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Evening star., 1918-02-24
QUERY AS TO MOTORISTS
MOST COMMON MISTAKE
w. L. Hummer Discusses Slight
Oversight" Which Often
Causes Accident.

W. l.. Hummer. president of the
Hummer Motor Sales Company. local
distributors of the Lexington and
Extraordinarily cars, is desirous of
knowing what is the most common
mistake made by experienced motor
lists.
The above is asked because of the &C
cidents that are caused by this most
simple mistake which is nothing more
than a slight oversight on the part of
the driver. The question, therefore, is
whether or not a driver knows how to
sound his horn warning signal.
Were you ever in the act of cross
when suddenly from close beside you
came a terrible screech or honk that
made your heart demand more room
and startled every one in your vicin-
ity?' he asks.
An 'Even-Money" Chance.
Well, it's even money you have been
and the things you said or wanted to
say were in the same spirit as the
motorists apparent imperative demand.
Get out of here.'
The rudeness is usually due to the
fact that the driver does not know how
to sound his warning. or, at least. has
never given it any thought. In any
event. Two sets of warning signals
would help.
Here are some of the rules regarding
the use CT the horn:
Don't try to drive with the automo-
bile horn.
Look out. I'm coming isn't the law
of the road.
Harsh warning signals often cause
pedestrians to jump in front of your
car.
Every automobile signal should have
a soft pedal
Sometimes a touch of the finger will
create an ear-racking sound not in
tended to be more than a notice. Pm
here
Think Loud Honking" Is Fair.
Many drivers set sail at more than
thirty. miles and think they are play
ing fair with humanity by loud honk-
ing.
Three principal times when the limit
of noise is proper are: To warn the
man on the wrong side of the road: to
stop the car backing into you; at bad
curves.
I'm going around car travelling in
the same direction, the horn should be
sounded as to say. Excuse me. l want
to travel faster The signal should not
be. q challenge to Get off the road and
let some one travel that knows how.
Remember, you are judged by the
message you transmit through the
horn and not entirely by the color or
the style OF your car"
Evening star., 1918-02-24
BOYS RAISE MUCH PRODUCE.
Maryland Club youngsters Harvest
Hinge Crops and Raise Fine Stock.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, February %
Boy agricultural clubs of MARYLAND did
their bit for Uncle Sam during 1917.
According to figures announced by the
extension service of the Maryland State
College of Agriculture. the 50o-odd club
boys in the state produced 12.42S bush
els of corn. 3.00S bushels of potatoes.
s,16s pounds of pork. 1.410 pounds of
poultry, 1000 pounds of veal and
10,500 pounds of tobacco. The market
price of these products is, according
to State agricultural experts. about
$4,000. In addition. the young farm
ers raised in the neighborhood of $500
worth of vegetables in their gardens.
The average yield of corn per acre
was slightly more than sixty bushels,
the champion corn grower. j. Mcguire
Mattingly of St. Mary,s county; having
was the pig champion. his stock aver
aging a gain of 113 pounds a day.
Ellis Speicher of Garrett county car
ried of top honors in potato growing.
Each of these state champions will re-
ceive $50 liberty bond.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
Cost for Expenditures Varies.

OF course, the cost for these overland
expeditions varies, but statistics show
that to bring an Oakland car from Pom
tiac. Mich.-a distance of 500 miles
consuming five days time. costs around
$40. A fleet of Hupmobiles was recent
ly brought to the city from Detroit in
six days and averaged the dealer about
SIS, but time was lost owing to the
tremendous snow drifts. Not long ago
the Packard company had fleet ar
rive. each truck carrying another truck
or chassis. and the same thing hap
pended with the Saxon company's con-
voy. 1t took the Federal fleet. which
cost about $3.50 truck to come on
from Detroit.
Practically all dealers issue the same
instructions to the drivers in charge
of the drive-away. The driver in charge
of the party is placed at the head of
the procession and mechanic is placed
at the rear. Those between are in
structed to keep in sight of the car
ahead. and under no conditions to race.
Upon the slightest indication Of trouble
the disabled car should drop out of line,
and if necessary wait for the mechanic
at the rear, the others continuing on
their way.
An average of twenty miles per hour
or 120 miles per day. is possible, but
this. of course. depends largely upon
road conditions.
The question Of routes is a dificult
one to solve. as this depends largely
upon the time of the year and the con-
dition of the roads. but the usual route
taken from Detroit is via Toledo.
Cleveland, Pittsburgh. Gettysburg and
down the Gettysburg pike to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
Recognized Automobile Section.

These two thoroughfares are the rec
oenized automobile sections of Wash
lngton today, but as space on either is
almost at premium. and as the indus
try seems to be outgrowing these To-
calities, the most logical situation for
expansion. it would seem, is the lower
section of Pennsylvania avenue, and it
might be well for those about to enter
the business to make a careful survey
of the territory before finally deciding
to open on some street that is out Of
the beaten path.
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Evening star., 1918-02-24
Easy of Access to Union Station.

Owing to the easy access to Union
station and all of the freight and ex-
press depots, and its close proximity to
Center Market, where so many users of
motor trucks are to be found it would
indeed. be hard to secure a more ideal
location for a motor truck establish
ment
However. the prevalent opinion
among men connected with the trade
when questioned on the subject, is that
rents are too high. but after having
talked with several property owners
the writer was convinced that they
would be more than willing to do all
in their power in the way of offering
inducements to encourage those look
ing for places of business to locate near
the Capitol.
That the entrance of the automobile
trade along this stretch of Pennsylvania
avenue would be of benefit to the CITY
is beyond question There is no line of
business today which offers the pro-
prietor better opportunity of display
ing attractive show windows than that of
the automobile trade. This fact can be
attested if. on any pleasant night, one
would notice the little groups of inter
ested onlookers who stop in front of
the brightly lighted display windows
along Connecticut avenue and 14th
street, where most all of the large auto-
mobile agencies now are located in tle
Evening star., 1918-02-24
Pereless Is Too Ill to Testify.

Former Capt. A. E. Pereless, whose dis
charge from the Quartermaster Reserve
Corps followed his investigation of the
base sorting plants Army cloth scrap
contract, yesterday notified the Senate
military committee that he was i'll in
New York and unable to testify as to
whether his discharge was caused by
his recent testimony. The committee
plans to call him later.
Evening star., 1918-02-24

is ito ba>lurnedth dimensions of "a
furnace capanfe of burning specified
fuel with desired degree of complete
ness of combustion can be given In feet
and inches.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
TRADE NOTE.

Charles Mcdonald of the Sharp Shark
Plug Company. manufacturers of the
Hopper King spark plug. is stopping
IN Washington for few weeks with
Noel Rosasco of Rudolph & Vests
Mr.. Mcdonald will make short trips
through Virginia and Maryland while
in this vicinity to look over the
agencies of the Sharp company in those
states.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
More Time for Filing Tax Returns.

The internal revenue bureau yesterday
issued another reminder that the time
for filing income and excess profit tax
returns has been extended from March
l to April l. Taxpayers were urged,
however. to make their reports to Ieve-
nue. collectors as soon as possible to
avoid the flood of returns expected dur
ing the last few days preceding April 1.
Evening star., 1918-02-24

that will allow better combustion and
at the same time save considerable COAL
it was announced last night by the De-
partment Of the Interior.
Radical changes in present models
will result, it is claimed. as the tests
have shown that furnaces must be
adapted primarily to the kind of coal
used. If the bureau is given the analy-
Evening star., 1918-02-24
OFFER BIG CHANCE
TOAUT0 DEALERS
Sites on Section of Pennsy|va-
mia Avenue Suggested for
Large Business.
FAVORABLE TO EXPANSION

Little by little the automobile busi-
ness is becoming identified with that
section of Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 7th street and Peace Monument.
and. considering the broad expanse of
space to be had on the noted thorough
fare, together with the scarcity of
private dwellings to be found in that
part of the city. it is wonder the
dealers of this ever-increasing indus,
try have not attempted before this to
utilize this great space for an auto
mobile section.
There is no thoroughfare througout
the entire country more widely known
than Pennsylvania avenue, and while
most of the larger business establish
ments have long since deserted it, there
are but few visitors to the city who
fail to take in the sights that still re-
main to be seen on this noted street.
Since the Ford Company erected it's
large plant at John Marshall place,
now being used by the U. S. govern
ment, several well known motor truck
companies have opened their doors on
the south side of the street, while the
north side is dotted with auto supply
and accessory shops, with two or three
more to be opened between now and
next Nav
Evening star., 1918-02-24
FURNACES SAVE COAL.
Bureau Of Mines Develops Types to
Improve Combustion.

Experiments in new furnace designs
conducted by the bureau of mines have
resulted in the development of types
Evening star., 1918-02-24
LONG MOTOR TRUCK
HAUL NOW COMMON
One Dealer Had Limousine
Brought From Detroit to
Washington by Fleet.

Hardly a day passes now that fleets
of passenger cars and motor trucks
fail to make their appearance in the
city after travelling the overland route
from the different factories in the north
and west.
The automobile dealers of Washing
ton, with hardly an exception, have
long since realized that if they want
to supply the demands of their GUS
toners it would be out of the question
to depend upon railroads and express
companies. and for the past two
months have not only been sending
their own forces out to the factories
to return with their product, but have
been cooperating with one another.
The government also is delivering its
trucks in this manner. and is setting
an example that the manufacturer and
dealer are most willing to follow.
little incident illustrative of this
ago when the president of a we'll
known automobile firm let drop the
remark. while at lunch at his club. that
he did wish there was some way or
getting a certain limousine that had
been ordered for particular date from
the factory in Detroit. The head of
another big company, who happened to
overhear the remark, said nothing at
the time, but the next morning his
sales manager called the head of the
rival company up on the phone and
asked if they could be of any assist
ance in bringing the aforementioned
Limousine on to the city.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
Would Be Assistance.

II should say it would be assistance"
came back over the phone. Il prom
ised the car to an army officer who has
been ordered away. and would do any
thing / could to see that he got his
car
Leave it to US" replied the sales
manager. Our fleet of trucks starts
from Detroit tomorrow. I'll wire to-
day and thinf Ill have time"
The wire was sent. the limousine was
loaded onto a truck. the fleet arrived
in Washington on time, the army Of
ficer got his car as was promised and
two rival automobile men became
much closer friends.
There are many angles to the drive
away situation. the first and greatest
of which is the distance. The next is
the cost as compared to the freight
charges and the time by freight, if
freight shipments were possible. Road
also must be considered
The opinion of those who have con-
Quoted drive-aways is that 800 miles is
a practical limit to which cars may be
satisfactorily driven. Over 800 miles
the cost of the Driveway increases so
rapidly over the corresponding freight
rate that it becomes impractical
Evening star., 1918-02-24

1t is time for the government to 60 over
the top in q deadly assault on red tape.
Chicago News
Evening star., 1918-01-08
OIL LAND LEASING BILL
PASSED BY THE SENATE
Walsh -Pittman Measure Has Been
Pending in That Body for Five
Years-Royalties to U. S.

The Senate passed the Walsh-Pittman
J coal and oil lands leasing bill yesterday
afternoon by vote Of 81 to 3a
The oil land leasing bill has been
pending in the Senate for four years. It's
passage at this session was made pos
sible by an agreement to eliminate
from its provisions the naval oil re-
serves. which was urged by the Navy
department. a separate bill providing
| for the operation of these reserves by
the government the leases of the pres
ent claimants being obtained either
through condemnation proceedings or
by direct purchase. is being framed now
and will be introduced as soon as ap-
proved by President Wilson.
AS finally passed. the bill provides
for the general leasing of coal phos-
phate, oil. gas and sodium lands by the
Secretary of the Interior. with ROYALTIES
to be paid to the government and for
purchase of the lands by lessees under
certain conditions. With the exception
of the provision to open naval reserve
No. 2 in California, which was eliminat-
ed, the bill was passed virtually as in
troduced.
The principal fight yesterday was
over sections which Senator Pittman, in
charge of the measure, declared were
inserted as a protection against mo-
nopolies.
They provide that no person, associa-
tion or corporation shall be permitted
to hold by leases area greater than
1850 acres and that lessees shall not
mold more than a tenth interest in any
organization engaged in the transport
tation or refining of minerals.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
AMERICAN AUTHORS
CANTEEN.
BY JULIET wILBOR TOMPkINs
OF the yigilantes.

Suppose, as an American author, or a
friend to American authors, you have
contributed your occasional dollar to
the authors fund, and now suppose, as
an American parent. you are sending a
boy to France, a rich return on your
investment is offered you by the Ameri-
can authors canteen.
Perhaps you gave your dollar orig
inally because the fund was Margaret
Delands project, and this was a way of
paying small tribute Of respect and af-
fecion to a writer who has done much
for the dignity and grace of American
literature. Whatever the motive that
sent them, the dollars have come in 5000
strong in year and half. and, having
served in various foreign hospitals, they
are now mobilizing under Mrs. Deland
for an active campaign in France.
The American authors canteen, a unit
serving under the extraordinarily eff
Evening star., 1918-01-08
MAINTAINS MODEL NURSERY.
French Munitions Plant Provides
for Babes of Woman Employees.

A munition plant in France. which
maintains a model nursery for the babies
of its woman employees. is described by
DR.. Ester Lovejoy. who is attached to the
Red Cross in France. in a letter to DR..
Anna Howard Shaw, chairman of the
wonlan's committee of the Council of
National Defense.
In referring to this plant, DIR. Lovejoy
says:
"Six thousand women are employed at
this plant and there is model nursery
for the care of infants. When the moth
ers return to the factories after their
confinements. their infants are taken, free
of cost, and cared for by trained nurses
in 4 home built for babies. The mothers
of these babies are allowed half an hour
every three hours to nurse their babies.
At night arrangements are made TO per-
nit the mothers to go home at $50
oclock and rest all night without being
troubled by the infants.
THE babies are always left in the
nursery during the night"
Evening star., 1918-01-08

cient organization OF the Young Mems
Christian Association, Aims to aid and
cheer the individual mothers son--who
SO often needs something that no gem
era1 organization can supply. With Mrs.
Deland have gone two capable and de-
voted young women, Miss Sylvia An
nable, a trained nurse, and Miss Edith
Stedman, who has had years OF practi-
cal experience in the planning and dis
pensing Of food. There will be books in
the canteen. for the American authors
are adding TO their dollars copies of
their new works, and Mrs. Deland will
be there to look after her workers as
well as to administer the fund and to
find out the individual need. And SO, if
you are contributor. literary or other
wise, to the fund, send The name of the
boy you are interested in to Mrs. De-
lands secretary, Miss Alice Rollins, 2
Park square. Boston. Then Mrs. Deland
and her two nice American girls will
keep an eye out for him and look after
him if he comes ~. and write YOU about
Evening star., 1918-01-08


the wey in which it is rendered.
The message of Mr.. Knebel to his
coworkers came in the form OF
a number of impressions that he mad
gathered while touring the various cam
tonments 1t was in no way rebuke.
but rather an illustration of goal
which the ~" workers have been so
diligently striving to attain, as so well
attested to by their work with the
Liberty Division.
The work of the Y. NJ c. A. in the
educational field at this cantonment
is assuming big proportions. In the
French classes such large number OF
men have been enrolled that 1t has be-
come necessary to engage number OF
volunteer instructors from Baltimore.
Work at the officers training camp
will assume definite shape tomorrow
when Lieut. Col Mclaughlin. command
ant of the school. will organize the stu
dent officers into three organizations,
two companies of infantry and one ar
tillery battery
Evening star., 1918-01-08
"Tony" Sees Chance to
Be Fireman or Police

Tony Antonio he may be called
for convenience. He II q member
Of the local Italian colony. He
recently received his question:
naire to MI out for the War De-
partment.
Now, Tony's knowledge Of Eng
lish is what may be termed linn
itcd. Strictly limited.
When he received the fOrmidn-
ble-lookinE document from the
hands Of the postman he gazed at
1t I'm wonder.
"Whatta fort" asked Mrs. AM
tonic.
NIr. Antonio studied the ques-
tiOnnaire in silence, as his eyes
ran down the first page and took
I'm the division Of registrants into
five classes.
He came to class 8, division e,
"highly trained fireman or police
man."
His eyes lit up.
"Me bigga man." he said to his
wife. "Wannta me for pleeceman,
fireman."
Picking up his pen. he wrote
across the front of the question:
nafre, In Italians
sEither one"
Evening star., 1918-01-08
Ignored All Queries;
Ready When Wanted

sTm ready whenever you want
me-" wrote a local regfstrant
across the front Of his question
naire. And 80 sent 1t to his local
board, without answering 20
much as one question Of the
scores which constitute the d0cu-
ment.
"What's the use Of me nllfnE
all this toutf- the reSistrant In re-
ported to have told his ofhce
mites. 81 have no claims for cx-
emption. and I'm ready to go
whenever called"
The registrant has been notified
that he must fill out his Gues-
tiOnnnire. no matter whether he
has any claims for deferred clas-
sification or not.
Uncle Sam lis requesting regis
trants to give certain informn-
tiGn about themselves. To give
the answers which Uncle sam
wants In the patriotic duty of
every reEistrant.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
Sterling's Amendment Adopted.

An amendment by Senator Sterling
permitting holders of claims to combine
with the consent of the Secretary of
Interior for the purpose of construc-
ing pipe lines and refineries was
adopted
Senator Thomas vigorously opposed
the Sterling amendment and sections
limiting lessees' stocks in refining COM
panies, declaring that he did not be-
lieve Congress should penalize a man
| for buying stock. His motion to strike
out the sections was rejected.
The Senate also rejected Senator
kirby's amendment which would have
authorized the President to develop.
mine and operate coal and oil properties
on public lands when the public ext
gencies require it.
An amendment by Senator King pro-
viding that no public mineral lands
can be withdrawn by the President or
any reserve created except by act of
Congress was accepted. Another amend
ment by the Utah senator providing
for the ceding of all unreserved pub
lie lands to the states was defeated.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
IN AID OF REfATRIATES.
Red Cross to Cooperate With
France in Providing Them Shelter.

Work of aiding French authorities to
shelter 500 repatriates who are sent
daily to strange provinces has been be-
gun by twenty-one American Red Cross
delegates who arrived in remote parts
of France the day before Christmas. ac-
cording to an announcement from the
Red Cross headquarters. The dele
gates dispatched to the new work have
been instructed to cooperate with the
projects and voluntary agencies in pro-
yiding beds, bedding. chairs, tables and
stoves to the propertyless families.
Food clothing and fuel also are sup
piled where needed
OF the 1900 men. women and chill
dren repatriated daily, half find friends
or relatives. The other half are quar-
tered in rural districts.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
Publication Forbidden.

Concerning the most recent bomb at
tack by German flying machine on
London nothing may be published"
Attention Is drawn to the frequent
ill-humor at the front often caused when
1t appears. from the selection of cap
tions for the reports of the war events,
that the press out of need for sensa-
ton or awkwardness does not permit
the recognition of which event is the
most important"
The publication and discussion of the
resolutions adopted in strike meeting
of the Leipzig unions and of a telegram
sent to the imperial chancellor are not
permissible"
'The publication is to be avoided of
anything concerning the state of the
clothing material business and concern
ing the purchase of clothing material
In the occupied districts as well as In
Switzerland"
advertisements of Undertaking es-
adjustments which seek the remoya
OF the bodies of fallen soldiers are not
to be accepted"
1T is not desired to discuss or even
to mention the German importations
from abroad, especially from Holland"
Evening star., 1918-01-08
Chinese Steamer Is Sunk,

SHANGHAI. January s.-The China
Merchants Navigation Company's
steamer Poochi was sunk in collision
Saturday with the same company's
steamer HsinchanK In the lower
Yangtse Kiang. 1t Is estimated tha
one hundred lives were lost. including
the captain. chieftofficer and second en-
gineer. The Poochi registered 1,0i9
tons gross
Evening star., 1918-01-08

his welfare. The boy 10 oftsn q poor
correspondent, but the canteen 10 not.
American authors owe an uppayAble
debt to the literature of France. 1t IL
we'll that they should be represented
over there, as a body. by name, even II
the name is only n canteen door. Out Of
this beginning may grow some lasting
memorial OF our obligation and our glad
acknowledgement of the debt.
Evening star., 1918-01-08
Gen. Babbitt to Command Brigade

Brig. Gen. E. B. Babbitt. assistant
chief of ordnance has been selected
to command brigade of artillery in
one of the new regular divisions. His
successor at the War Department has
not been named.
Evening star., 1918-01-08

cerning commencing dissolution of
chaos, ETC.. and strike are worthy of
notice. 1t is requested to always make
such news as English reports. and to
assume an attitude of reserve toward
them and occasionally to add thereto a
critical word"
Evening star., 1918-01-08
Refuses to Review Attacks.

The Supreme Court of the United States
yesterday refused to review the attacks on
Mayor Thompson's order closing saloons
in Chicago on Sunday.