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Evening star., 1922-09-10
SOUTH MARYLAND ROAD
DETOURS ARE PUBLISHED
State Highway Commissioner Lists
Three Temporary Routes
for Week.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE. SEPTEMBER D.
The following detours in Prince
Georges and Montgomery counties
are listed in the state roads commits
sioner's detour bulletin for week END
ing September s.
Montgomery county - Clarksburg-
Boyds. proceed north on Crbana pike
one mile from Clarksburg. turn left
'2.H, proceed across old Baltimore
road 4.2) to SIS. turn left and regain
main line at Boyds Station 05.
Length of detour, SIS miles; condition
fair.
Prince Georges county Largo
Halls. cross Western run bridge and
proceed o. mile. turn right. turn left
G.S). turn left t2.0) at church and re
gain main road 4.s). Length OF de-
tour. AS miles; condition fair.
Defense highway Bladensburg-
Lanham, turn right 600 three miles
east of Bladensburg. turn sharp left
t2.0) and proceed to Lanham 3.O.
Length of detour, 81 miles; condition
good.
Evening star., 1922-09-10
War on Short Measuring
Gasoline Dealers Opened
National MOtOrist ASSOCIATIONS Tests in
Several Cities Indicate annual Frauds
Total 100000, 900.

The short gasoline artist
must go.
This form of hold up. the delivery Of
less gas than is paid for. has reached
such proportions throughout the United
States that 1t can be stopped only by
intensive and concerted action and by
taking radical steps. The National
Motorists Association has set itself
to the task OF remedying this evil.
Recent tests with fraud-detecting de-
vices. carefully made under officitl
auspices, principally in Cleveland.
Louisville and Kansas City. Mo-. by
representatives of automobile clubs
affiliated with the ". NJ. A., developed
the astounding fact that out Of a num-
ber OF purchases Of gas In five-gallon
lots there was shortage running from
one of three pints each in over so per
cent Of the tests made. II is gratifying
to note. however. that in one large
city. where considerable number OF
tests were made. short measure was re-
ported in but one or two cases.
Expose Task DiMcult.
The task of exposing and prosecuting
those who give short mFayure will
not be an easy one. but that the effort
will be relentless Is evidenced by war
rants for arrests issued at the instance
Of y. NJ A. officials. The spotlight
Of publicity will continue to be thrown
upon the practice to a point where the
motorists, warned Of the danger, will
be on the alert to the end that he is
not victimized.
1t is estimated that each Of the TO-
| 100000 motorists OF the United States
Evening star., 1922-09-10
Reduction OF Accidents.

It is the hope of the officials OF the
safety organizations and the A. A. A.
that in attacking the roblem in four
ways the list of accidents will be very
Evening star., 1922-09-10
GASOLINE TRAINS
PROVE EFFICIENT
New Orleans Railroad Turns
Loss Into Profit by
New Equipment.

The operation of an F. W. ID. rail
car since November 3. 1920. by the
New Orleans and Lower Coast rail-
road on a run between Algiers and
Buras. La. at a steady and substan-
tial profit has proven to the officials
Of that road the practicability and
the efficiency OF gasoline railway
equipment.
A steam train was formerly oper-
ated on this sixty-mile run at a
steady loss. During the war the con-
tinuance Of steady losses appeared
! to be inevitable. so the morning train
on this particular run was discontin-
ued entirely. After the war the Of
tabllsh the service. using gasoline
equipment. They purchased a chassis
from the Four Wheel Drive Auto
Company. Clintonville, Wis, and built
| body for 1t with a seating capacity
! of thirty passengers in their own
SO that the car was placed in service
on November 3, 1920.
Since that time the car has made
one round trip daily. except Sundays,
between Algiers and Buras. In maxi
ing this run the speed of the car
ranges up 10 q maximum or thlrty-
Ave miles an hour and the entire run
Of sixty miles. including time for
stopping. is made in about four hours.
Mileage Cost Is Cents.
An average cost of about Is cents
a mile Is necessary to operate the
gasoline car This includes fuel, oil,
repairs, replacement parts, salaries
of motorman and conductor. insur-
ance. etc. The cost of operating the
train. consisting OF a steam locomo-
tive and two coaches, over the same
run il 41.8 cents a mile. This cost Is
computed on the same basis as the
cost OF operating the motor car.
Neither one OF these figures includes
the right-of-way maintenance cost,
but 1t stands to reason that the heavy
! locomotive with two heavy coaches
=, , would do more damage to the right
of-way than the motor car. which
| weighs only about six and one-quar-
ter tons.
In other words. the motor car saves
2s.s cents mile. and il the right-of-
| way maintenance costs were included
in each Of these figures the saving
| would probably be considerably more.
| Figuring on a 302-day year, with 12O
miles Of travel to the credit of the
| motor car each day, one can readily
| see that the saving through the use
| of motor equipment mounts up into
thousands of dollars a year.
Since the Inauguration of motor
| car service on this run the patronage
of the line has increased to such an
Evening star., 1922-09-10

buys two gallons Of gas a day. making
a total Of 10000, 900 sold. On the basis
Of a shortage Of two pints to every five
going on daily to the tune Of 100000
gallons Fixing an average price of 25
cents for the product, this shortage if
reduced to terms Of money. would rep
resent loss to the motoring public of
S250.000 a day or $90.00o.000 q year,
which is more money than In appropri-
ated annually by the federal govern
ment for good roads.
The tests being made usually cover a
period Of several days. and are taken
by means Of a specially equipped auto
mobile. Purchases are put in a special
tank. An official five-gallon measure.
with device to record shortages. is
carried with other apparatus in an Off
cial city truck. which is kept out of
sight around the corner. Purchases are
followed by immediate tests to de-
termine the actual quantity of gasoline
in the special tank.
No evidence has been found that the
fraud Is countenanced by the oil COM
panies. and. in fact offers of assistance
are being received from such companies.
1t Is but natural that in this connec-
ton the question should be asked. Why
should a shortage always result when
pumps get out of order? II the fault
IL entirely mechanical, it seems logical
to believe that It would result just as
often in the pumps giving overmeasure
In other words. II Is suggested. when a
pump slips out Of order 1t should not
always slip in favor Of the filing station
Evening star., 1922-09-10

materially reduced. II is accepted, Of
course. that these plans will in no way
check the foolhardy driver or the speed
maniac. He pays neither heed to the
law nor to the requirements OF cour-
tesy.
.'The thing needed to curb the reck-
less speed driver" said George c. Diehl
president OF the A. A. A., ''is a set
i, OF officials who will quit trying to make
money for their municipalities by going
after the man who is simply mile or
two over the speed limit and will con-
! centrate their attention on rounding up
the drivers who invariably make fifty
miles an hour or more. Jail sentences
are the only argument this class
listens to-
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1922-09-10
AUTO DEATH TOLL
1900 THIS YEAR
Billion Dollars Annual Loss
Revealed by Latest
StatistiCs.t
SAFETY, EFFORT GENERAL
Courtesy, Crossing Carefulness and
Signal Methods Educa-
tional Topics.

Reports received up to today from
the various nation !de movements
initiated to reduce materially the
number of automobile fatalities
throughout the country indicate that
only slight progress is being made
II is believed that this years toll
of deaths on the road will exceed
that of 192o-2l. the latest on which
complete figures are available, and
will exceed 1000. as against the 1920
figures of a little more than 1900.
In addition the latest figures indicate
that the loss from automobile acci-
dents is averaging nearly one billion
dollars annually.
The movements now well under
way, according to reports received at
The headquarters of the automobile
organizations located mere. are:
Careful crossing campaign mi
iIated iii Virginia and being spread
throughout the country. designed to
have all automobiles come to IA COM
ptetn stop h, fore crossing any rail-
road at grade
Courtesy Campaign.
"Automohilr courtesy campaign.
initiated by the Chicago Automotive
Trade Association. and now warmly
Endorsed by the American Automobile
AssoCia tion. This plan calls on every
motorist TO do little more than
observe the rules Of the road" by
showing every possible courtesy to
fellow motorists and refusing to sane
tion road racing and excessive speed
an country highways.
Uniform hand signal Methods de-
signed to have a set system Of hand
signaling which will do away with diff
ferent modes for different localities.
Anti headlight glare methods. "
whereby the problem of dazzling road
lights could lie solved while. a; ;he
same time. securing Lighting systems
which will he sutficiru, for any motor
lists purpose.
The National Safety Council esti-
mates that automobile fatalities aver
age about thirty a day. with this num-
her far exceeded in the case OF holidays
Ike Labor day. when every person who
lad a car got 4; out and used it for
pleasure and for nicnicking in the coun-
try.
Reduction Of Accidents.
It Is the hope of the officials o. the
safety organizations and the A. A. A.
that in attacking the problem in four
Evening star., 1922-09-10
AUGUST AUTO OUTPUT
| JUMPS 50 PER CENT
Heavy Increase Over Last Year Is
Indicated by Shippers
Reports.

Heavy production continued in the
automobile industry during August
according to reports received from
factories by the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. While the to-
tai production for July reached
244444. estimates based on shipping
reports for the first three weeks OF
August indicate this figure will be ex-
ceeded by more than 10000 machines.
Last year August production exceed
ed July by 4.445 machines. the figures
being 176.34O in July and 1s0,7s5 in
August. 1921. Thus July, 1922. ex
ceeded the same month a year ago
by 5Src. while August increased over
August 1921. by something like SOC.
Production of cars and trucks for the
entire industry during the first seven
months of 1922 reached 1.3s5.O66. COM
pared with l.66S.550 for the entire
year of 1921.
The export situation continues to
. show Improvement. Passenger car
exports in May exceeded April by SCI.
and June exceeded May by 1885,. The
revival of truck business abroad con-
tinues to be affected by the disturbed
! ports in May. however. exceeded April
by 36cs June exports of trucks de-
| creased 7ec under May.
Reports from manufa curing CEN
ters are now more hopeful in the mat
ter of coal supply. with mines resum-
, ing operations and carriers recruiting
their forces.
The motor car makers and the y. A.
e. .. are carefully watching develop
ments in the railroad strike situation
and its effect on rail operations.
There has already been some handling
OF materials overland by truck that
would ordinarily travel by rail and
the driving Of finished cars overland
has increased through lack of auto
mobile freight car supply. Motor
transport for materials and overland
deliveries Of finished machines will
be undertaken on a large scale should
carriers become unable to supply
freight cars.
Evening star., 1922-09-10

months for operating without a license
and driving while intoxicated: r. C.
Lugenbeek had his license suspended
pending investigation OF a fatal acci-
dent, and Benjamin Root lost his righ'
to operate a car in Maryland for fifteen
days on a charge Of exceeding the speed
limit
Evening star., 1922-09-10
THREE D. C. ViOLATORS.
Maryland Automobile Commits
sioner Fixes Penalties.
Special Dispa tch to The Sta

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-The names of
but three Washingtonians appear in the
list Of automobile violations for the
week. made public by Automobile Com
missioner Baughman today. L. p. Car
roll was refused license for six
Evening star., 1922-09-10

The poorest economy a driver can
practice is trying to see how far he
can drive his car without changing
the oil in the engine base
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
STARS AFTER
SCALP Of INTS
North Amboy Team Out for
HonorS - Manager
Writes

The following communication has
been received from Manager Charles
Kochek OF the North Amboy Stars
quintet and is self explanatory:
Dear Editor:-I would gladly
appreciate a few lines in your sport
ing page regarding the much talked
of intermediates.
'The North Amboy Stars don't
think much of themselves but they
must say that the Intermediates are
afraid to play them. The stars play
ed them about a month g on the
Y. NJ. II. A. court and q an easy
time defeating them. The score was
34-24 and, the Intermediates we're
held scoreFess from the field in the
first half. The Stars have been af-
ter n return game, but it seems that
the Intermediates are afraid.
Before the Intermediates can
consider themselves any county
champs they must beat the Stars in
a series of games two out of three.
One game to be played On the Y. M.
Fl. A. Court, n on the Hungarian
Club court and If necessary to play
third game on a neutral court.
1--WE are always ready n are
anxiously waiting.
Thanking you for space In pa
per. l remain,
CHARLES KOCHEK,
Manager of Stars
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
bAY0NNE FIVE
At. ROOSEVELT
Y. M. H. A. Quintet Will Visit
Borough on Sunday
Night

The Bayonne Y. NJ. II. A. quin-
tet is scheduled to oppose the Roose-
welt Separates on Coughlin's audi
torium court in Roosevelt on Sunday
night. The Separates have not heen
defeated since the start OF their
home stay several weeks ago.
Little has been heard about the
Bayonne association team, but it is
known that this outfit will have to
play q wonderful brand of ball in
order to take the measure OF the fast
going borough representative team.
The Separates have been sweeping
aside all opposition and unless the
Bayonne team appears with an I'M
usually strong quintet there Will be
little chance of stopping the win
ming streak of the Roosevelt outfit.
1t is not. known how the Roose-
welt team will lineup for the game
on Sunday night, but 1t Is probable
that Hubbard and Cutter will oc-
cupy the advanced positions; Pete
Hansen, center, and Glochau and
Regain, guards. The eleventh man
for this game has not been announc-
ed as yet. :
The Bayonne manager is expected
to announce his lineup some time
today and following the issuance Of
this information some idea of the
strength of the Bayonne team can
be given.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
PERTH AMBOY RETAINS 47H PLACE nv STATE LEAGUE
BASEBALL BALLADS
b. SLUMP SPEAKS


B. Slump is my cognomen; in
baseball I'm the foeman that all the
batters hate. / am the heartless
''pusson" to blame for all the cussin'
when they swing like a gate.
To me 1t is a pleasure to swipe
the batter's treasure, his dearly
loved base hit. / love to see them
lifting high flies that go a-drifting
into a waiting mitt.
/ rob them of their singles. their
two-base knocks and bingles, and
though the trick is mean, I howl
with joy, by jiggers. to see 800 fig
ures drop down to .219.
/ prey on heavy hitters and make
them taste the bitters along with
sweeter drinks. / always prompt
the beavers TO throw their gay de-
ceivers so l can start my jinx.
At times it's hard to level some
natural batting devil who claims an
average plump; but DOR he finds
I've tricked him, and he becomes
the victim of old man Batting
Slump. .
Please understand my mission, I
gaze not on ambition, as some think,
with a frown. I strive to teach each
batter success is just a matter of
lighting when he's down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
DAVIS BROS.
VS.. SPEEDWAYS
Crack New York Players 0p-
pose SpeedWays on Local
Court

An unusual booking has been
carded for the Auditorium court
tomorrow night. Five Davis broth
ers, representatives of three of the
strongest travelling teams in New
York city, are scheduled to oppose
the Perth Amboy Speedway outfit in
the weekly game on this court.
The locals have two straight de-
feats to their credit for their last
two starts. the National Turner'S on
the local court Saturday night and
the Bayview Wheelmen team on the
Newark court. The victory regis
tered by the Turner's on Saturday
night was the second scored over
the Speedways on the local court TINS
season. The Turner's will DC return
ed here at q later date, while the
Bayview Wheelmen quintet is
scheduled for a week from tomor-
row night.
Two of the crack New York Har-
mony Club team will occupy posi-
tions on this team. Harry. n six
footer. will be stationed in the pivot
position. while Willy spike VIII
occur one of the guarding berths.
LYMAN "Hank'' Davis OF the Spar
tan team is TO team UP with George
of the Yorkville Separates In the
advanced positions. while Joe, also
of the Yorkville quintet. will oc-
cupy the other guarding position.
This game will give the fans SOME
idea of the material coming from
the 92nd street Y. NJ. II. a. in New
York city. for all five brothers Sc
cured their basketball learning Vat
this institution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24

Perth .Amboy will tonight see the
largest volley ball exhibit ever stag
ed in. this city, -four fast teams COM
peting H. a tournament in the Y. M.
e. A. gymnasium which will bring
together all of the teams. The crack
Brooklyn Central team which has
broken even with the Amboy rep
resentatives. the Paterson team
which came within an ace of defeat
ing Railway last Wednesday, the To-
cal varsity which has lost but II
match this year and the local second
team consisting of players almost in
a class with the Amboy varsity Will
be the competing teams.
Owing to expense incident to ar
ranging this tourney q small admis-
sion win be charged tonight. this be-
ing the first time this year admis-
sion has been asked for any volley
bali games. Tickets have been
printed and may be secured from Y.
NJ. G. A. players or at the door to-
night. The public in general is in
vited and a record crowd is expected.
The varsity will endeavor to re-
gain the good graces' of the commu-
nifty at large tonight by making up
for the defeat handed them by the
Railway team at that place on
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
STERUNGS COP
DECIDING GAME
Outscore Junior Mechanics
in Contest Last
Night

SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. 24:-Fol-
lowers of the local Junior Order
United American Mechanic basket
bali team received quite a surprise
last night in the outcome of the
game between the locals and the
South River Sterlings. 1t was the
deciding game of a three-game
series and the Sterlings won by a
score of 1926.
With three big men, Maleski.
their regular pivot man. and Meury
and Prince of Rutgers College the
Sterlings had quite an advantage.
The first ten minutes of the opening
session was nip and tuck, but during
the last half OF the opening period
the S%terlings drew away. The first
half ended 22-11.
In the second half the home play
ers were unable to overcome the
early lead gained by the opposition.
Seven men were used by the local
team in this game, James and Jake
Newmark in addition to the five
regulars. Bennett and James led
the locals in scoring. while Maleski
and Meury were high scorers for
South River.
Next Thursday night the Junior
Mechanics will take another crack
at the scalp OF the Perth Amboy
s~peedways on the local court. and
according TO rumors current last
night Eddie Schelling and n or
two other Newark players may be
added to the roster of the local
team for this game.
Yves Hansen refereed the game
last night in a capable n
The score;
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
Volley Ball Teams
Clash In tournament
At Y. N. {. A. TONIGHT

Wednesday. Despite the fact that
Perth Amboy has defeated Railway
in every contest for several years
and has twice decislvely won match
es this year both here and in that
city from Railway, the fact that
Railway won two out of three games
on Washington's Birthday from
Perth Amboy makes them the state
champs.
1t is understood that both the
Brooklyn Central and Paterson
teams will be strengthened consider
ably for their match tonight. as both
teams played here earlier in the
year and were defeated. The lineup
Of the "Y'' second team has not
been announced but 1t is known
that Walter II. War;. Francis Oliver
and Rev. Wilbert Westcott will be
three of the players. Capt. George
w. Sharp of the varsity will retain
eight of his squad and allow one OF
the first string men to play with the
second team tonight.
The first game will get under way
at s o'clock. The victory athletic
supper" at the Simpson M. Il.
church tonight will be so timed
that those attending will be able to
the volley ball games also.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
AMB0Y bills"
BEAT bAYONNE
Take Two Out of Three
ian on Bayonne
Alleys
standing EIks State League

Tho Pzrth Amboy Elks team In the
state bowling league held its own in
tho games rolled last night. The
Amboy bills" Travelled to Bayonne.
where they dropped two out of three
games after starting off by losing the
first game, While the Jersey City out
fit their nearest opponents for the
fourth positio n, won two out of three
games from Newark. Other matches
last night resulted in Rutherford
winnin- two out or three games from
Railway, Paterson. won two out of
three from Plainfleld, Hoboken won
two cut of three from Union Hill,
and Elizabeth won two out of three
from Passaic.
Stage Comeback
After losing the first game by fifty
pins, the Amboy bills" won the
second contest by t~hirty-six pins and
the deciding game by one hundred
and seventy-nihe pins. Bill Eyer
kuss carried off high score honors in
this match with 246 in the third
game, while Howard Richards cop
ped high average honors. rolling
1873 and 200 for an average of
1S5.
rt -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
Deaf Mutes VS.. HIS. Today,
Amboy. Woodbridge To Play

well in the pivot position and he may
be started In that berth today.
On Monday afternoon relations Pc
tween Perth Amboy and woodbridse
high schools will be resumed for TIE
first time in seven years. The AM
boy team will play the fret game ~
a series with the Woodbridge dutn-
tet On the latter's court.
1t is expected that there VIII -
greater interest In this series than
in the recent South River series
which was decided by h Soufn
River team taking two stral9ht
games. Woodbridge and Perth AM
boy havs always been great rivals ~
all branches of sport. but the school
teams never met since the breacn
of seven years ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24

This afternoon or the local court
the Perth Anboy High School Court
representatives will be given battle
by the boskcteers OF the New Jersey
School for the Deaf. This contest
should prove to be somewhat of a
novelty attraction as the Trenton
team has a strange system of play.
The eleventh nan on the floor viii
have an interesting job.
l. is probable that the Amboy team
will lineup today with Grieve and
Do1iey. forwards, Ratajac, center;
anc Martin and Hughes, guards.
Grieve performed in great style in
his first game Tuesday afternoon and
he will probably occupy a regular
berth for the remainder OF the sea-
SOIL. Johnny Patten also showed up
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
\. c. c. FIVE
WINS ANOTHER
The Woodbridge Caseys Are
Beaten on Their Home
Court

The Hungarian Catholic Club
quintet added another victory to its
string last night by taking the meas
ure Of the Knights>of Columbus out
ft Of Woodbridge on the latter's
court by a score of 1921. SLeavy
and Sullivan were the scoring stars
for the Hungarian Club team in the
game last night, while O'Neill was
high scorer for the home team. In
a preliminary game the Fl. G.. G.
Juniors defeated the Woodbridge
Casey Juniors by a score of 27-21.
Manager Schicker would like to ar
range games with the Y. M. III. A.,
Parish House and Roosevelt Separ-
ates for his senior team.
Tha ecora,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24

Monitors want Games

The Monitors basketball team or
this city warts games with teams IN
this vicinity, particularly the
of Columbus of Woodbridge n the
Hungarian Club of this city. LOUIS
Horvath, $40 Hall venue IS man
agcr of the team.