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Evening star., 1922-06-15
BRIDEGROOM CUTS WEDDING.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 15.-Faflure
Of the prospective bridegroom to ap-
pear caused friends and relatives OF
Edward E. Sparks. twenty-four. and
Miss Margaret McGrath. nineteen. to
wait for an hour at the Holy Cross
Catholic Church. yesterday and then
leave without Witnessing the marriage
ceremony. Efforts to locate Sparks
have been futile.
Evening star., 1922-06-15
HOUSE DEMOCRAT
MAY Be UNSEATED
Elections Committee Favors
G. o. P. Contestant in
Seventh Virginia.

The unseating Of Representative
Thomas w. Harrison. democrat. OF the
seventh Virginia district. in favor OF
John Paul, the republican estant,
Is recommended in the report Of the
House elections committee.
More than City precincts carried by
Harrison and six carried by Paul
were thrown out by recomme ndation
of the committee. On the face of re-
turns certified in the election Harri-
son won by 44s votes. On three sep
arate tabulations by the committee,
in which Paul was given the benefit
of certain alleged improper votes
counted for Harrison, he was declared
by the committee to have been elected
by 1873.
Hold Public Will Thwarted.
1t was charged that the election
had been conducted in certain pre-
cincts of the district with such feck-
less disregard of the provisions of the
constitution and laws Of Virginia that
the returns from those precincts do
not represent an expression of the Will
of the people," and that the returns
from those precincts should be
thrown out"
Deducting the returns from the
more than fifty precincts thrown out
as we'll as the votes which were held
by the committee void because of
failure to pay toll tax or on account
OF Illegal registration where in the
latter case 1t was possible to def
nitely prove for whom they voted,
the committee reported the result
would be to give Paul 9,607 votes and
Harrison 1921. or majority for the
republican candidate Of 1886.
Should there be deducted in addi-
ton the votes of all persons who
were registered by democratic regis
trars in republican precincts whose
written applications were not in
strict conformity with the Virginia
constitution. the result then would
have been. the committee pointed out.
Paul, 9,00S votes, to 7.940 for Harri-
son. or a majority of 1868.
Should Representative Harrison be
given credit for all defective appli-
cations claimed by him, the result
would have been, the committee said,
Paul, S,652 votes. to 1924 for Harri-
son. or a majority OF 72s.
Chairman Dallinger. in reporting
the committee findings to the House.
announced that democratic members
of the committee had been given until
June 26 to file a minority report
Evening star., 1922-06-15
CHICAGO FARE IS CUT.
Seven Cents Cash, With 20 Cents
for Three Tickets.

CHICAGO, June l5.-A seven-cen
cash fare, with three tickets for
20 cents, went into effect on the Chi
cago surface lines at midnight last
night. The reduction from the pres
ent eight-cent fare had been ordered
some time ago by the United States
district court.
Wage conferences over q reduction
in pay which company officials declare
must follow the lower fares Will be
resumed between representatives of
the men and Of the company.
Evening star., 1922-06-15
ASKS ROTARAN AID
FOR 13-M0NTH YEAR
Canadian Wants Congress
to Call ConcIave to
Reform Calendar.

Tho campaign to inaugurate a year
Of thirteen four-week months was
presented by M. B. Cotsworth of the
Vancouver Rotary Club before mem
bers Of the local rotary organization
at the City Club yesterday.
Assembly of an international con-
vention in Washington, called by
Congress. to accomplish this change
by 1928 is Mr.. Cotsworth's aim. His
explanation Of the project yester-
day was the first Of a series to be
made throughout the United States
to rouse Congress, through it's con-
stituency, to call the conclave before
1924, the speaker said.
r.At,on According 9 to Mr.. cotsworth's sus-
months name. Transfer of 1eap day"
to be midsummer holiday. arrange
ment of the fifty-two weeks into per
manent months, a fixed date for East
er and the date of establishing the
new schedule will be problems Of the
conference, he declared.
Yearal New Title.
Installation of the "yearal," Mr..
Cotsworth's title for the substitute
for present-day calendars. will re-
suit in 9 per cent greater circula-
tfOn OIL money, ne SdlO. In1S GSI1-
mated benefit to credit-asking busi-
ness will be the consequence Of one
more month end. with its exchange
of bills and receipts, according to
the new plan.
William knowles Cooper presided, and
announced that tickets for Rotary's
benefit base ball game. July 10, had been
distributed to the, membership. Mr..
Cooper said that the management of
the Washington club has devoted the
game between the Nationals and st.
Louis Browns on that date to the bene-
fit Of the Boys Club Of the District of
Columbia. and the membership was
urged to do all in its power to make the
affair one long to be remembered.
Game Committee Named.
p. L. Dougherty is chairman of the
game committee, and announced the fol-
lowing rotarians as his assistants: Rob-
ert Hicks, vice chairman: Ralph Lee.
treasurer Arthur Carr, secretary, and
Edward l.. Stock, R J. Smith, jr. J. r.
Hermann. Frank Jelleff, Gardiner F.
Johnson. 8. P. Thompson, Henry E. Bit
finger. Henry n. Brawner. Carl Casey.
Sydney West, Hugh Saum, j. Harry
Cunningham. Fred Mackenzie, J. J.
Range. Frank r. Weller, DR.. Darcy Nc
Gee and Ernest Hathaway.
One thousand dollars was realized for
the Casualty Hospital and Dispensary
by the benefit lawn fete held on the
grounds, June Z. William F. GUIDE re-
ported. The Rotary Club bus played a
most important part in transferring the
children, Mr.. GUIDE stated.
Evening star., 1922-06-15
STRICKEN IN RUSSIA.
Maj. Dear Of Relief Party Suffers
From Typhoid Fever.

COBLENZ. June l5.-Maj. William
r. Dear of the Medical Corps of the
United States Army. attached TO the
American relief administration. is
dangerously i'll with a virulent form
of typhus at Kazan. Russia. according
to a message from Col. Haskell TO
Mrs. Dear here.
Mai. Dear has just completed an IL
spection trip, along the Volga. He
formerly was with the America
forces in Germany.
Evening star., 1922-06-15
Wash Hats

Rah! Rah and other shapes
in Blue, White, Khaki, Linen and
Gray. For dress and play wear.
Size; Sizes 6% to 6N. sPE- $500
Evening star., 1922-06-15
FORBID MASKED MEETINGS.

LOS ANGELES, June 15.-The Los
Angeles city council yesterday
adopted an ordinance forbidding pub
lie gatherings of masked persons.
Evening star., 1922-06-15
Game Committee Named.

One Of the prerogatives enjoyed by
members of the Danish parliament is
free service at any Turkish bath es-
tablishment throughout the country.
Evening star., 1922-06-15
Boys Wash Suits
$2.19
$3.50 to $500 Grades

special purchase-wch accounts for such special price.
MILDLY models and Button-on styes-n Blue, Tan Green,
Brown Yellow, Pink etc-plain and in many combinations,
including White. Sizes 2A to years.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
COURTESY
By J. n. YEoMANS.

Courtesy the wachword Of the Washington Auomotve
Trade campaign for better driving conditions
which is parallel Safety Week. should be foremost in the
every motors who to be classed as an ne
gent driver and q driver worthy Of license.
Nothing beyond temporary u in awless driving will come
of any safety Warrington unless such move
will inst the minds Of automobists the fact that
there be right driving without courtesy toward fellow
motorists and pedestrians. =,
of drivers who show courtesy toward others
we'll beyond the control Of the inadequae manned
ngton police force and unless majority OF these drivers
taught courtesy by suggestion local traffic conditions will
remain as they are-worse than bad
Lack of courtesy driving results dangerous contention
for right the other actions which result
accidents and which so easily
by the exercise Of bit OF common sense that one
drivers who have intelligence enough to pass
District FOR license allow themselves to contribute to their
cause by forgetting courtesy.
There will always be lawss element ready to endanger
others-too thcsknned allow the principles Of right and
courteous driving their minds This group Will re-
spond only treatment by the District courts which,
is hoped in time will learn administer to effect
cure for criminal driving.
the Washington Automove Trade Association succeeds IN
its efforts make the majority of local motorists courteous
drivers minority the drivers who have consideration
for fellow be handled by the police 1t to be
hoped w. A. T. A. will accomplish its amhat great
numbers Of motorists learn courtesy leaving the police
with only the typesthe hopeless types-to handle
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

There are 30 many different
makes of carbureters and different
methods OF controlling the gasoline
and air adjustments 1t would be tn1.
possible to outline any set rules. II
you are not acquainted with the
operation Of your carbureter and do
not know what this or that adjust.
ment Is for. do not play with It.
Take II to the man who knows for
the chances are you will do the
wrong thing and make matters
worse. II yop are familiar with the
operation and adjustments observe
carefully the position Of adjustments
before moving them. Then II the
desired results are not obtained
by your experiments you can easily
return them to the original posi-
tions. Lean mixtures are usually
corrected by turning on a little
more gas, one notch at a time, for
in some devices the operation is very
sensitive to the slightest movement
OF the adjusting screws. The symp-
toms of a lean mixture have al.
ready been described. A rich mix.
ture can be diagnosed by black or
bad-smelling exhaust. sluggishness
when accelerating minus the pop.
ping or backfire condition that goes
with lean mixture. Also a galloping
rhythm of explosions at idling speed
indicates rich mixtures. The correc.
ton for this is made by reversing
the movement Of adjusting screws
and levers, as described above for q
lean mixture.
Some carbureter designs employ
fixed jets. that is. Jets that have no
needle controls to vary the flow of
gasoline through the spray nozzle.
In the event that cold weather start.
Ing becomes difficult or mixture 10
not in correct proportions to provide
flexibility of motor. do not attempt
to compensate for this by continuous
use Of choker control. The choker
Is only for cold starting and should
not be in use after motor warns up.
Consult the local representative of
the particular make of your car.
bureter.. 1t may be necessary to in.
stall a larger jet to enrich the mix.
ture or a smaller jet for leaner mix.
ture.
The usual method Of choking a
carburetor to provide a temporary
rich mixture. for starting only. Is by
a butterfly valve in the air inlet. A
few designs provide q dash control
on the gasoline supply to mixing
chamber. In either case. 1t is good
practice to have the carburetor ad
justed so that after the motor warns
up, it will operate smoothly through
the full range of throttle with the
dash or choker control in the full
off position.
Most car owners have the habit
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
CADILLAC REDUCES ITS
PRICES EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER I

Few late price reductions
have created as much interest
as the Cadillac reduction an
nounced Friday.
The new prices effective De-
cember follow: Touring.
$4,000; phaeton. $4,000; roadster.
$4,000: victoria, $4,000: five-pas-
senger coupe, $4,100; sedan,
$4,31g; suburban, $4,350; limou-
sine, s4.675; imperial, 4.776;
chassis, $1,000.
Above prices include one ex-
ira tire, inner tube and tire
cover, bumper. motometer,
windshield wiper, mirror. cigar
lighter. speedometer. and clock.
d. c. license tags. twenty gal
Ions of gasoline, and all war
tax. transportation and delivery
charges paid.
With the excellence of the
Cadillac and the high standard
of service maintained by the
Washington. Cadillac Company
it may be readily seen that this
price reduction will bring big
business to the local distribu-
tors and add to the big distri.
button Of this popular car.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Auto Tips
Body Polish.

There are so many mex
pensive polishes on the market
that ii Is not advisable to ex-
pertinent or make your own.
However. in the event that
you operate more than one
car 1t is advisable to follow
this suggestion.
To one gallon Of turpentine
add one pint of paraffin Oil,
three and one-half ounces of
citronella, one and one-half
ounces of oil of cedar.
Before applying a body pol.
ish use a feather duster to re-
move all dust from the sur.
faces requiring the dressing.
Body Squeaks.
Before washing the car a
mixture of kerosene and lu.
bricating oil should be forced
between the body crevices
with a squirt gun or allowed
to seep in from the applica-
ton Of q brush. This will
overcome body squeaks pro.
vided proper attention is given
to the Tightening Of body
bolts. Rocking the car will
permit the mixture to pene-
trate thoroughly.
1t is a good suggestion to
save the oil drained from the
crankcase for this purpose.
It Is also advisable to let
up on the body bolts and back
them up with grease. The
grease will work over the sur
face Of the bolt upon tighten
ing, and thereby prevent the
squeak at its source.
Boots.
The purpose of boots 10 to
protect the delicate working
parts of d car from the con.
tamination OF dirty water,
dust, dirt and CRIME.
You will find that II will
be to your advantage to place
a boot over the ball and
socket Joint. Of your steering
assembly.
All boots should be removed
FROM time to time, thoroughly
washed In kerosene and re-
filled with Q good grease. An
old kid glove, properly work.
ed. viii answer the purpose
Of . boot.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

Of the water in the hose the further
the water will travel. II there is
low pressure behind the current de-
livered to a spark plug, due either
to trouble at the current source.
in the plug itself. or to leakage on
the way, then the current will not
jump the gap, and that spark plug
will not cause an explosion to take
place.
The spark plug has its lower end
sticking down into the combustion
chamber, where hot gases Of 5000
or more degrees temperature exist.
Then there is the high compression
existing at the same time as the
high temperature. and In addition
there is the oil which works its way
u past the piston rings. depositing
as 1t does on the lower end of the
plug. Such is the unhappy lot OF
the lower end Of the plug, but the
upper end Is outside of the cylinders,
where the conditions are reversed
cool air, no oil, no compression.
EASY TO DETECT.
The motorist today has such faith
in the performance of the spark
plugs that he rarely suspects them
going first to the carbureter, then 10
the battery and haphazard to other
units. When. however, he does dis
cover the plugs are at fault he
usually changes the whole set -
those plugs which he knows sre
OF sparkling. 1t seems such an easy
natter to detect defective plugs
nat 1t should be the starting
point when no firing takes place
and when misfiring exists in certain
cylinders all the time. One has
merely to lay the plugs, with their
cables attached to the cylinder
head and crank the engine by hand
BY watching the plug ends sparks
may or may not be seen jumping
the gaps. This test tells whether
or not the plug is sparkling and
gives one an idea of the spark in
tensity.
One of the first things the owner
ought to know about spark plugs is
! the setting Of the gap. This gap is
| the space or distance between the
center electrode and the ground
electrode (the one apached to the
SHIELD. 1t is usual to set this gar
at .025 to 0.3 inch, but in some en-
gines a smaller gap Is needed. AS a
rule the higher the compression
pressure of the engine the smaller
the gap, but II 1t is made too small
then the resulting spark is too weak
to fire the mixture. One must bear
in mind that the electrical system
generates sufficient voltage to jumr
a much wider gap In air. so that il
the plugs are tested on the cylin
der head and a weak spark occurs
lie is no sign that that spark will
take place under compression.
The ribht way to set plug ends I:
with a thickness gauge, though 9
worn dime or paper card may bt
used. Find out the exact gap meas
urement that gives the best results
If .025 inch is not correct for youi
engine, bend the ground electrod,
slightly and try again.
Plug fouling (carbonization) 1,
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

chronic with some engines. This Is
brought about by the burning OF oil
which deposits carbon on the plug
electrodes a ID insulator and also due
to incomplete combustion OF the fuel.
Carbon on the bottom Of the insu-
lator and on the surface Of the cen
ter electrode stort circuits the plug
the current passing down the elec.
trode, through the carbon to the plug
shell. In this way 1t avoids the gap
altogether and you get no spark. A
carbonized plug should be removed,
immersed in kerosene or gasoline for
half an hour and then removed and
the carbon scraped off. II the qlug
is not of the one-piece type, 1t may
be dismantled and the separate parts
immersed i'm kerosene.
In addition TO doing its work. under
extreme heat conditions, spark
plug must be so constructed as 10
prevent the escape OF any mixture
II must be gas-tight. Leakage
causes loss Of con preston, but most
of all overheating of the plug. If.
because of a cracked insulator, poor
internal gasketing, etc, II allows OF
the escapage of mixture, the COM
preston in that cylinder is reduced
and the explosion weak. 1t is easy
to find out il a plug is not gas-tight;
simply squirt some oil around the
joints and IL bubbles appear while
the engine is running, that plug Is
leaking compression. In a plug that
may be dismantled, II may ~ due to
a loose check.nut and the mere
tightening of this will stop the leak.
II a one-piece plug leaks around the
shel. insulator joint you should in
stall a new plug. Leakage around
the threads of the plug may be due
to a poor gasket, a dirty or bent gas.
ket. an old gasket. or dirt on the
threads.
Leakage Of current and failure to
fire may be a result Of a cracked
porcelain insulator. Leakage OF cur
rent due to q cracked porcelain in.
sulator may be difficult to discover
owing to the crack being very small.
II one has the car in a dark garage.
the leakage may easily be noted while
the engine is running. for one can
see the spark making its way across
the cracked portion. A cracked por-
celain may be brought about by i'm.
proper handling before installation, n,
by striking the insulator with q
wrench or by poor design of the plug.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
more niles Per Car
lin WINTER,
~ by Ray HcHo1no1,1
BEGINNERS SHOULD NOT TINKER WITH ADJUSTMENTS.

Of running with too lean a mixture
in order to obtain the best economy.
When the mixture Is cut down real
low It requires more throttle open.
ing to maintain given speed.
Therefore. that which appears to be
saved at the needle valve il lost
through the necessity of a higher
throttle opening at the other end.
II your car will not start easy
during the winter months, study
your instruction book on the sub.
ject of carburetion and consult your
local representative on how to start
In cold weather. II your mixture ID
too rich or too lean and you do not
do the right thing at the right time.
it is practically impossible to start
a motor that ordinarily would re.
spond to the first touch Of the start.
ing bottom.
DANGER! Avoid running motor
In garage with closed doors. This
10 often done during the winter
months, when adjusting carburetor
or to warm the motor up. Always
leave the garage doors wide open
after starting motor and be sure that
air circulates through the garage II
you are doing any work under the
above conditions. The exhaust fumes
are very deadly and with q slightly
rich mixture and poorly ventilated
garage. 1t is just like blowing out
the gas before going to bed.
Copyright. 1922. by the Christy Walsh
Syndicate.)
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Auto Economies
Changing Oil.

To begin with, there are far too
many car owners who regard motor
oil as a necessary evil. fabrication
to them is an item of secondary i'm.
portance-almost an item Of need.
less expense.
Gasoline IL the fuel that gets them
there-that's enough expense to
figure on. 30 why bother about lubri.
eating oil!
There can be no two ways about
it-Motor oils picked at random and
poured into the crankcase In any
quantity cannot possibly produce the
highest working efficiency in q
motor.
A lubricant never really wears
Quit is rendered unfit through
high temperatures, dirtssucked In
through the breather pipe, carbon
and gasoline dilution.
AS for the practice of continually
adding oil without periodically drain
ing the crankcase. figure n out your.
self-half a gallon of clean oil added
to half a gallon of dirty oil always
makes a gallon Of dirty oil.
For economy in operation 1t Is i'm
perative that you change the oil in
your motor at least once every 600
to 500 miles.
There are many good methods OF
draining a crankcase, but a better
and simpler method Is worth the ex'
planatiOn:
Remove the drain plug from the
lowest part OF the crankcase and al.
low the old oil to drain out. Note
how dirty 1t is! Feel the grit! Look
at it's color!
Replace the plug and pour in a
gallon of light flushing oil tany ligh,
oil will dol. Refer to your instruction
book for the use Of kerosine.
Run the motor on it's own power
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
LEARY DISPLAY WEEK
BRINGS CROWDS TO
SHOWROOM

The special showing Of the
new Chalmers Coach and the
new Maxwell Club Coupe and
roadster by the H. B. Leary
Company during the past week
attracted great numbers of To-
cal motorists to the Maxwell
and Chalmers showrooms at
1921 Fourteenth street north
west.
Thorough inspection of the
models on display brought en-.
thusiastic praise from all Wis
itors to the showing and proved
that the reports Of excellence
which came out Of the factory
ahead Of the new models were
not In the least exaggerated.
Tho color Of the body and
hood Of the new Maxwell sport
is . beautiful Chester Hunt red.
The tenders and disc steel
wheels are black, the wheels
with a bright nickel rim. The
top 10 an olive drab. Radiator
shell and tie bar, head lamps
and cowl lights are heavily
nickeled. So are the winged
water indicator on the radiator,
the strong bumpers, the trunk
bars and the outside door
handles. The upholstery 10 q
long-grain bright leather. The
extra tire, which with q khaki
cover is furnished a. regular
equipment, u mounted in q sps-
cial carrier on the side Of the
nve-passenger car and at the
rear on the roadster. A com.
modious trunk 10 mounted at
the rear Of the five-passenger
car. Special curtains to match
the olive drab top are con.
veniently stored in q pocket IN
the rear Of the front seat. The
maxwell sport cars are com.
plete-even to theft insurance
on the special water indicator
Yet the price IL impressively
The Chalmers Coach i'm.
presses one az being all that an
owner could desire in a car OF
this type and should gain In
popularity with association. Ap.
pointments are particularly
complete as to detail and the
general makeup u such as one
would anticipate In . car Of
higher price.
Roominess and other pro-
visions for comfort In this
model are apparent and moth
Ing has been slighted In either
interior or exterior finish.