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Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22

agonistic to those who drive cars,
and that is all the more reason why
the wise driver makes every effort
to win the good will of those who
must invariably dodge him.
These thoughts are the result of
significant incident recently observ-
ed in an Eastern city. 1t was on
the occasion of a dark night in a
section of the city where motor cars
customarily travel fast and where
few pedestrians cross. There is
every reason TO believe that a GER
tain driver did not see that a Ger
tain pedestrian was trying 10 board
street car. but that did not
obviate what happened and did not
in any way excuse the driver from
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22
By Beck

and, particularly. in the revisfons
being made in the principal streets.
In many places sidewalks have been
made half the former width while
the streets have been v'idened ac-
cordingly. Before many of these
changes were made many arguments
were offered TO the effect that to
make the sidewalks narrower would
he TO greatly inconvenience the
pedestrian. But now that the re-
suits are known everyone is ready
to admit that. instead of looking
over crowded the sidewalks in many
places look lonesome. Everybody is
motoring. Less pavement and more
Street is the cry OF the day, because
the sidewalks are decreasing in i'm
IoTtance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22
Did You Know

That a correctly balanced wheel
when lacked up. ought to stop spin
ming in such a position that the tire
valve cap is at the lowest point?
\ wheel ard its tire should be so
perfectly balanced that the valve
cap will just slightly unbalance it.
That a foggy night is a good time
10 test the headlights? Under such
weather conditions the rays cast by
the headlights will he plainly mark
cd. showing Immediately whether
they are properly focused. The
motorist will often find that his
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22

Danger in Silence
The quieter motor cars run the
more some drivers seem to forget
that silence 10 q danger that must
b compensated for by means Of
moro slkiliful driving and closer at
tsntion to the business Of driving.
Time was when another car could
be heard several hundred feet away
as Il tore along in process OF speed
fng past, but nowadays an So-horse-
power machine can glide up to your
rear fender and get half way by be-
fore you notice it Thus unless a
driver is prepared TO anticipate such
possibilities he IL very likely to
steer into the center Of the road and
throw the driver Of the other car
into the ditch.
Silence would'be the explanation OF
II. but the initial causes OF circum-
stances are not always the entire
cause. Silence in motor cars has
has been q blessing in a number OF
ways, and II II Is danger under
certain conditions the sensible thing
to do 10 TO remove the possibilities
Of FORGETTING that 1t is danger.
II each driver would simply remem-
Der that he Ii no longer warned OF
the presence Of machines because
the cars themselves fail to make a
big noise about II there would be
more generous footing OF horns and,
naturally. fewer surprises.
Silence may be golden, but the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22

trouble brewin' in the rear through
lack of proper greasin'.
IL you're sittin' on the rear seat
you can tell in a minute when the
brakes aren't properly adjusted
The car will sway little to the
side where the brakes take too great
a hold. Another thing you can
notice is the way power Is trans
mitted too quickly to the rear. Ii
you let in the clutcffwhen the engines
runnin' at too high a speed for the
particular gear change you're not
so likely to notice the effect up
front, but if you're seated in the
rear the sudden power will give you
the impression that somethin' has
happened to the propeller shaft and
you'n know what it is when your
head is jerked back.
Every now and again some motor
list will stop off here for gas and tell
me his car never ran better. When
/ hear this sort of thing / generally
figure the motorist has got his en-
gine mixed up with the car. IL he
would ride in the rear once in a
while he'd catch a lot of trouble in
The maxim and save himself many
a repair bill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22
Give This A Trial

To appreciate your car better and
to forget its little annoyances mix
the following ingredients in the
order given:
One half hour wait for a street car
on a cold, blustery morning.
Another nalf hour of strap hang
ing.
A violent sneezer TO your right.
Someone with uncomfortable feet
to the left.
A glorious Saturday afternoon with
everybody but you out enjoying ii.
An invitation TO dine with friends
who are not located within street
car range.
a rough riding taxi.
The fare.
The difficulty of getting home.
Someone sick in the night.
Doctors car laid UP.
Trying 10 set a taxi.
Wishing you had your old car out
in the garage.
Shake well. One dose is enough,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22
IRRITATING MOMENTS OF A MoToRIsT

rushing past the street car when
he should have anticipated that
something might happen.
In n moment of rage the
pedestrian hurled lighted cigar
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22

headlights are neither focused cor
rectly nor aimed in unison. Both
headlights may shoot up In the air.
one glancing or at a different
direction.
Incidentally any motor club or
other civic organization interested
in fighting the glaring headlight
nuisance could use q foggy night TO
advantage in discovering the per-
centage Of local cars that need their
headlights attended TO.
This and That
Anyway, Ontario is thinking In
terms of improved roads. better cars
and more experienced drivers. A
rate of speed In excess Of 20 miles
an hour is now. legally. reckless
driving. This gives the tourist a
chance to run at comfortably fast
speed, yet restrains the motorist
from indulging in those higher
speeds that are neither necessary
nor, as yet, safe.
Now that there are more auto.
mobiles than telephones in the
country the new cry will doubtless
be, "The tow.line's busy"
Copyright 1924, by The UlIman
Feature Serviee>
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22

at the driver of the car. If the
cigar had been a brick he would
have hurled il just the same.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22
Two DANGEROUS Types

T"U DANGEROUS types
The pedestrian is ofttimes as
much of boob as the automobile
driver, but that's no alibi for the
careless motorist. There are still
great many people who are ant
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22
Worth Remembering

Be careful not to dust or polish
the body with rag that has been
used for cleaning spark plugs.
few particles of carbon on a rag
will scratch the finish like an en-
s1aver's tool.
Just because the engine seems to
respond promptly when you step on
the gas don't be too sure that it
has developed some remarkable
ability to accelerate. The clutch
may be slipping. The point to con-
slider in acceleration is the rapidity
of increase in speed of the car itself,
not the engine.
With the coming of spring the
motorist would do well to bear in
mind that when caught in mud the
point is to apply a great deal of
power to the rear wheels gently
Half the drivers race the engine and
let in the clutch with a bang, re-
sulting in complete loss of traction.
The other half realize that power
must be transmitted gently, but
make the mistake of running the
engine too slowly. AS soon as the
car starts the engine stalls. This
can be solved by running the engine
faster, setting the emergency brake
and letting in the clutch gently. The
clever driver balances the brake and
engine power by operating the foot
brake pedal instead of the emer-
gency. This allows him to release
the brake as soon as the wheels get
traction, thus forestalling the pos
sibility of killing the engine when
the clutch has been. fully engaged.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22
M ain Ingredient

FfdIH IHSTGuIeNS
The trouble with most motorists
who endeavor to restore the original
luster to their dull cars Is that they
overlook the main ingredient in any
good polish-elbow grease. 1t is the
only thing that the owner must
supply if he is 10 get proper results.
1t is always emphasized in the
directions. Rub, rub, rub, And
then rub some more" No polish is
any better than the elbow grease
the owner adds to it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-22
CrM nf The NaM

Cry of the Day
New proof Of the growing popu
larity of motor transportation is
seen in the development of cities
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
CONGRESS WON'T
PUT OFF DATE or
JAP EXCLUSION
Presidents Request Refuses
and Japanese Exclusion
Will Begin July |.

WASHINGTON, May 10. - The
Senate and House conferees ON the
immigration bill reeeded from their
former position and reached an
agreement that japanese exclusion
should become effective July ! next.
This agreement is substantially that
at fret agreed upon and then re-
considered at the instance of Presi-
dent Coolidge.
The President urged that the ex-
clusion should become effective
March /, 1926.
The committed refused to go that
far, but compromised on March
l, 1925.
The action of the Senate and
House eonferees today followed the
rejection last night by the House
Of Representatives of the report OF
the Conference Committee.
The House rejected the report
by a vote of 1877 10 ia and recon-
mitted it to the Conference Com
mittee with instructions to the
House conferees to insist upon the
elimination of the provision post
poning the effectiveness OF japan
ese exclusion from July l, 1924, to
March /, 1925. which was done
today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
DIRECTOR OF
BUDGET LORD
UNDER FIRE

WASHINGTON, May 10.-A pro-
test against the action of Director
ef Budget Lord refusing to allocate
funds Of the reclamation projects in
Idaho, Washington, Nevada, Oregon,
Utah, Wyoming and Nebraska has
been approved by the Interior De-
partment and lodged with President
Coolidge.
A group of members of Congress
from the States involved, headed by
Sen Wesley l.. Jones, Republican OF
Washington, conferred with Cool
idge and the latter promised to ask
Lord to consider further ALLEGATION
of funds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
SENATE PASSES
TAX BILL WITH
DEM.SCHEDULES
lax Reduction Measure with
Simmons Plan Incorporated
Goes Through Upper House

WASHINGTON, May 10. - The
Senate passed the tax reduction
bill today with the Democratic in
come tax schedules in it and pro
vision for a fiat reduction OF %
per cent in the income taxes pay
able this year.
In addition to the acceptance af
the Democratic income tax schedul
and the cut Of the 1923 taxes pay
able this year, there is a permanent
downward revision of practically
every Federal tax. The modification
cf corporation taxes and full public
ity on all tax returns are salient
features.
These and other changes in the
measure made while it was In the
Senate must come before a confer
ence committee Of Senators and
members of the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes.
Senator Reed Smoot of utah,
chairman of the Senate FINANCE
Committee, declared that If the bill
becomes a law and the pending az
preparation bills are all enacted D.
Treasury deficit of $457,000, 600
looms up for next year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
REACH ATTU ISLAND.

CORDONA, May lo.-Ihe three
" S. army fiors arrived at Attu
Island at O'Clock last night. Fair
W Gather with some head winds were
encountered on the trip. The fiiers
covered the distance in 10 hours
and so minutes.
The arerial armada has now COM
pleted the first of seven divisions of
a 27,000 mile journey.
The arrival ct Attu Island COM
pletes 4,690 miles in 81 hours and
o3 minutes flying time since leaving
santa Monica on March II.
The next jump is the longest
flight, $40 miles to the Paramashiru
Islands, Japan. The second di-
vision preparations are in charge
Cf Lieut.. Clifford G. Mutt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Boston Editor Passes
Away After Long Illness

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 10-Ed-
win Atkins Grozier, Editor and Pub
Usher of the Boston Post since 1891,
died at his home here today after a
long illness at the age Of e5.
E. A. Grozier was born in San
Francisco, September II, 1859. He
was a student in eastern colleges and
started reporting on the Boston
Globe in 1881 He was private see
retary to the Governor of Massachu-
setts, 1SS4-5. TO Joseph Pulitzer, of
the New York World, 1856, city
editor of the World, 1887: editor of
the Evening World. 1889 and Sun
day Editor of the World. 1SS9-91. In
1891 he became editor. publisher and
chief proprietor of the Boston Post.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
POLICE STUMBLE
ACROSS ROBBERY

SEATTLE, May 10.-The police
came on two men early this morn
ing trying to load a safe to their
automobile from the rear of the
McGrath Candy Factory at 2611
Western Avenue The police gave
chase, firing many shots. but lost
trace of them at Smith Cove.
The police returned and found
the car in front of 1928 Western
Avenue and arrested four men and
two women. One man, said to be
the driver, was found wounded In
the car The auto had been stolen
from man who had left it in
trent of his house over night 50
as to get an early start on fishing
trip.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
CLOSE TOUCH
WILL BE KEPT
ON OIL LANDS
Conference in Washington
Reveals New Policy
of Government.

WASHINGTON. May 10.-Follow-
ing a conference of the govern
ment's special counsel. Pomerene
and Roberts. with Attorney General
Stone and Secretary of Navy Wilbur.
1t was announced that plans for tho
furthorance of the policy of keeping
in closest touch with all deyelop-
ments Of naval reserves were being
perfected.
Secretary CT Navy Wilbur will
establish in Los Angeles an Office
Of Inspector of Naval Petroleum
Reserves in California. He has also
authorized the opening of an office
at Casper, Wyoming, and the in
cpeetor will watch over the petrol
cum and oil shale reserves in Wyom
ing, Colorado and Utah.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
CONTRACT FOR
MILLION GUNS
is Requested
German Firm Asks for Bids
for Million Rifles from
British Firm.

PARIS, May ia special Lon
don correspondent of lie Matin says
1t has been learned that n German
frm with headquarters in Hamburg
and Berlin. asked a noted British
arms manufactures, unnamed, for a
price ON 100000 rifles, bayoGoted
and 1000, 100000 cartridges, de-
livorable at a German port"
II was further stated that these
mon are cf a friendly government,
ncnlber of the Entente"
no manufacturer, according to
the correspondent. informed the
English Government no steps had
been taken to fill the order.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Editor Thompson Is in
Seattle ; R returning North

SEATTLE, May 10. = W. f.
Thompson, editor and publisher of
Fairbanks, has returned here after
two months visiting in the East.
He went to New York to present
the last stick of type President
Harding set, to the Associated
Press.
Thompson said today he felt ten
years younger. He is taking type
and machinery back north with him
for another 26 years endeavor in
the heart of Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Fifteen Deputies Search
For Suspected Wife Slayer

SEATTLE, May 10.-Fifteen de-
puties with bloodhounds are search
ing the woods and hills between
Maple Valley and Covington for
B. d. Swartwood, suspected of slay-
ing his wife, who was shot TO death
at the home on Jenkins Prairie
carly yesterday morning. Swartwood
has shotgun.
Sheriff Matt Starwich learned to-
day that Swartwood left his home
shoeless. carrying a shotgun and
hurried towards the wooded hills.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
0DDIE WANTS
Interview TO
PROVE CHARGES

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-A re-
quest for a personal interview in
which he might submit evidence
in support of his contention that a
ring" controls the Veterans Bu-
roau has been made to President
Coolidge by United States Senator
Oddie, of Nevada. The Senator re-
Gently charged a "ring' was in full
control of the Bureau and no change
of policy could be expected as a
result.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
DEFENDS
HIS OIL ACTIONS

CHICAGO, May 10. Former
Secretary of Navy Denby last night
defended his oil land lease actions
at a dinner given by the Chicago
Almuni of the University of Michi-
gan. DENLY said:
IF / were told to undo what
have done and if | was told that
il | did not undo it I'd be shot. I'd
say, bring on your firing squad and
shoot me-"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Still Explodes;
Chicken Friccassee
Is the Result

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May
1O.-Scores of chickens arc
dead and many dozens missing
as the result of an explosion
at Mcrgan's chicken ranch.
Morgan is also missing. Frag-
ments of a 50-gallon still was
found surrounded by mixture
of chicken friccassee, feathers
and corn mash.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
McNary-Ha1gen Bill to
Be Considered in House

WASHINGTON, May 10. - The
Republican leaders have decided to
have the House consider the Nc
Nary-Haugen bill before the end of
the present session.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10

ARE AGAINST
MODIFICATION

WASHINGTON, May 10. - Word
has reached Congress that the Boot
| in New York, unanimously adopt
ed q resolution protesting modiiioa-
ton of the Volstead act to legalize
2.75 per cent beer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Two Outlaws Are Landed
In Jail After A Day Hunt

ELY, Nevada, May 10.--Worth
White, aged AZ, and Clarence White,
his sen, aged 21, are in jail. and
Deputy Sheriff James Simpson is
wounded and in the hospital, as the
result of gun battle on Cherry
Creek which ended four day
search for the outlaws.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Tong Troubles Break Out
In Mexico; Chinese Killed

BRAWLEY, Cal. May 10. - Two
Chinese shot and killed third and
were then killed in the police sta
tion at Mexicali in connection with
troubles across the border ascribed
to a tong dispute This is the
fourth death this week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Rockwell Claims McAdoo
Now Has AIS Delegate:

CHICAGO, May 10.--A total of
425 delegates favorable to William
G. McAdoos nomination is claimed
in a statement issued by David
Ladd Rockwell, chairman of the
MeAdoo Presidential Committee on
his return from his eastern trip.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Cuggenheims Secure
Control Of Hyder Mine

VANCOUVER, B. c.. May 10.-It
is reported from Stewart, that the
Guggenheim interests which control
the Premier Mine, have absorbed
the Bag Missouri devtypped by
A. B. Trites and b. c. Silver, ad-
Joining the Premier on the north
east. The latter belongs to the
Selukwe interests of England.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Fumes from Auto Exhausts
Overcome Over One Score

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 10
Scores were overcome today from
automobile exhaust fumes in the
Twin-Liberty tunnels through the
South Hills. Traffic through the
tunnels has been increased by the
strike of 5000 street car men and
the tubes were choked with gases.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
Automobile Bandits Rob
Post Office of Large Sum

CHICAGO, May 10. Seven au-
tomobile bandits robbed the East
Chicago Pest Office last night and
escaped with between $4,000 and
100000 in money, being shipped
to the United States National Bank.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
SIX men HANG FOR MURDER; PAY
SUPREME PENAL TY; EFFORTS FOR
REPRISAL FAIL AT LAST MOMENT

ANITA. La, May 10.-six men
were hanged here late yesterday
afternoon for the murder of Dallas
Gaines. One of the prisoners slash
cd himself with knife in his cell
and was carried to the trap in a chair
and dropped in that manner.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
No Armament
Conference
This Summer

WASHINGTON, May 10
President Coolidge does not
expect an arms conference this
summer, it is announced from
the White House.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
FLIERS REACH
ATTU ISLAND;
GOOD FLIGHT
First Leg Completed on Globe
Flight-Nothing Of Mar
tins Fate Known.

BULLETIN-CoRD0vA, May 10.
No wcrd has toan received from
fearchers locking fer missing army
aviators Major Frederick L. Martin
and Lieut. Harvey. It is expected
tlat one searching party Of Indians
cont out from Chignik will return
Sunday or Monday from a search cf
the Boring Sea coast and Chignik
Island district.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
First Manufacturer of
Marbles in U. S., Is Dead

PARKERBURG, w. Va. May 10
Samuel c. Byke, nationally
known pottery authority, said to be
the first manufacturer of marbles n
America, is dead here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
San Diego Bank Is
Robbed by Lone Bandil

SAN DIEGO, CAL, May 10.-The
First Trust and Savings Bank was
robbed of $4,000 late yesterday att
ornoon by lone bandit according
to a report made to the police.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
CARDINAL MUNDELEIN HOME.

NEW YORK, May 10.-Cardinal
Mundelein of Chicago, arrived today
from Rome. He will leave for the
west Monday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
HON 3 M4S } FA -cEcIY

Hon. ]. F. A. Cecil has resigned
as First Secretary of the British
Legation in Washington, to marry
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, daughter
of Mrs. George A. Vanderbilt, at
her world-famous estate, Biltmore,
N. c. The late Mr.. Vanderbilt
willed the estate to his daughter
unless she made a marriage tnar
required her residence abroad.
Cecil, however, made it clear he
did not intend to give up his Brit
fsh citizenship, but he will i7e in
the United States
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10
HOP FROM ATKA.

BREMERTON, Wash. May 10
According to a wireless, the three
american army planes left Atka at
10 O'Clock yesterday morning for
Attr Island.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-10

The crime for which six men paid
the supreme penalty was committed
shortly after midnight, May 8. 1921.
Dallas Gaines, a restaurant op.
orator. was aroused by a noise at
the rear of his home and upon in
yestigatlEg was shot down by a man
dimly discernable In the darkness.
The bandits, who had gone to Inde-
pondonce to rob the bank. boarded
thoir automobile and fled. The auth
critics Immediately summoned blood
hounds at Crystal Springs, Miss, and
tclephoned the New Orleans police
Detectives az New Orleans, on a
tip from Amite, the seat of Tangi.
pahot parish. before the fugitives
were arrested. won't to the home of
wealthy Italian resident of Now
Orleans which it was believed might
be q rcfugc of the bandits. The
house was empty but there was ey-
cry indication II had been deserted
hurriedly. Nearby. in an automobile.
they found the bodies of Cipolla Gae-
10 and apother Italian named di Gio-
yanni, who had been shot to death
apparently a few hours earlier. This
mystery never was solved and Roy
Leona after his confession, said he
and his companions knew nothing of
that affair.
Find Bandits Car
With the bloodhounds a posse fol-
lowed a highway out of Independence
and found the deserted ear of the
bandits. In the machine were pls-
tolls, and large quantity of ammu-
milton and dynamite. Tho dogs fol
lowed trail into a thickot and there
the posse arrested Joseph Giglio and
Roy Leona. Brooklyn, N Y, Joseph
Bocchit and Andrea Lemantia of
Chicago. and Natalie Dcamore and
Joseph RIM, OF New Orleans. Two
other Italians were arrested as pos
sible suspects later but wore exon
Grated.
The six prisoners protested their
innocence. declaring they were on
n camping trip. but all were con
victed of murder. An appeal to the
state supreme court resulted in q
retrial and a second conviction which
the higher court sustained. ThcI
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