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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

Rubber plantations are slowly but sure
~ increasing in size and yield. Exports
of plantation rubber from Java amounted
to $500 tons in 1872 as against 2,1JO tons
in 1911. and l. 40 in 1910. The figures of
the areas under cultivation also show an
increase, but not such great one as
appears in the production figures. show
ing that it is the yield per acre that is
increasing. as well as the number of
acres The area in rubber cultivation
during 1912 was $4,000 acres in the east.
including the German colonies. Samoa
and East and West Africa. In 1911 the
acreage was $4,000 acres. and in 1910 1t
was 10000. 1t is stated that Mexico
Nicaragua and Honduras have probably
planted 10000 acres. mostly Castilloa
India is extending her plantations. as is
Burma. Some little planting is also be-
ing done on the tropical Pacific and In
dian ocean islands. Plantations are also
spreading in the Kongo, German West
Africa and British East Africa and Ugan-
da. There are about 5000 acres under
rubber cultivation in the West Indies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Tighten Spark Plugs.

Don't fail to tighten up slightly all the
parts of the spark plug after it has been
used for the first time. Most manufac-
turers ship plugs with the brass BUSH
ings slightly loose to allow for the ex-
panision of the metal parts from heat.
This eliminates the possibility of crack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
AUTOMOBILES
@H IENoAD

July 2l-e5Tour. Grand Rapids
Automobile Club.
July 2s-30-Beach races. Calves
ton, Tex. Automobile Club.
August 12-Reliab.lity run, Kan
sas State Automobile Association.
August 29-30-Elgin road races,
Elgin Road Racing Association.
August 3o-Septefnber c-Reliabil-,
ity tour. Chicago Motor club.
September I - Two-hundr ed-mflc
track race, Columbus (Ohio) Auto
Club.
September TT rack IN I.
Youngstown, Ohio. Garfield Fair
Association.
October 4-11-Around Lake Mich
igan. Chicago Motor Club.
November 24-Vanderblt cup
race. Savannah, Ga. Savannah
Auto Club.
November 21-Grand prize race.
Savannah. Ga. Savannah Auto
Club.
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bear right.

Uedr TISTl.
6SS. .O.5. Fork. keep left and again left
90 on new country road"
1875. 81. Cape May courthouse four cor
ners at hotel, turn square right.
LEFT hand road to Anglesea.
Wildwood and Holly Beach. }
Keep straight on into Broad
way.
$40. 1874. End of street at ocean front,
turn left on Beach avenue.
SJ.6. OF. Cape May City Beach and
Ocean avenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
When Cranking a Car.

it's proper place, that the clutch is dis
engaged and that the gear shift levers
are In neutral and that the spark is not
advanced to far. Too many accidents are
directly traceable to some one OF these,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
DETROIT PREPARING
FOR ROAD CONGRESS
Third Annual Meeting Prom
iSes to Be Bigger =,
Than Ever. SV

All roads will lead to Detroit, Mich.
the last week in September. and thither
the road building tribes of all the states
will go upon the 18th day of the month
to the third annual American road con-
gress. The first congress was held at
Richmond. Va, in November. 1911. and
the second was held at Atlantic City, ".
j.. in October. 1913. The attendance in
Richmond was LOO and the attendance
in Atlantic City was 1000.
Detroit has resolved to put the big pot
in the little one for this occasion. The
municipal authorities, aided by the state
and the trades bodies and manufacturers
and business men of the community are
making preparations for the event. or
rather week of events, on a grand scale
and the management of the congress is
arranging for the congress exhibits which
will touch the problem of good roads at
every point. as to construction. main
tenance. materials. machinery. financing
and the rest of scientific business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Egypt for Good Roads.

Egypt is to have a network of roads,
extending across the deserts and con-
Meeting places hitherto reached only by
caravan. Lord Kitchener has planned
the system, and already one Of the roads
that between Alexandria and Cairo : is
approaching completion. The system
! comprises both main and auxiliary roads
The main roads are to be built by the
government, while the smaller ones will
be laid by the provincial councils. Most
of the roads will have to be built COM
plete while others will follow earlier
highways. Motoring over some of these
desert roads is said to possess a partic-
ular charm that is furnished in no other
country, particularly on moonlight
nights Hence Egypt will probably be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Studebaker Deliveries.

A Studebaker '.25" touring car was de-
| livered to X. u. kanodc last week and
! "2,'' roadster 10 William Dudley and
George Miller.
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come a favorite touring ground for the
motorist when the roads are built.
Save the Tires.

Save the Tires.
almost every one is aware of the fact
that heat causes air to expand" said a
local sales manager recently, but there
are many owners of automobiles driving
| their first cars who have not realized the
effect this commonplace natural law has
on tires A thorough appreciation of
| the relation of temperatures to tires is
| necessary If one is to drive car with
| the greatest economy and even with the
greatest safety.
| "TIres of certain diameters take GER
| tain pressures If they are properly in
! flated. The temperature rises SO high
| these hot summer days that the air in
| the tires expands and initiates the tires
| belond the maximum Of pressure. While
| the tires may not always. as result OF
! this high pressure. blow through the cas-
ing they may blow the casing Off the
| rim. 1t is therefore advisable during the
| hot period to keep the air pressure down.
| and. generally speaking. five pounds less
!; than normal would be sufficient for econ
! Omy and safety.
..'rhere is SO much more friction when
I a car is run at high speed that it is adj
visable also to avoid excessively fast
. driving during real hot weather If you
wish to be careful of your tires. Some
times it is we'll to examine the tires to
see whether or not they feel unusually
hot. If they do they should be treated
to a pail of water to cool them OF"
X x :.
Tricks With Spanner.
There are many little tricks that may
be performed with spanners that will
help start refractory nut. Hitting the
spanner a sharp blow at a point about
one-third of the length from the outside
end will frequently start the nut. The
correct point may be determined by light
experimental taps, and is where there is
no vibration to resist the force of the
blow Another kink is to increase the
leverage of the spanner by using another
spanner. The jaws Of this may be en-
gagged with the end of the first one.
whose length will be practically doubled
Or a pipe of the right size may be used
Never use chisel to loosen a nut that
has to be used again or to tighten one
that must be loosened again. If abso-
lutely necessary. q punch may be used, or
a metal rod with fiat end. The idea Is
to prevent marring the nut so that a
spanner or wrench cannot grip it.
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Met With Hard Luck.

ton last Sunday morning at daybreak
with party of friends en- route for New
England, met with misfortune between
the National Capital and Philadelphia,
which caused considerable delay. After
leaving here excellent time was made to
Baltimore and Towson, but at Glenarm
he took the wrong road. result
ing in rather rough trip to Be-
lair Md The road was in bad shape and
very rocky. The radiator Of his machine
sprung a leak, and in an endeavor
to stop the leak caused trouble with the
water circulation. The tourists found the
road good between Perryvilie and Aiken.
and after getting on the wrong road once
more eventually reached Newark DEL,
but not until after a broken spring oc-
Cured over a stretch of rough road near
the Delaware border line. The Quaker
lConfinued on Fifth Pagel
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Start Gasoline Crusade.

The District sealer of weights and
measures has started a crusade against
automobile firms and garages which are
engaged in dispensing oils and gasoline
in short measure vessels. The cru
SADIE was started last week and will be
continued until the various establish
ments are equipped with standard meas
ures as required by the District. num-
Der of complaints have been recently
filed with the District officials. resulting
in the starting of an investigation along
the lines complained of.
Complaints Were received from motorists
who claimed that they were receiving
short measure, and that the cans used
by the dealers We're not of the standard
type. Various devices. it is said, are used
in dispensing gasoline and oil. and these
will be inspected and tested by inspectors
from the sealer of weights and measures
Office. The District requires that only
the type of vessels which hold full meas
ure shall be used, and then not until
after they have been approved and re-
ceived the official stamp OF that Office.
Denied cans will not be permitted, and
where they are found they are being con-
fiscated by the authorities and destroyed.
The past week witnessed the prosecu-
ton of number of distributors of auto
mobile fuels. and as result a number of
the garages have installed new equip
ment of the approved type.
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Demountable rim publicity in England
has reached the moving picture stage,
and the whole island is seeing by this
means how easy it is to change tires
with certain make of rim The pic
lures show pursuit of motor bandits,
in which the police car has its tires
punctured by bullets. but Is soon on the
way again, thanks to the rim. Later the
oanoltS nave puncture, and being I'M
able to change in time-due, Of course, to
the absence of the rim in question
are captured. One escapes by swim
ming across a lake. The part of the
rim company, and the picture was made
in winter, so the company certainly was
III earnest about IT.
A Queer Accident.
One OF the queerest accidents so far
recorded in connection with motoring
occurred recently in F1tchburg Mass.
The chauffeur Of a fast-traveling car
noticed dog running in front of him,
and could not stop in time. A faint
yelp was heard. but not a sign of the
dog after the car had passed over the
spot. At the railway station he stopped,
and found, to his surprise. the dog hang
ing by its collar to the crank handle. 1t
had been killed, not by external injury,
but by being choked with its own collar.
* :: =: ::
Splitting Hairs.
In recent automobile accident case
in Texas one of the lawyers split hairs
to the extent of questioning as to just
what an accident is. Thereupon it
was laid down that an accident is such
an unexpected catastrophe as occurs
without anybody being to blame for it;
that is, without anybody being guilty OF
negligence in doing or permitting to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Experts Will Speak.

The executive committee of the Amerf-
can road congress is preparing an elab-
crate program for the meeting at Detroit
and will take part in the work Of instruc-
ton at the congress i'm September. Al
ready number of distinguished builders
have consented TO speak upon subjects OF
absorbing interest, among them being
Col. f. A. Stevens, state highway COM
missioner of New Jersey, who will de-
scribe the proper treatment of the worn
out or travelled macadam road surfaces,
Henry G.. Shirley. state highway engineer
of Maryland. who will read a paper deal
ing with systematizing and simplify
ing the purchase of materials and equip
ment; State Highway Commissioner VIII
son of Virginia, who viii tell what he
knows about the labor question as II af-
fects road construction; State Highway
Commissioner ifurst of Wisconsin. whose
text will be- the structure Of drains for
highways and State Highway Engineer
Keller OF Alabama, who will tell how
to care for unsdrfaced roads John A.
McIlhenny, president of the United States
civil service commission, Will deliver an
address on the merit system in road ad-
ininistration. and other men of national
distinction VIII discuss various important
questions relating to practical matters
connected with highway work in a prac-
teal way, and with object lessons that
will impress the people attending the
congress Win the vast interest lnNO.SeQ.
To Show Model Exhibits.
Among the exhibits-for the congress
will be a good roads exposition as well as
a university of highway instruction
there will be model exhibits. under the
of the United States office OF
public roads-every style of street and
road surfacing. approved types of high
way bridges and culverts, specimen exnib-
its of road construction from a reproduce
lion of the Appian way down to the latest
thing in approved road construction.
1t is hoped and expected that the Presi-
dent of the United States will attend the
congress at Detroit. He believes in good
roads. and has expressed himself with no
sound as TO the relation which
the government should occupy toward this
great work, and it is expected also that
several of his cabinet advisers and SEN
ators and representatives and governors
and men of large affairs from all parts
of the country will be present TO help the
movement along.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Movies for Tire Publicity.

ing the porcelain when the plug is first
used.
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done or emitting to do the particular
thing that caused such catastrophe"
x X * !:
Arrived at Atlantic City.

Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Hyatt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Rex Smith. who left Washington
last week in an Everett car. and DR.. and
Mrs. Alfred H. Wells. In their Stude-
baker car. have arrived at Atlantic City.
They followed the route outlined in last
Sundays Star. via TheadOre, and reach
ed their destination without accident.
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Rubber Plantations Increase.

to say nothing of hundreds of broken
arms each year.
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CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)
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Pennsgrove to Cape May.
90. 90. Wilmington Pennsgrove ferry
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
COUNTRY CLUBS
HORSE SHOW TODAY
Blooded Animals Will Be Put
Through Their PAGES by
Expert Handlers.

This afternoon at 4 o'clock tho Deep
Kun Hunt members of the Country Club
Of Virginia will hold their annual horse
show. There will be a handicap event.
also a mule race for the farmers over
whose property the runs of the Deep
Run Hunt were held during the past
season.
The affair will be witnessed by a
large crowd, drawn there jointly by
tho horse show and the Old Dominion
tennis tournament now In progress.
Following the horse show tho members
and their families and guests will en-
Joy the lawn fctc given In honor of
the visiting tennis players
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
COLTS DIVIDE BILL
WITH NORFOLK TARS
Lose First and Win Second in Drizzling Rain-Stran
Griffin and Laval Try to Stop Kircher's Men
in Curtan-R aser-Vance Effective
at Final Clash.

Norfolk. Va. June 1l.-Norfolk and
Richmond divided doubleheader here
to-day. tile locals winning the first
game by score Of . to :. and the
visitors the second contest by a score
OF . to { Both games were played in
. cold drizzling rain.
Weedcr, who had 10 bc taken out in
the urst inning OF yesterdays game.
Mas sent back to-day in the first con-
test for the lars, ana he had the visi
tors completely mt his mercy. Rogers
appeared TO be the only Colt who could
solve his delivery and he connected
safely three times. one of his hits
went for 4 homer
The Tars drove strain from the box
before me first inning was over. and
Harry Griffin. VINO succeeded him. Jared
little better. and before the third man
was retired the locals had four runs
10 their credit
Griffin lasted three and a half in
uinss, ANA ihen Laval was called in
from Iisht Held and pitched tho re-
mninGer OF the game. He did better
than either Of his predecessors. Schra :
DER landed on one OF his twistcrs in the
seventh inning and lifted il over cen
iie field fence
In the second contest the visitors re-
vcrsed things Shenn. who pitched for
Norfolk. was wild ana ineffective. lie
gave seven bases on balls. and when he
did set one over the plate It usually fell
against a bat in tho hands OF some
Richmond player and landed some
whore out in the garden for hit.
Vance. who did the twirlinG for the
Colts, had everything his own way
He did not have to exert himself, and
only in pinchos did lie show what he
could DO II called upon. Scores:
&
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REDS TAKE SCRAPPY GAME

marked by ncnr-riotiug. for which
Manager Tinker, Of Cincinnati. and
knabe. second bascman of Philadcl-
phia. were expelled from the field. Gin
cinnat took the final contest OF tho
series here to-day, 3 TO .. The mix up
between Tinker and Knabc came In
the seventh. Previously the two had
engaged In wordy war at second
base. ana when the Cincinnati manager
slid into the sack in the seventh both
players mixed II UP while lying on tho
ground. when they stood up they at
tempted to get together and Il re-
qulrcd the services OF both umDires
and a number OF players to stop the
fracas Neither was injured.
Benton pitched superb ball. Mayer
was hit rather freely. and retired In
favor OF Moore Dodge was spiked In
the second and had TO retire. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
PITTSBURGH TRIMS BROOKLYN

Pittsburgh. June Il.-Sevcn hits for
a total OF twenty nine bases. coupled
with steady pitching by O'Toole. won
to-day for Pittsburgh. Three Brook
lynitcs were sent TO the mound. In
the third NioX cloutcd ID homer on the
first ball pitched by YinEliug. In tho
NTH Carey singled and Won doubled.
scoring Max Wagner got q life. Niox
scoring. y double. Il triple and a
single gave Pittsburgh three more in
the sixth. The Pirates counted twice
donhie II, the scy,.n,h {r"o,tIvn scored
In the eighth on W. Fishers double
Cutshaw's single, iIumnel's single and
visitors Tailed. Smith tripled and
scored on ". Fishers single. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
MAPS WIN IN is INNINGS

Boston. June ll-Stung by the two
successive defeats administered to
them 10y the Red SoX, the Cleveland
team fought the locals 10 hftcen-
Inning nnish to-day, finally winning
out. 9 to >.
With the bases full in the final in,
ming olson stole home. This would
have been sufficient had the visitors
been satiscd with a onc-run lead. for
the Red Sox were helpless in their
half successive hits forced three other
men over before the rally ended.
Wood started the game for tho
locals. but was driven from tho box
in the thild, when four runs were
scored off his delivery. The score:
CIcrcIunb Bustun
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Ma u,rlov win, Arnin.

West Newton, MASS. juno Il;-Mrs
Cricket Club. OF Philadelphia. TO day
won for tho second successive time the
championship OF the women's Eastern
the Braeburn Country Club. Her medal
score for the nfty-fou holes was 296
Miss Margaret Curtis, OF the Brookline
Country Club, was second. with n
score Of 800.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
WHITE SOX EVEN SERIES

New York. June 1.-THE White soe
broke even on their series with Tho
Tauks by taking to-day game, TO q.
Fisher was found for eleven hits IN
the eight innings he pitched and only
the brilliant support OF his team kept
the score down. Heating relieved
Fishc" in 5hc ninth. after Chance had
served as u hitless pinch hitter in tho
procccding frame.
Russell pitched alright for the visi-
tors holding the YankS TO five scat
tered hits With one out in the sixth.
Woljer wallopcd a triple 10 right, but
was loft stranded The game was re-
pletc with pretty catches. The score:
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Barton Heights defeated the strong
CoieRians yesterday at Byrd Park by
the score of to IT, shelton, who
pitched fer Barton Heights started ont
as wild as a March hare, hitting three
and walking two batsucn in the first
inning, but he soon settled down, and
after tho fourth inning had tho Col
lcSian batsmcn AT his mercy.
Denny Wright. who pitched for the
tollcSians. pitched steady ball through
out, not walking q man ANA striking
out ten of the Barton Heights battcrs.
charles Dogecu, barton Heights
clever shoristop, played a great game
Tor his team. and made ono OF the
prctucSt catches ever seen on AN anna
tcur diamond. Charlie also hit for a
homo run with a'Inan on base. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12

% THOMAS b. McADAMS. cashier
I'D of the Merchants National Bank,
one OF the largest banks In the
South. whose stock sells at $1,000 per
share. and none offered president Of
tho Virginia Bankers Association:
stakeholder and director of many large
enterprises in Richtnond: stockholdcr
and director of the Richmond baseball
club, and always takes q leading part
for the betterment Of this city.
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90 MORTIMER FLOR IL f ] NJ.
IL owner and proprietor of one OF
the largest laundries in this
city. and one of the leading men in any
enterprise for boosting Richmond. Mr..
Florsheim was the man who brought
the National Laundrymcn's Association
Convention to Richmond; one OF the
leaders in inaugurating the large in
dustrial parade and dollar dinner that
boosted Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
TIGERS WALLOP (
THREE PITCHERS
Washington Unable to Stop
Heavy-1itting Visitors From
Michigan Metropolis.
TWO HOME RUNS ARE MADE
Cobb and Crawford Each Pound
Leather for Circuit-Dauss
Is Effective.
TWO HOME RUNS ARE MADE

Washington. juno 1.-THE Detroit
Tigers batted Joe Engel all over tho
held In the second inning OF to days
game. and despite the efforts OF tho
Nationals to catch up the lead was too
much and the game went to tho visi-
tors. IL TO 0. When Engcl proved such
an easy mark Gallia was sent in 10
stem the tide. and he did well for fvo
innings. then he. too. weakened and
w iison finished the game Dauss
proved effective for the visitors Cobb
ana crawford each knocked out Il homo
run The score:
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WINNING STREAK BROKEN

Philadelphia. june 1.-THE ST Louis
Browns broke the Philadelphia Ath-
iictcs, winning s,re,k TO day. defeat
Athletics seemed TO have a safe lead
with their one run. which they scored
In the third. hut the Browns pounded
out two IN the eighth on two passes
and two hits. Tho Athletic tied IL
UP ~ their half on collinaf triple.
but in the ninth. with Brown pitching,
AEncw won the game with a home run.
after Balenti had singled and Wallace
walked. Austin was put out Of tho
game IN the third for disputing a de-
G 81 rhn
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BRAVES WIN LAST

St Louis, June 1.-THE BOSTON
Cardinals, taking to-days game. D to
8, despite :; batting rally staged by st.
Louis in the eighth and ninth innings.
held powerless by Tylcr who pitched
all the way for Boston. Grincr. who
started the game for st Louis. was
hit hard and was replaced by Sallee
The score: