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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
POLICE LAWS OF LONDON
IN NO DEGREE RELAXED
Americans Must Conform to Regula-
lions Just as Was Required Be-
fore q. s. Entered War.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

| LONDON, June s-Many Americans
| in London were surprised and disap-
pointed when they learned that when
the United States entered the war they
were not automatically relieved of the
necessity Of observing the British
police regulations affecting aliens.
This is especially true of the Amerl-
cans who have arrived here since the
early part of 1916. These must report
their movements to the authorities Just
as all other aliens. whether allies or
neutrals. are required to do.
There Is a considerable amount of red
tape involved in the police regulations,
and no sooner had the United States
thrown in it's lot on the side Of the
entente allies than many Americans
got the impression that they would be
relieved of this wartime necessity.
When they found out that their status
in this respect remained unchanged by
the turn of events many of them ap-
pealed to the United States embassy
and consulate for further information
They were told that there was no in
dica tion of any change.
Every American who has arrived here
since the early months of 1916 must
have an identity book. Besides name,
nationality, date and a signed photo
graph, it must bear the signature and
guarantees of two British subjects,
property owners, who have at the same
time seen the holder Of the book sign
his name to 1T. Before the book Ia re-
ceived n signed photograph must be
| left at the police station. In some in
stances two months elapses before the
applicant is able to obtain his book
| When an American moves from one
part Of the city to another he must re-
| port to the police station in both dis
| tricts. and have his book stamped by
the aliens officer. Much the same pro-
| cedure is required when he goes on a
| visit to another city. In every town
where he stays over night he must re-
port to the police, giving all particu-
lars as to birth. nationality of self and
parents. a description of physical fea-
lures etc At the hotel at which he
STAYS he must repeat all these same de-.
tails on a large sheet of paper which
he is required to sign again before he
can leave the hotel
In certain sections of England new
rule has Just been put into effect which
REQUIRES aliens to first present them
selves at police headquarters before
they will be given a room in a hotel
The police issue permit emitting the
holder to stay at the hotel.
A party of American business men
from London were required to do this
recently upon their arrival in Liver
pool. Their train brought them into
Liverpool around am. They were
tired ard hungry and the trip to the
notice station consumed another hour
But all went through with the red tame
good naturedly. realizing that to be al
lowed to travel at all in any of the
belliSerent countries at this time is
somewhat of privilege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
LACK Of CONFIDENCE
WOMAN DRIVERS FAULT
Fear of Unexpected Their Chief
Trouble in Handling
Motor Cars.

AS has been said about worry
namely, that most Of ones troubles
never happen-so the fear that
woman has in driving car Is not so
much that as 1t is the fear OF oelng
afraid. At least that is the opinion
of a we'll known woman motorist.
From my own experience and the
experience Of other women to whom
have talked about the subject, believe
tho most difficult thing a woman mas 70
overcome in learning to drive car Is
not to be afraid Of being afraid. says
this expert woman driver. Propaply
this sounds a little complicated. ana
an easier way to say 1t would pc thal
women as a whole. l believe, lack con-
f1dence in themselves to handle the I'M
expected, should the unexpected occur
"A lot has been said about driving.
Much advice has been offered as 10
what to do and what not to do pc
lieve that good driving is simply a
state of mind, and that as soon as any
one discovers how easy 1t is to handle
car and how near an impossioillty II
is for an emergency to arise that ca
simple mechanism of the modern car
Is mastered. she has learned about all
there Is to know in order to drive a
car.
Or course, one might know what TO
do under practically all conditions. and
still not do 1t. Here is where lots OF
women fail as good drivers; their fear
Of doing the wrong thing is SO great
that they do nothing at all.
L have yet to see any woman who
has not been materially benefited by
driving. The fresh air, the co-ordina
ton Of eye, mind and muscle. the ex-
hilaration of feeling that you are mas
ter OF the powerful and yet tractable
motor and that it will answer your
every within cannot help but hav> i
beneficial effect on the nerves. In fact.
firmly believe that driving is the best
nerve tonic in the world.
Il have driven my car over thou
sands Of miles Of all kinds of roads
boulevards. deserts and mountains.
The fact that have never had an acct
dent Of any kind adds lot to the sum
total Of my pleasure, of course. but !
know that even had l experienced lot
OF trouble would not sacrifice for a
great deal the actual gain in health and
the Joy of driving that have expert
enced in my car"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17

through that hole in the floor and
Jimmy didn't for minute forget what
had brought him there. He had come
for eggs and so had Unc' Billy. 1t
alone up there for long. So Jimmy
Skunk did what he very seldom does
hurried. Yes. sir, he hurried after unc'
Billy Postum. He meant to make sure
Of his share of the eggs he was sure
were up there.
There was a row of nesting boxes
along one side close to the floor.
Above these was another row. and
above these third row. Jimmy doesn't
climb, but Unc' Billy is a famous
I'll take these lower nests" said
Jimmy, and lifted his tail in way
that made Unc' Billy nervous.
"All right" replied inc Billy prompt
With this Unc' Billy scrambled up
to the next row of nests. Jimmy
grinned and started to look in the
it. for that is Jimmy's way. There was
nothing in the first one and nothing in
the second one and nothing In the
third one. This was disappointing, to
a little faster. Meanwhile inc Billy
had hurried from one nest to another
in the second row with no better sue
cess. BY the time Jimmy was half
way along his row enc Biliy hau pc
gun on the upper row and the only
eggs he had found were hard china
nest-eggs put there by Farmer Browns
Bow to tempt the hens to lay in those
particular nests. disappointment was
making inc Billy lose his temper.
Each time he peeped in a nest and saw
one Of those china eggs he hoped 1t
was a real egg and each time when he
found it wasn't he grew angrier-
At last he so lost his temper that
<,f aOD
he angrily pulled it out Of the nest.
Now it happened that Jimmy skunk
was just underneath. Down fell that
hard china egg squarely on Jimmy
Skunk's head. For just minute Jimmy
saw stars. AT least he thought he
did. Then he saw the egg and knew
that Unc' Billy had knocked IT down
and that it was this that had hit
him. Jimmy was sore at heart because
he had found no eggs, and now he had
a hump on the head that was also sore.
Jimmy Skunk lost his temper, thing
he rarely does.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
Could Establish Bureau,

THE motorists of any community can
arrange for bureau. which may or may
not be automobile club headquarters.
where there can be listed. in different
classes. the owners who are willing to
be called upon at any time. night or day
to furnish transportation with their cars
to any point where it is necessary to
carry soldiers or supplies; the owners
who are prepared to make trips on GER
tain days, or who will allow their cars to
go on certain days with satisfactory driv-
er; owners who have trucks that can be
used outside Of business hours, or who
will supply one or more trucks at any
time. A proper classification in this way
will show at once where the desired facil-
tiles can be obtained for any bit Of work.
Some owners will be willing to use
their cars to gather food products and
carry them to railroad stations or to
other distributing points. even to cities
Some owners will be willing to agree to
any service within a hundred miles of
home.
1.-THE great shortage of farm labor will
make 1t possible for motorists to servo in
carrying town labor to and from farms
night and morning or at week ends. The
motorist. too. can be helpful in making
surveys Of the agricultural situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
TRACTORS VALUE SHOWN.
Washington Citizens See Demonstra-
tons at Alton Farm.

In recent article Harry wilkins
Perry Of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce says that if the
work horses i'll the country were dis
placed by farm tractors and motor
trucks, as passenger automobiles have
largely displaced the pleasure horse or
family carriage horse. the wheat yield
Of the country could be increased so
per cent, or the corn crop doubled
There are in the country 100000 farms
Of ffty acres or more in extent which
could use motor tractors with economy
census taken last February shows
that not more than 34.311 farm tractors
will be used in the United States this
season, so II is evident that there is
great opportunity here for the Ameri-
can farmer to increase his efficiency
with the big farm tractors that are
used on the immense farms i'll the west
one tractor can pillow. double disk and
seed twenty-five acres a day. accom-
team for two weeks, and the same
thrashing and moving the crop to market.
market.
Many citizens of Washington wit
messed demonstrations of one of these
large tractors last week at the Alton
farm, Sligo, when clifton kroyer of
California gave an exhibition with one
Of the powerful Samson Sieve-Grip
tractors. Mr.. kroyer. who is stopping
v@uh NJ + Pollock of the OldSmobile
Company, will remain in town for two
weeks and it is probable that he will
give further demonstrations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
Patent leather sailor hats in wide

Patent leather sailor hats in wide
crowned models, trimmed with ribbed
silk folded crown bands. are very mod
ish and look well with the heavy ex-
ira coats. A soft gray mushroom hemp
hat has a wide dropping fold of Amer
lean beauty silk falling below the edge
of the brim. Flat silk dahlias of the
same color circle the crown Draped
over the hat is square veil of gray
net, with a border Of the American
beauty chiffon. Still another odd hat
is the English walking hat model in
red straw. The edge of the brim is
bound with black silk braid, and
around the crown there are five rows of
the braid, finished with small tailored
bows in front With this hat square
veil of red mesh is worn. which has
wide border of black chiffon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17

white and blue polka dots grouped in a
diamond pattern over the surface.
Double wells Of black or white chiffon.
lined with a becoming color. are fin
shed with a deep. hemstitched hem.
The wells are both square and scarf
shaped The Shetland wells, having
gay Scotch borders. arc very popular
for use with plain sailor hats. and they
wash beautifully.
a pale tan novelty cloth cape is
formed from three shoulder capes like
the coachmans cape, the long skirt
being gathered full under the longest
cape The coat cape has high col
lar and is trimmed with tan-and-
blue galloon The lining is blue satin.
the shade that appears in the trim
ming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
Might Be Used on Farms.

Some cars may be available for use
in farming operations on level farms
where no tractor is owned. A light
truck or a touring car can be used to
haul a hay rake. hay spreader or
other harvesting machinery used on a
firm sod. Some men know how to use
their cars as power plants. and they
can find service in that kind of work
by developing personal relations with
farmers they know.
"The owner will find 1t advantageous
to secure a chauffeurs license in order
to be available for more variegated
service in driving other cars than his
own. In that case he can register for
any service he is willing to perform as
a chauffeur without his car.
Many car owners will be able to at
ford to give their cars to the state for
use during the war and this may be
the service that many men give who
are unable otherwise to help. If the
state needs 1t can and will commander
cars as wanted. but there is nothing to
prevent the patriotic citizen listing his
car as a gift whenever 1t is wanted"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
How MOTORISTS MIGHT
HELP NATION WITH CARS
Motor Age Suggests Sources Of Serv-
ice for Owners Who Can
not Go to War.

How can I help tho country with
my carr Is . question thousands OF
patriotic motorists have asked them
selves since the United States entered
the great war. Tho country Is full OF
automobile owners who are willing and
even anxious to help with their cars.
says Motor Ago, and many of them
are people who are not in q position
to help much In other ways. The Ago
says:
Plenty of men who cannot 60 to
war could help with their cars in their
while others who could not endure the
life Of an infantryman could and would
serve their country II they could 90
1t with their automobiles, and Wouio
be willing to go anywhere and encoun-
ter any danger as motorists
The commonest use of the motorist
hitherto abroad has been in driving
trucks and ambulances. This kind OF
service does not offer opportunities TO
the average man, because there is no
chance for him to go abroad in that
capacity with a United States army
corps What we want to know Is now
the country can be served right away
by using our cars in some OF the work
that Is being done now all over the
country.
Advised to Hunt Service.
IF you are not satisfied to wait
until the government wants and needs
your car badly enough to commander
it, then the thing for you to do Is to
go out and look up methods of service
at once. Get In touch with the author
tiles who are carrying out the plans
of the government and tell them that
you have a car and want to make 1t
Of service in the work.
There are men engaged In organ
izing the resources Of your state and
county. They have to travel about all
the time in their work. Perhaps you
can arrange to carry them wherever
they want to go. Half dozen motor
lists might arrange to alternate days
or weeks of service, and thus take
care of the transportation of one man
or party Of men.
I'm this way people engaged in taking
military census. in developing greater crop
production, even in recruiting. could be
helped to do their work with greater COM
fort and speed.
Where companies Of men are training
voluntarily before being enlisted, there
may be many available men who live out
side of town or at points where they can
not get to training headquarters and still
live at home. Why cannot motorists ar
range to transport these men to and from
drill? The motorist who cannot go to
war can afford to act as a carrier some
Of the time for the men who are preparing
to go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17

Novel among sweaters is the MILDLY
model in black silk. having white am
CORA collar and cuffs The sweater is
Knitted to fit snugly to the waist line.
and from there to just below the hips
it is purled or ribbed to fit very closely.
Another unusual sweater is in pink and
gray plaid, with black collar. cuffs and
cirdle. Sweater waistcoats are specially
good for touring, as they are warm
and no: bulky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
Should Watch slackening Process.

All fastening devices tend to stretch
and work loose during the first run
ming, and this general slackening up
and conforming process should be
watched and the required Tightening be
performed. Spring clips and shackl-
bolts. body bolts. fender and running
board fastenings and brake and steer
ing gear lnkages are likely to loosen
and require a setting up or two be-
fore permanency of adjustment is Sc
cured.
Use plenty of oil or grease on all
moving parts. however seemingly un-
important. The springs Will not de-
velop their best action until after con-
siderable use. and they should not be
called upon to act too harshly at first.
Consideration should be paid to the
varnish. which is not yet seasoned.
Give 1t plenty of cold water spraying.
avoid very muddy or dusty driving.
and do not leave the car in the hot
sun, unnecessarily. for time.
In short. nurse" the car carefully
until all it's parts. through moderate
usage, have gradually settled down
into a satisfactory condition of perma-
nent tolerance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
CARE SHOULD Be USED
IN breaking IN" CAR
Time Required Before Automobile
Finds ITSELF and It Should Be
"Nursed" Along.

A car just received from the factory
requires considerable usage and special
attention for quite q length Of time.
until It finds itself"-that is, until all
its parts have attained a smooth and
harmonious working conditioner
plains an authority. All wearing sur
faces Of the engine are crude and not
yet fully accommodated to those upon
which they move.
There are high spots in them which
must be worn down. and the oil Aim
separating them has not yet become
continuous and normally effective for
lubricating purposes. While the bear
lngs are loosening up and the pistons
and rings are polishing themselves and
their cylinders, the engine should be
driven gently, both very high speed
and slow pulling with full throttle
being scrupulously avoided. for some
time, lest some part be scored" or a
bearing burnt out"
Plenty of good oil should be used,
and the original supply should be
drawn off and fresh oil substituted
after the first few hundred miles, and
again after a somewhat longer mile
age has been covered. 1t also Is advis-
able to discard the original lubricant
from the gear-housing and rear axle
housing, and to renew 1t after a short
period of use.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
RAILROAD FOOD REGULATION

The Pennsylvania railroad is cred.
tied with fine bit of food regulation
at Philadelphia. There were standing
on its sidetracks on a certain day IS
carloads OF potatoes, amounting to
about $4,000 bushels, and 81 more
cars were due to arrive THE same day.
The potatoes were being held DELHI
erately by commission men, who Will
ingly paid the demurrage charges in
order to use the cars for storage and
thus keep up the market price. Some
Of the cars had been in the yard a
week or more. Finding that the 10.
tatoes came from Maryland and Viz.
ginia, the railroad authorities an
nounced that an embargo would he
placed on further shipments from
those districts until the cars on hand
were removed from the yards.
AT once the potatoes held by the
spectators were thrown on the mar.
ket, And the price quickly dropped
about 81 a bnshel
This example might well be follow.
ed by every railroad. II Is bound To
help the roads themselves as much as
the consuming public. because ii re-
lleyes the shortage Of cars. 1t makes
an excellent club to use on the specu-
lators Holding food products in
freight cars is a familiar device, prac.
tlsed nearly everywhere.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
new PRO2LEMS IN
City PLANNING
Unusual Conditions Shape De.
VaIOpnaRt Work In Nania8.
AEnOFLAAES AVID LANDING

Aviation Has Raised Whole Series OF
New Questions In the Planning OF
Cities, Many of Which Demand I'm
mediate Soluticn-Transportatior by
Military Roads.
Ii Europe aviation has raised whole
series Of new problems In the planning
" cities many Of WHICH demand in
mediate solution, writes George Il.
Ford in the New York Tribune. When
We were in France last fall we were
taken out to one Of the great aeroplane
camps used In the defense Of Paris.
There. within the high-inclosiug wall, a
field stretched away mlroken by build.
ings or trees for several miles. while
far down each side ran continuous
row of aer0plane sheds They told us
that there were more neroplanes then
IN that one station than there were In
all of Franco ut tile beginning Of the
war. more than there are today lit tile
United States And yet that was only
one Of lar@e number If aeroplaue or
balloon fields throughout France. These
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
To Restore Leather BINDINGS,

To restore the leather bindings OF
ooks wash them first very lightly and
arefnlly with clean warm water IN
which Il tiny piece of soda has been
dissolved in order to free the leather
rom grease; then wash with clear VA
ef 70 remove the soda and dry. Dis
olive bit Of gum arabic the size of a
mall bean In teaspoonful of water
nd beat it up with a teaspoonfu OF
he white of an egg. With a bit Of
PONCE 90 lightly over the leather with
his CLAIR and let 1t dry Should the
lair froth up on the leather. rs 1t IL
cry likely to DO If there is much tool
work on the book. dab 1t until it sub.
'des with the palm OF the hand or
With the sponge squeezed nearly dry,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
OUR COAL BINS.

While the controversy between the
government and the coal interests re-
mains undecided. the public continues
to pay twice as much for coal as it is
worth
Most Of us are more concerned with
the cost of coal to use than the cost
OF coal to the government. Any es-
Establishment of prices on government
contracts that leaves us out will lie
futile. We use far more coal than
the army and navy do.
We want protection. We want as
surance that we will not have 10 ray
present prices for next winters coal
We want the government to get busy
about it, establishing regulation of
public and private coal prices at The
same time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
THE WHiSKEY DEFICIT.

The city of Ottawa will be in the
same predieament as the federal GOV.
eminent when the sale OF whiskey
ceases as provided in the govern.
ment food bill which recently passed
the Senate. The prohibition of the
sale of whiskey will not mean the
closing OF all the saloons in Ottawa,
but probably fifty per cent of them
VIII be obliged to suspend, and the
balance will have to confine their sales
to beer and light wines. This will not
work such a great hardship. either
Tor the city from a revenue STANDPOINT
or upon the people who have been
addicted to the use of whiskey. The
substitute of beer. and light wines will
De pehehclal IN every way Very
lew physicians prescribe Whiskey or
strong alcoholics at the present tine
and quite number Of them forbid it's
use entirely. Beer and light wines
contain a sufficient amount of alcohol
Tor the use of temperate people and
Incorporate people should not be per.
United to have liquor Of amy kind,
Inc government will have to meet
a deficit Of $200,0o0,0O0 as a result of
me loss III revenue from the manufac.
ture Of Whiskey The refusal of the
government to permit the opening of
whlskey in bond and the amount of
money required to purchase these
spirits viii take $3.50, 100000 more.
making 4 total of over $3.50 900 900
The federal legislature, however. be.
iieves that the people might Just as
wei pay this amount Of money rs
tag ar TO pay II over the counter 70
the saloons and then have 1t turned
over to the government thru revenue
officials The abolition oil the manu-.
iactnre ana sale Of whisbey will mean
great reduction IN the government
expense account because Of the elimin.
alton OF thousands Of revenue ipspect.
ors and collectors.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09

The Madison (Wis1 board Of com.
Inerce Is heading movement for The
organization Of play and recreation In
'hat city. A council on play ana recrea-
non Is being formed, and this council
VIII net on mattcrs Of policy. A com
mission responsible TO the council win
nave the active work IN charge. Five
members Of this commission will head
ave divisions, which win include phys
ieal ana outing activities, social center
actVl'ies, music, dramas. pageunts and
special activities Of this description
and individual ard family recreation.
Inc ex-presidents Of the board of com
merce serve ns members OF this CON-
mission.