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Belt Valley times., 1925-02-05
E. Phillips t)ppenheim


ia
Madame de Poniere hesltnfed Tor an
other moment Perhaps Il was some
thing h the almcst Doyish quality OF
Gerald's eagerness which decided her.
This EngIishman was at any rate no
boulevardler
We Will await you Al that hour. .
she replied Il trust. she added. after
q moments pause. that you will NOT
consider my hesitation In any way dis
courteous. There are reasons which
make Il dfiaeulf for my niece and my
self to accept hospitality"
Gerald bowed low. and. acting on q
momentary impulse. raised madame's
nngers TO his lips She yielded Them
naturally enough. but with q little
glance around. almost Of fear Made
moiselie also extended her finger tips
He took his leave and was received b.
Christopher. who was waiting for him.
with a gaze almost OF astonlshment
Gerald was holding himself di erently.
his eyes were filled gifh q lnsfer which
they had iacked for months ne was
smiling again In his old manner.
My dear fellow Christopher ex-
claimed. rwhat on earth has hap
penedY"
That Did devil has recognized my
existence at last. Gerald declared. =
had almost to force myself upon her
Chris. they're dining with me tonight =
Before you say another word.
Christopher enjOined. Il want you Il
l0Ok at tn man on that seat BY ths
side Of the tree. Look al him care
fully. please.
The two y0uns men sIackened their
pace The person whom Christopher
Indicated was q man OF medium
height. dressed. Notwithstanding the
heat OF the day. IN somber black
clothes. and wearing a black bowler
hat He was dark. and he was. or az
fected to be. reading a book. HIS com
plexion was sallow and he wore
slight black mustaehe His hair was
long and even covered 9
portion cs his ears
well. see him." Gerald admitted
''Not much TO look at Looks Hike one
OF the chaps who go In for this tub
humping up az the far end"
He came from that way Chris
topher said, .but the reason am point
ing him out 10 you is because ne ap- !
peared 20 recognize your two friends
at the same instant that you did. He
was walking down between that lost +
row OF chairs Directly he saw them.
however, he stood quite sfiIl for q
He seemed almost as
knocked over as you were. Then he
SUNK back Into that chair and be
has been watching them ever since
Gerald attached no undue im.
Dortance 70 the affair.
.TIi tell them about n this evening.
4 can remember. he promised
Chris. did you ever know such luck
She Is more wonderful that ever. No
Wonder I could never ger the feeling
# her out OF my blood, the thought
v her from my bralnl Her eyes-
Chris. did you ever see such eyes In
l0ur lifeT'
"Kind Of hazel. aren't they7" Chris
opher haznrded.
You assi~ Gerald declared con
emptuously. They're brown--the
most glorious shade OF brown ever
aw. I'm going to call for them In
Ioufh Kenslngton al quarter TO
light. Chris We're going to dine at
.
$50 Jon told me. Christopher OBJ
erved. smiling
Germid's radiant happiness was NOT
or fRoment disturbed. He took
arm Chris. I know
ow what has been the matter with
Ne ali OF these m0nfhs. knew Il
irecfIy saw her sitting there, tired
nd miserable. under the trees
anne up against the real thing and
ever knew II. am In love with
anllne r.
Belt Valley times., 1925-02-05

In having q good time. perhaps one
should consider well whether he IA
looking foolish.
Belt Valley times., 1925-02-05

When members Of a family duarrd
a Iot Of truth leaks OUT.
Belt Valley times., 1925-02-05
Are You Weak?
Appetite Gomez

Tacoma, Wash.-"I was suffering
from feminine weakness and had >
Evening star., 1925-07-19
THE SUNDAY MOTORIST
An Abridged Magazine for Car Omners
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

this indicator. The starter has a sep
arate circuit
Just to be sure about everything !
got out the instruction book and
checked up. I don't believe in guessin'
when a guide is right under my nose.
There was the wirin' diagram to tell
the whole story as to how the thing
ought to work, and 1t fitted in exactly
with the way thought it out for my
self. Yet there was the dash light
bright as you please, but no lights in
the lamps. Not fuse was blown
out. Not a wire was disconnected.
/ began to suspect that in buildin'
the car some one made a few changes
to suit themselves. That's a good way
to figure when there doesn't seem to
be any logic to things. SO l got out
the pliers, removed the ammeter from
the instrument board and took a look
at the connections. Sure enough
there was the wire for the dash lighr
taken off the battery side of the am
meter instead of the generator. L
really doesn't make much difference
because the current used by the dash
light hardly registers on the ammeter
anyway, but 1t serves to puzzle the
fellow who tries to reason out trouble
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Verify, fools rush I'm where even
traffic cops fear to tread.
Take Self-Inventory.

In the office of a certain business
man there hangs on the wall a very
apropos motto.
Your conception of the world" 1t
reads, ''is very largely your concep-
ton of yourself"
The business man hapDens to be a
motorist. He is thinking of having a
copy Of the motto made so that he can
attach it to the instrument board of
his car.
This is hardly necessary, however,
since he already has caught the spirit
of the motto and acts upon its sug
gestion automatically.
This man doesn't see anything
wrong with traffic. He has no COM
plant to make about parking. Mo-
toring, to him, is safer than 1t used
to be.
Stating 1t another way, he does moth
ing to complicate traffic. He uses no
more parking space than he needs,
plans his stops in advance and does
not park any longer than is necessary.
He does everything in his power to
avoid accidents, being more careful
day by day in every way.
His conception of his own driving
is both favorable and accurate. Con-
sequently his conception of motoring
as a whole is very much the same.
Somewhat of a contrast to the ha-
bitual kicker who forgets that his own
mistakes may be the ones that will
upset the boat
Evening star., 1925-07-19

America in keeping the public in
formed of such matters. This does
not equal the balloon casing produc-
tion of 4,428,074 in the same period,
but inner tube production for April
was approximately 250,000 ahead of
casing production. The production
of balloon inner tubes actually ex-
ceeded by slight margin the produc-
ton of high-pressure castings for
April Production of fabric castings
fell down to 562 ,449 in April. This is
very close to the low level reached
July, 1924. This July will probably
see the fabric falling by the wayside.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
The Old Mechanic Says:

Sometimes the other fellows mis-
take is the basis of your puzzle
Here's a little incident thatIl explain
what 1 mean:
The other day 1 was called out to
try to find out why a certain car In
town wouldn't start 1t had stopped
suddenly, which naturally indicated
electrical trouble, but I'll admit it had
me fooled for awhile. The starter
worked, but there was no ignition and
the only light on the car was the one
on the instrument board.
That's what puzzled me-the little
light on the dash. If there had been
no lights at all and no ignition, but
plenty of Juice for the starter, it would
have been simple. 1 would have
known that the ammeter was on the
blink, because the current for the
lights and ignition has to pass through
Evening star., 1925-07-19

Neither words pictures can give you
the remotest conception of what to expect
when you sit behind the wheel of Hupmobile
Eight. You must be prepared for standards
cf performance and reliability heretofore as
sociated only with the highest-priced and
heaviest cars. And this is where Hupmobile
excels, for it does everything and more than
free from the slightest feeling of effort.
In unison with speed far beyond your needs,
pickup that fairly takes your breath away, and
Evening star., 1925-07-19

pulling power that sends you over the road in
high gear regardless of contours or traffic
speed, you enjoy economy of operation un-
precedented in the eight-cylinder type
The opinion of an enthusiastic owner
''We than delighted with our Hupmo-
bile Eigh Sedan. We tried it a trip to Harris
burg, Pa, the other day and it took just three
hours and three minutes o make the 122-n1iIe
journey, and it certainly pleasant drive. We
just rolled along in the greatest of comfort and
really didn't push the with any idea of making
record. Really it the most pleasant drive I
haze experienced"
Evening star., 1925-07-19
SHOES ON DRIVER
/ FACTOR IN SAFETY
Sport Variety Often Impedes
Wearer's Progress to
Brakes.

Well shod drivers are as essential to
according to veteran local motorist,
who contends that many car operators
are wearing dangerous shoes.
In his opinion, shoes play an impor-
tant role in safety. both on the streets
and in cars, and it is high time that
safety advocates urge more common
sense in footwear
Sturdy tires on the car alone will
not make motoring safe" he says.
''Fhe drivers themselves must have
sturdy shoes. Footwear must be such
as to provide for a sure hold on the
clutch and brake pedals and free move
ment from accelerator to brake, or vice
versa.
Women are not the only violators
of common sense in footwear. Many
men are wearing golf shoes when driv-
ing their cars, and much of the tardi-
ness in bringing cars to a standstill
can be traced to difficulty in removing
the foot from the accelerator and
transferring It promptly to the brake
pedal. There also have been numer-
GUS cases where drivers have operated
their cars while wearing base ball,
running and other types of sport shoes.
In some instances, these have inter
fered seriously with the driving
process.
Much of the difficulty encountered
by many drivers is due directly to the
shoes they wear. Women especially
are prone to have trouble feeding gas
with the accelerator due to the sharp
leverage action occasioned by the use
of excessively high heels.
Regardless of the shoes one wears
when driving, due consideration should
n
wear to safety. Driving a car with
a new pair of slippery shoes, for in
stance, may be a straight road to an
accident. The soles R shoes must be
neither so smooth as to slip off the
pedals nor so cumbersome as to delay
the process OF transferring the foot
when occasion arises"
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Here Are the Facts.

There was a reduction in Canadian
insurance premiums for auto coverage
during 1924. The fire loss ratio for
companies transacting business in
Canada, however, decreased from 55.4
per cent in 1923 to ATT per cent in
1924. The loss ratio for the casualty
insurers, on the other hand, increased
from 406 to 44.7 for the correspond
ing periods.
Despite the greater distances be-
tween cities only 90 per cent of the
tonnage of freight that is carried by
motor truck is hauled more than 70
miles, again proving the contention Of
the Department of Agriculture that
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Two Parking Pointers.

How many times in the course of
the day do you scrape the right tires
against the curb? An excellent way
to tell is to paint the tires with black
tire paint and then note the number
of telltale marks at the end of the
day. 1t will help preserve the tires
as well as encourage the habit of
avoiding the curb.
Most closed cars are stolen because
the windshields are not securely lock-
ed or because they are so fiimsy in
construction that a thief can pull
them open and unlock the doors from
the inside. Wise owners are not re-
lying entirely upon the door locks,
but are locking ignition and gears as
we'll.
Evening star., 1925-07-19

he motor truck is becoming feeder
'or the railroads and not competitor.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
What's the AnsWer2

1. What is the "gyroscopic couple"
as it applies to the action of the front
wfeelsI
2. VIII front wheels wabble as
easily on a smooth road as on a rough
road?
8. Why do gasoline tank wagons
and trucks dangle a chain from the
frame to the road?
A. Why do front wheels tend to turn
out when the car goes over a bump?
5. What dilutes the crankcase oil
besides unburned gasoline?
(Think these over during the week
and look for the answers in this de-
partment next Sunday. They may
surprise you)
Copyright. 1925.D
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Bring on the Nails.

There seems to be an inclination on
the part of the tire industry to be pre-
pared for punctures in the balloon tire
line, despite the fact that most bal
loon tire users report remarkably
little need for changing tubes. Pro-
ductton of balloon inner tubes is ex-
ceedfng the production of balloon cas-
ings. For the first four months of
the year 1904 1924 inner tubes of the
balloon type were produced by rs per
cent of the industry, which cooper
ates with the Rubber Association of
Evening star., 1925-07-19

The Hupmobile Eight cannot fail to please
the most discriminating. But to appreciate
these things you must see the car and drive
it. Then and only then, will you understand
that Hupmobile has turned a new page in
motor history.
A phone call to Columbia $3.50 will bring
the model in which you are particularly in
terested to your door. All models, both
Fights and Fours, on display at our conven-
lent and attractive showroom at Champlain
Street at Kalorama Road
Evening star., 1925-07-19

Summer driving, when the coolest air
is desired, or located at a warm spot
under the hood when the hottest air
is needed, as In extremely cold
weather. The flexible piping also can
be wired to the exhaust manifold to
provide for further preheating of the
air. IL necessary. In hot weather
driving the flexible tube, however,
should be kept away from the exhaust
manifold. since the engine will op-
crate better on the coldest air you
can give II
Evening star., 1925-07-19

Touring Car formerly s2165J Now $1985
Roadster 49,. formerly s2l65) Now $198S
Sport 4Pass. Roadster formerly
S2265) Now ................. $2085
Coupe e or d Pass.) formerly
$2525) Now $22e5
Sedan. ...... formerly s2575J Now s2395
Delivered and Equipped, including
Tax and Freight. There will be no
price reduction on the 4-cylinder
models.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Air Cleaner Suggestion.

If you are planning to attach an air
cleaner to your car it is a good plan
to insert several feet of flexible piping
between cleaner and carburetor,
rather than to connect them directly.
This makes it possible to change the
position of the cleaner to suit varying
climatic and weather conditions, in
order to provide for the right tenn
perature of air. The cleaner can thus
be located nearer the radiator for
Evening star., 1925-07-19
We're Never Satisfied.

This car is terrible. I'm black and
blue from riding in it,
We'll. you said you wanted some.
thing to knock about in"
Evening star., 1925-07-19

TO heat the motor camp tent on cool
nights, fill a bucket with stones, made
piping hot by the camp fire, and place
tho bucket i'm an inverted position in
the tent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-18
Tourist and Aviator

D URING an address the other night Colonel Will
/ J liam Mitchell remarked that "one-half of the
military flying in the United States, from day to
day. is done in San Antonio He added that this city
is -eminenty the military air center of the United
States and always will be-" Furthermore, he predicted
that this city will occupy the same place in commercial
aviation in the future that it occupies in military
aviation.
Air mail service between Dallas and Chicago will
be inaugurated within the future. The Mexican
government already has agreed to cooperate with the
United States in establishing international air mail
vice with San Antonio the point of contact between
the two countries Capitalists interested in commercial
aviation have announced that San be the
center for several radiating air lines.
San Antonio has every advantage to make it the
leading air port in the United States Among these ad
vantages geographical position and climate, the
latter being of utmost Importance in aerial navigation
The stability of the atmosphere the high percentage of
clear days and the absence of fog desirable to the
aviator as to the tourist
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-18
Determination of Health
Nv ROYAL 8. COPELAND. MD.

; a remarkable report. Out of this
grew tables Of standards.
One thing you must not forget
II you do not measure up to these
standards, IL you are above or be.
low height or weisht-if your pulse
rate varies, etc, etc.-you must not
worry if you seem otherwise fairly
normal.
The test, Of the pudding is in the
eating and. after all, the best test
Of your degree Of health is your
ability to do a days work without
undue fatigue, to eat three good
meals a day and to get up rested
after a decent sleep.
1t is not tremendously important
to know your height, weight, pulse
rate and temperature. What is
normal for you, may be abnormal
for me.
II your pulse is habitually slow or
habitually fast; if your temperature
is habitually low or habitually high
these facts mean little, provided you
feel well and go cheerfully about
your affairs, doing your work cas-
lily. The individual element tells the
story better than any accepted
Standard"
Of course, we have gone so far in
our Standardization that we are on
pretty safe ground to accept the
averages as essentially correct. But,
if you happen to fall short Of the
average, you need not feel alarm
and begin to picture just when your
approaching end will arrive.
! have known many men and
women who did not conform to the
accepted standards, but who lived
far beyond the "alloted time" the
three-score years and ten. You need
not worry, because you are "ab-
normal"
But simple living, by observing
the rules Of hygiene, even with a
frail foundation, you can realize the
normal expectation OF life.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-18
Something to Think About
By BRUNO LESSING

and think it oYer-thst is all there
is to life.
So, as long as it suits Nature to
let Love be their uppermost thought,
why should old frumps and re-
formers and commonplace business
men make any fuss about it? You
may say that a business organiza-
tion expects a girl employe to be
devoted to its interests. Why, GER
tainly! You may also say that a
trained orang-outang could do the
work Of the average girl worker
with equal satisfaction to the en-
ploycr. To be sure. II it were
feasible to train orang-outangs, mill
lions Of girls would be out Of
job.
But good orang-outsngs are
scarce. So we have got to have
girls.
Well, bless their hearts, let them
love-you cannot help it, anyway.
The boy that is in her mind is the
greatest thing in the world. She
may spell geography with a az or
may put the wrong letter in the
wrong envelope, or may forget to do
what she is told. But she does not
forget a single word that he whisp-
cred in her car the night before.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-18

The case for aud against galluses,
or suspenders, is still going for
ward.
Some time ago the statement was
common that gentlemen did not
wear suspenders any more. They
had been relegated to the region
of paper collars, reversible cuffs
and ready-made neckties.
And now come Lord David Bursh-
ley and the other Oxford Cambridge
athletes to compete with Cornell
and Princeton, and every one of
them shamelessly wears galluses.
They wear them. outside of their
shirts, too, and probably snap them
as wantonly and brazenly as Clar-
ence barrow did at Dayton.
1t is to be remembered that this
Lord Burghley is the eldest son
and heir Of the Marquis Of Exeter,
one Of the greatest peers OF Eng
land, who Is descended from Queen
Elizabeth's Secretary of State.
American tailors will hesitate be-
fore they take their stand before
such an authority.
1t is we'll known that we over
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-18
SAN ANTONIO,
SEPT. Is, 1925
Suspenders and Belts
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

. here follow the fashions of Great
Britain. Some time ago when a
British princess was lame, ladies'
shoes were made with one heel
half inch higher than the other SO
as to have a fashionable limp. A
British general had the shoulders
of his suits made so as to conceal
a physical defect and fashionable
Americans initiated his style. 1t
has even been claimed that men In
swell New York clubs watch the
cable dispatch to see whether 1t
is raining in London SO as to know
whether to turn up their trousers
legs. "
In the fact of this history those
who still cling to the old galluses
may perk up bit and take their
stand behind Lord Burghley and
his fellows.
A man may yet be good citizen
and loving father and not wear
belt.
Those who desire TO be on the safe
side, however, will wear both gal
luses and a belt.
Copyright. 1925, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-18

What is health? ~.
Is it the possession Of the stand
ard number of pounds Of weight for
a given age and height?
Is 1t present il the blood pres
sure record indicates the point it
should for a man or women Of your
age?
Is it guaranteed If the pulse rate
and temperature are normal?
Do the color and condition of
the skin prove the existence OF
health?
What is health?
There is no rule Of thumb to de-
termine whether you are or are
not a healthy person. Science does
accept certain standards. They are
the averages found after the exami-
nation Of a large number Of per-
sons.
The great life insurance compan.
les appointed a committee to ex-
anime a half million policies and
the circumstances relating to the
policyholders. Ages at death, ages
Of those living, weights and heights,
family histories-all the many facts
relating to the physical history and
habits Of this great army were in
duired into and made the basis for
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-18

Where do movie actors come
from?
There is one star at least who
did not intend originally TO become
an actor. He wanted to be a bust
ness man, and after completing his
public school education in Jackson
vile, ILL.,, where he was born, he
went TO Los Angeles to attend the
Los Angeles Business College.
But be never went into business.
Before he completed his education
he heard the call of the stage and
studied for a while at the Wallace
Dramatic School in Los Angeles.
His first jobs on the stage were
small ones. For a while he played
unimportant parts in Los Angeles
theaters, and toured California and
Arizona with saC company. After
this he spent some time gathering
experience in stock companies and
vaudeville.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-18
New and Better Fuel
ENERAL MOTORS,

X ENERAL MOTORS next to Ford the greatest au-
1 r tomobie concern in the world; the Du Pont
- Chemical Company and the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey said to be working together on
a new type of automobile and kind of fuel. The
fuel is described "a revolutionary invention" No
odfashioned gasoline will be usedthe driving power
is called "a synthetic fuel"
Such discovery, if completely successful would
considerably disturb the of oil stocks There
why better and cheaper fuel should not be
developed. In any crude oil would enter into the
secret synthetic composition. That may comfort oil
stock owners.
The world NEEDS better fuel or better means OF
releasing and applying the energy Of present fuels con-
sdering that than three-quarters Of the power
waste.