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week in the Yellowstone Park and SIX
weeks camp at Colorado Springs. n
Western trip for girls for next Sum-
mer was announced, together with
added features for the boys trip.
Mr.. Sidwell announced the purchas Sc
of the Dale Brook Dairy Farm. which
will supply the school cafeteria with
milk. The farm will also be used by
picnic and outdoor parties from the
school and as a week end gathering
place for the school Scout troop.
Among the new members Of the fac
ulty are listed: Mrs. Johnson Of the
University of Utah and Columbia Uni
versity. Miss Rose Of the Wilson Nor
NAL school Miss Hedstrom OF the
Minnesota State Teachers College;
Mrs. Such. formerly Of the Woodward
School: Miss Brown. star basket hall
player of Swarthmore College; Miss
Fryberger OF the Minnesota state
Teachers College and Miss Stohlman
of the Wilson Normal School.
German compa nies will establish
airpla ne service between Berlin and
Paris and from Berlin TO barcelona.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

baggage gangway of the ship, where
1t Is hoisted to the upper deck OF the
liner. 1t next is lowered into the hold
to one of the decks set aside for use
as garage space.
Documents which are obtained by
the automobile department of the
steamship company include a customs
pass: foreign registration for the car,
which is good for four months; foreign
number plates; driving license and
holder: and membership in the Royal
Automobile Club or the Automobile
Association of England. with mem
ber's badge. all of which are handed
to the car owner on his arrival at his
port of destination.
The customs pass is issued In two
forms-the triptyque. good for one
country only; or the Garnet, which
covers the principal European coun-
tries and is good for all. 1t may be
obtained by deposit Of the highest
duty likely to be levied by any one
country. The triptyQue is issued in
three divisions and. upon entering and
leaving the country, Is presented to
the customs officials, who wise all
thr eedvisions. Each official retains
one division, the third being retained
by the owner and returned to the
steamship company for refund of the
customs deposit.
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ings, it's brakes or its tires, it is
easier TO keep rolling. What Smith
found later was that he could keep
this car rolling with the slightest
amount of effort. despite the difficulty
in getting II started.
Smith finds that tests change with
the development of cars. For in
stance, to test for a slipping clutch,
it Is customary to place the car In
gear and set the emergency. While
the engine Is idlng the clutch is let
in. If the engine does not stall i'm
mediately the conclusion is that the
clutch slips.
But the test is not infalibe. En-
gines are becoming more powerful.
Instead of stalling. some Of the multi
cylinder highpoWered engines will
tend to force the clutch to slip, a
condition that would not develop un-
der ordinary driving conditions. Now
that the emergency or "holding"
brake on so many cars operates on
the propeller shaft a new twist is
given to the slipping clutch test.
Sometimes these holding brakes slip
themselves. due to grease from the
transmission getting on the band or
drum. If this is the case the car
is likely to move forward a little
when the driver, in testing, let's in
the clutch. He may be so intent
upon waiting for the engine to stall
that he will not notice that the car
is moving slightly.
Another Case Of Error.
One test for a spark plug Is to lay
1t on the top of the cylinder head
connected to it's ignition wire and OBJ
serve it spark as the engine runs,
but the car owner who INDUCES in
such a test must know that plug
fires with far greater intensity when
it is in its cylinder and in an en-.
vironment of compressed gas.
Perhaps the simplest illustration of
this subject is in testing the strength
of battery by it's ability to operate
the Starter-motor. In 9 cases out of
10 if the battery sends the starter off
with a bang it is charged. and per-
haps overcharged. But there is always
the off chance that it's strength is due
10 being shy of water. strength that
is of only fieeting existence.
When Smith applies tests now he
prefaces his acts with tests of the
tests. 1t saves him many a wild
goose chase.
(Copyright. 1885,
Next Week, No. 152-Driving on
the Level.
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No. l5I-Testing Old Car Tests.

It's all very well to know a number
of tests for the automobile to prove
| or to disprove its efficiency, but an
| occasional test for the tests appears
| to be new and important considera
ton. Smith had occasion to give the
| idea considerable thought recently
| when finding that a tried and true
| test of performance failed to tell him
anything about the car.
He had tried the hill test" for
tappet adjustment. This is a very
simple process, and usually tells
whether there Is sufficient tappet
clearance to prevent having valves
hold partly open when the engine
becomes thoroughly warmed up and
valve stems expand. The stunt is
to get the engine warmed up on
a hill. noting whether the exhaust
reveals an engine that is ticking 1t
off in clockwork fashion after reach.
ing the top.
Smith found the engine skipping
but after having the valves looked
over came to the conclusion the test
had failed him. Skipping had been
the result of loose ignition wire.
shaken loose on a rough piece of
road In his effort to tear up the hill
with hot, roaring motor.
Compression Test Fails.
A compression test is a popular one
among motorists who value the I'M
portance of checking up on the cars
condition. But even the compression
test goes wrong and needs to be
tested at intervals. Just cranking
over the engine by hand does not
always tell the condition of the pis-
ton rings. Compression leakage may
be through the poorly seating valves.
To be sure that the test is really
revealing the condition of the rings,
pistonS and cylinders, rather than the
valves. test of the test is required
This usually takes the form of pour
ing a little engine oil into the cylin
ders through the spark plug openings.
The oil forms q compression seal. II
compression continues to be low the
valves are leaking, but If compression
is at once greatly improved the indi-
cations are that new rings are needed.
Smith always has believed in roll
ing his own" but he has discovered
some new points that go to show how
tests must be revamped in order to
meet new conditions. His first car
was very easy to roll. So easy, in
fact. that he considered it quite a
thing to show folk in the garage how
he could push his car with one hand.
One fact. however. escaped his no.
tice-the car was a light one.
1t was not until he had had his
present car for about six months that
he remembered to try rolling 1t. His
surprise was considerable when he
found that he could not start it rolling
even when he used his full strength.
According to the rules of the test he
had been using in all his motoring
career. this car was then in need of
attention. Either it had poor bear
ings or the bearings needed greasing
badly. Perhaps the brakes dragged.
He was worried.
Car Right-Test Wrong.
There was nothing wrong with the
car. 1t was a case of adjusting the
test to meet the new conditions inn
posed by the greater weight of the
newer car. Smith was to discover
that a heavier body has greater
inertia-harder to start and harder to
stop. Powerful engine and powerful
brakes only serve to blind him to this
fact.
If car is hard to start rolling, and
there is nothing wrong with its bear
Evening star., 1926-05-23
EXPOSITION PLANS
CAMPS FOR AUTOS
Eight Sites Selected Are Ac.
oessibIe to Philadelphia
Fair Grounds.

Provision has been made by the au-
tomobile committee of the Sesqui-
centennial Exposition for motorists
who will visit Philadelphia Cor this
event, Camp sites and information
booths will he maintained. It has just
been announced by the committee that
arrangements for the various services
to automohilists are complete.
Ground has been obtained for eight
camp sites to be erected in the Vicin-
t.y of Philadelphia, according to a re-
port from Raymond Beck. field dfrec-
tor OF the keystone Automobile Club
and secretary and general manager or
the Sesquicentennial automobile COM
mittee. to J. Borden Weeks. president
of the club and chairman of the auto
mobile committee. These eight camp
sites will accommodate approximately
1000 cars a day. Their selection was
made with careful consideration of
their accessibility from the exposition
grounds.
The camp sites are situated as fol-
lows: Camp Roosevelt. Burberry road
and Roosevelt boulevard; York road,
city line and Old York road; Camp
Eorristown. in Norristown. adjacent
to Ridge pike: Camp Ohio. Chester
road. south of Broomall baltimore
pike at Brandywine Summit: Camp
lydTON, IN DdTDE, TWO UlOCkS 11oTln VI
the intersection of Main street and
Chester pike; Camp Overhrook, just
south of intersection of city line and
Lancaster pike. and Camp Camden.
Euclid avenue. two blocks north Of
the White Horse pike.
Such sanitary features as shower
baths. drainage and water supply will
he provided. Every camp that has
the official Endorsement OF the com
mittee will display a sign in four col
ors bearing the legend. Official Auto
Camp. Sesquicentennial Exposition"
and a design with the Liberty Bell
and an automobile in the center
fanked by American flags.
Thirteen information booths also are
planned. At these booths motorists
will be advised regarding housing.
road directions and traffic regulations.
These booths will be situated at Fiji
teenth street and the Parkway. Old
York road and Belfield: Wissahickon
drive and Ridge avenue, Lancaster
avenue and Sixty.second street. Balti-
more pike and Sixty first street. West
Chester pike west of SiXty-third
street; Chester pike, two blocks south
of Main street, in Darby; Ninth and
Welch streets, in Chester, and two in
Camden. one on Federal street and
one along the White Horse pike The
committee already has three booths at
City Hall, Philadelphia.
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Lowered into Hold.

The baggage master at the pier re-
ceives the car from it's owner or his
representative. gives him a check for
1t. drains the gas tank and turns the
car over to the boss stevedore at the
Evening star., 1926-05-23
COURTESY OFTEN
FORGOTTEN |NCARS
People, Otherwise Consid-
crate, Forget Manners When
Motoring, Expert Says.

Otherwise courteous individuals too
often are transformed into inconsider
ate, aggressive and even gross types
by automobile ownership, in the opin-
ion of E. Austin Baughman, Maryland
motor vehicle commissioner. This
fact, he points OUT together with the
Limitation that Is imposed upon auto
regulation enforcement officials which
prevents treatment of such cases as
criminal often makes traffic control
Interestingly difficult.
The situation is one that has given
him considerable worry. the Maryland
commissioner asserts, adding:
II have been impressed recently
with an attitude on the part of motor
lists which illustrates the istressing
change which apparently takes place
in the mental attitude toward others
Of otherwise thoroughly considerate
and law-abiding citizens once they get
out on the highways behind the steer.
ing wheel of an automobile.
Has Practical Phase.
"The matter Is more or less aca.
demic. but none the less interesting.
1t has, however, a practical phase In
that educational propaganda on the
part Of officials and automobile clubs
and similar organizations might help
materially in correcting a condition
which cannot, to my way of thinking
avoid continuing to produce incon-
siderate and eventually outright law
less drivers unless it is checked
ITO illustrate the point l have in
mind. l would cite an occurrence
recently Witnessed on one of the much
travelled roads Of Maryland. l noted
a high-priced car parked beside the
road A uniformed chauffeur in ex.
pensive uniform sat at the wheel. A
man of evidently more than average
comfortable circumstances sat on the
Evening star., 1926-05-23
Police Chiefs Urge
@-Mile SpeedLimit
To Curb Fatalities

Would limiting the speed Of an
automobile to 40 miles an hour
play big part in the reduction
Of fatal traffic accidents, number
ing $4,000 last year?
Five hundred American police
chiefs, replying to a QUESTIONABLE
sent out by the magazine. the
American City, think. 1t would.
This recommendation was the first
of five made by the group to re-
duce the number of fatalities.
The other four were:
All-steel closed car bodies on
the same principle as steel railway
coaches.
Regular inspection Of cars, es-
pecially the brakes.
Standardized traffic regulations.
Drivers licenses subject to
stricter tests.
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rear seat. While master and chauf.
feur sat waiting, the third member of
the party, a lady of refinement and
apparent wealth, was coolly going
through a roadside apple orchard
breaking off branches of the beautiful
blossoms, which meant In subsequent
matured fruit a portion of the land
owners income for the year.
Charges Plain Stealing.
"I subsequently looked up the
owner of the car from the registra-
ton records of the automobile COM
missioner's office. There seems to be
no possible ownership or interest in
the apple orchard by the persons who
were-to speak very plainly-simply
stealing the property of another per-
son.
II concede that this does not neces-
sarily have bearing upon the matter of
automobile law enforcement. At the
same time, the officials who have in
charge the enforcement of the auto
mobile law constantly come in contact
with similarly Illuminating indications
of the change of nature Of persons
who when out of cars are at all times
considerate, courteous, friendly and
careful not to a1ridge the rights of
others, but who. once they get into a
car, promptly become the very op-
poslte. The point seems to me inter
esting and we'll worth study to de-
termine whether an educational cam
paign might not, by checking smaller
indulgences of disregard for the
rights of others, result in general
improvement in so-called road man.
ners' and thus bring about better
traffic conditions
Excessive front wheel "wabble"
often can be traced to too generous
use Of lubricant on the front springs
Evening star., 1926-05-23

Excessive front wheel "wabble"
often can be traced to too generous
use of lubricant on the front springs.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
NEW ENGINES, NOT OLD,
BURN OUT MOST BEARINGS
Rigid Unused Cars Force Greater
Strain Upon Crankshaft and
Wear Faster.

The impression that bearings In old
engines, or ones that have seen con-
tinued hard service, are the only ones
likely to burn is the basis of a. lot of
trouble for car owners. Bearings are
very much more likely to burn out
when new than when old because in
their original condition they are
tighter. The rest of the car is stiffer.
and the result is that the bearings
often are forced to stand the strain
of the overlooking.
Straining means heating. The metal
of the bearing facing is melted and
the bearing clearance is increased to
a point where a knock begins.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
TOURIST MAY TAKE
OWN AUTO ABROAD
Steamship Lines Offer Serv-
ice, Including Licenses, Per-
mits and Club Membership.

No American motorist need go to
Europe nowadays without his own
car just to escape the inconvenience
of detailed arrangements for shipping
it, so much easier has it been made
for him to take 1t along. The pleasure
of enjoying Old World scenery from
his own rather than from a hired
automobile is assured the trans-At.
lantic tourist with as little difficulty
as he would have on coastwise trip.
Steamship companies now make
special provision for taking auto
mobiles of passengers and accept cars
uncrated as baggage instead Of insist
ing on boxing them at considerable
expense and inconvenience. AS re-
suit of the endeavor to smooth the
way of the traveller on the part OF
steamship lines. persons going to
Florida or California now frequently
send their cars ahead by boat, On
the Florida boats, the cars are parked
on deck under tarpaulin covers for
the three days trip. Going to Cali
fornia, they are carried in special
garage" space in the hold.
Many Take Cars Along.
Extension of this mode of shipping
has been extended to the trans-At-
lantic ships with considerable sue
cess and popularity, according to Off
cials of the steamship lines, which
have organized an automobile service.
AS a result of this move, the trans
portation of tourists cars to and
from Europe has increased greatly.
Travellers are aided by a service estah-
liShed TO look after the details of
customs deposits, foreign licenses and
similar arrangements incident to
extra American touring.
Taking ones car with him to Eu-
rope now calls for more simplified
procedure which consists of the fol
lowing preparations. The owner of
the car is asked to make an affidavit
bearing a description and market
value of the automobile and to sup
ply six small photographs of himself
for use on his foreign driving docu-
ments. He also must make a cash or
hank credit deposit of an amount suffi-
cient to cover duties that might be
collected were the car to be sold
abroad. With that his responsibility
is supposed to be at an end.
Lowered into Hold.
The baggage master at the pier re-
ceives the car from it's owner or his
representative. gives him check for
1t. drains the gas tank and turns the
car over to the boss Stevedore at the
Evening star., 1926-05-23
HOSE HURTS CAR BODY.
Forceful Stream Forces Sand Into
Vanished Surface.

While the commonly used rubber
hose is prehaps the best method of
cleaning the lower portions OF the
car. such as wheels. running gear
and mudguards. 1t is injurious when
used on the body and highly finished
surfaces. The force with which the
stream of water impinges on the sur
face causes the sand and dirt adher.
ing to the body to be driven into the
SarniSh
Evening star., 1926-05-23
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

John Smith character whom should welcome He
selfish: rather he motoring chap willing and glad
have exploited his experiences for benefit Of
the other 100000 members of the clan.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
GOMEZ MAY OPPOSE
OREGON CANDIDACY
by Universal Service.

MEXICO CITY. April : oar
Constitution is above everything and
everybody"
With this statement If Vera Cruz
yesterday. General ArnuIfo Gomez is
believed to have definitely served no.
tire that he will oppose ObrcgOn's can
didacy for u second term rs Moxic"'S
president. on the ground that Article
So of the organic law forbids re-clec-
ton.
General Gomez declared that reports
that he has applied for an unlimited
leave Of absence from the army are
untrue. Those crediring such rum
orS have no knowledge of my charac-
ter he said. reaffirming his dctcrmi-
nation 10 perform his duty rs sol
dicr without mcddling in politics.
Obregon refuses 10 add anything 10
his statement made on his arrival
"Wednesday other than it is improb-
able. but possible. that in event Of Il
civil war he will be- ready to play the
role that circumstances may dictate.
whether soldier or civilian.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
EX-CzARIST CHIEFS
PLOT SOV|ETS' FALL

PARIS, April 5.-LP-An attempt
al he overthrow Of the Bolshevik rule
in Russia through the League of Ma
tons and individual states in Russia
is the object Of congress of RussiaD
CmigrrS now in session here.
The movement is under the leader
ship Of former Czarist premier,
former chief Of the imperial general
staff oC Russia. and former marshal
of the cmpcrOrs court.
Notable among the abSentees from
the first sessions Of the congress yes
tcrday were the grand dukes, includ-
ing Grand Duke Nicholas. who aims
10 occupy the throne Of the car. IL
has been felt that danger might Turk
in their way should they appear. not
withStandng the face that the French
government is taking all precautions
and that the Russian imperialists
themselves are wide awake.
Yesterdays session of the congress.
which was held in n palatial Partisan
hotel, had as its basis the organiza-
ton Of Russian political cxilcs into
body which would be capable of treat
lng with the League Of Nations and
individual states for putting down the
rule Of the Soviet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
RRITON FINDS GREAT
PANAMA GOLD FIELD
AFTER 2-YEAR HUNT
By Universal ser"ice.

LONDON. April j.-Thc story ot
a great discovery ol gold in old Pan
anna after Il two-year search. is pub
lishcd here in the London Daily News
today. Two years ago Sir Alfred
MOnd, Solly loci aud other big finan-
cicrs sent the skilled London min
ing engineer. j. !. C"Idcrwood, 10 old
Panama, according to Henry Mond.
director of the American Nickel Cor
pOratiOn, and son Of Sir Alfred.
CaIdcrwood and his party made
maps of the territory and saw free
gold on the surface as they passed
old Indian workings They also dis
covered great reefs Of gold-bcarimg
rock.
Solly joel last night admitted a
financial interest in ia" Syndicai"
which has been formed 10 take over
the concessions already secured.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-05
j. {. WILL FILE
SECOND OIL
TRUST SUIT
Mere Than so Large Firms
to Be Named in Petition
Charging Combine,
By JOHN A. KENNEDY

'opSnshi' 1875, By ntNersnl service.
WASHINGTON. u. G.. April D
Alleging that the Standard Oil com
pany Of New Jersey. the Standard Oil
company Of Indiana. and the Texas
Company and 10 other huge oil com
panirS have dcficd the government by
securing complete control Of all The
basic gasoline production patents. the
Department of Justice will file new
antitrust petition against the above
concerns this week.
Through This alleged conspiracy and
combination. the department will claim
that gasoline users over the country
are being compelled to pay from one
hall cent to one and one-quartcr cents
extra on each gallon of gasoline.
Less Than two years ago the de.
partmCnt filed an antitrust suit in
Chicago. naming the Standard Oil
company Of Indiana, and its other
associates The new petition will he
in the nature Of a supplemental &C
lion.
II goes much further than the orig
iuul suiI. II will not only include
the defendants previously named, bur.
il i understood. will name the VI.
W. Kellogg Company Of New York,
aud Joseph ii. Adams of FlatbuSh,
the former manufacturers of stills
for gasoline plants where the "crack-
ing process" is used. and the latter
developer Of the Adams patents for
cracking gasoline.
Three weeks ago the government
filed suit in brooklyn Federal court
against the Texas Company and
ADAMS. alleging the Adams patents
Mrrn =. .Iirnd hN cnllnSinn and frNmh.
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PULLMAN OFFICER
TO TOUR MEXICO

I'm roulr 10 Mexico for q tour nj
the country and an inspection Of
railway lines. l.. $. HungcrfUrd.
executive vice president of the Pull
man company Of Chicago. passed
through San Antonio Monday. Y. j.
Eddings. district superintendent, join
Ell him here.