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Evening star., 1925-11-27
DIAMOND QUEST ACTIVE
IN SOIL DEEMED BARREN
Kimberley Reports South African
Districts Invaded by Scores En-
gagged in Stalking Claims.


By the Associated Press.
KIMBERLEY, November g.
Scenes similar to those enacted in Ok
lahoma when the strip" was thrown
open for settlement, have been wit
messed repeatedly in different parts
Of the South African diamond districts
within the last few months on grounds
which heretofore had been considered
barren.
There are thousands of persons who
have become nomads, wandering
about the country and engaging in
every rush possible to stake out claims
at the opening OF diamond diggins
such as took place some weeks ago at
Oersonskraal near Bloemhof. The
race. as in Oklahoma, is made on foot,
by men and women on horseback,
while others follow up in the rear
with their covered wagons" ground
permitting, to furnish the diamond
seekers with supplies.
The area to be staked out Is pro-
claimed by the government. usually
after some lucky prospector makes a
discovery OF traces OF the precious
stones Then the race Of the diggers
begins. Claims are staked and new
town appears.
The disappointment Of the diamond
diggers has been great. At most but
per cent Of the men make a stake.
and in most cases a fortune slips
through the miners fingers through
drink. gambling and sordid living.
Only rs per cent make a decent living.
10 per cent. some kind OF a living. and
quite 50 per cent sink into increasing
distress, said an investigating com
mittee.
Evening star., 1925-11-27
FREE FROM HAREM,
WOMEN WOULD WE'D
Emancipated Turkish Beau
! ties Seek Marriage as
Only Chance to Live.
Correspondence of the Associated Press

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
ANGORA, November 3-Hundreds
OF beautiful women, highly trained in
the social graceS, arts of the toilette,
dancing, music and religion. who have
been freed from haremS. now have the
Turkish government seeking husbands
for them. Most of them are wholly
untitled for the practical work of life.
Abandonment of. the harem also
placed on the hands of the govern
ment many enuchs, but their disposi-
tion has not been so difficult. In the
absence of regular employment in the
cities, they have been sent to the pro-
Vtncial districts for work on the farms.
When President Mustapha Kennel
assumed power in Angora, one Of his
nrst official acts was to Danish the
harems and slave households of Sui
tan Hohammed VI, the princes and
members Of the royal court.
kemal Grass Widower.
In order to set an example, most of
the Nationalist government officials
have one, or at most only two wives.
Indeed, Mustapha Kemal Pasha has
no wife at all, having recently been
granted a divorce. Economic condi-
tions also serve to make it almost i'm
possible for one to indulge in the old
luxury of plurality of wives.
Prior to the present social revolu-
tion in Turkey, every woman was
obliged to veil herself from all except
her father. brother and husband II
a man, either Turk or foreigner, en-
tered the sacred precincts of the
harem, he usually paid with his life.
while the master also had the right to
kill his unfaithful wife or concubine
Only three foreigners, an American.
a Britisher and a F'renchman, are
known to have entered a real harem
Evening star., 1925-11-27
WOMAN CONFESSES BOMBINCS
AS WORK OF ORGANIZED GANG
$500 Price of Each Outrage-Carried Internal Ma
chine Under Her Cape, She Tells Chicago
Police-Is Mother of Three Children.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November PA bomb
ing gang that made a business of ex-
plosions at 5000 each has been un-
covered, and the origin of two score
bomb outrages revealed in confessions
of a man and a woman, the mother of
three children.
A special grand jury will be sum-
moned to investigate statements made
in their admissions to prosecutors,
Robert E. Grove, States attorney,
said.
Fred Wanquist and Mrs. Lena Rice.
formerly a farmers wife, who lived
near Columbus, Ohio, told of taking
part in five blasts, following their ar
rest with Joseph AvanZio, as they
fed from a hardware store which was
blown up early yesterday.
Carried Bomb Under Cape.
According to their confessions, the
woman, who first said she was Lee
McLullan or Lea Mcclellan, would
carry the bombs under cape she
wore over her coat and place them
where they were to be exploded, prose
cutors said. The man drove their au-
tomobile and acted as a lookout. occa-
sionally committing lesser acts of in
timidation as hurling bricks through
windows.
Ayanzio was not implicated in the
confessions, but he was held for ques-
tioning. Two other men, one of them
an official of a BARRIERS organization,
also were held.
Two places, the prosecutors said
barber shops. A glass factory was
included by the woman as one place
she had aided in damaging. They OBJ
tanned the explosives from third
party. not named by States attorneys.
Investigators were hopeful of con-
Meeting with the activities of the gang
several recent bombings of homes of
Evening star., 1925-11-27

when it was. occupied. and they were
disguised as Turks and spoke the
Turkish language. BY posing as gov
ernment representatives. they escaped
the usual penalty.
Rule Violations Punished.
Any departure from the rules of
conduct in the harems was severely
punished by the eunuchs, who main
tanned security of the places and who
were euphemistically called Masters
of the Maidens," or Chiefs of the
Abodes of Felicity"
While Sultan Mohammed vi had
only four legal wives he had at his
disposal several hundred "ikbals,' or
favorites. Sultan Abdul Hamid was
said to have had 1000 wives in his
harem.
Nine. Edible Halliday Hanoum Bey.
a Turkish woman trained in the
American Girls College at Constantine
ople, was one of the first to agitate a
change in the status of Moslem wom-
en-. insisting that the system was
wholly inconsistent with any high
Abandonment of the harem has
ideal of womanhood.
been noted as Turkeys most radical
step in its transition from an Oriental
state to a modern Western country.
Evening star., 1925-11-27
Gypsies Forsake Calling.

Fewer gypsies are to be found in
Europe and the United States in
recent years than ever before. The
reason is that there are so many op-
portunities for light work at good pay
that they have deserted the highways
and gone into factories and homes.
Gypsies are to be found in almost
every country of the globe. but their
origin has never been satisfactorily
explained. Rumania has about 200 900
and Turkey like number, Hungary
and Macedonia each claiming 100, 900.
Russia $4,000, Spain 10000, England
$1,000, France 1000 and the United
States relatively few.
Evening star., 1925-11-27
policemen, in one of which a police
man was killed.

policemen, in one of which a police
man was killed.
Source of Bombs Sought.
Wanquist said he had met the
woman in Battle Creek, Mich, six
months ago. At first he maintained
she had innocently accompanied him.
self and AvanZio for the automobile
ride. He was said to be under indict-
ment in Indiana.
Ernest Grillo. manager of a stone
quarry at Lemont, ILL.,, was arrested
In a road house and brought here
for questioning as to the origin of
the explosives used in the bombings.
The bombs Wanquist said he used
were usually more than a foot long
and contained four sticks OF dyna.
mite. The go-between who brought
them to NNanquist from the head Of
the gang was sought by detectives.
Evening star., 1925-11-27
Preparing the Way.

From the Ziffs Magazine.
handsome young man at a Sum
mer resort was approached by a small
boy who proceeded to make friends
with him. The youngster questioned
him as follows:
"How old are you?" was his first
question.
The man answered him, so the lad
continued:
Are you married."
The young man smilingly assured
him that he was not.
Just then the boys mother came
up, and her son turned to her and
asked: What else did you want me
to ask him, mother?'
Evening star., 1925-11-27
Menace of Pneumonia, "

DIR. Iago Galston In the Tower
Health Talk" to be broadcast from
WCAP, WEEI and WEAF Monday
night will discuss THE Menace of
Pneumonia" He will point out the
high death rate which occurs each
year from this dreaded disease during
January, February and March.
KHQ has been moved from Seattle
to Spokane, Wash.
Evening star., 1925-11-27
His Generous Bequest.

From Patton's Magazine.
II hear that Jones left everything
he had to an orphan asylum"
lis that SO? What did he leave?"
Twelve children"
Evening star., 1925-11-27

the word cap came from a hooded
cape; coat from the Latin "cottis'
meaning tunic; jacket from "jacquet"
or coat Of mail and skirt from "skyrta"
Evening star., 1925-11-27

meaning short. The word costume it
self comes from the word custom and
pajamas from the Hindu word "pas.
jama," meaning leg cloth.
Evening star., 1925-11-27
Names for Clothes.

Studying the history Of wearing
apparel 1t has been ascertained that
Evening star., 1925-11-27

Some of the earliest clocks had
no dials. Only the hourly striking
told the time
Evening star., 1925-08-30

case where several cars at various
times had holes burned through their
tops because they were parked on a
side street beside a clubhouse Smok-
ers used to sit by the windows in Sum.
mer and toss cigars and cigarettes to
the street.
Another place where IL is advisable
not to park is directly in front or in
back OF a driveway. Other drivers in
using 1t are quite likely to cut too
short when turning in or turning out,
and thus may cause damage to your
tenders.
This also applies to, parking too
near a street corner. In turning
corner another driver finds himself
forced to the curb by passing traffic
The result is he comes dangerously
close to the car parked too near the
intersection. The risk Is taken by the
man who parks his car in such a pre-.
carious position. The man who runs
into 1t may only scratch his fender,
and he may not be decent enough to
look up the owner
Lesson In Caution.
I'D like TO catch the bird who ran
into me-" Smith declared Can you
imagine running into some ones car
and then not having the decency to
tell him about it?'
Yes, l can" ! replied. With the
number of daredevils car thieves, boot
leggers and road hogs driving cars.
little thing like this ought to be ex-
pected. 1t should be lesson to you
to be careful where you park your
car"
Rather an expensive lesson" Smith
said, trying to straighten out his
fender. Still, suppose it is a gentle
warning, as you optimists have way
of saying"
Exactly. The next time you park
your car you'll look around and get
line on the situation before you leave
1t. There are places where 1t is easy
for thieves to make away with a car,
and other places which protect a car.
There are parking spaces where your
car is certain to be touched by pedes
trians. ] have seen cases where peo-
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Did You Know

That in the typical steering gear
only about third of the teeth on the
worm wheel shaft are used? This
means that by removing the steering
lever arm and turning the worm wheel
shaft a third turn, new teeth can BE-
brought into service, thus greatly
simplifying what might otherwise be
a more complicated adjustment.
That some automobile statesmen and
demonstrators keep the steering geal
so adjusted that there Is virtually no
play In it? Their reason is to enable
them to cut in and out of traffic and
pass others on the highways with ac
curate control of the steering. 1t is
not to be recommended for ordinary
driving, if only because 1t makes steer
ing hard, even though more sensitive
Many prospects have turned down
good cars just because they did not
know that the hard steering was mere
ly personal preference OF the sales
man.
That tires puncture and blow out
less frequently in wet weather than
in dry? Wet pavements keep tires
cooler
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Many New Noises Abroad.

Quite variety of new noises have
come into circulation as a result of
the new features on the new cars.
They are usually nothing to worry
about, but it is well TO know what
alarmed when, and il, they come
upon you.
Balloon tires throw up considera bly,
more gravel, loose dirt and stones
than their predecessors. The tenders
frequently are showered from be-
meath, and, II you are not aware of the
cause of the racket you may imagine
something has gone wrong with the
car.
If q. little dirt or a small stone gets
Jammed between the band and drum
of tront-wheel brake there will be
an odd scraping noise that has all the
earrarks of trouble. 1t will not
usually last more than a few minutes
\ rotary air cleaner that is not
running right will made a noise of it's
own, and now that engines are so re-
markably quiet you are very apt to
hear the generator or the fan and
be alarmed because you have never
heard these parts SO distinctly be-
fore. Vibration In the engine has
been eliminated to a point whero
some very critical drivers now feel
and hear the propeller shaft whip
ping a little under certain driving
conditions.
One of the most important things
to watch with the new cars is the
exposure of the springs. The new
cars are lower. The fat tires toss UP
more water in wet weather. The re-
suit is that lot of people are hav-
Ing an overdose of spring sdueaks.
They do not anticipate so homely
an ailment with SO modern a car.
out the spring squeak is the basis of
nine-tenths of the noises in the new
closed models.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
CYLINDER HEAD WORK.
Can Be Sirnplifsd by Inprovising
Handles.

Detachable cylinder heads are
usually heavy and difficult to handle
when removing or replacing them.
Handles to insure firm and positive
grip, TO place the head squarely on
the engine without dana ging the
gaskets or fingers are readily made
from old spark plug shells and a
heavy bolt or rod. Bend the bolt or
rod TO form a hook or ct" and pass
1t through the spark plug shell. APP
ply the nut and rivet over the end or
insert a Cotter pin TO prevent it from
becoming loose. Grind of the corners
of the nut so that the handle can be
threaded into the spark plug opening
III the cylinder head. Two handles
are necessary and these are inserted
into cylinders Nos. l and 4 plug
openings.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
There are now 100000 automO-
biles i'm use i'm the United States. and
1898, ,999 reasons for being careful.
Old Angle, But Wider.

News of accidents and persistent
talk of safety bring TO mind some
sideliGhts on the subject of the
pleasures of motoring which, for all
the world knows. may be the big
story itself. 1t is just being admitted
by thousands of motorists, for in
stance, that the only real fun in
motoring is in the danger of IL.
For well built, we'll designed and
we'll handled cars speed OF 20 miles
an hour, or below. is no longer re-
garded as d pleasure. The strange
part of it is that even for persons
who have just taken up motoring
90 is SLOW" uninteresting and not
genuinely pleasurable. That appears
to kill the argument that every one
has, through habit, become tired of
driving 25 on the highways. The
truth of the matter seems to be that
% is no longer sufficiently danger
Gus. and thus fails to offer the kick !"
which the Nation finds in flirting
with trouble.
A glance at the automobile marke
Will show that Il large percentage of
manufacturers are advertising the
speed ability of their cars. One
manufacturer urges prospective own
erS to get behind the wheel and hold
her at 80 all day. Why? Does any
average driver need to travel 600
miles within the l. hours of day
light? Or is it just because car
that will do this, if you want it. gives
you the thrill of danger without the
drawback of spelling the motor?
There was a time when folk be-
came popeyed when the driver sud
denly made demands uDOn the on
gine and kicked up the dust. Exceed
ing 20 miles an hour was real fun
1t was real danger then. For real
fun now it seems to be necessary to
get into the real danger range Of
speed, which experience shows is
somewhere above the forties for good
cars.
It's just the same old angle. but
It's wider. 1t does not have to be
more hostile TO human life, but it is.
Pleasure seems to demand it,
Evening star., 1925-08-30
No. 1Is-Where Not to Park.

Finding his car badly janmed
against a trolley pole, Smith realized
for the first time in his experience as
a motorist that a. driver must use con-
siderable discretion In the matter OF
parking his car.
The fact was impressed upon Smith 9
mind not necessarily because the dam
age meant trouble and Inconvenience
for him, but mainly because there was
no way OF finding out who ran into
him. Carrying no collision insurance,
the repair bill was all his.
When a motorist has to dig into his
pocket he is usually in a good frame
of mind to take few tips that will
save him a repetition of the ordeal
That is why he was willing to listen
10 what l had TO say on the subject,
selecting some choice. examples from
my own experience. That is why, also.
he agreed that parking car beside a
post, a pole or other obstacle along
the curb line Is not good policy.
| told him of the time truck caught
the door handle of my car and pushed
the machine up on the sidewalk. The
only damage was to the door handle,
but had there been, a pole where the
car was parked the damage would
have been considerable. This, COM
bined with the fact that the whole
thing happened while I was in the
house and that the guilty party did
not stop, would have meant a nice e3-
pense for me.
Choosing Parking Space.
Whenever you park your car"
went on, you'll find certain places
which other motorists seem to have
overlooked. Beware of these. The
other motorists may have had expert
ence in leaving their cars at these par
ticular spots. Perhaps express wagons
are used TO stopping there to unload
large crates, or perhaps cigarettes are
frequently thrown out the windows
The man who parks his car where
delivery wagons are constantly back
ing in and loading up runs a chance
of getting his car decorated with dents
and scratches. And I remember one
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Starting the Motor.

Have you a definite order for start
ing the motor? Or do you do things
a little different way each time and
thus make trouble for yourself when
your engine stalls at an emb2 rrassin,,
moment? The starting process should
be so habitual as to be almost auto
matte. Here is the normal procedure
for a motor that is already warm:
Set throttle at one-fourth open posi-.
ton. Retard spark slightly unless
ignition is of semi-automatic advance
type. Turn on ignition. Step on
starter. Choke for an instant if en-
gine does not start promptly.
Have this order fixed clearly in your
mind and you will not be confused in
an emergency.
When starting a cold engine, how
ever, the process should not be ha-
bitual. nor is habit necessary under
such conditions. Here you have no
need to hurry. Here you should study
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Hydraulic Brake Tests.

Hydraulic brakes occasionally need
attention, particularly If one of the
pistons Of a wheel cylinder happens
to spring a leak. The service work
Is comparatively simple for a mechanic
who has worked on the system long
enough to know what he's doing. but
the testing process is unique. and 1t
is sometimes overlooked for just that
reason.
While the wheel Is off the system
should be adjusted for proper pressure
and bled so as to remove any air in
the fluid. Then the pedal should be
depressed and held under pressure for
a half hour with a block of wood
wedged between pedal and front seat
cushion. The wheel cylinder and con.
nection will then quickly reveal any
leaks due to improper workmanship.
Evening star., 1925-08-30
u. S. AUTO MAKERS
SEEK MOSCOW TRADE
0utnumber All Other Entries in
Trials to Determine Vehicles
Adapted to Country.

American automobile manufactur-
ers are represented by the greatest
number and variety OF machines en-
tered III the 5000 mile international
automobile trials, which began III
Russia August .. TO continue through
the early part of September.
Second place in the competitions is
held by Germany, whose manufactur-
ers are displaying heavy trucks and
special machines particularly. The
principal makers of France. Italy and
Austria also arc represented. Nearly
100 motor cars. 80 trucks and IS
motor cycles are competing.
The trials are being held TO deter
mine the types Of motor vehicles best
adapted To conditions in the Soviet
union. Prizes will he awarded for
endurance. economy and engine per-
formance They are being managed
Jointly by the board of road transport
of the Soviet government and the
Moscow Automobile Club
Evening star., 1925-08-30
Lessons From Accidents.

Investigation of recent accident
disclosed the fact that the driver
struck u telegraph pole in trying TO
avoid n stray COW on the highway.
Damage to the chassis and body of
the machine revealed the fact that the
car was being driven at a high rate
of speed, which at once established
the guilt of the driver. Also the folly.
Whenever there is COW on the
highway common sense demands "A
very reduced rate of speed, probably
not more than 10 miles an hour. At
this rate of speed the mere striking
OF pole in an effort to avoid hitting
the animal would have no dire results.
The most inexcusa Bile act OF driving
is hitting something while trying to
avoid something else. Two wrongs
never make a right
Evening star., 1925-08-30
KEEP TO THE: RIGHT
FOR SAFETY, URGED.
Latest Version of Time-Hon-
0red Traffic Rule Brought
Forward by A. T. A.

Keep to the right. for safotys
sake.' is the latest version of a time
honored traffic rule being advocated
by the traffic committee of the Wash
ington Automotive Trade Association.
Despite the potential danger in rid
ing the crown of the road. too many
Washington motorists fail to observe
one of the most fundamental laws in
driving, it is pointed out, with the
result that passing on the right is be-
coming more and more popular. Some
of the new traffic regulations were
designed specifically, according to
the dealers, to eliminate this evil and
to encourage the practice Of keeping
10 the right.
Rule Often Ignored.
Operators of cars in the District
apparently are unmindful of one of
the cardinal rules of the road-'Keep
10 the right" said Paul E. Lum.
president of the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association, in comment
ing on the traffic committees warn
ing. 1t is becoming a universal prac-
tiCe TO drive in the center of the
street. although every effort has been
made by the traffic authorities to en-
courage the exercise of the keep-to-
the-right rule.
The idea underlying the regula-
t1on clearing the streets of parked
cars between the hours of and 9:l5
o'clock and 4 and pm, was to allow
wider space of travel for through
traffic. unhampered by parked cars
on the right side of the road. Unless
drivers take advantage of this clear
space to the right, they are defeating
the aim of the regulatio and are
contributing TO a situation equally as
confusing and dangerous as obtained
before the new law was inauGurated."
Mr.. Lum suggested that one of the
reasons drivers failed to observe this
rule was, perhaps, that the crown of
the road in many cases provided
smoother driving than the sides. He
pointed out, however. that if this
practice were continued the center of
the street would in time develop ruts
as result Of the heavy dow of traffic.
How Congestion May Be Avoided.
Much congestion can be avoided, >"
he continued. eff drivers would use
every inch of the roadway Drivers
should keep to the right, leaving the
center space clear for passing cars.
At present many cars are forced TO
the left side of the road in their eff
fort to pass, or else they must resort
10 the alternative of passing on the
right.
Either practice, is contrary TO the
accepted principles of driving in this
country and is a Contributory factor
in the number of traffic mishaps
Washington has more miles of wide
streets than any other city in the
country, and motorists should take ad-
vantage of this fact by not Centract-
ing the avenue of travel to u narrow
strip in the center of the road