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Evening star., 1923-11-18
No. 2O-Profiting by Trouble.

Smiths recent trouble with his
clutch led to some very important
discoveries. Like all new car own
ers, he was inclined to consider every
little ailment of the car as something
serious in itself, whereas the little
things that go wrong about car are
invariably merely warning.
For example, he became so inter-
estad in the mechanism under the
fioGr boards that 1 found him several
days later refilling the large grease
cup which lubricates the clutch yoke.
There's the point" 1 said, notion
ing to the particular grease cup. IF
it wasn't for the trouble you had
with the clutch on the road the
chances are you would have forgot
ten to grease this bearing"
Smith seemed to doubt that neglect
ing to grease this part would occa-
sion any serious breakdown.
no." l admitted. failure to grease
a part like this would hardly tie you
up:on the road suddenly, because the
ungreased part would first Of all start
sqleaking. But that is the last warn
Evening star., 1923-11-18

situation will be so improved as to
make the remainder Of your night
ride relatively free from the glare
nuisance.
Bear in mind that the Windshield
has two sides. Anything In the way
OF water, dust or ice on either side OF
it VIII have the same effect.
During a rainstorm 1t will be no
ticed that lights glare less the faster
cars approach each other. This ap-
parent phenomenon is explained by
the fact that the drops of water on
the lenses and the windshield act as
miniature lenses themselves, and be-
come less effective as they are fat
tened out by the increased air pres
sure of the faster movement OF the
cars.
With due regard for safety, It is
advisable to drive little faster at
night in rain, the reduced amount of
glare being in effect a means of bet
ter visibility"
Evening star., 1923-11-18

around corners, ne said.
Learning Car Construction.
That is the rough idea of it." /
replied; 1T Is long way from the
transmission to the rear axle, SO
when the car flies up or sinks down
in ditch power has to be transmitted
in anything but straight line"
Smith had been filling his grease
gun while we talked. When he lean
ed over to grease the front universal
l called his attention to the battery.
See this" l said, pointing to a lit
tie corrosion which was forming on
the posts of the battery to which the
positive and negative wires were at
tached. Smith started 10 clean off
the posts with a rag. This Is just
another evidence" 1 went on, ''to
prove that a little trouble now and
then will lead to your discovering
the beginning OF serious trouble in
time to check 1t. If this corrosion Is
allowed to collect it will eat away
the posts and connections. Then your
motor will stop dead some day for
lack of spark. To prevent this hap
pening 1t is only necessary to clean
covered with a thin film OF vaseline"
See anything else wrong" Smith
asked.
Not just now," I said But the
next time you have q little trouble
just consider 1t q warning to nip some
real trouble in the bud. 1t Is good in
surance against repair bills"
(Next week, Knack In Cleaninx.)
Copyright. 1923. by the Ullmsn Feature
Seryfce)
Evening star., 1923-11-18

ing. II you do not heed 1t you are in
for real trouble"
Sounds Are Deceiving.
That reminds me-" Smith said. II
have been hearing a squeaking noise
all day. Seems to come from the rear
of the car"
Sounds are deceiving." said,. but
it looks as il one of the universal
joints needs grease"
How can you tell which one?
Smith asked.
told him that this, too. was a mat
ter of using ones head. If the squeak
ing is constant, the chances are the
rear universal needs greasing; but if
the squeaking is intermittent, then
the front one is dry. The reason for
this is that the front universal gets
most Of the up-and-down motion as
the rear of the car covers the uneven
surface of the road. Some cars of
Hotchkiss drive, with short wheel
base, and those In which a tube or
rods take the drive and torque, only
Evening star., 1923-11-18
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

John whom motorst should welcome He
seIfsh he motoring chap willing and glad
the oherl morem members Of the clan
Evening star., 1923-11-18

Mrs. Theodore Parker of Tacoma.
Washington state. became a grand
mother when she was thirty-fve
years old.
Evening star., 1923-11-18
Learning Car Construction.

I'm other words, universal joints are
means of transmitting power
around corners" he said.
Evening star., 1923-11-18
Sounds Are Deceiving.

ing. If you do not heed 1t you are
for real trouble"
Evening star., 1923-11-12

partment. Only praise is heard for
the speed with which. the alarms were
answered and for the energy and ex-
pedition Of the f1remen. Engines went
at top speed, hose was spun out as
fast as any firemen could do 1t, and all
the water which the engines could
pump and with all the force they
could pump it was turned on the fire.
The only complaint made is that the
fire department is smaller than the
city needs. II these fires had come
within a few minutes Of each other,
and in the downtown district, there
would probably have been a staggering
loss of property. The Commissioners.
with a small sum lately found avail
able, have ordered some new equip
ment to replace worn-out and obsolete
apparatus, but q larger and stronger
fire force is known to be needed.
Evening star., 1923-11-12

He is sensibly conservative" His
appointment will remove the in
fuence of the east from this most
sing State Journal says. "As an
attorney who has successfully ap-
peared in the big national trust cases,
he should be able to defend the Unit
ed States in the old world" He is not
"standpatter," the Petersburg Prog
ress-Index (democratic) insists, and
while he hardly will measure up to
the high standard which had existed
for that Office prior to the appoint
ment of its present occupant, he is
SO far superior 20 George Harvey in
every way that only the most critical
will be inclined to find fault with his
appointment While he probably
will not make joke of himself" the
Milwaukee Journal independently is
convinced. there is nothing to sug-
gest successor of the line of John
Hay or Choate or Walter Page. 1t
is too bad. A dozen names will oc-
cur readily of men whose ability.
experience and standing would have
promised a new and brighter chap
ter for American diplomacy. To his
own part of the country. particularly
to his own state which repudiated
him, this will seem just another lame
poor man was barred, it is the opin-
ion of the Duluth News Tribune Gin
that "since a man of
wealth had to be chosen it is for
tunate that a man of Mr.. kelloggs S
attainments and mental trends was
selected"
The New York Times independent
democratic), is convinced there will
not be much of a fight against Mr..
Kelloggs confirmation. because "even
to admit the shadow of a doubt that
senator might not measure up to
the requirements of a high office
would be to undermine the founda-
tiops of senatorial complacency. That
would be terrible to think Of" This
is also the view of the Louisville
Courier-Journal (democratic), which
feels should democratic senators re-
sist confirmation they must do so on
better evidence Of the nominees un-
fitness than is now before the pub
lie if they are to avoid doing more
harm to their own party than to the
administration"
Evening star., 1923-11-12

in resisting the United Mine Workers
Of America. The union fields render
about 60 per cent Of the total annual
production. This combination is con-
strued as forecasting the willingness
of the operators to come to grips with
the union.
It is asserted that practically all
the operators who now recognize the
union have accepted membership in
the National Coal Association and In
the so-called special committee, both
headed by John c. Brydon, who led
the attack on the union before the
United States Coal Commission. It is
claimed that the miners union is in
better financial condition than ever
before, and that all factional friction
within the union ranks has been al
layed.
Last September President Lewis of
the mine workers union announced
that there was s2.000,o00 in the cof-
fers, which is being constantly added
to by dues from the 00.000 members.
Moreover, it is said that the btu
minous miners are jealous Of the 10
per cent increase in wages recently
granted the anthracite workers, and
are likely to resist strenuously more
suggested reductions and to press pos.
sible claims for increases.
This is a dolorous prospect. Con-
gress should take cognizance Of the
conditions when it assemblies and. pro-
vide a governmental agency to protect
the business of the country and the
welfare of the home.
Evening star., 1923-11-12
The HOhenzouern Pawn.

Light Is beginning to trickle
through the mystery Of ex-Crown
Prince Frederick Williams flight from
Holland. Putting bits together from
the dispatches from Paris, Berlin,
London and The Hague, it would ap-
pear that an intimation was sent from
the last-named capital to Wieringen
that this would be an opportune time
for the younger Hohenzollern to slip
over the border before the government
of the Netherlands was involved in
any definite International obligation.
1t would also appear that some sort
of an intimation went from Berlin to
the same effect. And it is, more
over, suggested in a recent dispatch
that no less a person than Chan
cellor Stresemann engineered the
move. The motive, it would seem, for
the virtual invitation for Frederick
William to return to Silesia was to
split the monarchical party in Ger
many by setting up Hohenzollern in
Silesia to counterbalance a Wittels-
US1Cu III bdtdI I1 ucII C1lIlc Tie DcSI
hall fiasco. The Bavarian monarchical
movement flivvered. Wittelsbach stock
is down, Ludendorff is to go into exile,
Hitler has been captured and is likely
to be tried for treason, Won Kahr is a
sadly discredited dictator and Berlin
finds that the monarchical movement
was, after all, not much more than a
pumpkin head on a stick.
So Germany now has Frederick Will
liam back, and no particular use for
him. Holland is in the difficult posi-
ton Of having connived at his escape
despite certain pledges given to the
allies that it would appear are now to
be repudiated, and France and Eng
land have on their hands the problem
Of whether to make an issue Of this
young man by demanding his return
to Holland, which does not want him,
or letting him stay swhere he is, a
monarchical lay figure of little i'm,
portance and no particular following.
Evening star., 1923-11-12
Will Britain Go It Alone 7

In summary Of the proceedings Of
the imperial conference which has
been in session at London. issued here
yesterday, occurs the following para
graph, which has a marked signifi-
canoe in view Of recent happenings
regarding the reparations problem:
1t is felt that in such an event df the
scheme of common inquiry to be fol-
lowed by common action were to
break down) it would be desirable
slider very carefully the alternative Of
summoning a conference itself. in
order to examine the financial and
economic problem in it's widest aspect
This can be taken as meaning only
that if, as now seems probable, the
proposed international expert inquiry
into German capacity to pay, partici-
pated in by the United States, is not
held because of insistence by France
upon certain restrictions, Great Brit
ain herself should take the lead and
seek international action with France
excluded and presumably with the
United States included.
This government could not conceiv.
ably contribute to or take part in such
a move, with France or any other Of
the allied powers excluded or refusing
to join. The willingness Of the United
States to participate in an expert in
quiry expressed in Secretary Hughes
letter to Lord Curzon is predicated
upon the participation Of all the
powers, and the proposal came to moth.
ing because of the French conditions,
which, in the view of the American
government, precluded a satisfactory
survey and settlement. The United
States went as far as it could possibly
go then, and it can go no further now
or later on the basis of a conference
from which France is absent.
Nor is it likely that Great Britain
will make such a move. To do SO
would be to effect a separation from
France in European matters. It
would be, in effect, dissolution Of the
alliance upon which European stability
depends and British security as we'll
The imperial conference at London
uoeS Hol, VI SOui sc, cSIehpiASh IHS poiiCy
Of the government at London. The
sentiments that have been expressed
at the conference are merely advisory.
The ministry itself must determine the
course of the government, subject to
parliamentary approval. The PROPOSE.
ton for England to proceed alone-an
international conference on repara-
tions without France would be virtual
ly going it alone-is hardly likely to
receive assent. The declaration of the
conference-expresse it is to be
noted indirectly-may be regarded as
merely gesture of impatience.
Evening star., 1923-11-12
Discusses the Origin
Of Monroe Doctrine

To the Editor of The Star:
Your recent editorial on the Mon
roe doctrine is both very interesting
and informing. In touching on the
genesis Of that doctrine you state
that George Canning. the British
prirne minister, looks to our gov
ernment on the subject that was the
Immediate occasion of the Monroe
pronunciamento. presume tnat
Won mean to say that Cannings let
ter was the first concrete suggestion
of the American policy set forth IN
that document
Mr.. Frederic ]. Haskin Of your
staff recently, at my request mace
an extensive investigation ot LIZ
question of Cummings claim to credit
for inspiring the Monroe doctrine, and
very kindly sent me the result OF
his researches. He cites Canning $
own implied claim to priority in
this. besides citing several circum-
stances, seemingly We'll auIngniro in;IS
that tend to support that claim
The credit attributed to George
Canning in this connection is nothing
new. 1 have seen it in print on ana on
for many years past.
Not long ago some one wrote
dent Monroe's indebtedness to his
American advisers for the doctrine:
and the book was gravely reviewed
in the Nation. was surprised to
note that no mention was made OF
Canning, although the principal point
in controversy was as 70 WnAt e1-
Secretary Of state. Mr.. J: g. Adams
I have mo doubt that The star is
correct about the matter, to wit. that
the germ of the idea Of the promul-
CATION of the Monroe doctrine came
Prom George Canning, and that it
was seized upon and worked out by
several of the close friends and ad-
vtsers Of the President, under the lat
ter's xutdance, r G. EDMOND6ON.
Evening star., 1923-11-12
The Warehouse Fires.

If the two warehouse fires which
broke out few hours apart in Wash.
ington Friday had started stimuli.
taneously there might have been a.
story Of disaster to tell. Each of these
fires taxed the capacity of the fire de.
partment, caused large loss and in
each case a section of the city was
threatened with destruction The mat
ter emphasizes and gives an object
lesson that the District fire depart.
ment is not as large and well equipped
as it ought to be.
Each Of these fires was quite a large
and stubborn one for Washington, but
neither was in the downtown or cen.
trail section Of the city in which the
installation Of a high-pressure wster
system is proposed. The event is a
warning, but we have had many
warnings and Washington's fire dan.
ger has often been pointed out by the
chief Of the fire department, by the
heads Of the District government and
by citizens. {
Though each Of these fires called
into action most Of the flremen and
fire apparatus Of the city, It was not
such a fire as would attract much COM
ment In Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York or other big cities, and in any of
those cities would probably have been
quickly extinguished. Enough fire.
men, engines, hose and water would
have been brought to bear to do the
work in short order. In our case II
was thought for some time that each
fire might not be held within the build.
ing where 1t started and that it might
spread.
There Is no criticism Of our tire de.
Evening star., 1923-11-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

9. What was the nationality of DR..
CHARLES p. Steinmetz?-L c.
A. DR.. Steinmetz was born in Bres-
| lau. Germany.
Q. Is reading injurious to the eyes
OF a sick person?-K- E. l.
A. There is a direct relationship
the condition of the body generally.
according to the national committee
for the prevention of blindness. In
consequence, persons recovering from
serious illness may subject their eyes
to severe strain by reading small
type or poorly printed matter. The
committee advocates that books Sc
lected for invalids should be printed
In large. distinct type. and that pa
many books while in a weakened
stage.
@. Are many of the moving pictures
taken in New York?-A. G.
United States in 1922. "a per cent
were made in California and IL per
cent were made in New York. The
remaining 4 per cent were made in
various places.
@. Why is the English court known
as the Court Of st. James?-R. Nd. B.
A. This name is derived from the
palace Of st. James which fronts on
originally a hospital dedicated to St:
James. It was reconstructed and
made into a manor by Hepry VIII,
who connected it through a park
with whitehall. which was ,,a then the
the royal residence and seat Of Brit
ish government from William III to
Victoria. In 1887 the royal residence
was transferred to Buckingham
Gated in the old palace. and its name
is still closely associated with the
British government.
would it take to fill a standard grain
sack?-Y. j.
A. There are approximately 150,-
900 kernals of oats In a standard
size sack.
in grand opera, a member Of the fam
lily Of circus fame?-R- 7. NJ
A. Robert Ringing Is the son of
the manager of the Ringing circus.
According to Etude he inherits his
musical tastes from his parents, his
mother being a skilled pianist and his
father an accomplished violiniSt
Q. What is ambergris?-H. S. II.
A Ambergris Is a fatty secretion
formed in some sperm whales. 1t is
taken from whales directly. but more
often II is found floating in the water,
especially in the waters Of the tropics.
1t is also found cast up on beach es
in Jumps which sometimes exceed 200
pounds in weight. On exposure to the
air 1t develops a sweet, earthly odor.
in place of its original disagreeable
odor. Ambergris has a high COM
mercial value as a material used in
the manufacture of perfumes. and the
price is increasing. due to the rarity
of the sperm whale and the growing
demand for the material.
Q. Where did the polonaise origi-
nate?-D. L.
A. The polonaise, a Polish dance,
is believed to have originated at the
coronation of Henry d'Aujou, at Cra-
cow, 1874.
Evening star., 1923-11-12
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

, A governor, leaders believe, is almost
certain to be on the ticket-as tail,
II not head.
X X X \
Jules Jusserand will probably make
his first public exposition Of the
French reparations position at Phila-
delphia on November 80. On that date
st. Andrews day--the ambassador
will be the guest and chief speaker
at the annual dinner OF the st. An
drew's Society. NJ Jusserand has re-
turned to his duties at washington
much refreshed after a vacation in
France and apparently in training for
the strenuous season which French
diplomacy faces both in the United
States and in Europe.
X X X X
It is a curious circumstance that
the men chiefly concerned with the
Life Of Grover Cleveland" which has
just been published, should both be
republicans. The foreword, a glow
by Elihu Root, while the compiler OF
the biography is Robert McNutt Nc
Elroy, also a republican. McElroy,
who Is Edwards professor OF history
at Princeton, was member OF Leon
ard Woods pre-convention committee
in 1920. one Of Woods most ardent
boosters at Chicago and later active
in the Harding and Coolidge cam
paign as q speaker. He Is a Ken
tuckian.
Ambassador Herrick's recent To-
quacity at Paris has caused an in
quiry to be made--unofficially lly-into
the .oratorical outpourings of our
major diplomatic representatives
abroad. Honors for taciturnity fall to
Alanson B. Houghton, ambassador to
Germany. Though Mr.. Houghton has
been at a post much in the public
limelight. he has maintained a silence
that makes him At ideally into the
sphinx administration now establish
ed at Washington. Houghton's COM
piled utterances since he went to Per-
lin in February, 1922. wouldn't fin a
vest-pocket memorandum book. He
leads a double residential life when
in the United States maintaining
homes In Corning, N. Y, and South
Dartmouth, Mass.
Senator Arthur Capper, generalis-
simo OF the farm bloc, Is convinced
the country once called "the enemys''
by William Jennings Bryan-namely
the east-fs beginning to sit up and
take notice. Capper's latest oratorical
effort, delivered at a county fair in
Kansas, is entitled The East Begins
to See" Its argument is that the
Atlantic seaboard and the Allegheny
mountain region no longer look upon
the rural west as the economic Gin
derella Of the nation. There's a GER
tain Wall street newspaper-"edited
by dyspeptic individuals" says Cap
per-that still misunderss the
west, but otherwise Farmer Editor
Statesman Capper finds this section of
the country kindly toward it's inter-
ests.
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1923-11-12
Hits Aid to Germany.
Writer Says U. S. Has Neither
Legal Nor Moral Right.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The papers report that the Presi-
dent will recommend to Congress the
appropriation Of $25,0o0,000 to feed
the Germans.
Even though this were a meritori-
Gus object, by what authority can
Congress add this burden to our
already overtaxed people. and expend
1t for such a purpose?
The powers Of our national gov
ernment are clearly defined in the
Constitution. It's powers of taxation
are limited to raising money "to pay
the debts and provide for the common
defense and general welfare of the
United States" can gee no authority
in this language to appropriate
money to feed a foreign people. And
even though Congress had the power
I am opposed to any appropriation
for such a purpose, for the reasons
that the German government, with
the full approval and hearty support
of the German people, made an un-
provoked attack upon the civilization
of the world and for universal
domiaation; dofaI, that when she Ia; met with !,
|
manfully and trying in good faith
to make recompense for her wanton
destruction, she has welShed and
whimpered like a cur; and further
more, even conceding that her people
are in distress, which is not true to
the extent represented, her leaders
and people of wealth have deliberate
ly brought about the existing condi-
tions to avoid and II possible escape
payment Of her just obligations.
There is today ample wealth among
the industrialists OF Germany to
relieve their people. to whom they
owe this duty, and especially as they
have thus far evaded every other
obligation.
God Himself extends neither for
Eiveness nor help to tho unrepentent
and the unregenerate. Are we to be
more merciful than He?
have been uncompromising1y OPP
posed to the soldier bonus. but If
Congress can appropriate money for
such a purpose as this, it can no
longer deny a bonus to our soldiers
who fought to protect rs from Ger
nan doMip3tion.
ALExANDER SIDNEY LA1urR,
Evening star., 1923-11-12

President Ebert calls upon America
to express its opinion in a clear and
definite way; yet when asked about his
views as to cancellation of debts re-
piled. "You put the question very di-
rectly. I would not put it quite that
way; but it might lead to the same
thing" Which proves that a clear and
definite expression of opinion may be
found as difficult in one language as
in another.