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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-08
WILLIAM WRIGHT SINCLAIR.
Phone Notices to Main

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William Wright Sinclair, one OF
the last survivors Of a famous naval
family, died yesterday at the home
of his son, c. A. s. Sinclair. North
Braddock, Alexandria, Va. Funeral
services will be held at 1880 tomor-
row afternoon from the residence.
Burial will be in Pohick cemetery.
Mr.. Sinclair was born eighty.tw0
years ago in Norfolk, Va, the SON
of Commodore Arthur Sinclair. who
Rfterward resigned from the United
States Navy to become q captain
in the Confederate navy. His grand.
father, who was also Arthur Sim
clair, was a commodore in the
United States Navy and his two
brothers, Lieut.. Arthur Sinclair and
T. Terry Sinclair, who survive him,
We're in the Confederate navy during
the civil war.
Mr.. Sinclair married Miss Corrine
Swami, daughter Of Charles Alex
ander Swami, of Baltimore. She
died several years ago. leaving three
sons, c.. A. S. Sinclair, Of Braddock
Heights, Va; w. Talbot Sinclair, OF
Syracuse, N. Y, and Beverly Ken
non Sinclair. of New York city. He
had lived with his son for the past
ten years, before which time he
was connected as an auditor with
the Baltimore Sun and Baltimore
News. He is also survived by two
sisters Mrs. Leila Sinclair Montague,
of this city, and Mrs. Walter Blaclki-
stone, of Baltimore.
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Society Notes
Continued from Page H.

to a group Of young people who had
been her guests on that occasion
and who wore the picturesque
costumes designed for this pic
turesQue fete.
The Persian minister, Mira Hus-
sein Khan Alai, was among those
present." topping off his correct
evening dress with the little astra-
khan cap which Is a feature Of his
national costume. DIR. j. B. Hub.
recht, secretary Of the Netherlands
legation, wore authentic Persian
dress and was "in character" all
evening. DIR. and Nine. Hubrecht
had as their guests Nine. Wanda
Landowski. M. Jacques Thibaud,
Captain and Mrs. Huntington, and
Gustaf de Printzskold, .sttache of
the Swedish legation.
Miss May Adams, in blue court
lady's costume and a becoming
white wig, was hostess to a box
party. Mrs. D. Buchanan Merry.
man wore a Spanish costume, with
q high comb in her hair. Mrs.
Beale r. Howard was in Oriental
dress, with n flowing veil. Miss
Isabelle McDougall wore q pic.
turesque gown Of yellowed satin
which her great-grandmother wore
--or might have worn with a be-
coming flower decked hat. and the
Misses Colhoun were present In
gowns in which they had attended
q White House reception in the
first Cleveland Administration. Mrs.
Smith Hempstone represented a
peacock. with peacock colorings in
her costume and a towering head.
dress of peacock feathers. Herbert
Hengstler was in Cossack uniform.
Mrs e. w. Cole. who had pre-
viouslv been hostess at dinner at
her apartment in the Willard, had
as guests in her box Justice and
Mrs. Edward T. Sanford, DIR. and
Mrs. Stanley Rinehart, Mrs. Blu.
chairman and Miss Looney, of Mem.
phis. Tenn; Mrs. Harry L. Brown,
William Henry Butler and William
Auckland.
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Legal Notices

zoNING COMMISSION OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington,
January 5, 1924. In compliance with the
gress approved March /. 1890 Public NO.
1856, seth Congress, entitled IAN Act to
regulate the height, area and use Of
to. create coming commission and for
other purpoSes"), notice is hereby given
that a public hearing will be held in the
board room Of the District Building at
purpose of considering the following pro-
posed changes in the boundaries of the
use. height and area districts to-wit:
to residential, "B" area. Frontage on
both sides Of Minnesota avenue. between
Good Hope and Naylor roads s. q.
Change from "A" area to "a restricted"
area; Section bounded as follows: North,
district line; south and east. Pennsyl-
vania Railroad right-of-way; west. 18th
street east. Change from residential to
ives; corners of Connecticut and Ne
braska avenues and the 20-foot strip
north of Fessenden street between the
west limiting line of first COMMERCIAL
square 1893, located on the northwest
corner of 4th and E. SITS. S. e. Lot 500,
square N. 1T located at southwest cor
ner of 10th st and New Hampshire ave-
from premises No. 1900 to premises No.
1923; Change from residential, "B" area
TO first commercial. &C" area: LOIS 10
to 90 incl. square s55s, located on the
west side OF 4th st. N. e.. south of
Bryant street. Change from first COM
mercial to second commercial: Square
N. 772 bounded by Florida ave-. 3rd
street and N streets N. e. Change from
first commercial, &c" area to second
commercial, I'D" area: Frontage on east
side of Champlain street between Kalo-
rama road and Champlain place and on
north side of Kalorama road. between
Champlain ct. and Ontario I'd. Change
Lots As, As AZ, square 270S located on
the northeast corner of 18th street and
Allison street N. w. Change from 40 to
so foot height: Parcel S3/s, square 1902,
located on north side of Spring road
N. W., between 10th and 18th streets.
]. F. BELL. CUNO H. RUDOLPH,
JAMES F. OYSTER, G. o. SHERRILL,
District of Columbia
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VAL C. SCANNELL,

Funeral services for Val c. Scan
nell. who died yesterday after .
weeks illness in Sibley Hospital,
will be held at o'clock tomorrow
Afternoon at his residence, AIT Fiji
teenth street northwest. Burial
will be in Rock Creek cemetery.
Mr.. Scanned was q native and
life long resident of this city. hav-
ing been born here thirty-five ago.
He was graduated from Business
High school and has been employed
as an organist in local theaters.
He was a member 81 Harmony
lodge. No. II, F. A. a. NJ, who
will be in charge Of the services.
Surviving him are his widow. who
was Miss Edna r. Stryker: his
mother, Mrs. Anna NJ. Scanell, and
one brother, Percy Scanned. all OF
this city.
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EDWARD THORNBERRY.

Edward Thornberry, a hosting
engineer rooming at 703 Seventh
street southwest, died yesterday Of
heart disease before medical aid
could reach him. He was native
of Virginia and had been a resident
Of this city for the past forty years
Mr.. Thornberry was a member Of
National Lodge, No. 10. F. A. A. M.
who will conduct the services, al
though no definite time has been
set. He was a member Of the
hosting engineers union. Surviving
him are a son, H. e. Thornberry
of 41S First street southeast, one
brother and one sister.
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DEATHS.

May L. Coleman, 90 years, S21 Mary
land avenue northeast.
Addie M. L. Davis. 81 years. 1880
Ella a. Norton, es years. Emergency
hospital,
Dalphis loyal. a years. on train at
Union Station.
Joseph b. Mayor, 80 years. Casualty
Hospital.
James n. Power. - years, sibley
Hospital.
John l.. werheim, . years, 1880 3
street southeast. y
Martha Hayes, 8 years. Children'S
Hospital.
Mary A. Merriam. 90 years, 1871 Cali
fornia street northwest.
Nathan Bay Scott, SO years. Wardman
Park Inn.
Margaret Constantine, - years. 40 H
street northeast.
Martha Burke. ss years 1888 W
street northwest.
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EDWARD NGLE.

Word was received here last night
Of the death in Richmond. Va, OF
Edward Ingle, former Washington
and Baltimore newspaperman. Mr.
Ingle was sixty-two years OF age
and had made his homo at log
North Sixth street, Richmond, for
several years. He is survived by
his widow and a brother. The
funeral was held in Baltimore today
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Births, Marriages, Deaths

Joseph A. Dodson, e. years, 1880 Thir'
ty-sixth street northwest. 80
Emmeiine Gordon, 6s years. 1909 Ala
bama avenue southeast:
William Thomas. 81 years, freedmen
Hospital.
Samuel Lewis, months. 1919 temper
auce avenue northwest.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Unless otherwise specified, the fol-
lowing persons licensed to marry are
from this city:
Harry D. Richardson, 50, and Miranda
v. Nelly, 60. both of Baltimore. Rev,
H. d. Mitchell.
Charles H. Brockelmann, Is. and
Anna M. suss IS. Rev. H. F. Downs
Raymond A. Green, 10, and Mamma
M. Cusic. II. Rev. w. J. Brooks.
Benjamin l.. Myers, II, and Annie c.
Biller. Is. Rev. H. F.. Downs.
Perry Thomas. 81, and Hortense Mat
thews. IS. Rev. A. ]. Tyler.
Ar.nur B. Rueman. IS, of New York
ara Mary r. Dixon. Rev. PasQuale DI
<AoIo.
James e. o'Neil. %. and Carolyn H.
Dodson, 10, both OF Richmond. Rev.
7. E. Davis.
James p. Newcomb. %, and Catherine
Titmus. Al, both % Richmond. Rev. T.
=. Davis.
Walter W. Bird. jr.. 81. Of Pittsburgh,
and Ruth NJ. Williams. 81. Rev. ]. e.
James.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-08
Houses For Sale

STONE s. FAIRFAX
1912 New York Ave. Phone Main 242A
NORTHEAST, CORNER HOME.
be O $500
NEAR LINCOLN PARK.
brick
Price ~ ' ~ " :" 'OOO S
FIRST AND F, S. E..
THREE FAMILY APARTMENT-PRICE, $4,000
Hotwanr heat and electric lights particulars =
NEAR STANTON SQUARE-PRICE, $780,
dbathbr
NORTHEAST STORE.
NEAR 9Th AND z, N E.-PRICE, $780,
STONE s. FAIRFAX
Thirty Reals
1912 New York Ave. Phone Main PAPA
Member ReaE Estate Board
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BIRTHS.

Charles 8. and Myrtle ". Jones, girl.
Harry B. and Ida L. Lein, girl.
Lawrence e. and Agnes M. Dolan'
William A. and Grace Maio, girl.
Albert and Catherine Lauck, boy.
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Automobiles for Sale
sTERRETT AND FLEMING

- II GIkIbG i <A4NO AAA4AANN
Hupmobile Sedan, 1921
Late model that has just been ovor-
3 new tires I3yflex bumpers front and
rear, motormeter. This car looks like
new and is a certified Gold Seal car.
1915
Hupmobile Touring, 1922
Driven less than 10, miles by very
careful Original sires oa ad paint
$500
Dodge Roadster, 1922
Completely rebuilt. 1t Is one Of the
quletest and smoothest running Dodge
motors you ever drove. An excellent
$475
Chevrolet 400 Touring, 1922
Looks good, runs better Only 500
cash, balance monthly.
$275
Paige Touring, 1921
Light six. New paint, good tires. Elk
ceptionally smooth running motor. The
price is a give away.
THE ABOVE CARS ARE GUARAN-
TEED AS TO THEIR MECHANICAL
CONDITION.. SHOULD ANY PART
PROVE DEFECTIVE WITHIN A Pc
RIOD OF 30 DAYS WE WILL FUR
H HlsH 4 NEW PART WITHOUT
TERMS ARE EXTREMELY REASON
ABLE AND WE WILL BE GLAD TO
DEMONSTRATE.
Sterrett & Fleming, Inc,
Used Car Show Room.
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Stores For Rent
Automobiles For Sale

headlights; good running ordar
gain. a17b. k1s 10th sc. 9. u.
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Paige Touring, 1921
Light six. New paint, good tires. Elk
ceptionally smooth running motor. The
price Is q give away.
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Chevrolet 400 Touring, 1922
Looks good, runs better. Only 800
cash, balance monthly.
$275
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College-trained man, 20, experienced IN
office work and salesna nship, desires
permanent position. References. Box
81 Herald-Times,
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Rooms For Rent Unfurnished

18TH ST. N. E., 51S-Two rooms. End n.
front. Ink, heat, gas, bath.
D ST. N. E., 1337-Three attractive l. H.
K. rms. q. m: 4: well heated. L. 790l-J:
QUINCY PL. N. f.. 146--8 rooms and
bath, gas and heat, reasonable prices
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COOK-Experienced settled colorod
man; will leave city; refs. 1904 eth
at. N. w .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
WOCO-PEP SALES
 SET NEW RECORD
August Gallonage Of Wofford Company To
 Reach New Record

Coming on the heels, of recent an- nouncement of increasing business, the Wofford Oil company announced Sat urday that with a normal days busi- ness Sunday the August gallonage on Woco Pep Motor fuel would set new record that was hardly hoped for by executives of the company. one year ago. With more than dozen trucks rolling busily hauling the famous ben zol-blend motor fuel to the hundred dis tributors scattered throughout the Bir- mingham tank wagon territory, the gall lonage on Woco Pep has been growing each month by leaps and bounds.
 Woco Pep was introduced in Bir- mingham six years ago by W. T. Wof- ford, founder and president of the com pany, and since that time the business has shown an amazing growth. As the first commercial blend of benzol and gasoline to be marketed in America, the new fuel soon had many followers in other cities and today benzol-blends are sold in most of the principal cities wherever benzol is available.
 The familiar yellow stations of the Wofford Oil company have come to be landmarks on all the principal streets of the cities and roads of the county. It is understood that the company has more distributing outlets than any other oil company, although it's policy has been announced as offering only exelu- sive territory in each community and no indiscriminate distribution with free pumps or otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
EQUIPMENT FOR
 BALLOON TIRES
McC Cormack Offers Eve
 rything Needed For Their Installation

Balloon tires are rapidly gaining pop ularity among Birmingham car owners, according to Roy Kay, manager of the tire department at McCormack Broth CTS. In this connection, Roy points out that his concern is probably the only one providing a full and complete stock of those items necessary for the install lation and use of the low pressure cas- ing. Here will be found tire covers and tire chains to fit balloon tires or those of the balloon type as well as rims, wheels, tire gauges and other articles of this nature.
 We can completely outfit car with Diamond or United States balloon, or semi-ba1loon tires and everything that goes with them from new wheels to tire cover and also provide a set of the chains to fit any size tire, said Roy.
 The Mccormack tire store also han dles the famous Republic solid truck tires and operates press for installing them and splendid business in this line has been developed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
A Talk On ' orque
By BGrney Oldfield

This subject of torque, which l have touched O nbefore, is so important that that I am going to elaborate upon it. Torque is one of the forces generated by the movement of the motor car, which engineers have a great deal of trouble in controlling. Whenever you press the accelerator pedal, tongue is generated The car has tendency to wrap itself about its own rear axle, to make an illustration by exaggeration. This tendency to push forward is known as tOrque.
 But torque reaction is not only set up when the driver is accelerating, but also when he puts on the brakes. This time instead of trying to raise the front end of the car, the forward part is pressed down heavily.
 There are several methods of absorb ing torque reaction. In most Amer ican cars we have what is known as the Hotchkiss drive. In this construction the driving thrust and torque reaction are absorbed by the torque tube, which surrounds the propeller shaft or by a tordue arm which extends forward from the rear axle parallel with the propel- Ter shaft to 4eint usually near the middle of the Chassis.
 It is easy to explain just what causes torque reaction. If it were pos sible for the rear wheels to be rooted firmly in the ground and the engine were started and the gears put in mesh, it is obvious that the ring gear being held stationary with the rear wheels would act as a sun or stationery wheel in planetary transmission. In other words, it would remain station ary while the pinion was revolving, tending to roll its way around the ring gear. If the engine were strong enough to continue this rolling against the weight of the car, it would rotate the entire vehicle about the rear axle,
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until it was checked by contact with the ground.
 Of course, in actual practice the wheels never are fixed to the ground, but, nevertheless, because of the weight and inertia of the car the vehicle tends to remain stationary and resist the impulse to propel it for ward. This causes torque reaction, which must be absorbed somewhere in the rear system. Tn the Hotchkiss drive the springs are relied upon to absorb it. With the torque tube this unit takes the reaction,' or in other instances it is taken by torque mem Der applied for that specific purpose.
 One of the units where torque re- action enters to a marked degree is in the brake layout. It is obvious that when the brakes are applied there is tendency for the brake drum to try to rotate the brake shoes along with the drum. Since the brake shoes are rigidly connected to the rear axle, the action of the drum in trying to pull Nthe shoes around, tends to rotate the en- tire rear axle. This tendency is resisted by the torQue member, whatever that happens to be. In the case of the Hotchkiss drive. it is the main leaves of the rear springs and since these must have considerable hexibility to perform their normal functions, it is evident that there must be quite a little movement on the part of the rear axle housing in a rotating direc- tion.
 The rotation of the rear axle hous- ing carries with it the brake linkage, which is attached to it. Consequently unless the brake is designed to com pensate for this torque reaction, it is apt to cause the brakes to come into action. In some cases when the brakes are applied, this torque reaction is enough to cause violent seizing of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
PACKARD SEEKS ] CANADIAN PATH
Pioneering Route Across The Dominion Through
 The Rockies
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DETROIT, Mich, August 30.- Eleven years ago this month a Packard car was laboriously picking connect ing trail across the American west. In 1t were men imbued with the vision of kreat transcontinental highway.
 ! As they found their route by com pass from desert mining camp to iso- lated ranch across country never sur veyed, through the passes and across the deserts, they visualized the flood of traffic which would follow. They knew they were the vanguard of thousands of tourists to whom connecting roads across the west would mean access to the great open spaces and playgrounds of America and unimpeded, safe and sure communication with the Pacific coast.
 Those men were locating what has been developed, even as their vision pic tured, into the Lincoln highway of to- day. Along the path that Packard picked, the traffic of continent has followed.
 Today, another Packard is pioneering A through route across the Dominion of Canada. A Packard six. in the hands of Lincoln highway officials co-operat- ing with the Canadian Highway asso- ciation, is on its way westward from Winnipeg in an endeavor to locate a feasible, through, connecting all-Can- adian route across the vast empire be- tween Lake Superior and Georgia Strait.
 Engaged now in work which paral- leIs that undertaken by the Lincoln Highway association in this country eleven years ago, the Canadian High way association is endeavoring to To- cate a route north of the international border through Manitoba, Saskatche- wan. Alberta and British Columbia. through the Canadian Rockies, south of Calgary and Banif, which will mean as much, in it's ultimate development, to the Canadian Northwest as the Lin coin highway has meant to the Ameri- can west.
 In the past all motor travel into that beautiful region of Southern Alberta about Lake Louise, has been barred from British Columbia and the Can afiian coast north of Puget Sound by the impregnable ramparts of the Rockies through which the Canadian Pacific railroad has bored its world famed tunnels. Now as step toward the ultimate development of a route for motor travel north of Spokane. the Packard six, official Lincoln highway car, will attempt to pick the trail.
 A. F. Bement, vice president and secretary of the Lincoln Highway as- sociation, accompanied by B. s. Evans, one of the founders of the association, left Winnipeg August 21 and hopes to reach Victoria with a comyplete log September 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
INDIAN co. MOVES
 GENERAL OFFICES
Effort Made To Effect Broad
 Basic Economies

A step of far-reaching importance to motorists throughout the country, and which may assume large proportions if adopted by other oil and gas com panies, has just been taken by the Indian Refining company, refiners of Havoline oil and Indian gasoline.
 The Indian Refining company moved their sales and executive offices from New York to Lawrenceville, Ill., in an effort to effect broad basic economic savings, on the principle that an or ganization's entire personnel should be located in one place in the center of its market. The experiment, which was made in. January of this year, has proved a success, both from the eco homie and social aspect, according to Col. J. H. Graham, president of the company.
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tory's capacity about 50 per cent. One new unit will De. a7mill room, another three-story wing will include tire room The third will be saw-tooth wing to take care of other operations. While this factory work is going on the company will also take steps to en- large its general office The cost of the improvements will be about a third of a million dollars.
 < General tires are sold in Birmingham by Watts-Newsome company, Avenue E and Twenty first street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
OFFICIAL OVERLAND
 SERVICE STATION

It was made. public yesterday that Bill ,Keely's. place had been made an official service station for Willys- Knight and Overland cars, and will carry a stock of Overland and Willys- Knight parts. This announcement will doubtless be appreciated by the many Overland owners in Birmingham, as Bills long experience with Overland products, both in Birmingham and at the factory will be of great advantage to owners. Bills place is known as 4Keely's Service Station" at 210 Twenty-first street, south, and just across the street from the Overland salesroom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
GENERAL TIRE co.
 ENLARGES FACTORY
Will Increase Capacity About
 Fifty Per Cent

The General Tire and Rubber com pany, Akron, Ohio, has begun the con- struction of three additional wings to it's factory, in the hope that the work will be concluded in time to augment tire production within a few months. Just year ago General added three factory wings, to take care of the growth of the demand for General tires, and month ago a new power house was placed in operation. Orders have increased so steadily, however, that it has been found impossible to take care of present business and future growth without still greater production, hence the new work that is now being started.
 The additions will increase the fac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-31
OUTFIT YOUR CAR
 AT WARDS SHOP
Open Today For Benefit Of
 Holiday Tourists

Monday, being Labor Day and a holiday with most folks, will doubtless find many motorists taking trip over the holiday. To these Wards Auto Ac- cessory shop makes a special appeal. This store will be open until 2 p. m., today and all day tomorrow, affording an opportunity for . the. purchase of those items needful for the. comfort and convenience of the trip. IL
 Wards place is at 117 Twenty-first street, south, and provides a large and complete stock of automobile access sories, tires, batteries, etc, at especial ly attractive prices.
 All motorists are invited by John Ward, the proprietor of this place, to come down today and let him outfit them with anything that may be re- quired to, make@a trip pleasant and en- joyable, s-4-s
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brakes. Again Ae8aFe of the rear springs is sometimes enough to cause the brakes to apply themselves. In some instances when the brakes are apa piled lightly in going over a rough road, the fIexing of the spring causes an increased in the application of the brakes and then a decrease, which results in a chattering in the rear axle assembly,