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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-24

how much John
would like to see
her as she looked
now. The thought
of her husband
brought another
thought to her,
too. Perhaps all
these years, while
they had b e e n
sacrificing and
sllimping, he, too,
had wished for
and wanted many
things. Surely he
must have :! Not,
perhaps, things
like women cared
for, but other lit
tie luXuries that
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-24

mother. Mrs. Abbie Scull.
Rev. and Mrs. w. f. Bump had
as their dinner-guests Sunday Mrs.
Catherine Woolbert and Mr.. Chas.
Houpt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Somers and
son and Mr. and Mrs. David Smith
and daughter, motored to West
Point, Pa, Saturday and returned
home Sunday night.
Mrs. l.. X. Force and children Wis
tied Mrs. Mamie Steelman Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfe enter
Gained visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Zellner and Raymond
Zollner visited Mr.. and Mrs. Isreal
Smith Sunday.
Mrs. Catherine Woolbert and Mr..
Charles Haupt, visited Mr., and Mrs.
John Goden Thursday.
Miss Margaret Kendall is Dlan-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-24

flushed to a rose-pink with excitement,
and above it the much-wanted hat,
SELF so thoroughly becoming it was.
She wanted the hat so bad! The soft.
lovely colors brought out all the charm
of her fair loneliness and she thought
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-24
John !" Ellen said,

John ]" Ellen SAID, 7 nad no Iuea Una
twas so late"
'Thats because you were so inter
ested, dear" John answered; when II
comes to making plans for Betty yor
forget time and everything else"
Ellen REDEEMED ever so slightly. Shit
knew that what John said was true
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-24
Christmas Giving
and Being Happy
How Yuletide Problem Was
Solved in Most Salts
factory Manner.
Az
Ea
- nu KATHERINE EnELMAN
Rv KATHERINE EDELMAN

DIN WARNER ant
his wife sat talk
ing in the Living
room of their littl'
bungalow until thu
clock on the man
tel struck the mid
night hour.
Good gracious
ct hoI mn ilna tbai
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-24

Miss Margaret Kendall, is plan.
ming to enter training for the pro
feSSion of nursing.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-24
The Hostage
By Walter De La Mare
in Poetry

TN DEAD of dark to his starry North
4 Saint Nicholas drew near
He had ranged the world this wintry night,
Iis eik-bells jangling clear.
Now bi.fer-worn niih age vas he,
And weary of mankind. for fe~
Had shown him love OF courtesy.
His sacks lay empfy-dH save one;
Ard this TO his alright
Stirred as he stopped with fingers numb.
AbloSe with boar frost bright.
.lghdst he stood. Showed tnmbling thumb,
Small shoulder, ~ing-ahat stowdxay
Wss this and Sience vas T come?
Ard oat there creb. lovely thing
Hc!f ange! ar! half child:
II, youngest &c zH Heaven. am here. to b
thy joy' re sr:;ied.
"C Nicholas, or Master Christ thy gniej
nafh seen; ard He
F.ah hidden me como to keep His trysf, ana
bring his love to thee:
10 serve fhee s'eH, and sing Novel;. ana
si.aa own son to be.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30

possible with but few. American
cars. Some cars cannot keep UP
much over forty. The reason is
plain: If these engines must be
exceeding their speed for top power.
friction and centrifugal force are
going to work havoc in no time.
1t Is possible to get more speed
out of the average car by iflcreas-
Ing the true wheel and tire dia.
meter by higher air pressure. by
advancing the timing dc it has not
been advanced to the limit, discon.
Meeting the fan, increasing the oil
pressure and doing other things to
help the engine reach the top. But
notordom is interested in day-in-
and-day out top speeds. The cry Is
for honesty in speed.
Many persons judge the merits
of cars from their speed performs
ance during q demonstrations.
Honestly built and honestly market
ed cars have suffered because Of
the advantage dishonesty gives the
car with the trick speedometer.
There is the safety angle, too.
Many drivers are annoyed by show.
ing off on the part Of owners of
ears with trick speedometers. 1t Is
also argued that the man who
knows he cannot do more than
sixty with his car IL less likely to
be travelling at that speed than
the. man who thinks he can hit
seventy or over
THE facts In the case are simple
enough. Hundreds Of thousands of
car owners are being deceived,
sstopwatches and mathematics
prove It..
Let there be truth
copyright 1876
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30

miles an hour could just do sixty.
One six is rated as having a
maximum engine speed about; 1b
per cent higher than the speed
at which the engine develops its
greatest power. Using this as 4
basis for compafison many good
ears cannot do sixty. b car that in
widely suspected of having a faxed
speedometer can come close to sew.
|enty and many others would be 4
sad disappointment TO their owners.
On the other hand, one OF the
fastest cars in America, a straight.
eight built along racing lines. has
an engine that turns but 2.719 ait
sixty. It's peak power does not
show up until the engine is turn
ing 5000 revolutions per minute.
If this is this engines top" it is
good for IS miles an hour. It is
doubtful whether its manufacturers
claim any Is per cent increase over
the top power speed for short
spurts.
More Ratings Too High
One thing is certain: Sustained
speeds OF sixty and seventy are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30

ton as to the top speed OF engines.
Some engineers get ready for
trouble the instant an. engine runs
over the speed at which it develops
its peak power Others drive over
the power peak and do not worry
until they have reached what they
consider the engines top.
In practice It appears, that for
short spurts, many engines VIII
run considerably over their speed
for power peak but engineers and
experienced motorists agree that
such speeds cannot be sustained
because when an engine IS running
over its power peak centrifugal
force Is bringing friction to d maxi.
mum and the engine IL getting
ready to burn up and pound its
connecting rods through the crank
case.
If the power peak were the
engines absolute top speed. one six,
whose manufacturer is critIcising
its competitors in general. could
not 60 more than As miles an hour
on the level. A prominent four
could not exceed 43 and car
widely advertised to go over seventy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30

The 70-mile-an- hour is still quite
q rarity, according to those who
know a thing or two about speed.
Revelations of the absurdities re-
garding top speeds of cars are
taking place daily. Motorists are
figuring things out for themselves
and losing faith not only in their
speedometers, but in the erganiza-
tons that sanction lying speedom-
eters as well.
The manufacturer is not always
90 blame for the downright lies
told by the speedometers of many
cars Those who sell cars can,
and have been known to adjust
speedometers for the occasion.
Lying" Is Regulated
Nor are the speedometers them
selves to blame. When a speed
ometer is honestly inaccurate it
lies at all speeds. 1t will say "15"
when car is going 10" just as
readily as it viii say go when
It Is doing "55."
One of the big evils at the pres
ent time is the arrangement where
by the speedometer will show hon
esty at the normal road speeds and
then cheat as the speed of the car
fncreaRes. 1t tells the truth at
normal speeds and the driver has
no reason to suspect that he Il
being fooled at top speeds.
y Lying speedometers appear to be
leading car owners to q number CT
falIacies and binding them to some
simple mathematical formulas. Al
rnotorist does not have to be paced
by a motorcycle officer to find out
whether hts speedometer Il &C.
curate He can learn much about
this instrument by 4 few simple
calculations which he can make
some rainy Sunday.
IN practice. engines have a def.
mite top speed. This may seem to-
be increased, a. when q car Is roll
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30

an hour its engines crankshaft
must do 2,795 revolutions per min
ute. Singular Skis shaft must
do 1901 Eager Fights shaft
must turn 2,87S.
Can these shafts be turned up to
such speed? That is the question.
Every motorist should ascertain
the number of revolutions any
wheel of his car must turn per
mile and multiply it by the gear
ratio when the car is in high. :
This gives him the number of
crankshaft revolutions per mile, and
IL a mile As done in a minute. this
tells him at what speed the engine
must travel at a n1ile.a.min1te car
speed.
Top Sped at Issue
Manufacturers specification tables
often tell at what engine speed
maximum horsepower is attained.
IF this information Is not available
to the motorist he can write to the
manufacturer for the facts. Also
he should ask what the engines
top speed Is.
There seems to be some Dues
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30

ing downgrade, but that is not a
true test. On a straight level road,
with no high wind behind it, a car
can travel just so fast, assuming
that all of it's units are working
properly.
Only by increasing the carburetor
size. adding supercharger. in
creasing the pressure of the oiling
system, using castor oil as engine
lubricant Or altering the engine
mechanically can higher speed be
attained and. what is more inn
portant. sustained. And under
such conditions it would be necess
sary to assume that the driver is
capable of giving the engine every
advantage by skillful manipulation.
Many drivers with cars that can
do SIS have never done more than
so because they. were unaccustomed
to the requirements of high speed
driving.
How TO Gauge Speed
Any car owner can judge for him
self Just about how fast he can
expect to travel with his machine.
He knows the diameter of the
wheels. From this he can ascertain
the number of feet travelled every
time the wheels make one completes
revolution. He knows the gear
ratio at the rear axle. From this
he can figure how many times the
shaft of his engine must revolve
every mile.
The crankehaft of rhe "Fine
Four" for instance, turns 2,795
revolutions every mile, up hin or
down, on q race track or highway,
ct two miles an hour or at its top
speed. The shaft OF the Singular
six" turns 3.6g1 times every mile.
The shaft OF the Eager Eight"
turns 2,S7s per mile.
1t Is obvious then that If the
Zine Four is TO travel so miles
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30
FAMED MANSION
T0RN DOWN
~ international News Service

NEW YORK, june 30.--Another
old landmark Of old New York Is
destined for oblivion.
The old Douglas Mansion In
West Fourteenth Street where KOS
sutll Hungarian patriot. was EN-
tertained and where Theodore
Roosevelt played as a boy, Is be-
ing torn down.
The Metropolitan Museum Of
Art was once housed within the
high.domed chambers. A half cen-
fury later its noble walls we're
Inundated BY sheltering typical
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30
TRIAL or ONE MINUTE
GIVES WIFE A DIVORCE

NEW YORK. June 30. at took
Just one minute for supreme Court
Justice Morschauser in White Plains
to hear ali evidence and award 9
divorce to Mrs. sani Anderson. New
Rochelle rnodiste. from MAYNARD
Anderson, Wlaite Plains merchant.
The decision. which sets q time
record for the Supreme Court n
Westchester County. was made pos.
sible when Randall il Cohen. New
Rochelle attorney. submitted affi-
dayits in which three correspondents
admitted their guilt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30
Thousands Tricked BY
Lying Speedometer
BY ]. LEO sUGRUE
Times Automobile Editor

"Sixty still than top speed for the average auto
mobile.
This is the message broadcast motorists who want to
know It voiced by honest manufacturers Dealers
engineers and safety advocates.
Conditions have reached point where it is possible for
man with of reliable make properly adjusted, to pass
at slightly go miles many drivers who think
their travelling 20 oyer merely because their
speedometers register this speed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30
Baby Sold to Aunt

GLASGOW. June 30.--Mrs. Mary
Kane was arrested for selling her
baby to her sister for $25.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30
PHONE WEST 1884

PERRY BOSWELL
s4th and n. /. Ave. n. e. Phone MyAttAviile 0As
HOLLAND MOTOR COMPANY
Conneeticut Ave. nc 81. Potomac ~
HALL.KERR MOTOR CAR COMPANY
1913 b st. 3. z. Phone Lincoln eIse
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30

Eastside dance hall where an auto
matte piano banged out music and
beer was sold for q nickel = drink
The Salvation Army took the
building over for social work u
1907. THE mansion was crested
in 1910.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30
HUSBAND BLAMEs SUIT 4
RY BRIDE ON HER AUNT

NEW YORK, June go When
Meyer Barber, silk nercna Mt de-
cided torleave his wife he left her
on the piatform of the railroad sta
ton at Columbia. 81 C., at $40
o'clock III tlia morning Hast October,
and proceeded on to Florida with.
out her, Mrs. Barber told Supreme
Court Justice MuIlan in an applica-
tion for alimony pending trial Of
her suit for separation.
Barber, opposing the application.
said the trouble between them grew
out OF the malicious interference
of an elderly aunt Of his wife, who,
he asserted, insisted on joining
them on their honeymoon at At
lantic City, after their marriage,
May 80, 1918.
Justice Mul1an granted Mrs. Bar-
Der SIS weekly alirnony until her
suit is tried.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30
DISTRIBUTOR
.AMBERT-HUDSON MOTORS CO.

METROPOLITAN DEALERS
scHULTZE's MOTOR COMPANY
1895 81. n. E.
I. c. BARBER MOTOR COMPANY
3lOI 14th ST. n. w. Columbia ID
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30
Public Approval

During the month Of May
The Penn Oil COrnpany's
gallonage gain i'm sales
over the preceding month
was greater than that Of
any other oil company I'm
the District Of Columbia.
I'm spite Of the fact that
many new fuels have
been placed on the
m arket and tried
by WaShingtOnianS,
Lightning, WasIlingtOn's
Oldest motor fuel, because
Of it's 1nquestiOned super"
iority is constantly sur"
passing all others.
Lightning gives the
utmost i'm Power, Safety,
Speed and Economy.
The Penn Oil Co.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-30

Sears ere desn comfortable. wen a..
ranged. and With plenty Of leg room
And with 10 beauty and anArness of
llnesand appointment the Hrougharn
gives the patented Super-Siz advan.
rages, which for II. years have held
mechanical supremacy.
In everything that counts Perfofm-
anoe, riding ease. smoothness and -
liability, higher price can buy no mora
There can be no better proof thar
Hudson Il The '|WoElds Groatest
Value" than what ownes Say for h.
and that It's sales leadership continues
year after year, the outstanding suo
cess Of motordom.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
FORESTERS OPPOSE
'MANICURING' WOODS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, October 14.-State
foresters meeting here Monday eX-
pressed a desire to control wilderness
reservations and forests to keep them
from being changed into ''manicured
parks"
Delegates to the convention from
81 States declared they were better
able to control State parks than a
board of park commissioners would
be. The matter is under discussion
and members expect to vote on it
before the convention closes Thurs
day.
"Foresters are not interested in
playground parks, where there are
swings and pools and benches for
children" said K. f. Pfieffer, Mary
land forester. what we want to do
is to have the large forests and places
of scenic beauty under our control
and keep them in their natural state"
In an opening address to the con-
vention, F. w. Besley, who is Mary
lands State forester and president of
the association, sketched the organiza-
tons history.
Though the State foresters held
their first convention 20 years ago.
in New York, and since then have
assembled informally, it was not until
seven years ago that an official or
ganization was formed.
g. P. Wilbur of New York is vice
president. r. Chaplin Jones OF Vir-
ginia is secretary treasurer.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
ANTECHR|ST|AN|TY
DENIED BY COLLEGE
Carlton Directors and Alumni
Refute Charges Made by
] Minneapolis Pastor.
BY the Associated Press.


ST. PAUL. Mimi, October 14.-Di-
rectors and alumni Of Carlton College,
Mortified, Mimi, defended that
school yesterday against charges that
IFS teachings were "anti-Christian."
The charges made by DR.. w. B.
Riley, pastor of the First Baptist
Church in Minneapolis, prompted APP
pointment of an investigating COM
mittee at the State Baptist convention
in Rochester.
Rev. Riley charged that the school
is frankly liberal" that many Of its
faculty members believe in evolution
and that the professors do not teach
that the Bible is errorless.
Louis s. Headley. st. Paul, secre-
tary of the Carlton board Of directors,
said the institutions whole at
mosphere is deeply and thoroughly
Christian"
J. A. A. Burnquist, former Governor
of Minnesota and president of the
Carlton Alumni Association, sup
ported the schools teachings, and said
he believes "in having the truth
taught in whatever way science dis
closes"
Carlton College was founded by the
Congregational Church, but now also
is affiliated with the Episcopal and
Baptist Churches. II is not. however
.controlled by any denomination.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
BY USING SAGE TEA

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
Evening star., 1926-10-14

addition OF other ingredients, called
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" You just dampen sponge
or soft brush with it and draw
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. BY morning all
gray hair disappears, and after an
other application or two your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant.
Cray faded hair, though no dis
grace, is sign of old age. and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive
get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound and look years younger.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
WIFE-LENDING DISPUTES
TAKE UP TIME OF "KING"
Island in Pacific Has Custom of
Farming Out" Spouses
to Friends.
IN the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.--Dis-
putes arising over the strange social
custom of wife lending take much Of
the time of the king of Washington
Island
Washington Island, a coral atol1 in
the midst of the Pacific Ocean near
Tanning Island, is inhabited by a
hundred Gilbertese blacks, imported
by British company from the Gilbert
Islands to work cocoanut plantations
There are only two white men on
the island. One is Harry c. Glenn.
the king" and manager. The other
is his assistant, the prime minister"
Glenn passed through here Ell route to
England for "a vacation after a three
years reign as king.
Wife lending IS the native way of
combating matrimonial ennui, says
Glenn. When a husband and wife
tire Of each other, the man lends his
spouse to friend for a time, her con-
sent being necessary, however. Often
the friend is a young bachelor who
has boarded with the family.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
BREWSTER DIVORCE PLAN.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, October IA
Hl.--Eugene V. Brewster, millionaire
motion picture magazine publisher,
admitted that he viii attempt to
secure a divorce from his wife, Mrs.
Eleanor Brewster, in the State of
Sinaloa, Mexico.
Brewster said that he and his
fiancee, Corliss Palmer, beauty contest
winner, and a woman companion
have just returned from a trip to an
unnamed town in Sinaloa, where, he
revealed, he has established residence.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
TAKES HIS EIGHTH BRIDE.
Nat Goodwin's Nephew Weds
Member of Own Cast.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, October ii
R).-Robert NJ. Goodwin, 80, said to
be nephew of the late Nat Goodwin,
much welded actor, yesterday mar
ried Elizabeth Marks, 10, declaring
this his eighth trip to the altar,
Goodwin. also an actor, uses the
name of Texas Bob" on the stage.
and Miss Marks is a member of his
cast. 1t was her second marriage
Evening star., 1926-10-14

telIs because II S
done so naturally,
so evenly. Prepar-
ing this mixture,
though, at home
is mussy and trou-
blesome. For only
Is cents you can
buy at any drug
store the ready
to use preparation,
improved by the
Evening star., 1926-10-14
Special Euen-A One Week Sale of
KLEARFLAX LINEN RUGS
A KlearJlax Rug for
Euery Room

Whether it is living room, bedroom, hall,
sun parlor or any other room, there is Klear
flax pure linen rug in this sale which will look as
though it was made special for this room. The
wide variety of beautiful colorings and patterns
included in this sale permits the selection of a
rug or carpet which will harmonic perfectly
with the other colors of the room.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
These Prices Are
Possible Because

--our buyer found that the manufacturers of
Klearflax linen rugs and carpets had on hand
at the mill a stock of rugs and carpets in expert
mental and dropped colorings and patterns,
which they would sell at price to further ad
vertise their product. He obtained quantity
of this merchandise. This sale at these prices
is the result.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
Exceptional Wear

Linen the strongest of all fabrics Klearax shows this
unusual strength its wearing quality It's heavy thick
gives truly remarkable And because reversible may
be turned over for longer service.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
Easy to Keep Clean

The dirt does not become embedded in its thick compacty
body but the surface The brush suction
sweeper just brushing keeps Klearax always
all through.
Section noor
Evening star., 1926-10-14
Linen-THe Ideal Rue

Kearax Rugs and Carpets entirely of
virgin fax This fresh linen with it's remarkable affinity
makes possible of softness richness
materials
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-20
FIND MORE WONDERS
OF ANCIENT EMPIRE
Explorers Dig Up Fascinating
Magyar Art.

Ell Paso, Texas.-More wonders of
the long-buried Magyar empire have
been revealed. Although many square
miles still are blanketed by soil and
jungle growth at Chichen liza, Yucca
tan, the expedition of the Carnegie In
stitution of Washington has just ac-
complished there its greatest years
work In barring the splendors of the
Magyar empire after centuries Of aban-
Comment, according to Prof. Sylvanus
G. Morley, director of excavations.
He told of the seasons discoveries
in passing through here on his way
to Santa Fe, N. NJ, to complete his
formal report. After the third sea-
son of excavation Prof. Morley has
suspended work until the end Of the
rainy season next January.
The expedition discovered some
marvelously colored, well preserved
mural carvings, the brilliant yellow,
green and red shades of which had
retained their beauty for seven CEN
turtles.
carved human figures, which In an
Gent times adorned the cornices Of
temples overlooking what Prof. Nor
ley asserts was one of the greatest
civilizations the world has. ever
known, were lifted from where they
crashed to the ground as time de-
stroyed the magnificent temples and
were carefully pieced together by the
scientists forming the Carnegie staff
at Chichen TIA.
The Temple Of Warriors there, Prof.
Morley said, Is one Of the finest speci-
mems of the beautifully proportional,
esthetic ancient architecture of North
America. Excavations about it were
practically completed. Striking fig
ures Of giant serpents were replaced
In their original resting places again
surrounded by friezes of grotesquely
shaped eagles and jaguars, just as
they stood in ancient times.
More than fifty carved columns,
forming a portion of a, giant colon
made flanking the Temple of Warriors,
were cleaned Of the dense growth
which had covered them for centuries.