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The Washington times., 1921-10-31

A daughter has been born to Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Davis at the Chateau
Dauzac. near Bordeaux. France. Re.
fore her second marriage Mrs. Davis
was popular in Washington as the
wife OF the late Edouard de Billy.
French high commissioner.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31

After visiting Switzerland and italy,
Mrs. George Xavier McLanahan has
arrived at the Hotel de France ct dc
Choiseul, Paris.
The Washington times., 1921-10-31

The engagement is announced of
Miss Agnes NJ. Carpenter, daughter OF
Continued on Page 1o)
The Washington times., 1921-10-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Titus, of Cal
ifornia. have reopened their house,
l775 N street, for the season and Mrs.
Titus sister. Miss Theresa Rooney,
Joined them there on Saturday.
-
Mobile Tomasso Asserto, third sec
retary of the Italian embassy, enter
The Washington times., 1921-10-31

Brig. Gen. Charles J. M. Payot
transportation expert Of the French
army. is a guest OF Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Charles q. Dawes at the New
Willard.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
WEEK PUTSSTRAIN
ON CURB FIGURES
Persistent Selling and Pro-
fessional Operations Gives
Market Severe Test.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Prices in
the New York Curb Market were put
70 severe strain during the cur
rent week owing to persistent SELL
ing from many quarters but more
particularly from professional oper-
ators who made much Of a rather
conSlomerate mass OF conflicting
financial news. Several new low
prices were recorded in leading is
sues and at times the undertone OF
the general market was the heaviest
noted during the summer period.
There was practically no public buy
Ing and the only support rendered
quotanons at times was that of
short covering by operators who
were satisfied with profits already
made.
Greatest losses occurred during
mid-week and for no other reason
than on general principles the clos
ing sessions exhibited more stability.
although rallies in some instances
were feeble and brought about more
as result Of evening ND of short
Ilnes than anything else. 1t is felt
In trading circles that il will re-
qulre some little time vet before
the market may be expected to make
definite effort toward improve
hieht' Inc general economic situa-
lion Is not such as to offer an in
CentIVe Tor purchasers, although IL
- quite obvious that many stocks
OF known intrinsic value are on the
bargain counter" There seems n
De one consolation felt, however, anu
mat Is prices cannot go down much
Iurtner and that In the event of an
Increase in trading interest it will be
on the constructive side of the ac-
count. There are important favor
able factors underlying the financial
situation and when these begin to
blossom forth above the surface
much OF the gloom that now prevails
may well be expected to evapora-.
stocks 20 feel most pressure dur.
ing the week included Farrell Coal
Glen Alden Coal, Tobacco Products
Export. the Radio issues. Acme
Packing. Motor and Tire issues ant
MeClure's Magazine stock in the in.
dustrial group and Carib Syndicate
Maracaibo Oil. International Pe,ro.
leum. Simms Petroleum, Ryan Con.
solidated and Arkansas Natural Ga,
OF the Oils New low levels fol
the movement, year and for all tim.
We're found in prices for the aboy,
named securities. Mining share,
were hit rather hard also, partfcu
lafly the speculative issues such a,
Epreka Croesus. National Tin, Bos
ton and Montana and some of tn,
Tonopah stocks. but some developed
afirmer tone as the week came to I
close with Boston and Montana an,
National Tin leading in the recovery
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
Greek ENJOY
Teuus Women
Thinks American Wives
KnoU Too Much, He
Tells Reporter.

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 2O.-Ste
ahen Coundouriotis. in charge OF
the Greek consulate at "sshihs
ton. today found much of interest
ip a study of types of women on
the bathing beach in front OF tne
Ambassador. where he and his wite
and little daughter are spending
their vacation.
A reporter asked him: How DO
YOU like the American women! ne
smiled as he looked at his wire.
"How can 1 help but like them
NV wife Is one of them. But L
think American women are a little
too independent. Grecian women
think everything their husbands 90
is lust splendid, but not so with
American women. American women
are learning so much they are los-
ing respect for men-and that Is
disastrous TO complete happiness.
Greek girls are more domestic ana
less nervous than American girls.
What do you think of the pres
emit STYLES of women's clothes?
81 like them when they are not
too exaggerated. II the skirts are
not more than fourteen inches from
the ground they please me.
DO you like jazz?
NO. I cannot say that do.
However, I dance It a little. ] like
the more sedate dancing, the grace
full and the softer, sweeter music.
Jazz is not music. 1t is just noise
that makes you want to shake your
shoulders. And what is graceful
about that"
During the course of the CONVEX
sation it was divulGed that though
Mr.. Coundouriotis is in diplomatic
service, he does not read the edi-
torial or the first page of the news
paper first-he turns to the sport
ing page. On two occasions he was
a member of Greek Olympic teams
in 1906 in Athens and in 1908 in
London, as a pole vaulter. And he
has never lost his interest in sports.
Mr.. Coundouriotis favors disarma-
ment and hopes that all nations
will agree to President Harding's
proposal.
Unless every nation, however,
agrees to disband it's army and de-
stroy its battleships it Is unthink-
able" he added. Mr.. Coundouriotis
said his own country is maintaining
an army of $4,000 and that. con-
trary to public opinion. its financial
position is very strong. import and
export trade having increased 1000
per cent since 1913.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
Declares Ninety-Nine
81 Per Cent Are Defective
Toledo Chief Orders Lamps On All City's
Cars to Be Tested by Device Of
''" Patterson Lens Firm.

surface about fifty feet from a gar
age door or some other solid back
ground.
The Patterson testing device
should be placed direct against the
face of. the hsadlamps. The beam
of light through the two holes In
the device should merge into one
large spot on the garage or barn
door. II two spots of light are
shown the bulb is out of focus.
Motorists value Device.
When the lamp bulbs are III
proper focus in relation to the re-
Hector, the spot of light thrown by
nearly a perfect circle and should
be solid with no holes or rings Sof
fainter light showing.
not only to motorists but to 81 tie.
with the enforced headlight regu-
lation.
states Adopt Law.
One after another States are
realizing the importance of pro-
tecting highways from binding
headlight glare. Among the latest
States to adopt stringent regula-
lions is Ohio. There is a big de-
mand for the focusing device from
all over the country, especially
Ohio, because of its new law.
The Toledo police department
also is making a test of the Pat
terson-Lenz. One Of its fastest
cars is equipped with a set of Pat
tersons. which are proving popular
with the men.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

lss-Experts say that 9inety-nine out
of every hundred motor car head
lamps are out OF focus" said Henry
Herbert. chief of police of Toledo.
in ordering lights on Toledo's TWEEN
-ty-five police cars tested to see that
they are in proper adjustment.
The fact Is that protective meas
ures are wasted when lights are
out Of focus. Improperly focused
headlamps mean not only that good
light is being wasted but that road
courtesy and the precautions, to
make the highways safe are cas-.
to the winds"
Use Device In Test.
o. In focusing the police car head
lamps, the chief pressed into serv-
ice a device that makes the test
simple. 1t 10 a paper disc which Is
provided free OF charge except for
two cents postage to all motorists
by the warner-Patterson Company
Of Chicago, manufacturers Of the
PETERSON Lenz-
With the idea OF performing a ma
tional service to motorists, the PAT
terson focusing device was de-
signed 1t consists of a circular
piece OF cardboard about the size of
standard headlamps. In the mid
die of this paper disc are two small
holes. Printed Instructions for the
use Of the device are carried on the
back side Of the disc.
Give Car background.
The focusing of a lamb bulb is
accomplished by moving the bulb
forward and backward as the case
may require. The car during the
operation should stand on a level
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
PigIron Industry.

The lower prices for pig iron In
duced some consumers, whose stocks
were low, to buy, and there was
greater activity than In many
months, although the market is still
very inactive. Production records
will make better showing this
month than last, but the increase
will be limited and in various quar-
tiers the attitude Is still shown not
to take too optimistic view of i'm
mediate possibilities. Assumptions
are noted, however. in finishing
lines in certain directions and
specifications in few instances are
a trifle more brisk. The lack of
uniformity prevents any positive
prediction and with structural
fabricating shops inquiries remain
disappointing, while the transpor-
tation interests continue to buy
only sparingly. Steel car shops are
operating in a limited way, partly
on repair work. and new equipment
orders are lacking. Revised freight
rates to tidewater II is expected will
be of some help to the export trade.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
loot OF WHISTLE
RESTORES KAISER
Methodical German Sign Man
Raises Rumpus by Quitting
Work On Time.
Special Gable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)

Especial Gable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)
KEEL Aug. 20-In a shipyard
here, a ships painter was occupied
in painting the ships name upon the
bow preparatory to the launching.
As the whistle blew to knock of
work, he promptly laid aside his
brushes and made for home. The
following morning, as the workers
streamed into the shipyard they saw
to their establishment. in new,
brightly painted colors upon the bow
the name Wilhelm ii.
Immediately there was great ex-
citement throughout the yard. The
workers were furious and sent a
delegation demanding of the ship
owners, Wilhelm Helmsoth and Lom-
pany, what they meant by christen-
ing a new ship with the name of the
former Kaiser. The owners, rather
puzzled. explained that they had no
such intention but had named the
ship after the FIRMS owner. Inves-
tigation then revealed that the
whistle had blown at the untimely
moment when the painter was about
to paint the bar in the H" of the
name Helmsoth and that the paint
er's punctual stoppaEe of work had
left the letter as a II.
The workers were satisfied and
agreed to return to their work after
the painter completed his inter
rupted job and the complete name oil
Wilhelm Helmsoth had been clearly
painted upon the bow.
Copyright, 1871
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

O. l have a chance to buy a steam
car in good condition. but ! have
been told that It is impossible TO
drive this kind of car in winter. II
II is left out in the street In cold
weather 1t will freeze up. Is this
right?
4. The pilot light will usually be
enough to prevent freezing ana
there are other methods Of reducing
this danger to the same condition
that exists in any car.
O. My car has a gravity fuel feed
system. I am thinking of installing
a vacuum tank Is there any rea-
son why I can't do this?
4. The vacuum fuel feed system
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

motorists upon the use of the road.
and the only way that he could
suggest as a fair mode of taxation.
according to user, was tax upon
the spirit used. At present he saw
no chance OF changing the system,
but they were entitled to say that
pleasure and commercial motorists
were now paying E10,000.o00 year
to imperial taxation for the purpose
Of improving roads, and they were
therefore entitled to see thar the
money was well spent. properly
spent, and spent not merely in the
relief of local taxation but that a
definite proportion OF IL should be
spent in direct road improvements.
With regard to road improve
ments h, would like to see a mini
mum width of forty feet and he
had pressed the ministry Of trans
port to widen the roads to this ex-
tent before IL was too late. He
also felt that II the new arterial
roads now being proposed were
started on a wrong basis. IL would
be a very great trouble indeed to
get them put back on a proper
basis Of a forty or fifty feet road
such as are being made on the
great western road.
Charles McWhirter, chairman OF
| the finance committee, in present
| ing the accounts for the year. re-
ferred I" their difficulties in regard
to providing the maximum possible
services TO members. and stated
that it was ultimately decided to
adopt the bold course of increasing
all services to members, reorganize
! the whole OF the road services by
| decentralization. and to increase
the status and Importance Of all
their area branch Offices. To carry
out this program 10000 was
drawn and spent from their re-
serves. A large influx Of members
resulted from this policy. which had
been justified by the figures pre-.
scented in the balance sheet. Ir
! spite of the added entrance fee
/ they had 10000 additional members
Their subscription income had in.
| creased by 100000. and they had
been able to carry to reserve a sun
Of 1889. Their investments were
placed at f167,52S.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
ASHDISTRIDUTORS
ERECT UP.TO-DATE1
SERVICE PLANTS
Several Hundred Dealer
Forced to Build Larger
Quarters. i.

Service TO the owner. a cardit
policy Of the Nash Motors compai
is evidenced in the fact that tive,
ty-five Of the company's thirty-thrs
distributors within the past fey
years have erected new. modern and
thoroughly equipped service plants
Almost an equal number Of asso-
ciate distributors have establishet.I
for the benefit and convenience ofJ
owners. splendid new homes. whilsI
several hundred dealers representa-
ing the Nash line in smaller com.
munities throughout the country,l
having outgrown older quarters.
have erected new buildings
Service vital Element.
This. to me, 10 the soundest kind
OF evidence that Nash distributors|
and dealers are thoroughly in &C.
cord with our belief that service
is without question the most vital
element that enters into the mer-
chandisinG Of automobiles" says c.
B. Voorhis. vice president and gen
eral sales manager OF the Nash
Motors Company. "A good product
1 backed by good service will find an
sver-increasing market, a fact which
' applies with equal force TO almost
any commodity that may be offered
the public.
TO render proper service IL is
necessary that the automobile dealer
provide facilities adequate TO care
| for the requirements Of his Gus
toners. In the Nash organization.
during the past four years. there
have been many instances where
the growing business Of the desle1
has made IL necessary for him 70
secure larger quarters. This neces-
sity has found its reflection in the
hundreds of new buildings erected
by Nash distributors and dealers in
all sections Of the country.
Reflect. Dealers Confidence.
This is very gratifying to US
at the factory for two reasons: II
is a sound indication that owners
are being provided with facilities
for service in keeping with the Mash
product and in strict accord with
the policy Of the factory and II is
a direct reflection of confidence on
the part Of the dealer in the Nash
Motors Company and in the future
which lies before him as our repre-
sentative"
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
Shift Valves When Grinding.

Every practical motorist knows
that he cannot expect to make his
valves seat properly If he grinds
them without lifting them off their
seats as he grinds. This operation
is simplified by fitting spring
under the value head so as to At
the valve when pressure is re-
moved
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

Every year the leading tire man
ufacturers warn tire users that
driving in ruts and street car tracks
steal untold mileage from tires. but
nevertheless. every year thousands
Of dollars worth OF tires reach pre-
mature old age in this fashion. The
standard make nf tire IL properly
cared for should last 10000 miles.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

Cdu uC Installed On any car, put L
do not see the need for ii with q
gravity system already in place.
Q. Please tell me how can repair
damaged insulation on the Ford
magnetic?
A. This is a rather difficult opera
ton and the coils are not expensive;
why not get new ones? II you in
sist. however. give the bad spots
three coats of shellac. allowing each
to dry thoroughly before apply the
next.
Q. The starter on my car is
working poorly. 1t seems to have
trouble in turning over the engine
and acts weak. What the matter?
a. Your question is not very spe-
cific. but I would say that your bat
terry probably needs recharging and
needs IL quickly. Try that.
Q. Please settle a bet. A says one
state in this country has more au-
tomobiles than the European coun-
try with the greatest number. B
says nix. Which wins?
A. 4 wins. New York State has
100000 motor vehicles. Great Brit
ain, the biggest European motor
ing country. had just before the
war $4,000 motor vehicles. This
number has not been increased
greatly since the war.
Q. Lately I noticed that my car.
buretor drips when ! stop the mo-
tor. 1t is a Tillotson carburetor on
an Overland and 1 frightened all
joints and still ii seems to leak out
between the carburetor and the CYL
inders. 1 know il is not condensa-
ton because II keeps on drippinl
for a long time
A. The fuel valve (the one oper.
ated by the fioat) does not seat. The
float may be gas logged and thus
doesn't rise to close the valve. the
valve itself may be badly worn OF
cooked over so it doesn't drop into
its seat.
Q. l have a six-cylinder car and
had some misflring trouble. l tried
everything to stop this trouble anC
so did the mechanics but II did moi
stop. A friend of mine suggested
that it might be because the in
take gets cold in front and the ga.
| condenses. What do you think
And what would you suggest
A. Your friend may be right. 4
sufficiently cold air draught Nigh
chill the manifold down to sucl
a low paint that the mixture be
comes half liquid. Try covering tn,
end of the manifold with an ashes
tos sheet.
Q. What can be used on cylinde
head threads and other threads t
make the nuts come off easy?
| A. Graphite is excellent.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

This model entirely features in Sedan
strucon price The nonate windows
notable improvement the style Of construction to be
commended offering facilities for increased ventilation sadly lack
ing in The general style of body design fol-
lows closely the builders The Dodge
Brothers call this body "cuom-bult body The sedan
is now on exhibition at Motor
Company 1891 Connecticut who will remain
nngs this exhibit this their latest creation.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

Foot warmers and heaters Of
very low price and high efficiency
are now being sold by the accessory
stores for all-weather cars. Most
Of the heaters operate from the heat
Of the exhaust gases. A few use
electric power from the storage
battery. Some have independent
fuel supplies such as cake carbon
and kerosene. The exhaust gas idea
seems to be the most popular at
present.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

In equipping your car Cor long
trips, remember that folding can
vas bucket 10 an inexpensive anc
valuable did in time Of water or
scarcity.
II the owner Of the d. C. 1921 ar-
license number 1926 will
call at The Herald automotive, de-
he can have his tag and
tall light, which were turned into
this office. The registry data says
that the owner Is d. W. Scott. Fair
fax, Va, Ford-1s20.
The following automobile tags
found by members of the police de-
partment are awaiting their own
ers at the mid-bridge station, High
way Bridge: ID. c. 27522 Ford 1911
truck. c. A. Boyd. $50 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast: d. c. 47si6 Pack
ard 1921, c. C. Mosely, 1920 Fifth
street northwest; ID. c. 1l742 Ford
1920, Leventhal and Oxenburg, s07
Louisiana avenue northwest
Fluctuations Of the ammeter on
your dash indicate loose contacts
in your charging line to your stor-
age battery and should be ATTENDED
to Immediately.
Do not grease the worm shaft OF
the Bendix drive end OF your start
ing motor. IL you do. the grease
will attract SO much dirt that in
short time the ofY-weight sliding
nut will fail to move along the
shaft and the motor will spin with
out engaging the nywheel gear
Dirt can be removed from the worm
shaft with kerosene and an old but
clean paintbrush.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

The automotive world is waiting
for one of the standard companies
to adopt some type of hydraulic
transmission and thus do away with
the gear shift idea for good and all.
While some of the big companies
have considered the gearless trans
mission and have worked with IL in
their experimental laboratories. the
general opinion is THAI such a sys-
TEN would require too technical
degree OF knowledge Of the average
repair man and thus hinder quick
repair. That seems to be the only
drawback. II may be that in the
coming year some steps in this di-
rection will be made. There are
already several apparently good de-
signs Of the gearless transmission
on the market as replacement units.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21

Lack OF systematic fabrication is
lessening the average life Of the
modern automotive unit to an
alarming degree. Experts estimate
that the life of the automobile now
set at five years by the insurance
companies could be heightened to
seven or eight. and possibly ten
years. if the automobile were fully
and properly fabricated.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
DANGER WHEN LIGHTS ARE OUT OF
BACKFLRES
From the AutomotiUe World

The advertising manager says
that the auto-reading public does
not respond to the questions and
answers column In the Automotive
Section. We are inclined TO agree
with him, but are willing TO wager
. trip to the ball game and dinner
at THE Dirty Spoon" that he is
wrong.
So this week we are going to
make last dying effort to get some
Of the auto bugs who dote on doc
toring the ills Of their gasoline
barouches at home, TO ask us some
questions. We have every facility
FOR giving you the desired necessary
Information. and dare you TO stump
US. Come on. gentlemen, name yer
poison" and help save the Q. and
\. rom a serapbaskst grave.
Please address queries to Tine
Herald Automotive, Editor.
any longer than necessary to get
you home, for a short circuit can
wreck your generator II the proper
kind Of a safety device is missing.
II you desire to rig a charging
outfit for your storage batteries and
have only alternating current. there
are mercury arc. magnetic, motor
generator and electrolytic rectifiers
which give a direct current for
charging from an alternating cur
rent source. The type should be
chosen according to the number of
batteries you wish to charge.
1t is known fact that tires de-
teriorate under action of sunlight
and rain. and IL is a fact becoming
q universal practice for motorists TO
paint the spare tire with a protec.
tive solution. A tire protecting fluid
can be purchased at any accessory
store.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
OWNERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT

can be installed on any car. but
do not see the need for II with q
gravity system already in place.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-21
BUFFALO

Mrs. Emmett Million and Miss IF
fie Hale mnie a business trip to
Whit'ock Tuesday.
Mr.. "md Mrs. j. l.. Kanatzar Wis
tied Mrs. Jala Kanatzar Tuesday.
Mrs. G.. w. Stockley and George
O'Donncll have returned home after
several days visit with relatives in
Versailles
Miss Eflic Hale is spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Emmett
Million.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buford Littrell are re-
,'cicing over the arrival of a fine son
1t their home January 9th.
Mrs. G.. w. Stokeley visited Mrs.
Zee Cox Sunday afternoon.
Misses Aurelia Powell and Lois
Moore and Messrs. Elmer Powell and
Paul Moore were Sunday afternoon
guests Of Misses Elfie and Maude
Hale.