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The Washington times., 1917-05-26
ENGINEERS TO MEET
IN CAPITAL IN JUNE
S. A. {. Summer Gathering to Be
Held Here on 25th and 18th.

DEFINITE plans concerning the sum-
mer meeting OF the Society OF Auto
motive Engineers, to be held June 20
and 26 at the Bureau Of Standards.
In this city, were settled at the May
meeting Of the council Of the society,
which was held in the new s. A. E.
offices in the Munsey Building.
An informal dinner will be held In
the banqust hall Of the New willard.
Tuesday evening, June 2e Secretary
Of War Baker has accepted an invi-
tation to be present and address the
engineers. The other speakers have
not been decided upop as yet. The
dinner will be So per plate. and mem
bers are asked to make reservations
through the New York offiee OF the
g. A. Z.
1t 10 expected that this dinner will
be the greatest get.toGether or the
Government officials and S. A E mem
bers In the history of the society.
over thirty guests representing the
army and navy will be present. and
in addition the Council OF National
Defense and other organizations CO
operating with the Government viii
be invited.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
TOBACCO PRICE due TO
RISE WITHIN TEN DAYS
BOOst in Cigars and Cigarettes At
tibuted to War Tax.

Cigars, cigarettes, and tobacco are
going up in price within the next ten
days.
According to Z. H. Graves, local
manager for the United Cigar stores,
it's all due to the war tax
Cigars probably will jump about
10 per cent" said the manager. To
bacco will jump, too. / can't say just
how much, but It is more than prob
able that the sizes Of packages will
be cut.
cigarettes will come eight In a
pack, instead of ten, and in packages
which now contain about twenty
smokes five will be missing.
1--WE strongly advise advance pur-
chases of all tobacco before the raise
comes.
According to advices received today,
the boost in tobacco. prices will pre-
vail throughout the country. In New
York II already has been announced.
The p. Lorillard Tobacco Company
yesterday raised the price about 10
per cent on all their products. The
American Tobacco Company increased
prices from to 10 per cent on two
OF its most popular brands.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
TUNES VIBRATIONS
TO CHECK REBOUND
Ray Long Applies New Plan to the
Columbia Car.

Raw Lonr chiaf .ngIrear ~ ~. "a.
Iunhia N1o,o- Co-.-....
: any Nio mas "'
'hor0ukh STUDY OF methods OF couh-
applied his finding in the new CoIum.
bIa ak. This car altar strikInr an
ohs,ruc,Io,, a. 49, s,s tdI
-. I., :" ,ns ro~uDeu'
a'eiy setues without VIBRATION IN
stead OF continuing the rebounding
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
TO ADVISE GOVERNMENT
UPON ENGINE MATTERS
Rational Defense Council Creates
an AutOmOtiVe Committee.

The Council Of National Defense to-
dsy announced the creation Of an auto
motive committee. to serve as a CO.
operative comnAttee under the leader
ship Of Howard Coffin. chairman Of the
committee on munitions OF the advisory
commission. II win be the function Of
the new committee to advise and assist
the Government departments on all mat
ters involving the use OF internal SOM
bustion engines. including the produc-
ton Of motor cars. trucks, and ambu-
lances. tractors. motorboats. AMI air
planes The membership OF the cum
mittee IL as follows:
Chairman. Charles Clifton, presiden.
of the National Automobile Chamber Of
Commerce; C. w. stiger. president Of
the Motor and Accessory Manufacturers !;
Coker +. Clarkson. general manager Of
the Society OF Automotive Engineers :
Frank H. Russell. president Of the Air
craft Manufacturers Association: II. L.
Horning. chairman Of the tractor
standard division, Society OF Automo-
tive Engineers: Henry r Sutphen.
chairman Of the marine standards d.
vision. Society OF Automotive En-
Eineers, and K W. ZImmerschied past
chairman OF the standards committee.
Society OF Automotive Engineers.
Mr. Zimmerschied will act as manager
OF the committee, and will be in charge
Of Its office In Washington.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
CLEVER PILOTS FOR
COMING MEET HERE
Six Automobile Races Sched-
uIed on the Program.
JOE DAWSON MAY DRIVE CAR
Annual Decoration Day Meet to Be
Held Next Wednesday.

The third annual Decoration Day
meet Of the Middle Atlantic Motors
will be held next
wednesday. a field OF clever dirt
track drivers, many OF whom are well
known here, will pilot in the various
events a Stutz, Mercer, Beaver Bullet,
Dusenberg. Davidson Special. two
Kline cars, Buick Special, 1e-valve
Ford. and a Donohue Special
Officials of the association are en-
deavoring to coax Joe Dawson TO
Washington for the meet with a Chal-
mers racing car.
The program calls for six automo-
bile races, ranging from FIVE to twent-
ty miles. Prizes and a championship
cup are offered by r. Voigt, jr.,. ag-
gregating almost $1,000 in value, ad-
ditional appearance money being
guaranteed out OF town contestants.
Contrary to the usual scheme Of
things in these days OF rising prices.
admission will be lower at this meet
than ever before
A special motorcycle event of ten
miles, OF a match nature, has been
arranged to satisfy the claims OF
half a dozen riders in this city as to
their supremacy on the little brothers
of the self-propelled world.
The Naval Gun Band will furnish
music and the committee has arranged
with the War Department whereby
two companies OF held artillery will
give exhibition drills before the be-
ginning OF the race program.
William Dekowski, a young mocha
mic OF Washington, will enter q
special model upon which he has been
working for the last six months. De
kowski has never figured with any
prominence in local speed annals, but
his entry on next Tuesday will be a
dark horse well worth watching. The
car, which is called the Iona speed
ster. is capable OF more than eighty
miles an hour on the road. and GER
tainly more than sixty on the eircu-
lar dirt track at Benning.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
new FIRM IN THE
FIELD Here
C Il Hines Is Made Local
Distributor fer Prest-O-lite
EXPERT NSPECTION NEEDED
Most Motorists Mysd6ed BY Func-
tiOning Of Storage Devices.

@. H. Hines has taken the local
agency for Prest-o-lite batteriea The
service station and Offices are at 1905
Fourteenth street.
Associated with Hines at the se-v.
Ice end IL r. c. Weaver, who has been
in similar work for ten years. FaeiIi-
ties have been provided for giving
expert service on the Prest-o-lite bat
terry and for handling. charging and
repair work on all makes OF bat
teries.
Much Importance is attached to the
free battery service which Himes
offers to all automobile ownsra
Inspeetion Very Neesasafy.
"If every automobile owner would
realize that he would get 100 per cent
better service out of HIS storage bat
terry y having II inspected occasion
ally by an expert battery man, there
would be fewer complaints about bait
teries going wrong" said Mr.. Himsf
"A storage battery needs certain
little attentions at rerular intervals
not merely once tonth, but every
two weeks. II may need distilled
water added to one or two of the
cells. A storage battery can't work
without distilled water. Or Il may
need something else OF q simple but
nevertheless Verl important nature.
I'VE are offering automobile own
ers expert inspection ana service once
every two weefS. or oftener, II de-
sired. because We feel that only BY
carefully watching the condition Of .
battery at regular intervals will we
be able to detect the presence Of con
ditions which might cause trouble,
and correct them before real troubles
have q chance.
Mystery To MotOriss.
''The action OF q storage battery u
pretty pueh OF . mystery to the
average car owner. The serious
things. that may happen to . battery
are not apparent to the eye. They
are not usually detected until the
damage has been done and the bat
terry goes on q strike. The effect Of
this II to leave the car owner IN .
state OF uncertainty. He thinks he n
giving II good care, but sometimes
the battery suddenly and quite unex.
peetedly refuses to work.
AT our service station We gladly
inspect storage batteries free Of
charge. Our experts recogniEs the
warnings that an abused battery
gives long before anything sefiou1'
happens. We feel that the car owner
who avaIls himself Of this sOrviee
saves himself many repair bills which
could easily have been avoided"
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
RAILWAY USES PAY
OFFICE ON WHEELS
Motor Truck Fitted Up With
Every Convenience.

y -. -, -,
motor truck with specially de
signed body containing all the con-
veniences OF an office and protected
arainst highway bandits Is used hv
the Chicago surface railway lines 70
carry the nav enyeIopes OF tbousands
on its employes TO car harms and
other widely scattered districts saws
the Power WAGON.
In some cases the motor truck mare.
,v tranGnorta navmasters ana large
sun1a OF money from one car harm 10
another In others trims of several
nniIe1 are made into the country TO
nav line and track men and gangs
snSared IN EpsciaI eon1tructIon work
.uch as huIIdInr ~ ney hrIdre. tun'
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
MOTOR TRUCK KITCHEN.

p Burns. OF wenatchee, Wash. has
hit upon an uncommon use for the
motor truck. says the Power Wagon.
In past winter seasons Mr.. Burns has
offciated at the coffee urn and hand
ed out the "hot dogs" to the hungry
farmers at the sales held by the
ranchers. He used to haul his sup
plies in a two-horse wagon and bor-
rowed the use OF a stove from the
farmers wife. Now he has a verit-
able kitchen on wheels. complete with
stove. tables. benches for the men and
room enough to accommodate all
comers except during the rush hours.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
NURSES LEARN HOW
TO REPAIR AUTOS
W. 7. Nishwitz Instructs Score Of
Girls In Motor Maintenance.

Following an exhaustive term Of in
tensive study OF automobile eonstruc-
tion, under W. T. Nishwitz. OF the
Twenty-fourth and NJ Street Garage,
more than twenty Red Cross nurses
of Mrs. ]. Borden Harriman's hospital
unit completed their courses early
this week.
The object OF the course was TO
provide the nurses with q degree OF
knowledge about motor cars, beyond
merely driving, in view OF the posi-
biIity of drivers OF the ambulance
corps being incapAcitated.
It was also considered that minor
adjustments to ambulances plying be-
tween front trenches and base hos
pitals could be more rapidly effected
IL the nurse riding with the ambu-
lsnce could render intelligent help.
NIshwitZ. who is the mechanical
head of the Motor Company, of Wash
ington, also manages the service work
for the Twenty-fourth and NJ Street
Garage Probably there are few men
so we'll equipped to deliver lectures
OF this kind as is he. His experience
with engines extends over twenty-five
years. Long before the automobile
was an established success he was
chief engineer for the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company. at
Baltimore.
The class was highly enthusiastic
over its course in motor lore and Nish-
witz has the satisfaction OF knowing
he has helped two score OF nurses
toward an understanding OF a suoJe It
most essential to them in their service
of the ambulance corps.
The class included Mrs. George F.
Becker. Mrs. Copley Hewitt. Miss X. J.
McClintock, Miss Mary Brown. Mrs.
c A. Lindley. Mrs. f. J. Marquart.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

A few weeks ago we wept in copi-
Gus gobs because OF the dearth OF
real humor. We deplored the fate
of conventional jokes on motor mat
ters that Puck, and Life. and Judge
abuse. dragging them out of the
comfort OF their old age and compel
ling these poor regulations Of earlier
humor to perform once more the
printed stage.
What. we ask-outside OF this fay-
ored medium-do you read for your
automobile dope?
The American Motorist Is an es-
timable publication. But its motive
IS frankly touring matters. In its
II ~ IL stands a lonely cynosure, to
which the tourist must turn. II is
the Oracle of the Highway
But this is by way OF slipping the
laurel. the bay and the rest OF the
twininE verdure to Motor Life-about
four dollars worth OF estimabiIity
for twenty-five cents. Lamplng the
list OF Interest in. frinstance. the
May number. we found a stellar list
OF contributions which cost a ponder
Gus parcel in excess OF ten dollars
per ntrib.
Just why there Is no other mag in
this field which Is devoted TO dogs.
upholstery. designs. insurance. hu-
NOR, fashions. camping. repairs rae
ing, and the other thirty-nine or
Eeyenty-four things having to do
with motor cars and their owners. is
beyond US.
The answer is concealed nowhere
on our person. II Motor Life hogS
the lay motorist for its own, we are
not surprised. IL deserves IL, with
no little margin and q considerable
edge.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

Mrs. S. c. Briggs, Miss Dorothy owen
MRS. G. B. Howry. Mrs. Sidney Trem-
Die, Mrs. F. A. Connolly. Miss Ethel
ireland, Miss Fannie Bell, Mrs. Gen
evieve Fortescue, Mrs. II. B. Brooke
Mrs. Fleming Newbold, Mrs. Arthur
Cranston, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Macomb, Mrs.
w. +. Patten, Miss Catherine custis.
MRS. j. B. custis, Mrs. J. B. Cochran,
mrs. George Flourneoy, Miss Irma
shaw' Mrs. II. H MoFall, Mrs. c. ..
Cochran, Miss +. Clarke. Miss X. B.
Speer, Mrs. E. H. Goodwin.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
BOILING POINTS
OF THE RADIATOR
A Facade Of Fact, Fancy, and
FaCeiOuSneSS.
COMMENT ON CARS AND PEOPLE
Chukker Of Chatter By The Times
Automobile Editor.
COMMENT ON CARS and PEOPLE
By MONTE w. sOHN.

Far be it from us to beef the Gus.
tomarywise "woman's place is in the
home" Woman is to be commended
for any of her ambitions. But in
someN instances OF the present ram.
pant preparedness movement she is
unutterabIy false to her real missions
in life.
automobile school for nurses con-
Quoted by ". T Nishwitz, but in too
many cases women are negligent of
things more important in their par
iicular spheres.
Ladies who have no home ties or
responsibilities are highly to be
praised for desiring to learn nursing.
aviation, automobile repairing, and
the like. But many OF the ardent fe
male students or various auxiliaries
to the military scheme of the moment
are mere faddists. whose brothers,
husbands, and children are suffering
for lack OF proper attention.
Suffering is the word.
There may be nothing romantic in
q scheme Of button sewing, children
care, home management. and-if we
revert to the very middle class
cooking, but these occupy quite as
important a niche today AZ ever be-
fore.
OF course, II is being done. It's the
proper thing this season because Mrs.
inis and Mrs. That have gone in
for IL.
But because our selfish male mind
will not admit the justice OF home
neglect, we, for one, are against such
education OF the ladies as will work
hardship in the household that IL not
compensated by any real service TO
the Government in the present crisis
education. that never will be applied,
and that, IL acquired. must be by
sacrifice Of husbands and children on
the altar Of a faddist creed
CHAUFFEUR-Wan q good driver,
one who will make himself general
ly useful: also able to tend bar. Ad'
Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
MASS For WAR VETERANS.

A Military mass for civil was vet
Grams will be celebrated tomorrow
morning in Stanley Hall, Soldiers
Home, by the Rev. Father Whelan,
chaplain OF the home. assisted by
priests OF the Dominican House OF
Brookland. Father Fitzgerald
will preach.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
STUDENTS TO FIGHT
Three Washington Men Represent
One institution In Army.

Three Washington students in this
years graduating class OF the Massa-
chusetts Institute OF Technology. have
offered their services 20 the Govern
ment for the war, and with 200 other
seniors who have volunteered will
receive their degrees without further
attendance at school.
The Washingtonians are Lieut.. Ed
gar S. Gorrell. who already has re-
ported for active duty, but who will
be given the degree OF Master of
Science; Arthur E. Dowell, jr, who
is now taking an intensive course in
naval architecture, and Claudius H.
NJ. Roberts, who has been active in
the cadet school of Geronautics.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26
AUTO LITIGATION
IN NEWS OF DAY
Rulings Of the Courts Of In
terest to Every MOtOrist.
A RECORD OF WEEKS CASES
Why's and Whens Of Both Criminal
and Civil Suits.

A jitney line which contracted to
carry passengers between . ferry
landing and q designated locality is
common carrier, subject to laws
1915, p. 227.-State v. Collins, 161 p.
(Wash.) 467.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

Agents OF q jitnsy bus corporation
who assisted and abetted its opera
ton without q permit are criminAlly
liable with Il for violating laws 1915,
.. 221, regulating jitney bus traffic.
State v. Collins. 161 p. Cwash.) 467.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

In an action for death at q oroEs.
ing. an instruction that dScedent
might assume that defendant would
not operate its train in violation Of
law. and that, II decedent saw the
train approaching and did not know
or could not know that II was being
operated in violation OF law. SO that
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

In an action for injuries received
In collision between automobiles, the
court charged that defendant was
negligent, II he carelessly and negii-
gently operated his car by negligent.
ly or earelessly failing to sound any
whistle or alarm or to give any warn
ing Of his approach to the crossing
where the accident took place, or
earelessly and negligently failed to
slow down 90 al to have control OF
his car or to stop II in case OF meeting
any one. or negliEsntly or earelesSly
operated at q high and dangerous
rate OF speed. A number OF lnstruc-
tions repeated that the negligence
complained OF was failure to slow
down on approaching the crossing so
as to be able to control the car In
case OF meeting another car or person.
Held, that the jury was not misied
into applying q higher degree OF care
than required by law OF persons ope-
rating automobiles on public high.
ways.-Mitcheil v. Brown, 100 8. W.
(sIo.) 364.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

The negligence OF the driver Of an
automobile in which decedent was
riding when struck by defendants
engine was not imputable to the de-
csdent.-chicAgo. Indianapolis and
Louisville Railway Company v. Lake
County Savings and Trust Company,
ia N. z. Ind.) 464.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

Information in the form Of a note
has just reached our desk that "the
Labor Day race meet at Benning track
will include an additional attraction
In two companies OF Field Artillery,
which will give exhibitions of horse
manship."
To which Irve Belt. champion OF de-
ceased languages. is prompted tC add
that maybe the Radio Corps is going
20 give signal exhibitions in mule
sKlnninE.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

II defendant had run the train at not
more than six miles per hour a. per
mitted BY ordinance the collision
had the right to assume that II was
safe to cross the track, as against
the objection that Il was contributory
negligence TO voluntarily attempt TO
cross on the assumption that the
speed Of an observed train was not
greater than allowed by ordinance.
and that the traveller assumed the
risk, was not erroneous.-Chicago.
indianapolis and Louisville Railway
v. Lake County Savings and
Trust Company. 114 N. E tInd) 464.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

Laws 1918. p. 22I, entitled "An act
relating to and regulating common
carriers OF passengers upon public
streets, roads, and highways" and
providing for bonding motor vehicles,
does not violate Const. art. ?, { 10.
because not expressing its subject
in its title.-State v. Collins, 1e1 p.
(wash.) 467.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

Take it from me-a bum mechanic
Puttering vainIy on your car
Isn't worth much. In things organic
Noises and troubles mostly are
Trouble? Call on q simp to check 1t?
Niz! Chances are the boob would
wreck IL.
Many q piker thinks it's cheaper
Cheaper himself to nx what's wrong
Fix e.? He only goes In deeper.
His liking doesn't last for long.
And then he seeks, In desperation
The Sultan of the Service Station.
Seulptors are nuts to tackle plumbing.
Carpenters are not much on art,
ClerEymen are not meant for rum
ming;
Take my advice before you start.
Fixing a cars a job titanic
Take it from me-d bum mechdntc.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

Chisholm & Moore. manufacturers
OF something or other in Cleveland,
have a feet of Packard trucks.
The following letter was received
by them from a >.Istrict superintend,
ent OF the Pennsylvania railroad:
Il beg TO advise that on January 8,
last, while our engine 774e was pass
ing over East Fifty-third street very
slOwly-speed about three miles pes
hour-it was run into by your auto
mobile truck No. 1873. damaging
our locomotive to the extent of S1.31." !"
Which makes a good story. But the
joke, II any, is on Chisholm ct cetera.
who, we are told, gladly paid the
S1.3l."
The honors belong to the guy who
wrote the letter. and not, as may at
first seem proper, TO the truck.
By conceding the Sl.3l to the own
ers OF the truck, and implying such
generous praise OF the trucks
strength, stout construction. and high
quality. the supe cleverly sidestepped
the real issue OF a damage suit by
the truck owners
And Chisholm, ct cetera, IL you like
our opinion, not only swallowed the
hook, but came up for the gan.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

Where q jltney bus line contracted
with q municipal corporation to
transport passengers between certain
points, held that such transportation
was not rendered on behalf OF the
1915. D. 22T.--Stats v. Collins, 1e1 P.
(Wash.) 46I.
The Washington times., 1917-05-26

CHAUFFEUR-wan q good driver.
one who will make himself general
ly useful; also able to tend bar. Ad-
Chicago Tribune.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-19
MIscELLANEous FoR sAtE

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ALLEYS. strpl tES AND
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AGENTS FOR
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SEEDS, PLANTS AND TREES

For SALE-Jlyo cnra ~ good prairie
hay 81 30 per tom Herbert NJ More,
Stc. rirr bIu
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NOTlCEl

Notice ls hereby given to am that my
farm ls M tho market ". q Morgan.
Mustang okla
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

FOR RENT Garage at lll5 W l2th. also
furnished bedroom Wal G5b5
FOR RlsNT-GaraEc. concrete floor and
driveway, 300 w. llth Phone Wal
1T1u
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NOTICES
NOTICE.!

Notice is hereby given that the skryn
Hotel drug 1i0re has been purchased by
w y walker Anyone having bins
against tho old ftm are requested to
nreNcnl Ihem Al nnrn-
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AUTOS, VEHICLES AND
ACCESSORIES

ONI Sm.h form-p-lmtk Ntrr mt.I
huJt wind shield. cab U frFt.rH-
vorAug condition Truck tnIrz GO
Mamie An WeEt am
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LOANS, REAL ESTATE SECURITY
PRIVATE MONEY

IN loan on improved city property loans
closed promptly: no red tape Aurellus
swanson Co. Inc. State National Bank
building. walnut 1856
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OFFICES AND STORE ROOMS
FOR RENT.

STORE ROOM, four living rooms I'm
rear. 1904 ) Robinson Rent so 600
''l month Lpluirc 1ls w Main
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NOTICES
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NuR KODAK FILMS developed. lOc a
oil, prints up to ghNtis Sc, larger
.ya tn proportion. quick service. West
~ Drug store Okl1homu CiV
tuE KODAK developing; prints. 80
each Write for circulars and sam.
,rs. Oklahoma Film Finishing TO lluI
Nnin OlH' '0wa CIV