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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
NOTICE

The Moury Womens Club will
meet Thursday afternoon, Feblu-
ary 4th at the Community Hall.
Mrs. Westover and Mrs. Jensen
hostesses. Subject for the day,
Lincoln"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
APPRECIATION

I wish to thank the radio list.
er rs for the vote they gave me
on the old fiddlers contest.
attended the Baptist church at
Burton last sunday and enjoyed
it very much. Mr.. Fretz is surely
good minister.
r. Thurston.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
NOTICE

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church will meet at
the home Of Mrs. Walter Johns,
Thursday afternoon, February 4
at 2 p. m, Everyone is invited to
this meeting who is interested in
church work.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The fiscal year of the Communi-
ty Club erds with February. Let
each member see how many new
members he can bring to the Club
by the first meeting in March.
Please consider that membership
drive is on.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
D. A. R. TO MEET

Elizabeth Bixby Chapter d. A.
r. will hold its regular meeting
at the home of Mrs. d. Cowan
Saturday, January 30. Lunch
con at l o'clock. A full attendance
is desired.
S. |. Woods, Secretary.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29
THANK YOU

The Commercial Club and the
Community Club wish to thank the
Banquet Committee, Of which
Mrs. Shanahan was chairman, for
their efforts, which were so large
iy responsible for the success of
the Commercial Club banquet.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

Paul Ward who has been with the
y. S. Signal Service at Ketchikan
Alaska for three years came home
this week to rest up for little
while. He is a son of Rev. II. G.
Ward.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

There are two articles badly
needed by the Community Club.
One is mirror. 1t is truly path
etic to see how the ladies look a
round to find the mirror. Has
anyone a nice large mirror stored
away, which they would either
lend or give to the Club House
The other need is for a zinc to
place under the club room stove
If anyone wishes to present one to
the club please phone Black SOL
Mrs. Robinson.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-01-29

Our postmistress, Miss Gladys
ia obs, was Seattle visitor
Thursday Of this week.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS:

vet rs mighty good practice for any
car owner to follow. Revamped to
fit modern ideas I'd say. You can
drive a car TO death, but you can't
make it deliver the goods.
I hear lot OF boastin' about speed.
hill climbin'. pickup and quick
startin'. but there seems to be an
awful dearth of braggin' about long
life and freedom from repairs. Ihey
can get away with the stories about
speed because I'm not a motor cycle
cop. but they couldn't get very far
with boastin, about low cost of keepin
their cars runnin'. | do their repair
work.
An automobile has an odd way OF
layin' down on the job. 1t seems to
be goin' through with its task in good
order, and then suddenly demands q
trip to the repair shop. That S why
it takes a good driver to know when
he's treatin' his car properly.
So many drivers forget there are
other hills than the one they happen
to be climbin' The car may get over
the first hill in high with the radiator
front half closed and the crankcase
full of gasoline and dirty oil, but
trouble begins with the next hill, and
| grows with the next. A car doesn't t
deliver the goods if it does only one
thing we'll. The real test comes in
! it's ability to keep on doin' things
we'll without forever visitin' the re-
! pair shop.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
FIVE STRIKING FACTS
FOR AUTOISTS TO PONDER
Among Most Important Is That
Average Price Is SO Per Cent
Less Than in 1914.

Five striking facts upon which the
motorist and non -motoriSt may ponder
are offered by T.. S. Jordan. president
fo the Jordan Motor co. They are:
l. The average selling price of an
automobile today is 80 per cent less
than in t9l4--and one gets a much
better automobile.
2. The general trend Of all other
commodities has been upward. show
ing an average increase of more than
80 per cent.
g. The world demand for American
motor cars-500 900 We're shipped
abroad last year-will further in
crease the volume of sales and re-
duce the cost to the domestic con-
sumner.
4. One of the large corporations of
the industry did only $l00,0 ,000' worth
of export business in 1912. Last year
this firms foreign trade amounted TO
$S9, 10000
5. The most striking trend in the
industry today is toward lighter
weight and greater economy, with
the general adoption of the all-steel
body on the horizon.
Evening star., 1926-03-28


ist finds out what he is missing by
not owning one of the newer. improved
cars he wants one and is willing 20
take q loss on the old car without
Quibbling.
But this loss on the old car Is. IN
reality, further investment. In
many instances it can be considered a.
an insurance premium. The greater
safety afforded by a better brakins
system, larger tires with increased
traction and a closed body with the
least possible obstruction of vision are
cited as insurance against accidents
for which this additional investment
pays.
The situation has been complicated
by poor business methods whereby
shortsighted automobile dealers have
outbid eacn other on used cars and
where manufacturers have loaded
prices To compensate dealers for their
personal losses on these unbusiness-
like deals. Such methods have served
to keep the motorist from controlling
the price marks. A great many deal
ers have been criticized for placing a
too high valuation on old cars, and for
causing motorists TO believe that it is
a sacrifice to give up an old car foI
less than they value it.
No Good IL Unsafe.
What good is a transportation unit,
however. If it is unsafe? Why should
a motorist expect to obtain good
price for his old car when he no
longer considers it satisfactory for his
own purposes? Isn't il logical To-
figure the loss on the old car as the
expense of keeping up to date plus
the convenience of having a. new ma
chine?
Questions like these. asked by mil
lions of persons, are beginning 70
change the whole picture. Buyers are
seeing that the new car is always ot
major Importance, and that when II
presents sufficient advantages TO war
rant a change the old car should not
stand in the way of progress.
Low prices on used cars have been
an indirect benefit to all who motor.
Opportunity 10 buy these vehicles a
relatively small cost has drawn thou
sands into the ranks of automobile
owners. Initiated into motordom's
larger life. these thousands become
Continued on Eighth Page
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Auto Drivers in Maryland Advised
Not to Try Doing 1.-TWO Things at Once

When driving Il motor vehicle,
keep both hands on the steering wheel:
in an emergency it may take Il few
seconds to find your right hand and
return it to its place of duty. These
few seconds delay may be the cause
of a serious or fatal accident.
Always keep your eyes straight
ahead when driving forward and look
back when in reverse. BE on CON
stant lookout for traffic coming from
side streets which may block your
path When making a turn. keep
your eyes on the course your car will
follow.
in brief. when driving, drive,
Evening star., 1926-03-28
MOTORISTS NOW DICTATE
PRICES OF AUTOMOBILES
By Buying Freely Owners Have Brought
Cost Down-Increased Safety Makes
Up for Loss on Used Car.
BY HERBERT HOLLANDER.

Write your price ticket is in effect the instruction Of
automobile makers to today's buyers.
The contrast between this and that another day
automobile prices based upon the principle M the
will bear grng enough merit the close attention OF
automobile other period has the American
public able for its automobiles Yet prices
have been lower.
The motorist through his Willingness buy freely, has
down until they within the reach OF millions
previously barred from the ranks automobile
has stimulated demand. resulting
naon Of prices without curtang legitimate manuactu
ing profits.
This phenomenal buying OF large product
the automobile has been matter of extravaganza Buyer
easily gone their savings and been lavish their
expenditures but they have done nothing of the kind Most
learned their and finding their busi
and social life enhanced have purchased automobiles
freely of
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Buy Out of Income.

Buy Out of Income.
They have purchased out Of income,
rather than out of capital. This. in
the opinion of many investigators,
has enabled hundreds of thousands TO
turn into useful transportation money
which otherwise might have been
wasted on trif1es.
When the country was faced with
serious used-car situation several
wears ago. and when values We're
tumbiing, the progressive citizen TOOK
his loss on the used car ana placeu
himself on new motor basis. super
ficiauy. his action looked like gross
extravagance. Now that the Facts are
known, however, il is apparent that
he simply was investing in better
transportation.
When it becomes evident to the
modern motorist that by owning ear
with safer brakes, "a more efficient en-
gine and a more serViceaDle Douy ne
can place transportation on a better
basis. he promptly trades in the old
car and takes whatever loss is neces-
sarv. The closed car has called for a
heavy investment on the part OF the
public, but owners of the newer ana
more useful cars are benetting i'll two
ways-they are getting their new cars
aelower prices. and they are enjoying
advantages which were not possible
with the conventional open cars of
few years ago.
Every time production goes up
prices come down. The nlotorist regu-
lates production through his pur-
chases. and by this indirect method II
can be seen that he is writing his own
price tag The used car and its valua-
ton always have been secondary
matter and probably always will be.
Trade-in Secondary.
How many refuse TO buy new
car just because they cannot get for
the old car what they think it is
worth" asks one automobile dealer.
In his opinion, the trade-in allow
ance is of secondary consideration. no
matter how much the motorist may
stress it's Importance. He may decide
To hold off a while longer before buy
ing a new car, but under such circum-
stances it is usually the case that he
does not hunger for the new car. This
dealer says that the moment a motor
Evening star., 1926-03-28
CLEAN OFF THE DIRT.
Owners Advised to Get Under Car
and Look Around.

Take the first opportunity to get
under the car and look around. Nuts
and bolts on both steering and brake
assemblers are secured by cotter
pins. See that they are secure.
Clean off parts that are covered with
road dirt. Dirt often covers defects.
See that the muffier is secure to the
end of the exhaust pipe. Wipe ali
grease off the transmission. frame or
any parts that are near the muifler..
Sometimes the muffler will be splat-
tered with grease thrown off the
front universal. Prevent the pos
sibility of u fire. Examine the gas
pipe line.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Several Solutions Offered

Several Solutions offered.
Several solutions to the problem are
offered
Abolish accelerators and brake
pedals" the more radical reformers
urge. In one popular make of car the
conventional service brake has been
combined with the clutch pedal as a
means of reducing the time required
to set brakes in operation. Another
car is not equipped With an acce!erl
ator. These ears figure in accidents
as do all OIL .rs. so the radical pro
posai does not seem To be the panaCed
its hackers believe.
Most engineers. however. do not
agree that abolition OF the accelerator
would be desirable at present. Many
accidents. they admit. are traceable
10 ones stepping on the acceierator
insteau Of the brake in attempting to
make 4 sudden stop. This. however,
is offset by the safety features of the
accelerator in providing for quick get
away and in enablin. drivers TO keep
both hands on the wheel or to attend
to gear shifting.
Suggestions have been made for
complicating the action of the ac-
celerator whereby unintentional eN-
cessive pressure. suddenly applied.
ply. Tlr plan. however. would mean
sacrifcIn. one of the great values Of
the accelet. or which Frequently en-
ableS one TO outlun trouble.
Those who are looking ahead see
the dccelerator Of the future conven-
ientlv attached to the rim Of the
steering wheel # will be hand-op-
Grated for the reason that the trans
mission vii. he entirely automatic, if
not alrogtthec eliminated.
A vital psychological factor sup
ports those VINO aggreSsiVelN oppose
elimination of the foot brake pedal. 1t
is the strong impulse TO step on some
thing when one is called upon for a
quick stop This school declares that
if anything is moved from the floor
board of the automobile it should be
the accelerator
With nothing fol the drivers right
foot to do but operate the service
brake pedal, it is evident that the stop
ping would be more effective. The ele-
ment of hesitation would be greatly
reduced. There would be no possibil-
ity of having the driver press any
thing but the brake pedal when desir-
ing to stop.
Button Brakes Predicted.
The automotive prophets. however.
do not picture the sort of brake pedal
seen on cars today. This conventional
device in their opinion. is much too
high In rhe picture Of the future
the driver merely presses on button
which. in turn. sets into operation an
electric OF compressed air system OF
brakes. This system, however. may
be but an Intermediary. the actual OPP
Evening star., 1926-03-28
BETTER BRAKES SEEN
AS NEW SAFETY FACTOR
Many Speeding Accidents Declared Due
to Pedal System, Which Buttons
May Discard.
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

The evils OF automobile speed will be solved speedily by
speeder braking systems.
This sound like OF the latest twiste designed
detere tie quality OF the liquor has been drinking In
reality OF engineers who have given considerable
study the problem OF utilizing the tremendous speed
OF the automobile with safety
More progress has been made in brakng systems within the
last than other time during motordom history
safety that the problem scarcely
been touchedha reducing the time required bring the
efficient brakng into operation In other words
paraphrasrg idion Of the old West, the motor is ut
ciently quick on the pedal.
The figures they offer striking. Ii is travelling at
80 miles hour seconds delay bringing brakes
play II feet closer the object
avoid At 90 miles hour OF the figures doubled
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Balloons Foil Test.

Rocking the car from side to side
is an excellent way of locating body
or chassis noise, but when cars are
equipped with balloon tires the air
pressure should be increased during
the test. Unless this is done much of
the rocking motion will be absorbed by
the soft tires, whereas the intent is
to bring into play the spring action.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Every now and again ! find good
reason why motorists ought 10 be
thankful for the troubles tneE've had.
and I tell 'em so. Car owners seem
10 think that all trouble, no matter
Row minor, is cause for grief. Some
times ] can show 'em where their
trouble is relief.
Recently ! was Workln on a rear
wheel of a very new and fast car.
Just small job, but one that paved
the way for little philosophy that
must have been helpful to the owner.
| hadn't noticed it, but there were a
couple of dents i'll the fender over this
particular wheel.
Pretty tough TO have new car
marked up this way he began,
apologizin' for the dents.
You capt help that" | said.
Maybe it was blessin' in disguise y
Il wouldn't care if I had smashed
into something good and proper he
went on. But you should have seen
What hit the fender-just one of those
Fiimsy license plate brackets on the
rear of the car ahead of the parking
space ] was trying to make.
That's the blessin' of IL re-
torted. cit shows you how little II
takes 10 make lot OF damage to an
auLOflODllC. Jul lSoIClo tiAiu
tions over this minor mishap should
save YOU a real smash-up."
| don't know whether he grasped
what [ meant. but l do know that
the dents III the fender were maxim
quite an impression on his mind ana
that some, here in the back OF ms
head the idea of the Inherent danger
OF car was taking loot, These small
thugs are not 10 be regretted. 1hey
are sanp.es of things to avoid.
II works even III mechanical lines
because when an owner sees how
much trouble it is to do a minor Jot
he makes Z. little more effort to avoid
major car troubles. Il little careless
ness or misfortune often makes him
more careful of the bigger things.
Old Dobbin has been preety wei
driven off the road by the automobll|
but, oddly enough. some o the things
that applied TO him apply equally
we'll to the automobile.
There's an old saw to the effect that
YOU may drive horse to water, but
YOU can't make him drink. 1t doesnt
seem to have any place in motordom
Evening star., 1926-03-28
DON'T POLISH BRAKES.
Using Them Excessively on Hills
Cuts Efficiency.

The variation in the efficiency of
the brakes when on a long trip is due
to several things. but the condition
of the brake lining is perhaps most
important. Sometimes the lining will
become polished, in WHICH case the
brakes will not be very efficient. In
other instances the lining may be
"roughed up" in which case the
brakes will suddenly begin to be more
effective. Generally speaking, the
dragging of the brakes 'or long appli-
cation Of them down long grades will
cause the lining to become polished.
whereas a few sudden applications Of
the brakes will rough up the Innings.
Road dust and water will alter these
conditions.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
NEEDS SKILLED WORKER.
Warning Issued Against Careless
Removal of Oxygen.

1t is not unusual that the cheapest
way of removing carbon from an
engine is also the most risky. This
is the oxygen method of burning out
carbon. 1t must be done by skilled
mechanics, and yet being cheap
job it usually is done by those who
know little of the danger and risk
involved. Engines have been ruined
through carless handling with oxygen.
A carburetor fire is just another risk.
Even if a careless mechanic does not
burn the pistons or cut a hole through
the cylinder wall by applying the
fame direct to it through the spark
plug opening, it usually is true that
the valves are burnt.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
AUTO INDUSTRY GAINS.
Reports Show Employment in Fac
tories Largely Increased.

Employment rolls in 1S9 automobile
factories for January reflected the in
dustry's prosperity They showed
329,07S men at work in these plants,
an increase of 26 per cent over the
figures for the same month in 1925.
An advance of 3S per cent is shown
in the average weekly pay roll for the
month, which totaled $9.264,8
Evening star., 1926-03-28
when driving. drive"

when driVing. drive.
With Spring approaching and high
way traffic swelling daily, II. Austin
Baughman. Maryland commissioner
of motor vehicles. suggests the above
slogan as one that might be followed
to advantage by every motorist
eft is not unusual says Mr.
Raughman. ''for an autoist TO be ar
rested as a result of trying to do two
things at once. both unsuccessfully-
driving an automobile with one arm
and hugging "A girl with another. II
can't be done safely. but it takes "a
smash-up and a fine to teach this les
son to some persons.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
NEW YORK REV0KES 3,449
AUTO DRIVERS PERMITS
Record of Fourteen Months Also
Shows o.2O3 Suspensions for
Variety of Causes.

New York has revoked the permits
of 3,449 automobile drivers within the
last Ia months and suspended those
of 9.203 others. according to a report
by Charles A. Hartnett. commissioner
of motor vehicles. Eighty-five persons
lost their figla 20 operate automobiles
on State highways during February
after being arrested for driving while
drunk Twelve We're penalized i'll
similar way for speeding. while nine
suffered permit revocation for leaving
the scene of ar accident without
giving their names and addresses.
The chief causes of suspensions dur
ing the month were: Accidents result
ing in serious injury TO persons, 1O9:
reckless driving and speeding, 5S
charged with driving while intoXi
Gated, prosecution pending. 90: charged
with homicide. prosecution pending.
20.
Speed trap evidence is barred by
law in the States of Washington, Ore
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Removing Snow Cleans Top.

Always sweep snow off the top of
the car when bringing it into the
garage. This not only saves unneces-
sary deterioration of the top but
cleans 1t off as well. The snow will
carry a quantity of dirt with it.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Eighty per cent of the automobile
Industry in Germany has been taken
over by a German-American finance
company for the purpose of selling
cars on the instaIlment plan.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

GRAFTON of the brake shoes or bands
being mechanical OF hydraulic.
The aim will be TO make 1t as sim
pie as possible to bring the brakinS
system into play. and nothing has
ever surpassed the simplicity of but
ton control.
In the future automobile the brake
button would be located in such a
way as TO take advantage of the age
ole instinct OF pressing on the floor
boards when desiring to stop. The
button would be just where the "on
ventional fuot brake pedal is today
except that icing down to the floor
level the driver would not lose any
time needle%aly raising his foot.
Some provision, OF course. would
have to be made to take care of the
matter of graduating the stop. To
have the brakes take hold with maxi
mum force at the first touch OF the
! button would be intoierahle for ordi
nary shopping. though ideal in an
emergency. This problem could be
solved through the Use of superin
posed control buttons SO that a mod
crate pressure would bring into pla-
only q medium braking force. while
full pressure would set the fuR force
of the braking system into instant ac-
ton.
Hydraulic Brakes Better.
Hydraulic braking systems have
been effective in providing for more ef-
ticient stopping through better use
Of the brake pedal travel. 1t is not
necessary to push the pedal down
several inches and then press 1t hard
TO obtain maximum brake action. The
brake system reaches. a maximum Of
effectiveness with relatively slight foo
pressure. and action follows gentle
touch upon the pedal.
TO obviate some Of the detailed diff
ficulties which arise in speeding up
the braking system through SlInpll-
flea ton OF the controls the future ar
rangement may provide for moderate
brake control for the right foot. with
the maximum braking control ap-
piled to the clutch pedal. Drivers have
been educated not to press out the
clutch pedal until coming TO stop
or unless sudden stop is dema nded.
Thus a clutch brake is seldom used
unless there is need for a maximum
stop. With the two braking systems
arranged accordingly. and no root
acce'erator to complicate the situation,
if is believed the driver would have
something to enable him to speed up
his stopping.
The driver who gets to even lnef1.
cient brakes quickly is better Oil
than the slow worker who may have
the best braking system in the world.
The former is saving time. whlch
translated TO distance, may mean the
difference between avoiding trouble
and running straight into it.
Copyright. 1890
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Speed trap evidence is barred by
law in the States of Washington, Ore
gon and California.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Continued on Eighth Page
Evening star., 1926-10-14

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Evening star., 1926-10-14
A Suggestion

In this advertisement are many values
unsurpassed in the seventeen years of our
existence.
May we suggest that for your own con-
venience that while going over this "ad'
you take paper and pencil and make out
list of just what yol want to buy, indi
eating quanties--hand it to our clerk, who
can then serve YOU quickly?