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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-12
SEES WOMAN As
REAL BULWARK
Of HOME
Traffic Speaker Urges That
Children Be Taught to
Observe Rules

Woman, not man. is now the
chief defender OF the home. This
was the message brought to the
New Jersey Congress Of Mothers
and Parent Teacher Associations, at
its convention in Atlantic City this
week, by George III. Pride, member
of the Traffic Planning and Safety
Committee Of the National Automo-
bile Chamber of Commerce.
Throughout the course Of his
tory and today in times of war,
man has taken the role OF defender.
the warrior, the protector IT his
family" said Mr.. Pride. But In
orr peacetime periIs the burden Of
protection, especially for the child
rem, falls upon the woman.
with the most diligent care tile
mother rears and trains her child
rem. 1t is only natural that this
interest should be carried still fnr-
Their and that women should take q
leading part in the prevention Of
traffic accidents.
1.-THE proportion varies in diff
ferent communities, but from 30
per cent upwards or the motor We
hicle fatalities occur to children.
May save InOuSdnuSs
If the mothers Of America will
train their children to stay on the
sidewalk and cross at crossings, II
they will see to it that their local
schools provide safety education, if
they will get behind the playground
movement in their towns so that
the children may have proper and
adequate places to play they will
bring about condftion which will
save thousands Of lives every year.
Educators and business men are
doing what they can to help. The
highway education board. Wash
ington, D.. c., is conducting a con-
test for the best safety essays and
lessons to be written this fall, the
prizes for which are provided by
the National Automobile Chamber
Of Commerce. These awards will
stimulate interest. Over hall
million children and $4,000 teachers
competed last year. But the funda
mental, the most far-reaching in
nuence can be exerted only by the
mothers"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-12

0ne Of the most frequently found.
noises in closed BODY is a squeak
and shuddering when the car Isl
crossing car tracks, rounding curves
or running over an tInsyen surface.
This Is caused by soosening Of
the door hinges and the failure Of
the rubber buffers on the door posts.
These latter are little blocks CT
rubber, designed to keep the door
pressed snugly against the latch.
After time the -ubber gets soft
and mushy or hard and brittle and
fails to perform its functiOl. Re-
place the rubber pads; Il takes only
few minutes. Tighten the screws
In the hinges and the trouble dis
appears.
Rafting Windows.
Another common cause OF noise
In the closed body is rafting win
doWs. These windows are usually
provided with felt pads to keep
them from rafting. but n time the
felt mats down, SO that IL does not
do its job The cure In replacement
Of the felt pad and you can do this
yourself. using a ecrswdrGver 70
force the pad into the channel made
to hold 1t. which has first been
coated with shellac 10 hold the felt
in place.
Door locks sometimes develop a
clatser that Is very annoying and
this usually is caused ny lost motion
in the inside lever. A little felt pad
inserted at the end Of the slot
nearest the lever generally will stop
this noise.
In both open and closed cars
creaks develop at the body joints,
and this usually is accompanied by
a rumbling OF the body stills on the
rails. Loose body clips or belts is
the, cause Of this and by tightening
these you win cure the trouble.
Sometimes, however, it is necessary
to insert a felt pad between the
body and the frame to secure real
silence.
The hood is another potential
source of squeaks. A fabric or
leather lacing is used here to in
sure silence and when this be-
comes worn, the two metal surfaces,
the edge of the hood and the Hange
Of the dash, rub together and make
an unpleasant noise. Renew the
lacing and use rawhide instead Of
fabric. The hood latches are also
a possible location of squeaks. Give
them a drop or two of oil.
Oil Is Remedy.
The tenders are an obvious loca-
ton at which to look for noise. vi
bration here is intense and the
tenders are sure to become loose
In the course of a seasons running
and rattles result. The rubbing OF
the rear tenders against the side
of the body causes a noise rather
annoying. Try the simple expedi-
emit of squirting a little oil along
the place where the rubbing occurs.
Floor rattlea are generally caused
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-12
OAR BEATS out
Athlete FOR
ENDURANCE
oIdsmobile Pits Strength and
Staying Power Against
Man and Wins

Man has been conquered by the
automobile. Like the fictional Ro-
bots. the mechanical men who. in
the stage play. r. u. r.. turned on
and conquered the humans who
devised them. the automobile has
taken from man his world-old keri-
tage of power over material things.
In a recent contest, a trained
athlete pitted his strength and en-
durance against the stamina of q
motor car+-and lost. For 100 llonrs
he drove the car constantly, at the
conclusion of which he had to be
carried from the car, which was
running as quietly and smoothly
az when 1t started.
The test was made by the Dc
Luxe Automobile Company, Oldymo-
lille distributors at st. Louis, Mo.
A cowboy daredevil" w. G., Seeley,
was handcuffed to the steering wheel
OF an Oldsmobile and the hood Of
the car officially sealed. For five
consecutive days and nights Seeley
drove the car at speeds of from ore
to sixty-nine miles an hour, making
total of 2,193 miles during the
run, or an average of 26.6 miles an
hour.
AT no time did the car come to .
complete halt, When blocked by
traffic and while taking on gasoline
and oil, the car was driven back
ward and forward few feet to
keep it constantly in motion. The
last few miles of the test were
made at an average speed Of two
miles an hour in high gear while
the driver was propped in his sent,
semiconscious, and a trained nurse
at his side. At all times during the
100 hours the car and driver were
under the observation OF newspaper
representatives police or. automobile
men.
During the test 155 gallons OF
gasoline were consumed, or an
average Of COX miles to the gallon.
This is considered high in view Of
the fact that during many hours OF
the run the engine was practically
idling while the car was being driven
backward and forward where stops
would ordinarily have been made,
Some idea of the work imposed on
the Oldsmobile can be had from the
following figur IS:
During the 3,193 miles each wheel
made a complete revolution 1910, 900
times. The engine crank shaft made
8,211,0O0 revolutions on its bearings.
There were 4.105,500 explosions in
each of the six cylinders or 24,633,-
600 explosions or power impulses in
the engine during the run. Each
piston raveled up and down $500.
375 feet for the 3,193 miles Travelled,
or total of 1887 miles of piston
travel in the six cylinders during
| the run.
This is said to be the longest non
stop automobile run recorded and is
taken by automotive engineers as be.
ing a better test of The excellent ma
treial and workmanship in present.
day automobiles than in the famous
indianapolis race or like speedway
contests.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-12
noxious and dangerous to pedes.
TRANS.
Human Life Costs.


TRANS.
Human Life Costs.
1t is regrettable that almost
every advancement in science is
made at the expenditure of con-
siderable human life. The COM
mercial manufacture of tetra-ethyl
lead is very new and the fatal
results in this case are not neces.
sarily indicative of carelessness on
either the part Of the workers or
the company.
Nevertheless there is the usual
rush of health commissioners AMI
State boards and workers welfare
associations, who are prohibiting
the use of lead or other deleterious
substances in gasoline are promis
ing to pass laws preventing the
Introduction of lead or anything
else into gasoline which may make
the fumes dangerous. If in their
enthusiasms to interfere with other
peoples business they succeed in
eliminating carbon monoxide, which
has already killed a great many
motorists, from the gases of com
bustion in the automobile motor we
shall be indebted to them.
THE one hopeful investigation
under way, assuming that the com
panies themselves would be so
shortsighted as not to take proper
steps in this direction, is that the
Bureau Of Mines mas sent a group
Of gas experts from its Washington
laboratories to begin research into
the nature of this particular case
and to strive to find an antidote
as we'll as to develop remedial
methods which viii avert further
disaster in this new process.
1.-THE bureau has been carrying
on extensive experiments for about
five months with tetra.ethyl-lead.
Gasoline containing this gas has
been burned in an internal combus.
ton engine and the gases resulting
discharged into a chamber contain.
ing a small menagcr1e of animals
Thus far it has not been found
thai life and health are more Sc
riously jeopardized by use of gaso
line with this new ingredient than
without it. Eager health commits
sioners and other political satellites
might well follow the advice Of the
Bureau of Mines which is the coun
try's highest authority on the toxic
gases.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-12
Most Car Noises Are
Easily Ren1edied
BY ALEXANDER JOHNSTON.

AT this Of the year. the end Of strenuous
campaign every beginning to give evidence of service
by Jess definite chorus Of squeaks rumbes
inevitable that the vibration and continuous
running altogether smooth roads should produce this
condition Especially with closed bodies sedans and
coupes However, little time nteligeny spent by the car
owner will obviate all the trouble
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-12

Frank KuIick recently arrived
at the far coast over the Lincoln
highway, in the ten millionth Ford.
We bet one bent and broken nicl1le
that he passed nine million of the
others on the way.
Business is steadily increasing,
even if the fall is not really here.
The farmers can see a reasonably
prosperous year and are placing
orders. A canvass just made shows
that automotive dealers have less
than thirty days stocks on hand at
the present time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-12

by loosening Of the screws that
hold the boards in place. Many
small squeaks and rattles are caused
by obscure causes that make them
difficult to locate. A good way to
run down noises Of this kind Is To-
have some one steer the car. down
q long hill with the engine shut
off, while you get your ear as close
as possible to the suspected area
Copyright, 1924 by the Chriafv
Walsh Syndicafa
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18

Four arrests were made yestei +
dav in the INLAND district for vio-
lations of the compulsory education
law. through the, diligence of Har,
ry A. skinner, supervisorDof school
attendance Of Imperial Valley. The
four men were al '.ried in Judga T..
N. Myers court at Calipatria yes
terdav afternoon and fined SO
apiece for their failure to send their
children to school. The men prom
ised at the completion of their
trials to see that the children AZ.
tended school. The men included
Joe Gardena, whose two children
Anita, years old, and Manuel, III
years old, were not in(school; ,ma-
dalupa Bondo,f father of little
girl, Guadalupe, 9 years old; u.
Dias, father of Manuel Dias, lO
wears old; and Eduardo Acuna'
who's, son, Joe Acuna, ii years
old, was not in school.
Two other complaints were I'LL
ed bv Supervisor Skinner for vio.
,ation of the child labor law ana
.hese cases will be tried i'll Judge
Myers court Monday afternoon III
two clock. Suhan Singh, Hindu
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18
FOUR MORE ARRESTS MADE IN
DRIVE AGAINST CHILD LABOR

for man of the A. p. Krantz cot
ton ranch, which has several acres
and is located in the northend,
was found Friday to have Manuel
Dias, 10 year old boy in his en-
ploy. Krantz was out OF town 1t
the time Of fine arrest of Singh
but both parties will bo held Joint
" responsible of violation of the
law, according to Mr.. Skinner.
Harvard Singh and Pripam Singh,
brothers, are to be prosecuted Mon
day for the employment. of four
children Oh Harvard s Singhn S
cotton ranch.
The children are Anita Gardena 8
years old; Manuel Gardena. 10 years
old; Guadalupe Bondo, 9 years old;
and Joe Acuna, IA years old. Har-
vara Sighn was also out of town
when rne ranch was investigated
and Pripam Sighn protested that he
did not own the ranch but was
only overseeing it in the absence
of his brother. However both men
will be held responsible and prose
cuted, in accordance with the chlld
labor law.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18
"Ma" Ferguson
Wins Out i'm
Suit
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. l8.- Mrs.
Miriam A. Ferguson, Democratic
candidate for governor of Texas, is
eligible to hold office and she has
Il right to have her name printed on
the ticket, the supreme court de-
cided today.
The question was raised bv Char
les NJ. Dickson, San Antonio, who
brought suit in the 53rd district
court of Austin for Il writ of IN
junction to enjoin Mrs. Ferguson $
name from appearing on the ON
cial ballot on the ground that she
was ineligible to hold the office or
governor on account of her sex. the
injunction was denied and the case
was appealed to the supreme court
which took the'easq Wder suDm'S'
sion last Saturday.
All six'questions raised in the III
junction suit were decided in favor
of Mrs. Ferguson.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18
WINNERS IN THE
MORNING RACES
ARE ANNOUNCED

Great interest was evinced in tht
youngsters races at the farm bu
reau picnic today, by spectators lin
ing Park street. livery event was
filled with a row of eager schoo
children, each one hoping TO bring
home the bacon. The results OF
the morning which for the most
part were eliminating heats, were
as follows:
90 Yard Dash, Boys 10 and un-
der-City Schools: Stanley Duke,
Wilbur Coggins 2, Edward Gordon
3. Rural schools: W. f. Hancock
!, Joseph Cunningham 3, John Beck
er 3. All TO run in the final late
this afternoon.
60 Yard Dash, Girls 10 and un-
der-City schools: Pauline Hunt, I,
Ruth Thomas 2, May Thomas 8. All
to run in the final.
100 Yard, Frce-for- -all-Grammar
school boys, Rural schools: John
Cross l, w. l.. Rutherford ., AL
bert Blunt ,. City schools: John
Nichols |, M. G. Afflerbaugh 9,
Raymond Pinkston 3. All to run
in final.
20 Yard Dash-Grammar school
girls, Rural: Rosa Labruchiere J.,
Lena Forester =, Dorothy hiebert
3. City: Rowcna Staub l, Marie
Louise Hochett ., Kathleen McDa-
niel 3.
Final 100 Yard Dash Boys: Dick
lIochett /, Clarence Fairchitl .,
Quincy Hunt, 3. 1, ?.
Several Booths
There were several booths erect
ed for the entertainment of lisi
tors, the Farm Home department
of health combining with the Girl
Reserves in an exhibition of poster
work by school children in the val
ley. The American Conservation
Club and stand with maps and
photos. The La Toilette Club had
4 booth and amongst those show
ing automobiles and agricultural i'm
elements and the like sere the In
perial Valley Motor company rith
u used car department; Edgar
Brothers with Fords tractors and
Robertson Motor com
pany with Chevrolets; Davis-Over-
and company specializing in WHY'S
Knights, Jordan and Overlalds,
Prominent among other stands was
hat of the Acacia community in
'harge Of several women from that
ocalNN.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18
LIEUT.. WADE IS
AGAIN THE HARD
LUCK AVIATOR
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! VANCOUVER, Wash, Oct. 1S.-
Once again Lieut.. Leigh Wade has
been left behind by his companions
of the round the-world flight.
Lieut.. Lowell Swith and Lieut..
Erik Nelson hoped off from the
barracks field here for Eugene at
|12:14 p. m. today, leaving Lieut..
Wade behind, bothering with engine
trouble.
A new motor will be installed in
the Boston II and if possible Lieut..
Wade will pilot it away tomorrow
to Eugene, rejoining his compan-
ions there. The delay may hold
him until Monday, however.
The flyers had expected to hop
off earlier today but reports of fog
in the Willamette vuf;ey delayed
their departure until this afternoon.
Lieut.. Smith was stationed at
Eugene for two years as forest pa
troll pilot. He indicated his willing
ness to wait there until Lieut.. Wade
overtakes him.
Vota Nov A.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18
BARD PAIR GET
$500 FINES FOR
HAVING WHISKEY

Acting under instructions of
Sheriff Charles l.. Gillett, several
deputies visited the Bard district
and arrested Dallas II. Taylor and
Homer S. Taylor, charged with be-
ing in possession of Is gallons of
whiskey. A still was found, but it
was not working at the time. Bill
Quick actually made the arrest, and
turned the men over to Under
sheriff Bert Underwood and De-
putty Oswalt, who brought them i'll
to FL Centre.
Charged with possession of lio-
uor this morning before Judge /.
Mayfield, the men pleaded guilty
And were each fined 5000 or 200
days, and were held pending ar
rangements for Anes being paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18
WALSH APPEARS
FOR LA TOILETTE
AT FUND PROBING
Bu JAMES T. KOLRERT

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Republicans
are dumping more than $l0,000,O00
into the Republican campaign, Sena-
tor La Toilette, leader of the Inde-
pendent ticket, today charged
through his attorney, Frank P.
Walsh, before the senate campaign
fund committee.
- appear here because Senator
La Toilette cannot be present. -
Walsh stated. 81 am here as his
attorney
All the evidence in the case has
been secured from 'ereditable wit
nesses and othenreliable sources and
leads us to believe that the charge
i. fact Walsh said.
"Senator La Toilette also has ask
ed me to tell you he does not want
this to take on partisan tinge and
that we are not selecting evidence
and documents to suit our case. We
will simply present all the evil
dence.'
Walsh also announced that Sam
uel Untermyer, noted lawyer of
New ork, would associate with him
in the alleged ''slush fund in
quiry.
Three campaign funds are being
collected for the Republicans, Walsh
stated. One is by the national Re
publican committee, the second is by
the bankers of the country and the
third is by the manufacturers and
business men, Walsh said.
Vote Nov. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18
Shenandoah Forced to Stay Aoft After Long Journey
IMPERIAL BAKER
GOES ON BOGUS
CHECK RAMPAGE
Wild Orgy of Cashing
Paper Nets Holt
Tidy SUN

I For some days county officers
. have been looking for H. l.. Holt, Il
4 baker, formerly of Imperial, for
4 whom u warrant has been issued at
! the instance of E. Collins, the pro-
pretor Of the Home Bakery of that
city.
Holt, the Officers report, has is
sued a number of bogus checks, the
county officers having traced seven
of these worthless pieces of paper
to date. When Holt left Imperial
last Saturday he came to Ell Centre
and obtained small car from the
Robertson Motor company, 600
Main street, Oh a small payment,
and has not been seen since in this
locality.
lie was next seen in Hohville,
where he is alleged to have slipped
one or two more checks over, and
though The sheriff's department
had the bridge watched going into
Arizona, he has not been seen in
that direction.
Holt s description as circulated
is as follows: Medium brown hair,
dark complexion, 5 feet inches in
heighth, 135 to 140 pounds, stopped
shoulders, left high tooth missing,
walks with a slouching gait, eyes
set very close together, has sterr
face, and wrinkles at the side OF
/ the mouth. He had with him two
| suit eases and u new cornet, and i;
a musician, having been employed in
the band at Ventura about a year
ago.
His modus operandi was to go to
firm and declare he would take
some merchandise as soon as he got
his pay check. lie turned up later
with flock of $40 checks which
he cashed at Edgar Brothers, Ham
berg Drug Store, Oyster. Loaf cafe,
Imperial hotel, McChristy soft drink
parlor, and l.. Eichold' S dry goods
store. He had stolen IS blank
checks in all out of the firm s check
book, it is alleged, and thereN are
possibly others still out.
He has been working in Imperial
as bread baker for four or five
weeks and is said to be good
worker, He had previously stolen
eight checks from the deposit book
that ACollins had prepared for the
bank, these being found in a debris
pile outside after he had gone. He
took with him 40 ponds of yeast,
according to Collins, which he will
probably dispose of TO some bakery
firm enroute to fresh fields and
pastures new.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18
Frank Wiggins,
Prominent L. A.
Man, Dies Today
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. Is. =
Frank Virgins, "A, for 81 years
secretary of the Los Angeles Cham
Der of Commerce and ons of the
best known men in Southern Cali
fornia, fell dead of heart disease
Hboard the steamship President
Garfield early today, according to
radio advices to the chamber here.
Virgins was returning to Los Am
geles from Havana, where he and
Mr.. Virgins have been on a Naca-
sion. The steamer was 400 miles
south of Los Angeles, off the coast
of Lower California when oeath
came.
According to the radio, Virgins
was in his stateroom, having retired
last night apparently in good health,
when he suffered heart attack
which carried him off without
warning.
Virgins was born in Richmond.
Ind, and came 20 Los Angeles 80
years ago. Shortly afterward he
became connected with the local
chamber of commerce, and under
his guidance it has grown to be the
largest organization of its kind in
the United States.
Secretary Virgins with his long,
| flowing moustaehe, has been SYM
Dol of Southern California for year.
, He has boosted this section of the
| state all over the world, and was
! probably the best known chamber
of commerce secretary in the
country.
Survived by Widow
He. is survived by the widow,
Annie Baillie Wiggins. Thly had
10 children. They made their res
idence at Ocean Park.
Recently movement was started
here to have modelled large
bronze statue of Secretary Virgins,
and the work had been authorized.
The statue was to be placed i'll the
new chamber of commerce building, /
an imposing structure now under
construction here. The building
vas made possible largely through
he secretary s labor, and he look
ed forward with great interest to
transferring the chamber s work to
It's new home shortly after the first
Of the year.
The strain OF Ills position, com
oined with the labor of assuring the
lew chamber of commerce building, i
;aused Wiggins TO suffer afbreak7 /
lown. A vacation was recommend |
d by his physician, and reports /
since he left on the trip indicated ,
hat he had completely regained his I;
health.
The President Garfield will dock /
1T San Pedro Sunday night, and a
delegation of chamber of commerce
officials, headed by President Will
liam Lacey, will meet the ship and
take charge of the remains. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-18
FIND SAN DIEGO
WOMAN CHOKED
TO DEATH THERE

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1S.-With the
mraks of her assailant S fingers still
visible on her neck, the nearly nude
body of Mrs. Anna Lillian Williams,
pretty divorccc, was found on the
floor of her bedroom last night.
Steven l.. Richards, ~, lather,
who found the body, is being held
without bail following the discovery
by the police that money amounting
to $l00 and jewelry were missing
from the dead woman's home.
The bedroom showed signs of a
struggle, but neighbors said they
had heard no commotion. Dishes on
the kitchen table indicated that two
persons had had supper.
Richards told the police he had
eaten supper with Mrs. Williams
Thursday and when he returned last
aight, he found the body.
Death by strangulation was the
verdict of county autopsy surgeon,
j. j. Shea.