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Evening star., 1923-01-07
OLD YARDSTICK RIGHT.
King George II Gave It To Fairfax
County, Virginia.
From the Kansas Cfty Star

From the Kansas City Star.
More than $50 years ago when the
first families of Virginia were almost
first, His Majesty King George II fur
nished his crown colonies of the good
county of Fairfax with a standard
yardstick to use in checking UP on
profiteering merchants.
Now tests made at the bureau of
standards in Washington reveal that
this old measure is still within one
tenth Of 1 per cent of being absolutely
accurate. The old yardstick was res
cued from oblivion by the Colopial
Danes of America, was brought to
Washington and compared under the
microscope with the modern standard
yard kept by the United States bureau
of standards.
This standard, which bears the date
l744, is made Of forged brass upon
which are marked both a standard
yard and standard ell. a unit Of
measure one and fourth yards. or
fort five inches, long. The standard
length. is given between two lines cut
into the top of the bar or between
the inside faces of two projections at
its side. :,
Evening star., 1923-01-07
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

Keane's Boosters, at a recent meeting
at the home of George r. Saur, organ
lied for the season Of 1923 by electing
the following officers: Dan j. Burke,
chairman; w. A. Mulligan, vice chair
man; f. A IStrudley. secretary; George
b. Saur. treasurer; reservation commit
tee. Frank J. Haske, John E. Burns
and r. +. Krogman. T. Park Duncan
of Atlantic City was elected an honorary
member of the committee. The Boost
ers will start their activities with a big
get-together dance St Patrick night.
The council will meet Thursday.
The knights of Columbus Band last
Sunday afternoon at the Knights OF
Columbus Hall entertained about 1900
children and grown ups at the annual
Christmas tree party. Karl Schaefer
directed. II is announced that ar or
chestra has been formed in the band.
beginning the middle Of this month the
band will give a series of short enter
tainments for the councils at their
meetings.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
ODD FELLOWS.

LODGES.
Monday-Union, 40. II, installat tion;
Beacon, No. IS, installation.
Observation-Disclosures No. 9, degree;
Excelsior, No. II. installation;
Golden Rule, No. 81, degree.
dnesday-Eastern, No. Z, degree;
Harmony, No. 8, degree: Friend
ship. No. IL, initiation; Covenant,
No. 13. degree.
Thursday-Columbi No. 10. degree;
Langdon. No. 20, degree.
Friday-Central, No. l. degree; Me-
tropolis. No. 16, first degree;
Federal City, No. 20. second de-
gree.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
STANDARDIZATION Washington, No. /,
drill.
ESCAMPMENTS.
Monday-Mount Nebo. No. g. degree.
ednesday-Columbian, No. l, install
latiOn.
REBEKAH LODGES.
Monday-Esther. No. ;. installation.
Tuesday-schuyler Colfax. No.-i0. in
wednesday-Mount Pleasant. No. 8.
installation.
Thursday-Ma Martha Washington, No. 8.
installation.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Quick Delivery.

From thePittsburgh Chronicle Gazette.
An airplane was flying over the
English countryside and the pilot was
tndulging in n little stunting. Alb
sent-mindedly he looped the loop,
quite forgetting that he had on board
a parcel containing a#pair of boots.
Naturally, the package dropped out,
and landed in front of an old woman
In cottage garden.
1t burst open, and out rolled the
boots. much to her astonishment.
Picking them up she hobbled in
doors and call out to her husband.
Ere you are. George. Them boots
you ordered ave come. What a Won
derful thing this wireless is! [ thought
l. card the buzz of 'em coming through
the air.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Pride and Polish.

Public garages are not always as
we would like to have them, particu-
larly In these days when our cars are
often mistaken for sardines. But
the public garage has one very inter-
esting advantage over the private
garage. When you climb over
bumpers and trunk racks to get to
your car in the morning you are GER
tain to note that the hood of your
car isn't quite as highly polished as
some one else's and sense of pride
is bound to encourage you to spend
q few. minutes making the car look
better. When you keep your car In
a private garage, however, the bus
looks good enough to you in the
morning. You discover your mistake
later in the day. but then it's too late
to doll up. It's 2. fact that one new
car in a public garage will often sell
more bottles of polish than a thou
sand form letters addressed to car
owns
Evening star., 1923-01-07
JR. 0. U. A. M.

Mount Vernon Council, No. 10. has
appointed a committee to make ar
rangements to participate with other
fraternities In the holding OF the sec
ond annual fraternal Washington falr
at the Coliseum, eth street and Penn
cylvania avenue, the week OF Febru-
ary IL.
The newly elected officers were In
stalled by Past National Deputy
Councillor Maurice Peabody.
Councillor George Luscombe re-
quests all members of Mount Vernon
Council. No. 10, to meet in front OF
Grace Episcopal Church, 9Th and d
streets southwest. this evening at
7:15 o'clock.
w. J. Umhau of Andrew Jackson
Council, No. 6. was a visitor.
Addresses were made by Past Coun-
cilors c. w. Whip, John A. H. Har-
getr. Maurice Peabody, John E. Small
wood and DIR. Taylor.
Edward ]. Ross Council, No. 26, met
Thursday evening. Deputy State Coun-
cilor w. B. Wells installed the off1-
GERS elect. c. +. Groves. the retiring
councillor, was presented with past
councillors jewel by Past Councillor
George w. Swift. Thomas F. Jones,
chairman of the good of the order
committee, limited that surprise was
in store for the members. at an early
date.
Anacostia Council, No. 16, on invita-
tion from Andrew Jackson Council,
No. 6, will attend service this evening
at Grace Episcopal Church. 9Th and
d streets southwest. The following
officers have been Installed for the
ensuing term: Junior past councillor,
c. w. Teats; councillor. c. G. Kings
ley; vice councillor, w. A. Staub; re-
cording secretary. r. A. Estep: as
Fslstant recording secretary, +. G.
Prather; financial secretary, J. f..
Frye; assistant financial secretary,
y. J. Martin: treasurer, \. e. Kemper;
chaplain, +. s. Everhom; warden, r.
H. Norton; conductor, w. u. King;
inside sentinel, Ernest Burkley: out
side sentinel. John w. Smithson; trus-
tee, J. A Smithson.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
FRATERN|T|ES.
(Continued from Fifth Page. }

ton Lodge. No. Is: T. F. Woodward.
Knoxville, Tenn; l.. r. Thumser,
Brooklyn. N. Y; r: J.. shugart. Los
Ange1ss, 1n1g calif r Linden a,taSnGS HSn1-
s. D.; f, L. Smith. DanvilIe. Va; A.
T. Stone, Waukegan, H.; l. ]. Max.
Freeport, Long Island; A. L. Scott, Yon-
kers, n. Y, and James O'Connell, New
York city.
February IA has been designated by
Exalted Ruler Daniel r. Nihion as
past exalted rulers night" for
Washington Lodge, No. Is. At that
session Past Exalted Ruler Judge
Robert L. Mattingly will preside as
exalted ruler
The Clown Band, headed by Harry
Given, visited Alexandria (Va-)
Lodge, B. p. o. E., last Sunday and
entertained it's members and over
1000 poor children, who were the
guests of that lodges annual Christ
mas entertainment. The Clown Band
featured Mr., Given and Mr.. Melzer in
a travesty on Italian opera sand Z.
Stanton in Hebrew monologue.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Two Traffic Tricks.

Watch out for street car switches
when driving in the car tracks and
abreast of other machines. The front
wheels may follow the curve of the
switch and swing the front of the
car into the machine beside it.
In an emergency where the quickest
possible stop means everything don't
be afraid to shift to reverse after
locking the wheels with the brakes.
1t is true that a car cannot be shifted
to reverse while IL is rolling for
ward, but when 1t is sliding the rear
wheels are not revolving and shifting
to reverse is as easy as though the
car were standing still. But let in
the cluth before releasing the brakes.
The wheels will then tend TO pull the
car backward
Evening star., 1923-01-07
The Sunday Motorist
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owner

use. The mystery of it is that the
claims in both cases are well founded:
vibration is at minimum in each.
The layman might conclude that per-
haps the weight OF the crankshaft Is
not SO important a factor In vibra-
tion as the engineers believe. Else
why should one extreme be as salts
factory as another?
That a battery gives less trouble
If it is not entirely covered with
metal? Fumes from battery should
not be confined. for If they are the
box will suffer and the cells VIII
eventually leak. 1t is a good idea,
however, to see that the bottom OF
the battery is protected against
water. dust. oil ana stones thrown up
from the road.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Dogs With FLasks
Viii Rescue auto
Parties in SvtOaU

Here's q good yarn, which
hears the date line of New
Brunswick, N. j.:
Preparations are being made
by Joseph Herr, proprietor of
the Pines Hotel ON the Lincoln
highway between Metuehen and
New Brunswick. for q winter of
extreme severity. Mr.. Herr,
who made fortune while
steward of the Pen and Pencil
Club I'm Philadelphia through
playing stock market tips given
him by newspaper reporters, In
importing n number of st.
Bernard dogs from Switzerland.
These dogs, trained by Benedic-
time monks, are to be sent forth
to succOr snOwbound motorists
trapped In drifts ON the Lincoln
Highway this winter. Strapped
to each dogs neck will be n
flask that may contain anything
from apricot brandy to creme
de menthe.
An unusual volume of traffic
fs predicted on the lincoln
Highway In New Jersey .this
winter.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
When Brakes Caper.

Don't be alarmed il the brakes seem
10 act strangely some winter evening.
Frequently during the thawing proc
esstof the day water will be splashed
all over the brake assemblies, only
to freeze when the temperature drops
at sundown. When this happens the
emergency brake may be hard to re-
lease, while the service brake will
take hold with the slightest pressure
Of the foot. After a few miles of ac-
ton, however. the brakes will act
normally again. But in the meantime
1t is we'll to guard against too sudden
application of the brakes.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Avoiding the Skid.

certain TO produce a skid with chains
as without them, for the reason that
the cross chains tend to spread and
permit the tread of the tire TO come
into direct contact with the road sur
face The most effective stop can be
made by locking the wheels momen-
tarily. releasing them and locking
them again, repeating the process If
necessary. In this way the cross
chains do the work of gripping the
road before having a chance to spread.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
ORDERS TIRE CHAINS.
Garages Do Big Business, But
Court Blocks Police Chief.

TARRYTOWN, December 23.-Wil-
liam J. Bowles. chief of police, surveyed
the slippery roads with much concern
and, after reading the list of casualties
from automobile accidents, decided that
everybody who drives an automobile
should be compelled to equip his car
with tire chains. He sent out the order,
and for two hours everybody who passed
through Tarrytown was halted and
ordered to buy chains. All the local ga
RACES soon were sold out.
The order worked fine until the chief
tried to make Charles F. Fisher of 5S1
Knickerbocker avenue, Brooklyn, put
chains on his tires. Mr.. Fisher pro-
tested and was arrested, but when the
case came before Judge Duell he was
freed and Chief Bowles was informed
that. although his motives for trying
lofty enough, he had exceeded his RiI5
thority. But the garages had enjoyed
a profitable morning.
Evening star., 1923-01-07

hold a public installation of officers
in conjunction with Morris Sheppard
Grove. Consul Commander-elect Mon
roe will be iE charge of the enter
tainment features. The retiring con-
sui commander, George M. Green, Will
make an address. Sovereigns Eng
lish and whitworth will offer special
ties. Sovereign Eckloff will be the
installing officer
A public installation ceremony will
be held by Maple Camp at Capitol
Heights Wednesday, night. Mayor
Louis z. IIitz will be installed as con-
sui commander Sovereign Thurston
G. Brown again assumes the clerk
ship. A country supper Will be the
last number on the program.
William A. Riley will be installed
as consul commander of Elm Camp
Friday night. Bert Wells Is the
new adviser lieutenant. The cere-
monies will be open to the families
and friends of Woodmen.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Text Your Mixture.

Carburetors can be made TO supply
safe mixtures or dangerous ones-a
fact which very few drivers appFe-
ciate Your carburetor should be ad-
justed so that stepping on the accele-
rator will make the car jump out of
danger. Test it today and be on the
safe side If stepping on the accele-
rator chokes the motor and causes it
to slow down your mixture is as
dangerous as brakes that fail.
Evening star., 1923-01-07

guide. Mrs. Bessie Song: inside guard,
Mrs. Cora Soper; outside guard, MIR,
Owen Jones; recording secretary, Mrs,
Annie Dryer; associate recording sec4
retary, Mrs. Mollie Sokoloski; finan$
cial secretary, Mrs. Florence J. Trun-
nell: treasurer. Miss Mary Z. Prender;
trustee. Mr.. George Dryer, and plan.
list, Miss Anna Kriechbaum.
Next Tuesday evening the monthly
social will be held and the council
be entertained by Owen Jones and
his troop of Boy Scouts
Evening star., 1923-01-07
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.

Alpha. Oak. National and Hickory
camps installed their newly elected
officers during the past week. A spe-
cial entertainment was provided at
Hickory Friday night, where the
ceremony was held at an open Ses-
sion. Paul Burthe is the new consul
commander. James Tennyson acted
as sovereign escort. Past Consul r.
w Shumate was in charge of the
program. A supper was served after
the installation. Sovereign Delegate T.
b. Eckloff installed the new officers.
A special car carried the degree
team and the Uniform Rank COM
pany to Baltimore Saturday night.
A large class of initiates was pro-
vided by the Boosters Club of BaIti-
more. The full protection degree
was put on. Refreshments and toasts
followed.
Tomorrow night at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple, Sth and F streets
northeast. w. A. Fraser Camp will
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Use More Lubricant.

Few car owners realize that the
one time in the year when the spring
shackle bolts and other exposed
bearings of the chassis need constant
greasing is winter. Driving over
hard packed snow and ice Is exactly
like bouncing over country road
in summer Add to this the fact
that oil and grease do not flow as
freely in cold weather as in hot, and
the Importance of lavishing these ex-
posed parts with lubricant is readily
appreciated.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Where They Had Been.
From London Tit-Bits. =,

From London Tit-Bits. -
The Chicago Herald Examiner tells
of Chris and Henri. two Chicago boys
who had been away from home
against their mothers command and
had come back to find her waiting for
them with switch.
Chris, ware you been?"
"Mit Henri"
Henri. ware you been?"
"AIit Chris
"Vare you both been?"
"Togedder."
Their mother. Mrs. Salzburg, saved
the switch for another time.
Evening star., 1923-01-07

from the first and third Wednesdays
to the second ard fourth Mondays.
beginning with the social meeting in
January A card party for the men,
bers and their friends will be the
feature of the January social.
The membership committee, with
Mrs William A. Stewart as chair
man, and the sick committee, with
Mrs Ella Kistler as chairman, were
appointed.
Report was received from Miss May
Morgan, chairman, of progress. on the
play to be given January 10 ny tho
st. Patrick Players
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Did You Know

That engineers are at variance re-
garding the proper weight for.
crank kshaft? One eight-cylinder car
105 horsepower uses
shaft Weighing only thirty pounds.
while an S0-horsepower six carries a
110-lb shaft Both cars base free
dom from vibration on the shaft they
Evening star., 1923-01-07
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LIB
ERTY.

Hope Council, No. /, last Tuesday
evening had large attendance for
the installation of officers. The cere-
mony was conducted by Past State
Councillor Mrs. NJ. e. Prender and the
following were installed: Councillor,
George DIvsl; associate councillor,
Mrs. Donzella kaufman; vice coup-
cilor. Mrs. Mabel King; associate vice
councillor. Mr.. Cleveland Smallwood; /;
Evening star., 1923-01-07
This and That.

Finally the riddle of the centuries
has been solved. A chicken crosses
the road for the same reason that a
motorist crosses railroad tracks with
out looking.
Copyright. 1923. by Gilman Feature service.)
Evening star., 1923-01-07

Randall, high priest; Charles p.
Oliff, junior warden; Frank p. Self
fert, scribe; William w. Keck, treas
urer.
The booster committee OF the patrl-
archal branch will meet in /. o. Q. r.
Temple tomorrow evening at o'clock,
when Past Grand Patriarch Frank +.
Conway of Alabama, will be present
and assist in plans to be discussed for
program of winter activities.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Woman's Cunning.

Awe always noticed that q
woman always lowers her voice when
she begs for something.
B-Yes-and raises 1t sky-high II
her desire is not gratified!
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Cruel of Her.

Jack-What did the landlady do
when. she found that you had left
the light burning for three days.
Sprstt,-She turned us beth OUT
Evening star., 1923-01-07

WAS that anti-fat treatment your
wife took any good?'
NO, 1t was a fake"
But your wife looks thinner"
She is. She worried SO over LOSING
her money that she lost flesh."-Jud@e
Evening star., 1923-01-07
The Size of the
Battery Box Does
Not Tell the Story.

What you buy is the quantity
and force of energy delivered by
the elements inside the box.
All Willard Batteries, from the
'CW'', the best low-priced bat
terry made, to the biggest Willard
Threaded Rubber Battery, give
you for every dollar full energy
value.
Authorized
Evening star., 1923-01-07
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA.

Circle No. 178 Wednesday evening,
at the Catholic Community House,
changed its semi-monthly meetings
Evening star., 1923-01-07
willard d;iiji;id diii;iid

Service Stations
Brooke c. Furr
700 9TH st. S.W. Franklin $50
Bradburn Battery and Electrical Service
616 Pa. Ave- Sc. Lincoln 1901
Modern Auto Supply
oI7 III St NE. Lincoln 1896
The John A. Wineberger Co., Inc.
$500 Georgia Ave. NV. Columbia 565
S.W. Cor. I'd 6 Mass. Ave. NV. Franklin 64z
Smiths Battery and Electric Co.
2IIo 18th St. NV. North 1928
E. j. Penning
I74o I4th st. NV. North 1898
Brookland Garage
1000 Michigan Ave. North 1oz1
Esseno Auto Supply Co
sol H ST. NV. Main z19
Seaton Garage
400 Rhode Island Ave. NV. North 1919
IS Seaton st. NE. North 1859
MAIN STATION
Washington Battery Company
1928 L ST. NV.
Main $50
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26

In 1917 we used 92,97S,555 gallons
of water; in 1922, 225, 100000 gallons,
or two and a half times as much. Our
present use per year is greater than
our average annual rate of supply.
Set against the above the fact that
from 1910 to 1920 our population in
creased 95 per cent. We have a right
to figure the increase to 1880 at from
80 to rs per cent, and if the Colorado
river development or some OF the 9TH
er developments now in prospect are
realized our increase during the cur
rent decade viii be more than 100 per
cent, perhaps twice that.
Development of our present water
supply from the springs up among
the San Francisco peaks began IN
1898. That year we built small
asphalt-lined reservoir holding $780,
OGO gallons and laid a supply, line to
it from the springs. The total cost
was covered by bond issue for SlO5,-
600.
This supply, it was thought then,
would do for all time. But it soon be-
came inadequate, due both to lnsuffl-
cient pipe line capacity and insufflc-
cient storage.
So, in 1912, a report was made to
Chief Engineer Harris of the Santa
Fe railroad, company recommending
that improvements be made to the
spring gathering system, additional
pipe line installed and an additional
and much larger storage reservoir
constructed.
Accordingly the town and the rail-
road made contract in March, 1914,
providing construction of. the improve
nrents by the railroad company and
for their operation and maintenance
bv the town and stipulating the
amount of, water to be allowed the
railroad, and the rate.
The improvements were designed
and constructed by the railroad COM
pany and were completed that year at
a total cost of S235, ,308.04.
The new reservoir built that year IS
concrete lined, with double floor and
slopes, with waterproof membrane be-
tween the concrete layers on both
floor and slopes, and holds 50,O0O,OO0
gallons.
Thought 1t Too Big
When it was built there were many
The Coconino sun., 1923-01-26

avenue main; 6-inch spur along East
Cherry to connect the North Leroux
street 6-ihch main with the North San
Francisco, North Agassiz street and
North Verde street mains; q 6-lnch
spar along Elm street connecting the
new 12-inch Humphrey street main
with Leroux and Agassiz streets.
Wagar Profits
In 1921 the water department paid
a net profit Of $10,613 above operat-
ing expense and the annual payment
Of bond instalment and interest. me
profit above operating expense was as
follows during the last few years
1917, $17,184.94; 1913, $2O,609.62;
1919, $15,6l2.46; 1920, $22,O30.61 ;
1921, $20,041.17. While the profits for
last year have not been figured yet,
they are in excess of the biggest pre-
ceding year.
Councilman S. F. Quay, who is Civ
ing the water situation much time and
thought, has complied figures that
show that should we issue bonds for
S472,38S for the entire Improvement
plan recommended by the engineers,
even without allowing for any increase
in the use of water and consequent in
crease in revenue, the additionals tax
on Flagstaff property necessary tc
keep up the interest and retire the
4 last bond in 1862 would during no sin
! gle year exceed eight and fifteen one
4 hundreths mills and in most of the
4 wears would not amount to more than
! half that additional tax. And begin
ming with 1862, the water revenue
] would be net profit after the operat.
4 ing expenses were deducted.
Five Springs
Few Flagstaff people know thu
names of the springs from which W.
i get this wonderful water. There
are five of them: Snowslide, elevation
] 1O,620 feet; Flagstaff, elevation 10,
Il 28O feet; Little Bear Paw, elevation
9,S10 feet; Jack Smith, elevation 9,28(
i feet, and Raspberry, elevation 9,31N
feet.
:. In July, 1922, there were 696 do
mestic users of Flagstaff water, g
business consumers and 8 naanufactur
Il ing consumers, besides the railroad
company.
Il Next week and the week after
8 perhaps for four or five weeks, IN
q Sun will present additional facts con
y corning our water supply,.i develop
nent. the merits and demerits of pos
Z sible sources of supply other than tn
4 present source, etc. 1t is an impor
tant question, one that we all shoul'
know about. 1t is of vital interest {
each eff us and to the future growt
and development of our city.
n Our water, our climate and ou
81 scenery are three great assets. Fac
is of vast importance to us. The tw
last are of no importance unless w
conserve the former and make sur
that it will be unfailing no matte
what we may have in the way 0
growth to increase our need for 1T Q
of drought to decrease our supply a
: the source.