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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
TOO MUCH TRAFFIC.

Standardization Of traffic trans
portntion Is what viii solve tho
safety problem. says Thomas p.
Henry. president OF the American
Automobile association. There arc
too many traffic units at present,
he says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
ArIn SERNICE sHOM

Automobile garage men and other
repair men we're shown how they
can give better service at the same
cost In a show held at Detroit The
idea for them was Service al a
profit"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04
MANY EASY pAYERsn

Eight hundred Enles day nro
aald to be made by the purchase Of
automobiles on the easy payment
plan"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04

Fail City-Toit: Good condition.
Henton- Panther Lake Road: Closed fOr
paving. use valley ROAD,
FOR further Information call IA in-S20o.
local sci.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-04

Cllff Durant Millionaire racing
driver. Is going to take part in the
coming races at the indianapolis
Speedway. lie had announced his
retirement from the track last year.
, 1925-03-25
LIGHTING AIDED
Ideas in G-E Farm Book on What
Lights to Use and Where
to Put Them

In an attractive publication recent.
~ issued by the General Electric
Company. the G-E Farm Book, a com
plete plan for lighting the farm and
the farm buildings by electricity is
sketched out Not only the farm
house. but the ~barnyard and barn 1t.
self, dairy buildings. the stable for
horses or cows. the silo and granary.
the hay NOV. the garage and tool
shed. and the poultry house are in.
cluded in the suggested method OF
electrical illumination.
A diagram of an electric lighting
system for every foor OF the farm
house is shown. There is also a dia.
gram suggesting how the control OF
the lights at the barn. poultry house
and in the barnyard can be obtained
from the farmers dwelling house.
On Protection Of Wires
In wiring farm buildings" says
the gle Farm Book, conduit or
armored cable should he employed
While there is no likelihood OF nre
with insulated electric wires, mois
ture or ammonia fumes nay rot the
insulation. rubbing against walls may
wear II. or rats and mice may gnaw
II, causing live wires to be exposed
"To avoid breakage OF lamps n
shed. at the silo chute and similar
places, wire guards can be used. Ia
dairy cattle exercise barns, or other
buildings where stock is allowed TO
run loose. switches should be placed
at least six feet from the floor, so
that the stock cannot strike against
them. II Ia best to fasteu over them
n wooden hoE.like cover with an open
bottom. as cattle will sometimes al.
tempt TO investigate an exposed
switch with their tongues.
ut ia advisable In barns and espe.
cinlly In dairy buildings to install
porcelain or moisture.proof switches
and wiring devices. They last longer
md are generally far more s,tisfac.
tory thar metal devices In outside In.
.stallations or whore there u much
t=Pistnre."
, 1925-03-25

to a minimum bill of SO per month.
Later two more farmers within the
same mile desire service. 1t then be-
comes a MISUNDERSTANDING line
and the difference in deposit originally
made and hat required by the new
conditions is refunded to the original
four customers.
Mixed Lines Allowed For
II a customer discontinues service,
the deposit or minimum bill for the re.
naming customers will be determined
on the same basis as for a new eIten.
sion. Adjustments on deposits or
minimum bills will be determined or
December 81 Of each year.
Consideration is given to stree,
lights or industrial uses OF electricity
such as mills. etc. In figuring the mum
Der Of customers to the mile, eacf
800 annual revenue received iron
such Uses is considered as equivalent
TO one customer unless such lights Of
mills require a special type OF line
Thus. there may be but six farms tc
the mile using electricity and a mil
may be using electricity bringing in
5000 a year %evenu The six farmers
will then be rated on the eight-cus,
tomers-to-the-mile basis and thereby
be allowed a lower minimum bill.
, 1925-03-25
PLAN FOR FINANCING
ELECTRIC LINES TO FARMERS
Eastern Power Company Works Out Table of Alternative
Methods, Based on Number of Customers Per
Mile Successful Thus Far

Rates for electric service on the
farm that give promise of proving sat,
isfactory to both farmer and power
company have been established by the
Adirondack Power and Light Corpora
ton Of Schenectady, N. Y. These
rates, which are not any indication of
what may or may not be possible in
other sections OF the country, seem
nevertheless to be a real contribution
toward the solution of this pressing
question.
In the case of the Adirondack com
pany, the density of population. the
character Of the country, the kind of
farms served and the cost of mate
rails and Of line construc tion have
been such that these rates could ap-
ply. Such considerations enter Into
every effort to take electric lines to
farms.
The farmers problem is to get cleo,
trio service at a cost low enough to
make 1t profitable for him to use 1t.
The utility company's problem is to
supply the service at a price that will
AFFORD a fair return on the capital in.
vacfad
, 1925-03-25
VERTICAL

Portion of plant used for graft
ing.
Edible mollusk.
3-Unusual.
4-Near.
6-Part of verb to be.
Petty dispute.
s-Given name of popular actress.
Sage of Greece.
10-Shrub.
11-Afected smile.
13-Inflict death illegally.
15-Consumed.
16-Frozen water.
19-Malicious gossip.
20-Unyielding.
24-Look.
25-Yield a result.
27-Lair.
2S-Parent.
31-Musical instrument (pl.)
, 1925-03-25

Celibacy was punished at Hilton
in Dorset England, in the eighteenth
century, the register of the parish in
1889 showing that all unmarried per-
sons more than II years must either
serve in the army or pay a fine.
No son of a Yale graduate will be
refused admission to Yale if he pass
es the examination.
, 1925-03-25

ANSWER FOR LAST WEEK
, 1925-03-25
NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that PORTLAND CATTLE LOAN
COMPANY, a corporation, organized
under and by virtue of the laws of the
state of Oregon June "a, 1911, and
duly authorized to transact business
IN the state of Wyoming, was regu-
larly dissolved pursuant to the laws
of the state of Oregon December go,
1924.
H. B. DUFF, President.
Attest
W. E. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Corporate SeaD 27- SO.
, 1925-03-25
Minimum Bill or a
Deposit, AS Preferred

This is the table OF minimum
monthly rates, with the alternative
deposit, according to the number of
farms per mile. established by the
Adirondack Power and Light Cor
poration Of Schenectady. N. Y.
throughout its territory:
, 1925-03-25
No Disappointment So Far

No oisappointments So Far
The Adirondack plan is the culmina-
ton of two years intensive study, and,
according to officials OF the company,
no case has yet been brought to their
attention which cannot be taken care
Of under the provisions OF its formula.
In fact, the company now stands ready
to extend service anywhere within its
franchise area. The reply, I'VE will
extend service II so many signatures
are sercured," ETC., so common with
utility companies to inquiries for SER
vice, is now changed by the Adiron.
dack Company to. I'VE will gladly ex-
tend service for you, and the terms
will be so and so, in accordance with
our tariff regulations"
The outstanding feature of the plan,
as filed with the New York State Pub
lie Service Commission, is a table from
which 1t is an Easy matter to deter
mine the terms Of any rural extension.
This gives the minimum monthly bill
and deposit necessary. according to
the number of customers per mile.
The plan provides for two ways of
sharing this expense, a fat minimum
monthly bill or a lower minimum
monthly bill plus a cash deposit by the
customer.
Farms operated by tenants where
the owner would hesitate TO make a
cash payment toward the line, and
where the tenant would also be reluc-
tant to make a cash deposit to ecure
electricity for a farm which he might
vacate in a year or SO, are expected to
favor the minimum bill plan. In he
case where the owner ~occupies the
farm. the other plan of a deuosit and
a lower minimum bill will undoubted-
" be favored
How IN. plan w,-tx On,
uaisv commar,;aI uanas.- ~ ~
Adiron,aoh connanu - ~. ~.
49, ,hor. 90 aiaht tarmo,s - az
mile desiring electric service HE com.
nanv womb hu,ld the line witbont cost
10 the farmer under terms wherebv
each farmer would use NOT less than
q worth ~ a,ec.ricitv . month nc ax.
plained above Where there are six
farmers 10 tho mile earh farmar womb
he ~reouired 70 nav a minimum hin n,
"a per month or deposit s13O with the
ompanv as part COST Of the e.ten.
sion. and thereby assure n minimum
hin NJ 81
Where there are topr farmers tn the
mile inc minimpm bil would he ,e
provided the customer does not desire
N share In the extension exnense In
case he does. therp are three wavs
omen 10 him. He can deposit s1so and
accen, a minimum hill NJ s5. denosit
ses5 and accent a minimum hill Of "a.
or deposi, s4oO ana his minimum bin
will, he I'M, "a
Each farmers case is treated ,ndt.
v,dpaIv-thot "a one farmer On the
sIx,ooyuuo extonsIon con agron ~ f..
m,rimrm hin n, a. wboro,s his noI,h-
hor can denosit s1so and have , m,rt.
nrm Mn n, "a
90.
nr '
nes 'u'ai me " oe 'naIseu por
=, - a
80 - nu"ouuass
pa" I'm s"e
soinpany ~ tha' win low prlee
TOT e n.Sn-
, 1925-03-25

33-Selfish desire.
35-Implant.
37-Wealth.
39-Work~ diligently.
40-Month of the year (ab.)
41-Loosen.
43-Clique. /
44-Girl's name.
45-Mental picture.
46-Boat's p~ropellers.
51-Note of musical scale.
52-Title of respect. (ab.)
ANSWER FOR LAST WEEK
, 1925-03-25

The ONE of Burma believe that
they must be reborn as men to join
the noble order of the yellow robe and
so attain humanity.
, 1925-03-25
NOTICE SCABIES INSPECTION

One thousand sheep owned by Mr..
Schlaf, Burlington, Wyoming, infect
ed with scabies are quarantined as
follows: East boundary, Park County
line where it crosses the Cody, Grey
bull highway to where it ~intersects
the Y. U. Ridge, thence in westerly
direction following said ridge to point
south of Dry Greek bridge. Thence
north two and one-half miles, thence
east to county line. A few of these
scabby sheep have been trailed from
this area following the Cody, Greybull
highway to road which angles toward
Burlington, which they followed to
nearest point of entrance to lane
south of Mrs. Ida Bakers ranch,
thence to Schlaf ranch. Sheep enter
ing or crossing any of above ground
must be dipped and owners of same
are liable to a fine.
Order State Board of Sheep Com
~missioners.
1884 Y. r. BALMER, Inspector.
, 1925-03-25
HORIZONTAL

Fragment.
5-Speaks flatteringly.
1O-Glory.
12-Cylinder to wind thread on.
14-Prevaricator.
15-Man's name. e..
17-Confederate. 10
18-Act of making native.
21-Half an en-. 30
22-Covered with wax.
23-Southern state (ab.)
24-Mineral spring.
26-Join. - ~
29-Inclines.
30-Blot.
32-Finish.
34-Conjunction.
36-Part of verb to be.
3s-Protective article of dress.
41-PrefiX.
42-Memories.
47-Cease to please.
4S-In addition.
49-Tropical fruit.
5O-Stumps.
52-Deserve.
53-Gastropod.
54-Efface.
Evening star., 1925-02-04

Continued from Yesterdays Starr
Evening star., 1925-02-04

from our hearts as they are from
yours with this slaughter weighing
on It, general" the chief said quietly.
order your men to cease fire. There
is no dishonor in a sparley."
"No-by God! Mo-"
"If you believe In that God by whom
you so glibly swear" the chief said
sternly, think what you are doing!
1 will explode the ammunition of your
batteries thus: Rock Creek Park.
| Howard University, Brookland, Ben
| nings Bridge. l ask you to think!
| You cannot prevent US from descend
ing on the city. To fulfill our pur-
| pose, we will slay every man you
have, or raze Washington to the
| ground. How long will you abuse
! our patience? Must we destroy your
| men, lay waste to your city? Shall
1 give the word that destroys your
battery on Rock Creek Park?"
| Gods curse on you-o
"If God Wills" the chief said grave
| ly. Rock Creek Park, Thetford!"
Boom-r-r-rp. A long roar. And
now no man in the cabin dared look
outboard. Devonridge, his thin face
sickly yellow under its sunburn
| clung to the rod that stood out
round the control board, and his lips
We're moving. Little Thetford, the
man who was manipulating the ray
Evening star., 1925-02-04

puffs Of the shell bursts almost OBJ
scured the city from view.
1.-THE gun crews must have alright
oxygen helmets. Seton,'' the chief
called through the phone.
I'm afraid so, sir" was the reply.
II am loath to explode their ammuni-
ton, Seton"
I'm sorry. sir-but IL we are to de-
scend 1t must be done''
Let us try a message first. the chief
said gravely.
He stepped to the phone.
ARK Of the Covenant to any in au-
thority in Washington who may still be
awake: Cease fire, or we shall be COM
PEELED to disable your guns to the GER
tain death of your gunners :"
Instantly came the reply:
General Commanding the Defense
Force of the City of Washington to the
Ark of the Covenant: Our guns will not
cease fire until they have brought down
your ships,''
Then listen, General Commanding
the Defenses of Washington" the chief
said crisply. I'VE shall number the ex-
plosions for you as they occur. On the
Myer Heights emplacement-over there,
Thetford-Ray G.. One."
A gout Of flame shot up from the rise
by the cemetery, and a vast plume of
smoke, at the root Of which buildings
seemed to part, rent and shattered. The
airship shook to a tremendous report.
Danny covered his face with his hands,
as did some Of the men in the cabin. A
terrible nausea seized me, and felt sick
and dizzy.
Are you satisfied. general" the chief
asked, a world Of pity in his voice. "Or
must we continue to take lives use
lessly?"
Damn you! Damn you" the voice
wept MY poor ladsn' Then with a
snarl, "At them, boysi"
"On that round of greensward to the
north, Thetford," the chief went on in
exorably. Observatory Circle, general.
Two"
sAgain the gout of flame, and the flung
plume of smoke, the scatter of high
thrown debris. Then a succession of
flames and plumes-one mighty reverbe-
ration-and series Of minor thuds.
God in heaven-it's horrible"
muttered Milliken. "Oh. God. Stop IT
for Christ's sake. They can't hft
back"
General Commanding the Defenses
of Washington" the chief spoke
clearly into the transmitter. THE
blood of your men Is on your head
What must we do to show you that
our power is nigh infinite? Think
man-think, We are here to offer
man freedom. not destruction-and ii
is you who force US to deal death to
innocent mem"
"Hypocrite, Canting, humbugging
mocking devil.' snarled the voice.
Cant, mockery, humbug are as far
Evening star., 1925-02-04
The Ark of the Covenant
A Story of Mystery and Adventure
BY VICTOR MCCLURE.
BY VICTOR MacCLUR


invading the cabin with q tray?"
That's wot'll 'appen, sir" Smith
ers agreed solemnly.
THE last remnant Of feudal tyran-
ny, Devonridge," the chief declared.
THE tyranny of the old retainer,
transferred from you to me-"
He slowly ascended the stairs to his
cabin, and presently the reliefs came to
free the men of the first morning watch.
We had been flying IL hours.
In the four hours that followed in the
flight of the airships to Washington
countless hordes of airplanes were en-
countered. But these We're dealt with
without any slackening of speed OF
deviation from the direct course. The
encounters had no features dissimilar to
those of the disposal of the first 20
planes. No machines got to anything
like attacking distance, for the chief,
who was back at his post by the con-
trolls of the forward cabin, had them
sent down on sight.
Four hours of steady cruising and.
just at noon. the two ships foated
high above Washington.
From all quarters of the sky planes
and dirigibleS were swooping toward
the city like ravens to the kill. The air
was thickly spotted with them below
us, and so densely were they concen-
trated that as an airman | marveled
that they escaped collision with each
other. l have never seen such concen-
tration of air machines.
Plane after plane fell as the terrible
d. ray was directed on them, and the
attacking dirigibles drifted away on the
wind with their power gone. Down into
the river and on to the sward of Poto-
mac Park machines crashed, while some
glided at fiat angles away over the roofs
of the city. In the short space of 10
minutes there was not Il single plane
nor any dirigble in the air about the
Arks of the Covenant
Now, with the sky clear of Govern
ment machines, from over on the Nfr-
gnia side, and from various positions
round the city, high-angle guns set up
an incessant and clamorous thick bar
rage of shellfire, but the height at which
the ships We're flying kept them inn
mune. Round and round, in ever-de-
creasing circles, the two vessels swung,
dropping gas bombs as they circled,
hundreds of bombs, 1t seemed, until
the entire city was wreathed in pinkish
vapor. Yet the guns still fired. and the
Evening star., 1925-02-04

| "Oh, hell" Dicks voice came in a
| jerky wall Say, Jimmy-punch the
| fellow--who did that-in the--eye
| The ray must have flashed over
his radio circuit, for his voice sud
denly petered out. We watched the
fall of his plane until she took TO
| the water.
us your friend safe, do you think
I BOOM" the chief asked II would
not have such a gallant fellow
His mechine's amphibious, SIR"
replied. He should be all right"
That is WELL" said he. And now
we must attend to those others COM
| ing up
Ahead, unnoticed in the interest
we had been taking in the safe land
! ing of Dick Schuyler, we now saw
a swarm of planes, like bronze, silver
! and golden gnats,, famed out about
a thousand meters below us. These
were Merlins, less speedy bronze At
| las machines and Columbia fighters
| There must have been a score of them
altogether. 1 wondered how the
/ chief would deal with all that mum
[ Der. ] was soon to learn.
! Seton" said the chief, take the
right half of the approaching planes
d. ray at 5 aperture all four in
| struments. l take the left half
| The effect of the order was marvel
Gus. The steady and exact forma
| tion of planes below suddenly was
disintegrated. They had all been
! climbing, and some, particularly the
| bronze Atlas machines-which l had
| always thought of bad design-slip-
ped into spinning tail and head dives
| that seemed beyond all recovery of
control. Some of the little Colum-
bias flickered down leaf fashion, tail
and head, and others wing and wing
The Merlins, ] am glad to say, came
off best, for they went down out of
the first tail dive into the distinct
hover.
GLORY be- muttered Milliken be-
side me. I'VE did make 'em fool
proof! Jinks. But it's awful to see
the Others"
That squadron should be thankful
for your Merlins, Boon" the chief
said. They will be able to salve the
Others"
Won't they be after you again sir
I asked, not a little amazed at his
continued concern for his enemies,
when they find that their engines
are all right"
That is just what they will not
find, my dear Boon" the chief re-
piled a trife grimly. Not unless
they are able to fit new magnetos.
The windings Of those that they
| have are ruined beyond repair"
Heaven L exclaimed. And poor
Dick Schuyler was miles at sea-"
You should observe more exactly,
Boon" the chief said kindly. Your
friend was treated to the ID rays, not
| the D-1. He will find his engine in
working order, for there is a differ
ence in the rays"
Eight bells, sir" doomed a deep
voice behind us, "and Moggs' com
pliments, sir. but will you please
eat your breakfast"
1t was Smithers, that stout sea-
man, who stood at the foot of the
companionway, touching the peak
of his cap.
"Ah, Smithers" said the chief. And
I suppose if / do not eat my break
fast, 1 shall have the excellent Moggs
Evening star., 1925-02-04

protector, was the only man among
us who had color in his face, and
he was crouching by the instrument,
his eyes blazing with an animal-like
devotion to the master, his cheek
bones flushed to hectic patches Of red.
For a space no sound disturbed the
silence of the cabin. save for the
distant thudding of the helpless guns
without the city, and the nearer crack
Of bursting shell. Suddenly the mas
ter held up his hand.
"Gentlemen," he said in a hushed
voice that could only carry over the
super er-sensitive phone. II cannot &c
on. This piecemeal butchery must
not last. 1 had thought It better that
few should die than that all should
perish"
Continued in Tomorrows Starr
Evening star., 1925-02-04
PLANS TEST OF PUZZLES.
College to Determine Mental Value
of Crossword Fad.

NEW YORK, February 4.-Teach-
ers' College of Columbia University
will inaugurate Monday series of
crossword puzzle tests for all schools
In this city to determine whether
the puzzles are a mental gain or
mental loss. If the tests are con-
sidered successful the faculty will
make an effort to have a systematic
study of crossword puzzles intro
duced as regular unit in all schools.
Evening star., 1925-02-04
UR GIVES UP RELICS
DATING 25QO B. c.
Museum of Daughter of Last
King of Babylon Holds
Priceless Objects.
BY the Assnciated Press

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, February A
museum, the property of the daugh-
fer of the last King of Babylon, who
ruled in the sixth century, BIC, has
been uncovered, and many priceless
objects obtained by the joint arch
Biological expedition of the British
Museum and the University of Penn
sylvania at Ur of the Chaldees, accord
ing to the December report of the
scientists made public in London and
Philadelphia last night.
The scientists who are digging in
the buried city of Abraham in ancient
Babylonia reported that the museum
contained objects dating as far back
as $500 BIC
c. Leonard Wooley. head of the ex-
pedition, recounted what has been ac-
complished at the hall of justice call
ed E-Dublal- l-Makh, the other site on
which the archie ologists are working.
Dates to $500 BIC.
We have worked out the history
of the building from Nabobidus," he
said, king of Babylon in the sixth
century Be, back through the re-
pairs done by n-Balatsu-Ikbi a
hundred years before, by Kuri-Galzu,
the kassite, in the sixteenth century:
by 1shme-Dagan, King of Islin, 600
years before that, to its original
foundation by Bur-Sin of Ur about
2250 BE. Even below the walls of
Bur-Sin we have come upon brick
work of more primitive sort, bear
ing no name, but marked with two
finger prints deeply impressed to hold
the mortar, q record of shadoWy
kings of the second dynasty of Ur
who may have reigned some $500
years before Christ.
Daughter Was Priestess.
From an inscription preserved in
the museum at Yale we know that the
last King of Babylon, Nabonidus, fol-
lowing ancient precedent consecrated
his daughter, Bel-Shalti-N Naaar, as
high priestess of the moon god at Ur
and built an E-Gig-Par Op cloister
for her dwelling, and incidentally ne
lays down the most admirable moral
precepts for her guidance. {"
The ground plan Of the place answers
perfectly to the word 'cloister' used
in the Yale inscription, and there can
here be no doubt we have the actual
convent of the priestess.
The contents of the building were
not less important than its character
School materials and writing exer-
cises seemed to show that the re-
ngious houses then, as now, had their
educational side, and the daughter
Of Nabonidus, himself a we'll known
antiquary, appear to have kept a mu-
scum in her convent, for there were
found in the ruins a large number of
objects of such different dates that it
Is hard on any other theory to ac-
count for their presence all together
In rooms of the latest period"
Evening star., 1925-02-04
Inspect Oyster Workers.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. February 4.-Medical
inspection OF workers in the oyster
industry in Maryland starts today
In an effort to secure prompt issu-
ance by the State of Illinois Of tenn
porary permits allowing shipments of
oysters from Maryland to that State
health authorities announced today.