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The Washington times., 1922-11-18
COURTESY AIDS
IN ENFORCING
" MOTOR LAW
Connecticut Handles Tourist
Traffic on This
Supposltion.

How TO handle traffic successfully
ir the big problem before motor
vehicle and municipal authorities to-
day
This problem seems to have been
solved TO a large degree by the State
Of Connecticut. AS the gateway TO
New England this State found itself
the scene Of heavy motor vehicle
traffic and Immediately sought to
evolve regulations to cope with the
situation.
The successful operation OF these
cooperative regulations has prompt
ed Topics Of the Day" Films. spon-
sors Of the Fair Play on the High
way" campaign. to publicly praise
Connecticut on the screens OF thou
sands Of theaters In these words:
"The State officials of Connecticut
have done much to bring about
cordial observance Of the motor
vehicle laws Of that State by an attl.
,ude Of hearty cooperation toward
motorists.
These officials by the policy
Of friendly and courteous treatment
of tourists. do more to eliminate vio-
lations that does the big stick
welded elsewhere. Those In author.
tty should investigate the Connec-
ticut motor vehicle laws. s."-"Topics
Of the Day" Films.
Upon entS into the State Of Con-
Eecticut. the motorist is handed
card which reads:
"Mr. Motor Vehicle Operator:
Your safety and convenience is
our duty. We want, need, and must
have your COOPERATION to success
fully perform that duty. Please
assist US to avoid accidents
by staying In line and not trying
70 pass the motor vehicle ahead.
Passing on q curve, at the top Of
hill. or where the sight line Is OBJ
structed Is illegal and will be prose
cuted.
by keeping to the right Of the
center line Of the highway.
by maintaining q reasonable dis
tance from the car ahead in case Of
sudden stop.
by refraining from cutting in.
Hy having your brakes and other
equipment In good order.
by keeping your speed to the
average speed Of the line.
by giving the proper and distinct
signal when stopping or changing
direction.
by parking your car when 1t Is
necessary to stop, so as not to re-
strict traffic.
by obeying the officers signals
and directions.
by being careful and courteous.
with your assistance in the
above We will endeavor to move
traffic as fast as safety will permit.
Road mopes who are holding up
traffic viii be removed from the
line"
Undoubtedly, Connecticut has
evolved desirable and commendable
system of dealing with motor traffic
and it's card of cooperative rules is
worthy of study and emulation.
"Topics Of the Day" Films expresses
the thoughts of all right-thinking
people IN publicly praising the Con-
necticut motor vehicle laws.
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producing In sxes.. Of sexual Dc

producing In exeess of sexual Do
mand.
Practically the only section OF the
country where there has been any ac.
cumulation. and that In very small
numbers. 10 the Northwest.
Factories are making greater use
OF drivsways 10 surmount difficulties
In delivery.
Most encouraging are the reports
from truck manufacturing centers.
Business shows an Improvement OF
rs per cent over a year ago, with
production for September S6 per cent
greater than In the same month last
year.
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Happenings in
the Industry

Hugh Chalmers has joined the
organization Of the Joyce Manu-.
featuring Company, which Is en-
barking on the business Of making
tops and painting and trimming
vehicles. He will be chairman Of
the board.
During the year ending October
/. 1922. there were built In the
various Durant plants 10000 Du-
rant cars of the various models.
Orders on hand assure full capacity
production for Durant In 1923, the
schedule calling for more than
100000 cars. Deposits are now in
hand for 231 900 Stars Tor delivery
within fifteen months.
bort has added two new sport
models to its line. a roadster and
phaeton. both listed at $1,105.
H. s. Daniels has resigned as
advertising manager Of the bort
Motor Car Company and has Joined
the staff of the Buick Motor Com
pany. He will do special publicity
"oAAs Wtt4 Ah
Dealers affiliated with the C1eve-
land Automobile Manufacturers
and Dealers Association are keep
ing their shops closed on Sunday.
This IL In line with a recently an
uounced policy Of the association.
The Flint Motor Car Company'e
first unit IL now under way and
should be completed by July 1.
1929. This Is the company organ.
lied by w. c. Durant.
The Biflex Products Company 10
now putting out a slow motion
picture, showing exactly what hap
pens when n big Packard crashes
head on into Q tree. The movie
first shows the smash at normal
speed and then analyses II In slow
motion. to show how the Btflex
bumper absorbs the shock.
On November 9 the Packard
Motor Car Company celebrated its
twenty-third anniversary. On that
date In 1899 the first Packard was
produced in Warren. Ohio.
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Drive Right" I'm Nova Scotia.

While all traffic now moves to
the left in Nova Scotia, a law has
been passed by the legislature OF
that Province making Keep 10 the
Right" the rule OF the road, effec-
tive. January I, 1898.
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An English Idea.

Certain engineers In England are
advocating installation OF roads
which are concave and drain TO the
center, instead OF toward the sides.
as is usually found under ordinary
conditions.
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Cool Weather Brings certaint
Problems of Lubrication
That Should Be Met.
BY Alexander Johnston,
Editor Of MOTOR

At this time of year. when Au-
tumn days are beginning to draw
In and mornings and evenings are
chilly, even II the middle of the
day is warm, a little advice on lu.
brication Is particularly pertinent.
Cool weather brings certain prob
lens in fabrication that are not 80
important when the weather Is
warm, and the motor car owner
must be prepared to solve these or
he will be in danger of having seri-
Gus trouble.
In cold weather the processes of
combustion induce the formation
of an extra quantity OF water. Com
bustion always produces some
water, but In cold weather the
process is accelerated. This water
leaks down past the rings and pol
lutes the oil in the crank case,
causing it to lose much Of its lub-
ricating quality. to the detriment
of the parts It Is supposed to pro-
tect.
One Of the pictures on this page
shows the lubricant drained from
a crankease, the lighter flued at
the bottom Of the vessel being
water. As much as three pints Of
water may accumulate in a seven
quart crank case. We leave the
reader to imagine the effect on
parts moving at high speed, and
protected only by such heavily d.
luted lubricant.
Such faulty fabrication will pro-
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Leeal,ty of Uead,,~bts

slxty.nlne Of the 100 automobile
headlight devices 90 far approved
for use In New York State have
been declared Illegal by the State
Tax Commission.
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The President Dare Not Drive.

President Harding, distinguished
as the Chief Executive OF the United
States, not permitted by those
who look after his personal safety
to drive an automobile.
The Washington times., 1922-11-18
Be Careful os Doors.

When getting In or out Of an
automobile do not bear any weight
on the doors. These are not made
to carry the weight Of . person,
The Washington times., 1922-11-18
McoRAW Is PLEASED sY
MARMoN PERFORMANCE

"As smooth a. the olantS IN
field" is the opinion Of his Marmon
car held by John J. McGrsw. man.
ager OF the New York National
League baseball team. In q lsttsr
recently received by factory officials
he writes OF his Marmon experiences
as follows:
II want to tell you how pleased
I am with the Marmon car which
I ordered from you last summer.
"I have driven this car now 5000
miles. and although I expected orig
inally to dispose OF II this fall, as
has been my custom before going TO
Cuba and getting a new car. the car
has been 80 eminently satisfactory
that ] am going to keep II. as
could not imagine where or how
could get better one, certainly no
new car could be any better"
American Motor Taxes.
The Washington times., 1922-11-18
Llcsnsn Piatns in Hpaln.

License plates for automobiles In
Spain are not issued by the govern.
bile accessory dealers, tinshops and
blacksmiths.
The Washington times., 1922-11-18
Gasoline Costly IN China.

In China the price Of gasoline
varies from 40 cents a gallon In
Shanghai to $40 q gallon in Urga,
Mongolia
The Washington times., 1922-11-18
The Workhgmsn and HIS Auto.

Nearly every artisan In California.
be he carpenter. bricklayer or what
not, drives to work In his automo-
bile
Evening star., 1922-01-27
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
TOLD OF OBLIGATIONS
Representative Begg Speaks at
Commencement Exercises of Two
Year Business Course.

America is the land Of opportunity
land you have the choice of working
your own way to the end or sitting
down and letting some one else work
your way for you" Representative
James T. Begg of Ohio, told graduates
of the two-year class Of Business
High School at the midyear COM
mencement exercises last night at
the school.
THE world and your parents have
made an investment in you in giving
you a high school education" said
Representative Begg. ut is now up
to you to 60 out and earn the interest
on that investment"
Diplomas were presented to the
forty-four graduates by Charles A.
Baker. president of the Federation
OF Citizens Associations. Mrs. Susie
Root. Rhodes. member of the board
OF education, presided.
Allan Davis. principal Of Business,
announced that the following gradu-
ates had received medals for unusual
scholarship attainments:
William B. Harmon. BENJAMIN Moss,
Elsie Dreschler, Regina Lavezzo and
Gladys Richards. Scholarship awards
also were made to the following grad
yates of the two-year course, who are
continuing for the four-year course.
Walter Cohn. Carl Simpson Engel,
Anna NJ. Clarke, Constance Logic and
Norma Wolf.
The commencement exercises for the
four-year graduating class will be
held at the school tonight at s o'clock.
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, acting
president OF the school board, will
Evening star., 1922-01-27
ARMS PROCEEDINGS CLOSELY
FOLLOWED AT WEST SCHOOL
Recitations Contribute to Interest o1
Seventh and Eighth Grades of The
Stars Essay Contest.

ject chosen by The Star. and the
best of these will be entered in The
Stars contest. Some of her pupils,
she said, are very modest about sub
mitting their compositions in a COM
petitive contest.
Miss Toner said that she was doing
everything possible to keep up the
interest Of her pupils in the arms
conference. II believe" she said.
that it is a civic and patriotic duty
to have the children take as much
interest as possible in the confer
ence.'
The date for the closing of the con-
test. it is emphasized. will be an
nounced later, as 1t will depend upon
the adjournment of the conference.
Meantime the contestants are urged
to keep in close touch with the daily
developments at the parley, in order
to thoroughly familiarize themselves
with the problems under discussion.
A plenary session of the conference
will, be held soon, at which questions
adjusted in committee meetings will
be explained. Some of the problems
settled in the committee meetings un-
doubtedly will furnish material for
the compositions the essayists in The
Stars contest are going to write.
Evening star., 1922-01-27
take UP SCHOOL NEEDS.
Takoma Park Committee Members
Hold Special Meeting.

A meeting of the educational COM
mittee of the Takoma Park Citizens
Association is being held this after
noon at 3 o'clock in the Maryland
Public School. for the purpose of dis
cussinE the needs for improved school
facilities on the Maryland side of the
line. AT the special meeting of the
Takoma Citizens Association Monday
night 1T was voted to take imme-
diate steps for a more modern build
ing, with suitable Fairgrounds adjoin-
ing. 1t is the intention of the resi-
dents on the Maryland side to pre-
sent the needs to the school board of
Montgomery county, with a request
for early action.
At 5 o'clock tonight a meeting will
be held in the Takoma Presbyterian
Church. under the auspices of the
conference committee on Fairgrounds
Of Takoma Park. to discuss the play
ground situation in that suburb The
principal speaker will be Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes. who has devoted con-
siderable time to the Fairgrounds Of
the National Capital. There also will
be community singing, movies and
speakers from the Takoma Park Citi-
zens' Association and officials of the
town.
Evening star., 1922-01-27
MASKED MEN ROB
SAFE OF $4,000
Hattiesburg, Miss, Firm VIC
tim When Bandits Lock
Night Clerk in Closet.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
HATTIESBURG, Miss, January 81.
Held up early this morning by two
masked white men with revolvers.
Grady Bishop. night man at the E.
E. Girault Motor Company. was forced
to open the cash register, and then.
while he was locked in a closet. the
bandits opened the safe, pried open
the inner doors and escaped with cash,
stocks and bonds valued by Mr.. Gil
rault at $1s0.OO0.
The robbery occurred at about 2:30
this morning. Mr.. Girault, interviewed
this morning, said that while none of
the stock and bonds were negotiable.
he was afraid that some which were
not listed could not be replaced.
Police officials were of the opinion
that the robbery, If not committed by
Hattiesburg men. was carried out
the situation of the company's offices
and with the arrangements of the
building.
Heard Car Drive Up
Bishop, who is a brother of Judge
r. j. Bishop, said. describing the
robbery, that he heard a car coming
up to and stopping at the main en-
trance of the building. He thought
it was some one after gasoline and
went to the front door to get it for
them, he stated.
AS he went out he heard them
walking back toward the rear of
the building through the driveway
He then re-entered the office, intend
ing to meet the men through the
side door. AS he opened tn side door
the two men met him and covered
him with pistols. ordering him to
Throw up your hands,"
Bishop then was forced to open the
cash register and seven or eight dol
lars were taken by the robbers Then
he was ordered to open the safe. He
declared he did not know the COM
bination. The robbers then placed
him in a closet, saying they would
open the safe.
The telephone wires to the build
ing were found cut today.
Evening star., 1922-01-27
TRADING AND PURCHASE
OF BALL PLAYERS, TOPIC
Clark Griffith Gives to Kiwanis
Club "Inside Dope" on Way
Game Is Run.

The element of chance that enters
in the trading and purchasing of ball
players was explained by Clark Grif-
fifth, president of the Washington
base ball club before the members Of
the Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Wash
ington yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Griffith was one of the three
member speakers to address the
meeting, and delighted his auditors
with inside dope" on how ball clubs
are run.
Frank c. Steward bf the Steward
Business College and Postmaster
Merritt o. Chance were the others to
speak, and both produced interesting
facts concerning the businesses with
which they are identified. Mr.. Chance
gave some startling statistics, show
ing the immensity of the job of ham
ding the city's mail. He continued
his plea for the citizens Of Washing
ton to mail early. John A. O'Rourke,
chairman of the entertainment com.
mittee. introduced the speakers.
Charles F. Roberts presided. and an
nounced that Harry E. Karr, inter-
national president Of Kiwanis, was
seriously ill.
Lewis F. Miller of Toledo and Harry
B. Kerr split on $3.50 basis for the
prizes awarded for the handsomest
and homeiiest guests present.
Evening star., 1922-01-27
Dear Folks

Dear Folks
I've weighed-in at many enjoyable
in my comparative
short span, but can't recall one that
surpassed the stoopendous blowout
staged by the Rotary Club of Wash
ington up to the New Willard Hotel
last night. when the ladies of the
organization. wives daughters and
sweethearts Of the members, were
told right out loud how much they
was thought Of for the splendid work
they done at the recent Rotary Kid
dies Christmas Party!
Preparations for the affair had
been under way for nigh on to
six weeks. and when, at o'clock
sharp, President Charlie Semmes
blowed the whistle, which meant the
big doin's was on. fully 500 persons
had congregated in the large ball
room of the hotelry, and from thence
onwards action run fast!
Ed Droop Reads Pome.
There was more'n one heart throb
recorded when Ed Droop. mounted
the rostrum and read a pome from
Rotarian Bill GUIDE, who's recuper-
tin on account of a bad accident.
Bills Lament was the title of the
work. and it brought down the house!
Immediately following this, Mrs.
Phil Hermann. on behalf of the VIM
min folks of Rotary was escorted to
the platform, and in a corkin' good
address presented the club with a
beeee-utiful silk banner. just to show
that the female of the species was as
enthusiastic as the male. More voci-
ferouSnessi
The excitement musta been too
much for President Semmes. for right
at this juncture he relinquished the
reins of toastmaster to Frank X.
Shipe. general chairman, and from
then to the finish the genial Francois
presided.
Room Filled With Balloons.
In quick rotation Mrs. Fred Lincoln
presented Mrs. Semmes with flowers
"for being the wife Of our president"
and Edwin c. Graham. the popular
president of the City Club, got a see
gar for havin' just become a grandpa!
In the middle of these proceedin's five
huge boxes attached to the ceilin' give
way. and the room was filled with col
ored balloons! Neat work!
But the assemblage had hardly got
it's breath, when up hops our old
friend, J. Harry Cunningham. to
make a complaint! Harry hadn't been
feelin' we'll all day. and as something
he eat must have made what allied
him worse. he started to below about
the service of the hotel! Cries of
shame" Put him OUT burst from
the bleachers-I mean platform-but
after reconsideration the abjector
was permitted to talk, which didn't
help his case! Even the walters re-
sented the complaint, walked out, and
it wasn't until Samuel Gompers had
been consulted was the disturbance
cleared up and the entertainment got
under way again!
Dry Raid Successful.
Followin' close on the heels of this
ruther unpleasant happenin', the
guests were thrown into another fit
when a big burly police cop rushed
Evening star., 1922-01-27
Cannot MAKE ENDS
MEET ON THEIR PAY
Facts Revealed Regarding
Salaries of Public L.
brary Employees.

The salaries Of the employees Of the
District government are scaled about
80 per cent lower than those of the
federal government doing similar
work in the District of Columbia, ac-
cording to statements by District en-
ployes, yet the pending District ap-
preparation bill for the next fiscal
year makes no provision for an in
crease in their pay.
The salaries paid employees in the
Public, Library of the District are
work performed. Many of the en-
ployes of the library, after prepara-
tion for their work and years of
training, find it impossible to make
ends meet on the salaries paid them.
Some Of them have to do their own
ing, and this in addition to the hours
of work they put in at the library.
A recent survey Of the staff show
ed that
"a so per cent of the Public Ii
brary employees had dependents or
(2) 6s per cent were forced to extra
work, or to receive help in order to
make ends meet
(s) II peS cent only had any pro-
vision for emergencies, such as doc
tors bills, medicines, dental work,
etc.
O. Such as had illness were forced
to borrow money. and are carrying
it as a debt they are unable to meet
out of their salaries; 38 per cent are
in actual debt.
The employees Of the library feel
that if the long-awaited reclassifica-
ton bill, designed to provide fair
salaries and equal pay for equal
work, was enacted into law they
would be much benefited. This leg
islation has been promised by Con-
gress for several years, but it still
hangs fire.
Evening star., 1922-01-27
''STOOPENDOUS BLOWOUT"
STAGED BY ROTARY CLUB
Dopey Dan Writes Up Dry Raid, Punch
Bowl Mystery and Other Stirring
Events at the Willard.

into the room. shifted a bit. and
finally snitched William Knowles
Cooper for violation of the Volstead
enforcement law-William Knowles
was caught red-handed with cute
little half-pint restin' on his hip;
took Mister Cooper's case in hand, and
after a mastery address on it bein
unlawful to search without warrant
convinced the joory that his client
was within his rights. and Henry
Brewood was summoned to eject the
majesty of the lawi The half pint
was consumed in the turmoil!
Somebody remembered that Past
President Charles ]. O.Neill was cele-
bratin' his silver weddin' anniversary
at this point, and he was hustled to
the front and presented with a token!
Bushes and thanks from the MissuS!
Finds Stolen Punch Bowl.
Col Leroy Heron then sent a thrill
through the hall by dramatically an
nouncin' he'd discovered the punch
bowl took out of Dan Callahan's
home when the house had been rob-
bed, and, after detailip' his sleuth
of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company one of the best
little pans put out by the five-and-
ten-cent store! 1t had a ship on it.
too.
Roland Robbins, as per usual, whis-
tied for attention and, after few
brief ree-marks. presented Miss Mae
Eleanor Ball and her brother. playin'
this week at Keith's Theater, and
accompanied by Looey Atwell at the
piano. The musicians dee-lighted the
audience.
George O'Connor, with Matt Horn.
followed and done as always, which
means no comment!
But when Robert Lawrence. COM
munity singin' leader. accompanied
by Miss Helen Burkhart, jumped in
the spot. l do wish you all coulda
been there! Mister Lawrence didn't
take minute when he had the whole
outfit singin' old songs as they'd
never been sung before, and, includin'
the exercise that went with these
renditions, the act was by far one
of the best of the meetin'!
OOdles Of kleagles Present.
This over. the dim was soused. and
much to the surprise of all present a
detachment of Ku Klux Klanners broke
into the peaceful crowd. and twitches
was most perceptible! Old Mister Inn
perial Wizard, two or three Gran Cob
Inns. oodles of kleagles and other high
officials of the order snooped around the
inclosure. finally snitched poor little
George Harris, the clubs secretary. and
what they done to him was too tragic
to write about! The skit was well
staged, and won tremendous applause,
Words by Kernel Fred Cook and de-
claimed by the afesaid "Anniversary'
O'Neill, with Bill Roberts as Galloping
Goblet. Some galoper!
Harry "Honeyboy" Evans brought the
entertainment program to a close with
nifty song dedicated to President
Semmes, after which all present settled
themselves and prepared for the drawin'
of presents. which were most attractive
an worthwhile!
Special bokays was tossed at George
Whitweli and Beverly Smith for services
rendered!
Congratulations to the committee in
charge is sure in order! I thank you.
DOPEY DAN.
Evening star., 1922-01-27

Proceedings of the arms conference
are being followed closely by the
pupils of the seventh and eighth
grades of the West School, who are
planning to enter The Stars $1,000
prize essay contest on the subject,
THE Arms Conference and It's Sig
nificance," it was said today by
teachers at this school. For their in
formation the pupils rely almost en-
tirely on the concise summary Of the
conference developments. which is ap-
pearing daily in The Star.
Describing the interest Of her
pupils in the contest, Miss C. E.
Toner. an eighth grade teacher at
tho West School, said that leach day
the children read the summarized
proceedings of the conference in The
Star, in addition to using various
other legitimate sources of informa-
tion. Some days I have recitations
in my class to keep up the interest
of the pupils in the conference"
When the parley adjourns, Miss
Toner said, she intends to have per
pupils write compositions on the sub