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Evening star., 1924-06-02
RETURN TO IDEALISM
OF WILSON IS URGED
College Head Pleads for Policies OF
Late President by His
- Grave Here.

Woodrow Wilson's idealism was de-
clared necessary to the nation by
Rev. DIR. Bernard G. Bell, president Of
st. Stephens College,. Annandale,
n. Y, in the course of an address
delivered at the 4 o'clock service yes.
terday afternoon at the National
Cathedral
On account of the rain the services,
which were to have been held In the
open, were held in the Bethlehem
Chapel. in the crypt of which the
body Of the late President is buried.
Declaring the peace from the world
war practically failure, Or. Ben
ascribed the cause as partly from
stupidity and partly from wanton-
ness on our part who have made the
peace"
president Wilson dreamed after
the war" he added, "and we stopped
dreaming.
TT is said that he lacked tact and
patience; that he alienated US from
his cause. In one sense, of course,
he did lack tact. Mr.. Wilson was
tactless as Mr.. Lincoln was tactless
He knew the necessity of united
nation. Friendships, political con-
siderations were as nothing. The pur-
pose was everything.
1T was this sort of heroic tactless-
ness, incapable of believing men less
devoted to great human visions than
he was himself, which Mr.. Wilson
had"
Evening star., 1924-06-02
MRS. WILKINS HEADS
CLUBHOUSE COMMITTEE

Mrs. F. c. wilkins, graduate OF
Mount Holyoke College, has been
elected chairman of the local commit.
tee which, with the assistance OF
local officers, will control the National
Clubhouse OF the American Associa- :
tion Of University Women at 1884 ]
street.
1t was announced today that $780,
900 of the debt on the house already
has been raised. Other members of
the committee to be in charge of the
house were elected as follows:
Vice-chairman, Mrs. r. c. Howard
Of Goucher College; club furnishings,
Miss Genevieve Hendricks, University
of Wisconsin; public interests. Mrs.
Alvin Barber. Bryn Mawr; member
ship, Miss Bertha Swan, Elmira;
headquarters service, Mrs. j. Austin
Stone, Byrn Mawr; at large, Miss
Helen Atwater, Smith: at large, Mrs.
John J. O'Connor, Wellesley; hospi-
tality. Mrs. Samuel Herrick, Welles-
ley: Publicity. Mrs. Edwin G.. Nourse,
Wellesley: house, DR.. Louise Stanley.
Chicago, Columbia, Yale.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
FOLKS

Mrs. James CouZens, wife of the
senator from Michigan, is one of the
most practical of philanthropists and,
as wife of the mayor of the fifth
city, gave unremitting attention to civic
charity. For one thing, Mrs. CouzenS
has a charming little adopted daughter.
though she has two of her own and a
son and grandchildren besides But In
this instance the most helpful method
seemed to be to take this bereaved little
girl into her home circle and to extend
to her all its advantages.
She has score of wards to whom
she gives opportunities which cannot
be measured by mere financial fg-
ures. In Washington Mrs. Couzens
has shown the same diScrfmtna ting
zeal. She gives to worthy causes
alone, to those which really show re-
suits in taking care of the INDECENT.
She has always patronized recreation
funds, country jaunts and picnics as
of great value in disciplinary or ed
ucational measures.
Mrs. CouzenS and her young daugh-
ter, Miss Madeleine CouZenS, who is
getting her first glimpse of the inter-
national gayety in which WaShing-
ton abounds, do not neglect the least
detail of their social duties, though
"a large part of their day is consumed
by philanthropies here and in Detroit.
Mrs. CouZens was Miss Margaret A.
Manning. She was in her husband s
class in the public schools of Chat
ham, Ontario. and the romance was
one of those quiet affairs which grow
and ripen without any exciting epi-
sodes. AS the wife of an exceedingly
rich man and possessing a handsome
fortune of her own, gradually built
up during her husbands business ca
reer, Mrs. Couzens is one of the most
retiring and least pretentiouS mem
bers of the official set. She belongs
to many clubs in Detroit and shows
a decided preference for those with
a pastoral tendency. But she has
made no selection in Washington and
has not yet affiliated even with that
of which she is logically a member,
the Tuesday-rLuncheon Club of the
women of the Senate
Evening star., 1924-06-02
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

KEITHs-Van and Schenck, vaude-
Vile, at 2:15 and 8:15 pm.
TIvOLI-Photoplay, vaudeville; con-
tinuous showing from to IL pm.
STRAND Ambition" vaudeville
and picture, at 2:45, $3.50 and $40 pm.
COLUMBIA "Icebound," at '11:25
am. 1:25. 3:25, 5:35, 1885 and 9:40 pm.
METROPOLITAN = The Goldfish" !"
at 11:35 am. 1885, 1886. 5:35. 1886 and
9:40 pm.
RIALTO Conductor 1892" at II
am, 1895. 2:30. 4:25. 6. 7:55 and 9:55
pm.
Palace-"The Moral Sinner" at II
am, 12:45, 2:30, 4:25. 6:I0, 1855 and
$3.50 pm.
Ambasxador-"The Goldfish" at 6.
7:55 and $50 pm.
Central-'Jet Not Man Put Asunder."
at 11:35, 1886, 1896. 5:35. 1885 and
$40 pm.
Crandalps-''Daught of Today"
at II am, 1890, 2, 1920. 5, $3.50, and
$40 pm.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
PORTER HIT BY TRAIN.
William Ray in Critical Condition
at Emergency.

William Ray, colored, thirty-three
o16 South Green street. Baltimore.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad porter,
was injured severely by a railroad
train in the yard of the Washington
Terminal Company, near X street
northeast. last night. Both legs were
crushed. injury to one being SO seri-
ous that amputation was necessary at
Emergency Hospital. His head also
was injured. His condition is critical.
Ray reached Union station on an
express train a short time before he
was found alongside the tracks in
the railroad yard. 1t is thought he
aliehted from moving train and
was struck by train on the next
track. His relatives were notified Of
the accident.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
Pastors Assist Cupid.

Pastors in Ulster. Ireland, have ap-
pointed themselves chief assistants
to Cupid and are giving sermon
lectures on the art of courtship and
love-making. Among other warnings
given girls is to trust to no promise
OF reform oHthe part OF the boy, but,
on the other hand. the boys are being
warned of girls duplicity.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
THREE HURT IN CRASH.
Machines Collide on Canal Road
Yesterday.

William L. Bowman, Vienna, Va,
and Frederick Katz, I'll 8th street
southwest, were drivers of automo-
biles. that collided near Canal and
New Cut roads early yesterday morn
Ing. Bowman, his wife and Frank
M. Grant, a neighbor, were injured
and both machines damaged. The in
1ured persons were taken to Emer-
gency Hospital by Frank +. Green
well, 1925 Sd street, and treated by
DR.. Stallard.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
Railroads Safer Than Windows.

The ratio of the loss of life to the
number Of people carried by railroads
Is about one to 100000, and sta
tisticS can be made to show that
more people fall out of windows and
die as result than are killed in rail-
road accidents in all parts of the
world.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
rhs House Of Preens;nent Pictuyes

Supported bu Jack Mulhatt,
Zasu Pitts, EdUard Connolly.
Frank Elliott. Jean Hershott,
William Conklin, Leo White,
Kate Lester, Eric Mayne and
scores more in the iueliest and
most comgenial vehicIe she has
had in gears
Evening star., 1924-06-02

extra side trip to Grand Canyon or Yosemite
Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Portland. Ia.
and Rainier National Park, Seattle
Vancouver, then east the Canadian
Rockies. stopping at Glacier. Lake Louise and
cago and home again.
This Special Train Party leaves July 10th
and a Special Car Party over the same route
on August Esd.
Two short Vacation Trips-l7-Day yellow.
stone Park Tours, leave July 10 and August
%.
For full details address
Rochester's House Party Tours
30 District National Bank Building
or Ches. d Ohio Ticket ONCE
ia Fourteenth St. NV.
The Washington times., 1924-11-06

Just the thing to wear
to protect your pretty
dresses while working
around the house.
Full size, well made
and guaranteed water
proof. Special, See.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Literature and Gas.

Contrary to general belief. speed
ers are developing rapidly into a race
of readers. 1t is not what any one
expected, but then that is charac-
teristic of the automobile.
Books are reaching point where
they may sideswipe gasoline. When
the average motorist takes to the
Ideal Tour his first thought is to rush
to d typewriter and write book
about it. But, failing to find ade-
auate words with which to express
his deepfelt feelings, he invariably
seeks literature on the subject, and
by degrees becomes patron of
travel literature.
Even history becomes more inter
esting under the spell of motoring.
When motorist stopped his ear in
the center of busy street recently
perplexed bystanders discovered that
he was endeavoring to read the in
scription on d, bronze tablet which
proclaimed the details of some his
torical event. And when a motorist
reaches this point it's a foregone con-
clusion that he's hitting it up on tina I
fascinating highway that leads to the
better things of life.
America may be a nation of speed
ers. but it seems to give them more
time to read. 1t was feared that
spark plugs would crowd out the five
foot shelf, but the trend of events
does not justify such fears. Every
body seems to be able to get about so
quickly as to be able to get home in
time for more library life.
Many motorists have Travelled thou
sa nds of miles only to find the road
that leads them straight: to the dusty
volumes of their own bookcases.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Peep Into the Future.

With balloon-tired cars and four
wheel brakes becoming IA daily COM
monplacc motorists who are wonder
ing What next" will doubtless be
Interested in the new possibilities
that are resulting from the rapid
adoption Of new things. The intro
duction of ethyl gas, for instance, is
said to presage the general adoption
of higher compression engines, since
the new fuel is natural knock re-
mover.
Hydraulic brakes, as another in
stance, arc so easy to operate that
some engineers predict the total
elimination of the emergency brake
handle, the hydraulic service axes
being operated from Il convenient
lever on the steering post and the
conventional brake pedal becomin &
the emergency brake.
Why all these "StraiSht eiShtS'
Simply the evidence Of a determine
ton to reach vibration!ess power
source. they say. Also power source
that VIII be as close as possible to
electric motive power. but with a
vastly greater range of power. Re-
member that power, too, is under
going a radical change. Owners
and particularly engineers. for they
anticipate the future owners de-
mandS--are dema nding a greater hoW
Of power at any speed. Fifty horse
power at $500 revolutions per min
ute of the engine shaft means moth
ing to the careful buyer today. lie
wants trenicD DdoLS torque at low en-
gine speed and 100 per cent power re-
serve al 80 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Two Parking Pointers.

One advantage to balloon tires is
that VIII, n you're jammed againS: the
curb and cannot get out OF your space
autil YOU back up on the sdcwSlk h
YOU can do so without injury to the
tire or car. The tire is built to pro-
tect Itself. and the car is automati-
cally protected again excessive
strain by the tire. Backing up the
curb should be resorted to only in an
emergency. however. and then only
with every possible consideration for
the tire and car.
The habit of humping other cars in
order to facilitate the job of getting
out of a parking space is dangerous
procedure A lot of owners ought to
have their cars bumped. the way they
drive right up behind a fellow and
lock him in. but the pedestrian has
to be considered. The other day some
ono happened to be passing behind
the car that was being showed back.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
It's in the Wind.

With the constant mesh transmits
sion awaiting general adoption by
many manufacturers attention is be-
ing directed toward a novel applica :
ton of this new and interesting de
vice. 1t is believed that with gear
shifting so greatly simplifed by this
unit that it will be possible to add a
few more gear changes without Civ
ing drivers any more cause for worry
thus making it possible to change the
gearing which is now constant in
each particular make of car at the
rear axle.
In some cars the gearing is low, in
others il is high. This results in
what we know as high speed and low
speed motors, both of which have
their disadvantages. If the gearing
could be changed at the TRANSMIT issi on
the same car could do wonders on
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Lessons From Accidents.

Statistics are beginning to tell of
the great danger in motoring in fol-
low -thc-leader style. Large motor
parties frequently divide into sec
tions. travelling caravan fashion, and
delude themselves into believing tina :
there is safety in numbers. Members
of such parties assume that If the
first car crosses a railroad crossing
in safety. the second and third cars
should be equally successful. but sci
dom reason that If the first car has
come close to danger the second car
is almost certain to oe the real victim.
lf you must travel as a caravan.
keep a considerable distance apart
and operate your car as separate
unit. Drivers cannot AFFORD to run
the risk of crossing train tracks in
groups, particularly where express
trains come from the horizon to the
crossing in less time than it takes to
crank a stalled motor
Evening star., 1924-11-09

refused permits until their distance
vision was improved by glasses and
three were refused permits uncon-
ditionally because their vision could
not be brought up to even half of nor
NAL as required by the rule govern
ing visual requirements for auto
mobile drivers in that city.
"In May, 1894, the Detroit police
department conducted a motorists
Vision Survey OF 1854 motorists and
found 26.4 per cent with vision be-
low normal standard. Seventeen per-
sons were blind in one eye, 1873 had
less than half vision in one eye and
is2 had less than two-thirds vision in
sne eye"
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Conclusive Evidence.

Recent disclosures made by the
Bureau of Standards prove conclu-
siyely that emergency brakes are not
properly designed, and that the next
big step in deceleration is to design
an emergency brake that will stand
as much neglect as service brakes.
Tests showed that of 80 service
brakes investigated IS were poor,
while of 73 emergency brakes a.
were virtually useless. At 20 miles
an hour the poorest foot brake
stopped its car in 80 feet, the poorest
emergency brake in 200 feet. Why
this vast difference unless the
brakes were originally of great va
-iation in efficiency?
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Did You Know

That springs can be overoled. just
as you can overdo anything else
Overoiled springs, in combination
with uDderinfiated balloon tires,
makes poor combination.
That the high horsepower output
of your engine may be available only
at wide-open throttle and top speed ?
There has been more Of . tendency
lately to bring the horsepower high
points Of the average engine down 10
lower crankshaft speed of rotation.
More torQue at low speeds is more
practical for most purposes. since it
obriates so much gear shifting.
That If the balloon-tired car you
are considering steers hard, the trou-
Bile is due to its not bein Sequipped
with 16-to-1 or 11-to-1 steering
gear reduction? Ordinary tires re-
quire but the 7-to-1 reduction
Evening star., 1924-11-09

on or off if the engine is to be used
as brake. With the tub" cylinders
used in the early days each power
stroke of an engine delivered a lot
OF motion to the crankshaft. and thus
to the car itself, even if the throttle
were closed TO the idliug position.
Switching off the ignition then rob-
bed the engine of this driving power
and offered it's full compression force
as a hraking force. Today, however,
with small cylinders. it is different
story, and the motorist should bear
it in mind when he is using the en-
gine AS brake. The individual power
stroke of each cylinder when the
throttle is in the idling position is
hardly sufficient to be detected when
descending hills.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
You Never Can Tell.

Considerable discussion is ariSing <
a $ to the proper way to test drivers
for their fitness to operate cars.
taxi driver test involves some cleo
trical rays and buyers to enable
psychologists to study the applicant s
nerve-fear reactions. while a com
nonsense business man says that any
motor vehicle inspector ought to be
able to tell whether a man is safe at
the wheel just by looking at him.
Then the business man goes right out
and tumbles for gold brick sales
man, The main trouble with driver
tests is that it's still true that you
never can tell.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Keep These in Mind.

Yes. you can buy fire coverage on
your car without theft, but not theft
without fire.
No, your fire and theft policy does
not cover the car everywhere in
North America. Just the United
States and Canada, exclusive, how
ever, of United States possessions.
You can take your chances in Mexico,
Alaska or any of the Central Amer
lean countries by payment of addi- =
tional premium.
Yes, extra tires are covered under
the terms of your theft policy, pro-
vided they are spares. Tires left in
the garage or stolen while not "a
unit of the car are not covered.
No, IL you reht out your car to
some one your Insurance is no longer
valid.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Views on the News.

If the suggestions made by the
corTmttee on insurance OF the Joint
conference on street and highway
safety should be adopted motorists
would be examined periodically II
would not be possible continually to
enCanger the general public through
having got by" meaningless ex-
animation when first learning 10
drive. Doubtless such a recheck on
drivers would neeessitate their show
ing better rating with each suc-
cessive examination.
In the fiveyear period, 19ls-le22
close to $eo,o0o,o0e in garages were
lost to the demon fire. When you
next kick about tho high cost OF
garage space better do the logical
thing by seeing to ii that your car
doesn't add fuel to this costly bon
fire.
The courts are filled with suits
against insurance oompanies for de
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Needless WOrry.:.
Caused to Owners
By Gas C0l,trOIs

These centralized spark and gas
controls on the steering posts or
most of the new cars seem to
cause many drivers a lot of unnec
essary worry, particularly where
u driver takes the wheel of car
he is not familiar with.
Where's. the retarded position
for the spark?', he asks when
ready to crank.
A moments reflection would tell
him that the control is in the ad
Nanced position the way he finds
IT, since drivers very rarely retard
the spark when stopping.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

nying liability in instances where the
plaintiffs car does not collide with
tangible objects, but is wrecked
through everturning, bFeakage Of
parts or being forced off the road
Various decisions are being rendered
The trend of thought seems to be
that the earth is an object and
that the insurers are liable accord
inEly. 1t would be better. however
il the drivers-and not the courts
would come down to earth
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Many persons who are driving cars
at disadvantage have much to teach
the average driver. This is particu-
larly well illustrated in tie case OF
the man who is handicapped by deaf
ness.
How. for instance, does a deaf
driver know whether his engine is
running? Suppose 1t should stall
Would he know 1t before he let in the
clutch and found no power available ?
Deaf drivers learn to use tho am
meter. So long as it's needle f1ickers
the engine is running. When it is
placid in discharge position it is
dead" deaf driver is quick to feel
vibration. but granting that he Is op-
Grating a motor that has no period of
vibration, he is never in doubt as to
whether he's running the engine too
fast for easy shifting. If the am
meter needle points to Charge" when
the throttle is closed, the engine is
idling too fast
Drivers who are fortunate enough
20 possess all their senses would do
we'll to learn how others overcome
their driving handicaps.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

hills or reach high speed on the level
at the discretion OF the driver.
No longer would it be a. matter Of
racing a motor to death on the level
SO that it can always be prepared
for any hill in high. or of dropping
way down to second on long hills
just because your ear is geared lit
tie too high for mountain work
The possibilities are said to be
limtless-1S26 may hold the answer.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Switching Off Ignition.

Motordom is still handicapped by
rules of car care that have gone out
Of style by reason of changes in de-
sign. This is best illustrated in the
matter Of switching off the ignition
when descending hills. Formerly this
was considered an excellent way to
hold back the car, but tests toda y
show that it makes very little--if any
whether the ignition is
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Your car you VIII consider such va
riations as indicative Of varying
quality. and make an effort to soc
whether the variation in quality j.
real or fictitious
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Worth Remembering.

In going over the chassis with a
rag or stiff wire brush be careful
not to catch stray ends of cotter pins
so as to bend them straight and en-
courage them to come loose.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Quality as Well.

+ Buying cars by. the pound is a
risky proposition unless quality is
also considered. You can buy one
model of one make for as low as 81
cents pound. It's q. good car at
Evening star., 1924-11-09

that, but at 81 cents pound an
other car is a much better buy. Re-
duced to their cost per pound. a
number of cars reveal great varia-
tions. If you are wise in selecting
Evening star., 1924-11-09
The Sunday Motorist
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

When yen start en- ysuY next meteor
trip try to make IL more sAiles and
less miles per hour aad return re-
fPeshed and happy.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
You Should Do Better.

1t was q rather costly detail for the
driver to overlook.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
SPEED HEARINGS
ON POSTAL RATES
Additional Witnesses on
Hand as Joint Committee
Hurries Consideration.

Additional witnesses were on hand to-
ministration postal rate increase bill be-
fore the joint post office subcommittee
Of the Senate and House
With the Senate taking up President
Coolidge's veto of the postal salary in
crease bill next Monday committee lead
ers hoped to speed conclusion of hear
ings on the rate bill, designed TO meet
the increased cost of the salary meas
ure, to enable it's report to the Senate
by that time.
The proposed rate increases We're at
tackled from all angles yesterday, pub
fishers declaring against the increases
in second-class rates and advertisers
against increases in third or fourth class
rates. The latter contended the prin-
cipal increase should be levied on sec
ond-class mail.
New Plan Opposed.
]. e. Wilson, traffic manager of
Larkin Company, Inc, appearing be-
fore the committee today, declared
considerable injury and unfairness
would be worked by the proposed in
creases in third and fourth class mail
rates and in the postal card rates.
He suggested substitute rate in
creases for third and fourth class
mail which, he said. would net So,
361,620 additional revenue annually
from third class mail and SO, 1864
additional from fourth class mail,
sums less than proposed to be raised
in the bill under consideration.
The schedules would combine third
and fourth class matter with a rate
of cent an ounce up to two ounces,
an increase Of l cent for two ounces
In present third class rates and l
cent for each additional ounce up to
eight ounces,
Senator Moses, Republican, n. H,
read into the record a telegram from
the Associated Advertising Clubs OF
the World denying that Richard II.
Lee, who appeared before the com
mittee yesterday, represented that
organization.