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The Washington times., 1924-11-12
CHAINS should
Be At TACHED
LOOSELY
Tires Saved Wear and Tear
It Strain Is Distributed
Evenly

Like many other useful things
tire chains are entirely proper when
used at the right time and in the
right manner. when badly ad.
justed they furnish a route, to
ruined tires.
Motorists often discover cuts at
regular intervals around q tire.
When this condition is found it is
pretty safe bet that tight chains
were used, say Miller tire men. It
IS never wise to fasten chains on
tightly. The more loosely q chain
is applied the less damage to the
tire will result. This is because q
loose chain distributes the strain
all over the tire instead of at GER
tain points.
The wise motorist viii also avoid
the use OF chains on paved streets
except in cases Of snow or ice.
They are generally unnecessary and
surely will tend toward tire de-
terioration.
A tire damaged by chains should
go to the repair shop. Too much
expert treatment is required to
bring its usefulness back for the
motorist to attempt the repairs
himself.
When the streets are in such con.
dition that chains are necessary for
safe driving by all means use them
and see that they are properly ap.
piled.
The Washington times., 1924-11-12

senting the Chicago Association Of
Commerce, the Army and Navy
Club and . number Of other or
ganizations who sponsored the sug-
gestion Tor the gift, told the air
men sthey could pick any automo-
bile manufactured anywhere In the
world. Lieuts. Smith and Arnold,
noted IN Army Air Service circles
for their expert knowledge OF mo-
tors, chose Packard straight Fights.
Sunday, November 8, the two
famed world flyers were here to
accept the gifts from the citizens
Of Chicago and were the city's Of
ficial guests for a day. "A big cele-
bratton was arranged In their
honor.
Famed grand opera stars, equally
famed actors and actresses, we'll
know impresarios and men ma
tionally known In business and poll
tics were on the program OF q big
entertainment held ct the Audi
forum Theater in honor Of the
two air heroes. This affair, for
the success OF which civic and
social leaders Of the city have been
working for weeks, was held to
raise the money for the purchase
Of the two automobiles.
Occupying the center Of the stage
during the performance were the
two Packard eight sport models
fresh from the factory In Detroit
and glistening In a bank Of roses
| Mayor Devef formally presented
The Washington times., 1924-11-12
RUCKSTEL[AXLE
DISPLAY
IS ON
Gash-StuII Company Has Ford
Experts Here to Direct
Demonstration

The Ruckstell axle, which has
been the cause OF so much COM
ment in automotive circles for the
past two years, is being specially
demonstrated this week at Four
teenth and Florida avenue by the
Gash-Stull Company and Washing
ton Authorized Ford Dealers.
A remarkable combination of
power and speed in the Ford car
and the Ford truck recommends
the Ruckstell axle. 1t supplies a
Ford truck with so per cent more
power and adds 55 per cent to that
OF the passenger car. Other fea-
lures OF this device are its four
forward and two reverse sueeds
giving a Ford a total of six speeds,
The demonstration which is being
pulled this week is under the super.
vision Of Jack Hall, factory repre-
sentative and assisted by Francis
Hurley OF the Ford Motor Com
pany. A 40 per cent runway has
been constructed and daily demon.
strations are given showing the
power and speed it gives to a Ford.
The demonstration is being held
on the open lot and lights have
been arranged for night demonstra-
tons.
The Washington times., 1924-11-12

Of American and Canadian made
cars abroad.
Several of the accessory and
parts manufacturing companies are
also using intelligent business
methods abroad. Our own county,
for instance. is now established in
more than a hundred foreign coun.
tries. We find that the proper APP
plication of business and adyertis-
ing methods is paying abroad as
well as at home.
Outside the automobile field, the
Standard Oil Co., Singer Sewing
Machine Co., Burroughs Adding Ma
chine Co.. and the larger packing
organizations are the outstanding
examples of successful American
houses in the conduct Of their for
eign business -
The Washington times., 1924-11-12
TRAFFIC
SURVEYS BY
CITIES
c. c. Hanch Condemns Pro-
hibitions-Advises Traffic
Commissions

Too many prohibitions are the
chief cause of our traffic difficulties,
in the opinion of C. c. Hanch, sec.
ond vice president of the National
Automobile Chamber OF Commerce
speaking before the Kiwanis Club
at indianapolis last week.
Our cities are placing the chief
burden Of traffic on our already
Overworked police force instead OF
making studies of transportation
needs, and planning traffic routing
ana improvements on the basis OF
these studies.
Every large city needs a traffic
commission which will study its
railroad, electric and motor vehicle
facilities and map out plans OF
operation which will give fair treat
n.ent to all on the basis of maximum
efficiency and service.
The opening up of a few streets
In many cities and the economic
routing Of commercial vehicle traffic
will be helpful both to shipper an6
public.
Speed Is a relative matter, de
pending upon the time of day, the
place, and the conditions of road
and weather. What we need most /:
not the clamping down of an arbi
trary speed law, but the quick anC
safe dispatching of traffic at rates
or speed suitable to the conditions
We need more parking, not nc
parking. Facilities at cost should
De provided for the all-day parker
ana everyone should be permitted
&c leave his machine at a given
place long enough to attend to
reasonable errands. Constructive
rather than repressive programs
should be the goal"
The Washington times., 1924-11-12
IDAHO To HAVE
'PERFECT"
ROAD
"covered Wagon" Country to
Boast 100 Per Cent
Highway

And a little child shall lead
them
The children Of the American
forest, who. in the days when they
flourished, were wont to track the
painless woods with unerringly cor
rect homing instinct, again bid fair
to lead the nation in similar man.
ner but more modern fashion.
One Of the few perfect roads,
now being built is that under con-
struction between Pocatello and
Fort Han, Idaho. 1t is upon the
Fort Hall Indian Reservation, the
home of the historic Bannock and
Shoshone Indians, and the historic
country that was the setting OF
Emerson Hugh's Covered Wagon"
story.
The roadway il a Federal aid
project and one Of the very few
100 per cent Federal aid projects"
being built.
It embodies the latest methods Of
concrete construction, and while It
is progressing somewhat slowly,
owing to the care with which IL Is
being built, 1t is expected to be a
model of its type and to serve as
an example for other highways
throughout the country.
The road is along the American
Falls Reservoir in Idaho, and re-
quires protection in certain spots
protection for motor cars travers-
ing it from dangerous turns and
the possibility of fatal accidents
through cars leaving the roadway
at such turns. This protection WIN
be afforded by the device known as
the Page Hi-Way Guard, which is
of linked wire. Extensive demon
STATIONS have shown this .6uard
superior to older methods Of rigid
guards of flimsy wood rails, as 1t
is resilient and utilizes the princl-
pies of the aerial life net in absorb
ing impact rather than merely STOP
ping the car with a resultant
smash.
When completed during the c. m
ing spring. this roadway Is expected
to be the scene Of heavy travel,
not only because of the historic
country it traverses, but also be-
cause of the scenic beauty along it's
route. 1t will offer tourists a close
association with the native Indian
in modern environment and is be
ing built largely for the benefit Of
the Indians in and about the Fort
Hall country.
The Washington times., 1924-11-12
SOUTH AMERICA
Gets ALIEN
! HORDES
Traveller Sees Benefit to
These Countries ii Y. S.
Ban

The new restrictive immigration
law passed by the last session OF
Congress will considerably benefit
South American countries, partic,
lilarly those offering the greatest
Inducements to immigrants, says
George M. Blackwell, special foreign
representative If the Champion
Spark Plug Co, Of Toledo. who
Just returned 10 this country from
of those countries.
Unable to migrate to the United
States because Of the provisions OF
the new law, many Europeans.
especially Spaniards, Italians and
Germans, are settling In Southern
Brazil, Argentina and Chile. he
pointed out. BY assisting to develop
the tremendous natural resources
OF these countries, these immigrants
will aid materially their growth
and prosperity.
Condition Good.
Mr.. Blackwell pictured the south.
ern South American countries and
Venezuela as in much better eco
nomic condition than when he
made his last previous trip there
three years ago. He has been in
nearly every civilized country in
the world.
American business institutions
are beginning to devote more seri-
Gus attention to foreign trade than
ever before" he said. prior to
the war and even for a short time
following it. few American firms
gave this field the consideration to
which it was entitled. II their ex-
port business was small, they gave
II even less attention than II de-
served.
IF large, they apparently be-
lieved 1t would continue to grow
without nearly as intensive effort
on their part as they would have
given to insure it's continued
growth had it been their domestic
business. The old theory that
foreign trade was only to be seri-
ously considered to bridge the gaps
between peaks of domestic business
was wholly wrong, as nearly every
one has found out.
To-day there are dozens Of large
organizations which are beginning
to cultivate the export field in q
careful and intelligent manner.
Auto Problems.
"Quite natural, my chief atten.
ton was devoted to problems con.
nected with the automobile indus.
try. 1 found that the Ford Motor
Co., has splendid worldwide or.
ganization. General Motors is max
ing rapid forward strides, as arc
Packard, Studebaker, Willys.Ove
land and the majority Of other large
car producing companies. Real eff.
forts to provide service for their car
owners abroad are being made,
which is bound to improve the sale
The Washington times., 1924-11-12
WORLD FLYERS
ARE GIVEN
PACKARDS
Lieuts. Smith and Arnold Are
Honored by Citizens Of
Chicago

CHICAGO. Nov. 12.--When Lieut..
Lowell H. Smith, commander OF the
world flyers, and his assistant Lieut..
Leslie r. Arnold. stopped In Chi.
cago on their flight to the Pacific
coast to finish their history-maldng
journey, each was promised an
automobile as gift from the citi,
zens OF Chicago. They formed the
crew Of the flagship Chicago, and
citizens here wished to pay them
homage and show their appreciation
of the honor done the city by nam,
ing the now famous plane for it.
Members of q committee repre-.
The Washington times., 1924-11-12
SMALL ENGINES
To REPLACE
LARGE
Motor Company Head Tells
What New Displacement
Will Be Like

The day of the big displacement
engine in motor cars is over, in the
opinion of Walter p. Chrysler, presi.
dent and chairman Of the board of
directors of the Maxwell and Chrys-
Ter Motor Corporations.
The unmistakable trend in every
kind of gasoline engine today is
toward a small, lightweight, high
| compression motor, capable OF run
ming well at low, intermediate or
high speeds, and extremely flexible,
he pointed out.
For the 500-mile Indianapolis race,
| in 1925, cars must be built with
cubic inch displacement of not more
than 96 inches.
This is quite different from the
type of engines used in the first
| 500-mile race in 1911" he said.
"At that time, enginess with dis
placements up to 600 cubic inches
were allowed. The little lis 10
122-inch cars which competed in
the race there last Memorial Day
would have run rings around those
big cumbersome cars. The winning
car at Indianapolis in 1911, which
was 600 cubic inches displacement,
averaged TAOS miles an hour Last
Memorial Day the winning car, with
a displacement of 1908 cubic inches
about one-fouFth as large-aver-
aged 1924 miles an hour.
Had the two, winning cars of
1911 and 1924 raced on the same
| track that dGy, the little 120-inch
model would have won the race
before the larger one had completed
| $50 miles. 1t would have won two
hours ahead of time the 1911 win
ner could have made the distance.
AS matter of fact, the 1911 winner
wouldn't have been close to the
tenth car this year. 1t would have
been nearly 100 miles behind it.
What has been accomplished by
racing cars since 1911 has been du-
plicated by the manufacturers Of
passenger automobiles. The pas
lsenger engine of more than 300 cubic
inches displacement is actually out
OF date today, save for exceptional
instances. 1t carries too much
weight for the performance of
which it is capable.
"The car with a small, high COM
preston engine can cover nearly
twice as much distance in traffic
today than the car of large displace.
ment can possibly cover and it can
do this without going at higher
speed than the larger car. This
Is because it is able to start and
stop much more quickly and can
dart in and out Of tangIes at great.
err safety to it's occupants and to
those OF other cars than the larger
displacement cars possibly can.
Racing cars are, of course, more
or less experimental cars. It would
be foolhardly to endeavor to pattern
passenger car design after them
to the letter. But racing cars have
proved valuable in pointing to
proper trends Of passenger car de-
sign, particularly in cutting down
size and weight and, at the same
stroke, improving performance
ability"
The Washington times., 1924-11-12
MOTHER FINDS CHILD
SHE SEEKS IS KILLED

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. I2.-When
Mrs. Mary Kelly. Of $500 Swanson
street. went to the Front and West
moreland streets police station to rs.
port that her five-year-old ron,
Thomas, was missing, she found
that he was dead, killed by a motor
truck at B and Somerset streets.
The case added another to the
list Of motor deaths which have re-
suited in strenuous police efforts to
put q stop to speeding and reckless
driving.
The child lay In the morgue at the
Episcopal Hospital for some hours,
unidentified, after the heavy truck,
driven, according to police, by Cla-
renee Van Reed, 141 South Ninth
street, Reading, had crushed him.
The Washington times., 1924-11-12
U. s. ISSUES NEW MOTOR
EXPORT DICTIONARY

GLOSSARY of Automotive Terms
and Instructions to Exporters" is
the title of a pamphlet which has
been issued recently by the United
States Department of Commerce,
The booklet gives instructions for
the expectation of motor vehicles
and parts, tells the basis of valua.
ton, how to describe the items, and
shows specimen forms of export
declarations. It also gives the
classification OF the different items
with the proper class numbers.
Copies are available at charge
of cents from the superintendent
OF documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. c., and from
the district and cooperative offices
Of the Department of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1924-11-12

| the cars IN behalf Of the city Of
Chicago. Lieutenants Smith and
Arnold took the wheels Of their
magnificent gifts and, accompanied
by a squad OF policemen with rOar-
ing motorcycles. lrove off the
stage.
The Washington times., 1924-11-12

Ford made couple of changes
in his engine. Lighter pistons are
being installed and the camshaft
has been changed so far that an
owner will have to know whether
he has the new or the old style
when he wants TO get q 4Aew cam
shaft front bearing.
The Washington times., 1924-11-12

YOUNG married couples will find
the most desirable and reasonably
priced houses for sale-fully de-
scribed in Classification los Of the
Classified Section today.
The Washington times., 1924-11-12

In England there are 450, 900
motor cars and 100000 motorcycles.
This means that there are coming
along a class Of buyers accustomed
to motor transportation, which will
be ready to buy cars as soon as
they can afford them. At present
the cheapest motorcycle over there
costs about 5000 and the cheapest car
about 500. When this discrepancy
in price is abridged, there will be
a class of buyer ready to take q
cheaper car.
The Washington times., 1924-06-11
DC. DEMOCRATS
N|LLCHOOSE
DELEGATES
Polling Places Selected in
~ Election Districts Open
Tomorrow
TIMES STAFF PHOTO

The Democratic primary for the
election of National Democratic
Committeeman, a National DEMO-
cratic Committeewoman, delegates
and alternates to the Democratic
Convention at New York, June "a
and Democratic committeeman
from each of the % election districts
of the District of Columbia, will be-
held tomorrow.
The polls will be open from 3
O'Clock in the afternoon to 7 O'Clock
in the evening. The voting will be
Under the rules and the regulations
OF the Democratic Central Commit
tee of the District.
The polls of the Sixth District at
$40 Connecticut avenue, the home
OF the Women's Democratic Club.
Will also serve as a special place
Where the women of Washington
may go to vote regardless of in what
district they may live.
The polls have been arranged as
follows:
First district, 1900 Good Hone
road, southeast; second district 3205
Georgia avenue northwest: third dis.
trlct, 1881 Thirty-fifth street north.
west; fourth district, 1898 Wisconsin
avenue northwest: fifth district, 1909
pennsylvania avenue northwest:
sixth district, 800 Connecticut ave-
nue. northwest; seventh district, 1901
> street northwest: eighth district,
1742 Fourteenth street northwest;
ninth district. 72S Twelfth street
northwest: tenth district, southeast
corner Thirteen half and ID
streets northwest; eleventh district,
1872 c street southwest; twelfth dis
trict, Lobby Of Gayety TheatUr, 511
Ninth street northwest; thirteenth
district, 1882 Ninth street northwest:
fourteenth district, sol K street
northwest eugene Taylor); fifteenth
district, Typographical Temple, 423
G street northwest; sixteenth dis
trict, 405 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest; seventeenth district, 308
Seventh street southwest; eighteenth
district, 1928 Four-and-a-half street
southwest; nineteenth district, 1862
H street northeast; twentieth dis
trict, 141 B street southeast; twenty.
first district, PIT Seventh street
northeast; twenty-second district,
715 Eighth street southeast.
The Washington times., 1924-06-11
WOMAN, NAMED
. IN SUIT, FEARS
ANGRY WIFE
Ruth G. Curtis Appeals for
Protection Of Courts From
Mrs. r. Z. Clark

Ruth G. Curtis, pretty Washing.
ton composer, has appealed to the
courts for protection against alleged
threats and annoyances from Mrs.
Robert e. Clark, by whom she was
named as correspondent in Mrs.
Clark's suit for divorce from her
husband.
Mrs. Curtis, in a petition yester-
day for restraining order against
Mrs. Clark, alleged that on Monday
Mrs. Clark met her in a Washing
ton music store and after abusing
and insulting her jerked a number
Of sheets of music from one of the
racks and scattered them about the
floor.
Previous threats couched in abu-
sive language had been made by
Mrs. Clark against her several times
in the past, twice when she visited
her in her apartment, Mrs. Curtis
stated.
Early this year. Mrs. Clark, in a
suit for absolute divorce from her
husband, Robert E. Clark, former
musician in the Marine Band, named
Mrs. Curtis as correspondent and
charged her with undue intimacy
with her husband on motor trips to
Atlantic City. The allegations were
denied by Clark and Mrs. Curtis.
Since that time, Mrs. Curtis
stated in her petition yesterday. she
has been repeatedly interfered with
In her business, which she conducts
from an office at 629 e street
northwest.
The Washington times., 1924-06-11
PLANS F Or
BONlJSGO
AHEAD
Presidents Order Gives Inn
petus to Search for Pos
sible Funds

Encouraged by the Presidents
order to Budget Officer II. M.
Lord to find laws to make avail
able the funds needed for admins
tration of the world war bonus, de-
partment heads today renewed
their planning with increased in
petus.
Veterans Bureau Plans.
Veterans Bureau heads went into
conference with General Lord today,
to find out whether that establish
ment would be allowed to waive APP
portionment Of current appropria.
tions. as the War Department IL
authorized to do, so as to employ
workers for the adjusted compensa-
ton services.
1t Is practically certain that the
same privileges extended to the
War Department will apply to the
bureau and to the Navy Depart
ment.
Having received permission to
use whatever funds were on han.l
to start the bonus work. Adjutant
General Davis, head Of the adjusted
compensation service Of the War
department, with other officials in.
terested in the work, today were
trying to find out what they could
use and how soon.
Surplus Not Large.
It was intimated today that the
departments finances do not show
as large a surplus as was antici-
pated. and as a last resort, Pres.
ident Coolidge may be asked to
consider the situation as one of
such gravity that a deficiency could
be declared.
In the Veterans Bureau. sim.
liar quandary applies. AS this
office has been running along on
the smallest possible appropriation
officials find 1t is difficult to use
any Of the available funds to EN-.
ploy extra help. However. the
bureau will not need more EN-.
ployes until the War and Navy
Department get to work on the
bonus and until they do. the &C.
tivities OF the Veterans Bureau
can be handled by the present
force
The Washington times., 1924-06-11
FOUND
[)EA[)|N
YARD
Little Girl Changes Mind
About Eating Sausage.
Police Investigate

Tragedy stalked down D stree8
northeast today, paused at No.
1926, rang the door bell, changed
it's mind and walked on.
Child Finds Meat.
Pretty little Margaret Gwinn, five
years old, who lives at the house,
went into the back yard today,
found a piece of sausage on the
ground, started to eat it. changed
her mind and took it to her mother,
who, becoming alarmed at the ap.
pearance of the meat, went to. the
back yard where the child had
picked it up and found the family
dog dead.
The mother, Mrs. M. Homer
lice and turned the meat over %
them. 1t is believed to be poisoned,
according to the police, who turned
it over to Health Officer Fowler
for examination.
Health Officer Fowler. after ex-
animation of the meat, found Il to
VIC POASOuGO anu turned II O6Ck TO
the police for investigation.
2 Three attempts have been made
recently. according to the family,
to poison the dog. Each time the
attempt has been discovered in
time. and the dog saved.
Threats Said To Have Been Made.
A neighbor, who was disturbed
apparently by the noise made by
the dog when strangers approached,
had threatened to shoot the dog, &C.
cording to the father, and had even
gone so far as to threaten the
children.
Family Is Happy.
1t is a happy family today living
at 1925 D street, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gwinn, along with the next door
neighbors, are rejoicing in the fact
that little Margaret didn't let her
appetite or curiosity get the better
OF her. The little girl, not fully
realizing her narrow escape, is lust
as jolly as ever, getting a real
thrill out of posing for the photo.
grapher.
The Washington times., 1924-06-11
Poisoned Meat Almost Gets Child Victim
||lllEAR =! =!
SB ny BILL PRgCG1NHAa8.A'~
HE DIDN'T LOOK Right.

"WhO's dead at Mickey Mulvey's?"
asked McGinnls with n sigh,
Il see some crepe upon the knob -
I was passln' by"
Mickey. tumblcd off q roof" O'HOu-
lahMn replied,
"SiX stories with hOd Of brick m
broke his skull an died."
"Phat . pity" said McGinnls, "such
Q clever man should DIE,
He had an awful walIop an he meas
ured six feet high;
Six feet In his stockings am 40 active
a. q cat,
We often scrapped together but I ale
ways hit the mat"
OHOulahan suggested that they drop
into the wake,
And take o final look ut Mick, for
friendship sake.
on the features Of the dead,
Who had o lily in his hand and tap.
eFS ut his head.
isn't he the lovely oOrpse?" remarked
O'HOulallan,
II never see in all me life . finer
lOOkin' man,
He's lOOIIn' just as natural a6 IL he
wasn't dead,
With that lovely lily in his hand an
candles mt his head"
"Beg0rra," said McGinnis, "he'd be
lOOkin' more like Mick
II they'd change that lovely lily for q
good Ould fashioned brick"
WILL T. WHELAN.
AM "a