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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-21
SATURATION is
ONLY A MYTH
,outh America Offers Wide
Field OF Expansion

Regardless Of any so-ealled Hatura-
Ion point or traffic congestion prob
lens in this country. the automobile
Industry Htill has a wide field IN
which 10 expand. and this field Is
South American. according 20 Guy
II PcaHley. sales manager Of olda
Motor Works. lansing. Mich.
From present Indications South
American countries will rank second
only 10 the United states In the num-
Der Of automobiles per capita" said
Sir. Peasley. "in no part Of the
world Is there more activity and n
thualasm regarding things automo-
tive than can DO found In the chief
South American countries. Recently
they sent n delegation here 20 study
road building. and they are doing
everything within their power TO
foster the use OF the automobile.
Another recent affair which indi-
Gates the Interest evoked hy the au-
iomobile was an endurance run made
under the direction OF Cassie. Muniz
a Co. oldsmobile distributors In Sac
Paulo. Brazil. The run vas n 1000
kllomeicr drive in high gear Nll
other gears having been removed
from tho transmission from Sac
Paulo 20 Araraquara - somewhat
similar +, o tho trnns-contiuental run
made more than a year ago by Can
non-Ball Baker In an oldsmobllo In
this country. There was this differ
cnce. the Brazilian run vas over
some Of the worst roads In the world
20 quote n Sac Paulo newspapers
eeoun Of the successful trip"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-21
u. S. BUYS NEW
WHITE FLEET
National Park Service to
Get "a New Buses

Preparations are already being
made for the annual rush OF tour
lsts 70 the national parks next sum.
mer. Stephen T. Matter. director
Of the national parks service. an
nounesd that i,s22.s59 people Wis
tied the various parks last year. an
Increase OF il per cent over 1879
and an even greater number Is e1-
pected during 1875.
Motor buses have been the most
important transportation factor IN
populaHzlng the parks. and many
OF the bus fleets will be Increased
this year. Yellowstone Park has
bought 10 more White buses, which
will bring this fleet 20 ai5 whites
OF which zs3 are BUSES and 22 are
trucks. the latter being used Tor
handling tourists baggage and hotel
supplies. Glacier Park has bought
eight moro Whites, bringing this
fleet 10 ss.
A new bus fleet, including eigh'
Whites, Will be m operation NJ N''l
| National Park in Utah. Buses vii
run from Cedar City. on the Union
Pacific. 90 Cedar Breaks. Bryce
Canyon and Zion Park. New hotels
and cottages have been built for the
accommodation OF tourists.
Additional buses will be used ir
the Canadian Rocky Mountains
] Park. Eight new White busse'
have been purchased by the Brew
ster Transportation company, bring
ing the fleet 10 rs. operating Al
Banff. Lake Louise. Lake winder
mere and other scenic points In Al
berta. Other parks operating White
buses include Rocky Mountain
Park in Colorado with 81. Yosemite
with IS Grand Canyon with p
Rainier with 10 and Pixies Peal
with 10. The various parks als'
operate more than 30 truck
handling baggage and supplies.
Five new white de luxe busse!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-21
" MAXWELL
SELLS FAST
Reaching Commanding Post
in Trades

Due TO the great Gemand turnout
the country for their products. the
MAXWELL hrysler factories are now
undertaking the greatest production
Of cars in their history, II was an
nounced Saturday by the Washburn-
Halnes Motor Co. The six months
schedule on which the organizations
five plants are now operating Is tho
greatest ever attempted. he declared.
Tho automobile plants ;hruout
the country are generally active, we
are enjoying more than a surprising
demand" officials OF the firm said.
Attic We realized that the new
Maxwell. with It's rs miles per gal
lon. IS miles per hour and 8 TO 25
miles In eight seconds was bound to
enjoy n record business, u Max
we'll division Is actually behind on
orders today-a condition almost I'M
heard OF In the automobile industry
at this time OF year.
The splendid reception given the
n when IL was announced last No
yember a even outdone by that
accorded It during the automobile
shows thruout the country. There Is
every evidence today that Maxwell
is becoming equally as outstanding In
It's field as the Chrysler Six has be-
como among cars Of higher price. It's
tremendous flexibillty. speed.
omy and striking appearance are be-
ing widely commented on the country
over"
Reports show retaIls sales Of Max.
wells in the Detroit district. generally
considered 10 be the barometer OF
motor car sales. exceeded by 40 per
cent during the first six weeks Of
1925 the highes, previous mark for
a corresponding period.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-21
1H2ERIH7A$U SECTIQ 1kS%&555 81
Straight Eight
Has European Features
|west Model, Striking, Finished in Two
Colors, on Display for First Time

4 positive fun force feed luhricat,
ing system Is used and tho entire
~ stem is contained IN the upper
half OF the crank ease on pres
SURE is automatically controlled by
the opening and closing o. throttle
instead % by the speed % tho mo-
tor, this arrangement assuring
maximum power when the motor
Is under load
other features Of special note are
the cylindrical type vertical oil
stRiner which can be readily re.
moved Tor cleaning the swan mani.
fold construction assures complete
IMPORTATION and equal distribution
OF gasses aud an oil pump which
is always Immersed In oil and re.
quires no primag.
such wcltknown units as Borg &
Beck clutch. Fcdders radiator. Gem,
mer steering grar, Book bearings.
Prcsto,IIte ~ plate battery and
Columbia aNles and the entire chas.
Sis Is fabricated with the Aicmlte
~ stem. Bodies ara mounted on a
ie5 inch wheel base chassis with
seven inch frame housing and 9
cross members two OF which arc
OF the tubular type
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-21
EVANGELIST is
FLINT FAN
Passes Previous Records in
Battle With Mud

Many accounts have been chron.
leled regarding the gruclling tests
given an automobile by racers,
stunt drivers and others who have
set out TO put a "A thru its PAGES;
but II remained for Z. l.. VOLS.
lagei. singing evangelist OF the
South. 10 establish a record OF con.
slstent performance during some OF
the worst weather OF the year.
I'VE left our home In Biltmore
Forest. n. C., in a Flint.55 sedan"
states Mr.. Wolslagel in his dispatch
to tho Flint Motor company. Bound
for Houston, Texas, where I was
to fiji an engagement a few days
later.
"on the first lap OF our Journey
We suffered the worst weather Of
tho winter and pulled thru $50
miles OF solid mud--the car re.
sembling nothing so much as a
large mud ball.
III you had seen mule teams pull
ing cars out OF ruts and bitches,
cars abandoned by tho roadside and
many begged down and stuck there.
as we did between Columbus and
Greenwood. Miss. and also in Lib
erty county. Texas. where thore Just
aren't any roads at ali, you would
know how thankful I was that we
were driving n Flint.
THE engine needed no attention
during the entire trip Of 1900 miles
and is running ms sweetly now as
when we first began 10 drive Il,
despite the fact that IL had gone
$500 miles prior TO this trip.
Mr.. Wolslagel was accompanied
on the journey by his wife and
daughter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-21
SEES AUTO FOR
EACH FAMILY
Only 100000 Families
Without Cars Now

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE num-
~ Der Of automobiles that this
nation viii use az one time will tend
20 be about equal 20 the number Of
families Ia the population"
Thus does Leonard p. Ayres, ia
nous Cleveland BtAtisticlan. set tho
limit Of automobiles in the United
states al about q. 900. 900, the num-
Der Of families there are IN tho
United States. This number viii in
crease with the increaFe Of poDula-
ton, but not as fast as automobile
production has been increasing.
Ayrss brought out this point in an
address before the Society OF Auto
motive Engineers here.
THE natural unit for automobile
ownership for tho great mass OF U
people is the family" he explained.
lust as that rs the natural unit for
the possession or bathtub and do
nestle telephone.
Included IN the $1,000. 900 families
are thousands that will own more
than one automobile. and In addition
20 them are commercial and indus
| trial firms that viii use many more
thousands.
ION the other hand there must bs
s~ubtracted from them. hundreds OF
thousands Of families that cannot
own even a single car.
1T seems probable that the maxi
mum number OF automobiles that
this country can use Is not far from
equal 10 the number Of families and
that selling new cars will become
progressively more difficult as that
number is approached"
with l7.oo0.0 900 autos in use to-
day, there is quite a way 20 go 10
fll the demand set by Colonel Ayres,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-21

!, new Gardner eightlnJine
II non he Instant ard wide
Fa approval o. motor car own
4 aa,srs and distributors at the
. YORK and Chicago show.
Il they wcrc exhibited last
u viii arrive in Seattle
4 vi he presented to the
4, tuung the week % Fehru-
4 8 70 Is. IN the showroom OF
Snsllwood Motor 20, az 1854
|rke 81. local Gardner dstrbu
unei and built by tho Gard
4 vetor Co Of ST Louis. these
. ,mhoay many features here
f. found only in the highest
II san Both opea and closed
r. q the new Gardner eight
e, series will sell IN Seattle az
~ the Sime price. while a de
"a bnugham viii sen at 800
r. which includes many items
Niional equipment
IN AND CLOSED
SAME PRICE
sralS % the Gardner Motor
nny claim that this IS the FIRST
IA the history o. the industry
tny motor car manufacturer
/ eaccted and built a series %
nllne ears with no difference
|w3es between open and closed
H. The New York and Chica.
eow visitors and even dealers
| manufacturers OF other cars
crd the new Gardner eighth.
10 be the outstanding piece OF
Il car merchandise shown there
q the eight-inllne models
|. ssire exhibited az tho present
|, and the standard equipment
Al eightin-line Gardners VIII
balloon tires. snuhbers, en-
M fourwhccl brakes and five
i wheels Tho striking Euro
style body Is finished in a
sac Duco color combination
he new cight4n-llne hrougham
quality job turnout. The body
NJ ana low-swung with a very
k-sNe European touch and the
. txo-tone color combination IL
daring and reflects the motor
tnkh revealed at the national
Erotilo shows
fwing the formal display of
new cars, the SmallwoOd Mo
! rnpany viii have open house
e SO a. m. until 1000 p. m.
=, the week Of February % to
Ii the general public IS cordial
Isvaed 10 inspect these new
new car IS powered by an
laIine L-head motor. manufac-
d 81 the Lycoming Manufac-
ts company. Tne motor has a
sEh bore with a "a inch
giving a total piston dis
tnsn. OF sTS cubic inches and
r IS horse power on the
The motor Is equipped with
q ignltion starting and light
kcnze backed bearings, silent
D drive with automatic tight
md lightweight gray iron pis-
'The exhaust valves are Of
me and alloy steel which re-
burning and waTping. eliminat-
nlve leaks and making fire.
grinding OF valves unneces.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-21
snoqusImie Pass; Closed.

~snoquaImie Pass; Closed.
I~ssaauab-N ewporti Good.
AUBURN Black Diamond; Via Boos Creek
gravel section good.
steven. Pass Highways Open to sky
komish.
woodlnville- Duvaiii Fair.
Kent-Des Moiness New pavement: grav-
81 section good.
Des Moines-Tacoma Highline-Good.
Saches Pass. Excellent condition IN
King county: opsn to point 8 miles
east Of Enumclaw.
Lake Forest Fark-North Trunk conneo-
tloni One mile pavement excellent:
balance good gravel.
Hedmondi Good gravel.
R.dmond-Fa CItyi Good gravel.
seattIe-Des Moinssi Brick road fill across
rayine north OF Dsa Moines complete:
open to travel. use caution approach
Ing fll.
yarrow Point Roadi New pavement opon.
Pail Chy-Toiti Fair condition.
All gravel roads rough. with soft places,
duo 20 frost.
] For further information call Ma in-ssoo,
Local 2si-
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Road Bulletin
KING COUNTY ROAD BULLETIN

Thomas X. Beeman
King County Engineer
Week Enging February 81, 1875.
All paved roads in good condition
Rentop-Mapfe Valley Pavement from
Rsnton four miles east; balance fair
gravel.
TENT Black Diamonds Paved for IL
miles out Of Kent: thres gravel roads
at and Of paving. fair condition.
Maple yalley-Black Dlsmondi GOOD
gravel.
Black Diamond Enumolawi Good CON
dition.
sunset Highway
Rsnton-Issaquab; Paved
Standardization Paved.
P~rrston-FsIl City; Good gravel.
YaIis Ciiy-Sorth Bend. Good gravel.
North Bend, Easti Open to point :
mlles east OF North Bend.
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have also been added TO the sight
seeing fleet operated in Denver and
vicinity In connection with the bus
fleet in Rocky Mountain Park.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-20

Christmas"
So the queen wrote tho note and
thon they all tiptocd out.
And there was faithful Two Spot
tho blue velvet butterfly. waiting
for them on the garage roof.
But II you want to know what
the note said that Sally read when
she returned, why here II Is:
Dear Sally: II went.
Your dolls got homesick TO go
back to the store. They didn't feel
quite comfortable here, and knew
you thought them n nuisance. They
are quite happy now.
VERY truly yours,
Tho Fairy Queen"
"Oh. DEAR cried Sally. throwing
herself on tho bed. II did love
them and didn't mean II, oh, IL
they would only como back Id 10
n better mother | never meant TO
be so mean. Boo, hoo, hoow
OFF in their window the wax lad.
les wcro saying TO each other. 81
wonder how she's taking ~ Served
her right. so IL didr'.
TO lie Continued
tcupyrie,t 1896, X v. A. Service Incl
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.
BY STAMrv
BY TAYLOR
BY MARTIN
BY BLOSSER

of the American captain OF ind, ~,
-business-but that would MOI -.
any man from his wife wnen ~ !,
as near 20 him rs Atlantic .4s :.
Pittsburg. especially when his W. W.
is looking forward to another
as Mrs. Prescott is.
Whatever may pe Mrs fse -.
own private and personal ~ ~.
I she is certainly wonderful 70 e' ~
body about her and especians
TO me. I'm
oh. Elizabeth. / know tina, Wv M
been very good TO me IN ie,.. ..
lines fall in such pleasant pla''s .,.a
OF course. your dear nothe. ,rIp.
say: zoe. my dear, are you iea. ~
anything Remember every ua' ,cc,
must enfold something WITHIN ~, :.
mind that will help you to NV ~. !.
life with greater content eaea ..sy I
You can say TO her thar s !, az
have confirmed that tcachihs "a,
dear Fraulein sturner: M0H'
not confer happiness" ,.,,
Copyright. 1895. y. E. A. serves A..
TOMoRROw-This letter e'''
ued.
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LETTER FROM ZOE ELLINGTON
TO ELIZABETH SWARTZ,
GENEVA. SWITZERLAND.
CONTINUED

The people with whom live, my
dear Elizabeth, are most interesting.
There is Madame Hamilton, recently
widowed, who always imbues me
with great hope and courage. She
does not seem like the old people
that you and ! know abroad She
does not sit as tho her life were over.
She is interested In everything that
is going on. l already love her. She
Is bearing the loss OF her husband
most bravcly, and yet Sister Ruth
she says that | must call her sister
told me that Mrs. Hamlton's heart
Us buried with her huband. that they
were the most devoted people she had
ever seen.
Mr. Hamilton, I'm dying. left two
daughters. one OF whom. altho seem.
insly the happiest OF women, having
everything that life could bcstow.
committed suicide tho other day. The
other one Is the Mrs. Prescott with
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WSET(VLs}5J
y @S 1aGI3 FIyGGSST
q Olive Roberts Barton
NO. 6-THE WAX LADIES

There sat the whole IS OF Sally
Wiggleton's dolls on her bcd-not
n whole one among them.
Yes, she pulled out half my
hair" said one
'she never washed me-" said an.
other. And my dress has never
been washed or ironed since she
got me"
"She soaked mo In n bowl and
never dried me, and give me pncu.
monia." whispered another doll. IL
used 10 talk md say Mama" but
1 can't now. I've lost my voice"
you shall have n wish" said the
Fairy Queen Zach one Of you
may wish anything you want"
This surprised tho dolls so that
ono fell over on her faco and one
fell off the bed altogether.
Nancy straightoncd them all up
again.
"11l begin with you" said tho
Fairy Queen to the end doll What
is your wish?'
when ] was in a store window
before Christmas" said the end doll
81 used TO admire tho wax ladies'
in the window next ~ mine. They
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-20

wore beautiful dresses ard slippers
and had such pretty pink hands and
faces. ia like TO be one OF them"
"a wax lndyg' said the Fairy
Queen waving her wand. Then n
wax lady you shall be. in the very
store you came from"
Instantly the doll disappeared.
"Oh, may we all go? We all
want 10 be wax ladies' in a window
and wear fine clothes and have pink
hands and faces" cried the dolls.
IT'S no fun here We only get
broken"
Think now" said tho Fairy
Queen. Arc you sure"
Yes, yes. yesr' cried tho don
that got tho spanking. "And. please,
hurry. for Sally viii soon be com.
ing back"
SO the Fairy Queen waved her
wand and In twinlsling the bed
was empty. Not a single doll was
left.
WED better 20 now" said the
Fairy Queen. But first I'll leave
n little note for Sally. can write
II on her now desk with the pen
and new letter paper she got for
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whom I live. SHE is married TO a
wonderful man-big, handsome. jovi-
al, gay. n typical American man OF
business.
l say this with perfect confidence
because his wife's father. Mr.. Ham.
ilton, when he died left all his vast
fortune in Mr.. Prescotts hands. as
well as the management OF his steel
industry.
Mrs. Prescott has the saddest eyes
have ever seen in human face ex.
ccpt those OF the Greek Queen
Sophia, whom we saw that time, dur
ing the war, at Lucerne.
! know that Mrs. Prescott has
Just passed thru great sorrow in the
death Of her father and sister. but
even that could not give to her deep
dark eyes that look OF lost hope and
utter detection | see in them when
she thinks she is not observed.
| am sure there Is some misunder.
standing between Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
oott for Mr.. Prescott has not been
down here since we all came. or
course. there is the universal excuse
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harak. thr httisr. arrive heme tfem
tbv ns,stFriaus tand % Fal-ut-dan
trau, ,htrh the gsso uisu had rFsrura
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which thry have namrd laa-hal-ias
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The war had reduced the resources
Of the Grcystokes 10 but a mcagor
income They had given practically
all TO the cause Of the allies. and now
what little had remained to them had
been all but exhausted in the rehabil-
itation OF Tarzan's African estate.
1T looks very much. Jane he
said 70 his wife one night. '-as tho
another trip TO opar we're on the
books"
u dread TO think Of Il. do not
want you 10 go she said. You have
come away from that awful city
twice. but barely with your life. The
third time you may not be 80 fOrtu-
nate. We have enough. John, 70 per-
init us 10 live here in comfort and In
happiness. Why jcopardize those
two things which are greater than all
wealth In another attempt 20 raid the
treasure vaults7'
There Is no danger. Jane" he as
surcd her. "The last time werpcr
logged my footsteps, and between
him and the earthquake I was nearly
done FOR. But there Is no chance OF
any such combination OF circum.
stances thwarting me again"
You will not 60 alone, John7" she
asked you viii take Korak with
your
NO" he said, Il shall not take
him. lie must remain here with you.
Tor really my long absences are more
dangerous 20 you than to me. shall
take 50 Of the Wazlri, as porters. 10
carry the gold. and thus we should
be able to bring out enough 70 last
US for a long time
And Jad-bal-ja " she asked, shall
you take him?'
no. he had better remain here;
Korak can look after him and take
him out for a hunt occasionally.
am going TO travel light and fast and
II would be too hard a trip for him
lions don't care % move around much
In the hot sun. and as we shall travel
mostly by day I doubt II Jad.bal.ja
would last long"
And so 10 befcll that Tarzan Of the
trail that leads 10 Opar. Behind him
marched 80 giant Waziri, the pick Of
the warlike tribe that had adopted
Tarzan as its chief Upon the veran.
ia Of the bungalow stood Jane and
Korak waving their adieux, while
from the rear Of the building there
came to the ape-man's ears the rum
bling roar Of Jad-bal.ja, the golden
lion. And as they marched away the
voice Of Numa accompanied them
out upon the rolling plain. until at
last it trailed off 10 nothingness I'm
tho distance.
His speed determined By that Of
the slowcst Of the blacks. Tarzan
made but comparatively rapid prog
ress Opar lay a good &c days trek
from the farm for men travejlng
light rs were these. but upon the
return journey. laden as they would