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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
SENTENCED TO PRISON,
THOUGHT ACTION LEGAL

UNIONTOWN, Pa, Nov Coon
victed Of the illegal transportation
Of liquor for which he thought he
had obtained genuine permits, John
I Hoover, wealthy contractor and
one Of the city's most prominent
men, was sentenced by Judge e. H.
Reppert to pay the costs in the
case, fine of $4,000, and undergo
an Imprisonment of eighteen months
in the Allegheny county workhouse.
If the fine and costs are paid, the
court stated that the prison term
would be reduced to nine months.
Attorneys for Mr.. Hoover, who
had made futile pleas for clemency,
presented a notice OF an appeal to
the, Pennsylvania superior court and
asked that this action be allowed to
act as supersedeas. This was
granted and the. defendant was re.
leased on $4,000 bail until the mat
ter Is. decided by a higher court.
The permit under which Hoover
was moving !. liquor when It was
seized We're issued in Philadelphia
and were said to have been forged.
Following Hoover's arrest LIQUOR
valued at 100000 was seized by dry
agents and removed from the
Hoover warehouse in .Uniontown to
the Government storehouse in
Bradford.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
UNDERMINING" RoUSEs
PROTESTS IN ENGLAND

LONDON, Nov. 20.-Modernizing
English towns at the expense Of
historical monuments is being con-
demned throughout the country l.y
civic societies and persons interested
in keeping together the glory that
was England's. This postwar un-
rest Is particularly shown in smaller
towns, where the authorities are de-
stroying buildings and other his
torical monuments to make vide
roads, parks and other necessities
of modern municipal planning,
The secretary of the Society for
the Protection of Ancient BUILDINGS
has addressed protest to the prime
minister and will seek to have a
bill against allowing the destruction
brought before Parliament.
The society is also endeavorfng to
limit the destruction of ancient
bridges which is going on over the
country to meet the needs of the
present day heavy traffic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
COMMUNICATION MADE
OVER FOUR METER WAVE.

Los ANGELES, Nov. 20.--What
is believed to be a worlds record
in radio communication has been
established here by Paul D. and J,
Clair Langrick and Archie Wade,
jr., operators Of experimental
radio stations 6-XAA and 6.xAH.
They succeeded in establishing
actual communication over short
distance on a wave length. Of four
meters.
Although transmitters have been
brought down to very short wave
lengths in this country and France.
no one had previously, it was said,
actually communicated from point
to point.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
PLEDGES ASKED
IN SAFETY
DRIVE
Signatures Sought of 400, 900
Auto Drivers in New York.
Get Certificates
BY international News Service.

NEW YORK. Nov, 2O.--A drive
for the signatures Of 400. 600, drivers
OF motor vehicles in New York to
a safe driving pledge, has been
started by Barron Collier, multi
millionaire Special Deputy Police
Commissioner In charge of the
Bureau of Public Safety.
The pledge which drivers are be-
ing asked to sign reads:
II hereby promise that I win
obey all traffic regulations, watch
out for children and pedestrians,
and drive safely at all times to
the end and that appalling sacrifice
of life, caused by carelessness, may
be stopped and the streets of New
York City made SAFE"
After signing the pledge the driver
is given a certificate to paste on
his windshield, carrying the official
seal of the PoliceI Department.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
INFANTS LIVING
Be TIER IN
SLUN|S
Death Rate Lower for Big
Cities Than Villages U. S.
Statistics Show

~ Ae1SMhbhOuAA NEWS SERVICE.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2C.--Large cities
with their overcrowded tenements
and unsanitary slums are more
healthfuI for young babies than
small towns, according to Frank e.
Hand, supreme vice ranger OF the
Independent Order of Foresters, In
an address before welfare con-
ference here.
Infant mortality figures said
Mr.! Hand, prove that compare
lively small number Of infant
deaths occur in the largest cities
in the United States. A survey OF
684 cities showed that in towns OF
from 10000 to rs 900 population the
death rate of babies in their first
year was S1.6 per thousand. In
cities with over 100000 people the
infant death rate was only 1853 per
thousand.
"Seventy-eight babies out OF -every
1000 born last year in America
died in their first year. The Pacific
Coast has the lowest infant NOR.
tality rate. Washington headed the
list with 81 deaths per thousand;
oregon was second with t53 and
California had an average of Sc.
THE United States spends more
money annually to protect cattle
than it does to prevent infant NOR.
tality.''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
BRITISH vAINLY SEEK
ASsAILANTS OF STACK

LONDON. Nov. 20.-Sir Lee
Stack. commander-in-chief Of the
British forces in Egypt, wounded
in the stomach in an attack by
assassins yesterday, passed good
night, and today showed some
signs of Improvement, said advices
from Cairo. His condition still is
serious, however.
No trace has been found Of the
assasilants.
Some London newspapers take
the view that the attack ON Sir
Lee furnishes an excellent reason
for the forfeit Of Egyptian indie
pendence. II is possible the
cabinet may consider steps to
tighten Great Britain's control Of
Egypt. u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20

BUYING a home is made easier
BY the wide selection of desirable
houses-fully described-in the Rea.
Estate columns of the Classified
Section today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
WAR VETERAN
i'll, FA|NILY
STARVES
Smashes Window. and Steals
Gems, But Plight Raises
Fund and Job for Him
BY ,IDternatlOnal News service.

by international News Service.
VICTORIA, b, G. Nov. 2o.--It is
not every man, who can heave a
brick through a window, steal
$4,000 worth Of diamond rings, sui.
fer capture and emerge hero.
But such was the good fortune
Of J. w. Ellington, Of this city.
Unable to get work, suffering tor.
lures from Agas poisoning he re-
ceived in the world war, as well
as shell-shock, and with his wife
an invalid and four children on the
verge Of starvation, Ellington be.
came desperate.
He was determined to attract at
tention to his prIght and calmly
heaved a brick through the window
or the leading jewelry store here at
midday, when people were rushing
to their lunch. He grabbed twelve
rings.
AT the police station he told his
story. The heart of the city was
s0ftened, and provisions were rushed
to the home. Subscription lists
were opened, and a large sum was
realized with which to send Mrs.
Ellington to saiitarium.
When Ellington appeared in the
police court the next day the Jew.
eleHs furnished a lawyer to defend
him and asked that the case be
drepped. The magistrate let the
prisoner ont under suspended SEN
teflce. Il
Ellington has been given a job,
and happiness reigns in the Elling-
ton home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
CONFERENCE CALLED ON
GIVING AT CHRISTMAS

The joint committee on Christmas
giving, composed of representatives
Of Washington organizations engaged
in charitable work during the Christ
mas holidays, win meet at o'clock
Friday afternoon IN the conference
room of the new United States
Chamber Of Commerce building,
Connecticut avenue and H street
northwest.
Final plans will pe made for estab-
fishing a central registration bureau
to which all appeals for aid can be
referred and unnecessary duplication
in giving avoided. Registration
cards will be distributed to organiza-
tons receiving appeals for assist
ance at Christmas time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
TENANTS PROTESTED At
$50 PER MONTH RENTS

The rent problem is not q mod.
ern institution. A generation age
tenants of residences in Thirteenth
street between r and / streets
northwest complained when some
landlords sought to assess them as
high as $40 month for seven
eight. nine and even ten room
houses.
1t was the general belief that SIS
was sufficient for months rent.
Some, however, paid $1S without
complaint. When the raise to $50
was proposed there was general
protest.
well.furnished room in that
vicinity brought $3.50 to 50 a month
rental: The increase in house rent
caused some tenants to snhIet
rooms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
Chinese Conscripts
Found Starved
In Box Car
BY international News service.

TEN TSIN, Nov. 2O.-The
badly decomposed bodies Of
sixty-three coolies were found
in two box cars which had been
standing on siding here, it
was learned today.
The coolies apparently had
been conscripted; thrown into
the cars for shipment, forgotten
and allowed to starve to death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
GALL SESSION
To GUT AUTO
DEATHS
22, 900 Killed and 676, 900
Injured in United States in
1929, Figures Show
BY ROBERT s. THORNBURGH.
international News Service.

Dy AeODGk6L % TmUkSGSBUf6uns
international News Services.
In an effort to decrease the ap-
palling loss Of life in traffic acct
dents, Secretary of Commerce Hoo
yer has called a national confer
ence on street and highway cas-
ualties, to meet in washington,
December 10, rs and II.
Official statistics show that, In
1928, $4,000 persons were killed,
$4,000 injured, and more than
5000 ,000, 900 worth Of property dam
age caused by traffic nishaps.
Estimates indicatae that 1924 win
show even a more terrible casualty
list from this source, and Govern.
ment officials deem 1t high time to
take steps to make the highways
Of the nation less hazardous.
A number of COMMITTEES of the
National Anti.Accident Organiza.
tion have held frequent meetings
during the past few months and
have drafted reports to be submit.
ted TO the national conference.
THE request for q national
gathering for the purpose Of better
organization and coordination of
activities in the reduction OF acct.
dents, was proposed to me six
months ago. by a number OF ma.
tional associations interested in this
field" Secretary Hoover said.
In order that d national confer
ence on the subject might function
to definite purpose, appointed
eight special committees on differ
ent important phases of the prob
lem, the Representatives being
chosen from all parts Of the coun-
try and embracing representatives
Of the police officials. highway and
motor vehicle commissioners, in
surance companies. safety councils,
chambers Of commerce, labor
unions, automobile associations and
various other national groups.
These committees have mem.
bership of 1856 persons and cover
the subjects Of statistics. traffic
control, construction and engineer
ing, city planning and coming, In
surance. education, motor vehicles
and public relations"
Reports Of the committees viii
soon be ready for submission They
represent the most exhaustive at
tempt yet made to get at the
causes and remedy for accidents,
according to Hoover.
Officials pointed out that should
the death rate during the next
seven years increase as during the
last similar period the annual loss
Of life would approach the total
number of American soldiers killed
during the world war. The mum.
Der Of injured is already almost
equal to that Of the American war;
wounded. a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20
Talk to chiropractors

Doctors Edwin B. Henderson and
H. u. Bell and John B. Carthy adj
dressed the Washington City Chiro-
practors' Association, in the Central
Chiropractic College. 1914 Seventh
street northwest, last night. Doctor
Alexander Van Rooyen presided.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
The Why's of
Many Colors
on the Olds

To meet the demands caused by the
growing and diversified uses which
tho two passenger coupe type Of auto.
mobile - successfully mling. the
Olda motor works. Lansing. Mich,
has started 10 produce the coupe in
variety OF color finishes. At pres.
sent the fnctory rs finishing tho
coupcs In shades OF blue. maroon and
brown. and II IL probable that other
coloru win be added In the near III.
iurc, In each case Duco. chosen for
is satin finish and durability. In
used
Investigation has shown. 4. II. ~.
son Of the local agency reports. that
tho two. passenger coupe Is used
more universally for business pur.
poses than any other body type. and
that It's use In this field In Of the
widest possible range.
so diversified a sales field has Gro.
atod demand for cars finished in
different colorB. The deep. rich blue
which recently wns adopted as tho
standard color for practically all
model Oldsmohllcs, has proven the
greatest fayorito. particularly among
women and professional men.
BuSlness houses which supply
their travellers with automobile
transportation have shown "A pre-.
ference for ears finished In some
distinctive shade. says Tyson.
and this growing field for the
sale Of two passenger ooupes has
eagerly taken TO the new color
finishes.
The oldsmohilc business coupe Is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
CHAMPIONS ARE
STILL CHAMPS
Altoona Winners Use This
Plug; Not Changed

Champion spark plugs on Labor
day repeated their sweeping victor.
les attained in every national auto.
mobile race this year. when every
chr that finished the thrilling ESQ.
mile race ut Altoona. Pa. was equip.
pod thruout with them, according TO
kilograms 10 the Champion Spark
Plug Co. OF Toledo.
Not single Champion plug was
changed during tho entire rRce.
The Labor day Altoona race made
the fifth consecutive major speed
contest this year in which Champion
equipped cars have captured every
prize offered, record never before
approached by any piece Of automo.
tive equipment or any one make OF
motor car. Champion executive say.
This startling series OF Champion
victories began with the Beverly Hills
race last February. when every car
in the first 10 was Champion equip.
ped. This same record has been sue.
cessivcly continued at the worlds
speed clnssic-the 5O0.milo Indian.
upolis contest-at the June Altoona
race. az the July race at Kansas
City. and again at Altoona Labor
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
GARDENERS HERE
AN-SeaSon Touring Car and
Roadster at SmaIIwood's

Two Of the IL 1895 body types Of
Gardner cars have been received by
the smallwood Motor Co. for dis
play In Scattie-the all.scason tour.
ms car and tho all.season roadster.
Both are said 20 provide cloacd-car
comforts at open-car cost.
They are equipped with permanent
tops Of special Stat roof and cross.
bow construction. summer curtains
and sound. draft and waterproof
enclosure for winter driving.
This winter feature has six side
windows OF glass. the four In the
doors Of the touring car sliding back
and forth In lined channels.
A two.pIecc Windshield provides
ventilation. The upholstery - gen.
uine black leather
Another feature Ia the panel ex.
tending the full length OF tho side
quarters providing a support for the
curtains and preventing saggirg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
CARS PAY WAY
Autos Furnish Fifth Of All
Highway Funds Last Year

WASHINGTON. Sept. ls.-From n
goth in 1914. 20 one.flfth last year.
was the rise In proportion OF high.
way funds paid out by Uncle SANS
motorists.
a study OF the sources from which
road funds were obtained in the last
10 years. made by the bureau Of pub.
lie roads Of the U. S. department of
agriculture. showed marked ton.
doncy to collect inrger proportion
Of highway funds from motorists.
In 1914, out Of a total highway in.
come OF 124O,2s2.7s4, the collections
from motor vehicles amounted TO
f12,as2.03l. or 81 per cent of tho 10.
tnl Last year motor vehicles con.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13

also trimmed inside 10 the option Of
the buyer. For those who intend
using the car for commercial pur-
poses. a gruy Spanish fabrikoid up
holstery Is used. while for thof, de.
string more elegance. the car r. up.
holstered in yelours.
Features that are reported 70 have
made the two passenger coupe h IN.
yorits In business. professional and
home circles are It's comfort In all
weather. and 10 roomy passenger
space and large luggage carrying ca
pacity the locking compartment un.
der the rear deck containing 10 Gu
bic feet or space and that in back Of
the seat. five cubic feet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
NEW TYPE CAR
is limited
Studebaker win Bring Out
Duplex Models Sunday
is DIFFERENT BODIES
Phaeton and RoadSters 10
Be Feature, Claimed

SOUTH BEND. Ind. sept ia
sensational development In motor car
design, a. Is now definitely known.
viii ho announced by Studshaker
this coming sunday. The car which
Is said 90 he entirely unlike anything
ever offered before. Is a solution "a
the open.closcd car problem which
motorists have known since tho
"horseless carriage" first came into
being
The name OF this revolutionary
car. il Is known. will be the Duplex
phaoton. and there will also be pu,
pick roadstcrs.
Besides this neW,typc ear. ~
liable sources confirm tho m.
mors that Studebaker win an
nouncr a new six. and rs all -new
body styles. II i tho first far.
reaching announcement 20 be
made by this famous manuiac.
turer Of fine cars since 1918.
studchaker ever noteworthy for
rs innovations IN motor car build.
ms. offered several revolutionary
changes IN automobiles IN 49,. Then.
In 1918. after a series Of gradual ne.
nnements In is models. Studehakcr
gave 90 the world another entirely
new model
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
3 Women Injured
In Auto Accidents

Three women were injured In auto
accidents Friday. one seriously.
Mrs. l.. Schwartz was severely In.
iured when a coupe. driven by her
son, Edward. visitor from Cor,
wallis. Ore. crashed into n tree on
Lake Washington blvd. Her homo Is
44i5 Latona ave.
Miss Esther zicgsuhagon. 753l
18th ave. y. F.. was knocked down
by a car driven BY C. s. Wheeler.
1918 Holden St. at the corner OF
First ave. s. and Atlantic st. Wheel.
er was arrested for reckless driving.
4 car driven by Charles Brown.
1902 3sth ave s. w. knocked down
Mrs. John A. Johnson. 3ioh Minor
ave. at Fifth ave. and Jenora 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
CHEVROLET MECHANIC
TO TAKE SHOP COURSE

Guy Timby. shop foreman FOR the
Wcstlake Chevrolet Co. and recog,
nlred as one OF tho leading Chevrolet
experts on the Coast. was 20 leave
saturday night for Oakland. Calf.
for io.days' course in shop mechan.
les gwen there by the Chevrolet Mo.
tor Co.
The trip and course Is reward
for his past 10 months work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
NEWS CAREFULLY
GUARDED

From high studobaker official
came advance word today OF guarded
innovations that should prove the
outstanding automotiyc event OF
1894, Exact Information regarding
the secrctiy-desiEned new studebaker
is being withheld until September ~.
Specific data on tho new Stude,
bakers will be forthcoming IN an.
nounccments planned for next Sun,
day The Studebaker plants are now
operating night and day. preparing
Tor the display In the United States
and foreign countries. Immediately
following the official word OF intro
duction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13

TUE new Chevrolet dc luxe coupe
l. IL finished In blue Duco. the up.
per structure In black. striped In
red.
II In upholstered In dove gray York
plush The cushions are equipped
with a special type Of Marshall
springs. designed for added comfort.
The coupe instrument board h. cut
away 10 give added room and the
car II equipped with parking lamps
thrfewny switch. niekelsd radiator
moiomctsr. disc wheels and heavy
bumpers front and rear
This completes a full line Of de
luxe models which was recently In.
troduced by the Chevrolet factory,
according 10 Guy Thompson. man.
aEcr Of the Central Chevrolet. Inc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
Planes Aid Defense
Day at Vancouver

VANCOUVER. Sept. i5.-cItizens
OF this Columbia river port gave
hearty accord TO Defense day. More
than 1900 volunteers. double the
number assigned TO the city. report.
cd and marched in the parade.
a flying circus was staged b.
planes from Vancouver barracks. in
command Of Lieut.. Oakley c.. Kelley
and Brig. Gen. Joseph z. Kuhn made
an address.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
ing the engine greater torque or
turning effect thru the converter.

The frontdrivc idea is as old as
the automobile The new form liant
much OF n departure from the old.
except that Il is modcrnizcd consid.
crably. II Is a British invention
In favor Of this form OF transmits.
sion II is argued drawn vehicle is
more under the drivers control than
one that is pushed. Also. there f.
tho chance 10 make the entire pro.
Polling mechanism OF the car com.
pact, especially with the abolition Of
long propeller shafts.
Inspiring weight is reduced. ano
Il IL expected that this form Of drive
would reduce the cost OF production.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
Freak MechanicalDesign
May Be Adoped for Cars
Drawn" Vehicle Possible Under New
Front Wheel Driving System
ny ISRAEL, KLEIN

4 NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-TWO
~ freaks" in nutomotIve design
that may ultimately result In actual
adoption have been developed re.
Gently in Europe.
one is form OF transmission
which does away with the use OF
clutch and gears.
The other IL a new form Of direct
front.wheel drive
GEARLESS TRANSMISSION
BY ODD SYSTEM
NJ. Constantlnesco. inventor during
the war Of the synchronlzing device
that timed airplane machine guns TO
fire between the blades Of revolving
propellers. is the man who hns de.
signed the gearless form Of transmits.
sion. He calls II a "torque convert.
err"
Toraue means the turning effort
applied by the engine TO n rotating
gear. shaft or wheel When the ma.
chine 10 NJ rest. the turning effort
required is so high as TO require an
additional leverage. at present sup
piled by the system OF gears, to the
torque Of the engine.
Instead Of gaining this additional
leverage thru gear transmission,
Constantlnesco has devised the meth
cd Of a crank and scissors method.
Together with n pendulum arrange.
ment. he has been able to convert
the high speed Of tho engine into the
SLOW, more deliberate speed required.
in starting car, by this converter.
There is no shifting of gears,
OF course, except 10 reverse. and
the only control Is the throttle.
) Going up hill, opening the
throttle would he like going into
second, for this would mean civ.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
new OFFICIALS
FOR GARAGE
A. W. Blair, Tom Price and
A. w. Kline Named

Abig surprise Was sprung In auto
mohne circles last week when Fred
n. Austin, vice president ana sen
eral manager OF Ehcrhsrtcr's Ga,
ragc. Inc announced the appoint
,mcnt q 4. webb Kline 20 tho office
~ second vice president aud assist
ant manaFer. A. ". Blair 20 the POST
81 sales manager and T. A. Tom
Price In charge Of the buying depart.
.msnt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13

Tom Price is one OF the hest known
automobile men In the Northwest.
having been allied with the industry
In all It's branches since. lis infancy
Ho Is considered well fitted Tor the
position OF buyer because OF his
many years experience IN used car
merchandising. morc recently IN
charge Of one OF the states largest
"Appelby Plan" markets, lie Is
Recognized as one 81 the Coast 8
leading used car appraisers having
officiaied in that capacity for many
81 Ssattle's largest dealers,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13

trlbutcd more than s225, 900. 900. or
almost a firth OF tho entire highway
income.
In the six New England states this
contribution amounts to more than
a fourth OF tho highway income In
that area.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-13
THE CONCLUSION

John, dear, | am TO be In an anna.
tour theatrical. What would folks say
II | were 10 wear tights?"
They would probably say that !
married you for your moncy."-Dar.
mouth Jack o. Lantern.