davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1922-10-01

spread out on the hradwalIs.
Il am informed that the culyert
marheters are increasing every day
would estimate that there are fully
nifty of these stands along the boule-
ward. and most of them are located
dangerously.
y have no objection TO the bust
ness that thew conduct. In fact | afl
ready TO encourage it when it is con
quoted prop6Ily. There is plenty of
room for them to maintain these
stands off uIe right of way. If they
90. thls l fS,ve no oh lection to them.
But i do object to their encroachnS
SO much rgn the roadway that traf-
hc is blocked or endangered when
the patrons of these markets stop 10
make puJ chases
HuckstcrS Increase
THE business, which started very
modessty, has been growing 70"
Years. When it was first started
there were few who vcnturcd into ii;
and they conducted it without inter
ference with traffic
This year, however. there has
been great increase The character
OF the business. | am told has
changed. ] do not know this of my
own knowledge, but / am told yege-
tables and fruits are bought in thr
Wholesale market in Baltimore ard
taken out there for sale as frcs.l
country products
Evening star., 1922-10-01
H|TSAUT0 TOWING
OF ROLLER SKATERS
A. A. A. Asks School Heads
to DiSSuade Children
From Practice.
WANTS PERIL EXPLAINED
Police Loath to Arrest Boys and
Girls for Violation of City
Traffic Ordinance.
WANTS PERIL EXPLAINED

Officials of the American Automo-
bile Association have requested the
cooperation of school authorities in
dissuadinG children on roller skates
from catching hold of passing auto
mobiles and being towed in this man
ncr.
The practice is especially prcvalen,
on 18th street and on Sherman ave
nue.. two of our few remaining streets
which still possess smooth surfaces
There is stringent regulation
against this practice in the traffic
code. but the police officials are loa h
to enforce Il law that on the surface
appears directed chiefly at childish
pleasure.
We are trying to accustom the
children to regard the policeman as
their friend" said Inspector Albeit J.
lieadley. head of the traffic depart
ment, in discussing this question.
"f their own. and while they are
prone to stop this practice whenever
they observe it. they just naturally
hate to arrest a child.
Remedy in Education.
The remedy. in my opinion. lies in
the education of the child as to the
danger of this practice. and this
education can only be obtained in
Two places. at the home or in
school. ] wish every parent in Wash =
ington could see just one of the mar
row escapes these children have and
they would be quickly stopped by their
parents from hanging onto automo-
hiles"
officials of the American Auto
mobile Association have asked Super
intendent of Schools Ballou to CO.
operate with the Association in
stopping this practice. and NJ. o.
EldrldSe. executive chairman. has
written the following letter to Dr.
Ballou:
May we. as representatives of the
automobile owners of Washington
ask YOUR cooperation in preventing
children on roller skates hanging to
the rear of automobiles and thus en-
dangerjng their own lives and the
lives of others?
Asks Teachers Aid.
we would appreciate it greatly if
YOU would have the principals of your
schools notify each teacher to call the
attention of the pupils in their grade
TO the danger of this practice, which
is especially prevalent on 18th street
and on Sherman avenue. two of our
few streets which still have COM
paratirely smooth surface.
We are advising members of the
A. A. 4. to slow down carefully and
drive in to the curb whenever child
cn roller skates catches hold of their
Evening star., 1922-10-01
QUICK RUSH TO REPAIR MAN
SOMETIMES PROVES EXPENSIVE
Wrong Diagnosis Of Auto Troubles Leads
inexperienced Mechanics to Do
Much Unnecessary Work.

ing he would find out whether they
had a new gear in stock. and in walk
ing to the StoCkroom happened to
meet the dealrr--:in easy going sort
of person who. likes I" know all
about anything before he takes il
plunge.
That ring gears gone" an
n"uaced the owner. They're putting
IN IA new one for me now
Cone" asked the dealer. plainly
unconvinced Did they tow you
NO. managed to crawl over"
was the explanation. blu. the car
certainly jerkcd. You told me to
expect this"
Yes: but ] don't think it has hap
nened, the other rctorted i've
hunch that Joe will find the gear as
Let's see
Finds Nothing Wrong.
When they reached the repair shop
Joe was running his fingers over the
exposed gear trying to find Il broken
tooth.
II don't seem to see anything
wrong. he announced. but if you
say so ] put in a new gear"
Go ahead" the owner urged. "If
there's any doubt about it let's be on
the safe side. I want to use the car
tomorrow"
But suppose we try the car before
jumping into this thing" the dealer
calmly suggested.
Its only wasting time" the owner
argued. Il can't afford to have my
car tied up long"
Then why didn't you ask .Ioc to
take ride in the car before you told
him to set busy with the wrenches" i"
Just listen to your motor She's ONLY
firing on five cylinders"
Trouble In Ignition.
1t was a fact. And raising the
hood revealed the bad actor in the
suise of a broken ignition wire. This
had evidently been hastened by clean
ing the plugs the day before. There
was nothing wrong with the rear end
of the car. The dealer saved the
owner about forty dollars by insist
ing upon being shown whether or not
the job was necessary. Joe went back
to work on a valve grinding job that
was promised for that evening
Not all repairerS are so accOmluo-
dating, mainly because few of them
have acquired the habit of studying
the situation carefully before rushing
for the tools. The next time you meet
a rcpairer who doesn't jump right
into the overallS realize that you
have found the sort of person who can
save you money Fast workers fire.
quently come high
Convinced that going at the repair
job in low gear was the logical idea.
a wise car owner recently refused to
got excited when the repaircr called
him on the phone with the news that
he had broken the water pump hous-
ing. The repairer said it would be
necessary to order a new one. and
his investigation of the situation had
shown that they would be obliged
to phone to a city 40 miles away in
order to get il. The owner knew that
this meant not only an expense. but
considerab BILE delay. as the wrong part
would doubtless he sent on. So he de
cided to question the necessity of
performing the job.
Pump Housing Cracked.
Looking over the situation himself
Evening star., 1922-10-01

1t acted as stimulus to drive him
all the sooner into an unnecessary
repair job. He was bound to have
the company make good its guar
antce
When he entered the service sta
tIon -the manager was not there. so
he intrigued an idle mechanic into
helping him remove the cylinder head.
Presently the manager appeared on
the scene and asked for details. When
the matter was explained to him he
did an astonishing thing. He agreed
that If they found Il broken valve he
would blow the owner to Il gold
plated chassis.
1t he didn't have to make good
valve stuck open was all they
found. 1t could have been remedied
by removing the valve cover plates.
forcing 1t up and down and then
oilins it. Flying off at tangent
cost the owner SO. wasted afternoon
Evening star., 1922-10-01
- r. MOTORS and MOTORING -
AUTOMOBILE THEFTS
FALL OFF IN BALTIMORE
Special Dispa tch TO The Star.

special Dispatch 10 he Star.
BALTIMORE. September 30.--Au-
tomobiIes stolen in Baltimore during
the first eight months of 1922 to-
tailed 637, only &c less than were
taken in the city during the twelve
months of 1921 OF the machines
stolen this year 572 have been recov-
cred. leaving 81 cars still urtar counted
for. according TO records at police
headquarters.
Figures for August show a de-
crease from those of otF.er months
this year, 81 cars having been taken
and 80 recovered
Most of the cars STOLEN. according
to the police, We're driven off by joy
riders, who abandoned. them few
hours later. A number were taken
by bootleggers. the officials say.
Various theftproTf devices have
had much to do with lesseninG auto
mobile thefts, and a little more pre-
caution on the part. OF the owner will
mean much toward reducing the num-
bers. the police declare.
Evening star., 1922-10-01

car. and are requesting them to eX-
plain to that child how dangerous this
practice is
We are very much interested. as
you know, IN safety work. and will
appreciate any cooperation YOU can
give us in teaching children to avoid
this dangerous practice.
Evening star., 1922-10-01
Try This on Your Car.

Having a horn in the rear of the
car for usc when backing is quite
as handy as a rear light. Sounding
the conventional honk. honk. with
out getting the least bit of salts
faction from pedestrians crossing
behind the car is n common occur
renee. And horn sounded when
backing out of driveway or garage
is not likely to warn the person
it is intended for.
Evening star., 1922-10-01

and embarrassment enough to break
an axle.
He's ready to tell motordoin that it
pays to question the necessity of
doing Il job. but his voice. we fear. is
weaker than his ambition. Most car
owners cant see the Importance of a
word to the wise until it's too late.
Copyright. 1872 by the Ullman Feature Service
Evening star., 1922-10-01

Looking over the situation himself.
Evening star., 1922-10-01
Repair Man Gets Busy.

The repairer naturally got busy at
once. removing the dfferential cover.
The owner decided that before Ieav-
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LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co. POI
New England Building. Topeka. kan.J
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.RIl11Rk1ETs
additional late markets will be
found on another page of this paper.)

Chicago. Feb 3-WHEATLMuch di-
vision of opinion was shown today as to
whether rains which had fallen were
sufficient to alter the recent outlook that
the 1922 domestic winter crop yield would
be greatly curtaied as compared with the
average harvest. Price changes were fire.
quent. The close was unsettled, &c to 1ssc
net lower, with May S144 to $1441s and
July $1.2424 to $1.247s.
Subsequently. persistent selling on the
part of commission houses led to renewed
weakness, which was still more less
prevalent at the finish.
Chicago. Feb. 23-WHEAT-Altho wheat
showed setbacks in price at the opening to-
day the market soon rallied and scored a
substantial advance. The initial depression
was due TO rains in the portion Of the win
ter crop territory where drought has been
long continued. Active buying set in. how
ever. on the decline, and with quotations
comparative strength an upturn in values
here Was quickly brought about. The open
ing. which varied from 1Ssc to &c lower.
with MAY S143 to S1.4312 and July S1-321 =
to S1.241a was followed by a rise to well
above Tuesdays finish
CORN-Cern assembled to new high
price record for the crop. Indications were
said to point to material decrease in the
arrival of corn here After opening &c off
to sc up. May 6-}5kc to &c the market
took a general inward swing.
Recessions took place later than when
wheat turned weak. The close was nervous
# :, q Ia net -------
to 671s@6714c.
OAsS-uafs were higher vifh IN s-'-
ing Ssc lover TO 1sc gain Me- i n -
4Iazc and then risfR. ~ :ra-p~-
PROVISIONS-Despite hesitating start,
provisions advanced IN response 10 lie at
ton Of grain and hogs
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VICTORY EMBLEMS OUT
Highway Radiator Signs Sent Out of
Topeka.

The last of the embiems for the
motor cars of members of the Victory
Highway association in Topeka have
been issued from the headquarters of
the association. Each member in the
city is now supplied with one of the
markers for the radiator of his car
The embIems are now being sent out
from the Topeka office to Salina,
Junction City and other points in
western Kansas and eastern Colorado,
where membership campaigns have
been carried on by Leslie Rowles, field
secretary for the association. The
emblems are going out at the rate of
five dozen day as fast as they are
received from the manufacturers.
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MAY LET Yep GO
Accident to Roma Makes Gov
eminent Reconsider.
New Type Ship Not Wanted
Unless Without Cost.
CONGRESS- NOT TO BLAME
Failure TO Provide HeIium
Didn't Cause Disaster.
America Begins to Bury Dead
Martyrs to Air Cause.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The German
government probably will be notified
that the United States does not want
the new type Zeppelin dirigible. nego-
tiatious for which have been in prog
ress for some time, it developed today,
as an aftermath of the Roma disaster.
Congress Not to Blame.
Secretary of the Navy DENLY for
mauy notified the state department
which has had the negotiations in
charge that the navy does not want
the dirigible unless it can be procured
without cost to the United States.
Mai. Gen Mason NJ. Patrick, chief
Of the army air service. today formally
absolved congress from blame for the
accident TO the airship Roma because
81 alleged failure to provide necessary
fuuds for the production of helium
sas.
Funeral Parade Begins.
Newport News IVA, FEB. %
America began TO bury her air dead
this afternoon.
From this seaport town, now hold
ing the charred bodies of thirty
American birdmen who crashed" in
the Roma, the army started the first
body on its last long journey.
Capt. Allen p. Mcfarland, slain in
OK dirigibles, was the advance guard
of the dead. His ghostly pathway led
to Danville, Ill Others soon to fol-
low viii journey into twenty different
states
While army planes droned softly
high overhead and a church bell
to.Ied its song to the dead near at
hand the body of Mcfarland left the
morgue in the first Roma funeral pro-
cession.
Headed by time honored military
guards. the little procession crossed
the town to St. oJhn's church. There
the glory of his death was extolled
by army chaplains while mourners
stood at the bier
little later. Mcfarland began his
journey TO bOyhood scenes in Illinois
Tor the last long sleep. The flag
draped coffin was placed aboard the
day boat" en- route northward,
thence to be transferred at Baltimore
for the rail trip across the continent.
With him went his brother. Capt.
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WEATHER..
CONTINUED from Page One.)

CONTINUED from Page One)
dications, says the weather man. A
south wind is expected to arrive IN
Topeka by Friday night.
The total amount of rainfall in To-
peka during the last twenty-four hours
was 2.27 inches.
The highest temperature in Topeka
during the last twenty-four hours was
Sc degrees at o'clock Wednesday
morning and the lowest was IA at Z
o'clock this morning. The highest
temperature IN Kansas was 66 at To-
peka and the lowest was zero at Good
land. The highest temperature in the
United States was "a degrees at
Tampa and the lowest was 16 degrees
below zero at Sheridan, Wyo.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka ON this date was rs
in 1918 and the lowest was degrees
below zero in 1899.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at Is miles an hour from
the north.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago, Fen 23-BUTTER-Marke IN
changed. Creamery extras, Soc; firsts SIG
Soc; seconds. 2SG30c; standards. 3414c.
EGGS-Market unsettled Firsts. 27c
ordinary firsts, 22G24c; miscellaneous, 25@
26c.
POULTRY-Alive higher; fowls, 26c
springs. &c: ROSTERS, 1Sc.
P0TATOES-Market slightly stronger.
Colorado sacked Brown Beauties snOstly
80 cwt. Wisconsin sacked round whites.
$1.S0M2.00 cwt.; Minnesota sacked round
whites, $1.T0QLs5 cwt.; Minnesota sacked
Red River, $500 cwt.; Idaho sacked Rus
sets, $2.35d2.45 cwt.
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Wall ST., New York. Feb. 23.-STOCKS-
Accumulation of buying orders over the
holiday gave momentum to the further ad-
vance of prices at the opening of today's
stock market. Foreign oils, especially
Royal Dutch. Shell Trading and General
Asphalt, were the strongest issues. South
ern Railway and st. Louis and San Fran
cisco featured the renewed inquiry for spec
ulative rails. and Sears Roebuck, Wilson
and Pierce Arrow preferred, denoted short
covering.
The only stock to show acute weakness
was National Enamelling, common. That
stock dropped 315 points on further post
ponement of dividend action.
The market wavered in the first half
hour because of pressure against Mexican
and Pan American Petroleum, Crucible
Steel and Rock Island. Prices rebounded
briskly, however. on the fresh demand for
high grade rails, steels, equipments and
motors and Specialties.
High records for a year or more were
made by United States Steel Baldwin,
American Car General Electric. Stude-
baker and Chandler, these gaining one to
three points. C. z. added one to three
points to its recent steady advance and u.
z. Reading second preferred, st. Louis and
San Francisco and Pere Marquette prefer
red gained 1 to IL points American
Woolen, National Lead and International
Nickle preferred also were strong. Nation
al Enamelling recovered all its loss despite
the passing of the common dividend. Call
money opened at per cent.
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QUINTET MEETS PRESTON MOORE
Boston Expert To Go SO Holes with
Texas Pro at Houston.

Houston, Tex, Feb. 23.-Francis
Ouimet of Boston, was matched today
for SO holes with Preston Moore, local
player, in the fourth days program
of golf at the Houston Country clubs
eighth annual midwinter invitation
tournament 1t was conceded the To-
cal man had tough assignment. The
consolation matches will take place
today.
Ouimet turned in the low medal
score card for the qualifying round
of the first flight on the third days
program. His "a, owing to an unus-
ually high wind, was considered an
excellent score for the course.
With an 50, D. L. Lyon of St. Louis.
was low medal for the second flight
players.
Low medal honors among the third
flight players were divided among at
least four players with IS.
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GOLF CHAMPIONS WORRIED
Hutchinson and Barnes Tied at 18th
Hole With Texas Pros.

San Antonio. Tex, Feb. 22.-Jock
Hutchinson and Jim Barnes, British
and American open champions, re-
spectively, are tied with Clarence
Mangham and Tom Lally, local pro-
fessionals at the end of the first IS
holes of their scheduled 36-hole event
here today
The title holders are playing for
the first time without a guarantee
their match on the municipal links
here being for a purse of $500, win
ner take all.
Lally and Mangham are going
strong and are expected to keep the
champions worried thruout the after
noon
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Don't stay crippled, This soothing,
penetrating liniment needs to be used
only once. 1t takes the pain right out
and ends the misery. It is magical
yet absolutely harmless and doesn't
burn the skin.
Nothing else stops lunbago. Sciatica,
backache or rheumatism so promptly
1t never disappointsi In use for over
sixty years-AdY
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RUB BACKACHE away
/. WITH st. JACOBS OIL"
Rub Lumbago, Pain and Soreness from Your Lame
Back-Instant Relief! Doesn't Bister-Get
: Small Trial BottIe--WonderfuI Liniment

When your back is sore and lame or
lumbago. sciatica or rheumatism has
you stiffened up. don't suffer- Get a
small trial bottle of old, honest st
Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, pour
a little in your hand and rub it right
on your aching back, and by the time
you count fifty. the soreness and lame
ness is gone.
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Controls Still Get Blame.

Controls Still Get Blame.
washington, Feb. 23-Chairman
Madden, of the house appropriations
committee, declared today after a con-
ference with President Harding that
he would oppose any further expendi-
ture for the building or purchase of
lighter-than-ai craft of the Roma
type.
such ships accomplish nothing but
to kill people" Madden said. They
are of no value in war"
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 23.-Members of
the army Investigating board con-
tinued today their efforts to find the
definite and primary cause of the dis
aster which overlook the giant army
dirigible Roma over the army base
Tuesday, in which thirty-four of her
passengers and crew met death and
the worlds largest semi-rigid aircraft
was demolished.
That the fatal crash to earth of the
great airship followed a breakdown
of tho controls regulating the altitude
of the craft appeared today to have
been definitely esta blished in the testi-
lmoRy thus far given.
Belief that this was the general
cause of the disasteT was expressed by
Major General Patrick, head of the
army air service, in q statement issued
yesterday on the basis of the initial
testimony and there had been no fur
thcr official word today on the result
of the Investigation thus far.
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FARMER-DABoR MEN CONVENE
First Oklahoma Meeting to Endorse
GubernatoriaI Entries.

Shawnee, Okla, Feb. 2S.-The first
political convention of the Farmer
Labor reconstruction movement in the
state of. Oklahoma opened here today
with seats for six hundred delegates.
Today's schedule called for endorse
ment of the three candidates for gov
ernor to be nominated on the floor of
the convention.
They are J. C. Walton. mayor of
Oklahoma City; r. H. Wilson, state
superintendent of public instruction,
and E. e. Howard of Tulsa.
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QUIT TOBACCO
So easy to drop Cigarette,
Cigar, or Chewing habit

No-TO-Bae has helped thousands to
break the costly. e-shattering to-
bacco habit Whenever you have a
longing for a smoke or chew. just
place a harmless No-To-Bac tablet
in your mouth instead. All desire
stops. Shortly the habit is completely
broken, and you are better off men
tally. physically. financially. It's so
easy. so simple. Get u box of No-To-
Bac and il it doesn't release you from
ali craving for tobacco in any FORM
your druggist will refund your money
without question.-Adv
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ARD FHEDIs Is ADJOURNED
Agreement Reached by Irish Leaders
to Submit New Constitution.

Dublin, Feb 22.-An agreement to
adjourn the Ard Fhedis, the Sim Fem
national convention, for three months,
was reached today by the convention
leaders. The agreement provides that
no vote in the Dali shall require the
resignation of the provisional govern
ment, and that there shall be no cleo
ton meanwhile.
A new constitution under the Anglo
Irish treaty is to be submitted to the
country when the election is held.
After the agreement was discussed
and approved, the Ard Fhedis ad-
iourned by viva voce' vote.
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Free Delivery-No Extra Charge

Fancy Blue PlumS. in
heavy syrup, No.
21z cans. .... 3Oc
DOL. HsB-sPO
Del Monte Peaches and
Apricots in syrup. No.
2H cans, 3 for. .S1.00
DoZ. ....... .95
Del Monte Pears and
Royal Anne Cherries,
in syrup, No. 21z
cans. .... see
boz. .... .S4.S5
California Peaches and
Apricots, IN juice. No.
25a cans. ...--.. CSC
Dor. 81 IS
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Topeka. Kan, Feb. 2.
rTrH EDG 60 IlIvs
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BIG DEMAND FOR HOGS
Attractive Prices Being Paid Now
for Kansas Porkers.

Attractive Prices Be1ng falu No"
for Kansas Porkers.
The optimistic feeling of Kansas
livestock producers toward the future
is indicated by the strong demand for
brood sows.
Reports Geceived by the Kansas
Live Stock association show that all
classes of sows are bringing attractive
prices Wher offered for sale. An Nv
erake of from $50 to- 800 was made
in recent sales of registered animals.
J. H. Mercer, secretary of the State
association. estimates that corn fed
to hogs this winter has returned The
equivalent of rs cents a bushel, or
more than twice what the corn would
have brought If sold directly.
Experienced hog men say it will
take eighteen months to two years for
hcg production to catch up with de-
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