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The Washington times., 1912-05-11
international Company
Opens Branch Here

Recognizing the growing importaucs
of Washington as a field for the sale
of motor trucks, the International Mo-
tof Company, makers Of Mack, sauer,
and Hewitt trucks, has established a
branch at S11 Seventeenth street north
west, with service department in the
old panorama building at Fifteenth
street and Ohio avenue. John s. Lar
combe, jr., who has been connected
with the automobile trade of this city
for q number of years, has been ap-
pointed manager. "Service will be the
keynote of the new branch" said Man
ager Larcombe, in discussing his plans.
1.-The International Motor Company en-
tered the motor truck field with the
purpose Of solving commercial trans
portation problems scientifically. Tho
Investment value or our trucks is
proved by the following facts: The
first Mack truck, built twelve years
ago, Is still In daily commercial use.
So is the first Sauer, built seventeen
years ago. The Hewitt Is one of the
few tcucks that can carry a 10000
pound load safely and at low cost. In
the organization Of the International
Motor Company, $l0,000.000 corpora
tion, are some of the worlds greatest
financiers."
Among Washington users of Mack
trucks are Hugh Reilly, the Herdic
Company, and the United States quar-
termaster's department, who each have
one truck. Rudolph a West Co.
have two Macks, while the Autotransit
Sightseeing Company have three Of
them.
The Washington times., 1912-05-11
TOURING CLUB OF
AMERICA PLANS TO
OPEN NEW STATIONS
Balmy Weather Stirs Ac.
tivity Among Motorists.
Roads Improved.

With the approach of warm weather
and the temperance of thousands OF
automobiles on the public highways,
renewed activity Is evidenced in motor
car touring. 1t is made more popular
than ever by the great progress in road
improvement throughout the country
as we'll as the adoption by nearly all
the States Of uniform laws and reguln-
tions, and the granting of reciprocal
privileges to nonresident tourists.
Coincident with the opening of the
touring season comes the announce
ment that the Touring Club of America
will open eeven new touring bureaus to
work in connection with the eighteen
departments and branches operated last
year. The establishing of these infor-
nation bureaus in the most popular
touring centers is in keeping with tho
clubs policy to encourage in every way
possible motor car touring and to fur
nish to motorists every opportunity for
acquiring the latest and most accurate
information regarding road conditions
as we'll as hotel and garage accommo-
dations A special feature OF the club s
service at it's several bureaus Is the
daily reports OF weather conditions
which are posted each afternoon. so
that tourists are reliably informed as
to the probable changes in the weather
from day to day.
The club has ordered several hundred
road direction and detour signs which
will be distributed among the twenty
five branches and placed along the
highways for the benefit of automobile
tourists. These signs are of an entire
ly new design, easily read at distance,
with q large arrow showing the direc-
ton and mileage to the nearest city
where branch Is located, with the
address and telephone number so that
In the event of an accident or bread
down, the touring bureaus can be reach
ed for any needed assistance.
Arrangements have been made in sew
eral cities for the Introduction of club
members at local golf clubs In cities
where branches are located, providing
feature entirely new and one which
will certainly appeal to the motorist-
golfer. who can now break the monot-
ony of a tour with a little golf II de-
sired.
Among the Washington members of
the touring, club are President Taft.
George ": Fairchild, Judge James q.
lor Armes, Joseph NJ. Stoddard, r. p.
Andrews, William L. Morgan, DR..
Ralph Jenkins, j.. Henry Small jr..
Lawrence Townsend, J. H. Clapp. Peter
Taylor, Harry Norment. George F.
Schutt, Duncan c. Phillips. ]. Maury
Dove, Alexander Britton Brown, and
Tayloe Pollock
The Washington times., 1912-05-11
Amateur Racers On
Road Menace Tourists

About the worst sort OF automobile
racing is the impromptu style INDUCED
in occasionally by ''speed bugs" on the
road. A driver will be going along at a
fast clip, and along Will come Another
car and pass II. or attempt to do 40.
The road ahead may nave bumps or
sharp turns, but neither pays attention
to this, having only the one idea in
mind, which is to trim the other fellow.
These speeders seem to think they
are regular racing drivers, and the fact
that their cars are not intended for
and tuned up for racing makes no DIFF
ference to them. They don't stop to
realize that a sudden swapping of "a
steering knuckle may cause a bad colli-
sion, or the blowing out of a tire may
cause a bad piece OF side-swiping. But
amateurs have to race without knowing
anaything of the fine points OF the
game, without any training, and, of
course, accidents results
The Washington times., 1912-05-11
Plan to Blaze Glidden
Route in Electric Car

A novel proposition has been made to
the contest board OF the American Au-
tomobile Association by the Flanders
Manufacturing Company. 1t Is to lay
out the route of this years Glidden
every point Is selected, to New Orleans
In Flanders colonial electric. Besides
being novelty the use of an electric
automobile for this purpose would in
gree of perfection and utility to which
electric vehicles have been brought up
to this time. particularly as the roads
are liable to be bad at this season
Of the year. No definite decision has
been made by the contest board, but
electric vehicle manufacturers generally
hope the Flanders proposition will be
accented
The Washington times., 1912-05-11
Motorcycle Meeting.

1t begins to look as II Cleveland or
Columbus, Ohio. would land the 1912
meeting and races of the Federation
of American Motorcyclists. The con-
test for the honor of staging the biggest
event of the motorcycle year is one that
Is keenly sought, but to all appearances
the present situation Is one of tug-of-
war between the two ohio cities. The
federation has now more than 1900
members.
The Washington times., 1912-05-11
Signs Two PLAYERS.

Two former major league players,
Thurber Davis and Roy Beecher, have
been added to the lineup of the Over
land baseball team, which will repre-
sent the WillyS-Overland Company. OF
manager Graham Farley intends to
make the Overland team the strongest
aggregation Of professional play
ers in northern Ohio is evidenced by
the strong team he is getting together.
The Washington times., 1912-05-11
BuVS Electric.

Another celebrity has been enrolled
among those who have selected Fland-
ers colonial electrics for their private
equipage. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst selected
colonial from among all the various
machines submitted to her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
SPAS PREPARE FOR SEASON.
Austrian Government Develops Re
sort at Joachimsthsl,

rVeiBu Correspondence OF The Star.
VIENNA, March 20, 1912.
important work Is being carried on at
all Bohemian spas in preparation for the
coming season. In addition to tho new
spring discovered at Marienbad, which
Is believed to be OF great medicinal value.
excavations at Teplitz have revealed q
new hot spring which produces 6OOOO
gallons day. A state commission has
gone to Carlsbad to deliberate on what
measures must be taken to prevent the
supply or water, to which the town owes
us tame, from escaping into the neigh
boring coal and china clay mines, the
extension Of which has caused some
alarm.
Joachimsthai the old mining town
where the pitchblende is found from
which radium is made, shows great
changes. The virtues of the radioactive
water which issues from the mines hav-
ing been established in cases of govt and
rheumatism, the Austrian government
has decided to make q spa there and
has built q large bathing establishment,
while a private company has constructed
one OF the finest hotels in Austria, With
room for 300 visitors. The buildings are
SO near the water and the air so full OF
emanations that during stroll on the
terrace much radium II inhaled.
The state has purchased two more
mines and now owns all the sources OF
pitchbleude supply, with the exception
OF shaft belonging to Count 6tlve Ia
ronca, the president Of the hotel COM
pany. The ministry Of public works
which manufactures the radium, an
nounces that II Will shortly b able to
produce four grams year, or double
the present quantity.
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Ratine Lace Bands and Edges,
white. cream and ecru,
to IL inches wide. Yard, 5000
I0c TO-.
Ratine All-over Laces, Is inches
wide. white. cream and SE mn
ecru. Yard. 1898 and. ~~swV
White Shadow Nets. dots, small
pattern and floral designs,
As inches wide. Yard, 50 or
$1.0O to. ......
Venice Lace Bands, for dress and
hat trimmings, white, cream and
ecru, 3h to IL inches wide; Or
some were So I'd. Very special wv
Black Silk All-over Laces. japanese
embroidered. IS inches wide,
in floral designs; some were zGr
$3.50 yard. ..................
45.inch Embroidered and Figured
Chiffon Cloths. all colors: floral Roc
designs; some were $3.50 yard wv
German and French Val Laces,
match. sets, 12-yard pieces; E6Or
$3.50 value. ........ WV
1S-inch White Shadow ALL
over Laces, newest patterns; S6Or,
$1.00 value, yard. ............ WV
45-inch Wolfe Flouncings. heavily
s,nnr Tered IN in flor floral de- Sf 90
45-inch Swiss Embroidery Flounc-
ings, eyelet and Irish GRO Gd I'm
Chef effects. Yard, s1.00 and ""
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COUNT GETS SENTENCE
FOR CHEATING At CARDS
Escapes With Light Punish
ment-Companion Gets
Long Term.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

CVtUSu SOIIcSputucuCe Ok 1ue OtdI.
BERLIN, March 20, 1919
The trial OF Count Gisbert Wolff Met
ternich and the Roumanian Buies on
charges Of association with q gang
OF international swindlers and cheat
Ing at cards came to a conclusion the
other day. the court passing a nominal
sentence on the count. amounting prac-
tically to his immediate release, while
the other prisoner was sentenced to
Imprisonment for two years and six
months. fourteen months Of which are
calculated as having already been serv-
ed while awaiting trial.
The proceedings were brief. The
young counts face was Iiv1d a. he en-
tered the dock. while Buies looked un.
concerned. The Judge and assessors
took their places. and there was In
tense silence In court ~ the Judge
placed his biretta on his head before
pronouncins the verdict, and people
bent forward with tense faces to catch
the words.
Addressing the count. the Judge saad:
You have been frivolous young
man. but We are perfectly convinced
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TO ELECTRIFY RAILWAYS.
Movement on Foot to Accomplish
Project in Switzerland.
of The Star.

orciEO correspondence OF Inc ctaf
GENEVA. March &C. 1912.
Nineteen Swiss deputies representing
all parts of the country, have presented
a motion to the federal council to exam
inc the question Of accelerating the intro
duction OF electric traction on all the rail-
ways in this country which belong to the
state. The object of the motion is to fur
Their the exploitation of the national
forces motricos." and to render the
Swiss railways independent Of the I'M
portation of coal from abroad The depu-
ties received the assurance that the ques-
ton would be discussed by the Swiss
parliament at an early date.
The question of replacing steam by cleo
tricity on the Swiss railways has pro-
gressed considerably of recent years. be-
cause the change would be comparatively
cheap, electric power existing nearly
everywhere in this mountainous country.
Already most of the funiculars and sew
eral short lines are worked by electricity.
which also is employed In the tunnels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
The Towels

craze for aigrettes and the abundance OF
added hair worn by fashionable women
in the evening now are making II as dif-
ficult for the audience to see the stage
as II was when hats were worn.
At the dress rehearsal OF Nine. Capus
and Veber's new play, ION Guard" at the
Renaissance the other night, numbers OF
protests against women's headgear were
heard One prominent dramatic critic
caused much amusement by rising in the
stalls after the first act and calling on
the masculine members of the audience
10 scalp the feathered heads which OBJ
structed their view"
There was nothing in the nature OF
riot. Everybody knows everybody else
at these dress rehearsals. and the mat
ter was treated as a joke But tho
aigrette and high headdress question Is
becoming serious I'm Paris, and before
long perhaps a daring manager will put
up a notice. Women admitted IN their
own hair only"
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MAKES HIMSELF THIN
TO AVOID DETECTIVES
Partisan EmbezzIer Pursues
Drastic Method, But e.
forts Are Futile.
W. w. ~

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
PARIS, March Is. 1912
4 drastic method Of Disgusting himself
from the police was adopted by Lepreux
q cashier Of the Suez Canal Company
who disappeared from Paris last October
after having embezzled about 500, 900
and who was arrested the other day in q
Turish bath at Lille Lepreux, a stout
jovial-looking man Of forty-four, con
ceived the idea that a drastic course o.
flesh reduction would furnish him with q
disguise calculated to bafYle the most as
tute detectives.
He accordingly went to Lille on Novem.
Der !. and. taking a small room in a poos
suburb. devoted himself to the task OF
reducing his figure.
Accompanied by a magnificent collie dog
called Dick. LepreuX arrived daily at the
bath at 2 p.m., and after passing through
the various heatrooms was given elab.
Of claret and went to sleep in the divar
room until Z O'clock. AS a result Of this
vigorous treatment In three and a hall
months Lepreux reduced his weight by
forty-two pounds and effected such q
change in his appearance that the detec.
Arrest Due to Love.
Like his embezzlements, Lepreux's ar.
rest was due to his love for his only
daughter. Marcelle. When he fed he LEFT
q note saying he had stolen in order te
provide her with a dowry. and his refuge
at Lille was discovered through letters
sent to him by his family and fetched
from the post office by one Of the bath
attendants
The detectives arrived at the Turkish
bath and at once went to the moist heat
room, where the attendant pointed OUT
unable to recognize the comfortable. jolly
cashier Of the police photographs in this
notwithstanding individual with sunken
cheeks. His face was deeply furrowed,
his erstwhile rotundity had vanished
and q ragged gray beard had taken the
place Of his neat black mustache. He
vigorously denied his identity. but after
seeing that 1.-The game was up" he po-
litely asked to be allowed to take his
cold plunge before dressing and goine
to the police station. The detectives AZ.
fably agreed. and while his clothes were
searched they watched the unfortunate
pockets the police found thirty-two Suez
canal share coupons, some gold and so
In bank notes, as Well as some white
pills. believed to be poison
He declared that he had lost all the
sums embezxled save $4,000 in unfortu-
nate speculations. Lepreux, who had been
in the employ Of the Suex company for
thirty years. having entered its service
at the age of fourteen. WAS Q most re-
spected employee and head Of the securi-
ties department.
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A. LiSner.

methods of conducting the campaign
have been received by The Star and turn
ed over to the executive committee, which
Is in charge OF the crusade. While The
star will be glad to see that any COM
municatfons on the subject Of city clean
ing, which IT may receive. reach the
proper officials. communications properly
should be addressed to DR.. Arthur l..
Murray. secretary OF city-cleaning week.
District building Complaints of nuts
ances will be considered by the commit
tee at its various sessions.
Cleaning Up Baltimore.
Baltimore IL INDUCING in a city-cleaning
crusade, and has its hands full. as the
following editorial in the Sun Of that city
explains:
SO much dirt and trash has been swept
out in the clean city crusade that the
street cleaning department is swamped.
HouseholderS are welding brooms and
mops with q vengeance The dust OF
years has been disturbed. The old town
certainly needed good scrubbing, and it
Is getting It,
commissioner Larkins found the thing
getting beyond him. Drivers and cartmen
couldn't begin to move the trash as fast
as 1t was put out The city authorities
were inclined to call a halt in order to
catch up. But the board Of estimates has
come nobly to the rescue, furnished funds
to get more teams and men. and Mr.. Lar
kine goes at 1t again With a pleased smile
on his face.
'tOf course. the street cleaning depart
ment can't be expected to move out all the
lumber and old furniture, feather beds
and other discarded stun. Wooden arti-
cles can be broken up and burned in
stoves and furnaces. Other things that
have accumulated in cellars and .attics
may be hauled away in q load or 90. Per-
fra, NJ ant4 % AS,v>~ e. ~
| refuse. In the home trash accumulates
| dust and breeds disease. It 10 . good ides
to sweep II out and dispose Of 1t now.
Cleaner homes. free Of trash and dirt.
mean healthier families. The clean city
crusade Il certainly accomplishing prac.
tcai results"
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that you have not sunk so low as to
make money by cheating at cards."
Applauded by Crowd.


Very softly. knowing it to be forbid
den. but unable to restrain their de-
sire to show their delight. the people
in the crowded court clapped their
hands. but Count Gisbert Wolff Meter
mich, who had been standing, sank in
his chair and wept like a child. his
body shaken by his sobs. When he
had somewhat recovered he rose and
thanked the Judge for the consideration
he had shown him during the trial, and
asked pardon for the trouble he had
given by his restlessness or by in
fringement of the rules OF the court
His little speech was SO frank and
SO bOyish that murmur Of applause
passed through the hall, and the Judge
indicated his forgiveness by a court
eous bow. Then the count turned to
the two lawyers. DR.. Alsberg and DR..
Jaffe. who had SO ably defended him,
and wrung their hands. One OF them
went Immediately to telephone the
news to the countess, who was anxious
ly awaiting news Of the verdict Count
Gisbets Wolff-Metternich was found
guilty of contracting q debt Of $25. but
the sentence for this. weeks impris-
onment. already has been served
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08

bish. This list will be published, so
that citizens who are willing to pro-
vide the cost Of removing filth that
gradually has collected on their prem
the least difficulty.
Committee to Meet.
At the first meeting Of the executive
committee. which is to be held at 4:45
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
boardroom OF the Municipal building.
DR.. Woodward will present to the
committee members the information
gained through the investigation of
conditions thus far conducted. This
information. together with suggestions
made by the District Commissioners
and others, doubtless will serve as the
basis OF plan Of action to be map
ped out for city cleaning week.
That the discussion of plans to bring
about improved municipal sanitation
already has accomplished much good and
that the city will have been considera-
bly, cleaned up before the campaign gets
under way was the opinion expressed to-
day by an official Of the street cleaning
department Of the District. The depart
ment, according to his statement, has
been notified by the contractors who
handle the city's waste matter Of an in
crease in the amount of material they
usually are required 10 maui away.
Practically every section Of the city, he
said, already begun to clean up.
w. G. T. q. to Be Represented.
On the recommendation Of Arthur C..
Moses. chairman OF the central commit.
tee appointed to direct city cleanins
week. the District Commissioners today
named A. q member Of the committee
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton OF the Won.
ans Christian Temperance Union. This
organization has expressed deep interes,
in the undertaking. and Mr.. Moses decid-
ed that 1t should be represented on the
committee.
Numerous communications concerning
places about the city that need cleaning
up and containing suggestions as t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08
FLOWERS HAVE EARS.
Prof. Teitgen Discovers That They
Are Sensitive to Music.
reign Correspondence Of The Star.

MUNICH, March rs, 1912
Prof. Hans Teitgen has discovered
that flowers are sensitive to music.
and betray their individual natures by
expanding their petals under the in
huence OF certain melodies.
Thus. rosebuds open to the old-fash-
toned airs of Lulli; peonies take on a
deeper hue under the fanfares of wae-
ner; violets raise their heads to the
gentle romances of modern composers
while lilies close at the sound of frivo-
lous valse tunes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-08

22-inch Swiss All-over Embroidery.
eyelet patterns, small and
large designs; $1.00 value. SOc
yar0 ........... .............
Fancy Swiss Double-edge Balloons.
some Irish crochet effects.
up to inches wide; SOC and Roc
75c values. Yard. ...........
9 to - inch Cambria Flounc-
ings, for petticoats; acc DC
value. Yard. .................
Ratine Embroidery Flouncings.
inches wide. Yard........ VOsWW
Medium and Marrow Embroidered
Net Bands, solid and persian m0c
colors Per yard, 35c to......
Colored silk Fringe, AZ inches
wide, sec value, yard. 75c: inches
wide, sec value, yard, 49c;
~ inches wide, Csc value, N0c
Mercerized Cotton Fringes.
plain and knotted. Per yard, SMr
Irish Crochet Ball Fringe. one row,
yard. 39c: rows, yard. sSc;
Crochet Roses. fri ed SN X
effects. Yard. ............
Irish Crochet Drop Orna-
ments. by the dozen or piece. Soc
zoe TO.
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Bombay Racing Bill Offered.
eign Correspondence Of The Star.

BOMBAY, March 6, 1912.
The Bombay racing bin has been intro
duced into the legislative council. This ID
q short enabling BIN. empowering the
government to license race courses on
whatsoever conditions It deems expedient.
While the necessity Of control was REQ.
ognized IN the debate, there was some
criticism OF the unfettered powers which
government intimated ito readiness e
license Bombay ana Poona race courses
for fifteen meetings each annually, pro.
hibiting bookmalkess and permitftna
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CRAZE CAUSES TROUBLE.
Headdress Of Partisan Women Thea.
ter Worry 1t Present Time.

Foreign Coffespondsnce of The Star.
PARIS, March 3, 1912.
The headdresses OF the women Of the
audience are again causing trouble in the
Paris theaters.
No hats are worn by women now in
The stalls or the dress circle, but the