The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 14, 1924, Page 9

| Rescued eo ef? Nick | Fiendish Scheme Is Failure; Fast Mail Passes on Another Track Miles Away 1 said she wai st mail t ST! HIST! HERE COME = VILLAINOUS PAIR lains rushed in. “Where* le gol?” snarled one, « the other, po ONCE ABOARD THE LUGGER —BUT NO LUGGER ustling the Both villains sprang in back on the deer fons In the front seat was another vil He turned sround and it wa n that he was Frank Jacobs; Star rasped Vil rl into the and Nine of them,” { trust that just heaven wi tect the working gol,” breathed Mr Jacobs, none too hopefully. At Salmon bay terminal the vil hunted up Lee Chapin, port ment. “A lugger, quick," We have schooners and barkentines and we have no lugge Chapin. ‘Currrrrees!” cried the villains “To the tracks with her, then!" HORRORS! THEY WERE ON THE WRONG TRACK So Miss Tonkin, who was just simply thrilled with execltement by this time, was taken at high ever to the port tracks and Ia ly to the rails, Real ropes including those smoked by the villains. “How soon’s the Fast Mall due?” asked Mr. Mars “Two hours yet,” sald Mr. Gaunt t, consulting his watch. “Wake me up before {t comes.” said Mise Tonkin, composing her elf for a nap. 4 Slowly the minutes dragged. Mr. Jacobs puttered u> and down. Some. times he put his hand to hia ear and listened intently. Finally he sald: “Are you sure this is the right track?” Then the villains looked at th weed-grown streaks of rust to whic they had tied the girl. They cu horribly. It was the wrong tr The fast mail thundered by two blocks away! Currrses! But the villains will get Nellle yet ‘This afternoon they are out again on their nefarious business, thrilling Nellie as she never had been thrilled before, they demanded A catboat bo oday Modern ways to make your house a “better home” are being shown at the Automatic Heat and Cold Ex- position, 1933 Fifth ave, near Vir- ginla, Open evenings. Free, Mu alc. Everyone welcome.—Advertise. ment. By Wearing Our Well-fitting Glasses DRS. H. C. and M. CURRY DR. E. M. BENSON Optomet and Opticlann atisfiction Guaranteed | Whether you are fitted with ‘$2. 85.00 or B19 ” "Cloak Model At this minute two low-browed vil Villain Vie Gauntlete, Just heavens! she's 4-Day That w WHI the ff ils than that. having ene rer EME wae, fone’ ele uke Po % Gey (Prom an afticle tn “Sctentific American,” lasue 4 J Tthtsrrsadge % January, 1923) “Mony of thore who have been goaded into th Purchase of oil-burning equipment will wish, 4 the Wight of mature tudoment and experience, t they had stuck to coal, Doll Lal, Lh “Although the normal Ufe of the burner may be estimated by ite maker af 15 to 20 years, it would not be advisadle fo calculete ite usefulness at more than five years, because of the general oil situation, “It geome reasonable to believe, therefore, that for another five years if may atill be possible for many people to use oil as fuct insicad of coal, But during that time we may expect as 0 certain ty @ steady increase in the price of oil, Whether . {f will be economical to burn it for fuel after that ts prodlematical, with the chances against off fuel. “We may reasonably conclude thet en estimate of $100 @ year for depreciation against the aver- age howschold installation for off burning ia not excessive. Add thie to your former estimate of the coat of off burning im your home, and balance i againat the advantages to be obteined, ond you ere ready for a Anal decision,” MAINTENANCE COST An extract from an article in the Chicago Evening Post, Friday, July 13th, 1923, written by an oil-burner manufacturer: “The oil burn- er is as sensitive as an automobile engine and unless thoroughly mechanically :understood, is going to be expensive on oil when continnally investigated and constantly adjusted. Oil burners greatly increase the maintenance cost of boielrs. (Quo from “Oil Burning in Dom Furnaces,” a booklet issued by an oil burner manufacturer, who claims to have developed the only oil burner out of the 1800 that have been patented in the United States Patent Office to date, that will burn oil in a boiler or furnace designed for coal without de- trimental effects to same. “The installation of oil-burning equipment In coal-burning boilers without preparing the fire box of the boilers for the intense heat produced by an oil flame {s not only detrimental to the boiler, but may be dangerous. OBJECTIONABLE FEATURES Odor, noise, a deposit of s greasy film on decorations, drape: furniture and carpets, which it is impossible to remove by ordinary means, such as wall paper cleaner, etc., because the grease works in. y cases on record where oil burners have been removed for this. very cause alone. At the annual conference of the Massachus- setts Safety Council in Springfield, Mass, held recently, Mr. John Tabor, Chief of the Boston Fire Department, urged very strongly a ban on oil-burning spparatus, He caid: “It is the duty of the Commissioner of Public Safety to take drastic action in preventing the sale of oil-burn- ing apparatus as:substitute for coal furnaces in houses and public buildings.” He said, “A great many fires during the lost winter could t be traced to the use of oil-burning apparatus.” On September 19th, 1923, the Massachussets Public Safety Commission accepted specific tules which must be adhered to where oil burn- to be used in the household which de- d that a permit must be secured before Mirena apparatus may be installed here- Mier ba - City officials, including the Fire Mavshall, nave asked the City Council of Madison, Wis- consin, to pass a law prohibiting the use of oil burner apparatus in homes and apartment build- ings in the city of Madison. Explosions and fires caused by these devices have resulted in the above action, fi. (ADVERTISEMENT) as the fast mail faile to a Before you invest ~ in expensive new equipment INVESTIGATE The SeattleStar =| racsss 7016) SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1924 Faces Death on Tracks SL cH ned “Thrill Thriller ba Seattle's watch in hand. body of Misa Nett n Jims Marshatt, Tonkin picts V eI ME If -, Coal prices show a steady downward trend. Coal burning requires no CLechnical training -no mecha SAG IS pertectiy SAKE F Fa or Mother or Child. n- dd to this, the heavy first cost of installation. % —ceameesrtsclllalllld not only CLEANER, but Safer and Cheaper jp STIC Be gion y. Is#SAFER 5 Os Cleaner, It's Cheaper. Consult records of Hy Seattle's Fire Department, | for costiy experiences HERE. 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