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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
MOTOR DEPUTIES
WILL CARRY SEALS
Maryland Commissioner Provides
for Identification of His
Assistants.

BALTIMORE, December 20.-No
longer will the perfectly law-abid-
ing motorist who happened to be in a
hurry just that one time" be able tc
assert he was shabby treated be-
cause somebody "sneaked up on him.
in another-and entirely innocent.
looking-automobile and then turned
out to be a special deputy commits
sioner Of motor vehicles.
Z. Austin Baughman, Maryland
| commissioner of motor vehicles, IL
| now issuing. and within a short time
| will have all OF his numerous spe-
cial deputies cars equipped with
official identification seals
The seals, fashioned of brass, are
between five and six inches in size
! They are a replica OF the Maryland
State seal, similar in size to those
| displayed for some years on the off.
cial cars Of Col. Baughman's depart.
ment which are operated by thu
plainclothes officers OF the State
| police.
! There Is a slight diNerence between
! the police cars seals and those de.
signed for the special deputies IL
that the latter has a scroll boti
above and below the actual reproduc.
ton of the State insignia. The uppe,
scroll contains the words, "spec!a
| deputy" while the lower one bear
the words, automobile commissioner
With each seal there is being ISSUED
! small, dark metal disk which will
be used to cover the insignia wher
any one other than the deputy /,
operating the car. But one seal will
! he shown on each car. 1t will b,
displayed to the front, being ATTACHED
through the cores Of the radiator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
NEW TOURIST ROUTE INCLUDES
OLDEST AMERICAN CIVILIZATION
National Old Trails Association Charts Way Among
Villages of Ancient Cliff D,cellers of
Western United States.

Linking the ruins of the oldest CIV
ilization in the United States with
the National Old Trails transconti-
mental motor route. mapping of all
roads to the cliff dwellers' villages
In the remote regions of Arizona and
New Mexico. has been completed
These are scattered in spots not diff
cult of access over some 500 miles Of
travel. A visit to this little explored
section is said to be well worth
while. either to the student of ancient
man or the casual sight-seers.
These last monuments OF vanished
races are considered so important
that the National Government has as
sumed charge Of all OF them and
designated them as government prop
erty. While visitors are forbidden to
do any excavating or gather SOU
venfrs except by special permission
from Washington, every facility is
afforded for sight-seers.
The charting OF these interesting
tourist attractions was done by the
Club of Southern California. Approx
imately $500 miles were covered by
the trail blazers, including all the
roads throughout the reservations and
the famous prehistoric points OF in
terest, such as Awatobi ruins, Nava-
10 Mountain Road, Chaco Canyon,
Nava- Hopi road from Grand Canyon
to Cameron Bridge; Canyon de Chiefly,
Canyon del Muerte, Inscription Rock
Ice Caves, Zuni Pueblo, Enchanted
Mesa and Acoma Village.
Accommodations Few.
Persons DESTROYS Of visiting this
remote section should carry camping
equipment and the car should be in
first-class condition. as practically no
garage service Is obtainable any
where in. the Indian Reservation. Ac-
commodations may be obtained at
Oraibi, Keams Canyon, Chin Lee.
Kayenta, Red Lake, Tuba City and
Cameron Bridge.
The most westward OF these pre-
historic villages is the Awatobi ruins,
rine miles south of Keams Canyon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
Constant Tuning of Engine
Means Power Conservation
Periodic Inspections Are Required-Tests
Can BE Made SimpIy-Amn,eter Is In
dictator of Battery Generator Trouble.

ders when running cool and not
forced. This is the surest test for
clocklike performance, because If
there is the slightest irrcgularity the
car viii have a tendency to buck and
the hand of the ammeter will flicker
back and forth. If your engine is So
old that ii is unreasonable to expect
1t to run in high gear at very low
speed. Of course, use judgment as to
how slowly to run during the test.
The chances are that If you have
heard a skip in the engine while
climbing the hill you will not hear
it when the engine is running slowly
and cool, for ii is customary with
valves to heat up, expand and hold
slightly open when being forced up
hill. When valve holds slightly
open the mixture escapes during the
compression stroke of the respective
pistons. thus having the same effect
as though a spark plug were to miss
Usually. the trouble is with exhaust
valves. as they run hotter at AL
times: and the premature exhaustinG
of gas into the exhaust has no effect
upon the engine other than loss of
power and skipping.
Try spark Plugs.
II still in doubt about the cause pf
the skipping AS noted when the en-
gine is called upon TO give its ful,
power any one Of several spark plug
tests should be given, and these will
reveal whether there is any ignition
trouble. In testing plugs. il Is not
enough to short each successive ono
In order TO sec whether such action
causes the engine TO run slower: for
this test merely reveals whether the
plugs are firing and gives no clue a
to how regularly they are firing o.
how good A spark they are giving.
The point is that the wise motor
list should not be satisfied with fair
results from tests any more than he
should be satisfied if the car seems
TO be going well enough. Just as he
should put the engine to severe
test now and again, so should he sec
that the tests themselves stand on
their own legs. a spare spark plug
should be attached to each ignition
wire in turn and observed a the en-
CINE is run at both low and high
speed in order to make sure that the
breaker points are making a clean
make and break and that the dis
trihutor is apportioning the spark
properly. Then the spare plug should
be inserted in each plug opening. il
turn, and the respective plug tested
to see that each plug Itself is in prop
er condition. The spare plug i
placed IN the pug opening as a pre-
caution against fire from escaping
gas yapor.
Must Give Quick Start.
To the man who reserves the e.
gine's full power for the day whe
such power is urgently. needed til
starting of the engine is in itself :
test. The engine must give a quick
start under all conditions, except IN
cases of severe cold; if the quick
Continued on Eighth Page.5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
URGES MOTORISTS
TO KEEP TO RIGHT
Maryland Official Declares Disre.
gard of White Lines Is Highly
Reckless.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, December 20-"Show
mo man or woman who disregards
The white guide lines painted on the
streets and roads throughout the
state and ! will show you a reckless
driver" declared +. Austin Baugh-
man. Maryland's commissioner of mo-
tor vehicles. He was talking about
safety in operating automobiles.
Mr.. Baughman said the white guide
lines were put on the streets and
roads to insure safety, to prevent ac-
cIdents and traffic jams and for the
protection OF the drivers. He said
very many of the accidents in Mary
land come because drivers fail to
keep to the right of the white lines.
lie said If the drivers will make 1t a
New Year resolution to keep to the
right of the guide lines but few acct
dents VIII be reported in 1925.
The commissioner is mailing to
every automobile owner in Maryland
pamphlet telling how to bring
about safety" in relation to automo-
biles The following is printed in
heavy type on the pamphlet:
Don't have false sense of Sc
curity. What has happened to others
can surely happen to you"
Special stress is placed in the pam
phlet on the fact that no automo-
bile should be operated unless the
brakes are in perfect condition. There
is scale on the pamphlet showing
the number of feet in which an auto
mobile can be stopped while the ma
chine is travelling at a given number
of miles an hour. For instance, il
says that while an automobile is CO.
ing at II miles an hour the driver
should be able to bring it to a stop In
&c feet.
Mr.. Baughman said all autoists
should test their brakes at frequent
intervals. He said they can ascer-
tain if their brokes work properly by
taking the scale on the pamphlet and
by stopping their machines in the
stated number of feet.
the automobile commissioner said
n campaign will be started in the
near future to educate all autoists to
safeguard children. He said autoists
when they see a child near the curb
or in the street should at once re-
member that this is always a poten-
tial accident. He said it is impossible
TO tell just what child is going to
do next, so automoblists on such oc-
casions should always use extra pre-
caution until the child has been passed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

Human nature was largely consid-
cred In designing the modern auto
| mobile engine. Some one reminded
| the engineers that they had better
build them with surplus of power.
SO that motorists could neglect them
and still have little TO complain
about
1t was a tip to the man with an
| eye to efficiency and economy. be-
| cause II meant that If he would keep
his engine up to par at all times he
would enjoy many advantages. In
stead of running on the engines re-
serve half the time, he would be re-
| serving the reserve for those years
which most cars pass in reposing on
| the junk heap.
II is not very remarkable that
many engines will stand so much
| abuse, because built into these en-
gincs is a large amount of reserve
that is intended to compensate for
just such abuse. You can discon-
meet two ignition wires from any big
six engine and get along with four
cylinders if necessary. Many owners
do not know when they are only rum
ming on five, so great is this surplus
of power.
Prolongs Cars Life.
A wise owner does not wait for his
car TO start running on the engines
reserve power before tuning up. He
knows that If he can keep perform
ance always above the reserve he
will be proionging the life of the
| car as well as his bank balance. But
this Is not such an easy matter. 1t
requires little skin nowadays to
know when the engine is safely
above its reserve.
Such skill should take the form of
periodic inspection of the engine. sim
plified by means of tests that can be
made with the least amount of eff
fort. For instance, it is possible to
test many points in connection with
engine efficiency by noting its per
Torrance while driving it. Don't be
satisfied just because it is climbing
a hill in high; it may be strug-
CLING and using an excessive amount
of fuel as a consequence
1t is good plan to listen to the
exhaust of the engine when climbing
hill in high gear The exhaust
will be especially audible il the road
passes a stone wall or something that
will serve to amplify the sounds of
the combustion in the cylinders. If
the firing does not appear to be alb
solutely.regular you can be quite GER
tain that you have either a case of
too tightly adjusted valves or ig-
milton trouble. You can decide this
point by equally simple tests.
Tests Are Simple.
Upon reaching the top of the hill
switch off the ignition and descend
the other side so as to cool off the
engine. If the motometer shows that
the engine is normally cool upon
reaching the bottom, try the low
speed-in- high gear test to see whether
the engine VIII hit on all its cylin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
HINT IN HEAT SAVING.
Warmth of Engines Often Dis
sipated by Air at Sides.

With one make Of car Offering own
ers pads that fasten inside the hood
in such q way as to seal the louvres
of the hood, many drivers are awak-
ening to the fact that most of the
engines warmth is dissipate6 through
the openings at the sides Of the hood
during cold weather. Owing to the
design of these openings 1t is not so
much q matter of keeping cold air
out, but rather of keeping the warm
air from being blown out. Just as
soon as the radiator covering is
opened for normal running the draft
Of air created naturally forces much
OF the hood instead of up through the
openings in the floor boards and up
into the driving compartment when it
is most welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
SPEED HELD FAIR GUIDE.
Advice to Driver in Determining
Cause of Jerking"

Whether the jerking action 'twixt
engine and rear axle is due to i'm
proper adjustment of the carburetor
or to excessive play, or loosenees in
the universal joints, pinion gear or
clutch can be determined easily by
noting at what car speed the trouble
is noticed. Where there are separate
idling and high speed adjustments
for the carburetor an incorrect ad-
justment will cause a break" This
should occur between 10 and Is miles
per hour. To test for the play" at
higher speeds always allow the car
to roll before stepping on the gas
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
AIDS TO STARTING.
Plenty Of fabrication and Tight
Connections Vital to Motor.

Because Winter makes greater
demands upon the battery through
excessive use OF lights and difficult
starting. every assistance should be
given the starter-motor. If II is
the over-running chain-dri typo
the chain should be well fabricated
In any type the bearings should re-
ceive sufficient light oil to keep them
in trim, and the brushes should be
examined and replaced II worn. Few
owners realize the Importance of
clean and tight connections. This ap-
plies to the battery posts, to the
starter switch and to the starter
motor connections.
The quicker a starter-motor draws
its current, and the more 1T can draw
at the first touch of the switch, the
more torque it will transmit to the
engine. Any experienced driver knows
that 1t is the quick turn of the en-
CINE that increases COMPRESSION and
makes for a snappy start
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
Something to Avoid.

Where the oil inlet is located up
toward the fan care should be taken
to see that when oil is added to the
engine none of 1t spills over. A little
oil on a fan pulley will spatter the
engine and the tenders as we'll il the
hood has the usual number Of louvres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

or little over 700 miles east of Los
Angeles.
The modern residents of this print
tive country are Hopi and Navajo In
dams. The principal Hopi villages
are Oraibi, Old Oraibi and Hoteills,
situated 90 miles northeast of Flag
staff, Ariz., near the Oraibi Mesa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

Just because the average car isn't
equipped with balloon tires is no rea.-
son to forget to lock your spare
There may be less demand for stolen
balloons just now, but owners will
soon be looking for bargains.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

lieve that / am entitled to justice.
Yours for the success of the I'm
tied Mine Workers and the triumph OF
its principles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20
On a Labor Takers Trail

which Harrington drew in addition to
the expense. No doubt he showed his
bride the orange groves in Alabama,
bought with funds the miners are only
able to suspect the source Of
Operators Close Friend
That Harrington was on very friend.
ly terms with the operators can be
seen from the clipping from an Indian.
apolls pager which states that the
couple received many gifts zone was
big mahogany chest Of solid silver
from Francis S. Peabody, president
Of the Peabody Coal Company and
member OF the war industries board
at Washington"
1t is reported that very close rela.
lions exist between this coal-operator
Peabody and the president Of the III
inois Miners Union. II is reported
that harrington is even member OF
the company. Surely the miners can
not expect that man who is on such
good terms with their enemies can
fight their battles for them! Earring
ton, the favored son of the coal oper-
ators. Can anybody imagine Duncan
Mcdonald, while he was secretary-
treasurer Of the Illinois Miners Tn
ion, receiving gifts from the coal
operators? Or Alexander Howat OF,
Kansas? Or Jim Mclaughlin Of Nova
Scotia? No indeed. The only gift
those men ever received from the coaH
operators was free lodging behind the
prison bars. Men may be judged by
the company they keep. Labor lead-
ers who are in intimate and profitable
terms with the employers are not the
kind to be trusted with the interestS
of the workers. 4
harrington Mine Owner? Y
harrington is charged with being q
part owner of the Peabody Coal CONF
pany. Later on in this series evid%
ence will be produced Of a nature to
convince evan the skeptical that these
charges are well founded.
The high-water mark Of Farringt
toms treachery to the Illinois miners
came during the socalled outlaw
strike" OF 1919
The history of Farrington's actiona
during this strike will be told in subs
sequent articles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20
CONTINUED from page u

coal operator and one of the most
vicious enemies of the union mem
bers. But in 1910 he was chief Of the
organization and as bitter foe Of rad
icalism as John L. Lewis or Earring
ton are today.
harrington, it seems made state
ments rejecting on the character Of
the international president 1t would
almost be impossible for Harrington
to lie about him, even allowing for his
unusual aptitude for prevarication
However Lewis compelled him to re-
cant and the two documents which
follow show how little reliance can be
placed in Farrington's words.
The T. L. Lewis Letter
The first letter was sent out from
the international office in Indian
apolis. 1t is addressed to the mem.
bers of the United Mine Workers and
reads as follows
"Brothers-Many of you know that
I have been the subject of the most
vicious attacks by certain members
Of our organization.
"In Illinois this year, delegates in
sub-district conventions have been de.
ceived into adopting resolutions com
demning me for some act that | have
not committed.
Il have no fault to find with mem
bers Of the organization for what has
been done by delegates in conven-
ton, but believe that when a conven
ton, local union or member con
dennis another without the evidence
or even attempting to secure the
evidence it is worse than sending
people to Jail without a trial or a
hearing.
ITO condemn without hearing or
trial and without reliable evidence is
not in accord with my understanding
of the principles of labor unions.
ITO the mine workers of the coun-
try desire to say that l defy any
member of the organization to pro
duce any evidence or proof that any
act of mine will bring discredit on
the organization or its members.
"You know that Frank Harrington
who was elected International Board
Member by the membership of Illinois
has made many statements rejecting
on me as an individual and as a mem
Der and officer of the United Mine
Workers of America.
You will receive with this com
munication facsimile of letter
signed by Frank Harrington. This
letter explains and needs no COM
ment from me.
II invite the most rigid investiga.
ton of my official work and personal
conduct and am quite willing to sub
nit to the unprejudiced judgement of
the mine workers of the country.
ask for no special favors but | be.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

lieve that / am entitled to justice.
Yours for the success of the I'm
tied Mine Workers and the triumph of
its principles.
1T. j. Lewis"
Farrineton's Retraction.
When this document was sent to
the membership, accompanying it was
e fac-simile letter of Farrington's re-
traction of everything he had charged
Lewis with. This Letter is dated, May
81, 1910, from indianapolis. It reads:
ITO the Members of the Information
al Executive Board:
AS you are aware, the letter writ
ten by me on August 26, 1909, con
tanned many statements, rejecting on
the honesty and integrity OF T. L.
Lewis, president Of the United Mine
Workers Of America.
IL take this opportunity of making
complete retraction and withdraw
every statement contained in that let.
ter rejecting upon the honesty and
integrity of T. L. Lewis, President Of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, for the reason that the statements
were based on unreliable information
and so far as | know the statements
were not true.
I'm addition to the above. made a
number Of statements in the Belle
vile, ILL.,, Sub-District Convention on
April II, 1910, which reflected on T.
L. Lewis, international President and
the statements were not true. l have
since learned that International Pre-
sident T. L. Lewis is not guilty of the
charges / made against him at the
Belleville, Sub-District Convention.
Il realize that have done Inter-
national President T. L. Lewis an in.
justice and withdraw and retract the
statements made by me at the Belle
vile Sub-District Convention.
Frank Harrington.
Admitted Lying
Thus harrington over his own sig
nature admits that he lied about T. L.
LEWIS, VI else tOlu the truth anu ldLSf
on denied the truth in order to save
his bacon from the wrath of the
Lewis machine. This conduct is en-
tirely Characteristic of Harrington.
Where or how he got the reputation
Of being strong man" is difficult to
imagine. He is not even an outstand-
ing figure among the labor takers,
but with the aid of money and gun
men he has built up myth around
himself as the republican party has
done with little Cal Coolidge.
1918 Harrington decided to settle
down and become socially respectable.
He married William Green's Office
manager and took two months trip
for honeymoon, charging up the ex.
penses to the Illinois Miners Union
This luxury of Farrington's cost the
miners the tidy sum of $4,000, not
including the two months salary
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20

must formulate a definite policy on
non-resistance. "Are we non-resist
ants or are we not" he asked, refer
ring to objections of some l. W. w
members to space in his paper fay
oring the use of force as a weapon
against the capitalist class. Smith
declared himself committed to the use
Of force to overthrow the master class
and to defend the revolutionary rights
OF the l. W. w. against attack.
us the l. w. w. a revolutionary or
ganization or is It not" asked the ed
itor Of Solidarity. Does the l. w. w.
endeavor, to overthrow the capitalist
system of industry or is its function
to run industries after they have been
taken over by the workers"
Discuss California Situation.
Smith declared it to be folly to pur-
sue the policy Of going into Califor-
mia to fight the injunction against the
I. w. w. until a mass movement of
the wobblies could be carried out.
convention then directed the temper
airy administration committee to rep
resent the I. w. w. in court aYd ask
for the lifting Of the injunction.
Meanwhile efforts are still being
made by the committee to settle the
affair out OF court
The committe was ordered by the
convention to take over all property,
books, vouchers and funds OF the /.
w. w. from both factions. The
Doyle-Fisher group agreed to coop
crate and has gracefully stepped out