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DO UOCAS i C OUNTY
An Independent Newspaper, Published lot
; ; the Btt Interest ol tht People.
VOL. XXVIII NO. 123 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1927.
VOL. XVIII NO. 197 OF THE EVENING NEWS
In .'the collection .'of trophies
which have 'been won lu- Europe
by Chrysler cars, one of unusual
appropriateness lias recently been
' milled In Poland, according to ad
vices just resolved by the Connel-
jy motor- company. . -
The trophy, which Is a' line ex.
ample ot artistic modeling repres
ents a bison, . the animal familiar
to Americana as the: buffalo,
. which within, the memory ot many
still ' living roamed the western
. plains of this continent in herds
numbering millions. ; ,
For fifteen years the Automo
bile Club of Poland has offered
this trophy to any team of three
. cars; which could finish Its six-
day reliability run without Incur
ring , penalties or "black marks,'
. but until this' year1 none bt the
competing automobiles have been
nble to comply with the difficult
coiiilitio'n's." It remained -for three
v Chrysler ",70's"Mo lift the prize so
. intimately associated .'with' -Ameri-i
can backgrounds, in a" competition
r . which included -teams : of eleven
, welj known ; European and. -Ameri-
can makes; ' r i
: Cariosity hns often tbe'en arous
; ted by the' offer of a statuette
r' which seemed so incongruous with
European.; matters. Students of
natural i history explain, however
;.'rint the bison, now associated ex-
i clusiveiy with 'Ahierica,: has once
as '.cojnjnonT in Europe as until half.
t;euiui-y. ago 11 was in .our : Qwn
'. 'west. The fate of, the species', was
tae same In', both continents, el
.though: extinction by advancing ci
vilization was much later and-far
i more rapid on this side of the At
Innlic:. ' '-, ,n- r ;': ... v : -.
v 'Caesar mentions the" bison' as
abounding along with,: the: now
equally extinct auroch, orAvild ox,
: iii ithe ifofnstsi lot :. Germany., arid
'Belgium';. ,Even as late , as 'the
Middle Ages it was still a familiar
--sight farl her. east in -Europe and
- it is still found in a wild -state in.
tho .Caucasus. aithough,d.ts appean-!-';
nnco' is veryrrare.. A':few. herds
""' tire also 'kept' in captivity in M-
j 1 tliuhnia;-" iind ' other ''northern "coiiri-
trios, but these are small and are
steadily dwindling: ' '. ' '
i I The AittomoBile Club1 of Poland
nsed the' blsow as" a' symbol i of
I'ttrength and' endurance, which are
; 1 t.ho' qiialities ' associated .with the
' animal where it Is kftoWa in 'En-
rope. ' The' 'donor ' of ; tiid,:-trophy
' considered 1 that ' the1 same - quail.
: tips were indispensable 'to any , cav
' which could llope : to! 'wiji. Ihelr
prlae. under 'the-' 'difficult condi
' t STATE PERSONALITY ! ; : i
. , v,' '--.,.1,' ;' j .' . ' ' ,' ' ' , .-.I''..
,. Long have ye dwelt on states' -rigHts -as b -prerogative of
our constitutiohatr government, butionly how' do we! approach
, a mote colorful' stage' of' out riatlonal find '8tate,'lifef-f-thati of
state personality.' ' J ':'- '' i . ' , ' -. ','-; ,' ,' ;-J, ," , ,', i , .,
Yes, each state has a singular. ancV attractive personality,
just as it has a product that . is ..peculiarly its "own."' To prove
this,. Idaho' points the way. - ;; '.',;. i , :'?
, This state has' decided to 4'spley, its , personality : pn. its
nuto license plates, not so much in color .as in formf Hereafter
Idaho license plates take the shape of a : weH-formed potato,'
the pride and profit of the state. ' ' r - . .
So might all other states advertise their product and'-'per-sonalities
Iowa with an ear of corn, . Georgia. .'with 'a peach,
Oklahoma, with an oil well, Texas with ,a boll of 'cotton, or
Michigan with an automobile ' V '' ''.'' . ' . , ' ''"''.' .T''''' '
The products may ,no1 merely arise from farming or manu
facture. Florida,, for instance,
. (.recumbent) to pose for its license plates, California might
pick out each year's most popular movie actress, and New; York
might take the head of Al Smith as its model. ' . ; : ': 1
Whatever each states -chooses, however, there's surety or
easy recognition throughout the union. '! Not only that, but. the
states would.be .well remembered and their most famous pro
ducts highly advertised. . , ' -. , ' , .
DCDGE BROTHERS TOURING CAR DOES THE
WORK OF 200 PEONS IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Uns picture was taken, in-the
mountains of Guatemala, Central
America, on- the road from Guate
- mala. City to, San Salvador.
Strapped to the sides of the Dodge
Brothers . touring car are two
trunks, three suitcases, and other
luggage, giving the car, when it
has its load of five passengers, a
burden of about 2,000 pounds.
Trudging along in the opposite di
trcction are two Indian peons car
rying all their earthly possessions
to the province of El Salvador.
tions they Imposed,' The trials last
over a period or six days, ana
distance of 2400 klloiuetera-
about L500 miles Is covered over
all possible kinds or roads ana
country .r, ' Speed' nna hllKltnibliig
contests are included in tne; six
dav urogram. ' ' ; '. V
..- The buffalo trophy wlns wo'i) this
year lor the first time since it was
offered, fifteen years ago Dy n
team of three stock Chrysler tour
ing cars completing the entire six-
day test without incurring any
penalties. " In addition, the three
Chryslers won a prise offered y
the Polish' Mlnli'tery of;. Public
Works tor cars -finishing ln;: the
best mechanical .condition;- while
a 'fourth: Chrysler, , included in
team of', six' .cars' entered by the.
army of Poland, toqk a- prize ol
fered by the -army to any car
driven by-.an army officer and tin-
ishingTWlthoin. ny bad points.
SPEND8 tiALF. MILLION .-
.. TO RESTORE CASTLE
MAIDSTONE; Englaiid. (A.. P.).
The death watch beetle has ruin
ed the wonderful oak beams, hewn
in the dayB of William' "-the -Conqueror,
in Leeds Castle! '-now being
restored. ,."-;'' - . :' .' : ''
', 'History Is being vivisected every
day with pick and shovel in order
that the. interior of the castle near
here may be rebuilt in its medieval
form for Jts hp w owner, ' Arthur
Wllson-Filmer.;'. The 'cost of , the,
work Is estimated at-S500.QOO. .;.
The castle is built on three Is
lands and is connected : wlth ench
onb1 by stone .bridges, -from one i'of.
which Edward- II hanged a -farmer,-governor,
Thomas de Colepepper;
It is guarded today as jealously as
In the days of the conqueror.
r Mr. Wilpon-Pilmer does not want
the work ' hampered by - crowds ot
sightseers. - When the restoration
is completed. he and his wite,-wno
IS a daughter of Lord : Queonsbor-
ough;-Will live there after furnish
ing it in -period-style. ' .. -V; ','
, Theentire castle has been strip
ped and the interior practically
demolished. .Among the-discoverles
is- a hidden torture-chamber in., the
wills, with an oubliette in its stone
fl jpr, through wrflch; the, body of
the: victim icoud be shot', into' the
moat .after 'the rack and -thumbscrew
had finished with him.
i The castle ..and .estate; -which
were bought some mouths 'ago
t rdm- Fairfax : Wykehajn-Murttn,
whose family:. 6ad owjget it: for
'penturios, are ; ' belleyed .. to ! 'have
phnngod- hiinds af - fSSO.OOO.'. '.
" 'ttl B'" 11 ,. j-,;'-
..',-.' HER- DECISION ;: .; .
If he asks me, I'll: say
.Yns."
tt-doesn't 'malie' mubli dll'fenepca.
He's clever and feeo'd looking. His
hands are gentle. I .like', to, fee
them iiv my ihalr. IlhiTik he'wduld
treat, me all- right. 1 tf 'he, ddesri't!
a,sk- mec iievei- minih--bfit if he
Uoes.i I'll say "3feJ. ' ; . ,
, ('Shampoo., madam?"
'4es!''tL.Lit4.
might choose a bathing -beauty
r f .
Kach carries about 200 pounds and
avcraRC9 about 2 milts per hour.
Comparison of the work of the .
peons with- that of the oar on the
open highway shows that during
the day the Dodge Brothers tour
ing car does the work of 200 peons.
Sii.cc the car can' be operated
many more hours per day tlun the!
peon can work the comparison (
may be made to show even greater j
odds in its favor. The picture
portrays transportation old' and
new. ... ; '
Glaciers Tall Trees and Vivid Wild Flowers
Form Alluring Scenes About Mount Rainier
i V
".-'" By NEA Service. ' -,
TACOMA,' Wash., Sept. 14.
Many motorists coming from tho
teast have a tendency to pass by
one of America's most, interesting
beauty sppts.- It is the Pacific
northwest, where the tall firs and
cedars range' over mountain and
valley in a picturesiiuo way that is
exclusive to this territory. , .
Perhaps the outstanding - attrac
tion In the northwest is Mt. RuV
ier, not far from Tucoma and Se
attle. Surrounded bya series - of
mountains, themselves no small
peaks, aRinier rises abruptly to
a height of . nearly 16,000 feet,
more than twice the height of any
of Jts neighbors. , .
Kauiating from Mount uainier is
the largest glacial system in - the
United States. Twenty-eight sep
arate glaciers," great and small,
clothe the mountain forty-five,
square . ; miles of - ice, moving
tni-Qugii vast meadows i ot .myriad
colored wild flowers. '
There are 150- miles of trail ami
20 miles of good automobile roads
In this summer playground. ;Ac-
cohunodatlons "for the tourist hnve
oeen enlarged Dy tne niuiuion oi
100 rooms at - Paradise Inn, In
fmAlae Valley,; 6557 feet . above
soa level.-At LOngmire Springs the
JJational Park -Inn, with. Its tents
and bungalows,' affords1 accommo
dations for: a large number ot vis
itors. The - park itself mav . be
reaohed front Taconia or Seattle In
half a day's drive. ; -
Great .Variety of Color. - -No-
less ah authority than the
great, naturalist obi; Muir . has
stated . that the 'vajf alpine mead',
ows of-Ralnier national park'form
the greatest .wild flower fields- in
the" world.;. As many .as foun . hun
dred' varieties': of these, glorious
mountain flowers,: of every color
and form imaginable; 1 ure. .to-: be
found In -this :naturai garden...
Paradise valley in Kamier, na
tional park : has long been famous
as the place ( "where the ! flowers
and glaciers meet." Here, in -mid'
summer, the merriest of .winter
sports, may'i be. indulged in. Ski
ing, tobogganing and "nature: slid
ing" -have, proved: popular; ;
- ; Besides, the winter snortB.-.tWre
are, a jhosU of othe ractivltiaa ito
hold the; interest) of' the s visitors..
Fqr,i the, auglev Jthere i are ispaokt
Ung lakes and -streams ifllled with
scrappy jmountainttrout.! Fori those
who love horseback .T riding there
The drAisiial acceleration of the
Whippet lx ' tthd ' the' efficiency
of. I the' car's ' four-wheel brake
equipment iwas 1 clearly demon
strated In a test 'recently' made
near Los-Aiigeea- when the: Whip
pet Six established, a. record of
50. miles-making 1 50 slops, travel
ing ...speed averaging) 50 miles' n
.hOlir. ; ,,., , , -, ( .; -, :, j . ; ;-. I
The' .record was" ; made, . by
strict stock model Whippet 'Six
standard : coach, ' driven -by Ed
Hughes of Los Angeles, The
test was made under the obsef
yatlon of Los Angeles newspaper
nien'whq aooohipanied 'rtughes on
the trip and held, the stop watch
to check the tlmo accurately.
5 Oiie) Of ' the! official-! observers
describes'; ihe' ;B0-milei Journey, us
follows : ji H;5? " .i .-'''
i 'W were- off 'to -a flyidg start,
tlie! Whippet Six -reached ;a speed
Of; 66 ijniles' an hour. , From tl(nt
speed !nt tlie end of the first mile
the' is; earner to a halt in about
six 'stconils, the. four-wheel -brakes
responding lustdntly. Jn, making
other .starts' 'Uie- Whippet decel
erated from CO miles an hour to
nothing In five s'ecofids. Starts
were made Instantly and tho rail
accelerated to 60 miles an hour In
20 seconds. ; '
"This -; was continued for 25
miles on the nearly straight con
crete, highway. Time was taken
but for turning the car around and
ihp return trin started. It- con
tinued In the same way and- about
the same time Tor eacn stop iinu
"'"It required exactly oiie hour to
make the round-trip of .60 nilles,
..mint in? the time out for the turn,
which waB only about three sec
onds.- ' ' ,
The Whippet six penonueu
notably,, on the return trip as u
cling to a quick stop on the last
mile lust as smootniy as u
the first one. The terriuu
,n? " .uo i,,oVe annarently.dld
,,'nt affect their efficiency or have
any tendency to throw them out
o " 'their equalized - adjustmeni.
? hey were not even heated nor
was the engine temperalnre any
Slgher than during the ordinary
r,NolDch'age was made In any of
the gears ani nothing was done,
to the engine by -'"'
lion for the test, The brakes were
adjusted before the test started
"mi the car was driven to the
6UThe Uwa- slaged primarily to
prn?e the claim of Willys-Overland
sales officials that the Wfflp-
i'Mliitp
!"'&.'7" jTl
Man miles of road pierce such
towering woods of fir and cetfar
as this. ' - . . . "i 1
are a score ot dfcll'ghtful trips that
roach iijlo. eveiy ituuk and uOiutr
of the vasl park area. There, are
marvelously wooded ,mountatli
trails' f orhlltlng.;... A t-: -: J
i I, Good Oartiping Facilities '
.! For fheautyr-seelcera .therej is :rq
evr-changing.: panorama of i moaiaJ
taiii scenery. :')Kierei are splendid
tenuis courts; and (there are ;;in
numerable mineral springs.
fe't" ylx" "g"ivs giiickest response
to' tjb 1 tjj 1,'cft tj e "u aiyi)tlieiMcar!-in
the .Whfaipel Si pijlce class. .'
At thf cdnci.ustbji.d .the iqst trip
the) AfiveV said 'that one: feature
3f (he Whippet Sli 'wliich playled
an 'i'mpurtiintj part! in the recoi'd
breaking ; run , was 1 the carls"-- low
Miter, of gravity: and its-abilityto
hold the. road at' high speed .and.
to hug the concrete highway w.hen
the, brakesi were, suddenly applied!
,' i PROPER. ORDER ; -
-' Wdlter (to patrort ' who (has
been kept waiting' for -some time) :
What is It you wish; sir?
I d'atron: , Well, what I!orlgiallyi
came in for- was 'breakfast, bub if
dinner's ready now .111 :tnko sup
pur. Judge. - .
Blessed Be TheyfWhd Dare Paris-Traffic,
m 1 1 ;
Mtjmm mmwjm S
7Tmm o 11
1 i II-
Even the children in their toy autoi seek the blessings of ths priest
to prevent their running Into the streets.
(By NEA Service).
PAFllS, Sept. 14. Blessed be the
long-suffering motorist, for SI.
Christopher will guide him into the
ways of safety. . .
Such was the spirit or a,remark
able gathering here of hundreds of
motoriBls at the Church of St.
Chrlslopher. They came to honor
their patron saint and to receive
his blessings, conferred by frocked
priests. .
Limousines, taxlcahs, trucks,
and even the little auto-buggles of
children were -driven to the spot
h
Igh above ParadlB Valley below,
le neighboring mountainside.-
the
For-: those who like , to.'; "camp
out" there are-White River Camp
and Paradise Camp. ; i : l,!
.-FoV"tne vacntioniBt who 'wishes
to '-'romalh, for .an extended ylBiti
there is iNotlonah-Park Inn,' ft typl-'
al .mountain'., resort hotel at Iiong-
hilre Springe;: And in Paradlseivai
ley. is Paradise ilnn, the. largest; re.'
sort-hotel; litijithe Pacific . jipf-th--'west.
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iGREED PROMPTS ,
', ALL jVlILUQNiyRES
Charles R. 'Flint,, on Honeymoon
.' Tripj tSays. Gre.ed , .Alone "
keep's Wealthy. Amerloans )
Piling Up; Money.'
i LONDON, ( (A. i' P.Chnrlos p.
Bflint American ' millionaire, ; says
it is pure greed- ; which prompts
wealthy 'mei to 4 keep piling up
money after they ha"e : laid ,by. a
fortune and he admits Hint lie is
,np,exoeptlon, to- the rule. :,; ., : , , ,
'Flint) now-77, a New York mer
chant' and banker, 1s widely known;
ias'tho father of trusts" ' bocauBe
'Of .his part In-organizing ' Corpora
tions in many fields. - He also has
for St. Christopher
for blessing, for St. Christopher
makes no distinction among his
followers. . He promises guidance
and protection whore traffic police
and automatic signals fail.
The martyr sscred to the motor
ists .was, according to the' legend,
a giant who carries helpless peo
ple across floods to safety. His
followers now attach to their cars
a little votary medal of the saint
and trust that it will act as a
charm against accidents.
- Possibly that is why French lax
Icab drivers appear to have charm-
Mt. Ram Ar - r n
with- a good motor road ..Winding u
'-1 ''.'-..-'v, '''-,' t-: )'' ' ' ' 4
Kin, Vtn AMfLw. "n llntnlritt ,l.n
motorist may' drive ,on to Senile,
'.there to ptepare fortho; many lri-
ternntlnsr trlns-in thn'-PllKAt.. Soiinrt
region, -then mortliwiiftl rtver'pnvod
ihiglnvaj' 1 and by foroy 'to! Victoria'
ami ..Vancouveiv.iB. 1 t?,,f l ' ;''
iltjis iWio -laid; of Jtnll ''trooB, the
rahitfg' i iiveTi '.i trie' ishb-chliped
hiouhtaln, i ftndi ''a cool, 1 isbotMns
Biim'raer climate'!. ' '-' ' I" ': -
drt6d !hiafi) batloiis' i pcnBiUap:
Hdnoymoonlng' 111 London with
formerljy Miss
Flint wns sought
lug News reporter
a multimillionaire
goes on increasing his collection
Instead of "retiring. ; ., ; ,
, ('There i Is j only pne i'qasorj,"
Flln.t responded,. "iQreed!' ,.' ;
i "But is It - not because 'Of ambi
tion, a craving for powor?' poi'
sisted the newspaperman, :
i "No," smiled flint "It is- pure
greed.. AtnUitfoh. and .. power . cer
tainly play 'a part- In keeping a
man kdenj but', greed arid ' gtoed
alono Is the reason-a mnii! 'keeps
trying to 'swell-his 'Wad '. million
after million." '
Will Protect Them
on 8t. Christopher's Day In Paris,
ed lives. '
But despite tho irrnwlng nnnulnr-
Ity of St. Christopher, insui-anco
companies of France have recently
raised accident Insurance rales.
and even those whose cars have
bur-n blessed have to pay the same
premium z ..ne unbelievers..
Tl,s mai'tyr Is not batting any
loo well, acco.-Ting to police sta
tistics, which sht;v a continuous
increase In street accidents.
Many continental aviutnrs, how
ever, are among those wh have
adopted St. Christopher as mascot
his seQnI , wife,
CMrlotto ReeVis,
out) by anfEMeh
and1 asked' why
"GYP" AUTO CLUBS ; '.
I ., , GET $50,000,000
' (By NEA Service.) )
PHILADKU'HIA. Sept. ' U.
r-rhe American :inolorlug
public Is taken In to the tune
of (50,000,(100 annuully by (he
nni'uinrit nt "v,, I
clubs, according to Ernest N.
oM.,,11. Ksuerai manager of the
W AinCl-iClin Allln,,tnKlln n..i..nin
tlon. - T
A drawing card to these
W ClUbS lINIIHllv nnnuluto a
j ... .o.o.o ui VKM W
or small rule -insurance,; free
towing anil low cost accessor-
lOM. Ulld fR nuttnllv ,.n.,n...n.
by a "hlgh-poivered" anlva.
man. . . A
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NEVADA TRIES W '
t ! OFFICERS FOR
fi! i jFUND SHORTAGE
r-'! iliM; :.i
; .CAItaON'CITV; Nev.i 8pt! ii4
(A.; P.) Trial of two men' who for
13 years, were prominent : officials
UC Nevada' hni nni,,,VA,i ti.A i...
- mo ,iuur-
est ot the-Btate its: have few: court
vanop ui i-euent years.; ' j :' ; i ;
i .The defendants ire' George cole'
former ; state; controller, r and Kd
MttlleV.. ' fncnmi, , t,.A.,o..J.., i n.L...
were i arrested. oni warrauts) isworn'
, ;, " ivH'f""' r-. u. uaiaar, and
,.r- , u,bu uulH 'quill-King
o,uuiii,qiuuiii .Ol DX0,3Zl!.a6,l CiOV
leruorl Balsarj ;uport oustlifg' 7 State;
i.v,uim mnney noni orilce last-
Mav & AA.I , J. . .''
.lohCu,,uoinr)- iuiu;uuie ivre
ill a combination iwlth H. C, clapp,
OHRhlni, hi a n.Hdnn ni.. .1
embetzle thq Mates! uudS.i ChipB
on; sentence.! Bpoauke bt tlfershopi
iose ofj tthid h ndaiaountv ) treiis:
urei'Sj jiree) Ket)UiiU in :tax
W0,"Pn! yPWl feltly,) ilghway
rate ) rii&rt'i"? for :,h
t(ini),l ittibt fecoriomVl tvui m-,l.ro,l
awl rVwH frpin,! tdsbline Liies tax
es' IVPWWloiiTpaper i Jees - find
qthrj inUM iBbnifcea 6f ,i'incdin8
Wdreiuscd j' tq iiet IcurVeut' (ex,;
ilensosi
REASbN, lENOUGljii;
0
. "What wiln vnu, hiiflkaj n,u
...tou.,.,M. num.
lng at the moulli about this iuorn-
s "1 made a mistake and iSRStn Mm
1 ux Instead i of scorntlalies."-
Hy r.v.-u"-uounu. ; . -: ;
'! l I rn II 10 lli
i MAT-MBA I I y .
w nn-l. J - ;
I 'F'rst'fluppr:, sp Joyce' ma! h'iod
a, fjco,tsiuan, , How. dpesi he iroat
her? . , , . i : . .. , . , ,,i-,1 j
ii?e,eond .'flapper: , Itoluctantly.
Answorfl..,; . ... ..- ;,:,. ;v. ,
-f j' ,
angley Feared Use ipf
y 'Plahea in War.' ' jl
Inventor i of; Heavier Tihah' iilr;
f1achtne VVantid IJse loi Ij .
Planes In Warfare :.
- Prohibited. ,; ' , ', T' ..
, WASHINaTON.T-Siimiiel, ij.'lor
pent Langley,, the astropomer, who
first demonstrated the feasibility
m mecnanicai TUgnt, died in i9U6,
but the Bhadow of ills greatness
as a scientific seer and a man re
main a vigorous influence '21 years
later In the Smithsonian Iiistltu-
iioiii 'wuicn no, served fdr 19 years
as secretary .- :. -. ., ; . i t
A number of the men v ho work
ed with him during the years he
labored to develop his Hying ma-chlno-r-the
aerodrome, he called If
are still nttncheil to the staff
of the Institution. Their memories
of him are vlvitl today. As boys
or young men, they wore pro
foundly impressed .by the knowl
edge and foresight' ot the reserved
scientist they served. . , -
One whose contact ; with him
was particularly Intimate rccallB
that in the early nineties, long be
fore his Aerodrome No. 5 made
the first successful flight 'of a
lieavler-tlinu-alr machine driven
by Its own powor, on May 0, '1X9(1,
Langley put Into words his fear
that the flying machine might bu
como an Instrument of denth and
destruction. ; ; .
Dictating to his secretary, he
expressed hope that an interna
tional convention would 'bo de
vised to prohibit the nso . of
"aerodromes" in time of war to
attack cities and Industrial cent
ers. Ho saw tho great possibilities
of heavier! h a u-alr flying ma
chines as Instruments of war, tor
leconnalsnnce and quick communi
cation, and as engines of - pears.
But he drendod the thought that
any one should die In them or. hs
causo of them. For that reason,
he insls'..id upon conducting his
flight experiments over water.
Associates frequently urged him
to ninain patents on his - nero
drome" inventions, hut he wasa
scientist nt heart as well 'as- In
fact, and ho was secretary '.ot an.
Institution founded lor tho bene
fit ot all. When Die time came in
honor his men'iory with a tablet
-at the entrance of the principal
building of the Smlthsnnlnn. group,
his nltllude, phrased In his own
words, was printed in raised let
ters on the bronze. After demon
strating the possibility of flight,
he had written:
"I have brought to a close the
porllon of the work which seemed
to be specially mine Die demon
stration of tho practicability of
mechanical flight. For the next.
stage, which is the c ommerclnl
stnge, the world must look to
others. The great universal hlgh-
way overhead Is now soon to be
opened."
ny NEA Service.)
BOSTON, Sept. 14 A leader.. In
many sufuty measure.'1, Massachu
setts has again taken a. forward
step in installing safety devices,
directional signs and route mark
ers especially designed to aid night
driving. . : ; i -;; ; . I . , '
The new system has been In' the
process ot Installation for over -a
year and by tho time the 1580 jes
Of state highways have been cov
ered it will havu cost the state
close' to a ll.OOo.uOO. ' 1 -
Tlie system consists of r.- f lum
inous signs and murkers erected so
thai they will . come , within , tho
range .or automobile headlamps anil
be visible -to. the driver. . The ma
terial , In these signs .reflects the
light; from the headlights and this
mora forcefully .calls i attention: to
the warnings.
At extremely dnngerous. spot
along, the ; rnnd, 8c.l-)!lumlnat(,;
sigiiB , are used The BignsX iii
different! Shanes ; to; ' lnd-ite ,
speelali li'pe of .wjinina-AT: It
1 ; The colors, and shop :y( at theioj
now ulgfiir uigns -copfjrm 'wllh- the,
standardn : adopted' 4ti the. natqnl
coufi i jnce ' o '4ilgh.way i coininiH!
sloiyfs held.iu 1925 in Washington;
iiUwhich itimo tho joint Board: 0C
-ihteiBtate-lflghwaysilald out a sys
tern or- directional,! ilnrormatlonnl
and warning signs. 1 1
HoysSheiHittin.
HlllfcliilJ!!!--
Science lEdltoK I K EAt SarvlcS . . -
i lb.ts! niit'lust tile, J engine' ftjitit
-cause;dfnej jenj ! to. jinnke: -ibottl-f
IllllUUI,!, ;OIi; V K.IUOn, "Ol j gSSC-11
than nnotliei) of; thetsamk.rturti:
ic
torn i : t ; I . :. . I : :
turo.
Jiitiijiit
ier.; joiea,! U'A j
So:
' In
fact
maj fintljfjiulls lii the I Body! hod I
,nu tnotiy . nnu j
oiinssis of Jtho ;cai; tliuitii;6fru-d 51(18,1
euicioncy or mo motor, '.( iio lpov;.:;
lng. parts especially tuny bo : nt :
fault; ' ".. f-'.. ' '- '- - !'. ':" i ;;i.!.i
The wheels! forr instance; are aU t
inoat a neglected, but higlily -iiii- .'
portant factbi' In malntnliilng
the
efficiency bt the mritpr. , Neglect.of J
l)ie)o pdrta-iny.cHMseicbnsldoral
lass in power. , . ;
IU1U
Loose . bearings ' at , tho hubs.
pausing the .wheels to wobble, take
xiiuuii ui .iue . power rvom tne en
ginp. ' -'Taj pvu,vei)t. this, :tho wheels,
should be kept tight and well:
-greased)' Tho .grease, .In the hub
ctVB and In. the ronr .wheel cups
Should be cluutRoU .every thousand
liiiies, and .the nuts on the wlioels'
tightened, nt the. same. time. : '
, . .Misalignment of front wheels Is '
another costly fault and reveals It
Belt in less mileage for . the fiieh.
They should, be checked up con
stantly, .... . ...
' .' '- :, '.;....
A Wlioels' go't out of nllgnmont
when; they-are 'struck even slight-1
lv aetilnnt -R nm-h - l i ,i,,T.li,,.r . nt.
when they Btrlko n deep rut.
misalignment may como from
twisting the' wheals while, the car
isn't .mnvini' In tin orrnt,
but of a crowded parking space.
.jjiul iiuiis tne sieering lnecmniiBin,
too, but misaligned wheels ur
more evident as a result. -.
In addition to loss ot power and
fuel efficiency, there's excessive
Wear Oil the tft-nn Hint cnuitltu f.,.
-..u....n,....v..b mo ,,ncvin, ol, it,
Is Important that this be cnrefullv
cnucKeu autiut onco a montu.
Tho brakes may bo adjusted so
tightly that the drums might bind
This causes the brakes to drag and
put an extra weight on the engine.
Dragging brakes can bo felt bv
an experienced driver. There's a
feeling of an extra strain or null
nt. a grade or speed where usually
no pun or strain should be folt -ltnther
havo the brakes loosened
a bit and put an extra force on the
pedals when II I needed, than lo:ie
fuel efficiency by this constant
dragging.
'I bis doosn t holn. the hrnkca
either. -. Tho drums wour down
quickly anil hecomu less effective
In emergencies.
Another drain on nower is an
under-Inflated tire. That menus
more pull on tho engine. '
Knch tire, therefore, should be
kept constantly u to the mesniirn
advised by the manufacturer. Tho
tires, should bo checked up each
week. - - ..-.. :. '..
RAINIER WASHINGTON
MILL BURNS TO GROUND
f.!ftH.-jtH Pr.'M Lraartl Wire)
TACOMA. Sent: 10. Fire cmiae,!
by short circuit of the chVtric wir
ing system of tho Llndstrom-
Hamnortn Lumber company at
Itainler, Wash., destroyed the saw
mill, planing shed, dry kiln and
lumber stored In the yanl early to
day. The loss Is fclOU.ono, partially
covered hy Insurance.
Dynamite was used to blow up
tho lumber plies In an effort to
stop tho spread of tho fire, tho wa
tor system of the mill being inndi-'
quato to stop the flames. Light
rain aided to some extent the work
of the fire fighters, ninny of whom
were aroused from their beds nt
tho alarm of tho watchman who
discovered the fire. Klro equip
ment from Ulympla worked nil
morning at the mill.
The mill had been cutting 80.-
000 feet ot lumber dally anil em
ployed about 75 men.
Vhe plaut will be rebuilt '
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