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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13

STA by these two nations, An alliance
dominating Eastern Europe and the
whole Of Asia. we must face the
possibility Of an economic alliance.
1t would be perfectly natural
arrangement for these two nations
to unite upon an economic policy
which would \give to Germany the
economic control Of European Rus
sia and to japan the economic con-
troll Of Asiatic Russia.
PRUSSIA OF THE FAR EAST.
''The story Of Japan's aggression
in China shows how fully she has
earned the title of the Prussia of the
Far East Taking advantage of the
world war and the preoccupation and
peril Of her allies. she used the most
interruptions means OF advancing
her own imperialistic aim to estab-
lish her hegemony in Asia. She has
succeeded to degree which brings
the world face to face with q now
peril. Pan-Nipponism. which is, po-
tentiaAy at any rate. far more dan
gerous to tho whole civilized world
than its prototype. Pan-Germanism,
ever was.
THAT japan is fully alive to the
great opportunities for expansion in
Siberia is quite Certain. To add
Southeastern Siberia to her empire
would be tremendous step toward
the frlfillment of her program of I'm
perialist expansion. and at the same
time a great check to the spread
of European influence in Asia. It
would. moreover. enable Japan to
prevent Russia from ever sending
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13

Tho doors opened ten times since
then. Nine times they were opened
during the nine days Of the revolt
tionary trial. The tenth time they
were opened when Kolchak was
taken out and shot. on February 7.
1920.
Tho dramatic story Of the last six
days Of the Klochak trial. during
which he save his testimony before
tho revolutionary tribunal. defend
ing himself and his regime, revealing
the part played by the Allies in the
Siberian Intervention. h contained
In the stenographic report which was
secured for Tho Washington Times
by Karl Won wiegand, the New York
Americans correspondent In Berlin.
from Czecho- Slovak officers and the
Czech stenographer who was pres
ent at the trial. and who succeeded
in smuggling out OF Siberia . tran.
script of the remarkable testimony.
The following articles VIII contain
Admiral Kolchak's own dramatic
story OF his rise and fan. as given
by him In his sworn testimony before
the revolutionary tribunal in IrkutsS
several days before his execution.
1.-THE second Article Of Mr.. Bora.
STEMS fascinating story win be pub
lished next SundayJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13

With the passing OF Admiral Kol-
chalk ended the period of military
dictatorship in Siberia. Siberia was
thrown back into the arms of tho
Bolsheviki by the untold repres.
sions and terrorism practiced un-
der tho Kolchak regime. Here and
there new anarchy broke loose a.
a result Of the crimes Of tho vari.
GUS charlatans and adventures Of
the Semyonoff and Kalmikoff type,
masquerading as Russian patriots.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
BY HERMAN BERNSTEIN.

THIS is the story of the last days of Admiral Kolchak
l. the dictator of Siberia. For time he was tho
white hope of both the Russian liberals reaction
aries outside of Russia In the foreign offices of some of
the allied powers he looked upon the only savior
OF Russia from the hands of the Bolsheviki He was
almost recognized by the allies during the peace con-
ference.
Then suddenly after series of exaggerated victories
came his collapse as military force, his flight his trial
by revolutionary commission, and finally his execution
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
Wanted Chernof Killed

know from an indisputably au-
thoritative source that, In sub.
stance. the following conversation
took place between the British
military representative and the
president Of the directorate on that
occasion:
General Knox said:
"Mr. President, I should like to
know why you have not yet order.
Ell the shooting OF Victor Chernoff."
Victor Chernoff was minister OF
agriculture In the Kerensky gov
eminent. He was also elected
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
LOOTED BY
DICTATOR'S OFFICERS
in REIGN OF TERROR

Men and Women Were Flogged In Market Places
While Allied Statesmen Sought Official Recog-
milton for the 'Whlte Hope" of Russia or
tenders Were Put to Death on Such a Ire
mendous Scope That Peasants Feared Bolshc-
wiki Far Less Than They Did ~Monarchists"
Who Threw Swords Into Scales Of Justice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13

THE Washington Times presents hsrs0 the
story of Admiral koLch1k hU he
By tho allies The hope Of crushing government hs
neteor'c career, his capture BY tho Boshevi and his
virtually Admiral Koaks
from stemograph notes made the sday
The notes obtained BY Karl Wsand staff oorrepon-
tiers and The Czech stemographer at The troll wss snggd Of
thereafter translated a"d edited BY tho celebrated
koLchGks 100
This first article enough gsven almost
four to tho day since the overthrow the
establishment of
SINCE and three Admiral coup deta
November 49, 1913 engineered by the British
proclaimed DICTATOR ''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13

If Russia is to Be Dominated i'm Her Economic
Life by Germany i'm the West and by Japan i'm
the East and Especially if Japan Is to Exercise
Political Control Over Siberia, the World Will
Not Be Safe for Democracy" Says John
Spargo, Noted Publicist. ,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
British Hand in Plot

General Knox, the military rep
resentative OF Great Britain, and
Admiral Kolchak was his choice for
dictator. The head OF the Czecho-
Slovak armies in Siberia, the young
General Gaida, was in sympathy
with General Knox's plan and sup.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-13
SIBERIAN VENTURE
NOW REVEALED AS
INTRIGUE OF ALLIES

Overthrow of Directorate by Russian Admiral
Followed Dramatic Playing of Scars Hymn"
Wholesale Executions That Followed Plot
Engineered by British General Knox Aroused
Russians In Favor of BolSheviki- Kolchak,
Whom England and France Were on Verge OF
Recognizing, Made Fatal Flight.
The Washington times., 1921-09-11
HOW TO TRACE THAT
SLOW LEAK IN TIRES

A slow leak in your tires does not
necessarily mean detective viive.
Miller tire repair school instructors
say that this may be caused by any
one of number OF troubles with
which every automobile owner 10 IA.
milisr. Whenever there Is room for
doubt, however. the valve should be
tested. 5f
The method OF testing Is simple.
Turn the wheel until the. valve stem
10 at its highest point--as far from
the road as possible. Remove the dust
cap. Fill q glass with water and hold
Il 30 that the mouth Of the valve stem
.is submerged beneath the surface Of
the liquid.
II the valve IL leaking. ANAL bub-
bles OF air will form and rise to tho
surface OF the water. Sometimes pa
thence 10 necessary. In this test. Where
q valve leak 10 very small, the bubbles
form slowly. They ~ould escape no.
tice altogether In hasty examina.
ton. Where such troubles are expert,
enced the cause a. usually eliminated
by giving a little attention 70 the
seating Of the vaivt5
The Washington times., 1921-09-11
UNIONT0WNHAS
MORE THAN ONE
CLAIM TO FAME
Pennsylvania City Is Used A
Testing Point for Autos
As Well AS Races.

What is Uniont6wn's chief claim
for prominence In the automobile in
dustry? Average motorist viii reply
that the little Pennsylvania city
bounded into the motor limelight
through It's speedway and its semi.
annual racing classics that attract
the leading drivers. and crowds
numbering up to $4,000. He viii
tell you that only one other city In
the United States--Indianapolis
has made such pronounced success
in auto racing.
But James e. Calian, president Of
the Callan Motor Car Company,
washington territorial distributors
for the Grant Six, has a different
reply to the question. He says
Uniontown has q bigger and more
substantial claim for automobile dis
tinction.
"Uniontown is testing station
for practically every well-known
automobile made in America" said
Mr.. Callan. For several years
automobile engineers. designers and
mechanical experts have watched
on the famous Uniontown hill.
"They come to Uniontown from
Cleveland. Detroit, indianapolis. and
OtHCt GChtCho oha cDhe
their models through experimental
PAGES on the hill. While II is called
hill. the incline Is q steep four
mile course to the top OF the Chest
nut Ridge Of the Allegheny mountains.
The ascent Is so gradual It de-
ceives the uninitiated driver, and the
majority OF them are forced to shift
into second gear before they have
traversed one-fourth the distance to
the summit. 4,
at was at the Uniontown hill
that my attention was attracted to
the Grant Six. and was probably the
determining factor in my becoming
a Grant dealer. When I saw the
Grant Six go over the top of that
mountain in high gear, with five
passengers and at a speed of forty
miles an hour at the top. decided
that ii was an exceptional car.
\ ITO my way Of thinking the part
Uniontown hill has played in de-.
veioping automobile motors IL of
ar more importance to the industry
than the speedway" -&.t.s
The Washington times., 1921-09-11

yania general assembly has enacted
LEGISLATION giving the department.
power to increase the width OF i'm
portant thoroughfares.
For two years the department. has
been studying traffic conditions on
the highways leading to important
municipalities in Pennsylvania ard
expects eventually 70 increase the
width of many, although little IL any
actual work Of this kind win be done
Immediately. Width win be estab-
lished, however, In much the same
way that municipalities establish
building lines along undevelopei
streets. BY this procedure the Penn
sylvania department win save the
enormous expenditure which neces-
sarily will be entailed In widening
arterial roadways after abutting i'm.
provements have been completed.
The department IL looking ahead
fifteen or twenty years and expects
ultimately to widen a number OF the
arterial thoroughfares to the 120-foot
width which the legislature has au-
thorized.
Eventually 1t will be necessary on
many Of our main highways torbuild
thoroughfares skirting the larger nnu.
inequalities and wide enough TO ac-
commodate several streams Of traffic
going in each direction.
The ideal determined upon by the
Lincoln Highway Associations com
mittee provides for four lanes OF
traffic, by constructing a forty.foot
paved width in the center of the
100,foot right-of-way. n
The Washington times., 1921-09-11
TRANscoNTINENTAL STAGE
LATEST DEVELOPMENT

A new step In the development Of
American transportation has been
reached. Transoontinental passenger
stages are now running between New
York and the Pacific coast, offering
their facilities to the public upon q
definite schedule.
The first transcontinental stage has
already arrived on the Prolific coast
from the East, and Others are en- route.
Next year 1t is expected that twenty
cars. will be required for this service,
and that each car viii probably make
two round trips during the season.
In the rouad trip from New York to
Los Angeles. San Francisco and re.
turn, by way Of the national parks and
other points of scenic interest, the
passengers, at one time or another,
travel practically all Of the Lincoln
Highway. -
The development of the interstate.
connected, marked thoroughfare. as
by the Lincoln Highway,
is responsible for this new phase OF
travel.
The Washington times., 1921-09-11
AUTOIST SHOULD
WATCHbATTERY
F0RWATER SIGN
Hidden Away Under Seat. Inn
portant Part Of Machine 10
oftsn Neglected.

Your engine win not .runswithout
oil or gas. Neither win your battery
run without water. H. your battery
were out where II could be seen At all
times, there would be lot less bat
terry trouble. says o. +. Cconrsd, In
the Maryland Motorist. When your
engine or any moving part Of your
card needs oil, Il viii let you know;
but not 90 with your battery, for II IL
poked away under the seat. and there
10 no sign Of warning when II needs
water.
The first thing to do 10 keep the
battery properly filled with water.
This should be done at least every two
weeks. Ordinary water from the
household tap 10 not suitable, Tor Il
frequently contains substances when
battery. The best water to use is
Distilled water, which can be obtained
nj small cost at any drug store. II.
however, distilled water 10 not avail
able. use rain water which has not
come in contact with iron pipe or
tin roofs.
Did YOU ever put your machine away
on Saturday with everything apparent
ly all right, only to find In the morn
ing when you went to get your car Ior
YOUR Sunday pleasure trip that your
battery was ali gomez You then blame
your battery man for giving you
poor battery. bun the fault is your own
--you have neglected 70 I'LL your bat
terry with water.
The most convenient instrument 20
use when filling your battery 10
hydrometer syringe.
Remove the round rubber caps went
plu1s) on top Of the battery. look down
into the hole, and you can see the
plates and insulators In the cell. FIJI
the syringe with water and insert into
the hole and expei the water. BE sure
the water rises over the plates one-naii
inch. Put In enough water to get tn,s
result. II you have put In too much
YOU can remove It with the syrfnse.
Don't MI too fuli-a half inch over
the plates n enough, for with the
jolting OF the car the water properly
mixed with acid In the battery VIII
spiIi out and damage the battery case
and possibly the car.
There are q great number Of auto
owners who do not know how TO make
the specific gravity test OF their oat-
teries. This h q very simple opera
ton with hydrometer syrinse. In
side the tube is,a glass float, on which
d scale with figures appears. TO
make the test. remove the vent plugs
and insert the rubber hose In the glass
lube. Draw up the liquid In the bat.
terry into the glass tube until the host
rises. Hold the syringe upright, 20
that the float win not touch the sides
Of the glass tube. The top OF the
LIQUID In the tube viii cross the scale.
Read the figures on the scale at this
point.
This figure represents the specific
gravity OF your battery and the state
Of charge. The scale should read be.
tween 1.27s and 1900 on the test OF
every cell. II II does. alfs well. The
reading may be q. little lower. in which
case watch the next reading two
weeks iater) very carefully. II on two
The Washington times., 1921-09-11
los ANGELESIS
AMONG LEADING
AUTO MARKETS
There 10 One Machine for Every
Five Persons--Maybe tie
\ the Climate.

Los Angeles now has a pleasure
automobile for every five and half
inhabitants. according to report sub
mitted today by the State motor We
hicle department, covering the first
seven months OF 1921.
Out Of total Of 571.712 automobiles
in California, Los Angeles county has
Is1.ss7, or more than one.third in
the entire State. which contains fifty.
eight counties. These figures are ex-
elusive of motor bicycles md motor
trucks. which bring the total number
of vehicles In the county to 1e7,276.
OF a total license fee paid the State OF
Los Angeles county
paid more than 100000
II is believed that this showing
makes she city OF Los Angeles, the
most densely populated with auto.
mobiles OF any territory in the United
States. Good road enthusiasts claim
that the large number of automobiles
is due to the fact that there are thou.
+sands of miles Of improved bouievards
fsdiating over southern California.
The Washington times., 1921-09-11

successive readings the test shows a
specific gravity lower than 1880, II IL
up to you to get busy" without delay.
DO to a station at once. for the bat
terry. at least, needs charging under
the eye Of an expert.
Have a convenient club handy TO use
on the man who advises you to put
acid in the battery. You can add
water, but never. IL you have any re-
spect for your pocketbook. ADD any
thing else.
A battery may be starved through
the generator not charging IL enough:
II may be overheated through the gen.
orator charging II too much. Genera
tor adjustments. however. should not
be attempted by the average owner.
The cost Tor expert adjustment Is
reasonable, and will pay you in tho
long run.
Many a motorist drives around town
during the week, using the starter n
good deal. but not driving long dis
tsnces. The generator Is properly ad.
justed for these conditions. On Sun
day, however. the motorist gees out
for long drive In the country: pos
sibly his starter 10 used but once or
twice. whereas his engine land conse-
quently his generator) IL running for
several hours. Under these reverse
conditions he Is very apt TO cyerheat
his battery. A simple way to avoid
this Il to burn your lights.
The Washington times., 1921-09-11
GAS QUALITY
RISES AS PRICE
DROPshFOURTH
Government Survey Shows rs
Per Cent Was Accompanied
by Increased Volatility.

Fears of automobile users that
cheap gasoline would mean inferior
grades have proven unfounded. as
the fourth semi.annual motor gaso-
line survey conducted by the Blu
reau Of Mines shows that a price cut
OF about % per cent was accom-
panied by an increased rather than
lessened volatility of the product.
The studies conducted In the
larger cities OF the country at all
seasons indicated that the volatility
Of the gasoline was improved In the
winter months, thus assuring better
performance with the motor, espe-
cialiy at starting.
The bureau II convinced that the
quality Of gasoline today II much
better than II was last summer,
despite the price reduction. IL II In.
teresting TO note that the average re-
duction In gasoline prices has been
seven cents per gallon at tank
wagon quotations. s.
At the end OF May, 1921, there
was over 500. 000,0 gallons Of gaso-
figure never before reached in the
history OF the Andustry.
The Increases noted in production
and In stocks are sufficient to ex-
plain the drop In price and the i'm.
provement in volatility. II is in.
teresting TO note. however. that
there IL no uniformity in the rela-
ton throughout the country. Some
cities show Improvement In quality
and little change In price. while In
others the gasoline 10 similar to that
sold year ago, but the price has
dropped markedly.
Exports of gasoline for the first
five months OF. 1921 are larger than
for the same period OF 1920. For
possessions and domestic consump-
ton are also larger than they were
year ago.
The Washington times., 1921-09-11
.1OO-FOOT ROADS.
Being PLANNED
IN some STATES
Commonwealth That See
Ahead Are Banning Narrow
highways for Auto Traffic.

In Determining upon tho general
specifications for the ideal section
Of the Lincoln Highway, the techni-
cal committee of highway engineers
and other authorities appointed by
the Lincoln Highway Association
first agreed upon a wider right Of
way than 10 generally In use at the
present time. A 1oo.foot right of.
way was determined upon as essen
tiaI. The association was also urged
by the COMMITTEES TO secure options
on an additional twenty-five feet of
right-ofsway, as the committee wish
ed to imposes the wisdom Of having
an adequate width available at any
time In the future, without necessa-
riIy having to condemn land and i'm.
provements or pay the high prices
for contiguous property which are
ment.
Too many Of our States are estab.
fishing their main highways on mar
row rights-of.way and proceeding to
install permanent improvements
which are bound to increase the val
ne OF the adjacent property. When
these States come to widen their
rfghts-of.way, as will ultimately be
necessary. a tremendous expense will
be involved which could be elm
mated should the. original right-of.
way established be made wide enough
to accommodate any necessary fu-
ture increase in pavement width.
Such far-sighted provision for the
future works no hardship. on the ad.
iacent farmers, as they can be al
lowed to cultivate the land which for
q time win not be required.s No en-.
pensive improvements, however,
would be undertaken. on the width
set aside for the ultimate road.
The Pennsylvania State highway
department Is one of those looking
ahead. At its instance the Pennsyl.
The Washington times., 1921-09-11

Gates the fuel tank In the rear OF the
car and the liquid is driven to the carr
bureter BY pressure Of air or exhaust
gases. The ordinary method IL to IN
stall pump which forces air into the
top OF the fuel tank, through q pipe,
which must be lifted with q relief
valve to control the amount OF air
forced into the reservoir. In addition
to the mechanical pump there IL usual.
~ fitted hand pump TO give the
pressure needed In making start.
The pressure feed system gives q
positive feed. not dependent on the
position Of the car or the amount of
fuel in the tank. The great trouble
is that II anything goes wrong with
the system the supply Of fuel to the
carbureter ut once stops. A leak that
permits the air or gases to escape at
once lowers the pressure 30 that fuel
does not reach the carbureter. In this
case the only cure IL to find the leak
and plug II. or alter the position Of
the relief valve and pump more air
to compensate for the leakage.
Troubles with modern fuel feed sys-
terms are not many, but when they DO
occur the car owner must know where
TO look for them and how 10 remedy
them, because no car can run unless
fuel Is being fed in proper quantities
TO the engine.
The Washington times., 1921-09-11
Some Short Roads
To Real Tire
Economy

Properly adjusted brakes and
clutches constitute one of the short
cuts to tire economy. Auto owners
frequently find upon investigation
that one brake band grips more
tightly than the other. When this
condition prevails, the task Of
slowing the car will fall on the
wheel with the tighter brake. This
will cause the rear tires u wear
uneven1y, and the owner will be
at a loss to explain why one cas-
ing gave him so much less mileage
than another.
Sometime you will find improp-
erly adjusted brakes on new car.
But more often it follows the
taking up Of the brake bands to
compensate for wear. IL this task
is not done carefully, one band will
be tighter then the other.
Miller tire test cars have proven
that the clutch that grips too sud-
denly will cause excessive wear
on tires, as well as put an undue
strain on the differential and other
parts of the car. Aside from the
big question of comfort. car own
er for the sake of economy should
always see to it that his clutch en-
cages gradually and easily.
The Washington times., 1921-09-11

ciple Of the downward flow OF liquids.
On the other hand 1t has definite dis
advantages. The tank is usually To-
Gated under the front seat, where II 10
necessary to rout out passenger
whenever the tank must ) be filled.
Again, II IL possible to get the car In
such position, on steep hill, for in
stance. that the fuel win not flow to
the carbureter. For this reason II 10
necessary to place the fuel tank high
to obviate stoppage by grade. The
gravity tank Is sometimes placed un.
der the cowl, and when the reservoir
10 only partially full the liquid being
tossed about makes rather annoying
noise. y
The pressure feed system always To-
The Washington times., 1921-09-11
and has occurred within three or four

Z IS . q
and has occurred within three or four
years.
Reduced to its prime essentials the
vacuum feed system embodies a tank.
divided into two compartments. con-
nscted by a flap valve. Through its
connections the vacuum. which oc-
ours In the inlet manifold of the en-
CINE after explosions. extends to the
upper chamber Of this tank, and as a
result the atmospheric pressure on
the fuel in the main tank forces the
liquid into the upper chamber. A ris-
ing float automatically closes the
manifold connection by means OF q
valve and by opening another valve In
PRODUCES atmospheric pressure, which
sends the fuel into the lower compart-
ment Of the tank, whence II passes to
the carbureter in the usual way.
pAe advantage Of the vacuum sys-