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The Washington times., 1925-01-07

The rule has been to blame the
car owner for any variation he
claims for his car, but that rule
in being shattered by service sta
ton records and actual examina-
ton Of the units of cars coming
under observation.
Secondary 70 Car.
Motordom has come to regard
the man who boasts OF superior
version Of any quantity produc-
ton car AZ being in the same class
with the radio fan who constantly
hears, stations far beyond those
reached by his neighbors. And
rnotordom has come to regard the
man who kicks as. the sort who
would find fault with anything.
Accordingly motordom is somewhat
surprised to discover that the in
dividuality Of the car owner him.
seH is quite secondary to that Of
the car.
It is common thing to make
complaint about a car only to be
informed that none of the other
cars OF the same make and model
have been known to give such
trouble. And, likewise, it is. Gus,
tomary to look with suspicion on
the man who tells the members
Of his own motor clan that he has
never had bit Of trouble with
some part that is perhaps known
for its weakness on the particular
car.
But all this sort Of thing is being
relocated to the realms OF history,
now that it has been definitely
established that individuality in
cars is possible even where pro
ducts are turned out as 50 many
peas from a pod.
The story Is told of a concern
that devised new way to speed
up production by boring three sets
of cylinder blocks with one sharp
ening OF the machinery used for
this sort of work. The result was
that every third engine block was
better than the other two and one
Of the other two was rather poorly
done. Motorists who bought cars
bearing certain engine numbers got
better cars than their fellow buyers.
Such extreme instances are not
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
BOY PLEADS GUILTY
TO ATTACK ON GIRLS

Facing the convincing testimony
of two twelye-year-old white girls.
Charles Howard. colored. eighteen, of
1902 Fourth street southeast, pleaded
guilty to two cases OF assault before
Judge Schuldt in Police Court to-
day.
Both the girls testified that Howard
followed them on the street and
made advances toward them on diff.
ferent occasions. As Howard is on
probation from the Board of Chill
drens' Guardians the court referred
the case to the probation officer.
The Washington times., 1925-01-07

usually found among the standard
manufacturers, except possibly
where new models have been put
into production, too hastily. But
this will illustrate the extremes OF
individuality that are possible even
where cars are manufactured "all
alike" and win suggest why even
bninor differences in production pro-
cedure or treatment of the car
before it reaches the owner win
make 1t different from ito flock.
Clutch Annoyances.
A thousand clutches are turned
out by a factory specializing In this
sort of work. One OF them has @
splined shaft that has not been cut
quite as deeply as the rest. It
slips by the inspector who perhaps
is nursing a bad cold and Is feel
ing too miserable to do his work
properly. It goes into particular
car, the brothers and sisters of
which have never known to give
owners clutch annoyances.
And 80. some motorist will be
discovering that the free plate OF
the clutch does not throw out
easily enough to prevent clutch
dragging.
So long as the human element
enters into the construction Of au-
tomobiles, many believe, each car
win be just a little different than
the one ahead on the assembly
line or the one just behind. Those
who contend that this is true stand
to gain an every point in their
car ownership.
In the first place, they make IN
effort to select the particular car
that impresses them as being bet
ter than the rest. 1t is not IL
ways possible to make this choice,
but where the dealer offers his
prospect a choice of several cars
it is a simple matter to decide
whether there are any variations
between them worth considering.
And then, If anything goes wrong
with the car he selects, he does not
Immediately start knocking the
make Of car as q whole, but real
ICES that his trouble may be en-.
tirely individual. He will make
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
Is there any class distinction on
A Y1,Arican highways?

Is there any class distinction on
American highways?
Some people are raising this
point because it has been dis
covered that some drivers who
are very careful not to be dis
courteous to the chauffeur-driven
limousine feel that they can be as
insolent as they please with the
flivver.
Class distinction is limited at In
the remark OF a local driver who
was observed humping a small car
that happened to be in his way
when he wanted TO park.
He's one of those storage
motorists" the driver said IN ex-
PLANTATION Of his act.
When this same motorist wanted
to have d higher priced car moved
back q little so that he could get
from q parking space he looked
UP the owner and politely asked
him to favor him.
There seems to be q tendency
for each car owner to look down
upon the fellow who drives q
cheaper car and to forget that
it's just as easy TO get arrested
in a $1,000 car as In one that
sells for $500.
IL ever there was need for de-
nocracy it is in our present day
motoring. Every driver should
honor and respect the rights OF
every other driver on the road.
but it can never happen until
people stop looking down upon
those who are one step below
them.
There are only two actual classes
Of car owners: those. who are
working for the best interests Of
the automobile and those who
aren't.
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
TALKS ON ILLITERAcY At
BIBLE SCHOOL MEET

The National Capital has 10000
illiterates, Mrs. Cora Wilson
Stewart. of Frankfort. KY, told
delegates to the World Association
OF Daily Vacation Bible Schools
annual conference which opened
last night.
Mrs. Stewart declared illiteracy
is not confined to the rural regions.
world Children, World Peace
makers. was the topic Of the
Reverend Frederic Lynch, Of New
York. Other speakers were the
Reverend Floyd w. TompIkfns, Of
Philadelphia, and Doctor Robert q.
BovilIe, OF New York and China.
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
@S\WASHINGTON TIMES MID ~WEEK94z9A
&E&+ AUTOMOTIVE SECTION ~

every effort to ascertain wherein
the troublesome unit of his car is
different from the corresponding
unit in other examples Of the same
make and model. Finding this, 1t
is usually q simple matter to REM
edy the trouble and make the car
as good as the rest.
Think Car Inferior.
Too many car owners think that
as soon as they have a bit VI
trouble they have bought an. in
ferior make of car. Failing to APP
preciate that they have probably
bought an inferior example Of a
good make they are prone to sus-
pect other owners of this make as
waving the truth when they say
that their cars are not similarly
troubled.
II every motorist realized that it
Is impossible to build thousands OF
cars exactly alike and without .hav-
ing some better than others there
would be lot less lost motion in
car ownership through frequent
shifting from one make of car to
another and through the harmful
rumors that often wreck dealer and
manufacturing organizations.
"A pFOInlnG0I llunuIaCtuESE re"
Gently sent around for. demonstra-
ton purposes an early product Of
new model that he was shortly
to bring out. The car had not
originally been designed for balloon
tires, but Semi-balloons had been
added to bring It little more down
to date.
Many persons who drove that car
were annoyed by the shimmy Of
the front wheels to point whore
the rumor actually got around that
the car had q poor steering APP
paratus. This runnor did more
damage that could have been
avoided had the people who drove
the particular car been willing TO
admit the individuality OF the con-
ditiOns.
Many d car that is on the streets
today could be improved II the
OWNER would just consider the pos
sibility that his trouble IL not COM
mon to all cars of the same make,
and thus .remediable.
Mistakes will happen, even in the
modern plants that turn out four
million automobiles annually. but
that is no reason why the car
owner should continue to blunder
under the impression that good
and bad apply to groups Of cars
and not to individual cars.
(COpyrdght. 1850
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
BIG SPORT IN SHOOTING
ANIMALS WITH CAMERA

The real sport is shooting wild
animals with q camera, said
Arthur Newton Pack, editor, upon
his return from a trip to British
Columbia.
Baby fawns were his best tar
get, and he has good pictures to
prove how they will walk right up
to the gun"
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
Brakes Must Be. Kept.
in Top-Notch Shape
By ALEXANDRA JOHNSTON.

There are units the makeup of the motor which
no owner can afford neglect These the steering system
and the brakng system The single out those Two
units as being essentially vital to the is that on their
proper fnconng may depend the safety Of
who rides the vehicle axle may break and the
owner be put annoyance and expense Engine bearings
may up and the result will ensue but It steering
brakes do not act correctly when they called upon an
accident perhaps fatal may result follows
therefore that the should watch both steering
system brakes and at the first sign of aterng he should
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
Cars Retain Personal
Attributes
By J. LEO sUGRUE,
Times Automobile Editor.

Quantity production served give the country thou
sands of cars of the pattern but service stations
well as observing beginning to discover that
dyiduaity still creeps upset the most careful Of cacu
lationS.
workman slow with his particular job at par
ticuar moment that bears the plate as
quarter million duplicates during the
will be little different than the rest.
piece of steel hardened little better than million
similar pieces that went before it. and some moto boasts
of better than those owned by members OF his own
motor clan different of conditions prevailing at the
time the particular shipped driven the road and
somebody gets that is little better worse, the
may
The Washington times., 1925-01-07
EI Dorado club Plans

The board of directors Of the Fl
Dorado Club meets Friday, night in
the club rooms, 1411 @ street north
west. Rue e. Glessner, newly
elected president, will announce
committee appointments. Plans for
the year win be formulated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17

If the idea that she was wasting her
rare youth, her marked beauty and
the full capacities of her womanhood
sometimes oppressed her, she at least
kept her peace. Something ot firm
ness. not there before, began TO ap-
pear upoL her face. Probably no mir
ror could have shown her as clearly
the woman she was throwing away
as the portrait of her painted during
this period by young Sydenham, who
had just come over from England.
He succeeded. it was said, in ex-
pressing in his colors and bold method
that extraordinary combination n
Brena which gave her the atmosphere
Of the permanence Of a temple and
yet the simmer of golden moment,
come and gone in q warm transitory
glow beneath her cream-colored skin,
a. glimmer of light from her golden-red
hair, or some almost imperceptible
fiexure Of her sensitive lips
Parmalee, urged by his wife. saw
this portrait when young Sydenham
had finished it. He thrust his glances
at il in his usual way and several
times turned one ear toward the pic
ture as If inviting words from It
"A person!" he said ''And most OF
her is there-a good deal Of her soul.
A glorious piece of color-a massive
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
CHAPTER x

The retreat into the walled estate
which perched like great cube Of
gray gloom among the twisted old
trees overlooking the Hudson river
gave little relief TO the secret fears of
Compton Parmalee.
For few months. TO be sure, he
showed lively interest in the rehabili-
tation of the place. Brena. who after
q long struggle with her conscience
had made up her mind TO stand by her
extraordinary husband, found herself
wondering often enough whether his
interest was not like her own. a sham
erected out q sense Of duty by one to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
Gold Tooth Little Aid
as CIelu to Her Barber

Mrs. u, young and comely
North side matron, is the possessor Of
a good-looking single which is the
envy of some of her friends and she
has had frequent inquiries as TO the
identity of the barber. She directed
inquiries TO North side shop, and
while she was unable to give the name
of the barber who had accomplished
such wonders with her hair, she iden-
tilted him by saying that he had q
gold tooth in front.
Two Of the women thus Informed
CHANGED TO arrive at the shop about
the same time, and each identified a
barber by gold tooth in front, and
each recognized the other after getting
in the chair. They compared notes
later and found that neither OF them
had been under the ministrations Of
Mrs. ks barber. Further investi-
cation showed that each of the three
BARRIERS in the shop wore a gold tooth
IN front.-Indianapol News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17

glow, and yet her eyes-they are the
masters Of the canvas. That is aston
ishing-"
OF course Sydenham beamed. He
fed upon admiration-as much, per-
haps, upon that which came TO him
because he was one of those men who
may be called beautiful youth and
had been petted by the idle rich and
their daughters, as upon the praises
for his extraordinary art.
well, l shall buy it," Psrmalee had
said with a sudden unannounced de-
termination for which Brena was un-
prepared She showed ii by the aston
ishment in her eyes
Sydenham smiled He said: But,
Mr. Parmalee, 1t was the understand
ing with Mrs. Parmalee that j was to
exhibit the picture All things con-
sidered, it is the best thing / have
ever done. / have planned to exhibit
my things rather widely in America.
Shall i say that i am going en- tour
across the country? After exhibiting
why then-of course"
Parmalee's face contorted. He wet
his lips.
you have a price" he snapped out.
Sydenham. the self-confdent, the
whimsical, the theatrical youth, waved
his pale hand.
AT present there is no price, Mr.
Parmalee," he said.
The cotton broker pulled at his col
lar rim as if he had need of air.
what have you proposed as the
title of this picture?"
why = the = name Mrs. Parma
lee"
That's foolish, Sydenham," Comp
ton said. I'm prejudiced in favor of
the name Parmalee. but even / know
better than TO exhibit a picture under
the title Mrs. Smith Jones or even
Mrs. Parmalee."
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17

truly unique piece Of oriental
work is Persia's wonderful Corona
ton" rug. Ii embraces pictorial rec
ord Of Persia's rulers from times ante
dating the Christian era TO the time
of the World war. Work upon the
rug was started in 1906 and went on
until ii was completed. 1t was 20 have
glorifed the GROWING of the sultan
Ahmed Mira. on the occasion of his
expected ascension 10 the throne of
Persia. but was diverted mysteriously
TO New York. Moving Ike the en-
chanted carpet, II was spirited 5000
miles TO that modern Bagdad. The
rug Is a multicolored one, is Is Feet
long by IL feet wide. and was specially
woven during the period of IL years,
being the h4rdiwork of the q most
famous rug makers then living in
Persia. With remarkable fidelity TO
features and absolute verify to cos
tune Of the time of each individual
depicted. this rug represents the por-
trait Of 160 of Persia's treat kings,
or shans, and Is otherwise highly der
Grated There are 1000 knots to each
square inch. or about $500 900 knots
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
Indians Gay in
Buckskin Clothes

The annual tanning party held by
Flathead Indians on the western
boundary Of Glacier National park has
become holiday event. The braves
having brought down" the animals
with unerring gun barrel sight" only
have 10 look" after the papooses and
children, while the squaws transform
the hairy pelts into material for shell
ter and raiment-mostly holiday raj
ment in these modern days, for most
of them live in houses and wear WOOL
en- clothing in their everyday agricul-
tural life.
The United States Indian depart
ment INDUCES the red man in this Gus
tom, for without the fnery of beaded
buckskin clothes. the gala events on
reservations would be ribbed of the
very background which giTes them
their impetus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
Big Legal Fees

Among The large legal fees on rec
ord are those reported TO have been
paid Samuel Untermyer for his serv-
ices in the merger of the Boston Con
solidated and Utah Copper companies
SITS, 600; TO William Nelson Cromwell
for recognizing Decker, Howell &
Company. 100000; TO counsel in the
reorganization of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railroad, $4,000, and that
given Stanchfield & Levy and Elihu
Root of 100000 for settling the Mar
shall Field estate Max y. Steuer is
credited with getting $1,000 a day
every time he goes to court
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
The First Circus

The travelling circus originated In
Lendon and was kept by a man named
Philip Ashley. who lived at the end of
the Eighteenth century.
From the very beginning, the circus
was held in tent, the center of which
formed the arena where the perform
ance took place. The seats for the
spectators were arranged In tiers as
cending from the central space.
The same exhibitions which char
acterized our own circus were found In
the first one There were feats OF
Craftsmanship. such as leaping through
hoops from the back Of galloping
horse. standing with one foot on each
of two horses. as they gallop side By
side
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
SYNOPSIS

Out OF uniform, at the end OF
the World war, with the rank
Of major. Peter DeWolfe. young
American of wealth and family,
is urged by an English comrade
in arms, Eversby Benham, TO visit
the Benham home and meet the
Engishman's mother and sister,
and. incidentally. Brena Selcoss.
young woman about whom there
is an air of mystery. Muriel Ben
ham, Eversby's sister, becomes
infatuated with Peter. but he is
interested only in the mysterious
Brena Selcoss. The feeling be-
tween Peter and Brena ripens
into love Brena confesses that
she is married and that her hus-
band has vanished" Brena
life story is out Of the ordinary.
Her father had been forced 10
leave Greece because OF revolu-
tionary affiliations, and his death.
following quickly upon that OF
his wife, leaves Brena penniless.
at Dallas, Texas. She secures
work, and meets Jim Hennepin-
He falls in love with her. He
urges her TO meet him in ST.
Louis. Brena returns to Dallas
alone. Compton Parmalee. Hen
nepin's employer, tells Brena
Hennepin's Intentions toward her
were dishcnorable. Parmalee
makes Brena an offer of mar
rage. After reflection. she ac-
cepts the offer. They are mar
RED. At the railroad station,
immediately following the cere-
mony, Parmalee is seized with
apparently uncomfortable fear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17

as TO which room the family had used
to die in, and forecasting nights when
the wind would howl around the cor
ners of the French roof
Parmalee had a. coping of concrete
filed with broken glass. built all
around the top Of the wall. He had
ordered iron bars for the lower win
dows, and a bill for an elaborate cleo
fric burglar-alarm system was on his
desk the morning that he disclosed TO
Brena that he had bought her a house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
It's Different In Japan

Mrs Yumiko Ikeda, beautiful wife
Of young engineer. tried the. new
freedom theory for women and failed.
She left home in Tokyo TO obtain
work as an extra" In a movie studio.
Almost overnight, because of her abil-
ify and beauty, she became star
But then her troubles began. Her
friends and relatives. instead of con-
graduating her, sent her threatening
letters and said she had disgraced her
husband. After two weeks as q star,
she returned TO her home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
Eon1ou "Dunmou Fitch

In the town of Dunmow, Essex. Eng.
land. Robert Fitz-Walter offered. In
1244. to present fitch of bacon to
married couples who would take oath
that they had never once during the
year wished themselves unmarried and
had avoided a quarrel. II was not
until 1445 that the fitch was awarded
for the first time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
Old-Tin1e "Hondouf"

In the Older days in England judges
were forbidden to wear gloves on the
bench for fear of bribes being dropped
into them. Hence the custom of pre-
senting judge with a pair OF white
gloves when he has no cases TO try at
assiZes-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
Early Broodcosfinp

AS early as 1896 the capital of Hun
gary, Budapest, had an organization
called "Telefon Hirmondo," whict
broadcast music. news and Who'll
operas by telephone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17

Persian Rug Classed as Work of Real Art

tied TO the linen warp threads to pro-
duce the wool nap that forms the vel
vety body and creates the portrait and
decorative features.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17
cutieura soothes itching Scalp.

Cuticura Soothes Itching Scalp.
On retiring gently rub spots of dam
druf and itching with Cuticura ONT
nent. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make
them your everyday toilet preparations
and have a clear skin and soft, white
hands.-Advertisem
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17

Before he makes name for him.
self many a young man has TO ua-
make the one he has already made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17

Man is made of dust, but in his
slow way is trying to be an angel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-17

There are 1900 cells in q square foss
OF homegrown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
RAIN FLOODS THREATEN
SEVILLE; MANY HOMELESS
Torrential Precipitation in Spain
Swells Rivers and People Are
Alarmed at Prospect.

By the Associated Press.
SEVILLE, Spain, December "a
Imminent danger of inundation by
torrential rains, which continue un-
ceasingly, threatens part of Seville.
Provisional lodgings have been pro-
vided for the residents Of the subur-
ban villages of La Vega, Triana, Las
Erillas and other places, and urgent
measures have been taken to fill in
an open space on the banks of the
Guadaira River to prevent the flood
ing of Cortijo and Palm Drive.
Many olive groves are under water
and the residents of a considerable
of the rivers territory have aban-
doned their homes. Miraf1ores is to-
tally isolated by the floods and the
population is in a serious situation.
The naval authorities have dis
patched launches to the villages Of La
AIgaba and Camas.
The people Of Seville are greatly
alarmed over the impending danger,
for with the continuation of the rains
and the overfowing of adjacent
streams, the evacuation of many
homes will be necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-24
Longworth Attacks Rubber Policies
Of Foreign Nations.

AKRON. Ohio, December "a %.-
Nicholas Longworth, Speaker OF the
House of Representatives, after a
tour of Akron rubber plants and con-
ferences with officials of the COM
panies yesterday, said last night that
Congress is seeking every means to
help American rubber manufacturers
meet British restrictions and compe-
tition.
There seems to be combined eff
fort on the part of every foreign
nation producing rubber to restrict
it's output. thereby increasing the
price of rubber products" he declared.
Information obtained by him here,
he said, would be used to facilitate
the investigation into restriction Of
crude rubber production authorized
by the House of Commons.
International Swindle."
In an address last night Mr.. Long
worth described restrictions imposed
by foreign nations on production and
exports of rubber as an 'interna-
tional swindle."
THE recent artificial and unfair in
creases In rubber prices are handi-
Gaping a great industry and robbing
the public of millions Of dollars" he
said.
1--WE have placed the investigation
in charge Of the committee on inter
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