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Evening star., 1922-08-20
BY WILLIAM uLLMAN.

: This has been Il busy year for In
ycntors, manufacturers and retailers
af rear signaling devices endeavorinG
TO put on the market d product which
would hit the bulls eye as pre-
rentive of rear-end automobile col
Hsions While the ideal has not been
reached. and perhaps never viii. a
number of the products nave hau
commendable features. Also. the pub
lie has awakened to the need for
something to take the place of hand
signaling. and hence the year has
been one of marked progress i'll TINS
direction.
But the actual adoption of devices
by large portion of the motoring
population reveals number of llmi-
tations which are of considerable I'M
portance. Every motorist who has
been using a signaling device has
come to see what is needed IN the
way Of Improvement.
At this stage of motoring. there-
fore. when every community IS com
petiuR with every other III the race
to cut down the number of accidents
il would be unwise to accept the
offerings of the signal manufacturers
rs ideal The automobile itself has
kept steadily on the upward climb TO
perfection, no change in CONSTRUCTION
or basic principle of design being
considered too radical II chahse
meant Improvement. The signal ac-
cessory to the automobile is UNDER
going a similar change
Trend Toward Simplicity.
One feature of the present interest
in protective devices is the trend To-
ward simplicity. A glance at the
cars of any city will SHOW that the
simple stop signals have been the
best sellers. This is because they
have been most effective in propor-
tion to the amount of effort required
to operate them. 1t is evident 10
any one who has driven behind Il car
equipped with simple stop light
device that the mere information
stop does not fulfll every need.
but when it is considered that KS
operation requires merely the de-
pressing of the foot pedal. as against
touching buttons in the more elabo-
rate signals. the minimum of opera :
tive effort is plainly an asset.
In other words. though other iufor-
nation besides stop will become a
requirement of the complete signal
ing device of the future. such addI-
tional warnings must not be attained
at the expense of additional effort on
the part of the driver.
The stop signals now in use are too
sweepingly referred to as being
Evening star., 1922-08-20
BY FRED c. RUSSELL.

]. Don't imagine that you are saw
ing gas by having your carburetor
adjusted extra lean. You're not. To
run properly and give the speed that
is required of it q motor must have
sufficient fuel. If you feed 1t poor
quality mixture it will demand
larger quantity of it. which means
that you will have to open the throt-
tie wider for very lean mixture
than for a medium mixture. With
a very lean adjustment 1t is neces-
sary to choke the carburetor more
when starting, thus wasting more
fuel.
2. Don't take things apart unless
you are positive as to the cause OF
your trouble. Think first, then act.
g. Don't wash the car except when
of the country 1t rains often enough
to give a car all the washing 1t
needs Once in a while it Is ad-
visable to spray the hose on the
wheels and axles, but keep the water
away from the body. More cars have
excessive washing than by any
other known cause. Use a good
polish constantly and plenty of soft
cloths. 1t is much cheaper than
washing. and it will make the hn-
ish on your car last three times as
long.
Danger Of Fires.
4. Don't clean the motor with
kerosene while it is hot This 10 the
cause of a large number Of auto
mobile fires.
. 5. Don't take the oil indicator on
the motor too literally. Just because
the indicator registers "full is no
reason why the liquid in the crank
case is iubricating oil. The chances
are 1t is kerosene. With low-grade
fuel and leaky piston rings a lot of
the unvaporized kerosene in the
gasoline leaks down past the pistons
Evening star., 1922-08-20
RAPS maryland
ON TAX PROPOSAL
Right to Suggest Gasoline
Rate in D. c. Questioned
by Civitan Radio.

What is declared to be Maryland's
that a 2-cent tax be levied on every
gallon of gasoline sold in the District
Of Columbia is stressed in an edi-
torial in this weeks Washington
Civitan Radio. Under the title Of
That Cents a Gallon" the follow
ing appears:
while we are on the subject of
taxes it may be in order to comment
on the proposal of the state of Mary
land. which Is that tax of 2 cents
a gallon be put on all gasoline sold
In the District. Maryland has put a
similar tax on her own citizens. but
come into the District to buy their
gasoline in order to save that tax.
Tax Disposal In Maryland.
There is no reason in the world
why the state Of MARYLAND should
lon. or why those citizens should
complain or make any effort to avoid
the tax. The money all goes into
good roads. Maryland is famous for
her roads. Some Of US who use these
roads extensively have no sympathy
WIN toilotdit Complaint LHdt
Maryland requires US to pay a H.
cense. We get our moneys worth
and then some out of her roads
But there are more tfirgs in our
tax situation than Maryland has
ever dreamed of AS taxpayers who
have no representation. we resent
the idea of the authorities of state
attempting to add to our tax bur-
den on the probable theory that if
the idea can be sold to the District
authorities the people Of the District
are helpless. True there is some
vague talk about reel procity in the
matter of licensing. but how about
the thousands of motor-car owners
who seldom or never drive in Mary
land?
Question to BE Considered.
The question is. What would be
done with the money? Would it be
put into the streets and roads of the
District: We doubt 1t. 1t is noS TO
be forgotten that the suggestion on
the part of residents of the District
that the income from license fees be
used in repairing the streets was
turned down coldly and without cere-
mony When group of people are
in a position where they can be
taxed without any means Of combat
ing the tax or without any super
vision over the expenditures of the
funds resulting from the tax. it
would never do to permit them to
make even the slightest suggestion;
Evening star., 1922-08-20
AUTO REAR SIGNALING DEVICE
MUCH IMPROVED DURING YEAR
Motorists Warned, However, That Access
sorry Is Not Perfect Protection Against
Rear-End Collision.

purely automatic They are auto
matte to certain degree, but reli-
ance on their automatic feature has
been the cause OF a number of acct
dents. =
There are numerous instances in
which a car comes to stop, or at
least reduces it's speed radically,
without the use Of the foot brake. to
which the so-called automatic de-
vices are usually attached. Stalling
of the engine. jamming of gears, use
of emergency brake in place Of
service brake, sudden collision with
a vehicle ahead and sudden loss Of
momentum of the car on hill are
just few of the cases in which the
rear signal would not automatically
not be called into play.
Drivers Effort Essential.
Therefore. in order to signal the
man behind. there are a number Of
instances in which the driver may
(and should) consciously touch the
foot brake pedal if he wants to signal
the rear ear. This is not automatic
action. Ii depends upon his will just
as much as does hand signaling. Be
cause of this limitation of the simple
stop signal it is plain that if any
additional warnings are to be given
by the signaling device Of the future
the drivers efforts must not be count
ed on any more than they are at
present
Since the automatic feature Of the
simple stop signal is referred to so
frequently. many motorists are maxi
ing the mistake of assuming that 1t
is not necessary to give any thought
TO warning the Inan behind. Thus
we see many instances in which cars
come to a very abrupt stop in ira ffic
without operation of the signal just
because something or other than the
service brake has interfered with the
action OF the machine. Or we see a
driver making Il sudden turn to the
left when his warning has simply
been stop. which is a cue for the
man behind to pass around 10 the
LETT.
Experience with simple stop sig
mails has revealed the nuisance of the
unnecessary lighting of the warning
sign when the driver does not in
TEND stopping. but merely keeps his
foot on the brake in order to keep
the car under control when descend
ing hill Any one following a car
which continually gives such false
alarms is quite likely to mistake the
real stop for the imitation. col
lision is the result.
Much of the value of the real signal
lies in its power to attract attention.
That is why incessant flashing OF
the warning when not needed is
basic weakness.
The rear signal. which is yet to be
evolved out of the first experiments.
Evening star., 1922-08-20
Series of SsDon'ts' Catalogued
For the Automobile Operator
Aduice Regarding Gas Saving, Acquiring
Speed, Fuel adjustment, Carburetors
and Other Things Worth knowing.

and joins the oil. diluting 1t and
lowering its efficiency.
.. Don't keep the tires overin-
mated. 1t doesn't save the tires be-
cause II pounds the life out Of them.
also the car.
7. Don't wait until the terminal
connections OF the storage battery
become eaten away with corrosion.
rms may result in cutting off your
current at q time when you need
1t most New battery terminals are
not the most EXPENSIVE things in the
world, but it is far cheaper and
much more sensible to buy a small
jar OF vaseline and smear some of
the contents over the connections
that are already on the car. first
accumulated. With an occasional
treatment of this sort the metal
terminals will be kept clean and
thoroushly efiicient during the life
OF the battery.
ways filled with fuel. Gasoline evsp-
crates The full tank is a tempta-
tton to waste gas.
Shifting Of Gears.
8. Don't try to shift into second"
on hill without first double clutch
ing. This is a simple but necessary
act which makes ear-shifting q
pleasure. When it becomes time to
shift into second after you have been
driving in third, throw out the clutch,
put the gears in neutral. let in the
clutch. speed up the motor for a
second. throw out the clutch again
shift into second and then let in
the clutch and proceed. This speed
ing up OF the clutch and driving
gear of the transmission (Which are
Joined together) Gets the counter
shaft gears spinning at the same
speed as the second speed shifting
gear. Gears must be rotating at
approximately the same speed for
noiseless and correct meshing.
10. Don't wait for carbon to ac-
cumulate before having the motor
cleaned. Clean it as you go along.
A little kerosene put into the cylin-
ders through the pet cocks at night
when the motor is hot will save a
lot of repair bills.
II. Don't adjust valve pushrods SO
tight that there isn't any play be-
tween the rods and the valve stems.
Tight valves will make your motor
run quietly. but there are many dis
advantages. First. the motor will
lack pick up" and you will be forced
to 60 into second on nearly every hill
Second. II a valve is a bit too tight
1t will not close properly, thus caus-
ing a miss" dissipating power and
wasting fuel. Third. the valves will
carbonize quicker, for in not seating
tightly carbon particles have plenty
of opportunity to lodge around the
seat and under the valve head.
Evening star., 1922-08-20
TOWED AUTO TRAILER.
Must Have License if Pulled Over
Maryland Highways.

Automobiles not properly licensed
cannot be towed legally over Mary
land highways but they may be car
ried on another machine according
to recent ruling of Assistant At
torney General Allan Fl. Fisher.
The ruling was given In response
to request from Washingtonians
who wanted to move a truck which
authorities detained at Forestville,
Md A car in tow. under the law
would have the same status as a
trailer. MIR. Fisher said. Carried on
another machine. he pointed out. it
would not be operating on the public
highways.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

the answer is NO" before the sugges-
tion is made.
1T is doubtful if l per cent Of the
motorists living in the District of
Columbia would object to such
tax could they be assured that the
money would be spent on the repair
ing of streets which are SO sadly in
need of repair. Having no such as
surances We cannot help but resent
the suggestion and our resentment
is doubled by the thought that it is
made by one of the bordering states.
This kind of interest in our domes-
tic affairs is neither asked for nor
appreciated
Evening star., 1922-08-20
RECORD AUTO OUTPUT
is MADE DURING JULY
1865 Machines Turned Out,
Says Report of Commerce
Chamber.

Shipping reports to the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce,
80 per cent complete, indicate that
July shipments from all factories
will reach a total of 2S.412 carloads,
2S,022 driveaways and $685. boat.
On this basis it is estimated that
246.600 passenger cars and trucks
were produced by all makers in July,
exceeding July. 1921, by 80 per cent.
and the best previous July Gn 1920
by 20 per cent. The decrease under
June of IA per cent is seasonal and
expected. This is record for pro-
duction in July and is the third larg-
est single months production in the
history of the industry.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

mailing has shown that it is better to
be signal equipped than unprotect-
ed, but that until there Is further
Improvement in devices the driver
cannot afford to feel that his signal
accessory is capable of shouldering
the entire job of guarding against a
rear-end collision.
Evening star., 1922-08-20


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Evening star., 1922-08-20

equipped with a simple stop signal. be-
enough to be worth many times it's
cost II left" and right warning
signals are desired. they should be
added to the stop signal and not used
independently.
The present year OF activity in sig
Evening star., 1922-03-12
HOUSE MEMBERS WON'T
"BE BOUND AND GAGGED
Decline to Be Silent Before ODE
ceptive Propaganda" for "In-
iquitous Ship Subsidy"

Respectfully refusing to be bound
and gagged" two democratic mem
bers of the House merchant marine
committee-Representatives kavis of
Tennessee and Hardy of Texas-re-
piled yester.'ay to the written sug-
gestion by democratic members Of
the Shipping Board to democratic
committeeman that they withhold
judgment on ship subsidy legislation
until after hearings.
The letter sent by Mr.. Chamber
lain, Mr.. Thompson and Rear Ad-
miral Benson, retired, members of
the board. stated that the board had
indirect aid to American shipping, as
proposed in the bill prepared by the
board and introduced Immediately
after President Harding's address to
Congress.
MI: Davis and Mr. Hardy conceded
that the shipping problem should be
solved upon merit and principle and
not upon partisanship."
1T is generally understood" they
wrote, that Chairman Lasker was
appointed because of very shrewd and
valuable political service rendered
during the last campaign; he cer-
tainly could not have been appointed
because Of any knowledge Of ship
ping matters"
Having, as he believes, successfully
lined up the republican members Of
Senate and House committees" the
latter added, Chairman ,Lasker has
apparently assigned to you gentlemen
the task of lining up democrats on
the committee. However you may
tell Chairman Lasker that we are not
as easily ensnared as some people he
has come in contact with. and that we
respectfully refuse to be bound and
gagged while he and the rest OF you
4 LII {,.sr ctr h
sidy bill industriously disseminate
your deceptive propaganda and lull the
people and Congress to sleep while you
complete the job
Evening star., 1922-03-12

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 11.-An appeal
against entering the four-power
treaty on the ground it was IAN Of
fensive and defensive alliance with
Britain" which would "betray the
trust of one-ffth of the population
of the world regarding. America" was
telegraphed to Senators Mccormick
of Illinois, Borah of Idaho, France
of Maryland, johnson Of California,
La Toilette of Wisconsin. Norris of
Nebraska and Walsh of Massachusetts,
by Taraknath Das, international sec
retary of the Friends of Freedom of
India.
The text of the telegram follows:
with the arrest of Gandhi. Eng
land enters into an unrestricted and
most terrible repression in IDdia. We
fear the reign of terror like the Amritsar
massacre of 1919 and using of bombs
from airplanes on the civil popula-
ton, as was done during the period
of martial law in 1919 in India.
India's struggle for liberty is iden-
tical with that off the founders of
this great republic and We expect
America not to become the ally of
Great Britain under the pretext of
preserving peace by entering into an
offensive and defensive alliance un-
der the garb of the four power pact
and thus betray the trust of one
fifth of the population of the world
regarding America. the champion of
human freedom. Kindly present this
appeal to the Senate"
Evening star., 1922-03-12
NIGHTMARE OF DEATH
SEEN IN VOLGA VALLEY
Tangled Heaps of Frozen Bodies, Starred
Dogs Attacking Corpses, Disease and
.. Filth Described in Report.

men, women and children. who had
died Of typhus and hunger. DOGS
had been at some bodies and these
were bloody. The dogs were driven
away. all terribly emaciated ana con-
torted into all shapes of grotesque
agony.
"As one sees the lopsided houses OF
the Russian village, the gnarieo
skin-clad bones Of the famine
corpses, one seizes the dominant
motifs of the new Russian act. Ihere
was an unreality about these corpSes
that made it seem appropriate to dis
.cuss anything in their presence cap-
arets, soda water, futurist verse.
I'm piles they were msdly tangled
up and had to be released ike sum
puzzles. Dropped into the graves they
made noises like wooden things OF
the same weight and shape. They
had been men, women and children.
About fifty come every day.
The psychological factor. of relief
work among these distressing condf-
tions. DR.. Dickinson declared, was a
factor to be considered. AS rule.
he explained, the relief agents work
alone and the psychological effect of
conditions around them is worth as
serious consideration as in arctic ex-
ploration or in jungle travel
When a relief agent starts to con-
voy a load of food, DR.. Dickinson re-
friends for ten days, takes blankets,
grub, lives in a box car and takes
his luck with bugs and bandits
Transportation. the key to relief. he
declared was almost lost.
Only Nnrrow-Gnuge Line.
There are no rail lines except
crazy narrow-gauge spurs set IN some
time past by some special interest 70
reach town or mining camp. he
S.Trz Co n a a n
400 versts, you have to go to Moscow
and back 1000 versts. Same with
other cities in the valley. / have
seen an American boy stagger IN an
American Relief Administration local
headquarters after four days in
box car in which he had Travelled
100 versts.
For north and south transporta-
ton there are no resources but sleds.
Under some conditions these can do
up to twenty versts a day. Roads
disappear under drifts. Country
takes on appearance of the arctic
without landmarks. Horses can drag
their loads only three days week.
A weeks provision for horse is
worth as much as a horse. The re-
suit is starving people who have
horses are trading them for grain.
people also are trading agrlcul- :
tural machinery for grain; this IS BAD
on HeNl sedl Siop' AAIe - -
horses over the entire area is but one
third of last spring; about one-tenth
normal. Cattle and sheep are the
same"
Russian peasants. DR.. Dickinson
reported. are living on bread made
out of anything that can be baked
and eaten.
I'm late September and October"
he said, peasants began to live on
libeda, a weed that grows in the
wheat and is thrashed with the wheat,
on clay bread, dung bread. bread from
bark and leaves and sawdust, and
sunflower seed husks."
Evening star., 1922-03-12
ARMY BOARD COMPLETES
ROMA INVESTIGATION
Three Survivors of Ill-Fated Air.
ship ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of Wreck Taken.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
NORFOLK, Va, March 1.-THE
Army board investigating the de-
struction of the semi-rigid airship
Roma at the Army base here, more
than two weeks ago, with loss of
thirty-four lives and injury to 9TH
ers, concluded its work at the Public
Health Service Hospital at the Army
base today.
The board further questioned
Charles w. Dworack, superintendent
Of aircraft construction at McCook
Field. Ohio: Sergt. Harry A. Chap
man and Walter McNair of the bu-
reau of standards, Washington, D. C.,
and obtained all information possible
regarding the disaster from these
three survivors
After stopping a few minutes to
inspect the reassembling of the
Roma at the spot on which the Roma
was wrecked, the board returned to
Langley Field. Photographs are
being taken of the Roma as section
after section is being replaced and a
photograph will be taken when the
reconstruction is completed. These
photographs will be used in arriving
at a conclusion of the cause of the
ships fall.
All three Of the survivors of the
wreck, who have been under the
care of DR.. Quirk at the Public
Health Service Hospital, Army base.
are now recovering.
Evening star., 1922-03-12
TO CATCH
SH0WMAN'S SLAYER
Police Seek Former EmpIoye
in Circus Owned by
]. 7. Brunen.
BY the Associated Press.


RIVERSIDE. N. j.. March IL
Authorities tonight were still without
a direct clue as to the persons re-
sponsible for the death of John Theo-
dore Brunen, circus Snowman, who
was shot and killed last night while
reading near Il first floor window OF
his home.
Baltimore police, 1t was said, had
been requested to locate a man who
had been employed there in the Doris
and Ferrari shows, which Brunen
owned. According to Col. Harry
Mohr. partner, Brunen and the en-
ploye recently engaged in an alter
cation.
Mrs. Brunen asserted today that she
had an idea who was responsible for
her husbands death and had told the
police. Her information was not
made public, but she expressed the
opinion that the slayer will be cap
tured shortly.
Police also are attempting to attach
a robbery committed at the Bremen
home in July. 1920, to the crime. Two
men held up Mrs. Brunen and had
compelled her to reveal where money
and jewels were hidden. She recalled
today that one of them said upon his
departure that they would come back
to get Brunen. The widow also
said the Snowman had received
threats through kilograms sent from
different cities bearing fictitious
names, stating: I'VE haven't got
what we want yet Private de-
tectives, she declared, had been put
on the trail Of the men sending the
kilograms, but without results.
yy1, 1t, fo
been an intimate friend of William
Desmond Taylor, slain motion picture
director of Los Angeles. but efforts
to link the Taylor mystery with that
of Brunen's death were soon aban-
doned.
Evening star., 1922-03-12
NEGRO CHURCHES TO PAY
TRIBUTE TO COL. YOUNG

All colored churches of Washing
ton will hold memorial services to-
day in commemoration of the BIRTH
day of Col. Charles Young, who died
recently in Lagos, Nigeria. The
services are a part of the plan to
have the pastors of all members of
his race throughout the country OBJ
serve Col. Young's fifty-seventh
birthday, which would have been
celebrated today.
Col. Young was one of the three
negro graduates of West Point, be-
ing a cadet at the same time with
Gen. Pershing. At the time of his
death, Col. Young was United States
military attache to Liberia. He
served in the Spanish American war,
was at one time military attache in
Haiti, saw service in the Philippines
and led the 10th Cavalry. U. S. A, into
Mexico during the punitive expedition -
Although retired by the government
before the world war. when the war
began Col. Young Immediately offered
his services and rode on horseback
from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washing
ton, to prove his physical fitness. He
was assigned to Camp Grant, Ill.
Tributes signed by President Hard
ing. Gen. Pershing and other high off,
cials of the Army will be read at the
memorial services here.