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The Washington times., 1923-08-24
TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES TO
PICNIC AT MARSHALL HALL

Every department of the Chesa.
peake and Potomac Telephone Com.
pany will be represented tomor:
row when members of the Tele-
phone Society Of Washington EN-.
bark for their annual outing at
Marshall Hall.
While there will be numberless
athletic events and features. the
crowning event will be the pres.
entation of diamond service EN-.
blems to those who have com.
pleted forty years Of service with
the company.
The chairmen Of the committees
are: Arrangements. j. M. Waters
tickets. H. Scharnikow; athletics
r. e. Smith; publicity, J. o. Mar.
tin. The steamboat Charles Mac
alester leaves Seventh street wharf
at 10 a. m. 2:30 p. m. and $3.50
p. m. All boats stop at Alexan
dria.
The Washington times., 1923-08-24
FEUD MAY SPLIT
REPUBLICAN,
PARTY
Fight Between Johnson and
Hoover Flares to Open War
fare in California.
BY WILLIAM *. HUTCHINSON.
International Newa Service.

1WS0fH1t1Om8A
A long smouldering feud between
Senator Hiram w. Johnson OF Cali
fornia and Secretary Of Commerce
Herbert Hoover leaped today into
open warfare, with prospects or de-
veloping a wide chasm within the
Republican party.
Recalling the Republican defeats
which followed the famous Taft
Roosevelt and Johnson-Hughes feuds,
party leaders fear the break will
have its effect on the next election.
Greater significance is attached to
the quarrel because both Johnson
and Hoover have been mentioned az
potential Republican nominees IN
1924.
Misused Personal Mail.
The open break came when John
son issued q statement charging that
followers OF Hoover in California had
taken personal mail from one OF his
friends to use against him politically.
Johnson charged one letter 80 OBJ
tanned contained statement, he
wrote last May, in which he said ne
would not be a candidate for Presl-
dent in 1924. Use Of this statement
now by Hoover's followers, it Ia said,
has handicapped the Senator
friends who are preparing to launch
a Presidential boom in his behalf.
The Johnson-Hoover feud was
launched years ago when both men
had only State following in Cali
fornia. johnson was the victor In
their earlier clashes, but Hoover
gave the Senator his first public de-
feat three years ago. This came
when the Secretary's organization
carried CALIFORNIA; Republican dele
CATION to the 1920 convention for
Harding over the Senator's own can
didacy. This act almost precipitated
open warfare on a national scale.
but by his kindly influence the late
President Harding prevented a clash.
Challenges to Finish Fight.
In his statement-a declaration OF
war, in effect-Johnson challenged
his Opposition" to a finish fight in
California for the States delegation
to the 1924 Republican convention.
Declaring he would contest for a
progressive delegation" political
observers here believed johnson lit
orally had thrown his hat into the
Presidential ring.
While johnson would not add 10
the statement, Secretary Hoover also
remained silent. Shown a copy Of
Johnson's charges. the Secretary
said he had no reply to make lat
this time"
Though both are Republicans,
Hoover and johnson are as far apart
politically as the poles. Johnson Is
a progressive and Hoover a con.
sentative. johnson Is a leader Ut
the Senate "irreconcilables" and
Hoover is a leader of Republican
League of Nations advocates. John.
son opposes the world court plan.
Hoover helped to write it.
The Washington times., 1923-08-24
FALL OUT OF BED KILLED
CHINESE, POLICE BELIEVE

Lee Duhan. a Chinese, fifty-siX
years old. proprietor Of a laundry
at 1876 D street southwest, died al
the Emergency Hospital late last
night Of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Police say that he fell out Of a
bed at his home yesterday morning
and bumped his head OH the floor
He was found unconscious when
neighbors told the police the feared
something had happened to Lee
when he did not open his laundry
Empty bottles supposed to have
contained corn liquor were Found
in his room.
The Washington times., 1923-08-24
121STENG|NEER
STAGEM|M|C
BATTLE
Commissioners Bell and Oys-
ter and Brig. Cen. Stephen
Witness Exhibition.

Before q gathering of approx:
n1ately 1000 persons, members OF
the Second battalion, One Hundred
and Twenty-first engineers, District
National Guard, staged mimic
battle at Camp Sinnms, Congress
Heights.
Engineer Commissioner J. Frank
lin Bell, Commissioner James F.
Oyster and Brig. Gen. Anton
Stephan, commander Of the District
National Guard, viewed the I11aneu'
vers.
Preceding the mimic battle a
demonstration Of musketry
problem, involving fire superiority
by a picked squad of expert rifle
men under command of Capt.
Joseph c.. Sutton was staged. The
demonstration illustrated the diff
ficulty encountered In diglodging an
enemy while entrenched.
The program was arranged under
the supervision OF Capt. julius s.
diff, commanding officer. and Capt.
Herman III. Pohl. regular army in
structor at the camp.
The Washington times., 1923-08-24
KALLIPOLlS CROTTO TO
GIVE OUTING AT BEACH

A family picnic given by the
KaIlipolis Grotto at the Municipal
Bathing Beach tomorrow afternoon
promises to be one of the events
Of the outing season..
The affair is under the. direction
Of Chief Justice William p. Jacobs
who announces many interesting
features and surprises, many OF
them especially arranged for the
women and children. The picnic
will start at o'clock and last
through the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1923-08-24
By FAY KING.


Have You noticed the new cpl.
dernic among the young bucks, Of
wearing boards on their temples.
They look like a bunch Of but
Iers or something!
Can't tell whether they are just
Outta college or razor blades, sure
" they can't all be superS in
Little Old New York"
Can 1t be that FfrpO, the wild
bull Of the pampas, has started
this idea Of pampering side cur.
tainS?
Can't say that / like the looks
Of the semi-bOb beard or what
ever You would call &c.
I'm afraid that maybe Il Is .
slight fOrerunner Of the return Of
soup strainers and wind breakers,
and that before long our mon
folks VIII be running around look.
ing like the cOughdFOp brothers.
CAUSE SUBWAY TANGLES.
Was q time when no guy
thought he had any class unless
he was hung with draperics.
I never was much for these
breeze teasers. Can you imagine
q bus full Of bearded birds trying
TO untangle themselves whenever
the bus stops?
What with the women crochet
ing and knitting in the subway
they'd be drop stitching whislxers
into their beaded bags, and there
would be no end Of domestic
troubles when wife comes home
with q bright red wlisIker I'm her
tatting when hubby's beard Ii
black.
Some business men are con-
demning women for wearing
sleeveless dresses 70 the office:
well, hope the business girls
will start in cOndemning the man
The Washington times., 1923-08-24
D. c. employees
HOLD ANNUAL
EXCURSION
Outing at Marshall Hall Is jolly
Event-Nets 500 for
Relief Fund.

The first annual excursion of the
District Government Welfare Coun-
ell was held at Marshall Hall yes
terday with more than thousand
persons attending. Harry Almond
and William F. Franklin were sin
charge Of the program.
The afternoon boat brought down
hundreds of District employees,
many of whom entered the athletic
events, the feature of the day.
j. Martin Best Athlete.
: James Martin, secretary to Com
missioner J. Franklin Bell, proved
himself an alI-around athlete. He
COPIED off first prize in the obstacle
race, came third in a backward
and forward race, and was also a
member of a .hariot team which
won. Four cantaloupes. a water.
melon, and a water kettle were the
prizes won by Martin.
Z. j. Milligan, chief clerk of the
Public Utilities Commissi N, proved
the champion man bowler, running
up a score of 81. Miss Corrine
Turner, of the office of superin.
tendent of insurance, was the high.
est woman bowler, turning in a
score of 70.
The following were winners:
Obstacle race - James Martin,
Vincent Callahan. Harry Almond
Fifty-yard race for women-Vir.
ginia Tinmons, Anita Hawkins
Peggy Mann.
Seventy-five-yard race for all
Frank Lowe. William Slime, Rich
ard Tennyson.
Backward and forward race-Vir-
gina Timmons, James Martin, Miss
Peggy Mann.
Chariot race-Virginia Timmons,
James Martina Peggy Mann, c. w.
Turner.
Prize Waltz as Feature.
The attraction in the evening was
q prize waltz competition, in
which three newspaper reporters
who cover the District building
acted as judges. Mrs. j. G. Nc.
Kenzie. of the tax collectors office
and Joseph Fowler, took first prize.
a kettle: Bertha Pickett and Leo
Gately took second prize, a doll;
Miss Anita Hawkins and Harry
Almond took third prize, box of
candy. Honorable mention was
g1Ven to Miss j. Ryan and S. ID.
Vermillion.
More than 500 was realized on
the excursion, Mr.. Almond an.
nounced. The money will he the
nucleus Of relief fund with which
to extend emergency financial help
to District government employees.
The Washington times., 1923-08-24
WIFE SAYS SHE PREFERS
NEPHEWS TO SPOUSE

YONKERS, Aug. 24.-Givcn the al
tentative Of having the company of
her husband or her two nephews in
her home, Mrs. Mary Hall. OF Yonk-
ers, in Yonkers city court, told Judge
Charles w. Boote she preferred her
nephews, because without them she
would starVe to death.
She had her husband Martin Hall.
fifty-three years old. before the court
on an abandonment charge. She
asked that Hall be compelled to pay
alimony.
The Washington times., 1923-08-24
COMMANDER P. w. FOOTE
ORDERED TO GUN FACTORY

Comdr. Percy W. Foote, personal
aide to Josephus Daniels when he
was Secretary Of the Navy, has been
ordered to duty in the naval gun
factory here.
Commander Foote has been officer
in charge of the navy recruiting blu.
reau in New York city.
The Washington times., 1923-08-24
G. McGARRY'S MOTHER
DIES IN BUFFALO

Washington friends of Garry Nc
Garry, were apprised today Of the
death Of the young showman's
mother in Buffalo. yesterday. Mrs
ncGarry had been iii for sometime
and the end was not unexpected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14
Why Wteels WobbIe

make the necessary adjustment and
save himself big repair bill"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14
DRIVING at Niuht

Keep we'll over to the center Of the
street or the road. 1t is the best
way of avoiding the possibility of in
Juring pedestrians who are about to
cross the street or who are walking
along the side of the road.
Don't pass another car unless the
other driver is going very slow. or
Unless you know the road by heart.
He may be obliged to turn over to
your side of the road to avoid a hole
or some other hidden obstruction
Just as you are about to pass.
Don't stop to pick up tire or
other article which you think has
dropped off another automobile.
There are all kinds of hold-up games
to take the motorist unawares.
Carry small pocket mirror along
for use in reading the gas tank
indicator, the oil level gauge and TIE
motometer. BY holding the mirror
50 as to reflect back some of the
light from the headlights the moto-
meter and other thirSs at the front
CT the car can be illuminated. The
gas tank indicator can be illumi-
mated and read by rejecting some of
the light from the tail lamp. And
II the car is equipped with torpedo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14

That perpleXing wobbie Of the
front wheel is not always the result
of worn parts. or parts in need oe
adjustment. Loose front spring
clips, excessively oversize tires, tires
Of unequal weight, sagging rear
springs, worn spring shackles or
broken spring leaves will often
cause the trouble.
Road Space for All
A ride along. any main highway
any Sunday afternoon is likely to
lead motorist, to the conclusion
that if the sale Of automobiles con-
tinues at the present remarkab Bile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14
Morth Rememherird

Torpedo. dome and step lights
make handy places to carry spare
bulbs. 4 step light let's very little
use. so that bulb used at this point
is not likely to burn out during the
entire life of the car. The bulb, be-
ing but slightly used and free from
likelihood of breakage. comes in
handy as a substitute for a burned
out head or tail light. IF using it
for the former purpose 0e careful to
have the lighting switch on the
dim" position, otherwise the bulb
will burn out.
Watch your speed when on long
trip. In the rush to hurry, and be-
ing accustomed to the high speeds of
the open highway, many an other
wise careful driver will whiz through
n town at speed sufficient to rem
der a quick stop impossible. Speed
! is a relative thing. You get ac-
customed to thinking of thirty as
slow. A good way to avoid trouble
is to slow down to ten when enter
! ing town. When YOU speed up to
twenty again you will think that is
fast enough.
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.AutOiSts May
Take Radio
Into Canada

Radio equipment on cars operated
by American tourists can now be
taken int Canada without payment
of the former special duty, as a re-
suit of an agreement reached be-
tween the state departments of the
United States and Canada at the
instance of the American Automobile
Association.
The question came up as the re-
suit of trip to Toronto made by a
member of the Cleveland Motor Club
which is affiliated with the A. A. A,
the Toronto authorities permitting
the American citizen to drive his car
into Canada under the reciprocal
arrangements that exists but hold
ing that the radio outfit attached
to his car was not a part of the au-
tomobile and requiring him to give
cash bond of $40.
Officials of the A. A. A. took this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14
jn16. sat.tf

son-Essex production set at 100000
for 1928 consists largely of closed
cars, the Hudson proportion of
closed cars being 80 percent. as COM
pared with a general average Of 80
per cent.
Hudson and Essex are standardiZ-
ing on the coach, and thus are able
to offer a value and a price which
assures volume business"
"The much talked of 'saturation'
point in the sales of motor cars will
never he reached. The novelty of
motor cars has worn off, but they
are now being bought in ever in
cerasng numbers as necessities.
The first primitive instinct of man is
representation. The second is
movement from place to place. 1t is
this second need that is fully sup
piled only by the automobile"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14
TIE TRIeULATIoNS OF TRANsCoNTINENTAL TOURIST

rate couplers will be standard equip
mens, front and rear, so that cars
can run trainwise. But here's a lit
tie calculation that will aIIay this
fear Of ultra congestion.
If 10000 miles of new roads are
built each year, and if about so feet
are allowed for each car, a million
new cars can be easily accommodate
ed without swapping the old roads.
With minimum of $1,000 miles of
main roadway in New England and
New York State it is seen that a
capacity of so cars to a mile (aI-
lowing for car every 200 feet apart,
counting traffic in each .direction).
3,250,o0o cars can be easily accom-
modated over these roads, evidence
aplenty that there is still room for
all. ~
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matter up with the Division of Gus
toms of the u. s. Treasury Depart
ment and with the Department Of
Customs and Excuses Of the Can
adam Government and as a result,
automobile reciprocity was extended
to cover radio equipment when at
tached to n car.
AS a large number of tourists now
carry radio equipment on their au-
tomobiles, officials of the A. A. A. feel
that this decision is an important
step in further cementing the pleas
ant relations which now exist be-
tween Canada and the United States.
Syracuse. N. Y, July 13-Ship.
ments of Franklin automobiles DUR
ing the first six months of 1923
broke all records for the same
period in previous years. A record
total of 1854 cars were shipped from
January / to June 80. This amount
in comparison with the total for the
first half Of 1922, shows an increase
of 500. The number Of cars
shipped to date represents more than
s7eo of the total shipments made for
tie entire year of 1922.
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One consolation about the accident
problem 10 that the longer we take to
find q solution for earelsssness the
fewer people there'll be to worry
about.
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The Old Mechanic Says:

TN my habit of lookin' for causes
Of automobile ailments I've just about
reached the conclusion that car own
ers would attend to more Of the SIM
pie. but necessary, adjustments on
the car If they would only learn the
| knack of rememberin' how to get
along without the instruction book
| because the book Is usually where
they can't find 1t when they need 1t.
Here's q car which will cost its
owner q generous repair bill because
he forced 1t over hard hills on a long
trip when his carburetor was ad.
justed for too lean a mixture. The
altitude varied radically from point
to point on his trip, and most Of the
I time he was forcin' the engine for all
didn't get out and make slight ad-
justments as they were needed, and
what do you think his answer was?
Claimed he never could remember
which way to turn the adjustments
when he didn't have the instruction
book along. He decided it was better
to injure the engine than to take a
chance on gettin' stranded with his
carhuretOr. all out of Whack. .
What l did was to show him how
to remember the order of the adjust
ment so that he wouldn't need tie
book with him. There are two ad-
justments on the car: one for low
speed, the other for high. They are
just the reverse of each other. One
turns to the left for a richer mixture;
the other to the right. Sounds COM
plicated. But all you need to do is
remember that for the low speed ad-
justment turnin' to the left gives a
leaner mixture. All LIS. Reverse the
order for the high speed adjustment
Simple? Eth?
There was another car in here
with burned bearings because of ov-
erheatin'. Pump leaked badly on a
long trip. Radiator went dry with
out owner realizin' how much water
he was losin'. He knew he had leak.
and wanted to stop it. But he
couldn't remember whether the
packing nut on the pump turned
right or left for tightening. He
tried it both ways and found it pretty
stiff. So he decided to take no
chances.
"Just think how much trouble and
money he could have saved by re-
membering that the pump had a left
hand nut because it was placed on
the left side of the motor. Just a
simple association like that will fix a
detail of adjustment in car own
er's mind so that he'll never forget
1t. And my idea is that when a
driver has these facts at his finger
tips he's more likely to jump out,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14
Dangerous Road Signs

Highway signs,si the automobile
was pup; have existed for the sole
purpose Of safeguarding motorists by
warning of the dangers ahead 1t Is
only at this late date that many signs
are recognized as a danger in them
selves.
Road signs. upon close inspection,
are divided into two classes-danger
signs and dangerous signs.
Frequently there 10 but a shade OF
difference between them. A warning
that Is placed at such a point where
II IL necessary for the automobile
driver to twist his neck in order to
read may cause him to take his eyes
OF the road long enough to cause an
accident.
The habit Of placing warnings at
points which are really not danger
Gus for the average driver encourages
disbelief in those signs which mark
hazardous points.
The results are obvious.
But motor vehicle authorities, au-
tomobile clubs and others interested
in the erection of warnings must not
he oblivious to the conditions result
ing from lacking the "Ous" to danger
signs. Signs should be placed where
they. are needed. and then only in
such. a way that they can be read
without encouraging the driver to
forget the work Of driving the car.
which is of first consideration.
Signs intended to scare drivers into
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Seed Of DANCER

IF. in advising his men to go into
debt to buy automobiles, Samuel
Vauclain. president of the Baldwin
locomotive Works. had only urged
them to prepare themselves for in
teligent car ownership motordom
would he forever indebted to him
The automobile folks are cashing in
on his advice, imagining that 1t is a
boom to business. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. The easier
it is to acquire cars the less they
are cared for; and cars that are
neglected increase costs to a point
where motoring Is not desirable
The continued success of motoring
and the use Of the automobile az the
best mode Of. transportation, de-
Ponds upon economy and safety. The
people who are contributing to the
success Of the automobile are those
who have worked hard to earn cars
and who know that reckless buying
is the seed of nine tenths Of the
present irresponsibility in car own
ership.
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SaturatiOn Point
Will Never Come

There is a distinct trend toward
Standardization and simplification in
the automobile industry. coming in
response to a demand by the motor
ing public which has come to regard
the motor car as a matter of daily
necessity according to F. S. Carpen-
ter. local Hudson Essex dealer.
1.-The Hudson and Essex factories
have been running at capacity for
many months and are still unable to
fully supply the increasing de-
mand," said Mr.. Carpenter. "Hud-
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Headlight Wipers ?

The glare of the windshield when
headlights of oncoming cars play
upon it on a rainy night is due to
the refraction of light rays over the
drops of water which act as minia-
ture lenses. This explains why the
light from the headlights on a rainy
night is diffused until the lights
seem useless. Windshield wipers
help stop the glare Of the windshield;
therefore. why not wipcrs-auto-
matte of ,course-on the headlights to
keep the lenses clean?
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e. "Henry, the Ford

be a popular one. "Henry, the Ford
boy" too.
If the "Doushnut" tire comes into
vogue most car owners will be just
about able to buy the hole.
Phoebe White, who used to travel
the road of Anthracite, ought to be
pretty comfortable nowadays in her
velour uph olstered sedan.
the saturation point for the in
dividuaI car buyer is usually the
vanishing point of the old bank bal
ance.
Copyright 1928 by The Ullman Fea-
ture Service)
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Observations

The sad example most car owners
are setting before their sons will
either make or break tomorrowe
motoring. 1t all depends on wheth-
er the younger generations think
Papa is risht-or Barnum.
Traffic is required to 90 one way
on some streets, two-ways on others;
but this seems to have little effect on
the sort Of traffic that goes all ways.
A repairer in a Connecticut city
trade marks himself as Jack the
tire man" If this is going to be a
fad "Bil1, the repair man" ought to
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lights a mirror will be found to be a
handy device for sending a beam of
light to the oil level indicator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-14

being careful are ruled out on the
score that they distract his attention.
He becomes so busy being warned
that he promptly forgets he is driv-
ing the car.