali
fornia Judge segregated married couple and is
sued an order dividing the community property
half and half The man tore the rugs in half and
even sawed the grand piano in two, giving the
lady the bass half. It's lucky they didn't have
three children.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02

The air service seems to be getting the air. air.
The Coconino sun., 1925-10-02
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE

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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25
FAIR START FOR ALL.

But it must not be thought that
labor leaders are not, in many cases.
highly educated. even in tie narrower
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25
POSTOFF|CE RULING
AR0USES BUILDERS

Builders of San Antonio houses
with three or more apartments loo.
unfavorably upon a recent ruling Of
the PoStoffice Department that all
mail boxes which are to be kept locked
in such houses be so situated that the
mail carrier be able to open all the
doors at once.
Three wrathful owners Of apart
ments under construction, descended
upon Assistant Postmaster J. w. FIJI
Ter Friday after having been informed
Of the ruling by the carrier on their
routes. demanding the "why aud
wherefore"
Mr.. Fuller explained to each of the
three that the regulation could no
complied with easily by having the
individual box doors a part of one
main partition, key 10 which would
be the only one necessary for the car
rier. The ruling applies to new and
rcmodeled apartments.