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Evening star., 1926-06-20
Magnet Slows Down
Autos at Crossings
A NOVEL and fascinating idea came

A NOVEL and fascinating idea came
to Charles Adler of Baltimore.
Md, one evening not long ago. as he
sat by his laboratory window and
watched the twinkling lights of com.
muters' trains flashing by in the rail
road wards below. He contraSted their
orderly operation with the heller -skel-
ter rush of home-goinG automobiles on
the road that crossed the railroad
tracks at the end of the yard.
why not" he thought, apply a
little signal engineering To the prob
lem of preventing auto accidents at
grade crossings? Surely there must
driver from committing SuiCide-forCe
him to drive carefully whether he
wants to or not"
Adler set to work to solve the prob.
lem. AS a result. he has invented 4
system that automatically slows dowd
the faSt-driven car as 1t approaches
the railroad crossing. No matter how
hard the driver steps on the throttle.
the car will not travel at speed
greater than Is miles an hour until
1t has passed the crossing.
The device. says Popular Science
Monthly, consists essentially of a pow
erful magnet concealed In a concrete
box beneath the surface of the road
way at the proper distance from the
railroad crossing. AS the approaching
car passes over a magnet, the latter
operates a system Of relays and a gov
ernor so designed that ii will allow
current to flow through the automo.
bile ignition system at speeds below Is
miles an hour, but cuts it off when
the car is travelling faster than that
rate.
This action continues until another
road magnet at the danger point Is
reached, when the ignition circuit is
restored to it's normal path. The road
magnets are made up of fla stSips Of
magnetized steel, placed side by side
in the concrete beneath the road sur
face.
This remarkable invention may help
to solve other important traffic prob
lens besides that of the railroad grade
crossing. Controlling magnets could
be placed at any point where slow and
careful operation of automobiles is nec-
essary for the public safety
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ice. For Wintertime comfort, the
shop is provided with a small gas
heater.
An attractive tea cart made of
black walnut, which was once part
of the cabin of gasoline launch that
Mr.. Parks maintained ASA pleasure
craft for trips on the Potomac River
is one of the products of the home
workshop. Even the wheels of this
cart are made of walnut and were
sawed to proper dimension and de-
sign on the jigg and circular saws
while the lathe was used in shaping
and turning certain ornamental parts
of the article. The top and bottom
stands of the tea cart are faced with
glass ornamented with decorative
tapestry supported by bases made of
wallboard During the idle hours of
one month Mr.. Parks made the tea
cart, which would cost upward of
$25 If you attempted to duplicate 1t
by purchase at a furniture store.
X X X X
A HANDSOME six-foot floor lamp
"A made of birch and finished to
look exactly like mahogany is an
other shop offspring of spare time.
The lamp Is of original design and
represents skilled use of the lathe In
Evening star., 1926-06-20

wide and used commonly in scroll
saw work. A large set of garage
doors were sawed out. morticed and
tenoned by the use of these small
size shop saws. They also have been
used in the manufacture of the home
made furniture which Mr.. Parks has
built.
Mr. Parks designs most everything
which he makes instead of using the
plans and models of other profes-
sional and amateur mechanics. When
not in use, his drafting board is held
securely in position where it Is not
in the way by a couple of thumb
screws fastened to one of the side
walls of the shop. For service, the
board is removed from this mooring
and set up on one of the shop
benches.
We noticed a handy drill press
which costs $40 and a great miscel-
lany of wood and metal working tools
as other features of the shops equip
ment. Wall cabinets were provided
for the storage of all these tools
when not in use. The amateur shop,
In general, was model of ship
shapeness. Each article had a place
and every piece Of equipment is kept
in its proper place when not in serv-
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Radio Set ard Priscilla SewAg Table Made, at homo.

which provides entertainment for the
Parks family. The stand is provided
with a special compartment for the
batteries. This eliminates the many
wires which you see hanging here and
there and everywhere on other radio
equipment of home manufacture
This radio set and stand would have
cost about $25 if purchased. 1t was
made for a small fraction of this
amount. Although presumably re-
ceiving set of limited range, Mr.
Parks has picked up musical enter
tainments from Miami, Fla; Pitts
burgh and Boston regularly with the
radio which he has made.
Mr. Parks has already made sew
eral hundred dollars worth of home
furniture and fittings in his base
ment shop. There Is no way of
expressing in monetary value the
pleasure, diversion and recreation
which this Government expert who
is employed by the Department of
Agriculture has gained from the
tool-spun tasks which he has con-
summated during idle hours Fur
thermore, whenever a job of home
repair or maintenance arises, this
property owner has the mechanical
ability ana the. facilities. nova
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frame is another equipment of the
Parks workshop of home design
and construction. This dual purpose
device is OF particular Importance as
a labor-saving equipment. 1t per-
forms all kinds of complicated saw
ing tasks. 1t is operated by one
sixth horsepower motor, run by the
city light current, which cost $12.
The material and hardware appli-
ances used in building the oaken
frame of the saw cost $40. The COM
bination saw with it's special dado
attachment for growing and beading
work was built for less than one
half the cost of a commercial outfit
of similar size and equipment. The
circular saw is four inches In diam
eter and saws material up to one
inch thickness. The frame is large
enough to accommodate six-inch
saw, which would handle material as
large as two inches thick.
The jigg or scroll saw attachment
is mounted above the circular saw.
By loosening a few bolts it can be
removed at any time at the owners
desire. The range in the size of saw
blades used in this jigg saw run from
very fine jewelers. saws to those
which are one-Quarter or an inch
Evening star., 1926-06-20
it's artistic production. If purchased
tbrouph commercial channels it

its artistic production. If purchased
through commercial channels. it
would have cost at least $25. but as
it was Mr. Parks made it at an out
Law of Sc for material and about 80
hours of evening and holiday work.
The lamp was made in 20inCh sec
tions which have been adeptly Joined
together so that it looks as though 1t
was made out of a solid 6-foot piece
of material. The lathe, of course, was
used for polishing the lamp parts
after the turning work was COM
pleted. In addition to making the
lamp, Mr.. Parks also wired it and
equipped 1t with the essential cleo
trical attachments.
This amateur has also completed a
fancy table lamp which Is a beau
tiful and useful ornament in the ltv-
ing room of his Washington resi-
dence. Priscilla sewing table of
cherry, which he made as gift for
his wife. Is another example of the
spare time of four weeks devoted to
practical service. The commercial
cost of a similar furnishing of the
sewing room would be about SIS. A
one-tube radio receiving set and
stand made of poplar is yet another
home designed and. built equipment
Evening star., 1926-06-20
He Bit Once.

"Any part of the city for fifty
cents yelled the taxi driver.
you can't sting me again" re-
torted Hiram. II bought the city hall
last year. and they wouldn't give 1t
to me-"
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Specialist Has Capitalized Hi Much k Mechanical
| JLE Electrical pLanesM During Ien"H
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:. -
MR.. PARKS saved considerable
A'A money by building The workshop
himself, while he had the fun and ex-
ercise from the backyard task. Then
he enjoyed that personal pride in
achievement which every amateur
workman feels when a hard job is
completed to his satisfaction. After
the shop was finished its owner went
TO work and equipped it with several
tools which are run by electrical
power. He made these tools by
hand. It took the vacation days
Of two years to build the min
iature lathe, which is an outstand-
ing feature of the Parks worllroom.
It so happened that friend of Mr.
Parks owns and operates a profes-
sional machine shop. He gave the
amateur permission to use the shop
and it's facilities for building his lathe.
MIR. Parks devoted 60 days of annual
Government service leaHeSto his novel
shop assignment. Many people would
consider vacation time spent in ma
chine shop as drudgery. To Mr. Parks,
keenly interested in such work. it af-
forded exactly the rest and relaxation
which he needed Furthermore, he
made and nodded. patterned and per-
fected a serViceable small-Size lathe
during that period Such a lathe pur-
chased commercially would have cost
In the neighborhood of $500,
This amateur builder first of all
made sort of makeshift wooden
lathe in his home shop. which he
used in turning out all the patterns
Of the parts which would he required
on the metal lathe Subsequently, in
the machine shop, he made his cast
ings and holdings from these forms.
Finally the back -geared engine lathe
was completed. 1t has four-foot
bed and an eight-inch swing and is
equipped with special gearings SO
that il can be operated at any de-
sired speed from 200 to 1900 revo-
lutions per minute. The ordinary al
ternating current of the city lighting
system is harneSsed to function
one-quarter-horsepow motor which
runs the lathe. The lathe is a bench
lathe which in this amateur shop Is
mounted for convenience on spe-
cial stand. It can be used for all
kinds of metal and wood work up to
a length of 20 inches over all and
diameter of eight inches. Mr.. Parks
has used his lathe effectively in
shaping and turning the various
wooden parts and pieces of the many
articles of furniture which he has
made. He also has assisted a num-
ber of his neighbors in various auto
mobile repair Jobs where a lathe was
necessary.
A combination electrical scroll saw
and circular saw mounted in one
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-06
D. c. REAL ESTATElBOARD
HAS LOFTY PRINCIPLES

sngton a beautiful city but In at
fording to the general public as well
as to those engaged In the real
estate profession an opportunity or
acquiring knowledge that win en-
able them to properly engage in
real estate transactions for the
benefit of all concerned.
Although the Washington Real
Estate, Board is regarded in many
respects as trade organization,
and represents collectively, through
its many members tremendous busi-
ness interests in the District Of
Cofuml ia, it has never lost sight of
the fact that it was not organized
and is not maintained solely for
promoting it's own interest. 1t has
set up for itself a civic duty which
ii has endeavored to fulfill md
feels over and above the business
interest responsibility to the com
munity to elevate the standard of
real estate transaction.
1t recognizes the fact that the
real estate business in an interest
ing and profitable business, but it
realizes that the complexities and
problems of business Of this char
acter are frought with serious re-
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KFOA, 454; KF'VE, $40; KFWB.
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476; WBBM, 226: WBBR, 273;
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416; WCX, SIT; WDAF, ass; WEAE.
492; WEAR, 389; webb, $40;
WENR, 266; WFAA, 476: WFBH,
273: WIFI, 395; WGBS. 316: WGBU,
278; VICES, $50; WGN. $40; WGY,
$50; @WHAR. 275; WHAS, 400; WIN,
S6l: WHIT. 400; WHO, 226; WIP,
sos; WAS. 275; VIVID, 303; WJR,
6P17; WIZ, asa; WKAR, 286;
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wLW, 422; WMAK, 266; WMAQ.
44S; WMBB, $50; WMBF. 384; VINO,
500; { WMCA, S41; WNAC, 2Sl:
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wOK, 217; WOO, 27S: WOR, 40O;
WORD, 275: WPG, 500: WQJ. AS;
WREO, 2S6; WRW, 27S; WSA1,
S26; WSB. 429; WSM. 2S3: WTAM.
3S9
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SCORE
IN RATE FIGHT

II The fight of number Of resi-
dents Of Maryland districts Of
washington suburbs, against In
creased rates announced BY the
washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. has been aided, rather
than hindered. BY the opinion yes
terday of Assistant Attorney Con
eral j. Hubner Rice. Of Maryland;
Caesar L. AieIlo, Washington at
torney, and counsel for the con-
plainants. declared today
Mr.. AielIo said that the opinion
Of Mr.. Rice merely held that the
Public Service Commission OF Mary
land, which he was advising, has
the power to determine the reaSon-
ableness of the increased charges.
"The Sanitary Commission has
commended, Mr.. Aie1lO said, .srhas
the rates levied and collected by 1t
are not subject to review either be-
fore the Public Service Commission
or any court or other tribunal.
THE complaints still are pending
before the Public Service Commits
sion, which will now pass upon the
reasonabIeness of the increased
charges. If no relief can be OBJ
tanned from the commission. il is
the purpose Of the complainaI.ts to
apply to the courts to set aside the
increased rates because Of lie.
gality"
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sponsibilities, and that years OF ex-
perience and business training are
required to make person expert
and proficient in the different
branches of the business.
In accordance with its aim and
purpose in this respect, the Wash.
ington Real Estate Board has of
fered opportunities for education
and training. This opportunity has
been presented in three ways. First,
in the establishing of a course
through the local Y. NJ. G. A.,
which was conducted by John A.
Petty, formerly executive secretary
Of the Washington Real Estate
Board, and which embraced discus
sions which were OF interest to per-
sons engaged in the business and
also to citizens of the District of
Columbia, and which was designed
to give them certain principles and
training which would enable them
to better handle real estate trans
actions in which they were per.
sonally interesed.
A course under the direction OF
Mr.. Petty was also conducted at the
local Y. NJ. G. Al. for the benefit
of persons, who were engaged in
the real estate. business, as en-
ployes and statesmen, which course
was designed to give them knowl-
edge of principles and a training
OF a technical nature
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-06
MI TCHELL soon
OFF on TOUR

BILLY" Mitchell was packing his
trunks today and preparing to
shake the dust Of Washington of
his civilian boots.
Early next week he is to start
what he calls his Transforming
lecture tour OF the country, which
close friends say is going to bring
him in more money than ten or
fifteen years of Army half pay
would have done.
The former flyers first engage
ment viii be at Carnegie Hall, New
York city, February 10. Al house
Of three or four thousand has been
promised.
From New York Mitchell will
touch most of the large eastern
cities and then start into the West
with Chicago as his first stop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-06
ANNOUNCE SALE
Of APART NENT

Recent sale of the Mayfair Apart
ment building was announced to-
day by John r. Waller, president
of the international Bank. Mr..
Waller said the bank negotiated
the purchase of the building for
Western capitalists. He added that
his institution had a number Of
Western stockholders who are look
ing over Washington now with the
intention of investing in real estate.
The Mayfair is an eight-story
fireproof building overlooking Po-
tomac Park, containing fifty-six
apartments with two and three
rooms and bath Although the
consideration involved was not dis
closed, it is said to be in the
neighborhood of $325,000.
The new owners plan to hold
the building for investment and it
was through the internationally
connections in the West that this
out-of-town capital was invested in
the National Capital.
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the auspices of the Smithsonian
Institution.
p. m.-Irving Boernstein's Hotel
Washington Orchestra.
TAO D. m.-"The Work Of Con-
gress," by Representative William f.
Stevenson CD and Representative
Henry w. Temple (R.).
$40 D. m.-Bible talk by Everett
F. Haycroft, teacher of the Mems
Bible Glass, Petworth Baptist
Church. under the auspices Of the
Organized Bible Glass Association.
S:25 p. m.-New York Philhar-
monte Society, Arturo Toscanini
conductor, broadcast with Stations
WIZ and WGY from Carnoslt. Hall
in New York. Program: Overture
to "Euryanthe' CWeber); Symphony
No. 5, in c Beethoven); "Geth-
semani" (de Sabata); two excerpts
from "Petrushka" (Stravinsky).
1890 p. m.-"Crandalls Saturday
Nighters.
fWCAP Sunday
Charles Hackett, leading, tenor of
the Chicago Civic Opera Company,
will feature the Atwater Ken Hour
from WCAP Sunday night. Myron
Jacobson will accompany him at
the piano. He will be heard in six
numbers.
I IL a. m-Service from Central
Presbyterian Church of Washing
ton. The Rev. James fl. Taylor,
pastor, will preach.
%. m.-Service from Bethlehem
Chapel, Washington Cathedral The
Right Rev James e. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, will preach.
6:20-7:20 p. m,-Chamber music
by the ''Vesper String Ensemble"
through courtesy of the Back and
White Taxi and Sightseeing Com
pany of Washington.
7:20-9:15 p. m.-Musical program
from the Capitof Theater, New York
city, Major Edward Bowes direct
ing.
9:15-10:15 p. m.-Atwater Kent
Radio Hour, from New York city,
featuring Charles Hacketi, tenor,
accompanied by Mr.. Myron Jacob.
son at the piano.
Program
Aria: 80 Paradise from L'Afri-
cana Meyerbeer).
2. "Questa O Quella," from Rlgo-
letto Verdi, Charles Hackett and
orchestra.
8. Irish Tune, from County Derry
Grainger), orchestra.
4. Aria; "Ah Leve-toi,' from
Romeo ct Juliet (Gounod), Charles
Hackett and orchestra.
5. a. "Duna" (McGilD. b. Hymn
To the Night" (Campbell-Tipton).
G. II Heard You Singing" Coates,
Charles Hackett and piano accom-.
paniment.
6. Introduction and Waltz, from
ballet Silvia Delibe), orchestra.
Z. Aria: "Cielo e mar, from La
Gioconda (Ponchielln.
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The Washington Real Estate
Board has constantly in mind the
fact that not only is Washington
a prosperous and rapidly growing
.,ity that can -be shaped and
moulded into an outstanding ex-
ample of civic cooperation, but 1t
has also constantly before it the
fact that it is the national capital
of the United States.
With this view in mind. the
board has as one of its primary
objects, the placing of the entire
profession of real estate on a plane
that will stand as a model and ex-
ample to the entire country. The
Real Estate Board. while it has
jurisdiction over the activities Of
its members and intends to see
that they conduct their business in
accordance with the standardS set
up by the code of ethics of y the
board Is also intent upon a hiaher
and broader vision of the ADVANCE
ment Of the real estate profession
in Washington.
The board will constantly en-
deavor to take the lead and to co.
operate not only in making Wash
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-06
POPE RECEIVES OFFICERS
or u. S. RATTLESHIP

ROME, Feb. 6.-Pope Plus today
received in audience Admiral Welles,
commander Of the u. S. s. Pitts
Lurgh and thirty officers Of the
ship.
Others granted an audience by
tie Pope today included Robert La.
mont, George s. Carr and DR.. Basil
Robinson, OF Chicago.
On Monday the Pope will grant
an audience to the nephew and
niece of Cardinal O'Connell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-06
Best Bets From
Out Of Town
ON AIR TONIGHT

7.30-Ben Bernie, WRNY.
7:55-'Il Trovatore, by Chicago
Civic Opero Co, WNAC.
8:00--Lullaby Time, WIS.
$50 Associated GIee Clubs Con
cert, WEAF.
300 The Princess Anne Acad-
envy Quartet, WBPI.
Time Schedule For Distant stations
TOnigIls.
Hours in parenthesis indicate
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Tomorrow night for the first time
the overture, THE Beautiful Gala'
thea by Ven Suppe, played by the
Capital Grand Orchestra, directed
bv David Mendoza, will be presented
IN a moving picture theaterS Hudy
Wiedoeft famous saxophonist, will
also be heard from the Capitol The
ater tomorrow night.
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Hours in parenthesis indicate
intermittent broadcastina
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BODY OF w. M. WOOD,
HOME FROM FLORIDA

ANDoVER, Mass, Feb. 6.-The
body Of William NJ, Wood, in 4
casket banked with flowers, came
home today from Florida-home 70
the outskirts of Shawasheen vii.
lage. the model community Wood
founded for his textile workers.
The body of the late textile mag.
nate will lie in state here until the
funeral tomorrow at West Parish
Cemetery Memorial Chapel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-06
SUNDAY NIGHT SPECIALS
From Out of Town stations

6:30-Dinner Concert. KDkA.
Philharmonic Chamber Alu.
sic Society, WIZ.
9:30-Concert Orchestra, WLW.
10:O0-Verdi HOUR, WGBS.
12:30-Midnigh Organ Classic,
KTHS.
1:0O-NItty Club, WBBN.
Time Schedule For Distant Stations
Hours in parenthesis indicate
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WBAR, 1911 WoAW, 10-11
WBBM SILL W0AX, 9:30-11:3O
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WBZ, S-9 WOO. 7:30-S:3O
WCAE, 6:3O-S:2O WOO. 9-IO:15
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WCBD, 9-l1:30 WOS, $40
WCCO (5:lO-10:15l WPG, 4:15-12
WEAF, 8:20-11:15 WQJ, $40
WEAR, 1907 WRW, 8-11:30
webb, $40 WSAI, AS
WEEI. 7:20-10:2O WSB (6-1Ol
WENR (3-I2:30l WSM, S:3O-9:30
WFAA, 7:3O.12 WSUI, Sill
WFBH, SIS WTAG. 1915
WIFI. 4:3O.5:3O WV. 5000
Station Wave Length
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-01

Smart little suits of
corduroy and flannel
combined. Very snap
Ply. Sizes 3 to 8
years.
Street Floor.
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Both of excellent ma
terials f: dark and me-
dunn colors. Size Of
shirts 1914 = to IA.
BlOuses, S to 16.