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Evening star., 1925-09-23

Twice Daily, 10 AM. and 3 PM. in the
LIB Corset Shop, This Week
these lectures will be for only-not because
there anything about them that would not be perfectly
proper for mixed audience but because they of in
terest only to women.
They will place you under obligation expense,
and Miss LtteJohn will be only glad talk with you
privately after the lecture you attend the lee
write Miss Lttlejon, enclosing addressed
stamped envelope and she will answer questions by
return mail
Don't Miss These Talks, for Eaen if
You Are Slender, the Preface on "Modeyn
Ideals of Beauty VIII Pro1v Interesting
LANsBURGH
Evening star., 1925-01-25
THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS

things that you hgure are
to think at
a
batteries motorlst Keeps
tin of
the
that he finds the battery
more or less dead h
added which
OF add water to battery
of
II isn't o
will Increase the chances
and start off
is the right ime to the
tile too late Rest ar 4s
thoroughly
he is to
When he the valve grindn work too
double be entirely
satis
Evening star., 1925-01-25
bob WHITE" IN LEAD.
Seems Likely Choice as Kansas
State Bird.
Br the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., January 20. =
School children of Kansas are IN the
midst of an election campaign. On
Kansas day, January 20, they are to
elect state bird.
Out of a big field of candidates,
Bob White" is picked to win. He
has the endorsement both OF eX-Gov.
Jonathan NJ Davis and of j. c. Moh-
ler secretary of the state board of
agriculture. In replying 70 question
naires by the State Audubon society,
each official. unknown to the other,
recommended the quail.
The women have their candidate,
however Mrs. Jennie Wren" has
been put forth as champion of 'wo-
mems rights" and is expected TO in
still some rivalry in the contest
Other leading contenders for the hon
or whose names have been proposed
re the robin. prairie chicken. mead
ow lark. the cardinal and the blue
jay.
Throughout the Kansas schools
children are now campaigning, ia
millarizlng themselves with the birds
and picking the Candidate they viii
support at the polls.
Evening star., 1925-01-25
Vanity Bag 2,400 Years Old.

From the Detroit News.
One of the earliest known vanity
bags has been discovered in the deep
" buried ruins of the ancient Greek
colony Of Olbia, which f1ourished near
Odessa in the fifth century before
the Christian era.
The find was made by Prof. Zuffer
the Russian archeologist, who,
searching some ancient tombs, re-
covered a small bag, apparently OF
linen, which contained the remains
of a metal mirror well as a stick
of lip rouge and pencil for dark
eniug the eyebrows.
Evening star., 1925-01-25
Chandler Coach Imperial, 5-passenge
SHIFT, THEN CLIMB.

Upon approaching a steep and ice
covered hill be sure to shift into
second before starting the ascent
even if your car is equipped with
chains. Climbing under such disad-
vantages you would be likely to lose
SO much speed iii shifting part way
up that the car would stop, Offering
you the possibility Of not getting suf-
ficient traction to start again without
considerable maneuvering.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

faculties are essential. 1t is defin-
itely understood by many motor We
hicle departments that a car must be
in reasonably safe condition before
il is licensed, but the attitude taken
toward the driver is that it's time
enough to bar him from the road
after he's demonstrated his incom
potency by killing some one.
"The real fight for safety In
American motoring is against the
apathy of those officials who are
standing in the way of higher
standard of driver licensing"
Evening star., 1925-01-25
Here's o. Method
For Making Auto
Starting Easier

This morning when you started
your car it would have been a
simpler matter had you done the
following:
Held out the clutch in order to
relieve the battery of the job of
turning over the main driving and
counter-shaft transmission gears,
in addition to the engine and
clutch. r.
Held your foot firmly on the
starter button so as to allow the
maximum amperage to flow to the
starter motor.
Cranked a few seconds before
switching on the ignition, in order
to save all the juice for the first
strain Of. starting the stiff engine
into action.
Push in the choker Instantly
upon starting. pulling it out again
the instant the engine threatens to
stall.
Evening star., 1925-01-25
Eight, 5-passenger Sedan
PEP IN CAR EXPLAINED.

Why does a new car develop such
pep on hills and on the getaway
after it has been driven for two or
three thousand miles? And why does
such pep usually decline from then
until the time valves are ground in?
Maybe you've never stopped to con-
slider it, but if you have here's the
answer: Proper adjustment of the
valve tappets is nine-tenths of the
story of hill climbing for the motor
that is properly designed and ade-
quate for the weight of the body
Tappet clearances are slight when
the car is brand new, thus robbing
the motor of snap by tending to pre-
vent quick closing of the valves
when the engine heats up, as in
climbing a Steep hill. This is prob
ably a benefit to the motor, because
it prevents the driver from burning
bearings and scoring cylinders
through fast running. At two or
three thousand miles ordinary wear
creates additional clearance, and pep
is the result. This wanes as clear
ances increase to point where
valves do not open quickly enough
nor lift high.
Evening star., 1925-01-25
and Frisco to
Portland Run!

Driven through binding storms, Cleveland
Six sedan travelled between San Francisco and
Portland, Oregon in Fl hours and 29 minutes.
This new road record lowered by more than
hours the schedule of the crack Shasta
Limited, famous Pacific Coast flyer between
these cities.
Evening star., 1925-01-25
CARE OF GAS TANK.

II you have lost the cap to the gas
tank, improvise some sort of cover,
since the disturbance of the gasoline
and the free escape of the gas cre-
ated may result in an explosion when
you stop at a gas station or garage.
round cracker box sometimes can
be cut down to answer the purpose.
If on a trip, buy your gas in smaller
lots, so as not TO have the tank so
full as TO splash
Evening star., 1925-01-25
and 1000 Miles
i'm 84S Minutes!

On the Culver City (Cal) Speedway stock
Cleveland Six averaged over 70 miles an hour
for II continuous hours without mechanical
adjustments or even tire trouble. Never
has any stock car given more brilliant ex-
hibition of speed and ability to Withstand
terrific punishment.
Evening star., 1925-01-25
0VERHEATING ON HILLS.
Driver Advised to Shift Early Be
fore Engine Gets Hot.

Your dread of shifting down to sec
ond on a hill for fear the engine will
overhead is merely a mistaken notion
as to what makes motor overhead.
The truth of the matter is that the
engine has started to overhead before
you shift to second. This is due to
the fact that you are obliged to open
the throttle wide for climb in high,
thus causing a maximum Of gas to
burn in each cylinder. There is also
considerable bearing strain, resulting
in excess friction. Shift to second be-
fore the engine gets hot and II will
stay cool
Evening star., 1925-01-25
Doing It Right.

From the Milwaukee journal.
What on earth are you wearing all
those coats for?" asked the neighbor.
Well was the reply. I'm going
to paint my barn and the directions
on the paint can say, For best re-
suits, put on three coats"
Evening star., 1925-01-25

Now this unexamped performance and the inspired
engineering and manufacturing that make possible
obtainabe in a new low-priced closed car-the Coach
Premier. Combining brilliant beauty, extraordinary roo
ness and unusual provisions for comfort and convenience
it is coach by which all other coaches must be Judged
Drive it once and you cannot help but agree.
Evening star., 1925-01-25
A.A.A.FOR CHANGE
IN DRIVER TESTS
Backs Measures Designed to
/ Make Examinations More
Thorough.

Motor car driver tests may be sub
5ected to radical changes within the
next few years as result OF a deci-
sion that the reliab of operators
will be emphasized in future legisla-
ton advocated by the American
Automo bile Association, according to
bulletin issued from the organiza-
TONS headquarters here.
The A A. A. decision to back such
legislation as Will make physical fit
ness of automobile drivers equally
important as the mechanical fitness Of
the cars they operate is said to have
been hastened by an investigation of
conditions for the association by DR..
o. G. Seibert, widely known as an
expert on the subject and a member
of the advisory board of the District
OF COium oia division of the A. A. A
In a recent radio address for the
A. A. A over WRC DR.. Seibert pointed
out the grave danger of failing tc
consider physical fitness OF drivers
A. A. A. Backing Bills
The facts disclosed by DR.. Seibert
according to the bulletin. are so over
whelmingly in favor of competent
examination as a prerequisite to safe
driving that the A. A. A. has no
course but to encourage every bill
that IN any way gives to the motor
vehicle departments OF the States
greater powers with regard to licens
ing drivers and TO inaugurate such
bills where they are not already
being offered for the considera ton OF
the Al legislatures that will be in
session this year.
The bulletin quotes DR.. Seibert as
saying that in the city of Detroit a
police survey showed that of 1854
motorists 26.i per cent were below
normal standard, Il being blind in
one eye, 133 having less than half
vision in one eye and 1872 having less
than two-thirds vision in one eye.
Much attention is given to me-
chanicaI- construction. desira bility
and dependability of the machine to
be operated" declared Dr.. Seibert in
his radio talk but the reliability of
the driver does not seem to receive
an equal amount of attention There
are stringent regulations as to the
condition of steering mechanism,
brakes and headlights in many States,
but the brains of the combination
the driver himself-is the least con-
sidered."
Sees Accidents Explained.
Commenting upon DR.. Sciberts
statement that only eight States require
examina ton of the drivers physical and
mental illneSS IoT lhe lHiPoi ldht tsSh
of operating his car safely, Thomas
p. Henry, president Of the American
Automobile Association, says that
this fact alone would explain the
main reason for the majority of ac-
Cidents and fatalities now complicat-
ing motoring, and that the National will
6e sidestepping the real problem just
so long as the prospects of increased
State revenue are allowed to over
shadow the prospects of a more fit
collection of license holders.
THE first rule in prevention" Mr..
Henry contends, lis TO prevent. We
are not preventing accidents when
we are willing to take chance on
letting anybody drive a car where in
telllgence and a full complement of
Evening star., 1925-01-25
and Mt. DiablO!
and Mt. Badly!

With gears locked in high, astock Cleveland
Six reached the summit of Mt Baldy in Il
minutes 31s seconds. BY this unexarnpled
feat of high gear power and dexibility, more
than minutes were sashed from the exist
ing record and the Pomona (Cal) Bulletin
Trophy was won.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

The trouble with trying TO get
ahead on the road is that there is a
battalion of motorists behind you
with the same idea in mind.
Evening star., 1925-09-13

sense, or the court will sooner or
later be asked to void the marriage
y. And tho next important cause?
A. The frivolous age in which we
live. The women Of today are no
worse than those of my youth. They
wear their skirts shorter; they indulge
in liquor and somewhat promiscuous
petting, but down deep in their hearts
[ do not believe that they are any less
moral. But we do not take life seri-
ously enough. The present genera
ton is inclined to play too much and
too persistently. There is more op-
portunity now for breaking solemn
vows-there Is less respect for the
laws of God and man. Ii Is an age
of light t-heartedness and frivolity.
Children Good Insurance.
Q. Another cause?
A. The lack OF children. The cost
of living has made 1t imperative that
families be kept as small as possible.
The disinclination on the part of
woman to accept the responsibilities
and worries of motherhood has done
away with the old-fashioned family of
six or more children. The result is
that there is no cohesion. Man and
wife have no common, central juno
ton point-nothing which will hold
them together; nothing which will
bind them morally and spiritually.
And having no children, they have no
objective in life. 1t is perhaps nat
ural that they drift apart. Every Fri
day the Supreme Court in New York
City hears hundred or more unde-
Tended divorce actions. In the vast
ma jority of these 1t Is a case of d.
vided households, lack of children.
.. Has the lack of early religious
Evening star., 1925-09-13
BY HENRY l.. SWEINHART.

Argument again RACES around the
head of Christopher Columbus. A
statue of the Genoese discoverer which
stands in the city of Colon, Panama,
and which has had almost as stormy a
career as the intrepid navigator him
self, is now the subject of heated con-
troversy.
To whom was the statue present.
ed-to the New World or to Colon?
That is the question which has aroused
the present discussion. A gift of En-
press Eugene of France. the bronze
figure itself has been moved about
from place to place since it's arrival
from Europe in 1870, until today 1t
stands on the grounds in front of the
Washington Hotel, looking out to sea
near the Atlantic end of the Panama
Canal, inspecting the vessels as they
come and go through the great water
way.
Through the efforts of the knights
of Columbus of the Canal Zone, more
particularly the Cristobal Council of
the organization, and the officials of
the zone. plans had been completed to
place a bronze tablet of Identification
ON the historic monument. 1t had been
provided that Ii read as follows:
christopher Columbus bequeathing
to mankind his discovery-the New
World Designed in 1854 by the Ital-
ian sculptor. Vincenzo Vela, and pre-
sented in 1866 to the New World by
the Empress Eugene"
New World" Not Political Entity.
Objection has been raised to the
wording adopted by the canal officials
for the inscription on the ground that
the statue was not presented by En-
press Eugene TO the New World, :"
which is not a political and juridical
entity capable of receiving gifts. but
10 the Republic of Colombia. to be
erected at Colon" the city named in
honor Of the great discoverer. That
city being in the present Republic. of
Panama, the claim is made that the
statue belongs to the government of
that country and any decisions affect
ing II should be under the Jurisdiction
OF that government.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
BY FREDERICK X. NEELY.

~oL. WILLIAM MITCHELL. after snip
ing at the War ah Navy Departments
at periods throughout the Spring and
~ Summer. and meeting with re-
sponse, mounted his beloved airplane.
dropped pilot bomb on the heads of the two
services and followed this up with thunderous
explosion last week
The pilot bomb, in the form of his latest book.
showed he near the mark. Then came the
real attack a week ago. 1t designed to
blow the lid off the Air Service" and follow
ing on the heels of what seemed two catastro-
phes In naval aviation, a direct hit was scored.
Its detonations still are echoing through the
service and as the Army and Navy prepares
stand in one form other, the lines
drawn and the battle is on,
Battle Not New One.
1t is battle. The war of the arplane
for the job of being the Nations chief defender.
Is more than four years old. 1t has fiared up
and died several times. Its revival in the last
Congress brought about by an investigation OF
alleged aircraft scandals in patents and expen-
dttures and consideration of bill providing for
n unified air force, ended in no concrete results
other than the demotion of Brig. Gen. Mitchell
TO his old rank colonel because he out OF
harmony with the views of his superiors in
the War Department.
The renewal OF operations by both sides with
such unprecedented vigor. however, indicates
a transfer of the scene of combat 10 Capitol
Hill, where both sides believe it will be fought
to finish.
The banner carried by the airmen reads: The
alrplane Is the first line of defense
The standard of the opposing force says THE
airplane is not supreme but is a necessary ad-
Junct 10 lne Army ana Navy This division OF
thought in the national defense system
struck after the 1927 bombing of battleships
off the Virginia capes. which were inspired and
conducted by the then Gen. Mitchell.
What the Airmen Claim
These and subsequent tests planted the seed
from which grew the belief:
The dawn of an aeronautical era has broken.
That the Navy, hereafter, must move out of
sight of land, out of range of airplanes based
on shore the latter competent to pro
tect the coast from invasion by air or surface
craft within belt of $50 miles so.
That the Coast Artillery longer need and
by its guns ready to defend the coast.
That millions heretofore spent in the ma nte.
nance of the heavy Navy to pa troll the Goa st
and Coast Artillery defend the shore lines
should be diverted to the purchase OF aircraft
and more subma rines.
That all conflicts in the future will be decided
in the air and in favor of the nation that has
superior air power and strikes first
Evening star., 1925-09-13

training anything to do with the pres
ent frivolous state of society?
A | can only speak for my own re-
hgion and creed. the Roman Catholic
III you will go into any of our
churches on any Sunday morning, you
VIII ind them crowded with the
younger generation. l believe that
the time will come when all creeds
Will realize the absolute need of spir-
ltual training for the young. 1t means
a renaissance of life-it means obe-
dience for worldly laws. For even if
we drift away from our early beliefs.
there always remains a subconscious
memory Of the precepts OF right and
wrong taught.
Q. Do you believe in absolute di.
vorces?
A. AS a judge and because of my
oath, / do. 1 belieye-as a Judge
that divorces are the only solution
OF some marital problems. AS an
individual, 1 am opposed to absolute
divorce because of the old Biblican
teaching What God hath joined
let no man put asunder"
@. Do you think that lawyers are
to blame for the increased number
of divorces?
A. No, / do not. The average fee
is so small that few lawyers would
stoop to influencing a man or a
woman to divorce his or her mate.
You must not forget that before
law student can be admitted to the
bar a character committee has to
pass upon his personal qualifications.
and that the standards are very high.
No. do not think that lawyers have
anything to do with the ipcrea sed
divorce cases.
Q. Is the law at fsult-are the
divorce laws too lenient?
A. No. The laws are all right II
enforced intelligently. The diversity
Of State divorce laws, of course. Is
confusing, and. in some cases. bad:
but even uniform laws would not alter
existing conditions. l believe in UNI
form State laws, but not in a Federal
divorce law, for that would be in
consistent with State rights-and l
believe in them.
Q. What then would you suggest
as cure or preventive for divorce?
Even Judge Human.
A. No one man could answer that
question. The best minds Of the world
have puzzled and thought and puzzled
some more. without arriving at a So
luton. You see. with the best Of us,
human nature is human nature. Let
me quote a divorce case which came
before me yesterday. The husband
had gone into an apartment with a
woman not his wife. The wife sued
on this fact as the cause. The hus-
bands lawyer, in summing up, said
something like this: rThe presump-
ton would naturally be that the de-
fendant (husband) did not enter the
apartment for a good purpose, but
there is no proof that he violated his
marital vows. l will admit that all
men, under similar circumstances,
would be tempted" l interposed at
this point with: please do not in
clude the court" Il cannot exclude
the court, for human nature is hui
man nature. even in an honorable
Judge" Human nature is human ma
ture and always will be. That Is why
there is no certain solution for the
divorce question. We may palliate
1t; we may reduce the numbers, but
we cannot stop 1t entirely. Education
and religious training will do much
no matter what the creed. Inculcate
the seed of honesty, fair play and
clean living in the child and you will
find that except in rare cases. he or
she will grow up into a fine adult.
Copyright. l925l
Evening star., 1925-09-13
Issues Involved in Aviation Controversy
Which Has Set Entire Country by Ears

That the Army and Navy will serve as aux
1liaries to aircraft. which will be able to bomb
navies and force their will upon the enemy in
an incredibly short time.
Most Economical and Efficient.
That maintenance Of a large air force is the
most economical and efficient veal pom yet evolv-
ed because the war craft and personnel in time
of peace can be engaged in civil and CONNER
cial aeronautic pursuits. Armies and battleshps
are liability to the country's treasury, when
not engaged in war.
That transportation is the essence of civiiza-
ton and the airplane offers the quickest method
yet found The entire United States to the air
plane Is reduced to the size of Texas, COM
pared with other modes now employed.
That the airplane is not ha ndicapped by any
obstacle in its movements because it operat tes
aboVe the earth and wherever there is air. IL
can fly. Routes may be established from New
York to Peking via. the Arctic; from New York.
10 Buenos Aires, and on through the Antarctic
to Australia and Africa.
That the defense system of the country must
be revoiutionized to embody a Department of
Defense, with subsecretaries for air, land and
water.
That submarines are the only war weapon
that aircraft cannot conquer, hence more of
them should be made available.
That aircraft is the only defense against air
craft. Anti-aircraft is failure.
That a union of the Army and Navy aviation
forces. with personnel limited to airmen only,
airmen to formulate policies and airmen to exc
cutlNe them, should be effected:
Arguments Of the Opposition.
When these drastic proposals were adva need
by Mitchell and his followers. the Navy rushed
to its guns and bomba rded the attack against
it's existence with the following conclusions on
the idea
That sea power is necessary to the commercial
life and prosperity OF a nation that is engaged
in overseas commerce. The mission of the NAVY
Is TO support the national policies and guard
the national interests in all parts OF the world
The Navy should be maintained in sufficient
strength to support its policies and it's COM
merce and to guard its continental and overseas
possessions.
That the battleship is the element of ultimate
force in the fleet and all other elements are
contributory to the fulfllment of it's function as
the final arbter in sea warfare. The other eIe-
ments have their important and al times indis-
pensable functions.
That aviation has introduced a new and high
~ important factor in warfare. both on the md
and on the 1t utilized on an enor-
nous scale and with great effectiveness in Ia nd
operations during the World War but did not
seriously influence sea operations Its influence
on naval warfare undoubtedly will increase in