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Evening star., 1925-06-14

Held glasses studied the effect of the
coiiisions in an effort to see exactly
what happened, and as result try to
discover a method of eliminating the
explosion and fire. The experts will
study the pictures carefully before
reaching a conclusion.
When the engine stops Just after
leaving the field, the pilot has about
three seconds in which to decide what
he is going to do. 1t is no situation
for a man who likes to debate various
viewpoints before making a decision.
The successful aviator instead Of
turning about to try to land on the
held, continues on and aims at the
roofs of the buildings ahead 1t takes
a cool head and a steady one to aim
ones plane at a brick building when
travelling at a speed of $50 miles an
hour! But this is the safest thing to
do. For then the plane lands on the
roof of the building, topples gradually
to the ground, and the occupa nts are
fished out of the cockpit, with moth
ing worse than broken arms. The
plane is cracked-up. but not so badly
as If it had struck the ground head
on. at full speed.
MANY interesting stories of crack
Az ups and the methods used by ex-
pert pilots to save themselves when
the danger of accident is at hand
could be told. The Army aviators who
control the Mexican Border have be-
come very adept at cracking-up when
necessary. Flying as they do over a
wild and dangerous country, often
with virgin timber for miles, or rocks,
crevices and crags everywhere, they
have had to learn every trick of
plotting. Often these pilots will land
in a spot too small to get out of.
There is a certain knack of landing
in very small space that cannot
be taught, but can be gained quickly
when necessary These Mexican bor-
der pilots have landed on spots in
the mountains, in time of necessity,
which they could leave only by dis
mantling their planes and bringing
them to level country by pack burro
The Army Air Service pilots on duty
as aids to the forest fire service helping
with forest fire patrol work, usually
carry a 200-foot rope along with them.
They have often found it necessary
to land in the tops of high pines
from which they could get down in
no other way than with the aid of
the long rope. Without the rope they
might have to stay up in the air,
Evening star., 1925-06-14

. HE great aviators-those who
have made successful flights
year after year without, as
i the records give it. "a serious
Evening star., 1925-06-14

One man would not know all the
musicians of old Washington, and
would forget some he knew. The
Rambler wants to write in these an
nails the names Of men and women
who made the music you danced to
when you were young, and he wants
to write the names of those who
taught you five-finger exercises and
the scales, and cheered you when you
learned to play the "Maiden's Prayer"
THE Shepherd Boy" and Monastery
Bells
The Rambler has written in his
notes the names of more than 100
musicians and music teachers who
were of our people long ago. Last
Sunday he wrote of August w
Schroeder. Beginning this ramble
he thought to tell of John F. Prospect,
Gaetano Repetti. and few Others
but there has been some disappoint-
ment in getting needed facts.
Gaetano Repetti was born at Genoa
Evening star., 1925-06-14

is ignited and the crash is reported
as a fatal accident.
The Army made an attempt to
study this type of accident at Dayton,
Ohio, recently. A long skidway was
built, and three obsolete planes were
filled with gasoline and sent flying
down this shoot. At the bottom they
crashed into a solid wall, head on.
Slow-motion motion pictures were
taken, and experts equipped with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11
Parade of DEPRECIATION

1t was a Sunday morning in the
month of February. 1t happened in a
city of 100000 population on one of
the principal streets.
In the very short, time of one min
ute. eleven automobiles with a list
price valuation of $1S.500 passed by.
This is typical. All over the ma
ton the minutes are providing a
passing show of thousands of dollars
worth of motor merchandise. But
with this passing comes a very sur
prising passing of value.
The eleven cars mentioned above
would hardly bring $1,000 in the open
market. yet they did not average
more than one year and six months
in age.
Just where all these cars We're go
ing is indeed difficult to tell, but the
high rate of depreciation clearly in
dicates that there should have been
stopover at the nearest garage for
the purpose of treating the cars to a
wash, a polish. greasing and n gen.
eral tuning up. Too much automo-
tive value appears to be flowing past
to nowhere.
Stopping the list in the list price
valuation has become a real motor
problem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

I hand circle for a moment and link
them into the circle Of the left hand
to form what looks like two links of
a chain.
Holding the left hand stationary
start turning the right one in either
direction. You will find that you
have formed a connection that will
turn your left hand in the same di-
rection If you keep your fingers tight.
Holding your hands in one position
raise your elbows up and down, and
note how the universal joint" would
allow for the bouncing of the rear
axle of the car.
You have in this picture the essen
tails Of a metal universal joint. 1t
will also be evident to you why such
a joint must always be well lubri-
Gated.
A fabric universal joint is even
simpler. In this type a strong but
flexible fabric ring is bolted alter
nately throughout it's circumference
to the end of the transmission shaft
and the end of the propeller shaft.
Rear universal joints are the same
as those described above, except that
the connection is between the rear
end of the propeller shaft and the
end Of the pinion gear shaft.
Some cars do not use a rear joint
owing to more rigid construction.
The front joint is also found on some
cars automatically oiled from the
transmission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11
One-SiZed Motors
Needed Says Jewett

Commenting on the new y,
displayed in advertising the +,
Six. There is no substitute for n
err" II. M. Jewett, president 4 /
Paige Company states that NJ
tires make oversize motors mar
sential than ever before.
'1f you don't believe it take 4
power TO push an automobile n
ped with low pressure tires +
Mr.. Jewett. "try pushing car +
your shoulder with 20 pounds n
in the tires and then try it Wi
There can be no question tint
pressure tires require more IN
for hill-climbing. for a quick n
way, for all conditions Of trai,c
1T is our contention that mol
in automobiles should be oyen|
Ample size is necessary to prod1
ample power at slow speeds Is \
as high speeds and to develop anl
power without the strain Of on|
speeding.
1.-THE big motor develops n
without strain or effort which a.
the avoidance of wear and insu|
long life and freedom from REPAID
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11
The Old Mechanic Says

It's never too late to mend. Per-
haps that sounds like mere repetition
Of an old sayin', but it's the very
latest innovation in car ownership.
I've just told an owner how he
could save trouble with his springs
by havin' them cleaned off and COW
cred, but he seems to think he's gone
so far with them uncovered that
there's no hope.
'Tt's a good idea to cover the
springs" he admitted. "I'll order a
set of covers for my next car when I
get it,"
That's the attitude I took lot of
time to tell one chap how to prevent
carbon from formin' in his engine
and all the satisfaction I got was
that he would try my idea after he
had the valves ground in and the
carbon scraped out. He couldn't seem
to gather the idea that I was tryin'
to suggest way by which he could
postpone this sort of repair work.
If I happen to run across a new
kind Of body polish that seems to do
the work. and l recommend 1t to
some owner whose car is sight, all
l get in return is a promise to try
some of it after the car is repainted
But that isn't the point. I'm tryin' to
save him the trouble and expense Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

repaintin' job by tellin' him how
he can bring the old paint back to a
fairly good shine.
Sometimes trouble can be halted
just at the last moment, provided the
owner will believe in the old rule
that it's never too late to try to
mend. I've seen worn universal
joints give many more miles of
service just because the owner was
willin' to turn over a new leaf. By
going into excess with the remedy he
helped the joints by keepin' them
fully fabricated all the time.
No part of a car is ever hopeless
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

thing here are a few bills now pend
ing:
Providing for a white tail light in
addition to the customary red one.
Prohibiting the parking of cars on
main highways at night for periods
longer than three hours.
Providing for the construction of a
passage way for pedestrians on either
shoulder of all new or Reconstructed
roads.
Providing for the appropriation of
suitable funds for the purpose of en-
abling State highway departments to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

The psssimist curses and
shakes his fist whom he has to
dodge q motor car, but the Opt.
mist knows it's the finest kind
Of exercise for the muscles Of the
II You Would Know
II you are puzzled to know Just
, what a universal joint looks like and
how it works here is an explanation
that may help:
Make a circle with the forefinger
and thumb Of your right hand. Do
the same with your left hand. Then
open the two fingers Of your right
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11
CuIIcd From Car Care

Alcohol spilled over some of the
pyroxylin- finished hoods on the new
cars will ruin them. 1t is about the
only thing that seems to attack the
new kind of finish.
An open-end wrench can be tenn
porarily converted into a socket
wrench by fitting it over the nut on
end and turning it by means of a
monkey wrench fitted at right angles
just above it's jaw.
Your success in polishing the body
depends largely upon the kind Of
cloth you use. The softer and drier
the better. A soft cloth is essential
if you are busting off a dull finished
car over which YOU have previously
put an oily dressing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11
What's the Answsr3

1. When the engine boil. ).
with the cooling system filled y
alcohol. is it as hot as when n.
tenn is filled with unadnlss.'.
water?
2. Why are aluminium ~
used in some motors?
3. If a rear wheel is a BIZ h..
the end of it's axle how Win |.
driver know it?
(Think these things over H..
the week end look for the anssl
in this column next SATURDAY. \,
may be wrongD y
Now You Have Il
ANSWERS to last weeks auesits,
/. The leading forces prodrss]
of vibration in an automobile ~
are: Centrifugal force, inertia ~
cal and horizontal strains. tss|
and the Second unbalanced fors
vibra ton"
.. The least expensive Of am.
biles, as well as the best. csyv
metal that is much mora 4
pensive than gold. 1t is the N,
stem used for the filament q
lamp bulbs, the contact points 4 :
breaker and sometimes the heads
the valves.
8. Vibration is still present
many engines that seem to
overcome it. Through better a,
neering the critical speed (whiA
the point at which the engins }
brates) has been raised ahoye
driving speed. If you could On,
your car at top speed you might
the same vibration you used to 3,
rience at 90. "a, as. or whatey9
critical speed happened to b n
the earlier models.
Copyright 1925 by the I'm
Feature Service.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

Twice as many persons met death
in Massachusetts last year from in
sufficient illumination as from glar-
ing headlights.
If the board of Federal and State
highway officials can come to an
agreement regarding the marking of
interstate roads and safety devices it
will be possible to drive throughout
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11
establish laboratories for highwa.
study and DEVELOPMENT.
Drinks and DRINKS

How many drinks make a drunk?
The city of Baltimore is somewhat
puzzled over this point, and it may
be that the matter will have to be
carried to the highest court of the
land before a workable decision Is
reached.
Judge Gorter of Baltimore says
one drink makes an intoxicated
driver, and therefore a motor law
breaker. Judges Staylor and Lam
kin of the Traffic Court will not con-
vict drivers on this theory.
Where, then, is the line to be
drawn? Some say it all depends
upon the drink. But how is the
court to determine this? And who
wants to risk the job of official
faster?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

When you shake the front end of
the car, or the rear with the idea of
trying to see how much looseness
there is in the chassis do not be
fooled by the extra fiexibility pro-
vided by balloon tires. Make sure
that your shaking takes effect in the
chassis itself and not in the flexible
walls of the tires.
Just because it is difficult to make
q balloon tired rear wheel spin.
through letting in the clutch too
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

suddenly. do not imagine that you
are not straining the tire. The same
applies to hasty stopping
When setting the hand control
throttle in a certain position so that
the gears can be shifted easier or the
car made to idle nicely when remov-
ing the foot from the accelerator
check up on its position frequently.
Vibration tends to let the lever slip
back to a minimum idling position.
In the Works Already
Just to calm the car owner who is
always declaring that there ought to
be law for this, that or the other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11
Three Tins 70 Remainder

until the owner refuses to try
remedy the minute he learns of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-11

many sections Of the countrv s.,
out having to learn a new sst 3 i
directions and caution signs = 3
Compulsory automobile pnhn' a
bility insurance has been ~
generally. The latest ACCUSE.
that it is legislative patent msssi
which seems to express the s;,s.sI
admirably.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21
Wrecked Seaplane
 To Be Brought In

The seaplane Seattle" piloted by Major Martin, commander of the round-the-world flyers, and wrecked near Port Moller, Alaska, in the early stages of the historic flight around the world, will be salvaged and brought back to the United States. If it is not too badly dam- aged, the famous plane may be re- paired and put into commission again by the government.
 Robert West, engineer for the Pa cific American Fisheries of Belling-- ham, concern which maintains a cannery at Port Moller, has been commissioned by the government to bring the wrecked plane from it's rest ing place out to some point where it's parts can be loaded onto a vessel and brought back to this country. Mir. West plans to do the work this sum- mer when there will be no snow on the ground and it will be possible to work to advantage.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21
SkAGWAY BOY REPORTED
 MISSING AT kETCHIKAN

Herman Grimm of Skagway has written to the local police authorities asking for information concerning his son, Victor Grimm, who was last em- ployed in Ketchikan and where he was last heard from about a month ago. Young Grimm is described by his father as being "A years of age, 5 feet 10 inches in height, brown hair and of ruddy complexion.
 Chief of Police Martin Laning has a letter for Grimm and anyone know ing his whereabouts is asked toTcom municate with local authorities. Vic tor formerly lived in Seward, where his parents owned the Skagway House, across from the new Tecklen- burg Building.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21
FIND TUSk OF MASTODON
 ON OKLAHOMA PRAIRiEs

ALVA, Okla, May 21.-lP)-Some time back a section of land near here was the scene of battle between two mastodonian creatures. Ages of time, wind storms and herds of buffaloes obliterated all tracks.
 Material evidence in the shape of a tusk thirteen feet long and ten inches in diameter was left on the scene of battle. After the loss the mastodonian duel apparently ended or was postponed, for no further traces of parts of the anatomy of an animal so large have been found, in dicating the beasts did not fight to death.
 The giant tusk was uncovered af. ter digging more than six feet deep into the ground
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been duly ap- pointed School Tax Collector for Sc. ward, Alaska, in conformity with Chapter 29, Alaska Session Laws, 1919.
 All male persons between the ages |of twenty-one and fifty years, ex. cept soldiers, sailors in the U. s. Navy or Revenue Cutter Service, volunteer firemen, paupers and in. sane persons, are subject to tax in the sum of Five ($5.0O) Dollars.
 Tax shall be due and payable be. tween April and first Monday in August, 1925. Should you arrive in Alaska later than first date above
 mentioned, tax will be delinquent
 thirty (3O) days after your arrival
 or within ten (1O) days after notice is given you.
 All persons, firms and corporations employing labor shall furnish list ol employees to collectors and are au thorized by law to deduct amount ol 1 tax from wages of employees. Fines and imprisonment are. pro vided by the Act above quoted fol those who fail or neglect to pay tax
 or furnish list of employees. Dated at Seward, Alaska, April I 1925. J. P. HANNON, School Tax Collector, for Seward : Alaska. It
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21
.WOMAN'S CLAIM OF
 MARRIAGE DISPUTED

SEATTLE. May 21.-(P-Fred A. England, administrator of John A. (Ramps) Peterson's estate, today ridiculed claim of Mrs. Inez Peter son, of Kew, Saskatchewan, that she was the first and undivorced wife of the deceased. Peterson, with his wife, Maud L. Peterson, and another woman. died here February l when their automobile plunged through an open bridge into Elliott bay.
 England said he found among Peterson's effects certificate au- thorizing his marriage to Maud L. Peterson. No relatives have been found, and if the Kew woman fails to establish her claim the $15,OOO estate would revert to the state.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21
Tired After Eating?
 Try this Simple Mixture

If you feel tired after eating, it is often a sign of gas and undigested matter in your stomach or bowels. Simple buckthorn bark, magnesium sulph. c. D., glycerine, etc., as mixed in Adlerika, helps any case gas on the stomach, unless due to deep-seated causes. The QUICK action will sur prise you. Adlerika is wonderful for constipation-it often works in one hour and never gripes. Seward Drug Go. G-3
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21
CALL FOR BIDS

The undersigned will receive bids for the excavation of 1700 cubic yards, more or less, of dirt in excavating for buildings at Seward. Plans and speci. fications may be seen at the Parson. age of the Methodist Church. Bids to be opened May 25th. Right reserved to reject any and all bids.
 WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY
 SOCIETY.
 By R. V. B. Dunlap, Trustee
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21
DRIVE FOR "U" CREW
 FUND BEING STARTED

SEATTLE, May 21-Start of the annual statewide drive for a fund of $17,OOO to send the University of Washington varsity crew, intercolle giate champions. to Poughkeepsie N. Y., to defend it's title on the Hud son river June 22 was set for to- night The junior varsity is to ac company the champs.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

An old-timer can remember when naughty past was a handicap in- stead of material for magazine ar ticle.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

Some of the best spring fiction is offered the boss as an excuse for being late again.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

Another way to become acquainted with some of our leading families is to be a bill collector.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

Woman's thumb bends backward farther than mans, but think how long it has exerted pressure.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

There's small choice. If you're lively, you're an old cake-eater; and if you're quiet you're an old kill-joy.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

Yet surely there is not piety in listening to dull conjecturing that calls itself a sermon.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

One way to keep Germany from arguing is to show her that she will have a fair chance without it.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

We'll if they change jobs man will have a more competent voca- bulary when the cake burns.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

It's a hard world. If you don't lift your hat you expose your bad manners; if you do you expose your bald spot
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

He'll has some good points. All the folks are gnashing teeth and haven't time to talk
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

Ah, we'll; the hard necessity that makes us work hurts less if we call it a career.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

Gateway want-ads bring results.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-21

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Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-08
SAY MINE OWNERS
 BEAT WAGE SCALE

CHARLESTOWN,, w. Va, Apr &. Persistent reports were in circula- tion here recently that union coal operators have conceived the unique method of circumventing the Jack sonville wage-scale agreement ef- fected by the United Mine Workers of America
 Many of the operators who signed the union wage contracts closed down their plants because, they said, the scale was impossible night and made it cost them $175 for each ton of coal loaded on cars.
 Now, according to the reports, they h ave resumed operation an q. through "co-operative arrange ment,' are having union miners load coal on cars for only $1 a ton. This cooperative arrangement, according to the reports, is as follows:
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-08
ITALY IS PLANNING
 AiRPLANE ROUTES

ROME, Apr. S.-Italian plans re- garding civil aviation are upon the point of taking definite shape. It now seems possible that the first civil air line will run from Brindisti, by way of Athens, to Con- stantinople, touching at Lemnos. This will be Italy's first aerial line in the Eastern Mediterranean, and it's total length will be about 1,500 kilometers.
 The opening date of thel inc prob ably will be next July, and flights at first will be made three times weekly and, later on, daily
 A second line, $50 kiometers long, will be established between Genoa and Barcelona, and it is hoped that this, also, will be working by the summer. This will be followed by a third -RomeNaples- 100 kilometers long, to provide a link between the first two lines.
 The above three routes will be used for the transportation of pas sengers and mail, including parcels and certai nkinds of perishable goods They will be operated by Italian companies, using Italian ma chimes and pilots, and state subsi- dies will be allowed for the earlier working
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-08
Terrified Trees Resist
 Wind and Rain, Nevada

TONOPAH, Nev., Apr. 8.-That there is a petrifed forest, one of the most beautiful in the country, with in 40 miles of Tonopah, is a fact not generally known. More than 100 petrifed trees are still stand ing, just as they grew originally. Little has been written about this forest on account of it's inaccessible ity.
 The unique forest covers several hundred acres. The ground is strewn with the fossilized bones of animals, and here and there are small caves. The entrance to the forest is thru a small canyon which widens into river bed which, in design, reminds one somewhat of the Grand Canyon.
 William Comm, of Tonopah, with a party, recently visited the scene and brought back several sacks of bones and teeth of enormous size. He said the trunk of one of the pet rified standing trees was fully fifty feet high and 15 feet in circumfer- ence