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matter of alarms, according to an
official of the department. II was
something doing every minute"
There were very few spectacular nres
during the year and not single mem
Der of the department lost his life in
line of duty. Only one death occurred
in the department during the Twelve
months that of Private w. II. Bieber
who was killed by his wife.
May 2sth. while attending. a cele-
bration Of the establishment OF an
entire colored company in No. en-
gine house. Chief Wagner was as. seri- i
ously hurt in fall through the pole
hole. necessitating his absence from
duty for a period Of nearly earl three
months. The efficiency of the depart
ment was increased by motorizing Nos.
and 10 engine and Nos. 2 and 6
truck companies. Excellent discipline
was maintained throughout the en-
tire year.
During the month Of January the de-
partment responded to 207 alarms.
thirty-seven of which proved to be
false. and there was not single in
stance in which 1t became necessary
to sound q second alarm, the most
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| disastrous fire during the month doing
damage estimated at $4.650. Three
firemen were injured and four civil
| ians burned or injured. Loses for the
month aggregated $27.240.
The second month Of the year the
number of alarms sounded. was 233,
an increase of twenty-six as COM
pared with the preceding month, and
there was a decrease of seven in the
number of false alarms as compared
with January's record. Losses during
the month totaled $251,745. the total
made larger than the average by the
destruction of a car barn and thirty
four cars Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company in lexington.
and $62.5s5 fire in the w. G. Smith
Piano Company's establishment, at 1917
F street. Nine firemen and seven
civilians were either burned or injured.
Two hundred and thirty-three
alarms, 81 of them false. claimed the
attention of the fire department in
the month of March, the losses
amounting to $25,32a. Not one fire
occurred during the month which
necessitated the sounding Of second
alarm. The department assisted at
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alarms were sounded. eighteen OF
them being false. Four fremen were
overcome by gas while fighting a fire
in old Masonic Temple, and eight
other firemen sustained injuries dur
ing the month. and ten civilians were
burned or hurt :.
Destruction Of Epworth NJ f.
Church South. the partial destruction
Of the Lyceum Theater and the burn.
ing Of the Cameron apartment house
served to make the fire losses in De-
cember far above the average monthly
losses during 1919. Numerous small
fires claimed the attention of the fire.
department during the month, but
only few casualties were reported.
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75c MeritOl Toilet Waters,
most all floral odors in stock;
fancy frosted bottles. TIC
2 for ...............
Meritol Vanity Cream will
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odors and make you comfort t.
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your health and skin. OHc
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Meritol Cold Cream. an ex-
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face, Q jars. wv
Meritol Depilatory, for re-
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2 for
Meritol Violet Cream-This
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z 1or
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DISTRICT FIRE DE-
PARTMENT.

Inauguration of the two-platoon
system was the most interesting event
of the year in the District fire de-
partment. 1t reduced the hours of
labor from twenty-four to ten and
one week and fourteen another, en-
abling them to spend some time at
home with their families. privilege
rot Heretofore enjoyed. The change
IN hours, 1t is stated, greatly increased
the efficiency of the department and
put an end to designations at the end
of each month.
Chief Wagner recalled that there
were fewer big fires in the past year
than usual, although the number OF
alarms sounded was greater. In the
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The year 1919 will go down in the
history of the public schools of
Washington as one of the most try
ing the system has ever been through.
With hundreds of more children in
attendance than in 1918, every build
ing was crowded within six weeks
after the schools opened in Septem-
ber.
Efforts to obtain larger teaching
force and more pay for all employees
of the system were made several
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Meritol Ben.oin and Almond
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the winter for chapped OHc
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Meritol Menthol Cream. just
fine after shaving; cooling,
soothing and healing; makes
the skin soft like velvet; OHo
non-greasy: 3 bottles. wv
Meritol Cucumber Cream.
especially prepared for dark
compilations, has q tendency
to whiten the skin; and ORc
soothing: 2 bottles. So. wv
Meritol Hair Tonic. contains
the necessary drugs to remove
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Meritol Mouth Wash. an
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MeritOl Benx0in Lotion, the
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CAPITAL GRADUALLY
RETURNED TO PEACE
BASLSAFTER THE WAR
NeW Police Census ShOWed Increase
of59,481 in Population, Making
Total of 455,428.
Ciuic Examinations Revived Efforts for Ma.
tional Representation and Citizens ASso-
Citations Obtained Many Members.

Washington during 1919 through gradual process OF
settling peace basis years OF wartime excite
Although signing OF the amce resulted in the departure
OF hundreds OF employees and temporary ofa from
the the exodus not rapid as had been
expected .
The police November took the biennial which DIS
closed population the OF 45542S Ihe previous
Io7 showed population OF 39597, making an IN
of 5oSI for the Oh this increase 47 were
whites and 1904 colored
NATIONAL REPRESENTATION SOUGHT.
With the the civic organizations OF the city were
active during the than they had been since 1917
Early the the Board of Trade Chamber OF Commerce and
Federation Citizens took interest
the campaign Tor the people OF the
District, both in Congress and in the electoral college
Merger OF the Washington Railway and Electric and Capital
Traction also live before the trade and
civic organizations throughout the year
The Public Utilities Commission September completed the
valuations OF railways after five nvesga
on The commission placed valuation OF SI6Ioo ON the
property OF the Washington Railway and Electric Company and
SI4,27O4o5.,I the Capital Traction Company
TEN THOUSAND CITIZENS JOIN ASSOCIATIONS.
In months OF the year the citizens associations
membership drive which than doubled their
membership They started the drive November with es
mated combined strength 5000 1t estimated that than
members obtained
Another Of cy-wde interest the nomination,
December OF Dr. John Van Sack president OF the board OF
education w. Gardiner the board Of Com
1hssoners DIR. Van Schack is awaiting confirmation by the
Senate.
Although housing congestion nearly Wash
ngton during 1919 during the building not
undertaken sufficient the demand for houses
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7Bc Monarch Atomixer, will an
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every home should have one;
useful for cold in head. sore
throat or catarrh; gives IT,
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26c Halves Gold Bust.
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Tor ............. ~
25c Cartef's Little
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stipation; 2 0E.
35c Knolin Plaster, re-
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hammation; 2 *.
Tor
Zoe Carpenters Liquid
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Q for. ~@S
35c Improved Dobell's
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25c Solution soda
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15c Soda Mint I6.
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35c Cascara Tablets,
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26c Hiker's Foot Tab
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c,sseep sse Mutt 2 for 26c
catsrfs ses Gu5nHy 5si1y for 3Ic
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S I a n C e, the
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you to another
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The Washington times., 1920-10-16
CLEANING CYLINDERS.

When the cylinder head OF a motor
Is detached for the purpose of remoy-
ing the carbon deposit. II will be
noticed that during the process OF
scraping the piston. etc. the tapped
holes on the top of the cylinder cast
ing soon get full OF oily carbon. water,
etc, causing trouble TO remove when
II is decided to insert the holding
down set screws. writes II. o. Allen,
In the current issue OF American
Motorist. To obviate this have used
short screws without heads on but
with a screwdriver slot cut in them,
and screw them in flush with the
top of the cylinder casting before
scraping operations are commenced.
After the decarbonizing Is completed.
the grub screws can be. removed,
when holes will be found to be free
from dirt.
The Washington times., 1920-10-16

compressed and instead OF each leaf
working as separate unit. the lower
leaves OF a rusty spring are held fast
to the upper leaves. The reaction
from the compression OF such a spring
Is many times greater than the reac-
tion of clean. well-lubricatsd spring
where the leaves are allowed TO slip
on one another as they should.
The first step towards remedy Is
to keep mud and dirt and all foreign
matter away from the springs. This
can be done effectively by covering
them with boot. Some supply stores
carry covers to mt a good range OF
sizes of springs. but IL you can't buy
able to make them yourself, sewing
them together of leather or good
grade OF leather substitute, advises
Motor Life magazine, The advantage
of the latter material is that II is
much cheaper than leather. and being
waterproof, It will keep dirt and
moisture away from the springs. 1t
Isn't a very big Job to make suitable
spring covers. specially IL you can get
some Of the members % the family
to the point that they will
sew the covers together on the sew
ing machine. Since the fabrication on
springs protected in this way will re-
main in place a very long time and
will not gather grit and dirt, the
slight expense and trouble which the
making and fitting OF the boots will
entail will be we'll worth the effort.
The Washington times., 1920-10-16
CHARGING RATE
DOES HARM TO BATTERY
Expert Says II Is Prolific Cause
of Car Trouble.

THE way that battery OF mine
heats up is a caution" said a dis
gruRtled motorist a few days ago to
Manager II. B. Hart OF the Presto
Lite service station. 81 can't under
stand it,"
Caution" objected Mr.. Hart. sis
just what 1t isn't. Lack of caution,
or precaution. is the whole cause OF
the trouble. Most likely your gener-
ator is overcharging the battery.
TOO high a charging rate, like any
other form OF speed, causes overhead
ing. which not only hastens the natu-
raj wearing out OF battery, but is
likely to result in carbonizSd sepa-
rators. buckled plates and disinte-
grated positives. You see, It's Sc
rious matter.
"Of course a certain amount of
heating must naturally accompany
the charging of a battery even at the
low normal rates, but when the tenn
perature gets beyond a certain point
IL makes trouble. Adjustments OF
the charging rate should be made
in each case for the average condi-
tiOns under which the car is to be
driven. so that the correct rate for
one car might be too high for an
other of the same model
AN excessive charging rate Is the
storage battery's greatest enemy.
Remember that overheating is the
warning that the enemy is with you.
and that you may rely on the service
station as your ally in dealing with
it"
The Washington times., 1920-10-16
DETROIT HAS RIVAL
ASIAN AUTO CENTER
Indiana Now Has Twenty-three
Passenger Car Factories,
Mostly in indianapolis.

OF the 157 varieties of passenger
cars manufactured in the United
States IS come from the State OF Mich
igan. Indiana is next in line with 23
passenger car factories. Ohio has 22
New York has Is, with Illinois and
Pennsylvania tied at 10.
These figures. supplied by the La
Fayette Motors Company of Indian
apolis, dispel the popular notion that
the bulk of the automotive industry is
located in the Detroit region. Al
though Michigan holds a big lead over
her sister commonwealths there are
122 concerns in other States making
passenger automobiles.
The sudden rise of Indiana and Ohio
indicates that skilled motor builders
and other workmen essential to the
production Of fine passenger cars are
finding a wider field for their talent
Indianapolis, long known to laboring
men as a desirable home, has attract
ed thousands of experienced crafts
men.
Everyone who visits the Lafayette
factory at Mars Hill, a suburb Of In
dianapolis. remarks that the Slavic
and Italian elements are conspic-
uously absent and the workers are
almost 100 per cent American born.
The Washington times., 1920-10-16
So CENT GAS HAILED
AS PURE NONSENSE
Conference Of Oil and Car Manufac-
turers Finds Situation Not at
All Alarming.

At recent meeting attended BY
representatives OF tho Society Of Au-
tomotive Engineers, the American Pc
troleum Institute and the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce,
the following points were brought
out:
| !. The present shortage and neces-
sity for increasing the price OF gaso-
line are the result of too little drilling
last year and are, therefore, only tenn
porary. There may be temporary
| shortages on the Pacific Coast and
here and there throughout the coun-
try.
2. The figures show shat Of the
| crude oil refined last year the gaso-
line from each gallon was % per cent.
In the Eastern section II was % per
cent; on the west coast only IL per
cent, whereas in the Midwest, where
production is biggest, 35 per cent of
gasoline was taken from each gallon
Of crude oil. With the East and West
coast companies using the cracking
process so generally used in the Mid
West section, a great increase in the
quantity Of gasoline is assured
3. 1t is not believed that gasoline
will go above 35 or SO ceRts at retail.
The 5O-cent talk is nonsense.
4. Gasoline consumption during the
last twelve months was less than pro-
duction.
8. One prominent oil man stated
that. as the present situation is the
result Of an emergency, the bid price
on oil will remain high, but with the
present bid price OF $3.50 per barrel
for crude oil in the Midwest field
more active drilling. with the result
ant increased production. will follow.
@. The same oil man stated that
with this increased production will
come a lower price for gasoline. He
believes that next year, 1921, gasoline
should again sell at less than 80 cents
per gallon.
Z. The oil men advise the use OF
gasifiers; more careful designing OF
motors for greater economy in fuel
consumption; that truck users should
be warned against running motors
when trucks are not moving, and that
carburetor adjustment for economy
should be a general practice with all
cars.
8. The automobile manufacturers
suggested the need for a better grade
OF gasoline, as the present fails of
clean combustion and reaches the
crank case, diluting the lubricating
oil, with resultant damage to bear
ings; that the oil people should in
form us at least a year or two in ad-
vance of the quality Of gasoline that
will be offered.
The Washington times., 1920-10-16

This Is substantiated by looking over
any OF the time cards at the various
factory clocks; practically every name
is easily pronounced. This skilled and
Intelligent class OF labor Is gwen by
T.. c. Howard. vice president OF the
Lafayette Company, as one OF the
principal reasons for locating In the
Indianapolis suburb
In addition to Lafayette the Mar
mon. Stutz. Premier. National. Cole
and III. C. S. plants are located In the
Hoosier metropolis.
The standing by States in the pas
senger car race is as follows:
Michigan, 35; Indiana, 23; Ohio. %;
New York. Is; Illinois. 10; Pennsyl-
vania. 10; Missouri. 8; Wisconsin. 6;
New Jersey. 3; Connecticut. 8; Massa-
3.
Kentucky. Oklahoma. Georgia and
Virginia have two each; the States
having single plants are South Caro-
lima, Vermont. Texas, California, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana. Della
ware, Arkansas and Maryland.
The Washington times., 1920-10-16
WALKER SHOWROOM
OPENS OCTOBER IS
Headquarters for Lafayette
Cars on Connecticut Avenue
Model of Kind.

with the formal opening OF the
Monday, October IS. another snow
room at 1517-1s Connecticut avenue
Mondaq. october IS, another show
place will be added to Washington's
automotive group.
The new showroom In which La
Fayette motor cars will be displayed
is indeed a beautiful one and quite
beyond criticism as to arrangement
and decoration. No expense has been
spared to make II a model OF It's KIND
and one Is at once impressed with the
richness of the furnishings. which are
quite in keeping with the beautiful
Lafayette models to be displayed.
During the days and evenings or
the week of October is to 23, inclu-
sive, the Lafayette display will be
visited by all motorists Interested In
seeing the superb Lafayette models
and acquainting themselves with the
mechanical features and coach work
which characterize this car.
The walker Motor Company, with
the Lafayette car and an admirable
personnel, consisting of John e.
Walker, president and treasurer, and
Robert U. Geib. secretary. is assured of
a most brilliant future.
The Washington times., 1920-10-16
Drivers of Automobiles Should Illustrate Fitness
b. l.. j. FAULKNER.

1t is high time that the District of Columbia awoke
to the of life and limb, of which ignorance is the
main contributory cause.
novice go to the District Building and
secure legal permit allowing him to drive automobile
anywhere within the District lines This laxty in issuing
licenses is one fraught with many dangers.
The man who a stationary engine must pass a
rigid examination that it is safe to that the
boiler will not explode under his management yet any
with the payment of nominal drive through
the streets of Washington in control of an engine that has
more power for doing damage than dreamed Of
in the lexicon of stationary engines and boilers
Under the present laws inmate of st. Elizabeth s.
possessed OF homcidal tendencies if at liberty could
to the License Bureau and by simply making the non
supported statement that he had driven for weeks
would the right wild through the streets of
Washington he fit.
1t is manfestly impossible for the city police in
adequate in numbers the City of Washington has,
watch every automobile driver at all times In fact it
would require almost officer for each machine
1t is only after the inevitable happens that it is dis
covered that the driver inefficient
For years London, England has had rigid traffic laws
governing the driving of vehicles of all classes that would
be well to copy in this country The driver secure
license there, must take examination at Scotland Yard
not only clear knowledge of his engine and
its CONTROL but undergo all classes of tests. Dummies
erected and other examples of likely accidents illus
tated graphically for his guidance and he must show
perfect knowledge of all traffic regulations by actual tests
He also must demonstrate his absolute control of car
all sorts of emergencies Besides this his character be
endorsed by at least two reputable citizens
1t is not necessary perhaps, that the District of Co
lumba should exact examination of its drivers
but it certainly should be reasonably certain by actual
demonstration that the who drives car through
the streets of Washington is capable efficient and careful
Here is work for the District Commissioners that will
bear fruit thousand fold if they naugurate police
laon requiring every applicant for drivers license to
show the Commissioner of Lcenes that he is entitled by
chs To foEa
himself the responsibility that the granting of licenses
imparts. ,-.4
The Washington times., 1920-10-16
COVERING LENCTHENS
LIFE OF AUTO SPRING
Dirt Between Leaves Cause Of Much
Tr0uble--Lubricatio Must
Not Be Neglected.

The leaves of an automobile spring
are intended to slide upon one aother
when the car is in motion. Many car
owners allow the springs to get dirty
to go without fabrication and to be-
come very rusty. The leaves become
so dirty that instead of sliding on
each other, they work almost as IL
they were one solid piece of steel.
Then. when the car strikes hole or
a bump in the road the springs are