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The Washington times., 1925-10-14
PACKARD SHOWS
TRUE WORTH
IN AIR
Engines Worked Perfectly on
PN-o No. I and Shenandoah.
Praised BY Rodgers

/ Reliability OF the modern high
speed gasoline motor Of great pow
ier has been brought forcibly to the
attention OF the world in thd last
few days. Events both on the
water and In the air also have
demonstrated what an important
| part automobiie engineers are
having in stlae development Of aerial
transpo tation and high speed water
travel.
In his personal story Oh the
great epochal flight of the PNy No.
which Tor days claimed the at.
tention of the entire world Com.
mander John Rodgers said "the
engines worked perfectly and there
were no signs Of leaks or any other
| trouble"
Across more than 1900 miles Of
the open Pacific ocean the two
6O0-horsepower Packard motors OF
i the big flying boat roared with.
out once missing an explosion for
more than % hours, hurting two
tons Of plane, men and gasoline
| through the air at 80 miles an
| hour. Only when the forces OF
| nature upset the calculations d
men with head winds that called
| for greater power and the conse
| Quent use of more gasoline die
the great plane come down. The
motors ran right up to the time
| the last drop Of gasoline was ex
hausted and went dead together.
While q whole world waited and
| prayed and during the ten-day
| search Of the ocean wastes for
Commander Rodgers and his gal
liant crew of four, other equally
brave heroes OF the u. s. Navy
were placing their trust with con
/ fidenc0 born OF many successfully
met grueling tests In still other
| motors designed and built by auto
mobile engineers and artisans in
the plant Of the Packard Motor
Car Company.
All Engines Working
How merited was this trust Is
shown in practically the last un'
finished sentence in the log OF the
last tragic flight OF the navy's
great airship. the Shenandoah
Commander orders care in chang
ing course, all engines working per-
Hectly," reads the log.
The Shenandoah twice before had
fought successfully against storms
which approached the proportions
OF hurricanes. There was every
reason to believe her safe in the
air under any condition. However,
Eiust as cities have been leveled
by earthquakes or tornadoes, and
| lust as great ships Of the sea
have been sent to the bottom by
typhoons, the Shenandoah met one
Of these as yet uncomfortable forces
OF nature. before which she was
forced to bow after terrific battle,
during which she was rolled and
tossed like chip in q heavy sea.
Engines of the Shenandoah were
300-horsepower motors especially de-
signed and built for her by the
Packard Company. Fuel was fed
to them by an inch and a half
gasoline line that ran nearly the
length Of the Iship. Men familiar
with the great airship have mar.
veled since her tragic last flight
at the cool courage of her com.
handing officer, Commander Lans
downe, right UP to his very plunge
into eternity. His last order shut
ting down each motor may well
have saved the lives Of those who
escaped the fatal sundering OF the
ship. He must have known that in
the breaking up the gasoline line
would be severed and the ship filled
with highly explosive gas which
the flame from the exhaust Of any
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BORDER CLOSED
To MOTOR
THIEVES
10. s. and Mexican Officials
Reach 4 Agreement to Curb
Auto Thefts

Los ANGELES. calf. oct. II.
Two NATIONS combined n war
fare against automobile thieves 1T
conference recently held II the
governors palace ct Mexicali On
the border between California and
Mexico.
No longer VIII the asitofnObilo
thief Be able to dash across the
international border line Ok the
Southwest with his plumber safs
from nolestation. Under the agree.
ment reached, the Mexican military
and peace authorities VIII co..
operate fully with the American
officials.
Presided 70 C0nfcFenco
The conferences was presided over
BY General Abelardo II. ROqrigueR,
governor 0f Lower California. and
included II. III. Goivin, of the
United States Department Of Jus
tice: Captain j. ~. Erwin, De the
Los Angeles police department. and
Walter u. Wood. head OF the theft
bureau De the Automobile Club ~
Southern California. Mexican Ok.
ficiaIs included a. Murua Martinez.
secretary of state, and Francisco
Peralta, inspector general q police
EOf Lower California.
While cordial relations always
have existed between officials Of
Lower California. Mexico, and the
State Of California, n. s. A. the
conference resulted III the essab-
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recently taken for four days
tour Ihrough Iowa and Wisconsin
ands upon its return the Isham
Jones Orchestra used the bus for
ian EXTENDED trip which lasted q
month through the States of I'LL
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania and New York.
Both orchestras have a national
reputation as makers of phono.
graphic records. They have found
that the Pierce-Arrow bus saves
so much time that they can make
several additional appearances every
month. The use OF the bus ike
wise cuts travelling costs
The Music Corporation Of Amer.
lea Is contemplating the purchase
of .wo additional buses, with
sleeping quarters for eight persons.
in the spring.
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FARNE RS B j Y
OVERLAND
SEDAIVS
New Low Price Attracting
Flood Of Orders From Agri-
cultural Districts

A glance at the pile Of orders on
hand at the Wardman.Justice Motor
Company. local distributors. for the
new Overland Standard sedan which
was. on September IS. reduced from
$685. to $685., reveals the fact that
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ORCHESTRAS To
TOUR l. 6.
BY BUS
Music Corporation Purchases
Pierce-Arrow to Trans
port Players

The recent purchase by the
Music Corporation OF America Of
e Pierce-Arrow motor bus for trans
portafion Of its several orchsstras
over different circuits Ii probably
one Of the latest developments IN
bus transportation.
The Paul Biese Orchestra was
The Washington times., 1925-10-14
AMERICAN WOMAN
DIVORCED IN PARIS

PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE Seine Tri-
bunaI today granted q divorce TO
Mrs. John r. Matthews. nee Esther
Aiken.
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car for the family no thev
want 1T Can . duck swim3 Read
and act up0n the aus coaL.slne
CLASSIFICATION Of today'a Classified
Evening star., 1925-06-05

parents after all had raised their boy
to be a soldier. Early in 1917 he
learned to fly and was commissioned
a major in the reserve corps. In May
he was called to active duty, commis-
stoned a lieutenant colonel and or
ganized the United States Schools OF
Aeronautics. Then he became chief
of air personnel in Washington. Then
he went overseas and commanded the
great flying base at Issoudun, the
allies largest flying school.
Between explorations, teaching
school, writing books and everything
else, the busy Mr.. Bingham found time
for a fling at politics. He went to the
Republican national convention OF
1916, 1920 and 1924. He was then
elected lieutenant governor in 1922 ana
governor in 1924. After being COVER
nor just one day he went to Washing
ton as Senator TO succeed Frank Bran
degee, who died by his own hand.
Has Positive Views.
Senator Bingham hasn't had a
chance to show his wares in the au-
gust upper body of Congress yet, but
he will. He has lots of views, and
doesn't hesitate to express them. He
has. among other things, declared the
Monroe doctrine to be IAN obsolete
shibboleth."
Senator Bingham is almost as great
a flyer as Gen. Billy Mitchell, but he
doesn't share the generals views of
a unified air service. The Senator
thinks there is enough work in the
air for all branches of the military
service.
With his passion for teaching, he
may open a special flying school for
Senators. Still that might coincide
with some Senator's idea of dignity
and decorum.
Copyright 1929
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COUNCIL TACKLES
BUDGET PROBLEMS
Total to Be Asked Is Consid.
cred at Executive Session
of Body.

Having heard from practically all OF
the various divisions of the District
government as TO their needs for the
fiscal year 1926-27. the Citizens Ad
yisory Council met in executive ses
sion last night and began discussion
of the main issue of how much the
next city budget should total
Mai. Daniel J. Donovan, budget off
Ger for the District, attended the ses
sion and it is understood he explained
to the counCilmen the effect various
budget totals would have on the tax
rate.
The council did not arrive at any
conclusions last night. Arrangements
have been made to have the council
go over the school program for the
new budget at a conference with Supt.
Ballou at the Franklin School at
o'clock Monday afternoon.
With the school needs before them
the council probably will be in a
position to get down to the task of
making recommendation to the Com
miSSioners.
S5,000.000 Cut Seen.
1t has been reported that the
original estimates of department
heads for the new budget exceed
$40 ,O0O, 900. 1t also has been reported
eA1~SN
departmental recommendations down
to about S35, 100000.
At the first meeting of the council
several weeks ago it was announced
by Maj. Donovan that the appropria-
tionS made for the next II months
would necessitate raising the tax rate
from S14O to $40 per 500 of as
sessed value.
The data laid before the council last
night by Maj. Donovan as to the fis-
cal year 1926-27 was not revealed,
but it is understood he explained to
them how much of a tax rate prob
ably would be necessary as the re-
suit of several different totals that
might be decided on for the new bud
get.
Should the Commissioners finally
decide to keep the new budget close
to S35, ,000, 900 the effect of that amount
on the tax rate would depend in large
measure on what Congress does with
respect to fiscal relations in the next
appropriation act. For the" past two
years Congress has appropriated a
lump sum of SO ,000, 900 as the Federal
Government share, but the basic law
providing for the 60-40 ratio has not
been permanently set aside.
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HOUSEBREAKER is GIVEN
SENTENCE OF FOUR YEARS
Harry McVickar Sent to Peniten-
tiary for Breaking Into
Hotel Rooms.

Justice Siddons in Criminal Division
today sent Harry McVickar to the
penitentiary for four years for house
breaking. He was arrested March 27
after he had entered rooms in the Ra-
leigh and Willard Hotels. Articles be-
longing to the hotel and its guests are
said to have been found in his posses
sion.
For breaking a store window and
helping himself to its contents, Rob
ert Murphy was sentenced to serve
three years in the penitentiary. He
was arrested April 5.
Mabel Anderson, colored was given
term of one year at Occoquan for as
saulting a revenue officer and inter
fering with him while he attempted to
serve a search warrant.
On condition that he leave Wash
ington and return to his home at Roa-
noke, Va, Justice Siddons suspended a
sentence of three years imposed on
Carl f. Thompson for joy-riding.
Evening star., 1925-06-05
COL. WILLIAM A. PHILLIPS
DIES AT BETHESDA HOME
Retired Army Officer, Who Served
Ordnance Department, Was
Noted as an Inventor.

Col. William A. Phillips. 50 years
old, U. S. A, retired, died at his home,
at Edgmoor, Bethesda, Md. last night
Col. Phillips served in the Ordnance
Department more than 15 years and
had gained distinction as an inventor.
Among his inventions were a block
signaling system for railroads and a
speed indicator for vehicles. the lat.
ter serving as a basic patent for
modern SpeedometerS.
Born in Marshall, Tex, April 10,
1866, Col. Phillips was appointed to
West Point Military Academy from
Tennessee in 1885 and graduated in
the class of 1889. From 1892 to 1896
he was a military instructor at Knox
College, Ill. He was transferred to the
Ordnance Department in 1906, receiv-
ing promotions until he reached the
grade of colonel of ordnance in 1920.
He was retired from the service No
vember 4, 1921, due to disability in
line of duty.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his late home tomorrow afternoon
at go O'Clock. Interment will be in
Arlington Cemetery, with full military
honors. Col Phillips is survived by
his widow.
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the representation allowed it by the
State constitution.
The suit will be filed by the Chicago
Home Rule League. it's counsel said,
and the courts will be asked to re-
strain payment of the taxes until the
reapportionment is made.
Decision to file the suit was reached
after County Treasurer Carr was con-
vinced by counsel that he could not
lawfully withhold the taxes from the
State, as he was authorized to do by
the county commissioners.
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DRIVER DIES IN PLUNGE,

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, June S.
Harry Riggs, 20, mountain resident
was found dead under his car along
a mountain road near his home west
of here. The car apparently had been
driven up on a bank and had turned
over, pinning the man beneath. A
woman passing by later found him
dead.
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SUIT TO ENJ0IN TAXES
NEXT STEP IN "REVOLT'
Chicago, Angered by Refusal of
Legislature to Give Representa- tion
Desired, Continues Fight.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 5.-Suit to restrain
the payment to the State of taxes
collected from Cook County is the
next step in the tax revolt" of the
Chicago district against the refusal
of the Legislature TO give the county
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MEXICAN WINS BIG SUIT.
Gets $3,25O,oOO Royalties and
Lease of Oil Company Is Voided

MEXICO CITY, June O4).-Ths
supreme court has returned judgment
against the Penn Mex Fuel Co. in
suit brought by Nunez Ochoa, who de-
manded the payment of royalties and
the resembling of the lease on the COM
panys Alamo camp.
The company is directed under the
court decision to pay royalties amount
ing to SO, $50 900 and rescind the lease
as we'll as to give up the wells brought
in there since 1915.
Evening star., 1925-06-05

South America, and is credited with
the discovery of the ruins of Vitcos,
the last Inca capital. He explored Boil
vars route across Venezuela and Co
lombia and the Spanish trade route
from Buenos Aires to Lima. Most of
his explorations were made under the
auspices of Yale and the National
Geographic Society.
Got i'm War Early.
Sensing the possibilities of the sit
uation after war broke out in Europe,
Prof. Bingham joined the Connecticut
Militia, deciding that his missionary
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Well made of brown
or white canvas. Stral
models, with extra quail
ity rubber soles. Size
81 to Is.
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SENATOR BINGHAM, VAR FLYER,
REFUSES TO ABANDON THE AIR
Spends Much Time Visit
ing AUidtiOn Stations
and Taking Trips.
Victim of WarbderIust, He
Has Travelled to All
Parts of World.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

Senator Hiram Bingham of Connect
cut rapidly is becoming known in
Washington as the human flea. He is
always hopping some place. He learned
to hop during the World War, and says
he will never get over it. Lately he
has been hopping to all of the Ameri-
can aviation stations. He hopped to
Annapolis this week in the big gas
bag Los Angeles, then hoped over
Washington, looking down upon the
Ca apitol dome. Few Senators ever work
over the dome. There are some who
seldom work under it.
Mr.. Bingham, or Col Bingham, as
he should be called. is Americas only
flying Senator. He is qualified in all
the arts of aviation, and was a World
War instructor. 1t was natural that
he should be a flyer. He has been a
wandered over the face of the earth.
The wanderlust was born in him, for
he is the son of missionary parents
who went to the Hawaiian Islands
from New England. Senator Bing-
ham was born in Honolulu.
Discovered as StOwaway
In his youth he slowed away on a
sailing vessel in Honolulu harbor and
was discovered by chance just before
the vessel left port. Little Hiram eX-
forth in the world and earn his living
by selling newspapers. The boys
early reading had been carefully
guarded by his religious parents. Most
of the books he read were those con-
corning boy heroes who had been the
sole support of their family. Little
Hiram was setting forth to be such
a hero.
In the old days at Honolulu Hiram s
father and mother would drive 10
church in an old-fashioned buggy with
a rumble seat behind. The rumble was
for the future Senator. but older resi-
dents of Honolulu recall that as his
parents drove to and from the Central
Union Church the future Senator de-
lighted in sticking out his tongue at
the passersby.
Was University Professor.
Foiled in his ambition to become a
newsboy young Bingham went TO Yale
instead He was graduated in 1898, at
the age of %. Two years at the Uni
versity of California gave him his
masters degree in the arts. Later he
took advanced degrees at Harvard.
Becoming thoroughly versed in Yale
and Harvard lore, young Bingham be-
came a professor and went to Prince
ton in that same spirit of helpfulness
which once had made him stow away
in a sailing vessel. Giving up Prince
ton after two years of struggle, Prof.
Bingham returned to Yale and was at
tached to that institution for 10 years,
or until Americas entrance into the
World War.
During his college years Prof. Bing-
ham became a great explorer. He
headed many scientific EXPEDITIONS to
Evening star., 1925-06-05

Heavy rains in South Africa recent.
ly did so much damage to transpor.
tation that general business there has
suffered.
Evening star., 1925-06-05

To relieve the housing shortage in
Spain the government will aid an ex-
tensive program for building cheap
dwellings.
Evening star., 1925-06-05

Goat hair and rags are among the
articles that Bombay merchant pro-
poses to ship to America for sale.
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.sttiInr tos,bylds on suck.out
places
Then down De slid thru the chin
ney and there hr VAS the little
blaca imp right inside tho beauty
rarlor
a beauty parlor my dearn Is just
what u says, les 90 uN sou ur
YOU can get your hair Hhampooed
ur botbed ur y0ur nails an cleaned
M and ahlned. OF even your skin
M mo0thtd up az good ua new.
ana several other things bsadsa
The goblin bunksd DIS eyes
II was D lovely place, all velvet
aud satin with soft lamps and Eyrsu
gaugo curtains And OH % rmellsd
beautiful Sometimes Ifa nice 90
have lone nosF
suddenly he gave a start
sitting In a chair right iH front
ot him was su elegant lady with
hrf face on pla5iefcd with mud
Mud mind yuU'
She looked sight
But oven while the goblin wa
starting sf her another pyrron came
along and said "Mrs smith. you're
an done now Tho beauty clay Is
dts and IN take Il OF
And when tho clay came OF there
was Mrs smith as Eood 81 eyor.
her face az clean and pink as "a
irrth rose
wen. I never saspcd sHliehtr
snatch That's the first time / ever
heard ~ mud making your face
glsau'"
Then De had another Thought :
terrible orr, "ph Jlmmlny, he ml1
Co himself = knoe some isvsB
mischief ! can 81, into n 0uly that
Sweep and tho Twins don't find me
rgr awhile can have q loi ~
fun
And Dc went up the chime,
again. humming "a happy tune,
10 he Cnniinuodi
Copyright 1894. by Seattle starr
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valuable. indeed. You have unusual
powers Of observation and Of dcscrip-
ton. The footprint has been wash.
Cd away p
'No. Miss Matte shook her head
1T has not. but 80 many people
have looked az IL. and measured d,
and fused over u that @ is partly
1blucmtcd
Does that mean somebody came
in in from idc--and-aud shot
my hustandg Nan asked.
Not necessarily. Mrs. Raynor
Wise said 1T may be q was a
footprint made In the afternoon
had II been raiuinET
NO" Miss Raynor sald-''bui the
gardens are often damp. and foot
print would be possible.
Was the footprint mud?' asked
Zizi sharply.
I'm not sure" Miss Matte said.
thouxhtnnly. III may have been
merely the impress or the rubber
sole on the stone floor Of tho room.
i, was dust rather than mud. any
way"
Probably the footprint OF a ser.
want" Wise said. as be rose from
his chair and strollcd about You
sec. Il there had been an intruder
from outside, he would have left
more than ono footprint"
NO orvillo Kent remarked
there was no floor space just there
except between the rugs. other
footprints would have been on the
rugs and 80 unobservabic"
"Ycu incline to tho outsider the.
DRY. Mr.. Kcnt7" the detective in.
quired.
ayes" orry said. II realize now
that such a man might easily have
escaped my observation"
orry was nervous. as usual. twist.
ing up a bit Of paper lao was hold
ing
II think hs went on. throwing
the paper aside. and picking up a
burnt match. which he proceeded to
worry-'if you viii turn your at
tention 10 someone Vutaldn tHis
household, Mr.. Wise. you win get
on the right track. sooner"
Perhaps 50" and Wise nodded
acquiescently. Tell me what you
saw when you arrived. Mr. Kent.
The room was lighted them
"oh, yes. They all stood In the
doors-as you've already heard dc.
scrihcd. My sister
did you notice her firstg'
"Yes-I think l did. saw her
white scared face. and I sprang 10
ward her, fearing she was going to
faint. Then 1 saw the body Of my
brother.in-law on the floor"
why do you say the body-dId
you know Mr.. Raynor was dead?'
Kent stared.
"Of course not. only saw that
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for me that ii t. very sweet indeed
% her 10 think Of my coming baby
and I win accept with pleasure any
memonlo o. my visit with her when
sho was ~ Albany That she may
send me- Tell hcr that contrary 20
everyone else am hoping that my
baby viii 10 a hoy, u only 10 COMPUTE
those people who are always afraid
that VIII grow 10 hate little Jack
when my own son makes his ap.
pcarancc Nothing nor no ono but
himself can take one jot OF my love
for liitlo Jack away from him.
My friends do not seem 60 under
stand that tho baby that will soon
nc born will be in a way thrust upon
NC. While Of my own free will /
made place in my arms and in my
heart for my oldest child.
IN some unaecountahlc way little
Jack seems 10 sense this. for his
love and admiration is apparently
boundloss. II nc Is not tho child OF
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The Tamgle


goes hack 20 Albany. that ahc will
pack w the furniture IN ms apart
mcni ana ship u over 90 FittsbHrg
for me-. Isn't that lovely OF herr
I would be ytry unEraieful X I
ala no, thank Fate every day for ms
good friends iike you and Ruth,
shalt no, Try 10 move Into tho
Old homo until the alterations att
made,
a, first mother and I thought We
would so out 20 California. hut VIC
concluded that u would not be the
best thing to do. felt II would h.
too far away from Jack. nnd I know
that until he had gotten dads busi.
ncss well In hand that u would 10
impossible Tor him TO think % icay'
ing pitlshurg for more than a day
or two at time.
wish you would tell Paula peylcr