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Evening star., 1923-06-05
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

BELASCO = Captain Applejack,"
satiric melodrama, at $40 pm.
PRESIDENT-"Abie Irish Rose
comedy. at $3.50 pm.
GAYETY-"Talk of the Town,
burlesque. at 2:15 and Sis pm. and
IL midnight.
kEIrH'S-Louise Lovely. vaude
vile, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
STRAND Newman's Orchestra,
vaudeville, at 2:45. $3.50 and S:45 pm.
COSMOS-Miriam Cooper, in 'The
Girl Who Came Back" photoplay, at
/, 3, D. Z and 9-last feature, 9:45 pm.
POLPS-"Only Shop Girl at 10
I'm. until IL pm. continuously.
RIALTO-Reginald Denny. in THE
A5ysmal Brute" at 1880 am, 1:3O,
$3.50. $50, 1880 and $40 pm.
PALACE = Jack Holt. in ''The
Tigers Claw" and the Sidney Drews,
in "Once a Mason" at 10 and 11:45
am. l;30. 3:20, SIS, 7, $50 and 1895
pm.
COLUMBIA-"The Four Horsemen
of the Apocalypse" with Rodolph
Valentino. at 10 am. and 1915, 2:35,
4:55. 7:15 and 9:35 pm.
METROPOITAN = Richard Bar
Bright shawl" at 1925 am, 1925,
$3.50. 5:25. 1880 and 9:45 pm.
CENTRAL-Miiton Sills, in why
Women Re Marry" at 1i:25 am, 2,
3:35, 5;l5, $50. s:25 and 1905 pm:
UNION STATION PLAZA-Shrine
Rodeo, at 2:S0 and $3.50 pm.
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ShrinerS Attention.

Special side trip to historic Freder-
icksburg, Va. So round trip. Tickets
sold June 4. and z; limit. two days
including date of sale. For particu-
lars consult any ticket agent or bu-
reau of informatiOn.-Adve ment.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
ARGUES FOR FIXED
DOLLAR STANDARD
Thomas Tells La Toilette Rail
Valuation Is Useless
Otherwise.

Aguing that the fixing of positive
valuations for the several railway
properties will avail only partial re-
lief unless the fluctuating value OF
the dollar is stabilized. Representa-
tive Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma mas
written at length on this phase of the
question to Senator La Toilette.
Representative Thomas attended the
national conference on the valuation
of American railroads in Chicago.
Representative Thomas says: What
ever valuation is suggested relative
to any system or part OF system must
be in terms of so many dollars. me
dollar is constantly huctuat1nG as 10
buying power. and hence fuctuates
in the measuring of value. The dol-
lar invested in railway property in
1920 was not the same amount OF
capital as the dollar invested In
similar property in 1900. The task OF
estimating the value of any sort OF
property in terms of dollars-as dol
lars are now manipulated-is not un-
like the task of measuring cloth with
a varia BILE yardstick, or grain with a
variable sized bushel measure.
"If no attention is given the dollar,
and the railway property is finally
given Il fixed valuation, then the own
erS of these vast properties will i'm
mediately redouble their efforts to-
ward increasing the purchasing
power of the dollar. TO their benefit
in buying supplies, hiring labor and
to the great detrimcnt of the wage
Garner and the producers generally
In conclusion Representative Thomas
says that the tiuctuation of the
value of the dollar has already
wrought havoc among the people, and
unless this phase of the railway
valuation plan is considered and
solved, | am fearful that the fixing OF
such values have tendency to cause
further deflation, which in turn will
result in lower wages and lower
prices for raw materials generally
Evening star., 1923-06-05
COURT RULES BAILEY
VIOLATED AGREEMENT
Former Senator's Action iE Sublet-
ting Offices to Joseph Tumulty Is
Held Contract Breach.

The District Court of Appeals. in
an opinion by Judge O. NJ. Barber of
the United States Court of Customs
Appeals. decided yesterday that Jo-
seph w. Bailey, former senator of
Texas. preached his contract of lease
to offices in the Southern building
when he sublet the offices to Joseph
p Tumulty. former secretary to
Woodrow Wilson. The court affirmed
the decision of the Municipal Court.
awarding possession to Allan E.
Walker e. Co, owners of the build
ing.
Mr.. Tumulty sought an injunction
some months ago from the District
Supreme Court while the case was
pending in the Municipal Court in the
absence of Senator Bailey. He claimed
the right to continue in the offices.
The Injunction was denied, and the
Municipal Court proceeded to render
Judgment against Senator Bailey
from which he appealed.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
CALIFORNIA POLICE BAND
PLAY AT WHITE HOUSE
Twenty-Six Eastern Cities to Be
Visited by Famous
Orchestra.

The Los Angeles Police Department
Band will play its famous "California
Serenade" in front of the White
House, on it's tour OF twenty-six cities
en- route to the convention of police
chiefs at Buffalo this month. The
band consists of seventy-five men,
bers, all Los Angeles policemen. and
has as its godfather. the millionaire
banker of that city, Marco Hellman.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
FIoxyer HeadauarterS

For flowers of every kind-for friends
here or back home. see GUIDE, 1912 F.
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
TABLET WILL MARK
PLACE LINCOLN DIED
Old Ford's Theater Building Also
to Be Designated by
Commissioners.

Bronze tablets are to be placed
on the old Ford's Theater building
on 10th street between + and +
streets. where President Lincoln was
shot by Booth. and on the Peterson
house on the opposite side of the
street, where he died a few hours
later. These buildings are now the
property of the United States govern
ment.
The War Department has approved
the application of the District Com
missionerS for permission to place
the tablets, provided that an eagle
or some similar emblem be inscribed
on the tablets. in place of the great
seal of the United States, which ap-
pears on the original design.
Similar tablets have been placed
recently on the old post office build
ing. now known as the Land Office
building. one of them, on the eth
street side. marks the location of the
terminus of the first telegraph line
and the other. on the f street front.
marks the location of the former r
Blodgett Hotel. where Congress met
2f'"r the burning of the Capitol in
1871.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
ALLEGED INVENTOR
PAYS FINE OF S17O
Man Said to Have Devised Boot
legger's Smoke Screen
Goes Free.

William W Rohb, colored, said by
the police to be the inventor of the
smoke screen apparatus which was
recently used by hootleggers to avoid
arrest when chased by revenue Off
GERS. and who was committed to jail
for 10 days for failure to pay his
fines, came into court yesterday and
paid the fines and was dismissed. For
exceeding the speed ;imit he paid
$50: for violating the smoke law in
using his smoke screen apparatus
$40; for operating on the wrong side
of the street, $40, and failure to obey
the signal of the traffic officer. $40.
When apprehended by Detective
Bauer, May 19, at Sd and l. streets
northeast. Robb turned on his smoke
screen apparatus and in the fog OF
black smoke made his escape. Bauer
arrested him later with six gallons
of corn whisky in his car.
Evening star., 1923-06-05

Only a fool trusts to luck for his
happiness.
Evening star., 1923-06-05
AUTOIST FORFEITS $50.
Navy Captain Accused of Driving
While Drunk, Pays Heavily.

Capt. Leo Donovan, United States
Navy, charged with operating his car
while drunk, forfeited so in the
Traffic Court yesterday. He also for
feited so for operating his car with
out an operator S permit and $40 for
failure to obey traffic officers signal
Capt. Donovan had up $500 collat-
eral on the driving while drunk charge
and he. was permitted to forfeit SO by
one of the assistant corporation counsel
Evening star., 1923-06-05

The best method if you want to get
things coming your way is to go after
them.
Evening star., 1923-03-11

seasons runs fs good thing, but
1t is not an overhaul unless all this
microscopic wear is taken care of by
adjustments and new parts where
needed.
Locking Your Car.
No wise car owner leaves car
parked on the street for any length
of time without some more or less
effective way. of looking it. An ig-
very few are-but even it is very
often the means of saving a car from
being stolen. No thief cares to spend
much time picking a lock or chang
ing the wiring of car to overcome
such a lock. A steering column lock
i. stIil safer. since it prevents the
steering of the car and is not un-
locked by a standard key. as are
many ignition locks. A new design
of this type is the combination or
keyless lock. This new lock Sc
cures both the steering post and the
mechanism in one operation. An
other very good method is that of
locking the transmission, which is
introduced by some manufacturers as
standard equipment.
Automobile thieving has made auto
insurance expensive. Auto thieves
tell US that it is unnecessary to
bother about locked cars, because
there are plenty unlocked cars to be
had for the taking. Is it not a rea-
sonable deduction, then, 10 decrease
our insurance. install a good lock
and make it point always to use 1t?
When working around the auto
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of the buyers will purchase closed

of the buyers will purchase closed
cars this year.
This increased sale of closed cars
will, Of course. be more noticeable in
metropolitan districts, because work
ing and road conditions in many
rural sections make it compulsory for
buyers to choose an open car, even
though their preference is for
closed model
Farm Conditions Greatly Improved.
LAS in the past. the farmer is
looked upon to take approximately
one third or this, years entire pro-
duction. In view of this, one might
ask: Is the farmer in position tinan-
cially to buy new cars during 1929 ?
The answer is assuredly yes.
commodities which the farmer is
in the habit of buying have been
greatly reduced. while his produce
prices have not decreased in proper
rion This has had "A tendency to in
crease the purchasing power of the
farmers dollar. According to a re-
cent agricultural report. farmers pro-
ducing wheat are 10 per cent better
off this year than last; those raEing
corn and oats have approximately 5G
Evening star., 1923-03-11

mobile there are two tools which
should be used sparingly. They are
the monkey wrench and the hammer.
Some car owners have the idea that
most of the cars ills can be cured
with a hammer, and it is the first
tool which comes to light when any
thing goes wrong. Used on a piece
Of shafting.' it will leave 1t full Of
hicks, which nothing can remove
Striking the end of "A stud is sure to
batter the thread. while the merest
touch of the hammer on a plug por-
celain or headlight will be sure to
result in damage. Keep the hammer
out of Vhe way Of engine parts is a
very good motto.
The less experience with tools a
driver has had the fonder will he
be of an adjustable wrench. The eX-
perienced man knows that the aver
age Adjustable" or monkey" wrench
is of very little use around hexag-
onal nuts. and for that reason he is
continually after the spanners and
socket wrenches. 1t is easy to take
the corners of any nuts, even with
good wrenches, and to preserve a
hexagonal nut with a monkey wrench
| is hopeless.
! Another favorite tool among now
| ices is the alligator wrench, yet the
! mechanic knows that this tool de-
! StroyS the corners of a nut more
/ quickly than any other tool, while on
| brass nuts it is positively murderous.
| The only place for the alligator is
as a pipe wrench.
Evening star., 1923-03-11
SEES RECORD YEAR
IN AUTO INDUSTRY
Business Now on Firm Foun-
dation After Sterilization
Process.
BUILT TO, STANDARDS
Automobiles Now Being Purchased
-k,1I UoI,n
BUILT TO, STANDARDS
Automobiles Now Being Purchased
on Basis of Actual Value
Received.

Last year was one of progress
and expansion--no one can deny
that; 1929 should prove to be even
a bigger wear for the automobile IN
dustry." are the words of optimism
given out by Sid Black. vice presi-
dent or the Cleveland Automobile
Company,
The automobile industry as
whole is today on a solid foundatlon'
During the twelve months when
have Just passed. business in gen
eral as well as the automobile IN
dustry PASSED through period or
stabiliza ton. There was plenty OF
business TO be had last year. as we
all know. but it required hard. CON
scientious efforts to obtain 1t. CON
sequently the weak went to the wall,
iGuratively speaking, While tne
those who were in the habit oi
nperating their business along Well
defined merchandising lfneS-sur
vived and are now able to show q
influencing effect. These dealers.
with a few exceptions. are no"
in strong financial position TO
start out the new year. which WAS
not true generally AT this time iast
year.
Built to Quality Standard.
Not only has this stabilization af-
fected the dealer. bur the manufac-
turer as well. Like all other commodl-
ties the automobile is being pur-
chased on the basis of actual value
received Motor car builders have
come to the realization of the fact
that the public is demanding built
In quality at a. fair price The result
is obvious. The progress made in
design and mechanical refinement
during the past year is remarkable
Never in the history of the industry
have greater motor car values been
offered to the motoring public than
right now. In view of this. COM
petition should be particularly keen
among medium priced cars. 1t is
only logical to assume that those
who will show a subs tantial mar
gin of profit at the close of this year
will be those manufacturers who are
amply prepared now with motor
Gar that most nearly meets the quail
tty and thrift ideal that is foremost
in the minds OF the automobile
buyers today.
Market Aspect Bright.
THAT the demand for motor cars
this year should exceed that of last
year is largely borne out by the fact
that the replacement market in
creaSes with registrations. Last year
the total production of motor cars
and trucks was approximately 2.5th.-
21s. This exceeded the previous year 9
Evening star., 1923-03-11
THE OWNER-DRIVER'S
COLUMN.
Do Not Neglect Your Ensine.

Hundreds of engines are kept on the
road, after they should have been
overhauIed. They pant and wheeze
along. mile after mile, wasting fuel
and cylinder OIL, while their owners
think that they are~saving money by
putting off the overhaul. 4
A gas engine of good quality is a
machine Of tightly fitted parts, and
hesdifferences to the naked eye be-
tween badly worn sand brand-new
parts are often. SO small that they
are imperceptible. For this reason
many car owners fail to see the JUS
tification for the installation of new
parts upon which his garage man
insists. The micrometer is the only
instrument able to tell the true story
Of piston and cylinder wear. of pis-
ton ring play and worn valve stems
or guides. 1t is up to us as owners
to interest ourselves sufficiently in
the welfare Of our engines to allow
a machinist to show us the condition
of the insides OF the machine. then
we will have less difficulty under
standing bills for new parts. To pull
an engine down and cieAn out what
dirt may have gathered during last
Evening star., 1923-03-11

total by so7 ,66s machines. or 55 per
cent. over half of the cars sold
in 1922 were for replacement 1t
should be put into consideration that
the average life Of a motor car is
from five to six years. A careful
study of the market by experts has
brought out the conclusion that the
replacement market for 1923 should
be about 100000 vehicles. which,
with only 100000 new owners-and
that is very conservative = would
make the total production equal to
that of 1922
Closed Car should Increase Sales.
One factor which should exert q
marked increase in automobile sales
for this year 4 the dominance of the
closed car Now more than ever be-
fore. closed car prices are very near
those of open cars. the result is
preference is being shown for the in
closed type of car. The man or wom-
an who now owns an open car wants
a closed car. In many instances this
will result in two cars to family a
closed and an open model. 1t is esti-
mated that approximately so per cent
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per cent more than their 1921 prod
ucts. Cotton growers have crops
estimated at IS per cent more than
last year In all. the farmer is 30
per cent better off today than he
was the same time last year.
Manufacturing Centers ON Upward
Trend.
I'm manufacturing centers the tend
ency is for continued progress.
Everywhere are signs of increased in
dustrial production. general trade
improvement and more stable labor
conditions. The iron and steel in
dustries are operating so per cent
capacity, while textiles have been
stimulated by a strong position OF
raw materials, and report more &C
tivity than they have experienced
for more than two years.
Taking this brief resume of eco
nomc facts as a whole, it is only
logical to predict that 1928 should
be a year of prosperity for the auto
mobile industry
Italy owns the longest stretch of
electrified railway in Europe, covering 6
a distance of 10 miles.
Evening star., 1923-03-11
OLDS WELFARE WORK.
Community Store Is Provided for

-
An elaborately organized welfare de-
partment at the Olds Motor Works of
Lansing, Mich. has been created IL
take care of the needs of the EN-
ployes of the factory.
From a fund known as the ODDS
motor works welfare fund. cooper
ative stores are run which serve
double purpose in selling srGds 10
the workers on profit basis and
also Serve as great convenience to
the men in doing their shopping after
working hours right at the factory.
In addition, this fund takes care of
floral bills in case of death in th"
ranks of the employees. loans to en-
ployeS in cases of urgent necessity.
and also helps out needy employees in
case of sickness over a protraCtcd
period.
The department also assists the nov
factory employees either in securing
rooms, houses or purchasing property
and notary public is maintained IL
make out legal papers.
The department also handles social
affairs. such as bowling league
weekly noon entertainments in fhe
factory dining room and daucing
parties
Evening star., 1923-03-11

and vastly superior kind OF four-
cylinder performance made
possible by the Gardner Jfoe-beovins
eronkshaft: your first year as a
Gardner owner will prove that
this performance has been success
fully combined with economy
and dependability unusual even
in a Four.
Evening star., 1923-03-11
The CT lOSure---

Notice particularly its substantial steel al
wood construction. You will be interest'
in the way the plate glass windows disa
pear when you want the car open to enj'
, fine weather driving.
So.is it any wonder dealers and owne
everywhere are freely predicting that it "
be the outstanding selling success Of tt
coming season.
The Westcott Company from now on "
concentrate its entire facilities on the pr
duction of three closed models-the Closu
the Brougham and the Sedan.
The advantages resulting from conce
trating and specializing on closed car pr
duction will be instantly apparent to bo
buyers and dealers.
If you fail to give the Westcott line car
full inspection at the Show, you are We
liable to regret it..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
FIRE TAKES TOLL
OF $4,000 LIVES
Z MONTHS
State Fire Marshal Calls At
tention to Staggering Loss
From FIameS--QuoteS
Prevention Expert
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD
danfuomerx Ala Eeh |

perhaps there mas never been
more striking and thought arresting
statements made in Alabama" said
C. z. johnson, state fire marshal,
at his office here Saturday, than
were the utterances of George w.
Muldaur of the United States I'm
derwriters Laboratories of Chicago
and New York, on his trip to Mont
Gomery. He was heard by small
group of men with much interest
ing the many things that can and
should be done to lessen the stagger-
ing losses the American people are
suffering from fire every day and
week and month and year.
Muldaur brought out the fact
that In the United States alone we
lose $500.o00,o0o yearly as our sac
rifice to the god of fire.
I'VE lay upon the altar of flame
every IL months in the United States
$4,000 human beings.
-Four school houses are destroyed
every day in the year by fires
90 Per Cent Carelessness
Ninety per cent of all the fires
in America are directly traceabls to
carelessness of persons using fires
in their homes, offices, stores, fac
tories or other buildings.
I'VE are 10 times as bad about
burning up, through carelessness, ac-
cident or design, our property, as any
other country in the world. OF course,
this is due largely to the fact that
we build to such a large extent, of
wood materials, while other coun-
tries have to use other materials.
They are less inflamable."
Mr.. Muldaur took occasion while
here to address the students of the
Sidney Lanier High school and also
to visit and inspect one of the sew
eral large consolidated school build
ings of Montgomery county. IT think
I have never seen a finer way to
prevent fire than these splendid one
story school buildings you have
here" he said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
KIWANIS CLUB BACkSI
FORMATION OF BAND
IN CITY OF FLORENCE
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Florence, Ala, Feb. 4

The Kiwanis club, youngest civic
organization in Florence, is under
taking the establishment of a brass
band among the boys of the city.
Organization of the band was per-
fected at meeting held in the
Chamber of Commerce auditorium
Friday night, when more than 100
members Joined.
Free uniforms, instruments and
one years tuition under an expert
band leader are the inducements of
the Kiwanians and members of the
band agree to appear In concert at
any time they are called upon free
of charge.
Among the members of the band
there are some boys with former ex-
perience and others that possess suf-
ficient talent to insure creditable
concerts being held on Sunday aft
ernoons and at other times during
the summer
A preliminary meeting was held
last Tuesday night, at which time the
possibility of organizing the band
was discussed, the formal plans be-
ing made Friday night. There are
moro than so members OF the local
Kiwanis club and since their organi-
cation here few weeks ago they
have demonstrated that 1t will be
one of the real live wire civic clubs
of the Muscle Shoals district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
ALABAMA DEATHS
w, p. CAMPBELL

FLORENCE, Ala, Feb. 4.-(Spe-
cial.)-W. P. Campbell, age 80. Con-
federate veteran and leading citizen
of Florence, died early Friday
morning at the home of his step
son, Edward A. O'Neal. He came to
Florence before the Civil war and
was connected with the firm of Nc
Allister, Simpson & Co. until the
outbreak OF the war. He then en-
listed in the Confederate army and
served throughout the conflict as a
member of the famous Rhoddy's
command
He was an active member OF the
First Presbyterian church and in al
dition to his church work he took
a deep interest in the activities CT
the Confederate Veterans and the
Daughters of the Confederacy. Mr..
Campbell is survived by his wife
Mrs. Mary C. Campbell. and by one
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Gather OF
Nashville, Tenn. and his step-son. E.
A. O'Neal of this city. Funeral
services were not announced pending
the return of Mr.. ONeal from Mont
gomery, where he has been in the
interest of the Alabama Farm
Bureau Federation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-05
CLERGYMAN DECLARES
HE WILL NOT REPEAT
BIBLE LIKE PARROT

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Rev. DR..
Percy Stickney Grant. rector of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of the
Ascension, in his first sermon since
Bishop William T. Manning informed
him that he would not be tried for
heresy, today told large congrega-
ton that II did not become clergy
man to become a parrot and repeat
what was in the Bible"
II became a clergyman" he said
80 l could help my fellow men and
help solve some of the problems of
civil life. One thing about clergy
man is that his associations are with
the people he loves and he is happy
when they seem to be happy in his
church"
1--WE say Jesus taught us we are
all brothers. What is the practical
result when we have labor disputes
and trouble between nations? Does
it produce results? What are we
going to do about it?"