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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-05-28
Refuses Demonstration

LONDON, May 2S (By Ihe Asso-
ciated Press) The refusal of III.
Grindell Matthews, inventor of the
"diaboIical ray" of an official offer
to demonstrate the ray under condi-
tions which would satisfy scientists
and business men rendered it impos-
sible for the British air ministry to
pass Judgment on the merits of the
ray, William Leach. under-secretary
for the air ministry. declared In the
House of Commons today replying
to question put to him by Conn
mapder Joseph NJ. Kenworthy.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-05-28
Japanese Immigration
Protest Sent To u. S.
No Washington Comment
Until Japan Note Has Been
Carefully Studied

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Until
Japan's protest against the new i'm
migration law has been subjected to
a painstaking study no responsible
official here will comment on 1t.
In view of the unusual Importance
attached to the note in Toxic, the
President and Secretary Hughes are
anxious that the subject shall not be
complicated by any premature ex-
preston of opinion.
The administration regards the
question of regulating immigration
as a domestic one. but at the same
! time desires that in the application
of that principle as little offense as
possible be given to friendly govern
ments.
Consequently high officials here
are deeply regretful that sequence
of events accompanying enactment
of the new law have developed what
Toxic appears to regard as SER
ious issue. There is every hope that
this situation will be softened appre-
ciably when the full and mature at
titude of the Japanese government
becomes known here.
Throughout consideration of the
Japanese exclusion here all of those
responsible for direction of American
foreign affairs have fefrained from
expressions which might make the
international issue more acute. So
in the present stage of the contro-
versy officials take the view that
comment on the Japanese protest in
advance of study of it would only
serve to becloud the situation and
might lead to misinterpretations and
Observation-Disclosures.
In the same way all officials, both
at the White House and state de-
partment are silent regarding reports
that Japanese Ambassador Hanihara,
a leading figure in the discussions,
soon is to be transferred to another
post. The Japanese embassy nat
urally declines to discuss these re-
ports, but there is no disposition to
question the clear implications from
Toxic that a change of ambassadors
is in prospect.
TOXIC, May % (By The Asso-
ciated Press) Deep regret that the
United States has enacted the immi-
grafton bill including clause bar
ring Japanese is voiced in an official
statement issued late today by the
foreign office.
The proceeding was extraordinary
and is interpreted as indicating un-
usual Importance was attached to
the document.
The foreign minister went to the
imperial palace Immediately after
the extraordinary cabinet session,
called yesterday to give final ap-
proval to the protest, has ended. The
regent sanctioned the protest.
The protest was placed upon the
cables for transmission to Ambassa-
dor Hanihara at Washington, short
ly after the foreign minister had left
the imperial palace. The ambassa-
dor will deliver it to Secretary of
State Hughes. The foreign office an
nounced it would issue a statement
at $50 P. M.
Foreign Minister Matsui, after the
protest had been dispatched, receiv-
ed Japanese newspaper men and
urged them to exercise moderation
and restraint in their accounts and
comments regarding the exclusion
matter.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-05-28

Buy that Ford now and Join the crowd.
Don't stay at home and be lonesome
Dorsey Motors. Inc. Open Evenings.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-05-28

WEATHER

Probably showers
tonight; Thursday
cloudy; no change
in temperature;
moderate variable
winds.
The Washington times., 1924-12-31

complete in thia section and -
laid out in novel rnanner and
covers the entire rbse Of auto
mobile requirements. Is located
in the heart OF the city and on one
OF the broadest twosway streets. A
new feature Is the mefiiod Of fur
nishing the desired amount Of air
pressure for tires, without the use
Of q gauge. The air is furnished
by means OF air towers which work
automatically. The buildings are
artistically designed with tile roof
ing.
In connection with. the station
there win be maintained seventy
garages. which will have Constant
supervision. A number Of other
features, distinct in character, also
have also been provided. The man
ager OF the station Is J.. N. Keyser.
The Washington times., 1924-12-31
Dealer
HITS FREE
SERVICE
Ray Semmes Says Car Own.
ers Readily Understand
Fair Charges.

There is a certain magnetism
In the word free and a natural,
human gravitation in the direction
Of anything that appears to be
free, but in spite Of this 1t is not
difficult to convince the average
automobile buyer that paid service
IL usually preferable to so-calleo
free" service, according to Ray
Semmes, local Dodge Brothers
dealer.
Doubtless we are helped mate
rally" he added, "by the fact that
Dodge Brothers have publicly
announced repeatedly that they do
not believe In so-called free SER
vice. It is not simply a local policy
Of our own, but principle laid
1own by headquarters and adhered
20, believe by every dealer in the
United States. The public has
earned that Dodge Brothers con-
duet their business along sound
lines and that anything they do
benefits the purchaser as much as
Il does the factory.
Consequently the man who seems
inclined to talk about free SER
vice usually begins by saying that
there must be some good reason for
not giving free service, or Dodge
Brothers would not take such a
definite stand against it.
"Whereupon it becomes a simple
matter for us to explain how Dodge
Brothers assumed that when a man
set out to buy a car he was in
terested primarily in getting good
car, the most car, in fact, that he
could get for given sum. What
might be thrown in with the car in
the way of free accessories and
free service was Of secondary
consideration. In fact, these items
were of such absurdly minor con.
sequence, compared with the chief
objective-that OF getting a car
that represented real dollarfor-
dollar value-that they deserved 10
consideration whatever.
Having come to this conclusion,
Dodge Brothers determined to base
the price of their cars wholly on
actual value, with a fair profit to
themselves and dealers. To enable
them to give away accessories and
free service, 1t would be necessary
to make the margin OF profit on
the car large enough to absorb
these extra costs. That could be
done only by raising the list price
of the car-and this they refused
to do.
$50, under Dodge Brothers policy.
the buyer pays only for his car.
The Washington times., 1924-12-31

so as to facilitate the flow and dis.
tribution OF vehicular traffic.
Establishment of special traffic
courts for the prompt and effective
handling OF traffic violations.
Adoption of uniform standard
Of lights and OF signalling as one
method Of avoiding confusion. .
Study Of Accidents.
Scientific study In the future by
insurance companies Of accidents and
their causes and cooperation on the
part of insurance bodies to see to
1t that machines on which liability
is carried on their books are
periodically inspected as regards
their mechanical conditions.
Provision Of Fairgrounds for school
children outside streets where heavy
traffic may be encountered.
Speed penalties to be applied on
the basis Of reckless driving. In this
connection thirty.five miles an hour
was agreed as the limit beyond which
driving becomes reckless on a coun.
try road.
Adoption in the future Of a code
for standard bralxing ability.
Standardized plans should be de.
veloped for the solution and train
ing Of traffic control officers and
such plans should be put into opera
ton by all communities.
The Washington times., 1924-12-31
FORD CHAT TER
STOPPED BY
NEW OIL
Special Lubricant Is Result
of Much Laboratory
Research

Automotive engineers have long
felt the necessity for a special motor
oil for Ford cars. They have realized
that, jerks and chattering which
often occur in pressing on the low
gear pedal, or the brake pedal, could
be eliminated by lubricant Of par
ticular quality.
In order to produce a lubricant
possessing the required characters.
tics, the Texas Company, through its
chemists and automotive engineers,
have spent two years in investigating
the entire subject of fabrication for
this make of motor car. The com.
The Washington times., 1924-12-31
QUEER THINGS OFFERED
IN dead LETTER" SALE

CHICAGO. Dec. 31.-A radio set,
with carburetor attached; or Cwho
knowsN fresh glass eye; a set
Of secondhand teeth, a nice ma.
hogany leg, q can Of pork, and
beans: or a musket. made in 1887,
that won't shoot-these are a few
Of the priceless bargains available
at the postoffice sale in Chicago
this week.
The musket has four notches on
it, for which, however. there will
be no extra charge.
The Washington times., 1924-12-31
new MODELS TO
FEATURE AUTO
SHOW .
Straight Fights" Will Domi-
nate Many Of the Higher
Priced Makes
BY ALEXANDER JOHNSTON.

Once more the show season has
rolled around and we are about to
have unveiled 'the mysteries OF
1884 To speak less graphically we
0re about to see what the automobile
engineers and manufacturers have
accomplished in the way of prog.
ress and development during the
past twelve months.
We know already that the 1895
shows viii be characterized by a
considerable showing Of straight
eight power plants. During the
early surnrfsr not week passed
without IN announcement from
some company that it was planning
the production of an eight-cylindel
engine with the cylinders in line in
stead of in the more familiar v
shape. Thus we shall evince no sur.
prise when we see Packard, Ricken-
backer and Jordan with straight
eights, because we have already had
chances to view them. The Hup-
mobile has announced a straight
eight, which will make its debut at
the coming New York show. This
Is a distinct departure from Hup's
traditional policy of building high
anxiouSly to see the new eight,
cylinder production by this veteran
organization.
There is no question that when
the show opens its doors there will
be number OF other straight eights,
which have been kept under cover
to conserve whatever impetus there
Is in springing q surprise. So look
for the straight eights and expect to
find q large and flourishing family.
Almost every show produces some
real novelty in design and construc.
ton, which earns the title Of the
sensation Of the show" If we
could prophesy what it would be
this year, we could make consider.
able easy money. There have been
FunorS with certain reasonable
foundations in fact that one big
manufacturing organization will
startle the show by producing a
single sleeve-valve engine. At any
rate a certain outfit is known tu
have purchased American rights for
the use of a famous English engine
Of this type. If this rumor proves
to be true, it will add to our Amert-
can cars q vehicle with a power
plant that has proved itself abroad
and which Will undoubtedly become
popular here. 1t has many virtues,
including production possibilities
that should assure its future here.
Visitors to the shows undoubted.
~ will find many more cars
equipped with air cleaners. The
Importance of this equipment Is
being more generally understood
than ever before. i think that
there will be more cars carrying
an oil reclaimer Of some varIety.
Universal use Of these two devices
would have a very vital effect on
engine life and performance.
The show cars may show a
slight increase in the Use Of egg
she'll" nonglossy finish, but ]
doubt it. We Americans have
como to associate gloss and new
ness and so far, at any rate,
have refused to have anything
to do with the egg-sheIl finishes,
which L personally think are ex.
tremely attractive.
The shows this year will be in
teresting and there may be a sen.
sation.
Copyright, 1924. by the Christy
Walsh Syndicate.)
The Washington times., 1924-12-31

With the formal opening tomor.
row of lSe new Carlton Garage,
110S-14 Vermont avenue, the Ma.
tional Capital can boast of having
the largest and most completely
equipped establishment south of
New York.
The new structure of concrete
and steel is six stories in height
land SO built that additional stories
may be added, fronts 100 feet on
Vermont avenue, with a wide grass
parking between the building and
the sidewalk, and extends 100 feet
back to paved alley.
Its architectural design is pleasing
to the eye and many distinct in
novations are embodied.
Accessibility is afforded by four
entrances, gently sloping forty-foor
ramps and an immense automatic
service elevator.
The ramps are specially con.
structed to admit Of cars being
readily driven up them In high
gear. and are so wide that three
cars may easily pass abreast.
Safety devices with placard in
structions placed at strategic points
make the ramp 'foolproof."
Approved by Sullivan.
Day storage will constitute an
important part Of the new garages
business. Cars may be left for
the day.. taken out as often as de.
sired and even delivered or called
for at a nominal charge -.
Major Sullivan, chief OF police
for the District Of Columbia, when
asked his opinion of the relief
which the Carlton Garage will af
ford to parking congestion in the
newer business district, stated II
would undoubtedly prove a valuable
aid in that respect.
THE Carlton will accommodate SOC
cars" said Major Sullivan. al
The Washington times., 1924-12-31

We had ten garages like and could
get 5000 cars off the street during
business hours, it would be none
too many"
One Of the novel features of the
Carlton Garage Is the provision of
recreation rooms for chauffeurs,
with libraries, pool tables, etc.
There are separate rooms for
white and colored chauffeurs.
Has Information Bureau.
An information bureau for mo.
torists is one Of the many inter-
esting innovations of this amazing
garage.
Residents Of the city may secure
desired bits Of information about
routes to nearby points, and stran.
gers to Washington may learn how
to quickly reach the main points of
interest here.
Carlton Garage is under Ward.
man management.
Mr.. Wardman personally super.
vised the planning and construction
Of the building, and named 1t after
the famous Carlton hostelry in Lon.
don, England.
o. j. Biondi, who has had
twenty years experience In the
garage business and who has made
marked success here in Wash.
ington, win have direct charge OF
the Carlton.
Master mechanics have been Sc.
cured to handle all repairs, and uni,
formed attendants WIN greet all
patrons to care for their needs.
The Carlton Garage win carry a
fun line Of automobile accessories,
tires, gas, oil. etc. It will include
battery service station and road
service on call.
The building will be well heated
and viii remain open to patrons
twenty-fOur hours out Of every dav.
The Washington times., 1924-12-31

pany's laboratory at Long Island
City was fitted up with a number OF
engines equipped with delicate meas.
uring apparatus, which determined
the pressure required on the brake
pedals to produce chattering and the
exact amount OF chattering resulting.
The mountaineering or "nonstutter.
ing" property Of the oil is not pro-
duced by the addition of animal or
vegetable oils or soaps, but by a
special process of refining. The
product is said to be unique in that
It has a zero test, which means that
1t remains fluid at very low tempera-
lures. This feature is desirable as
the Ford engine depends on splash
fabrication and in cold weather this
new oil will give immediate lubrica-
ton. The color Of the Oil is golden.
The Washington times., 1924-12-31
STATION OFFERS
EXCEPTIONAL
SERVICE
Many Innovations Mark New
Kay Street Access
SORES Firm

The Kay Street Accessories and
Filling Station is the latest concern
of its kind to open up in the Ma
tional Capital for the benefit Of the
motoring public. The new station
is located on K street. between
Twentieth and Twenty-first streets
northwest, directly opposite the X
street market.
It il considered one Of the most
The Washington times., 1924-12-31
Auto Silver jubilee
To Be LayishIy
Celebrated

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-To
mark the silver jubilee Of the
motor car the National Automo-
bile Chamber Of Commerce has
evolved the most elaborate deco
rative scheme ever devised for
the New York National Auto
mobile Show.
The 258th Field Artillery
the. exhibition will be held
January 2-1O, is the one build
ing in New York city that lends
itself in area and height to the
plan laid out.
The central feature will be q
gigantic silver tower seventy
five feet in height. It embodies
features Of the Tower Of Pharos
at Alexandra, which ranks as
one Of the seven wonders of the
ancient world. This was built
by Sostratus in the third CEN
tury, B. c., to glorify the reign
Of King Ptolemy and to COM
memcrate the achievements Of
his nation.
The dome Of the automobile
show tower will be covered
with leaf silver and it will be
equipped with $500 floods Of
electric lights in various hues
and color. These lights will
play throughout the period Of
the show ranging from the
barest glow to the glare of the
monday sun. All the remain
ing decoration features Of the
show viii be in keeping with
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15
CENTRAL LABOR
COUNCIL NOTES

Regular meeting of the Aberdeen
Central Labor Council called to order
by Vice-president Flynn in absence of
President Bracknreed.
Brother Robert Ziegler, president
of the Musicians union, was granted
the floor and made an interesting talk
on the newly reorganized local.
He said they would affiliate with the
Council and the Washington State
Federation of Labor.
1t was reported that Brother Geo,
Downs and President Short would be
in Aberdeen to put on a label cam
paign.
Brothers Garfield, Wood and Zieg-
Ter were appointed committee to see
about securing a hall suitable for
such a meeting.
Committee on New Disciple film
reported progress.
Labor day committee reported that
the H. & p. Auditorium seemed to be
the most feasible place to hold the
dance, and that tickets would be
given to all delegates with instruc-
tons to return none.
Motion carried that the secretary
be instructed to communicate with the
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15
NEWS FLASHES

Germany's first trade union bank,
doing business in its own building, in
business section Of Berlin, reported
to be doing thriving business.
Six state senators opposed for re-
election by New York City central
trades and labor council.
British Empire Steel Corporation,
of Sydney, N. s., announces wage re-
ductiOn Of from 10 to 90 per cent.
Large scale reduction in number
of governmental employees decided
upon by cabinet in Mexico City, to
reduce expenses and solve economic
crisis.
Chicago Federation Of Labor and
Chicago Teachers Federation strong
ly condemn intelligence tests for
school children.
Moscow report says unemployment
in Soviet Union increased at rate Of
$4,000 a month for fifteen months,
totaling 1893, 900 on April 1, 1924.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15
WORKERS COMPANY UNION"
IS STAGE SETTING FOR VETO ALB

Under this head are numerous
political postmaster" who annually
consume more than $30,00O,0OO in
salaries while assistant postmasters
do the work.
Another leakage is in the parcel
post system, which has proven q gi-
gantic subsidy to the mail order
houses. It is stated that three-quar-
tiers Of the weight Of all mail is par
Gel post, and that practically IS per
cent Of this is mail order business.
Eight packages go out to one COM
ing in. This disprOves the theory
that the parcel post win bring city
and country nearer. Instead, the
country storekeeper is crowded out
by the mail order houses, who are
calling on the storekeeper to aid
them IN defeating any changes in
the parcel post system.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-08-15

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. A.
Resentment of postal workers against
the veto of their wage bill increases
and a back-fire is started by friends
OF the administration. The first
scene was staged at the White
House by Representatives Of q pos
tai workers company "uniOn." The
president favors the wage increase, il
is announced, If congress appropri-
ates the money.
The vetoed wage bill carried pro-
vision for the extra money. The
president vetoed the bill because
rates were not increased. The infer
ence that congress has not apprOpri-
ated funds is a new position.
While political parties. do not is
sue statements when bona fide trade
unionists call at the White House,
the republican national committee is
sued q statement on the occasion Of
the company "union" visit. The pub
lie is assured that "the president
made no definite promises in this re-
gard, but the assurance Of his sym
pathy was entirely satisfactory"
The committee hints that the White
House will send a message to the
company "union" at its next cOnven-
ton. On that occasion the depart
ment chiefs will hand bouquets to the
S'union," while its leaders" smile and
figure on the promotions they will Sc
cure.
In the meantime, legitimate postal
workers organizations viii continue
to fight for . living wage.
at can not be too eften repeated
that postal workers are entitled to
to adequate pay standards regardless
of a postal surplus or deficit" said
Secretary Treasurer Flaherty Of the
National Federation Of Post Office
Clerks. The union official points out
that if there is to be direct relation
ship between costs and revenues the
postal employees should be given a
voice, in a substantial way, in fixing
rates and eliminating those features
of the postal service that do not earn
their cost.