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Evening star., 1924-10-31
JAPANESE DENIES PLAN
SEIZE PHILIPPINES
Legislator Declares Islands Able to
Govern Selves if Resources
Are Developed.
BY the Associated preSS

By the Associate ted Press.
MANILA, October 31.-M lnouye
member of the House of Representa-
tives of Japan, who is here to
Investigate business conditions in the
hemp region of Davao Province. where
Japanese have large interests, has
declared that Japan had no inten-
ton of grabbing the Philippines in
the event that America grants them
independence.
TAs a member of the Parliament of
Japan, l know my country has never
entertained a thought of adding the
Philippines to her colonies" said NJ.
Inouye. "All talk about Japan TAX
ing over the Philippines the moment
the United States grants them indie
!iendence is absolutely groundleSs.
Il know you are capab BILE of running
your own government, but / t'ink
you should first develop your natu-
raj resources because, when a coun-
Try is economically self-supporting
she will be able to stand on her own
feet AS managing director of the
South Islands Association of Japan
am here to roster better relations
with your people"
Evening star., 1924-10-31
Davis Record Held Best.

Parties and men are to be judged
by past performances. The best
indication of what they will do in
the future is what they have done
in the past. Judged by the record,
the choice inevitably leads to a vote
for Davis.
1--WE have taken this action, not
alone because 1T is our judgment,
but because we have been requested
by our mem eership to place our
selves squarely on record for the
election Of John w. Davis for Presi-
dent, and Alfred Z. Smith for Gov
ernor.
In speeches at Flushing. Mineola
and Glen Cove. Mr.. Davis last night
reviewed conditions which he de-
clarsd had prevailed to the shame
and dishonor of the Washington ad
n,inistration during the last three
and one-half years"
The field for service, the candidate
said. had never been larger than it
was today, and the Democratic party
was called to take over the affairs
of government for the people once
more.
In the interval between 1920 and
the present time. Mr. Davis de-
clared all the best minds of the
United States assembled themselves
ana marched upon the Nations capt.
tai and made their general head
quarters there, and elected their
chief OF staff in the little green
house in X street
Privilege was quick to seize upon
it's opportunity. The host of privi-
lcge and monopoly demanded Of
those then in power their pound OF
flesh. and took it. and wrote upon
the statute books of the country the
rohber neyMcCumber tariff
act"
Evening star., 1924-10-31
ENDS IT'i

IT you haven't gotten In on the golden
crop of the Harvest Home Festival. step
lively, it's all over tomorrow PM.
Evening star., 1924-10-31
$7,22O,00O IS EXPENDED
FOR PHILIPPINE SCHOOLS
BY the Associa ted Press

BY the Associa ted Press
: MANILA. October 31.-The total ex-
penditures for the public schools of
the Philippine Islands during the
year 1928 amounted to S7,22O.OOO, or
s221,000 less than for the year 1922
according to figures made public by
the bureau of education.
A total enrolment of 112S,99T
school children was recorded in the
public schools for 1923 out of a school
population of 3,077,467. The percent
age of attendance throughout the
year was S5. a total of 25,7S0 teach
ers was employed, of whom 329 were
Americans. In the public schools
only the English language is taught
Evening star., 1924-10-31

Wahoit, Vd., Oct. Is, 1924.
Dear Da1e::
To my home amid the
foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains IN the Old Do
minion, The Washington
Evcning Star brings the an
noaneement of The Harvest
Home Festia'0l on the oe-
cdsion of the tacenty-sirth
anniversary of the birth of
The Mans Store. / 1cas
present at the birth of the
enterprise. and heard its
first healthful cry to the
public of "Money's Worth
or Money Back" hence l
haze packed my aolise and
am on the acuy for my semi
annual decorations" and
to mingle at The Harvest
Home Festi7'al.
rs ever, | am a firm be-
Hever sn The Mans Store,
in ealomel, and tn the
Democratic Party, any one
of 7ul,ose vouchers carries q
guarantee to do all that 1t
d eclares-speeiallyt the
voneher of "Money'S
Worth or Money Back"
Evening star., 1924-10-31

John w. Davis has demonstrated on
the stump his position on every public
Question. He has not remained silent
concerning a single issue Of this cam
paign. He has publicly announced that
he will answer the question of every
man, woman and child in these United
States. One cannot study his record or
his utterances without becoming con-
vinced of the absolute necessity of
electing him President, and we believe
that the people Of the United States
are fortunate that a man like Davis
is willing to thrust aside personal for
tune in order to serve.
1--WE have been presented within the
last three and a half years with a
situation where many officials of the
Government have used their offices for
personal gain.
In his public life Mr.. Davis has
had but one client-the people of
the United States-and he has served
Evening star., 1924-10-31
Just His Luck.

From the Boston Globe. y
Swetter-I see where scientist
has found that by shooting sand
Evening star., 1924-10-31

MY regards to your courteous self staff employees
sh the declaration that haze lyon a remembrance for
your great Kindness
Sincerely your friend,
An Old NGsv-Yardey.
(Signed) Henry K. Whit.
Evening star., 1924-10-31

through clouds he can cause rain.
Swatter-Every time / get my suit
pressed it rains. I don't have to
shoot sand.
Evening star., 1924-10-31

We have many more friends
whom we will present in fu-
ture talks, but we couldn end
the Festival without presenting
Henry K. White,
whose letter we reproduce below
Evening star., 1924-10-31

them with all his great intellectual
force with no thought except that of
service.
Evening star., 1924-10-31
To the Man who pays SIS, $40
or SIS for a Suit

Customers are not the only ones who ap-
prcciate the value of a stores reputation.
Manufacturers will listen twice to what
want because they know the type of patron we
want it for
We told them that everything about the
suits must be better than the price.
No wonder, then you find such extensive
assortments at SIS, $40 and S45
You know more about what you should pay
for suit than we do
But think we know more about what you
should get for what you pay than you might
think you do.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
TOURIST SURCED.
T0PLAN EACH TRIP
Certain Advance Prepara.
tions Are Cited, Which Auto
lists Should Not Overlook.
BY JIMMY MURPHY.

IL is impossible to give specific in
structions with regard to preparing
loh every tour. Much of the prepara-
tlon ana equipment will depend on
the length of the trip and the country
to be traversed However, there are
certain preparations common to all
motor trips. and these shall try to
outline for my readers.
First of all, give the car a thorough
inspection. See that the steering sys-
tenn Is functioning at 100 per cent
efhciency. Go over the braking sys-
TEN from end to end. You may need
good brakes before You get back.
Have the car fabricated from stem
to stern, overseeing the job yourself.
II possible. Go over the tires, and
nave at least five of them. in perfect
conult1on when you start. If yours
is 10 be long trip, add another spare
TIRE and rim. You should carry at
least two extra tubes.
Equipment Essential.
Now for equipment 1t is Just as
bad to load the car down with too
much as TO leave out some necessary
Items. l never go on long tour
without carrying a collapsible water
bucket. made of canvas, which comes
in more than handy on any trip. A
short-handled axe doesn't take up
much room. and is useful in cutting
brush to help you out of sand or mud.
A spade with jointed handle to make
1t easy to carry is another useful
tool
If YOU are going through a sandy
country or a section where the roads
are dirt and not any too good. by all
means carry one of the devices which
may be used to pull you out of heavy
going by the power of your own en-
-gine. Also take a block of heavy
wood. or inches square and 2
inches thick. to use as a base for
your jack in mud
BY all means carry couple of
extra fuses, and remember that if
a fuse blows out and you have none
to replace it, you can make tenn
porary current-carrier by wrapping
Evening star., 1924-08-03
"BUY At HOME'' is ADVICE
TO LOCAL AUTO TOURISTS
Washington AutOn,Otire Trade association Issues
Bulletin Setting Forth the Advantages of Making
AdUance Purchases Of AH Needed Equipment.

Washington motorists are urged to
buy at home in a bulletin just is
sued by the accessory committee of
the Washington Automotive Trade
Association. This organization sees
no good reason why tourists should
buy en- route car equipment which
they know they will need.
"a tourist would not think of post
poning the purchase of new suit of
clothes until he reaches his destina-
tion Al a shore or mountain resort"
the bulletin reads, yet it is nothing
unusual to see car owners buying
spare tires, tubes. jacks. spark plugs
and other necessities as they CO."
The committee contends that buy
ing at home should be extended to
embrace the matter of automobile
accessories, since this not only sends
each tourist away better equipped
but stimulates local business and puts
local merchants in position to carry
a better and more complete line OF
merchandise.
Importance of Buying at Home.
THE Importance of buying at home
has been stressed time and time again
by merchants in other lines and the
results of such campaigns have been
such as to greatly benefit Washington
business" the Washington Automo-
tive Trade Association bulletin adds.
The same should be true of the auto
mobile business. There is no reason
why motorists starting off on their
vacations should not buy what they
need before they start, particularly
when there are a number fo adyan-
tagcs to buying at home
Hundreds of motorists will hest
tate to fill up the gas tank when they
start, knowing that they can buy gas
Evening star., 1924-08-03

der that the wheels and aNIes can re-
volve at the ends of the housing there
must be bearings somewhere at the
ends. 1t is in the manner of joining
the wheels to the axles and arrange
ing the bearings that the difference
in types of aNles originates.
IF the rear axle simply turns its
wheel and yet does not support that
wheel il is floating. Thus in the case
of the full floating axle the rear
wheels are supported on bearings at
the ends of the axle housing. Each
axle runs through the center of the
wheel and is then bolted to the out
side of the wheel by means of disk
which forms the hub cap. With this
type when a rear wheel hits a hole in
the road there is no strain on the
axle. If an axle breaks it is only
necessary to remove it and tow the
car home. The wheels will still re-
volve.
Semi-FIoatins Type.
in the semi floating type, the
axles have more to do. Each axle
runs straight through the housing
and is supported near it's outer end
by a bearing. The wheel Is keyed to
the end of the axle A hub cap screws
over this and keeps 1t dust-proof. In
this type if wheel hits a hole the
in addition to it's work of driving
the car. But the advantage of this
type is that if the car is in colli-
sion and a rear wheel is snapped off
merely the axle breaks-and the rear
axle is not an expensive part to re-
place. With the full-1oating' type If
the wheel cracks off the axle hous-
ing usually breaks with it, And as
the housing is a large member, which
incloses the whole rear the cost of
replacement is great.
Both types have their advantages
and disadvantages. but if you under
stand the principle you can use your
own judgment when buying a car"
Smith made a mental note of all
this for reference at some later date
when he intends buying a new car
with great-care and forethought.
Next week-Keeping in With the
Cop.
Copyright. 1924 by the Cllman Feature
Seryce.)
Evening star., 1924-08-03
MILLION AMERICANS .-..
BUYING AUTOS ON
INSTALLMENT PLAN

Continued from Fifth Page.)
Evening star., 1924-08-03

anywhere. There is no logic in this
because it saves time to fill the tank
at one pumping. and If the motorist
is buying from his favorite stand he
knows that he is getting good gas
and full measure.
Wise tourists stock up with oil
in handy cans before they set out.
placing these under the seat cushions.
When they need oil they do not have
to look for good place nor wonder
whether they are getting the right
oil for their particular engines.
The great advantage in having
enough tires before setting out is
that you can obtain exactly what you
want. On the road you may have to
take what you can get And If you
are obliged to spenc $50 or $40 for
tire that you need but don't really
want, 1t may mean that you Will have
to look for some one to cash you a
check to help see you through your
hotel bills.
Night Driving Requisites.
Tourists who plan lot of night
driving will often take time to stop
at a half dozen places en- route to
look for suitable spotlight. when.
by stepping into local accessory
store or garage, they could choose
from a wide selection IN short order.
The same thing applies to many other
accessories which are particularly
suitable for travelling purposes.
depending upon roadside CARA ges
for such necessities as spare bulbs.
spark plugs, fan belts and such like
is a sure way to detract from the
pleasu of the tour, because one
can waste lot of ,'me and money
trying to find just the right thing at
the right time. By buying at home
all this annoyance is avoided, and
when the next touring season rolls
around local dealers are that much
better able to meet demand Tor
large and varied stoctls.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
No. 5.-AII About Axles.

When motorist starts looking over
catalogues Of new cars it usually
! means that he is getting ready to
| blow himself to u new machine. But
| this was not SO with Smith. lie
merely wanted to learn something
about axles from the cross section
cuts and descriptive matter which
are occasionally found in catalogues.
1t was encouraging to see him so in
terested in the more complicated and
less discussed working parts of the
| automobile.
| 1t is weakness with most car
| owners to assume that their vehicles
| represent the best in car design and
that all others are poor limitations
| of the real thing. The truth OF the
matter is that cars vary widely IN
mechanical features. 1t gives car
owner a much better conception of
| his own car to know how 1t dif1ers
| from others.
Smith seemed to have caught this
| idea, though he was having difficulty
| in grasping the axle business. He did
not understand the difference be-
| tween. live" and dead" aXles. And
the terms "semi-fioating" and full
| floating" axles bothered him terribly
| | told him that | doubted whether
| the catalogues would help him and
suggested asking the mechanic In
| the garage.
Function of dead" Axle.
| "A dead axle" our authority in
| formed, supports a portion of the
volve. All front axles of automobiles
are of this type These are in the
form of drop-forged steel bar. to
each end of which is pivoted steer
l. a
| mounted on the spindle ends Of these
! knuckles. In other words. if you
| jack up the front of a car you can
spin the wheels without moving the
axle. That's why it is called dead
Rear axles. however, are entirely
different They may or may not carry
part of the cars weight, but they
are always live because they re-
! volve. The wheels do not revolve
| upon the axle ends, but are keyed to
axles are arranged in this way be-
| cause the rear wheels are the drivers
while the front wheels simply roll and
pivot upon their knuckles so that the
| car can be steered.
''The rear of the car differs from
| the front in several, other ways
| First, there two axles in the rear
each being about one-half the length
| of the front axle. One long axle from
wheel to wheel cannot be used on
differential, which, being placed in
the center Of the rear housing, makes
each axle with it's wheel a separate
working unit. The second difference
| is found in the comparative thinness
| of the rear axles. This is because
they do not carry a dead weight and
| in some cases no weight at all. The
| third difference is that the rear axles
| are covered by an axle housing, on
| which are mounted the rear springs
which in turn carry the weight OF
the rear of the car"
What do they mean by semi and
full floating axles?" Smith interrupt
ed to ask.
II was coming to that" the repairer
| replied. You must understand these
other points before you can appre-
ciate the difference in rear axle de-
sign. In order that those two live
axles can transmit the driving motion
| to the car they must be joined in
some way to the wheels. And in or
Evening star., 1924-08-03

the brakes IL they are applied inter-
mittently, even though forcibly The
driver will find that while he will be
able to allow the car to gain head
way and then bring it to complete
control several times during a de-
scent, the brake Innings will begin to
smoke If the brakes are applied con-
tinuously; for just a portion of the
downgrade.
1t is always better on a steep hiIl
to shift into lower gear, but there
are occasions where the driver finds
himself relying upon the brakes. and
under such conditions 1t is well for
him to know how to obtain the great
est amount of service from them
without burning them.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

mendous factor" fiji the building of
thousands of miles of good roads
which are now rea ching even into the
most remote. sections of the country,
and good roads are as vital to the
farmer as good crops. This condi-
tion would never have been brought
about if it had not been for the in
stallment plan of purchase. The
average farmer is not d man Of large
income and very rarely is able to pay
the amount of cash down involved in
the purchase of even low-priced auto
mobiles. The time-payment scheme
has unquestionab1y put it in the pow
er of hundreds of thousands of farm
ers TO own automobiles who other
wise would have been unable to do So
THE automobile has very mate
rally increased the productivity of
the farmer, and the same thing holds
true, although in a less obvious man
ner, with the city man. The doctor,
the lawyer, the engineer, the sales
man, the collector and men of numer-
Gus other occupations have all been
enabled to increase. their productivity
by means of the automobile. The re-
suit is that production per capita is
far higher in the United States than
any other country in the world, which
means that we enjoy higher degree
of prosperity and higher standard
of living than has ever been known
before in history
How long has the installment plan
been in operation?'
LAS a recognized business practice
1t has existed since the dawn of his
tory" replied Mr.. Swayne. lit was
known and practiced since the earli-
est days of trade before the dawn of
our civilization, but We have seen it's
development until it covers almost
every possible article of merchandise,
from sewing machines to diamond
rings. However, with respect to au-
tomobiles. the time payment plan has
only been adopted in very recent
years. Here in my own company we
debated the matter for a long time
before reaching a definite decision.
and our plan was only put in opera
tion in 1919. Before that we con-
suited with the officials of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank as to it's advisa-
bility and received most valuable as
sistance from them in the way of
counsel. Incidentally, I think it is
most unfortunate that more big busi-
ness men do not realize the splendid
service department which is MAIN
tanned by the Federal Reserve Bank,
and which always stands ready to
give expert advice on business prob
Evening star., 1924-08-03

lens in the interest Of better Ameri-
can business.
when we finally established the
acceptance corporation it's capital was
$2,50O,o00, and in the first eight
months it did a total business of
$z0,0O0.0 900, and today its capital is
$9, 100000 with surplus and un-
business for the first quarter of this
year totals $75,000,000. That record
speaks for itself, and might add
that in the five years of the corpora
tion's existence, including the two
years of 1921 and 1922 when every
thing Of doubtful value was written
off. our books show loss ratio of
less than nineteenth -hundredths Of I
per cent out of total business Of
$631, ,000, 600.
Evening star., 1924-08-03

around the old fuse section Of the
tinfoil from inside a package of
cigarettes.
l wouldn't think of going touring
without portable vulcanizing out
fit. They are simple to operate, and
you never can tell what luck you
are going to have with punctures.
A couple of extra spark plugs, care
fully wrapped and not thrown loose into
the tooibox, mya prove life-savers.
Finally, carry an oil lamp. and keep
it filled. Electric trouble lamps are
great, but suppose the electric sys-
tenn goes completely out of business.
as they have been known to do?
When that happens, you will bless my
suggestion of the oil lantern.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
MINUTE MESSAGES FOR MOTORISTS
CREAM-THEN
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Evening star., 1924-08-03
HINT ON LUBRICATI0N,

Before screwing down a grease cup
that has been refilled be sure to fill
the grease lead with lubricant, since
this will save a double refillng of
the cup itself. The lead often holds
rs much grease as the cup, AMI when
1t is not packed the first turning
down Of the cup merely fills the lead,
a second refilling being required to
furnish enough grease to force the
6rst batch through to the bearing.
The first automobile journal was
published in 1895, while the first au-
tomobile race was staged in the same
year.
Evening star., 1924-08-03
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK e.. RUSSELL.

obu a whom snd welcome. He
chap willing glad
he other OOOO0OO members Of the motO clan
Evening star., 1924-08-03
BURNING OF BRAKES.
Each Has Definite Time or Distance
Limit,

There is limit to the length of
time or the number of feet of travel
the service brake can be applied
without burning out the lining Most
drivers who are always burning out
their brakes could avoid this by maxi
ing test to determine just about
how much continuous application of
the brakes is possible without injury
to them.
The advantage of such a. test will
show that less heat is generated at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-28
POPPY SALE IN
D.. c. IN FULL
SWING
Chairman of Drive for Disabled
Announces $1,000 Have
Been Sold to Date

The National Buddy Poppy Drive
in the city is on. The peoples are
being sold for the benefit OF dis
abled ex-service men and their de-
pendents who are in need.
Frank G. Thomas, chairman Of
the poppy campaign, today an.
nounced that $1,000 peoples have
already been sold but that a goal
OF 100000 is sought.
Those who are working faithfully
in the cause are Mrs. w. /. Mccoy,
president Of George Baldwin Mccoy
Unit of the American Women'b
Legion, Mrs. Jeanette B. Anthony,
Mrs. Lillian Capron, Mrs. James H.
Reed and Mother Steed, one of the
leading Red Cross overseas work
ers of the World War.
The peoples can be purchased
from the following places: The U. s.
Veterans Bureau, all local theaters,
Peoples Drug Stores, Liggetts DrLg
Stores, United Cigar Stores. Schultz
Cigar Stores, the local banIke, Palais
Royal, Union Station, Washington.
Virginia Railroad station, Y. M. c.
A. and 7. w. c. A. cafeterias, The
Chimney Inn, Billings Cafeteria,
Autometer Restaurant, The Munsey
Building, The Star Building, The
Bond Building. The Colorado Build
ing, The Southern Railway Building
The Southern Building and at the
entrance gates Of Arlington Gene
tary.