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is destined to become in the near fu- ture, one of the important exports of the Territory.
 t Of the one hundred and thirty-two uses to which all the woods of Month America. may be put, but one, and that birch, is useful for one half of these commodities. Some woods are restricted in their uses while others are very versatile and may be used in variety of ways under their own name, or as substitutes for other woods. To the latter class belongs birch, as 1t has the necessary hard ness to make it desirable wherever hardwood is needed, either for it's strength or smoothness of surface; and it's beautiful grain and satiny texture combine to make it one of the most satisfactory woods for interior finish, or for high class furniture
 Laboratory tests in the Forestry Department have proven that Birch is one of the hardest of all hardwoods and is especially adapted to the pur- pose of flooring where a fine polish, combined with long wearing qualities are desired As proof of it's desira- bility along these lines, reports of building operations in the east and middle west show an ever increasing consumption of this valuable wood for the above named purposes, where the builders have had the choice of all the hardwoods of the world.
 As cabinet wood Birch has few equals, and no superiors, for in the hands of the skilled craftsman, it will show with perfection any finish, light or dark, natural or stained, and it's wide range of grain furnish many pleasing effects when properly handl- ed by the finisher. Owing to it's fine texture and lack of coarse pores. it furnishes one of the best bases for white enamelled work.
 Once thoroughly seasoned Birch does not warp, twist or split The texture always remains firm, the grain does not rise, nor are there those mi mute pores which are so common in some otherwise fine hardwoods; and which after time absorb the finish and cause the job to look shabby. @t MT. Bystedt said yesterday from ten to twenty logs would average a thousand feet, which would bring the total per month, under the pres ent contract to around 250O logs per month. These will be shipped to Seattle out of Seward on Alaska Steamship Company vessels.
 | With the operation of this camp a new source of tonnage, and revenue IS afforded the Alaska Railroad. An other birchwood outfit, a sawmill has been under construction at Anch- orage for some time past. There is still another larger company, of which Milo Kelly of Seattle, is associated which may at any time begin opera t1ons along the railroad belt. But aside from the sample shipment of birchwood logs sent to the States from Seward some years ago, credit must be given MT. Bystedt for being the first actively engaged in the new Alaska industry.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-04

Walter Marks, junior class presi- dent has been elected captain of the 1926 football team at the University of Chicago.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-04

Edward s. Simpson II of Chestnut Hill has been elected captain of the Harvard of team.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-04

Frank H. Sibley of Gary, Ind, has been elected to captain the 1926 Pur- due football team. Sibley plays left end.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-04

Gene McCann has been re-engaged as manager of the Springfield team of the Eastern league.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-04

Twenty1six Notre Dame players have bene awarded monograms for the 1925 football season.
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PAGE THREE

The first Yale-Princeton football game was in 1873, and was won by Princeton, goals to O.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-04

John D. Rockefelled has nonated $250,OO0 for scientific research in petroleum, the results of which are to be freely available to the entire oil industry and to the public.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-04

In six months 11,199 persons em- igrated from the United States to Canada, while 18,282 Canadians re- turned to that country, after living for while in the States.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06

survivors drifted to the coast Of Texas In rudely constructed boats and made shore Nov. 6 1898. All hut fifteen died of disease or starva- ton and these became slaves of the Indians.
 By a stroke Of good luck, Vaca stayed off threatened death for him self and companions hy posing 10 the Indians as a divine healer, us- 'ually being able 10 cure minor mala~ dies.
 After six years Vaca, with two companions, escaped. They reached the coast of California and turned isouthward arriving at Mexico City July ?4, l53s,
 As reward for his exploring ser vices Naca. was appointed governor of the provinces of the Rio de Ia Plata in South America. Here he in cured the jealousy of his Comratriot: and w0j sent back 10 Spain In irons Irenaining m prison six years await ing trial. Eventually, he was exilec 10 Africa.
 Two separate editions of the frs portion of the book are known t' be in existence--one in the NeN York Public library and the other il Ithe British Museum at London.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
RARE BOOK TELLS
 0F LONG TRUDGING
Relates Experiences Of First
 Continental Hike

Claremont, Cal, April 6 Pl-- A rare volume containing the story of what purports to be the first transcontnental foot journey of a white man in the conquest of North America, is the latest addition to the William s. Mason collection of Western Americans in Pomona Col llg go library
 The book tells of the adventures ot Cabeca de Naca, spanish explorer, in iourneying through the southern section of the United States between the years 1928 and l53G, and of his countries of South America after his explorations in the River Plata appointment as governor of the re- zion in 15i0.
 An expedition. of which Vaca was a member left Spain in 1927 head ed for Florida and Louisiana. It Was
 wrecked on the Florida coast. Fifty
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06

studio, up under the eaNosr treas. ure house of relics and theatrical lore.
 Belasco's devotion 10 traditions oi the theater appears 10 have gone beyond the building, for many are tho nights that lovers of the stag" flock 10 his place as if to Il feast
 With the passing of inc Green Room, there naturally has come a change in the ways players sp"ni their time while awaiting calls io the stage during tho progress Of ' play,
 Idle moments mostly arc spent m the dressing rooms. Some rccelNt their friends or persons on business ! Others read or write letters There 1 is one star who takes his time to prepare the speeches he delivers be- fore womrn's clubs and other or ganizations. One girl star sc"S.
 Indicative of the change is a rlsDI Crosby Gnige, the producer, paid tt Gregory Kelly who is in ono of hl' plays Hearing another voice ir the dressing room Goigc paused be- fore entering,
 Who's in there with yon Greg ory?"
 'T don't know her name,' kell' replied, "but her initials are kpkA.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06

Washington, April 6 RS-Con' uuucl operation ol tho radio broad casting machinery on tho North Amoucan continent depends on the outcome of the suit 10 test the pow, CTS Of the commerce department tu regulate the industry Secretary Hoo yer said today
 If the suit llcd ny tho Zenith Ra. ito corporation in Chicago is decid. ed against inc government, the secrc- iury said, the voluntary plan govern tng assignments Of wave lengths for various stations would be killed and n>r or slx hundred million dollar worth of receiving sets would be use.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
RELIEF ORGANIZED
Efyptian Government Is Aiding Those Made Homeless By the Re cent Fire In Cairo.

Cairo, April (P'~The Egyptian las organized relief measures for the four thousand per sons rendered homeless when fir" swept the village of Sagin-El-kon six miles from Tantah.
 At least thirty-tlve persons perish ed in the fire, which started at noon Saturday when sudden change III the wind ca. ried sparks from a household fire. kindled outside the dwelling, , the straW-covered root'
 The flames spread with appalling rapidity, from 200 to 300 dwellings being nblaze within few minutes
 Thirty.fye bodies were found m the debris. Many of those who es' caped were badly burned.
 The government has supplied tents and flour for the homeless. Fil' Iage fires in Egypt are generally caused, as in this case, by change in the wind sending sparks iron domestic fires to the highly iniiam' maple roofs.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06

successive seasons In New York the players usually remained under one banner several years.
 The Green Room, where tho actors awaited their cues and often as- semhled upon completion of the play at night, enriched It's reputa- tion as an institution of comrad"- ship.
 Many were schooled in correct de pertinent through it's strict cliquelt" and an opportunity was opond to learn by observation and conVersa- lion most of tho leading players, writers, wits and personages of lhc time,
 But not so now. Stock com panies have been rclcgated to his- tory. so far as New York Is con corned, though they are resembled somewhat by several players guilds,
 Each play has different person. nc. If a production has Il lengi hy run on Broadway, it no longer is un- usual to witness frequent changes ! in personnel.
 True also is the constant changing of a play from one lheatcr to an other even in instances of short 1 runs. Hamlet" as presented in modern clothes, for example, moved into four or five theaters before Il finally gave up the Ghost,
 The Plymouth, directed by Arthur Hopkins, has housed the Barrymore' in most of their successes during
 the past six years and has witnessed
 tho production of long list Of i'm
 portant plays, At present th'
 Florentine me!odrama, The Jest" i
 holding sway there,
 Tn lien of Green Room, th' actors gather, as many as may, in bundbox emergency dressing room just off the stag" Those who cal not get in overflow into tho grit, environs of the tlanking propcrt room. Seldom is there mention 0 inc races or the stock market, bu he talk abounds with plays, book and art, supplemented by inevllabl back-s'age gossip, of which there | plenty.
 A similar atmosphere prevail occasionally next door in Wtnthro l Ames' theater, the Booth as well a | the Belmont. Maxine Elliott an
 several others. No theater in towr l perhaps, is moro conscious of itsc | than the Bcasco, where "th / wizard' has made his eXpensiy
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
Tacit Armistice Along
 The Riffian Frontier

Paris, April R,--A tacit arrls- tee along the eastern extremity of the Franco Riffian front was the only indication pointing toward peace in the Moroccan situation to- day.
 East of Taza tho French aviators nov are able 10 fly over the iiffian lines anywhere without drawing fire lAt Ta2a, however the Riflans at tackled today, and were driven off after short sharp engagement, An offensive against the Spanish in the direction of Lnrache also Is reported
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
FATE OF RADIO BROADCASTING IS
 RINGING ON OUTCOME OF LAWSUIT

less to inc thousands of families now enjoying this field of amusement
 Complete chaos also would result, he said, if the senate failed to pass the White and Dill radio bills which would give the commerce department authority to govern the radio world.
 Mir, Hoover declared the radio act of 1919 had been construed to give the department such authority and that If the courts ruled otherwise thcro would be q rush 10 favored wave lengths and consequent mix up in the whole broadcasting field, There are now more than 800 aprli- cations on file by stations who desire wave lengths,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
OLD GREEN ROOM PASSING AWAY
Unique Theatrical Atmosphere
 Persists However
Now York. April 6 UPl--Tho Green

Now York, April 6 Rl-rTho Green Room, where once wits cracked and mhth and melody ripplcd along in m endless stream, is lost 10 Broadway In a few theaters, how ever. the old atmosphere still may be found cXuding faintly---as If in memory of great artists of by-gone day.
 Those who have followed tho stage through Inc years attribute the pass Ing Of tho quaint institution to changing conditions within the thea ter which made continuance Wrtunl- ly impossible.
 Back in the days when stock com panics of palY tho lfrohman broth CTS, Palmer and others played many
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
Sent to Jail for Having
 Revolver in His Pocket

Bridgeport, April C-~Charles DE hero. %, Of 30G Ferry street, Ne" I Haven, was today sentenced in city court 10 six months in the Fairfield county jail when arraigned before Judge Ralph Becrs on q charge Of carving concealed weapons.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06

meeting room at the state armory, nnal arrangemens will be made for the past commanders night and the annual muster of the camp mem bers to he held on April 2i. All past commanders are expected to attend.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
MISTER OF L. $. ". V.

Al the regular meeting Of A. q Hammond Camp United Spanish War Veterans to be held tomorro" might at s o'clock in the camp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
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Evening star., 1926-01-31

Absence of overproduction and over
stocking of dealers Is pointed out as
the outstanding feature OF the year
1925 in the automobile business BY
A. z. Clancy, president Of the
Oakland Motor Car Co.. who views
the Intelligent guidance of ou, put as
the secret of success in the automo-
tive field last year.
The year 1925 will go down in auto
motive history. not only as the great
est production and sales year. but also
as being significant for three main
developments that have stabilized the
industry" says Mr.. Clancy.
THE first is a sane production and
istribut on policy: the second consists
OF economies in production, both in
man power and machine power: and
the third is real intensive effort.
racked up by large outlays of money.
% help the dea 'erS merchandise their
cars at the greatest possible proht
through sound business methods.
No Overproduction.
Probably the outstanding feature
o. 1925 was the same production and
distributing policy, for during the
try there was no overproduction.
Dealers were never overstocked.
Factories maintained fairly even
schedules and kept hands on the pulse
Of retail sales so closely that at no
time was the market glutted with
cars.
1T is not so much that this took
place for one year, but that the policy
is almost universal in the industry
definite system by which the large
producing companies are intelligently
guiding their output. Today, with
the exception of about three months
in Winter, the monthly production
figures and the retail sales figures are
almost synonymous.
This movement to watch produc-
ton very closely in order to prevent
overlooking of dealers had it's incep-
ton, really, in the Spring of 1928.
But the effect of the movement was
not really apparent until the begin
ming of last year, when the new SELL
ing season was ushered in.
"Overproduction, which causes the
overlooking of the dealers with cars,
is really as harmful to the factory as
to the dealer organization. 1t means
a back-up in the long run and reduced
factory profits.
Such a condition is brought about
not entirely because Of the number of
units produced, but because of the
Evening star., 1926-01-31
when TO REMOVE CARBON.
Cold Weather Makes Job Necessary
More Frequently.

Taking the car to a service station
to have valves ground and carbon
removed on a basis of the number O.
miles covered is about as logical as
having the oil drained on mileage
basis Valve grinding and carbon re.
moval, like oil draining, should be
regulated according to driving condl-
tions. Generally speaking, carbon re
moval Is more necessary in cold
weather, assuming approximately the
same mileage is covered as in warm
weather. In cold weather the engine
operates on a richer mixture, particu-
larly during the process of choking
the carburetor. Because the Oil in
the crankcase is diluted, there is
more chance of it passing the rings
and getting into the cylinders, where
it burns and leaves a deposit While
""rbon forms less quickly In hot
ther, the motorist may be more
,.Lubled by a little carbon because he
tours and climbs steep hills.
Evening star., 1926-01-31
AUTOIST'S PROTEST
TAKES QUEER TURN
State Registrar Of Vehicles Soon
Convinces Host He Talked
Out of Turn.

Speaking out Of turn Is a weakness
the automobile driver has in common
with all others of his kind. Benja
min C. Eynon, registrar of motor We
hicles Of Pennsylvania, tells the fol
lowing story as an ideal Illustration
of the point:
II rode some time ago with a very
prominent citizen, who for 25 miles
complained that he could not see the
highway because Of glaring lamps
coming toward him. He ragged and
swore. He complained bitterly be-
cause he saw no motor patrolmen
He said It was an outrage that the
taxpayer should not get more benefit
from the money they wasted" on
the motor patrol.
LAS we drove along I noticed tha,
his own headlamps Illuminated the
treetops ahead of us. I saw. too
that cars coming toward US were as
far as possible to the right. 1 listened
to his whining complaints until they
became tiresome. Then l told him
to stop the car.
"On the rear seat was one OF our
headlamp inspectors. 1 told him to
get out and see whether our lamps
were in adjustment. A hurried test
showed that this mans lamps were
out of focus as far as 1t was possible
for them to be. Walking up the
road about a hundred yards, I hao
patrolman stop a machine coming
toward US. I asked the driver II
he would permit my friend to drive
the machine down the road short
distance. He had no objection. SC
the man who ragged and raved be
cause other mems lamps were moi
adjusted discovered to his great sur
prise that he had seen nothing or
the road that evening more deadly
than his own lamps.
"I thought my lamps were per
feet he said to me.
"fIe knew very we'll his lamps were
not in adjustment. Any man knows
when his headlamps illuminate the
Evening star., 1926-01-31
AUTO SELLING ADVANCED
BY MANY 1925 REFORMS
Absence Of Overproduction and Over
stocking Of Dealers Hailed as Big
Change in Industry.

number OF units produced to retail
sales. as frequently there has been
overproduction in the slimmest years
in the industry. This whole movement
is stabiliz.ng the motor car industry
more than any other development of
recent years
Economics in production have been
mainly responsible for the low prices
at which cars are selling today. These
economies were reflected particularly
with the many large companies that
introduced new cars early last Fall.
Fewer men per unit Of production
are being used today than ever before.
The reduction in the number of work
ers needed to build a given number OF
vehicles or parts ranges from 10 to 10
to as much as SO or so per cent within
the last two years. This has been
brought about without any reduction
in wages.
production has been an extremely
live topic during the last year Eff
cheney in production. however. Is no
longer restricted to obvious improve
ments, nor can it be brought about
with a merely superficial knowledge of
science and organization. A real quest
has been started for understanding OF
the more complex and more highly
technical phases Of metallurgy. man
agement. material handling and car
design.
THE handling Of men to promote a
harmonious spirit, without which no
orga niZation can progress, and to pre-
vent turnover is being attacked in the
more progressive plants with classes
IN foremanship training. The bring
ing down of overhead expense Is not
only stopping the large leaks. but
more particularly the many small. ac-
cumulating leaks.
And lastly 1925 has been signif
cant for the newer, finer relationship
that Is coming to exist between deal
ers and factory organizations. AS
mentioned previously, one of the best
indications of this Is the attitude Of
the factory to see that the dealers
have no more cars allotted and
shipped to them than they can handle
with profit.
1T may be that emphasis has been
placed upon dealer relationship now
because many of the most pressing
problems. such as design Of car. pro-
duction. ETC., have been fairly well
mastered and the factory management
Is turning it's eyes and efforts toward
the selling problems, which need the
utmost attention because of keen COM
petition.
THE problem of selling Is no longer
a matter for the dealers alone to
worry about. The larger companies
are conducting merchandising schools
among their dealers to strengthen
their selling efforts, to teach them the
how of selling in many cases. to
help them systematic their selling
and their service to make individual
surveys for individual distributors and
dealers. This also applies to used
cars.
Service schools are being held
Evening star., 1926-01-31
HOW is THE SPARK?
Motorist Told Two Simple Ways
to Answer Question.

Many car owners plainly admit
their inability to tell whether the en-
gine Is loading up with carbon or
whether the spark is too far ad
vanced. There are two simple yet
effective ways Of finding out. One Is
the speed test. If the spark is too far
advanced, the car will run unusually
fast, but will not run slowly in high
gear. The other Is the cool motor
test. After the engine has passed the
point where choking is necessary to
keep 1t running, the owner should
step on the gas on a slight upgrade.
If the engine knocks badly, 1t is a
sure sign that the spark is too far
advanced. for carbon has to heat up
before 1t will cause knocking on p
IS not needed.
Evening star., 1926-01-31
HEAVY CAR BEST MUDDER,
All Auto Needs in Test of This
Kind Is Plenty of Weight.

Failure to ge through a flooded
section of roadway is often due to
lack of proper traction. which in turn
is due to lack of weight iE the rear of
the car. The same applies to getting
stuck In the mud. The more weight
there Is on the rear wheels the less
they are likely to spin. When at
tempting to pass through a bad spot
in the road 1t is worth while to load
UP the back of the car with rocks and
have the other passenger sit back
there while you drive.
Evening star., 1926-01-31
Importance of Cotter Pins.

Look over the chassis now and
again in search of missing nuts and
cotter pins. When you realize what
important work some Of these small
cotter pins are required to do, 1t 1.
little enough for the owner of the car
10 see that the ends are properly BEN
over so as not to slip out
Evening star., 1926-01-31

That has been recognized since the be-
ginning of the motor car industry.
But today more actual help is being
sent out into the field than ever be-
fore to see that the dealer will make
a profit.
Certainly 1925 has been notable
Evening star., 1926-01-31

throughout the country. flat-rate sys-
TENS are being installed. proper types
of machinery for repairs are being
recommended constantly.
"A few Of the more progressive
companies have even sent account