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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

was dim and airless. In broken
! chair sat the mother. idle. AS Miss
| Sibley tapped and entered she heard
the mother shouting:
| Don't set that pail there. It's
leaky. / told YOU that once It's
| leaky."
| The thin boy banged down the pail.
"I'll tip it over them he rasped.
Another thin boy was playing a
mouth organ. Mrs. Fowler rose,
cuffed this boy to whining order and
| spoke sullenly to her guest.
Are you well?" said Miss Sibley
mechanically.
From beside the stove man
| laughed out mirthlessly.
Whats that?" he asked loudly.
Mind your manners, pa, +" said Mrs.
/ Fowler. NO. he's sick--you can
see" she explained. I'm sick. The
| boys must be. because they don't do a
| thing but set around. Petite, get out
there and pick up them chips, like
Not me-" said Petite.
''Ma amt sick; she's just lazy"
said Mr.. Fowler.
He was cut short by the heavy voice
of his wife.
ME. that's worked my fingers off
for you, you great lazy
shut up, MAJ said voice from
cot under the window. A girl of 20
lay there, yellow and thin.
"Can-can | do anything Miss
Sibley inquired family.
II tell EN-" Mr. Fowler said, that
nothin' ails us but cussedness. And
that nobody can't do nothin', unless
they can raise cussedness offsn US
saep1 He laughed uoiEily
Miss Sibley muttered the words coal
and flour, fumbled in her purse, per-
formed exactly as she well knew that
she. an enlightened worker in the
charities, might be expected not to
perform. As she left the door the
cripple boy threw his mouth organ at
his brother, who snarled like weary
animal.
To DR.. Brent, waiting by the road
ster, Miss Sibley made a return by no
means in weakness, but almost in the
vigor of flight.
"Take me home, please. she said
crisply
"Nhat happened" he asked only.
and cid not open the door of the ear.
IT'S horrible. It's unthinkable!
aaid Miss Sibley,
did you say anything to light 1t up
in there for minute?" he inquired
Because, if YOU didn't, | may send
| you back-for a part of the prescrip-
/ tinu"i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Government Tests With Jouncing Chair
Give Hope of Comfort on Motor Trips

are dlsagreeaole to some people cause
| no discomfort whatsoever to others.
! In weil-cushioned automobile seat
I the weight of the occupant eXerts a
marked effect on his responses to car
motions. A 200-pound passenger viii
not notice motions which annoy and
distress his 125-pound companion
The short, sharp vibra tons and mo-
tons are the ones which are most OBJ
| 1ectionable. Usually. in the case Of the
average motor car. they result from
spring shackles and similar parts
which are loose Unless the springs
are thoroughly fabricated they may
be the source Of unpleasant riding
qualities which are easily remedied.
| Engine vibrations can also be CON
trolled, where the car is kept con-
stantly in good repair and mainte-
nance condition. These uncomfortable
motions. rs rule. are less apparent
ir six-cylinder car than in four
cylinder machine. :
The ordinary car rides better If
loaded TO full capacity. Manufac-
turers design automobiles for riding
comfort largely OH the basis of the
maximum number of passengers which
the car win carry. However. it is not
so much the full or light load motions
traordinary Investigations as other.
much smaller. but more unpleasant
movements, which result from loose
parts and springs which do not func.
| ton efficiently
The juggling chair motions are com
mon, in one guise or another, to all
cars. They are, however. intensified
in the older machines, which have
many loose parts that have not been
frightened The older the car is and
| the more it is driven without regular
repairs and attention. the worse will
be the irritating sideways and per-
no .idicular and vertical motions. In
! addition to the direct physical un.
pleasantness developed by such car
motions, there occurs an indire' psS-
Geological effect on the driver or pas.
senger The motions are mental
hazards which irritate him, make him
nervous and fidgety.
The combined effect of these motions
during long drive over ordinary
roads does not produce motor-car
| "seasckness" on land, but it does de-
velop fatigue. The driver and pas
sengers get. tired sooner than they
would in a machine which was en-
tirely free of such motions.
This sensitivity of the human race
to motor-car vibrations is a new and
unexpIored field of study and expert
mentation. Automobile manufacturers
have neglected to delve into its per-
pexities and intricacies. The Bureau
of Standards has started the research
ball a-rolling. and purposes to con-
tinue the investigation until it Sc
cures tangible results which can be
| translated potentially into improved
riding qualities for well repaired
cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

II left them an order for coal and q
| little money" she began, but he. cut
her short.
I Coal and money-yes. But If any
| one of them in there could get an in
slant of q decent spirit toward some
body else. things might begin to better
for them / thought maybe you----''
u couldn't help Them" said Miss
| Sibley. Take me home, please.
| And evidently they couldn't help
! you said DIR. Brent
What on earth do you mean?'' she
| demanded, blandly.
MY dear Miss Sibley." said DR..
Brent. My dear Miss Sibley" He
stole look at her, saw her lips omi-
nously drawn, her eyes sharply on
him. Il don't believe you'll want my
diagnosis"
Possibly not" she said. icily. "You
don't seem in the least to understand
my case. / am very ill"
IF you want me again, telephone
to me- he said at her door
~ *
| TN her house it was still and cool and
fragrant. She went up to her
own room, and it welcomed her by its
/ very cleanliness and order. On the
crest Of her sigh Of relief and delight,
she saw a letter lying on the chair.
That letter had not come through the
post.
She knew pang of anxiety as she
caught it up-why should Viola be
writing to her. She read: s,-s.
II promised you Aunt Emily, that
| would give him up, and / will But
you'll forgive me. won't you. when l
tell you that / can't bear to stay here
just now want to be away from
everybody--from you. too. Don't think
me ungrateful--I am notch, truly
But ] know there'll be no use to talk
of this-that you will never agree to
what | want to do. SO I'm just going
myself-for a while. Going somewhere
and get some work and try to forget
! him. I'll corne back-I'H be new
Viola. maybe. But just nows dear
Aunt Emily, I can't cannot stay
here. Don't worry about me--I'll be
quite all right. YOU know. Love.
VIOLA"
"Xiola-darling
The cry was Wrung from Miss Sib-
ley with an emotion keener than any
/ that she had felt since the days when
! the baby Viola had lain in her arms.
And with that cry q tide of yigor
/ seemed to flow into her. She reached
for the telephone book and her hands
did not tremble as she turned the
! leaves, nor did her voice tremble when
she had Paul Matthews on the line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

large connecting rod. one end of
which supports the seat, while the
other is linked to an eccentric gear.
BY regulating the speed of this gear.
which is moved by electricity. and the
position of the shaft controls, motions
and vibrations similar to those of the
rough-riding automobile can be pro-
duced
Many different subjects have been
tested in the Jouncing chair. These
experiments. have proved that the sen
sitivity to curious motions is different
with various peoples Motions which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

when such vibrations, so to speak, are
minimized by the shock-absorbing abil
itv Of the cushions which increase the
comfort Of motor car seats
The vibrating chair which the Gov
eminent experts are using in their
novel tests was designed and built at
the Bureau of Standards. This chair
is so arranged that its motions can be
amplified from zero up TO two inches.
1t is equipped so that it can be op
Grated at a range of 100 to 1000 yibra
lions per minutr
The juggling chail is mouhted on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Paint supplants Silk Hose.

Finding silk hose too expensive,
says the Dearborn Independent. some
Spanish women were substituting
paint. A congress of painted legs
soon is to take place. contestants TO
be judged not only on contour. but
also on brush skill and color treat
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

% HE National Bureau Of stand
ards, out Cleveland Park way,
is now experimenting with the
only "bucking broncho' ever
-oetad lx- afltonaofiVq science
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
Spirit Behind School
BAND Makes Champion

Eikhart, Ind.-Ifs the spirit Of o
town, and not ihe number Of rs in
hnbltants that determines The size aud
quality OF It's hlsa school baud, nc.
cordlng 10 jaime, II Boyer. widely
known musician aud supervisor ~ tia
Conn Music Center here
As proaf Of be contention. NJ
Boyer cites The ease % Joliet. nlinoi
home of America ig26 champion hlei
school hand Census figures give TIC
population Of Jslirt rs under 50oU
yet pu1lle spirited iathers and musical
81 ambitious SONS save here made poe
iibic O i5rioce prize-winnins hand IN
their nstiy fu'fiess uniforms th
boys made sensation as they
Mar,hed down the streets ef Fustori9
Oslo. on taei FIRST iap toward nationa
band hduors
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
A New Era For King County

Last Monday this county enter
ed upon a new era in governmental
affairs. Frank II. Paul was elect
ed chairman Of the Board of Com
missioners and passes from mi
nority member to majority mem
Der by the outgoing of ". A,
Gaines and the incoming of James
NJ. Sparkman. Both these men are
honestly in love with the people OF
this island and the island may con
fidently expect good and gener-
GUS treatment from them.
In return, this island must back
these men up. Read the platform
on which they enter upon their of
flee, as published in full in anoth-
er column Of this paper, and see ii
it doesn't quietly but firmly
breathe a spirit of cleanliness and
honesty Of purpose. For four
long years Frank Paul in general
and this paper in particular has
pleaded for a cleaning up of the
bad conditions in the county-city
building. AT last our pleading is
answered, our wish granted, and
we ask the people of this island tc
see if they don't find condition.
greatly improved. The first day
they Topped off over $4,000 in
aboiishing useless office holders
More win follow This island
Knows DR.. Sparkling in spots.1Ask
the Southern Heights and the Cen
ter folks about him. Paul may lose
IN This fight with Sparkling, SO fas
as The custer is concerned. and
Sparkling may serve until July list
But Paul shows his mettle by max
ing the fight 10 get rid Of hir
NOW.
Governor Hartley has won, and
Paul WILL win, and the people
who are really interested in GOO
and wholesome government viii
rejoice that honest and fearless
men aren't all dead not Will
such men as these live.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
Presbyterian Church

Services next LORDS Day.
Sunday School 1000 II. M.
Morning worship II a. III.
Young Peoples Meeting at $50.
Topic, How to Develop Our De
votional Life Leader Mr.. W.
NJ. Smith. All young people are
invited TO this meeting.
Evening worship at 80 p. M.
Choir rehearsal Thursday even
ing at s o'clock.
All are invited to attend these
services. Strangers in the Com
munity always welcome.
Hugh Armstrong, Minister
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14

Lisabeula Community Church
Sunday School at 10 100 a. m.
Christian Bndeayor 6 $50 p. m.
Evening Service at 1880 p. m.
Every Sunday
Rev. Ward, Pastor
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
Find Poor Pupils Eager
as Rich 10 Study Music

That the school children of the poor
are Just Hs eareF TO learn music rs
their more wealthy schooima'c is
shown Do q survey af school mu &C. ir
the high schools " Springfield. Nh. le
he Canr Music Center Ih-an D
Gnu more pap rre fnml fa
studying nlsis t lhe Reed lrna-
high school iosatsf 'l the poufel SEQ
iian o. Springfield Ban in ihe Iafr5.
Junior hisl. ia me more reaifhg ST.
l.0n of lis eos
ria Survey $50 brought oni tiaf
spfrsreii l. r r SEQ
ae e lzc twenty-five rar
are a a.lr 4
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14

Petrifed wood vas found while ey
cavating FOR pier for the newly open
ed Bricge Q! the Gods near Cascade
Locks.
Only half Of Aberdeen's $4,000 quo
ia for the 1927 Community Chest hao
been raised at the end OF the first
weeks campaign.
Five hundred Roy Scout patrol lead.
ers were welcomed TO Bellingham ic'
the seventh annual Northwest Inter
national Conference,
-Four raccoons constituted the bag
garnered in the hills near Lexington
by Henry Baumgartner last week.
waitsburg's new $4,000 high school
building is completed and dedicatory
services were held New Years day.
A severe gale whipped the crays
harbor district iast week, uprooting
snags along the highway and crashing
many plate glass wiadows in Aber-
deem.
wasla walla Columbia and Garfield
counties produced 6,769.Ol2 bushels o;
wheat this year spproxinately s,0Oo,-
0oo bushels less then was produced
last year.
A proposal 10 consolidate FaIrylew
and La Center school districts lost by
a majority OF one in Falryiew district.
The vote was 10 to is against the pro
posal. Another vote VIII he taken In
three weeks. La Center voted favor.
IDLY.
The Waieryille Savings bauk. which
closed l,s doors tour years ago. Inns
Just declared a dividend Of 12A per
cent, mniing 20 l-sl per cent so far
laid deposiiors
Alfalfa is being grown on 27sO0O
acres Of irrigated land in Washington.
or on about one-half OF the Irrigated
area In the state according TO II. h
Singleton. agronomist Of the irrlga-
ton branch experiment station at
Prosaor. whose bulletin Irrigated al
faifa in Washington" mas Just beer
released at Pullman.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
Burton Baptist Church

Services next Sunday as fol
lows:
10 a. m. Bible School.
II a. m. Theme; Protection
Assured"
$50 p. m. Young Peoples Meet
ing.
30 p. m. A story sermon "Ad-
ventures in Experience"
3p. m. Service at Maury Hall.
All are invited to these services
7. S. Fretz, Pastor.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
Recognizing the Oregon Trail

The United States Government
has placed its stamp Of approval
and has giyeu official recognition
80 fhe 5pcrpeiuaton of the memoir,
os Obs Old Oregon Trail THIS is
us il should he. In the enactment
by Congress Of q measure authoriz
ing the mining Of 100000 half
dollar Oregon Trail coins, both Oh
verse and reverse designs bcina
em lcmatic of The history of the
Old West, it gives impetus 90 the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
Chistian Science gociety Of
Vashon. Maury Island

Services every Sunday at Center
Sunday School at g.i5 a. m.
Sunday Morning Services II a. IN.
Reading room open Saturday al
iernoons from 80 until p. 10
where Christian Science literature
may be read, borrowed OF purcias
ed.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
EDITORIAL
Nothing Serious

Our little squib about Gene Den
mis- in last week S issue Of the pa.
per was evidently taken as serious
by the Cove Comment man. Moth
ing III this old world is serious
Brother, with one exception
that's Brigadier General Clarence
B. Blethen. Clarence is always
serious. With this exception, the
above stands good-there S moth
ing that's really serious.
Renouf S Reasoning
Brother Renouf, the versatile
and erudite resident of Cove, says
this week if ''half Gene 5 answers
are correct, she's a wonder. +"
Whoa Whoa Any idiot who can
say either yes or no could do thai
well-for if the IDIOT answered
yes ell the time he'd hit it hall
the time and if he answered "no"
all the time he'd hit it the othe.
half Toss up penny and cali
heads" or tails " everything.
and you'll hit it $3.50. That Is
you will unless you toss for the
cigars with Garner Kimmel--iu
that event you'll only get il right
abcnt one time out Of a hundred
Otherwise, this logic stands that
under the iuscrutable what does
that meanl) Jaw Of probability
ON a direct answer, "ao" ana
"yes" will hit 100 questions iusl
$3.50. So that wouldn't qualify
anyone as wonder.
Again, brother Renouf. you'll
note that Gene always took the
SAFE" side. rs Il. i. Hulsether
dlivc7" If Gene bad said mo"
you can see how She could be
framed BY some apostate and
have II. i. fTulsethcrn walk in on
her to prove she was wrong. But
Gene never took any chances abom
missing men or womcn-they were
all alive, according to her Yon
couldn't prove her wrong in say
ing these missing friends were
alive for the world is large and
they might be over in China orI
even IN P0catelln. But the min.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
Vaghon Lntheran Chnreh

Vashon Lutheran Church
Services (English) lst Sunday
Of every month.
Norwegian every 3rd Sunday
Sunday School 10 a IN.
Morning Worship II a. IN.
Ladie. Aid Society meets every
3rd Wednesday Of the month.
Z. Skortvedt, Pastor
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-14
Vashon Methodist Episcopal
Church

Sunday School at loco a. M.
Mr.. A. Larsen, Supt.
Preaching Services at IL 100 a.
m. and 80 p. m.
Epworth League Young Peoples
Meeting at $50.
Shelley's anthem, "The King of
Love-" was the morning special
last Sunday, expressively sung by
the vested choir, The evening
sacred duet beautifully given b.
Messrs Ganly and Tregidga vas
Parkes' "Voice Of Jesus" Next
Sunday the music will be OF a spec
ial character, the director and
choir having for our enjoyment
several numbers by talented COAX
poseis. The church Of good mn
Sic is an ideal slogan 10 live up too,
Ever since the arrival Of the new
minister every service has had its
anthem or other special feature.
For compact gospel sermons,
spiritual services and bright sing
ing, spend am hour morning and
evening with the Methodist Epis-
eopaleans. YOU WILL BE GLAD.
Sacred Concert, Sunday even
ing January twenty-third
Archie NJ. Herd, Minister
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-08-04
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

In his Budget Speech at
Washington, on June 10, Pres
ident Coolidge said: Gone OF
the greatest safeguards of this
nation financially, socially, and
morally, lies in constructive e.
economy in government. 1t will
do much to defeat attempts tC
undermine our traditions anC
disrupt our institutions.
Economy does not mean the
neglect of essentials; rather
does it mean adequate provis.
ion for them by elimination Of
all waste. 1t gives the added
protection which comes from
the means to meet time oil
emergency.
"The Federal Government
has set an example, not alone
to other governments in this
country, but to other nations
in the practice of economy"
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-08-04
Taxation Problem Industrial
Matter.

Discussing the taxation prob
lem. Edward I. Barber, Editor
and Manager Of the Western Col
orado Beet Grower. Grand juno
ton, Colorado. says:
"Ours is a representative form
of government and we do not pay
a single cent of taxes we have
not voted upon ourselves, either
directly or through our repreren-
tatives."
Total cost of government, in
Guiding federal, state and local,
as we'll as capital OUTLAWS and debt
retirements, amounted to ST.
124,000,000 for 1925, compared
with $40, 1888, 100000 in 1924 and
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-08-04
ORDER PUBLICATION.

VIRGINIA.: In the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court of Dickinson County,
In vacation, the 81, day of July 1927.
Carl Yates, Plaintiff.
VS..
C. A. Payne, principal defendant, and
Haysi MOTOR Company Co-defendants.
The object of the above styled suit
to attach certain automobile of the
Hudson make, in possession of Hays
Motor Co. at Haysi, Va, and the prop
erty of the above named principal de-
PENDANT, and subject the said car to the
payment of the plaintiffs debt witt
costs etc. And it appearing by an affi-
lavit filed according to law that C. A.
Payne, the above named defendant, is moi
a resident of this state, it is therefore
ordered that the said C. A. Payne do APP.
pear within ten days after disqualification
of this order, in the clerk s offices of our
said Circuit Court, and do what is nee
cessary to protect his interest And it
is further ordered that this order be pub
lished once a week for four successive
weeks in the Dickinson County Herald,
a Newspaper printed in Dickinson County
Virginia, and the newspaper hereby d.
rected. And it is further ordered tina
a copy of this order be posted at the
front door of the court house of
Dickinson County, Virginia on or before
the next succeeding rule day, and that
another copy of this order be mailed TO
C. A. Payne, defendant, to the post
office address given in the affidavit,
namely Canchco, w. Va.
Teste: W. e. Rasnick, Clerk
By N. E. Hughes, DC
L. N. Stewards, p. q. 1-1o-4w
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-08-04
why MAKE GOOD DRIVERS LIABLE?

1t is estimated that under CON
! pulsory automobile liability insu-
rance laws now being proposed
in several states, only 10 per cent
of persons injured in automobile
accidents would receive compen-
sation, for iE nine cases out of
ten the fault is ps r tally due to
carelessness Of the injured party.
C, C. Hanch, Manager, Ma
tional Association of Finance
Companies. Chicago, declares that
stricter scrutiny of applicants for
liscense to operate motor cars
will do more to promote safety
than compulsory insurance. Di. :
cussing the subject, he says:
Compulsory insurance impo-
ses a liability without fault upon
the good driver; it compels care
full drivers TO pay for the injuries
done by the careless and incom-
petent ones who should never be
allowed behind the w h e Ell of a
car. Instead of attempting to
force the involuntary selection
through the insurance Offices, ev-
cry state should make some sort
of selection through tests at the
time liscense are granted, to de-
termine whether a driver is COM
petent, careless or dangerous.
Compulsory automobile liabil-
ty insurance would mean exactly
the same thing as ii you required
| fire insurance company to insure
one house, and also insure another
aouse alongside of i. which is
Falreadly on fire, at the same rate
and under the same terms and
conditions. Selection Of risk is
| the fundamental basis of sound
underwriting. Eliminate su h
| selection and the insurance rate
for all motorists must neccessa-
rily rise out of proportion"
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-08-04
Stop Fire and War Waste

We save the cost of a battle
ship or two in Limitation of Ar
miment Agreements between ma
tons. The public may we'll take
some pride in this achievement
and figure out the saving of pen
MES to every man, woman and
child in the country.
But. there is still bigger tax
FIRE going on with only a fee
BILE voice here or there trying to
limit the cost. Where the saving
to each of us in the case of bat
tleships can be figured in pennies,
the cost of unnecessary fire loss
must be figured in dollars.
The National Board of Fire I'm
Gerwiters in a little booklet just
published points out thirty-two
ways in which our children may
help prevent fire.. 1t is equally
as desirable to save life and prop
erty from fire waste as from war
waste.