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The Washington times., 1917-03-10
AUSTRALIAN SPEED KINGS

On the eleven mile hard sandy beach at
Southport, Queensland, all Australians
speed records for stock model cars with
special racing bodies have Just been
broken. Plotting a Studebaker Six.
Driver A Jewell bore of the honors of
the meet by speeding a mile in a sec
onds, with F. 2. Enger. driving an Over
land Four. only three-fifths OF a second
behind. Both cars made numerous trials
under the auspices Of the Queensland
Automobile Club. with different makes
Of tires. but established the new records
en- Goodyear Cord Tires.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
FORD DAILY USES
10000 GALLONS OIL
Huge Auto Plant Consumes
$4,000 Gallons of Fuel
Material.

Every time the master clock at the
Ford factory ticks off twenty-four
hours. $4,000 gallons of fuel oil have
been burned.
In the same time ] 800 gallons or
ordinary lubricating oil have been
used. Likewise 500 gallons OF motor
oil, 900 gallons of gasolene, and 4oO
gallons of kerosene are consumed IN
the process of producing 5000 Ford
cars during the twenty-four-hour pc
riod.
The factory machinery, much OF
which runs continuously day and
night, except Sunday. is very care
fully treated. To handle the lubrica-
ton of the thousands of machines in
the plant $50 are employed as oilers.
In addition to the oilers, there
are five oil inspectors. whose duty is
to see that the oilers keep the bear
ings in proper condition and that the
immense dumber of oil cups are kept
filled.
To efficiently distribute the oil
around the plant pipe lines are main
tained for the different kinds OF oil
with faucets placed at convenient
points where the oilers may come to
refill their cans. The milklike cut
ting fluid used to cool the material in
the machines and the cutting tools Is
made up of a mixture of kerosene oil,
denatured alcohol, caustic soda, ma
chine oil, olaic acid, and water.
Centrifugal extractors are employed
to remove machine oil from chips and
shavings on machines where oil in
stead of cutting fluid is used to keep
the work cool. About 500 gallons OF
valuable oil are thus saved and used
over again each day.
Considering every kind of oil used
in the plant, about 10000 gallons are
consumed daily, which is equivalent
to five carloads.
The Detroit factory is now building
and assembling approximately 5000
cars each working day.
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
Frank Discussion Of Motor
Matters by The Times Auto
mobile Editor.
AN UNPREJUDlCED OPINION
A Column of Judgment on Is
sues Vital to Motor Car
Owners.
BY MONTE w. SOHN.

The Mack f0ur truck which was at
the motor show for several days is the
property of the Massachusetts, Ma
tionaI Guard.
1t ought to belong to the Govern
ment.
We hope you were one of those
who raped their knuckles on the
armor-pIate, testing, in the layman's
childish manner, the heavy Carnegie
steel.
We hope you got good look at it,
close range.
1t is one thing closely akin to what
orators in Congress call preparedness.
Congress already has appropriated
a tremendous sum for adequate de-
fense, anticipating any international
trouble which may arise.
Some of it-a lot of il, should be
spent on motor trucks like these.
With the men to man them, and
the armies to back them up, these
trucks would be a mighty comfortable
arm to lean on: a strong arm swift in
parryins blows of the invader.
Need Moving ArmOred Batteries.
After the navy, the sixteen-inch
guns that defend our principal har-
bors. are necessarily the first line of
defense. Six miles is the danger
zone, inside of which the invaders
battle ships and transports would al
most certainly be destroyed.
But there are many hundreds of
miles of our several coast lines that
have neither harbors nor forts.
And for the defense of those lonely
miles of unprotected coast we need
moving armored batteries of machine
guns just like the Mack Ntruck in
question.
An invading host would not actually
become an invader until its troops
were landed here. To land them,
small boats and launches would be
necessary.
And no flotilla of such boats could
ever reach shore with one or two
TO greet them.
We need this type of truck.
Need Five Hundred Of Them.
We need 500 of them-at the most
conservative figure.
They are capable of forty miles an
hour, despite their 5000 pounds Of
weight, and wherever there is trac-
tion they can tear their way through.
The pitiful failure Of the allied Of
fensive at the DardaneIles was a good
example or what such trucks
speedy, moving forts-would means
to the United States in similar cir
cumstances. The slaughter of land
ing parties was fearful. Nothing is
80 difficult to hit as a target which
will not stay in one place. And such
trucks as this would not stay in one
place long enough for the distant
battleship gunner to get his range.
Its two machine guns, capable OF
1,2OO shots a minute, would form ef-
fectuaI encouragement to landing
parties.
We need such armored trucks.
And while the manufacturer might
we pause here to convey the fact
that we speak in good-natured irony
might by some herculean effort build
those needed mediums for defense in
incredibly short time during a criti-
The Washington times., 1917-03-10
G. w. U. LOSES SEVERAL MEN.

Extra work in the various executive
departments of the Federal Govern
ment, due to the international situa-
tion, has forced a number OF students
in George Washington University to
discontinue temporarily their college
work. Three students in the college
OF engineering have Just withdrawn.
and similar Withdrawals have been re-
ported by other departments.
Evening star., 1917-11-04

eaten by the birds and usually only In
proportion to their organic needs.
These grains not only add a gloss TO
the feathers. but they give bright
color to the comb and wattles.
Various forms and kinds of boxes or
crates are used for shipping. Under
all circumstances the top should be
partly open for light and ventilation.
The crate should have plenty OF clean
straw. small cabbage may be fas-
tened to the side or top: also part Of .
the soft part and neither bread nor
green food will become soiled- Tho
crate or box should be large enough
for the birds to stand or sit side by
side without crowding.
Whether the birds require special
care after their return from the show
depends upon the feeding and caro-
they have had during the exhibition. If
they have been improperly fed or un-
duly agitated, the birds may need y
little corrective. II they seem languid
meal of bread soaked In milk, few
sips only of clean water, and . half
teaspoonful of castor oil. The latter
should be given at night. Next day
feed them moderately on soft food: do
n~+ --'--- tha~- to much water. and only
a small quantity of green food. The
fol owing day, if the birds seem all
right, they may be placed on their
-e~,Iar diet. In al cases II is safest
to limit their water allowance the day
after their return. If these directions
are followed closely there will be lit
tie injury from exhibition. and the
same pens may be shown many times
without losses.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
By-Path Meadow.
Iondnn Morning Post

From the London Morning Post
Those who know their Pilgrims
Progress" will remember how Christian
and Hopeful found the way rough and
their feet tender by reason of their
travels. $50 the soul Of the Pilgrims
was much discouraged because of the
way" In this state of war-weariness
they saw a meadow, and Stile to go
over into It, and the meadow was called
By-Path Meadow. 1t looked pleasant
and easy-going, SO the Pilgrims went
over the stile, being encouraged thereto
by gentleman named Vain Confidence.
a paoffist as we should say, who az
firmed that the By-Path led to the
Celestial Gate. But soon 1t began to
rain and thunder and tighten In very
dreadful manner; the Pilgrims lost
their way, and found themselves before
long in the nasty and sinking dun
geon of Giant Despair. who beat them
with his grievous ,crab-tree cudgel.
Fortunately. Christian had forgotten
with this he opened the locks of
Doubling Castle. Thus the Pilgrims
barely escaped with their lives and
we're glad to get on the Kings High
way again, hard and steep and stony
though 1t was.
We suggest to our readers that they
should beware of these By-Path
Meadows. however alluring they may
be. The Pope may point to one and
they look tempting and easy; but 1t
is better to keep to the straight path.
confident that. however hard the road
may be in the end, we shall come to
that Celestial Gate of Victory which
alone leads to Peace.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Maryland and the Virgi1ids

Petersburg, va-The Grand Camp Of
Confederate Veterans Of Virginia re-
Gently elected the following officers:
Grand commander. Boyd Smith, Miner
al: first lieutenant commander. T. B.
Jackson. Norfolk; second lieutenant
commander. John Lamb. Richmond; /;
third lieutenant commander, Judge J.
NJ. Mullen. Petersburg: inspector gen.
eral. T. c. Miller. Lynchburg: adjutant
general, ]. 0. v. Bidgood, Richmond;
quartermaster general. David A. Brown.
jr.. Richmond: chaplain-generals. the
Rev. ]. c. Reed. Hampton. and the Rev.
C. Braxton Bryan. Petersburg; surgeon
general, DIR. John ]. Terrell, Lynchburg.
Charlottesville, Va.-Fletcher B. Wat
son. for many years superintendent of
the public schools of Pittsylvania coun-
ty until he retired several years ago
because Of declining strength. died at
his home at Chatham several days ago.
Mount Jackson, Va-The business
section here was threatened with de-
struction by fire recently. Eight thou
sand dollars damage was done.
Richmond, va.-Game wardens can
not serve as election officers. according
to an opinion handed down here sew
eral days ago. There are several hum
dred of these officers. but the law
forbids their serving in elections.
DanviIle. va-Doctors have resorted
to skin grating in an effort to save
Evening star., 1917-11-04

the life of Mrs. Thomas Mays. Q mill
worker, whose entire scalp was torn>
from her head when her hair became
entangled In a travelling belt.
Martinsburg, w. va-A. v. Ronk o1
Hedgesville, brakeman on the Baltimore
and Ohio. was seriously injured recently
in the act of applying the brake when he
was thrown from the train.
HaKerst0wn. Md-Charles Elmer. the
two-year-oId son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Miller. Williamsport was severely burned
about the body at his homo while paay~
ing with matches. recently, and died.
Frederick. Md-George Keith. q Bal
!, timore and Ohio trackman Of Point Of
Rocks, Md. tired of single blessedness,
advertised for wife. Mrs. Sarah Joy. Q
comely widow Of the same vicinity. an
swered the advertisement and the two
were married several days ago by Rev.
]. o. Wrightson Of Frederick Keith was
q widower.
Annapolis. Md.-It is understood the
radio towers to be erected on 0reenberry
Point, now owned by the Naval Academy,
will be the largest wireless station IN tho
world. Four towers are to be built OF ce-
ment and steel and will stand $50 feet in
height This "out- Eiffels" the Washing.
ton Monument by 155 feet The Navy's
radio station will be the greatest In the
world.
Berkeley Springs. W. va-Frank
Michael, twenty years OF age. employed
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, was killed near Okonoko recently
by large steel rail falling on him.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
SCIENCE CONQUERS
TYPHOID IN FRANCE.
Prof. Vincent Explains How
Disease Has Been Wiped
Out by Vaccination.
FEVER ENTIRELY VANIsHEs

Especial Corresp0ndence Of The Sunday
Star and New York W0rld.)
PARIS. October 20.-One Of frances
most dangerous enemies has now been
vanquished-typhoid fever-and the
victor is Prof. Vincent. an officer of one
of the French medical schools.
The war has shown that the most
deadly. of fevers Is at the mercy of
science. Typhoid fever was always a
great enemy of armies in the field. It
has been established that In wars pre-
vious to the present one moro men died
Of typhoid than by bullets and shells.
Typhoid Epidemic Started.
At the start Of tho present struggle
a typhoid epidemic started in October.
1914 md increased through the winter
of 1914-1915.
Prof. Vincent set out to stop the epi-
demic by using a vaccine which he had
discovered four or five years previously.
Already. from 1911 to 1914. most of
been vaccinated. But the mohilized
r-n arrived in different depots in hum
dreds of thousands. t
DR.: Iadouzy head of the medical
service in the Belfort district. had 10O.-
900 men vaccinated. Three months
later typhoid fever had entirely disap-
peared from his district, and 1t was
proved that only in districts where men
had not been vaccinated was typhoid to
be feared.
At present vaccination is obligatory
everywhere, and, thanks to this. the
number of typhoid cases dropped from
IA per thousand in January. 1915. to
0.025 in March. 1917.
Number Of Deaths Smaller.
The number Of deaths through ty-
phoid have also dropped to such an
extent that now they have to be reck-
oned on an average of 10000 men. So
far. for the present year. only 0.04
deaths in 10000 have been recorded.
"It is permissible to affirm" says
Prot. Vincent. "that preventive vacci-
nation, for which the anti-typhus
Laboratory Of the Val de Grace furnish
ed the army zones with 5.513.073 doses
of vaccine, has saved a considerable
number Of men for the country.
"If the morbidity and mortality ex-
perienced from November. 1914, to
January, 1915. had been maintained
and on the hypothesis that between
four and five million men had been
sent to the front during that period.
the number of cases would have been
more than a million and the number
Of deaths $4,000
Evening star., 1917-11-04
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER. Va. November 81
Westmoreland Davis. the democratic
candidate for Governor OF Virginia, will
close his campaign with a speech In
Winchester Monday night. The local
executive committee has arranged for
many sections of northern Virginia
have asked Cor reservations. Mr.. Davis
will go frosl Winchester to his home
near Leesburg. where he will vote
On Tuesday.
James william Beaureeard shew-
bridge and Miss Ella Mathilda Under
wood. members of we'll known Clarke
county families were married in the
Presbyterian Church at Berryville this
week by the Rev. T. A. Painter.
During the second liberty loan cam
paign the three Boy Scout troops Of
Winchester sold $50 bonds. totalinE
Ss4.700. Assistant Scoutmaster Russell
Potts of the first troop led with $23. $50
worth of bonds, and Scribe Richard
Gray of the same troop came second
with s16.900 worth of bonds. Many
prizes were distributed among the
boys.
j. Robert Doran. who has been cole.
lector of delinquent taxes in Winchse.
ter for number Of years. quit the JOB
yesterday because he had nothing to7
do. and an order was entered by the
signed because none Of the taxes were
collectable. owing to the delinquento
having no property upon which the
taxes could be realized.
Frank Williams. for many years Q
member of the firm of Williams Brothe
ers. who recently retired from business,
dropped dead at his home at Stephens
City from heart disease. aged seventy
years. He leaves two daughters, threo
brothers and one sister.
The remains of Charles F. McGuires
who died at his home in Hoboken. N. j..
were taken to Berryville Clarke coun- ,
fxy Nd into to alr In, hA q.
copal churchyard. He leaves widow
formerly Miss Marguerite Mccormick
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Nc |,
Cormick of Berryvi,Ie; one son by hia.
first marriage and one sister. Mrs. Will
liam Travers Lewis of Berryville. He
was a son of the late DR.. James Mo-
CURE Of Clarke county. i;
Miss Anne L. Carson, formerly assist. .
Memorial Hospital. has been appointed
head nurse in the St. Louis hospital
unit In France. Miss Carson and her
sister. Miss Bella McNeilI Cavson Of
nurses. They are the daughters OF Mr.
a"d Mrs. JOSEPH Carson of Riverton,
Va
friends here have received announce
Burgess of Charlottesville and Miss
Aifeen Harrison Mundy. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Nundy. which
took place Thursday at Barboursvills.
Va. Mr.. Burgess is son of the late
James A. Burgess. formerly proprietor
OF Hotel Evans of Winchester.
A large delegation of members OF
the Henkel family and their friends
have returned frcm Philadelphia, where
they attended the unwilling of tablet
in St. Michaers Church to perpetuate
the memory of Rev. Anthony Jacob
Henkel. first pastor Of that church, who
came to America in 1717. Among those
making addresses were DR.. c. o. Miller
and the Rev. William J. Finck of New
Market. Va.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Philadelphia Orchestra.

The Philadelphia Orchestra. with Leo
pold Stokowski. conductor. will open
it's Washington series Of fve concerts
at the National Theater November IS.
The soloists for this season will be
Margerete Matzenauer. Jacques Thi-
bauld. the French violinist, and Ossip
Gabrilowitsch. the Russian pianist For
the two other concerts Mr.. Stokowski
will arrange special programs Of Rus
sian music.
The sale of season tickets closes We'd
nesday and the single seat sale opens
Thursday morning at T. Arthur Smiths,
1906 G street.
Much interest Is manifested in the
announcement of the opening concert
with Margerete Matzenauer. the famous
contralto of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, as soloist. Nine. Matzenauer,
though never having appeared in Wash
ington, Is well known through her sue
cesses in opera in New York and her
concert tour throughout the United
States.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Situation Grows More Serious.
An Historic Might-Have.8een.

Ffom the PfoVidence Bnlletfn.
A plot of land has been bought in
New York for the site of q new Indian
museum and at price many times the
sum originally paid to the Indians for
the whole Of Manhattan Island. 1t is
astonishing to reflect how well of the
Indians might have been today II they
had only leased their island to the
Dutch settlers instead of selling 1t out
right.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Seemed Like Poor Workmanship.

From the Roston Transcript.
Little Helen looked out of tho window
at the autumn leaves falling ano asked:
.'Mamma, did God make the trees?"
YES dear" was the reply; 'of course
he did"
s.Then they shouldn't be all coming to
pieces so soon.' said the child soberly.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Hurtig's "Social Maids"

George Stone and Eta Pillard. heading
notable cast. will como with Joe Hurtig's
THE Social Maids" to the Gayety The
ater next week in an entirely new vehicle
called "The Boys From Home" on which
Mr.. Hurtig has shown moro than his
usual lavishness in special scenery. the
latest innovations In electrical devices and
elaborate costumes The book of the bur-
lesque is by Leon Berg. Will H. Vodrey
composed the special music which makes
the offering "a genuine tinkling JOY" Aid
ing and abetting the stars are Sam
Wright. Willie Barrows. Teddy Dupont.
Jack Pillars, Mary Seamon and Jessie
Hiatt, with a chorus of thirty Broad
way girls. every one an artistic dancer
and vocalist.
Evening star., 1917-11-04

the Aztec dance, says there Is more
material to be used for dancing in the
study of the Aztec than of the Greek
or the Egyptian.
The motion picture industrys in
vested capital is so great that it
stands nth in capitalization among the
organization. the National Board Of
Review of Motion Pictures Of New
York city, passes upon more than 30
o.r cent Of all the photoplays exhibited
in this country.
Maxine Elliott. in Fighting Odds" is
scheduled for Crandall's Apollo next
Sunday. Other photoplays for the week
are June Elvidge and Arthur Ashley.
Pickford and Louise HUFF. in The
Ghost House: Mime. Olga Petrova. in
"The Silence Sellers" and Vivian Mar
tin. in ''The Sunset Trail"
Moore's Strand Theater next week
will offer as its primary attraction
"The Narrow Trail" the latest VIII
Lam 8. Hart release, play Of the old
west. showing startling feats of horse
manship and lightninsiike dexterity
in the handling of firearms The strain
on Fritz. Hart's famous pony. was SO
great that upon the completion of this
Aim the horse was put on a pension of
oats and fresh meadow grass for life.
Mary Roberts Rinehart's "sub-Deb"
story. 'Bab's Diary" will be shown at
Crandalrs Avenue Grand next week
1t features Marguerite Clark in the
role of Bah. Other photoplays to be
shown include Olga Petrova, in THE
Silence Sellers. Jack Pickford and
Louise Hun. In THE Ghost House.;
Tune Elvidge and Arthur Ashley, in
"Shall We Forgive Herr: Vivian Mar
tin. in "The Sunset Trail" and Carlyle
Blackwell. in The Burglar"
1.-THE Silence Sellers" featuring Nine.
Olga Petrova. which will be shown a.
crandalls next Sunday. discloses how
an innocent society girl is made the
victim of a gang of hlackmailers. who
masquerade as pronr;etors of a news
paper concerning the doirgs of the
week are the romantic drama. The
and Arms and the Girl" featuring
billie Burke.
The photoplay. More Truth than
Poetry" Starring Olga Petrova which
will be shown at Cranda'l's Knicker-
booker next Sunday. deals with the
moral right Of MAJ. when he achieves
fame and success. to discard for
younger face the ife who has worked
shoulder to shoulder with him. deny
Ing. herself luxury in order that he
-ray attain the goal he covets Ethel
barrymore in "Life's whirlpool: :
Geraldine Farrar. in THE Woman God
Forgot" and Emmy wehlen. In "The
Outsider" will be other features of
1ext week.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Escaped With His Load.

From the Boston Transcript.
Halo, Bibber! So you got home last
night without being torpedoed."
What do you mean. torpedoed."
"Why, you were taking q xig.xag
course when saw you"
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Conroy and Le Maire.

Sharing the headline position at
B. F. Keith's Theater next week will
be Conroy and lie Marie. the blackface
comedians, and Wellington Cross. the
musical comedy star, in whimsical
blend of songs and chatter. Felix Ad-
Ter and company Of twelve musical CON-
edy players will present THE Queen Of
the Movies" condensed to two scenes;
FIorenz Tempest, .Chappie" mimic, will
return in a new series of impe soma
tions of gilded youths. The Ford Sis
ters and Henry Marshall will offer
dance novelty. while James J. Morton
will off1ciate as Announcer. other
attractions will be announced later.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
"Treasure Island"

At Polls Theater next week Treas
ure Island" will be seen after more than
500 performances at the Punch and
Judy Theater N. y. The play is In four
acts and six scenes. presenting one
stage picture after another in beauty
and picturesqueness
The cast is headed by Herbert Ashton
and Ruth Dettin and contains twenty
four members The dramatization Of
Stevenson's story is by Jules Eckert
Goodman, who made the adaptation to
the satisfaction of Lloyd Osbourne. the
representative of the Stevenson estate.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Will Do Our Best.

From tho Boston Transcript.
Keep the homo hres burning" sing
the boys In the trenches. We will try
to. dear lads. though It's going to cost
! q lot for coal.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
"The Wedding Party"

A popular vaudeville novelty, 'The
Wedding Party" presented by Ethel
Fanshaw and Edgar Hickman, with a
company of ten people. will headline
next weeks bill at the Cosmos Theater.
1t is not a girl act. but a comedy filled
with musical interpretations. and Is
rated among the best of the seasons
headliners. Beatrice Lambert, d musi-
cal star; the noted Three Brittons, in a
musical offering that has been a great
nit elsewhere, and Leonard and Will
lard. in an amusing playlet, seldom
Inn," will be among the other features
Of the weeks entertainment. with the
usual film attractions.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
ADJUSTMENTS
(continued from second Pase.l

stage such well known hits AZ lombard.
Ltd.," recently seen here; years OF Dis.
cretion,'' which. two seasons ago. PROVED
a notable success in the hands OF Davio
Be1asco. and "The Great Lover, In whicn
The story has to do with smart society
and their servants. The central figures
are an Irish polo player and his equally
gallant valet, whose dynamic Romeoing
causes quite as much excitement down.
stairs among the servants as does the
strenuous love- making of his master in
the upper portions of the house.
The play will be presented by typical
Morosco cast, including Francis ]. Gil
len. frankie Mann, Arthur Behrens, Lille
Leslie, Alexander F. Frank. Marguerite
Hertz. Regan Hughston, who will have
the role of the young Irish polo player:
Canadian valet; Dorothy Andrews. Mabel
Troutman. Adrian H. Roseley and Clin
Heckinger.