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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
TO AID MOTORISTS
Seeks to Remove Certain Re-
Strictions Tourists
Now Encounter.

Because of the growing tendency
among tourists to take their motor
cars abroad, a special committee on
road traffic of the League of Nations
is drafting a plan. to be submitted
soon to all nations. whereby many of
the restrictions and complications
now facing the motor tourist will be
eliminated.
tions committee deals mainly with
the reform of the international road
certificate, which is at present valid
for both the driver and his vehicle.
1t Is proposed to divide this certificate
into two distinct documents. one for
the vehicle and one for the driver
This plan will eliminate all the for
malities which the driver encounters
when he changes cars. The new GER
tificate also will be valid for more
than one journey into a foreign
country.
The committee is working toward
the Standardization of all motor
vehicle laws, making them uniform
for all countries, and thus obviating
the necessity on the part of the motor
list of learning new laws and -unledru-
ing other laws as he passes from one
country TO another. The committee
will recommend that all cars carry
red tail light and that a system of
compulsory insurance against all
damage caused by motor traffic be
given consideration by the various
countries.
Standardization of railroad grade
crossing signs is included in the com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

discover it without going to a lot of
trouble and expense. That's common
sense. isn't it?'
Smith had to admit 1t. And so, when
the case had been dropped he was con-
WINGED that any time the mechanic
spent in looking for the cause was
necessary. When the mechanic an
nounced that an oil lead to the fourth
splash trough was clogged Smith
knew that he was not being bluffed.
What he didn't know, however. were
the details about the oiling system.
Like most motorists, he held to the
idea that the connecting rods Topped
around in the oil and thus splashed
1t all over the engines "insides. :"
He had been informed by the man
who sold him the car that the lubri-
cation consisted of the splash system,
but he had not waited to hear the rest
of the story-merely, that the system
was force feed and splash.
Getting the Facts.
Smith decided to get II straight
while there was an opportunity.
"How can any one bearing fail to
receive oil If the whole motor is bathed
In it?'' he asked.
1.-The motor isn't bathed in it," re-
piled the mechanic. Your oil is kept
in the bottom of the crankcase.
known as the stump, and Is not
touched by the connecting rods while
it is there. The bottom of the crank
case slopes so that the oil runs ito
ward the front or the rear, from where
it is picked up by the oil pump. or
led to it, The oil is then pumped
into a distributor pipe which runs the
length of the engine inside the crank
case and at about the lowest level the
connecting rods reach. There is a
splash trough for each rod. and into
these oil flows constantly from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

distributor pipe. Dippers, or tips on
the ends Of the connecting rods, pas.
through this oil I'm the troughs. Some
of the oil Is thus forced up into the
connecting rod bearing while the re-
mainder splashes over the inside OF
the motor up into the pistons and on
the cylinder walls.
I'm draining back into the bottom of
the crankcase again this oil Is caught
in ducts and Is led to all the main
bearings of the motor. This is where
you get your idea of lubricating by
splashing, but you can easily see how
necessary II IL to have the oil forced
to the distributor pipe. In your en-
CINE separate lead takes oil to the
timing gears and the camshaft."
What do they mean by direct pres
sure lubrication?" Smith asked.
Most of the new cars seem to
have It,"
I'm direct pressure olling," the me,
pumped and led by pipes to every
bearing or wearing part OF the engine.
The oil Is even forced through the
crankshaft and camshaft. both Of
which are hollow. Little holes at the
important points allow the oil to work
out. Every part of the engine is de-
signed to receive 40 much oil and no
less. Nothing liz left to chance. But,
of course, the oil must be clean and
there is bound to be trouble II an oil
lead or hole gets clogged."
Engineers spend a long time trying
to agree as to which type of lubrica-
ton Is better and they seem to be de
Gliding In favor OF direct high pressure.
| think ones as good as another If you
follow directions suggested by the
manufacturer. The best system in the
world, you know, can be ruined by
neglect and misunderstanding.
Next week-AIore Engine Mysteries.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
No. 9S-Force Feed and Splash.

Plenty of oil in the crankcase. vet
burned bearing, Smith was indeed
puzzled, for it had not happened on a
cold morning nor was he driving fast
at the time.
u can't explain anything about it
until we have dropped the crankcase
and looked over the situation" Smith
was told at the service station. 1T
looks to me as though you got some
poor oil"
The oil in the engine is what YOU
peopl" put IN here yourself when you
took up on that main bearing only a
week ago" Smith reminded the serv-
ice man.
The mechanic admitted there could
be nothing wrong with the oil. He
then suggested that perhaps there was
not enough oil in the crankcase
If you're in doubt about that just
look at the indicator" Smith replied.
1t showed about quarts. And to
prove that it was not sticking he
pressed it down" allowed it to seek
the level of the oil again and then
reread it, He was even careful to
see that the car was on level ground
so that the true level of the oil could
be ascertained
Then you must have been forcing
her up long steep hill in high, "
the mechanic concluded.
Smith Not Satisfied
THE bearing burned out while the
motor was running at a normal
speed Smith contended. I'm not
satisfied with your explanations
Neither am l., the other admitted.
II know now that the trouble is
something more serious, but if there
was some simple reason for the
trouble it would be worth while to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

mo motorist should select a car
merely on a basis of it's hill-climbing
performance, but / mention this in
cident to show how much a motorist
stands to lose by being ignorant of
what other cars are doing and how
costly it is in the long run for any
manufacturer to have his owners sat
isfied with what they will eventually
discover to be grounds for definite
dissatisfaction.
Every car owner owes it to him
self to take demonstrations every now
and again in other makes of cars, new
models as well as old. He cannot al
ford to be too well satisfied with what
he is driving. And it is often equally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
AUTOS Kill MiIIiO.,
Birds and animals
Daily, He Asserts
Motors PROBING Serious
Check on Natural Life,
DR.. SfOner Holds.

More than a nliliion animals are
killed by motorists daily during the
touring season, according to Il com
pilation by DR.. Dayton Stoner of tn
University of Iowa.
Going from Iowa City, Iowa, to
Lakeside Laboratory, distance of 200
miles, DR.. Stoner counted 105 dead
animals of 80 different species on the
roadside. Averaging the total loss of
animal life for the 10000 miles of
motor roads IN the United States. DR..
Stoner estimates the daily total will
run well over a million for all species
of small birds and animals.
Red-headed woodpeckers headed the
list of casualties with a total of So.
Chickens, supposed to be the most
common victims. ran a poor second,
with a total of eight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

mittee's recommendations Several of
the European countries have abolished
the gates at most level crossings as
matter of economy, and the commit
tee urges that signs, warning motor
lists of such crossings. be erected.
The committee will consider the
suggestion whether each country
should undertake to furnish on de-
mand full particulars of the owner or
driver of a motor vehicle which has
been the cause of a serious accident
i'll the territory of another country.
A driver guilty of an offense against
the regulations of one country would
be informed by the country which
originally granted him his interna-
tional certificate of the decision for
bidding him to drive a motor ear in
the country where his offense had
occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
Henry III Price Fixer.

Price fixing on the part of govs
ernments was not new idea when
it was used in the World War time
of economic stress and since during
the reconstruction period. King
Henry III of England was one of tha
early rulers to use the right Hal
caused an ordinance to be passed nrrs
hibiting bow makers from selling thejn
best bows at more than three shillings
four pence each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

true that little investigation of tho
market will serve to Danish any
chance dissa tisfaction.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

John Smith should welcome He
selfish; rather he chap willing and glad to
exploited benefit
the other 100000 of the clan.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
OILS AND UTILITIES
LEAD CURB MARKET

NEW YORK, Maya I9.-The oil
stocks shared with the utility stocks
in speculative buying in the curb
market today. Humble Oil's fur
ther advance to 60k, up III points
to a new high price level, was the
feature OF the oil list. American
Maracaibo, Lago and other South
American oils made a good showing,
buying of LagO being particularly
heavy. Standard Oil OF Indiana and
New York were fractionally higher.
Public utility and high priced
industrial stocks were generally in
clined to higher price levels, though
some profit taking appeared in the
former. National Power and Light
gained six points at. 303; United
Heat and Light was up points;
Lehigh Power up 3; Electric Bond
and Share up points to a new
high at SOh; Southeastern Power
up 1k. -
Mengel Box continued it's spectac-
ular advance and jumped points
to "a; National Tea was up at
290; Victor Talking Machine up S
at 100, in a movement which has
practically wiped out the effects Of
its March decline.
Mining stocks were inactive and
featureless. Bonds were steady.
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BUSINESS MEN
MOURN LOSS
Of OYSTER
Trade Bodies Pass ResoIu-
tions of Regret at Passing
of Civic Leader

Business mems organizations to-
day felt keenly the death of Com
missioner James F. Oyster. In the
headquarters of each Of the indus
trial and commercial organizations
the life and 1aho~a of the late Com
missioner received high commenda-
ton.
The board of governors of the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation was called to meet this
morning to draft a resolution Of
coincidence. The following resolu-
ton was adopted:
To Attend Rites.
Whereas, We have learned Of the
death of our distinguished fellow
citizen, Honorable James F. Oyster,
member of the Board of CommiG-
sioners of the District Of Columbia
Therefore, be it Resolved, That
we, the board Of governors of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation assembled in special ses-
sioon this 10th day of May, 1925,
at 1890 o'clock, do hereby record
the deep sense of sorrow that we
feel at the passing of Commission
er Oyster, who was not only zeal
Gus public official of. a high order
of integrity. but. whom many of
US have known for years as an
admired associate and friend.
"Be it Further Resolved, That
as a mark of respect to Commis-
sioner Oyster, this meeting do
now adjourn, and that the board
attend the obsequies in body"
Trade Board MOurns Loss
The following statement IN behalf
of the Board of Trade was made by
Arthur Carr, secretary of that or
ganization, in which Captain Oyster
was long active:
THE Washington Board of Trade,
individually and collectively, mourn
the loss of Commissioner. James r.
Oyster. Captain Oyster, as he was
familiarly known, devoted practic-
ally his entire life to the civic and
business Improvement of the city.
He served for number of years as
director of the Washington Board
of Trade and in the year 1920
was elected president of the organi.
zation. the highest honor which
could be bestowed upon him by the
ITO have known Captain Oyster
was to admire him. He was q man
Of strong will and determination,
but fair with it all in every respect
The Nations Capital has indeed
suffered loss and his legion of
friends will mourn his passing"
Resolutions of regret at the
death of Captain Oyster were being
drawn today by the Chamber OF
Commerce for adoption at a meet
ing tonight at the New Willard
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
POLISH BONDS HIT
SLUMP ON MARKET

NEW YORK, May 19. Polish
government per cent bonds of
1880 declined to 81 today, a dApp of
|s points from yesterdays high on
OF the dissolution Of
the banking syndicate which dis
ftributed a total Of $35 100000 of
the bonds. French. German and
British bonds were active and
steady. French Is sold at 9211a
German Is at 95s and British SIS
at 117A.
Liberty and Treasury bonds gid
at slightly higher prices in response
to the better demand from institu-
tional buyers. Treasury ANS
reached l06.12; Treasury As. 102.11;
second Liberty Ans, 101.12; fourth
AIS, 102l17.
Railroad. traction and utility
bonds were active and steady and
good buying demand also appeared
in convertible industrials.
Chesapeake and .Jlllo, Katy and
st. Paul bond issues were in good
demand at higher prices. Florida,
and Eastern 5s Of 1874 sold at top
prices for the year at 95z. Brook
lyn-Manhattan Transit and Inter
borough bonds showed consistent
Pan-American convertible
IS were the leaders Of activity in
the Industrial group.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
CHESTERMAN IS
NOTED FIGURE
|NF|NANCE
Morris Plan Bank Executive
Here Author Of Many Vir->
ginia Statutes on Banking
BY RICHARD HATTON.

One OF the latest additions to the
banking fraternity in Washington
Is Bertram. .Chesterman, executive
vice president Of the Morris Plan
Bank of Washington. Mr.. Chester
man comes to Washington from
New York, where for the past six
years he has been one OF the Of
ficials of the: Industrial Finance
Corporation; financial institution
which has large holdings of stock
In various Norris Plan Banks in all
Parts of the United States.
Before becoming associated with
the development of industrial, bank
ing and the Industrial Finance Cor
State bank examiner in Virginia
from 1910 to 1917, and 1t was partly
due to his influence that the Vir-
ginia State banking department was
organized in 1910. He was the
author of many of the Virginia
statutes regulating State banking
now on the statute books Of that
State.
In 1917, at the outbreak of the
war, he entered the service Of the
Federal Government as a national
bank examiner, being first assigned
to New Jersey, later to Connecticut,
and finally assigned to the examina-
tions of national banks in New York
city. AS g. national bank examiner,
he was frequently assigned by the
Government to special work calling
for unusual discretion, and in that
post earned an enviable record of
achievement. Mr.. Chesterman's
long experience in banking has
given him the reputation Of being
an analyst of keen insight and
banker possessed Of sound judgment
combined with initiative.
He is a Virginian by birth and
q member Of an old Virginia family,
his ancestors having come over
from England among the first set
tiers in the COLONY of Virginia. He
is the son OF Edwin Bruce Chester
man, known nationally during his
lifetime as a political writer, who
was the editor of the Richmond
Times.
The profession Of Journalism was
originally selected for the son. but
shortly after leaving college, he
showed such a marked preference
for finance that all his energies
since then have been devoted to
banking.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
Oil Stocks

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4 l3i.I 11I-
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Chicago Grain Market

CHICAGO, May 19.-Grains were
irregular at the opening here today.
Wheat started a to 1A higher
and then eased. The relative
steadiness at Liverpool attracted
some scattered buying but commits
sion houses sold on the turn.
Corn started Y lower to II higher
with the more distant deliveries
dragging. Prices sagged with
wheat later.
Oats started Il lower to u higher
with trade small and the swing
within a narrow range.
Provisions started steady to easy
with trade light.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
Short Term Securities

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The Washington times., 1925-05-19
SOUTHERN POWER CO.
TO BE SOLD SHORTLY

NEW YORK, May 1e.-Sale Of the
Southern Power and Light Company
TO the Electric Power and Light
Company is expected to be consum-
mated shortly, according to inforIna-
ton obtained in financial circles
here today.
Southern stockholders were noti-
fled May Is that negotiations were
under way on the basis of exchange
of stock one share of Electric pre-
ferred and one-half share common
Tor each share Of Southern preferred.
Oil Stocks
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The Washington times., 1925-05-19
Clearing House Statement

NEW YORK, May 19.-Clearing
house statement:
Exchanges, 81 ,O52 .000. 900. Bal
ances. SIO2 900 900. Federal reserve
bank credit balances, SIT 900 900.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS
ON PAGE 22.
DE NEMoURs STOCK TO
INCREASE $50, ,ooo. 900

NEW YORK, May 19.-Directors
Of the 3. I. De Nemours have ap
proved an increase in the capital
stock of the company from 10000
900 to $3.50, ,000, 900. A special stock
holders meeting has been called foE
June is to vote on the increase
which Is made necessary by the pro.
posed expansion Of the activities OF
the company.
Directors declared the regular
dividend of $3.50 a share on the
common stock and $1.b0 a share on
the debentures, payable to stock.
holders of record June 5 and July
10, respectively.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
Cotton Goods Market

NEW YORK, May 19.-The cot
ton goods market was practically
unchanged today; prices were steady.
Raw silk prices were steady. mar
ket was moderately active. Bur
laps were slightly easier on re-
ports of a lower market at Calcutta.
Linens remain quiet, dress linens
weak. Wool goods market was
fairly steady, trading light. Cotton
warns sales were small, prices un-
changed.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. May 19.-The cot
ton market was firm at the opening
today; first prices were from six
teen to twenty points higher. May
opened at $3.50, up eighteen points;
July, 1855, up twenty points; Oc,
tober, 22.33. up sixteen points, and
December, 22:55, up eighteen points.
The Washington times., 1925-05-19
PRESIDENT WILL FILL
NEW JERSEY JUDGESAlP

President Coolidge expects this
week to fill the vacant federal
judgeship post in New Jersey, the
White House announced today.
The Department Of Justice has
completed it's investigation of sew
eral men for the position and will
make a recommendation to the
President shortly.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-21

fined s25 and costs in June which
he has failed to pay,
They were arrested by Patrolman
Thomas Lee after Hackney COM
planned to the patrolman that they
had assaulted him and taken some
money from his pockets. The as
sault is alleged to have occurred
about l o'clock In the morning,
Johnson and Olson claimed that they
had nothing to do with Hackney,
except that they tried TO assist him
when they found him lying on the
sidewalk, bleeding from the mouth
as they were on the way home. They
claimed that while they we're trying
TO help him homo. - Ne was In a
drunken condition, he turned and
accused them Of hitting him and 60
ing through his pockets. They said
that when he did this they left him
and went homo only to be arrested
a short time after arrINn" 'here.
Raid on Crap shooters.
Prosecutor Joseph w. Woods mol
led a charge of gambling against
Ricardo Palazzolo OF n Talcott
street. He was arrested when the
police broke up a crap game In
Finengan's alley on Main street yes
torday afternoon, the rest Of the al
legged crapshooters escaping,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-21

Last year out Of 100000 a,}tos
stolen, 10000 were recovered.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-21

power of other nations were factors
to be considered in determining the
American air defense.
The air service, he said, needs in
creased personnel and equipment,
but he opposed unifcation of all air
forces or creation of a separate air
corps like the marine corps In the
navy.
Wars in the future" he continu-
ed, will be won as they have in the
past-by the slow movable forces on
land, the infantry. The air mon will
always be an auxiliary service. 1t
will never in itself defeat the enemy.
1t cannot operate with ground or
floating basis.
General Hines was followed by
Brigadier General Hugh Drum, as
sstant chief of staff, who reviewed
the findings of several boards that
inquired into the aircraft situation,
Immediately after the armistice.
These Investigations, he said, all
showed the need for unity of COM
mand in battle. He likewise read
two letters by General John ],
Pershing, one to Major General Me
nohor former chief Of the army air
service, saying unity Of command
was essential, and one prepared the
day before Pcrshing retired. saying
that I'VE must still fight our battles
with the infantry forming the back
bone--tho role OF other arms must
be to help it reach the enemy.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-21
1853 Freshmen Enroll at
Connecticut College

New London, Sept. q Pl--One
hundred and sixty three freshmen
representing twenty states, the dis
trict Of Columbia and Hawaiian ter
ritory, reported al New London Hall,
the administration building of Con-
necticut College for Women in Me-
London, when it opened its doors TO-
the eleventh academic year this
morning. The college has an APP
proXimate enrolment Of $50
students.
The new colonial dormitory is
ready for occupation. The sum OF
$4,000 has been spent during the
past few months in grading the
grounds, furnishing the new dormi-
tory and making repairs to the dor
mitories. Registration for upper
cIassmen starts tomorrow and class
es will begin Wednesday morning
after the presidents address of wei
come and the special chapel service
New Britain herald., 1925-09-21
FRENCH TERMS READY
CsillauS Today Completes Text of
His Statement TO United States
Relative to Debt Funding.
BY Tho Associated Press.

BY The Associated piuss,
Aboard Steamship Paris, Sept, 81,
Finance Minister CaiiIaux and his
colleagues on the French mission to
the United States today completed
the text Of the proposals which they
win lay before the American debt
funding commission,
Since the voyage from Hayre be-
gan the delegates have been devotlng
some hours daily to consultations
upon what should be said to the
Americans and the form In which II
should be put.
One of the most troublesome parts
Of the document concerns transfers
of money TO America and how these
can be made without disturbing en-
change and depreciating the franc
NJ. CaillauX now Is IN active wire
less correspondence. with the French
embassy in Washington regarding
the arrangements for the confer
cnCe.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-21

Breadfruit trees, for many years
one Of the chief sources of food on
many Pacific islands are dying out.