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teg MOKNING STAff, WIUIINGTOfr, fl. C SUNDAY, SEPTEMBEB. 12,. 1920, RUBIES DESIRABLE THAN GOLD - - Real Estate is the BackborieTof the World's Existence- the Foundation ofhsGo V MORE PRECIOUS THAN mm-, mm, 111': i." ; : . . . . mm kmr:::- i-i't i- : iwwm ; st. "'if- ;m - 'i:!in - ' t :'l ! .... !:1 1 f ' From time immemorial, it has been the goal of man's ambition... It led Alexander on the conquests that brought the world to his . feet.. . . . . ' 'v;::; : It piloted Caesar through Gaul and , brought him unbounded prestige at Rome. It guided William the Conqueror to the shores of Britain and made him oneofthe lead ing figures of the world's history. - . OFT RE:EPS gHiGRIM WOLF from the door and stays the gaunt hand of pov erty ?rom the latch Jcey, Jy . ; - " It banishes the nightmares of -ari uncertain future and brings contentment and rest. : It brings joy to youth, feace of mind to middle life and comfort to old age. - It seals the bonds of love, vyelds the chains of trade andTocks the door to failure. IT IS THE BULWARK That stands between man and oblivion and protects him from the vicissitudes of misfor tune. It is the fountain head of luxury, wealth and position. It is the keynote of happiness. When You Think Of Real Estate, Think Of Us. R.. FOSTEK COMPANY Telephone No. 1220 No. 112 Princess Street Telephone No. 162 : " i I - i " ! t I ' ': ' " "Gold Coast" of Chicago To Be Scene of Battle Claimant To Property Says It's Not In U.S. ' CHICAGO. Aug. 31. "Sfreeterville," In the "Deestrict of Lake Michigan" a part of Chicago's famous "Gold Coast" is about to be the scene of tha thousand and first battle in its history, according to' notice served -on United States Marshal. Bradley by Captain George Wellington Streeter. 80-year-old clalment to a; $50,00,000 portion of the exclusive Lake Shore drive" sec tion. '. . vCap" Streeter and William H. Niles, one time '-military governor" and com manding general of the army of the "deestrict," having notified the federal authorities that they' are about to again -try to "enforce their claim that Streeterville Is not in any state in the union,- -have invited the American 'Region to assist them and set the date for the opening of hostilities as Sep tember 6. iA letter to the Liegion posts, & copy of which was also sent to Mar shal Bradley, invites former soldiers to "meet. me at the foot of Superior street in uniform, armed and carrying a flag, and help to end by force of arms the treasonable acts of judges or stand up against a wall before a firing squad." A postscript invites the legionaires to bring their lunch. Fighting 35 Yeam Captain Streeter has been fighting since 1886. to establish his. claim to one of the most valuable sections of Chicago's lake front. In that year his steamer, 'the Heutan, "stranded on the beacbtlurlng a storm. Captain Streeter built a breakwater about the stranded.,, boat, 450 feet off shore, and made it his home. The rapidly shifting sands filled In the space between boat and shore and added 193 acres to the city's area. To this land Captain Streeter laid claim, and' in the next quarter of a century battles by the hundreds were fought in an effort to oust him. On one occasion 500 police beseiged Streeterville- "General" Niles pro claimed himself : "military governor of the district of Lake Michigan" and with 60 men of his "escort" ' erected breastworks surmounted by barbed wire and stood off the police for several days, before desertions In the ranks so weakened the defending force that a lone policeman finally executed a flank attack and carried the fort. Streeter Defies Courts The courts in 1915 ruled that Streeter had no title to the ' property and his brick castle, which had succeeded the steamboat - home, was wrecked by deputy sheriffs and then burned. In 1902 Streeter fend two friends were convicted of manslaughter in con nection witht the death of John S. Kirke, killed in one of. the frequent assaults on the castle. All were .sen tenced to life Imprisonment, but after a few months, were released. The site of the "deestrict" is now covered by more than a dozen sky scraper apartment buildings and hotels. The land is valued at more than 350, 000,000. Many of the present owners have purchased deeds from Streeter as well as the state in order that their occupancy may not be interfered with by the 80-year old fire-eating veteran. . Streeters claim is based on th con tention that the act creating the state of Illinois fixed the "meander line" of the lake as the boundary, and that therefore his "deestrict" was outside the state and owed allegiance to no one except the United States. The courts held, however, that Illinois extended to-the center of Lake Michigan, that all lad created by natural secretions of the lake belonged to the adjoining property owners; and that all land created artifically belonged to the state. The stranding of Streeter's steamship created land artificially. It was held. REALTY MARKET " Contracts for the erection of another attractive group of bungalows end cot tages at Winoca Terrace have been let by Wright's Real Estate agency. The houses will be equipped with all modern conveniences.' Wilmington realty dealers expect a busy season during the next few weeks with the annual rush of residents for new homes In anticipation of moving day, October 1. ' . Not the least interesting of the many plans offered as a solution to the hous ing problem here is that of the Tide water Power company to establish a colony for men of moderate means on the northern end of Wrightsville Beach. This plan, it is believed, will go a long way toward helping to make Wrights ville a year-round resort. HELPED DRIVE THE REDS FROM POLAND gift mileage from 15 per cent, to 100 per cent, since they used the stuff. "They have too, but it was not, be cause of the 'economizers.' "Tho secret is in the instructions which, go with these patent moth-balls. Those instructions are always very careful .and explicit, and advise the adjustment of the carburetor so as to reduce the proportion of . gasoline to air, and of course Increase the mileage per gallon just so much. Drivers can prove this for themselves if .they will follow the instructions about the car buretor, and then throw the naphtha lene stuff into the sewer.- They will get just as .good mileage. "A good, many people do not know just what Is the most efficient setting for their carburetor, and always have the mixture a little too rich to be on the safe side.' If these people will come to the service station at Fifth and Wright streets we will be glad to show them Just how their carburetors should be adjusted. Of course this- is not con fined to Packard owners. The saving of gasoline is a matter of great im portance to every ,6ne, and we are glad to do our share." - . The lust of gold, unfeeling and re morseless, the last corruption of degen erate man. Johnson. Whatsoever a man reaps some man must have planted. CHARLES PIERCE TRIMMING UPHOLSTERING New Top Covers and Curtains made to order for any make car. Seat Covers and Floor Covers made and fitted. Seats and Cushions uphol stered. Plate Glasses for Side and Rear Curtains, all sizes. Repairj a specialty. Only first-class work. MacMILLAN'S GARAGE 113 NORTH SECOND STREET Tourists and visitors to Wilmington vote Suriset Park to be one of the pret tiest residential suburbs in the south. Carolina Place is another Wilming ton residential - section that is begin ning to put on real airs, and la devel oping at a rapid clip. 1 MOTOR CARS SILENT SLIDING SLEEVE VALVE MOTOR No Carbon Troubles No Valve Grinding No Loss of Power IMPROVES WITH AGE v Stearns-Knight Cars Hold the Highest Mileage Records DISTRIBUTOR Typical Polish woman soldier. In the Polish army which .drove the Reds helter-skelter from War saw were thousands of young wom en like the one pictured above. They proved to the satisfaction of ,the Bolsheviki zX least that "the female of the species is more dead ly than the male." SAYS AUTO USERS CAN PUT A STOP TO GAS SHORTAGE . .. . i . Hundreds of Drivers Waste Gas By Feeding Too Rich Mix--ture, Says Local Dealer "The gasoline shortage which Is sending: prices up and causing- talk of putting automobile owners on rations, can be cured toy the .uto, users them selves if they will take a little trou ble," says W. D. MacMlllan, Jr., local distributor of Packard cars. "Hundreds of drivers are wasting gas every mile they run Uy feeding their engines too rich a mixture, and it is not too much to say that if. this could be stopped there would be a surplus Instead of a shortage of gasoline... x r "There are a good many reasons for this. A rich mixture makes it easier to - start, especially in - cold weather. Last, winter a good many drivers set their carburetors with this in mind, and thfey have not taken the trouble to thin the mixture during the warm weather. ; But even in the cold weather they Tere using too much gas except i In starting, and spending a. good deal i of wasted money JUst for the sake of j that little" convenience. Probably few i of them knew -how much it did cost, ' and would lae startled Mf told that " it amountfd to from 10 to 20 per cent.$f their ga-s bills. '.The apparent success of the . so called 'gasoline . economizers is proof of this. These 'economizers' are mosttv made of naphthalene, which is the same stuC-as motn-Dans, ano: after ex amining a good -many of them the TJ. S. - bureau of , standards . reports ,v that thv Ao not save gasoline at alL Yet there are hundreds "of people who" win ftell xou that .they bAV increased -thei The New Triplex Spring Overland Keeping Up Its Reputation For Keeping DowniThe Up-eepl iTh'e burning question today is Gasoline, Obviously, the price will come down when more oil comes up. But mat will oe oniy a respite, noi a cure iThe fact is, the time Has arrived to in crease the radius of motor mileage independent of" the gas tank. The Overland designers reached that con elusion four jears ago." "That was not, difficult .But the solution was.- SVc will teU you why , Anyone with' 'a smattering of mecHani cal knowledge knows that to reduce the weight a car is to reduce the cost jpf maintenance.' But, ordinarily, to reduce tEe weight of a car is to sacrifice the comfort of rid ing in it; and comfort weighs just as much as economy on a motor ride. The problem was to combine light , weight s economy x with I heavyweight comfort. , - Expert engineering knowledge saTd it couldn't be done. That was the tradition tfiat a' genera- tion of automobile designers had set uf m rAnd that is the tradition that the Qyerl) land designers have upstU ' ' ' : " - t , !Aiter four years of unrelenting effort involving millions of dollars in experi-f mentation, and millions more in read-? justing the thousandfold activities of the Overland plants to the fundamental change in Overland plans, the most per- plexingof automobile problems Is solved Fleet as a cruiser in her ligh j-alloy steels; and suspended securely qitiwnew Triplex Spring- Tht Overland is Kterallyareveladc5ry in comfort and a revolution in economy I you don't know what cither xomfort or economy is in a lightweight car, till you have ridden in the new Suspension Triplex Spring Overland I. Fbr. this is the first time iri tHe I History of motoring that economy and comfort have taken the road together I The Overland Sedan EaTan averagVof 25 miles in 97 cities.T That is the reason and this is the season for an Overland Sedan 7 i v WORTH-OVERLAND CO. 8-10 BOCK ST. PHONE 2163 The Cconomy SEDAN . .i X... . - '-,.'- , .- - - . . . . .,- ,-
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