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Evening star., 1923-01-18
GEN ERAL
pages 1 TO 10).
Controllers Report.

"On page of the report is repro
duced a certificate of the controller
generals Office showing a balance of
sS136,57444 in the Treasury OF the
United States on June 80, 1922, due
the District Of Columbia. This total
is made up Of a balance in the general
fund of $7.574,416.90, and $562,157.54
belonging to certain special and trust
funds of the District. This latter
amount does not enter into the ques-
ton Of surplus revenues of the Dis
trict. The following comments, there
fore, deal with the general fund bal
ance. This fund is made up of moneys
paid into the Treasury, derived from
taxes, privileges and miscellaneous
revenue items, and represents the
revenue proper of the District OF CO.
lumbia available for appropriation
puroses.
"The accountants call attention Con
page 81 to a discrepancy of $5.260.67
between the general fund balance
certified by the controller generals
Office on June 80. 1922, and that shown
by the general ledger in the Office of
the auditor of the District of Colunl-
bia, the District claiming a balance
of $1,579 ,677.5T. as against S7,574.416.90
found to be due the District by the
controller general. This difference.
which had not been located at the
time Of closing the ledger for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1922, has
since been reconciled In part, so that
CONTINUED on Page 10, Column -
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WEATHER.

Cloudy and much warmer tonight,
with temperature above freezing; to-
morrow partly cloudy and colder.
Temperature for twenty four hours
ended at 2 pm. today: Highest, AZ, at
pm. today; lowest, %, at 2 am. today.
Fun report on page Z.
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"FrOnl Press to Home
Within Ehe Hour

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition 10
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
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The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-05

knowledge of the department you will have to determine" he continued.
 The investigation of the activities of the prohibition department was he gun some time ago by representatives of the prohibition department at Washington at the request of Judge Trieber. The request for an inves- tigation was made after he had re- questioned Director Thad w Rowden to make an investigation of the activi- ties of certain agents
 Judge Trieber is said to have com plained to the Washington office that this request had been ignored by Mr Rowden.
 Calling attention of the jury to the fact that approximately $7S0,000 worth of property had been stolen from railroad companies while it was in interstate commerce in this state during the past year, he asked the body 10 investigate carefully charges of stealing from interstate shipments
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-05
INQUIRY OF DRY FORCE
 PRESSED IN ARKANSAS
Trieber Points to Alleged Acceptance
 of Bribes

Little Rock, Ark, April 3.-The spring term of the United States dis trict court for Eastern Arkansas open cd today with Judge Trieber on the bench. NJ. L. Altheimer wsa appointed foreman of the grand jury by the court The feature of the opening was the charge delivered by Judge Trieber to the grand jury.
 He indirectly referred to masked or ganizatiOnS when he said men band themselves together in violation of the constitution and try to enforce the law themselves and intiict punishment. This makes for a government of law lessness, the judge declared.
 The court directed special attention of the grand jury to charges against government officers for accepting bribes. Some of the prohibition agents are charged with accepting bribes from law violators for not reporting them, Judge Trieber told the jury.
 Whether it was done with the
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-05
MRS. G. G. WORTHEN
 DIES IN GERMANY

Word was received here last week of the death of Mrs. Edith Beidleman Wonhen. wife of George Gordon Worthen of Little Rock at Freiburg, Germany. Thursday night, following an illness of several months.
 Mrs. WOrthen was born March 20, 1887, in Little Rock. She is survived by her husband: one son. William Booker Worthen a daughter, Miss Wrenetta Worthen; sister, Mrs. Frank VinsOnhaler, and two brothers, Lawrence Beidelman of Prescott, and Prescott Beidelman of Minneapolis, Minn.
 The body will be returned to Little Rock for burial.-Gazette.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-05
BIG INCREASE
 IN MEMBERSHIP

There are now nearly one hundred paid up members of Prescott's Cham her of Commerce, more than 60 having been secured the past week by MessrS Emond Logan and H. ]. Wilson.
 There is no reason why this mem bership should not reach 200, and it will if the merchants and business and professional men of the city can be made to realize the importance of cooperation.
 The Chamber will meet tonight, at the city hall at 30, and the more members present, the more good will result
 Come out, whether you are mem Der or not-you are welcome.
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-05
MUCH TRADING
 IN OIL LEASES
Prescott Visited by Many Oil Scouts During Past Week Big Interests
 Represented.

The Steel and Sandlin well in the lower part of the county continues to flow by heads. and there is notice able increase in gas pressure. The Ames X Zingg discovery well, in 11-14-21 will soon be placed on the pump, and a refinery erected.
 There has been much activity in the lease market during the past week and leases anywhere within , miles of the Steel X Sandlin we'll bring as high as S60 per acre.
 Analysis of the oil from the Nevada held shows it to contain high lubri- eating qualities, found in few other wells in the country.
 There are rumors of extending the Prescott X Northwestern Railroad to the field. and W. N Bemis, president of the road visited the well the past week
 Prescott's Chamber of Commerce has raised enough money the past week to insure putting the road to the oil, field in first class condition. The money will he turned over to Judge l. W. Franks. and under his able supervision. we can rest assured the money will he used to good ad- vantage.
 It k believed q major portion of the road will he treated to d coat of heavy oi lfrom the local field
 \ derrick was completed on the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 16-14-21 for Steel and Sandlin's second test and spudding in will take place within the next few days
 Derrick timbers are being placed on the ground in section 24-14-21 for Steel Sandins third test.
 The Woodley well, being drilled on the Jim Mum rtact between Falcon and Bodcaw, has shut down for fuel and operations will resume next week. NJ. C. Haskells test, in section 19 14-22 on the John McKamie tract, is in blue gumbo at 1,S40 feet with good gas showings.
 Lyke Watkins. drilling for Hunter interests on the c. w. Grove tract in 11-1421, reports a depth of 2,300 feet. Oil scouts are watching this test and the opinion is general that he will strike light oil sand within the next POO to 900 feet Watkins brought in the discovery wei in the Nevada coun- ty field last fall for Ames X Zngg in 11-1421 and has the reputation of never having brought in q dry hole
 The Standard of Indiana, the Hum ble Oil Company. C. r, Meyers and ]. E. Cart of Westva, representing East ern capital, and other major producers have bought acreage in Nevada county this week
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-05
HAAS FACTORY BURNED

Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the Haas Handle Factory, located in the northern part of the city, across the tracks from the Pres colt Ice Factory.
 The loss is placed at $25,000, and there was no insurance.
 Mir Haas does not expect to rebuild the factory, but the saw mill, which was uninjured, will continue to be op- erated.
 -O-
 Soft berths are the most insecure
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-05

The Garland Literary Society won the Bemis loving cup for the third consecutive time in the annual contest at the high school last Friday night, and the cup will now remain their property
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-05

which would be presented to if. In addition to the actual thefts. Judge Tricber also said that several cases against persons charged with receiving the stolen property, knowing it to be stolen, would probably be presented. There are over 30 of these cases in all, he said
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-04-05

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-14
WINDSOR CHAIR SPECIAL

The Windsor is one of the most
popular styles ever designed for
chairs a ndrockers. We are ready
for the big Christmas demand with
a wonderful stock and for tomor-
rows special selling we offer a
V psr5.e4 nt l.. good S1S.75
Evening star., 1923-06-03
It fl said that in the city of Ha-
vana there are more cars run by al
cohol than gasoline. And more By al
coholics, too, NO doubt.
Cops and Stops.

How much stopping in traffic Is
the result of inexperienced handling
of the stop-go sign?
Any driver will, relate instances
where he was forced to stop abruptly
because of erratic operation OF the
traffic sign. but just how much OF this
stopping is the fault of the traff1c
COP, and where is the trouble most
prevalent?
The motorists-and the police off,
cials-have usually had to resort to
hearsay, for If an officers work was
being watched by superior ofncer
he usually handled the situation very
well, SO that the difficulty or exces-
sive stopping appeared to be due
more TO excessive speed on the part
of drivers But a way has been found
to place the blame right where 1t Is
due.
1t is simply a matter Of noting the
number of marks on the street paw
ing where tires have been slid In the
tells the. whole story, for II num-
her of cars are forced to come to
sudden halts at a street intersection
1t shows that the officer is not
handling the sign effectively. he Is
permitting the slower moving cars
to hold up the faster moving trafnc
He is using the sign to slow up trafnc
rather than to speed it up with safety
Sudden stopping is not an ingredient
of safety.
In one city the four approaches to
a crossing were blackeneo Win .ne
marks of sliding tires within an hour
' after q new officer was assigned 10
the stop-go sign. 1t was evidence
that he was not as yet quallneo 1or
the job.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
The Old Mechanic Says:

Next to the income tax car owners
are the greatest puzzle to me. They IL
neglect a certain part Of the car for
a year or so, and then after they've had
trouble with 1t and I've cautioned them
against a repetition. they'll rush head
ling to the opposite extreme. The first
thing I know they're back here with
trouble caused by overdoin' my advice
about caring for the part regularly.
'One of my customers has regular
mania for having the battery tested. He
monkeys with the cells about every
three or four days. Several years ago
he got caught on the road with dead
battery, and ever since he learned II
was his fault he has been workin' over
time in order to prevent repetition.
He always puts more water in the
cells than he should, frequently in test
ing the electrolyte fails to return 1T
to the cell from which he took it, and
invariably does the work when leaVln
the car at night SO that the electrolyte
hasn't a chance TO get thoroughly stir
red up by the generator. Some day
perhaps he'll find out that you can
kill a car with kindness as quickly as
with neglect.
THAT car standin' over in the corner
of the shop had to be brought in be-
cause a valve was stuck tight. | had
a good grip on 1t; and havin' gone that
far, of course, we decided to grind in
all the valves. Some time ago the
owner complained of strange squeakin'
in his engine. l showed him that his
trouble was simply one Of the over.
around its stem. I told him to squirt
a little oil over the valve stems once
in a while He did. But0e overdid
It, Oiled 'em until the stems of the
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Gasoline 10 the root of all Joy rides
Car Owners Afoot.

Motorists make the best-behaved
pedestrians Motorists know both
sides of the case: the result is that
when they cross crossings they in
stinctively watch the traffic officer.
look for the cars making .right-hand
turns and never try to cross just
as the signal to go is being given or
just as they are urged to stop.
/ The motorist knows that one or two
cars may pass the crossing after the
signal for him to stop has been given.
Traffic officers often encourage 1t, for
it is not always possible to expect
traffic to halt instantly. 1t also hap
pens that cars will frequently start
moving while the sign is being turned
in their favor and while pedestrians
are still crossing.
Tho motorist, therefore. crosses
with the crowd and not at the begin
ming or the end of the crossing in
tervA for pedestrians. When he Is
driving there Is every opportunity to
notice mistakes pedestrians make
and the risks they take. The most
careless pedestrians are those who
regard automobiles as Juggernauts.
They don't motor enough to see them
selves as they are.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
women SOLVING
MOTOR PROBLEMS
Feminine Influence May Re-
mold Entire Automobile
Regulation.

That woman's influence Is already
extending beyond the development OF
car design and appointments to a
potential change In trafYic ordinances.
legislation and motor car regulation
Ia one of the outstanding motoring
trends Of the day.
Much Significance Is being attached
to the reports reaching the Washing
ton headquarters. of the National Mo.
torists' Association from affiliated
clubs that annual meetings are being
attended by larger percentage Of
women. who are taking an active and
intelligent part in solving many Of
the problems which mere man has
come to regard as necessary evils"
1t was not until women took an
active part as drivers that closed
models. with all the present equip
ment now commonly regarded as
standard equipment. became popular
enough to mark a new era in motor
ing: and 1t is woman's influence which
may remold the entire structure Of
automobile regulation.
Not to Tnke Back Seat.
As Secretary Fred Galley Of the Ma
tional Motorists Association adds:
Women have no intentions of taxi
ing a back seat while their husbands,
sons or brothers labor for the benefit
Of motoring through their club repre-
sentation. They are joining the clubs
themselves, because they drive cars
and know that their cooperation Is
needed. Many of the present condi-
tions are intolerable to the woman
who motors. She wants better condi-
tions. And when a woman makes up
her mind to get something she usually
succeeds.
Fortunately, more and more wom-
en- are being elected to legislatures
and to other public Offices, which
means that corporation between
woman motorists and the lawmakers
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Observations.

The Egyptian trend has already in
any salesman will remind you that
the engine runs as silently as a
sphinx. Sometimes the motorist finds
the comparison a little too striking.
The greatest advances in automo-
bile repairing are Invariably recorded
in the rates.
Being exclusive in motoring means
driving a car in congestion without
mixing tenders with the common herd.
Copyright. 1923, by the Uilman Feature Service
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Worth Remembering.

If the starter motor should fail to
function. and II the battery Is o. x.
and the gears not jammed, try ground
ing the starter IL the starter switch
is designed to complete a ground. or
span the starter switch with some
metal tool II the starter switch closes
circuit In the battery wire II the
starter motor responds the trouble Is
in the starter switch. II 1t doesn't
respond. there Is something wrong
with the starter itself. Look first to
the connections, and then see IL the
commutator and brushes are clean.
The smallest wire for use in an
automobile should not be less than
II B. and S. gauge, and this only in
the wiring OF the dash lamp, tail
light or In the primary circuit Of the
ignition.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Two Traffic Tricks.

Watch for new positions of traffic
officers With the increasing number
Of cars on the streets new intersec-
tions are coming under police super
vision, and the driver who isn't Ola
his guard will find himself disregard
ing a stop sign which has sprung up
overnight. It's not bad advice any
way.to always act at an intersection
as though an officer were actually
taking charge of it.
Direction signals given by hand
should be made decisively, otherwise
they are likely to be mistaken for
an arm being stretched or hand en-
gagged in Ticking ashes off cigar.
Many drivers have d habit of stretch
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Two Tested Tips.

When the rain curtains are being
used regularly for any length Of time
be sure to dust the body occasionally
where they overlap 1t, otherwise the
curtains will leave marks on the
doors and other parts where they
touch.
Don't be misled on the prices of
paint Jobs In off seasons. As rule,
the quality OF paint Job is in direct
proportion to the cost. but in slack
seasons good painters will ofttimes
do the work at prices which may be
mistaken for cheap work.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

greater economy In fuel consumption.
spending increase in power and
During the war Serbia lost almost
25 per cent OF her total population.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Did You Know

That the safest way to turn cor
ners. when the streets are wet and
slippery Is to throw out the clutch
and coast? This piece Of advice Ia
frequently given. but seldom explain
ed. When the rear wheels are under
power and turning corner the
outer one receives the bulk of the
power from the engine and travels
faster. This offers a tendency to
swing the back of the car in the
direction of the faster-moving wheel
or a tendency to skid. The brakes
should not be used in turning a cor
ner, an uneven adjustment en-
courages the wheels to skid. par
ticularly as the wheels are revolv-
ing at varying speeds. Use the brakes
to slow up before starting the turn
and then coast.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
new FUEL ECONOMIC.
Ethyl Gas eliminates Inefhciency
in Motor Machinery"

Ethyl gas. the new fuel for internal
combustion engines. which Is being
put on the market by the General
Motors through it's newly organized
subsidiary. General Motors Chemical
Corporation. Of Dayton, IL said to be
the result Of several years Of work.
Engineers 4have known for a long
time that II the compression Of the
internal combustion engine could be
increased. by reducing the volume Of
the combustion chamber, very decided
and desirable increases in power and
economy could be obtained. In
creased compression. however, was
always accompanied by an objection
able KNOCK" This is the same knock
that Is heard when present-day en-
gines are carboned up, or overheated.
when 1t Is attempted to operate them
Evening star., 1923-06-03
They're Good Drivers.

There is much food for thought in
the report that OF 522 fatal accidents
in Massachusetts, In 1872 only one
was caused by taxi driver. Criti-
cism has always been directed toward
the Hairbreadth Harry at the helm of
the taxi. and now It Is shown that
his record 10 tar better than that of
private operators.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

is Offering q natural outlet for wom-
ems influence on motoring.
I'm carrying out its program for
the year the National Motorists As
ISOLATION looks forward to much ef-
fective cooperation from the women
who are finding their club work in
complete without active participation
in the local and national automobile
associations which represent the only
effective medium through which the
motoring public can carry through Its
plans for more satisfactory motor
inRn
Evening star., 1923-06-03
The Sunday Motorist
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN
ID Magazine for Car Owners.

exhaust valves got sticky. II you
can keep them bathed In fresh oil, all
right. But he didn't get that far.
II sometimes think 1t would be bet
ter IL / didn't tell 'em what's wrong
, when they bring in their cars. A lot
of misdirected care is worse than
none at ALL"
Evening star., 1923-06-03

with the spark advanced and the
throttle wide open.
This knock" Is merely an audible
signal Of neficiency-waste of fuel
and loss of power. This same inefffs
cheney is present In q lesser degree
Evening star., 1923-06-03

when no knock is audible. Therefore.
the value Of this new fuel material.
manufactured by General Motors. is
said to lie in its ability to eliminate
this inefflciency and give a corre-
Evening star., 1923-06-03

ing out their arm for no particular
reason. It makes the driver follow
ing take the genuine signal As a
false alarm.
Evening star., 1923-05-13

showing wonderfully vivid colors.
Not more than about one tulip in
every twenty-five has come up and
bloomed in Lady GeddeS' border. and
hyacinthS of the Roman sort have
been just as hard hit by the capri
oious weather. All through Wash
ington walls have been heard about
the failure of the narcissi. Those
who had hundreds of blooms are now
lucky to count their tens and in some
places great squares of the Poets
parcissuS show Spindly stalks with
with never a flower. Even the
White House beds had to be filled
with plants raised under glass.
Mr.. and Mrs John Sanford and
their son Stephen, who recently re-
turned from England with their hero
Sergeant Murphy, winner of the Ma
tional steeplechase. and first American
to win this honor, are to be among the
visitors to the horse show. which
opens this week. Mr.. stephen San
ford owns the Irish racer. though he
entered under his fathers colors. He
comes of long line of horse lovers
and horse racers, and his grandfather
Gen. Stephen Sanford. of civil war
fame. was a friend of the elder Bel
montS. Pierre Lorillard and of Charles
Bonney, and he ran a horse against
Maude S. Gen. Stephen was mighty
force in the Saratoga races and he
always entered a lengthy string of
candidates for first honors. His farm,
Hurricane stock farm. at New Am
sterdam. was radiating point for
Evening star., 1923-05-13

sporting life. Mr.. John Sanford, son
of the general, is member of the
Jockey Club, and has won high hon.
ors with his thoroughbreds. Mr..
Stephen Sanford makes history
through his Sergeant Murphy winning
supreme honors at the Grand National,
but many other Americans have won
It. the Derby. notably William G.
Whitney in. 1901 ard Richard C..
Croker in 1907. August Belmont and
Foxhall Keene won the One Thousand
and the Leger in 1903 and 1911. But
Stephen Sanford's mighty Irish racer
defeated no less than twenty-seven
competitors. and won in such grand
style that he occupies a class all by
himself. Naturally Washington horse
people will welcome the Sanfords
with signal honors, and will exhibit
their best for their entertainment.
Young Stephen Sanford spends much
time in England, and has witnessed
all the great races for years past.
Mr.. r. Suffern Taller of New York,
who has passed the entire winter in a
hotel of Gotham perfecting his New
York-Newport air line, has recently
announced all details arranged and
Evening star., 1923-05-13

that. moreover. he has not required
but half the funds subscribed by in
terested people. Beginning June J..
three flying yachts will begin a serv-
ice for four months. making the
round trip the same day II desired,
but preferring passengers bound for
either city for a sojourn. The yachts
are THE Fleet Wing" The Grey
Lark" and 1.-The Seabird,' and they
carry four passengers in addition to
the crew. Vincent Astor last summer
essayed such service as a private
venture, but he placed but one boat in
commission. This flying service has
no end Of financial backing and
among those who will use 1t on emer-
gency trips during the season will be
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. ST.; Mrs.
August Belmont, Mrs. Henry A. c..
Taylor and Mrs. James Duke, while
Mr.. and Mrs. George Widener. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Goelet and Mr.. and. Mrs.
Arthur Curtiss James. though having
flying ships of their own. have en-
gagged service from this professional
company. London and Paris have
commanded such a service for four
years past. and in the event Of any
thing happening at home. the patrons