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Evening star., 1923-10-14
HABITUAL NEGLECT
RUINS MANY CARS
Constant Indifference Soon Sends
Best Machines to Junk
heap.

1T isn't the actual care a motorist
neglects to give his car that sends it
70 the junk heap, but the habit of
ncglecting it, This statement, the
opinion of Oscar Coolican, who has
studied the matter carefully as Pack
ard distributor in Washington, may
seem obvious upon first glance, but
there is proof a-plenty in the vast
number Of neglected cars that the
truth of the matter is not clearly
understood
Modern cars of any standard make
will stand for lot of abuse and the
most serious kind or neglect" Mr..
Coolican admits, but that is Just the
trouble. The owner gets the notion
that because nothing serious hap
pens when he fails to change the en-
gine oil at regular periods there is
no harm in making habit of neglect
Ing this duty. It's the habit that
eventually ruins the car
No good car of the day is going
70 ran apart just because the owner
rails to grease the chassis at some
particular time when 1t needs atten-
tfon. but just let the owner make a
results are as serious as though he
tried to make the car do some i'm
POSSIBLE feat of performance.
1t is nothing unusual for a car
owner to drive with q loose engine
bearing. with the differential dry, the
clutch chattering or slipping, the en-
gtne laboring with carbon, the Cooling
system overheated because of a water
Leak or the fan belt slipping badly:
but 4 motorist can't make habit of
this sort of thing without paying the
penalty. car will stand up hero
really In an emergency If neglect is
necessary. but habit marks its doom.
Amy service manager will tell you
that he would rather see Il car being
driven in an emergency without a fan
belt than habitually with q fan belt
slipping"
Evening star., 1923-10-14
RADICAL CHANGES IN
1924 AUTOS AROUSE
MUCH PUBLIC INTEREST
Continued from Fifth Page !

or a curtain container that was not
more or less inconvenient for storage
purposes.
OF course. for the man who does
drive with his top up all year around
the permanent top is Il decided i'm
provement; it not only presents a
neater appearance. but side-curtains
and glass Enclosures can be more
easily applied to it. 1t is not to this
type of motorist that the plea is
made, however: il is the motorist who
does wish to tour with top lowered
and is prevented from doing so by
the aforementioned reasons
Seven Cars With New Brakes,
Seven cars have announced four
wheel brakes. They are Oakland.
Itickenbacker, Buick. Packard. Mar
mon, Cadillac and Duesenberg. Six
of these cars have four wheel brakes
as standard equipment. the Marmon
making this feature optional at a
slightly increased cost. SiNSof these
braking designs are mechanical, the
Dussenberg. alone having hydraul-
ically operated brakes. The Dussen-
berg can be credited with being the
American pioneer in this design.
Two manufacturers have announced
balloon" tires as optional equipment
They are the Noon and the Cole
Other makers will probably follow If
Evening star., 1923-04-22

power needed to spread the paint
through trade school drive.
William J. Pitt of Philadelphia has
been appointed to devote his entire
time to the establishment Of trade
schools all over the country and he
has just started this big work. So
that Washington has the credit Of
setting good example to all the
rest Of the country Of taking the
unemployed youth and gradually con-
verting him into. a skilled artisan
who can command good wages.
The Importance of trade schools ts
shown by what Is being done all over
the country. For example, In New
Orleans a wealthy man left about
100000 for the founding Of Delgado's
Trade School. where. by the way.
there is now a class of seventy ap-
prentice painters. Another example:
In Minneapolis DR.. e. A. Prosser,
formerly with the federal board for
vocational training, is head of the
DunwoddIe School, with an endow-
ment of $6.000.000..
Here in Washington no great
philanthropist has come forward as
a civic benefactor to endow trade
school. So the only chance here was
to set one up in connection with the
public school system, with the master
painters, who are greatly in need or
apprentices, cooperating.
Evening star., 1923-04-22

off in painters between the 1910 and
1920 censuses. which means loss of
$4,000 journeymen at a time when
the paint industry is carrying on a
nation wide campaign to double the
paint business before 1926.
The master painters have agreed to
supervise this trade class in painting
and to employ the apprentices when
they have finished their training
Those who attend such Il class are
allowed a credit of one year on the
four-year requirement for accept
ance as journeyman. 1t is also en-
phasized that there are els local
associations of master painters
throughout the country which stand
ready to employ apprentices as fast
as they are turned out from such
trade schools.
Approved by School Authorities.
The school authorities have given
their enthusiastic support to the
opening of this class in painting be-
cause records show that in the public
schools only about per cent go above
the eighth grade-that is, enter high
school-and the other 95 per cent are
supposed to go to work, but are for
the most part walking the streets
1T is believed that the trade school
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Free School for Apprentices
In Painters Trade Pr0p0sed
Master Workers to
Cooperate With
Educators.
Branch of Public In
structiO1, il, ID. e..
Held Probable.

Washington is going to have free
public school for apprentice painters
this spring. through cooperation of
school authorities.
Stephen Kramer, assistant superin-
tendent of schools, has become
greatly interested, as has also w. F.
Smith. principal of the Smallwood
School, where he has been develop
ing trade courses for eight years or
more. The approval of Dr. Frank w.
Ballou. superintendent Of schools. has
been given. Final action is to be
taken by the master painters Tues
Gay next a luncheon in the Frank
lin Square Hotel. They have selected
an expert journeyman painter, now
employed in the Washington navy
yard. and are ready to supplement the
salary which the school administra-
tion can pay from the middle of June
to the middle of September. SO that
the trade teacher can be employed
during the entire year.
Mr.. Kramer Sees Success.
With this cooperation of the mas
ter painters, we are ready to open
up a class in painting just as soon
as proper teacher is found and our
materials are collected" said Mr..
Kramer Yesterday. The class in
painting will certainly be started this
spring"
The master painters are actuated
by this imperative consideration ::
That there is an immediate need for
100 apprentice painters here in Wash
ington, while the census figures show
that there was 10 per cent falling
Evening star., 1923-04-22
JEWISH CHARITIES
! LEADERS TO MEET
Problems of Year Will Be
Discussed in Washington
Next Month.

Problems confronting executives of
Jewish philanthropy during the past
year will be discussed at the twenty
fourth annual meeting of the Ma
tiona1 Conference of Jewish Social
Service in this city May IS to 16.
Development of scientific methods
in dealing with these problems will
be outlined by Miss Frances Taussig,
president OF the conference, in speak
ing on the subject THE Changing
Ideals in Jewish Social Work" Re-
ports in the same vein will be read
by Samuel A. Goldsmith, secretary of
the conference and director of the
bureau of Jewish social research.
DR.. Julius Drachsler. assistant pro-
fessor Of sociology at the College of
the City of New York and a member
of the staff of the bureau of Jewish
social research. will render a report
of the committee on training of Jew
ish social workers. DIR. Drachsler will
indicate the need for training and the
method for training, looking toward
the establishment of training courses
that will not be duplication Of
courses offered in existing institu-
and women for the profession of Jew
Ssh social work.
Federation Movement.
The tendencies in the organization
Of Jewish communities for philan-
thropic and other purposes will be
discussed in a paper presented by a
fommittee. of which Louis III. Levin,
the director of the Baltimore Fedora
tion of Jewish Charities, is chairman.
air. Levin's paper Will analyze the
Srowth of the federation movement
tn Jewish philanthropy and the COM
tnunity-Wide movement of the Jewish
eenter. district social service and Jew
ish education.
one of the sessions of the confer
smce will be presided over by DR..
Jacob Hollander. professor of eco
monies at Johns Hopkins University.
This session will deal with The At
7itude of Organized Jewish Labor to
organized Jewish Charity" 1t will
analyze the experiences of various
communities in the country with re-
gard to this question and will en-
deavor to give a program TO com
nunities that are confronted with
this problem.
Session in Baltimore.
In addition to the sessions to be held
~ Washington, there will be general
sessions. principally concerned with the
i,lopIems of child care, held in Balti-
more Wednesday. May 16.
in addition TO the general sessions
indicated above there will be section
meetings on community organization
on family and child care. on Jewish
education and on the problems OF
the small community.
4 special feature of this years con-
ference will be the attendance OF
many members of boards of directors
of institutions throughout the coun-
try. not only at the Jewish confer
ence. but also the f1ftieth jubilee con-
ference of the National Conference of
Social Work
Evening star., 1923-04-22

idea for training these youths to be
artisans and craftsmen will spread
from Washington all oyer the coun-
try and great campaign has already
been inaugurated by the paint indus
try to bring this about.
AS explained by Mr.. kramer today
1t is the intention Of the Washington
school authorities to gradually en-
large the trade school course from
the experimental school In the Small
wood building to other schoolhouses
and to include all trades which the
youth of the city shows a desire to
learn.
For eight or ten years Principal
Smith has been developing trade
classes at the Smallwood School
which now includes sheet metal
working, wood working and printing
Now a course in painting is to be
added. The aim is not to turn out
journeymen painters, but to turn out
a higher grade of trained apprentices
who can readily command employ
ment as apprentices.
Urged by A. M. McGnan.
The establishment of this trade
school for painting owes it's exist
ence to the persistency of A. NJ Nc
Gnan of this city. who for more than
ten years has been executive secre-
tary of the international Association
of Master House Painters and Deco
rators of the United States and
Canada. He has travelled all over the
country arousing interest in the trade
school idea and the need for recruit
ing trained apprentices for the trades
and industries.
When the paint manufacturers
started a great advertising campaign,
with an appropriation of S250.000 a
year for five years. with a view to
doubling the industry by 1926, Mr.
McGnan. speaking in behalf OF the
workmen, pointed out to the manu-
facturers that ii wouldn't do them
any good to stock up the stores with
paint If there was no one to spread it
The force of this argument was
recognized. and Ernest T. Trigg Of
Philadelphia, who organized the
nation wide campaign. has made a
special feature Of securing the man
Evening star., 1923-04-22
MAY EXCHANGE TICKETS.
U. S. and Mexico May Resume Sys
tenn Suspended Decade Ago.

MEXICO CITY, April 21.-Completion
of negotiations for the resumption after
ten years suspension Of the inter-
change of railway passenger tickets be-
tween lines in the United States and
the Mexican National Railways is eX-
pected to result from a visit shortly to
be made to the United States by J. NJ.
Cardenas, assistant general passenger
agent of the Mexican lines. He plans
to visit Houston. Tex: Dallas, Tex. !;
Chicago. ST. Louis, New York and
Washington.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
TRAIN CRASH IN SNOW FATAL

; SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. April q.
Levi Case. forty-three engineer of
freight train on the Algoma Central
railway. was killed and his fireman,
Graham Mcleod. was badly injured
when the train struck an avalanche of
snow at Agawa canyon Friday, accord
ing to information given out at noon
today at the railroads Offices here.
Evening star., 1923-04-22

family, and now that you can own
a frst-class refrigerator and pay
for it as you use it. every home
should own one. No matter what
size refrigerator you need. you
can buy it here on the original
Phillip Levy Club Plan--a plan
that enables you to own the fin
est kind of a refrigerator without
paying the usual largo weekly
payments so often asked,
Evening star., 1923-11-01

thing can yet be worked out What
the railroads fear. IL is said. is that Ii
they agree 10 voluntary reductions
on grain and coal the shippers will
demand decreases all along the line.
Were it possible for the adminfstra-
tion to give assurance against Sucn
a contingency, different face might
be put on the whole situation.
But the railroads are confronted
with an even more serious set OF cir
cumstances if they do nothing for
the relief of the farmer.
The champions of the farmer nave,
however. insisted that the rates
which the roads are permitted to
earn are too high The rate at pres
ent is 5si per cent, but II Is known
that many railroads are not able TO
earn that much.
Agitation for the repeal of the
clause is based on the idea that the
Interstate Commerce Commission Will
be freed from restraint and VIII be
able to order reductions In freight
rates based upon their own Judgment
irrespective of what the law has nXed
as clear return on property invested
Should the railroads fail to placate
the western sentiment In Congress,
they will find the fight for a repeal
of the so-called guarantee" clause
will be renewed with vigor. A com
mittee of the railroad executives are
coming here tomorrow to explain
their position to President Coolidge.
On their final action probably depends
the turn that will be taken at the
next Congress with respect to amend
ment of the present transportation
law.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-11-01
HOPE STILL IS HELD
FOR GRAIN VOTE CUT
Denial of Presidents Request
by Rail Chiefs Not Re-
Ceived Here.
BY DAVID LAWREN CE.

Hope that the railroads may yet
be able to make voluntary reduc-
ton in the freight rates on grain for
export has not been abandoned by
government officials, notwiths landing
the published reports from New YORK
that the railroad executives We're
drafting an unfavorable reply to the
request of President Coolidge for a
downward revision.
The general belief here among
members of Congress from north
western states is that the eastern
railroads are well able to make the
reduc ton. but that they have been
persuaded by their western colleagues
not to do so. because the western
roads are doubtful of their ability to
stand the decrease.
When Congress returns and the
farm bloc and radicals take the reins,
discussion unQuestionably will be re-
newed for the repeal of the So-called
'guarantee" clause of the ESch-Cum-
minis transportation act, clause
which has been d thorn in the side of
the farmers for some time. Probably
no piece of legislation has been more
generally misunderstood. 1t isn't a
guarantee clause at all. 1t is simply
a provision in the law which says 1t
is the duty of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to fix rates so that
the railroads as whole, or in any
particular rate group, Will be able to
earn as nearly as may be a fair re-
turn upon the value of their property
devoted to transportation purposes.
Does Not Mean Guarantee.
This does not mean that the rail-
roads are guaranteed anything by
the government. AS matter OF
fact, Congress said that for a period
= of two years a return of 6 per cent
would be fair return. but since
March, 1920. when it took effect. the
railroads as a whole claim they have
not earned that rate in any single
year. In 1921 they earned n little
over per cent and in 1922 less than
per cent on their combined value.
President Coolidge first talked
about the grain rate reduction with
Howard Elliott of the Northern Pa
cific and then asked Samuel Rea,
president of the Pennsylvania rail
road, if he. too. would give the mat
ter personal consideration. Besides
a cheaper rate for export on grain.
Mr.. Coolidge asked that the freight
rate on coal for domestic transpor-
tation should be reduced to equal
that which the railroads now give
for coal destined for export.
Details of the reported refusal of
the roads to grant the Presidents
plea have not vet been received here,
but the administration hopes some
Evening star., 1923-11-01

held from the family home this after
noon at !. o'clock. Interment was in
Rock Creek cemetery
Mr.. Merwin was a native of Auburn,
n. Y. He was a son of the Rev. DR..
Charles Merwin, well known as a min
tster of the Presbyterian Church. He
was q graduate. of Marietta (Ohio)
College in the class of 1863 and a
member of Phi Beta Kappa. Follow
ing his graduation he entered the
Ohio Volunteer Infantry of Marietta
and took part with the Union troops
drive against Morgan, the Confederate
raider. who was then in Ohio on his
memorable raid.
Later he came to Washington and
as a soldier participated in the de-
fense Of Washington against Gen. Ju-
bal A. Early's raid.
He entered the United States Treas
ury that year and served there with
credit until 1920, when he retired Mr.
Evening star., 1923-11-01

that a few days ago the lamp light
went out. At first a feed wire was
run across from the companion lamp
across the steps, but the result was
unsightly.
When 1t was decided to take out
the wire the discovery was made as
stated, that some bright soul had
solidly concreted Il in the pipe, SO
that it was impossible to pull the
wire out of the pipe. The only thing
to do was to take out the pipe and
all.
The resulting work almost puts the
workmen In the role of tortoises. SO
slow is the chip, chip. chip process.
AS broken up, the bits of lead pipe
and concrete. together with the pieces
of corroded wire, are drawn up. The
task will grow more difficult as the
pipe is excavated through the huge
solid block in which 1t is set.
1t is estimated that the workmen
will have to bore down about six feet,
and at approximately six inches a day
Evening star., 1923-11-01
Chisel Barely 6 Inches a Day
Rendui,g Obdurate Concrete

done in large way when architects
built the city post office. The doors
weigh 364 pounds apiece.
But whoever was responsible for
pouring that concrete around the
electric wire years ago has caused
much work today. 1t is estimated
that 1T will take between one and
two weeks to chip and chisel out
that concrete and the lead pipe. as
there is no other way to get at 1t.
Water leaking down through the
huge bronze affairs. with winter
SHOWS, slowly corroded the wire, so
Evening star., 1923-11-01

Merwin was a membe2- OF the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church for
a long time and later communIcant
OF Gurley Memorial Presbyterian
Church, a branch of the New York
Avenue Church and now known as
Gunton-TempIe. at 18th and Newton
streets northwest. He was eighty
one years old
The survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Anna Merwin and three children
Charles N. Merwin Of Brooklyn, n. Y;
John Q. Merwin of Erie, Pa, and Miss
Anna B. Merwin of this city.
Evening star., 1923-11-01

1t will take several days to complete
the task. 1t is understood that once
the Job Is completed there will be no
more concreting Of wires into pipes.
Now II is feared that the COM
panion lamp. although still function
ing, may develop wire trouble. as it
has withstood the same weather as
the other. If it should happen. 1t
means that the same process will
have to be repeated.
Evening star., 1923-11-01

Chiseling at the rate of six inches a
post ONCE expect in a week or so
to break up the concrete placed in a
two-inch lead pipe some years ago
around the electric wire which
Brought current to the ornamental
light at the southwest corner OF the
building.
Rolling the twe-ton bronze lamp
of its base was merely the begin
ming of the task SYerything was
Evening star., 1923-11-01
c. H. MERVIN, VETERAN
OF CIVIL WAR, DIES HERE

Charles Henry Merwin, veteran of
the civil war. and for fifty-six years
connected with the United States
Treasury Department in this city, died
at his home, 917 Westminster place
northwest, Tuesday. The funeral was
Evening star., 1923-11-01

The average weekly earnings Of
men employed in factories in New
York state are about twice as high
as those of woman workers, accord
ing to n report of the state depart
ment of labor
Evening star., 1923-11-01

Copyright. 1921
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-28


few
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, 1923-03-25
STRIVE TO BURN LAUNCH
CmONFISCATED BY POLICE

LONG BEACH. Cal. March a.
What police believe was an attempt
to burn the launch Magai. c~onfiscated
in the liquor raid at the Curtis plant
Thursday. was discovered TODAY wber
officers prepared to run the boat 10
a Pedro for delivery to the govern.
ment.
Tho gasoline from the launch tanks
was poured over the bilges ana a Roy
or matches was found nearby. some.
body had also pulled the vessel info
extremely shallow water.
Although the launch had been close.
~ guarded for 20 hours following
the raid, the close guard was removed
n during the period It was not cose.
~ watched police suspe that some.
body attempted to destroy the launch
Special Officer p. J. Holden plotted The
boat to Fish Harbor this afternoon
mo turned 1t over to ]. II. Farrell.
watchman at the government quar-.
tiers.
, 1923-03-25
HANDBALL TITLE
IS lOsT TO WEST
Joe Murray of San Francisco
Olympic Club Crowned
New Champion
By Briggs

ST. PAUL. Mimi, March "a
UNITED Press,)-Joe Murray of the
olympic club. San Francisco, was
crowned handbnll champion of the
nation today.
Fighting his way through a field
of the country's greatest players,
Murray crushed his last opponent
n fellow native son." Maynard Las.
well Of Los Angeles.
The score:
First game-Murray, 21; Laswell. Q
Second game-Murray, 20; Laswell.
II.
Third game-Murray, 81; Laswell.
6.
Murray set a killing pace for the
score of court stars who took part in
the championships. He defeated last
years champion, Art SINNERS. Nil,
waukee, 81 to 1 and 81 to 8. Balti.
more's star. Hobelmann, fell, Is to 21,
Fl to 4 and 81 to IS. Carl II. Edge.
st. Paul. former champion, fell be-
fore the swift and sure Murray, Fl
TO is, 15 to 81 and 81 to II.
, 1923-03-25
JOE RAY WINS;
Z. RECORD SET
Lloyd, of Nebraska. Victor in
so Yard Dash In New
Time of 5 2-5

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March pa
The annual Missouri valley confer
ence track meet was held here to.
night before n record crowd of 1000
spectators.
Joie Ray, famous Illinois A. C. star
defeated Ray Watson, Kansas Aggies.
in the special 1900 meter race. Rays
time was four minutes and three
flfths seconds.
Lloyd, Nebraska, set n new confer.
enc record in the fifty yard dash,
first event on the program, when he
clipped the distance in 5 2-5 seconds.
Noble, Nebraska. ran Lloyd a close
second; Fisher. Kansas, was third
and Bremser, Washington. fourth.
Allen, crack Nebraska distance
man. tied the conference indoor rec
ord In the mile run. He ran the
distance In 4 minutes 20 seconds.
Bierbaum, Iowa State. was second.
Pittinger. Missouri. third, and Wiley,
Kansas Aggies. fourth.
, 1923-03-25
Sugar Gamblers
Are Attacked BIZ
Dakota Senator

United Press Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. March 24.-Every
advance Of one cent a pound in sugar
means that the housewives of the
country are robbed of nearly $780,
900 a day, Senator Ladd. North Da-
kota, Progressive leader. declared to-
day in Joining in the demand for a.
p~o.npt governmental action against
alleged sugar gamblers who are
charged with having driven the price
up three or four cents a pound in
the last few weeks.
Warning that some experts pre-
dict an advance of 2oc a POUND, the
senator said that such a price in.
crease would NEAR a gouging of ST.
600, 600, 900 a year for the sugar spec
u~lators.
Ladd declared that unless some.
thing is lone to curb big business
the people of the country will fur
nish some startling surprises to the
old limo political parties in the next
election.