The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 1, 1920, Page 5

SUNDAY—MONDAY AND TUESDAY | 1 BOLORES CASSINELLI —IN— “The Web of Deceit” “OR, what a tangled wed we | found business rather bad. For ma hina Helps Reading of Sealed Letters (Notorious Spirit Faker) To show how easily people me converted to spiritualism, I relate the following tnetdent | I was bolting forth fn a «mall country town in Oregon and had! time I had been trying to convert the wife of a German who canducted | @ large dairy farm on the outskirts | fact that “ToTem” ts not being used by any other automobile building company in extatence, aleo that it ls foprementative of Seattle and the Northwest. Being a proper noun it is equally applicable in any lan guage or country and has the tur ther advantage of sounding well, be ing short and working up into an attractive trade-mark. The winner ts Lieutenant O, FR. Gent of the 29th Hone company, Se attle fire departinent, He iv sta tioned at 43rd 8, W. and Went} Walker at, and has been in thin nerv fee for over 16 years, His ty in at 2615 49th 8, W., where a very happy wife heard the good news, Now that the name of this Be attle-made car has been decided upon and the finances of the company weave Whea first we practice to deceive” She Decetved Her Lovert She Deceived Her Sister! Bat the Greatest Deception Was | ewary the Web of Deceit She Spun About Herself. Ate A Hall Room Boy's Comaty “Breaking Into Society” MY HOME Yes! Your home for only $100} | @iah and $15 per month. “Dense on one-half acre ground ta the | {ye eye) “Best buy in Seattle. Cut out renting ‘ make @ start to own a home | | en help you. Chickens, garden| i help your living nd free wood costa, My unit aes white bleed eo of the town durate and I had made no She was quite well-to- wanted part of that money | conferterate, really by listening to gossip, me. | After several visits she contrived | to get herself invited to dinner one Senday at the dairy farm evening, woman were alone, puguested visit to | SPRING DEBILITY | | J of Appe Ir thelr spring af But she had bee der to get it, I saw it would be neo | to completely convert her | Thia I did with the help of a woman | then soliciting for a popular priced magazine, apparently | in town only for that purpose, wath ering ‘Information very valuable te/ Tha when she and the Germaa | my mgeenge 4 nervous weak nouns blood ona |them feel better, ea! ter, and “makes food Spring debility Is a con Jwhich it | cially bard t bat disease germs, which inv system here, there and every puacles. Imes called “the little to 1, tts “tittle and « to resist germs of «r fevers and other aliments. stood the test of three « ‘actio: H. C. Peters, 716 3d Av A Profitable Habit 'HINESE read from the bottom up- ward; scratch their heels when peplened, | and pay doctors only while Habits of centuries cannot be changed in a day—yet every habit is ate result of a single act. Good habits are ‘as easy to cultivate as bad ones. One of the best habits is that of thrift and saving. Start the saving habit by making your first deposit in a good savings bank. This habit will grow quickly and will Mean financial independence in later Combined resources Dexter Horton Trust and Savings Bank and Dexter Horton National Bank Exceed $25,000,000.00 BUSINESS MEN ENCOURAGE THRIFT Legitimate business has tion in some idters in} their doty re too weak tnerenses the ~lwas under way t Sketch shows how a little jalcohol helps the “seer” to ~ | pe er into the future. then betng held tn town, “Just for the tun of it,” she urged. The German woman objected, say- ing I was & faker and that what I could tell her was not worth the ten cents adminsion, My confeder ate lnugbingly replied that it wan her treat; that they would go and ask questions, Just to see what I | would say They arrived when the seance Securing slips of | [paper from the usher, they wrote their questions, seated them in en. | velopes, and sent them up to ma My confederate, instead of writing @ Question, wrote me what the Ger. man woman had told her before leaving home. QUESTIONS ABOUT ESTATE IN GERMANY The German woman's questions wore regarding her grandmother, | who was dead, and an estate in Ger many. Altho sealed in an envelope, | . ldrive automobile manufactured by Above--Lieutenant 0. R. Gent, of the Seattle Fire factured “ToTem” bas been the name se lected for the nixcylinder frietion the Davis Car company, During the eight Weeks that the naming contest for this Seattiomade car was in progrems thousands of people from ail over the world have been anx- lously awaiting the rewuit The contest judges were men prominently connected In the auto mobile and advertising business and were composed of the following: Doulas Shelor, secretary Aftamobile elud of Weatern Washington; Chartes E. Fisher, director of pubileity, Powt-Intelligencer; F. A. Buhiert, Automobile editor, Seattle Star; A. T Schmidt, advertising manager, Union Record, C. H. Lynch, secretary treasurer, Davin Car company and J. M. Finley, Finley Advertising I could read them easily. A sponge saturated with alcohol, held in my hand, made the envelope transpar ent when passed over ft I first pretended to answer the question of my confederate who ac | knowledged the coereetnens of the answer, | 1 picked up the welnge cantatn. ling the other woman's questions and held it to my forehead as tho think. ing; really | was reading the ques tions, | “This question,” I said, “is from a | Person who does not believe in #ptr- itualism; the spirits tell me that be | fore leaving home she said | was a faker and that what I cowld tll ber would not be worth ten cents Bago fe -eortbng te in a foreign wm call to the message ‘This so impremed her that when she went home that night she thought the rate in the basement were spirits, that the wind whipping around the house was some depart: | ed saul secking admission and that |whosts peered out from every dark | corner. Needienn to my, I did not discour. age her in this belief, and when I *\ left town goad portion of the profits of the dairy went with me, I never went back. The husband had not become a spiritualist. (To Be bccn Order Retrial of Suit Against City The $400,000 damage suit brought against the city by North Bend Lum- ber Co., once decided in favor of the city, will be retried. Judee Bverett Smith admitted he gave erroneous in- structions to the jury Friday, and jordered retrial. The suit res |from a flood December 191%, in Box: | |ley canyon, where Cedar river reser voir is located. Elks Exercise | Option on Site Seattle Elka now own the Lincoln hotel site. A $103,000 option was ex- ercised by Exalted Ruler George Boucknaert Friday. Construction of an elght-story $1,500,000 temple ts planned. Title passed from the Mad- jison Realty Co, owned by Thurston Maltby to Elks’ Constructic WOMEN OF MIDDLE AEE Pass the Critical, Period and Comfortably sie E. Pate? Compound. Summit, N, J. have takes ,|clreular track | the distance in agency There were I7,757 people submit tod names to the committer, but as many these entered more than one name it was only after more than 60,000 names were gone thru} that the winning name was decided | upon, A unique feature of the de cision was the fact that upon the casting of @ mecret ballot before the judges entered upon a discussion of | respective merits of the various en: | tries, the unanimaus choice wes the name “ToTem.” In making thelr decteton inern the ju smpertance on the “BARNEY” IN 1920 CLASSIC INDIANAPOLIS, Ind,. May 1— Barney Oldfield, the auto race Griver “whe never looked back” has en- tered a car In the apeed cinasic to be held f.. the Indianapolis Motor . May 81. ithe vet veteran of 18 yearn in the rao ing game will elect another pilot to handie his mount this year as in 1919 when he sent Roscoe Saries to [the wire with his entry. Who Old field's choice will be this year ts a matter of conjecture—he has not yet announced, and whether he has de-| cided in not known ‘The car he has entered 4s an “O14 field Special’ of 182 cuble inches piston displacement manufactured by Harry Miller, of Los Angeles. ‘That is all the information that was contained in the official entry blank turned in to the Speedway officials, In lant year’s race Oldfield’s car wan eliminated early in the game with a broken cam shaft—but Sarles kept it well up in front as long as it was in the affair. Rarney Oldfield in a fixture tn the history books of auto racing. He was the firet man to drive an auto a mile in lems than a minute on @ that was here in In dianapolix in 1993 when he covered seconds, for which he was paid $100, the second year | of his racing career. From that time on, until hie retirement from actual competition, he was constantly in the limelight as a speed merchant. Kent-Dee Motnes— Rough on Dee Moines-Tacoma Hi! Reaton-Maple Valley rd Vetioy- last Diamnnd Good. magi i G7ave) Dunwers tara Conifiete 1d May Creek v oh Wan Chy-Nerte Bend er durin of Life think itis —1 Lydia E, Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-| , eat-Covington—-All roads in Cow distriet fair | Renton-Renton Junction—Patr. Renten-Kellevue Gener 004. tm — Good Department prize in Seattle by the Davis Car Co. have made secure by & successful stock campaign the factory at 7784 i4th ave, 8. is in @ fair way to be gin the manufacture of automobiles on & larger basis than formerly in turn will eut production costs and overhead down and insure a fine automobile factory in Seattle's in dustrial community. ‘The fact that this ts the only car on the market today delivering over 97 per cent of the engine power to the rear wheels makes this car an extremely powerful car when the need ar On level roads surplus power may be di with this greater efficiency gives extreme econamy. People of the Northwest may well be proud of the new star in the automotive heavens the ToTem car of Seattle winner. Below—the T: This | ‘9,|ROAD SIGNS FOR DESERT! 198 ANGELES, April 24,--T sath valley, once the terror of the vay jeler in the Bouthwest, and the last resting place of many enrly-day Proapectorn, in being made safe for travel, both day and night ‘Thin erstwhile barrier to human progress has been conquered by the} automobile, Ite track waste of! sand has been slenposted, and itx| hidden water holes marked by Unele fam. Not content with merely mak jing the desert easy to crons for trav. | elers in daylight, the Automobile |Club of Southern California ts going | | fart and is placing sigas in such manner that the rays of headlights | from passing machines will fall upon | them, and guide the night tourtet as eately and surely as the day trav- eler | PALM CANYON 5 | he Automobile cluh, also will hg | post all lateral routes of the famous Death valley district. Included in| | the signposting being done wil be a complete set of road signs directing | tourists to picturesque Palm canyon, on the edge of the desert, one of the | |most unique spots in the world. | his oasis in the sandy wastes is to! lt made a national monument by | | the government, Its distinctive fea- | | ture is the presence of ancient palms | of weird beauty, standing In straight | rows, apparently planted by the band | of man, but antedating history of the | first human beings in this section. The Pacific coast states, Califor-| nia, Oregon and Washington, have | one motor car to every nine inhab | itanta i on —— | Wisconsin issued licenses to 1,396) automotive dealers last year. | | SHINING UP CAR IS SIMPLE NOW! Putting a finish on the auto that will stay bright ts something that ts really posnible with the use of Sta-| Brite, according to D. D. MeGfMlin, | manager of the Sta-Bright Manufac- | turing company of this city. | ‘This profuct ts an enamel renewer | that hae Met with great success tn | the Kast, and which has lived ap to every claim made for it in this vi. einity. It's simplicity of application is a feature of the product that has an immediate appeal to every motor car owner. } Cleaning the Headlights In cleaning the headlight refiect./ orm, care should be taken to guard Against gritty substances, To do} this effectively, wet a piece ab | sorbent cotton with grain alcohol wipe the reflector from the bulb socket outward and dry with « dry | plece of cotton. A crnsade against recklens driving | is one of the latest activities of the Georgia Automobile Dealers’ asso etation in Atlanta. Over the Top BADGER BRAND AUTO TOPS SEAT COVERS Pickard & Traill 1729 Broadway East $2@ Better Tops for Less Open House Sunday The plant of the Davis Car Company will be open all day ZENITH AT THE “SALON DE PARIS” The Famous French Auto Show 64 per cent of all motors— 60 per cent of all automhobiles exhibited— Were Equipped With Frenchmen are recognized the world over as e: on Automobile Carburetion—th because it has a proven record of POWER—SPEED— ECONOMY—and RELIABILITY, A ZENITH Carburetor give you greater motor Let us give you a demonstration. SUNSET ELECTRIC COMPANY 1507 Broadway “Your Satisfaction is our Success” ZENITH Carburetors. chose the ZE 1 on your car or truck will lon and fuel economy. East 160 SOLD ON CREDIT Standard Makes Fully Guaranteed No Advance in price — no in- terest charge. Ask for particulars. SEATTLE TIRE & RUBBER CO. 908 Kast Pike St, Kast 813 Let Uncle Sam Serve You! If you live outside of Seattle, just drop us a let- ter or postcard asking for the prices on our used cars. We'll gladly send you a list of . automobiles at Introducing F.ctial Automobile Efficiency The Davis fiber drive, which features the ToTeM, places this car far if advance of all other cars in efficiency. The average automo- bile loses 20 to 80 per cent of its engine power in transmitting to the back wheels. The most severe kind of tests prove that the ToTeM loses but 2 or 8 per cent. 500 less parts in the ToTeM means not only a decided saving in eral wear and tear. gasoline, but a very noticeable saving in oils and grease and gen- Clutch, driving gears and differentials entirely remedy in | T<Sire‘tnesh Diamend—Closed account eliminated. nothing to lose and every- thing to gain from the general practice of real thrift, which does not mean just saving, but also wise buying and invest- ing. The thrifty person is a good customer for any merchant. You may be sure he will pay his bills promptly and not contribute to the hi P cost of living as does ees slow payer and deadbeat. ? aired condition. | Lconld not digest | food d had the hot flashes. about Vi ble Mer 4 it. Now I feel a better. You have s permission to | ublish this letter.”—VioTosta! cama 21 Oak Ridge Ave., Summit, | Id you have warning sym such | as a sense of suffocation, hot flashes, | y headaches, backache, dread of im-|* pending evil, timidity, sounds in | ears, palpitation of he heart, ope: before yo irregularities, pats ation, vi ble appetite, wetoey pquieteas fi and gimieoes, get a bottle | of Lydia inkham’s Vegetable Compound end in taking the medi- cine at once. eaow fi will help you as it did Mrs. Koppl.. of paving uburn to Neely bridge, two miles Detour via paving toward i Good to Camp Maso North Bend Toad point to summit Pane fweea Koumciaw and Green Water river, PAVED ROADS AN! paved, reade in Suneydale-Three-Tree iruha weed eee ‘open, Henttle-Renton—Vin Rainier Valley section now open for traffic between ne. condition. between Orillia and Ko: BRIDGES UNDER CO? Novelty Aridge Over nog Use Duvall bridge, Sunday. Come out and see ToTeMs in all stages of con- struction. Drive out toward Tacoma and turn on the Des Moines road. Plant is just at city limits. Guides will be glad to show you through. The driver of a ToTeM cannot Posse move levers so as to injure transmission. Simplicity of drive will be a feature that will appeal to all people, and especially to the people of the Orient, who find it hard to master the present style of American cats. The Davis Car Company expects to do a big business in China and Japan. © Visit the company’s demonstration rooms at 1015. First Avenue. See the ToTeM put through its paces, It’s an entirely new idea in automobiles and one that is well worth your earnest attention. Davis Car Company 7784 Fourteenth Avenue South