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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
SPARK TESTS ADVISED.
When Adjustment Is OFF Trouble
to Driver Results.

TO OTlV0T h0SulLS.
Sometimes the spark adjustment
is a little off and the driver does not
know it. He may be blaming some
other units of the car for what is
happening. A brief but effective test
of the spark Is then advisable.
To do this disconnect the high
tension cable from the coil. Then
with screwdriver touch the nearest
metal part and hold it so that the up
per metal part of the screwdriVer is
about one-eighth inch from the high
tension terminal of the coil. Turn on
the ignition switch and fully advance
the spark control lever on the steering
post. When the petcocks are opened
Ito relieve compresSion) and the en-
CINE cranked over by hand slowly a
spark will jump from the coil handle
to the screwdriver. At the moment
of the spark the f1ywheel should be
in a position for advanced spark. This
is usually marked on the flywheel and
will be seen just preceding the marks
for upper dead center. If the arrival
of the spark does not match with the
mark on the f1ywheel the spark is
either too late or too early, as the
case may be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Have Car on Level
When Testing Gas
And Oil Supplies

Considerable trouble is occa-
stoned for car owners because of
their habit of not having the car
on the level when seeing how
much gas or oil they have. I'm
less the car Is on the level the oil
indicator will not register the truth
about the crankcase contents, nor
will the gas tank have the amount
of fuel it registers. Over-oiling is
as serious as oil starvation, and
too much gasoline is sometimes as
undesirable as too little. especially
where a car is to be stored for a
while. One motorist bought five
gallons OF gas, thinking he handn't
enough to drive him to the garage.
Because he didn't have the car on
the level, the tank was supplied
with five gallons of gas that evap-
GRATED during the Winters storage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Climb Hills Fast.

Among the idea" equipment to be
taken along for the tour, one Of the
most effective is to remember to make
time going uphill when the roads are
wet. You've got to take it easy on
the level, and particularly when de-
scending hills. Your brakes are
twice as effective on the upgrade, and
traction is at its peak. Make time
while the road climbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
FULL TANKS "LEAK."
Often Is Merely Overflow Running
Down Side.

Motorists with gas tanks that have
on protective covering are frequent
~ puzzled by what appears to be a
tank leak. They see a little gas
dripping from the bottom of the tank,
and, seeing no signs of gas around
the top of the tank cover, imagine
they are due for trouble. In a typ
ical case of this sort 1t was found
that the tank was too full and that
the gas in splitting over the neck of
the filler pipe had run down between
the top Of the tank and the tank
cover. Had there been no cover the
owner would have Immediately dis
covered the source of the leakage
Where the gas tank is largely GOV.
cred by the trunk rack or a fiange
from the body this situation is likely
to be met with and should be ignored
accordingly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
CLEAN BREAKER POINTS.
If They Blacken Quickly, May
Need Replacing.

Do the breaker points seem to
blacken quickly? If they do, it is a
sign that the condenser needs re
placing or repairing. Breaker points, OF
course. must be cleaned ever so often
depending upon the amount and kind
of use the car gets and the condition
of the points themselves. But if they
will not stay clean more than a few
days of ordinary running, the con
denser is the bad actor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
RULE FOR LOCKED BRAKES
Drop Speedometer to Zero When
Wheels Slide.

When the brakes are locked so as
TO slide the wheels the speedometer
should drop back to zero, if the car is
not so old a model as TO have the
Speedometer drive taken from the
right front wheel. Some drivers do
not seem TO realize when they have
applied the brakes so vigorously as
TO lock the wheels. The speedometer
can sometimes be used as a guide
For instance, If the streets are wet
the sudden drop of the speedometer
dial may not mean that the car is
slowing down safely. but that the
wheels have locked and that the car
may be sliding forward at a speed OF
perhaps 20 miles an hour. though the
speedometer may be dripping from
10 TO zero at the very moment the
observation Is made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Dust Tenders First.

If it is necessary to dust the car
while clad in good clothes, remem-
Der to dust the tenders and the spare
tire first. If the car owner starts
with the body or hood first, he will
find that he is using his trousers or
his coat to dust the tenders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
PUTTING 1T OFF.
Habit Makes More Business for Re
pair Man.

Putting it off until tomorrow is
the popular way of taking care of
the automobile, but 1t is also the basis
of the popularity of the automobile
repair business. 1t is just as easy to
do the job tomOrrOw-ln fact, easier.
But most car owners seem to forget
that when tomorrow comes they not
only have today's job to do but to-
morrow's as well. Each day makes
certain demands upon the car, and
unless the car receives the attention
necessary to enable 1t to meet these
requirements satisfactorily the car
must go to the shop frequently in
order to get caught up. The sensible
thing to do is to endeavor to do to-
morrow's job today. In that way you're
more likely to get today's job done
when it should be done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

Maryland's highway signs are re-
garded by tourists as among the best
In the country Their clarity and SIM
plicity are in marked contrast to
those of some States, which resemble
medieval maps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

John should welcome he
il S a chap willing and glad 10
benen OF
eOther or the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
CONFERS WITH
OFFICIALS OF
REDCROSS HERE
HENRY r. REED. FIELD REP
RESENTATIyE, LEAVES s
FOR WASHINGTON, AFTER
VISIT TO KEY WEST

Henry T. Reed, of Washington,
field representative of the Amer
lean Red Cross, who arrived here
Yesterday to attend a meeting of
the executive board of the iocal
chaps er, left over the Flagler Sys-
tenn this afternoon on his return
tr n to Washington,
Mr.. Reed expressed himself as
being well pleased with the work
accomplished by Mrs. Heidlebaugh
during the past six months, and
commended especially he crippled
children clinic conducted here
through the cooperation of the
Red Cross and the Scottish Rite
Masons. He also complimented
the splendid manner in which Mrs.
He ,dlebaugh is handling the local
community service situation.
He can't swim much, but Mr..
Reed is enthusiastic over the Red
Cross life saving movement, and
believes it is one of the greatest
and most beneficial movements The
society has ever inaugurated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
ADVERTISING OF
REAL FORCE Is
NOW SUGGESTED
ONE OF PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS
AT CONVENTION TALKS ON
VALUE OF REAL ADvER;
TISING
tnr .A.-ocletea rresn,

PHILADELPHIA, June 23.-
international advertising has come
to mean "not simply placards,
pamphlets and miscellaneous ver-
biage, but real force for sound
constructive development" in a
new world Of international busi-
ness, in the opinion of DR.. Julius
Klein, director of the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce.
One of the principal speakers
on today's program of the Asso-
ciated Advertising Clubs of the
World, DIR. Klein said in his pre-
pared address that the fever of
nationalism with cmbittered re
actions against international COM
merce. transportation and finance
is gradually subsiding," and any
program for the betterment of in
ternational advertising must in
clude first the furtherance of long
view sales programs and the "dis-
eouragement of over-ambitious
selling for the sake of temporary
returns"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
MISSING EVANGELIST
IS found AGAIN"
MRS. AIMEE MCPHERSON
SAID TO BE IN DOUG
LAS, ARIZ.; IDENTIFI-
CATION MADE
mr AnsocIated Pressl

DOUGLAS, Ariz., June 23.-
Police headquarters here announc-
ed early today a woman who col
lapsed and was taken to hospital
here was identified by William F..
McCafferty, editor of the Douglas
Dispatch, as Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson, evangelist of Los An
geles, who was reported drowned
there last May.
MeCafferty said he had known
Mrs. Mcpherson in Denver, and
declared that he was certain she
was the woman in Douglas hos
pitaI.
She said that a man named
"Steve" and a woman named
"Rose" had carried her off to hold
her for ransom. She believed that
her prison was somewhere near
Mexicali, Immediately across the
border from Calexico, Calf, for
she had heard the man and the
woman referring to Mexicali in
their conversation.
Two days ago, the woman said,
she escaped and walked several
miles until she was picked up by
some Americans who took her to
Douglas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
UNION SERVICES
ON SUNDAY NIGHTS

OCALA, Fla, June 23.-In a
spirit of fine fellowship among the
churches of this city arrangements
are being made to hold union ser
vices on Sunday nights during the
summer. Only a part of the sum
mer program has yet been made
up due to the absence from the
city of Reverend Charles Hol-
brook. rector of Grace Church on
whose return IL is planned to COM
piete the program for the entire
summer.
At meeting Of the local minis
ters association attended by the
pastors of the Baptist. Christian,
Methodist and Presbyterian
churches. it was agreed 10 start
the union services on Sunday
night, June 27. The preacher on
that occasion will be Reverend
Richard Dodge. The services viii
he held in a local theater under
the auspices Of the Baptist Church
Other services and the speakers
for the occasion as arranged 50
far. are July 4, Rev. o. F.. Rice
in the Christian Church July II.
Rev. Jerome Emanuel in the First
Methodist Church July ls. Rev. G.
l. Collins will be the preacher in
the Presbyterian church and july
%, Rev. John A. McMurray will
preach in a local theatre.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
LOYALTY DAY"
Is SUGGESTED
APPEAL MADE FOR OBSERV.
ANcE OF INDEPEND-
ENcE DAY

NASHVILLE, June %. - A
church.wide appeal to southern
youth TO observe independence
Day as Loyalty Day" win be
made hy Southern Methodist pas
tors throughout the connection,
Bishop James Cannon, Jr.. chair
man of the board of temperance
and social service of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, announc-
ed today.
Pastors throughout the church
are urged to hold special services
on July 1 in an effort TO rally
young people of each community
in open demonstration of loyalty
to the constitution of the United
States and protest against the at
aeks which are being made
against that document by people
who are preaching anarchy
throughout the country" the an
nouaeemcnt said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
SERVANTS FIND
DEAD BODIES OF
SOCIETY COUPLE
NEW YORK FOLKS ARE
SHOCKED OVER TRAGIC
DEATH OF Mr.. AND MRS. S.
S. BREWSTER
tBy Associated Press,

GLENHEAD, N. Y, June "a
Society in New York and on Long
Island was shocked today by the
tragic deaths of Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney f, Brewster, who had an elab-
crate wedding three years ago.
Servants found the bodies Of
Mr.. Brewster, who was % years
old and his 26 year old wife in
Mrs. Brewster's bedroom in their
home last night, few minutes af-
ter two pistol shots had ended
quarrel. Each had been fatally
wounded by a bullet in the chest.
A pistol with two empty shells
was found on the floor.
1t is believed the couple were
dressing to go to dinner. The
coroner was unable to say after a
preliminary investigation, who had
fired the fatal shots.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
StGr Electric Company
Receives Shipment of
Decorated Floor Lamps

The Star Electric Company,
managed By Grayburn Pinder, has
received a shipment of beautiful
hand decorated floor lamps. COM
plete with stands. These lamps,
according to Mr.. Pinder. are guar
anteed to be washable, which
means that they are far superior
to the silk kind that soon split and
ravel. They are being offered at
very low prices in order to get the
public acquainted with the new
location Of the concern at 1874 Du-
val street. Read the announce
ment in this issue of The Citizen
and then call and see these beau
tiful lamps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
PROCEEDINGS OF
CRIMINAL COURT
NUMBER OF CASES DISPOSED
OF DURING sES.
SION

Criminal court of record for
Monroe county is still in session
and dispcsing of jury cases in the
order entered on the docket.
Francisco Fuentes, charged with
unlawful possession Of liquor, was
the only case tried yesterday. lie
entered a plea of guilty. The fine
was $50 and costs.
The liquor, four demljohas Of
sgaardiente. was submitted to tho
court as evidence. and was order
Cd dc It Dyed. Complying. with the
court > order. officers poured the
liquor out Of the court house win.
iows.
The case Of Felix Rodriguez.
charged 'ilh cruelty TO animals.
was the fi1st cne disposed Of this
morning The defendant entered
a plea If nat guilt end was nc
quilted BY tls ju'y ndict This
case grew out Of raid made b.
the late Sheriff Roland Curry on
Sunday afternoon cock fight on
Stock Island. The deceased sheriff
would have been the main wit
ness.
b. Saunders. eolored. charged
with drunkenness. case noleprosel
upon payment Of costs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
REQUEST FOR
COVERING OF
SCHOOL BOOKS
ALL COUNTY suPERINTEN-
DENTS ARE PETiTIoNED TO
COOPERATE IN PREPARA.
TIoN OF BOOKS
(ny Anseclatea I,ressl

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, June %.
All county school superinten-
ddents of Florida were asked in a
resolution adopted from the State
School Book Commission to see
that all of the free tex. books, to
be furnished by the state next
year, are covered.
The request, it was stated, was
for the purpose of ensuring pro-
tee ion for the books, in order that
they may be available for use for
several years.
The commission also adopted a
resolution approving the supple
mental contracts, entered into
with ten publishing houses, under
which the free books are to be
OBJ aimed by the state. The latter
resolution was in triplicate form,
one copy to be kept by the Secre-
tary of State. one by the Depart
ment of Public Instruction, and
he other by the publishers.
The action of the commission is
believe to have cleared up all pre-
liminaries 10 actual circulation Of
the text books. and II now remains
only for the county superinten-
dents % receive their supply for
the 1926-27 term and distribute
them among the pupils. Some of
the books are understood to al
ready be at the depository at
jacksonville, from where hey will
be sent 20 the superintendents.
and it is probable that the first
distribution will be made shortly.
Superintendent Of Public In
struction sent out a request some
time ago 10 the parents Of pupils
10 see that all text books from
the first TO the sixth grade, already
in use, be preserved 70 assist the
state in dis ribatlon Of the free
studies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
IDENTIFICATION OF
WOMAN MADE

DOUGLAS, Ariz., June 23.-
Positive Identification of woman
in a hospital here as Aimee Sem
pie Mcpherson, Los Angeles evan
gelist. who was reported drowned
there May 10, last, was made over
the telephone by Mrs. Minnie Ken
nedy. the evangelist's mother, in
conversation with William f.
McCafferty, editor of the Dispatch,
tins morning.
identification was established
through a long white scar on the
second finger of the woman's hand
and also by her giving the name of
q pet pigeon.
The woman In the hospital here
told the name of the pigeon, which
was Jennie, and also said that she
was injured on the second finger
Of her right hand.
The mother told McCafferty the
same thing.
The woman said the scar was
the result of being accidentally
cut by a cycle years ago. She also
gave the name of cousin, Mrs.
Emma Nickerson, now dead, and
described birthmarks on her babies
for McCafferty.
The former evangelist, from her
cot in the hospital, told a story of
abduction from Ocean Park,
Calf, a trip across the border to
Mexico. and of how she escaped
about noon yesterday and ran un-
til she fell from exhaustion.
Finally, sighting mountain,
which has been identified here as
the famous "Niggerhead" noun
tain, 13 miles south of Sonora,
Mexico, she headed for It.
Reaching the mountain about
dusk. she found a road and strug-
gled along. falling from time to
time with fatigue. She said she
sighted the glare from the copper
smelters in this city as the night
came on.
She finally reached the outskirts
Of Aqua Prieta and, approaching
o house, called for help and asked
that the police be notified.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
Great Interest Shown
In Life Saving Tests
MANY PARTICIPATE IN
ACTIVITIES PUT ON
UNDER AUSPICES OF
RED CROSS CHAPTER

The Seniors and Juniors trying
for eligibility as members of the
Red Crcss life saving corps to be
formed in this city were put
through practice exercises at the
Coral Isles Casino beach this af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. This prac-
lice in swimming and life-saving
was open to beginners as well as
those who had taken the tests, and
there was large class present.
The instructors are Frank Car
bonell, Neil Knowles and Morris
Cruz.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock and at the same place,
there will be tests for the Juniors
and Seniors, but no practice. The
same instructors will be in charge.
Mrs. Blanche Heidlebaugh, local
Red Cross executive, has created
quite an interest among the young
people in the life-saving move
ment, and a corps viii be organ
lied as soon as the required num-
Der have taken the tests and
passed. It is expected that corps
of boys will be formed first, then
one for girls.
The lifeboat contributed by
NoIberg Thompson, through the
cooperation Of Chaa II. kbbot, !,
of the Coral Isles Casino, and L.
Moncrief, is being put in first-class
condition, and it is hoped to have
it ready for christening, with ap-
propriate ceremonies, tomorrow
afternoon. Capt. John j. Maher
donated the oars for the boat, Mrs.
Heidlebaugh the oar locks, and the
Junior Red Cross is aiding in
painting and equipping the craft.
II has two air tanks and will be
furnished with first-aid kit,
blankets, and every aid necessary
for life saving srevice. Mr.. Alb
lot: has proposed to erect davit
for the life boat. from which Ii will
shoot into the water in quick time
when occasion requires. The boat
has capacity of IL passengers.
It is a model lifeboat and it will
no, sink.
The boys and girls participating
n the lifesaving tests are very
much interested in the cause anl
hope to be of real service in case
a life is ever in danger in the surf
at the Casino beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS SHOW
MARKED INCREASE
FIGURES FOR FLORIDA I'm
MONTH OF MAY EXCEED
$21.OOO,Ooo, ACCORDING TO
REPORT ISSUED

ASSOCIATED PRESS HEAD
QUARTERS, June ga total of
$21, ,238, 200 in construction con-
tracts were made in Florida dur
ing the month of May, according
to data compiled by the F. w.
Dodge Company from information
received from reporting cities.
While this was a decrease from the
total reached in May of 1925, the
total figures for the first FIVE
months of this year are greater
than those for the same period of
last year.
Building and engineering work
started in Florida during the first
five months of 1926 reached a
total of $133,932,80O, as com
pared with $79,111,70O during the
first five months of last year, Civ
ing an increase of So per cent.
Last months building record
for Florida included the following
classes: $5,687, 200 or 27 per cent
of all construction for public
works and utilities; $4,965,5 500 or
% per cent for residential build
ings; $4,218,000 or 20 per cent
for industrial buildings. S3,026,-
500 or Ia per cent for commercial
buildings; $1,585,6OO, or seven
per cent for educational buildings; /;
$8S6,000 or four per cent for So
cial and recreational projects, and
1856, 400 or four per cent for re-
ligious and memorial buildings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
Coast Guard Makes Capture
OF Ship Off Virginia CapeS
With Immense Liquor Cargo
FOUR THOUSAND CASES
OF WET GOODS ARE
FOUND ON STEAMER
ELMA

NORFOLK, June 2S.-In the
100 miles off the Virginia
"apes of the whiskey laden steam
er, Elma. formerly the lighthouse
tender Lilac, the coast guard SER
vice has picked up new problem
which thus far has officials
puzzled.
Although the craft was towed
into port by the cutter Manning
Sunday night, no arrests have
been made and no charges lodged
against any of those on board. so
far as can be learned.
The unofficial explanation is
that the Elma was operated on a
sort of soviet arrangement. None
of the fourteen men of the crew
would own up to being captain or
even a mate, and all are said to
disclaim any responsibility for the
actions of the ship.
There were about 1000 cases
of liquor aboard the Elma.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
MOVING PICTURE
MACHINES ARRIVE
EQUIPMENT BEING INSTALL
ED AT SAN CARLOS
THEATRE

The two new Simplex moving
picture machines ordered for tie
San Carlos theatre have arrived
and are being installed today with
the hope of having them ready for
use tonight.
The shipment consisted of sew
cnteen boxes and made a good
truck load. The installation of
fuch a large shipment Is "somc
job and Manager Ramon Per
donna says it may be that the
machines can not be completely
installed for service tonight. but
il nsa they win certainly be run
niBg tomorrow night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
RECKLESS DRIVERS
POTENTIAL KILLERS
lnr As.nrlatrd rre.ar

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
June 2S.-"Every reckless driver
on the streets Of any city is a
potential killer even though he is
thoughtless rather than careless. $
said Judge Harry Hauck in muni-
eipal court here when six men APP
peared before him charged with
reckless driving,
The men were fined amounts
varying from S25 to $50 in ac-
eordancc with the circumstances
af each case. He issued q warn
ing. however. that jail sentence
hangs over the heads of future
offenders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
ESCAPING PRISONERS
STILL AT LARGE
lny .--.rIasea rre~-I

LOS ANGEIF.s, June 70
Thirty-one of the thirty-three
prisoners who escaped from the
Lincoln Heights jail here last
night were still at large today. AL
were sentenced on naFeosie
charges and we're serving from 30
to 90 days. Most of them were
MexieauR.
Using smuggied hack saw
blades, the prisoners sawed their
way 10 freedom. Two were picked
up in the downtown section a few
hours after their flight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
TEXAS BANKER
HANGS HIMSELF
tn, A.seciatea l,ressl

DAY CITY, Texas, June ga
II. IT. Fall. East Texas banker,
hanged himself with wire from
the ceiling of the county Jail here
today, apparently respondent over
his failure TO secure bail charges
OF numbering Mr.. and Mrs. Cam
den Sanhorn. The Sanhorn's were
shot 70 death in their home at
Hawkinsyille. near here February
20.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
CLEAR REGION or
MANY TRIBESMEfI

Paris, Juns 23.-The Freaeh
troops in Morocco cleared tae
Ouzzan region of disaident tribes,
men b. an attack Of the i28th
division yesterday morning. says 3
communication received ffoa
headquarters at Fer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-23
NOTICE OF MEETING

Otto Eneampnent viii meet on
Friday night. Members please at
tend.
June 23.it