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Evening star., 1918-08-25
POLI'S.

Beginning tonight at Polls Oliver
Morosco will present watch Your
Neighbor.. q new comedy by Leon
Gordon and LIE Roy Clemens. watch
Your Neighbor" is said to be the mer-
riest kind OF . melodramatic farce,
which has to do with the war. The
locale of the story is in England and
Geneva. Switzerland. 4 young Vic
toria cross hero is assigned to duty
in the secret service. Quite acci-
dentally he stumbles into a con-
spiracy to delivery victory to the
central powers via the peace propa-
Eenda route, and to complete his IN
vestigations he personates a silly-ass,
foppish Englishman. His dexterity
pearance and actions enables him TO
throw off all suspicion and to gain
admission to a secret meeting OF the
scheming socialists Suspected OF
being a spy. he faces disaster, but
the loyalty of a young woman whom
he had met and proposed to two years
previously saves his neck. Later he
hears the plotting of the German
agents and by daring move he pro-
cures important documents. when. II
permitted to go their designed course,
would mean ruin TO the allies Sur
rounded in the apartment of the girl.
he manages finally to effect an es-
cape by a clever ruse. in which a
goldfish affectionateiy named Edith"
passing off for a bomb. and couple
of revolvers play leading roles.
Leon Gordon. co-author of the new
play. and who also appears in the
leading male role. is the pivot Tor
the entire action of the piece.
Mr.. Morosco has given this new
attraction the usual Morosco standard
of productions. while, aside from Mr..
Gordon, the company is said to be
an excellent and an unusually large
one. The cast will include Mary
Servoss. Harold vosburgh. Stanley
Harrison, Ruby Hallier. Gerald Prtng.
Leah winslow. Douglass Ross Ar
thur Le Roy. Beatrice Ebert, Fred
erick Esmelton and many others.
Evening star., 1918-08-25

celebrities as Earl Kearns. George
Slocum. Harry Stratton. Jack JOEL.
Mat Farnum and Murray Belmont.
Such burlesque queens at Florence
Pointer. Effie Richardson. Sadie De-
voc, Edith Balton and Mabel Davis
head the troupe. Thirty dainty maid
ems with just enough costume to COM
ply with the conventions make up the
beauty chorus. which is said to be
one OF the liveliest on the circuit.
The usual double bill with skit in
each half will be presented. twice
daily throughout the week. THE
Broadway Duo" will be an added at
traction.
The Casino Theater is attracting
larger audiences each week as a re-
suit of the consistent policy of the
management to present real live bur-
lesque shows of the highest standard
Evening star., 1918-08-25
Musical Season Program.

T. Arthur Smith announces for the
musical season 191S-19: The Phila-
delpiia Orchestra's five concerts. with
Tosca Seidel. Olga Samaroff, Pardova
Fritsch and Thaddeus Rich as SOLO
lists. New York Symphony Orchestra.
with Heifetz. Mabel Garrison, Josef
Hoffman and Levitsky. as soloists.
The ten star concerts will incluae
Nine. MatZenauer. Leginska, Marcia
Van Dresser. Marie Barrentios, Hans
Kinder. Louis Graveure, Max Rosen
and Wolf Ferraris. one-act operetta,
THE Secret of Suzanne"
Evening star., 1918-08-25
NEXT WEEKS ATTRACTIONS.

POLfS-A new Arthur Hammerstein
musical play entitled Sometime"
the book and lyrics by Rida Johnson
Young and score by Rudolf Friml,
will be presented at Polls Sunday
evening, September /. The cast in
cludes such farceurs and musical
comedy notables as Audrey Maple.
Frances Cameron. Mae West, Her
bert Cortheil. George Rosener, John
Merkyl, Mildred LeGue, De Haven
and Nice and William Dorian.
The chorus will comprise forty re-
freshingly stunning girls magnifi-
Gently gowned up to this very mo-
ment in the dressmaker's art. An or
chestra of twenty-five under the
leadership of Herbert Stothart- will
interpret the twenty-odd lifting mel
odies of the composer. Rudolf Friml.
BELASCO-William Collier is COM
ing to the Belasco next week in new
CONTINUED on Sixth Page)
Evening star., 1918-08-25

Tuneful music. pretty girls and
scenic and costume beauty are prom
ised in 1.-The Girls from Joyland" at
the Lyceum Theater this week, begin
ming with matinee this afternoon.
Bill Gilbert is the head of the cast
and Billie Davis is prima donna.
'"The Submarine F A." capt. Kids
Ship" Paris by Night" are three of
the interesting scenes featured. The
book of the play is by Sim Williams.
who also is the producer.
In the cast are Jean Pollock. SOU
brette: Joe Dolan. Tom Barrett and
Sadie Rose. ingenue. with q large. at
tractively costumed chorus. Natl
nees will be given daily.
Evening star., 1918-08-25
LILLIAN GISH
strand CNnz)

the pen Of Billy X. Wells and have
been entitled Putting 1t over" and
"A Whirl of the Golden West" and 1t
is promised that each will prove a
veritable Incubator of mirth. The
musical numbers, an important part
of the program. are by Hal Dyson,
while the many effective dance num-
bers are sponsored by Raymond Pc
rez. Solly Ward, a clever comedian
and an established favorite. heads the
capable cast, which includes Harry
Coleman, Esther Irving Wood. Kitty
Mitchell, Dolly Fields, Peggy West
and the Harmony Singers-Hunter,
Lewis and Roberts.
For the chorus Manager Cooper has
selected the prettiest and most vi
vacious girls obtainable and they con-
tribute an important part to the sue
cess Of the general program. Tho
show is said to be rich in special fea-
lures. principal among which is The
Pirates Midnight Ball." a musical
Evening star., 1918-08-25

terlude; the Carcinetti brothers. hat
throwing experts: the pipe organ
recitals and the news pictorial and
real war films.
Today at 3 and Sis pm. the bill at
B. F. Keith's will contain Helen
Ware. Mile. Diane and Jan Rubini.
Lillian Fitzgerald. Bert Swor and all
others laughed at last week.
Evening star., 1918-08-25
Casino.

Uncle Sans Bellies" will consti-
tute the offering at the Casino Thea
ter this week, making it's initial bow
at the Sunday matinee. $3.50 today. AS
Evening star., 1918-08-25
AMUSEMENTS.
Montgomery County Fair,
Rockville
August "a, Is, e and 90

The competition in both Harness and Ian
ming Races promises to b the kssnsst In tAs
history Of the Fair, as some sensational yeune
Irotters and Paoers have besn dsvelspsd dur
ing the summer st the Fair Grounds. and 1an-
The Household Department viii b. . Ans
Demonstration Of what the county d dsinC N
TIE conservation and production Of food d1ffag
these war times.
The Stock and Poultry Department yin sAsv
Q splendid improvement over former yasrs.
Attractions will be hme In nu ubers and Of
best to be had.
Take B. & Q. tr.ins at Union stasisa. Fare
will be reduced.
Take electric cars at a2nd and n or send aad
p sts., which viii be run on 1o-minats schedule.
Evening star., 1918-08-25
CAYETY.

Two lively burlesques are provided
by the Roseland Girls, next weeks at
traction at the Gayety. Both are from
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
OUner's Service Dept.

Hoy would you rig up the celIs?-
John Adlers.
Ii is possible to use dry cells. but
without knowing the make of car
1 cannot tell you how to wire them.
You will need three or four cells
connected in series. One OF the wires
should be connected to the regular
ignition primary and in most cases
the other end would call for ground
ing. Then you can get an ordinary
in either line running from the dry
cells.
have an Overland, and for the
life Of me l cannot find out what
is causing a knock in it that seems
to be right near the dash. 1t might
be in the steering post. but then
do not know what there is in the
post to cause such a knock Can
YOU tell me how to stop this?-Sid
Wright.
I do not know the, model Overland
you have. but in most of them there
is a wooden bGshing I'm the post about
foot or so below the steering wheel.
II the bushing is worn there will be
a knock in the post. 1t is an east
job to replace the worn bushing. Re-
move the steering wheel and detach
the post connections at the dash. If
your model has a screw showing
about a foot down from the wheel,
remove the screw also. because it
holds the bushing in place. Then
remove the stationary part Of the
post and you can see the bushing and
replace It.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
AUTO TRUCK MAKERS
TO MEET REGULARLY
National Auto c. of c. Plans Ex-
change of Ideas.

Regular meetings Of the forty-hve
commercial vehicle manufacturing
members of the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce were decided
upon at a recent meeting Of represen-
tatives called TO discuss matters OF
special interest to this branch OF the
industry. Many motor truck makers
have been admitted as new members
of the organization during the past
year. and one OF the principal objects
of the regular sessions is to promote
better personal acquaintance among
them and afford opportunities for dis
cusslng their particular problems in
greater detail, such as have been en-
joyed by most Of the passenger car
makers in the chamber for many
years.
In recognition OF the growing i'm
portance OF this branch OF the indus
try, two divisions OF the membership
of the n. A. c. c. were created some
time ago-a passenger car division
and a commercial vehicle division.
each in charge Of a second vice presi-
dent A great deal of the activity OF
the association and OF special commit
tees at work in Washington now CEN
ters around the motor truck.
Adyisability Of holding truck shows
in New York and Chicago next winter
was discussed at the recent meeting
but no action was taken. Appoint
ment Of a subcommittee to investi-
gate and report on several matters OF
trade interest was agreed upon.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
UNITED STATES TIRE co.
HELPS RELIEVE CONGESTION

In order to help relieve railroad con-
gestion and at the same time insure
prompt deliveries of tires to their
dealers, the United States Tire Com
pany has established a system of mo-
tor truck transportation between De-
troit and New York.
The f1rst truck, loaded with 400
pounds Of tires, arrived in New York
wednesday noon from the big De-
troit factory of the tire company,
after encountering the fiercest SHOWS
OF the winter on the way east. The
big vehicle was equipped with ''Nobby
Cord pneumatic truck tires and de-
spite the strenuous work they were
called upon to perform, neither truck
nor tires showed signs of wear.
The run from Detroit to Buffalo was
made in twenty-eight and one-half
hours. excellent time when the con-
ditions are taken into Consideration.
But between Buffalo and Albany the
truck experienced the worst roads and
heaviest SHOWS of the trip. Snow
drifts completely obscured- the road
bed. making It impossible for the
driver to avoid the ruts. This not
only slowed down the speed Of the
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
MANY Will TRAVEL
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
Auto Dealers Predict Unusual Mum.
Der of Summer Tourists.

Information gathered from many
sources indicates that the coming
season win be one of unusually
heavy trafic on the main through,
connected highways Of the country
on the part Of tourists. Automobile
manufacturers point to the large
number of retail sales made to in
dividuaIs purchasing with the idea
of makinga cross country trip dur
ing the year.
Hotel and garage men upon such
routes as the Lincoln Highway are
preparing for the largest volume of
business they have ever been called
upon to care for, and the national
offices of the Lincoln Highway As
sociations. in Detroit report a larger
number of inquiries by mail for road
information than has ever before
been received SO early in the year.
Interest in the historical events
Of the earlier life of the country has
been greatly enhanced by the his
tory now in the making overseas.
owners seem inclined to
travel long distances to visit the
scenes of past events connected with
the upbuilding of the country. The
national parks also seem assured of
a greater number OF visitors than in
any previous season.
A large portion of the traffic to be
expected over the Lincoln Highway
during the coming year can be cred
tied to the fact that this great trans
road is the main avenue
of travel leading to a great variety
of interesting points. Along the
route through New Jersey and Penn
syIvania are to be found numberless
associations Of the events OF Revo-
lutionary and Civil war days. The
battlefield of Gettysburg. Pa. will
be visited by thousands during 1918.
reaching this point by motor car
over the Lincoln Highway.
Every effort has been made 10
open and put in condition the main
feeder routes leading from the Lin
coin Highway to the Yellowstone
National Park for the benefit of the
tourists. The feeder roads to the
park leave the Lincoln Highway at
Cheyenne, Wyo.; Laramie, Wyo., and
Salt Lake City. Utah. All of these
drives will undoubtedly be very pop
ular. A great number of Lincoln
Highway tourists headed for the
Pacific Coast will detour from the
Lincoln Highway to pass through
the Yosemite National Park, en-
route by way OF the Tioga road,
which is now open and will be found
in good condition for travel.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Harry Gusack Descrihe es
His Journey Over There
Former Washington Newspaper Man Writes
interestingly of Life Overseas with
Pershing's Forces in France.

.letin would say, "Col. Roosevelt
has a bum listener and will have
to be operated upon" Next day.
"CoL Roosevelt's listener fixed up
and he can now eat soup without
hearing the noise" Next day. The
Coils listener is in very had con-
dition (signed by four physicians,
three nurses and eighteen order
lies" Next day. Col. Rooseyelt's
listener o. K" Next day. Kill bull
letin of yesterday saying Col.
Roosevelts listener o. X. Should
have read K. o." Then again one
day It contained the startling in
formation that Providence, Oshkosh
and Kalamazoo had saved more
sugar in the past six months than
the Esquimaux had manufactured
in the past six years, or something
along those lines.
Meets ID. c. Boys.
after arriving in France the
first day 1 ran into several Wash
ington boys. among them being
Sutton who was stan photographer
on the Post, and who is a FIRST lieu
tenant in the Aviation section. We
spent several days together. Here at
headquarters 1t seems like every bird
you met is either a Washingtonian
or else has been in the government
service down there at one time or
another"
Gusack diseredits as bunk" all
talk about the appalling drunken
ness" among our troops in France
and declares the morale OF the
American troops is better and high
er than any other army in the
world. He declares the chocolate
parlors are the most popular re-
freshment joints in France.
by the way" Gusack concludes,
II have met several Washington
newspaper men here, and the first
thing they want to know is how
is everything at the Press Club.
and Is Washington really dry. l
suppose Baltimore is still getting a
big play and the importation of
liquor is worrying my old buddie.
Ray Pullman. to death. / will write
him soon. Have to stand in good
with the police, SO / can come
back"
Gusack says so far as the war is
concerned, I'm not in a position to
say anything about 1t. It's really
such a vast thing that it appears
too big to write about and do 1t
justice. The French and English
are wonderful. but just wait until
our boys get properly started" His
last words are: Come on over"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
AUTO DEMAND LIKELY
TO EXCEED SUPPLY
Price Trend Up but How Much
Problematic.

.'The first few days Of warm
weather convinced every automobile
man in the country that the demand
for automobiles this year Is going
to be greatly In excess Of the sup
ply, said e. Newmyer. local dis
tributor Of the Mitchell.
when demand exceeds supply, even
under normal conditions. that means
increased prices. But when demand
exceeds supply under wartime con-
ditions, 1t is pretty had to predict
Just how prices will advance
And the demand for automobiles
can't help but exceed the supply.
In the first place the people Of Amer
lea need automobiles now, more than
ever before. There Is more work
to be done, and there are fewer peo-
pie to do the work. That means
simply this that each and every pair
Of US must do more. We virtually
need an extra pair of hands and an
extra pair Of feet; and an automo-
bile supplies that want better than
anything yet invented. So the de-
mand will most certainly exceed the
supply.
''Then in the second place the short
age of railroad equipment means not
only that it will be increasingly diff
ficult to get cars out to their ulti-
mate owners, but also that II is in
creasingIy difficult to get raw ma
terial into the factories. Material
that factories received by freight a
few months ago now must come In
by express. That increased cost In
raw material must be carried through
Up to the selling price Of the fin
ished product.
out at the Mitchell factory we
are doing everything possible TO hold
prices down. In fact, We are proud
to show that Mitchell prices have
not increased since last July. That
doesn't mean, however. that prices
are not likely to increase any mo-
ment. And that's why We are urg-
ing early and prompt purchases.
But. with all of these apparent
difficulties, automobile manufact
are entering upon their production
plans with a 'win-the-war' spirit. At
the very worst all OF us back home
are infinitely better of than the boys
in the trenches. We are pinched now
and then, to be sure: but our prin-
cipal business now is to win the
war; and regardless OF how it may
hurt any of US individually or as
groups, we're always going to remem-
Der how much more fortunate we
are than the boys over there"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Car Owners Must Take Care.
To Keep Down Power Losses

this, unit Is not kept well IubiIcated
and properly running Il becomes a
prodigious waster. When there IL any
arrangement in the Transmission. bear
ings worn. shafts out OF alignment.
etc, power wastes are enormous.
Next In line come the universaIs. ana
these must be kept packed with the
proper lubricant all the time. The
rear axle unit must be at least three
times a year cleaned out with kerosene
and have fresh lubricant
When anything goes wrong with the
rear axle its consumption OF power Is
almost unbelievable. In this connec-
ton the wheel bearings must be kept
in good condition; jack up the rea
wheels and try them occasionally 10
see that they move freely.
There hardly is any need TO men
ton 70 the experienced motorist thar
brakes which are not free will drag
against the drum and literally cat On
gasoline. A brake drag is 80 rasr 10
discover--simply jack up the wheel and
spin IL around, listening for a scrap
ing noise as 1t spins.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
CAR OUTPUT FOR
1918 TO BE LESS

Just what is meant BY the am
nouncement Of the National Aufr-
mobile Chamber OF Commerce tie.
voluntary curtsilment Of passsr.
ger car output has been arrauu,,|
aggregating 30 per cent of the man
ufacturers' schedules fer the r.
naming months OF the autOmobr
year which ends July 81? One co.
the financial agencies figures It out
thus:
In the calendar year 1917 pass.p-
ger car manufacture tOtaled ]. .6ss. .nnp
cars. but in the closing months las.
year, and thus far this year. Tho
output has~been at rate substau-
TALLY below such figure. and
schedules for the coming months
were at a level below the 1917 tota
Therefore, agreement TO curta
80 per cent OF UncompIetcd -rlrd-
uIes for period between now and
July 81 means a rate OF production
not over 65 per cent Of tho 1917
total at most. ana while an estl-
mate for the aggregate uurLut %
the country as a whole b. difiruIr
il is likely that production IN rr.
coming months will be between 30
per cent and So Ter cent OF tn rate
prevailing last year.
This would mean an OUTPUT a. =
rate per annum Of between 500 Duu
and 100000 cars. This. w.rIr
600. 900 to 100000 under tho l0r-
figures. is a bigger total than fn-
any year up 70 that which ended
June 80. 1916. when 1900. 900 care
were turned out.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24

last half of the journey, but added
materially to the strain on the truck
and tires.
The United States tire truck follow
ed an army convoy of sixty trucks
out Of Buffalo, leaving them at Am
sterdam, few hours before arrival in
New York.
Throughout the winter the United
States Tire Company has been a
leader in urging the use OF motor cars
and trucks to alleviate traffic conges-
tion on the railroads. In and around
Detroit. where the congestion of the
railroad yards blocked traffic for
weeks at time, the Detroit factory
of the Uniteds States Tire Company
supplied the automobile plants in the
city and suburbs by car and truck
Foreseeing the probable congestion
early last fall, the company officials
stocked ell their branches with tires,
enabling them to make prompt and
certain deliveries to customers, de-
spite embargoes and delays by rail.
The company's enormous fleet of cars
and trucks has helped greatly in de-
livery work during the past few
months.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24

I have had more than my share
of valve spring trouble which un-
derstand is unusual. I have an eight
and have broken four springs al
ready. What causes this? Would
oiling help? Or do you think 1t is
the heat?-Van Ness.
1 do not doubt for a moment that
the trouble is caused by a poor set
of springs tempered too much 1t
is not often that one owner has so
much valve spring trouble, but then
enough to get some of a bad lot Of
springs. 1t is not the heat and the
springs do not need oiling.
/. What gravity is a storage bat
terry supposed to test when fully
charged?
2. Must all the cells test exactly
the same?
,. II the black stuff on the top
chips of does it do any HARM
]. F. A.
l. Between 1850 and 1900.
2. Two or three points difference
is allowable.
3. The black substance Is a tar
covering. 1t does not matter il
small pieces chip off.
What is there in a lighting gen.
orator that can cause a knocking
and grinding noise? 1 will admit 1
have never looked at the generator.
which is an Autolite. but l cannot
see that there is any part to cause
the noise.-Puzzled.
II you forgot or neglected to oil
the armature bearings. 1t Is quite
likely that one or both have run so
dry as to wear and permit the arma-
ture to drop down and touch the
pole shoes. This would give you a
combination of a knock and scrap
ing sound and is about all that might
cause it.
Is 1t possible to remove the bat
terry from a car and while it Is being
fixed up. use dry cells for running?
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24

Tell the mothers that each and
here" have taken on weight and
appear to be in finer shape than ever
before in their lives
Harry Gusack. former Herald re-
porter, sends this message in an in
teresting letter sent from the gem
eral headquarters Of the American
expeditionary forces in France. The
letter Is dated March and carries
an exceedingly encouraging tone with
regard to conditions among Amer
lean soldiers in France.
LIS Field Clerk.
Mr.. Gusack, as many other news
paper men. was enlisted as a field
clerk. He has worked in the news
paper field here in Washington for
several years and has held respon-
sible positions. not only on The Her
aid. but also on the Post and Star.
"As you know" Gusack confides
to his newspaper friends, my ex-
pectations before leaving Washing
ton were very high and am glad
to say that so far everything has
more than come up to the aforesaid
expectations. We had a very pleas
ant trip across the pond (notice
how nonchalantly ! say 'pond) and
say. boys, IL it's the last thing you
do before you cash in, take the trip
over Just once.
You can read all about II for
the rest OF your life. but you have
to cross 1t 10 thoroughly appreciate
the beauty OF the ocean. Boys. every
wave had a movement all its own,
and I never tired of looking at them,
especially at night. when you can
see the phosphorus in the water
The first time / saw it thought /
had 'em again.
Trip Exciting.
'The trip over was very exciting.
Usually at midnight the clock would
be set up some minutes or hours
there being about six hours differ
ence in the time on this side Of the
ocean. When I am eating supper
you poor birds in Washington are
eating lunch. However. about the
exciting trip.
Upon getting up in the a. m. Cusu-
ally about 10 or II, or perhaps III
We would take a good walk on the
Lemonade" deck of the boat to
work up an appetite. BY that time
the wireless bulletin would be post
ed and would contain very exciting
news.
For instance-one day the bull