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Evening star., 1925-07-05
Ceases to Be Joke.

The man who takes care of his car
and who is conscientious in the
seemingly little things may yet come
into his own.
This is the prediction of those who
believe that the present accident
situation is nothing more nor less
than the final result of carelessness
in details of car ownership.
Robert T. Hurley. superintendent
of the Connecticut State police, dur
ing a recent address declared that
there seems to be prevalent an un-
usual attitude of Indifference and
carelessness by motorists Until
they realize that they are responsible,
he predicts, there viii be fatalities
and serious accidents on the road.
The situation, however, is not nee
essarily unusual When man gets
TO point where he doesn't care how
much air he has in his tires, he is
not very likely to care whether he
rips off fender now and again.
Small beginning. Little acorns.
And, finally, a national problem.
Those who profess to see the light
in, accident prevention say the process
is a case of simple pyramiding of
carelesSness. A motorist is first in
different to his own car and then to
other peoples cars.
Meanwhile the few car owners who
are not comfortable until they know
their cars are well creased, clean and
operating efficiently are multiplying
these simple precautions until they
are reaching a point where they can
be trusted to do the right thing under
any conditions and to do it instinc-
lively. But they are so rare as to
need the encouragement of every
honest citizen.
Don't laugh at the man who fuses
with his car. He may be the chap
who stands to save your life.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
While Looking Around.

There are many varieties of mean
tricks in motoring. but about the
meanest is to move another mans
car so that he gets into trouble.
Three men were discovered recently
moving a Ford closer TO fire hydrant
so that they could park their car in
half car space just behind it.
Sometimes a motorist can pick up
a few tips by standing around and
noticing some of the things that he
doesn't see when actively engaged in
playing the role of driver. One of
the things he would discover is the
various ways the police have of check
ing up on cars that are parked too
long in restricted areas. He would
find that in some cities the police
often fool the car owner by changing
the system every few weeks.
Motorists and officials who firmly
believe that fast drivers pay more
attention to business and are, there
fore, safer in the long run, would have
been interested in observing a par
ticularly hazardous "slow poke" who
held back traffic on an important road
last Sunday. The offenders wife was
reading him the Sunday paper as he
drove. Every now and again he would
risk a glance or two at the headlines,
taking great pains to, drive below 20.
Two Parking Pointers.
Where is the hardest place in town
to park? Where do most drivers tell
Evening star., 1925-07-05
MOTORISTS SHOULD
HAVE F|RST-A|D KIT
Many Accidents Make Need
of Medical Service
Imperative.

Every man or woman who drives
an automobile should understand sim
pie first-aid methods. This is the con-
Viction of DIR. Herman BundeSen,
health commissioner of Chicago, who
IS directing a campaign in that city TO
reduce the number of traffic fatalities.
Every year thousands of persons
unnecessarily lose their lives through
automobile accidents, because those
who could be of aid at the time of ac-
cident become panicky and lose their
heads at the sight of blood. If they
understand the simplest rudiments of
first aid, a handkerchief and a pencil
or ordinary stick of wood could be
used as Il tourniquet, thus stopping
hemorrhage until medical help ar
rives," says DIR. Bundesen.
The autoist, especially. is in need
of first-aid knowledge. Whether in
the city or en- route, he should be pro-
vided with a compact first-aid kit
After spending a short time studying
the rules of first aid, the average per-
son can intelligentlly render help.
Should Garry Kit.
The common injuries which occur
through automobile accidents are cut
arteries, fractures or broken bones,
cuts and bruises. Many minor in
iuries, which, through neglect, prove
fatal, occur in taking off spare tires.
Every wound, no matter how slight,
should Immediately be swabbed with
iodine. Splints, used in case OF frac-
lure, will keep the limb at rest and
relieve the patient of much pain until
placed in the hands of a physician.
Motorists should carry a small first
aid kit. know how to use it and, above
all things, keep cool in time of ac-
Cident."
The Automobile Club of Southern
California has enlisted 80 cars, all
equipped for first-aid treatment. As
result motorists in that section are
now given first-aid protection through
their highway patrolmen.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
The Old Mechanic Says:

/ could take life a lot easier If
some of you car owners would con-
suit your friends before you come
down and give your good money to
me. Your friends could tell you in
most cases that your trouble is moth
ing more than what they have come
to expect as customary.
I've just been ridin around with a
chap who complained of a buckin
action of the engine at speeds be-
tween 15 and 90 miles an hour. We
narrowed the trouble down TO the
carburetor and then tried all kinds of
adjustments, but didn't have much
success. There was decided break
in the flow of the gas mixture into
the cylinders when we fed gas for a
Evening star., 1925-07-05
For Better Driving.

When you have set your front
wheels for a complete turn and the
streets are wet, be careful to start
off gently, otherwise the front wheels
are likely to skid. You may find
yourself half way across the street
before the car actually starts turning.
If the clutch drags little, making
it difficult to shift into low gear with
out making a noise, try retarding the
spark each time you want to make
the start. If the engine is running
at its slowest speed, naturally the
clutch cannot spin as fast.
When making a quick stop on a
we'll travelled street, turn to the right
as far as possible This gives the
man behind a chance to swing safely
10 your left If his brakes are not as
effective as yours.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

you it's impossible? Where do they
all want to park their cars but feel
that they can't? Find that spot and
you will probably discover that every
day it is becoming an easier place to
park. The idea that it is difficult Is
simply serving to keep people away.
II there is space in front of your
car after you have parked. and If
you do not think the space provides
room enough for the average auto
mobile, better pull up a little and
waste the space. If you back as far
as you dare to go, the chances are
that some one will manage to put
a car into the limited space, thereby
making II very difficult for your car,
the car behind you and the car ahead
of the intruder to get out. Parking
is getting to be a matter of co-opera-
ton, but there is no gain in encourag
ing one driver to inconvenience three
others,
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Prison to Be Home of Art.

The old prison tower in Reval, re
ferred to in popular pariance as Big
Margarete, and used as a State prison
under former Russian governments, is
to be converted into a home for artists.
1t will have studios and exhibition
rooms and living quarters for a num-
ber Of Esthonian painters and sculp-
tors
Evening star., 1925-07-05
What's the Answer?

/. How many miles of improved
dirt road will be constructed by State
highway departments this year, ac-
cording to present plans?
2. What is the outstanding claim
for the steam cooling system for cars?
8. Do balloon tires reduce the cars
speed?
Evening star., 1925-07-05

difficulty with four-wheel brakes, bal
loon tires, smoother clutches and the
dozen or so other improvements in
the automobile within the past two
years or so. Too many motorists
have been unwilling to add the ac-
cessory of understanding how to use
these new features to best advantage
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Accessory Overlooked.

How many people in buying new
cars remember to equip them with
additional knowledge in driving and
car care? The average motorist
seems TO be willing to cash in on inn
provements, but seldom is there any
evidence of a desire to improve with
the automobile. Possibly this ex-
plains why so many-people have had
Evening star., 1925-07-05

A. Should the radiator always be
kept filed with water?
5. Are present-day engines two or
four cycle?
(Think these over during the week
and look for the answers in this de-
partment next Sunday)
copyright, 1925.l
Evening star., 1925-07-05

tire region is also being thoroughly
resigned at the present time.
An interesting announcement made
by the auto club is that all mileages
to Los Angeles are recorded on club
signs.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
WEAR OF TIRES.
Right Side of Right Front Subject
ed to Most Strain.

The right side of the tread of a
right front tire always gets the most
wear, but this is even more pro-
nounced with the balloon tire. Since
the sides Of the tread are the weak
est part of the balloon tire, it is best
to switch the front tires from one
wheel TO the other after running the
pair about 1000 miles, in order to
get even use of them.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
MINUTE MESSAGES FOR MOTORISTS
"a Chance to BE Sure"
prepared by public information committee of the
Washington Automotive Trade Association.

Washington Automotive Trade Association
troubles
exactly how they stand with
to ot of
may be in
the and
a
of
check other
the
hand perhaps will
premature the paint
badly headlights
until gets blinded Better be
Compare Not a hitorrniss way but
Evening star., 1925-07-05

knowing the driver was not to
blame will not dry a woman's tears,
nor yet will 1t be of any consolation
to the insurance company III which
the late Iamented carried policy.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

The Ford organization is now EN-
ploying more than 161 ,060 persons in
its various activities throughout the
United States.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

in front undisturbedi And the proof
hes IN the sales. Up-up because
of roominess.
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Jewett Coach Sales Climb Like the Car Itself

Sales records unequa1led in the history of
our business. Performance records I'M
equalled by any car m the industry.
That's an eighteen word picture of what
Jewett Coach has done m just few weeks
of sensational achievement.
A Coach at $3.50 with the renowned
Jewett chassis unchanged even in the
slightest degree. The world knows this
chassis-the industry knows it as winner
Thousands have proved it's sturdiness in
year after year service. The greatest mod
crate price chassis ever built!
Roominess for the Wise!
A Coach $12oO-with advanced features
in design that would have been welcomed
ayear or two from now. Wise buyers want
roon1iness! We proved it. The shin
barking, small interior type of Coach is
going the way of the horse and buggy.
Rooniness is today's demand. So JeWett
built roomy Coach. Gave it yard wide
doors. And studied seat arrangement
You enter or leave the rear with those
Evening star., 1925-07-05


hes IN the sales. p-up-up-bec because
of roominess.
Style-You Bet!
In outer appearance-Jewett Coach is
the ultimate in advanced design. Features
that make sedans popular, Jewett Coach
has IN abundance. Beautifully colored in
blue permanent lacquer-an ornamental
double belt moulding-gracefully curved
back-lowslung and long appearing. Not
a square corner on it.
ACoach like this at S1260. Hardly pos
sible to picture. Impossible to appreciate
until you I've spent a half hour back of the
wheel. Then-as easy to understand as
your a, b, c's. So easy to drive you almost
forget it's motor car you're handling.
And power under your foot TO outperform
any car within $500 of its price.
If you want to really know the why of
Jewett' Coach triumph us for
friendly demonstration. Or come in
today. c7sO
Evening star., 1925-07-05
The Great
and Genuine Economy
Its Owners Know

Lindsey Motor Company, Alexandria, Va
Ashby Motor Company, Quantico, Va.
Bates Brothers, Orange, Va.
Dents Garage Great Mills, Md.
Robert V. Norris, La Plata, Md.
Auto Supply Company, SaIuda. vs..
Marlboro Motor Company, Marlboro, Nd.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

White House Service Station, Hyattsyille, Md.
earle X. Trone, Clarendon, Va.
Brosius Brothers & Gormley, Rockville, Md
Hyns0n Bradford, Manassas, Va.
New Market Motor Co, Inc, New Market, va.
w Earl DUNCAN, CaIIao Va
A. C. Bruce, inc, Greenwood and CroZet. va,
Evening star., 1925-07-05

Universal Service Station, Front Royal, Va.
Rally Chance, Bowling Green, Va.
Baker & Cosby, Columbia, Va.
CuIpeper Sales & Service Co., Culpeper, Va.
Hargrave Lewis, West Point, Va.
Winchester. Hudson Company, Winchester, Va,
Evening star., 1925-07-05

PrAce 20. 3. DeeroaEs fax e1-
ira. Paige>Loekheed %'whesl
bsakaa NJ slight extra cost
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maneuvers, even on a small scale,
could not possibly be carried out with
out some damage to the titled soil. The
British, too, suffered somewhat from
the same lack of space. Troops billet
ed in rest areas were drilled in small
groups on any available free spot, a
courtyard, market square or in neg
lected gardens.
LACK OF EQUIPMENT.
As long as these drills were merely
routine exercises for seasoned troops,
this factor had no weight, but when
it came to drilling new levies sent
close to the front, great difficulties
arose. France had lost so much
ground to the enemy that the culti-
walton of every available inch of
ground became national necessity,
and one had to content oneself With
whatever free space nature provided.
book tactics, or had led imaginary
door exercises difficult and disagree
able. As result of close observation
/ came to the conclusion that for
American troops the best place for
training for dunty in France was in
the United States.
We had the space and more or less
stable weather conditions to afford
our units a maximum of outdoor in.
struction.
Perhaps Of greatest importance to
all of us were the number of confer
ences with officers representing de-
partments in the making. 1t was
painful to see the utter lack of equip
ment. Motor transportation for sup
plies was conspicuous by its absence.
COOPERATION LACKING.
I assure the readers that / am
not telling them a story about an
opera bouffe revolution of some OBJ
scure little republic in Central Amer
lea when ! narrate that the quarter
master had supply Of half gross
of campaign hats. and other equip
ment in correpondingly 'huge" guam
titles, for an army which was soon TO
be present in the insignificant figure
of mere million or two.
Even a tyro could have seen that
there was hardly any cooperation be-
tween the American headquarters in
France and the home base. Consid-
ering that the transportation Of sup
plies ONtTstdS anu tue uHiOdulllE vi
French soil could be accomplished
only with great difficulties. hearty CO.
operation was doubly necessary.
Just before returning home, I. with
two other division commanders, had a
conference with the commander-in-
chief. He told us of his great diff
culties in getting supplies from Amer
lea and he urged us to have our divi-
sions completely equipped before bring
ing them to France.
The other division commanders be-
gan a TRADE against their divisions.
They had no confidence in them be-
cause they were recruited locally, their
idea being that these units should be
recruited from any and all parts Of
the states.
The COMMUNICATIVE asked my
opinion about my division, because it
came from one state. ! answered that
| considered that circumstance a val
liable asset. because state pride would
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S. General Attacks War Department Unfit to Command

that flew hither and thither, until at
last. long after the colo weather had
caused us to resort to self help by
improvisations, heating was provided
from the bounty of the United States.
1 shall close this disagreeable sec
ton with only one more comment
What will you say of an organizatio
responsible for the movement Of
troops, when the following occurs: A
certain division is ordered to proceed
from a Southern camp to France.
While part Of this organization is on
the train hundreds of miles from its
concentration camp. a detachment il
travelling South TO report to that very
unit for .duty-undcr orders by the
same authority that moved the divi-
sion. Incredible. say you? oh, no,
this actually happened in our War
Department at about the time the AL
lies were eagerly waiting for help from
America.
II required the genius OF General
Peyton March 10 bring order into that
part of the War Department which
was TO coordinate activities of the
troops at concentration camps and in
the field. He certainly had no easy
The ever present rains made OUT
the concerned bureaus at Washington
were not prepared for the great task
confronting them. and, instead of CO.
operating among themselves, they were
simply swamped off their feet, with.
the result that wherever one turned
among the troops, one felt the in
credible in efficiency Of our highest
headquarters.
Chaos and chaos-that is what con-
fronted those who knew the diagnosis
of the disease and who realized that
great physician was needed TO cure
the national ailment.
A few hours after my return tn
Camp Logan from France i ordered
all brigade, regimental and battalion
commanders to headquarters and had
a heart-to-heart talk with them.
Next Sunday-The arrival of the
Thirty-third Division in France and
what they did there.)
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and reScinded the next day: when it
is recalled that we were supposed 10
be dealing with specially trained staff
officers, who could not often enough
impress upon mere line officers their
professional superiority, because they
had passed n course in German text
armies on the said hills in the vicinity
OF Leavenworth, Kansas, or had look
ed at few topographic maps and had
written out an order to cause detach-
ments of an imaginary army TO make
a reconnaissance according to Hoyle.
one wishes that these officers had been
given less theory and a little more
ordinary American horse sense.
THEORIES USELESS.
do not desire 10 be misunderstood
as decrying the value Of theoretic
training. | purposely gave my career
ut the start of these memoirs to show
that 1 have been identified with West
Point and good American University
so that /, too, had my share of alb
stract theories to digest, but l also
learned that an army cannot be run
on theories. and that in a material
world in which the clements of con-
flict are let loose TO destroy and mu-
tilate human beings wholesale. mate
rial means for defense are essential
and their production was. is and al
ways will be the concrete tool Of mill
tary science.
All that medical science could offer
was utilized to reduce the morbidity
and mortality rate at Camp Logan.
A few medical men proved incompetent
and neglectful. and they, like their
colleagues of the line. were asked to
resign or face an efficiency board. But
the worst obstacle we had TO overcome
was not in our midst, but again Mt
Washington. In spite Of numerous
kilograms, our base hospital had Meth
er running water nor facilities for
heating the wards, operating rooms
and quarters for the personnel.
Evidently some theorist looked At
Camp Logan on the map of Texas and
exclaimed, why. that camp is so far
south that it is in an almost subtropi-
cal climate-they do not need any
heat"-and let it go at that.
oh, for the protests and kilograms
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in such shoes, and remain in water
logged trenches and WINS beyond
me.
could scarcely believe my own eyes
until sober reality awakened me. rude
ly enough, to the realization that GER
tain manufacturers were getting rich
ut the expense Of the government and
its defenders.
But where were the officers who
We're supposed TO inspect all supplies
Where, indeed?
WAR DEPARTMENT WRONG"
Under such conditions the task of
attaining a high degree of military
efficiency was Herculean indeed.
What is wrong with our nation ~
was once asked by a staff officer,
who had been unusually posted on
military organization and management
of foreign armies.
There is nothing wrong with our
nation" / had to reply, "but every
thing wrong with our War Depart
ment."
And today, as I write these lines,
almost seven years since the armistice.
and myself retired from the active list
of the army nearly three years, critical
reflection can give no other answer.
And that is something TO ponder
over. Captains. colonies and generals
in the field have command, but the
material equipment and the authority
come from the War Department,
whose decisions are usually final.
When one looks back at the vacillating
policies which were announced one day
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GEORGE BELL, JR.
BY MAJ. GEN. BELL
Commander Of the Thirty.third Divi.
sion In France)

~
sion In France)
When the United States entered the
World War there were few officers
OF the regular army qualified, by act
nal experience. to lead large military
units on European battlefields.
This was in a measure due to our
military policy which afforded officers
Of high rank little opportunity to ap-
ply their theoretic training even in
maneuvers.
Leaders in war. however. especially
Of large bodies transformed from
peaceful citizens to soldiers, almost
overnight. who are expected to main
tain discipline in the face of death and
mutilation, is something that cannot
be acquired in military colleges or in
small garrisons.
II was. therefore. gratifying to me
that when. in August, 1917. the War
Department ordered me TO Camp Lo-
gan as its commanding general. could
look back upon a long career which
had qualified me for my new duties.
With the exception of four yea rs
during which I was professor of mill
tary science and commandment at Cor
nell University ithaca. n. ". I had
been in command Of troops ranging in
strength from a platoon TO the equiv
alent Of a corps. The latter had Ma
tional Guard as well as regular troops.
which gave me the opportunity To
study the strength and weaknesses of
both classes Of troops.
] had also been detailed for six years
as inspector general, and that expert
ence was priceless to me, because
brought home forcibly the need for
zeal, discipline, loyalty. initiative. mo-
rale. attention TO details and, above
all. love of country. II gave me an
opportunity, as no other assignment
could have done, to become thoroughly
familiar with our army organization.
CONSTRUCTING CAMP LOGAN.
Nv duties as commanding general of
Camp Logan and incidentally Of the
Thirty-third Division, which was the
new army designation for the old IL
linois National Guard. began August
%. 1917, the day of my arrival at
Houston. Texas.
Division Headquarters moved quietly
under canvas shelter about week
after my arrival and we established
departmental offices in partly finished
mess shacks of such units as hau not
arrived at Camp Logan.
This was, OF course. temporary ei'
pedient until a group Of offices III
course Of erection near the headquar
ters section of the huge camp could BE-
completed, The machinery to reorgan'
ize a number of units into war
strength division of about 1900 men
began to function a bit clumsily AMI
hesitatingly at first.
Upon taking command ] learned
that it was the intention TO destroy
every tree on the reservation. The
camp was being constructed on the
ground of a rather primitive forest. ]
at once issued orders to spare every
tree that was not in the way of a
road or drill ground, for a camp with
out trees is the most uncomfortable
and uninviting place in the world for