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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-27

Retail value OF new automobiles
sold In the United States last year
Is estimated Mt S2,47b, 100000. Add.
Ing TO this an estimated total OF
S575.0Oo.O00 for used cars trndcd In
and Sold tho grand total OF cars
sold last year waa 5000, 100000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-27
AGAINsT EXCISE TAX

Automobile manufacturers are
planning n campaign to urge tho
government to remove its special
wartime excise taxes on motor We
hiclcs. This is per cent duty
on passenger cars, . per cent on
most trucks and s,s per cont on
parts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-27
% supply him with the proper ga,o-

line.
Thi, new feature. however. makes
ali substitution impossible as the
gasoline has been given a disiiue-
tive blue green color. So that tho
motorist may be assured that he I,
getting what he calls for this gaso-
line is sold only IRON pumps having
visible glass bowls so that the color
may be seen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-27
VIEW devel0pmsnt q grsa. in-

A NEW development OF great in
~ terest TO motorists has recently
put N its appearance in the
form OF trade-mafked. certified gaso-
line. This is new innovation and
radical departure from the old
methods OF merchandising gasoline.
The Trademark feature is extremely
novel. In the past !, has been neces-
ssry for car owners TO depend solely
IN The honesty OF the gasoline dealer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-27
PLEASURE:
OF nIfIING

with this typo OF bed you ARE
Independent OF hot. riuffy hotel
rooms. loaded down car with tents
and cots. can so anywhere and Etill
enjoy a real comfortable nights
rest.
IL has solved real problem for
the motorist who loves 20 sleep out.
doors but dlslikss 20 spend half OF
his time with the sleeping pnrapher-
MALTA.
II Ii n real bed for two large
people and win last n lifetime. Mr..
Frank Janaa. residing at tho Jack.
son apartments, Eighth ave. and
Pike. is their Seattle represents.
tive.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-27
CAN SLEEP IN
CAR NOW
Ford Model Bed Built by
Bremerton Men

enough TO DO tho poaaosnoF or a TWO
door or Tudor Ford sedan. and you
need not send your money away of
out OF the state. Right here In
Bremerton. wash. Messrn, Milllgan
and Chrey have perfected. after
three years Of experience aud study.
complete. comfortable bed for two
Ford model sedans. and 30 reasonable
in price II is surprising.
SIMPLE
AND COMPACT
In thln makeup OF a bed II con-
sists OF light wood portable cushion
supports. high, metal gas tank braces.
reinforce flexible spreader and all
cushions OF the car. when not In use
make. a neat and compae, article Of
about sxTxas inches. weight about II
pounds, and can be carried under tho
rear seat cushion NJ all times.
our latest feature OF removing and
replacing tho drivers seat base Of tho
1924 or Tudor model n novelty IN
itself. 20 simple that child can
mako tho change. This Idea has been
tried and proven. and II 100 per cent
perfect.
In this change We mako a bed
on the seat haEe level that is :
feet wide. feet 2 inches long. the
cushions forming nm entire mat.
treas for tho average ssSo person.
with tho flexible nprcader in front
10 accommodate the ankle and foot
room for the person above the
average height. We positively DO
not alter. lnjure or dlsfigurn the
car In any shape or manner and
that you can not detect anything
, employed In tho car 10 form this
bed, except two email eys screw
In the forward part OF tho car Il
hold the flexible spreader In place
Since tic various seat and back
cushions art thus used TO support
the entire weight OF tho bleepera
there Is no strain on the parts Of
the car body. and these seats and
back rest springs give Tho shme
mattress support as In obtained In
the lower berth OF Pullman car
where the cushions are used TO form
the support for the bed.
| PLEASURE
Z
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
WHAT THE ALLIES FOUGHT FOR

Italy, franker than France, has started cam
paign tp repudiae her socalled debts 1t is voc
ed BY Roman newspapers as follows:
Italy and France both made great human sacri-
lice England and America, especially the latter,
made far less sacrifice and reaped all manner of ad-
vantages especially economic The state of the dollar
and the pound sterling in international exchange, as
compared with the lire and franc, prove this. To de-
mand that the two poor partners pay the two rich
ones is absurd and immoral The debts do not exist.
England having guilty conscience, promised to pay
the United States which was mistake but hesitates
about making France pay. Ital y loves war debts,
but can discuss the matter with England"
.Heigho! Rome was not talking like this when the
Italian government pleaded for loans at Washington,
and was given S1,647 100000.
It may be granted that any of Americas
partners justified in asking for friendly consid
Grafton. But when Italy thus cooy proposes to
Gel her own debts the ground that she got nothing
and America got everything, it is in order to ask why
the various powers fought and what relative interests
in the war.
Fralice fought Germany under absolute compul-
sion to save her life and possessions Her cham
pionshp lof the worlds liberties afterthought.
yr- 6rta Britain went in osensiby to save Belgium,
hut actually to defend herself. She realized that if
France went down, she would be next 1t was war
Tor her power, her commerce, her empire and ul
tmatey for her own life.
Italy joined the Allies coldbloodly to destroy her
old oppressor and actual rival Austria and make her
self a greater power Her later enthusiasm for de-
mocracy was borrowed from America If she had
remained neutral and Germany and Austria had won,
4 they would have destroyed her.
80 Japan went in mildly to keep the letter of her
<tish alliance and strengthen herself in Asia
h America, alone of important combatants the
Z q side, could have avoided the war though at the
pf her own sef-respect and menace of growing
She went in mainly matter of honor, to
Yer own rights when they We're floutedAby Ger
and to free nations from German militar-
18th the more distant object of keeping Germany
- threatening the New World after mastering the
Al fought in self-defense, directly or indirectly
but America least of ALL because she was least men
aced Ali fought for freedom, but America most of
all Others had definite material gains in view at
least in the back Of t3er minds-England greater
World trade and territory, France the reconquest of
&aflsaceLoTrane Italy her Italia Irredenta' and
ahedlterranean supremacy, ect America expected
bthing but clear conscience and material and human
PISS And in spite of apparent war profits that is
About all she got.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
Bedtime Stories
BY howard e.. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, ny Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
WOODEN DOLL

Once upon time, when Uncle
Wiggily was hopping through the
woods, wondering what sort of
adventure he might meet all of a
sudden he saw Mrs. Twistytail, the
lady pig. She was waddling along,
for she was quite fat, and she was
grunting and saying to herself:
GA wooden don> is what she
needs! That 5 the only kind she
can break! l Il get her a wooden
doll!''
For whom arc YOU going to get
wooden doll, Mrs. Twfstytail?
asked the gentleman rabbit, "Ex-
eusc me for hearing what you said,
but l eouldn t help it. -
THAT S all right, : answered
the lady pig, q was speaking of
Baby Bunty, that funny little rab-
bit girl. She is staying at my pen
for while, and such goings on you
naver saw"
"What does she do" asked 1ne
bunny.
"You might better ask what she
doesn't do, - grunted the pig lady.
tBut the latest thing is to break
her doll. She gets so excited, play
ing tag and games like that with
her doll, that she doesn t know what
she is doing. Then Buntv drops
her doll and it breaks and she feels
badly. | have bought her three
new dolls since she has been - my
pen, and she has broken every one.
Now | am going to the seEca and
eight cent store to get wooden
doll. Bunty can t break that!
Il wouldn I De SO sure," chuck
led the bunny. But do me the
favor to allow me to get the wood
en- doll for Buntv.
q know 1t will give YOU great
deal of pleasure to do that, SO you
may, agreed the lady pig. q II
go back home and tell Bunty to eX-
pect d surprise. :
SO she turned around to 90 back,
while Uncle Wiggilv, twinkling his
pink nose, hoped ON to the nine
and ten cent store. rs the seven
and eight cent one was closed. He
bought cute little wooden doll for
Baby Buntv, and as he was hand
ing it to the little mousie clerk
behind the counter, the rabbit gen
tleman jumped and cried: OUCH >
What 5 the matter'' asked the
mousie girl.
1.-The wooden doll must have bit
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23

ten me- answered the bunny. 81
felt such pain in my paw!"
Wooden dools can t bite, =
laughed the mousie girl. Besides,
it would be very impolite for her
to do so. You must have gotten Il
silver off the wooden doll in your
paw"
And when Uncle Wiggily looked
that is what had happened. 1T
was splinter from the wooden
doll that had stuck him. The
mousie girl helped the bunny pull
the splinter from his paw, and then,
with tho wooden doll wrapped in
papo:, Uncle Wiggily hoped ON
to take the surprise to Baby Bun
ty.
But, half way to the lady pig s
house, where, Buntv was staying,
all Of sudden the Bob Cat jump
cd out from some bushes and
cried:
" Hold on there, Uncle WiggilY!
[ want what you have in that pack
age. 1t is something good TO eat,
IN sure,"
- No, not at all" cried the bun
NY. at 5 only toy for Baby
Bunty Yoou woudn Il want to eat
it. IN sure, >
:" Don t try to fool nc" howlcd
the Bob Cat. THAT is something
good 10 eat and IN going to have
i'll" With that he made jump
and knocked the the wooden doll
out of tho paper The Bob Cat
made grab for it, but, no sooner
did he have the wooden doll in his
mouth than splinter, likd tho
one that got in Uncle Wiggily 5
paw stuck the Bob Cat in his
tongue. Oh, how the splinter stuck
him!
Wow! Ouch! Oh, red pepper and
hot griddle cakes!'' howled the Bob
Cat. IF that is something good
to eat / don t want it!"N
Then dropping the wooden doll,
which WASH t at all hurt, the bad
chap ran away.
9 Maybe you II believe me next
time!" Laughed the rabbit gentle
man. He took The wooden doll to
Bunty, and no matter how much the
littIa rabbit girl played with her
new toy she couldn t break it.
Which was very good thing.
And now, if the carpenter will
punch a hole in the floor 50 the
coal can get up cellar without climb
ing The stairs I'll tell You next
about Uncle Wiggily and the rag
bee.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
TEN YEARS AGO
February o. 1915

Ten of the women Of the Wo-
men 5 Ten Thousand club, with Mrs.
James X. Hermon, as chairman,
will entertain at cards tomorrow at
Davis hall at 2:30 p. m. All mem-
bers Of the club and their friends
are invited to attend. Following
are hostesses: Mesdames James K.
Hermon chairman. Herbert L. Iasigi
Ira L. Hobby, Blaine r. Brundage,
Harry /. Persons, Benjamin V. En-
vim, Lyle ". Scholcs, Robert B..
WhiteIaw, Othniel &. Horne and
Virgil McCombs.
Postmaster Collins last evening
gave his annual dinner to tie post
office force at the Old Mission ca
ia, at which, besides the staff,
were few invited guests. The af-
fair was wholly social, without
speech making and was highly en-
joyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Crippen re
turned today from an extended vi,
SIT at the san Diego exposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
Date Growers to
Hear Interesting
Talks by Experts

Two special meetings of people in-
terested in the production of dates
Will be held in Imperial Valley Wed
resday. The first meeting viii be
i'll the morning on the Swami and
Son Highway Date ranch, 312 miles
west of FL Centre on the San Di-
ego highway, from 9:30 to 1880 4.
m. In the afternoon the meeting
will be held on the Bill-Roy Date
gardens corner of 10th and B
streets, Brawley, one block east of
the ice plant from / 80 to $50 p. m.
At these meetings two of the most
important operations in date cul-
ture will be demonstrated by gov
ernment and local experts, for the
benefit of local farmers interested
in this new and profitable horti-
cultural industry.
Even the older and more expert
eneed local date growers are evil
dencing considerable interest in the
demonstration which DR.. Walter I.
Swingle, in charge of the date work
of the United States department of
agriculture, will give on the proper
methods of pruning the trunks of
mature date palms. Recent investi-
cations have shown that unless the
trunks of mature palms are properly
pruned, aerial roots will cause the
rotting and decay of the trunks
and the palms will finally be broken
off, thus destroying the whole palm.
Demonstrations of proper methods
of pollenizing date palm blossoms
will be given by a. j. Shamblin, in
charge of the government date
gardens, Indio; by r. W. Nixon,
date specialist of the United States
department of agriculture; by
George Swami of Ell Centre and by
Farm Advisor L. L. Garthwaite.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
THE SARG4SSO SEA

Everything, by land and sea- is being explored,
and at last American naturalist is getting around
to the Sargasso Sea. DR.. William Beebe of New York
sailing in specially equipped vessel the Arcturus,
- determine whether that celebrated body of water
IS fact fable, and if it exists to bring back speci-
mems and pictures of its teening life
The Sargasso is usually located somewhere near
the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Bahamas
H is out of the regular routes. 1t is said to be
sort of vast graveyard, where there is seldom
any wind an area covered with masses of floating
weed and the roting hulls of old ships and ed with
swimming and crawling things unknown elsewhere
Sailors tell wild tales of ships becamed there and lost
kforeyer. Coeridge probably had it in mind when he
made his Ancient Mariner tell how his vessel lay for
weeks, like painted ship upon painted ocean, in
place. of horror and Sitting heat.
"The very deep did rot Oh Christ
E That such thing should be,
" And Shiny things did walk with legs
Es. Upon Shiny sea-
ubbers will wish DR.. Beebe much joy of his
venture and safe return. But it will not
Vim, and need not surprise the public, if he
definite and disagreeable place as legend
represent but merely slowly moving areas
keaWeed, and the marine life that goes with
where within the great, curving arm of the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
Looking Backward
What the Press Files 1un Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
February %. 1906

The stockholders of the People )
lee and Cold Storage Company held
a meeting in water company hall
Monday evening, whm directors
were elected as follows: r. D. Me
Pherrin, d. r. Stephenson, George
Varney, W. \. Edgar and R. IL.
Benton.
w. F. Holt this week has had
completed the vault for his bank
located in the Alamo hotel, and is
now installing the furniture and
fixtures preparatory to opening
business.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
Pongee Erocks Sc. 90

Spring Shapes-Priced From $3.50 to $3.50
ADGE
IvU hats Each with
the better ladies' hats.
designed especially
girls
department and will buy the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Enl l,,-,, a ,.rr % 1 O1 a
ebruary % 90, 1910

John NJ. Shive, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, arrived
last evening with his wife and
three children from Pomona.
i, George A. Carter has been read
ing the aviation reports and is get
ting little excited. Possibly he
will 90 in tonight.
Mr.. ANA Mrs. +. 4. Pfost left
last evening for Idaho, where they
will make their home. They leave
many friends who viii miss them
greatly.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
Girls Spring Crepe de Chi
Coats $6.5O-,$15 Frocks 125o

Of Flannel and Polo Cloths
In the New Spring High Colors
SMART GIRLS coats for spring have lust come
in and take an important place in our young folks
department. Polo coats in mannish styles are in the
newest shades Flannel coats are especially good at
$3.50 and $500 in shades of red.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
KING GEORGE IS
TO TAKE REST
IN SO. EUROPE

LONDON, Feb. 23.-All England
is tremendously stirred by the
news that King George has been ad-
vised by physicians to take a rest
in southern Europe during GONZALES
ence from the attack of bronchial
influenza from which he has been
suffering several days.
No bulletin had been issued up
to 4 a. m, however, the kings doc
tors declaring it unnecessary be-
cause Of his favorable condition.
The United Press was Informed by
II reliable source that King George
passed comfortable night and is
much improved.
No date has been fixed yet for
the kings departure, th. United
Press was informed at Buckingham
palace this afternoon. 1t is expect,
ed the royal yacht Victoria and Al
bert will sail for the Mediterranean
1T once to await the king s arrival
in the. south Of France overland.
They king has at England only
few times since hMm accession to
the thrope and then only on state
business. He has not had real
vacation since his coronation.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23
Of Very Heavy Crepe in Sizes
From z to ID Years-New STYLES

--REAL, DRESS UP dresses for The older girls in
the daintest styles imaginable. Made from a very
heavy grade of crepe de chine In spring colorings
Each dress is exclusive in style and will not be
shown elsewhere Sizes to Ia years.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23

Montery Bay yielded $3,375,09J
worth Of fish in 1924.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23

a cotton gin is to be built at
Waterford, stanislaus County.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23

About 40 gallons of beer found on
a Dutch ship was dumped over
board but it's long tine. before
s29mer
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23

A tract Of 1000 acres ia KEN
County vii be planted 70 cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23

In tli9 Giant forest there arc now
32 inches of snow on the level.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-23

Patterson, Stanislaus County, will
spend 10000 on a sewer system.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22
Aviator Transports Much
 Gold Dust Pat Season,
 In Fairbanks District

From the clouds thousands of dol lars in gold dust fluttered down to the First National Bank of Fairbanks during the past summer, for accord ing to Noel Wien, Interior aviator, who arrived in Seward Saturday, he carried dust during the past season from the remote creeks to the Fair banks institution. On his last flight from McGrath, Wien flew to Fair banks with POI pounds of gold which was valued at approximately S47,OO0. In addition on this trip he had aboard three men and their baggage amount ing to about 300 pounds. From the Livengood region he took out S50,OOO in pokes during his seasons flying. The plane might we'll be named the Gold Dust Special"
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22
AVIATOR WIEN SETS RECORDS
 HARD TO BEAT
IN AIR LONGER THAN WORLD FLYERS- NO ACCIDENTS IN
 TWO YEARS FLYING

l With record of 351 flying hours to his credit, Noel Wien, Interior avi- ator, who departed from Seward for Seattle last night on the steamship Victoria, has set new mark Tor avla- tors in Alaska, In comparison to the globe encircling flyers, Wien's record for the past two seasons exceeds the army flyers by more than fifty hours for the world flyers were in the air some 29O odd hours. Wien was in the air 211 hours this season and last year 40 hours.
 He made a total of 67 cross country flights and with the exception of breaking two propeller blades, caused from poor landing fields, not an ac- cident is registered against him. In these flights Wien flew the Fokker monoplane and the Standard U. s. plane. Aviator Bennett, who has been associated with the Fairbanks alrplane company during the past season, had made seven flights up to the time of Wien's departure. The company has enjoyed a successful year Wien in formed the Gateway. In all the com pany has four planes; two of which are training planes. The third is the the Standard Hisso plane and the fourth is the Fokker monoplane, type f.3, capable of carrying six passengers in it's cabin.
 Including last seasons fliyng Wien covered 10000 miles through the air, 13,100 this season and the remainder last year. This naturally is also re- cord for Alaska aviation. Still another record chalked up to Wien's credit is the fact that he is the first man in the Territory to have hunted caribou from the sky. Near the Mt McKin- ley Park district one day he obtained a glimpse of a herd of what he esti- mated was 2000 caribou Descending with the plane he made a landing near Lake Minchumina and after walk of about two miles, shot one and took it back to town aboard the plane.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22
Additional Monies Received
 for Local Community Tree

The final list of contributions to the Community Christmas Tree fund has been completed and is herewith published. The total amount collected will be ready for publication tomor- row, the committee announces.
 Bank of Seward S5, Chas. T. Teck- lenberg S2.50, Mrs. Starr S1, E. Va Jade S1, Cash S2, Dave Andrews s1, I. R. Neville s1, Mrs. Hannisch S1, A. Peterson soc
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

Among the local arrivals Saturday from the states on the steamer Victo- ria were MT. and Mrs. c. w Geraghty and child. They have been in Cali fornia the past six years Prior to that time for number of years they were residents of the Fairbanks dis trict to which point they departed yesterday.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22
Bud" Dyer Breaks Finger In Ball Game Last Night

Irwin Bud Dyer, playing right short stop position for the Merchants indoor baseball team last evening in going after hot foul tip rammed into the benches alongside of the wall breaking the little finger of his left hand. Three X-rays were taken of the finger last night by Dr. J. A. Rob- erts. pr. J. A. Baughman set the fracture.
 Bud" continued to play, refusing surgical attention until after the game. pr. Baughman stated that he would be out of the game for at least five weeks.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

Howard Seferovich, patrol leader for the local scout troop, was wearing one of his Christmas presents yester day, brand new boy scout uniform appeared quite neat in his khaki outfit.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

Fred Schrenger, we'll known chef. has resumed his duties as master of the range at the Seward Grill. Mr. Schrenger returned to town from Ketchikan on the Victoria.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

The steamship Alaska was reported yesterday at Ii a. m. as being north of Ketchikan and out of Juneau at noon today. The vessel is expected to arrive Friday
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

Larry Scanlon, who has been work ing on work trains and with the snow blow crews is now employed as brake man on the regular passenger run. MT. Scanlon has many friends in Sew ard.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22
Urbach's for Xmas festooning. 236

Red, green or alternate rope fes- tooning, the most popular type of dec- orative material for Xmas, on sale at Urbach's. 236
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

A handsome Christmas box will be given with each purchase at Urbach's the rest of the month. If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

The next meeting of the common council will be held Monday, Janu- ary 1.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

WANTED-Gir to assemble and fold Prosperity Edition.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

The Interior of Urbach's clothing store was neatly decorated yesterday in Christmas attire.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22

Prosperity Edition Copies, 25c.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-22
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