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The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
FARM LAND VALUES
INCREASED BY AUTOS


| Every automobile in service increases
the value of farm lands in the country 81
per acre, according to j. w. Moon, presi-
dent of the Moon Motor Car Company.
who has made an exhaustive study Of
| statistics, and who has had a wide ex-
perience in digesting statistics on farm
machinery.
| In spite Of the fact that $500 10000 is
spent annually for automobiles and auto
mobile supplies says Mr.. Moon. the
country banker no longer throws up his
| hands in horror and calls that enormous
expenditure extravaganza. Several years
ago the country banker saw his ruin
every time one Of his farmer clients took
| money out Of his bank to buy an automD-
bile.
automobiles. statistics show that the
values of farm lands in the country have
increased at least 500. 100000.
There are two important factors that
control farm values. Productiveness Is
the first; accessibility is the second. Land
near to cities and towns was formerly
worth much more per acre than land
more distant of the same productiveness.
Today the automobile has brought that
land close to town by facilitating trans
portation and correspondingly increasing
the value per acre
Economists may say such a large eX-
penditure is wasteful. but when the facts
are considered from the viewpoint that
the automobile has SO tremendously in
creased transportation facilities in this
country they can but agree that this
money is wisely spent, because the coun-
try has suffered immensely from the lack
of transportation facilities"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
AUTOMOBILE WARNINGS
need STANDARDIZATION
c. !. Terry, General Counsel Of Asso.
eiatioa, Blanes Accidents On the
Diverity Of Danger Sounds.
UNIFORM SIGNALS ARE URGED

A cable dispatch from Paris says two
thirds Of the street accidents there have
been attributed by experts to the diver
sity of sounds used as automobile warL-
ings: and that a movement Is on foot t.
standsrdize the signals used for this
purpose.
Charles Thaddeus Terry. general coun-
sci for the American Automobile Associa-
tion. and one Of the highest authorities
in the country on automobile legislation.
in commenting on the movement in the
French city. said that similar action BY
the State Legislature Of this country is
Of the greatest importance in order to
prevent the rapidly increasing number of
automobile accidents.
Automobiles generally" said Mr..
Terry, ARE convinced that something
must be done in the near future toward
the adoption Of q statute which will re-
quire the use of q uniform signaling de-
vice Of a character which would prevent
accidents 1t is generally admitted thai
many Of the people who use the streets
are needless Of their own safety. and
their attention is not now aroused by the
many and divers signals which are used
upon motor vehicles. A statute Is needed
which will require a uniform signal
which would be easily recognized as an
automobile signal, and one at the same
time which is sufficient to arrest the az
tention Of the needless pedestrians. with
out emitting an unreasonable sound or
becoming a nuisance
/ personally feel that a statute which
would require as a uniform signal upon
motor vehicles. something which would
emit a sharp. unusual. broken or ragged
sound. staccato and syncopated. which
at the same time is not unreasonably
loud or long continued. which easily
could be placed in judging distances and
directions. would answer the purpose"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
MORE LIBERAL AID
FOR ORPHANS HOMES
Funds Contributed Give Unfortunate
Children 4 Chance to Enjoy
Trims to Country.

More than ever before washington
people, who have more or less happy
homes Of their own. this year are realiz-
ing the extent to which orphan children
miss the joys of the summer day.
In other times. before bodies of worthy
people, known contemptuoLsly as reform
ers. had realized that II was necessary
for poor persons to have food in order
to live, orphan children were considered
fortunate IL they were sheltered from
the world even by bare brick walls. and
1t was forgotten that walls sometimes
make prisons instead of homes.
AS the sun and moon are to our par
ticuiar chunk of the universe were the
Elks' excursion and the automobile tour
of the Automobile Writer'S Association
TO the world of the orphans. Hours Of
wonderful bliss. filled with visits to ice
cream stores and soda water fountains
and merry-go-rounds; of breathless trips
on ferris wheels and water chutes-m
fact, veritable trips to some sort of
modern fairyland reserved on ordinary
days for children Of the well-to-do-made
up these days. which have become yearly
events here.
Then, too, the fathers and mothers Of
the orphans-the superintendents of the
homes-have been enabled this year to
give excursions because of more liberal
support
Several Of the homes have swimming
pools. There are frequent trolley rides
to parks. especially the Geological Park
One or two of the homes are specialize
ing on trips to real country" where
there are unlimited quantities Of grass
and trees and cows and pigs.
1t has been to most Of the children a
revelation. and it would seem, from the
interest caused around Washington, that
there will be more excursions than ever
before next year.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
NJ. L0UBET's KIM0N0.
Bidders withdraw Out Of Court.hy
to President.

to President.
Paris Correspondenos London Telegraph
NJ. Loubet. the former President Of
the republic, is now the owner Of a Jap
anese kimono. What he intends to do
with 1t Is still a secret. A few days ago
there was an auction at the Hotel
Drouot Of various odds and ends of
Oriental curios. Among the things held
up by the auctioneer was q handsome
Japanese kimono covered with beautiful
embroidery, representing strange animals.
In variety Of colors.
The kimono was at once hotly dis
puted. From 200 francs the bids rose to
500 francs and more. Seven hundred
and nifty" said quiet voice in the
corner. The auctioneer looked around
to see who made the Did. 1t was the
former President of the republic, NJ.
Loubet, who had edged his way In be-
hind the crowd and seemed to be q lit
tie confused at the excitement he caused.
There were no further bids, and slowly,
after the auctioneer had repeated three
times the sacred formula. the hammer
went down. N. Loubet was awarded the
kimono. He smilingiy thanked the other
would-be purchasers for having left the
kimono to him without further compe-
tition-
When he saw the garment at his
leisure he admired its beauty and Wsnka
sweE cute 4eligh&a1
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20

dog-paddle inasmuch as the arms ara
swung above water in recovering, that
is, in moving from the end of the drive
to full reach.
The Breast Stroke.
II you tackle the breast stroke, begin
on shore. Stand upright, with arms OUT
stretched in front, and hands together,
back to back. Divide the stroke into
three parts. counting as you go, and us
ing the legs one at a time, In succession
At count one pull the arms back paral-
lei to the ground, until they are in line
with the shoulders, and take q deep
breath as they circle, simultaneously
drawing up one foot, toes down and knee
out: at two. lower the elbows to the
body, carry the hands to the chest
palms down, fingers closed and pointing
forward-lift the toes and strengthen the
leg SO that the foot is about eighteen
inches from the other; at three, thrust
the arms to full reach. bend down the
toes. snap leg to starting position. and
expel the air from the lungs. Repeat
this cycle, alternating with either leg, un-
til you are familiar with every detail;
then stretch across a narrow couch, or
some other comfortable support. and 20
through the movements. using both legs.
You are now ready for the water
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
Dod-Paddle and the Breast
Stroke and Their Compare
tive Advantages Staying
Above Water Is a Ques-
ton of Balance.

I had occasion last winter to visit one
Of New York's public baths while the
swimming team of a local elementary
school was at practice. says a writer in
St Nicholas. for August. About twenty
boys, not yet in their teens. were
grouped about the pool, listening to one
of their number who was instructing a
lad in the water. The sight interested
me. and 1 drew close.
Keep your feet under surface. when
you crawl" the youthful mentor was
saying. and lift your elbows higher at
the catch!'
I gasped in surprise. Here was a
youngster. probably Of ten or twelve.
ably imparting knowledge of the latest
of modern strokes. I approached him
during a lull.
Are you the team coach?' asked.
''Oh, no!" he exclaimed; I'VE have a
professional, but I'm captain. and take
charge when he's not here"
And who taught your inquired.
my big brother. He Is a member Of
club squad. and he's been at me since
was eight, four years ago"
remained to watch and was astounded
to note how superbly at home in the
water were these budding champions
Every one could dive. plunge. and swim
every type of stroke.
SnOoI0 Begin EARLY.
I mention this experience Of mine to
point q moral. No BOY is too young to
take up the art Of swimming. and no
boy should neglect to do 1t almost as
soon as he can walk.
Hardly a day passes in summer with
out the report of some drowning accident
appearing in the newspapers. and this
alone ID sufficient reason to induce every
one to learn how to swim. for swimming
not only affords the means Of saving
our own lives, but of rendering noble
service to humanity in rescuing our fell
low beings.
Furthermore, natation has other great
No form of exercise 10 bet
ter suited to improve mind and body.
Swimming gives courage. self-reltances
control and II develops the muscular
system In perfect uniformity. AZ q
pastime It has no equal Most boys love
to bathe, and the pleasures of dip are
tenfold when one u an expert
UataEuaani thbnA too. such lrodcienSl
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
GASOLINE SHORTAGE
MAY CAUSE ARRESTS
District Authofiiies Informed hat An.
tomobiiss Are Being Swindled
BY Local Dealers.

Dealers who sell under measure
quantities Of oils and gasoline to auto
mobilists are to be the objects of cru
sade by the District Sealer of Weights
and Measures.
The District authorities assert that
many owners Of automobiles are being
swindled by local dealers in gasoline,
and they say warrants will be issued in
a few days for the offending dealers. In
formation has been filed by the local
authorities with the Police Court, and a
strict lookout for short measure" deal
ers is being made by the police depart
ment
A systematic means Of dispensing gas
oline is being considered by the authori-
ties They point out that at many places
gasoline is pumped into machines in such
a way as to prevent the owner from
knowing how much he is getting. An
other method of selling gasoline under
measure is by the use of badly dented
cans.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
ACID ADDING DISCUSSED.
Deficient Cells Usually Need . Long,
Slow Soaking.

As a rule owners of electric vehicles
show their wisdom by leaving the care
of storage batteries to those who have
had experience with them. But there are
a few things that are of particular i'm
portance to those who either have to or
want to do their own tinkering.
One of them is to refrain from putting
acid in the electrolyte to bring it up to
the proper hydrometer test A cell that
tests too low in acid usually needs a
long. slow soaking or overcharging.
which has the effect of driving the acid
out, and so bringing up the reading.
Acid should not be added unless the
reading cannot otherwise be brought up.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
Detection of Leaks.

If you have any doubt about the acety.
lene gas system Of your car not beine
leak proof. turn on the gas Just enough
to give the proper flame, light the lamps
and then go over all connections dnclud.
ing the hose connections) with a heavy
soap suds. Any leak will be shown by
bubbles. II there is leak at the brass
tee this can be corrected by tightening
the hex nut If the fiared part of tubins
and the inner face Of the nut are clean
and smooth. Any leakage where the
burner stem attaches to the oil lamu
adapter can be overcome by putting
white lead on the threads.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
PACKARD ADDS TRUCKS.
New Line of Motor Vehicles Added
by Company.

The Packard Motor Car Company an.
nounces the addition of four and siz
ton trucks to its line of motor vehicles
These two units. with the well-estab-
hshed two, three. and five ton Packards,
offer a range of capacity to meet
nearly all requirements for heavy duty
hauling
The Packard company also has an
nounced a hydraulic hoist and dump
oody to meet the growing demand for
such motor truck equipment
During the last twelve months. the
Packard truck organization broke all of
its earlier records for sales and eclipsed
the previous year by the sum Of 8. $50, ,000
Sales made last month showed a gain Of
s267.0oo over the corresponding period last
year. The record month was March,
when trucks were sold to the value of
ss2S.10o. The former record was made
in December. 1872, when over 500, 900
-tarth Of Packard trucks were sold.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
CAR sKIDDMG WEARING.
Entire Fabric IL Strained and Pile,
May Be Separated.

A great deal has been written about
the eject that skidding has upon the
motor car, but there has been very little
saio IN regard to the effect of skidding
upon the tires. 1t is Acknowledged bv
the majority of motorists that a skiddins
car is a menace to all road users, but
the eject of the skidding upon the tires
is usually ignored.
The smallest damage to tires done by
skidding is to wear out the treads.
through loss Of traction they spin on
asphalt and macadam with the same
enect as though they were held against
revolving grindstone-and the side slip
OF a skidding car exerts such a strain
on the tire fabric that it will often sepa-
rate the plies. Shortly after this abuse
the tires are likely to blow out.
Looking at the skidding problem from
this angle, 1t fs quite obvious. that an
efhcient anti-skid device will not only
preserve the life of the car owner, but
VIII also prolong the life of his tires
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
SIDD0Ns BUYS FORD CAR.
Other Sales Reported by Miller
Brothers, Local Agents.

Among the sales reported by Miller
Brothers. local agents for the Ford car.
Is the sale of a touring car to F. L. Sid
dons. one Of the new District Commission
ers. The other sales for the last week
reported by Miller Brothers are:
Touring cars: James F. Kelchner, W.
F. Brice. Dr. I. H. Thomas. A. c. Bobys.
Minis & Mauck two). Representative
Henry George, jr.. William E. Ward,
Charles E. Speaks. Congressman Joseph
Howell. N. p Webster. Remschel Auto
Sales Company. c. Ernest Nichols, and
Walton Wood.
Torpedos: Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company. Warrenton Carriage Works.
Mrs. W. A. Greer, J. s. Arrowsmith, and
]. F. Kelchner
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20

years. by the District bathing pools (per-
nicious~institutions designed for the tor
ture of the average small boy). where.
instead of getting dragged out Of the
water half drowned. they are watched by
paid guards. who will not allow too much
ducking. and who think 1t unwise for a
youth to stay in the water for more than
four hours at a time.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
Auto Recreation for Insane.

Recreation of an unusual kind is fur
nished to the insane patients of the
South Dakota State Hospital at Yank-
ton, where twenty-two-passenge
White sightseeing bus is maintained for
their exclusive use. Twenty-mile rides
are given to eighty patients every fair
day. DR.. L. c. Mead, superintendent,
says he regards the bus as a profitable
investment and an important factor In
the patients welfare work of the in
stitution.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
Learning TO Be A GOOD swimmer

opens the path to the thrills Of aquatic
contests. and to the enjoyment of such
splendid games as Rugby and association
water polo. aquatic basketball, pushbaIl.
water baseball. and other popular sports.
Not Hard to Learn.
1t is really not difficult to become a
good swimmer. If one goes about it in
the right manner. The quickest and
straightest road to success is undoubt-
edly to find a competent instructor, and
let him do the leading; but it is quite
possible to learn unaided.
/ have found it most useful to give the
beginner a course Of so-called dry SWIM
ming" which entails land drill in the
various parts of the stroke. before pass
ing to work in the water. Once the arms
and legs have become accustomed to the
movements. they will come naturally
when one graduates to actual swimming
Indeed. both the novice and the more
advanced waterman will find preliminary
work beneficial. as they progress to the
racing stroke.
There are two ways. generally recog-
nized, Of learning to swim: First through
the dog-paddle; second, through the
breast-stroke. The former Is the method
Of primitive man. and has the double
merit Of coming instinctively and of be-
ing closely related in its main features to
the crawl. which is nowadays the aim of
every young man. The latter Is more
complicated, requires considerable study,
and has no exceptional value. In my
opinion. the dog-paddle will in most in
stances give better results. but in view
of the fact that many Of our experts
adhere to the breast-stroke. will ex-
plain both.
The DoR-Paddle.
No elaborate instruction is needed for
the dog-paddle. The arms are rotated
in the manner that every boy has seen
q dog use his front paws in the water,
and the legs are just tapped alternately
back and forth. much as one does in
walking. Find some place where the
water II about up to your chest. and go
ahead. Do not thrash away too fast,
and effective. You will soon discover
that the simple efforts viii keep you
anoat for a few feet. and you can IN
crease the distance little by little. III
you go too rapidly. you will. tire i'm
and retard progress. Have in
mind always that ability to stay on ton
Is merely q question Of balance, for the
body 10 lighter than the water when the
lungs are functioning normally, and, ifl
you assume the right position, you can
not possible sink. To prove this to your
self, just attempt in shallow water to lie |
Town on the bottom and note how you
are forced irresistibiy upward.
The elementary crawl - similar to The.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
MILLER BROS. MAKE SALES.

Ford Firm Dispose of Eleven Tour.
ing Cars and Four Torpedoes.'
Miller Brothers. local agents for the
Ford car. announce the following sales
for the past week:
Touring cars-J. Ernest Nichols, Wal
ton Wood, David Swab, ]. c. Clark &
Son. S. c. Neale, Joseph Phillips. Charles
Lashhorn. DR.. A. r. Stands, H. T. KIM
mel. R. R. Gillingham. and Griffin Hal
stead.
Torpedoes-Richard Gasch, DR.. s. B.
Moore. Fusselrs Ice Cream Company.
and Warrenton Carriage Works
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
What II wOrsce

From Judge
"oh. DEAR" pouted the pretty girl in
irritation, as the trolley car came to q
standstill. what is worse than waiting
on a switch?"
Trying to pass on the same rail.
madam" responded a gentleman be-
side her.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20

From Judge.
Crawford-How do you know our daugh
ter and her young man haven't made
up their quarrel yet?
Mrs. Crawford-Because the gas has
been turned up high all the evening.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-20

Boston's Mayor asks society women to
Join him in a crusade against new.
naughty dances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07

| pollution entering the source OF supply
and being undetected for any great
length OF time.
The water passes through q sand Ultra
ton plant before being pumped TO the
various home and business centres. The
sand filtration plant cost 10000.
Peekskill also has high service press
ure water system. designed for the use
OF its fire companies in fighting fires. on
the top OF the highest hill the pressure
is 100 pounds TO the square inch. The
average pressure in other parts Of the
town is about the same, except at Broad
street. where It is 200 pounds to the
square inch.
Peekskill takes great pride in its fire
fighters, and fire insurance men are ever
ready to acknowledge that Peekskill is
splendidly equipped to put out fire. If
many other places had as good fire equip
ment and men we'll trained TO battle with
flames Peekskill would have much lower
fire insurance rates. IL, however like
many other progressive places. has to
shoulder the fire losses caused by the
negligence of backward towns.
Peekskill has five fire companies. and
10 be connected with any one OF them IL
equivalent to being socially active in the
town.
one Of the finest companies is Cortlandt
Hook and Ladder No I, which owns It's
own property This company is incor-
ated and has membership OF PSI men,
berg. The dues are 81 a month.
Its home cost $4,000 In the building
are. besides the fire apparatus, bowling
alleys and billiard rooms. basketball
courts, reading and card rooms, fine re-
ception parlor and rooms for the enter
tainment of women. 1t was tho Cortlandt
Hook and Ladder Company which headed
the Westchester division In the firemens
parade in this city last Friday Their
splendid showing nerited them generous
applause The officers OF the company
are Thomas Timmons, president: William
7. Horton. first vice-president; George f.
Briggs. second vice-president, s. Allen
Mead. recording secretary; Thomas II.
Barrett. financial secretary; Harold ID. E.
HYATT. treasurer. Galen Richmond. fore
man: Gilbert n. Pugsley, first assistant
foreman; George J. Greed. second as
sistant foreman; Charles A. Phillips. CAP
tain FIRE patrol; George A. Timmons, first