The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 11, 1923, Page 11

F well, follows: ATURDAY FOREIGN NATIONS DEMANDING FORD Export in 1923 Nearly Dou- ble That of 1922 among as. sho’ shin’. the year were in Scandinavia and the Argentine. Notable, too, Is the great improve ment business conditions, and consequen automobile ‘Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. A comparison of the retail de! ery figures for the first half of 1 with those of the first six months of the two previous years, shows the nd for Ford a ks r broad six-month table, which in- cludes the sales of the Ford Motor The Co. and the C ian Ford Co. as 1923 1923 wares 95,087 co eeeees 48,707 193 . +0) 26,368 And the Increasing demand for Kord products extends to the Ford gon tractor also, sales of which, dur. ing the first six months of 1923, were more than 100 per cent greater than those of the same months last year ‘The following figures show Ford. gon sales abroad for the first six Months of the last three years: 1923 1923 1921 AUTO TALK There is one auto to every two ee Weeee sereee steowwsenes 5,004 and one-half families in the United Btates. Belgium has bought nearty 14,000 chassis from the armistice. cars and es since Speeding and overloading are im- portant causes of tire trouble. eee United States makés 90 per c of the wort vehicles. Of the automobiles stolen. last year 22 per were not recov. ered. «ee More than 522,000 freight car| loads of autos, trucks and parts, excepting tires and chains, were shipped last year. NICKEL BAR RADIATOR SHELLS FOR FORDS For Sale by All Ford Dealers Manufactured by EARL POLEN 5622 Californian Ave., Seattle Phone Went 00’ 1 Eastlake Ave, PHONE A 1514 DHOADWAY AUGUST 11 30x3 Fabric $7.00 | 30x34 Fabric 7.50 30x33} Cord Prices subject to change without notice MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED C. 0. D. WITHOUT DEPOSIT TRIANGLE TIRE CO., Inc. TWO STORES ELLIOTT 2372 STOP YOUR FORD 19! GASSAWAY MILES | THAT MOTOR GENERATES) CARBON FASTER THAN | A MILIKMAN CAN WORK A PUMP HANDLE !! EVERY THI PULL DOWN "THE SHADES-ITS AS DEAD AS AN INDIAN FULLOF WOOD ALCOHOL" WHEN GASSAWWAY LIFTED THE HOOD HE FOUND Four SPARK PLUGS HAD DIED FROM OVERFEEDING NEA SERVICE \SELECT GOODRICH MAN AS RUBBER ASSOCIATED HEAD) woman and child of civilized sock a not gett , convenience and protection, dj. | organization. ly or { Men active in the rubber making realized that never before have con NEW YORK, Aug. 11—W. 0. Rutherford, vice president of the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. hae been elected president of the Rubber As | sociation. of America, {t a officially announced by the board of directors. Mr. Rutherford at once entered on his duties and will direct the affairs | of the association tn what Is one of ich Not |rabber industry. One of the youngest men who lever hald the office, and one of the! youngest who ever headed a big/ asic industry, he waa chosen to work out some of the vita! problems which at this time confront the| manufacturers on this side of the} | Atlantic. The rubber industry year by year! |hag been calling for a type of ad ministration realized only by those who realize its magnitude. Rubber } manufacture today represents a bil: | |Man-dollar Industry. It has becomo one of the most basic industries of | the world, | | In the proportion that rubber has | | worked Itself into every phase of a has grown in rela-| the |ctvilized life, tt light. |tlve importance to other industries. | | With the possible exception of one |automobile manufacturer, there ts |more capital invested in rubber |manufacturing that there is tn | making automobiles, | |. Some idea of its devetopment can jbe gained by m comparison of the | figures of rubber used at the time the vulcanization process was dls- |covered. At that time the only rub- | trans | ber used was forest rubber, brought | |from the Para district of Brazil. | Even so recently as 1906, the amount jof forest rubber used in manufac |ture represeted 55,000 tons, and that Jot plantation rubber as 500 tons. |Today the annual consumption of | plantation rubber fs more than 400, have mail eral New, dependent postal service.” NIGHT SCHEDULE | 1S PLAN Under the proposed schedule for ing the benefit of its corr ectly ditions and ¢ircumstances called for constructive administration. onty must the industry cope |the most {mportant periods of the|with the regular economic problema] point of view of the prod: of this count 1 the whole world, NG FOR THE BROKEN BY FORD Production Mark Is Shat- tered in Last July Week DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 11.—All previous production records of the Ford Motor company exceeded during the week end! Tuesday, July 31. Domeatio out for the eck, The Ford News announces, totaled 8 Ford cars and trucks ek before tion f the six days day of 1 cars and trucks Increasing demand for the Ford, which is bringing unprecedented . continues and manu ing kept at capacity to meet ft. The edule for August calls for 183,735 cars and trucks the largest month's achedule so far The Fordson tractor plant's out the ending Tuesday product week but it bes problems that are tnd. vidual to the ribber industry alone The rapid growth of rubber manu facture has put up to manufeturers questions which call for sound and Mr, Ruther ford was chosen because of his long fation with the rubber Indus He belongs to what might be ned new new school rubber but he {a intimately all experienced direction Anaoc te generation, a a ot manufactur familiar w that has gone before in the rubber industry As vice president of the B. F Goodrich Rubber Co., in direction of | all sales activities, Mr. Rutherford {9 @ leading figure in the rubber industry. Ho has come up thru the Goofrich sales organization, filling in turn all the various offices of the Ho ta president of the Motor and Accessories Manufactur ers’ namociation. Probably one of the strongest factors of his capabill ty fs that he views the rubber in dustry from the standpoint of the shlic, As well as the spectalized er of ber articles. U nele Sam fo Start a | Night Airmail Service Across Contine WASHINGTON, Aug. 11—The Am- | route erican transcontinental alr mail ser-| visible for 30 miles. Each plane of the vice will soon be seen streaking thru | kened akies of night, its path- way blazed by powerful beacons of | forced Jandings. imenting In all phas- | been ex en of night flying and are confident | the miles over the level pratries. of success. In the opinion of Postmaster Gen. | the descendants of the American plo- continuous and regular) ontinental alr mail service “will | be a milestono in the history of avia- | locomotive. tion and an epic in the progress of | _ transportation, and will put the alr|Egge of the air mail service of the| service on the basis of an in has 000 tons, against 25,000 to 40,000|the service after night flying |tons of forest rubber. beon Inaugurated, air mail will leave | The different rubber articles man-|New York city shortly before noon, ufactured run Into thousands.|s0 to Cleveland; then to Bryan, O., |There is no industry that does not |employ {t in some form of Its work | There is no timo in the 24 hours of ‘the day when the Individual man, pilot 1,000 turn 0 to coast, | cisco | glow. 9.00 Iie slow over word 2034 Westlake mall \Cheyenne will create an artificial A irora borealis, visible for 50 milos| Wesel Mada |from ta source under good atmos- | \\ " | pherle conditions, to guide the plo-| \\ a | neers of the alr mail. These giant| S | beacons will swing around tho tops| ” of te and will mi three revolu- | tions ery minute The lights wiil| ADJUSTABLE BRAKE SHOR he operated only when a plane Is ex | | five lemite Lubricator Co. VHONK BAST 0703 will pre life-blood and a nation will now be contin | fying of the air mail begins. | Equipped witn beacons of 600,000,- 000 candlepower, the five regular air pected, Benides the powerful heacons at the | |moving parts. landing fields have been located and lighted every 26 and then to Chicago, arriving there | at sundown. From Chicago, another will take the mail and fly about miles, one-third of the trip ross the continent, in the dead of | night | Leaving Chicago, this pilot will west to Iowa City, thence a, on to Norfh Platte, and sout om into Cheyenne at dawn. A relief pilot |then will start from Cheyenne and head for Rawlins, Wyoming, thence to Salt Lake City, and from there nt for the Pakivic r Elko and Reno, ed st passing 0 ada, and landing in San Fran-| as the street Iemps begin to | Thus will be marked another great in the development of the post, From the | stage coach, fighting its way | dangerous cliff roads and against Indian bands, to the modern | railroad, considered at first tho last in the speed of sclence, matl| transported across the | in 28 hours when the night TANT | POWER landing fields from Chicago to regular stations, emergenc: miles along the | Press, Planes, Lighted by Huge Beacons to Flash| nt in 28 Hours ‘These amalier beacons will be night alr mall service also will be equlpped with bright searchlights for ‘When the clouds are low and heavy and the pilot is After having worked steadily on | forced to fly at a low altitude, flash- plans for more than m year, the post-|Ing signals, stmilar to traffic guards office department intends to inaugu-|on city streets, but whose lights will rate the night air mall service about be located every three miles along the middie of the present month. Air | the air mail route. mail experts and aviation specialists |n pilot 7,000 feet up will seo a narrow On « clear night blue Hne of light stretching along “There goed the alr mail,” will ery neers who first hailed the stage coach | mail and then steaming, glistening “No transportation.” sald Director phatoffice department to the United ‘43 successful unless it can be operated day and night and thru wind, rain, snow or slcet | TO PROCEED DESPITE ELEMENTS "The night flights of postal planes cannot walt upon the will of the elements, but must take condi- tions as they findthem. Almost one- third of the day flying {s made thru rain, hail or fog, and It 1s probable that the night flyer will have to bear the same conditions.” Operation of the day alr mail sor- yice during the fiscal year 1923, was 96.78 per cent perfect, the highest efficiency attained since the estab- lishment of the service. During that period the alr mall covered 1,589,389 miles. the SQUEAKS HAVE MANY. CAUSES) Squeaks are sometimes a hazard. | ous undertaking to locate. A body resting on the frame unevenly will | in most instances cause a cracking sound. By placing strips of leather | between body and frame (preferably | where body bolts pass thru frame) this often overcomes this noise, A rubbing or rattling noise can most frequently be attributed to the edges of doors rubbing against their] frames | Another annoying nolse which often occurs is a sharp, dry squeak | coming from spring shackle bolts, | brake rod, cleves, pins, steering cross tube connections, etc. Many owners and drivers become discouraged in their attempt to obliterate such} squeaks, Examine ollers or grease cups attached to spring bolts, etc io determine that same have free} passage. Probably some of the above connections are too tight or paint may be keeping the lubricant from reaching the vital points. Squirt a superfluous amount of oll around all | Seo that brakes are released completely and free from dragging.—Automovile Digest, PAR 12,000-MILE Two Stores: Tire It 2125 Fourth Avenue Ini HARDWOOD Light Delivery ww Price Manufactured by Contin: 1408 10th Ave. YES, WE THE WORLD'S CHAMPION Kank: Shors 721 EAST PINE ST. Stewart Speedometers Lyon's Resilient Bumper, installed $10.00 $11.00 ke “WARCO” FOR FORD CARS The Original “Chatterless” Oil Beware of Imitations Offered as Substitutes EDWARDS’ Kone REPAIR SHOP Authorized Service Station Only Genuine Ford Parts Used All Work Done by Kord Speclalints MA in 5304 Wo Never Clone 230 rd Ave, GET REAL TOURING SATISFACTION FROM YOUR FORD BY INSTALLING A Mehline Trunk and Tire Carrier $25 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL THE Independent Tourists’ Garage Special for Ford Owners HUY YOUR ACCESSORIES HERE AND SAVE FROM 25% to 50% CAN YOU BEAT THESE PRICE: AUTO RECONSTRUCTION CO. EQUIP YOUR FORD “™ STANDARD FOUR FLAT-TOP CORDS Note the thick, flat treyl—the whole width of the tread takes the wear—increasing the mileage over the old round type by fully 20 per cent, GUARANTEE FORD SIZE 30x34 C.L. $10.00 30x33 &* $12.50 Mall Orders Shipped ©, 0. D. Without Deposit PIKE STREET TIRE SHOP W. 0. STANDRING, Prop. Where Pike Street Crosses Boren Carrier ts recommended for want and is « real Elliott 2402 at on Continental Commercial Bodies FOR FORDS GUARANTEED Truck Chasses Immediate Delivery al Car Co. of America, Loulsvilie, Ky. Distributed by Geo. W. Hoffman Co. Seattle, Wash, HAVE NO BANANAS BUT WE HAVE PISTONS AND RINGS WE DO REBORING AND HONING AND MAKE YOUR FORD RUN RIGHT WHEATON-VAN AMBURGH, INC. PHONE EAST 1176 Williams’ Spot Light, special A. EB. Motor-driven Horn, Av ations .. $5.50 $5.00 Wonderful new ign tion system quick, easy clean plugs, mor power and a smoot! running engine matic —is waterproof. BOSCH FY?E 900 1oxrnIom Distributors Northern Electric Co. MAIN Phone Main 0600 For Space on This Page insures starts, all speeds. Has auto. Spark control $12.75 and Tax PAG 11 | Submit Many New Ideas Star | | sed. The divorce evil has be enough ¢ |» It le ) | tempting to evolve |the dilemma. Many | Star cont have mporary marriage for the troub! condemned it terms. F submitted writers 1 favored the scheme while as a others have in no uncertain of essays r th ‘om the volu' it would appe at the of Star ance temy remains majorit rea rary ma nothing ne count ‘There to award the but prizes of $25 for the th third best, tickets to the winning an will be r the second and 25 double the Strand theater for iscussions worthy award. The unced Monday RACE ADVANCEMENT and other 25 winner Perpetuation of the species inight accomplished thru temporary arriage, but race advancement puld impossible because prog ress and unwarped development the Individual (consequently race) depends upon susvained harmonious of The psychology of the trial mar riage is wrong in that it tends to work havoo instead of harmony and happiness. The sacred rites would be .entered into with little | premeditation, for constantly there |would be tho thought of deserting | if wim or disposition so prompted. | Marriage should mean the establish- | ment of a home, permanent and en- during, not alone for the contract ing parties, but for nation and race | There should be instilled in generation now growing. with 5 and 12-year-old boys and gir verence for the home @ sacred regard for the possibilities of parenthood for both men and women, ani a seriousness toward their \duty to leave posterity ever better equipped, \This intent would result in the supreme happiness of mutual |achievement to which preudo-happl |ness can not be compared. MADORA GEORG ee IDEA IS STEP TO FREEDOM ‘Temporary marriage ts a step to freedom, The old-fashioned the mar beginning | of | tional on Temporary Marriage Constructive Criticism of Divorce Sent in by Readers prison sen- number t, until mare are nd national la been in bondage Bible says, hath joined together,” not mean those whous together should not ot succenm God's laws, whether or not over the fully ed for It t matter marriage vow is read We shoul tract the 1 enter marriage by cone any other providing ma= providing r the children where they cared for by persons and affectionate m the ad- same as in business partnership: laws are passed ational sya results, the de next half cene ct mare ages i p of the old-time man-made marriage lawas Yours for temporary marriage and tems und we Re mand ws to meet n the environment for the young and | not bondage their purposeful direction by both 28: S A RESIDE parents, Therefore, the home, in 5046 14th Ave oy ‘a stead of becoming more temporary, | s50 Se should be even more enduring and| paw CANNO’ — established with that idea in mind. ANNOT MAKE HAPPY MARRIAGES Tempor as a panaces for the t feasible, for the reason t the law could not be expected to do that which must of necessity finally rest with the individual, Under the Mosalc law, a jam was allowed as many wives as he Might be able to support, but thosa countries that stil! permit polygamy are of’ little or no account in the world’s affairs today. For equality of monogamous marriage is one possible, and any temporary the sexes, the the only system such marriage counten= anced by law, must inevitably place the woman at such a disadvantage that this would be a retrograde step in our civilization and progress, The powerful influence that the United States wields in the world today can be partly attributed to the high place that her womanhood occupies in her social and economia life, This is an eof co-operation, national and international, and co- operation, plus intelligence, is the only solution for successful married Mfe. D. MONCRIEFF, 05 19th ave. Ny as BY W. H. PORTERFIELD LISBON, Portugal, — First-class seats in tho *movies” here, | which, by the way, do not open till |9 p.m, average about 17 cents. Wine and cigars are absurdly cheap, a very |good small cigar being obtainable at }3 cents. Clothing of all kinds ts cor- |respondingly low. I saw some very | good madras shirts at a dollar. | Labor is absurdly low, skilled me- |chanics receiving less than a dollar |a day at American rate of exchange. |$3 the month, good ones, too! | Woe saw only one department store | which could be called large, but this | was a complete and handsome estab- lishment. About 9 p. m, the city |wakes up and the great public |squares swarm with smartly-dressed | young fops who patronize the cafes |and wine rooms in vast crowds, but |we looked in vain for women and ris, Portugal {s a half, portion of a |country. It resembles Southern Cal- |{fornia to a startling degree in its | topography and vegetation, even to |the eucalyptus, made so familiar in |the movie: The Portuguese n their own coun- try seem to lack the capacity for in- telligent government. | During the past 12 years, since |they killed the father of Emmanuel Jand most of the royal family, and sent that handsome young rogue into J exile, they have had no less than 154 |prime ministers or changes of gov- Jernment and at least 38 revolutions accompanied by bloodshed, ‘The Lisbonians come down into the great city squares called “pragos.” | At 9:30 the line forms for the movie theaters, “Charlot” Chaplin being a leading attraction, and by 10:30 everything is in full swing. The cafes, open to the street, are crowd- ed, and as a glass of wine or beer |costs half an escudo, or 2 cents, no one fs financially injured very | much. | Goods in shops windows are mostly marked in plain figures, in milreis, that is, a pair of stockings is marked which means about 40 cents n U.S, A.! But sometimes the sign |of the escudo, which is the same as ni- Mediterranean Meanderings Where H. C. L. Isn’t High. Low Prices Prevail in Lisbon. Servants Get $3 a Month! 88 Revolutions in 12 Years. ‘ Servants are said to be obtainable at |- our dollar, is stuck after the price in escudos and before the ciphers, indicating the milreis. Thus a suit of clothes offered for 40,000 mitreis, or $20 American, is marked thust “400800.” Why they add the supers fluous ciphers {s, of course, a myse tery, but it is thelr country and they ought to be permitted this lux+ ury ff they wish it. ' SKAGIT DIKE HEARING SET For the purpose of acquainting Skagit county residents with the de- tails of the proposed dike on the east side of Padilla bay, a public — hearing will be held by the war de- partment in the rooms of the Mount Vernon Commercial club at Mount Vernon, August 17, Application of the commissioners of Skagit county for authority to enclose the 8,970. acres of tide land by a dike will be discussed at tho hearing. Every party interested in the building of the dike 1s promised an opportunity to view the plans and be heard as to the possibility of the war department issuing a permit on the plan submitted. By the original plan the dike will be 42,000 feet long and 15 feet high and will extend from the south- ern end of Williams point, Samish island, southerly to Hat. island, thence south and east to a connee- tion with the shore south of Bays view and east to Indian stough.— The outlet of Indian slough is no! to be obstructed, Police Nab Slayer of Spanish Priest: MADRID, Aug. 11.—The Savagos- police report the capture of the assassins who recently killed Cars dinal Archbishop Soldevill ‘The test from advertising comes from RESULTS, The Star's Greater Want, Ad Columns, will help yous Phone Main 0600. ae re h- age 3 and age 10 requires? ively? about child feeding? our Washington bureau. Washington Burea’ 1822 New York Av Hot Weather Child Feeding Do you know what to feed your child during the hot months? Do you know what kinds and quintities of food a child between Do you know how to prepare it attract- Do you want suggestions, If so, you can obtain a 26-page printed bulletin on the subject by filling out the coupon below and sending it to The Seattle Star, ., Washington, D, 1 want a copy of the bulletin, “Food for Young Children,” and inclose herewith four cents in stamps for same, menus, recipes—all the facts Street and No.... City. ees State.